Tang San, the Immortal Herbs on You Are Destined for Me! Tang San Was Dumbfounded: You're Not Looking for Xiao Wu, but Me?

"Don't worry, Teacher. I'm all ready."

Tang San patted Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges at his waist.

Then, almost unconsciously, he touched the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch hanging at his side.

Inside were his last trump cards: several Immortal Herbs he had yet to use.

They were the Immortal Herbs Tang San had plucked from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Apart from these, the only other one was the Lovesick Heartbreak Red that Xiao Wu carried with her.

"Good. Let's go."

Flender waved for everyone to get on the carriage.

However.

Just as Tang San put one foot on the carriage step—

BZZZT—!!!

A terrifying pressure descended from the sky without warning!

It was far stronger than anything they had ever felt from any Titled Douluo.

Even the air turned unbearably thick in an instant, making it difficult to breathe.

"Who's there?!"

Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang's expressions changed drastically. They instantly released their Martial Souls and warily looked up at the sky.

There, in what had been a clear sky, two figures slowly drifted down.

The man in the lead was so handsome he seemed almost demonic, and every gesture carried the regal air of someone who looked down upon the world.

At his side leaned a stunning woman in a blue dress.

The two floated above the Shrek Academy training ground, looking down at everyone below.

Like gods gazing upon ants.

"You are..."

Tang San's pupils contracted sharply as he activated his Purple Demon Eye.

The suffocating pressure weighed on the heart of everyone at Shrek Academy.

The training ground fell silent.

Flender and Zhao Wuji almost instinctively completed their Martial Soul Possession.

The Cat Eagle spread its wings, and the phantom of the Vajra Bear roared.

Yet before Xu Zhao, these two Soul Saints, usually so imposing, seemed utterly insignificant.

Like ants.

"Old Zhao, be careful!"

Fine beads of cold sweat formed on Flender's forehead. His eyes were filled with apprehension and dread.

Flender stared intently at Xu Zhao and Lan Yiyi in the air.

His teeth clenched as he spoke in a low voice to Zhao Wuji beside him:

"They mean trouble... and trouble has come.

I've only felt pressure like this when facing a Titled Douluo before. In fact... this is even more terrifying!"

Zhao Wuji's muscles were taut all over, and his Vajra Bear Martial Soul Avatar was poised to strike.

But he knew that if their opponent truly was on that level, their resistance would be no more than a futile struggle.

Behind them, Liu Erlong reacted most intensely.

The moment her gaze landed on Xu Zhao, a shiver from the depths of her soul swept through her entire body.

To her horror, she couldn't sense the man's strength at all!

He stood right there, yet seemed like a bottomless ocean—or a black hole that devoured everything.

There was only one explanation for that unfathomable abyss—

His strength was far beyond anything she could comprehend!

"Xiaogang!"

Liu Erlong cried out almost instinctively. She flashed forward, placing herself in front of Yu Xiaogang.

She spread her arms like a mother lion shielding her cubs. Though her body trembled faintly with fear, her gaze was unwavering.

She took a deep breath, forced down her terror, and raised her head to call respectfully, yet warily, to Xu Zhao:

"May I ask where Your Excellency has come from to visit Shrek Academy?"

"We are all Soul Masters who keep to ourselves. If we have offended you in any way, please tell us."

"But if Your Excellency intends to bully us with your power..."

Liu Erlong gritted her teeth, her voice turning resolute.

"Though we are weak, we will not simply sit here and wait for death!

I only ask that Your Excellency show mercy and spare the children and teachers here!"

Your Excellency!

Those two words struck the crowd of the Shrek Seven Devils like a thunderbolt.

Xiao Wu, standing behind Tang San, instantly turned deathly pale.

Her body stiffened, then began trembling violently. Her lively eyes filled with boundless fear.

She instinctively hunched her neck and wished she could sink into the ground.

Her hands clutched the back of Tang San's clothes.

A Titled Douluo...

Titled Douluos had been Xiao Wu's nightmare for years!

Though the Lovesick Heartbreak Red concealed her aura, the instinctive fear she felt before a true Titled Douluo—especially one this unfathomably powerful—could not be suppressed.

"Xiao Wu?"

Tang San immediately sensed that something was wrong with the person behind him.

Feeling the tug on his clothes and Xiao Wu's uncontrollable trembling, Tang San's heart sank.

He knew Xiao Wu too well.

Sister Xiao Wu was usually afraid of nothing, yet now she was terrified. And then there was the "Your Excellency" Liu Erlong had called out...

In an instant, a terrible thought exploded in Tang San's mind.

"A Titled Douluo... can see through a Soul Beast's disguise!"

Tang San's pupils contracted to pinpoints. He pushed his Purple Demon Eye to its limits and stared fixedly at Xu Zhao.

Could he... have come for Xiao Wu?!

At the thought, Tang San's blood seemed to burn. An unprecedented sense of danger put him on high alert.

His right hand discreetly moved toward Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges at his waist, his fingertips already touching several of its deadliest mechanical Hidden Weapons.

Even if his opponent was a Titled Douluo.

Even if it cost him his life.

He would never allow anyone to hurt Xiao Wu!

"Everyone, be careful!"

Tang San said in a low voice, quietly taking half a step back.

Xu Zhao and Lan Yiyi landed lightly.

As their feet touched the ground, the terrifying pressure that had hung over them in midair instantly became ten times more intense.

Xu Zhao stood with his hands behind his back, sweeping a cool gaze across the group.

His eyes first passed casually over Flender and the others.

Then they paused for a moment on Xiao Wu, trembling behind Tang San.

In that instant, Xiao Wu felt as though all the blood in her body had frozen.

It was as if every disguise she wore was useless before this man.

She felt the despair of being targeted by an apex predator.

Yet Xu Zhao didn't expose her. A meaningful smile even played at the corner of his mouth.

Xiao Wu... he had her right where he wanted her!

The effects of Xiao Wu's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone had given Tang San were excellent.

Xu Zhao wanted them too.

After all, his Second Martial Soul, the Moon, still had eight Soul Ring slots.

Starting with Xiao Wu, the easiest target, was the obvious choice.

Then he shifted his gaze and settled it on Tang San, who stood in front of Xiao Wu.

"Heh. So these are the so-called Shrek Seven Devils?"

A playful glint flashed in Xu Zhao's eyes.

The next moment, he slowly took a step forward.

BOOM!

Without warning, a dazzling golden sun appeared behind him!