Rotten Empire

During the day, by the Heaven Dou City, Vina continued to calm her inner astonishment.

The scene before her was so astonishing that it shattered her understanding of Soul Master, especially knowing that the attack was inflicted by someone about her age.

The Heaven Dou City, hundreds of meters thick and constructed entirely of the hardest rock, has a hole the size of a human head! This hole runs through the entire wall.

If you place your hand in front of this hole, you can feel the wind blowing from the other side.

Even the Sea God couldn't leave such marks on these city walls!

In some ways, that boy has become an even more outrageous being than the Sea God, and as long as this void exists, that boy's name will continue to be passed down.

Conversely, the story of two high-level Evil Soul Master infiltrating Heaven Dou City under the rule of the Heaven Soul Imperial Family, and being dealt with by two Shrek members, will continue to be told.

The thought that the Heavenly Soul Empire would become a stepping stone for that boy named Chen Yuan to gain fame made Vina clench her fists.

"Seal off this area! Don't allow anyone to approach! And the same goes for those witnesses from last night!"

Vina gave this order.

In her heart, the prestige of the Heavenly Soul Empire was more important than anything else!

Heaven Soul Imperial Family, apart from her, most of the younger generation are good-for-nothings who just loaf around and do nothing, while a few others are idle due to a lack of talent and other issues.

If this matter hadn't involved the dignity of the Heaven Soul Imperial Family, Vina wouldn't have come to handle it.

On the carriage back to the palace, Vina stared at the intelligence report on Chen Yuan in her hand, her teeth practically grinding to dust.

So this guy I met in the Star Dou Great Forest before was Chen Yuan!

As a princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Vina naturally paid special attention to the country's geniuses, especially Chen Yuan, who became Soul King at the age of fifteen and eliminated the Heavenly Soul Empire's Zhengtian Academy.

As a long-established academy in the Heavenly Soul Empire, Zhengtian Academy is the strongest academy in the Heavenly Soul Empire, second only to the Di'ao Academy, which was formerly the Heavenly Soul Royal Soul Master Academy Zhengtian Academy.

Even so, Ye Wuqing, the strongest student in this year's class at the Zhengtian Academy, had no chance of resisting Chen Yuan.

According to intelligence from the Heavenly Soul Empire, this Chen Yuan is also a member of the Heavenly Soul Empire, but he was born a commoner.

This is terrifying. A child who lacked money and resources from a young age could become Soul King before the age of fifteen. If he were given a lot of resources, how far would he have grown by now?

The probability of a genius emerging from among the common people is incredibly low, let alone such an unparalleled genius. It's truly unexpected that their Heavenly Soul Empire would encounter such a rare occurrence.

Vina believed that, as a citizen of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Chen Yuan should be relatively easy to win over to the Heaven Soul Imperial Family. After all, in this feudal society, how many people would abandon their own country and switch allegiance to another?

Inside the palace, Chen Yuan was idle, while Gong Changlong beside him stared at the Emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire with a gloomy face.

"Your Beast King, and this young friend, these Evil Soul Master are truly audacious, daring to do such a thing right under my feet."

Heaven Soul Emperor was furious. Such a thing happening right under the emperor's nose was undoubtedly a slap in the face to him.

It turned out that Shrek's people were the ones who resolved this matter. Although Chen Yuan seemed to be a citizen of their Heavenly Soul Empire, didn't he actually hold any noble title within the Heavenly Soul Empire?

If there are no vested interests with the Heavenly Soul Empire, then they are not one of our own.

Moreover, from the perspective of the Heaven Soul Imperial Family, Chen Yuan is still Shrek's student. If he stays at Shrek and doesn't return to Heavenly Soul, wouldn't he still be considered a member of Shrek?

"Your Majesty, it was not I who discovered the traces of the Evil Soul Master, but my junior. Moreover, his hometown was invaded by Evil Soul Master before."

"Now there are even Evil Soul Master in Heaven Dou City! This is the capital! What are those city defense teams doing? If it weren't for my intervention, how many people would have died in the residential areas?!"

"Yes, Senior Beast King is absolutely right. I, Heavenly Soul, will certainly give you a satisfactory answer."

If he weren't afraid of Shrek's current power, how could the emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire treat a Titled Douluo and a boy of about ten years old like this?

Even if the Heavenly Soul Empire does indeed have many problems, it cannot lose its dignity.

If Shrek weren't a crucial force in the fight against the Sun Moon, the Original Three Kingdoms of Douluo would have already begun its relentless suppression.

Fortunately, such days won't last long. We just need to wait a while longer until the Body Sect is officially established as the State-Protecting Sect of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and the engagement between the Young Sect Master Long Aotian and Vina is made public.

His Heavenly Soul Empire would no longer have to live at the mercy of Shrek Academy.

For now, let's be patient.

Seeing the Heaven Soul Emperor's demeanor, Gong Changlong felt somewhat apprehensive. Although according to the rules of the Soul Master World, the emperor should pay his respects to him, Sea God Pavilion Elder, this was, after all, the imperial palace, and Gong Changlong disliked such formalities.

"Your Majesty's kindness is truly a blessing for all the people."

"Senior Beast King, you flatter me. Young friend, your name is Chen Yuan, right? I have heard of your name. I wonder what level your cultivation has reached in the past year?"

"Almost at the Soul Emperor level."

It was just a casual remark, but Vina, who had only half a foot in the door, stumbled and almost fell when she heard the words "Soul Emperor".

The Heaven Soul Emperor was alright; after all, he had seen quite a few big scenes, so he certainly wouldn't show it on his face.

But his heart was already in turmoil.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament only ended a year ago, right? That means this boy is at most sixteen years old, and he's already a Soul Emperor at sixteen?!

Are you kidding me?

Even the legendary Shrek Seven Devils weren't this fierce, were they?

Vina, being a princess, had a relatively good mindset, but she still couldn't help but scrutinize the boy who was about her age.

Her fiancé, Long Aotian, is currently only a level 55 Soul King, and his Soul Ring Configuration configuration is the same as the one in front of him—both are Over-Limit Soul Ring.

She originally thought Long Aotian was the best among the younger generation, but then a disciple whom Du Busi to lower himself to take as a disciple appeared, and now Chen Yuan has popped up.

The world's talented people are truly as numerous as carp crossing a river.

There is always another mountain higher than the one before you.

What followed was another bunch of boring and pointless topics, which Gong Changlong dealt with with great annoyance, while Chen Yuan was almost bored to sleep.

Finally, the Heaven Soul Emperor promised to provide reasonable compensation to the victims of last night's Evil Soul Master incident and to intensify efforts to eradicate Evil Soul Master. Chen Yuan also received a verbal promise from the Heavenly Soul Empire.

If Chen Yuan is willing to return to the Heavenly Soul Empire after graduating from Shrek Academy, he will receive at least the title of Earl.

"Father, Chen Yuan's talent is so terrifying, are we really just going to give him a verbal promise?"

"Don't worry, Chen Yuan is from the Heavenly Soul Empire. His verbal promise is enough. Besides, if he doesn't obey, the people in that village can be laid to rest."

"He's just a genius similar to Long Aotian from the Body Sect. He has no powerful backing besides Shrek. Shrek Academy is, in the end, just an academy."

"His value is far less than Long Aotian's; the people of that village are keeping him around so they can control him for the next few decades."

Chen Yuan's information had already been presented to the Heaven Soul Emperor, so he naturally knew about Small Lake Village and the Evil Soul Master.

However, in the eyes of the Heaven Soul Emperor, Small Lake Village was nothing more than a place where some civilians had died, and its remote location made it unworthy of attention.

If it weren't for the extraordinary Chen Yuan, the Heaven Soul Emperor might never have known about Small Lake Village until his death, let alone that it had been visited by Evil Soul Master.

"Father, but Nine Treasures Glazed Sect School—"

"It's just a sect. Once the Body Sect becomes the State-Protecting Sect of the Heavenly Soul, if I really want to wipe out a small village, will they still turn against me?"

After leaving the palace, Chen Yuan and Gong Changlong did not stay in Heaven Dou City for long. They had finished what they needed to do, and if it weren't for what happened last night, they would have left this morning.

It wouldn't have dragged on until now.

On the way, Chen Yuan felt increasingly uneasy; it seemed he needed to go back to Small Lake Village to take a look when he had time.

It seems we need to establish some new "cooperation" with the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, otherwise the people of Small Lake Village might become our Achilles' heel in the future.

After returning to Shrek to make some preparations, Chen Yuan will begin his travels across the continent. He'll take the opportunity to visit Nine Treasures City during his journey.

After a long flight, Gong Changlong and Chen Yuan returned to the Shrek Academy and immediately sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere inside the academy. Even some of the buildings in the Outer Court were damaged.

It looks like someone has come to Shrek to cause trouble again, and their strength is probably even greater than that of the Body Sect last time.

They've only been gone a few days! How could Shrek have been attacked?

Just as the two flew over Shrek Academy, a huge, Bright Phoenix swiftly approached from afar; it was none other than Yan Shaozhe.

But Yan Shaozhe was completely different from usual at this moment. His hair was messy, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked extremely decadent.

Upon seeing Chen Yuan, Yan Shaozhe became extremely excited, as if he had seen a savior, and he immediately grabbed Chen Yuan.

Normally, if Yan Shaozhe, a level 95 Super Douluo, were to make a move, Chen Yuan would have no chance of resisting.

But Chen Yuan isn't normal!

If a high-level Soul Emperor with Ultimate Attribute can't even resist a Super Douluo, then what's the difference between his cultivation and thin air?

With the activation of the Galloping Pegasus Domain, Yan Shaozhe only felt a blur before his eyes, and Chen Yuan was already behind him, looking at him warily.

Yan Shaozhe's eyes widened. He hadn't expected that even a Super Douluo like himself couldn't see Chen Yuan's movements clearly. If it weren't for his Spiritual Power capturing Chen Yuan's figure, he probably wouldn't have even noticed that Chen Yuan had come up behind him.

Gong Changlong also came to his senses at this moment. At first, he did not expect Yan Shaozhe to suddenly attack Chen Yuan, so he was a beat slow to react.

"Yan Shaozhe! What do you want to do?!"

"Elder Gong, the situation is urgent. I'll explain later. Chen Yuan, come with me now!"

"Dean Yan, if you don't tell me what it is, I won't go with you. I just got back and you suddenly attacked me. It makes me very suspicious of your motives!"

Hearing Chen Yuan say that, Yan Shaozhe was furious. Did he really have such a bad image in the eyes of these trainees?

But considering that Chen Yuan might be the only one who could save Ma Xiaotao, he suppressed his anger.

"Follow me to the Sea God Pavilion. On the way, I will tell you what has happened during this time!"

Yan Shaozhe patiently recounted the events of the past few days to Chen Yuan and Gong Changlong.

Just two days ago, a group of unknown Evil Soul Master attacked Shrek Academy.

Those Evil Soul Master were incredibly powerful, with ten Titled Douluo alone! There were at least a hundred other Evil Soul Master of other levels!

They were all at least at the Soul King level or higher.

Even Shrek almost couldn't withstand this terrifying power.

What's even more terrifying is that the strongest among these Evil Soul Master is actually a Level 98 Super Douluo, whose strength even slightly surpasses Xuan Zi's.

Furthermore, Yan Shaozhe spotted a familiar figure among the Evil Soul Master who attacked this time.

Feng Ling's martial soul is the Evil Phoenix, a result of Yan Shaozhe's romantic entanglements during his youth.

When Yan Shaozhe met her, he discovered that this beautiful girl's martial soul was actually a phoenix, and he felt that she and his own Bright Phoenix were a match made in heaven.

Unexpectedly, Feng Ling's martial soul was actually an incompletely Awakening Evil Phoenix. Stimulated by the light aura emanating from Yan Shaozhe, it fully Awakening, immediately fell, and tried to devour Yan Shaozhe, the Bright Phoenix.

Unfortunately, Feng Ling was far weaker than Yan Shaozhe at the time and was defeated by Yan Shaozhe. However, Yan Shaozhe eventually softened and let Feng Ling go.

Unexpectedly, Feng Ling not only joined an Evil Soul Master organization, but her Soul Power also reached a terrifying level of ninety-seven.

Yan Shaozhe was no match for her. If it weren't for Elder Song, who was also at level 97, stopping him, Yan Shaozhe might have been devoured by Feng Ling.

And this time, the Holy Spirit Cult them to attack Shrek Academy was Ma Xiaotao!

Although Mu En finally erupted, he spared all the Evil Soul Master below the Titled Douluo level, killed a Titled Douluo the Holy Spirit Cult who seemed to be some kind of elder, and drove away all the rest.

However, Ma Xiaotao was still awakened by those Evil Soul Master, which stirred the evil nature hidden in her martial soul, and she completely transformed into Dark Phoenix, with her attribute changing to Ultimate Fire.

Unfortunately, Ma Xiaotao had no control over this power, and her mind was being constantly eroded by the Dark Phoenix.

According to Mu En, unless someone with an Ultimate Fire Martial Soul helps him, Mu En has no chance of removing the Dark Attribute from Ma Xiaotao's body.

And just then, Chen Yuan returned.

Although Yan Shaozhe wasn't sure if Chen Yuan's martial soul had fully evolved, he had to try it today!

After listening to Yan Shaozhe's explanation, Chen Yuan was filled with doubts.

Ma Xiaotao wasn't transformed into Dark Attribute by the Sword of Judgment during this competition, so why did the Holy Spirit Cult still kidnap Ma Xiaotao? How did they know of Ma Xiaotao existence?

Could it be that there are spies from the Holy Spirit Cult within Shrek informing those Evil Soul Master?

Otherwise, it simply doesn't make sense.

Chen Yuan felt that his plan to use Ma Xiaotao to interfere with the relationship between Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao had failed halfway.

Before even half the progress was complete, Ma Xiaotao was forcibly eliminated?

Wait a minute—if you think about it more closely, there are problems everywhere.

Could all of this be the work of God King Tang? Chen Yuan felt that Tang San was capable of anything except harming Xiao Wu.

Eliminating a variable that was affecting his plans was as simple as God King Tang snapping his fingers.

Anyway, Ma Hongjun has shut himself off because of Bai Chenxiang and doesn't care about anything outside. Even if Tang San really schemes against Ma Hongjun's descendants, Ma Hongjun probably won't know about it.