Upon learning that assassins had attacked Academy disciples in Shrek City, Yan Shaozhe's first reaction was fury.
This was a provocation against Shrek.
Then he learned that the assassins were from the Star Luo White Tiger Duke Mansion. Though Yan Shaozhe was still angry, he felt that the matter should be kept small and settled quietly.
They could simply compensate those students and lodge a complaint against the White Tiger Duke Mansion.
Before he could take action, however, he learned once again that the identities of those who had been targeted were anything but ordinary.
The daughter of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect's sect master.
The Young Master of the Clear Sky Sect.
The grandson of the Crocodile King Douluo.
The granddaughter of the Red Dragon Douluo.
The disciple of the Golden Tiger Douluo.
A core disciple of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.
As for the remaining few, they were nobodies without status or backing and did not need much consideration.
Yan Shaozhe pondered for a long time over how to balance the matter between the White Tiger Duke Mansion and the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.
Even for Ye Guyi and Ning Que alone, he felt he should side with the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.
After all, Ye Guyi could help his disciple Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil fire.
If he handled it that way, there would not have been much of a problem.
The problem was that before Yan Shaozhe could act, Xuan Zi had already made his move.
Upon receiving the news, Xuan Zi was deeply dissatisfied.
"Wasn't it just an assassination attempt? No one died."
"Wouldn't an apology settle it?"
Then Xuan Zi brought Du Weilun, the director of the outer court, to their door.
The moment they arrived, he spoke in a lecturing tone and forced the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect's Title Douluo to take a step back. A conflict soon erupted afterward.
Xuan Zi fought two Title Douluo alone, directly suppressing and severely injuring the Thunder Eagle Douluo and the Crocodile King Douluo.
After Yan Shaozhe learned of this, he hurried to find Xuan Zi.
Xuan Zi had his own explanation. He simply could not stand the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.
Every year, they poached so many talented disciples from Shrek Academy.
They were only first-years, yet people like Xie Huanyue and Xiao Xiao had already been drawn in by them.
This was merely a lesson for the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.
The matter did not end there.
Although Yan Shaozhe felt that Elder Xuan was right, when he thought of how they had yet to completely win Ye Guyi over to Shrek Academy and that it was not yet time to tear off all pretense, he brought Elder Zhuang, the Academy's other healing-type Title Douluo, to treat them and ease the tension.
One look revealed yet another problem.
Jin Sheng, whose upper body had nearly been cleaved in two, had actually recovered almost completely.
The injuries of the two Title Douluo had healed by more than half overnight.
The others were the same.
According to Elder Zhuang, the power of life used to treat them was extraordinary, even purer than that of him, a level 95 Life Tree Martial Soul possessor.
Yan Shaozhe began to entertain another idea.
Perhaps such power could help Mu En ease his pain, heal his injuries, and prolong his life.
Xuan Zi had just pinned down two Title Douluo and beaten them, leaving them with serious injuries. Then Yan Shaozhe turned around and asked who had treated them, without even offering any terms, demanding that someone from the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect help him treat a person.
He even dragged in the broader situation of the Three Kingdoms, claiming it was for the peace of the world and so on!
Wasn't that outright bullying?
Of the two, Lei Yun had the hottest temper. He immediately refused, tore all pretenses with Yan Shaozhe, and fought him again.
Both were level 95 Title Douluo, but Yan Shaozhe's Martial Soul was ultimately of higher quality than the Thunder Eagle Douluo's. Thus, Jin Heng, the level 96 Crocodile King Douluo, stepped in.
A righteous two-on-one.
They could not beat the level 98 Xuan Zi, but could they not beat a mere level 95 Yan Shaozhe?
Then Yan Shaozhe got beaten up.
Having never suffered such humiliation, Yan Shaozhe used the Crocodile King Douluo, Jin Heng, as an excuse to directly slap the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect with the charge of colluding with remnants of Spirit Hall, disrespecting the Sea God, and intending rebellion.
With that, the matter thoroughly blew up.
The key was that all of this had happened within two days.
When Ning Que received the news, he knew it was time to act.
No matter how absurd the things people from Shrek Academy did were, none of it was surprising.
As for colluding with remnants of Spirit Hall, he had naturally done that, but he would not admit it now.
After Spirit Hall fell in the past, many of its forces had been divided up and recruited by others.
After several twists and turns, the Blazing Lion clan had been recruited by the Heaven Dou Empire, and one of its members still served as a consecrated expert in the Heaven Dou Empire.
The ancient clan that possessed the Coiling Dragon Staff had, in order to survive, seen some of its members join the Tang Sect.
The White-Armored Earth Dragon inheritance of the Sacred Dragon Sect had become a sizable family in the Star Luo Empire, with some of its members holding important posts in the military.
Who had not enjoyed the benefits back then?
It was simply that with the changes of the times, some forces had vanished completely while others had continued their inheritance.
Even many descendants of the former Angel Legion had integrated into the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
So what if the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect had a disciple with an Angel Martial Soul and a consecrated expert with a Golden Crocodile Martial Soul?
At this time, the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect would not accept being branded as colluding with remnants of Spirit Hall.
Who did not know the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect's rules for survival?
Most importantly, sect disciples had been assassinated within your Shrek City. Rather than immediately investigate the killers and deal with them, you repeatedly bullied the victims instead.
Two Title Douluo had been beaten one after another.
This absolutely could not be allowed to end peacefully.
As for their battle with Yan Shaozhe, never mind who won or lost. Just tell them whether there had been a fight.
Thus, the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect mobilized on that pretext.
Not many powerhouses appeared.
Only five people came.
One of them was naturally Ning Que, who had returned from the sect.
The other four were the sect master, Ning Yunfan, a level 79 Soul Sage.
The Mountain-Prop Douluo, Shi Jian, a level 98 Title Douluo.
The Red Dragon Douluo, a level 96 Title Douluo, along with her husband Ning Yunhai, a level 79 Soul Sage.
Two Title Douluo and two support-type Soul Sages.
They were here to smash the place up.
"Xuan Zi, get out here!"
The Mountain-Prop Douluo, Shi Jian, arrived in Shrek City and stood directly in the air, his heavy voice spreading in all directions.
Since he was here to cause trouble, there was no need to be polite.
Although he already knew through Ning Que that Mu En was still alive, he pretended not to know and headed straight for the strongest person Shrek Academy had openly at present.
"You are..."
Facing the suddenly appearing level 98 Title Douluo, Xuan Zi was somewhat surprised.
When had such a figure appeared on the Douluo Continent?
"I did not come here today to reason with you."
"I'll give you ten breaths to prepare. After ten breaths, I will make my move."
The Mountain-Prop Douluo directly ignored Xuan Zi's question.
He had come this time to make trouble openly and loudly.
Wasn't Shrek Academy domineering? He would be even more domineering.
Fight first, talk later!
"Shrek Academy is not something you can insult!"
At those words, Xuan Zi's expression instantly darkened.
Shrek Academy had never feared trouble.
Let alone a level 98 Super Douluo—even if it were a level 99 Limit Douluo, so what?
The next moment, Xuan Zi activated his Martial Soul Possession, manifesting the Godly Taotie Bull.
Nine soul rings appeared: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red.
A towering level 98 aura shot into the heavens.
"Since you're ready, then lie down!"
With a thought from the Mountain-Prop Douluo, the Eternal Black Rock Shield appeared.
Then, his nine soul rings were released.
Yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black, red, red!
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