Arrival in Suotuo City, Zhao Wuji's Many Crimes

After all, in the original timeline, Shrek Academy, with its three Soul Sages, was considered fairly strong among the many Soul Master Academies.

How could they possibly fail to obtain even the qualifications to run a school?

The crucial point was that they were all wanted by Spirit Hall. Forget applying for school accreditation—even in their daily lives, they did not dare show their faces.

They could only hide in a rural village, lording over the place and squandering talented youths.

At the entrance to Spirit Hall.

Qian Renxue and Jin Chen had been waiting there early.

Qian Renxue was no longer a blonde, golden-eyed girl, but had instead taken on the appearance of a rather attractive woman.

She had already absorbed the Angel Skull Bone from the Angel God Suit, gaining the ability to disguise herself. Even her martial soul had been disguised.

After all, the Six-Winged Angel martial soul was far too conspicuous.

"Have everything been prepared? We're heading to Suotuo City this time. According to intelligence from the local main hall, Zhao Wuji is very likely hiding there."

"Boss, everything is ready. The carriage, the coachman, and the Gold Soul Coins are all prepared. Everything is in place. All that remains is to bring Zhao Wuji to justice."

Jin Chen looked full of anticipation.

He had reached the Soul Ancestor realm at only eleven years old, and his martial soul ranked among the super martial souls. He had long since developed the desire to travel the continent.

Even Spirit Hall's elite Soul Kings were no longer his opponents.

Especially since, over the past few years of cultivation, he had barely visited Spirit City at all.

"Good. Then let's set off."

"Xiaoxue, unless something unexpected happens this time, try not to make a move."

"The Eight-Winged Angel martial soul is too eye-catching. Now that the Clear Sky Sect has sealed itself away, the four single-attribute sects under it are ultimately an unstable factor on the continent."

Qian Renxue nodded, indicating that she understood.

Her thoughts were much the same as Jin Chen's. What young man or woman at their age would not yearn for the outside world?

Even if she could not make a move, she still wanted to go out and take a look.

"Let's go."

The three of them boarded the carriage. The carriage was pulled by a century-old soul beast, while the driver was a Soul Elder.

Ling Feng and the other two were traveling under the identities of outstanding graduates from Martial Soul Academy, genius Soul Masters dispatched by Pope Hall to resolve trouble.

Because of their cultivation, they already looked like young adults, so there was no risk of their ages being exposed.

Accompanying and protecting them was Spirit Hall's retired Grand Elder, a level 94 Titled Douluo whose martial soul was the defensive-type Mountain-Moving Rhino.

He was an old-generation Titled Douluo powerhouse, utterly loyal to the Angel lineage.

He had also received a ten-thousand-year spiritual medicine, but he was simply too old. It had not allowed him to break through his bottleneck, only enabled him to fight with his full strength.

A level 94 Titled Douluo capable of exerting his full power was not someone any force on the continent dared to trouble.

"By the way, let's try to return early this time. Yan and Nana are both waiting for us."

Two months earlier, the day had come for Hu Liena, the other two, and Dugu Yan to awaken their martial souls.

As expected, Hu Liena awakened a Demon Fox with level 9 Innate Soul Power. Xie Yue and Yan likewise possessed level 9 Innate Soul Power.

Their martial souls were exactly the same as the Moon Blade and Flame Overlord from the original work.

Dugu Yan, meanwhile, awakened the Jade Phosphor Snake martial soul. Compared to the talents of the other three, her Innate Soul Power was only level 7.

However, after their awakenings, they took the Immortal Herbs Ling Feng had prepared for them.

The martial souls of Hu Liena and the other two did not undergo major changes. Their quality merely rose slightly from the entry level of top-tier martial souls.

Dugu Yan, however, was different. She took an Immortal Herb exceptionally suited to her, then absorbed all the toxins she had carried from her mother's womb into her martial soul, directly causing it to transform.

Her martial soul evolved directly from the Jade Phosphor Snake into the Jade Phosphorus Python, and her Innate Soul Power reached level 9.5.

Dugu Bo was exceedingly pleased with this. Level 9.5 Innate Soul Power and a flood-dragon martial soul—once she broke through to Titled Douluo in the future, she might even have a chance to transform into a true dragon.

It could be said that once Ling Feng and the others grew up, their achievements might even surpass the current Seven Great Enshrined.

Suotuo City was not close to Spirit Hall. It could even be called remote.

Ling Feng and the other two upheld justice and punished evil all along the way. By the time they arrived in Suotuo City, a month had already passed.

The Spirit Hall in Suotuo City was fairly powerful as well. Both the hall master and deputy hall master possessed Soul Emperor cultivation.

After receiving the order from above, they waited day and night for the arrival of those sent from headquarters.

"Are these three the genius Soul Masters personally dispatched by His Holiness the Pope? I am Sparta. Greetings, my lords!"

Sparta kept his attitude extremely humble. He was already over fifty, and had virtually no hope of ever reaching the Soul Sage realm in this life.

Yet these three geniuses before him had earned the favor of His Holiness the Pope. They were destined to become the pillars of Spirit Hall in the future.

"Oh, your name is Sparta?"

Ling Feng raised an eyebrow. He had not expected there to be a warrior named Sparta on Douluo Continent.

"Yes, my lord. Is there a problem?"

Sparta asked cautiously.

With his keen eye, he had already noticed that Ling Feng was the one calling the shots among the three, so he naturally did not dare neglect him.

"It's nothing. We're all colleagues of Spirit Hall, so there's no need to be so restrained."

"Rather than putting on such a grand display, it would be better to devote your energy to managing Spirit Hall properly."

Ling Feng frowned.

In recent years, Spirit Hall's problems had gradually begun to surface.

On the surface, Spirit Hall had a level 95 Pope.

Five Titled Douluo elders, as well as a retired Grand Elder.

This had already made the Spirit Hall Main Halls below somewhat complacent.

They obsessed over pomp and drinking-table etiquette, growing ever more like those nobles who sucked the people dry.

"Sparta, let me ask you: what is your background?"

"My lord, I merely came from a small village. After awakening a decent martial soul and Soul Power at the age of six, I joined Spirit Hall and worked my way up to this position."

"Mm. Then you should understand even more that rather than flattering others, it is better to do more practical work."

Sparta was somewhat ashamed. "My lord's lesson is well taken."

"Mm. Do not forget the ancestral teachings of the Angel God. We of Spirit Hall are not those nobles who exploit the common people."

Ling Feng said no more and followed Sparta into the Spirit Hall Main Hall.

"Bishop Sparta, have you already investigated Zhao Wuji's whereabouts clearly?"

"My lord, we have found him. He is teaching at a place called Shrek Academy, near a village outside the city."

"According to our investigation, Shrek Academy's dean is an extraordinary figure—the Flying Horn of the former Golden Iron Triangle. He has already become a Soul Sage."

"Zhao Wuji himself is a High-Rank Soul Emperor. With a Soul Sage protecting him as well, we truly cannot bring him to justice."

"These two are arrogant and untamable. If not for Spirit Hall's great reputation, who knows how many evils they would have committed."

Sparta was indignant. Every one of these high-ranking Soul Masters who defied the law through force was more disgusting than those nobles.

"Flying Horn Flender? Isn't he also wanted by Spirit Hall?"

"Perfect. We'll deal with him today as well, so those scum do not think Spirit Hall is easy to bully."

As Sparta recounted case after case of commoners being harmed, anger appeared on Qian Renxue and Jin Chen's faces as well.

"What vile thieves! It would have been one thing if they had changed their names and hidden away in a village."

"But they actually dared to slaughter villagers at will. Do they truly think Spirit Hall has no one?"