At Shrek Academy, its monitoring Soul Tools, far more outdated than those of the Sun Moon Empire, were little more than decorations.
Almost every day, students and teachers from Shrek Academy went missing. Some were even Titled Douluo-level powerhouses. The entire academy was plunged into fear and chaos!
"Waaah... You bastard. You villain. My teacher, Xuan Zi, and Brother Caitou will definitely avenge me..."
In a corner no one could find, Xiao Xiao's face was smeared with tears and snot. She was a complete mess as she choked out the words.
Nearby, Martial God Douluo Xian Lin'er was tied to a wooden post. She struggled furiously, but couldn't even break the ropes around her.
"Ha ha ha ha! Xuan the old beast? That useless old man? I heard that right in front of him, a five-ring Evil Soul Master wiped out several of your geniuses and made you lose the last Youth Soul Master Tournament. If I'd competed, maybe I really could've won you another championship."
Huo Yuhao burst into laughter, his voice full of contempt.
"I still remember last time, when my teacher slapped that old beast Xuan. He lay in a hole and didn't dare bark another word. With a useless old man like that, you still think you can count on him?"
"Or is that useless old man all Shrek Academy has to rely on now?"
Huo Yuhao's gaze suddenly turned profound, and Xiao Xiao and Xian Lin'er both held their breath.
"Heh heh, that Limit Douluo of yours must have died long ago. Looks like there's nothing left in Shrek Academy that can stop me!"
Xiao Xiao gritted her teeth and glared at Huo Yuhao, but a trace of despair flickered in her eyes.
What Huo Yuhao said was indeed true. Dragon God Douluo Mu En had already passed away. Even if his soul still existed, he could no longer bring a Limit Douluo's full strength to bear.
Xuan Zi might still be able to handle this guy on his own, but he was so elusive. How could Xuan Zi ever catch him?
It was a pity that she hadn't become a Titled Douluo before falling into this guy's hands. He had used some unknown method to place a restriction inside her body, leaving her unable to channel her Soul Power at all.
What's more, that power of Ultimate Ice seemed to have damaged her dantian. She might never be able to condense a Soul Core in the future!
Martial God Douluo Xian Lin'er was in even worse shape. Huo Yuhao had forcibly destroyed her Soul Core with some method, and even damaged her Martial Soul in the process. This proud Martial God Douluo had become a cripple!
"Ha ha ha ha... I love seeing that look in your eyes. I won't kill you. Doesn't your Shrek Academy love to boast about its geniuses and monsters?"
Huo Yuhao's eyes were filled with something sickly and cold.
"You... You're a madman! Our Shrek Academy has countless experts. Just wait until the elders of the Sea God Pavilion tear you limb from limb!"
Xiao Xiao's face was streaked with tears as she gritted her teeth and spat the words out.
"Hmph. I'll be waiting!"
After that, every few days, several more students or teachers from Shrek Academy disappeared. When they were found on the streets of Shrek City, they had all been reduced to cripples, their Martial Souls completely destroyed by some method!
Such vicious methods naturally roused the boundless fury of Shrek Academy and the Sea God Pavilion.
But not only did they fail to catch the culprit, after some time had passed, two elders of the Sea God Pavilion were crippled and dumped on the streets of Shrek City as well!
To see esteemed elders reduced to cripples—what a devastating blow to Shrek Academy, and what a cruel humiliation!
"Gasp..."
Beyond the Sky Screen, countless people felt a chill in their hearts, frightened by the methods of this world's Huo Yuhao.
If it had been any other sect or faction being tormented by Huo Yuhao like this, they would've collapsed long ago!
"If Shrek Academy keeps going like this, it really might turn into a school for cripples."
"This is too terrifying. To cripple these genius Soul Masters and renowned powerhouses of the continent, destroying their Martial Souls and turning them into ordinary people... That's even more unbearable than killing them!"
"Dai Huabin and Dai Yueheng really have it rough. Not only were their Martial Souls crippled, but they were also thrown into their father's military tent with that part of them exposed. The mighty White Tiger War God realized those two were his beloved sons and promptly fainted from rage!"
"Brutal. Absolutely brutal. But Shrek Academy really was thrown into utter chaos by a single Titled Douluo..."
Time passed quickly within the Sky Screen. A year went by.
Over the course of that year, many people at Shrek Academy finally couldn't hold on any longer. They abandoned their "faith" and secretly fled Shrek City, afraid Huo Yuhao would catch and cripple them one day.
The Sea God Pavilion was naturally furious about this, but there was nothing they could do.
Shrek Academy had tens of thousands of students, teachers, and other personnel, not counting the armed forces of Shrek City. If Huo Yuhao kept catching them one by one, it would take until the end of time to cripple them all. It was a backbreaking job.
But now, fewer than two thousand people remained at Shrek Academy!
Shrek Academy, long hailed as the Holy Land of Soul Masters across the continent, now looked rather desolate.
"Damn little thief! I finally caught you. Today, I'll tear out your tendons and skin you alive!"
A furious roar erupted at the edge of Shrek City. Huo Yuhao slowly turned around, a mocking smile on his face.
"Old beast Xuan, old beast Xuan, you really have no brains. Tell me, have you ever considered the possibility..."
"that you only found me because I let you?"
In the Sky Screen, Huo Yuhao stood before Xuan Zi, smiling calmly. He showed no intention of running away.
"Boy, you're on the brink of death, and you're still mouthing off."
Xuan Zi froze for a moment, then gave a ferocious grin. Nine Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet. Yellow light shimmered across his body, and the phantom of a Godly Taotie Bull appeared behind him.
Yet at that very moment, Huo Yuhao's body also radiated the aura of a Super Douluo. Golden eyes slowly opened behind him!
A terrifying battle erupted outside the outer city of Shrek. When Yan Shaozhe and the other elders arrived, they witnessed a sight that chilled them to the bone.
Nearly half of the outer city was now enveloped by Huo Yuhao's "Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain," transformed into a frozen wasteland.
And in that frozen wasteland, the once-invincible Xuan Zi was in Huo Yuhao's grasp, limp as a dead dog.
Xuan Zi's aura had already fallen away sharply, and the Soul Power within him was dissipating. His old eyes held nothing but unwillingness and despair!