Cruel Yuhao, Tormented Goddess!

Shrek Academy, in name at least, was indeed preserved and did not ultimately perish.

However, all of Shrek Academy's glory, faith, and pride were trampled underfoot by Huo Yuhao as if they were mere trash, leaving no shred of dignity remaining!

Huo Yuhao even directly appointed himself as the first Pavilion Master of the "Yuhao Pavilion" and the "Acting Dean of Shrek Academy."

Within Shrek Academy, all the original students possessing a Body Martial Soul were absorbed by the Body Sect, while a portion of the previously disgruntled students, after undergoing "reconstruction," became "governors" who managed Shrek Academy on Huo Yuhao's behalf.

After all, Shrek Academy had no systematic method for cultivating Body Martial Soul soul masters; they didn't even know the most basic secondary awakening of a martial soul. Those soul masters with Body Martial Souls had always been marginalized outcasts in Shrek Academy, living in constant frustration.

But under the cultivation of the Body Sect, they quickly completed their secondary awakenings, becoming the "super geniuses" they had once envied, and could even easily crush many of the figures they had once looked up to.

This shift in mentality caused their sense of belonging to Shrek to be rapidly and completely obliterated!

Upon learning that the Body Sect had actually seized control of Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Empire was also greatly shocked. Under the command of the new emperor Xu Tianran, the Sun Moon Empire launched the final phase of the war to unify the continent.

One army marched on Star Luo City, preparing to annihilate the Star Luo Empire; another headed straight for Shrek City to prevent the Body Sect from using their control of Shrek Academy to make a comeback!

After a fierce battle, the Sun Moon Empire's army paid a heavy price to wipe out the armed forces of Shrek City and the final batch of Sea God Pavilion elders who were determined to fight to the death.

Just as the Sun Moon Empire's troops occupied Shrek City, terrifying mushroom clouds suddenly rose up within the city.

"Shrek City, Shrek Academy—consider this your final bit of residual value. How could a filthy place like yours ever be worthy of becoming the new headquarters for my Body Sect?"

On a distant mountain peak, Huo Yuhao watched with a sinister expression as Shrek City was completely reduced to ashes amidst the mushroom clouds.

Meanwhile, a girl with powder-blue hair, tightly bound by chains of ice, let out a pained whimper as she watched the destruction of Shrek Academy, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

"Shrek Academy was actually destroyed just like that, without leaving behind any god-level power to protect it. What exactly is your relationship with Shrek Academy? And who exactly placed that seal upon you?"

Huo Yuhao turned his gaze back to the powder-blue-haired girl, asking with keen interest.

"Wuu wuu wuu..."

The powder-blue-haired girl shook her head in despair. Just moments ago, this demonic man had demanded she reveal all her secrets, or he would turn Shrek City to dust.

She never expected that after she shook her head, he would truly sacrifice the entire Shrek Academy and Shrek City!

But... she really didn't know.

"Fine, you won't talk. Then I shall go to the Clear Sky Sect and find out exactly who the manufacturer of a monster like you is!"

Huo Yuhao gave a cold, sinister smile. He did not touch the woman with his hands; instead, he used a remotely controlled Soul Tool robot to hoist her up and depart with him.

As the robot lifted her, it continuously discharged soul-guided electrical currents and metallic impacts, torturing the woman. Her miserable wails and rain-like tears followed them the entire way.

"Damn, this is too miserable. The Huo Yuhao of this world is truly a ruthless man!"

Outside the Sky Screen, countless women who witnessed the scene of such torture couldn't help but cross their legs tightly, their faces turning deathly pale.

"Sigh, to be a tool for the Sea God only to end up in the hands of Huo Yuhao—that is the price."

"After the Clear Sky Sect, I fear they will be in trouble too."

"However, the Sea God is truly heartless. He could place such a powerful protective seal on his own tool, yet he watched with indifference as Shrek Academy was completely destroyed. In his eyes, all his believers are likely nothing more than sacrificial flesh and blood!"

"Indeed. To think that in the past, we actually regarded such an existence as the greatest and holiest figure of the Douluo Continent..."

The scene on the Sky Screen then shifted to a dark, secret chamber. In the dim, cold, metallic laboratory, the soul-guided lights flickered on and off.

The girl with powder-blue hair was now restrained at the center of a massive, complex piece of soul-guided equipment that resembled an instrument of torture. Countless slender metal needles pierced her acupoints, and intense electrical currents and mental pulses continuously scoured her nervous system without pause.

"Ah--!! Kill me... please, kill me..."

The girl's voice was already hoarse, and her once-vibrant, butterfly-like eyes now held only unfocused pupils. Under the machine's precise control, even losing consciousness had become a luxury. This torture, aimed at the depths of the soul, was enough to drive any strong-willed soul master completely insane within half an hour, yet she had already endured it for three days and three nights.

Outside the Sky Screen, the Douluo Continent fell into a deathly silence.

"Is... is this the method of the Huo Yuhao from this world? It feels far more terrifying than any of the previous worlds. This is a true hegemon."

A veteran soul master trembled as he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "He isn't just torturing her body; he is peeling away the defenses of a soul master's soul layer by layer, like an onion! If this continues, it will likely cause permanent, irreversible damage to her soul..."

"Too ruthless, truly too ruthless. Even when facing a beauty of that caliber, there isn't a shred of pity in his eyes..."

Some female soul masters turned even paler. The powder-blue-haired girl on the screen possessed a beauty so perfect it made them feel pity for her, yet Huo Yuhao showed absolutely no mercy, willing to destroy her completely.

The Huo Yuhao of this world was even more venomous than his teacher, Du Busi, causing everyone to feel a shudder rising from the depths of their souls.

Sun Moon Empire, Mingde Hall.

Jing Hongchen stared fixedly at the soul-guided instruments, his lips trembling: "The design philosophy of this Soul Tool, which tortures the soul while keeping the victim conscious, is truly interesting. He has perfectly combined the Body Sect's understanding of the body with soul-guided technology..."

"This is a tool prepared specifically for 'destroying the soul'! I imagine those demons from the Holy Spirit Cult would be even more interested in this thing..."

Huo Yuhao on the Sky Screen slowly walked up to the machine. He extended a pale finger and gently traced the girl's swollen cheek, his voice as biting as ice: