Becoming a Dad Out of the Blue

At the same time, every student of Shrek Academy, even those who had already graduated, sensed something in the dark.

That hazy barrier watching over them, that protection they had taken for granted since childhood and never paid any attention to, had vanished.

It was the protection of fortune.

It was the fortune the Golden Ancient Tree had gathered over tens of thousands of years, an invisible blessing that had enveloped every Shrek student.

It had given Shrek students better talent, faster cultivation, greater comprehension, more opportunities, and better luck. It had given them an extra chance of victory against powerful enemies, an extra insight when facing cultivation bottlenecks, and an extra stroke of luck at the brink of life and death.

Now, it was gone.

In its place was the world's rejection. An invisible sense of exclusion filled the air, as though the entire world were frowning at them. Cultivation became harder, comprehension became duller, and even breathing became heavy. It was not an illusion; it was the will of the plane at work.

Across the entire continent, every Shrek Academy student, regardless of where they were or what they were doing, felt that bone-deep chill at the same instant.

It was the feeling of being abandoned.

With the Douluo Plane's awareness joining in, Aquarius Star Dragon's plan began to grow more complete. After all, aside from the plane itself, these Star Dragons had never experienced an event as significant as planar fusion. They had been born during the Dragon Fighting Plane's peak, and from the moment they had memories, they had known only that powerful, complete world.

The last time the Dragon Fighting Plane had been invaded dated back to the six Ultimate Dragon Fighting Kings of the Mythological Era. That had happened before they were born,