Yuanen Yehui

Made a name for himself in a single battle.

After this public battle, broadcast live across the entire continent, the title of Mystic Phoenix Douluo resounded throughout the Federation.

Leng Hanyuan also became the Federation's hottest new celebrity for a time.

Every major faction sent people to contact him.

It was both an attempt to win him over and a further test.

Clearly, this newly risen number one on the continent made many people uneasy.

Leng Hanyuan had absolutely no interest in any of them.

He had Leng Yaozhu reject all those meeting requests.

His purpose in appearing in that battle had already been achieved.

The title of number one on the continent had elevated the Phoenix Family's prestige to another peak.

That would allow them to extend their reach into the Federation more effectively.

And the ultimate purpose of that reach was the Blood God Legion, which suppressed the Abyss!

That was the focus of Leng Hanyuan's plans.

It was also an indispensable foundation for his future ascent from mortal to god!

The current Douluo Continent was no longer under the control of the God Realm.

Yet the suppression of the plane's will had become a mountain blocking countless quasi-gods before the threshold of godhood.

To break through that suppression, enter the divine realm in one stroke, and establish an independent God Realm—

That required enormous amounts of energy.

Thus, Leng Hanyuan had set his sights on the Abyss Plane.

God King Tang had deliberately exposed the coordinates of the Douluo Continent, drawing the covetous gaze of the Abyss Plane.

He had been eyeing the Abyss Plane's energy, intending to use it as nourishment to elevate the Douluo Plane to a higher level.

That alone proved just how immense the energy within the Abyss Plane was!

But how to make that vast energy his own was a question that required careful thought.

After all, the Abyss Plane was not a dead plane.

It contained numerous top-tier powerhouses formed from abyssal energy.

The Abyssal Sage King was also a genuine god-level powerhouse.

He was not someone Leng Hanyuan could deal with at present.

Therefore, expecting to swallow the entire Abyss Plane in one go was unrealistic.

He had to chip away at it bit by bit and plan slowly.

And taking the first step of coming into contact with the Abyss Plane was especially important.

Because of its unique nature, it was nearly impossible for the Blood God Legion to be controlled by any single faction.

The ultimate purpose behind every action Leng Hanyuan had the Phoenix Family take within the Federation was to give the Phoenix Family as much influence as possible within the Blood God Legion.

"Brother Hanyuan, I found her."

Leng Yaozhu's voice came through the Communication Soul Device.

"Oh?"

"Where?"

Leng Hanyuan raised a brow and asked softly.

"Shrek City."

"She's working at a small tavern and seems to be preparing to enroll at Shrek Academy."

"I've already sent you the detailed information."

"Alright. Thanks for your hard work, Little Yaozhu."

After ending the communication, Leng Hanyuan looked over the information Leng Yaozhu had sent him.

It showed a girl with wine-red hair.

"Yuanen Yehui."

Leng Hanyuan gazed at the girl in the file and murmured softly.

"Looks like I'll have to make a trip to Shrek City..."

She was his second target.

Yuanen Yehui.

The possessor of the Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul and the Fallen Angel Martial Soul.

She came from the Yuanen Family, whose bloodline carried that of the Titan Giant Ape.

Of course, those two reasons were not the only reason Yuanen Yehui had caught Leng Hanyuan's attention, nor why he had specifically asked Leng Yaozhu to investigate her.

The more important reason was that Yuanen Yehui carried an extremely special secret.

The coordinates of another plane—the Demon Plane!

It was another plane that had set its sights on the Douluo Plane.

It was slightly inferior to the Abyss Plane.

However, it was also better suited to Leng Hanyuan's needs.

It could serve as a stepping stone, giving him greater leverage against the Abyss Plane.

He rose to his feet.

After casually sending Eastsea Academy's dean, Yu Zhen, a request for an extended leave and informing Gu Yue, Leng Hanyuan's body transformed into a sky full of ice crystals and vanished from where he stood.

Shrek City.

Shrek Academy was the most unusual Soul Master Academy in the entire Federation.

That was because it was not merely a Soul Master Academy; it also possessed a city of its own.

This had always been a point of dissatisfaction for many among the Federation's upper ranks.

After all, although Shrek Academy had always presented itself as an ordinary Soul Master Academy, what Soul Master Academy had its own city?

Furthermore, in both scale and prosperity, it even surpassed Ming Capital!

Although Shrek Academy claimed to be a neutral Soul Master Academy, ever since ten thousand years ago, its actions had never matched the identity it claimed.

Leng Hanyuan, dressed in a light-colored casual outfit, appeared in Shrek City.

Ignoring his strikingly handsome face, he looked as relaxed as an ordinary tourist.

As he walked along the streets, he took in the sights around him.

This was not his first time in Shrek City.

Ten thousand years ago, Leng Hanyuan had already visited several times.

However, those visits had not been particularly pleasant.

More precisely, Shrek Academy had not found them particularly pleasant.

After all, as an exchange student back then, he had thoroughly beaten every genius at Shrek Academy, including the senior sister.

He had once left Shrek Academy unable to hold its head high.

They had hated him so much their teeth itched.

This was his first time arriving in Shrek City ten thousand years later.

Tsk, compared with ten thousand years ago, it truly had become far more luxurious.

No wonder Shrek Academy had some real substance.

Ten thousand years ago, the Tang Sect declined, yet Shrek Academy continued thriving under the title of the continent's number one Soul Master Academy.

Ten thousand years later, the Body Sect had nearly faded into obscurity, yet Shrek Academy was still flourishing.

It was impossible that they lacked the means to establish themselves.

"Night Color."

"This is the place from Little Yaozhu's intelligence, right?"

Leng Hanyuan stopped and looked up at the small tavern before him.

A sign hung above the tavern, its shimmering letters spelling out the words Night Color.

The corners of his lips lifted slightly as he strode inside.

This was not Leng Hanyuan's first time in a tavern like this, either.

Ten thousand years ago, Miss Meng, who had been coveting his looks, had brought him to small taverns more than once and teamed up with Xiao Hongchen in an attempt to get him drunk.

Unfortunately, alcohol had no effect on a possessor of ultimate ice.

Even if Leng Hanyuan did not actively use Soul Power to purge the alcohol from his body, it was difficult for it to make him drunk.

Thus, Meng Hongchen's schemes always came to nothing, and in the end, Leng Hanyuan was the one who brought the siblings back to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy.

Because of this, the siblings had often been scolded by Jing Hongchen for getting completely drunk again.

The tavern was bustling.

The sound system Soul Tool played energetic rock music.

The lights shifted and twisted, bursting with vivid colors.

Combined with the scent of alcohol permeating the tavern, it was exceptionally easy to stir people's emotions.

On the central stage, countless young men and women swayed their bodies as they danced.

Many of them looked quite young and were likely students of Shrek Academy.

Soul Masters matured early, and Shrek Academy had always upheld an elimination system.

It was perfectly normal for these students to come to a place like this and vent their pressure through alcohol.