An Honest Man Meets a Bad Woman, Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Boom!
As Zhongli Wu finished speaking, Xuan Zi instantly unleashed an extremely terrifying pressure, glaring angrily at Zhongli Wu, who claimed to be the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult Sect, and said, word by word.
"Ma Xiaotao is not Evil Soul Master! She could never be the Saintess of your damned Holy Spirit Cult! She is a student of the Shrek Academy!"
Xuan Zi felt he was losing control and wanted to slap this Saintess bastard who boasted about welcoming Ma Xiaotao, the saintess, to death.
However, in the face of Xuan Zi's denial, Zhongli Wu shrugged slightly and said nonchalantly.
"Say what you will, but we, the Holy Spirit Cult, will not leave here until we achieve our goal. Here's a friendly reminder before the battle begins."
"If a real fight breaks out, you powerful individuals above the Titled Douluo might escape unscathed, but the common people of Shrek City, and the students of the Shrek Academy, I'm afraid none of them will survive."
Although Zhongli Wu said these words with a smile, they sent chills down Xuan Zi's spine.
Whether they were ordinary citizens of Shrek City or teachers and students of the Shrek Academy, everyone was gripped by fear of death.
Especially after witnessing firsthand the various chilling methods used by the Death God Envoy and other Evil Soul Master, they had no doubt that Zhongli Wu, the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, truly meant what he said!
Just as Xuan Zi was about to say something, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a very hunched figure flying out of the Shrek Academy out of the corner of his eye. The moment he saw Mu En, Xuan Zi breathed a deep sigh of relief.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Mu En was suppressed by Kong Deming in Star Luo City. If the battlefield were in Shrek City, Mu En, with his absolute home advantage, would definitely be able to take down Kong Deming!
Xuan Zi had that much confidence in his junior uncle.
However, to his surprise, Mu En didn't even glance at him and Zhongli Wu. Instead, he turned his head to look in another direction and sighed.
"Brother Long, it's been so many years since we last met, why is it like this the first time we meet?"
Brother Long?
Whether it was Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, or the others, upon hearing Mu En's title, they were all on high alert. The first name that came to their minds was Long Xiaoyao, the Dragon Emperor Douluo who was once on par with Mu En!
Under their watchful eyes, Long Xiaoyao walked out of a restaurant and looked at Mu En from afar. After a long silence, he finally spoke slowly.
"I didn't expect things to turn out this way, but I'm doing my duty to someone who entrusted me with this task. I hope you won't put me in a difficult position. Hand over Ma Xiaotao, and I can get everyone from the Holy Spirit Cult to leave right now."
It really is Long Xiaoyao!
As Long Xiaoyao finished speaking, Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and the others felt a sudden jolt in their hearts, their mood becoming incredibly heavy.
What the hell is this Holy Spirit Cult? That even Ultimate Douluo like Long Xiaoyao would willingly serve it?
With one Ultimate Douluo and one Super Douluo at Level 98, such a force would definitely be considered top-tier even on the entire Douluo Continent!
However, even so, Shrek Academy would never hand over Ma Xiaotao!
During the Soul Master Competition, both Mu En and Xuan Zi repeatedly stated that Ma Xiaotao was not Evil Soul Master, and that Shrek Academy would never coexist with Evil Soul Master. They would do everything in their power to annihilate Evil Soul Master they discovered.
Now that they've come up against the Holy Spirit Cult, Shrek has given Ma Xiaotao to them?
If they really did that, Shrek Academy's already dwindling reputation would likely be even more unpopular than the Holy Spirit Cult, that Evil Soul Master!
Thinking of this, Yan Shaozhe hurriedly called out.
"Teacher! We absolutely cannot hand Xiaotao over to them! Shrek Academy will never bow down to Evil Soul Master!"
Mu En glanced back at Yan Shaozhe, a strange look in his eyes.
Long Xiaoyao didn't even glance at Yan Shaozhe, completely disregarding the words of Mu En's disciple.
Zhongli Wu looked at Xuan Zi with a leisurely air and said with a smile.
"Have you come to terms with reality now? I'll give you two choices: either hand over our Holy Spirit Cult's Saintess Ma Xiaotao, or wait until we've wiped out everyone in Shrek City and then take Ma Xiaotao away ourselves."
"Now, make your choice."
Xuan Zi was so angry that his body began to tremble slightly, but he dared not make any decision and could only hand over the decision-making power to Mu En.
He really can't afford to make any more wrong decisions now, otherwise Mu En really won't let him off the hook.
Faced with this situation, even Mu En didn't know what to do.
How wonderful, another time of difficult choices has come.
Mu En did not rush to make a choice. Instead, a look of nostalgia appeared on his face as he looked at Long Xiaoyao with deep emotion and spoke slowly.
"After all these years, are you still by her side?"
Even though Mu En didn't mention the name, Long Xiaoyao knew he was referring to Ye Xishui.
Even Long Xiaoyao couldn't help but recall the scene when the three of them traveled together and made a great name for themselves on the continent, they were practically the closest of partners.
Unfortunately, due to an accident, their relationship could never be the same again.
Long Xiaoyao's eyes dimmed slightly, and he shook his head slightly.
"This is what I owe her."
From Long Xiaoyao's perspective, if it weren't for his lustful desires, their relationship would never have developed to this extent. Back then, Ye Xishui chose Mu En over Mu En!
If he had stolen his best friend's woman on their wedding night, Long Xiaoyao felt he would never have been able to forgive himself like Mu En had.
However, although Mu En forgave him, Ye Xishui never forgave him.
Whenever Long Xiaoyao wanted to refuse to do something, Ye Xishui would bring up the incident from their wedding night, just like when she came to Shrek City with Zhongli Wu and the others. In the end, Long Xiaoyao had no choice but to compromise.
Seeing Long Xiaoyao's appearance, Mu En couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
This guy is still as naive and love-struck as ever. So many years have passed, hasn't he noticed anything wrong? Hasn't he realized that all of this was done on purpose by Ye Xishui, who wanted to take advantage of his guilt and make him only do things for her?
Or perhaps Long Xiaoyao had already sensed this possibility, but was too love-struck to admit it?
Based on his understanding of his old friend Long Xiaoyao, Mu En felt that the latter was more likely.
Poor Long Xiaoyao, he was completely manipulated by that wicked woman Ye Xishui.
Mu En shook his head with regret, put away his nostalgic thoughts, and looked at Long Xiaoyao in a deep voice.
"Although I know you were forced into this situation, I will never agree to let you take Xiaotao away."
Long Xiaoyao was not surprised by Mu En's answer and nodded immediately.
"It's alright, my mission is just to hold you back and prevent you from interfering in other people's battles. As for whether we can take Ma Xiaotao away, that depends on the others."
Upon hearing this, Mu En's expression suddenly changed. He turned around abruptly and was shocked to see flames suddenly shooting into the sky in the Shrek Academy, followed by a series of explosions!