Because of that bunch from Shrek Academy who called themselves righteous, yet were hypocritical, narrow-minded, arbitrary, and stubbornly prejudiced!
Simply because Li Changsheng had awakened a martial soul with the attribute of destruction, whose aura was domineering and strange, and did not fit the rigid notions of righteousness.
Those mortals—those ants of the lower realm whose lifespans did not even exceed a hundred years, who could not even touch the threshold of godhood!
They had actually acted so recklessly and ignorantly as to label the genuine son of a God King an evil soul master whom everyone had the right to kill!
At that thought, Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, and Zhongli Wu completely lost it!
Their chests filled with overwhelming absurdity, speechlessness, horror, and a laugh-or-cry feeling!
Outrageous!
Outrageous beyond belief!
There was no greater joke in all eternity than this!
The only biological son painstakingly nurtured from the origin power of the God of Destruction—one of the five supreme God Kings of the Divine Realm, who controlled the Great Dao of universal annihilation—the most legitimate and noble second-generation god in the Divine Realm.
Had actually been branded an "evil soul master" by a tiny academy in the lower realm and a group of mundane soul masters!
He had even nearly been executed on the spot!
Ye Xishui's mouth twitched violently. Having lived for centuries, this was the first time she had felt such a mind-boggling absurdity.
Long Xiaoyao's eyes were filled with shock, while only endless relief and lingering fear remained in his heart.
He was grateful that they had encountered Li Changsheng today and chosen to treat him well and investigate further, rather than rashly attacking like Shrek had.
If they had just arrogantly judged him by the aura of his martial soul and acted against him...
The entire Holy Spirit Cult would probably have already been reduced to ashes today, without even a scrap left behind!
Zhongli Wu felt a chill run down his back, and cold sweat broke out all over him.
A terrifying image had already appeared in the minds of the three of them—
If the God of Destruction in the Divine Realm learned that his beloved son had been slandered as an evil soul master by a pack of ants in the lower realm, hunted without restraint, and marked for death.
Just how furious would that supreme God King, who controlled the annihilation of all things and possessed such a domineering, bloodthirsty temperament, become?
With a single thought, he could overturn the lower realm!
With a single burst of rage, he could shatter mountains and rivers!
Never mind a mere Shrek Academy!
Never mind the three Douluo nations and the entire continent!
Even this entire plane of heaven and earth would likely be overturned by the God King's fury and ground into nothingness!
Shrek Academy...
This time, it had truly, utterly kicked the hardest iron plate in all eternity!
They were doomed!
Completely, utterly doomed!
At this moment, the state of the three of them could no longer be described as shock.
Their CPUs had completely burned out, their brains had crashed, and their worldview had shattered into QR codes on the spot!
Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, and Zhongli Wu!
Three monsters who had lived for over a century, standing at the very peak of Douluo Continent—the endpoint of mortal cultivation!
Who wouldn't have trembling legs upon seeing them, lowering their heads and scarcely daring to breathe?
Two Ultimate Douluo and one peak Rank 98 Titled Douluo—if they took a stroll across the continent, righteous sects, imperial families, and even Shrek elders would all have to fawn over them politely!
In the past, they had been aloof, domineering, profound, and calculating, carrying themselves like great figures to whom everything in the world was beneath notice.
Yet now, these three great figures stood frozen in place, their six eyes widened like brass bells.
Their entire bodies were stiff, and they did not even dare take a deep breath!
The air was so quiet that it was both awkward and ridiculous!
The next second, Ye Xishui's gorgeous face completely fell apart.
Her cold, regal demeanor and the imposing aura of the Death God Douluo shattered into nothing. Her lips twitched wildly, and her mentality completely broke down.
Just moments ago, she had been sitting with her legs crossed, watching someone pretend to be a child and boast with an amused expression, even demanding that he produce some real proof!
Looking back on it now, she only wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it!
This was too humiliating!
It was practically a public humiliation of epic proportions!
A single finger from him could crush her eight hundred times over!
And she had actually asked the young master, the son of a God King, to provide proof!
Long Xiaoyao beside her was not doing much better.
That steady old veteran and seasoned mastermind, who had lived for over a century, now had twitching eyelids and a back instantly soaked in cold sweat.
He had just been seriously and solemnly discussing whether they could overturn the existing order and replace Shrek Academy.
The existing order?
His father was the existing order itself!
Why would they need to overturn anything?
As long as he returned to the Divine Realm and casually complained, the God of Destruction could droop his eyelids, and Shrek Academy would vanish from history altogether, without even ashes left behind!
Zhongli Wu was in the worst state of all!
He wanted nothing more than to slap himself twice right then and there!
At first, he had even dared to speculate about Li Changsheng's identity, probe into his background, and secretly entertained thoughts of gaining the upper hand!
He had even foolishly asked just now, "Do you simply want revenge on Shrek Academy?"
Revenge?
For Young Master Changsheng to even glance at Shrek Academy would be an act of charity from a higher dimension!
Who was worthy of being avenged by the son of a God King?
In an instant, every trace of pride, scheming, reserve, and grand bearing in their hearts was shattered completely!
Gone!
Not a shred remained!
All that remained was extreme cowardice, extreme relief, and an extreme urge to cling to his thigh!
Thank heavens!
Thank heavens they had been polite from beginning to end!
Thank heavens they had not shown the slightest disrespect!
Thank heavens Lin Chen, that idiot, had been killed on the spot earlier, before it had become their turn to court death!
Otherwise, the Holy Spirit Cult's century-old foundation and the three of them would have all been finished!
They would not even know how they died!
After a brief mental crash, the three of them reacted almost instinctively, rushing to move in a manner so synchronized it was absurd!
"Greetings, Divine Son!"
Seeing their standard bows, Li Changsheng waved his hand and said, "No need for such formality."
"May I ask whether the Divine Son has any business to handle in the lower realm?"
Ye Xishui looked at the fair-skinned child before her, slightly bent at the waist, and said softly, "If you do, we can help you handle it."
"Yes, yes. Leave any dirty work or hard labor to us. We can do anything."
Zhongli Wu in particular was practically no different from a lackey.
He could not help it. He wanted to advance too badly.
Not to ask for much—even a tiny trace of divine power could help him break through to Rank 99, perhaps even touch the threshold of the Divine Realm.
"No."
Li Changsheng shook his head and said in the most infuriatingly casual tone, "I only came to the lower realm because I'd stayed in the Divine Realm too long and wanted to have some fun."
Upon hearing that, the three of them were completely speechless.
What did he mean, he had stayed in the Divine Realm too long, so he wanted to come down to the lower realm for fun?
Was that even something a person should say?
The Divine Realm that others desperately wanted to reach was merely a place that some child of the heavenly palace had grown tired of staying in.
They had truly stumbled into the heavenly household this time; they ought to ask where the celestial palace lay above!
"So, from now on, our Holy Spirit Cult will begin transforming. Put away those disgraceful methods of yours, especially the kind where you cultivate by using the souls of ordinary people."
Li Changsheng looked at the Holy Spirit Cult's higher-ups before him and stated his first demand.
"No problem."
The three answered in unison. Then Ye Xishui smiled and hinted, "It's just that, Divine Son, you know that without the souls of ordinary people, our cultivation will slow down considerably. And if we grow weaker, then should the forces led by Shrek Academy suddenly attack us one day, things might become troublesome. After all, no matter how strong the Holy Spirit Cult is, we cannot possibly be a match for Shrek Academy and the former three nations of Douluo Continent."
Zhongli Wu and Long Xiaoyao nodded along, expressing their complete agreement.
The same thought was written across all their faces: transformation was fine, and obedience was no problem, but there had to be some benefit in it for them.