"Dong'er, what exactly happened here?!"
Yu Xiaogang had finally made it to Shrek Academy after enduring countless hardships along the way. Yet the moment he arrived at the entrance, he found Bibi Dong waiting for him.
"Xiaogang, I don't know either. I had only just arrived at Shrek Academy when I heard there had been a battle between Soul Masters here—apparently even a battle between Titled Douluo. Everyone from Shrek had already left, and it seemed they had departed together with the people from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect."
"What?! Then did you find out anything about Xiaosan?"
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang felt as though ants were constantly gnawing at his heart. He had finally managed to bring Bibi Dong to Shrek Academy so they could see Tang San, only for Tang San to vanish without a trace.
The people of Shrek were gone too.
"Um... I don't know either."
Bibi Dong: (╯▂╰)
Bibi Dong was helpless as well. She knew Tang San was Yu Xiaogang's hope, but the problem was that she had no idea what exactly had happened.
Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Sword Bone Douluo, and the newly joined Shao Xin returned to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
"We failed to obtain the 100,000-year Spirit Beast. Tang Hao took it away."
"Sect Master, this isn't your fault. Who could have expected Spirit Hall to send out nearly all of its Offering Douluo?"
Sword Douluo spoke up on Ning Fengzhi's behalf.
"Sect Master, don't dwell on it. It's fine if we failed to get it. We should keep watching the Sky Screen and see what information it reveals. If those Abyss Monsters truly appear, the trouble will be enormous. We should gather as much information about them as possible and prepare ourselves."
"You're right. By the way, what parts has the Sky Screen shown so far?"
Ning Fengzhi asked.
"It has mostly shown what the Abyss Monsters did after the Star Luo Empire was recorded by the Abyss. For example, how members of the imperial clan died, how certain resistance forces were wiped out and exposed, how miserable the civilians became, and how Spirit Hall went to help the Star Luo Empire fight the Abyss Monsters, including the people who died. Spirit Hall has also begun joining forces with the Heaven Dou Empire against the Abyss."
"So far, it has mainly described the current state of the Abyss's invasion of Douluo Continent. Even the places where Soul Beasts live have been invaded in some areas, though they are all small Soul Beast forest habitats."
"Very good."
"By the way, Fengzhi, I want to ask you something. Is it really alright to let Flender and the others off so easily? No matter what, they deceived our Rongrong once. We should at least get something back from them."
Gu Rong was deeply displeased by Shrek's fraud and deception. It might not have interested him personally, but Shrek had provoked their Rongrong.
The little princess of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
So in his eyes, Shrek had to pay some price no matter what. One food-type Soul Sage was not enough.
"Uncle Bone, don't worry. I have already prepared to expose everything Shrek has done. What we need to do now is inform Spirit Hall and tell them everything about Shrek. Let Spirit Hall act on our behalf. That way, it won't affect us—we'll kill with a borrowed knife."
"Good. I'll get right on it!"
"Shao Xin, you don't have any objections, do you?" Ning Fengzhi was worried that this former Shrek food-type Soul Sage teacher might object. If he did, they could only use harsher measures.
"Don't worry. I won't help Shrek again anyway. Shrek held me back for so many years. I don't want anything to do with them anymore. Whatever you want to do is none of my business, as long as I don't get dragged into it."
Shao Xin had already made up his mind to sever all ties with Shrek. Shrek had delayed him for so many years; otherwise, he would have long since been living well within a powerful Soul Master faction. He had grown somewhat disgusted with Shrek.
"That's good."
"Big Brother, that traitor Tang San was taken away by Tang Hao. We didn't catch him, but we caught this 100,000-year Spirit Beast. We also heard something interesting. Let me tell you what happened."
Demon Subduing Douluo recounted everything he had heard from the conversation between Ning Fengzhi and Tang Hao, including Ning Fengzhi exposing Tang Hao's lies.
"Damn, that makes much more sense. I had wondered why Tang Hao chose to travel all over the continent with his Soul Beast wife back then. Was he really that afraid of being discovered? So that was it. He deliberately lured us in so we would take the blame. Meanwhile, he gained a 100,000-year Soul Ring, a Soul Bone, a Soul Beast's Sacrifice, and even the identity of a victim. Every one of us was used by him!"
Qian Daoliu was truly furious.
"We've caught this 100,000-year Spirit Beast now. We can use it to obtain a 100,000-year Soul Ring for Xiaoxue at any time. This rabbit said she wanted to avenge her mother. I think the 100,000-year Soul Beast Soul Ring Bibi Dong obtained back then probably belonged to her mother."
"Anyway, once Xiaoxue returns, we'll have this rabbit Sacrifice herself to Xiaoxue."
"Let's keep watching the Sky Screen."
[Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong did not know that Qian Renxue had been listening in the entire time. Qian Renxue soon left the area around the small wooden cabin. She was deeply confused. She could vaguely sense that Bibi Dong might truly be related to her, perhaps even her mother. But the thought of having such a mother serving those monsters made her feel sick. Qian Renxue also did not understand why she had lost her memories. And what exactly was the God Realm? She did not know. It sounded like a very powerful place, but why did the voice in her mind tell her not to go there? Then, in an instant, Qian Renxue's vision went dark. Before losing consciousness, she hurriedly found a secluded cave with no one inside. She found an out-of-the-way spot and collapsed. When Qian Renxue woke up again, she found herself in a strange place. Though she was standing in water, it was very shallow, as if it had been deliberately designed that way. Then a man with horns and a tail appeared. He was handsome, with four divine swords on his back, but he seemed to be barefoot.]
(P.S. The protagonist has appeared on the Sky Screen.)
The moment this man appeared, women across the entire Douluo Continent instantly had stars in their eyes.
"This person has strange horns and a tail, but he's so handsome!"
"I think he's handsome too!"
At the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong was also staring at the person above with infatuation.
"Fengzhi, I think the strange young man on the Sky Screen must be an expert swordsman. According to the Sky Screen, those four swords are divine swords! I feel his background is far from simple."
Sword Douluo Chen Xin was eager to fight the person on the Sky Screen.
"Let's keep watching first."