Shrek's Separation / Appearance of Wolf Raiders

"Xue Beng, the situation is very clear now. Your crown prince brother is Qian Daoliu's granddaughter, Qian Renxue in disguise. From the very beginning, our Heaven Dou Empire was played for a fool. From the very beginning, we were the prey Spirit Hall calculated to plunder. You are my only remaining son, and I probably won't live much longer now."

Emperor Xue Ye spoke the words he wanted to say to his only surviving son.

He understood that his physical condition had probably grown so frail from the very beginning because of Qian Renxue as well.

Many of his other outstanding children had died, and that too was probably the work of Qian Renxue. The problem, however, was that there was no way to expose them now, nor was there any way to defeat Spirit Hall.

Furthermore, the future broadcasted on the Sky Screen also featured an Abyss invasion. If they engaged in infighting at a time like this, it would only benefit the Abyss.

Besides, the national strength of their Heaven Dou Empire was still far too weak, appearing even weaker when compared to the Star Luo Empire.

What could be done now was to try their best not to anger Spirit Hall, maintain a surface-level relationship, and establish a proper heir. However, this Xue Beng was unqualified to be an heir. Although he had previously acted like a playboy in order to stay alive, the problem was that Xue Beng's act probably stemmed from his actual nature, and he truly was a wayward youth.

In the process of playing the playboy, Xue Beng had probably grown truly dissolute.

"Imperial Father!" Xue Beng shed what outwardly appeared to be tears, but deep down he had already plotted it all out, waiting for the moment of his ascension to thoroughly indulge his desires. What did a future Abyss invasion matter anyway?

There were taller people to hold up the sky anyway; there was Qian Daoliu and the Star Luo Empire. Moreover, the location of the Abyss's first invasion wouldn't be the Heaven Dou Empire, but the Star Luo Empire. In the future broadcasted by the Sky Screen, the Heaven Dou Empire had not yet fallen.

Therefore, in his view, there was no need for him to worry about his future.

On the other side, the remaining old companions of Flender chose to continue staying by Flender's side. The students had basically all left, with only Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai choosing to leave Shrek after realizing they had been deceived.

Zhu Zhuqing had originally come looking for Dai Mubai, so she also left Shrek. However, seeing that Dai Mubai had come to Shrek and kept living a decadent life without cultivating diligently, she had seen through him.

She therefore understood that relying on Dai Mubai would probably win her no part in the imperial succession battle, deciding it was far better to rely on herself to find a powerful academy and make herself stronger.

Although Oscar was a food-type Soul Master with innate full soul power, he did not join the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect because Ning Rongrong did not like him either, so he had not chosen to join the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect either.

Oscar also chose to look for a relatively formidable academy to make himself more powerful, or failing that, he would simply choose to defect to Spirit Hall. After all, he was a food-type Soul Master with innate full soul power, and his future existence as a Titled Douluo was guaranteed.

On the other side, the reason Ma Hongjun chose to stay behind and accompany Flender was because he had originally been picked up off the streets by Flender. Therefore, even if Flender was a fraudulent teacher, Ma Hongjun's bonds with Flender were already deeply intertwined. Moreover, Ma Hongjun understood that without Flender, he was nothing.

No matter how powerful a Martial Soul was, it had flaws and required Flender's "help."

[Qian Renxue subsequently began searching the Douluo Continent to find out where Black Wind Mountain actually was, soon arriving at what was once Spirit Hall territory. Very quickly, she found a mountain. Qian Renxue possessed extremely strong spiritual perception and sensory abilities, which had been stimulated during her battle with Long Ying.]

[Before long, she sensed on this mountain that the presence of two similar yet distinct human-like existences had appeared. Qian Renxue chose to hide first to see what kind of people they were. Soon after, two figures emerged, and they actually looked like a combination of humans and wolves?!]

["Wolf Raiders?... Ah..." The moment she saw these wolf-man-like existences, Qian Renxue instantly uttered the name of these creatures from the memories within her mind.]

The Wolf Raiders were a combination of humans and soul beasts, rumored to have always appeared in the Star Luo Empire. Qian Renxue had seen them in the library of Spirit Hall when she was a child, and back then she had even asked others what kind of existences the Wolf Raiders truly were.

To put it simply, they were an extremely dangerous creature that was XXXX and XX and XXXX, forming a hybrid between humans and soul beasts.

"Hey, what is going on here? We clearly sensed the scent of people, so why are there no people here? Yet this place is filled with scents that smell a lot like women."

One of the Wolf Raiders spoke while holding a weapon.

"How would I know about this? We'd better observe carefully. Could it be that some woman suddenly came to this Black Wind Mountain? If not, and we fail the task assigned to us by above, we'll be in big trouble. After all, that fellow is still very dangerous."

"What qualifications does that fellow have to order us around? He merely obtained benefits from the Abyss, which is why he became so strong. When that fellow was still a human, he was just a lackey of Spirit Hall, a hostile soul master faction to us. And what 'Demon Bear Douluo'—hehehe. The moment he ran into those big shots of the Abyss, he fell straight to his knees and begged for mercy."

"The problem is you can't just talk like that. No matter what, that person is our superior now, and the fact that Black Wind Mountain can enjoy some peace right now is thanks to that fellow. Although I don't like him all that much either, the point is we've eaten his benefits no matter what, and besides, that fellow can't really be considered human anymore, seeing as he..."

Before one of the Wolf Raiders could finish speaking, a sword instantly appeared at the necks of the two figures. As long as these two Wolf Raiders dared to make any reckless moves, their necks would immediately be parted from their heads.

"What kind of person are you?!" At this moment, one of the raiders wanted to draw his weapon to counterattack, but the problem was that the sword was already far too close to his neck. Moreover, the blade was pressed right against the necks of both Wolf Raiders; if they dared to move even an inch, that sword would swing down and sever the necks of both Wolf Raiders.

"Tell me immediately! Exactly what kind of person is the leader of this Black Wind Mountain?!"

At this moment, Qian Renxue used a threatening tone to make these two Wolf Raiders honestly disclose the current identity of the leader of Black Wind Mountain.

"That depends on whether you have the ability!" One of the Wolf Raiders immediately attempted to fight back, only for Qian Renxue to slash down with a single sword, instantly relieving that Wolf Raider of his neck.

"Now, are you willing to speak?"

"Spare my life, heroic heroine! I'll tell you whatever you want to ask, I beg you to spare me!"

The remaining Wolf Raider really didn't know what else to say at this moment and could only honestly surrender.