Betraying Shrek, Targeting the Sun Moon Empire's Holy Spirit Cult

Yan Jingchuan clearly realized that he could no longer remain at Shrek.

Not only would his martial soul definitely be branded as that of an Evil Soul Master, but it would already be a blessing if those old geezers in Sea God Pavilion did not cripple him.

Besides, because of this so-called "Justice Counterattack," he and Shrek were destined to become irreconcilable enemies.

Ten times the cultivation speed would allow him to swiftly pass through his weak period. Once he reached Soul Sage, it would greatly improve his cultivation efficiency, and the gains would become even more pronounced at the Titled Douluo level.

Shrek, evil by nature—I will personally destroy you all!

But the problem now was right before him: where could he go after leaving Shrek?

Yan Jingchuan was the first to rule out the Original Douluo Three Kingdoms. The Douling Empire had long been weak, and its imperial family was nothing but useless trash. He was not willing to feign civility with them like Tang San.

Although the Heavenly Soul Empire had the Noumenon Sect, and the correct answer for this era was Noumenon martial souls and ultimate attributes, he did not possess a Noumenon martial soul. Du Busi definitely would not accept him.

As for the Star Luo Empire, Huo Yuhao should only be two or three years old at this point in time. Being too close to Huo Yuhao, Yan Jingchuan feared attracting Great God-King Tang's attention.

That left only the Sun Moon Empire.

The Ultimate Douluo era was an age of rapid soul tool development. A Level-Nine Fixed-Installation Soul Cannon could even threaten a Limit Douluo.

Ye Xishui's Death God Pagoda was an exceptionally rare weapon of mass destruction.

What, you said Evil Soul Masters ran rampant there? That it was dangerous?

Yan Jingchuan himself already counted as an Evil Soul Master, at least in the eyes of Shrek's people.

Besides, the Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Hierarch and Supreme Consecrator were his great-grandmother and great-grandfather. Any Evil Soul Master who dared touch him would be courting death. It was safer than going home, so what was there to fear?

Having made up his mind, Yan Jingchuan did not act immediately despite being confined. He needed to be as cautious as possible for now.

The matter of his martial soul awakening would definitely cause a huge uproar. Mu En would surely convene a Sea God Pavilion meeting to discuss how to deal with him.

Yan Jingchuan planned to leave Shrek while all the senior elders were occupied with the meeting.

Near noon, Yan Jingchuan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them. He quietly moved close to the door. He had faintly heard voices earlier and seen two streaks of light outside the window, so he could basically confirm that Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier had left.

After storing every Gold Soul Coin he could use in his soul tool, Yan Jingchuan set off without hesitation.

He had barely taken two steps out of the house when a fiery-red figure landed before him.

"Jingchuan, where are you going!?"

Ma Xiaotao stared at Yan Jingchuan with an unfriendly expression.

Yan Jingchuan was not the least bit surprised to see Ma Xiaotao. He even secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew someone would be guarding him. The most likely candidates were Ma Xiaotao or Zhang Lexuan. If it had been the latter, things would have been rather troublesome.

The gap in strength between them was enormous. Zhang Lexuan was already a Six-Ring Soul Emperor at this stage, and it was said that she was about to break through to Soul Sage. She would lead the team in this year's Continental Advanced Academy Soul Master Tournament.

In the original story, Zhang Lexuan successfully broke through to Soul Sage two years later and led Shrek's team to win the tournament championship.

Ma Xiaotao, however, was only a four-ring Soul Ancestor right now. More importantly, she was troubled by her evil fire, and that was precisely what gave Yan Jingchuan room to maneuver.

"Big Sister Xiaotao, I want to go out and clear my head..."

Launching into his acting, Yan Jingchuan smiled as he tried to ingratiate himself with her.

In truth, he did not have much of a relationship with Ma Xiaotao. In terms of familiarity, he was not even as close to Zhang Lexuan.

The phoenix wings on her back dissipated, and Ma Xiaotao frowned.

"Teacher and Mistress have already gone to Sea God Pavilion to discuss how to handle you. You should wait a little longer."

Hearing that, Yan Jingchuan promptly put on a desolate, aggrieved expression.

"You should go back now and behave your—"

"Wait to die!?"

Yan Jingchuan suddenly interrupted her. Before Ma Xiaotao could react, a blood-red light flashed.

Completely off guard, Ma Xiaotao never imagined that Yan Jingchuan would attack her.

The Hell Demon Puppet possessed him, and a violent, frenzied aura gathered. The scepter of the martial soul phantom pointed directly at Ma Xiaotao's forehead.

"Boom!!"

Evil energy invaded Ma Xiaotao's body, and she instinctively released her martial soul to resist.

A resounding phoenix cry exploded, and scorching waves of air spread in every direction as the Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul automatically possessed her.

Four soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple—appeared beneath Ma Xiaotao's feet.

The difference in cultivation was too great. Yan Jingchuan was sent flying more than ten meters on the spot.

Ignoring the pain in his body, Yan Jingchuan hurriedly climbed to his feet and checked the situation.

Ma Xiaotao's expression was extremely twisted. Faint black qi curled around her entire body, and her eyes were blood-red with killing intent.

By using the Hell Demon Puppet's innate evil energy to trigger the Evil Fire Phoenix's evil fire, success would be his as long as Ma Xiaotao was too distracted to concern herself with anything else.

"Yan! Jing! Chuan!—"

A low roar emerged from Ma Xiaotao's mouth.

Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Yan Jingchuan had no time to deal with her. He immediately fled.

Without looking back, he left Shrek's Inner Court grounds. Even after reaching the Outer Court, Yan Jingchuan did not relax in the slightest.

While most people still did not know the details of his situation, he exploited his status as the Martial Soul Department head's son to gather all kinds of resources.

No one dared stop him at Shrek's gates either. He left Shrek City without obstruction and plunged headfirst into the Star Dou Great Forest.

At Sea God Lake, not long after Yan Jingchuan had escaped.

Ma Xiaotao, unable to fully control herself, began to go berserk.

A fire phoenix streaked with black rampaged through the Inner Court.

The senior elders in Sea God Pavilion quickly noticed. Yan Shaozhe transformed into a streak of golden light and subdued Ma Xiaotao, who was injuring others.

"What happened to Xiaotao? Where is Jingchuan?"

Having regained her senses, Ma Xiaotao saw the many senior elders and immediately felt utterly wronged.

"Teacher... it was, it was Yan Jingchuan! He suddenly attacked me!!"

Once the senior elders understood the situation, every one of them wore an ugly expression.

"That little bastard actually dared betray Shrek!! Don't let me catch him, or I'll break all his limbs, tear out his tendons, and flay him alive!"

Xuan Zi was beside himself with rage, gritting his teeth.

Yan Shaozhe's face was as black as the bottom of a pot as he spoke solemnly.

"Everyone, it is Shaozhe's fault for failing to discipline my son, bringing trouble upon the academy. I will personally pursue him at once and bring him to justice!"

Mu En remained silent. He had never felt so exhausted.

He had originally placed enormous expectations on Yan Jingchuan. How had things suddenly turned out like this?

In Mu En's eyes, Yan Jingchuan was precocious and possessed exceptional comprehension and potential—naturally, that was under the premise that he did not know Yan Jingchuan had lived two lives.

He had suffered severe injuries in his early battle with Du Busi. Though he had luckily broken through to Limit Douluo with the Dragon Pill, he was merely lingering on and had only a few years left to live.

Shrek was now facing a gap between generations. Xuan Zi could not shoulder great responsibility, Zhang Lexuan still needed time to grow, and the others were even less capable.

He had thought highly of Yan Jingchuan. Who could have expected Yan Jingchuan to awaken the Dark Sacred Dragon and an evil martial soul? The moment these senior elders saw an evil martial soul, they immediately called for blood without considering anything else.

This meeting had produced another mess. Mu En had even planned to defy all objections and protect Yan Jingchuan, have him cultivate only the Dark Sacred Dragon, and personally teach him.

Unfortunately, plans could not keep up with changes. Mu En had a premonition that Yan Jingchuan would certainly grow stronger. When that time came, Shrek, which had treated him this way, would face a storm.