(Fourth update)
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
Over the past week, the Shrek Academy group had reaped plentiful rewards. Each of them had obtained a decent Soul Ring, and their strength had improved greatly.
Yang Ming and the others rode the two colossal scorpion beasts, the Earth King and the Pink Madam, out of Sunset Forest. They found checkpoints set up along the road, where City Guard soldiers from Heaven Dou City were checking the identities of passing travelers.
Compared to when Prince Xue Beng had just died, the City Guard's inspections were no longer so strict. They even allowed people from Sunset Forest to leave. After Dean Flender led everyone in filling out their identity information, the City Guard let them pass.
However, perhaps because their mounts were Soul Beasts nearing five thousand years of age, Yang Ming and the others drew the City Guard's attention all along the way.
Especially upon arriving at Heaven Dou City, that feeling became particularly obvious. Many ordinary citizens stopped by the roadside, staring at the two enormous creatures with equal parts reverence and fear, barely daring to breathe.
Besides that, Yang Ming's group also noticed some changes in Heaven Dou City. The City Guard patrols seemed denser; in less than ten minutes, they would see a squad pass by. Every soldier wore a grave expression, as though something had happened.
As the instigator, Yang Ming naturally knew exactly what had happened.
Using the Mangekyō Sharingan, Yang Ming had altered Teacher Sun Buyu's memories, making him pin Prince Xue Beng's death entirely on Spirit Hall. Although Xue Ye might fear Spirit Hall's strength, he would not simply do nothing.
The invisible clash between factions had long since begun in places beyond the naked eye. It