Under everyone's gaze, Xuan Zi revealed their first stop and most important assignment: a mission from the Shrek Supervisory Corps—
Eliminate the Evil Soul Masters!
Since the Sun Moon Continent collided and merged with the original Douluo Continent, the landmass had grown vast. Of the Four Great Empires, the Sun Moon Empire held the largest territory and the richest mineral deposits, yet it was still seen as an outsider. Even after thousands of years, the people of the Original Three Kingdoms had never truly accepted it. Division and hostility persisted between them. There was no large-scale war at present, but smaller conflicts had never ceased.
Conflicts between ordinary people rarely led to catastrophe, but once Soul Masters became involved, the consequences were entirely different. Not all Soul Masters had good intentions. Many grew arrogant because their power far surpassed that of ordinary people, and some developed wicked impulses that caused immeasurable harm. Soul Masters committing atrocities were hardly rare. The greater their talent and cultivation, the more devastating they became if they turned to evil. History recorded a Soul Emperor who had slaughtered an entire village simply because he disliked a meal. Soul Masters possessed power far beyond ordinary people, yet had long lacked effective oversight and restraint.
Shrek Academy had never claimed to be the embodiment of justice, but it refused to stand by while such tragedies kept happening. Around six thousand years ago, the academy divided itself into the Inner Court and Outer Court. Outsiders often assumed this was merely a division by strength. Some even considered it unfair to the Outer Court disciples, believing all the best teachers were concentrated in the Inner Court. The truth was far different. Inner Court Disciples bore pressures and responsibilities that those in the Outer Court could scarcely imagine. At the