The Bewildered Da Ming and Er Ming: The Holy Spirit Cult Tries to Seize Huo Yuhao!

The Clear Sky Sect, inside its main hall.

"Where the hell is the Divine Realm? Where did that whole enormous Divine Realm go?!"

A middle-aged man dressed in black fighting clothes, his short black hair sticking up like steel needles, paced anxiously around the hall.

Explosive muscles bulged beneath his clothes, and the ground seemed to shake with every step he took.

Standing before him was another middle-aged man, clad in a white robe, with long blue-green hair falling loose over his shoulders.

His expression was grave as he gazed at the Sky Screen above, where Shrek City was surrounded so tightly that not even water could pass through.

They were the current leaders of the Clear Sky Sect: Da Ming, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and Er Ming, the Titan Giant Ape. Both had sacrificed themselves for Sea God Tang San ten thousand years ago.

They had ascended to the Divine Realm alongside Tang San and, after their bodies were remade, attained the status of divine officers.

But for the Tang Family's ten-thousand-year plan, Tang San had sent them back to the Douluo Continent as first-rate nannies and chief enforcers, charged with looking after the heroic fragments of God King Tang's beloved daughter...

On paper, one of them was a Level 99 Limit Douluo, while the other was a Level 98 Super Douluo.

Yet both could still unleash the power of divine officers at any time.

Even if Beast God Di Tian, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon, faced the two brothers,

unless he used the Dragon God Claw, which specifically countered Soul Beasts, he could only serve as a dragon-hide punching bag.

The problem was that their ability to fight at a divine officer's level depended on one thing.

The Divine Realm had to still be there!

But now, for some unknown reason, they had completely lost contact with the Douluo God Realm.

They still had a little divine power stored within them, but every use depleted it, and it was steadily draining away on its own.

"Enough. Stop pacing around!"

After a moment's silence, Da Ming rebuked Er Ming in a low voice.

"Gather every Soul Master in the sect and head to Shrek City as reinforcements!"

Er Ming stiffened and said in shock,

"Go to Shrek Academy?"

"Those humans from the Phoenix God Continent have come in force, and they're no ordinary opponents. Why should we wade into these muddy waters?"

Da Ming shot Er Ming an exasperated look.

"You blockhead!"

"Have you forgotten that Dong'er and those two are still at Shrek Academy?"

"What, Tang San called you his brother once, and now you think you're actually the elder brother of the mighty God King of Law Enforcement?"

"If we don't hurry and rescue Dong'er and drive back the Spirit Hall Empire's army,"

"the two of us will be on the menu at the next banquet in the Sea God Hall!"

"Huo Yuhao?"

Outside Shrek City, a group of outer court teachers from Shrek Academy hurried along with all their students.

The inner court students and every teacher at Shrek Academy belonged to the Shrek Inspection Corps and bore the responsibility of defending the city.

The outer court students, however, had been evacuated from Shrek City ahead of time and were searching for a safe place under their teachers' guidance.

But when Xu Yi's voice rang throughout Shrek City, every student in Freshman Class One froze.

Wasn't Huo Yuhao their classmate?

In the ranks of Freshman Class One, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong supported each other as they followed the group.

Wang Dong could not help looking up at Huo Yuhao. "There isn't another Huo Yuhao at Shrek Academy, is there?"

"Did the Spirit Hall Empire's army come for you? Huo Yuhao, you must be a bigger deal than I thought!"

Huo Yuhao found it strange too.

He was a freshman whose cultivation had yet to reach Level 20. Why would the unfathomably powerful Spirit Hall Empire be looking for him?

"Little Yuhao, do you think the humans from the Phoenix God Continent are so smitten with the handsome Brother Sky Dream that they're looking for you?"

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice sounded in his Sea of Consciousness.

Huo Yuhao smiled and shook his head, about to say something.

But ahead of the group, a terrifying surge of spiritual power suddenly erupted.

"Ahahaha! I didn't expect Shrek to know the trick of keeping three burrows like a cunning rabbit. You secretly slipped all these little ones away."

"But what luck for this old man! Let your lives become my cultivation!"

A gaunt old man had appeared at the very front of the group without anyone noticing.

The moment Du Weilun, the Director of Teaching leading the outer court's evacuation, saw him, his face changed drastically.

"Sleep Nightmare Douluo?!"

Sleep Nightmare Douluo was a rare Soul Master who specialized in illusions. His Martial Soul was the Nightmare Demon.

Whether Soul Master or ordinary person, anyone who fell into a nightmare under his illusory attacks

could have their life and death controlled by him. He could even drive them to fight through their nightmares.

Anyone trapped in one of his nightmares was certain to die, and the terrified resentment they left behind was the best way for Sleep Nightmare Douluo to improve his cultivation.

In truth, Sleep Nightmare Douluo posed little threat to top-tier Soul Masters.

The illusions he created with spiritual power were almost useless against Super Douluo-level experts who possessed Soul Cores.

But against civilians or Soul Masters below the Titled Douluo level, his destructive power rivaled a Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell!

Du Weilun had seen the warrant issued for Sleep Nightmare Douluo by the Shrek Inspection Corps, which was why he recognized him at once.

The problem was that not one person present was a Titled Douluo.

The strongest among them was Du Weilun himself, and he was only a Soul Douluo.

"I heard that fellow from the Spirit Hall Empire say they were looking for someone called Huo Yuhao."

"Huo Yuhao is in your group, isn't he? I heard it all just now. Come out on your own!"

"If I can trade Huo Yuhao to those people from the Spirit Hall Empire for something useful, the cult leader will reward me handsomely!"

Despair appeared on Du Weilun's face. He was a Soul Douluo,

but spiritual power was not his strength, making Sleep Nightmare Douluo his natural counter.

Yet if handing over just Huo Yuhao could save so many students...

"Huo Yuhao's here! He's right here!"

A shrill scream suddenly came from the Shrek Academy crowd.

Zhou Yi, the homeroom teacher of Huo Yuhao's Freshman Class One, seized him and dragged him out of the group.

Wang Dong hurried to grab Huo Yuhao's hand, but she was too late and nearly fell.

"Your Excellency Sleep Nightmare Douluo, this is Huo Yuhao! The genuine article!"

Zhou Yi dropped to her knees and repeatedly slammed her forehead against the ground before Sleep Nightmare Douluo.

She bowed so hard that the human-skin mask fell from her face, revealing a beautiful face.

But now, tears and snot streamed down that face.

A patch of her robe was soaked through, giving off the sharp stench of urine.

Her husband Fan Yu had told her about Sleep Nightmare Douluo, and she knew how cruel and bloodthirsty he was.

If she fell into his hands, even death would become a luxury beyond her reach.

Though Zhou Yi usually acted with brisk, decisive authority, it was only a way to hide her weakness.

She had offended so many people that she wore a human-skin mask out of fear of retaliation.

A sharp beak, thick skin, and nothing inside—that was Zhou Yi to a tee.

The students of Freshman Class One stood stunned. The teacher who always strutted before them with her nose in the air had turned utterly spineless in front of an Evil Soul Master.

Du Weilun's eyes flickered.

Huo Yuhao was merely a freshman who had entered the academy through the Tang Sect's exemption from the entrance exam. He had no powerful backers.

His talent was ordinary, too; he had not even reached the two-ring level.

If trading one Huo Yuhao could save so many talented Soul Masters from the outer court,

perhaps it was an acceptable price.

"Little Yuhao, what kind of rotten academy is this Shrek?"

"A Soul Master Academy won't even protect its own students. I say we go study somewhere else!"

Inside his Sea of Consciousness, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm perked up and complained loudly.

"But don't worry. Brother Sky Dream's Sky Dream Finger is ready whenever you need it!"

"When the time comes, we'll run for it and never come back to Shrek City!"

At the same time, a gray ball of light in his Sea of Consciousness pulsed faintly.

Huo Yuhao nodded, wrenched himself free of Zhou Yi's grip, and stood fearlessly before Sleep Nightmare Douluo.

"I'm Huo Yuhao!"

Sleep Nightmare Douluo frowned as he looked Huo Yuhao over.

His cultivation is this pitiful? What do those people from the Spirit Hall Empire want with this useless brat?

But that was not his concern.

"Since you obediently handed over Huo Yuhao, then..."

"I'll reward every last one of you by letting you become my food!"

"Hahahaha!"

Sleep Nightmare Douluo roared with laughter. Shadows black as ink surged toward everyone from Shrek Academy, swallowing them like a nightmare!

In Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, the Sky Dream Finger was poised to strike.

But at that very moment, brilliant golden holy light tore through the black shadows above and lit up the entire world!

At the same time, a voice as resonant as a great bell rang out from the sky.

"Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu is here!"

"By the Phoenix God's divine decree, every Evil Soul Master shall be wiped out!"