Titan Arrives, Zhou Lian Panics

Ordinary people might not have known what had happened in Shrek City a few days earlier, but the senior members of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Merchant Guild there had learned of it immediately.

Heavenly Fiend Douluo had driven back Black Dragon Douluo with one punch and crippled Bright Phoenix Douluo, Yan Shaozhe, in the process.

The merchant guild raised its assessment of him and even reached a four-word conclusion: potential Limit Douluo.

Those four words carried enormous weight.

Ning Tian knew the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect could never recruit someone like him. But recruiting a disciple of a Limit Douluo would be good too.

So for the past three days, Ning Tian had tried every means to get close to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao had rarely spent time around girls his age, and he really was no match for her.

Besides, Ning Tian had been raised with care in a family that knew such matters well. She judged just how far to go, and the two soon became friends.

Throughout this time, Huang Jinxu remained in seclusion.

After sensing an opportunity to break through, he did not attempt it immediately. Instead, he first fused with the 150,000-year-old Head Soul Bone to improve his chances of success.

It would take a little longer, but his chances of breaking through would rise considerably.

In the blink of an eye, another two days passed.

A crushing force of Gravity tore across the distant sky, heading straight for Shrek Academy.

The newcomer was Tai Tan, the Clear Sky Sect's second sect master and a rank-98 Super Douluo.

As soon as he received Wang Dong's message, the hot-tempered Tai Tan charged from the Clear Sky Sect toward Shrek Academy.

He made no attempt to restrain or conceal his hostile intent. The academy's higher-ups soon took notice.

"Is that... a Limit Douluo?"

As Mu En felt the newcomer's oppressive aura, a trace of gravity entered his eyes.

The man's cultivation appeared to be only rank 98, but his Soul Power was as vast as a mountain of a Soul Beast, its depths unfathomable. That was a trait only a rank-99 Limit Douluo should possess.

Unless Mu En fought without holding anything back, he would not be able to defeat the man easily.

More importantly, the man's identity was unknown.

When had a top-tier expert like this appeared on the continent?

If he came from the Douluo Three Kingdoms, that was one thing. If he came from the Sun Moon Empire, there would be trouble.

"This is Shrek Academy. You would do well to rein in your killing intent."

As Mu En spoke, he rose into the air and blocked Tai Tan's path.

"Bring Zhou Yi out, and I won't hold this against Shrek Academy."

Tai Tan gave Mu En a cold glance. Powerful as Mu En was, Tai Tan did not think much of him.

If Shrek Academy had not been involved in some of Tang San's plans, Tai Tan would already have attacked.

"Zhou Yi?"

"Who is that?"

Mu En was baffled. Was there even such a person at Shrek Academy?

Mu En did not know Zhou Yi, but the academy's other Titled Douluos did. One of them immediately used Spiritual Power to tell him about her.

"This is Shrek Academy. Even if you are a Limit Douluo, you will have to give us a reason before you lay a hand on one of our teachers."

Mu En did not yield an inch. Huang Jinxu had warned him not long ago against fighting other powerful experts lightly, but the academy's reputation and ten thousand years of glory were at stake. He could not back down.

Besides, a fight now might not be a bad thing.

Whatever the outcome, word that he had fought a Limit Douluo would serve as a deterrent.

Mu En was ready. He would fight at the cost of one year of his life.

"Shrek Academy? So—"

"Second Dad!"

Just as Tai Tan was about to continue, Wang Dong cried out from Shrek City. He cut Tai Tan off and instantly drew his gaze.

The moment Tai Tan saw Wang Dong, his cold expression changed, softening with affection.

Once he was sure Wang Dong was unharmed, most of Tai Tan's anger faded.

Mu En followed the voice and saw Wang Dong. He immediately knew the newcomer was from the Clear Sky Sect.

As expected of the Clear Sky Sect. To think it still had such a powerful expert.

Now that he knew Tai Tan was an enemy rather than a friend, Mu En understood that a fight today was unavoidable.

"So you are a friend from the Clear Sky Sect. Since you are here, please come into the academy and talk. Whatever misunderstanding lies behind this, the academy will get to the bottom of it."

Mu En's thoughts raced. Perhaps he could make use of this incident.

The target of that scheme was not the Douluo Continent, but the Sun Moon Continent.

Over the years, his soul had wandered through the Sun Moon Empire many times. He knew how far its Soul Tools had developed and how powerful they had become. If the empire declared war on the Douluo Three Kingdoms, their current strength would make it hard to hold the invasion back.

The appearance of a Limit Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect could be used to deter the Sun Moon Empire, slowing its invasion and buying them time.

Tai Tan did not want to break with Shrek Academy either. Once he knew Wang Dong was safe, he went along with it and gave Mu En that much face.

In truth, Tai Tan was surprised.

As far as he knew, Mu En should have been on the brink of death, lying down and clinging to his last breath.

Yet Mu En could walk freely, without the slightest hint of someone nearing death.

Elsewhere, Tai Tan would not have feared Mu En, a rank-99 Limit Douluo. But here in Shrek Academy, with the Douluo Plane suppressing him, he might not be Mu En's match.

Otherwise, Tai Tan would never have been so accommodating.

Meanwhile, at Zhou Yi's residence inside the academy, her face had gone pale. Her eyes were full of terror.

"How... how could this happen..."

"His surname is Wang, not Tang. How could he have someone so powerful stand up for him..."

Zhou Yi was genuinely terrified now.

An expert who required Mu En himself to step in—was that someone a mere Soul Emperor like her could afford to provoke?

"Fan Yu. I have to find Fan Yu."

"Husband, save me..."

Zhou Yi hurried to where her husband, Fan Yu, was.

Right now, Fan Yu was the only one who could save her, the only one she could rely on.

Fan Yu was not a Titled Douluo, but he was the person at Shrek Academy most likely to become a rank-nine Soul Engineer. Given his importance, perhaps the academy would step in and protect her.

Zhou Yi was not the only person at the academy in a panic.

Du Weilun, the outer courtyard's director of instruction, was too.

"No. I have to put all the blame on Zhou Yi."

Unlike Zhou Yi, who was at a loss, Du Weilun quickly found a way out.

Better a fellow Daoist die than me.

If he pinned all the blame on Zhou Yi, he could save himself.