No, seriously, guys, what happened to being hostile to outsiders and protecting your own?
What happened to the Body Sect's fists being more useful than reason?
Du Bisi!
Aren't you a Limit Douluo?!
You sure sealed off your sect and went into seclusion in style, leaving me here to face Shrek alone?!
Sure enough, not one of you out there has any loyalty!!!
The Heavenly Soul Emperor was roaring inside.
But on the surface-
The old emperor, who had ruled the Heavenly Soul Empire for decades, took a deep breath. The expression on his face underwent a transformation at a speed visible to the naked eye that could only be called art.
From stiff, to smiling, to enthusiastic, to... obsequious.
It took less than three seconds.
"Ahahaha!"
The Heavenly Soul Emperor laughed heartily, personally rising from his dragon throne and hurrying down to greet Xuan Zi:
"Elder Xuan Zi, correct? I've long admired your name! I recognize you! I attended Shrek Academy back in the day, too. Come to think of it, I'm half a Shrek man myself! Every time I remember how I failed to enter the Inner Court, I feel terribly sad..."
Xuan Zi: "..."
This old emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire really was something.
"You want Jialing Pass?"
The Heavenly Soul Emperor slapped his thigh, his tone righteous and stern:
"Of course! Of course! A place like Jialing Pass is of little use in the Heavenly Soul Empire's hands. Giving it to Shrek means putting it to its best use! It's Jialing Pass's honor! A token of my goodwill!"
The Shrek Academy group beside him: "..."
Your Majesty, that wasn't what you said earlier.
You said it had been "imperial territory since ancient times"!
"How about this!" The Heavenly Soul Emperor waved a hand, brooking