Although everything is going very smoothly in all aspects, in everyone's hearts, the backbone figure has not yet come out and has been in retreat, and there is still some uneasiness in their hearts.
Every time Nana returned to the yard after handling Spirit Pagoda's affairs, he would stand for a while in front of the door of Lu Ren's retreat room, saying nothing, just quietly looking at the closed door.
It has been five months, and the door has never been opened, but the fluctuations coming from inside have become more and more stable.
On the other side, inside the Imperial Palace.
Xu Tianran can be said to have witnessed the rise of Spirit Pagoda with his own eyes.
From the excitement when I first saw the demonstration of Soul Spirit Contract in the palace, to the shock when I saw the giant tower with a height of more than 50 stories rising from the ground in the core area of Mingdu, to now the uneasiness when I receive secret reports about the expansion of Spirit Pagoda's power every day.
The speed at which high-rise buildings were built was so fast that he couldn't even react. In just five months, it went from a vacant lot to a behemoth that was as tall as the main hall of the Imperial Palace. This kind of efficiency shocked even him, the emperor.
Xu Tianran felt strong uneasiness in his heart for the first time.
It's not that he didn't try to place his own people within Spirit Pagoda, but Nana was far more cautious in personnel matters than he expected.
Every member who enters the core position of Spirit Pagoda must be personally screened by her, and most of them are the group of people who were rescued by Lu Ren from Holy Spirit Cult. There is no doubt about their loyalty.
It has been almost five months since Zhongli Wu disappeared from his side.
Before Zhongli Wu disappeared, he seemed to have had a conflict with Lu Ren. He solicited Lu Ren in public in the palace but was rejected. After leaving the palace, he tried to block people, but Lu Ren slapped him back.
But after the conflict, Zhongli Wu left Mingdu in despair.
Now Mingdu, Xu Tianran can no longer find any news about Evil Soul Master.
Those Evil Soul Master members who were once active in the shadows all seemed to have disappeared.
After this incident, even Ye Xishui rarely came to see him.
In the past, Ye Xishui would come every once in a while to remind him as a routine what resources Holy Spirit Cult still needed.
It's better now, I haven't shown up for five months.
Xu Tianran bit his lip.
He recognized Ye Xishui as his godmother. Although this relationship has no emotional basis and is purely an exchange of interests, at least in name Holy Spirit Cult should be on his side.
But now Holy Spirit Cult is retreating completely, avoiding Lu Ren's edge, obviously acknowledging that the other party is stronger than Holy Spirit Cult.
Zhongli Wu is the kind of person who is determined to retaliate. After being rejected by Lu Ren in person, instead of retaliating, he led everyone out of Mingdu. This can only mean one thing, he is afraid.
The person who can make Level 98 Super Douluo so scared that he takes the initiative to retreat must be stronger than the entire Holy Spirit Cult.
So can he really control this Spirit Pagoda?
When Xu Tianran agreed to support Spirit Pagoda, he thought that he could firmly hold Spirit Pagoda in his hands with the help of imperial power.
But now he finds that Lu Ren has many more cards than he imagined, and every one of them is a trump card. The overall strength may have already surpassed Holy Spirit Cult, right?
Even Holy Spirit Cult Xu Tianran is afraid of this and that, very afraid of that existence that is more terrifying than Holy Spirit Cult----
Xu Tianran feels like he's inviting a wolf into the house.
"Alas."
Xu Tianran sighed, not knowing whether cooperating with Lu Ren was a good thing or a bad thing for him?
The benefits of cooperation are obvious. The rise of Spirit Pagoda has greatly improved the overall strength of the Sun Moon Empire and Soul Master in just a few months.
Among the first batch of imperial troops to obtain Soul Spirit through Soul Spirit Contract, Soul Master has already sent back extremely beautiful battle reports from the front line.
But the disadvantages also made it difficult for him to sleep and eat well. A huge organization that was completely beyond the control of the Imperial Family and could even force Holy Spirit Cult to retreat took root in his capital, like a sharp sword hanging above his head that might fall at any time.
And he didn't even know what the owner of this sword was thinking.
At this moment, Ju Zi wearing battle armor came to Xu Tianran.
She had just returned to Beijing from the military camp, and she hadn't had time to change out of the armor she was wearing. There were still smoke and dried blood from the battlefield on the edges of the armor.
Ju Zi's skin has been tempered by the wind and sun for many days on the front line, and his long hair is tied behind his head. Paired with the neatly tailored military uniform, his whole person is a little more heroic and a little less gentle than a boudoir's daughter than half a year ago.
She suddenly smiled and said, "Why is your Majesty so melancholy?"
Xu Tianran smiled tiredly after seeing Ju Zi.
He has always had great trust in the girl who saved his life.
Although Ju Zi's personal cultivation is a bit poor, what's more important is that she knows how to march and fight.
"Ju Zi, you came back and you didn't even tell me?"
At this time, Ju Zi had already gone to join the army, and achieved quite fruitful results.
When she led the troops on the expedition, it was at the beginning of the war when Sun Moon Empire declared war on the Douluo Continent Original Three Nations. The war on the front line was tense and all parties were waiting and watching.
But Ju Zi has led the army to win many battles.
She used sophisticated tactics and flexible mountain guerrilla warfare to defeat the Heaven Dou Empire border defenders.
She gained a lot of dignity in the army, and the soldiers privately called her "Female War God".
"Your Majesty, you must be too busy.
Ju Zi explained the sentence.
"We just came back after winning the battle this time. The battle report from the military department should have been submitted."
"You haven't seen the results of the current front line yet, right? Heaven Dou Empire's three northern cities have all fallen into the hands of our army, and the vanguard troops are advancing towards their hinterland."
"It won't be long before we can reach their capital."
"Okay, this sounds like good news, but the main thing is that Spirit Pagoda has given me a headache, and I have already begun to regret it." Xu Tianran rubbed her temples and pushed a secret report about Spirit Pagoda on the table in front of her.
The secret report was densely written with all the recent movements of Spirit Pagoda.
Including the latest whereabouts of Nana, how many waves of assassins Wuyun has repelled, and most importantly, Lu Ren has not yet come out of seclusion.
"I'm thinking, Spirit Pagoda is getting stronger and stronger, and Holy Spirit Cult has completely retreated. It's hard for me, the emperor, to be caught in the middle."
"Lu Ren That boy is a humble guy. He doesn't care about power, status, wealth or beauty. If I want to win him over, I don't even know where to start."
"He has been in seclusion for five months now, but Spirit Pagoda is running better. The little girl named Nana has taken care of everything in order."
"Tell me, what should I do if one day he comes out of seclusion and suddenly feels like an eyesore to me?"
Ju Zi took the secret report and glanced at it. The smile on his face became a little thicker. He put the secret report on the table casually, then took out another piece of information from his arms and handed it to Xu Tianran. He said in a relaxed tone, "Your Majesty, let's put the matter of Spirit Pagoda aside for now."
"I have just returned from the military headquarters, and I have news that is guaranteed to change your mood."
"What news?" Xu Tianran asked.
"A great victory."
Ju Zi unfolded the military report and introduced it to Xu Tianran.
"Shrek Academy seems to have been hit hard, Elder of the Sea God Pavilion are still hiding on that Sea God Island and are shrinking Tortoise.
"We Sun Moon Empire are launching an attack on the Heaven Dou Empire. We have won many battles on the front line, and now we are losing ground to them."
"Our people inquired and learned that the people of the Heaven Dou Empire tried to ask for help from Shrek and sent three batches of messengers to Shrek City, but the door of the Shrek Academy was closed tightly and rejected their request for help."
"It seems that Shrek cannot protect themselves. Otherwise, they will definitely be like Thousand-Year before, with the Shrek Academy taking the lead and organizing Three Great Empires to jointly repel us."
"Well----this is another piece of good news, I like it."
"Without Shrek Academy, how can the three empires of Xingluo, Tianhun and Dou Ling compete with the Sun and Moon Empire?" Xu Tianran laughed.
The stone that had been weighing on my heart these days finally became a little looser.
Spirit Pagoda's matter is put aside for the time being, at least the frontline war is developing in the direction he wants.
Now he can finally see the hope of unifying Douluo Continent and becoming an emperor for eternity.
At the same time, Shrek Academy, Sea God Island, Sea God Pavilion.
In front of Golden Ancient Tree, the old man who had been sitting cross-legged under Golden Ancient Tree had completely disappeared.
Instead, there was a handsome young man.
He looks to be only 27 or 28 years old, and his face is 50 or 60% similar to Bei Bei, but his temperament is brighter and his facial features are more angular.
Her long hair is spread over her shoulders, and there are faint dragon patterns flowing between her eyes.
Two yellow, one purple, three black, and three red, the complete nine Soul Ring slowly appeared from his body, and an extremely loud dragon roar suddenly sounded.
The dragon's roar penetrated the cracked gold stone, carrying a crushing pressure that made the entire Sea God Pavilion tremble slightly.
Sea God Pavilion instantly turned into brilliant gold, and a huge golden light pillar suddenly rose into the sky with the Sea God Pavilion as the center, reflecting the entire Shrek Academy and even Shrek City into gold.
This is Dragon God Douluo Mu En, Mu En when he was young.
At this time, Mu En's body completely turned golden, and pieces of golden Dragon Scales began to grow from under his skin, and soon covered his whole body.
Each piece of those Dragon Scales contains extremely rich Radiance Attribute, which reflects bright light under the afterglow of Golden Ancient Tree.
Mu En laughed.
In that laughter was the joy that had been suppressed for too long, the calmness that could see through life and death, and the last bit of pride that could not be blasphemed.
"I succeeded!"
For such a long time, Mu En has been using Golden Ancient Tree's Power to forcibly repair his original injuries.
The hidden wounds left by the battle with Du Bisou of the Body Sect, then the invasion of the Shrek Academy by Holy Spirit Cult, and the old wounds aggravated by the siege by a large number of Evil Soul Master led by Zhongli Wu, all of these were repaired as before under the nourishment of Golden Ancient Tree's immense vitality.
In order to forcefully repair these injuries, Mu En didn't know how long it took, and he didn't know how much energy Golden Ancient Tree absorbed.
And now, his life is approaching.
Although he now seems to have returned to the state of a young man and has mastered the power of his heyday, his original vitality has been completely exhausted. To maintain this state, Golden Ancient Tree is using his own original force to support him.
He only had one day left to live.
After one day, Mu En will die.
No matter what happens next, Mu En's life countdown at this moment only has one day left.
"Thank you ancestors for giving me another chance."
Mu En looked at Golden Ancient Tree in front of him.
Originally, the towering giant tree was glowing with warm golden light, with lush branches and leaves, and its crown covering the sky. It was the most sacred symbol of the entire Shrek Academy.
But now, its light has dimmed, the edges of the leaves have begun to turn yellow and curl, and most of the golden lines on the tree have faded.
The power that was enough to protect Shrek Academy has been taken away by him.
Mu En looked a little ashamed, and he bowed deeply to Golden Ancient Tree.
After what he did, if Golden Ancient Tree wants to recover, it will take at least Thousand-Year time, right?
In this Thousand-Year, Shrek Academy will lose the protection of Golden Ancient Tree and can only rely on the few remaining elders and the young students who have not yet grown up to face the storms of the mainland on their own.
However, this was also the choice made by the ancestors of Shrek.
Golden Ancient Tree is willing to give Mu En power, which represents the wishes of the ancestors.
Mu En slowly turned around, and the golden Dragon Scales all over his body lit up at the same time.
An extremely loud dragon roar rang out from his mouth, and he swayed, turning into a white dragon with a strong golden light and disappearing out of thin air.
Even from a hundred miles away, one could see that a huge white dragon appeared over Shrek Academy, and the entire Sky Manipulation dimmed at this moment.
The body of the white dragon is a hundred meters long, and its entire body is covered with scales as white as snow, but a dazzling golden light shines from under the scales.
That is the true form of Light Sacred Dragon Martial Soul, the embodiment of Dragon God Douluo's lifelong cultivation.
Loud dragon roars kept ringing in the air, and the strong golden light made him feel like he was swimming in golden Ocean.
The terrifying aura continued to spread outwards, but the strong golden light went straight downwards, covering the entire Sea God Island 0
All the cockroaches Cursed Spirit that had been staying near the Shrek Academy were purified by Mu En's Power of Light at this moment.
Those low-level Cursed Spirit hidden under the bark of trees, in the cracks of bricks, and in the grass turned into wisps of black smoke the moment the golden light fell, without even a chance to struggle.
Radiance Attribute of Radiant Sacred Dragon is naturally opposed to the negative energy of Cursed Spirit. Under the light of Mu En's full power, no evil spirit can escape.
Mu En raised his head and looked in the direction of the Sun Moon Empire.
His golden pair of Dragon Eyes penetrated the clouds and said in a deep voice, "Lu Ren, I'm here to find you!"
"I don't know, are you ready?"
Although he only has one day left.
But for him, one day is enough.
From Shrek City to Mingdu, with his Radiant Sacred Dragon's ultimate flying speed, it only took a while.
He still has a whole day to deal with Lu Ren.
This day will be the last mark left by his Mu En on the Douluo Continent.
The mountain rain is about to come and the wind fills the building.
Mu En, officially released!
After feeling the release of Mu En, all the teachers of the Shrek Academy, as well as the only remaining dean Cai Yue'er, and Sea God
Gesu old men Elder Song and Lin Huiqun all rushed to Sea God Island at the first time.
They stood under Golden Ancient Tree, watching the young and tall figure slowly walking out of the golden light beam, their faces full of shock and excitement.
Everyone can feel that although the power of Mu En is majestic, it has a hollow feeling after being overdrawn to the extreme, as if it is burning the last embers of life.
Unfortunately, Mu En doesn't have much time to explain to them.
Mu En glanced at the familiar faces in front of him and sighed.
Nowadays, there are only these people left in the huge Shrek Academy. Although he is worried, he has no time.
These veterans are Shrek's last support in the future.
Thinking of this, Mu En's eyes didn't look tragic at all and he said in a very calm tone, "You guys, take care of yourself."
"The road from now on is up to you to walk on your own."
Mu En's voice was not loud, but it penetrated the clouds like a dragon's roar and echoed over the entire Shrek City.
"Mu En!"
Under the watch of everyone, the white Dragon belonging to Mu En, which was covered in golden light, turned into a dazzling golden meteor, shooting away in the direction of the Sun Moon Empire.
Wherever he passed, the clouds were split by Power of Light, leaving a golden trace across the sky in Sky Manipulation, as if the entire sky was divided into two.
The trace was dozens of feet wide, with a bright golden halo around the edge, which was clearly visible even in the daytime.
The speed of Level 99 Limit Douluo's heyday has fully unfolded. From Shrek City to Mingdu, it only takes an hour.
He did not deliberately restrain his aura, nor did he need to restrain it.
Mu En wanted to let Lu Ren know that he was coming, and to make that boy wait in fear for death to come.
This is the last thing he can do for Shrek.
Use his only one day of life to completely erase the boy who almost destroyed Shrek.
Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu.
Almost at the moment when all the Cursed Spirit arranged around the Shrek Academy were purified, Kurourushi trembled all over.
At that moment, it lost thousands of cockroach spies at the same time, those hiding under the bark of trees, in the cracks of bricks, and in the grass.
The low-level Cursed Spirit turned into wisps of black smoke the moment the golden light fell, without even a chance to struggle.
After realizing this, Kurourushi almost rolled and crawled back to the yard.
It emerged from the shadows, and it could be seen that its current state was one of fear and anxiety.
Seeing that the owner still didn't come out, Lu Ren's room was still closed, Kurourushi had no choice but to find Ice Empress, and said in its stuttering voice that became more broken due to anxiety, "No, Shrek, the golden dragon over there has come out, all the cockroaches have been wiped out, and the aura is very strong, coming this way!"
Ice Empress's face changed suddenly, he stood up straight suddenly, and the aura around him suddenly became sharp.
Golden dragon?
It's Mu En!
She reacted almost instantly.
This old guy finally managed to regain his light with the help of Golden Ancient Tree's Power, and as soon as he came out, he went straight to Mingdu, obviously with the determination to kill Lu Ren.
Level 99 Limit Douluo, in full swing?
"Damn it, it's only at this juncture!"
Ice Empress subconsciously looked back at the closed door.