The sense of crisis that lurked in his back made Yan Shaozhe restless, as if even being on Shrek's Sea God Island couldn't make him feel safe.
He suddenly stood up and strode quickly outside.
However, just as he stepped out of the room, he bumped into Cai Mei'er who was walking towards him.
Seeing the barely concealed panic on Yan Shaozhe's face, Cai Mei'er stopped and asked with concern, " Yan Shaozhe, what happened? You don't look well."
Yan Shaozhe's heart tightened suddenly, but he was also a veteran actor. The panic on his face quickly faded, replaced by a perfectly measured seriousness and urgency.
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, " Mei'er, I just received an urgent message through a secret channel. I've found out some key developments regarding the Holy Spirit Cult. This matter is of great importance, and I must verify it personally. There's no time to lose."
Upon hearing this, Cai Mei'er frowned slightly, but did not suspect anything.
Yan Shaozhe left the academy earlier to investigate the Evil Soul Master of the Holy Spirit Cult in the Sun Moon Empire.
Hearing him say this now, one could only sense that the investigation had made a major breakthrough, requiring the personal intervention of this Super Douluo.
"I see." Cai Mei'er nodded, then asked, "This trip is dangerous. How long do you expect it to take?"
Yan Shaozhe pondered for a moment, then said, "The other party's whereabouts are elusive; it could take eight or nine days at the shortest, or... one or two months at the longest."
Cai Mei'er had no doubts, but the worry in her eyes deepened. She softly instructed, " The Holy Spirit Cult has a complex and intricate network of influence, with many powerful members. You must be careful in everything you do, and never venture out alone. If you need to, send a message back to the academy immediately."
Looking into his wife's sincere and concerned eyes, Yan Shaozhe felt a complex sense of guilt, but this guilt was instantly overwhelmed by his survival instinct and fear of Kong Deming.
He forced a reassuring smile, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I'll be back safely."
Having said that, he seemed unwilling to linger any longer, fearing that saying more might lead to more mistakes or expose more flaws in his statements.
A slight surge of Soul Power appeared around him, and a brilliant light shone from behind him as the wings of Bright Phoenix suddenly unfurled.
Wait for my message!
He uttered his last words, then his wings flapped suddenly, and his figure transformed into a streak of light, soaring into the sky and disappearing from the skies above Shrek Academy in the blink of an eye.
Cai Mei'er gazed in the direction he had disappeared, her eyes lingering there for Jiujiu. Besides worry, she vaguely sensed that something about her husband's actions just now had an indescribable... strangeness and decisiveness about it.
She sighed softly, attributing her unease to her fear of the Holy Spirit Cult, and turned to leave to continue handling the academy's daily affairs.
On the very afternoon that Yan Shaozhe fled Shrek Academy in a panic, before the sun had completely sunk below the horizon, a voice, like a thunderclap from the heavens, filled with boundless rage and icy killing intent, resounded without warning throughout the Shrek Academy and even the entire Shrek City.
" Yan Shaozhe, get out here right now!"
Almost simultaneously with the sound, two completely different yet equally vast and terrifying auras crashed down from the sky, pressing down heavily on the entire Shrek Academy!
These two auras were not targeted at any specific object, but rather swept across the entire Shrek Academy indiscriminately like a tidal wave!
"Buzz!!!"
In an instant, all the students of the Shrek Academy felt as if a huge boulder weighing ten thousand pounds had been placed on their hearts, making it difficult to breathe and causing their Soul Power to become extremely sluggish!
Students whose cultivation level was below Soul Emperor were even more weak in the knees, barely able to stand, and their faces were pale and bloodless.
A furious roar suddenly erupted from the direction of Sea God Island: "Who goes there?! How dare you act so insolently at the Shrek Academy?!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Immediately following, the sound of air being torn apart rang out one after another, and a dozen figures exuding powerful Soul Power fluctuations instantly soared into the sky from various Core Zone of the Shrek Academy!
Each of them was surrounded by at least nine Soul Ring, clearly indicating that they were all powerful individuals at the Titled Douluo level!
Shrek Academy's profound foundation, accumulated over millennia, is now fully revealed!
At the very front of these dozen or so titled Douluo, a towering, mountain-like yellow figure stood out—it was none other than Xuanzi, the level 98 Power Attack Type Super Douluo, the Gluttonous Douluo!
As the designated successor to the Sea God Pavilion, he is qualified to lead all the experts in the academy and face this sudden and powerful enemy, both in terms of strength and status!
However, after it took off, there was no need to search carefully; it quickly locked onto the two figures.
However, when he finally saw who it was, he was stunned, as if he had been doused with ice water from head to toe!
His heart skipped a beat uncontrollably, and a sense of fear from the depths of his soul instantly gripped him!
Although the opponent's Two-Word Battle Armor is more complex and exquisite than the previous One-Word Battle Armor, its general style has not changed!
Coupled with that extremely familiar aura, Xuan Zi instantly confirmed the other party's identity: Silver Moon Douluo — Kong Deming!
In an instant, the humiliation and powerlessness of being imprisoned by the silver light and having his Soul Power sealed surged into his heart again, causing his aura to weaken involuntarily by three points, and a trace of fear flashed uncontrollably in his eyes.
He forcefully circulated his Soul Power, suppressing his surging blood and the unbearable memories, and said loudly, "Palace Master Kong, why are you so angry? Let's sit down and discuss this properly."
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than Du Busi, who was standing next to Kong Deming and could no longer contain himself, let out a sneer.
He immediately interrupted Xuan Zi: "Discuss? Discuss my ass!"
Du Busi pointed a finger at Xuan Zi, his voice suddenly rising and echoing throughout Shrek City: "What a fine dean your Shrek Academy has produced!"
"That hypocrite Yan Shaozhe dared to collude with the Evil Soul Master of the Holy Spirit Cult, secretly contacting people from the Heavenly Soul and the Dou Ling Empire to ambush and kill Kong Xuan!"
"How is this despicable behavior any different from that of Evil Soul Master?!"
With each word he spoke, his voice rose a notch, striking the hearts of everyone who heard it and causing the faces of all the Shrek teachers and students below to change drastically!
"Now, Laozi 'll ask you one question!"
Du Busi stomped his foot one last time, causing the void to tremble, and roared hoarsely, "Where is he?! Get out here right now!!"
Xuan Zi had fought with Du Busi more than once, so he was naturally very familiar with that domineering and arrogant voice.
He only recently learned that the Body Sect had become entangled with the Sun and Sun Moon Worship Hall.
Wearing that black Battle Armor, Du Busi was radiating the true pressure of Limit Douluo!
Xuan Zi knew that even if he unleashed his full power, he would be no match for him.
What Du Busi him to the bone even more was the sentence that Du Busi shouted right afterward!
But it wasn't just Xuan Zi; almost all of the dozen or so Shrek Academy Titled Douluo hovering in mid-air instinctively had the same thought pop into their minds, "Impossible!"
Shrek Academy boasts a ten-thousand-year-old reputation for integrity and uprightness, making it the mortal enemy of Evil Soul Master on the continent!
How could Yan Shaozhe, the former dean of the Martial Soul Department of the academy, possibly stoop so low as to collude with those filthy and Evil Soul Master?!
However...
This firm belief in "impossible" existed in their minds for less than a moment before it began to rapidly dissolve and waver.
Because they couldn't help but recall a previous Sea God Pavilion Meeting.
I recalled how Yan Shaozhe, at the meeting, spoke with such emotion and even a touch of fanaticism about the threat posed by the Sun Moon Empire, especially the terrifying potential of that boy named Kong Xuan.
I recalled his suggestion that we could take some "unconventional" measures to "eliminate" this future threat to the academy and the mainland.
At the time, Mu En reprimanded him for this incident and ultimately made him resign from his position as Dean of the Martial Soul Department, hoping he would think things through calmly.
But now, with Kong Deming and Du Busi, two top-tier experts, coming together and making such a grand show of force to question him by name...
A chilling coldness crept up the spines of every Shrek Titled Douluo.
Could it be... that Yan Shaozhe... really did, because of that extreme thinking, secretly become involved with the Holy Spirit Cult and commit such a shocking and foolish act that tarnished the academy's millennia-old reputation?!
They exchanged glances, both seeing the same shock, disbelief, and a hint of... unspeakable panic in each other's eyes.