"Everyone, get ready. Follow me and attack."
Zhong Liwu swept his hand in a grand gesture.
As his voice fell, a powerful aura burst forth from him.
The surrounding elites of the Holy Spirit Cult were shaken to their core, their expressions serious.
At the same time, they all activated their Martial Souls, revealing their cultivation levels.
Among them, there were about a dozen Titled Douluo warriors, each with nine Soul Rings.
The rest were at least Soul Sages with seven Soul Rings.
"Attack!"
Zhong Liwu howled again and was the first to soar into the sky.
The numerous Holy Spirit Cult elites closely followed him.
As for the Titled Douluo-level experts who couldn't fly with their own power, they too unfolded their flight soul tools.
Over a hundred experts gathered together, forming an oppressive dark mass.
...
Elsewhere.
Within Shrek City.
In an extravagantly decorated room.
Titan sat in his chair, "Is this what bliss is? This is downright suffering. You keep saying that Shrek City is in danger, that powerful enemies are about to attack, but how many days has it been? Not to mention powerful enemies, I haven't even seen a fly from outside Shrek Academy."
Yan Shaozhe: "..."
What kind of talk is this?
So this guy actually hopes for his Shrek City to be attacked?
Utterly ridiculous.
Yan Shaozhe said, "Perhaps those cowards have learned that experts from the Hao Tian Clan are guarding Shrek City, so they dare not act rashly."
Upon hearing this, Titan cracked a smile, "If you put it that way, I won't argue with you. Although my Hao Tian Clan remains hidden from the world, our reputation still spreads within the Soul Masters community.
If your enemies from Shrek Academy knew I was here, they would be scared out of their wits, trembling in their boots."
As Titan spoke, he even lifted his chin, displaying immense pride.
This was the confidence brought by being part of the Number One Sect in the world.
"Exactly, exactly. I also think that no one would dare to challenge the majesty of the Hao Tian Clan."
Yan Shaozhe nodded repeatedly.
However.
The very next moment, a massive booming sound reached their ears.
Boom!
After a brief explosion, the ground also began to tremble.
"President Yan, what's happening?"
Titan asked, puzzled. "Is your academy testing some powerful soul tools?"
Yan Shaozhe also slowly came to his senses and shook his head, "No. One of our academy's Eighth-level Soul Masters is in seclusion, possibly making a breakthrough in his cultivation. The other is accompanying the elites from Shrek Academy to the Sun-Moon Empire and has become a prisoner for some reason... Right now, our academy doesn't have anyone who can create such powerful soul tools."
"Then, could it mean that someone has activated one of Shrek City's powerful soul tools?" Titan's face darkened.
Hearing this, Yan Shaozhe's face also changed dramatically, "This is bad, we're being invaded by a powerful enemy!"
As his words fell, he vanished from the spot in an instant.
"Mader, I'd like to see who's courting death."
Titan left the room, fuming with rage.
Especially since he had just been boasting to Yan Shaozhe that no one would dare to offend the Hao Tian Clan, and right after... not even a few seconds later, someone started causing trouble.
Talk about a slap in the face.
...
"Hahaha, see? This is the might of Shrek Academy, nothing but a paper tiger. Truly not worth mentioning."
Atop the walls of Shrek City, the many cultists from the Holy Spirit Cult had already descended.
Amidst them, amidst them, there were many corpses.
These were the warriors from Shrek City.
Elsewhere, a few soul cannons were still emitting black smoke.
This siege battle was unusually smooth, as the two Titled Douluo-level Experts from Shrek were simply no match for the experts of the Holy Spirit Cult.
They had only suffered a dozen casualties before they found themselves standing here.
Moreover, most of those who had died were Soul Sages, with only one or two Soul Douluos.
"How dare you, evil Soul Masters, be so presumptuous at Shrek Academy!"
Suddenly, a loud shout burst forth, and a blinding light instantly appeared before everyone's eyes from afar.
The intense light made people squint reflexively.
"Yan Shaozhe!"
Next to Zhong Liwu, Feng Ling exclaimed softly.
Seeing Headmaster Yan, memories of the past involuntarily surfaced in her heart.
"Feng Ling, it's you!"
Yan Shaozhe's pupils contracted sharply, "Feng Ling, I can't believe you've fallen to fraternizing with evil Soul Masters."
Similarly, Yan Shaozhe also recalled a past that he'd rather not think about...
And then, his eyes turned red, as if about to shoot flames.
"Hehe, Yan Shaozhe, it's been so many years; you're still so interesting," Feng Ling suddenly chuckled. "Is it possible that I haven't fallen to become an evil Soul Master, but that I have always been a Cultist of the Holy Spirit Cult?"
"What?"
Yan Shaozhe's pupils contracted sharply again, "The Holy Spirit Cult!? Is that the name of your evil Soul Master organization?"
"So, you evil Soul Masters have been plotting against our Shrek Academy for a long time?"
Zhong Liwu shook his head slightly, "To correct you, Shrek is just one of our targets; our Holy Spirit Cult views the entire Soul Land as a chessboard."
"Followers of the Holy Spirit Cult, heed my command, attack! Leave no man or beast wherever your gaze falls."
At this point, Zhong Liwu had no intention of letting things go; to act at all was to ensure Shrek was left without a single piece intact.
"Yes!"
Upon hearing Zhong Liwu's words, members of the Holy Spirit Cult gave an earsplitting response.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
They turned into shadows and darted into Shrek City.
Boom, boom, boom.
Before long, there was smoke and dust everywhere.
Buildings collapsed in great numbers, turning into ruins and rubble.
"Damn it! Stop it all of you!"
Yan Shaozhe's eyes were red.
Regrettably, the Titled Douluo experts who had previously guarded Shrek City had already fled with heavy injuries. Now, with only him alone, he felt a sense of impotence.
"No matter what, saving even one is better than none."
Yan Shaozhe gritted his teeth and was about to charge at a Soul Douluo who was wreaking havoc.
"Yan Shaozhe, your opponent is us."
Zhong Liwu sneered coldly and charged at Yan Shaozhe.
"Damn it!"
Yan Shaozhe's pupils contracted sharply, but the crisis had already arrived. There was no place to hide; he had no choice but to confront Zhong Liwu.
However, his Cultivation Level was not as high as Zhong Liwu's, and their Martial Soul strengths were also quite similar. Therefore, it only took a few exchanges before he began to falter.
After several rounds, he was like a meteor, struck by Zhong Liwu from the sky.
"It's over!"
"Headmaster has been defeated."
"Evil Soul Masters are so powerful?"
"Wasn't it said that evil cannot overcome good? Our Shrek Academy stands for justice; how can we lose!"
Inside Shrek City, many people had been closely following the battle.
When they saw Yan Shaozhe defeated, their faces instantly became ashen.
Their faith was collapsing.