"Everyone, let me introduce you. This is the successor to the Sea Gods Pavilion of our Shrek Academy, Zhang Lexuan..." Mu En said with a smile.
"Tsk, a Titled Douluo in her twenties!" Du Busi looked surprised. He sized up Zhang Lexuan, nodded slightly, and sighed, "With such talent, as long as nothing goes wrong, she will likely become a stable Limit Douluo. It won't be long before she surpasses Xuan Zi and me."
"It's a pity about that kid back then..."
Du Busi shook his head, the second half of the sentence only spoken in his heart.
He had already fallen into becoming an Evil Soul Master, consorting with that group of filthy rats, and now he was wreaking havoc on the Douluo Continent. They had arrived at Shrek Academy now precisely for that guy, to wage war once again and completely eliminate the Holy Spirit Cult...
Come to think of it, his Body Sect had once invited that kid to join back then. Now it seemed that being rejected was actually a blessing.
"Zhang Lexuan?"
Beside Du Busi, a tall and beautiful young woman stepped out, her long, slender legs particularly eye-catching. She was still wearing a green cloth dress, a complex expression on her face.
"Wei Linger."
The woman extended her fair hand, and Zhang Lexuan politely shook it.
Years had passed, and things had changed.
The little snot-nosed kid who she had ignored back then, who had closely followed that figure, had already grown into an existence she had to look up to.
Even though she had now reached the realm of a Spirit Saint and had become one of the most outstanding third-generation disciples of the Body Sect, she still could not reach her.
"By the way, where is Shaozhe?" Mu En looked at Zhang Lexuan with a smile.
"Dean Yan, he..." Zhang Lexuan bit her red lips lightly, her expression somewhat hesitant.
Mu En's heart suddenly skipped a beat; he had a bad premonition.
"At noon today, Lu Cheng sent me a note via carrier pigeon, asking me to go to the Sunset Forest. But the note happened to be discovered by Dean Yan. Fearing that Lu Cheng might harm me, he went there himself and hasn't returned yet..." Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath and said it anyway.
Mu En's pupils shrank suddenly.
From beginning to end, he had never treated that kid as an ant to be kneaded at will; he had always maintained a sense of caution.
Therefore, he instantly caught a hint of something wrong.
"Lu Cheng?!?"
Upon hearing this, Du Busi's expression also turned grave instantly.
"Old Mu, should I go to the Sunset Forest myself to take a look?"
But before Mu En could answer, they saw gray-black mist rising from the direction of Shrek City, slowly pressing towards Shrek Academy like black clouds.
At the same time, countless Black-Robed Man figures soared up from Shrek City, their evil soul master auras no longer concealed in the slightest, brazenly exposed to everyone's view.
"Hehehe..."
The terrifying auras of nearly twenty Titled Douluo made both Mu En and Du Busi completely change their expressions.
The two leading Black-Robed Man figures, whose auras were particularly thick and even carried the pressure of Limit Douluo experts, caused the hearts of all the experts present to tremble continuously.
Evil Soul Masters, Limit Douluo, and two of them at that.
One must know that even though more than half of the top experts of the Douluo Continent were gathered here, there was only one Mu En, who had one foot in the grave, and the other two were Du Busi and Xuan Zi, both 98th-level Super Douluo.
"Dragon Emperor Long Xiaoyao, I didn't expect that after so many years, you would also become a lackey of the Holy Spirit Cult, helping the villain do evil." Du Busi coldly sized up the tall Black-Robed Man figure in the lead and snorted.
Long Xiaoyao glanced at him without saying anything, instead looking at Mu En in the distance, a flash of guilt in his eyes.
Even though he had no intention of destroying Shrek, under the coercion and inducement of Ye Xishui, he had no choice but to stand here and attack the juniors of the past.
Long Xiaoyao was silent, and Ye Xishui beside him was equally indifferent.
The Holy Spirit Cult had completely surrounded the entire Shrek Academy, layer upon layer, so that not even a mosquito could get out to send a message.
Therefore, the initiative was handed over to the true initiator of this war...
Countless black robes on both sides moved aside, leaving a path.
And from within, a handsome young man in black robes slowly walked out. Countless Black-robed men cast burning gazes upon him; that reverence and heartfelt fanaticism could be seen clearly without any need for concealment.
"Body Sect, Du Busi?"
Lu Cheng said loudly.
A smile hung on the corner of his mouth.
With an imposing figure, the black-robed figure stood proudly at the head of countless Evil Soul Masters, his face surprisingly handsome and, incongruously, even eerily young.
Shrek Academy.
Countless Inner Academy disciples, teachers, students, and even the helmsmen of many other forces and the younger generation of disciples all looked at that figure with complex expressions.
There was no other reason; anyone who had participated in the Continental Elite Young Soul Master Tournament back then could not forget the young man who held a burning red longbow, with a massive Three-Legged Golden Crow phantom flashing behind him, crushing the then-famous Sun Moon Empire team at will.
He was the mountain that countless geniuses of this era had tried to surpass, one after another, yet no one had ever been able to cross.
He just stood there, yet now, no one of the younger generation dared to attempt a challenge.
But such genius had joined the Holy Spirit Cult, become a notorious Evil Soul Master, wreaked havoc on the Douluo Continent, and now, with countless Evil Soul Masters, intended to wipe out the righteous forces in one fell swoop.
Standing on the opposite side of them entirely.
"What a pity..."
Du Busi turned into a dark green streak and ascended into the sky above Shrek Academy.
He sized up Lu Cheng with a complex expression.
"Such a heaven-sent talent, yet you learned from Long Xiaoyao and willingly fell into becoming an Evil Soul Master. How regrettable! …"
"Why must Senior Du say such things? Once my Holy Spirit Cult completely wipes out Shrek Academy and becomes the number one sect in the world, by then, you and I might even be able to cooperate." Lu Cheng revealed a warm smile, his demeanor elegant and calm.
"Bullshit!" Du Busi spat lightly.
He sneered.
"Although my body sect emphasizes being unscrupulous, we also have our own bottom line. We are definitely not going to cooperate with just any cat or dog. You'd better give up on that idea sooner rather than later!"
"My Star Luo Empire is the same." A black-robed man nodded slightly to Xu Jiawei and also ascended into mid-air.
"And my Dou Ling Empire..."
One after another, figures from the Douluo Continent also floated up.
Their eyes carried anger as they coldly stood in opposition to the many experts of the Holy Spirit Cult one by one.
"Lu Cheng, where is Shaozhe?"
Mu En spoke slowly. He tapped his long staff on the ground, and the entire ancient golden tree emitted a dazzling golden light, completely wrapping Shrek Academy below.
Then he moved into mid-air.
The white-haired old man looked at Lu Cheng with complex eyes, staring intently at him.
Up until this moment. Everything was already completely disconnected from what he had envisioned, and the young man opposite him with a gentle smile had long since grown into an existence he could not fathom.
In this game of chess, the chess player had long since changed.
It was just... when did it change?
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