Chapter 207: Dog Eat Dog
In the Divine Realm.
Tang San opened his eyes and felt the force of faith that had been halved once again wash over him, his expression as dark as the bottom of a pot. Decades of planning and calculation had been ruined in an instant. Tang San was on the verge of spitting blood. No, he actually did spit blood. Shrek Academy was destroyed, Ah Yin's soul had dissipated after failing to possess the Golden Tree, a day had nearly passed, and those two useless beings, Da Ming and Er Ming, had yet to find the child of fate. Tang Hao was even being suppressed by the plane's consciousness.
Most crucially, when he felt for his Sea God's position, he discovered that a group of his followers in the ocean had been exterminated...
For Tang San, this was an all-encompassing, 360-degree blow.
It hurt. It hurt too much!
Tang San wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, which was there due to backlash from his divine position combined with his fury. He understood that his last strike hadn't killed Xuan Zi, only severely injured him.
But this person had to die!
Even if it meant ignoring the child of fate for now, this dog that destroyed Shrek must be killed!
...
In Douluo Continent, Heaven Dou City.
In a tavern where they were drinking and waiting for their chance, the trident symbol on Niu Tian and Tai Tan's foreheads lit up once again. After receiving Tang San's message, their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
What?
Shrek Academy was destroyed?
And it was an inside job? Even the entire Shrek City was almost in ruins?
[Niu Tian: Oh my god, the mission's really completed!]
Niu Tian and Tai Tan looked at each other, reading the same thought in each other's eyes:
This is way too bizarre.
Shrek Academy had an insider? And this insider had the power to destroy Shrek? Most importantly, how could Shrek's bunch of idiots let an insider become one of the top leaders of the academy?
"What do we do now, big brother?" Tai Tan's mouth twitched, his eyes full of speechlessness.
"You ask me? How would I know!" Niu Tian rolled his eyes, downing the strong liquor in his cup. Tang San wanted them to stop searching for the child of fate and take care of Xuan Zi the insider first, and then reconsider the rest later.
"Let's go, follow Tang San's instructions. Forget about the child of fate for now and take care of that old Taotie," sighed Niu Tian, setting down his empty cup.
Tai Tan smacked his lips and snorted softly: "We really are born to toil."
The trident symbol on their foreheads lit up again, this time in red. Tang San had infused a strand of Asura God's power into them. This strand of Asura God's power was meant solely for sensing.
Tang San's sword had done more than just severely injure Xuan Zi. Like a chronic disease, the Asura God's power kept reporting Xuan Zi's position to Tang San.
Xuan Zi, lacking the strength of Gu Yue to conceal the Asura God's power on him or a large piece of Life Gold to heal with, couldn't hide.
With this new power from Tang San, Niu Tian and Tai Tan immediately sensed Xuan Zi's location. It wasn't precise, but they had a general direction, and the feeling would grow stronger as they neared.
"Hehe… It seems this guy really angered Tang San, using even the power of the Asura God," Niu Tian couldn't help but chuckle.
Tang San had always presented himself as the Sea God, rarely using the power of the Asura God. Forcing him to deploy this divine aspect showed just how furious Xuan Zi had made him.
"Let's go, brother, now that we have a target, we might as well strike directly," said Tai Tan, standing up.
Niu Tian nodded, and they both disappeared from the tavern.
(The tavern owner: You haven't paid yet…)
They headed towards the Sun Moon Empire...
Not long after Niu Tian and Tai Tan left, Du Qianjue arrived in Heaven Dou City. Having not kept up with continental news for almost a year, he needed to find out if anything significant had occurred.
So, whether it was too coincidental or just Du Qianjue's good fortune, he wasn't with Du Busi or Xue Linglong. Only he had the fighting capability of an Ultimate Douluo. Facing Niu Tian and Tai Tan alone, he could only flee.
Without their suppression, these two had true divine officer-level strength, comparable to figures like Xue Linglong and Di Tian.
Even if the two brothers couldn't kill Du Qianjue, he couldn't defeat them either.
A major battle thus narrowly avoided by coincidence.
And Du Qianjue also learned about the most shocking news on the continent.
Shrek City was erased, and Shrek Academy was destroyed—news that couldn't be hidden. Although most people died in the aftermath of the battle, some lucky ones survived.
Survivors wouldn't dare stay in Shrek City.
Thus, the news was bound to spread.
At first, no one believed it. How could it be possible for Shrek Academy, the strongest soul master force and a sacred place for soul masters on the Douluo Continent, to be wiped out?
Until some powerhouses personally visited the ruins of Shrek Academy and saw Shrek City turned to rubble, they had to believe the news.
Seeing is believing, undeniable.
And the news quickly spread across the entire Douluo Continent.
Some were happy, others were sad.
The happiest were the Sun Moon Empire.
The thorn in their side was gone, meaning nothing stood in their way to unify the continent!
The ecstatic Sun Moon Empire immediately went into war mode, with all major soul engineer legions readying for battle, especially the Sun Moon Empire's National Soul Engineer Legion, rushing to prepare various war soul devices. Once the war started, they would become the sharpest swords, piercing into the hearts of the Dou Spirit and Star Luo Empires.
As for the royal families of the Dou Spirit and Star Luo Empires, aside from a slight relief in the Heaven Dou Empire, the others were somewhat panic-stricken.
Oh no, the Dou Ling Empire's royal family wasn't panic-stricken; they were downright thrilled.
Without Shrek Academy to block the Sun Moon Empire, war was inevitable. The entire Dou Ling royal family plunged into internal strife, with many members rebelling in an attempt to replace the current emperor.
Du Qianjue was dumbfounded. He had just gone out to hunt a soul ring and study spirit control for a while. How had the continent become such a mess?
Especially Shrek Academy.
When he heard that Shrek Academy had been destroyed by a strong soul master with a Taotie martial spirit, Du Qianjue's face was quite a picture.
In the entire Douluo series, the only one who could be connected with a Taotie martial spirit was the Grand Elder Xuan Zi of the Holy Spirit Cult. It was obvious who had destroyed Shrek Academy.
But how had Xuan Zi suddenly turned evil and uprooted Shrek Academy?
Du Qianjue had been pondering how to make Shrek Academy history, yet Xuan Zi had just declared the mission completed?
Dog eat dog?
(End of Chapter)