Mu En waited for a while, and several inner court disciples from Shrek Academy quickly arrived.
The leading disciple bowed respectfully to Mu En and then instructed the other disciples to carry away the six black-robed figures lying on the ground.
Mu En watched the disciples leave, and the old man shook his head helplessly and sighed,
"Truly a turbulent time."
"The dignified Duke of White Tiger can't even educate his own youngest son."
"He has none of the White Tiger's magnanimity; he'll never amount to anything."
A gentle breeze caressed Mu En's cheeks; the summer wind already carried a hint of autumn's desolation. Mu En stared straight ahead, and could vaguely see the walls of Xilu City.
After all, Shrek City and Xilu City were only forty kilometers apart, a journey of no more than an hour for a Soul Master.
Although Mu En was in a wheelchair, he walked faster than most Soul Masters.
In fact, he could directly reach Xilu City using spatial power, but he didn't want to do so.
As people age, they always cherish the scenery before them.
Mu En was the same. He had lived for over two hundred and fifty years, and looking back, his happiest time was actually the period he spent traveling with Long Xiaoyao and the others.
Back then, he didn't have to worry about the continuation of Shrek Academy, because his teacher took care of everything.
He could freely travel the continent with Long Xiaoyao and the others, punishing evil and exploring secret realms.
Now, his strength stood at the pinnacle of the continent, he had both fame and fortune, yet he could only wait for death to come, confined to a wheelchair.
Initially, Mu En didn't want to die. Decades ago, he had searched through ancient ruins for methods to prolong life.
He saw records from ten thousand years ago stating that a Limit Douluo could live for a thousand years. Only after reaching that realm himself did he discover that even a Limit Douluo's lifespan was only three hundred years.
Three hundred years was too short, so short that it was just a blink of an eye before the body was buried.
Mu En realized that there must be something wrong with the Soul Master system.
Title Douluos were far stronger than ordinary people, yet their lifespans weren't significantly different.
One hundred years versus three hundred years—the difference was the cultivation of an entire Limit Douluo!
It was as if an invisible hand was draining human life force; the stronger the person, the more was drained, thus sustaining humanity's short lifespan.
Mu En dared not dwell on this. Every time he considered this matter in the Sea God Pavilion, he felt a pair of hands, seemingly those of a teacher, gently stroking his head, urging him to abandon the question.
In the bleak breeze, Mu En headed towards Xilu City without looking back. He didn't like leaving problems for future generations, but this was a problem he truly couldn't solve.
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"So satisfying!"
Xiao Xiao lay back in her chair, hands on her lower abdomen, a smile on her face. This was the most luxurious meal she had ever had.
Huo Yuhao looked at the empty plates on the table, his lips twitching involuntarily. These little gluttons, each one could eat more than the last.
Xia Die and Jiang Nannan ate relatively elegantly, but Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao ate like starving ghosts, never lifting their heads throughout the entire meal.
Wang Dong's pinkish-blue eyes were somewhat dazed.
"It's been so long since I've had a meal like today since I entered Shrek Academy."
"Shrek Academy's cafeteria is insane! Not only is the food awful, but there are no seats!"
"I've been eating Kentucky Fried Chicken for months."
"I feel like I'm turning into a hamburger."
Xiao Xiao tilted her head, looking at Wang Dong.
"I remember you're very rich, right?"
"Isn't there a particularly expensive window over there?"
"Why don't you eat there?"
Wang Dong rolled his eyes and said:
"Even if I have money, I don't just waste it. I'm already tired of the food there at home. Although it looks fancy, the overall value for money isn't high."
"I eat at KFC mainly because it's the only store that offers takeout."
"So I can take it back to the dorm to eat."
"It's a pity about my roommate, whom I only met once. He was expelled by that old hag Zhou Yi on the first day of freshman year for being one second late."
"I remember that kid was probably a commoner. I don't know what happened on the way, but when he arrived at the classroom, he was covered in mud."
"In the end, that old hag Zhou Yi used him as an example."
"I heard he didn't even get his tuition refunded."
"Later, he went to Xilu City to develop his career."
After hearing this, Xiao Xiao recalled that this incident did indeed happen on the first day of school.
At that time, the class was indignant, secretly cursing Zhou Yi for having no compassion. In the end, the entire class was punished by Zhou Yi and made to run a hundred laps around the playground.
Xiao Xiao almost died from exhaustion.
"Uncle Huo, when you first told me that Teacher Zhou Yi treated students like they were from the Sun Moon Empire, I didn't believe you."
"But after I entered her class, I realized that she didn't treat us with that kind of respect."
"We were practically treated like soul beasts!"
"Especially Wang Dong, he was really miserable."
Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Xiao's tearful face and almost laughed, then looked at Wang Dong and said:
"Oh? How miserable?"
Since he was full, Wang Dong didn't hide anything and said directly:
"Who knows what that old hag was thinking!"
"She said I was the strongest and appointed me as class monitor without any explanation."
"At first, I thought it was an important job, but it turned out to be just a punching bag and a laborer!"
"Whenever something happened in the class, she would scold me in front of the other students with a long face!"
"Then she would make me run two hundred laps on the track!"
"Sometimes I really wanted to drop out of school!"
Wang Dong recalled the past, and sadness welled up in his heart like a tide.
"I finally became a core disciple, thinking that being reassigned to a new class would free me from that jerk."
"But it turns out that guy is still my homeroom teacher!"
"Luckily, there's Teacher Wang Yan to keep her in check, and life got much easier after that."
Wang Dong paused, and Xiao Xiao continued,
"But just as we entered second grade, Teacher Wang Yan left to teach first grade."
"When the students in the class heard this, they were all in tears, not because they missed Teacher Wang so much, but because they knew their future was going to be tough."
Xia Die's eyes lit up slightly as she said,
"Mr. Wang Dong, Mr. Xiao Xiao, I think our teacher's name is Wang Yan."
Xiao Xiao waved her hand at Xia Die and said,
"Using 'Mr.' and 'Mr.' is too formal; we're all students from the same school."
"Just call us by our names."
Wang Dong nodded in agreement, and then continued,
"Oh, Teacher Wang Yan went to your school?"
"You're very lucky! Teacher Wang Yan is one of the few excellent teachers in the Foreign Languages Department, and a very nice person!"
"Damn it, does Shrek Academy allow repeating a grade?
Can I repeat a grade?
I can't stand being in Class 1 of the second year anymore!"
Xiao Xiao patted Wang Dong's shoulder, offering him some comfort.
Huo Yuhao listened to their grumbling with amusement, thankful he hadn't chosen to come to Shrek Academy.
Otherwise, he'd be experiencing Shrek's Super Run, let alone being enthusiastic.
He glanced at the time, stood up, and said to them,
"It's getting late, we can leave."
"I have some things to do next, Xia Die, are you going back to your dorm?"
Xia Die shook her head, a hint of longing appearing on her indifferent face.
"I want to go to the park, the cats there haven't been fed today."
Huo Yuhao looked at her gently. Xia Die's power was death, but she herself was extremely fond of furry little creatures.
In Xilu City, Xia Die could often be seen feeding birds, stray cats, or stray dogs in the square.
This girl would occasionally come to the Enthusiasm Headquarters to find the Shadow Cat, carrying it around the Xilu City Park.
Under Huo Yuhao's abundant resources, the Shadow Cat's cultivation reached three thousand years, and it began to show signs of bloodline evolution.
Its favorite thing to do now is to sit at the entrance of the Passion Headquarters, waiting for the Passion members to feed it.
Everyone knows that this cat belongs to Huo Yuhao, so naturally they don't hesitate to give it food.
Even Gu Yuena likes to feed the Shadow Cat and often posts pictures of it on the Magic Network's dynamic feed.
This led to some suspicion throughout the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest that their master might prefer cat- or tiger-type soul beasts.
"Oh, alright then, but be careful in Shrek City, after all, it's not Xilu City."
Jiang Nannan, eager to join in, said to Xia Die,
"Can I come with you?"
"I also really like furry creatures."
Xia Die looked at Jiang Nannan with her amethyst-like eyes, tilting her head slightly. She felt there was something off about the way this older sister was looking at her.
It seemed like she had other intentions.
However, Xia Die didn't refuse her, nodding gently and saying,
"Okay."
Hearing this, Jiang Nannan secretly rejoiced. Her new plan would start with Xia Die!
If she got her daughter, how could her father run away?
At the entrance of the "Oscar" restaurant, Xiao Xiao waved to Huo Yuhao and said,
"Uncle, we're off!"
"Goodbye!"
Huo Yuhao waved back and said,
"Take care on your journey."
"Xiao Xiao, remember to grow taller, you're still too short."
Xiao Xiao, exasperated, summoned the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and threw it at Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao easily dodged her attack and smiled as he walked in the opposite direction.
Only when he reached a small alley did he activate his Divine Might, causing his figure to disappear from reality in a spiral and enter the Divine Might Space.
When he reappeared, he was already near the Emerald Land of Xilu City.
"Adam, come out for a moment,"
Huo Yuhao said casually, glancing at the surrounding air.
As soon as he finished speaking, Adam slowly materialized from the surrounding air.
This guy, as Huo Yuhao's familiar, not only had his martial soul directly belonging to the Imaginary Authority, but his soul skills were also incredibly insidious.
The second soul skill was taken from the Dream Eater, and Huo Yuhao then transferred some dream power to it, granting it the ability of teleportation.
The first soul skill was taken from the Tree Demon, a perception-type spiritual attribute soul beast.
When the Tree Demon fused its soul ring, Huo Yuhao generously connected the soul ring's skill to the dream space, allowing the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm to open a backdoor for it.
Under the influence of dream power, the original perception soul skill changed into spiritual perception.
Because the dream space connects all living beings, Adam could achieve the characteristic of "every word spoken is known" within the range of Huo Yuhao's spiritual power.
"Father, what is it?"
Adam's clear eyes were free of distractions, only pure rationality.
Huo Yuhao said,
"I'm going to take action against the dragon corpse below. You help keep watch around."
Adam nodded, and his figure disappeared into thin air.
Huo Yuhao then located the skull of the Space Dragon King based on the marks he had left before, and sat down on the emerald soil directly above it.
Then, through the authority of [Dream], he slowly connected with the dream of the Space Dragon King's remaining divine consciousness.
Then Huo Yuhao began his dream journey, arriving in the dream world of this former Dragon King.
"Roar!!!"
"Clang!!"
Before Huo Yuhao even opened his eyes, he heard a deafening dragon roar and the sound of claws tearing through dragon scales.
He slowly opened his eyes, and before him stood a magnificent and sacred altar, where countless drops of dragon blood rained down.
This blood rain transformed the once sacred and majestic altar into a terrifying slaughterhouse.
A nine-colored dragon raised its ferocious yet beautiful head, roaring to the sky. All the elements seemed to come alive, trembling in fear.
The dragon's roar carried a deep sorrow and despair, mixed with a reckless madness.
Then the nine-colored dragon swung its claws at another dragon, tearing it apart.
Blood appeared accompanied by violent spatial fluctuations; the surrounding space was collapsing, and the spatial elements were wailing.
That was the master of this dream—the Space Dragon King.
Huo Yuhao felt as if his brain had been smashed by a hammer; his thoughts were racing, and he couldn't concentrate.
He gritted his teeth, watching the surrounding dream begin to reboot, returning to the time before the Space Dragon King was torn apart.
This Dragon King seemed to be atoning for his sins through this endless self-torture.
"Damn it!"
"These Dragon Kings are all single-minded, hopelessly trapped in the past."
"We must bring that guy back to his senses."
"Otherwise, we can't even have a conversation."
Huo Yuhao reached out to the Space Dragon King, and the authority of [Dream] began to influence this Dragon King's dream.
The entire dream began to disintegrate, turning into countless threads, which then tightly bound the Space Dragon King.
The Space Dragon King roared continuously, the terrifying spatial power causing the heavens and earth to turn upside down and their positions to become disordered.
Spatial rifts and storms appeared from time to time, tearing apart all matter on the surface.
The Space Dragon King struggled frantically, trying to break free from the threads.
The threads tightened more and more, then billions of threads were pulled out, piercing straight into the Space Dragon King's brain, using the dream itself as fuel to awaken his sanity.
Soon, the entire Dragon King's dream turned into threads and flowed into the Space Dragon King's head.
A glint of reason flashed in the other's mountain-like golden eyes.
"Sigh."
The Space Dragon King ceased its struggle, hovering in the pure white dream space.
Its majestic wings spread, like the cross of Jesus, sublime and sacred.
The sacred cross fell from the sky, creating a deafening roar that shook the earth within the dream's crevices.
A young man in a long robe, with dragon-like vertical pupils, approached Huo Yuhao and said,
"It's been a long dream, hasn't it?"
Huo Yuhao shrugged and said,
"Indeed, probably millions of years."
The young man looked Huo Yuhao over with a complex expression and said,
"I remember you."
"Not long ago, you transferred a wisp of life force to me."
Huo Yuhao said with some surprise,
"Oh?"
"You actually knew?!"
"I wasn't the one who sent it,"
the young man chuckled .
"In my previous life, I was a God-King, one of the Nine Dragon Kings, an authority on spatial power."
"Naturally, I can see you through my spiritual power,"
Huo Yuhao continued.
"It seems I underestimated the spiritual power of a God-King."
"I do indeed have a long way to go."
After the conversation ended, the pure white space fell silent. Finally, the young man looked around and said,
"You shouldn't have awakened a sinner like me."
"I destroyed many things."
"Including the future of this world."
"The Dragon God Realm should no longer exist."
(End of Chapter)
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