After the seed received the book, it didn't leave immediately, because at this moment the Ten Thousand Demon King's true form arrived at the Lake of Life.
"Master, this is the human currency earned from selling the books. According to human calculations, it should be around four to five hundred million Gold Soul Coins," the Ten Thousand Demon King reported, handing over all the Gold Soul Coins previously earned from selling the Shrek Chronicles.
"So much?!" Lin Yun was shocked. There were only six books in total, and Douluo Continent didn't even have major copyright fees. Just from selling the books alone, they managed to earn this many Gold Soul Coins?
The Snow Emperor would have fainted in the bathroom.
The value created by six books could buy three of her transformed embryos—it was simply absurd.
The Ten Thousand Demon King shrugged.
He had no real concept of money. After all, he was a Soul Beast and didn't use human currency. He only knew the number was huge but had no idea what it could actually buy.
It was useless to him anyway.
Lin Yun examined the storage Soul Conductor, sending his spiritual energy inside, and saw a literal mountain of various soul coins filling his vision.
Gold, silver, copper… all piled into little mountains. Only the massive storage space of the Soul Conductor made it possible to hold so much.
This was the first time Lin Yun had seen so many Gold Soul Coins so directly. These weren't numbers on a screen—they were tangible piles of gold, silver, and copper.
"Well done!" Lin Yun grinned, patting the Ten Thousand Demon King on the shoulder, acknowledging his earning ability.
"It is an honor to serve the master!" The Ten Thousand Demon King was ecstatic. Indeed, he was Lin Yun's most capable subordinate. Who was Di Tian anyway? Unknown, step aside! I will create even more value for the master!
The Ten Thousand Demon King's face glowed red with pride.
Lin Yun, looking at the motivated Ten Thousand Demon King, nodded in satisfaction. After a brief thought, he retrieved the book Source of Life.
Though being cursed by the naturally evil Shrek behind his back was infuriating, it wasn't yet the right time to eliminate Shrek.
The power of Source of Life was immense. As soon as Lin Yun had distributed the book, powerful forces across the entire Douluo Continent had already begun attacking Shrek Academy.
But the other book was different. Once it was distributed, it would only make the four great empires of Douluo Continent fear and oppose Shrek Academy to the utmost!
"I won't let you off so easily just because of momentary satisfaction. I'm not done playing yet," Lin Yun murmured softly.
Anger needed to accumulate.
Even though Shrek Academy's reputation on Douluo Continent had already plummeted, to truly place it in opposition to all powers, this wasn't enough. The three great empires still needed Shrek Academy. As long as the Sun and Moon Empire existed, Shrek Academy would always be their last lifeline.
Unless…
Lin Yun's lips curved into a meaningful smile.
"Alright, go. Let this book, like before, sweep across Douluo Continent, revealing Shrek Academy's greed and ambition to all!"
Yes, this book was titled:
—Greed and Ambition!
The Ten Thousand Demon King set off again, on a dual mission of stirring trouble and earning money. He once more used the seed to spread the book like a swarm of locusts, sending copies of Greed and Ambition to cities and towns all across the continent.
This time, Lin Yun didn't issue any urgent warnings. After all, this action wouldn't be intercepted by the Limit Douluo, and the Ten Thousand Demon King executed the plan at his own pace.
Synopsis of Greed and Ambition:
As the Sun and Moon Empire grew stronger and the power of soul masters became increasingly fragile before the steel flood created by Soul Conductors, Shrek Academy grew anxious.
They had always underestimated Soul Conductors, considering them external tools that could never surpass the power of soul masters. Yet they failed to see one truth: Soul Conductors represented human intelligence and technology—and under the development of time, technology only grows more brilliant.
Four thousand years ago, the Sun and Moon Empire could, with the power of Soul Conductors, suppress the combined armies of the three Douluo nations on the battlefield. If not for Shrek Academy's sudden rise, if not for a Limit Douluo of extreme talent at that time, Douluo Continent would have long been renamed Sun and Moon Continent.
After four thousand years of unrelenting development, Soul Conductors had become world-changing.
Under this situation, Shrek Academy quickly realized that the Sun and Moon Empire was about to launch a second war. And this time…
Shrek Academy would be powerless. They could not stop the war.
Upon realizing their own folly in underestimating the development of Soul Conductors, they understood that the advancement of Soul Conductors was not instantaneous. They lacked the time and capability to develop them. The march of the Sun and Moon Empire could not be stopped.
And if it couldn't be stopped… why not subtly push it forward, becoming the hidden predator after the praying mantis catches the cicada?
This idea stemmed from one person—
Xu He, the former imperial prince of the Sun and Moon Empire, a survivor of the previous royal family who fled after losing the throne struggle.
The current Sun and Moon Emperor's claim to the throne was illegitimate. He had not inherited it but usurped it, massacring the palace one night over ten years ago to seize the imperial seat.
On that bloody night, the former emperor's bloodline was nearly wiped out, but a young boy escaped—Xu He, the only surviving bloodline of the former Sun and Moon Emperor.
Even as a child, he bore the weight of a blood feud. By chance, Xu He met someone.
A member of Shrek Academy.
He was brought back to Shrek Academy and became a student. Before fleeing, Xu He had used secret methods to alter his appearance and adopted the alias He Caitu, remaining undercover in Shrek Academy.
As a royal bloodline of the Sun and Moon Empire, his talent for Soul Conductors was naturally exceptional. Coincidentally, this era of Shrek Academy was heavily developing Soul Conductors, making him a genius student in their Soul Conductor division.
What Xu He didn't know was that his disguise was ineffective in front of true experts.
On the surface, he appeared as a dark-skinned, simple-looking boy, his martial soul merely a food-type cigar. Without his Soul Conductor, he had no combat strength. In reality, Shrek Academy had already discovered his second martial soul.
Yes, a dual martial soul.
Even if hidden well, his second martial soul eventually revealed itself to Shrek's high-level staff.
The Sun Royal Martial Soul.
Initially, Shrek Academy suspected Xu He was a spy planted by the Sun and Moon Empire. Upon investigation, they discovered he was actually a fleeing prince of the previous Sun and Moon Empire.
Simultaneously, a daring idea emerged among Shrek Academy's leaders.
Since they couldn't prevent the Sun and Moon Empire from unifying the continent, why not let it happen, and then, using Xu He's identity, replace the original royal family and establish the Shrek Empire?
It was possible.
Millennia ago, the Spirit Hall started as merely a soul master organization. With strength, they eventually founded the Spirit Empire. Shrek Academy could do the same.
No need to oppose the entire continent. Let the Sun and Moon Empire unify the land, then occupy the moral high ground under the guise of "restoring Douluo," replacing the Sun and Moon Empire and establishing the Shrek Empire.
This was their ambition.
They possessed the most titled Douluos in the continent. On the battlefield, they might not rival the Sun and Moon Empire, but if capturing the king first, the Sun and Moon Emperor was just a slightly stronger ant.
With this idea, Shrek Academy launched a diabolical plan.
First, they treated Xu He, the fleeing prince, as if he were ordinary, giving him care and warmth, making him see Shrek Academy as home—a crucial step in replacing the Sun and Moon Empire.
But one Xu He wasn't enough.
Shrek Academy also knew that the Sun and Moon royal family had a branch in Douling Empire, the Zhang family, who inherited another royal martial soul—
The Moon.
If they had the Sun, how could they lack the Moon?
The current Sea God Pavilion head, Mu En, personally intervened, bringing the girl with the Moon Martial Soul to Shrek Academy and ensuring her complete loyalty.
With the head of Sea God Pavilion overseeing, other senior members of Shrek Academy were reassured.
Mu En's method was simple.
He coordinated with the Supreme Leader of the Holy Spirit Sect, Ye Xi Shui, using his wife's assistance. The Holy Spirit Sect deployed a large number of evil soul masters on a dark, windy night to massacre the Zhang family, sparing only the youngest daughter with the best talent.
A win-win.
The Zhang family's deaths fueled the evil soul masters' growth, while Mu En gained Zhang Lexuan, the daughter.
Young Zhang Lexuan didn't know her family had been wiped out or that Mu En was behind it. She begged him for revenge, promising to do anything in return.
This played perfectly into Mu En's plan.
He used the guise of revenge to force Zhang Lexuan to swear allegiance to Shrek and become the childhood bride of his descendant.
Blinded by hatred, Zhang Lexuan immediately knelt and swore. Even if she weren't blinded by hatred, she was only a little girl barely over ten—how could she scheme against a cunning old fox like Mu En?
Mu En hadn't truly avenged her—he just killed a few low-level evil soul master minions to deceive her.
After all, the real culprit behind the Zhang family massacre was himself. The evil soul masters were merely his tools. Not killing them would have been foolish.
Zhang Lexuan didn't know this. She believed that with her vengeance achieved, she was bound to Mu En's descendant and Shrek Academy.
Shrek Academy's plan succeeded spectacularly.
Not only did they train a boy with the Sun Martial Soul, but they brainwashed a girl with the Moon Martial Soul. With these two Sun and Moon heirs, the Sun and Moon royal line could belong entirely to Shrek.
The continent's top academy?
No. The title of "Soul Master Sacred Land" no longer sufficed. They wanted more—they aimed to create the only Shrek Empire across Douluo Continent!
Greed and ambition could no longer be contained!
—Secret of the Sun and Moon: Greed and Ambition complete.
This seventh book by Teacher Aoba changed style once again, with no abstract or convoluted plots. The text was completely straightforward.
Many readers felt disappointed. They read Teacher Aoba's books for entertainment, yet this one lacked the humor they expected.
But when lowbrow amusement faded and reason reclaimed the mind's high ground, cold sweat poured from the back in an instant.
Greed? Ambition?
Though the book lacked world-shattering plots, the content was just as explosive—if not more so!
Shrek Academy, long claiming to defend Douluo and aiding the three Douluo nations against the Sun and Moon Empire, was secretly plotting a terrifying plan: to unify Douluo Continent using the Sun and Moon Empire's power.
Ordinary civilians might not care much, desensitized by harsh lives. Who ruled the continent didn't matter—they lived as they would.
But those with strong pride erupted in outrage. Countless young patriots denounced Shrek Academy.
And this was just the lower-level dissent.
The high-level leaders of the three… no, four great empires were sweating. The royal families of Xingluo, Tianhun, and Douling wanted to immediately unite and destroy Shrek Academy, the traitors who had gone rogue.
We're struggling to resist the Sun and Moon Empire and survive the steel flood, yet you've gone ahead, thinking of building your Shrek Empire on our corpses?
Outrage at its peak—the three great empires' defenses cracked simultaneously.
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