After Xuan Zi threw out Mu En's name like a nuclear bomb, the teachers who had been opposing him couldn't say another word. No matter how dissatisfied they were—believing that Xuan Zi's decision would only anger Mu En further—they could only swallow it down and obediently follow him to the border to regroup with Yan Shaozhe and the others.
Once Xuan Zi personally stepped in, the already chaotic situation turned even more bizarre.
Originally, Zhongli Wu had planned to end the conflict after his failed attempt to kill Yan Shaozhe—especially since the poison-immortal Du Bushi and members of the Body Sect had shown up. He wanted to stop things there to avoid full-scale war between the Holy Spirit Sect and their enemies.
But then Xuan Zi came charging into the Dou Ling Empire and created absolute havoc. Though he didn't manage to kill any Titled Douluo-level elders, he caused devastating casualties among the Holy Spirit Sect.
Zhongli Wu was furious—beyond furious!Back when he had invaded Shrek, he'd jokingly said that Shrek Academy seemed more like the Evil Soul Masters than the Holy Spirit Sect itself.
Now, looking at the situation, that joke wasn't funny anymore—because in terms of reckless madness, the Holy Spirit Sect really couldn't compare to Shrek!
Infuriated, Zhongli Wu no longer held anything back.If Shrek wanted to fight, then fine—let's fight!They wanted to see who was crazier? He'd show them what true madness looked like!
And so, the all-out war that the Star Luo and Heaven Dou empires had desperately tried to avoid was completely triggered—thanks to Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe's "teamwork."
When Mu En found out that Xuan Zi had once again disobeyed orders and recklessly involved himself in this war, his body trembled with anger.
Even with his years of self-cultivation, Mu En was utterly shocked and exasperated by this horde of pig-headed subordinates. He was so furious he nearly wanted to cripple Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe's martial souls right then and there.
But Mu En also knew—if he really did that, not only would he be cutting off one of his own arms, but the resulting public outrage would be something Shrek Academy simply couldn't endure right now.
After all, Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe's group were acting under the banner of "cleansing the continent of Evil Soul Masters" and preventing the Holy Spirit Sect's tyranny from spreading further.
If he crippled or recalled them now, wouldn't that send a message to the world that Shrek Academy was afraid of the Holy Spirit Sect?Even if that was the truth, it was a truth that could never be spoken aloud!
The only small comfort Mu En found was that, because of Yan Shaozhe's special identity, Ye Xishui hesitated to take direct action. She even stopped Long Xiaoyao from joining the fight.
As a result, although the Holy Spirit Sect gained the upper hand on the lower-tier battlefields, in the clashes among true powerhouses—where Du Bushi and Xuan Zi had joined forces—the Holy Spirit Sect began to suffer defeat after defeat.
To turn the tide, Zhongli Wu even ordered his people to sabotage within the Star Luo and Heaven Dou empires themselves, hoping to force them to back off.
Soon, ordinary citizens across both empires were terrified, living in constant fear of being dragged into the war and losing everything.
Because of that, countless people—especially those near the borders of the Sun Moon Empire—packed up their families and fled toward Sun Moon territory, desperate to escape the chaos.
The Sun Moon Empire, of course, welcomed them with open arms. In fact, to better accommodate the influx, Xu Tiannan personally set aside all other affairs and came to the border to oversee their resettlement.
When Xu Tiannan learned that Shrek, Star Luo, Heaven Dou, and even the Holy Spirit-controlled Dou Ling Empire had all plunged into war, he kept his face neutral—but in private, his grin nearly split his face.
This wave—oh, this wave was perfect.The Sun Moon Empire didn't need to lift a finger and had already become the biggest winner!
Even better, the development of the Dou Kai (Battle Armor) had reached a critical stage. Xu Tiannan knew it wouldn't be long before the first Battle Armor in the entire Douluo Continent would finally be completed.
Once the tests succeeded, the empire's ninth-level Soul Engineers would immediately begin forging their own Battle Armor sets.
When that happened, the overall power of the Sun Moon Empire's elites would skyrocket.
Let them fight—let Shrek, the Holy Spirit Sect, Star Luo, and Heaven Dou beat each other's dog brains out! Meanwhile, the Sun Moon Empire would quietly keep growing stronger on the sidelines.
Xu Tiannan had already made up his mind: when the next Continental Soul Master Tournament arrived, the Sun Moon Empire would no longer hide.He would make the entire continent open its eyes wide and see—the Sun Moon Empire now possessed the strength to unify the world!
——
"How does it feel? How much did your strength increase?"
Gu Yue Na looked at Huo Yuhao in front of her and asked.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao was wearing a set of blue-and-white armor. Judging by the standards of the Douluo Dalu III era, this armor had already reached the level of a Two-Word Dou Kai.
Huo Yuhao clenched his fist, sensing the amplification the armor gave him, then said after a moment's thought,
"With this Battle Armor, I can easily defeat a seven-ring Soul Sage. Even against an eight-ring Soul Douluo, if there are no special circumstances, they definitely wouldn't be my match. And that's not even counting my other abilities."
Hearing that, even Gu Yue Na couldn't hide her shock.
Although, after half a year of research and experimentation, she already understood how revolutionary the invention of Battle Armor would be for the entire Douluo Continent—seeing its true power firsthand still left her completely astonished.
At that moment, Gu Yue Na couldn't help imagining—if she herself had a Battle Armor set matching her strength, just how terrifying would her power become?
As if reading her thoughts, Huo Yuhao scratched his head and said, half-embarrassed,
"For now, this kind of Two-Word Battle Armor is the highest level of Spirit Forging. It gives me an unimaginable boost—but if you wore it, it probably wouldn't enhance you at all."
Gu Yue Na didn't look disappointed in the slightest. Instead, she smiled softly and said reassuringly,
"That's fine. We'll just keep researching higher levels of forging. I believe that with you here, it's only a matter of time before we create even stronger Battle Armor!"
Looking at her smiling face, even Huo Yuhao was momentarily dazed.
After spending more than half a year locked in the lab with Gu Yue Na, working side by side on Battle Armor development, it would've been impossible for their relationship not to progress.
Clearly, Gu Yue Na's approach had worked. Though she hadn't surpassed Xue Di yet, she had managed to gain a noticeable edge.
However, it wasn't that Huo Yuhao didn't want to think about such things—he simply couldn't afford to be distracted right now.
Even if he wanted to, he couldn't make any "crossing-the-line" moves at the moment!
The girls around him were restraining themselves only because he hadn't confirmed a relationship with anyone. But if he did… there was no telling what chaos might break loose.
Thinking about this, Huo Yuhao coughed twice and quickly changed the subject.
"Let's pass the Two-Word Battle Armor crafting process to Teacher and Dean Jing. Have Xue'er and Meng Hongchen start preparing their own sets too—maybe they'll come up with more ideas for us."
Gu Yue Na, fully aware that he was diverting the topic, didn't press the issue.
She believed that as long as things continued this way… sooner or later, Huo Yuhao would be hers completely.
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