Under the will of Dragon God Douluo Mu En, Shrek Academy, the continent's premier academy, went into full operation.
Aside from necessary defenses, to pursue and kill Wang Chen, all powerhouses of Shrek Academy with cultivation above Title Douluo were mobilized.
Dragon God Douluo Mu En, with Super Douluo powerhouses as the backbone and Title Douluo powerhouses as the foundation, formed an unprecedented pursuit team.
The entire team, starting from the central location where Wang Chen and Xuanzi clashed, extended their search outward in all directions for traces.
Mu En believed that the battle had ended less than ten minutes ago. In just ten minutes, combined with the thief being heavily injured and his soul power exhausted, even if he fled, he couldn't have gone far. As long as they pursued quickly, there was a high chance of catching him.
After all, he was a Limit Douluo powerhouse who had condensed dual soul cores, with mental power reaching the tangible and substantial realm.
His insight was astonishing, and with the aid of spatial power, his speed was so fast that, aside from Limit Douluo of the same level, who could escape his pursuit?
This wasn't a case where days had passed; if days had passed, Mu En wouldn't bother pursuing, as days were enough to escape to the ends of the earth, impossible to catch, and the thief likely would have already returned to the Sun Moon Empire.
But only ten minutes had passed, so they had to pursue relentlessly, wanting to see the person alive or the corpse dead.
Not only that, during the pursuit, Mu En also leveraged Shrek Academy's immense influence, sending people to inform the Douluo Three Kingdoms' imperial families and many top sects and families with Super Douluo or Title Douluo, with whom they had good relations.
He told them the cause and effect, as well as the intelligence that the enemy was heavily injured and unable to use soul skills for thirty-six days, inviting them to join the pursuit.
And he promised great rewards: anyone providing clues would be awarded a fifty-thousand-year soul bone, and the one who killed the enemy would be promised a hunt for a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
Among them, the Douluo Three Kingdoms' imperial families, upon learning that a Sun Moon Empire powerhouse invaded Shrek Academy, killed level 95 Super Douluo Yan Shaozhe, and severely injured level 98 peak powerhouse Taotie Douluo Xuanzi, almost thought the Sun Moon Empire was about to start a war.
In recent years, the Sun Moon Empire's strength had grown increasingly powerful, and the Douluo Three Kingdoms' imperial families and officials all realized that war was not far off.
Thus, in other matters, the Douluo Three Kingdoms might hesitate to assist due to wariness of Shrek Academy, but in dealing with the Sun Moon Empire, they were all willing to act.
As for the top sects on the continent with Super Douluo powerhouses, there was no need to say more; the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Mysterious Underworld Sect, Clear Sky Sect, and others had always been friendly with Shrek Academy.
They even sent their young sect masters to study at Shrek Academy, so upon receiving Shrek Academy's invitation, they were naturally willing to contribute.
As for sects and families with only Title Douluo, besides their good relations with Shrek Academy, they were also enticed by Shrek Academy's promise of hunting a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. If they could obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone, their strength would surely advance further, crossing from Title Douluo to Super Douluo forces.
Moreover, Douluo Continent people were naturally hostile to Sun Moon Empire people, so these sects and families, upon receiving Shrek Academy's message, all took action.
Shrek Academy's immense influence stemmed entirely from the war four thousand years ago.
Back then, the Douluo Three Kingdoms were repeatedly defeated by the Sun Moon Empire; ultimately, Shrek Academy stepped in, leading the Douluo Three Kingdoms and numerous Title Douluo powerhouses to defeat the Sun Moon Empire.
Since then, Shrek Academy's status had become increasingly transcendent.
Even faintly, its status was higher than that of a kingdom's imperial family. Just Shrek Academy's dean, in the hearts of Douluo Three Kingdoms' natives, held a status comparable to an emperor.
One can imagine to what extent Shrek Academy's strength, influence, and power had expanded.
To be precise, Shrek Academy could no longer be considered just an academy.
After all, which academy could, like Shrek Academy, possess its own territory (Lima Plain), its own city (Shrek City), and its own army (Shrek Army)?
Moreover, Shrek Academy's inspection team held law enforcement rights over Douluo Continent; whenever a malicious soul master incident occurred, confirmed by Shrek Academy's intelligence, they could directly send inspectors to execute.
This was why the Douluo Three Kingdoms were wary of Shrek Academy. If not for the external threat of the Sun Moon Empire eyeing them, and Shrek Academy's strength being too great to handle,
And needing Shrek Academy's help in times of war, otherwise, the Douluo Three Kingdoms would definitely unite to find ways to weaken Shrek Academy. (In Douluo 2, the Douluo Three Kingdoms' imperial families' strength wasn't great, the strongest only at level 97.)
Thus, Wang Chen, with his own strength, directly mobilized the Douluo Three Kingdoms and many forces with Title Douluo powerhouses into action.
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Star Luo Empire Imperial Palace.
Wearing a luxurious golden long dress, with fair skin and near-perfect appearance, Princess Xu Jiujiu said to Emperor Xu Jiawei, "Imperial brother, that Taotie Douluo Xuanzi, even our Hall Master of the Consecration Hall is no match for him.
When did the Sun Moon Empire become so powerful? Hasn't the Sun Moon Empire never produced Super Douluo powerhouses?
But from the intelligence sent by Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Empire, in terms of top powerhouses, has probably caught up with us."
Star Luo Empire Emperor Xu Jiawei sat on his chair, hearing his sister's words, his brows tightly furrowed, evidently in a heavy mood.
In the past, although the Sun Moon Empire was extremely terrifying in large-scale military combat, in terms of top powerhouses, both in quantity and quality, they were far inferior to the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
But now, the Sun Moon Empire had likely made up for its shortcomings in top powerhouses; war was truly imminent.
This time, the Sun Moon Empire sent top powerhouses to attack Shrek Academy, probably preparing for war.
Xu Jiawei sighed, "Jiujiu, prepare mentally for war; the Sun Moon Empire could launch a war at any time."
Immediately after, Xu Jiawei's eyes sharpened, thinking darkly to himself, "War will come sooner or later, so before the war starts, we must weaken the Sun Moon Empire's strength as much as possible.
That Sun Moon Empire powerhouse who attacked Shrek Academy, killed Yan Shaozhe, and severely injured Xuanzi, must be among the top powerhouses in the Sun Moon Empire, perhaps even the strongest.
If such a powerhouse can be kept, it will surely deal a major blow to the Sun Moon Empire, even delaying the war."
Xu Jiawei ordered, "Someone, issue a decree, have the Star Luo Empire's First Soul Master Legion array at the border; from today, enter first-level alert status! Seal the border, prohibit entry and exit, guard against Sun Moon Empire invasion.
Send orders to the Consecration Hall's consecrators, cooperate with Shrek Academy, and keep this Sun Moon Empire top powerhouse for me!"
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Mysterious Underworld Sect.
A tall, burly middle-aged man, like an iron tower, stood with hands behind his back.
He was the current Mysterious Underworld Sect Master, Xu Zheng, a level 96 Super Douluo powerhouse.
Xu Zheng instructed, "Shrek Academy has good relations with our sect; lend a hand. If we don't help, it will inevitably affect the sect's relationship with Shrek Academy."
"Yes, Sect Master."
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Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
Having just dispatched manpower to aid Shrek Academy, the current Sect Master Ning Zhiyuan stood on a high mountain.
He wore an elegant white long robe, his long hair neatly draped over his shoulders. From his appearance, he looked about thirty or forty, his whole demeanor refined and extremely handsome.
Ning Zhiyuan's eyes were deep, his purple pupils carrying worry.
As the Sect Master of the support-type Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Zhiyuan had a long-term vision; unlike other traditional soul master sects that resisted soul tools, he embraced them, even starting to recruit soul engineers to craft soul tools for sect disciples, strengthening the sect.
Ning Zhiyuan knew very well that soul tools were inevitably the future trend; not accepting soul tools would undoubtedly be swept into the dustbin of history.
Ning Zhiyuan thought darkly to himself, "I didn't expect the Sun Moon Empire's powerhouses to have become so strong, even severely injuring Shrek Academy's level 98 peak Xuanzi.
In the future, perhaps the Sun Moon Empire will truly unify the continent; then… where will my Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect go?"
Ning Zhiyuan took a deep breath, suddenly feeling the pressure on him multiply.
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Clear Sky Sect.
Great Sect Master Niu Tian and Second Sect Master Tai Tan, hearing the Clear Sky Sect elders buzzing with chatter, felt a great headache.
"Great Sect Master, Second Sect Master, Shrek Academy sent news saying a Sun Moon Empire foreigner can use the ring explosion secret technique; what should we do? The ring explosion secret technique is our Clear Sky Sect's ultimate art."
"I say we should capture that Sun Moon Empire thief, torture him, and ask where he learned it."
"Anyway, I don't believe a Sun Moon Empire thief could create the ring explosion secret technique from nothing; it must have been stolen."
"..."
Niu Tian and Tai Tan both felt helpless; they had descended to protect Tang Wutong, not being Clear Sky Sect members, naturally having no attachment to the Clear Sky Sect.
In the end, after the elders' discussion, the Clear Sky Sect also sent a pursuit team to hunt Wang Chen.
After all, the sect's supreme secret art leaking out was like someone stealing from their home; without investigating thoroughly, how could they rest easy.
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Time passed in a flash, three days since Wang Chen and Xuanzi's clash.
At this time, in the Dou Ling Empire, Lingxue City.
Mu En's mental power scanned the entire city, still finding nothing. For a moment, his expression became extremely grave.
He led Shrek Academy's powerhouses day and night in pursuit for three whole days; during this time, more powerhouses kept joining the pursuit team. But aside from finding some traces at the beginning, there were no more clues.
It was as if this person suddenly vanished, no longer in this world.
Just as Mu En pondered what had gone wrong.
"Teacher, drink some water." Cai Mei'er said with a haggard face.
Mu En sighed, "Mei'er, go rest. Your teacher will seek justice for Shaozhe."
Cai Mei'er shook her head, "Teacher, I'm not tired; let me continue the pursuit."
Mu En looked at Cai Mei'er's sorrowful, haggard face, looked up at the clear blue sky, thinking, "What exactly was overlooked? Why no progress."
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At the same time, in a dimly lit world, this world had a black sun hanging in the sky, surrounded by eerie purple light.
Countless undead creatures were scattered everywhere, the entire world without a trace of life, only death and desolation.
In this lifeless place, a tall, handsome, and upright human man with extremely vigorous vitality sat cross-legged on the black soil.
Behind him was a pale gate wrapped in countless chains.
This was the Undead Scourge, Electrolux's undead demiplane. And the human man was undoubtedly Wang Chen.
Wang Chen slowly opened his eyes; at this moment, not only had his injuries fully recovered, but even his soul power had advanced one level, breaking through from level 73 to level 74. His body had also become tougher.
Wang Chen's lips slightly curved up, standing from the ground, stretching, his eyes deep, thinking darkly to himself, "Shrek Academy's people probably never dreamed I'd be hiding in a demiplane.
Pursuit? Hmph, wait until I visit the Sunset Forest and the Extreme North. I'll see who's pursuing whom."
Three days ago, after severely injuring Xuanzi, Wang Chen himself was heavily injured due to the ring explosion, his soul power and mental power greatly depleted. He could only use his soul core to absorb spatial energy to recover while hurrying to escape.
At that time, Wang Chen knew clearly that although he had dealt with Xuanzi, Shrek Academy had many people; soon, powerhouses would arrive. If he didn't escape early, in his state, any Title Douluo could make him suffer.
Originally, Wang Chen planned to play hide-in-plain-sight, going to Shrek City to hide, but soon, he thought of a better method, which was Electrolux's undead demiplane.
After all, no matter how he hid or fled, or played hide-in-plain-sight, there was risk, but hiding in a demiplane was truly foolproof.
So Wang Chen changed direction, heading toward the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest, not far from the Lima Plain.
The place where Wang Chen absorbed the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year soul ring wasn't in the Star Dou Great Forest. Thus, Electrolux wasn't drawn out as in the original story, so Electrolux was still in the Star Dou Great Forest waiting for a fated person.
After returning to the place where he encountered the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, Wang Chen used the Metal of Living Beings as bait, successfully luring Electrolux out.
Electrolux, in the original work, is a demigod-level powerhouse's remnant soul, not only with incomplete memory but also at risk of dissipating at any time. To prevent the remnant soul from dissipating, the Metal of Living Beings was essential.
It could be said that the Metal of Living Beings' attraction to Electrolux was unparalleled.
Immediately after, to stabilize his remnant soul, Electrolux took the initiative to make a deal with Wang Chen…
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