Chapter 184 Poison Never Dies: Want to Leave? Not a Chance!
Along the tree-lined avenue, Princess Vina's royal guards had completely surrounded the area.
Thousands of soldiers in gleaming armor wielded chilling soul-guided ray guns, while dozens of royal retainers activated their martial souls, their soul rings of various colors shimmering in the light.
Although they were far inferior in quality to the three elders of Shrek Academy, their fearless military aura made the atmosphere extremely heavy.
Yan Shaozhe's right hand, which had been extended out, hovered in mid-air, and the blazing white light gradually receded.
He looked at Vina blocking his way, and at the pure gold token representing the presence of the Heavenly Soul Emperor, and his face turned extremely ugly.
"Princess Vina." Yan Shaozhe took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his anger, his voice low and tense.
"I'll say it again, Fan Yu is a member of Shrek Academy, and he possesses the academy's core secrets."
"We are here today only to take him back to investigate some facts. This is an internal matter of the academy and we have absolutely no intention of offending the Heavenly Soul Empire."
"Your Highness, please consider the bigger picture and do not let the fate of one person damage the millennia-old friendship between Shrek Academy and the Empire."
Elder Song also suppressed the fluctuations of his soul power, and a serious expression appeared on his gaunt face: "Your Highness, Shrek Academy's reputation cannot be trampled upon."
"Fan Yu's actions have seriously crossed the academy's bottom line. We are taking him away to uphold the rules of the Soul Master world. Please step aside."
Vina snorted coldly, took a step forward, and the gold medal in her hand gleamed coldly in the moonlight.
"Rules? Dean Yan, Elder Song, in your eyes, Shrek Academy's rules are the rules, but what about the laws of my Heavenly Soul Empire?" Vina's voice was clear and decisive, echoing throughout the entire street.
"Count Fanyu has formally resigned from his post at Shrek Academy. He is now a First-Class Count personally conferred by my father, the Emperor, a key minister of my Heavenly Soul Empire, and the chief Soul Guide Advisor recognized by the royal family."
"His every word and action now represents the dignity of the empire. You are in the empire's capital, trying to forcibly take away a high-ranking official of the empire. Is that what you call not intending to offend him?"
Vina glanced around at Yan Shaozhe and the other two, whose faces were ashen, and her tone became extremely firm: "My father has decreed that anyone who dares to lay a finger on Earl Fanyu today is openly declaring war on my Heavenly Soul Empire!"
"Dean Yan, you can give it a try and see if you can lead Earl Fanyu out of this imperial city surrounded by tens of thousands of troops!"
Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Old Song's faces had turned extremely gloomy.
They never imagined that the Heavenly Soul Royal Family, who had always been extremely respectful to Shrek Academy, would show such a resolute attitude for the sake of a mere sail feather.
Yan Shaozhe stared intently at Fan Yu, who was being protected by Vina, and then looked at the soul-guided ray guns around him that were already charging. His heart was filled with resentment and frustration.
He knew that if he forced his way in, now that the other side had deployed its army, Shrek would become the culprit who started the war, a title he couldn't bear.
"Fine, what a fine Heavenly Soul Empire." Yan Shaozhe gritted his teeth, each word seeming to be ground out from between his teeth.
"Since you insist on this, Shrek will remember this matter."
"Fanyu, I hope you won't regret your choice today. Let's go!"
Yan Shaozhe suddenly swung his sleeve, producing a piercing sound as if something was cutting through the air.
He turned around, gesturing for Old Master Song and Xian Lin'er to leave.
In his view, since he couldn't take it by force, he could only return to the academy and make long-term plans. Even if he had to leave, he should take with him the last bit of dignity that Shrek Academy had as a holy place.
However, just as Yan Shaozhe and the other two were about to leap into the void and leave, a wild laugh filled with mockery and violence suddenly exploded from directly above the imperial city!
"Hahahaha! Yan Shaozhe, you old scoundrel, what do you think my Heavenly Soul Empire is? You think you can come and go as you please? Do you really think this is your backyard?"
A beam of emerald green light crashed down like a meteorite at the exit of the tree-lined path.
"boom!"
The massive shockwave instantly blew away the surrounding blue bricks. After the dust settled, Poison Undying's towering body stood firmly in the center, surrounded by a breathtaking emerald green light.
Beside him, Liu Yuan stood calmly, his three eyes gleaming with a purple-gold light as he coldly watched Yan Shaozhe and the other two.
Yan Shaozhe and the others suddenly stopped, and their expressions became even more grim after landing.
"Poison won't kill us!" Yan Shaozhe roared, his anger flaring up again. "What do you intend to do? We're already planning to leave, do you think you can force us to stay?"
Poison Undying snorted coldly, his double emerald green eyes flashing with arrogant ferocity. He casually picked at his ear with his right hand, the action rough and full of contempt: "Forcibly detain you? Today I will not only forcibly detain you, but I will also settle the score with you."
Poison Undying took a step forward, and the ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch: "You three old bastards, you broke into the capital of my Heavenly Soul Empire in the middle of the night, openly threatened my empire's count, and even tried to kidnap people."
"Now that you can't get your hands on it, you think you can just pack up and leave? Yan Shaozhe, you've got a really big plan. I could hear it all over Qingfeng Garden!"
"Poison Undying, don't push your luck!" Xian Lin'er's azure fire spear instantly solidified, its tip pointing at Poison Undying, the sharp azure flames flickering erratically. "If we want to leave, can you stop us?"
"This is outrageous!" Poison Undying laughed shrilly, as if he had heard something extremely funny. "So what if I bully you today? On my turf, it's not your place to run wild, Shrek Academy!"
Poison Undying stopped laughing, his eyes turning extremely cold, and said, word by word, "If you want to leave, fine. Yan Shaozhe, all three of you come at me together. If you defeat me, I'll let you go."
"Otherwise, today, every single one of you three will be sent back to the palace on your own!"
These words struck Yan Shaozhe and his two companions like a heavy hammer blow, severely damaging their dignity.
"You think you're invincible? You can't be poisoned!" Yan Shaozhe was completely enraged. As the dean of the Martial Soul Department, he had never suffered such blatant humiliation.
"Whether it's invincible or not, you'll only know after you try!" Poison Undying suddenly spread his arms, and a terrifying soul power that was like an overwhelming force erupted instantly, directly knocking back thousands of soldiers around him dozens of meters. The emerald green light shot into the sky, as if it would dye the entire night sky green.
"Shao Zhe, since he wants to fight, then let's spar with him!" Old Song's face darkened, and her originally hunched body straightened up instantly, with a powerful aura no weaker than Yan Shao Zhe bursting out from her body.
"Since you're courting death, then so be it!" Xian Lin'er shouted, and the Azure Fire Dragon Martial Soul behind her instantly appeared, letting out a loud dragon roar.
The three Super Douluo activated their Martial Souls simultaneously, instantly transforming the originally dimly lit tree-lined path into a vibrant tapestry of colors. The extremely oppressive sense of power caused the entire imperial city to tremble.
Behind Yan Shaozhe, a huge phantom of the Radiant Phoenix Martial Soul appeared, with nine brilliant soul rings spiraling upwards. The sacred and scorching aura forcibly tore a gap in the emerald light of the Undying Poison.
"Well done!" Poison Undying let out a long, exhilarating roar, his body instantly rising more than three meters tall, his skin covered with a thick layer of keratin, a sign that his physical martial soul had awakened to its peak.
A major battle is about to break out.
(End of chapter)