Chapter 259 Shrek Academy's Fame Rises, and the Proud Xuanzi
A fierce wind raged across the open ground outside Mingdu City, whipping up large clouds of dust.
When the gigantic, hundred-meter-tall phantom of the Taotie Divine Ox completely dissipated into the air, the black mist that filled the sky had vanished without a trace.
The caravans of various sects and academies that had been lined up in long queues outside the North Gate were now completely silent.
Countless civilians, merchants, and even fully armed soldiers of the Sun Moon Empire's city defenses stared blankly at the ground that had been smashed into a deep crater, as if they were made of clay or wood.
A titled Douluo-level evil soul master was blasted into dust in a single move right before everyone's eyes.
"This... what terrifying power this is..."
On the city wall, a Sun Moon Empire Soul Master responsible for operating the high-altitude detection Soul Guidance Device was pale-faced. He looked at the remaining Soul Power values on the Soul Guidance Device screen, which were almost enough to shatter the core device, and his hand holding the control stick trembled violently.
"The Gluttonous Douluo Xuanzi... He just said that he is the Xuanzi of Shrek Academy!"
Among the crowd, someone broke the oppressive silence.
Immediately afterwards, an uncontrollable uproar erupted like a tidal wave outside the city gates. The leaders and elders of all the various factions were filled with indescribable shock.
"Level 99... This is definitely the pressure of a level 99 Limit Douluo!"
An elderly Soul Douluo from an ancient sect of the Douling Empire stared intently at the gray figure in the void, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
"Unexpectedly, Xuanzi has also broken through to level 99. Shrek Academy has another Limit Douluo..."
Shock, fear, disbelief—all sorts of emotions spread wildly among the tens of thousands of people in front of the city gate.
Amidst the overwhelming discussions and awe-inspiring gazes, Xuanzi stood quietly in the void.
His tattered gray robe fluttered in the wind, and his usually somewhat cloudy, squinting eyes now swept downwards, taking in the terrified and horrified expressions of the various forces below.
His lips curled up in an uncontrollable smile, and he was extremely pleased with himself.
This is exactly the scene he wanted to see.
Over the years, Shrek Academy has endured too much frustration and doubt, and Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er have been worried about the academy's reputation every day.
And now, with just one move, in Mingdu City, a place watched by the entire continent, in front of countless soul masters, he killed a titled Douluo-level evil soul master.
He didn't even need to say anything to explain anything; this group of people had already spontaneously spread the news that "Shrek Academy has a newly promoted Limit Douluo" throughout the entire Douluo Continent at the fastest speed.
From this day forward, who dares to say that Shrek Academy has lost its pillar of strength? Who dares to say that Shrek Academy's last loss to Heavenly Soul Royal Academy was because its fate had run out?
Xuanzi snorted with satisfaction. He put his hands behind his back and, under the awe-inspiring gazes of tens of thousands of people who looked at him as if he were a god, turned around. His figure transformed into a yellow streak of light and flew ostentatiously towards the direction of Mingdu City.
Before the city gate guards and various forces could react, Xuanzi had already concealed his aura and, following the shadows of the buildings, silently landed in a secluded alley within the city.
He pulled the gourd from his waist, uncorked it, and took a big gulp of strong liquor. The pungent liquid went down his throat, and he exhaled a hot breath with pleasure.
"That was great, damn it was great." Xuanzi chuckled a few times, wiped the wine stains from his mouth, and then swayed as he began to navigate the intricate streets of the city, heading towards the young disciples of the Shrek Academy team.
About half an hour later, in front of a side gate of an inn in the southern part of Mingdu.
After completing their registration, Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and the others stood anxiously waiting under the shade of a tree. Following Xuanzi's instructions, they had done their utmost to conceal themselves, thus avoiding the north gate and instead taking a long detour.
"Senior Brother, Yuhao, do you think Elder Xuan will be alright?" Wang Dong frowned and kicked a pebble at his feet with some unease.
Beibei shook her head, about to speak to comfort her, when suddenly her expression changed.
At the alley entrance, Xuanzi, dressed in his familiar gray robe, limped over, carrying a wine gourd. His expression had returned to its usual disheveled and lazy state, with even a trace of grease on the corner of his mouth.
"Elder Xuan!" Huo Yuhao was the first to greet him. He scanned Xuanzi with his spiritual eyes and found that Xuanzi's aura was steady and there were no signs of injury. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, stop worrying. Didn't I tell you, that kind of beast won't last more than a few rounds against me?" Xuanzi smacked his lips, looking at his core disciples with a hint of smugness. "Alright, hurry up and go inside. I took care of that evil spirit master at the North Gate. It's quite lively outside Mingdu City right now. These next few days, you all just stay in the inn quietly and don't go anywhere. Wait for the competition to start."
"Yes, Elder Xuan." Bei Bei and the others exchanged glances, suppressing their shock, and followed Xuan Zi into the inn.
While the Shrek team was reuniting, another group was slowly arriving on the main road to the west of the Sun and Moon Imperial City.
As the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu boasts extremely high city walls, constructed entirely of a mixture of heavy metal blocks and specially made rocks, exuding a cold yet modern feel of soul-guided technology. The wide bluestone streets are lined with towering, pointed-roof buildings, and even the streetlights are engraved with complex soul-guided core arrays.
Liu Yuan, dressed in spotless white, walked unhurriedly at the head of the procession. His double pupils calmly observed the dense crowd on the street, their depths gleaming with a profound light, taking in every detail of his surroundings.
Behind Liu Yuan, Du Busi was still dressed in a dark green outfit.
Although he did not deliberately release his aura, the flow of the source of the level 99 peerless Douluo still made the ordinary soul masters passing by instinctively feel a sense of oppression, and spontaneously distance themselves from this group.
Vina and Muxue walked side by side in the middle, curiously observing the civilian soul tools that were ubiquitous in Mingdu City. Long Aotian, Chen Lu, Wang Yanfeng, and Gu Tong stood guard on either side with serious expressions.
Because the Poison Immortal of the Body Sect personally led the team, they entered the city through the VIP channel, which was specially opened for top-tier forces, and did not squeeze in with ordinary advanced academies at the North Gate.
However, even walking on the relatively open main road of the imperial city, the discussions of the gathered soul masters and commoners around them still reached Liu Yuan and the others like a tide, every word of which reached their ears.
"Have you heard? Just now, something huge happened outside the North Gate!" A young Soul Master dressed in blue was pulling his companion along, his face flushed red, his voice extremely excited.
"What could have scared you like this? Did something go wrong during the Royal Soul Master Corps' exercise in the Sun Moon Empire?" his companion asked, puzzled.
"What exercise! It was a Title Douluo evil soul master from the Holy Spirit Cult who was chased all the way to the gates of Mingdu City by Xuanzi, the Gluttonous Douluo from Shrek Academy!" The young soul master swallowed hard, his eyes filled with fanaticism and horror.
"At that time, that evil soul master used every means at his disposal, even employing martial soul fusion and source burning. And what was the result? Xuanzi didn't even release his martial soul. He merely condensed a gigantic, hundred-meter-tall phantom of a Taotie Divine Ox in the sky and slapped that Title Douluo into ashes with a single blow!"
"Hiss... He killed a Title Douluo in one move? That's strong?"
"Yes! It's all over the North City now! Xuanzi has definitely broken through that barrier and advanced to level 99 Limit Douluo! My god, Dragon God Douluo Mu En has only been dead for a few years, and Shrek Academy has already produced another Limit Douluo. As expected of the number one academy for ten thousand years, its foundation is simply terrifying!"
Similar discussions arose one after another in Mingdu's teahouses, restaurants, and main streets, and everyone who heard the news showed an expression of extreme shock.
Upon hearing these words, Liu Yuan, who was walking at the front, did not stop walking at all, but his double pupils narrowed slightly.
"Xuanzi has broken through to the Limit Douluo level?"
(End of chapter)