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Compared with the teams of Shrek and Xingluo, the number of personnel is much smaller and does not require much preparation and can set off immediately.
The younger generation could not fly, and their speed in using flying soul guides was not fast. They were guided by Xuan Lao and others, and transformed into streaks of white light in the night sky and flew towards the east of Mingdu.
It is late at night, and the stars are shining brightly tonight. Shooting stars are streaking across the sky, dragging brilliant flames behind them, which is particularly eye-catching.
It was the Shrek group flying at high speed.
Among them, Old Xuan was at the head of the team, dragging Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.
Xuan Lao was flying very fast, and Wang Dong could hear the whistling wind. She recalled that when she participated in the Soul Master Competition for the first time five years ago, she also took Xuan Lao's flying soul guide to the Xingluo Empire.
What followed was a painful memory, and today, Shrek left Mingdu with another painful memory.
Wang Dong lowered his head and looked down at Mingdu. The prosperous scene with bright lights on the ground changed rapidly. Even Shrek City was not one-tenth as prosperous as here.
It didn't take long before Shrek and his group flew to the eastern suburbs, and the light of the soul guide lamps on the ground gradually dimmed.
Suddenly, Old Xuan's body, which was flying at high speed, made an emergency brake in the air. Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao beside him felt dizzy and their bodies felt a huge pressure. Even the two who were Soul Emperors and Soul Kings felt extremely uncomfortable.
Not only Master Xuan stopped, but also Yan Shaozhe and others.
“Master Xuan, what happened…” Wang Dong was about to ask, but he couldn’t get the second half of the sentence out. He stared ahead in horror.
Not far in front of them, high in the sky, there was a pitch-black figure that almost blended into the night.
In that deep darkness, there came a breathtaking pressure.
Not only Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo, but even Old Xuan was extremely wary of the person who was blocking their way.
"Long Xiaoyao, it's you!" Old Xuan said in a deep voice.
That dark figure was none other than Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao.
He stood with his hands behind his back, suspended in the air, and his overwhelming pressure made all the young people breathless.
Long Xiaoyao said calmly: "Taotie, please ask everyone from Shrek to stay in Mingdu for a while longer."
"Long Xiaoyao, you actually defected to the Sun Moon Empire." Elder Xuan said sternly, "If I remember correctly, you were originally from the Sky Soul Empire. Are you actually going to help the Sun Moon Empire to commit atrocities now?"
Long Xiaoyao sighed and said calmly: "This is not my original intention, but I was asked to do it by someone else, so I had no choice but to do it."
Xuan Lao shouted coldly: "What do you mean by having to do it? Humph, Long Xiaoyao, are you going to work for the Sun Moon Empire and become an enemy of me, Shrek?"
Facing Long Xiaoyao, he was actually extremely nervous. With Long Xiaoyao's Ultimate Douluo level not inferior to Mu Lao's strength, if he took action, Shrek would have no chance of successfully breaking through.
If it was just him, Yan Shaozhe and the others, even though they were no match for Long Xiaoyao, they still had more than a 50% chance of escaping safely. But now they were accompanied by a group of young people from Shrek and the Tang Sect.
Long Xiaoyao shook his head and said, "I don't like to bully the weak. Taotie, I can assure you that I will never stop you from leaving Mingdu."
Old Xuan was stunned. He didn't expect that Long Xiaoyao would be so easy to talk to.
But Long Xiaoyao changed the subject, waved his hand and turned to the other side: "But if you insist on breaking through, you will be facing them."
Everyone in Shrek looked in the direction he was heading.
Under the night sky, on the vast plains of the eastern suburbs, there were actually a matrix of light spots arranged.
Wang Dong observed carefully, and when he saw clearly what the light spot was, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
It turns out that each tiny spot of light is the light emitted by the energy stored in the soul cannon of a soul engineer.
Such points of light were neatly arranged, stretching all the way to the end of the horizon. Conservative estimates put the number at least in the tens of thousands.
The levels of these soul guides are not high, but they are arranged in such an orderly manner, emitting a terrifying aura in the night, just like stars on the ground.
This is the regular soul engineer army of the Sun-Moon Empire, which is far from comparable to the soul engineers fighting alone in the arena.
Although I was mentally prepared for the troops stationed here, I was still shocked when I saw it with my own eyes.
Xian Lin'er, the hot-tempered dean of the Soul Guidance Department, was not frightened by the army of the Sun-Moon Empire. She shouted, "Long Xiaoyao, if you don't want to take action, get out of the way. Do you think that these inferior armies of the Sun-Moon Empire can stop our Shrek Academy?"
Long Xiaoyao said calmly: "I believe in Shrek's ten thousand years of heritage, but what if I tell you that this army has three ninth-level soul guides and is equipped with five ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shells?"
Before Master Xuan could reply, Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er both showed surprised expressions, and their bodies suspended in the air subconsciously retreated a few meters.
"What did you say?"
The two of them were the dean and vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, so they naturally knew the most about the horror of the ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shells. They didn't expect that the Sun-Moon Empire would not hesitate to use such a terrifying killing weapon in order to completely blockade Mingdu.
Long Xiaoyao continued to speak slowly: "Although I don't know much about soul guides, I know a thing or two about the methods of the Sun Moon Empire."
"Your movements will be detected by the detection soul guide in the sky. The power of a level nine fixed soul guide shell is enough to kill a low-level Title Douluo."
"Taotie, your strength has already reached its half-step limit. Even if you can withstand the power of the ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shells, there is no chance that you young people from Shrek will survive."
"If you are smart, please go back. From today on, no matter which direction you come from, you can only go out but not in."
Old Xuan had a gloomy face. He never expected that his confident breakout attempt would have such an outcome.
The Shrek masters were not afraid of the Sun and Moon Army and those ninth-level soul guides, but they would never dare to face the ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shells.
Just as Elder Xuan was silent, Yan Shaozhe stepped forward to break the deadlock. He saluted and said respectfully, "Thank you, Senior Dragon Emperor Douluo, for your warning. We will naturally not do such a risky thing."
"Are you... Mingfeng Yan Shaozhe?" Long Xiaoyao recognized him and said with some surprise.
Yan Shaozhe nodded and said, "That's right."
Long Xiaoyao said with his hands behind his back: "Don't worry, Sun Moon Prince Xu Tianran has great respect for Wannian Shi Laike. If you stay safely in Mingdu, he will never neglect you."
"But if you insist on leaving, the consequences will not be up to you."
Long Xiaoyao had withdrawn his pressure long ago, but everyone in Shrek was in a very heavy mood. Without showing a single move, he crushed Shrek's hope of successfully breaking through.
Xuan Lao growled, "Return to Mingdu."
As he said that, he took the lead and flew back to Mingdu. Yan Shaozhe and others looked at the army on the plain unwillingly, and could only return in disappointment.
Shrek and his men turned into meteors again and disappeared into the air.
Long Xiaoyao murmured, "Yan Shaozhe... I didn't expect him to be here too. I hope he doesn't run into Xiaofeng."
It was very strange that his attention was not on the strongest Master Xuan, but on Yan Shaozhe.
"Alas, what an evil fate..."
This Extreme Douluo was mumbling something meaningless.
Shrek and his group flew back towards the center of Mingdu City.
"Master Xuan, what should we do now?" Yan Shaozhe asked worriedly.
Elder Xuan was silent for a long time, then said bitterly: "Now that things have come to this, it's all my fault."
"It's all because I was too arrogant. I didn't follow Xing Luo's advice and break out with them, causing these children to be trapped together."
"I will never escape alone. I swear, even if it costs me my life, I will send the children back to Shrek safely."
After hearing this, Qian Duoduo couldn't help but snort in his heart.
He knew Master Xuan too well. He was unreliable before and during the event, and would risk his life to make up for it after the event.
But, is it useful?
He was afraid that Old Xuan would burst into tears and resign his position as the leader of the Sea God Pavilion on the spot and pass it on to Yan Shaozhe.
Elder Xuan took a deep breath, a hint of coldness in his eyes: "Since it was the Sun Moon Empire that besieged the city first and intended to start a war, then I will not care about morality."
Yan Shaozhe was shocked: "Master Xuan, what you mean is..."
"I want to go and meet the Crown Prince of the Sun-Moon Empire in person." Old Xuan said in a cold voice.
Obviously, he wouldn't really just meet her for a visit.
As for whether it was a kidnapping, assassination, or threat, it is unknown.
"Master Xuan, please think carefully!" Everyone in Shrek, including Yan Shaozhe, exclaimed at the same time.
Xuan Lao looked righteous and awe-inspiring: "I have made up my mind. This move is not only for Shrek, but also for the peace and stability of the continent."
Yan Shaozhe continued to persuade him: "Master Xuan, the Sun Moon Empire not only has the Dragon Emperor Douluo, but also another unknown Extreme Douluo. I hope you will think carefully!"
"We can hide in the West Mountain first, wait for an opportunity, and find a way to break out."
"Hmm..." Elder Xuan fell into deep thought again and said, "No matter how we deal with it next, we will need more helpers."
He took another sip of wine and said, "The Body Sect is still in Mingdu. Let's go ask Old Poison about his plans. With the help of the Body Sect, we will have a better chance of leaving Mingdu safely."
During the flight, Elder Xuan and other high-level people were talking, and the inner courtyard and Tang Sect disciples had no chance to interrupt.
Wang Dong was in a daze. She didn't feel the slightest sense of urgency about being trapped in Mingdu.
Huo Yuhao's figure quietly emerged in her mind, and at the same time, an inexplicable voice kept telling her to go west.
I must take Huo Yuhao westward.
This voice had a special kind of magic, just like the voice that had been warning her not to touch the soul guide device.
Chapter 370: The Body Sect Affected
At the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor College, a series of tasks including casualty statistics and explosion investigation are being carried out simultaneously.
The explosion at the Central Arsenal was a very serious accident, as tens of thousands of fixed-grade soul-guided artillery shells of varying levels stored therein were detonated simultaneously for unknown reasons, razing all buildings within a few kilometers to the ground.
Next to the armory is the Sun and Moon Academy. A considerable part of the academy was affected by the explosion, and the Mingde Hall built underground was completely destroyed in the blast.
Fortunately, the academy gave all staff a month's vacation in preparation for the Soul Master Competition. When the explosion occurred, the number of researchers in Mingde Hall was only one-tenth of the normal number.
Nevertheless, it was still a tragedy that saddened everyone. Some students also lost their lives in the explosion.
Jing Hongchen personally gave a public speech the day after the explosion and delivered a heartfelt eulogy.
He knew in his heart that those people did not die in the explosion of the armory, but died in the previous attack by Xiao Ze, and the armory was detonated by his former confidant. All the causes and effects seemed to be caused by him, the leader of Mingde Hall.
Overnight, Jing Hongchen looked much older and thinner.
As soon as Crown Prince Xu Tianran learned the news, he expressed his condolences to Sun and Moon Academy and allocated various metal resources for the reconstruction of Mingde Hall. Jing Hongchen was forced to accept it.
Perhaps, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince might have viewed the explosion as a pleasant surprise.
As one of the representatives of the older generation of the royal family, Prince Xu Guozhong died, so Xu Tianran could naturally come forward to compete with other princes for the power under his command. At the same time, he could take this opportunity to completely win over Jing Hongchen.
What is important to Mingdetang has never been the underground base, but the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy and the senior soul instructors therein.
In Sun and Moon Academy, in Jing Hongchen’s temporary office.
Jing Hongchen said to a royal attendant in front of him who was wearing court clothes: "Please tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that the arsenal has become a ruin, and the cause of the explosion cannot be investigated at all."