Shrek Academy, Shrek Square.
All the teachers and students from both the inner and outer courts of Shrek Academy had gathered here. A heavy atmosphere permeated the air.
Elder Xuan stood at the very front, facing all the teachers and students of Shrek Academy with a solemn expression. Behind him were the elders of the Sea God's Pavilion, including the four deans: Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, and Cai Mei'er. Zhang Lexuan, as the newly promoted Sea God's Pavilion elder, stood at the very end.
Even Bei Bei, despite holding the title of a Sea God's Pavilion member, was limited by his soul power cultivation and could only stand in the first row on the inner court disciples' side.
Occupying the leading position among the inner court disciples was Ma Xiaotao, who had already broken through to the Title Douluo realm. Excluding Zhang Lexuan, who had become a Sea God's Pavilion elder, Ma Xiaotao was undoubtedly the number one inner court disciple of Shrek Academy in terms of both cultivation and combat strength.
The inner court disciples were not limited to those from the Martial Soul Department; there were also inner court disciples from the Soul Tool Department that had risen in recent years, and He Caitou was one of the outstanding ones among them. Fan Yu, currently the vice dean of the outer court's Soul Tool Department, stood at the forefront of the inner court teachers' side.
Behind the inner court disciples and inner court teachers were the outer court students and teachers.
Although the admission requirements for Shrek Academy's outer court were somewhat more lenient, after years of extremely high elimination rates during the promotion assessments, the number of remaining outer court students was actually less than five hundred. The number of outer court teachers was even smaller, most of them were former outer court graduates who had chosen to stay and teach at the academy.
Elder Xuan raised his head and looked at the crowd, speaking in a deep voice: "Douluo Continent has a long history, and our Shrek Academy is also a part of Douluo Continent. It is our bounden duty to protect the glory of the Douluo Continent. More than four thousand years ago, the academy's predecessors led the powerhouses of our original Douluo Continent to repel the invasion of the Sun Moon Empire. Today, we must not disgrace our ancestors. Of course, Shrek Academy is ultimately just an academy and will not impose constraints on its students and teachers. Those students and teachers who wish to follow us into battle may stay and later join forces with the Shrek City garrison to head to the front lines together. Those who are unwilling, we will not force them. You may leave on your own. There is no need to feel any pressure; simply follow your own heart. The academy will respect all of your choices."
Elder Xuan's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of every person present.
Almost every soul master born on the original Douluo Continent harbored a strong sense of identification with it. However, when it came to their own future and fate, they could not help but consider it carefully.
Soon, large groups of outer court students lowered their heads and silently left. Another portion seemed to have gone through some internal struggle; after pondering for a long time, they eventually bowed solemnly to Elder Xuan and the Sea God's Pavilion elders with ashamed expressions before turning to leave.
There were also some outer court teachers among those who left. However, the vast majority of these academy teachers were former outer court graduates and possessed a strong sense of honor toward Shrek Academy. Under such circumstances, only a very small number chose to leave.
As for the inner court disciples and teachers of Shrek Academy, there was even less need to mention them. Having undergone Shrek Academy's long-term indoctrination, not a single one retreated at the critical moment. Every inner court disciple and teacher had only burning fervor in their eyes.
The honor of Shrek Academy had been placed by them on the same level as their own lives.
Elder Xuan gazed at the determined expressions in everyone's eyes. He quietly waited for about half a quarter of an hour. Seeing that no one's resolve had wavered, he couldn't help but let out a gratified and excited shout.
"Good! We will set out immediately and head to the front lines to join forces with the allied armies of the Heavenly Soul, Dou Ling, and Star Luo Empires!"
Among the crowd, probably only He Caitou harbored other thoughts.
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The next morning, in the Sun Moon Empire's imperial palace.
Xu Zihuang, wearing the imperial crown and dressed in the purple-gold imperial robe of the Sun Moon Empire's emperor, stood quietly in the imperial palace's rear garden.
Wang Qiu'er and Ye Guyi stood on either side of him, holding the Golden Dragon Spear and the Sun Moon Heaven Suppressing Sword, respectively.
The Sun Moon Heaven Suppressing Sword was not only the key to mobilizing the soul tool high-pressure array energy of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial palace; it was itself a peak nine-level soul tool infinitely close to ten-level, capable of drawing upon the power of the sun. It perfectly complemented Ye Guyi's Sacred Angel martial soul.
Xu Zihuang simply handed the Sun Moon Heaven Suppressing Sword over to Ye Guyi for use.
Behind the three of them stood Ju Zi, wearing a form-fitting crimson soft armor, and Ning Tian, dressed in a flowing holy white long dress. The two women were each holding Xu Xiyan and Xu Ningqing in their arms.
The Sun Moon Qiankun Bowl, corresponding to the Sun Moon Heaven Suppressing Sword, had been handed over by Xu Zihuang to Ning Tian. Although he would be bringing Ning Tian to the front lines next, he would not let her participate directly in the war. He only intended for Ning Tian to look after Xu Xiyan and Xu Ningqing. The Sun Moon Qiankun Bowl was also the final layer of insurance.
However, Xu Zihuang was confident that he could control the situation with ease. Such a situation would basically not occur.
Finally, there was Ju Zi. Xu Zihuang planned to have Ju Zi command the Sun Moon Empire's army, helping her personally kill the White Tiger Duke Dai Hao to complete her revenge.
Xu Zihuang took a deep breath, his tone calm yet resolute as he said: "Let's go."
As soon as he finished speaking, a silver spatial gate appeared before them. This spatial gate led directly to the border between the Sun Moon Empire and the western territory of the Heavenly Soul Empire. This was the location of the final decisive battle.
The Sun Moon Empire's army had already arrived and was waiting in strict formation.
The woman nodded slightly and followed closely behind Xu Zihuang as they stepped into the spatial gate.
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Shrek Academy was located in the southeastern corner of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and to the west of Shrek Academy lay the largest plain within the Heavenly Soul Empire, Lima Plain.
The entire Lima Plain extended westward all the way to the southwestern border of the Heavenly Soul Empire. As early as ten thousand years ago, when this area still belonged to the Balak Kingdom, a vassal kingdom of the former Heavenly Dou Empire, it already held the reputation of being the continent's granary.
The allied armies of the Heavenly Soul, Dou Ling, and Star Luo Empires had set up their battle formation on the western side of the Lima Plain, near the Ming Dou Mountain Range.
Although this was a plain area, not far to the south were the steep Ming Dou Mountains. The three original Douluo Continent empires had chosen this location for the final decisive battle, presumably with their own considerations in mind.
The Sun Moon Empire had been very magnanimous and raised no objections to the chosen battle location, stationing its army on the other side.
The Sun Moon Empire's army had reached an astonishing count of one million. The number of troops from the original Douluo Continent was several times that of the Sun Moon Empire. Endless and boundless, it was a vast sea of black. From high in the air, the armies seemed to stretch all the way to the distant horizon.
The two great armies stood facing each other across this plain and hilly terrain.
As the morning sun rose and dispelled the clouds and mist, from high altitude, one could almost see the entire battlefield in full view. One could even clearly spot the dense swarm of high-altitude surveillance soul tools in the skies above the Sun Moon Empire's army.
The scale of the battlefield could absolutely be described as vast and magnificent, carrying an extremely oppressive atmosphere.
"What are we still waiting for?! Xuan Zi, begin!" At this moment, a thunderous shout suddenly rang out.
Immediately afterward, a dark green meteor rose into the sky, then transformed into a dark green giant over a hundred meters tall. Another earthy-yellow meteor also rose into the sky, transforming into a gluttonous divine bull over a hundred meters in length.
Body Douluo Du Busi! Gluttonous Douluo Elder Xuan!
The two top-tier combat powers of the original Douluo Continent.
Following behind Du Busi and Elder Xuan as they rose into the air were the numerous Title Douluos from the original Douluo Continent side. Over a hundred Title Douluos gathered together, this kind of momentum had only appeared once before, four thousand years ago, when the contemporary Sea God's Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy led the original Douluo Continent to victory against the Sun Moon Empire.
The several-thousand-year foundation of the original Douluo Continent could not be underestimated.
These over one hundred Title Douluos, the moment they rose into the air, immediately and decisively released their martial souls' true bodies, not daring to hold anything back.
The rich soul power surging from over a hundred Title Douluos' martial soul true bodies dyed the entire sky in a riot of colors.
Inside the military camp of the three-empire allied forces of the original Douluo Continent, Wei Na, Xu Jiujiu, White Tiger Duke Dai Hao, and Xu Sanshi all raised their heads at the same time to gaze at the sky. The emperors of the Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire had not come to the front lines, so someone would remain to oversee the overall situation in the worst-case scenario.
After all, their combat strength was limited, and adding two more people would not have much impact on the direction of the war. Just like how the White Tiger Duke Dai Hao had not joined these Title Douluos in action, it was because he could exert greater influence by commanding the army.
Originally, with Wei Na's status, there was no need for her to personally come to the front lines. She had come here purely out of her own insistence. Even though Mu Xue had tried to dissuade her several times, she had been unable to change her mind.
On the Sun Moon Empire's side, thirty-odd figures also rose into the air. This was also the foundation that the Sun Moon Empire had accumulated over the years. More than thirty Title Douluos also meant more than thirty-nine-level soul engineers.
In terms of the number of Title Douluos, the Sun Moon Empire was far inferior to the three empires of the original Douluo Continent. However, because of the figure at the very front, their momentum was not the slightest bit weaker.
Xu Zihuang calmly gazed at Elder Xuan and Du Busi on the opposite side. Behind Elder Xuan and Du Busi, he also saw many familiar faces, Sea God's Pavilion elders from Shrek Academy, as well as Title Douluo powerhouses from the Body Sect, Star Luo Empire, and Dou Ling Empire.
"One person is enough for me." Xu Zihuang took a step forward in the void, like a leaf covering the sky. A terrifying aura erupted from his body without any restraint, causing all the Title Douluos from the original Douluo Continent to tremble.
He then slowly extended his right hand and clenched it into a fist. A thick, earthy-yellow light suddenly burst forth, with specks of divine golden light flickering within it.
Titan Giant Ape right arm soul bone skill, Gravity Swamp!
With Xu Zihuang's body as the center, the ground within a radius of dozens of kilometers cracked layer by layer. These countless dark cracks continued to spread rapidly.
At this moment, the entire continent seemed to be collapsing.
The Title Douluos on the original Douluo Continent side felt as if their bodies had been heavily smashed by something, plunging violently toward the ground.
Even limit Douluos like Elder Xuan and Du Busi could not avoid being affected; their figures dropped hundreds of meters before they could stabilize themselves.
The god-level soul bone skill that Xu Zihuang activated with divine power possessed true god-level might. If he had not been exerting every effort to restrain it to avoid accidentally injuring his own army, this Gravity Swamp soul bone skill could have even covered a thousand miles.
Elder Xuan and Du Busi let out muffled groans and looked up at Xu Zihuang in the sky with uncertainty and astonishment. They saw Xu Zihuang extend his left hand once again.
A pitch-black vortex emerged in Xu Zihuang's palm. The invisible repulsive force and gravity come together, causing all the Title Douluos on the original side of the Douluo Continent to fall to the ground in unison.
The slight confidence that had just risen in the three-empire allied armies of the original Douluo Continent was completely shattered in this instant. Their expressions were dazed and numb.
Who could have imagined that over a hundred Title Douluos on their side would be defeated so swiftly?
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