Chapter 183 Forced Purchase? Let's see who dares to snatch people!
On the tree-lined path, the gentle evening breeze suddenly turned as sharp as a knife.
Three figures landed steadily on the blue brick ground, forming a triangular shape to lock the sail feathers in the center.
Yan Shaozhe, standing directly in front, had his pristine white dean's robe billowing slightly. His aged face was covered with a thick layer of frost, and the anger emanating from his deep eyes was almost tangible.
To Yan Shaozhe's left, Old Song's hunched body looked somewhat frail, but the soul power fluctuations emanating from him caused subtle folds in the surrounding space.
On the right, Xian Lin'er, dressed in a dark green outfit that still accentuated her agile body, stared intently at Fan Yu. Her sharp phoenix eyes were filled with disappointment and resentment. Although she hadn't summoned the Azure Fire Spear in her hand, the sharp spear intent in her hand had already locked onto Fan Yu's brow.
Fan Yu's knuckles turned white from the excessive force he used on the storage soul tool. He took a deep breath to calm the violent shock in his heart and called out in a low voice, "Dean Yan, Dean Xian, Elder Song. I never expected that the three of you would personally come to the Heavenly Soul Imperial City."
"Fan Yu!" Xian Lin'er spoke first, her voice trembling slightly. "I ask you, was the 'permanent departure from Shrek Academy' mentioned in that secret report your true intention? Did the Heavenly Soul Royal Family threaten you with some despicable means? If you just nod, we will fight to the death to get you out of the Imperial City today!"
Yan Shaozhe stepped forward, his tone carrying an undeniable authority: "Fan Yu, you should know Shrek's rules. As the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, you possess countless core secrets of the academy. If you want to leave, we can talk, but leaving without a word is a trampling on Shrek's millennia-old reputation! What exactly happened? Give me a reasonable explanation!"
Faced with the intense gazes of her three former elders and colleagues, Fan Yu remained silent for a moment.
He did not directly reveal the matter of the Mingdetang Level 9 materials.
In his view, that was the foundation of the Heavenly Soul Empire and his only hope of reaching level nine. Exposing it too early would only invite Shrek Academy's more insane retaliation.
He slowly straightened his spine, his gaze sweeping over Yan Shaozhe before looking straight ahead: "The three of you, I am a citizen of the Heavenly Soul Empire. Now that the Heavenly Soul Empire needs me, my return to my homeland is logically perfectly reasonable."
"As for the formalities, I left a written resignation before I left, and I also made all the handover work clear in a note."
"I have completed the resignation process as a Shrek teacher, and from that moment on, I am a free person. Therefore, I am no longer obligated to report my personal whereabouts to you."
"Free body?" Yan Shaozhe laughed in anger. Looking at Fan Yu's calm appearance, he felt his anger explode instantly.
"Fan Yu, have you forgotten who provided you with food and clothing, who gave you the best experimental environment on the entire continent, and who prioritized protecting your Soul Guidance Department when resources were scarce?"
"Shrek Academy nurtured you for twenty years, and now you think you can erase all our friendship with just a few words: 'Return to the motherland'? In the world of Soul Masters, this kind of behavior is called treachery!"
Old Master Song sighed, his eyes filled with a cold pressure: "Fan Yu, one cannot live without a conscience. If you remain obstinate, Shrek Academy will have no choice but to take back what originally belonged to the academy."
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Meanwhile, at the Heavenly Soul Palace.
The commander of the imperial guards almost stumbled as he rushed into the warm pavilion where Emperor Tianhun was resting.
"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! The three Shrek elders, Yan Shaozhe, Elder Song, and Xian Lin'er, have suddenly arrived at the side garden and have intercepted Earl Fanyu!"
"Bang!"
Emperor Tianhun abruptly overturned the imperial desk in front of him, his originally refined expression instantly turning into a ferocious one.
He suddenly stood up, his bright yellow casual clothes fluttering in the wind as his soul power surged.
"This is outrageous! Do those old Shrek monks really think my Heavenly Soul Imperial City is their own backyard?" The Heavenly Soul Emperor's eyes were bloodshot. He never expected that Yan Shaozhe would dare to be so blatant.
"Issue my imperial decree! Assemble all the Imperial Guards and Shadow Guards and surround the side garden for me! Tell the soldiers that Earl Fanyu is the backbone of the empire. Anyone who dares to touch him is tantamount to declaring war on the Heavenly Soul Empire! Today I want to see if Yan Shaozhe dares to kill someone right under my nose!"
Meanwhile, at Qingfeng Garden on the other side of the imperial city, Du Busi, who was playing chess, suddenly raised his head, and a chillingly fierce light burst forth from his pair of emerald green double pupils.
"How dare they! This aura... it's that old bastard Yan Shaozhe, and that old hag Song." Poisonous Undying crushed the jade chess piece in his hand, and with a sway, he was already suspended in mid-air.
Liu Yuan also stood up, a faint purple-gold light surrounding him. His double pupils looked towards the side garden, his tone revealing an expected coldness: "Master, it seems I guessed right. Shrek Academy has ultimately chosen the most shameless and extreme path. They want to forcibly take people from the capital."
"Go! Today I will show them the price of 'forced buying and selling'!" Poisonous Undying roared, and with Liu Yuan, he transformed into two extremely terrifying beams of light, tearing through the night sky of the imperial city and speeding towards the center of the conflict.
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The smell of gunpowder was extremely strong on the tree-lined avenue.
"Resources?" Faced with Yan Shaozhe's moral blackmail, Fan Yu did not back down. Although his voice was not loud, it was firm and resolute.
"Dean Yan, over the years, I have trained at Shrek Academy with at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, soul tools. I have improved the academy's defense system, and I have cultivated countless outstanding disciples. The profits and value I have created are already several times greater than the resources Shrek Academy initially invested in me."
"We've already settled our differences. Besides, what you call the 'best environment' is, in my opinion, nothing special at this point."
Yan Shaozhe's face turned purple with anger.
He never imagined that the usually composed Fan Yu would utter such rebellious words.
"What a clean break! What a joke!" Yan Shaozhe suddenly took a step forward, and the terrifying pressure of a level 97 Super Douluo descended instantly, shattering the trees within a hundred meters into dust.
"Fan Yu, since you are so stubborn, then today I will represent Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion and forcibly take you back for trial! When you face Elder Mu's memorial tablet in the Sea God Pavilion, let's see if you still have this backbone!"
Yan Shaozhe made a grabbing motion in the air with his right hand, and a blazing white light transformed into a huge palm print, directly enveloping Fan Yu.
He was no longer willing to negotiate; all he wanted was to take the person away first. As for the consequences, Shrek was confident they could handle them.
"Let's see who dares to touch a count of my empire in the Heavenly Soul Imperial City!"
Just as the white light was about to touch the sail, a clear and angry shout rang out.
Immediately afterwards, dense and orderly footsteps rang out from all directions.
Princess Vina, with a cold expression, held aloft the pure gold token bestowed by the emperor, and led a densely packed, heavily armed elite imperial army to blockade the entire street.
Dozens of royal retainers also released their martial spirits, their auras merging together to forcefully resist a portion of Yan Shaozhe's oppressive aura.
(End of chapter)