A few days later, Shrek Academy sent someone to notify the Spirit Pagoda...
Shen Yi, upon entering the Spirit Pagoda, smiled and said to the receptionist, "I am the dean of Shrek Academy, Shen Yi, and I have some matters to discuss with the Pagoda Master! Would you please inform her?"
Upon hearing the visitor's identity, a slight change came over the staff members' faces...
One of the female staff members respectfully said, "Please wait here for a moment, I'll go inform the Pagoda Master right away!"
This was the dean of Shrek Academy, definitely at least a Titled Douluo level, not someone she could afford to offend!
She then moved to the side, opened her communication device, and began conversing...
After a moment, she ended the call and walked to Shen Yi, saying, "The Pagoda Master is waiting for you in the lounge, I'll guide you there!"
Shen Yi simply nodded, "Okay!"
Thus, the two took the elevator to the upper floor, walked a bit further, and finally arrived outside a closed lounge...
The female staff member gestured, then turned and left...
Shen Yi politely knocked a few times, "Knock, knock, knock!"
"Come in!"
Only after a voice came from inside did she push the door open...
In sight was Leng Yaozhu lazily seated on the sofa, yet her terrifying aura was undiminished...
Silently harnessing her soul power to resist, Shen Yi respectfully said, "Lord Leng!"
Upon seeing her face clearly, Leng Yaozhu withdrew her aura and coolly said, "You must be Turbid World's disciple? Why didn't Cai Yue'er come personally? Does Shrek Academy think our Spirit Pagoda has no standing on the continent?"
Shen Yi took a deep breath, trying to remain calm, "Lord Leng, you misunderstood, Elder Cai has already handed over the position of Outer Court Dean to me!"
No wonder she was from the same era as the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion, just her presence alone was suffocating!
Hearing this, Leng Yaozhu's expression softened a bit, "So you're here for that child Gu Yue?"
If it's to take Gu Yue back to Shrek Academy, she would never agree!
Shen Yi hurriedly waved her hands, "No, Lord Leng, I am here for something else!"
Leng Yaozhu snorted coldly, "Sit down, don't say our Spirit Pagoda lacks hospitality!"
Only then did Shen Yi cautiously sit down, and earnestly said, "Lord Leng, actually, this time I come on behalf of all the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion, hoping you can resume the spirit soul supply to the Douling Empire!"
Upon these words, a chill flashed across Leng Yaozhu's eyes, "Resume the spirit soul supply? With me as the current Pagoda Master, does Shrek Academy want to control the Spirit Pagoda?"
"Once Gu Yue assumes the position of Pagoda Master, are you planning to seize the Spirit Pagoda using her identity as a former Shrek student?"
With just a couple of sentences, Shen Yi felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave...
Even the illusion that if she dared to admit, she wouldn't be able to leave this room!
She could only bite her teeth and bravely said, "Lord Leng, Shrek Academy has no intention of interfering with the Spirit Pagoda, nor have we ever thought of it, it's just..."
Leng Yaozhu's sharp eyes narrowed, pressing, "Just what?"
Shen Yi's tone turned serious, "Only recently, the emperor of the Douling Empire sent a letter, hoping Shrek Academy could mend the relationship between the Spirit Pagoda and the Douling Empire."
Shen Yi clenched her fists, "These hypocrites, after being exposed, now want to leverage a third party to threaten me?"
When the Douling Empire's spirit soul supply was cut off, they showed no reflection!
More so, in the past few years, they secretly dispatched soul masters to attack the Spirit Pagoda's transport teams...
Regardless of which is true, she had no intention of restoring spirit soul supply to the Douling Empire!
Witnessing this, Shen Yi cautiously asked, "Lord Leng, if possible, could you tell me what conflict exists between the Spirit Pagoda and the Douling Empire?"
Leng Yaozhu glanced at her and coldly said, "No harm in telling you..."
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In a dark corner!
Dozens of evil Soul Masters in black robes, with menacing expressions, stared at the gagged and bound civilians in front of them...
In their eyes, there was an overwhelming fear...
It seemed they never expected to fall into the hands of evil Soul Masters!
One of the evil Soul Masters licked his scarlet lips, sneering, "Heh heh heh, who would've thought that the defenses of Skysea City would be so lax, allowing us to easily capture so many civilians!"
Another evil Soul Master impatiently said, "Enough talk, kill them quickly, if Lord Dark Bell discovers we're hunting on our own, the consequences will be severe!"
"Hmm, though the federation's people haven't found us yet, there's no guarantee they won't soon, let's do it!"
"What's the rush, these civilians aren't even soul masters, they can't escape our grasp, why not torture them a bit and listen to their miserable screams!"
Behind the cover, Gu Yue and her group, concealing their soul power fluctuations!
Le Zhengyu asked, "Wulin, how's the situation?"
With his pupils radiating purple light, Tang Wulin regained focus and said solemnly, "This should be a stronghold of the evil Soul Masters, with dozens of them, mostly at Soul King or Soul Emperor level."
The numbers were far beyond his imagination!
Moreover, if a fight breaks out, there's no guarantee more evil Soul Masters won't arrive!
Xie Xie's face lit up, "Just Soul King and Soul Emperor level? Easy, let me wipe them all out by myself!"
Yuanen Yehui grabbed his arm, "Xie Xie, don't be reckless, the strength of evil Soul Masters can't just be determined by soul power rank!"
Even a Soul King level evil Soul Master could potentially cause irreparable harm to a Soul Douluo, Titled Douluo!
This is the lesson summarized by successive generations of Shrek students!
Xu Xiaoyan's beautiful eyes suddenly brightened, "Lizhi, can your explosives package take out these evil Soul Masters in one go?"
Xu Lizhi hesitated and thought, "If released at close range, it should work!"
His explosive package's power roughly equates to a full strike from a Soul Douluo warrior!
Le Zhengyu swallowed, astonished, "Xiaoyan, you're not suggesting..."
Xu Xiaoyan nodded, "Yes, use my space transmission soul skill to send Lizhi's explosive package over! Before these evil Soul Masters can react!"
Xie Xie slapped his thigh suddenly, excitedly, "That's a great plan, no risk, and we can blast these guys to bits!"
Ye Xinglan added, "Seems... okay, but can it really succeed?"
She felt, somehow, things wouldn't be so simple!
Gu Yue gave an unbiased reply, "Xiaoyan's suggestion is worth trying, since if we act and can't eliminate them swiftly, more evil Soul Masters might be drawn here!"
Tang Wulin agreed as well, "I think this plan is good, even if it fails, we won't have much to lose!"
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