Douluo's ice devil Yuhao

Chapter 612 Shrek's Collapse
Elder Xuan's expression was completely filled with surprise. After not seeing him for many years, Huo Yuhao's strength had completely exceeded his expectations.

The pressure emanating from Huo Yuhao was not only domineering and powerful, but also carried a sense of ease and composure, easily dissolving the aura emanating from Elder Xuan.

Rationally, Elder Xuan was unwilling to be Huo Yuhao's enemy, but in order to defend Shrek Academy's reputation and status, he could not allow Huo Yuhao to make a show of weakness like a loser backing down.

Huo Yuhao suddenly spoke with great force: "The least qualified to criticize me are you Shrek Academy students."

The sound was highly penetrating, reaching the ears of everyone present. The sound, shared through the mind, was even more resounding than a direct shout, and could be clearly heard even in the noisiest crowds.

A powerful spiritual force permeated the area around the plaza, creating a vast wave that sent chills down the spines of both Elder Xuan and Yan Shaozhe.

This profound spiritual power has no direct offensive capability, but it makes them even more afraid of the impact it will have.

Then, without warning, the image of a woman enveloped in purplish-red flames appeared in everyone's minds.

She was dressed in Shrek Academy's uniform, her body engulfed in flames. Behind her, the intense flames coalesced into the image of a phoenix, accompanied by the faint, melodious cry of a phoenix.

Ye Guyi, who was in mid-air, froze, revealing a sorrowful expression, because this woman was Ma Xiaotao.

Huo Yuhao's share didn't block Elder Xuan and Yan Shaozhe, and their expressions instantly turned pale. Yan Shaozhe blurted out, "Huo Yuhao, stop!"

The scene in her mind didn't stop, but changed rapidly. Flames rose, Ma Xiaotao's school uniform disappeared, replaced by a gray robe, and the flames turned an eerie purplish-red, emanating a sinister aura.

Yan Shaozhe's face turned even paler, because this robe was the iconic attire of the Holy Spirit Cult.

At this moment, Ma Xiaotao's eyes were devoid of any human emotion, and the cries of the tragically deceased echoed around her.

The scene shifts again, and Ma Xiaotao stands atop ruins, coldly surveying her surroundings. Beneath her feet lie countless ashes, still warm from the fall.

There were no landmarks, but everyone recognized where they were—Shrek City.

In the final scene, the fiery phoenix that had consumed everything was angrily slain by the divine being wielding the sword of justice, and the scene ended.

The entire room fell silent as everyone processed the information they had just received.

The scene where Ma Xiaotao transforms into the Fire Phoenix Saintess is so immersive that the mournful cries of wronged souls echo continuously, causing many people to gasp in shock.

However, this was merely a veiled expression used by Huo Yuhao in his demonstration; he had not yet truly revealed the evil deeds committed by the Holy Spirit Cult. Cruelty, bloodshed, brutality… if these inhumane scenes were transmitted directly to others' minds without reservation, few present would likely be able to withstand it, and the vast majority of ordinary people would faint on the spot.

The scenes switched very quickly, lasting only a dozen seconds, without a single word of narration or introduction, but everyone understood the meaning instantly without needing any further explanation.

This Shrek Academy student, whose name is unknown, became an evil spirit master and was eventually killed by the angels of justice.

When people looked up again, their gazes toward Elder Xuan and Yan Shaozhe were filled with doubt and fear.

On the imperial city wall, Xue Lingzhao's face was extremely pale. Several guards stepped forward to ask, "Your Majesty, this..."

Xue Lingzhao said in a deep voice, "You should all act according to Tianyang Douluo's wishes. It's not appropriate for the Douling Empire to get involved in their conflict."

"Yes," the guards replied.

Shrek Academy has the Sea God Pavilion, and Mingdou Academy is backed by the Sun Moon Empire. Both dare to disregard the face of the Douling Empire, yet the Douling Empire is powerless to do anything about it.

The clash between those two oppressive forces had already overwhelmed these worshippers, and only Tianyang Douluo could intervene.

Tianyang Douluo was stunned for a moment, but quickly regained his composure from Huo Yuhao's mental sharing: "Taotie Douluo, is this true?"

He quickly surveyed his surroundings and was startled.

Huo Yuhao's mental sharing ability was truly terrifying. How many fighting spirits were present? Ten thousand? Twenty thousand? They were all within his range.

Elder Xuan's face flushed red as he rebuked, "Huo Yuhao, don't take things out of context!"

Yan Shaozhe hurriedly said to Tianyang Douluo, "Senior Tianyang, there is actually more to this matter than meets the eye. Shrek Academy has also fallen into the trap of the Holy Spirit Cult." Tianyang Douluo nodded, signaling Yan Shaozhe to continue explaining.

Many bad things can be easily resolved if there is an explanation or a reason, and the situation won't become too ugly, making everyone lose face.

Since the Holy Spirit Cult has already been destroyed, we can just pin all the blame on them.

But just as Yan Shaozhe was trying to clarify, a bitter voice spoke up.

Yan Shaozhe's heart skipped a beat as he looked at the speaker, who was none other than Ye Guyi. Her expression shifted, her clear eyes revealing deep sorrow and disappointment: "Teacher, even now, are you still going to continue deceiving the world?"

The clear yet sorrowful voice brought the audience back to their senses. Could this holy angel before them be the same holy angel who had just slain the evil spirit master in the previous scene?

Yan Shaozhe was deeply moved and felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.

Ye Guyi was one of the people involved in Ma Xiaotao's outburst, which was the direct reason for her leaving Shrek Academy.

Looking at the disciple he had once placed high hopes on and who had taught him combat skills, Yan Shaozhe didn't know how to begin.

In a daze, he seemed to see Xianlin'er questioning him about Ye Guyi's whereabouts, but he couldn't answer because Shrek's justice was actually a deception. The young man who learned the truth left on his own to find the real answer.

Faced with Ye Guyi's interrogation, Yan Shaozhe was speechless.

At this moment, Elder Xuan spoke in a somber voice: "Ma Xiaotao's situation is a tragedy that no one could have foreseen, and the entire Shrek Academy is deeply saddened."

His eyes were red, whether from anger or sadness, it was hard to tell.

"Evil Soul Masters possess terrifying power that is beyond the control of ordinary people. No matter how careful they are, even if they are wholeheartedly good, as long as someone with ulterior motives, such as the Holy Spirit Cult, takes advantage of them, they can awaken the evil within them. I admit that Shrek Academy was careless in this matter, and I also mourn for the victims of that tragedy back then."

He grunted, "Huo Yuhao, now that you've learned from past mistakes, how can you allow the owner of an evil martial soul to grow stronger?"

The topic shifted back to Qianfeng. Huo Yuhao's accusations against Shrek Academy were once again arrogantly ignored by Elder Xuan.

Huo Yuhao sneered, "I'm not like you. From the very beginning, I knew how to devise a method to completely eliminate evil soul masters, rather than simply coveting their powerful martial souls."

Elder Xuan persisted: "His three spirit rings are all thousand-year spirit rings. As far as I know, many evil spirit masters possess a secret method to increase the age of their spirit rings by killing people. Do you really know nothing about this?"

Everyone hesitated for a moment.

Qianfeng's soul ring combination is truly unheard of.

"Elder Xuan, let alone killing people, Qianfeng hasn't even killed many soul beasts yet," Huo Yuhao sneered. "Have you forgotten that I possess a technology that allows people to obtain soul rings without hunting soul beasts?"

Elder Xuan thought of something: "Could it be..."

"That's right. All of Qianfeng's martial souls were obtained through sharing with others, and this technology has now been optimized, which has also solved the problem of the inability to increase the age of the soul rings."

Elder Xuan was taken aback, unsure how to proceed with the questioning. Having not seen him for many years, he was unaware of the extent of Huo Yuhao's technological advancement; it seemed there had been no further news of him.

Little did they know, this technology had quietly evolved to the point where it was enough to shake the very foundation of the Soul Master world.

"Then, then," Elder Xuan was at a loss for words, "how can you guarantee that he won't do evil in the future? How can you guarantee that his children, his descendants, won't do evil in the future?"

This is basically just sophistry, and anyone with eyes can see it. But no matter how unreasonable Elder Xuan is, Tianyang Douluo won't go out of his way to interrupt.

Many people may remain silent due to various concerns, but everyone has a scale in their heart, weighing right and wrong, good and evil. This applies to both powerful figures like Tianyang Douluo and ordinary people.

Shrek's image of being a towering hero and righteous man has unknowingly begun to crack.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao was stunned. He shifted his questioning gaze to Yan Shaozhe, frowned, and asked, "Elder Xuan, do you mean that the grandson of an evil soul master can also become an evil soul master, right?"