Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 172: The howling in the Sea God Pavilion, the murderous Mirror Hongchen, and the dinner
"How could Xiaotao die? How could Mei'er die? And Weilun and the others, they all possess unique skills. They are the elite and pride of Shrek. How could this happen? How could this happen..."

Yan Shaozhe leaned forward on the table, looking broken and crazy; he was about to step forward and grab Xian Lin'er to question her.

"Shaozhe, calm down, calm down..."

Elder Song and another elder quickly grabbed Yan Shaozhe's shoulders on the left and right, and Elder Zhuang released his martial spirit to heal Xian Lin'er and Beibei.

Beibei, whose emotions had already collapsed, groaned and fainted on the ground. Xian Lin'er's body was shaky, her hair hanging on her forehead. She looked dispirited, completely devoid of the high spirits of the Valkyrie of the past. She murmured:
"Dead, all dead. I saw it with my own eyes. That little bastard from the Sun-Moon Team chopped off Xiao Tao's head with one blow. Xiao Tao died with her eyes wide open. And Mei'er and Wei Lun, they all died at the hands of that man and a terrifying ninth-level soul mentor from the Sun-Moon Empire..."

"Old Shi had his head blown off by a cannonball from Jing Hongchen. Old Lin and Duoduo were both severely injured by a ghostly Sun and Moon expert and became prisoners of the Sun and Moon Empire..."

"When I was escaping, I saw that Sun and Moon warrior attacking Le Xuan, and that little bastard stabbed Mei'er in the neck..."

"Then why did you come back?! How did you come back?! Did you abandon them?! What was the Star Luo Empire doing at that time?!"

Yan Shaozhe roared with red eyes, his voice hoarse, as if he had used up every bit of his strength.

"I was originally going to die and couldn't come back. It was Long Xiaoyao, that old guy, who saved Beibei and me and let me take Beibei away..."

"At that time, a large number of evil soul masters attacked Xingluo Square. The Xingluo Emperor led the Nation Protector Douluo to engage in a fierce battle with the evil soul masters. The Xuanming Sect and the Body Sect also joined the battle and encircled and suppressed the evil soul masters. No one paid attention to us..."

"Except Beibei, Caitou and the others may have been captured by the Sun-Moon Empire. Their fate is uncertain..."

Xian Lin'er was unable to refute Yan Shaozhe's painful questioning. Her face was as dull as a wooden sculpture, and she told the heartbreaking truth.

"I wanted to die then, but Long Xiaoyao told me that even if I died, I had to bring Beibei back, so I've survived until now. Now that Beibei is back, it's time for me to die. I'm going back to Xingluo City, I'm going to Mingdu, to avenge them..."

Xian Lin'er stirred up her soul light, stood up tremblingly, a gloomy look emerged on her face, and she turned around to fly out of the Sea God Pavilion.

"Lin'er, come back!"

Old Song was immediately possessed by the Green Shadow Divine Eagle, nine rings rose under his feet, and he quickly caught up with Xian Lin'er.

Xian Lin'er struggled weakly: "Mom, don't stop me, I want to go, I want to go..."

"Crack~!"

Old Song struck Xian Lin'er on the back of the neck with a palm strike, knocking her unconscious. He then carried her back and handed her to Old Zhuang: "Old Zhuang, it all depends on you..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Song..." Mr. Zhuang took Xian Lin'er. His already old face seemed to have aged ten years, and his spirit was dull.

After comforting Xian Lin'er, Yan Shaozhe, who was shocked to hear the loss of his disciple and wife, went crazy again. Every corner of his eyes was filled with hysterical hatred.

"Mr. Song, the Sun-Moon Empire killed so many of us this time and captured so many of us. We must take revenge! We must take revenge!"

After saying that, Yan Shaozhe, who was nearly a hundred years old, burst into tears, and the Poseidon Pavilion was in chaos again.

Elder Song, Elder Zhuang and the last elder at level ninety-five hurriedly tried to persuade and comfort him, which calmed Yan Shaozhe down a little.

"Crack~!"

Old Song seized the opportunity and sent another palm strike, knocking Yan Shaozhe unconscious.

The two deans of Shrek Academy fell unconscious, and the Sea God Pavilion finally returned to peace. However, the hearts of the three remaining elders were shrouded in a haze of despair that seemed to be the sky falling and the earth collapsing.

"What can we do? What can we do? The old lion is gone, Lin Huiqun and Qian Duoduo were captured, and half of our Shrek Titled Douluo died there. What can we do..."

Old Song slumped powerlessly on the main seat of the Sea God Pavilion. At this moment, she missed Moon and Xuan Zi so much. How great it would be if they were still there?
Should we awaken the soul left behind by Elder Mu? I really don’t know what to do… Looking up at the top of the golden tree in a daze, Elder Song’s heart was filled with despair.

Old Zhuang complained bitterly, "Old Song, let's prepare for Shrek's semi-retirement. We should stop the Supervisory Group. We can't have any more deaths at Shrek. We can't have any more deaths..."

The last elder, Dong Lao, covered his tearful face and shook his head repeatedly, retorting in a sorrowful voice, "No! We at Shrek have been the number one academy for ten thousand years, and Shrek City is the largest city in the three empires. How can we semi-retire? If we semi-retire, it would be the end!"

"Shrek City's abundant resources will attract countless ambitious individuals. Even if Shrek City flees, it will no longer be able to retain the title of the ten thousand year-old premier academy."

Elder Song rubbed his face in pain, raised his head and made a decision: "Okay! I'll make the decision. After this crisis, we won't send out the inspection team anymore. Let all the children return to the academy first..."

"We must rescue Lao Lin, Duo Duo, Le Xuan, and the others. After Shao Zhe and Lin Er wake up, we'll work out a plan..."

Elder Zhuang and Elder Dong nodded, sobbing uncontrollably: "Everything was fine a year ago, why did Shrek undergo so many changes in such a short time?
Is it really fate that has doomed Shrek? Mei'er, Xiaotao, why did you leave just like that?..."

In the Poseidon Pavilion, the wails of the last three elders drowned out everything.

……

Time passed quickly, and seven days passed in a flash.

The shattered ruins within a hundred miles of Xingluo Square were gradually being broken open, and the disaster relief operation in Xingluo City was largely complete. Xu Tianxi washed up briefly in the setting sun, found a quiet corner, and took out a recliner to take a nap. Despite his considerable strength, the nearly week of non-stop activity had left him exhausted. A pallor persisted on his softly defined face. His hands rested casually behind his head, completely lacking the demeanor of a top talent.

Someone noticed that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised on his tired face, as if he was smiling calmly and peacefully.

Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Ma Rulong and others discovered Xu Tianxi's whereabouts, but instead of calling him, they followed his example and built a simple camp on the spot and lay down to rest.

Mingde Hall Master Jing Hongchen and Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin each had a camera soul guide device and took a lot of photos of the people, their eyes showing a mixture of heartache and relief.

These kids are really tired.

After a long while, Ye Yulin sighed slightly and said:
"Jing Hongchen, I never used to respect you, but now I envy you for having such a pair of grandchildren. Your Hongchen family is so lucky."

Jing Hongchen laughed heartily: "Of course, I have achieved a lot in my life, and I am most proud of these three younger generations."

Ye Yulin raised his eyebrows and kindly reminded: "Don't forget that Tianxi is a disciple of Master Kong's Guanyou Sect, and his seniority is the same as yours."

"You don't need to remind me of this. I have other intentions." As he said this, Jing Hongchen signaled Xu Tianxi and Meng Hongchen with his eyes.

Ye Yulin immediately understood and said, "Is that so? That makes sense, but it seems that my junior brother is not very interested in pretty girls. He is very obsessed with soul guides, especially fixed soul guide shells."

"Besides, I think he has a better relationship with your grandson."

Jing Hongchen said nonchalantly, "That's nothing. They are young now, so it's normal for them not to understand. Sooner or later, they will find out."

"I'm not bragging, but among this generation of young geniuses, how many girls can compare to my granddaughter? That Soft Bone Rabbit Soul Sect member from Shrek is powerless against her."

"I, Jing Hongchen, am also one of the most famous figures in the entire continent, don't you think?"

Ye Yulin nodded in agreement. Although Jing Hongchen being the head of Mingde Hall did not mean that Mingde Hall was his, being the head of the hall was a smooth road. Even if Jing Hongchen entered the Gongfeng Hall to retire in the future, his former disciples and old friends would still be an extremely powerful force, just like Master Kong in the past.

Glancing around at the Xingluo Empire rescue team who had handed in their detection glasses before leaving, Ye Yulin suddenly asked, "By the way, you should have left some backup plans among those detection glasses, right?"

"Of course!" Jing Hongchen patted his chest and smiled.

"Good things from our Sun-Moon Empire are not so easy to come by. The detection glasses that this hall master made have backup plans and self-destruct features. If they dismantle them, they will only get a pile of scrap metal."

"Hmph! I don't know where the Xingluo Empire got their hands on a lot of goodies from my Mingde Hall. They even got a top-tier eighth-level soul guide weapon, the Creation Cannon, and a ninth-level soul guide weapon, the God-conferring Platform. How could this hall master not hold back?"

"What did you say? The Heaven-Creation Cannon and the Nine-Level Conferred God Platform? Which bastard sold them that?"

Ye Yulin frowned upon hearing this. The Creation Cannon was the most advanced eighth-level soul guide device. There weren't many eighth-level soul guide masters in the entire Sun-Moon Empire, not to mention the Conferred God Platform. Every ninth-level soul guide device almost represented uniqueness and would leave behind the unique techniques of a ninth-level soul guide.

"I can't be sure yet, but I think it must have been sold secretly by those good-for-nothings."

Jing Hongchen's face turned cold, and he smiled sinisterly, "Before, I could turn a blind eye to these bastards' mischief. But this time, he dared to smuggle Mingdetang's eighth-level soul guide and twelve sixth-level fixed-load soul guide shells. I will not allow them to continue their misconduct!"

"I've found some clues based on the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade and the Creation Cannon. If we continue along this line and look for traces of the Conferred God Platform, we'll definitely be able to catch this giant rat!"

Ye Yulin went through the most jerk-like people in the ninth-level soul guide circle one by one, and frowned:
"I can probably guess who did it. It's either a ninth-level soul master among the evil soul masters, or those idlers in the royal family who are just waiting to die. They're not the kind of people who like to stir up trouble."

"They're not easy to deal with, and I, Jing Hongchen, am no pushover. I bought so much evidence myself this time, I don't believe I can't get rid of him!"

Jing Hongchen said this with murderous intent, determined to kill that traitorous bastard.

"Well, this matter does have a huge impact. If there is any resistance, I will not stand idly by."

Ye Yulin also deeply disgusted these dirty guys who were smuggling in secret. He knew how many people were involved in the interests behind this. The three major underground forces in Mingdu were the black gloves representing three different interest groups, and they were spread throughout the upper echelons of the Sun and Moon Empire.

The royal family, evil soul masters, the military, the nobles... it can be said that a single move can affect the entire body.

But the academic school represented by Jing Hongchen is not a pushover either. That bastard even dared to smuggle a ninth-level soul guide this time. God knows what he will dare to smuggle next time. If he secretly sends out a few ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shells, it will be a lot of fun.

"Thank you very much. Let's skin those bastards together when we get back!" Jing Hongchen laughed.

Just when the two top ninth-level soul masters made up their minds to go back and plow the fields and sweep the caves.

Suddenly, a star-like figure flew across the sky and landed in front of the two of them, holding a stack of invitations in his hand.

Ye Yulin raised his eyebrows and asked, "What brings you here, Shattered Star Douluo?"

"On behalf of His Majesty, I'm sending invitations to the two ninth-level masters and everyone from the Sun-Moon Team. His Majesty would like to host a dinner to entertain everyone from the Sun-Moon Empire as a token of gratitude."

Shattered Star Douluo smiled.

(End of this chapter)