Shattering Shrek's Glory of Ten Thousand Years

Zhang Lexuan glanced at Huo Yuhao with a look of annoyance. Although he hadn't finished speaking, having secretly read his diary for over three months, Zhang Lexuan knew exactly what the rest of his strange words would be.

However, Zhang Lexuan didn't refuse. Instead, she took a deep look at Kong Deming, who was sitting at the table engraving the core of a soul tool. With a thought, she directly activated her Martial Soul.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, red. Eight soul rings emerged from beneath Zhang Lexuan's feet.

Soft, bright moonlight illuminated the entire laboratory, making it incredibly bright. A crescent moon slowly rose, hovering above Zhang Lexuan's head, adding to her sacred aura. She suddenly appeared as dazzling as a moon goddess.

Kong Deming finally stopped engraving the soul tool core, his limbs stiff as he slowly raised his head, looking at Zhang Lexuan standing beside Huo Yuhao.

As someone who also possessed a Moon Martial Soul, Kong Deming was absolutely certain that this was the moon Martial Soul inherited by the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family.

But why had he never seen this little girl before? Kong Deming turned his gaze towards Huo Yuhao, wanting to get an answer from his disciple.

Huo Yuhao didn't try to steal the spotlight. Instead, he let Zhang Lexuan tell her story, giving her the chance to share her experiences and what she'd been through.

Huo Yuhao could clearly see the subtle change in Kong Deming's expression when Zhang Lexuan mentioned she was from a minor noble family in the Heavenly Soul Empire. Although he didn't outwardly react, his inner turmoil was evident.

Huo Yuhao knew that Zhang Lexuan's family had been wiped out, with her being the sole survivor. By chance, Mu En had found her, recognized her potential, and saved her. He offered her revenge, but only if she agreed to become a permanent member of Shrek Academy and, eventually, Bei Bei's childhood bride.

"Crack—"

A sharp sound echoed as Kong Deming crushed the Soul Tool core in his hand.

Zhang Lexuan paused, looking at Kong Deming as if she wanted to say something. But before she could speak, Kong Deming calmly said, "I'm fine. Please, continue."

The fact that Kong Deming, the top Level 9 Soul Engineer of the Sun Moon Empire and the most trusted Grand Elder of the imperial family, reacted in such a way showed just how much Zhang Lexuan's words had stirred him.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, both Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan could now confirm that there was definitely some kind of relationship between her and Kong Deming!

The most crucial point was that while other things could be faked, a Martial Soul couldn't be!

As the most powerful person openly recognized in the Sun Moon Empire, Kong Deming understood better than anyone else what the Moon Martial Soul signified!

Although Zhang Lexuan had participated in the Soul Master Tournament, she first appeared as a substitute and only showed up twice.

The second time, she was the team captain, but because the opponents weren't that strong, and Shrek Academy was known for producing geniuses, Zhang Lexuan gave the spotlight to others. Although this did attract some attention, it was ultimately smoothed over with Mu En's subtle guidance.

After Zhang Lexuan finished recounting everything, Kong Deming was silent for a long time before finally looking at her with a gentle gaze and speaking about memories that had been sealed away for many years.

Even though Huo Yuhao had long suspected a blood relationship between the two, he hadn't expected that Zhang Lexuan would be Kong Deming's great-granddaughter!

Through Kong Deming's account, Huo Yuhao learned that Kong Deming's son and daughter-in-law had passed away in an accident, leaving him with only one granddaughter.

And Kong Deming's granddaughter, Zhang Lexuan's mother, in order to recover more quickly from the shadow of losing her parents, chose to travel the continent to take her mind off things. Through a coincidence, she met Zhang Lexuan's father, and they eventually fell in love.

Although Kong Deming was very unhappy with the small noble status of Zhang Lexuan's father from the Heavenly Soul Empire, he ultimately didn't interfere with their relationship and instead offered his blessings as an elder.

From then on, Kong Deming had been quietly watching the Zhang family's situation. However, a coup occurred in the Sun Moon Empire. The current Sun Moon Emperor, who was then a prince, rebelled, causing significant unrest throughout the entire Sun Moon Empire.

As the Grand Offering of the royal Worship Hall, Kong Deming didn't care which member of the Xu family became the emperor, but he wouldn't ignore the matter either. He needed to observe whether the individual had the ability to be a qualified emperor.

During that time, Kong Deming was completely preoccupied and couldn't spare any attention for other matters. It wasn't until everything had settled that he learned of the Zhang family's complete annihilation.

Enraged, Kong Deming personally went to the Heavenly Soul Empire to investigate, nearly turning the place upside down, but he couldn't find a single clue.

From then on, having lost all his relatives, Kong Deming was filled with grief and despair. He returned to the Sun Moon Empire, no longer concerning himself with external affairs, and devoted himself to Soul Tools, fulfilling his duties as the Grand Offering of the Worship Hall.

"The problem that bothered me for a long time was that the Zhang family didn't have anything worth wiping out their entire clan for, yet they were still annihilated overnight! Now, I can say with certainty that the Zhang family's demise was orchestrated by those beasts in human clothing from Shrek Academy!"

"I've also heard a lot about that Mu En. As an Ultimate Douluo of Shrek Academy, he was severely injured after a great battle with Du Bisi of the Body Sect. And none of those people in their Seagod Pavilion are reliable, so they urgently needed to find a talented successor."

"After all, with Shrek Academy's arrogance ingrained in their bones, they've offended all the other powers on the continent. If there's no Ultimate Douluo to succeed Mu En after he dies, Shrek will definitely suffer a terrible fate!"

Kong Deming paused here, looking at Zhang Lexuan, who appeared calm on the surface but whose fists were secretly clenched. He sighed and said,

"So, after he heard about your talent from somewhere, he secretly plotted all of this. Then, he appeared as your savior, completely binding you to Shrek. He even claimed to be helping you avenge your family, but in reality, he killed everyone who might reveal his plot, ensuring you would never discover the truth!"

"Holy Dragon of Light? Dragon God Douluo? Bah! I knew it all along, that so-called number one academy on the continent, Shrek Academy, is full of hypocritical scum like that!"

Watching his teacher's emotions gradually escalate, Huo Yuhao silently clicked his tongue. He's so weak when he curses, his teacher's aggression needs to be improved!

However, as if Kong Deming could hear Huo Yuhao's thoughts, he slammed his hand on the table in front of him, his eyes filled with rage, and his tone was incredibly cold.

"I'm going to Shrek City right now. I want to see if those fellows at Shrek Academy can still pretend after being bombarded by hundreds of Level 9 Fixed Soul Guided Cannonballs!"

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao's pupils widened.

He was wrong, terribly wrong!

Kong Deming's aggression wasn't just in need of improvement? This was a truly ruthless person who didn't waste words!

Hundreds of Level 9 Fixed Soul Guided Cannonballs; the entire Shrek City would be nuked, wouldn't it?

Seeing that Kong Deming was about to take action, Zhang Lexuan hurriedly grabbed his arm and spoke repeatedly.

"Please, don't do this. Not everyone in Shrek deserves to die. There are many innocent people there."

Zhang Lexuan pursed her lips, her expression becoming complex. She lowered her head slightly, avoiding Kong Deming's gaze, and spoke softly.

"And if you really do this, you'll instantly become the target of everyone on the entire continent. You'll be surrounded and attacked by everyone, and your situation will be extremely difficult."

"Although Shrek's reputation has been somewhat damaged due to the evil Soul Master incident, they are still the number one academy on the continent, respected by the world."

Kong Deming knew Zhang Lexuan was thinking of him, and everything she said was true. Bombing Shrek would indeed allow him to take revenge, but the price would be dragging the entire Sun Moon Empire down with him, inviting a furious counterattack from the former Douluo Three Kingdoms.

As the Great Offering of the Sun Moon Empire's Worship Hall, Kong Deming absolutely didn't want to see that happen.

But, Shrek Academy is the number one academy on the continent, is it? They have their so-called ten thousand years of glory, do they? Then this old man will let his disciple personally shatter that glory that they value more than life itself!

Kong Deming suddenly turned to look at Huo Yuhao, speaking one word at a time.

"Yuhao, I want you to shatter Shrek Academy's millennia of glory in the upcoming Soul Master Tournament! Can you do it?"

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