Soul Land, Border!
A massive army was advancing in an orderly manner, filled with an invisible murderous intent...
The flag floating above, clearly represented the Xingluo Empire...
Obviously, this army was ordered by the Xingluo Empire's Emperor to come and support Soul Land!
At this moment, a middle-aged man with high status sitting on horseback suddenly shouted, "Halt!"
In an instant, all the warriors of the army stopped their steps, collectively looking forward...
Upon closer inspection, they found that there were only a few thousand personnel guarding here, which was several times fewer than usual...
"How strange, there's so few people guarding Soul Land's border, what exactly happened?"
"Need you ask? It's definitely because of those abyssal creature armies, so they've been redeployed!"
"Tsk tsk, the people of Soul Land are really carefree, with so few numbers, if our Xingluo Empire wanted to invade, it would be all too easy!"
"Hush... It's best not to say such things, it would be bad if we're misunderstood!"
The man at the forefront heard this and reprimanded, "Everyone, be quiet!"
Once the entire army quieted down, he loudly announced to the front, "We are here under the name of the Xingluo Empire's Emperor, to reinforce Soul Land, please let us pass!!"
Quickly, the members of the army from the Soul Land side also noticed their presence and gathered together...
Although these warriors from the Xingluo Empire explained their intentions, they couldn't fully trust it yet!
The man replacing the commander's position, knowing the urgency of the situation, walked forward without a hint of fear...
In words neither humble nor overbearing, he said, "Please wait a moment, we need to verify with the federation."
Soon, army members contacted the federation to verify the entire matter!
After confirming that the Xingluo Empire's army bore no hostility, the commander raised his hand and shouted, "Let them pass!"
Only then did the Xingluo Empire's army smoothly enter the realm of Soul Land, advancing in the direction of the city...
Witnessing their departure, the army members couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding in their hearts...
"It's suspicious that the Xingluo Empire is willing to send troops to reinforce us. I have a feeling something's not right!"
"It might not be so simple, with our current border being so weakly defended, if the Xingluo Empire has any ulterior motives, it would be impossible to resist!"
"But... this army is under the Xingluo Empire's Emperor's orders, they shouldn't do such disgraceful things, right?"
"Naive, don't forget, Soul Land has the strongest overall strength, it's inevitable we'd arouse ill intentions from the other two empires!"
"Everyone just relax, this single army, even if it has other objectives, won't be able to achieve much, right, Vice Commander?"
The leading man glared at him, "Regardless of any other motives, we must defend the border well, to prevent other empires from taking advantage!"
"Alright, everyone, stay alert!
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Upon hearing this, Leng Yaozhu beside them didn't show any surprise...
From the moment they arrived, she had already sensed their presence. As for why she didn't alert them,
she believed, with spiritual power stronger than hers, Gu Yuena must have noticed long ago!
As Gu Yuena's words fell, a figure appeared in front, erupting with a fierce wave of Soul Power, changing the entire space's color...
It was none other than the Light and Shadow Douluo, Long Yeyue!
With a deep gaze, she stared at Gu Yuena, and said word by word, "It seems, you've sensed my presence long ago!"
Gu Yuena did not deny anything...
Her spiritual power was even stronger than that of an Ultimate Douluo, and hardly anyone could enter the Spirit Pagoda without being detected by her!
Standing by, Leng Yaozhu calmly said, "Elder Long, is intruding into the Spirit Pagoda without permission the attitude of the Sea God's Pavilion?"
Her relationship with Long Yeyue wasn't bad, but at such a time, as the Vice Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda, she had to stand on Gu Yuena's side!
Before Long Yeyue could respond, there were hurried footsteps from outside the Council Hall...
"Quick, someone has intruded into the Spirit Pagoda, hurry over there!"
"Damn it! Does that person have a death wish? Daring to break into our Council Hall!"
"Don't worry, with the Pagoda Master and Vice Tower Master here, the intruder won't get away with it!"
"What are you thinking, if we were negligent and let intruders slip into the Council Hall, we'd be the ones in trouble!"
With a "bang!", the door to the Council Hall was pushed open, and many Soul Masters of the Spirit Pagoda rushed in...
Upon discovering Long Yeyue's unfriendly presence, they quickly surrounded her...
The man in front bowed and said to Gu Yuena and Leng Yaozhu, "Pagoda Master, Vice Tower Master, this is our fault for lax guarding, allowing an outsider to break in, we will take care of her immediately!"
If they hadn't sensed the enormous Soul Power fluctuation, it was unimaginable for someone to have broken into the Council Hall!
Who knew, sitting in the Pagoda Master's seat, Gu Yuena wasn't angry, instead, she chuckled lightly, "Oh? Do you know who she is?"
The man looked at Long Yeyue and shook his head, saying, "Please enlighten me, Pagoda Master!"
He only knew that the person could emanate such a terrifying presence, indicating their status was undoubtedly high!
Gu Yuena calmly replied, "That is an Elder of the Sea God's Pavilion, are you sure you still want to detain her?"
With these words, cold sweat instinctively dripped from the foreheads of all Spirit Pagoda members, including the man...
However, at this moment, he could only grit his teeth and say, "If... if it's your order, Pagoda Master..."
Gu Yuena did not intend to make things difficult for him, "You did well, but, take the others and leave!"
"But... but, I understand!"
After hesitating for a moment, the man chose to follow the order!
Immediately, he called on the other Spirit Pagoda members to quickly leave the Council Hall, closing the door along the way...
Only then did Gu Yuena return her beautiful eyes to Long Yeyue, "Alright, Elder Long, although I'm no longer a student of Shrek Academy, let's still address you that way for now."
Long Yeyue sneered slightly, "No need, you're now the Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda, very impressive indeed."
The words were not without their disdain for Gu Yuena...
Despite Gu Yuena's personality, she couldn't help but lose face, her tone gradually gaining weight...
"Elder Long, the Spirit Pagoda hasn't done anything against Shrek Academy! I don't know why you hold such animosity towards me!"
Long Yeyue retorted sharply, "Why? You should know!"
Since Gu Yuena inherited the position of Spirit Pagoda Master, she indeed hadn't done anything to Shrek Academy!
But it's obvious she has forgotten she was once an inner court student and how she became what she is now!
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