Staying at Shrek Academy meant becoming Huo Yuhao's enemy, essentially placing her on the opposite side.
This was probably the only, and last, choice Huo Yuhao would give Zhang Lexuan.
Given Huo Yuhao's current cultivation level and status, very few would warrant his invitation.
Zhang Lexuan felt a pang of emotion, but she tightly pursed her lips, remaining silent.
Her silence conveyed her stance.
Huo Yuhao wasn't surprised. "In that case, go back. The Heavenly Court doesn't welcome you."
Zhang Lexuan stiffened, looking up again to find Huo Yuhao's gaze exceptionally cold.
Zhang Lexuan felt a sense of déjà vu; the young man on the high seat seemed unfamiliar, truly gone forever.
"Creating the Bright Realm, establishing the Heavenly Court, fifteen years of divine achievements, and now utter defeat.
I thought I could control everything, decide everything, change everything!"
With these words, Huo Yuhao stopped paying attention to Zhang Lexuan, his gaze passing through the palace gates to the mountain of corpses.
Previously, he had never taken these people seriously. In his eyes, Nan Shuishui and Shui Miaoyun were merely tools for expanding his Ming Realm, easily replaceable.
The Heavenly Court was nothing more than a tool he planned to use to gather faith power in the future.
However, humans are not plants or trees; how could they be without feelings?
When he saw the tragic state of the Heavenly Court, even Huo Yuhao's hardened heart was deeply moved, especially since these people had died fighting for him.
If he hadn't returned in time, the entire Heavenly Court would have been destroyed, and he, Huo Yuhao, would have been left with nothing.
With great power comes great responsibility; they revered Huo Yuhao as their master, so Huo Yuhao had to be responsible for them.
At this thought, the overwhelming killing intent in Huo Yuhao's heart surfaced uncontrollably once again, his eyes colder than ever before.
"You've seen my attitude, so you can get lost."
Huo Yuhao's tone was normal, but his hands clenched tightly beneath his sleeves; he was trying his best to control himself.
The hatred in his heart drove him to want to destroy Zhang Lexuan, even though she was uninvolved, she was a core member of Shrek Academy.
How could a person be rational when enraged?
"No, Yuhao, no! This will only lead to more deaths and more broken families!"
Zhang Lexuan felt that Huo Yuhao was like a monstrous beast devouring its prey, sinking into an endless abyss.
"So, they deserve to die? Don't they have parents, wives, and children?"
Huo Yuhao pointed at the horrific tragedy outside the hall, loudly questioning Zhang Lexuan.
"If it were your brother or father who was killed, if it were your mother, sisters, or yourself who were violated, how would you feel? Tell me!
Doesn't it hurt when a knife is stabbed into someone? Can
you just be indifferent like that? Zhang Lexuan, how do you treat your enemies?"
"Shut up, shut up, don't say anymore!"
As if struck on a sore spot, Zhang Lexuan retreated, covering her head with her hands.
"Zhang Lexuan, you have no ability to change any of this, and you have no right to criticize me. Next time, we will be enemies."
With that, Huo Yuhao waved his sleeve, and spatial power enveloped Zhang Lexuan, instantly teleporting her away.
That night, Huo Yuhao received a summary of the casualties from the battle. Among the high-ranking officials, Nan Shuishui died, Shui Miaoyun died, Zhou Qi died...
and many more below the Palace Master level died. Huo Yuhao saw many familiar names: Jiang Nannan died, Nan Qiuqiu died, Lu Qingming died...
Huo Yuhao's hand holding the summary list trembled slightly. This battle directly resulted in over a thousand deaths and hundreds of injuries. The Heavenly Court had truly been reduced to its original state.
Even after this battle, the Heavenly Court
's prestige would plummet. On the other side, Mu En, back at Shrek Academy, refused Xuanzi's proposal to convene a meeting of the Sea God Pavilion. Mu En went alone to the outer courtyard, to the statue of the original Shrek Seven Devils.
"Lord Sea God, I am your loyal servant. Please show me the way forward, and make me strong and bold..."
A hunched figure knelt trembling beneath the Sea God statue, like a lapdog.
His aged voice was filled with unease. Mu En never imagined that someone in this era could reach level 100 and become a god. This was a disaster. The usually calm and collected Mu En was truly terrified.
He knew Huo Yuhao wouldn't let this go easily. This time, the Clear Sky Sect helped them, but what about next time? The Clear Sky Sect wouldn't fight Huo Yuhao to the death for them.
And crucially, Huo Yuhao's growth rate was terrifying. If Huo Yuhao developed for a few more years and then returned, even the Clear Sky Sect might not be able to stop him.
Mu En didn't know what to do. Huo Yuhao was now unstoppable, invincible. The only thing he could think of was seeking help from the Sea God.
He believed that the great Sea God wouldn't stand idly by, considering Shrek Academy's past achievements.
That day, Mu En knelt before Tang San's statue, praying incessantly, attracting onlookers and mockery from passing outer court students.
However, no matter how he prayed, his great and radiant Sea God remained unresponsive.
In a certain space, Tang Hao and Ah Yin, his close friends, noticed Mu En's prayers. To be precise, they had witnessed everything that had happened in the past few days.
"Hao, are we really going to ignore Shrek Academy? If Shrek is destroyed, Tang San's faith will likely diminish significantly."
Tang Hao frowned. He understood this perfectly well, but he truly dared not show his face. If exposed, he might be killed by the Silver Dragon King.
"It's alright, we won't interfere for now. Even if Shrek Academy is destroyed, we can rebuild it later. Until then, the primary threat is still the Abyss Plane.
Let them fight for my Tang family's world. When the time is right, when they've fought to the death, I'll take the world for myself."
With that, Tang Hao's lips curled into a cold smile, a sense of intellectual superiority emanating from him.
After Zhang Lexuan left, a flash of silver light appeared in the temple, and Gu Yuena, dressed in a long silver dress, appeared.
Gu Yuena glanced at Huo Yuhao, whose aura was unstable, and frowned slightly. The aura emanating from him was unsettling; had this guy really gone mad?
"Why did you stop me earlier? Those two traitors, I was going to kill them."
Gu Yuena couldn't understand what this man was thinking. He clearly wanted to kill them, yet he deliberately held back.
"It seems you didn't notice that lurking rat either."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's cryptic words, Gu Yuena seemed to understand something. "You mean, there's someone behind them?"
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly and said, "For now, we don't need to worry about it; it's no threat to you."
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