The person who had suffered the most during this period of time was none other than the God of War of a generation of the Star Luo Empire, the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao.
With Huo Yuhao's life story being dug up, he had also become the target of public condemnation.
There was a saying among the common people that he had fooled around with a maid and had given birth to Huo Yuhao, but had never cared about this child, and had let him grow up deformed, and in the end had become a demon king who had harmed the world.
To this, Dai Hao just wanted to plead his case. He had absolutely no idea that he had such a son. Besides, Huo Yun'er and he were childhood sweethearts and were in love with each other. Even if she had given birth to his child afterwards, it would not have been strange.
But for such a son of an evil soul master to truly be a disgrace to the family... after all, the problem with his own eldest son, Dai Yueheng's, martial soul had not yet been solved. Now he had another little son who was called a demon king. What was all this?
He was a majestic god of war of a generation of an empire, holding an army of a million in his hand. How could he be the father of a demon king? So Dai Hao had, overnight, begun to send out manpower to carry out a great purge of the public opinion in the country. Anyone who had slandered him, the White Tiger Duke, in public would all be killed without mercy!
If one were to say that Huo Yuhao, in the battle of Shrek City, had slaughtered nearly a hundred thousand city residents, then Dai Hao, in these few days of his handling of the public opinion, the number of citizens he had killed had reached a million.
The Star Luo imperial family and some of the knowledgeable people in the country had smartly chosen to turn a blind eye to this. Dai Hao held a million troops in his hand. How could he tolerate an ignorant scholar to wantonly slander him?
And at the same time, the Star Luo Imperial Palace's side had also welcomed a great trouble.
The six devils of Shrek, led by Bei Bei, after many twists and turns, had finally arrived at Star Luo City before nightfall, requesting an audience with His Majesty the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire, Xu Jiawei.
But today was different from the past. The remnant of Shrek could be said to be an absolute hot potato. If it had been in the past, the various countries on the continent might still have respected him by three points. And now that Shrek had been destroyed, for just a few students to want to revive its former glory, the length of their path was far beyond the imagination of the six devils.
The six devils had been placed in a palace by the members of the Star Luo imperial family. Their attitude was subtle. Even the carefree Xu Sanshi had felt it.
He had already used all the connections he could use. But what he had gotten in return was just the accompaniment of a few healing-type Soul Sages. The Medical Immortal Douluo, Wang Xian'er, whom they had placed high hopes on, was still nowhere to be seen.
"I don't know how Elder Ancestor Xuan is now," Bei Bei's face was not very good. The existing experts of Shrek were only Yan Shaozhe and Cai Mei'er, as well as the Dragon God Douluo, Mu En, whose whereabouts were unknown. The other old men had all died in the battle with Elder Xuan.
The complete-body evil Taotie was too powerful. Even when facing the siege of a group of Super Douluos, the former was still at ease. Elder Zhuang, who was not good at fighting, was even more so the first to be slapped to death by him. Otherwise, the fate of Elder Song and Elder Lin would not have been so tragic.
"Eldest Senior Brother, we will surely revive the glory of Shrek!" Xiao Xiao forcefully made a fist and said stubbornly.
"I'm afraid only if Elder Mu is still alive can we do it," Xu Sanshi let out a bitter laugh. Now the attitude of the Star Luo imperial family was ambiguous. Maybe there were still people who wished for Yan Shaozhe and Cai Mei'er to die. The rise of a power must have a strong signboard. I hope that Elder Mu can show himself as soon as possible, to raise his voice and call upon the students on the continent who had graduated from Shrek to contribute a part of their strength to the reconstruction of Shrek.
On the way to the Star Luo Empire, He Caitou had not said a word. In his deep pupils, complex colors were continuously sparkling.
Fan Yu was dead, and Qian Duoduo had also sacrificed himself. The two great pillars of the Shrek soul tool department had collapsed. He Caitou, as the former crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire, had once again lost his sense of belonging. This also meant that his hope of revenge had once again become slim.
The current Shrek could no longer provide him with any help. Rather than spending countless youth and energy to bring Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect back to their peak, it was better to...
"Everyone, I think I may have to leave."
After a struggle in his heart, He Caitou raised his head and suddenly said.
"Second Senior Brother, what is the meaning of this?" Tang Wutong's pretty brow furrowed slightly. She didn't understand why He Caitou had chosen to leave at a time like this.
"Although I am very sorry to everyone, I am shouldering a mission that you cannot imagine. I also do not plan to drag you all down. So I have to go."
He Caitou's originally simple and honest face had suddenly begun to have a strange change. In a slight twist, it had actually gradually turned into another appearance. Although his skin was still dark, and it was still the familiar bald head, he had become thick-browed and large-eyed, with a straight nose and a square mouth. He was truly a handsome talent.
This was the real He Caitou—Xu He, who had used a secret method of the former dynasty of the Sun Moon Empire to change his appearance.
The crowd stared blankly at the He Caitou before them. They couldn't help but be a little dazed. They all murmured, "It turns out you are actually so good-looking!"
He Caitou let out a bitter laugh. "Actually, I have already forgotten what my original appearance was. Since I have already made a decision, then I will return to my original appearance. My real name is Xu He. Just take it that your He Caitou has already died in that war. From now on, no matter what happens, let's not have any contact with each other."
He Caitou's words were like a heavy blow, fiercely smashing into the hearts of the five devils of Shrek. Their friendship, which was stronger than stone, because of He Caitou's farewell, had inadvertently cracked open.
This time, because the Shrek team had not encountered a real crisis in the Soul Dueling Tournament, Xiao Xiao and He Caitou had naturally not developed too many feelings.
Even with a myriad of unwillingness in their hearts, the five devils of Shrek also had to respect the choice of He Caitou and Xu He. He must have a past that he could not bear to look back on.
He was a person of the Sun Moon Empire. Only in the Sun Moon Empire would there be a dark skin color like He Caitou's. And, he was also a member of the imperial family of the Sun Moon Empire, the own nephew of the current emperor of the Sun Moon Empire.
Later, because of the struggle for the throne of the Sun Moon Empire, Xu He's uncle had sent people to kill Xu He's parents—that is, the former emperor and empress, as well as his three elder sisters.
Subsequently, his uncle had led his army to garrison the capital. From then on, the sky had changed overnight. He still clearly remembered that a terrifying figure had infiltrated the imperial palace and had gone on a great slaughter. His mother had stuffed him into a secret passage, which was how he had been able to survive.
This enmity, this hatred, had to be avenged, no matter whose hand he had to borrow! Thinking of this, Xu He's two eyes were already a sheet of blood-red. His fists were clenched tightly. His face, which had returned to its original appearance, was even more so a sheet of a ferocity. The hatred in his heart had already reached its peak.
The five devils looked at Xu He's departing back and did not say a word. Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao even more so shed tears of reluctance.
"Then I will also leave," Jiang Nannan's beautiful pupils slightly drooped as she suddenly whispered.
"Nannan, you!" Xu Sanshi's face immediately changed greatly. He hurriedly wanted to go over to persuade her.
"You chose her, didn't you?" Jiang Nannan, with her peripheral vision, glanced at the tightly held hands of Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong and let out a miserable laugh.
"I..." Xu Sanshi only felt that his emotional intelligence was suddenly not enough. Hadn't Jiang Nannan always been very resistant to him because of that matter? Why was she recently always concerned about the matter between him and Tang Wutong?
Jiang Nannan did not wait for his explanation. Her figure flashed, and she fled towards the outside of the palace in a miserable state, leaving only a string of regretful teardrops that had been smashed to pieces on the icy floor.
"Fourth Senior Sister—" Xiao Xiao cried out in surprise and hurriedly chased after her. But how could she have the speed of an agility-attack-type battle Soul Elder, Jiang Nannan? Not far after she had left the main gate of the palace, she could no longer catch a glimpse of her shadow.
She summoned all her strength to chase, trying to distinguish the direction in which Jiang Nannan had left.
"Little girl, is your name Xiao Xiao?"
Just at this time, a gentle voice sounded in Xiao Xiao's ear. She subconsciously turned her head to the side. Two figures immediately came into her sight.
One of them, an old woman with a pale face, was standing in the garden. Her hair was white, and her face was full of wrinkles. It was simply impossible to see her actual age.
By her side, a youth in a black robe had a smile between his eyebrows and eyes. On his back was a huge, black ruler. The voice just now had impressively been from him.