Chapter 113: Keke's Dignity is Gone

Such a cough caused an inexplicable panic to arise in everyone's hearts.

Yes, that's right, it was panic!

They knew clearly what Mu Lao represented; Mu Lao's existence was the pillar of Shrek!

However, these few coughs from Mu Lao completely shattered the hope in everyone's hearts.

In the end, the meeting ended hastily, though subsequent discussions continued, and the specific matters were left to the person in charge of the Soul Guidance Department.

Given the current situation, Mu Lao could only recuperate quietly, and every aspect was now in an extremely sensitive period.

The Body Sect and Mingde Hall, these two behemoths, were like mountains pressing down upon the people of Shrek.

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These pieces of news were all sealed off; even Bei Bei did not know, and Su Yu, far away in Mingdu, was even less likely to know. However, according to the news sent from home, it seemed there was also a faint sense of turmoil on Shrek's side.

Although Su Yu did not know what had happened, he could roughly guess the cause of this matter.

Mu En's body had already begun to show signs of trouble; only if this strongest combat power of Shrek had a problem could Shrek possibly be in a panic!

Gripping the Engraving Knife in his hand, Su Yu looked up toward the direction where Shrek was located, "Shrek, oh Shrek, the price for your performance is truly high!"

"Aside from Huo Yuhao, only I can help your Soul Guidance Department completely turn things around, but I don't owe you anything. What I owed, I have already repaid during the Undead Messenger incident and the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."

High-ranking officials and noble lords feasted and made merry every night, carousing until dawn in all sorts of extremely luxurious places; wherever the eye could see, royal power was supreme. Yet, faced with the empire's crisis, they only knew how to scheme against one another. Such Three Great Empires would eventually perish...

The only things that made them understand the threat were the Beast God and the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler who lived deep in the forest, and the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North.

But these were not the primary crises; the most primary source of crisis was the Sun Moon Empire. A single powerful Soul Guidance Legion could make a vast empire collapse in one strike.

It is just that I know the drawbacks of all this, while you do not...

The design blueprints in his hand were, unsurprisingly, sent by Su Yu to the Sun Moon Empire's commercial base. Here, a large number of transactions took place every day, and Su Yu's current status could be considered one of the members making Soul Guidance Devices for the caravan, while secretly, he was the actual controller of this chamber of commerce.

Under Su Yu's instructions, everything was focused on business. Up until now, nothing could be too flashy; after all, the Sun Moon Empire's methods in this regard were not soft-handed at all when they struck.

With his thoughts clear, there were no obstacles in doing things.

Although Su Yu hadn't intervened much in all the affairs, these people had extremely strong professional standards; one didn't need to guess to know what kind of people Su Xinyuan had arranged to come over.

"Young Master, the Family Head said that you don't need to worry about anything here; the Family Head will personally handle the subsequent matters regarding Shrek."

The person in charge of this chamber of commerce was a five-ring Soul King in his forties. Looking at the accessory on the other party's waist, it was clear they were from a branch of the Su Family. To have reached this position, it was evident that Su Xinyuan trusted them.

"I understand, but you must cooperate with my actions in the future. Otherwise, once a slip-up occurs, all of you will die!"

Su Yu did not mince words. If he couldn't make contact with Mingde Hall now, even if the Body Sect came to raid in the future, he could at least fish in troubled waters and get by. If he were exposed now, whether he could even walk out of the Sun Moon Empire would be a problem.

This chamber of commerce in the Sun Moon Empire had always cooperated with Mingde Hall and knew a little bit of leaked gossip, but the Su Family could not infiltrate Mingde Hall, so Su Yu could only rely on himself.

After returning to the academy, Su Yu honestly handed in the design blueprint for the enhanced version of the Silent Sleeve Arrow, one-fourth of it.

Looking at the design blueprint Su Yu handed over, Xuan Ziwen spoke with deep meaning: "What, you've thought it through now? If you think you can pass the assessment by relying on this thing, I'm afraid that won't work..."

"Teacher Xuan, I just feel that the fact I can still study at the academy this time is entirely due to Teacher Xuan's merit, so I am handing this design blueprint to you willingly. As for the production of the Soul Guidance Device, I will hand in a satisfactory answer to Teacher Xuan in next week's class."

Su Yu had always been very confident; after all, with Ju Zi's help, things were much easier. The only headache was that Ju Zi's help also came at a price.

As the sunset faded, he looked at Ju Zi, who had finished tidying up.

Ju Zi looked at Su Yu, stretched, and said lazily: "You're so young and not learning well. Did you understand today's lesson? If you didn't understand, you can treat me to a meal; your Sister Ju Zi will teach you."

Ever since Su Yu returned and started cramming Soul Guidance knowledge, Ju Zi had been teaching for a price. The cost was having Su Yu cook, and from time to time, she would tease this pure-hearted youth, Su.

Ju Zi's personality had always been like this; as long as family wasn't mentioned, she would always be that gluttonous and sleepy senior sister.

It's just that I don't know how Xu Tianran is doing now. At this moment, Ju Zi had not yet accepted Xu Tianran's marriage proposal and was still just a student studying at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy and Mingde Hall.

When the time was ripe, Ju Zi would also drop out of school and begin to integrate into a new identity.

This was also because Xu Tianran had value to be utilized; otherwise, Ju Zi would not have made such a resolute choice.

"Alright, my treat. I will have to trouble Sister Ju Zi a lot more during this period."

Although Xuan Ziwen's teaching was very beneficial, Xuan Ziwen couldn't possibly give him private tutoring every day. It was fine to go and ask for advice occasionally, but if he went too often, he wouldn't be able to find Xuan Ziwen.

One day, while everyone was in class, Keke returned to the laboratory in a huff: "I'm so pissed off, I'm so pissed off! That bastard in the fourth year is really pissing me off. If my strength were just a little stronger, I would definitely blast him into pieces!"

"Keke, what happened to you?" Ju Zi stepped forward and asked.

Looking at Keke's somewhat disheveled appearance, it was clearly related to the academy's recent points tournament; otherwise, Keke wouldn't be so angry.

If she had won, Keke would have laughed out loud, kicked the door open, and then sat down triumphantly.

Wang Shaojie looked at Keke's furious appearance and laughed gloatingly: "Keke, don't tell me you lost to Si Chen from the fourth year again? If I remember correctly, you seem to have negative points this month."

Su Yu didn't speak. If it weren't for the academy's mandatory requirement that every student must participate in three matches per month, otherwise credits would be deducted for missing matches, Su Yu really wouldn't want to participate.

There is a saying about beating a dog in the water; Zhou Hantian, who had just been discharged from the hospital, was beaten by Su for another three matches, perfectly finishing the month's quota.

On the other hand, Keke was very sad. Si Chen, also in the fourth year, had already used Keke as an experience bag for the third time this month. If it weren't for the fact that each person could only be challenged by the same person three times a month, Keke might have already been farmed N times by now.

"Wang Shaojie, you bastard, you know and you still say it! If you had the ability, you would go and avenge me. You don't help me get revenge, and you even mock me. I'm going to make Sister Ju Zi never talk to you again! A man like you has no manliness at all!"

The more Keke thought about it, the angrier she got, and she even wanted to cry from grievance. If it weren't for the fact that the junior Su Yu was here, Keke wouldn't have cared about her image at all.

"Senior Sister Keke, do you need help? How about I help you beat him back?"

Su Yu looked at Keke, who was now trapped in self-isolation, and spoke slowly.

Keke looked at Su Yu in surprise and said: "Si Chen from the fourth year is a Level 4 Soul Engineer. How could you, a Level 3 Soul Engineer, be his opponent? Unless..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she widened her eyes in surprise. Three Soul Rings—two yellow and one purple—slowly rose around the Su Yu before her.

It was originally two yellow, one purple, and one black, but that would have been too shocking to the world, so Su Yu used the Simulation soul skill to cover it up.

Looking at Keke's surprised expression, Su Yu spoke slowly: "I think a Level 3 Soul Engineer paired with a Three-ring Soul Venerable should be able to handle it, right? Senior Sister Keke, don't you think?"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Looking at the scene before her, Keke fell into a daze. A thirteen-year-old Three-ring Soul Venerable, this...

Not to mention Wang Shaojie, even Ju Zi on the side was taken aback. Since Su Yu was more suited for Soul Master cultivation, now that Su Yu was a Three-ring Soul Venerable paired with a Level 3 Soul Engineer, it seemed he could give it a try.

Su Yu also said readily: "Let's go, what are you still stunned for? Let's go get your revenge."

At this moment, Keke, following Su Yu like a puppy, brought him to the plaza and pointed to a cold and beautiful young girl. The other party was about the same height as Su Yu, who was around 1.75 meters tall now. However, the other party was not a heavy-artillery enthusiast like Keke; it seemed her Soul Guidance Devices were all of the intricate type.

In this regard, Su Yu is much like Ju Zi; most of Ju Zi's offensive methods involve the oranges in her hands, with every single orange being a trigger-type Soul Guidance Device.

"Yo, isn't this Keke? What, did you bring someone here to seek revenge?" Si Chen asked, looking aggressive.

"Fourth-year student Luo Yu, please offer your guidance."

Su Yu didn't waste any words and directly took out the long sword composed of his own fragments; after all, when he registered, his martial soul was indeed a sword.

"Fourth-year student Si Chen, please offer your guidance."

Facing Su Yu's challenge, Si Chen did not underestimate him, even though the current Su Yu truly did not look like a thirteen-year-old boy.

Under the witness of a teacher, the two sides began their match. Every competition required filing a report and being witnessed by a teacher; Su Yu knew this entire process by heart.

A brilliant light flickered behind Si Chen. Si Chen did not show the slightest carelessness, directly activating the Flying Soul Guidance Device on her back and aiming at Su Yu with a Soul Guidance Crossbow Arrow.

Su Yu, however, calmly watched Si Chen, who had already begun moving rapidly in the air. "Never mind you; in fact, now that I have reached the Four-Ring Soul Ancestor realm, I could completely crush even a Level 6 Soul Engineer, let alone a Level 4 one like you."

All the students knew that Xuan Ziwen had five students, all of whom had passed the Mingde Hall examinations. It was actually a thirteen-year-old junior, Luo Yu, who was challenging Si Chen this time.

Everyone couldn't help but start researching Luo Yu. This Luo Yu was a transfer student and was currently only a Level 3 Soul Engineer granted that status by Xuan Ziwen.

"Isn't Luo Yu being a bit arrogant this time? Challenging the Level 4 Soul Engineer Si Chen, can he really pull it off?" Keke said with a worried expression.

Wang Shaojie also shook his head helplessly, "As long as it's not too excessive, Luo Yu should be able to get back on his feet after a week of recovery."

Keke: "............"

Ju Zi looked at Su Yu on the competition field and said, "That's not necessarily true. Do you remember those two unlucky guys, Zhou Hantian and Zhou Handou?"

Wang Shaojie seemed to be lost in thought as he said, "It seems that's true. How could I have forgotten about that? Luo Yu has always had some strange things on him. Even Teacher Xuan once said that although Luo Yu is a Level 3 Soul Engineer, his strength is far beyond that."

"My intuition tells me that even Zi Mu is very likely not Luo Yu's match, because the current Luo Yu hasn't communicated with us for half a year. He was already a Level 3 Soul Engineer half a year ago, and even if he has been wandering around for the past six months, it doesn't change the fact that he possesses those strange and powerful Soul Guidance Devices."

Ju Zi looked at Su Yu, who still hadn't made a move, and said with rare seriousness.

Keke also nodded and said, "The match has started."

As a Soul Master, Su Yu hadn't fought in a long time. After all, he had been in Shrek Academy the whole time, and apart from that one time he bullied Dai Huabin, he had spent all his other time cultivating. One day, he would return to the Star Dou Great Forest to properly reason with Gu Yuena.

"It's still not too late for you to concede now. Once we start fighting, the injuries won't be something I can control. Even if your teacher is Teacher Xuan Ziwen, I still won't show any mercy."

The Crossbow Arrow in Si Chen's hand bloomed with a piercing green light; at this moment, she still believed she was in an invincible position.

A Crossbow Arrow flew directly toward where Su Yu was like a cannonball. Watching the incoming arrow, Su Yu raised his hand and gripped, a delicate sphere appeared, and then a faint blue ripple enveloped Su Yu entirely.

That Crossbow Arrow was directly crushed by Su Yu, and the aftermath of the explosion was completely wiped away by the blue ripples.

"Isn't this Soul Guidance Device the project Teacher Xuan prepared for us? Sister Ju Zi, did you help him make this?" Keke looked at the calm Su Yu in the field in surprise. She hadn't expected that Su Yu would have the Soul Guidance Device from the project Teacher Xuan had prepared for them.

Looking at the defensive Soul Guidance Device emitting faint blue ripples, Ju Zi's expression was slightly complex. She remembered that she had once helped Su Yu analyze it, and the two of them had even tried to break down the production steps of the Soul Guidance Device, but they had ultimately failed.

However, after returning, Ju Zi had successfully crafted it, but Su Yu had only managed to barely manufacture it after experiencing many replications and reproductions. In terms of attainments in Soul Guidance Devices, Ju Zi was indeed much stronger than the current Su Yu.