NOVEL NEXT Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Lone Hero
Shrek City, Shrek Academy entrance!
A middle-aged man approached the students guarding the entrance of Shrek Academy and respectfully handed a business card to one of them, saying, "Hello, esteemed soul master. I am Hu Yun, the manager of Dream Chaser Media Company. This is my business card. Our company is planning to create an anime about the Sea God, the Spirit Ice Douluo, and their companions, aiming to promote their glorious deeds. To ensure the characters' appearances are historically accurate, we would like to take a few photos of the statues of the Sea God and his companions in Shrek Academy as references. Would that be possible?"
At Shrek Academy, almost all tasks are handled by students.
Guarding the entrance is one of the simplest jobs available, requiring no special skills or cultivation.
"Dream Chaser Media, an anime company? Do you have an entry permit?" The student guarding the entrance frowned slightly. Aside from the academy's teachers and students, anyone wishing to enter Shrek Academy must possess an entry permit.
"Esteemed soul master, someone of my status wouldn't have the means to obtain an entry permit. Rest assured, I only wish to take photos of the statues of the Sea God and his companions. I will leave immediately after taking the photos and won't linger for even a minute. If you're concerned, you can accompany me inside." As Hu Yun spoke, he discreetly slipped two storage cards into the hands of the two students guarding the entrance.
"I need to report this. Only if the academy leadership agrees can I allow you to enter," one of the students said, though he had accepted the bribe, he still didn't dare to let Hu Yun in without permission.
"Of course, thank you for your trouble, esteemed soul master," Hu Yun quickly replied.
One of the students nodded, stepped aside, and made a call using his soul communicator.
A minute later, he returned and said, "My name is Wu Chaoping. The academy has agreed to your request, considering that you aim to promote the spirit of Shrek. However, there are two conditions: first, you must not stray more than one meter away from me, and second, you only have thirty minutes."
"That's more than enough. Thank you, esteemed soul master," Hu Yun expressed his gratitude once again and followed Wu Chaoping into Shrek Academy.
Soon, Wu Chaoping led Hu Yun to the statues of the first-generation Shrek Seven Monsters and the Golden Iron Triangle.
Wu Chaoping said, "These are the statues of the Sea God, his companions, and their teachers. As for the statue of the God of Emotions, it's located at the Spirit Ice Square. Please make sure to manage your time wisely."
"Thank you, esteemed soul master. I will keep an eye on the time," Hu Yun first bowed to the statues, then took out his soul camera and began taking photos and videos of the statues from every angle. He even measured their dimensions.
The statues in Shrek Academy were life-sized, accurate replicas of the Sea God and his companions, so their dimensions were of great importance.
As time was running out, Hu Yun asked Wu Chaoping to take him to the statue of the God of Emotions for more photos.
After completing all the photos, Hu Yun was escorted out of Shrek Academy by Wu Chaoping.
Before leaving, Hu Yun enthusiastically said to Wu Chaoping, "Once our company completes the anime, we will first show it to the esteemed soul masters of Shrek Academy. We will only release it publicly if you are satisfied. If not, we will make changes until you are content."
"Thank you for that," Wu Chaoping replied.
After Hu Yun left, a figure slowly materialized beside Wu Chaoping.
"Dean, why are you here?" Wu Chaoping was startled and quickly bowed.
The person who appeared was none other than the dean of the outer court, the Silver Moon Douluo, Cai Yue'er.
He never expected such a trivial matter to attract the attention of a super Douluo like the outer court dean.
"I don't know why, but I suddenly felt a strong sense of unease," Cai Yue'er said solemnly.When one's cultivation reaches a certain level, they gain a faint sense of intuition about certain events.
As she watched Hu Yun's departing figure, Cai Yue'er felt that something was amiss, as if she had made a grave mistake.
However, she had been secretly monitoring Hu Yun the entire time. Hu Yun was indeed an ordinary person and had shown nothing but respect toward Shrek Academy. She hadn't noticed anything suspicious.
Moreover, she had even asked federal officials to investigate Hu Yun and his Dream Chaser Media Company, and both were verified to be legitimate.
There were no issues whatsoever."Continue guarding the academy's entrance. Something about this feels off, and I must report it to the Sea God Pavilion," Cai Yue'er said before disappearing from Wu Chaoping's sight.
Normally, such a minor incident wouldn't warrant reporting to the Sea God Pavilion.
But her unease grew stronger, and she felt increasingly anxious.
She couldn't shake the feeling that something significant was about to happen.
...…
Xia Yi looked up and saw nothing but cars stuck on the highway, unable to move an inch. Gu Yue's car had been trapped on the highway near Shrek City for half an hour without moving forward at all.
"Why is it so congested? Did an accident happen?" Xia Yi asked, puzzled.
"It's all your doing," Gu Yue glared at Xia Yu.
"What does this have to do with me?" Xia Yu looked innocent.
He still had no idea what was going on.
"See for yourself," Gu Yue forwarded a picture sent by the Ten Thousand Beast King on her soul communicator to Xia Yu.
The picture was a poster featuring an image of the Sea God, Tang San. He had long blue hair flowing down to his feet, with blue vines coiled around his body, clearly representing his Blue Silver Grass martial soul. A faint smile graced his lips.
The image was incredibly lifelike, a realistic rendering of the Sea God statue in Shrek City.
The poster's title read: "The Lone Hero."
"So ruthless?" Xia Yu swallowed hard. The poster depicted Tang San's appearance accurately, but his clothes had been edited out, leaving him completely naked. What truly shocked Xia Yu was that the poster showed Tang San with only a single * where his lower body should be.
[T/N: I didn't censor it was like this in the Raw]
"The Lone Hero!" Xia Yu's eyelids twitched. The title was indeed fitting.
"Look, this is the back of the poster," Gu Yue sent another photo. It was filled with text, detailing the story Xia Yu had previously shared with the Demon Empress.
However, the female protagonist wasn't Tang San's wife, Xiao Wu, but the Blue Silver Emperor.
[T/N: Incest Lmao]
Moreover, the descriptions were extremely detailed.
Additionally, there was a series of website links.
Most importantly, the author had boldly left their name at the end—Shadow Inch.
"Shrek Academy must be going crazy," Xia Yu said grimly.
These posters were just the beginning.
The real issue was the internet.
"The poster I showed you is just one of many. Each member of the first-generation Shrek Seven Monsters has their own dedicated poster. The God of War, the God of Food, the Phoenix God—all are depicted as lone heroes. These posters were dropped from the sky over Shrek City an hour ago. The city is now under complete lockdown—no one can enter or leave. Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect, and the Spirit Pagoda are working together to collect and destroy these posters. The entire city is in chaos," Gu Yue explained, while she, Di Tian, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji all looked at Xia Yi with strange expressions.
They were struggling to hold back their laughter. This incident would not only drive Shrek Academy mad but also throw the entire human leadership into disarray.
"The Demon Empress probably knew that the Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin, and the Plane Master, Tang Hao, are both on the Douluo Continent, which is why she targeted them to humiliate them," Gu Yue said, both impressed by the Demon Empress's efficiency and relieved that she wasn't the target.
"If this author, Shadow Inch, falls into Shrek Academy's hands, they'll be torn to pieces," Xia Yi chuckled.
"You should worry about yourself. If Shrek Academy finds out that you were the one who gave the Holy Spirit Cult this idea, you'll face the same fate," Gu Yue teased.
"Whatever, we'll deal with that later," Xia Yi shrugged off Gu Yue's warning.
Only the soul beasts of Star Dou Forest and the Demon Empress knew about her involvement.
Even other members of the Holy Spirit Cult wouldn't suspect her.
There was no way Shrek Academy would find out.
If it were Na'er, Xia Yi might be concerned, but Gu Yue wouldn't do anything to jeopardize their plans.
"Let's rest for now. There's no way we're getting into Shrek City today," Gu Yue said, though she wasn't upset about being stuck on the road.
In fact, she felt somewhat relieved that she and Xia Yu weren't enemies with the Demon Empress. Otherwise, if her own posters were scattered across the city, she might have wanted to die from embarrassment.
For now, the Demon Empress's target was only the first-generation Shrek Seven Monsters, but Gu Yue was certain that she would gradually shift her focus to the current leadership of Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect, the federal government, and even the Spirit Pagoda.
When that happened, Gu Yue could only imagine the chaos that would ensue.
(End of Chapter)