"Who are you?" Yingying asked the question that everyone had in their mind. She was simply far too beautiful, to the extent that even women couldn't muster up any envy toward her; they were only struck by a sense of closeness in her presence.

The woman smiled, and replied, "My name is Yali; I'm also known as the Holy Spirit Douluo."

"Holy Spirit Douluo?" The group of young men and women were stunned to hear this. They had all received education about Soul Masters in the past, so they were naturally aware of what this title entailed.

This exquisitely gorgeous woman was a Titled Douluo! This was like a fairytale! In their eyes, all Titled Douluos were paramount beings; never did they think that they would meet one in the flesh, and they certainly didn't expect there to be such a kind and benevolent Titled Douluo.

"Then, who is he?" Yingying asked as she looked up at the white-robed young man in the sky.

Yali also turned to look up at the white-robed young man as her eyes became slightly glazed over.

"Atlas Douluo?" An astonishing trembling voice suddenly rang out right at this moment.

A group of people had appeared in the air nearby, and they were all facing this direction. The group was led by an elderly man who appeared to be in his sixties, and his body was trembling slightly. He even rubbed his eyes vigorously to make sure that he wasn't seeing things, and he was completely stunned by what he was seeing.

Was that the Atlas Douluo? Was that really the Atlas Douluo? This was incredible! How was that even possible? Wasn't he supposed to be dead?

The white-robed young man turned toward them with a placid gaze, but the elderly man and his eight companions all felt their souls tremble in the face of his gaze. An indescribably terrifying burst of spiritual might surged toward them, and the immense pressure rendered them unable to continue flying, forcing all of them down onto the ground.

"Go and tell Qiangu Dongfeng that I'm still alive!" the white-robed young man said. Every single syllable he uttered was imbued with tremendous spiritual power that struck the elderly man's soul like a string of heavy hammer blows, and he immediately threw up a mouthful of blood before fleeing from the scene like a terrified dog.

This was Atlas Douluo Yun Ming, a mighty figure who had dominated an entire generation! Even though he never attended parliamentary meetings in person, everything that he said was taken very seriously by the federal parliament.

He was the one who had prevented the Holy Spirit Cult from resurfacing and forced the Spirit Pagoda to develop in a slow and steady manner despite its outrageous ambitions.

Countless evil beings had perished to his Divine Atlas Spear, and he was said to be the one who was closest to becoming a god. If the Divine Realm still existed, then perhaps he would've already ascended.

He was the Sea God's Pavilion Master, and the pillar of Shrek Academy; even a Godslayer missile had been unable to destroy him on the spot.

How was he still alive? How was this possible?

Not only had the elderly man caught sight of Yun Ming, he had also seen the smiling Holy Spirit Douluo standing on the ground below him.

The two of them never strayed away from one another's side, and they stood at the very pinnacle of the entire continent.

The fact that Yun Ming was still alive meant that the soul of Shrek Academy was still alive! This meant that rebuilding Shrek Academy was not just an empty declaration.

Right at this moment, the surface of the Sea God's Lake churned, and a series of figures rose up out of the lake before descending around the massive crater.

They then looked up at the white-robed young man in the air with respectful expressions. "We pay our respects to the pavilion master."

"Yun Ming" said in a calm voice, "Today marks the commencement of the rebuild of Shrek Academy. We'll begin taking in new students on the same day next year."

Yingying and the others could see that there were more and more people emerging out of the lake, and all of them were releasing powerful energy fluctuations.

If they had still been skeptical a moment ago, then they now firmly believed that Yaping's brother was indeed still alive! What they believed with even greater conviction was that Shrek Academy really was going to be rebuilt!

"My god, I feel like we're bearing witness to a historical moment!" the man who had been driving the SUV earlier said in a stunned voice.

"The heritage of Shrek Academy is going to be restored!" The other young man was just as astonished.

"No, not restored; the heritage of Shrek Academy has never been broken," Yali corrected with a smile.

That's right, the heritage of Shrek Academy had never been severed. Regardless of what hardships it was going to have to face, the rebuild had commenced, and it had reappeared in the public eye.

Who could've imagined that there were still so many people in Shrek Academy, and that the academy would choose to commence its rebuild at a time like this?

"I, I have to go home! I have to tell my father about this. Ever since the Shrek Academy bombing, he's been constantly lamenting its loss; I'm sure he'll be over the moon!" Yingying exclaimed as she jumped up into the air with glee.

Her friends exchanged a glance upon hearing this. Indeed, this was an extremely important piece of news. Not only were they first-hand witnesses of this monumental moment, they had even captured it on film; they had to spread this news to the world! The rebuild of the continent's number one academy was an extremely important matter, and they felt immensely honored to have been able to see it in person.

"We'll be taking our leave now, Your Majesty." The four of them extended respectful bows toward Yali and Yun Ming before rushing back to the SUV while carrying Yaping.

Yali looked on as the SUV departed, and her heart was filled with emotion. Shrek Academy had declared its rebuild, and the upcoming period of time was going to be extremely vital.

She looked up at the "Yun Ming" in the sky. If only he really were her Brother Ming!

A series of huge trucks were traveling along the highway. They weren't moving all that quickly, but a procession of over 100 massive trucks naturally drew a lot of attention.

Mo Lan was in the passenger's seat of the first truck, and there was an excited smile on her face. The retaliation was finally about to begin!

As the true leader of Heaven Dou City, she had finally been announced as the mayor of the city. At the same time, she had become the true leader of the Dove Faction. Regardless of how ambitious the Spirit Pagoda was, they didn't dare to directly target her.

There were even many officials of the Eagle Faction who were filled with admiration toward this strong woman with a tragic past. Instead of being overwhelmed by her grief, she was working hard to help more people. She was a vital factor behind how quickly Heaven Dou City had been rebuilt, and she was the one who had soothed the fragile hearts of all of the city's residents.

She wasn't a Soul Master, so she was an even more relatable figure to the general public, and she had been rated as one of the most influential women in the entire federation by some media outlets.

Among the leaders of the Dove Faction, she was the youngest and received the most love and attention from her seniors, so the Dove Faction was doing a very good job of protecting and supporting her. Even though the Eagle Faction had gained an absolute upper hand, the Dove Faction had managed to weather the storm instead of being completely devoured, and Mo Lan's efforts were pivotal to ensuring this.

All of these trucks were carrying resources, and they had begun gathering these resources as far back as a month ago. Heaven Dou City's reconstruction had received immense support from the federal parliament, particularly in the form of favorable resource distribution, and she was using this advantage to sell these resources to Shrek Academy. With her current power and influence, Mo Lan was able to sell these resources to Shrek Academy at cost price without any repercussions.

This had all been decided over a month ago when Tang Wulin had come knocking on her door.

The rebuild of Shrek Academy was something that had to happen quickly. If they were to afford the Spirit Pagoda, the federation, and the other forces that opposed Shrek Academy time to react, then the rebuild would become a lot more difficult.

Mo Lan didn't think that this was the best opportunity, but seeing as Shrek Academy had already made this decision, she was giving them her full support.

If Shrek Academy could successfully rebuild, then the Dove Faction would recover one of its most powerful allies.

Currently, the Dove Faction only had around 15% support from the military. There were many high-ranking military officials who were Shrek Academy alumni, so if the academy could exert its influence on them, even if that wouldn't be enough to sway them to support the Dove Faction, it would make the Dove Faction's life a lot easier.