Preparation

"Damn it we lost!" Shouted Xie Xie as he began to slowly get up.

"Will you shut up and get off me." Said Yue Zhengyu as he began pushing off Xie Xie who was on top of him.

As both boys began standing up, they glance around to see the others getting up and Tang Wulin flicking his fingers.

'Let them out now.' Thought Tang Wulin towards Tao Tie.

"Couldn't you use me more!" Shouted Tao Tie as she felt she wasn't used enough causing Tang Wulin to inwardly roll his eyes.

"Now, Tao Tie you were used at the right time. Without you, Wulin would have been in a lot of trouble." Said Zeref causing Tao Tie to go silent.

"Ha! Of course, you would have, wouldn't you? Without me, you are useless!"Shouted Tao Tie out loud causing Zeref and Sleipnir's lips to twitch at her words.

"Daddy isn't useless you stupid goat!" Shouted Leviathan causing Tao Tie to stagger before raging toward him.

But not before releasing Mu Xi and Xu Xiaoyan who fell on the stage with a thud.

"I guess we lost."Mutter Xu Xiaoyan as she began getting up.

"Well, I'm not surprised." Said Mu Xi as she saw everyone coming back.

Although that didn't mean, she wasn't feeling gloomy. How could she not be?

They created this plan to fully suppress Wulin, with it being in the making for the past few months. Even before they all left Shrek Academy, they knew about the Gathering of Soul Masters and knew this would be the ideal place to beat Wulin.

Yet even with all of their tactics and strategy, they still weren't able to beat Wulin.

"There looking gloomy." Mutter Sleipnir causes Zeref to nod his head.

"Of course they are, all of their plan still fail." Said Yggdrasil with a small giggle.

"Thank you, guys." Said Tang Wulin with a faint smile causing all of them to widen their eyes in surprise.

"For what?" Questioned Xie Xie.

"For giving me an amazing fight. A fight that actually pushed me."Said Tang Wulin with a sigh causing them to be even more surprising.

Tang Wulin would be lying if he said he had an easy time shaking off all of their attacks and maneuvering around them. All of their attacks were truly able to make him feel suppressed, something he hasn't felt in a while.

Not even the Bear Lord or Di Tian could cause such a feeling towards him.

Yet he wasn't frustrated or mad about this, in fact, he was very happy. This meant, that their ability to keep up with him won't stagnate but continue to grow.

How could he not be happy about his own friends being able to give him a good fight and in the future continue to do so?

'Training them sure did have a lot of merits.' Thought Tang Wulin as he inwardly nodded.

"We still lost." Said Gu Yue flatly causing Tang Wulin to arch a brow.

"You thought you would win?" Questioned Tang Wulin causing Gu Yue to roll her eyes.

"I would have if I knew about that time reversal." Said Gu Yue causing Tang Wulin's lips to twitch.

"But still, I didn't like how you still held back." Said Gu Yue with her eyes turning cold and narrowing.

"Hm? Oh right, you did see me use it before."Said Tang Wulin with a helpless sigh.

He knew Gu Yue was talking about his Dragon Force that he utilizes against Di Tian.

Well, it wasn't like he never thought about using it, which would have happened had Infernal World not been able to capture Xi Xiaoyan. Its burst of power might have been able to give me enough strength and speed to blitz her.

"Oh right, you didn't use that spear." Said Xu Lizhi causing everyone to blink their eyes in confusion.

"I can't use that spear unless it's for killing." Said Tang Wulin with a shake of his head.

Even though he can wield Trishula, that doesn't mean he can control it. This meant, there was a chance of him disintegrating or erasing one of his friends from existence if he used it.

"Good Job." Said Tang Wulin as he moved his hand to tousle Xu Xiaoyan's hair and caused her to giggle.

"Did you enjoy my restriction that much?" Questioned Xu Xiaoyan causing Tang Wulin to shake his head.

Her restriction was something that both annoyed him and also made him sigh in awe at the powers of her Absolute Control.

With just a thought, one skill and movement would be sealed.

"Just how strong is your body anyway." Said Ye Xinglan as she began pinching Tang Wulin's skin while trying to unravel its secret.

"It should be stronger than a Quasi-God at least."Said Wu Siduo as she knew even with all of their restrictions on his body, he was still able to overpower all of them.

'I guess the Golden Dragon King as pushed his strength to the God Level.' Thought Na'er as she could feel a hint of overwhelming might off Wulin.

Gu Yue had already come to this conclusion too as she still recalls the frightening might of him just throwing his Golden Dragon Spear. Plus they also considered his fight with Di Tian, who still had a body that was over 900,000 years old.

"So are we going to tell them?" Questioned Xie Xie causing everyone to raise a brow.

"Tell us what?" Questioned Yue Zhengyu towards Xie Xie and caused him to glance at Tang Wulin.

"Let's change places before you tell them."Said Tang Wulin causing Xie Xie to nod his head.

Everyone ignored the continuous cheer of the crowd as they made their way down off the stage and began moving to leave the gathering. They said they quickly greeted the seniors before moving to leave and said they will meet up later.

Yun Ming didn't stop them and neither did the others, as he knew Tang Wulin was planning to tell them about the plan.

'Either way, they would be a great help. Especially after seeing such a fight.' Thought Yun Ming as he turned to the others and told them it was time to prepare.

They all returned to the worker dorm of Shrek Academy, a place that was generally empty since everyone was still at the Soul Masters Gathering.

Once they arrive and settled down, Liu Yuxin and Dai Yun'er also joined them. Xie Xie began telling them about the meeting he and Wulin went to.

The explanation took about the same time that it took for an Incense Stick to burn. After he was done, he saw the look of shock on everyone's faces.

"...You are planning to fight the calamities?"Questioned Xu Xiaoyan with her eyes wide.

"Yes." Said Tang Wulin causing her figure to tremble lightly.

Tang Wulin said nothing as he saw each of their expressions going through a myriad of changes before they all sighed. They glance at each other before nodding their heads.

"We want in." Said Ye Xinglan with the others staring at him too.

"Don't worry guys, Wulin mentioned to me he wanted our help." Said Xie Xie with a chuckle causing all of them to blink their eyes.

"What do you need help with?" Questioned Xu Lizhi. but Tang Wulin only shook his head.

"I tell you that later. Are there any questions?"

"...Is the state of the world really that bad?"Questioned Yue Zhengyu with a sigh as he began to lean his body on the wall.

"Yes." Said Tang Wulin before taking out some paper and tossing it to them.

In a matter of minutes, they all went through the reports from the paper, with their expression changing the more they read. It was only after fifteen minutes that they stopped reading and let out a sigh.

"I can see why Master and the rest are press for time." Said Na'er causing everyone to nod their heads.

"Anyway, it's best you all get ready." Said Tang Wulin causing everyone to nod their heads before getting up and leaving.

In a matter of minutes, the only ones left in the room was Ye Xinglan and Tang Wulin.

"You aren't going?" Questioned Tang Wulin causing Ye Xinglan to raise a brow at him.

"Trying to get rid of me that fast?"

Tang Wulin's lips twitch before shaking his head, causing Ye Xinglan to smile as she moved toward him.

"What are you going to do now?" Questioned Ye Xinglan as she stood in front of Tang Wulin.

"I'm going to the Gold Tree. I need to make one more preparation and double-check everything." Said Tang Wulin causing Ye Xinglan to nod her head.

"Let's go." Said Ye Xinglan.

Tang Wulin didn't question why she wanted to come and simply nodded his head. Ye Xinglan crosses their arms together before the pair headed towards the Gold Tree.

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In the next few days, Shrek Academy began filled with movements and activities.

Countless figures moved through the Academy ground, as they all began preparing for something that puzzles others. No one knew what was going to happen but they knew better than to question it.

The Sea God Pavillion Master made sure to leave some elders behind as they all prepare to head towards the location of the Calamities.

The War God Hall Master, Chen Xinji began mobilizing his force to stay the outside of where the future clash will happen.

The others also prepare for the clash that was going to happen tomorrow.