Qiangu Dongfeng was extremely dissatisfied with Ghost Emperor and the Holy Spirit Church.
Their sudden appearance above Shrek City, exposing themselves directly to the world, had instantly put Qiangu Dongfeng and the Spirit Transfer Pagoda in a difficult position. As one of the Federation's top-tier organizations and a leading force of righteousness in the Soul Master world, allowing Evil Soul Masters to run rampant would utterly collapse the Pagoda's reputation.
Thus, Qiangu Dongfeng was very displeased, feeling Ghost Emperor's methods were far too crude.
Therefore, when Leng Yaozhu charged out from the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, Qiangu Dongfeng felt no displeasure—instead, he breathed a sigh of relief. Her intervention meant the Pagoda was taking action, indirectly relieving him of this predicament.
As for Leng Yaozhu sharing the pressure on Yun Ming and Shrek Academy, Qiangu Dongfeng didn't particularly care. He knew clearly that none of this could alter the final outcome.
Leng Yaozhu stood mid-air, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief as she stared fixedly at Dark Phoenix. She had already intended to act, but Dark Phoenix's appearance made it impossible for her to remain composed. Today, she would absolutely not let this willingly fallen individual escape.
At the same time, Guan Yue, who had rushed over from Bright City, appeared in the skies above Shrek City. He visibly relaxed for a moment before growing uneasy again.
The fact that the Level 12 Fixed Soul Guided Cannon Shell hadn't detonated yet was undoubtedly good news. However, the thieves revealing themselves so brazenly defied all logic—the only explanation was that they had an even greater scheme.
Guan Yue's arrival delighted Yun Ming, infuriated Ghost Emperor, and annoyed Qiangu Dongfeng. Guan Yue was a genuine demigod-level powerhouse! Even a newly ascended Limit Douluo could sway the current situation, let alone an experienced demigod.
"Senior Brother, we must deal with them quickly! These Evil Soul Masters must be stalling for time!" Guan Yue shouted urgently at Yun Ming, his hands glowing as he summoned his Surpassing Heaven Spear Martial Soul. Nine Soul Rings—five black and four red—radiated profound brilliance.
"Understood." Yun Ming naturally recognized the truth in Guan Yue's words. With Guan Yue joining the battle, he no longer held back, unleashing his full power. The Sky Piercing Spear's unstoppable sharpness poured forth in overwhelming assaults against Ghost Emperor.
"Hmph!" Ghost Emperor snorted coldly, his hands tracing through the air as countless cyan skeletons materialized. Thick, nearly tangible resentment caused the surrounding temperature to drop several degrees. With a wave of his hand, innumerable cyan skeletons immediately surged toward Yun Ming.
Spears clashed, ghostly shadows flickered, and powerful shockwaves continuously erupted from the battlefield, rippling outward in all directions. The night grew hazy and eerie, making Yun Ming and Ghost Emperor's figures even more elusive as their Quasi-God auras collided relentlessly.
Guan Yue faced Dark Blood Demon, their power levels evenly matched—both at the demigod realm.
The Surpassing Heaven Spear emitted a crisp hum as Guan Yue gripped its shaft with both hands. A Soul Ring flashed behind him, causing his aura to skyrocket. His entire being resembled a towering mountain piercing the heavens—each forward step like a collapsing peak, forcing Dark Blood Demon to adopt an extremely grave expression.
Dark Blood Demon didn't dare to be careless in the slightest. As a control-type Soul Master, he was extremely sensitive to Soul Skills, so he clearly understood that Guan Yue's spear thrust was aimed at ending his life.
The Soul Rings behind him lit up as his body emitted a sinister crimson glow. Countless wails and moans of resentment echoed around him. The moment Dark Blood Demon made his move, a circular area spanning hundreds of meters centered around him transformed into a bloody purgatory. Within this hellscape, there seemed to be an endless sea of blood, floating with innumerable corpses and vengeful spirits.
Life was devoured in this purgatory; living beings were slaughtered within it. In this hellish domain, Guan Yue saw evil, curses, death, and slaughter. His eyes were immediately filled with rage, and his heart overflowed with sorrow.
The Surpassing Heaven Spear seemed to sense its master's unquenchable fury, radiating intense brilliance in response. A sharp, formidable aura instantly spread across the entire sky. As Guan Yue's figure flickered, the spear multiplied into countless afterimages, raining down like a storm upon the bloody purgatory.
The battle escalated to a white-hot intensity from the very beginning—both sides fought to the death.
Leng Yaozhu single-handedly faced three Heavenly Kings. As a seasoned demigod powerhouse, she showed no fear against the combined assault of three Super Douluos, even maintaining the upper hand. Dark Hummingbird was a 98th-ranked assault-type Titled Douluo, Dark Bell was a 98th-ranked control-type Titled Douluo, while Dark Phoenix was a 97th-ranked assault-type Titled Douluo. Only by joining forces could the three barely contend with Leng Yaozhu.
"Bitch, die!" Dark Phoenix screamed madly, her eyes brimming with insanity. The hatred and venom in her gaze toward Leng Yaozhu were palpable, and her attacks were the most frenzied of all.
Leng Yaozhu pursed her lips, her expression silent, but the golden Sky Phoenix True Fire burned with unparalleled intensity. With a wave of her jade-like hand, it transformed into countless golden phoenix birds, relentlessly assaulting Dark Phoenix, Dark Bell, and Dark Hummingbird.
Whether intentional or not, Leng Yaozhu directed the Sky Phoenix True Fire in overwhelmingly fierce attacks against Dark Bell and Dark Hummingbird, while holding back slightly against Dark Phoenix. This preferential treatment left Dark Bell and Dark Hummingbird helpless, with no choice but to hope Dark Phoenix could exploit this advantage to relieve some of their pressure.
Dark Phoenix, whose true name was Leng Yulai, was the biological younger sister of Sky Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu. Years ago, in a fit of rage over a misunderstanding, she had joined the Holy Spirit Church.
Thus, when Leng Yaozhu saw Leng Yulai, she was filled with fury and heartbreak. How could she not be enraged and pained to see her own sister willingly descend into depravity, becoming an Evil Soul Master?
Now consumed by wrath, she struck without mercy in every attack. Yet, she couldn't bring herself to truly kill her sister. As a result, Dark Bell and Dark Hummingbird, who fought alongside Leng Yulai, bore the brunt of her fury. Even a casual strike from Leng Yaozhu was enough to inflict severe injuries upon them.
As for the other four Super Douluos of the Holy Spirit Church, they were engaged by Cai Yue'er, Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and a Super Douluo from the Tang Sect. Both sides fought with no possibility of retreat—a battle to the death.
"Cough! Damn it!" The Ghost Emperor staggered back nearly a hundred meters before barely steadying himself. Wiping blood from the corner of his mouth, his expression turned utterly grim. "As expected of the Sky Piercing Douluo—truly extraordinary, ha!"
The Ghost Emperor's praise received no response from Yun Ming. The only reply came in the form of a spear radiating intense divine light—the Sky Piercing Divine Spear!
In Yun Ming's hands, the spear seemed to come alive, obeying his will with flawless precision, moving with effortless grace. The spear blazed like a scorching sun rising over Shrek City, illuminating the endless night.
Those still able to move within Shrek City instinctively looked up at the dazzling brilliance, their expressions shifting to reverence, respect, or silent prayer. The gloom cast over their hearts by disaster momentarily lifted, as if clouds had parted to reveal the moon.
"!" The Ghost Emperor's eyes widened to their limits—a reaction born of sheer terror. From that blazing sun, he sensed death itself. His entire body trembled; he knew that if struck, he would perish without question.
Only now did the Ghost Emperor realize the vast chasm between himself and Yun Ming.
He seethed with resentment. Both were quasi-gods, so why was Yun Ming so overwhelmingly powerful? Yun Ming was nearly a century younger than him!
The only comparable pressure he had ever felt was from their Holy Spirit Church's Supreme Leader—yet even that figure paled in comparison to the weight Yun Ming imposed.
"Ah—!" The Ghost Emperor roared in furious defiance, his body erupting with eerie black mist. From the darkness, an enormous skull materialized, its eye sockets burning with sinister azure flames, its gaping maw spewing forth waves of malevolent energy.
The golden sun formed by the Sky Piercing Divine Spear descended, and the skull dissolved like snow under scorching rays. Piercing shrieks echoed across Shrek City's skies, unbearably shrill.
Suddenly, the black mist vanished. The world held only a single golden sun. Several kilometers away, a man missing half his body appeared mid-air, bellowing: "Time's up—retreat!"
This man was the Ghost Emperor.
Now critically weakened, he had survived only by sheer determination. Yet even so, he was so frail that any Titled Douluo could easily finish him off.
At his command, the Holy Spirit Church's forces disengaged without hesitation. Their conditions were scarcely better than his—prolonging the battle risked total annihilation.
The Dark Blood Demon had lost an arm, cleanly severed by Guan Yue. Dark Hummingbird and Dark Bell bore severe burns from the Sky Phoenix True Fire. Of their four Super Douluo, two had been slain outright, and one captured alive.
As for Dark Phoenix, Leng Yulai, she emerged the least injured—because Leng Yaozhu had genuinely held back.
Yet Leng Yulai's hopes of escaping with the Holy Spirit Church were dashed. Leng Yaozhu would never permit it. As a demigod, restraining a 97th-rank Titled Douluo was effortless—unless the Ghost Emperor or Dark Blood Demon intervened, failure was impossible.
The reality was exactly as expected. Although Leng Yulai was important, she wasn't important enough for the Ghost Emperor or the Dark Blood Demon to risk their lives to save her. Right now, escaping was their top priority—why would they provoke Leng Yaozhu?
The members of the Holy Spirit Church swiftly vanished from the skies above Shrek City. Yun Ming and the others wanted to give chase, but eerie purple and sinister green lights rising from a corner of Shrek's Outer Academy halted their movements.
Though the battle between the Federation and the Holy Spirit Church ended in a resounding victory for the Federation, the true calamity had only just begun.
In almost an instant, the sky above Shrek City was filled with purple and green—not just the sky, but the earth as well. Two enormous Soul Guidance Cannon Shells rose from the ground, soaring into the heavens. The source of the overwhelming purple and green hues that dyed the entire world was none other than these two shells.
Yun Ming, Guan Yue, and Leng Yaozhu's expressions turned grim in an instant. Ya Li, who had been aiding the victims within Shrek City, appeared beside the three of them immediately, her eyes filled with dread as she watched the two Soul Guidance Cannon Shells hurtling toward Shrek Academy.
The two shells radiated an overwhelmingly terrifying aura. The oppressive weight compressed the very space around them, twisting and collapsing it, making it impossible to expand. All Primordial Qi, all air, all things visible and invisible were vaporized in that moment, leaving behind only a vacuum in their wake.
"How dare they!" Guan Yue gritted his teeth in fury.
"What do we do now?" Leng Yaozhu's face was equally pale. She hadn't expected the Holy Spirit Church to be so deranged as to actually detonate two twelve-level Fixed Soul Guided Cannon Shells.
"Everyone, give it your all!" Yun Ming said gravely. "We absolutely cannot let both twelve-level Fixed Soul Guided Cannon Shells land at the same time!"
"Agreed!" Ya Li nodded emphatically.
The Holy Spirit Church truly feared Shrek Academy. A single twelve-level Fixed Soul Guided Cannon Shell was enough to level the entire academy—yet they had fired two simultaneously. One was aimed at the Outer Academy, the other at the Inner Academy. The two God-Slaying Soul Missiles advanced side by side, one purple with madness, the other green with greed, both like demons incarnate.
The four Limit Douluo stood in the air, uncertain of how to proceed.
"Ming, there are still students in the Outer Academy who haven't evacuated..." Ya Li reminded him, her voice trembling. Her choice was already clear.
Hearing her words, Yun Ming closed his eyes briefly before speaking with unwavering resolve. "Everyone, prioritize protecting the Outer Academy!"
As his words fell, Yun Ming erupted with a dazzling golden light. A majestic and heavy Battle Armor enveloped his body—Four-Word Battle Armor, fully manifested! Seeing this, Leng Yaozhu and Guan Yue didn't hesitate either, immediately summoning their own Battle Armor—also Four-Word. Ya Li released hers as well, though due to time constraints, hers was still only Three-Word Battle Armor.
The four of them acted simultaneously, directly intercepting the twelfth-grade Fixed Soul Guided Cannon Shell aimed at the Outer Academy—known as God-Slaying: Devouring Heaven and Earth—which emitted an eerie green glow. The four Limit Douluos unleashed their full power, clashing head-on with the God-Slaying Soul Missile. They poured out every ounce of their Soul Power and energy, forcibly halting the missile mid-air.
This was good news, but what awaited them next was the true might of the God-Slaying Soul Missile.
"Boom—"
A deafening explosion, devoid of any special effects, erupted above Shrek City. In an instant, green light engulfed the sky and earth. The violent shockwave struck Shrek Academy's Energy Shield, and upon contact, the Soul Guidance Barrier immediately cracked densely before shattering into countless fragments the next second, scattering like a rain of light over the academy's buildings.
Led by Cai Yue'er, the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion swiftly reacted. Together with the teachers and disciples from both the Outer and Inner Academies, they united to maintain Shrek Academy's protective formation, attempting to withstand the impact of the God-Slaying Soul Missile.
Their efforts seemed as futile as a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Under normal circumstances, they would have been obliterated instantly. Yet now, not only did they hold their ground, but they also emerged with only severe injuries—no casualties.
This outcome was entirely due to the four Limit Douluos who had been engulfed at the very beginning of the explosion. Together, they bore nearly ninety percent of the blast's force, preventing the residual shockwaves from leveling Shrek Academy.
Yun Ming, Ya Li, Leng Yaozhu, and Guan Yue emerged from the green light, their faces deathly pale and devoid of color, their auras frighteningly weak. The four of them had exhausted every ounce of their strength just to intercept a single God-Slaying Soul Missile.
As they watched the second God-Slaying Soul Missile soar past Shrek Academy's Outer Academy and descend toward Sea God Island, all four of them froze in stunned silence.
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