At this moment, Yun Ming spoke with firm resolve:
"Today, only death can atone for my sins. When I die, I will do my final duty for Shrek—dragging my enemy down with me, so as to lessen the pressure on the academy."
"If Shrek ever faces a crisis of survival in the future, Elder Jin, Elder Zhao—you may seek help from the family of Yuanen Yehui."
"In the past, I once showed them kindness. With that favor, their family should be willing to lend aid."
"And I hope that all students who graduated from Shrek Academy will extend a helping hand if the academy faces disaster."
"Shrek has stood for twenty thousand years. The legacy passed down by Ancestor Tang San cannot be destroyed in our generation. Otherwise, even in death we would have failed our predecessors."
Yun Ming's voice rang with determination as he spoke his final instructions, hoping to give his last strength to Shrek Academy.
After finishing, he turned to look at Yali. His eyes were full of reluctance. The two silently exchanged glances, tears falling from both their eyes.
Meanwhile, Di Tian had already taken out a Bloodline Pill and swallowed it, while simultaneously activating the divine power he had developed through years of exploration.
He had reached the limit of his cultivation more than a hundred thousand years ago. Since then, he had constantly studied and searched for a path to godhood.
Even without formal divine guidance, after hundreds of thousands of years of exploration, his mastery of divine power far surpassed Yun Ming's.
Moreover, he had once lived in the God Realm, where he had interacted with gods and gained a deeper understanding of divine forces.
Even when both used divine power, the godly aura emanating from him was clearly stronger than Yun Ming's.
Since his opponent had already invoked divine power, he had no choice but to do the same.
Even if all his years of effort were destroyed—so be it.
Now he unleashed his strongest trump card.
Hundreds of thousands of years of accumulated divine energy erupted at this moment.
The sky turned into two colors.
One side golden.
The other black.
Two immense forces infused with divine power filled the heavens and the earth.
Yu Guanzhi, Xia Bin, and the others revealed expressions of disbelief.
They never expected that Yun Ming had also grasped divine power.
"Everyone withdraw immediately! Get as far away as possible!" Yu Guanzhi shouted anxiously as he flew away first.
The officers around him followed, while calling nearby military units—only three or four kilometers away—to evacuate immediately.
"Leave quickly!" Gu Ming also shouted.
The battle between Yun Ming and Di Tian had escalated into a collision of god-level power.
Even he had no confidence that he could withstand the shockwaves.
"Move!" Xia Bin led the members of the War God Hall away.
The surrounding soul masters fled in panic.
Some daring reporters ran while filming, unwilling to miss this spectacle that might occur only once in a thousand—or even ten thousand—years.
Xiong Jun, Wan Yao Wang, and the others gathered beside Yun Ze.
The Jade Dragon King spirit expanded its body, carrying everyone away.
Using spatial power, they rapidly teleported hundreds or even thousands of meters each time.
Even Qiangu Dongfeng, who had been hiding in the shadows, quickly fled.
He was deeply shocked.
He never imagined that their clash would reach such a terrifying level.
"You actually possess divine power as well?" Yun Ming said in surprise.
This was the first time he had encountered such a troublesome opponent.
He had believed himself to be the person in the world with the deepest understanding of divinity.
Yet this Yun Tian seemed to surpass him.
"You are indeed a remarkable figure," Di Tian said while looking at Yun Ming, a trace of regret in his voice.
"Unfortunately, you chose to oppose us."
Although they were enemies, Di Tian still respected Yun Ming.
The man was truly extraordinary.
His talent was even more terrifying than that of Huo Yuhao ten thousand years ago.
He had already created a prototype of a divine position.
If the God Realm had not disappeared, he would certainly have become a god through his own efforts.
Even Huo Yuhao could not have done that.
But fate had not favored him.
He possessed the talent to become a god—but not the destiny.
Perhaps because he knew death was near, Yun Ming suddenly became calm.
Hatred and anger vanished.
With a trace of helplessness, he said:
"It's not that we deliberately opposed you. But you provoked Shrek, so we had no choice but to stand against you."
Di Tian shook his head.
He had no interest in debating such matters.
There was no meaning in these arguments.
"Today I know I will die," Yun Ming said.
"But before I die, I will drag you down with me. I cannot allow you to live."
The opponent's strength was too terrifying.
If Di Tian survived, he would become a disaster for Shrek Academy.
"If I have already unleashed the power I accumulated over all these years," Di Tian said calmly,
"then it means you cannot take me down with you."
"You're blindly confident," Yun Ming sneered.
The golden symbols behind him transformed into countless streaks of light that poured into the Sky-Piercing Spear.
His body began to turn illusory.
Together with the golden symbols, he merged into the spear, pushing its power to its absolute peak.
Di Tian put away his Black Dragon Sword.
He leapt into the sky.
A thunderous dragon roar echoed across the heavens as he transformed into a colossal black dragon.
"ROAR!"
A thousand-zhang-long dragon soared into the sky.
With a single roar, the clouds were shattered.
Within dozens of miles, the sky dimmed as if night had fallen.
Only a single golden light remained at the center.
A golden spear beam shot into the heavens, its power capable of tearing the world apart.
"Boom!"
Where the spear passed, space collapsed.
A crack hundreds of meters wide appeared in its wake.
The thousand-zhang black dragon had cold golden eyes that looked down upon the world.
Its massive body twisted through the air.
Every movement shattered space itself.
Inside its enormous mouth appeared a black orb containing divine energy.
This scene captured everyone's attention.
Except for Yun Ze, everyone held their breath, staring without blinking.
One bold reporter had not retreated far and aimed his camera at the distant battlefield.
The livestream only showed a blurry image.
Yet viewers across the continent felt their hearts tighten.
It was as if they themselves were present, unable to breathe.
The greatest collision on the continent had begun.
The Sky-Piercing Spear struck the black orb.
"BOOM!"
Even several kilometers away, the explosion was deafening.
It felt as if people's hearts were about to shatter.
Terrifying energy erupted outward like countless beasts destroying everything in their path.
Compared to this power, the shockwaves produced by earlier Limit Douluo battles seemed insignificant.
The livestream feed suddenly cut off.
The brave reporter was instantly reduced to ashes.
Some slower soul masters died on the spot.
Even powerful ones were injured, their blood surging violently as if struck by a massive hammer.
A clash of divine power was simply too terrifying.
Calling it world-destroying was no exaggeration.
Several minutes later, the darkness faded.
Sunlight once again shone through the sky.
People could finally see clearly.
On the back of the Jade Dragon King spirit, the soul beasts anxiously stared into the distance, worried about Di Tian's safety.
Yali cried uncontrollably.
She stared into the distance with despair, murmuring Yun Ming's name over and over.
Yu Guanzhi, Gu Ming, Xia Bin, and the others also looked toward the distant battlefield.
They were extremely tense.
They wanted to know the result.
"If only they both died together…" Yu Guanzhi and Xia Bin silently hoped.
High in the distant sky, a spatial black hole with a radius of five or six hundred meters was clearly visible.
Its gravitational pull could almost be seen with the naked eye.
Around the black hole, golden and black lightning flickered.
The ground below had been completely devastated.
The air was filled with destructive energy.