Xuan Zi Bleeds; Shrek's Wound! / Not a Moment Was Spent Mourning Tie Tang's Death; They Rushed Straight to the Battlefield

Xuan Zi did not know whether he could withstand Niu Tian's two moves, but for the sake of the academy, he had to take them. And only he could.

"Come!" Xuan Zi once again unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar. At the same time, he released his strongest defensive soul skill and, fearing that it would not be enough, even added a Rank Eight Defense Soul Tool.

"Heh, is this old beast so afraid of death?" Tai Tan sneered.

Xuan Zi ignored Tai Tan completely, focusing all his attention on Niu Tian's movements.

Xuan Zi Spits Blood, Shrek's Wound!

Niu Tian's soul rings emerged—six black and three red. He actually possessed one more Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring than Tai Tan, while all his earlier rings were black Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings.

Immediately afterward, a blood-red Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring lit up. Niu Tian raised his right hand, and after a brief charge, a cyan claw slowly formed in midair before striking directly at Xuan Zi.

Azure Slow Divine Claw. Once struck by this move, whether one tried to mobilize Soul Power or make any movement, everything would become incomparably sluggish.

With one clawing strike, its force alone tore the Rank Eight Soul Tool to pieces. It then landed on Xuan Zi, who immediately felt an oppressive force descend upon him as an endless sense of sluggishness surged into his heart.

And just as the Azure Slow Divine Claw descended, Niu Tian's arm completely turned cyan.

Accompanied by a dragon's roar that resounded through heaven and earth, along with the rumble of thunder, dragon-shaped cyan lightning appeared out of nowhere and crashed down on Xuan Zi with a crack.

Azure Annihilation Divine Thunder!

The Azure Annihilation Divine Thunder instantly blew the already-torn Rank Eight Defense Soul Tool into ashes with lightning speed. Its momentum undiminished,