Twin Souls Show Their Might, Begonia Dragon God

Seeing entirely different lights flare up in Ling Yun's left and right hands at the same time, and sensing those terrifying auras—clearly distinct yet faintly merging—the entire clearing fell deathly silent.

Everyone's eyes widened and mouths fell open, as if they had witnessed the most unbelievable sight in the world.

Even Zhao Wuji, a well-traveled Soul Saint, froze with the smile on his face. His pupils contracted sharply, and he cried out as though he had seen a ghost:

"Tw... Twin Martial Souls?!"

That cry exploded beside everyone's ears like thunder!

"Twin Martial Souls? How is that possible?!"

"Wasn't it said that only the Pope of Spirit Hall had Twin Martial Souls?"

"He... he blocked Teacher Zhao with only one Martial Soul just now? Then the other one..."

The crowd erupted completely, and the tremendous uproar nearly overturned the sky! Twin Martial Souls—those were peerless geniuses who existed only in legends! A one-in-a-billion possibility! Yet today, they had actually witnessed a living wielder of Twin Martial Souls!

Tang San looked as if he had been struck by lightning. His entire body shook violently, and his face instantly turned pale! Twin Martial Souls! This Ling Yun actually possessed Twin Martial Souls! Just like him! He had believed himself to possess the Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer as Twin Martial Souls. Yet the aura emitted by Ling Yun's two Martial Souls—whether the dark-gold dragon-shaped power or the emerald-green begonia life force—made the Blue Silver Grass within him and his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, which had yet to gain a spirit ring, tremble violently in fear! That was an absolute difference in quality!

"Impossible... This is impossible..." Tang San muttered, his resolve nearly collapsing. He had always believed that he was the one favored by heaven, the protagonist of fate. But Ling Yun's sudden appearance shattered all his pride and reliance!

Xiao Wu covered her mouth as well, her beautiful eyes filled with shock. As a soul beast, she could sense the terror of those two Martial Souls even more clearly. The rank of that dark-gold Martial Soul likely far surpassed any dragon-type soul beast she knew of! And the Life Level of that emerald-green begonia was unimaginably noble as well!

Dai Mubai had gone completely numb. Looking at Ling Yun was like looking upon a deity. He finally understood that at the Rose Hotel yesterday, Ling Yun had probably not even used one ten-thousandth of his strength.

Zhao Wuji recovered from his extreme shock. Looking at the two Martial Souls in Ling Yun's hands, both so powerful that even his soul trembled, all laziness and casualness vanished from his face. In their place was unprecedented solemnity, and even a trace of... reverence?

"Kid... no, Ling Yun, right?" Zhao Wuji's voice was slightly dry. "Who exactly are you?"

Ling Yun slowly raised his hands, feeling the smooth, effortless control of the two powerful forces within him, and said calmly, "Who I am is not important. What matters is that Teacher Zhao, you should be careful of my next move."

With a thought, the power of the Martial Souls in his left and right hands began to merge in a mysterious manner!

The emerald-green Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor suddenly shone brilliantly. Its vast life energy was not used to attack, but surged into Ling Yun's body like the gentlest tide, nourishing the meridians and flesh damaged when he had confronted Zhao Wuji head-on earlier. The golden blood at the corner of his mouth vanished instantly, while his disordered aura calmed at a visible rate and even became deeper and more robust!

At the same time, the Chaos Dragon God Martial Soul, nourished by the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor's life energy, seemed to be injected with fresh vitality. Its dragon roar became even more high-pitched and resonant! The dark-gold light gathered around his right fist abruptly surged, and the phantom dragon head became increasingly solid. Its scales and claws flew about as if it would truly materialize and tear apart the heavens!

Healing and power, perfectly combined!

Using the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor's ultimate life force to support the Chaos Dragon God's ultimate destructive power! It allowed Ling Yun to unleash a terrifying attack far beyond his current realm for a short time!

"Take this—Dragon Emperor... Sky-Rending Strike!"

Ling Yun let out a long roar, his body transforming into a streak of intertwined gold and green light. His speed was more than twice as fast as before! The air tore apart wherever he passed, producing sharp explosive cracks! His right fist carried the terrifying might to shatter mountains and rivers as it struck straight at Zhao Wuji!

The power of this attack had far surpassed that of a Soul Elder or Soul Ancestor, even touching the threshold of a Soul King!

Zhao Wuji's expression changed drastically! He sensed a fatal threat from this strike! He could no longer care about the examination or holding back!

"Seventh Spirit Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"

Boom—!

The last black ten-thousand-year spirit ring on Zhao Wuji's body suddenly lit up! His entire body instantly transformed into a giant bear more than five meters tall! His whole body gleamed with brilliant gold, as if cast from gold itself! A terrifying aura swept outward like a tsunami, forcing everyone nearby to stagger back repeatedly!

The Immovable King had finally unleashed his strongest state—the Great Vajra Bear Avatar!

Facing Ling Yun's earth-shattering strike, Zhao Wuji, transformed into a giant bear, let out a heaven-shaking roar. Blinding light like a miniature sun gathered in his enormous bear paw, and with the will to crush everything, he slammed it down fiercely! This was his full-force attack!

Before everyone's terrified eyes, the golden giant bear's paw and the gold-green dragon fist collided with a thunderous crash like two meteors!

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

There was no sound.

Only an eruption of ultimate light, swallowing everything.

Then came a silent shockwave that spread instantly like spilled mercury!

BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The delayed, ear-splitting explosion finally rang out!

The entire Shrek Academy seemed to tremble! At the center of the clearing, dust rose like a mushroom cloud, blotting out the sky!

After a long, long while.

The dust slowly dispersed.

The sight before them made everyone's souls tremble.

At the center of the clearing was a massive crater more than ten meters wide! Its depths could not be seen!

At the edge of the crater, Zhao Wuji, still in his Martial Soul Avatar state, knelt on one knee. His enormous bear paw braced against the ground, his chest heaving violently. His golden fur was somewhat disheveled, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth. His gaze toward the crater was filled with incredulous lingering fear and shock.

At the bottom of the crater, Ling Yun was half-kneeling, supporting himself with both hands as he gasped for breath. His face was pale as paper, clearly having exhausted most of his strength in that attack. The Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor's light flickered weakly over his body, slowly repairing him.

Both sides injured?

No!

Anyone with eyes could see that Zhao Wuji had been forced to use his Martial Soul Avatar and had even suffered a slight injury! Ling Yun, on the other hand, was merely exhausted!

An eleven-year-old boy had forced a level seventy-six Assault Type Battle Soul Saint to use his Martial Soul Avatar—and injured him!

Such a record was enough to shock the world!

Plop.

The ashes from the incense stick used for the examination, which had long since burned out, finally fell to the ground.

In the silence, Ling Yun slowly lifted his head and looked at Zhao Wuji by the edge of the crater. A smile appeared on his pale face. Though his voice was weak, it clearly reached everyone's ears:

"Teacher Zhao, the time for one incense stick should be up, right? Does that mean we've passed the examination?"

Zhao Wuji looked at the young man in the crater and remained silent for a long time. Finally, he took a deep breath, dispersed his Martial Soul Avatar, and returned to human form. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he looked at Ling Yun with an incomparably complicated expression before nodding heavily. His booming voice rang throughout the clearing:

"The examination is over! Everyone has passed!"

"Ling Yun, you're good! Very good! From today onward, you are a student of Shrek Academy!"

"That old fellow Flender has truly picked up a treasure this time!"

As Zhao Wuji's words fell, the clearing first went silent, then erupted with thunderous cheers! Those applicants who had once been in despair had survived the ordeal, and their gratitude and admiration for Ling Yun reached their peak!

Tang San stood where he was, watching Ling Yun surrounded by the crowd—though no one dared approach him, merely watching him from afar with reverence. His hands clenched tightly, his nails digging into his palms until blood flowed, yet he did not notice at all.

He had lost, utterly and completely. In talent, strength, and attention, he had been utterly defeated!

A poisonous fire called jealousy and a sense of crisis burned madly within his heart.

Because of Ling Yun's arrival, Shrek Academy was destined never to be peaceful again.

And the fated confrontation between Ling Yun and Tang San, one that would run through everything to come, had quietly begun on their very first day at the academy.