Wang Zhi was sent flying by the impact, crashing heavily against a wall.
Blood streamed down his body. He had no idea how many bones were broken, but an unyielding light still shone in his eyes.
And Cai Yuer...
She stood where she was, looking down at her hand.
A tiny wound on her palm was bleeding.
She had been injured.
She, a Level 98 Super Douluo, had actually been hurt by a mere Two-Ring Soul Grand Master?!
Even if she hadn't released her Martial Soul, even if she had only struck casually, this should have been absolutely impossible!
"You insolent brat!"
"How dare you!"
Cai Yuer raised her head, fury blazing in her eyes.
"You even dare attack a Sea God Pavilion Elder!"
"And you still claim you have nothing to do with the Evil Soul Masters!"
"Die!"
Cai Yuer was so enraged that she no longer cared about anything else.
Who was she?
Cai Yuer!
In her youth, she had been known as the Little Demoness!
She'd done whatever she pleased her whole life, and people had trembled at the mention of her name!
And now a mere junior had dared to hurt her!
Had she really kept such a low profile for so long that these people had forgotten her title?!
A silver moon suddenly appeared behind her.
It was her Martial Soul, Silver Moon.
Moonlight poured down, cool and holy, yet it held the power to destroy the heavens and the earth.
She raised her hand, and a beam of moonlight infused with the full power of a Super Douluo blasted forth!
She would erase Wang Zhi from this world completely!
However...
Just as the moonlight was about to swallow Wang Zhi, an immense presence descended.
It was ancient, profound, and beyond description, as if it came from Another World.
A gaze as vast as heaven and earth pierced through the void and fell upon this land.
Under that gaze, Cai Yuer felt how insignificant she was.
Fear began to take hold of her.
But it was already too late.
A figure emerged from the Shadow beneath Wang Zhi's feet.
The figure wore gray armor, a Japanese Helmet, and a Shadow Warrior Blade rested at its waist.
Its face was deep blue, and at that moment, it was brimming with fury.
General Yika.
It merely stood there, yet a terrifying pressure spread out, freezing the air around it.
A mere mortal dared to hurt my king?
How bold!
This sin is unforgivable!
You must die!
With no more than a thought from Ika, the moonlight infused with Cai Yuer's full power shattered instantly.
Moonlight Shards scattered in every direction, brilliant as fireworks.
Cai Yuer suffered the backlash on the spot and spat out a mouthful of blood.
She let out a piercing scream.
"Who are you?!"
"I'm a Sea God Pavilion Elder!"
"If you dare hurt me, you'll make an enemy of Shrek!"
Ika sneered.
"Something built by mere mortals, no more than ants..."
"What is there to fear?!"
Its voice was low and imposing, like a Deity looking down upon mortals.
"You dared to defy your superiors and have no regard for rank or order..."
"This is an unforgivable crime!"
With that, it raised its hand.
A slash swept out!
That Blade seemed to cross through time and space, ignoring every defense.
Cai Yuer's pupils contracted sharply as she summoned every ounce of her strength to release her Four-Character Battle Armor.
Silver light gleamed across her body, forming a magnificent suit of armor.
However...
"Crack!"
Wherever the blade's light passed, the Four-Character Battle Armor shattered instantly, as though it were made of paper!
Countless armor plates flew apart, turning into specks of light that vanished in the air.
Cai Yuer screamed as she was hurled backward, landing heavily on the ground.
But what terrified her even more was what she sensed next.
Her Martial Soul...
Had shattered!
The Silver Moon that had accompanied her all her life was breaking apart, piece by piece, inside her body, vanishing into nothingness.
Her cultivation...
Was gone.
She had become the very thing she'd always looked down on: an ordinary person!
A mere ant!
"No—!"
Cai Yuer let out a heart-wrenching scream.
She lay facedown on the ground, trembling all over, disbelief filling her eyes.
"No!"
"This can't be happening!"
"How dare you!"
"How dare you do this!!!"
She screamed wildly, her voice shrill and piercing.
"I'm the Silver Moon Douluo!"
"A Sea God Pavilion Elder!"
"The Shrek Outer Court Dean!"
She reached out, trying to grab hold of something, but she couldn't grasp anything at all.
General Ika paid no attention to the raving Old Woman.
It turned and knelt on one knee before Wang Zhi, its voice filled with deep remorse.
"I arrived too late. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
Wang Zhi sat leaning against the wall, covered in blood, with who knew how many broken bones.
He looked at the kneeling general before him, a complicated look flashing through his eyes.
He had many questions.
But he knew this wasn't the time to ask them.
"It's fine."
He waved a hand. His voice was weak, but still steady.
He couldn't be bothered to deal with the raving Cai Yuer, either.
For someone like her, death would be a release.
Turning her into a cripple was the real torment.
A Super Douluo who had once stood above everyone else was now worse off than an ordinary person.
That fall from grace was more painful than death.
Just then...
A figure descended from the sky.
He looked to be in his thirties, with handsome features and a refined air.
He wore white robes. No Soul Power stirred around him, yet he gave off an unfathomable aura.
He stood there quietly, seeming to blend into the world around him.
Yun Ming.
The Shrek Academy Sea God Pavilion Chief, the Sky Pillar Douluo, and the Continent's Number One Person.
His gaze swept over the scene: Wang Zhi, covered in blood; General Ika, kneeling; and Cai Yuer, sprawled on the ground and screaming wildly.
At last, his gaze settled on General Ika, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Who might you be?"
General Ika didn't respond to Yun Ming.
It simply stood beside Wang Zhi, its gaze sweeping over the surroundings before it gave a silent command.
A group of Ghost Shadow Soldiers poured out of the shadows, moving swiftly and in perfect order.
Several soldiers brought over a soft sofa and carefully helped Wang Zhi sit down.
Others brought tea. They knelt on one knee and raised a cup to just the right height for Wang Zhi to reach.
The entire process was smooth and effortless, as if they had rehearsed it countless times.
Wang Zhi leaned back on the sofa, his body spattered with blood, but his expression remained calm.
He took the teacup and sipped from it.
Watching this, Yun Ming's eye twitched.
Normally, anyone who dared to act so brazenly in front of him would have been blasted away with a shot from his Spear, given his temperament.
What was more, Cai Yuer had now lost her cultivation and had her Martial Soul shattered, reduced to a cripple. She and Shrek Academy had become mortal enemies.
But he didn't move.
He realized he couldn't see through General Ika's cultivation.
It was a strange feeling, like looking at the moon reflected in water or seeing something through fog. It was right there before him, yet he couldn't make it out.
And General Ika had crippled Cai Yuer with a single strike...
Even he couldn't do that.
Although Cai Yuer was only a Level 98 Super Douluo, she wasn't easy to defeat with her Four-Character Battle Armor.
Even if Yun Ming himself stepped in, it would take some effort.
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