The being before him was nothing more than a single blade.
One blade had shattered his Battle Armor and Martial Soul, and crippled his cultivation.
Yun Ming took a deep breath and spoke again.
"Why have you harmed someone from Shrek?"
This time, his tone was even more grave.
Only then did General Yika turn his gaze toward Yun Ming.
In that instant, Yun Ming felt as though a majestic being had fixed its eyes on him.
That gaze was ancient, profound, and indifferent, like a god looking down upon ants.
In a daze, he felt like an ant himself, with nowhere to hide from that gaze.
A cold sweat broke out all over his body.
General Yika's voice rang out, low and authoritative.
"How dare a mere mortal harm my king? Sparing her life was already an act of his grace."
"Why do you not bow?"
"Why do you not kneel?"
"Why do you not give thanks?"
Kneel?
Give thanks?
Yun Ming fell silent.
They had crippled someone from Shrek...
And he was supposed to kneel and give thanks?!
This was truly... truly intolerable!
A flash of fury crossed his eyes.
A golden light flashed.
The Heaven Quaking Divine Spear appeared in his hand.
It was the Martial Soul that had made his name across Douluo Continent, and the partner that had stood by Yun Ming throughout his life.
The shaft gleamed gold, its tip sharp, and it radiated a frightening pressure.
Spear Intent surged!
Yun Ming's aura soared, and he seemed to merge with heaven and earth.
He raised his hand and thrust his spear!
It was a strike infused with the full power of a Peak Quasi-God!
Space trembled and cracked faintly wherever the Spear Light passed, revealing the Boundless Deep Space beyond the world.
That strike was powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth!
Yet...
General Yika only sneered.
"Mortal!"
It had witnessed true God War.
When it had fought gods and immortals, these mortals hadn't even been worthy of glimpsing the aftershocks of their battles!
And now, a mortal who hadn't even reached the God Realm dared to point a spear at it?!
It raised its hand.
One blade fell!
That Blade had no earth-shattering might, no dazzling radiance.
Only...
Darkness!
In an instant, the sky went dark.
Everything was about to become eternal darkness.
The brilliant light unleashed by Yun Ming's spear thrashed wildly in the dark, but it was like a firefly facing an ocean, swallowed up in an instant.
The darkness receded.
Yun Ming stood where he was, his expression changing dramatically.
Strong!
Far too strong!
This unknown being was actually even stronger than he was!
How was that possible?!
He was the Continent's Strongest!
How could anyone in the Douluo Plane be more powerful than him?!
But when he recalled General Yika calling him a "mortal," a troubling suspicion took shape in Yun Ming's mind.
He gave General Yika a long look, then glanced at the young man it was guarding so closely.
Then he turned and shot away like a streak of light, taking Cai Yuer with him.
Watching Yun Ming leave, Wang Zhi sighed softly.
"Let's go back."
"As you command."
General Yika raised a hand and swept it through the air.
In an instant, the surroundings changed.
They were back at Wang Zhi's home in Shrek City.
Wang Zhi took several healing pills from his Storage Soul Tool and swallowed them. Then he sat cross-legged and began meditating to recover from his injuries.
General Yika stood quietly behind him like a statue, guarding him.
Yet there was a hint of guilt and helplessness in its gaze as it looked at Wang Zhi.
It wasn't skilled at healing.
In fact, none of the Ten Ghost Shadow Generals had any healing abilities.
After all, they were immortal.
So...
All they could do was watch as their king treated his own injuries.
As his subjects, they couldn't help feeling useless.
Three hours later.
Wang Zhi slowly opened his eyes.
His injuries had improved, but he hadn't fully recovered. He looked at the silent General Yika, his expression complicated.
"I want to know..."
"Why do you call me your king?"
At last, he voiced the question that had troubled him most.
General Yika dropped to one knee, its voice respectful.
"A king is a king."
"He is the ruler of the Black Shadow Kingdom."
Wang Zhi didn't seem convinced, and continued questioning it.
"What about Jade?"
"The Previous Queen of the Black Shadow Kingdom, and our former ruler."
Wang Zhi gave a slight nod.
It seemed that he had become ruler of the Black Shadow Kingdom sometime after Jade.
He asked again.
"Why do you serve me as king?"
General Yika considered this for a moment, then spoke slowly.
"Does the king know of Yin Yang Balance?"
Wang Zhi's heart stirred.
Yin Yang Balance.
If the ten generals of the Shadowkhan had been sealed back in the Black Shadow Kingdom and could no longer invade Earth, then, according to the laws of the Jackie Chan Adventures World, Yin and Yang had fallen out of balance once again.
And to maintain Yin Yang Balance, the World Will would favor the Yin side.
In other words, he was destined to be the next great villain?
But why had he ended up in the Douluo Plane?
He voiced the question that had been on his mind.
"Why did I end up in this world?"
Seeing that Wang Zhi had already figured out some of the truth, General Yika answered directly.
"Just as the king was about to be born, the Black Shadow Kingdom was caught in the crossfire of a God War."
"Because two supreme beings were involved, space-time was shattered, and the Black Shadow Kingdom was swept into the chaos of time and space."
"When we awoke, the king had disappeared."
"Until four years ago..."
"We sensed a trace of the king's aura. After making contact, we finally reached the king a year ago."
Wang Zhi was deeply shaken.
A God War between two supreme beings had shattered space-time and sent him to this world?
He fell silent for a moment, but didn't dwell on it.
He was already here, and the Douluo Continent was just as good.
At least...
There was no Yin Yang Balance law here to mess with him.
"All right, I understand."
"Ika, can you return to the Black Shadow Kingdom?"
General Yika shook its head.
"The king was injured..."
"Great General Tala led the other nine generals in forcing open a space-time rift to this world. I split off a wisp of my Divine Soul and descended through it to protect the king."
Wang Zhi understood.
"How strong are you now?"
General Yika replied,
"By this world's standards, my strength is equivalent to that of a Limit Douluo."
"But if I burn this wisp of my Divine Soul..."
"I can unleash a single strike from a god!"
Wang Zhi was overjoyed.
It was settled!
He could rule Douluo Continent with ease now!
Anyone who dared oppose him would get slapped!
Still, General Yika's appearance was far too conspicuous. In full armor and carrying a samurai sword, it would turn every head on the street.
He thought for a moment, then ordered,
"Take human form. Keep a low profile."
General Yika lowered its head.
"As you command."
A flash of light passed.
When it faded...
General Yika had changed its appearance.
The tall armored warrior was gone, replaced by a boy who looked about ten years old.
The boy had short, deep-blue hair and delicate features, with a hint of coolness in his eyes and brows.
He wore simple black battle attire and carried a long blade wrapped in cloth on his back.
It was the Shadow Warrior Blade.
It had gone from hanging at his waist to being carried on his back.
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