From Now On Shrek Has One Less Expert, and Su Chen Has a Level 98 Security Douluo by His Side

["Tsk tsk, Xuan Zi is truly going down in the history books this time."]

[You stand high in the sky, looking down at the carnage below, your mouth curling up to your ears.]

["To face two 'god-level' powerhouses simultaneously all by yourself—this 'honor' is something you alone have held in nearly ten thousand years!"]

[Su Chen is absolutely delighted; this feeling of playing the leader of the Shrek Inspection Team in the palm of his hand is simply wonderful.]

[Scared him to tears!]

[In the center of the battlefield.]

[Xuan Zi's mouth hangs wide open, his murky old eyes filled with shock and disbelief.]

["Two... there are actually two?!"]

[What kind of joke are you playing, you bastard!]

[In his field of vision, two identical figures, radiating monstrous evil energy, stand silently.]

[That terrifying pressure, deep as an abyss and heavy as a prison, is several times more frightening than even Elder Mu was back in the day!]

[Is this... god-level power?!]

[You and your bionic clone do not speak.]

[There is no need to talk to the dead.]

[With a thought, the Gate of the Undead swings open, and countless undead creatures exuding a foul stench surge toward Xuan Zi like a gray tide, covering the sky and earth!]

["Playing god and acting like ghosts! I'll tear you apart!"]

[Xuan Zi roars, just about to unleash his Taotie Divine Ox martial soul to counterattack.]

[Suddenly—]

[There is no sign of any incoming attack, nor does he see any movement from the enemy.]

["Ah—!!!"]

[A shrill scream pierces the sky.]

[Xuan Zi discovers in terror that his arms have left his body without any warning, blood gushing out like a fountain!]

[Followed by his legs!]

[Splurt! Splurt!]

[As if sliced instantly by invisible blades, he, a 98th-level Super Douluo, cannot even mount a defense and is instantly reduced to a human trunk!]

[In the Undead Plane, you are the absolute master. Electrolux could have wiped out Xuan Zi with a mere blink, but you didn't do that; instead, you showed mercy by letting Xuan Zi live a little longer.]

[The limbless Xuan Zi crashes heavily to the ground.]

[The ravenous undead creatures surrounding him swarm forward instantly, frantically tearing at his flesh.]

[Pain! Heart-piercing pain!]

[But more painful than the physical agony is the humiliation of being gnawed upon by ants!]

["Roar—!!!"]

[Xuan Zi's eyes are bloodshot, nearly splitting his sockets.]

[A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated!]

[He is the dignified second-strongest of the Shrek Sea God Pavilion, the Taotie Douluo Xuan Zi! How could he die in the mouths of these filthy undead!]

["You want me dead? Then don't expect to get away easily!!"]

[Boom—!]

[A tragic and extreme aura erupts from Xuan Zi's broken body.]

[He is burning his essence! He is detonating his soul core!]

[To preserve his final shred of dignity, Xuan Zi forcibly overdraws his life force, pushing his cultivation level to that of a 99th-level Limit Douluo!]

[A massive, earthy-yellow Taotie phantom emerges behind him, charging toward you with the madness of mutual destruction!]

[Even if I go to hell, I will drag you down to be my cushion!]

["Have you had enough?"]

[Facing the world-destroying buildup of Xuan Zi's self-detonation, you don't even bother to lift an eyelid, your mouth curling into a mocking arc.]

["In this world, life and death are decided by me, not heaven. You want to die? Did I give you permission?"]

[Beside you, Electrolux merely glances over, his gaze like that of someone watching an ant trying to shake a great tree.]

["Freeze."]

[With just one word, his command becomes reality!]

[Xuan Zi, whose soul power was originally surging in a violent, chaotic reversal and was about to explode into a mushroom cloud, is instantly like a duck with its neck throttled; all energy fluctuations vanish in an instant!]

["This... how is this possible?!"]

[Xuan Zi discovers in horror that he has lost control over his own body! In this bizarre space, he has even been stripped of the right to commit suicide!]

[Deprived of soul power support, this level 99 Limit Douluo fell face-first in a pathetic heap, losing every shred of a powerhouse's dignity.]

["Roar--!"]

[All around, the undead army, long since famished, surged forward like a tidal wave.]

[Ironically, Xuan Zi, known as the Taotie Douluo and a glutton his entire life, had now become the main course in a feast for the undead.]

["Ah--!!"]

[A shrill, miserable scream echoed throughout the Undead Demi-plane.]

[Even in his final moments of being devoured, Xuan Zi remained stubborn, his eyes glaring at you with venomous resentment:]

["Kill me... Elder Mu will never let you off! Shrek... will surely trample..."]

[The voice came to an abrupt halt.]

[A generation of powerhouses, Deputy Commander of the Shrek Inspection Team, level 98 Super Douluo Xuan Zi, had fallen!]

["Noisy."]

[You waved your hand indifferently, and a black light shrouded Xuan Zi's remains.]

[The next second, his soul was forcibly extracted, and his physical body was refined anew.]

[When the black light dissipated, a faint aura appeared within your shadow—that was your number two trump card, the Undead Puppet Xuan Zi!]

[Having finished all this, you dispelled the Undead Demi-plane, and your figure reappeared in the outside world.]

[Checking the time, from entering to exiting, not even five minutes had passed.]

[You brushed the fallen leaves off your body, acting as if nothing had happened, as if you had just gone to the restroom rather than killing a Super Douluo.]

["Su Chen! Are you alright?"]

[Elder Ma, who had been waiting for a long time, finally let out a sigh of relief upon seeing you return safely.]

[He scanned his surroundings and, finding no trace of Xuan Zi, assumed you had used some secret technique to scare him off.]

[Elder Ma did not ask further, though his gaze toward you now held a hint of awe.]

[Little did he know, that arrogant Taotie Douluo was currently lying obediently in your martial soul space, acting as a security guard.]

[Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a day had passed.]

[As the soul ring completely merged into your body, the previously restless fluctuations of soul power finally began to subside.]

[Hoo--]

[You exhaled a long breath, feeling the brand-new power surging within you.]

[Level 52!]

[At this moment, your cultivation had successfully crossed the barrier, steadily resting at the realm of a level 52 Soul King.]

[You had created a miracle once again; a thirteen-year-old Soul King was something Elder Ma could no longer describe with words.]

[After absorbing the soul ring, you and Elder Ma did not linger, instead immediately rushing back to Xingluo City.]

[Three days later, Xingluo City.]

[When you and Elder Ma returned to the hotel, travel-worn and weary, Meng Hongchen was the first to greet you, her smile as bright as a flower.]

["Captain! You're finally back! I have good news for you—we've successfully advanced!"]

[You nodded with a smile, though your gaze drifted past the crowd toward the competition arena outside the window.]

[At this moment, Shrek Academy was battling Tianzheng Academy.]

[On the field, the youth named Huo Yuhao was still performing brilliantly, his Spiritual Detection Sharing covering the entire arena.]

[However, your brows furrowed slightly.]

[Something was wrong.]

[In Huo Yuhao's aura, a certain extreme chill was missing.]

[Throughout the entire match, he hadn't used the abilities of his second martial soul, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, even once!]

[No, to be precise, you couldn't sense the existence of the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion on him at all!]

["It seems the butterfly effect has already begun..."]