Ye Xishui

"Elder Mu, do you have any other instructions?" Xuanzi straightened his collar and asked respectfully.

Xuanzi, who usually presented himself as a slovenly man to the outside world, was extremely serious when facing Mu En.

"Cough, cough..."

Just as Mu En was about to speak, he couldn't help but cough twice.

Xuanzi was startled and hurriedly stepped forward, asking with concern, "Elder Mu, are you alright?"

Mu En shook his head and said indifferently, "It is nothing. Xuanzi, you are also nearing the threshold of a Limit Douluo now, aren't you?"

Xuanzi was stunned, not understanding why Mu En would suddenly bring this up, but he answered honestly, "I previously attempted to condense a second Soul Core. Although my mental power was sufficient, my foundation of soul power was not deep enough. Without energy replenishment during the subsequent process, I fell short, and it wasn't until recently that I slowly recovered."

"Since that is the case, you should try again in a while."

"Ah?"

Xuanzi's eyes were filled with astonishment, but immediately after, he felt a gentle yet vast energy envelop him, permeating every corner of the meeting hall.

"This is... a Dragon Pill?"

Xuanzi looked at the Dragon Pill that had suddenly appeared in Mu En's hand and realized something.

"Back then, it was because I absorbed this Dragon Pill that I was injured at the root by its overbearing, malevolent aura, which resulted in me being confined to this reclining chair and my lifespan being reduced.

However, after years of my nourishment, and coupled with the fact that the previous battle happened to purge its remaining malevolent aura, the energy it contains is now very gentle.

Although the Taotie is not one of the Nine Sons of the Dragon God, it possesses a portion of the bloodline of the Earth Dragon King, one of the nine great Dragon Kings, also known as the Earth Element Holy Dragon. Your martial soul is the Taotie Divine Ox; although it is not complete, it has inherited a trace of that bloodline.

The birth of every Limit Douluo requires immense fortune. Absorbing this Dragon Pill will not only allow you to break through to level ninety-nine, but it might even allow your Taotie Divine Ox to evolve into a Taotie."

However, facing this Dragon Pill that would drive any soul master to madness, there was not a trace of excitement or agitation in Xuanzi's eyes, but rather deep sorrow.

He knew what it meant for Mu En to take out the Dragon Pill for him to absorb at this time. Looking at Mu En's body, which was like a candle in the wind, his eyes blurred and moistened.

His lips trembled, and a choked voice emerged from his throat: "Elder Mu, you..."

"Alright, you are no longer a child, why are you so emotional? How will you lead the Sea God Pavilion and Shrek in the future like this?"

Mu En was very open-minded and indifferent, smiling slightly, "Everyone must die, and besides, I have lived for two hundred and fifty years; I have lived long enough."

"You know my personality is not suited for management..."

"Then change it. Shrek must have a Limit Douluo to hold the fort; only then will it have the deterrent power to keep enemies from daring to offend easily."

"It is easy to change mountains and rivers, but hard to change one's nature..."

"Hmm?"

"I understand..."

"While I can still hold on for another year or two, hurry up and absorb it."

"Yes."

Xuanzi took the Dragon Pill with trembling hands, the intense sorrow making his heart feel stifled and painful.

It was at this moment that Mu En and Xuanzi seemed to sense something; their expressions changed, and they looked toward the sky outside simultaneously.

"Mu En, get out here!"

A voice containing terrifying soul power resounded throughout Shrek City without warning.

Countless people in the city looked up in astonishment. A figure was suspended high in the air, and they were surprised that someone actually dared to run wild in Shrek, and so arrogantly at that.

However, they were somewhat puzzled; who was this Mu En?

It was noon, the cloudless sky was incredibly blue, and the scorching sun hung high, casting down golden light.

The air should have been hot, yet under the pressure shrouded by that figure, everyone only felt a cold and eerie chill.

A pillar of earthy yellow light suddenly shot up from Sea God Island, breaking the gloomy atmosphere.

At the same time, more than thirty beams of light followed, directly pushing back the intruder's momentum.

"Who dares to be presumptuous in my Shrek?"

Xuanzi stared at the old woman before him with a solemn gaze. The aura she emitted was actually that of a Limit Douluo, and an Evil Soul Master at that.

He hadn't expected that they would be discussing how to deal with Evil Soul Masters, only for one to strike now. But when did a Limit Douluo-level Evil Soul Master appear on the continent?

Ye Xishui glanced at Xuanzi, ignored him, and shouted again, "Mu En, since you killed my son, do you not dare to come out and see me, or do you feel guilty because of what happened back then? Are you acting like a coward?"

Behind her, more than twenty figures also rose into the air, confronting Shrek.

"If you want to see Elder Mu, you must first get past me!" Xuanzi roared in anger.

The way the other party ignored him was truly infuriating, and since he had nowhere to vent the sorrow in his heart, he struck first.

Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—nine soul rings emerged, and the seventh soul ring flickered as he directly activated his Martial Soul Avatar.

Earthy yellow light burst forth, and a monster with the body of a sheep, eyes under its armpits, tiger teeth, human claws, and a pair of huge ox horns appeared out of thin air, its body length exceeding thirty meters.

Ye Xishui's eyes were filled with disdain. Six black and three red—nine soul rings that suppressed Xuanzi's emerged, and a blood-colored shadow appeared behind her.

Xuanzi's eyes were shocked, but he did not flinch. Intense yellow light erupted, and his nine soul rings circled between those giant horns that were over five meters long.

The next moment, countless yellow light orbs condensed behind him, like a meteor shower falling to the mortal world, shooting toward Ye Xishui in an overwhelming deluge.

Behind Ye Xishui, the Blood Soul Demon Puppet erupted with brilliant blood-red light, and twelve human-head-sized blood-colored wraiths instantly appeared around her. A storm of blood and gore swept across the entire Shrek City, and the sky turned the color of blood.

This was her trump card, the Blood Soul Great Method!

Each wraith was crafted through secret arts; to cultivate one to the size of a human head required the lives of at least one hundred thousand people. In other words, these twelve wraiths were formed from the sacrifice of over a million souls.

The earth-yellow meteor shower was blocked directly by the twelve wraiths, unable to get even an inch closer to Ye Xishui. Where the two forces collided, black spatial rifts appeared and spread outward.

Ye Xishui pointed her right hand forward, and nine of the wraiths surrounded Xuanzi in a chaotic yet rhythmic pattern. The wraiths shot out threads as thick as a thumb, wrapping around the Taotie Divine Ox and corroding its hide, leaving behind trail after trail of wounds.

"Moo--"

Xuanzi let out a roar toward the sky, and intense earth-yellow light condensed around his body. His figure surged in size, breaking free from the restraints as yellow and blood-red light split the sky between them.

He raised his head, his pair of horns sharp and solid. He swiped his claws, batting the wraiths aside, and charged through the air toward Ye Xishui.

Ye Xishui sneered, the blood-red light in her eyes flaring intensely. In an instant, her long hair turned completely blood-red, and the Blood Soul Demon Puppet behind her suddenly surged into her body, merging with her as one.

Immediately, Ye Xishui's body swelled to twice its size. The dense blood-red hue made her look as if she were carved from a ruby, and terrifying blood energy surged, boiling outward like waves.

"Boundless Sea of Blood!"

An endless sea of blood enveloped Xuanzi. No matter how he struggled or resisted, he could not break free. The yellow sky was also consumed by the blood-red color, shrouding the entire Shrek City as thousands of vengeful ghosts shrieked, turning the place into a ghost city.

A fierce glint flashed in Ye Xishui's eyes: "Mu En, if you don't come out now, I'll slaughter your Shrek today!"

As the words fell, the twelve wraiths rushed toward the Shrek City below as if scrambling for a feast; they had caught the scent of delicious blood and the beautiful sounds of wailing and fear.

The experts of Shrek stepped forward to intervene, but they were intercepted by the Holy Spirit Cult powerhouses who had come with Ye Xishui.

Even a Title Douluo was likely no match for the wraiths, let alone ordinary people.

The crowd fell into a desperate panic, scrambling to flee like headless flies.