Elder Jin Peng vs. Xuan Zi

"Enough."

A slightly hoarse voice, carrying a trace of drunkenness yet heavy as a mountain, slowly rang out.

The crowd automatically parted, opening a gap. A tall, unkempt old man slowly ambled out.

His hair was disheveled, and his beard untrimmed.

He wore a loose, worn robe with blue-gray stripes, with an enormous wine gourd hanging from his waist.

He looked like a down-and-out wandering Daoist.

However, when those seemingly clouded yet profoundly deep eyes lifted—

And turned toward the sky, an indescribable, terrifying pressure quietly spread outward.

It was none other than Xuan Zi, one of the Sea God Pavilion's senior elders, the Taotie Douluo.

Step by step, he appeared to move slowly, yet in the blink of an eye, he had arrived at the very front of the group, facing Jin Peng in the air from afar.

"Release Xiao Yan." Xuan Zi's voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable dominance.

"Then everything can still be discussed. But if you dare harm even a single hair on his head..."

His gaze abruptly sharpened as it swept over Jin Peng and the dark mass of Body Sect powerhouses behind him.

"None of the Body Sect people who came today will be leaving. Every last one of you will stay here!"

"Good! What an arrogant and overbearing Xuan Zi!" Jin Peng laughed in extreme fury, his voice shaking the surroundings.

"Taking advantage of our sect master being in seclusion, you think the Body Sect is easy to bully? That you can humiliate us as you please and slaughter the future hopes of our sect?!"

"Pah!"

"The Body Sect has stood firm on this continent through our fists and bones. We have never been soft persimmons for others to knead at will!"

Before his words had even faded, the right hand gripping Yan Shaozhe's throat suddenly tightened!

"Ugh...!" Yan Shaozhe let out a muffled groan, his face instantly flushing purple-red.

The veins on his neck bulged. The golden phoenix wings on his body trembled violently, flickering on and off as though they could extinguish at any moment.

He struggled in agony as golden feathers continuously drifted down through gaps in the wall of light.

"I told you—release him!" Xuan Zi's pupils contracted sharply as fury and terrifying Soul Power erupted!

"Roar—!"

A roar resounded between heaven and earth!

Xuan Zi's body abruptly swelled, his muscles bulging as his clothes shattered.

Behind him, the massive, savage phantom of a Godly Taotie Bull condensed into existence!

The overwhelming pressure of a Rank 98 Super Douluo sent ripples spreading outward, continuously pressing toward the Body Sect members in the sky!

"Hmph! Do you think I fear you?"

Though Elder Jin Peng was only Rank 96, he showed not the slightest fear before Xuan Zi's terrifying aura. Instead, his fighting intent surged!

Golden light blazed around him. His entire torso seemed to turn into pure gold, radiating a dazzling brilliance that illuminated everything for miles.

This was actually the strongest form of Body Martial Soul Secondary Awakening—the Gold-Level Awakening!!!

While confronting Xuan Zi, Jin Peng shouted sternly, "Xuan Zi! Back then, this old man had some friendship with Mu En, the master of your Sea God Pavilion!"

"If not for his sake, do you think this old man would still be wasting words with you here today?!"

"This old man has long wanted to flatten Shrek Academy and repay blood with blood!"

"You dare?!" Xuan Zi's beard and hair bristled, fury nearly bursting from his eyes.

"Old Poison is in seclusion. With trash like you, you dare act so presumptuously before this old man!"

"Take my punch!"

Before his words had faded, Xuan Zi's fist, empowered by his Martial Soul Avatar, was already hurtling toward Jin Peng's chest with terrifying force!

"This old man wasn't raised to be scared!" Jin Peng roared madly, utterly fearless as the golden light around him reached its peak.

His entire torso seemed to become indestructible divine gold, dazzling and resplendent, as he likewise threw a fierce, unrivaled golden heavy punch!

Boom—!!!

The two fists collided like two metallic mountains crashing together at terrifying speed!

The deafening blast transformed into a visible ring-shaped shockwave that spread wildly in all directions.

It shook the buildings below at Shrek Academy until roof tiles flew and windows shattered!

If they kept fighting, this entire area would likely be reduced to rubble!

Though both were Super Douluo, Xuan Zi's Rank 98 Soul Power was a full two ranks higher than Jin Peng's Rank 96.

At the Titled Douluo level, every rank was separated by a chasm. The total quantity of Soul Power and qualitative changes in one's Martial Soul were vastly different.

However, Jin Peng relied on Body Martial Soul Secondary Awakening—the Gold-Level Awakening!

It forcibly raised all of his attributes to 200–300% of their original levels in an instant!

His entire aura was like blazing golden flames.

For a brief time, he was actually able to contend with Xuan Zi's terrifying Rank 98 pressure without falling behind in the slightest!

"Martial Soul Avatar!" Jin Peng pressed the attack.

The enormous golden torso phantom around him suddenly solidified and merged with his body!

He brought his fists together before his chest. Golden light gathered as though he had seized hold of light itself, then transformed into a golden streak capable of splitting heaven and earth, smashing viciously toward Xuan Zi's head!

"Roar!" A savage gleam flashed through Xuan Zi's eyes, yet he neither dodged nor evaded.

His massive Taotie head lowered slightly and rammed head-on into that golden fist of destruction!

Dong—!!!!

This collision sounded even more muffled, yet was even more terrifying!

Soul Power fluctuations ten times fiercer than before erupted, forming a destructive force field over a hundred meters in diameter with the two of them at its center!

The waters of Sea God Lake surged into waves dozens of meters high. The Golden Ancient Tree by the shore rustled as golden leaves rained down from the sky!

The entire Shrek City shook violently from the aftershock of that collision!

As the dust and chaotic energy currents gradually dispersed, the two figures were revealed.

Jin Peng was sent staggering back several steps by the immense recoil.

Every step created golden ripples in the air. His arms trembled slightly, and his blood churned within him.

Xuan Zi, meanwhile, remained standing where he was.

His massive head swayed. A momentary dizziness flashed through his eyes, and a tiny crack had actually appeared in the skin at his temple!

That strike had actually ended in a draw!

At least in this direct clash, Jin Peng had blocked Xuan Zi's furious attack through the explosive power of the Gold-Level Awakening!

Jin Peng steadied himself. Rather than weakening, the fighting intent in his eyes was completely ignited by that clash.

He suddenly turned around and hoarsely roared at the Body Sect members behind him, whose Killing Intent had long been boiling over. "This old man has changed his mind!"

"Today—we will bathe Shrek in blood! Leave no chickens or dogs alive!!!"

"Yes!!!"

A heaven-shaking roar burst from the throats of more than seventy Body Sect powerhouses!

The sound shot into the heavens, stirring even the clouds overhead!

A nearly sinister grin appeared on Elder Jin Peng's face.

He stared at the ashen-faced Xuan Zi. "Today, I will utterly destroy Shrek's glory of ten thousand years beneath the feet of my Body Sect!"

"I'll let a scoundrel like you learn what it means to repay blood~debt~with blood!!"

"You think you're worthy?!" Xuan Zi threw back his head and roared, his voice shaking the world.

"Senior elders of the Sea God Pavilion, heed my command! Kill without mercy anyone who is not of our pavilion!!"

With both sides issuing their orders, the slaughter began at once!