Du Busi threw his head back and laughed, his laughter full of arrogance and madness.
"Good, good, good! Mu En!
Since you insist on stopping me, then let's trade a few blows today!
I want to see just how strong you are now that your injuries have healed!"
Before his words had even faded, he pushed off the ground and shot skyward like an arrow loosed from a bowstring.
Dense, dark-green poisonous mist surged around him in an instant. Wherever it passed, even the air was corroded with a sizzling sound.
"Xuan Zi, protect Yuhao and evacuate the students nearby back into the academy at once!"
Mu En ordered in a deep voice, his eyes sharp as an eagle's.
"I'll go meet him."
"Don't worry, Elder Mu!"
Xuan Zi nodded firmly, then immediately led the elders and teachers to organize the panicked students into an orderly retreat.
Mu En blurred and turned into a streak of golden light, soaring into the sky to face Du Busi from afar.
The auras around the two men collided, forming visible ripples of energy. Even the clouds in the sky were churned to pieces.
"Mu En, it seems you really did fully recover with the help of Yuhao's Life Crystal."
Du Busi sighed.
"Not only have your injuries healed, but your aura is several times stronger than it was back then."
Mu En spoke calmly, his tone carrying unquestionable authority.
"Good. You know that, then. Du Busi, seeing as you're a sect master of your generation, leave of your own accord. Don't force me to act."
"Leave?"
Du Busi sneered, the poisonous mist around him roiling even more violently.
"I came all this way to take Huo Yuhao back. He was one of our Body Sect's people to begin with!
You think you can make me leave with just one sentence? Do you take the Body Sect for an easy target?
Today, I want to see whether your Bright Sacred Dragon can stop me!"
With that, he swept his hand out. The boundless dark-green poisonous mist surged toward Mu En like a tsunami.
The mist contained a terrifyingly corrosive poison.
"Still refusing to repent."
Mu En shook his head and slowly raised his right hand.
A roar!
A dragon's cry that shook heaven and earth rang through the skies. The enormous phantom of a golden Bright Sacred Dragon slowly appeared behind him.
Its scales shimmered brilliantly, and sacred golden light bathed the earth. Wherever it passed, the dark-green poisonous mist was instantly purified, vanishing without a trace.
The Bright Sacred Dragon let out a mighty roar, opened its jaws, and spat out a dazzling golden breath that smashed into the poisonous mist.
"Boom!!!"
A thunderous explosion rang out. Golden and dark-green energy erupted in the sky, forming a massive mushroom cloud.
The powerful shock wave spread outward, and even the ground trembled faintly.
Du Busi grunted and staggered back several steps. He looked at his palm, scorched by the golden light, and a trace of shock flashed in his eyes.
He had thought that even if Mu En recovered from his injuries, he would at most return to the peak of his strength from back then.
But from that last strike, he had clearly felt that Mu En's strength had far surpassed what it had been before!
"How is this possible?!"
Du Busi cried out in shock.
"How did you become so strong?!"
Mu En stood with his hands behind his back, golden light flowing around him. His voice remained calm.
"I told you, you're no match for me. Leave now, while you still can."
"Damn it!"
Du Busi gritted his teeth, his eyes full of resentment.
He had never imagined that Mu En would overpower him so badly.
Just then, he suddenly remembered the Life Crystals he had just bought from Huo Yuhao.
He slapped his Storage Soul Tool and pulled out all the remaining gleaming white crystals, then tipped his head back and swallowed them all in one go.
Gobble them down!
Stuff them in!
The vast power of the Source of Life exploded inside him, like rain falling on parched earth.
His once gaunt face instantly flushed with color, and the Soul Power in his body surged at a visible rate.
The bottleneck that had kept him stuck at Level 98 actually began to loosen at that very moment!
"Hahaha! Excellent!"
Feeling the power surging through him, Du Busi couldn't help throwing his head back and laughing.
"Mu En! If you can grow stronger with Life Crystals, so can I! Now let's see who comes out on top!"
The poisonous mist around him instantly thickened, its color changing from dark green to inky black, carrying a chilling aura of destruction.
He stamped his foot, turned into a bolt of black lightning, and rushed at Mu En. His fists, imbued with the power to destroy heaven and earth, slammed toward Mu En's face.
"Stubborn fool."
Mu En's gaze turned cold. The Bright Sacred Dragon roared again and charged to meet him.
The golden dragon claws collided with the black fists, and another blinding flash erupted in the sky.
The two men traded blow after blow, fighting until the sky and earth darkened and the sun and moon lost their light.
The students below had long since taken shelter inside the academy. One by one, they peered over the walls, staring at the battle in the sky with wide eyes.
"My god! Is this what a battle between Titled Douluo looks like? It's terrifying!"
The fierce battle in the sky continued for another half incense stick's time. Golden and inky-black energy kept colliding and exploding, but the fight remained one-sided.
Even though Du Busi had used the Life Crystals to reach the threshold of a Limit Douluo for a time, he was still no match for Mu En.
Not only had Mu En absorbed high-concentration Life Crystals ahead of time, but he had also signed a Talent Sharing Contract with Huo Yuhao. He had long since surpassed the peak of his strength from back then.
Every sweep of his dragon claws carried crushing force, driving Du Busi back again and again as the golden light purified the poisonous mist around him until it grew fainter and fainter.
Even more despairing for Du Busi was the fact that, below, Xuan Zi and the Sea God Pavilion Elders had already laid a net from heaven and earth.
These elders had also signed contracts with Huo Yuhao, and their cultivation had soared. Xuan Zi, who had once been far weaker than Du Busi, was now his equal.
Forget about taking anyone—right now, he couldn't even blow himself up to take his enemies with him.
The moment he dared to activate his Soul Power, more than a dozen attacks at the Titled Douluo level would tear him to pieces. They wouldn't even give him the chance to self-destruct.
"Bang!"
Once again, the two met force with force. Mu En's palm, imbued with the power of the Bright Sacred Dragon, struck Du Busi squarely in the chest.
He crashed to the ground like a meteor, carving a massive crater into the open ground outside the academy.
He struggled up out of the crater, black poisonous blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. The arrogance he'd shown earlier had vanished without a trace.
Mu En slowly descended in front of him. The golden light around him gradually faded as he watched Du Busi with a calm gaze.
"Du Busi, after fighting this long, you should understand by now.
You're no match for me, and you won't be taking anyone away today.
Leave of your own accord now. In consideration of how hard you've worked to cultivate, I'll spare you."
Du Busi clenched his fists so tightly his nails dug deep into his palms. His eyes were full of resentment and indignation.
He looked up at the academy gate in the distance, where Huo Yuhao stood protected among the elders, and felt so stifled he could almost spit blood.
If Huo Yuhao were in the Body Sect, if the Body Sect also had the Talent Sharing Contract and an endless supply of Life Crystals, then it would definitely be Shrek getting beaten down today!
The Body Sect had been declining over the years because it lacked an heir to carry on its legacy.
Now that Shrek had Huo Yuhao, a complete game-changer, the strength of the entire academy was growing at a visible rate.
At this rate, it would take less than ten years for the Body Sect to be left completely behind!
As the thought crossed his mind, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Du Busi.
It didn't matter if he couldn't take Huo Yuhao away!
Wouldn't it be much better to let the Body Sect's disciples enjoy these benefits too, rather than just taking one Huo Yuhao?!
He abruptly raised his head and looked at Mu En. The resentment in his eyes gave way to a complicated expression.
He gritted his teeth and forced out a question that took everyone completely by surprise.
"Mu En! Would Shrek Academy be willing to accept students from the Body Sect?"
Mu En: ?
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