Du Busi: Can We Reconcile?

Du Busi threw his head back and laughed upon hearing this, his laughter filled with arrogance and madness:

"Good, good, good! Mu En!

Since you insist on standing in my way, let us trade a few blows today!

I want to see exactly how much strength you have now that your injuries have healed!"

Before his voice had even faded, he tapped his foot and shot into the sky like an arrow released from a bow.

A dense, ink-green toxic mist erupted around him, and wherever he passed, even the air hissed as it was corroded.

"Xuan Zi, protect Huo Yuhao and evacuate the surrounding students back to the academy immediately!"

Mu En commanded in a deep voice, his eyes as sharp as a hawk's.

"I will go and meet him."

"Rest assured, Elder Mu!"

Xuan Zi nodded heavily and immediately led the group of elders and teachers to organize the panicked students for an orderly retreat.

Mu En's figure flickered, transforming into a streak of golden light that surged into the high sky to face Du Busi from afar.

The auras surrounding the two men collided, forming visible ripples of energy that shattered the clouds in the sky.

"Mu En, it seems you truly have fully recovered with the help of Huo Yuhao's Life Crystal."

Du Busi remarked with a sigh.

"Not only are your injuries healed, but your aura is several times stronger than it was back then."

Mu En spoke indifferently, his tone carrying an unquestionable majesty:

"Knowing that is enough. Du Busi, considering you are a sect master of your generation, leave of your own accord. Do not force this old man to take action."

"Leave?"

Du Busi sneered, the toxic mist around him churning even more violently.

"I traveled thousands of miles to bring Huo Yuhao back; he belongs to our Body Sect!

You think a single word from you will make me leave? Do you take the Body Sect for weaklings?

Today, I want to see if your Bright Sacred Dragon can withstand me!"

With that, he waved his hand violently, and the overwhelming ink-green toxic mist swept toward Mu En like a tsunami.

Hidden within the toxic mist was a terrifying, corrosive poison.

"Unrepentant."

Mu En shook his head and slowly raised his right hand.

ROAR!

A dragon's roar that shook the heavens and earth echoed through the sky as a massive, golden phantom of the Bright Sacred Dragon slowly emerged behind him.

The dragon scales shimmered brilliantly, and the sacred golden light illuminated the earth, instantly purifying the ink-green toxic mist into nothingness wherever it touched.

The Bright Sacred Dragon roared fiercely, opened its massive maw, and spat out a brilliant golden dragon breath that collided violently with the toxic mist.

"BOOM!!!"

A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as golden and ink-green energies detonated in the sky, forming a massive mushroom cloud.

A powerful shockwave spread outward, causing even the ground to tremble slightly.

Du Busi let out a muffled groan and retreated several steps, a flash of horror in his eyes as he looked at his palm, which had been scorched by the golden light.

He had assumed that even if Mu En had recovered from his injuries, he would at most have returned to his peak state from years ago.

But from that single strike, he clearly felt that Mu En's strength had far surpassed what it was back then!

"How is this possible?!"

Du Busi exclaimed in disbelief.

"How have you become this strong?!"

Mu En stood with his hands behind his back, golden light flowing around him, his tone calm:

"I told you, you are no match for me. Leave now, while there is still time."

"Damn it!"

Du Busi gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

He never imagined that he would be suppressed so miserably by Mu En.

Just then, he suddenly remembered the Life Crystal he had just acquired from Huo Yuhao.

He slammed his hand against his storage Soul Tool, pulled out all the remaining pearly-white crystals, and swallowed them all in one gulp.

Gulp!

Chomp!

The immense power of the Source of Life exploded within his body instantly, like parched earth receiving a life-giving rain.

His originally withered face instantly turned ruddy, and the soul power within his body surged at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The bottleneck that had been stuck at level 98 actually loosened at this very moment!

"Hahaha! Excellent!"

Feeling the torrential power rushing through his body, Du Busi could not help but look up and laugh wildly.

"Mu En! If you can rely on a Life Crystal to grow stronger, so can I! Now, I want to see who the real winner is!"

The poisonous mist surrounding him instantly grew denser, shifting from ink-green to a deep, abyssal black, carrying a soul-shaking aura of destruction.

He stomped his foot violently, transforming into a streak of black lightning as he lunged toward Mu En, his fists carrying world-shattering power as they smashed fiercely toward Mu En's face.

"Stubborn and foolish."

Mu En's eyes turned cold, and the Bright Sacred Dragon let out another roar, meeting the charge head-on.

The golden dragon claws collided with the black fists, and the sky once again erupted with blinding light.

The two traded blows, fighting until the sky grew dark and the sun and moon lost their luster.

The students below had long since retreated into Shrek Academy, each of them clinging to the walls, watching the great battle in the sky with slack-jawed astonishment.

"My god! Is this the level of a Title Douluo battle? It's too terrifying!"

The fierce battle in the sky continued for another half-stick of incense, with the golden and ink-black energies colliding and exploding incessantly, yet the situation remained entirely one-sided.

Even though Du Busi had temporarily touched the threshold of a Limit Douluo by relying on the Life Crystal, he was still no match for Mu En.

Mu En had not only absorbed a high-concentration Life Crystal in advance but had also signed a Talent Sharing Contract with Huo Yuhao, having long since surpassed his own peak from years ago.

Every swing of the dragon claw carried overwhelming force, driving Du Busi into a steady retreat, the poisonous mist on his body being purified by the golden light until it grew thinner and thinner.

What made Du Busi even more desperate was that Xuan Zi and a group of Sea God Pavilion elders had already laid out an inescapable net below.

These elders had also signed contracts with Huo Yuhao, their cultivation levels all surging; Xuan Zi, who had originally been far behind him, was now his equal.

Forget about snatching anyone away—he couldn't even manage to self-destruct and take them down with him.

The moment he dared to agitate his soul power, a dozen attacks at the Title Douluo level would instantly tear him to shreds, leaving him no chance to detonate himself.

"Bang!"

Following another head-on collision, Du Busi was struck squarely in the chest by a palm from Mu En, which was imbued with the power of the Bright Sacred Dragon.

He plummeted to the ground like a meteorite, smashing a massive crater into the open space outside the academy.

He struggled to crawl out of the pit, black poisonous blood spilling from the corners of his mouth, his once arrogant aura completely extinguished.

Mu En slowly descended before him, the golden light around his body gradually receding, his eyes fixed on him with calm indifference:

"Du Busi, after fighting until now, you should be clear in your heart."

"You are no match for me, and you cannot take anyone away today."

"Leave now of your own accord; considering the difficulty of your cultivation, this old man can spare your life."

Du Busi clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms, his eyes filled with unwillingness and resentment.

He looked up toward the academy gate not far away, where Huo Yuhao was being protected in the center by the elders, and he felt so stifled he could almost vomit blood.

If Huo Yuhao were in the Body Sect, if the Body Sect could also have a Talent Sharing Contract and a constant supply of Life Crystals, then the ones being suppressed and beaten today would definitely be Shrek!

The Body Sect had been declining day by day over these years precisely because they lacked a successor.

But now that Shrek had a "bug" like Huo Yuhao, the strength of the entire academy was surging at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If things continued this way, in less than ten years, the Body Sect would be left in the dust entirely!

Thinking of this, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Du Busi.

It didn't matter if he couldn't snatch Huo Yuhao!

As long as he could let the disciples of the Body Sect enjoy these same benefits, wouldn't that be far better than snatching one Huo Yuhao?!

He raised his head abruptly and looked at Mu En, his eyes shifting from resentment to something complex.

He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence that caught everyone off guard:

"Mu En! Is your Shrek Academy willing to accept students from the Body Sect?"

Mu En: ?