Mu En Appears

Xuan Zi was forced back step by step by Xiong Jun's frenzied assault. The blood at the corner of his mouth grew thicker, and the wounds on his body continued to multiply.

His heart was filled with confusion and shock. Xiong Jun had clearly taken such a heavy blow from him—how could he possibly be acting as if nothing had happened?

This was completely unreasonable!

Yet Xiong Jun's attacks only grew fiercer. His dark-gold claws carried all of his Soul Power, and every swipe bore the might to destroy heaven and earth.

Above the battlefield, two streaks of earthy yellow and dark gold collided wildly.

On Shrek City's walls, everyone's hearts rose to their throats.

"Why is Elder Xuan suddenly being suppressed?"

Seeing the situation, where they had originally held the upper hand, reverse in an instant, Yan Shaozhe immediately sensed something was wrong. His brows knotted tightly.

Xian Lin'er, on the other side, was equally puzzled.

"More than that, did you see Xiong Jun? Elder Xuan's attacks landed on him, yet they didn't even knock off a single hair."

"Since when did Xiong Jun's defense become this strong?"

Just as everyone was uncertain and arguing among themselves, Song Yunzhi stepped forward.

"Shaozhe, guard the city gates. Let us old folks go provide support first."

Song Yunzhi, the most senior person present aside from Xuan Zi, waved her hand grandly as she spoke.

Lin Huiqun beside her nodded deeply, her eyes full of determination.

As soon as she finished speaking, the two women shot forward, turning into two streaks of light as they flew straight toward the battlefield!

By the time Xiong Jun noticed them, Song Yunzhi, who was considerably stronger than Lin Huiqun, had already arrived before him like a bolt of azure lightning!

"Green Shadow Divine Eagle! Martial Soul Avatar!"

Facing Xiong Jun, Song Yunzhi did not dare be the slightest bit careless and immediately unleashed her Martial Soul Avatar.

Blue-green Soul Power gathered around her body, transforming into a massive Green Shadow Divine Eagle. Its wings spread wide, blotting out the sky.

She beat her wings, streaked across the heavens, and slammed fiercely into Xiong Jun's abdomen!

"Bang!"

A dull impact exploded through the air. Xiong Jun was knocked back several steps by the sudden attack, widening the distance between himself and Xuan Zi.

But when Song Yunzhi focused her eyes, Xiong Jun, standing right before her, was completely uninjured!

Her brows drew tightly together.

When she had watched from the city walls earlier, she had not felt much.

Only now, when she encountered such a situation herself, did she understand just how strange it was.

"What is going on? Even if Xiong Jun's defense is strong, he shouldn't be able to lose not even a single hair!"

Before she could figure it out, however, a thick earthen spike suddenly shot up from the ground, forcing her away from Xiong Jun.

Song Yunzhi flashed back to Xuan Zi and Lin Huiqun's side.

Two more figures had appeared beside Xiong Jun—King of Ten Thousand Demons and Scarlet King.

Three against three.

Song Yunzhi inwardly felt that things were bad and lowered her voice as she spoke to the two beside her.

"Fight while retreating. With us here, Shrek City's Soul Tools can't be used for fear of hurting us by mistake."

Hearing this, Xuan Zi nodded solemnly and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"What kind of skill is ganging up on the few with the many? You humans truly are despicable!"

Scarlet King openly mocked them, his voice filled with contempt.

Faced with that taunt, Xuan Zi and the other two had neither the means nor the mood to argue back.

This situation was disastrous for Shrek!

After all, Di Tian had yet to appear!

Xuan Zi spat out a mouthful of clotted blood that Xiong Jun's reckless, violent onslaught had beaten out of him. Pointing at the three beasts, he roared angrily.

"I came to negotiate in good faith, yet you attacked the moment you showed up! Your soul beasts aren't exactly civilized either!"

He paused, his gaze fixed firmly on Xiong Jun.

"And Xiong Jun, what kind of wicked technique is this? You can't even be injured?"

"Hmph, enough nonsense. Come again!"

Xiong Jun could not be bothered to respond.

All he could think about now was how to fight a little longer before the effect of the divine skill ended.

After all, opportunities to fight with everything he had, without holding back or caring about his own life, did not come often.

Seeing that Xiong Jun would not take the bait, Xuan Zi spat and roared furiously.

"You think I'm really afraid of you?"

Before his words had faded, he shot forward and charged at Xiong Jun once more.

Meanwhile, Song Yunzhi and Lin Huiqun each engaged King of Ten Thousand Demons and Scarlet King.

Thanks to the enhancement of the divine skill, even after the one-on-one battle turned into a three-on-three melee, Xiong Jun and the other two Ferocious Beasts still held an overwhelming advantage.

Above the battlefield, six streaks of light weaved and collided. Every impact was accompanied by deafening thunderous booms.

Soul Power of every color exploded through the sky, dyeing the entire heavens in dazzling hues.

Yet Shrek's side was forced back again and again.

After one crisscrossing exchange, Lin Huiqun, the weakest among Shrek's three fighters, found herself facing Xiong Jun—the strongest of the Ferocious Beasts, who was currently in a frenzied state.

She made only one misstep.

Xiong Jun's dark-gold claw, carrying a world-destroying force, slammed viciously into Lin Huiqun.

"Pfft!"

Lin Huiqun spat blood. Her entire body fell straight from the sky like a kite with its string cut, crashing deep into the earth and gouging out a pit several zhang wide.

"Heavy Strike!"

Xiong Jun roared as he clasped his hands together and raised them above his head.

His entire body transformed into a small meteor as he descended from the sky, tearing through the air with a piercing shriek as he slammed toward Lin Huiqun below!

If that attack landed, Lin Huiqun would undoubtedly die!

"Not good!"

Xuan Zi, who was confronting King of Ten Thousand Demons, suddenly realized the danger.

His body flashed as he charged desperately into Xiong Jun's path, preparing to block the strike.

But just as he was about to use a soul skill—

Green vines had already wrapped around his entire body!

Those vines were only as thick as an adult's arm, but they were incredibly tough!

They surged in from every direction, binding Xuan Zi tightly.

Not only could he not move, he could not even circulate his Soul Power!

Xuan Zi's expression changed drastically as he looked along the direction in which the vines extended.

At their end, King of Ten Thousand Demons was grinning wickedly, countless branches swaying in the wind.

"With this, Shrek is finished!"

King of Ten Thousand Demons' voice was brimming with triumph.

On the city walls, everyone widened their eyes and held their breath.

Xuan Zi was bound, Lin Huiqun was heavily injured and lying on the ground, while Song Yunzhi was entangled with Scarlet King and unable to escape.

Xiong Jun fell toward the ground like a meteor, his target being the immobile Xuan Zi in midair and Lin Huiqun on the ground!

At that critical moment.

From the direction of Shrek Academy, the ten-thousand-year Golden Tree suddenly erupted with blinding golden light!

The golden radiance was dazzling, like a blazing sun rising from within the academy and painting the entire sky gold.

Immediately afterward, a dragon's roar that shook the heavens rang out!

An illusory dragon shadow flew out from the golden light. It was so fast that the naked eye could barely follow it, and it reached Xuan Zi's side in an instant.

The dragon shadow circled once, and the vines binding Xuan Zi shattered inch by inch!

"What is that?!"

King of Ten Thousand Demons' expression changed drastically as he cried out in alarm.

He looked closely.

At that moment, the dragon shadow had actually transformed into an elderly figure.

His hair was completely white and his body stooped, yet he still radiated an awe-inspiring authority.

It was the former master of the Sea God Pavilion—Mu En!

"Teacher!"

"Elder Mu!"

The people of Shrek Academy cried out one after another, their eyes reddening.

No one had expected that Mu En, who had already passed away, would appear once more after death in the form of a remnant soul, protecting Shrek!