"Ninth Soul Skill, Heaven-Shaking Rhino Roar!"
Mountain-Prop Douluo immediately unleashed his ninth soul skill, while Ning Yunfan, the master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, activated his Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda at once to provide full support.
Shi Jian's ninth soul ring came from a hundred-thousand-year Mountain-Shaking Giant Rhino, granting him two formidable soul skills—one offensive and one defensive.
The offensive soul skill, Mountain-Shaking Rhino Roar, merged the hundred-thousand-year soul ring into the massive shield and released an earth-shaking rhino roar that directly shattered an enemy's meridians.
Any Title Douluo below Rank 96 would be injured upon contact.
With the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda's support, even a Rank 97 Title Douluo could be killed in a single exchange—and that was without activating his Martial Soul Avatar.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"
"Eighth Soul Skill, Heaven-Swallowing Earth-Devouring!"
Facing such a tyrannical attack, Xuan Zi did not hesitate. He immediately activated his Martial Soul Avatar.
He intended to use his unique devouring power to directly neutralize Mountain-Prop Douluo's powerful soul skill.
The skill's range was simply too vast. If he did not block it head-on, all of Shrek Academy would suffer devastating damage.
"Boom!"
As a muffled explosion rang out above Shrek Academy, an invisible force spread outward through heaven and earth, destroying everything in its path.
With such a violent disturbance, Shrek Academy's other Title Douluo had no choice but to intervene and defuse the attack.
Just two men had forced more than half of Shrek's elders to take action.
More importantly, blood was now trickling from the corner of Xuan Zi's mouth as he faced Mountain-Prop Douluo directly.
In a single exchange, he had been suppressed.
Though it was due in part to the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda's support, Xuan Zi had to admit that even in a one-on-one fight, he might not have been a match for the man before him.
After all, the other man had not even activated his Martial Soul Avatar yet.
"The Nine Treasures Glazed Sect actually hid an expert like you!"
Xuan Zi stared fixedly at the man before him. He was somewhat afraid; he was no match for him.
But at the thought of his martial uncle, he immediately regained some confidence.
"You are not qualified to speak with me. Tell that old bastard Mu En to come out!"
Mountain-Prop Douluo ignored Xuan Zi outright, his tone filled with arrogance.
After a single exchange, they had already gauged each other's strength.
Even without the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda's support, he could still defeat Xuan Zi with his own strength.
As for Mu En, who was Rank 99, he truly was not confident of victory.
But he could give it a try.
After all, he had brought along two Soul Sages with Seven Treasures Glazed Pagodas this time.
When two Seven Treasures Glazed Pagodas supported the same person, their attribute boosts could stack. Although it consumed more Soul Power and carried the risks of backlash and practical combat limitations, none of that was truly a problem for Mountain-Prop Douluo.
What he excelled at most was his extraordinarily powerful physique.
When two Seven Treasures Glazed Pagodas supported one person at once, they could not only boost the same attribute simultaneously, but also enhance different attributes separately. In a sense, their amplification was no weaker than the legendary Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda.
If the sect had not had only him capable of withstanding the backlash from such amplification over the past ten thousand years, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could have looked down upon the entire continent with this alone.
Mountain-Prop Douluo wanted to test whether, with the support of two Seven Treasures Glazed Pagodas, he could use his Rank 98 strength to defeat a Rank 99 Limit Douluo.
Thus, he no longer cared about the original plan and directly exposed the fact that Mu En was still alive.
"You..."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Zi immediately flew into a rage. Instinctively, he wanted to attack again, determined to teach this man who had insulted Shrek Academy a lesson.
Even if it cost him his life, he would defend Shrek Academy's dignity.
"Xuan Zi, step down for now!"
At that moment, amid flickering light, an aged figure appeared behind Xuan Zi. Though his voice was gentle and kindly, it carried an unquestionable authority.
The newcomer was Mu En, one of the three great Limit Douluo of the current era, known by the title Dragon God.
He had not appeared for many years, and the world had assumed that he had already passed away. Who would have thought that he had been hiding in Shrek Academy for so long?
"There is still a Rank 99 Limit Douluo in Shrek Academy. Quickly send this information back."
"The guardian Douluo of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect defeated a fellow Rank 98 Title Douluo in a single exchange..."
Within Shrek City, forces from every faction had been watching the battle in the sky. When Mu En appeared, their expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly relayed the news to the powers behind them.
The presence of a Limit Douluo was enough to affect the continent's balance and alter every faction's attitude toward Shrek.
"I never expected that little child from back then to grow to this point. There had been no news of you for so many years that I thought you had already fallen."
"At the end of my days, being fortunate enough to meet an old acquaintance again is this old man's blessing."
Mu En looked at Shi Jian and spoke softly, his clouded eyes filled with memories of the past.
Their first meeting had been on the eve of the decisive battle with Du Bisi. At the time, this young man had already achieved remarkable accomplishments. Mu En had even wanted to recruit him into Shrek Academy, but Shi Jian had refused.
The next time Mu En heard news of Shi Jian was thirty years later. It was said that Shi Jian had fought a group of immensely powerful Evil Soul Masters to protect the sect's disciples and had ultimately perished.
Mu En had felt great regret over it.
He had never expected to have the fortune of meeting him again today.
"Senior Dragon God, there are some matters I do not wish to discuss, nor can I be bothered to. Let us fight first!"
"Whatever happens afterward can be settled between our sect master and Shrek Academy!"
Seeing Mu En reveal himself, Shi Jian reined in some of his arrogance.
There was a full century between them, and Shi Jian had once seen Dragon God Douluo at his most high-spirited. He still gave him the respect he deserved.
"Why must it come to this?"
Mu En sighed softly.
Though he had remained within the academy all year round, such an incident naturally drew some of his attention.
Mu En understood the full sequence of events. Overall, Shrek Academy had been set up.
The key was that if Shrek Academy had handled things even slightly more reasonably, it would not have been trapped so thoroughly.
They had no choice but to swallow this loss.
"Fight!"
"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar, Eternal Black Rock Shield!"
Shi Jian did not say another word and directly unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar.
At the same time, the two Soul Sages possessing Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda martial souls provided their full support.
They had come today precisely to find a pretext, an excuse to bully someone.
Why bother with rules about outnumbering the few?
Wasn't that exactly the logic Shrek Academy loved to preach?
As a Soul Master, one had to take every possible situation into consideration.
The many Title Douluo of Shrek immediately grew furious at the sight.
Especially Xuan Zi. Seeing the three of them fighting Mu En alone, his heart immediately stirred with the urge to join in.
(Thanks to Feng Shanjian Chuishuang and Qingming Shisan for their rewards!)
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