Yu Xiaogang was stunned. "What? Xiao Wu is a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast in human form?"
They had been together for years, yet he hadn't noticed anything unusual. But since the Martial Soul Hall Holy Son said so, it had to be true.
At Gu Qingshan's words, everyone from Shrek stared at Xiao Wu in disbelief.
Tang San's mind went blank.
He and Xiao Wu had been together day and night for six years, even sharing a bed. They were long past being ordinary classmates.
But now someone was telling him she wasn't human.
She was a Soul Beast.
A hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.
His body trembled faintly, and his hands clenched tight. This had all happened too suddenly.
Xiao Wu cowered behind Tang San, her face as pale as paper.
She'd been found!
She'd been found!
She'd been found!
She raised her head and looked at the boy. He was chewing on a Blue Silver Leaf, watching her with a smile.
He looked at her like she was a little rabbit that had wandered into his house by accident, and he was deciding whether to braise it or stew it.
"I'll go with you. Don't hurt anyone else."
With red-rimmed eyes, Xiao Wu rose to her feet, trembling.
"No! I don't care what Xiao Wu is. You're not laying a finger on her!"
Tang San stepped forward without hesitation, shielding Xiao Wu behind him.
He leaned forward slightly, his Purple Demon Eye operating at full power. With his left hand, he drew several tiny Hidden Weapons from his sleeve.
Even knowing he was no match for a Titled Douluo, even knowing he might not withstand a single move from that boy—
he still had to stop them.
"Third Brother!"
Xiao Wu was utterly moved, tears streaming down her face.
The others came to their senses, too, and hurried to stand in front of Xiao Wu.
Watching their reactions, Gu Qingshan shifted the Blue Silver Leaf from the left corner of his mouth to the right.
Tang San was level thirty-two. A complete little weakling.
Dai Mubai was the strongest among the others, but they were all the sort he could take out with a single move.
Gu Qingshan couldn't be bothered with any more pointless talk. He merely glanced at Yue Guan.
Yue Guan understood and stepped forward. "Hmph. Who gave you the right to speak here?"
The instant the words left his mouth, he released his Martial Soul.
The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum burst open behind him, its golden petals layered one over another, each as sharp as a blade.
Nine Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet. The might of a level-ninety-six Super Douluo surged outward, sealing off all of Shrek.
The faces of Shrek's students changed. It felt as if a great mountain had settled on their chests, making it difficult to breathe.
Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the other teachers sensed the oppressive aura and rushed over.
When they saw a Titled Douluo, they shrank back and quietly asked Yu Xiaogang what was going on.
Once they learned that the other party was a Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall who had come to capture Xiao Wu, they didn't dare utter a peep. They stood off to the side, shrinking away.
Just then, a domineering aura came hurtling from afar, accompanied by a voice that exploded through the sky.
"Ju Huaguan, you dare!"
The dominance and killing intent in that voice made several of the Shrek Seven Devils turn even paler.
A figure appeared in the sky.
He was tall and powerfully built, his unruly black hair whipping in the wind. His face was covered in stubble, his eyes sunken, but his gaze was as sharp as a blade.
Tang Hao.
He held a massive Clear Sky Hammer. Nine Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red.
A red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Tang San looked up at the domineering figure in the sky, his pupils contracting sharply.
"Dad?"
His eyes reddened and his nose stung. He could barely hold back his tears.
His father was actually a Titled Douluo, one of the strongest people on the continent.
Dad had a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and had been protecting him all along, in secret.
Xiao Wu could be saved!
"Dad, they're trying to capture Xiao Wu!"
"Don't worry. With me here, no one can lay a hand on you."
Watching Tang Hao's imposing entrance, Gu Qingshan thought that the man who'd made his own sound effects every time he appeared in the original story had finally shown up.
When Gu Qingshan was six, he'd stolen Tang Hao's wife. Back then, he'd hidden it away carefully, terrified Tang Hao would find out.
But today, six years later, he was no longer that little Soul Master. Even Titled Douluo had died at his hands.
What the hell was there to be afraid of?
Yue Guan regarded the scruffy man's flashy entrance with a grave look in his eyes.
Back then, the former pope, Qian Xunji, had led him, Gui Mei, and another Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall in an attack on Tang Hao, who had just broken through.
But the result had been Qian Xunji left gravely wounded and near death, one Titled Douluo killed, and both he and Gui Mei seriously injured.
But now his Martial Soul had evolved, his Soul Power had risen to level ninety-six, and the Holy Son was here as well.
The advantage was ours!
"Tang Hao, you're still alive? What, wasn't the hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring you tricked out of the Blue Silver Emperor enough for you?"
"Now you want to pull the same trick again? Have your son go through it, too? Just like father, just like son!"
Yue Guan's words struck Tang Hao right where it hurt.
Tang Hao's face instantly turned ashen. Red light blazed in his eyes, brimming with murderous intent.
"Ju Huaguan, you're asking for death!"
Tang Hao plunged from the sky, the Clear Sky Hammer in his grasp.
He raised the hammer high. Dense Soul Power gathered around its head, and he brought it down on Yue Guan with devastating force.
Behind Yue Guan, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum spun wildly. Its golden petals shot out like a torrential downpour, each carrying enough force to pierce metal and stone.
Boom!
A tremendous crash rang out above Shrek Academy, and the academy teetered on the brink of collapse.
Tang Hao's second blow came crashing down.
The blades of Yue Guan's petals shattered, golden fragments whirling through the air. The force of the impact sent him back three steps, each one stamping a deep footprint into the ground.
As expected of the Clear Sky Douluo!
The battle raged on.
Flender's face was pale. He felt like an ant standing beneath an elephant's foot, liable to be crushed at any moment.
A Titled Douluo was terrifying!
"Everyone, get back!"
Tang San and Xiao Wu tried to leave, but Gu Qingshan blocked their way.
Looking at Gu Qingshan's Soul Rings—one purple and five black—Tang San didn't dare make a move. All he had to do was wait for Dad to beat that sissy!
Frank and the others scrambled and tumbled to a distant hillside. They stopped, panting, and looked back toward Shrek Academy.
They saw that more than half the academy had collapsed, leaving a cloud of dust in its wake.
Yu Xiaogang, meanwhile, stared blankly at Gu Qingshan and the Soul Rings at his feet that defied common sense.
"Impossible!"
"How could the First Soul Ring absorb a thousand-year one?"
"Every Soul Ring from the Second Soul Ring onward is ten thousand years?"
"What a joke! This goes against the 'Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul'!"
Frank was speechless. At a time like this, he was still going on about the Ten Core Competencies.
My academy! What did I ever do to deserve this?
"Third Brother..." Xiao Wu stood beside Tang San, her voice trembling. Her eyes were red, tears still streaking her cheeks.
Humans were so terrifying!
Tang San reached out and gently took Xiao Wu's hand.
"Don't be afraid! My dad's sure to win. That sissy isn't a match for him!"
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