Dark Ring, I Love You

Seeing the Dark Ring in Cai Yue'er's hand, not only did Juggler feel a sense of relief, but even Lan Kai felt something similar, as if the Song of Guan Yu were echoing in his ears.

However, to be fair, setting aside the Twisted Three Kingdoms' abuse of the song, the Song of Guan Yu itself is actually quite pleasant to listen to.

Perhaps if it had been named "Twisted Three Kingdoms Plot Soundtrack No. 1," a certain "Oreki" might have complained less; after all, the biggest issue with the song is that the Song of Guan Yu features no Guan Yu.

Still, Juggler seemed to have an itch to fight, and since Lan Kai had already had his fill of being Super Taro for the day, it was more appropriate to leave the rest to Juggler.

Moreover, Lan Kai was quite curious whether Juggler would once again utter that classic line from the Seven theatrical version, and whether, upon reclaiming the Dark Ring, Juggler would excitedly transform into Juggler Ultraman immediately.

Thinking of this, he turned around, patted Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi on the shoulders, and signaled for everyone to leave the area quickly.

"Boss Lan, what exactly is...?"

Zhang Yangzi was the first to slide down from the railings on the sides of the steps, then looked up at the sky and asked, somewhat confused.

"Teacher Juggler's true strength is not even below that of the Sky-Piercing Douluo Yun Ming of Shrek Academy. A mere Silver Moon Dog... Douluo is no match for Teacher Juggler."

Lan Kai waved his hand, telling everyone not to worry.

"But, Boss Lan. That thing in the hands of the Silver Moon Dog... Douluo, even from this distance, I can feel the terrifying dark energy within it. Is this really okay?"

Zhang Yangzi remained uneasy and subconsciously continued to ask.

"Rest assured. If that Silver Moon Dog... Douluo had taken out a Light Ring like my Martial Soul, then perhaps this battle might have had some suspense."

"However, since she took out the Dark Ring, then today's extra edition, besides our 'One percent soul power, within half a moment, undefeated Shrek, leave no head behind,' will add another headline: 'Shocking! Shrek Academy Sea God Pavilion Elder beaten black and blue by Spirit Pagoda Spirit Envoy; even active corruption proves futile! Is this the loss of humanity or the distortion of morality?'"

As he spoke, Lan Kai glanced at Gu Yue.

Gu Yue only looked up at the battle in the sky, appearing somewhat nervous.

High above, Cai Yue'er had already raised the Dark Ring. As a wave of dark red energy surged through her entire body, her silver Battle Armor turned a dark crimson, and the full moon in the sky transformed into a blood moon.

"Hehehe, is this the power of this artifact? Juggler, you and Eastsea Academy, just obediently accept your deaths!"

Feeling the terrifying energy brought by the Dark Ring, Cai Yue'er's laughter took on a different tone. She then pointed her hand toward the blood moon in the sky, and a bright red moonlight descended, blasting toward Juggler.

If Juggler were to dodge, this moonlight would fall upon the heads of the people below who hadn't yet managed to evacuate the venue, killing them all.

However, Juggler merely traced a circle in front of him with his Snake Heart Sword, and a dark red light shield appeared, nonchalantly blocking Cai Yue'er's attack.

Immediately, a look of disappointment appeared in his eyes.

"I remember now. When Yun Ming of Shrek Academy fought, he also disregarded the lives of the people in Ming Capital, causing massive casualties."

"Come to think of it, disregarding the lives of those around you is indeed a fine tradition of your Shrek Academy."

The next moment, Juggler, still in the air, suddenly accelerated, rushing toward Cai Yue'er with incredible speed, his Snake Heart Sword slashing down toward her head.

Cai Yue'er once again activated her soul skill, and blood-red shields appeared before her, continuously blocking Juggler's Snake Heart Sword.

At the same time, she retreated through the air, constantly trying to put distance between herself and Juggler.

However, the next moment, a beam of light suddenly fired from the ground, forcing Cai Yue'er's movements to stall.

Following that, Juggler caught up, shattering the last blood-red shield and slashing toward the right hand Cai Yue'er used to hold the Dark Ring.

Cai Yue'er was shocked and immediately transformed into a ray of light, merging into the blood moon in the sky, but the Dark Ring fell from her hand and was snatched by Juggler.

"Dark Ring, I love you!"

Juggler looked at the Dark Ring, which held so many memories of his past, and just as he said those words, he revealed an expression of disgust.

This Dark Ring was merely a small replica possessing only a fraction of the power, not even enough to allow Juggler to transform briefly.

Thus, Juggler ignored Cai Yue'er, who had merged into the blood moon of her Martial Soul Avatar, and immediately tossed the Dark Ring upward. Then, with a wave of his Snake Heart Sword, he opened a spatial rift in the sky.

Immediately after, Juggler slashed with his Snake Heart Sword again, and a blood-red sword beam accurately struck the Dark Ring, shattering it into pieces and blasting all the resulting shockwaves and debris into the spatial rift.

The next moment, the spatial rift closed, and the blood moon in the sky turned back into an ordinary moon.

Before Cai Yue'er could react, Juggler once again unleashed his Snake Heart Style Swordsmanship. The moon in the sky suddenly came to a complete halt, and then a pitch-black fissure appeared on its surface. Under everyone's gaze, it slowly split in two, and as it grew dimmer, it fell from the sky.

Soon, the moon that had split in two transformed back into Cai Yue'er herself. She didn't end up as a "split-in-two teacher," but she had fallen into a coma while still in the air.

In the venue below, Shen Yi, who had finally managed to send the seven members of the Shrek Academy representative team to the infirmary, saw Cai Yue'er falling from the sky again. She couldn't help but sigh deeply, feeling that life was not easy, and hurriedly ascended once more to catch Cai Yue'er.

Juggler paid no mind to Cai Yue'er, landing directly in front of Lan Kai and the others. After glancing at Gu Yue, he fixed his gaze on Lan Kai.

"Be careful next time. Firing a beam without transforming—that must have taken quite a toll on you, right?"

"Who told her to keep trying to fire beams at me? It's just a pity my strength isn't enough right now, otherwise, I really would have wanted to blast her to bits."

Lan Kai spread his hands. To effectively intercept Cai Yue'er in the air, the Speperion Ray he had just fired had drained almost all the energy in his body. If he were to transform now, the red light on his chest would definitely be flashing quite rapidly.

However, as long as he could make that Silver Moon Dog Donkey suffer and successfully recover the Dark Ring, this level of consumption was nothing at all.