Five minutes earlier.
"Master, all those Shrek vermin have been eliminated."
Zhang Le Xuan knelt on one knee, her tone exceedingly respectful.
"Well done."
Qian Cheng looked toward the distant horizon, a playful yet cruel smile curling across his lips. "Self-destruct."
"Yes, Master."
Soul Power surged madly within Zhang Le Xuan, and the light around her suddenly flared!
The next instant, terrifying energy erupted with a thunderous blast.
BOOM—
A massive mushroom cloud soared into the sky. The ground shook violently, and the surrounding trees were instantly flattened.
Moments later, Yan Shaozhe and the others descended like meteors.
The moment they landed, the sight before them sent a chill through their entire bodies.
Blood stained the ground red. Torn clothing and severed limbs lay scattered everywhere, all belonging to Shrek Academy students.
"Where are the students of Shrek Academy?!"
Yan Shaozhe's eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at Qian Cheng, who stood with his hands behind his back not far away. His voice was hoarse with overwhelming rage.
"You've gone blind at such a young age?
"Aren't those piles of corpses your Shrek people?"
Qian Cheng gave him a casual glance, as though looking at an idiot.
"You're courting death!"
Yan Shaozhe forced the words through clenched teeth. The fury in his heart erupted like a volcano, instantly sweeping through his body and burning away every trace of reason.
His Soul Power surged wildly, and nine spirit rings rose beneath his feet. A terrifying pressure crashed toward them.
Just as Yan Shaozhe was about to attack, Xian Lin'er moved!
She threw back her head and let out a deafening howl, filled with boundless grief and fury as well as towering battle intent.
Blazing flames burst from her body.
They were not ordinary red flames, but an eerie azure, like