Fierce Counterattack, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng!

Countless ice and snow materialized out of thin air.

Gale winds howled as a cold wave swept across the land.

With Xu Tianyao at the center, a blizzard erupted violently, engulfing the entire valley.

Heaven and earth lost their color; the sun and moon were eclipsed.

It was as if the entire valley had been dragged into a world of ice and snow.

The figures of those Evil Soul Masters were quickly swallowed by the boundless storm.

Only faint, angry, and terrified roars could be heard echoing from within.

Compared to Xiao Hongchen, who was shocked to the point of losing his composure, Meng Hongchen's gaze remained fixed on the figure standing proudly atop the iceberg.

Within her powder-blue eyes, starlight seemed to swirl.

Obsession, pride, and an unmaskable sense of vanity!

This was the man she had set her heart on—a man whose first soul ring was a hundred-thousand-year-old one!

Throughout the ten-thousand-year history of the continent, no one had ever achieved such a feat.

At this thought, a sweet smile bloomed on Meng Hongchen's lips.

But soon, the young girl puffed out her cheeks, a hint of resentment rising in her heart.

He had actually kept such an important secret from her all this time.

She had even pestered Xu Tianyao earlier, making him promise never to hide anything from her again.

And yet, this guy had gone and hidden the biggest secret of all.

Once they returned to the academy, she would definitely make him pay!

However...

Meng Hongchen looked toward the Evil Soul Masters struggling deep within the storm, her expression gradually turning icy.

Now was clearly not the time for a tantrum.

The power of the domain alone could only trap these Evil Soul Masters at best.

To finish them off completely, they would need to work together.

With this in mind, Meng Hongchen raised her jade-like hand once more.

A crystalline, ice-blue toad slowly emerged behind her—it was her Vermilion Clear Ice Toad Martial Soul.

As the two soul rings on her body lit up again, wisps of icy, toxic mist, invisible to the naked eye, quietly spread from her center and merged into the raging blizzard.

The wind and snow had already obscured most of the enemies' senses, and with the toxic mist hidden within, it was impossible to track.

Soon, shrill screams erupted from the depths of the storm.

The Evil Soul Masters discovered in horror that not only were they consuming vast amounts of soul power just to resist the violent force of the blizzard, but their bodies were also beginning to stiffen.

Their blood began to freeze, their soul power circulation grew sluggish, and even the surrounding oxygen seemed to diminish, making it increasingly difficult for them to breathe.

At the peak of the iceberg, Xu Tianyao stood with his hands behind his back. After his Martial Soul Possession, his silver hair danced in the wind and moonlight bathed his form, making him look like a monarch who commanded the ice, snow, and the night.

This was his first time facing such formidable enemies. Relying on the terrifying advantage of his Sun-Moon Twin Soul Cores, his twin martial souls, and the clever application of his hundred-thousand-year soul ring skills and soul bones, he had actually done it.

Combined with the assistance of certain soul tools, he had truly managed to hold his own against a Soul Emperor while possessing the power of a near-38th-rank Soul Elder.

Although that Soul Emperor appeared to have unstable soul power—like a second-rate Soul Emperor who had forcibly elevated his rank through some evil method—it still served to highlight his own strength!

"Damn it, where are the people from Shrek Academy? Why haven't they arrived yet!"

Xu Tianyao stood upon the iceberg he had personally erected. Behind him, his Moon Martial Soul continuously absorbed the lunar energy radiating from the bright moon in the sky.

This lunar energy was channeled by his Moon Martial Soul directly into his Sun-Moon Soul Core, converting it into the purest Sun-Moon Soul Power.

This was the reason he had been able to maintain this Bright Moon Storm Domain until now.

This tactic could only trap the enemy; their strength was ultimately several realms higher than his own. If he were to rashly leave the safety zone to assassinate them, no one could guarantee the outcome.

Not to mention that Mengmeng and Xiao Hongchen were still below; he had to be responsible for himself and for them.

Thus, he had been waiting here for the reinforcements from Shrek Academy.

Fortunately, Qian Duoduo did not make him wait long. Not long after he voiced his complaint, a streak of dark light tore through the sky and arrived in the valley.

Qian Duoduo looked at the ice and snow filling the valley and felt the extreme cold, a look of shock appearing in his eyes once more.

Fortunately, he hadn't dived in blindly; otherwise, it would have taken him some time to get out.

His gaze searched the valley, and he quickly spotted Xu Tianyao standing atop the highest iceberg.

He saw the rising moon behind Xu Tianyao and the blizzard that shrouded the entire valley.

Qian Duoduo couldn't help but swallow hard, muttering, "No wonder everyone wants you dead. If you hadn't come to Shrek as an exchange student, I fear that tonight, even I would have had to join these Evil Soul Masters to ensure you were left here for good."

While Qian Duoduo was still lost in his reflections, Xu Tianyao urged him on impatiently from the side.

"Dean Qian, what are you still standing there for? Those three Evil Soul Masters are right there; if we don't strike now, when will we?"

Qian Duoduo was snapped back to reality by Xu Tianyao's sharp shout, and he gave him a solemn look.

Following the Moonlight Mark left by Xu Tianyao, he charged straight toward the three exhausted Evil Soul Masters.

He used the Black Dragon Shield in his hand as a long-range projectile.

He hurled the Black Dragon Shield fiercely into the wind and snow, where it spun wildly in the air, quickly transforming into a streak of black light with the faint image of a dragon emerging upon it.

With just a single strike, this dragon image pierced through the hearts of the three men, obliterating their physical bodies.

Seeing that the Evil Soul Masters were dead, Xu Tianyao immediately retracted his Moon Martial Soul and leaped over to stand before the Hongchen siblings.

With this, every Evil Soul Master on the ground who had attempted to ambush the members of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy had been thoroughly wiped out.

High above in the sky, Elder Song and Xian Lin'er were still locked in a bitter struggle within the clouds against the three Douluo-level Evil Soul Masters.

"Sixth Soul Skill: Scorpion Tiger Demonization!"

"Eighth Soul Skill: Bloodthirsty Demon Vine!"

"Eighth Soul Skill: White Bone Claw!"

The three Evil Soul Masters surrounded Elder Song and Xian Lin'er, constantly shrinking their range of movement.

Elder Song had transformed into the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle; as a level 97 Super Douluo, she did not fall behind in the slightest while facing the combined assault of two Douluo.

On the other side, Xian Lin'er's Azure Flame Dragon Martial Soul granted her immense combat power and physical strength, not to mention her innate companion weapon, the Azure Flame Dragon Spear.

Her melee prowess was off the charts, and she looked as fierce as a goddess of war.

Zhang Peng, who was fighting her, was no pushover either; his Scorpion Tiger Martial Soul was rumored to be a subspecies of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Furthermore, his strength was one level higher than Xian Lin'er's, allowing him to essentially suppress her throughout the fight.

However, his purpose in coming here was not merely to fight; according to the Cult Master's wishes, they were to kill several exchange students from the Sun Moon Empire while they were under the protection of Shrek Academy within the territory of the Xingluo Empire.

This would prevent the Sun Moon Empire and the three Douluo nations from reaching an agreement, thereby increasing the likelihood of war breaking out.

Only in this way could the Holy Spirit Cult reap the greatest benefits.

Clearly, this entire affair was orchestrated by Zhongli Wu. As for whether Xu Tianran knew about it, there was a high probability that he did; otherwise, he would not have leaked some of Xu Tianyao's information beforehand.

However, since Xu Tianran knew and still dared to allow these Evil Soul Masters to ambush Xu Tianyao, it meant that he had his own hidden agenda.