Shrek Seven Devils? The Real Monsters!

At the same time, on the Douluo Continent.

Above the Sky Screen, the two massive light curtains that had remained silent for so long suddenly erupted with a dazzling red glow.

Immediately following, two lines of blood-red characters slowly emerged into the vision of everyone across the entire continent.

[Explorer Dai Mubai, survived one year, has returned.]

[Explorer Cuihua, survived one year, has returned.]

Once these two lines of text appeared, the entire Douluo Continent was like a heavy bomb dropped into its midst, instantly plunging into an unprecedented state of fervor.

"He survived! Someone actually managed to endure that year!"

"My heavens! In that high-dimensional world where terrifying monsters roam everywhere and even commoners possess thousands of pounds of brute force, they actually survived!"

"Opportunity! A heaven-defying opportunity has been brought back! Quickly, find out where they landed!"

Countless factions hidden in the shadows swarmed out, and the nerves of the entire continent were stretched to the breaking point at this moment. The otherworldly cultivation techniques and Gene Serum capable of completely transforming one's destiny were right before their eyes!

Heaven Dou Empire, Shrek Academy.

On the originally calm dirt playground, a gale suddenly whipped up.

A thick pillar of white light tore through the clouds without warning, carrying an irresistible force of space as it slammed into the center of the playground.

Having already received the news and waiting there all along, the members of Shrek stepped back a few paces.

Flender and Zhao Wuji stood at the very front, the two exchanging a glance, both seeing the tension in the other's eyes.

Although the Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang had not come to the scene because he was busy with other matters, it was fortunate that his hypothesis had been verified.

When the explorers taken away by the Sky Screen returned to the Douluo Continent, the location of their arrival was the exact same spot from which they had been taken!

As the white light gradually dissipated.

A massive and twisted figure slowly appeared in everyone's line of sight.

"Roar--!"

A giant bestial roar, unlike anything human and filled with endless brutality and ferocity, exploded across the playground.

This roar was mixed with a thick, bloody stench and madness, shaking the eardrums of the lower-cultivation students like Tang San nearby, causing them to retreat repeatedly.

Purple light flickered in Tang San's eyes as he focused his gaze, his heart jolting violently.

How could that be the handsome and dashing Third Prince of Star Luo they remembered?

Standing there was clearly a terrifying monster, half-man and half-beast!

Dai Mubai's once brilliant golden hair had long since fallen out, replaced by a coat of coarse, hard black fur.

His spine was arched high, his legs bent in a twisted, reverse-jointed posture, and ten sharp, blade-like pitch-black claws had sprouted from his fingers.

On that face, the features were completely distorted; his mouth was split open to reveal two rows of interlocking, ghastly white fangs, and in his pair of turbid, yellowed beast eyes, not a shred of human reason could be found.

"Is... is this Mubai?"

Flender gasped.

Although he had already seen through the Sky Screen the inhuman torture Dai Mubai had suffered in the underground laboratory and had some expectations, seeing this neither-man-nor-ghost appearance with his own eyes still made this experienced Soul Saint feel a chill.

"Mubai!"

Flender tentatively took a small step forward, his voice kept very low, "Can you still understand me?"

He had to confirm Dai Mubai's identity immediately, and whether any human consciousness remained within this deformed shell.

However, the only response he received was an even more manic roar.

Dai Mubai's yellowed beast eyes instantly locked onto Flender, and a wheezing, airy sound escaped his throat.

Having endured half a year of torture in the laboratory, his psyche had long since been twisted to the extreme.

He hated Cuihua, he hated the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, and he hated everyone in this world who looked at him with strange eyes!

Flender's gaze, filled with wariness and shock, instantly stung Dai Mubai's already sensitive and fragile self-esteem. Even his own teacher was disgusted by him, treating him like a monster!

The Shrek Seven Devils?

Had they become true monsters?!

Those eyes looking at him like he was trash—they all deserved to die!

"Kill... kill you all!"

Indistinct syllables squeezed out from between his fangs. Dai Mubai offered no resistance, completely surrendering to the violent, murderous bestiality within his body, and kicked off the ground with his legs.

"Bang!"

The hard dirt ground was directly crushed into a deep pit.

Dai Mubai's massive body transformed into a black afterimage, carrying a nauseating, fishy wind as he lunged directly at Flender.

"Oh no! He has completely lost his mind!"

Flender's expression changed drastically, and he dared not hold anything back. "Cat-Eagle, possess!"

Beside him, Zhao Wuji reacted with equal speed, instantly releasing his Vajra Bear martial soul as seven soul rings spiraled beneath his feet.

"First soul skill, Immovable Wisdom King Body!"

Zhao Wuji stood like an iron tower, blocking the path in front of Flender. He crossed his arms, taking the full force of Dai Mubai's thunderous claw strike head-on.

"Clang!"

A deafening sound like metal striking metal rang out.

Zhao Wuji let out a muffled groan, feeling his arms go numb. He was forced backward uncontrollably for several meters, plowing two deep furrows into the ground.

Such violent power!

Zhao Wuji was inwardly horrified.

This pure, explosive physical strength was actually greater than his own, and he was a level 76 power-attack soul saint!

The battle erupted instantly.

Flender utilized his advantage of flight, constantly releasing wind blades from mid-air to interfere.

Zhao Wuji, meanwhile, went head-to-head with Dai Mubai on the front lines.

In the early stages of the fight, relying on their rich combat experience and tacit coordination, the two soul saints indeed held the upper hand. Zhao Wuji's Vajra Palm struck Dai Mubai's chest multiple times, shattering his bones and causing him to spray blood wildly.

However, as time passed, things changed.

Those ribs broken by Zhao Wuji and the deep, bone-exposing wounds carved by Flender's wind blades began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, accompanied by the eerie wriggling of granulation tissue!

This was the terrifying mutation caused by the fusion of various high-level monster Gene Serums from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall—serums that had never undergone clinical trials—within his body.

Although Dai Mubai had lost his reason, he had gained the physical strength of a top-tier monster and a near-perverted ability to self-heal!

"Roar!"

Having verified the might of his current physical form, Dai Mubai fought with increasing ferocity, abandoning defense entirely.

He took one of Flender's lethal moves head-on, and at the cost of having a chunk of flesh sliced from his shoulder, he slammed a claw fiercely into Zhao Wuji's chest.

"Puchi!"

Zhao Wuji let out a miserable shriek as five deep, bone-exposing bloody gashes appeared on his chest, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Watch out!"

In an attempt to save his old friend, Flender was struck in the shoulder by Dai Mubai's backhand punch, sent crashing to the edge of the training ground, and vomited a mouthful of blood.

"Dean! Teacher Zhao!"

Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and the others were horrified, crying out in alarm.

However, this shout drew the attention of Dai Mubai, who was currently in a battle frenzy. He turned his head, his scarlet beast-eyes locking onto this group of former classmates.

"Kill... kill!"

A cruel arc pulled at the corners of his mouth. He bent his legs, preparing to tear apart all these fellows who had become an eyesore to him.