Darkness That Blotted Out the Sky, Charging at Shrek!

At the mention of Mu En's name, Huo Yuhao's expression immediately turned serious.

Over this period of time, he had officially begun receiving Mu En's guidance.

The longer he spent with the old man, the more he could sense just how powerful he was.

It was not merely a difference in soul power, but also a profound understanding of martial souls, the path of soul masters, and the overall state of the continent.

Elder Mu was like an insurmountable mountain. Even a few casual pointers could benefit him immensely.

However, Huo Yuhao had noticed a problem as well.

Elder Mu's physical condition was steadily worsening.

The old man remained as gentle as ever and still patiently guided every younger generation member in the academy.

Yet the occasional weariness he revealed, along with his increasingly pale complexion, could not escape Huo Yuhao's notice.

He knew that Elder Mu had reached the final stage of his life.

Yet this old man was still using his own strength to protect Shrek.

On Sea God Island.

Xuan Zi was still confined.

The evil soul master attack during the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament had caused grievous losses among Shrek's inner court disciples.

As the team leader at the time, Xuan Zi bore responsibility that he could not evade.

Although the academy had not completely stripped him of his position, Xuan Zi had chosen to remain on Sea God Island and rarely appeared before others anymore.

The once-mighty Gluttonous Douluo now spent most of his time simply sitting there, drinking in silence.

On the surface, Shrek Academy remained peaceful.

Teachers taught as usual, students cultivated diligently, and the Soul Dueling Area was filled each day with the battles and cheers of young people.

Everything seemed perfectly normal.

The afternoon sun remained blistering, scorching this beautiful campus. Yet just as everyone was enjoying the wonderful hours of their midday rest.

The previously clear sky suddenly changed.

The sunlight rapidly dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Vast swathes of dark, gloomy clouds emerged from the distant horizon and spread at a terrifying speed.

There was no rumble of lightning and thunder, no howl of torrential rain and violent winds.

There was only darkness like an abyss, slowly swallowing the entire sky.

The first to discover the anomaly were several inner court disciples assigned to aerial patrol.

Hovering in midair, they watched the dark clouds continuously approach from afar, their expressions gradually turning ugly.

"What is that?"

One inner court disciple asked in a trembling voice. He had never seen such a bizarre sight.

Those dark clouds did not resemble an ordinary change in weather. They were more like some terrifying power descending upon them.

And the instant the dark clouds completely enveloped the sky above Shrek City.

An indescribably terrifying pressure suddenly descended.

Boom!

Both their bodies sank at once, as though the entire sky were pressing down upon them.

One disciple with weaker cultivation could not even maintain the normal circulation of his soul power and fell straight from the air.

"Steady yourself!"

His companion's expression changed drastically. He immediately dove down and caught his arm before he hit the ground.

However, before the two could breathe a sigh of relief.

An even more terrifying pressure descended from the heavens once again, covering a greater range and striking with even greater force.

At that moment, the entire Shrek City felt that fear rising from the depths of their bloodlines.

Pedestrians on the streets stopped in their tracks.

Weaker soul masters and students turned pale, feeling as if a massive boulder were pressing against their chests. Even breathing became difficult.

Inside the outer court teaching buildings, several teachers rushed out of their classrooms at once.

"All students, return to the buildings immediately!"

"Without orders, no one is permitted to leave!"

"Activate the academy's defensive soul tool formation!"

Orders swiftly spread throughout the academy.

Meanwhile, on the plaza, all ease had vanished from Beibei and the others' faces.

They instantly realized that something was wrong. Without hesitation, Beibei swept aside the tables and chairs before him and shielded several freshmen who had yet to react behind him.

"Wang Dong!"

"Take them into the teaching building!"

Then he looked toward Huo Yuhao. Seeing him staring intently at those terrifying dark clouds, his expression immediately changed.

"Yuhao, don't investigate rashly!"

"That is not an existence we can come into contact with right now!"

Yet Huo Yuhao instinctively released his Spiritual Detection.

However, the instant his spiritual power touched those dark clouds—

Skydream Iceworm's voice suddenly rang out in his spiritual sea.

"Yuhao!"

"Pull it back immediately!"

"Don't investigate!"

"The existence up there is not something you can peer into right now!"

Huo Yuhao was startled and immediately cut off his Spiritual Detection.

Even so, his spiritual sea still churned violently.

That brief instant of contact had actually caused a momentary confusion in his consciousness.

What level of existence was that?

He was not the only one with that question. Throughout Shrek City, whether commoner or soul master, strong or weak, everyone raised their heads to look at the sky.

The dark clouds overhead continued to churn as streaks of purple-black lightning began flashing continuously.

A massive and ferocious dragon head finally slowly emerged from within.

Jet-black scales covered its entire body, every one of them gleaming with a heart-palpitating luster.

Its enormous wings spread wide, blotting out the sky and sun as though they had enveloped all of Shrek City.

Countless streams of black air swirled around it, swiftly turning the once-bright sky into night.

Roar!

A low, majestic dragon's roar echoed across heaven and earth.

At that moment, the entire Shrek Academy was thoroughly shaken.

One powerful aura after another rose from the depths of the academy.

Within Sea God Pavilion.

Mu En, who had been lying in his recliner, suddenly opened his eyes.

He stared fixedly at the sky covered in darkness, his withered hand slowly tightening around the armrest.

The usual gentleness had vanished from his face, replaced by unprecedented gravity and shock.

"Dark Sacred Dragon..."

Mu En murmured in a lost voice, and it was impossible to tell whether there was shock or fear in his eyes.

His gaze pierced through the roof of Sea God Pavilion and landed directly on that black dragon silhouette blotting out the sky and sun.

"Xiaoyao, why did you come at a time like this..."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Before Mu En could think further, muffled cannon fire began ringing throughout Shrek City.

Mu En hurriedly shifted his gaze away from that familiar dragon body. The sky above Shrek City had been shrouded in dark clouds and plunged into gloom.

Countless dazzling shells, like meteors, were rapidly hurtling toward them.

Seeing such a dense barrage of shells, even Mu En felt his heart tighten. Under such concentrated bombardment, Shrek City's defensive soul tool formation collapsed with a thunderous crash in the very first wave.

And as the city's defensive soul tool formation collapsed, countless soul masters and soul tool shells surged into the city like a tide.

"Shao Zhe, Duoduo, stop them at once! All Shrek Academy students, leave the city and meet the enemy! We must not let them enter the city and massacre innocent civilians!"

Ignoring the consequences, Mu En leaped into the air with all his strength. He transformed into the Light Sacred Dragon and confronted the Dark Sacred Dragon in the heavens.

Moreover, against that saturation barrage of soul tool shells, it was this aged old man who spread the Light Sacred Dragon's enormous wings and sheltered the entire city beneath them.

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