The Shrek Inner Court's Soul Arena was packed with people, and the wind itself seemed to fall silent.
Today's battle for captaincy had drawn the attention of countless onlookers.
Every student, teacher, and elder seated on the high platform had their eyes locked firmly onto the battlefield. Not a single person spoke.
The White Jade Soul Arena was spotless, yet it had already been reinforced to the utmost limit by formation arrays. Even so, everyone knew that the coming battle would surely shake the very foundations of the entire arena.
Two figures stood at opposite ends.
Tang Wulin stood quietly in white, five soul rings floating steadily around him. His Dragon Core was restrained, and his aura was gentle as the sea. He appeared unremarkable, yet he possessed the composure of a deep pool and towering mountain.
Wang Qiu'er stood proudly in golden robes, her long hair cascading like a waterfall. Her Soul Emperor peak soul power boiled to its limit, and the flawless pressure of her pure Golden Dragon bloodline blanketed the entire field. Cold, proud, solitary, her battle intent soared into the heavens.
The referee lowered his hand and shouted, "Begin!"
In an instant—
Two dragon roars tore through the sky at the same time!
Buzz!!!
Blinding golden light surged upward as twin dragons appeared, terrifying all in every direction.
The moment they clearly saw each other's martial soul manifestations, both were shaken to their cores, their pupils contracting sharply!
In Tang Wulin's hand, the ancient and tyrannical Golden Dragon Spear trembled without pause. Dragon patterns flowed across its shaft. It was a supreme divine weapon rooted in the Golden Dragon King's Origin, one of a kind beneath the heavens. Yet in Wang Qiu'er's palm stood an identical Golden Dragon Spear, sharing the same origin, the same aura, its dragon energy resonating with his!
Their bloodlines answered one another, their spear spirits resonated, and two supreme Golden Dragon pressures intertwined, collided, and pulled against each other in midair.
You have a Golden Dragon Spear too? Tang Wulin's heart surged with turbulent waves.
His Golden Dragon King's Bloodline came from the divided origin of the Ancient Dragon God. It was the sole tyrannical dragon path of heaven and earth, and he had always believed it to be unmatched throughout eternity. Yet this girl before him possessed pure dragon blood, awe-inspiring dragon might, and a spear path of the same origin. She was practically identical to him!
Deep within Wang Qiu'er's cold eyes, unprecedented waves also rose.
She was the Imperial Auspicious Beast, wielder of the purest Golden Dragon martial path in the world. Since her birth, no one of the same rank had ever been able to trigger a resonance in her dragon blood.
Yet this young man—
His dragon energy was profound, his dragon foundation ancient and vast, his dragon power endless. His bloodline was actually older and more orthodox than hers!
After that brief, extreme shock, overwhelming battle intent was completely ignited!
There was no need to probe, no need to hold back!
When two dragons met, they had to decide who was superior!
"Take my first spear!"
Wang Qiu'er flashed forward, transforming into a brilliant streak of golden light. Her spear tore through the air and stabbed straight for his throat!
Her speed, explosive power, and precision with the spear had all reached the peak of the Soul Emperor realm!
Tang Wulin remained calm. He stepped forward, dragon power flooding through his body as he gave a low shout:
"Golden Dragon Shakes the Earth!"
Boom—!
Heavy, tyrannical golden dragon power instantly poured into the ground beneath his feet. Dense golden cracks spread across the White Jade Soul Arena, while endless dragon might suppressed everything in every direction!
A thick wall of golden dragon power exploded outward from Tang Wulin's body!
Clang!!!
Wang Qiu'er's lightning-fast spear struck the dragon power barrier with savage force, and an earthshaking metallic crash erupted!
Terrifying shockwaves swept sideways as the protective formations around the arena trembled violently.
Her spear had been blocked, but Wang Qiu'er was not shocked. Instead, she was delighted, and her battle intent surged even higher. "You really are qualified to fight me!"
Her spear momentum rose again. Spear shadows came one after another, filling the sky with golden radiance. Every strike was a killing blow, incomparably fierce.
Tang Wulin's spear moved with his will. The Golden Dragon Spear swept horizontally, forcefully receiving every attack as another dragon skill erupted!
"Golden Dragon Sweeps Its Tail!"
A massive phantom of a golden dragon tail vaguely emerged behind him, sweeping across everything before it!
Vast dragon power surged like a tidal wave, crashing head-on into Wang Qiu'er's flood of spear shadows!
Bang—!
The dragon tail phantom collided madly with the spear force filling the sky. Golden light exploded, and shockwaves churned!
Wang Qiu'er was sent sliding back again and again, but her feet remained firmly planted on the arena floor. Her gaze grew increasingly solemn.
Her spear technique was sharp to the extreme and swift to the extreme, specializing in breaking armor, shattering momentum, and killing opponents in an instant.
But Tang Wulin's dragon skills were heavy, suppressive, steady, and capable of rebounding force.
They completely restrained her fierce offensive!
The people beneath the stage were already watching with numb scalps.
"This is a true dragon battle!!"
"Every move is a top-tier dragon skill!"
"Senior Sister Wang Qiu'er's attacks are too vicious! Any other Soul Emperor would have been killed instantly!"
"But Junior Brother Wulin blocked everything head-on and can even counterattack!"
Bei Bei's expression was solemn. "They are evenly matched. This is true equality in strength!"
Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes gleamed as he stared fixedly at the fluctuations in their bloodlines. "They share the same dragon path. One is the ultimate sharpness, the other the ultimate stability. They are naturally equal."
The battle on the stage grew fiercer and fiercer.
Unable to break through with brute force, Wang Qiu'er instantly changed tactics. Dragon energy surged into the sky around her!
"Golden Dragon Splits the Sky!"
An incomparably condensed spear pierced through the clouds. Its spear light compressed into a single line, sharp beyond measure, as though even space itself had been torn apart!
Facing this killing strike, Tang Wulin's eyes sharpened as dragon power around him suddenly soared into the heavens!
"Golden Dragon Ascension!"
A thunderous dragon roar pierced the nine heavens!
A massive golden dragon pillar shot from his body into the sky. A dragon-shaped phantom spiraled upward, carrying tyrannical power capable of smashing through every obstacle as it directly clashed with Wang Qiu'er's sky-rending spear!
Boom!!!
Heaven and earth trembled, and golden light blotted out the sun!
The two top dragon-path killing moves collided explosively. Dragon energy filled the sky as it burst apart and swept over the entire Soul Arena!
Amid the churning shockwaves, both figures were sent flying backward. The instant they landed, they both steadied themselves.
Still—
A draw!
Neither held the slightest advantage!
Wang Qiu'er's breathing had grown slightly heavier, and the shock in her heart deepened.
She had already unleashed the full combat strength of a peak Soul Emperor. Her techniques, speed, and explosive power had all been pushed to their limits, yet no matter how fiercely she attacked or how ruthlessly she struck, she could not suppress Tang Wulin in the slightest.
The foundation of the young man before her was unfathomably deep!
After several hundred exchanges, an ordinary Soul Emperor would already have exhausted their soul power and overtaxed their body.
But Tang Wulin had the Dragon Core to sustain his soul power endlessly, while the Qiluo Tulip's vitality continuously repaired his physical losses and replenished his depleted soul power.
The longer he fought, the steadier and more composed he became!
Seeing that relentless offense could not break the deadlock, Wang Qiu'er's gaze turned cold as she unleashed her trump-card spiritual dragon skill!
The dragon might around her suddenly surged, and her golden vertical pupils radiated dominion over heaven and earth!
"Golden—Dragon Roar!"
Buzz——
An ultimate dragon roar that shook the soul exploded!
Unlike ordinary soundwave attacks, this was pure dragon-path spiritual suppression, targeting one's origin, bloodline, and mind!
Once soul masters of the same rank were hit by it, their minds would inevitably falter, their soul power would become chaotic, and their combat strength would plummet!
Everyone in the arena felt their eardrums ring and their minds shake. They instinctively retreated!
Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and the others changed expression slightly, hurriedly circulating their soul power to stabilize their minds.
This was the dragon roar of the Imperial Auspicious Beast! Tyrannical and soul-shaking!
Yet Tang Wulin, standing at the center of the storm, merely narrowed his eyes slightly.
The next moment, his chest expanded, his Dragon Core spun at full force, and a supreme dragon roar belonging to the orthodox Golden Dragon King erupted!
"Awooo—!!!"
Golden Dragon Roar!!
An older, more tyrannical, heavier, and more primal dragon roar surged into the heavens!
The two dragon roars collided in midair, crushing and resisting each other!
Crack—
Wang Qiu'er's soul-shaking dragon roar was torn apart head-on by Tang Wulin's roar and completely overwhelmed!
Her body jolted violently. Her sea of consciousness went faintly numb, and her mind fell into momentary disorder!
That instant was enough!
Tang Wulin seized the only opening, and his spear momentum suddenly accelerated!
The Golden Dragon Spear shot out like a dragon emerging from the sea, delivering three consecutive strikes: suppression, mountain-shattering, and edge-breaking!
But Wang Qiu'er was, after all, a top genius. She instantly steadied her mind, recalled her spear shadows in defense, and forcefully blocked his attacks once more.
Still a draw!
But everyone could see it—Wang Qiu'er was beginning to tire.
Her explosive power was extremely high, and her consumption was immense. A prolonged battle had always been her weakness.
By contrast, Tang Wulin's aura remained as steady as before, his dragon power endless.
The balance of the battle subtly began to tilt.
Wang Qiu'er knew she could not continue wasting time. Determination flashed through her eyes!
She would decide victory and defeat with a single move!
All her remaining soul power, dragon blood power, and Auspicious Beast origin poured into the Golden Dragon Spear!
Golden light filling the sky condensed at a single point, and the spear tip seemed to press down upon the entire arena!
"Ultimate Spear—Golden Dragon Subdues the World!"
Her strongest strike, unleashed with everything she had!
Before the spear even arrived, its momentum had already crushed the entire field!
Tang Wulin gazed at that ultimate spear calmly, but he no longer held anything back.
They had been deadlocked long enough.
It was time to break the stalemate.
With a thought!
Buzz—!!!
Deep blue radiance instantly covered his entire body. Fine dragon scales shimmered with moonlight, dragon-head shoulder armor coiled around him, and the majestic aura of dragon armor instantly suppressed the entire arena!
The Two-Word Dragon Moon Battle Armor fully possessed him!
The instant the Battle Armor formed!
Tang Wulin's physique, soul power, dragon might, explosive strength, defense, and resistance all doubled explosively across the board!
The previously balanced scales of battle strength were forcibly shattered in an instant!
The gap had instantly widened by an entire major realm!
"This is...!!"
Wang Qiu'er's pupils contracted violently, her face filled with disbelief.
There was no soul guidance core!
No formation fluctuation!
It was not an external enhancement!
Yet the instant that armor descended, the other party's overall combat strength had directly surpassed hers!
The audience beneath the stage erupted completely!
"Battle Armor!! This is the Battle Armor Junior Brother Wulin mentioned!!"
"A completed Two-Word Battle Armor doubles combat strength!!"
"No wonder he dared to clash head-on with Senior Sister Qiu'er! He had been hiding his final trump card all along!"
Huo Yuhao abruptly stood up, extreme shock filling the depths of his Spirit Eyes.
He had finally witnessed it with his own eyes—the true divine might of the Battle Armor path that surpassed its era!
On the stage.
Clad in the Dragon Moon Divine Armor, Tang Wulin was like a dragon sovereign descending into the mortal world.
He raised his spear to face Wang Qiu'er's ultimate killing strike. He no longer defended, no longer sought to drag things out.
His Dragon Core roared at full force, and the power of every dragon skill was amplified by the armor!
After several hundred exchanges, the battle had become completely locked in an absolute draw.
Every one of Wang Qiu'er's spears displayed the Golden Dragon's utmost sharpness and tyranny. Her spear tore through the sky, her momentum split mountains and rivers, and the Imperial Auspicious Beast bloodline was pure and flawless, her explosive power unmatched among her peers. But Tang Wulin's foundation was too deep, his endurance endless, and his dragon path more orthodox. No matter how madly she attacked or how ruthlessly she struck, he remained unmoving. His dragon skills met hers head-on, his spear technique matched hers, and even in physical clashes, he did not fall behind.
But under such high-intensity combat, the drawback inevitably emerged.
Wang Qiu'er's breathing gradually became uneven, her soul power consumption sharply increased, and a trace of anxiety finally appeared in her eyes.
She knew very well—if this continued, she would certainly lose.
Without the slightest hesitation, the golden dragon energy around Wang Qiu'er suddenly surged to its limit, and all the golden light in the surrounding world gathered upon her spear!
"Ultimate Spear—Golden Dragon Subdues the World!"
A killing strike containing the full foundation of a peak Soul Emperor, the Auspicious Beast origin, and pure dragon blood erupted into existence!
Before the spear tip arrived, its tyrannical momentum, capable of suppressing heaven and earth, had already blanketed the entire field. Space trembled faintly, and the spear light condensed to the extreme. This was the strongest strike she could unleash at this moment!
With this spear, she would break the deadlock. She would claim victory!
Facing this unsolvable killing strike, Tang Wulin's gaze was calm as he finally stopped holding back.
The deadlock had lasted long enough.
The next moment!
Buzz—!!!
Deep blue divine radiance shot into the heavens as flowing dragon scales covered his entire body. The Two-Word Dragon Moon Battle Armor was fully unleashed!
Deep blue formed its base, golden patterns its bones, and moonlight its trim. The entire suit of Battle Armor was imposing yet restrained, noble beyond measure.
Then the most shocking sight suddenly appeared!
Swoosh—!!!
A pair of enormous, double-layered Dragon Moon Battle Wings burst open from Tang Wulin's back!
This was the exclusive form of a Two-Word Battle Armor!
The wings were broad and full. Their outer layer was covered in dense dark-golden dragon scales, while soft, brilliant moonlight flowed across the inner layer. Dragon patterns ran through the wing bones, and the air seemed to freeze whenever they opened or closed, dragon might descending from above. Spanning several zhang, they were light yet tyrannical. As he hovered in the air, they naturally exerted an overwhelming aerial pressure!
When a Two-Word Battle Armor revealed its wings, it was like a god being sealed!
In an instant, everyone's pupils contracted sharply, and the entire audience froze!
"Wings?! That armor... grew wings?!"
"A soul-guided battle suit could never possess wings like those of a living creature!!"
"So this is the true form of a Battle Armor? Once a Two-Word Battle Armor is complete, it can fight in the air!!"
Huo Yuhao abruptly rose to his feet. His Spirit Eyes trembled violently as everything he knew was utterly overturned.
Among all the armor, mechas, and soul devices of this era, there had never been anything like naturally grown battle wings belonging to a living being!
Only Tang Wulin's Battle Armor transcended the era and defied all common sense!
On the battlefield!
The instant his dragon wings unfurled, Tang Wulin's combat power underwent an explosive, dimensional leap!
His flight ability, aerial control, attack speed, explosive force, dragon might suppression, and offensive and defensive limits all broke through the shackles of a Soul Emperor!
His feet lifted slightly from the ground as he hovered three chi in the air with the Dragon Moon Battle Wings. He looked as graceful as a dragon sovereign descending upon the world, looking down from above as his aura instantly crushed Wang Qiu'er below!
The battle, which had been deadlocked until then, collapsed in an instant!
All the dragon might between heaven and earth was suppressed by the power of his winged armor!
"This is..."
Wang Qiu'er's body suddenly stiffened. For the first time, extreme disbelief and astonishment appeared in her golden vertical pupils.
Not only had her opponent's combat power doubled, he had even gained aerial supremacy!
In a soul master battle, stable hovering and free aerial combat were overwhelming advantages in themselves!
Before she could calm her turbulent thoughts, Tang Wulin's attack came crashing down!
His dragon wings gave a light beat, detonating the air as his body flashed through the sky. His speed surged severalfold!
"Golden Dragon Shakes the Earth!"
Dragon power poured into the ground, and golden dragon patterns instantly spread across the entire soul fighting platform. Heavy, prison-suppressing dragon might sealed off every path of retreat available to Wang Qiu'er!
Immediately afterward, the phantom of a Golden Dragon Sweeps Its Tail swept across the arena. Combined with the dragon wings' midair redirection, the attack was incomparably tricky!
Wang Qiu'er gritted her teeth, forcibly suppressing her shock as she poured all her remaining soul power into one final spear strike to meet it head-on!
But Tang Wulin was no longer an opponent on the same level.
In the air, Tang Wulin's gaze was unwavering as his ultimate dragon technique erupted alongside his armor!
"Golden Dragon Ascension!"
A resplendent golden dragon pillar pierced through the sky and descended, empowered by the Two-Word Dragon Moon Battle Armor, Dragon Core Origin, and Myriad Spirits Aura. Its tyrannical dragon power swept through everything in its path!
Boom—!!!
Two tremendous explosions overlapped and erupted!
Wang Qiu'er's all-out Golden Dragon World-Shaking Spear Force shattered inch by inch before the absolute divine might of the winged Dragon Moon Battle Armor, collapsing with a thunderous roar!
The violent aftershock of dragon power surged outward in every direction!
The dragon energy around Wang Qiu'er's body fell into complete chaos. Her spear trembled violently, blood seeping from her split palm as she was blasted several zhang away through the air!
Thud, thud, thud, thud!
After landing, she staggered back more than ten steps. Every step cracked the white jade floor tiles beneath her feet. Her long hair was disheveled, her breathing heaved violently, and the peak dragon energy around her had become completely unstable.
Meanwhile, in midair.
Tang Wulin lightly folded his dragon wings and slowly descended. The flowing light over his armor receded, while his posture remained as upright as ever. His aura was steady, and he was completely unharmed.
The difference between them was obvious!
The victor had been decided!
Wang Qiu'er raised her eyes and stared fixedly at the moonlit dragon wings slowly folding behind him. Her gaze was filled with shock and unwillingness, yet also complete conviction.
They both walked the Golden Dragon Path, possessed the same cultivation, the same strength, and the same techniques rooted in the same source.
But his path had wings that could soar into the heavens, break through limits, and transcend the mortal world.
This was the divine might of a Two-Word Battle Armor—the supreme realm that no one in this era could reach.
After a long while, she gently lowered the Golden Dragon Spear and spoke in a cool voice:
"I lost."
"The captain's position is yours."
The entire arena fell silent for an instant.
Then cheers like a tidal wave erupted throughout the Shrek Inner Court!
The battle of the twin dragons ended with dragon wings taking to the skies and armor deciding the fate of the world.
Tang Wulin became the captain of the Shrek Main Team!
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