Victory

In an instant, light erupted like a volcanic explosion. Its dazzling brilliance became countless sharp swords, forcing everyone present to shut their eyes. Even Dai Mubai and Gu Hengzhi were no exception. When they opened their eyes again, the sight before them was completely beyond Gu Hengzhi's expectations.

With soul power seven levels higher than Gu Hengzhi's, along with an additional thousand-year purple Soul Ring, Dai Mubai had actually withstood that earth-shaking strike head-on. His body trembled slightly, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, as if recounting the harrowing moment just now.

"Pah!!!" Dai Mubai spat out a mouthful of dark blood, clenching and rubbing his hands tightly as pain showed on his face. "Cough, cough! That was your strongest attack, wasn't it? Cough, cough. Now it's my turn. I'll beat you until you beg for life but can't die!" It was obvious that after taking the Great Sun Flame Wheel, Dai Mubai's body had already reached its limit.

However, Dai Mubai was wrong—completely, utterly wrong. Gu Hengzhi's trump card was far more than just the Great Sun Flame Wheel.

With the aid of the Day-and-Night Patrol Gods, Gu Hengzhi slowly rose into the air. He moved extraordinarily slowly, as though every inch of ascent exhausted all his strength. Behind him, a mysterious Yin-Yang Wheel gradually emerged, like a cryptic wheel of the cosmos, radiating endless light. Threads gleaming with strange light extended from the Yin-Yang Wheel like rivers of stars, linking to the sun and moon of this world and ceaselessly drawing upon the powers of yin and yang. The illusory forms of the sun and moon appeared at either side of the Yin-Yang Wheel like two ancient deities, continuously merging into it as if infusing this strike with limitless power.

At the same time, Gu Hengzhi's already meager soul power was rapidly drained dry by the Yin-Yang Wheel as though swallowed by a black hole. His face turned deathly pale and utterly bloodless, no different from a corpse.

"Not enough! Still not enough?" Gu Hengzhi's heart filled with despair. He found that no matter what he did, he could not gather enough energy to unleash his strongest attack. Then this is how it'll be! Gritting his teeth, he sliced open his fingertips with his dagger like lightning, squeezed a drop of blood essence from each of his ten fingers, and fused them into the Yin-Yang Wheel without hesitation. Every drop of blood essence that entered made Gu Hengzhi's body tremble, as though he were enduring immense agony.

"Dai Mubai, I! Am! The! Final! Victor!" Gu Hengzhi shouted himself hoarse with the last of his strength, his voice rolling through heaven and earth like thunder. "Day-Night—Cycle Tribulation!" As his words fell, the Yin-Yang Wheel burst forth with dazzling light, like a brilliant star illuminating the entire battlefield.

After saying that, Gu Hengzhi's body plummeted from the air like a kite with its string cut. Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing was frantic with worry. She rushed forward without hesitation, trying to catch him. "Am I not here too? Why did you have to push yourself this hard?" Tears shimmered in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, and her heart ached as though it were being gnawed by countless ants.

"Go... back—back to the Peace Hotel. Dai Mubai's academy teacher is coming! If we don't leave now, there won't be time..." Gu Hengzhi's voice seemed to have been drained of all strength. After speaking, he fell unconscious like a puppet with its strings cut.

Like a burning meteor, the Yin-Yang Wheel plummeted from the sky toward Dai Mubai. It tore across the heavens as though it would rip the entire world apart. However, in order not to draw the attention of the Douluo God Realm or interfere with the development of the original storyline, Gu Hengzhi did not strike to kill. Instead, he cleverly controlled the wheel, shifting it at a certain angle to the right.

As the Yin-Yang Wheel descended, the sky within half a mile suddenly darkened, as though shrouded beneath a heavy black curtain. The old Soul Emperor conducting assessments at Shrek Academy's entrance instantly went pale, his eyes filled with shock and fear. Under everyone's gaze, he vanished from his seat in an instant like a ghost.

Bearing the blazing heat of the sun and the frigid chill of the moon, the Yin-Yang Wheel resembled a pair of dancers moving in harmony as it played out the law of day-and-night cycles between heaven and earth. Its light blazed like fire yet froze to the bone like ice as it raced toward Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai's eyes widened as he stared at this MAX version of the "Great Sun Flame Wheel," the Yin-Yang Wheel. The fear in his eyes had been replaced by an indescribable shock. The pressure it brought was like a massive mountain crushing down on him, making even breathing difficult. Under the oppression of the heavenly law of day-and-night cycles carried by the Yin-Yang Wheel, Dai Mubai's body seemed frozen in place. Even raising a hand became an impossible hope. He and the fat Ma Hongjun were like statues caught beneath a paralysis spell, forcibly intimidated into remaining where they stood, unable to move.

The Soul Emperor teacher from Shrek Academy, rushing toward them, witnessed this heart-stopping scene and grew grave. Without hesitation, he unleashed his staff martial soul. Six brilliant Soul Rings encircled his body like halos, including a black ring representing a Myriad-Year Soul Ring, flashing with dazzling radiance. He swung his staff martial soul and hurled it toward the battlefield like a meteor.

"Dai Mubai! Ma Hongjun! Run!" The Soul Emperor teacher's voice echoed through the air like thunder. But how could Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, utterly cowed by the Yin-Yang Wheel, possibly flee? Their bodies had already slipped beyond their control. They could only watch helplessly as the Yin-Yang Wheel collided with their academy teacher's staff martial soul.

In an instant, heaven and earth seemed shaken by a tremendous force. The collision between the Yin-Yang Wheel and the staff martial soul triggered a heaven-shaking explosion. Its aftershock spread outward like raging waves, blasting Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun away. They crashed heavily to the ground and fell unconscious...

When Shrek Academy's teacher arrived at the scene in a rush, the sight before him left him dumbfounded. The ground was a complete mess, with chicken feathers scattered everywhere as though a fierce battle had taken place. Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun lay silently on the ground, their bodies covered in wounds, their clothes stained red with blood, and multiple bones broken in a sight too painful to bear.

"Ah—" The Shrek Academy teacher's heart felt as though it were being torn apart. He hurried forward and gathered his two precious students into his arms. His furious roar rang through the skies: "Who was it?! Who the hell was it?! Who dared bully the young with the old and provoke Shrek Academy?! Who could be so utterly deranged?!" His voice was filled with grief and rage, as though he wished to vent all the injustice in the world.