End the Battle

The Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf threw back its head and howled, its roar shaking the heavens as if it would tear this world apart. With its howl, two crossing crimson beams shot forth like lightning. It was Tie Hong's fifth soul skill—Frenzied Wolf Mountain-Breaker!

Within a hundred and fifty meters of the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf, all exposed blood and baleful aura seemed drawn by an invisible force, continuously gathering upon its body. In the end, that power condensed into a heaven-shaking rift beam. Carrying the momentum to destroy the world, it crashed viciously toward Zhao Wuji like a falling meteor.

As a pure energy construct, it was entirely unaffected by gravity's suppression or weakening. With incomparable force, it bore down on Zhao Wuji like Mount Tai crushing an egg. Zhao Wuji was startled and hurriedly halted his attack, unleashing his sixth soul skill—Black Nether Ward. This Soul Ring had come from a Black Nether Tortoise over twenty thousand years old and contained boundless defensive power. A massive shield instantly condensed before him, like an impregnable fortress, firmly blocking the strike.

However, the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf did not stop there. A savage gleam flashed in its eyes as it unleashed every soul skill it had yet to use in one burst. Its third soul skill—Bloodthirsty Frenzy—made its body even larger and its aura increasingly violent. Its fourth soul skill—Blood Domain Prison—formed a crimson cage around it, trapping both itself and its opponent within for a battle of life and death. This was a semi-domain skill. Its eighth soul skill—Blood River—gathered the blood its opponents had shed in previous battles into an endless scarlet river. Depending on the different properties of the blood it absorbed, the river enhanced it in every aspect, down to the deepest level. Within the blood river's range, enemies would be engulfed by terror, as though they stood in hell itself.

Under the combined effects of these two semi-domain soul skills and the nearly tangible killing intent, this place had become a crimson purgatory, scarcely different from a true domain. Under such immense pressure, Zhao Wuji's soul power drained away like floodwaters bursting through a dam. His Spirit Avatar, which should have lasted thirty minutes, now teetered on the verge of collapse, with barely more than ten minutes remaining. Yet he still gritted his teeth and held on. His pride would not allow him to admit defeat before his students.

At that moment, the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf let out an eerie roar. It seemed to come from the netherworld, grim and terrifying, as if it were saying, "Surrender! Surrender! Submit beneath my feet!" The voice pierced Zhao Wuji's ears like demonic music, echoing endlessly through his mind like blade after blade stabbing at his nerves.

Zhao Wuji's face was as dark as pig liver, veins bulging across his forehead like coiling dragons. He clenched his teeth so hard he seemed ready to crush them, his hands locked into fists as sharp bear claws dug deeply into his palms. Blood poured down between his fingers like spring water.

However, as his soul power and blood continued to drain away, Zhao Wuji ultimately failed to erupt again as the six from Shrek had hoped. His body rapidly shrank like a deflated ball, and every joint creaked under unbearable strain as though he might fall apart at any moment. His left knee struck the ground first with a dull thud, like a helpless sigh of defeat. Then his right knee weakly followed. With his spine seemingly pulled from his body, he toppled stiffly forward, landing less than a meter from the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf.

The Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf howled at the sky, its roar carrying the force of thunder and splitting the clouds. The deafening sound shrouded the entire city in terror. It was like a furious roar against the laws of heaven and earth, an accusation against the injustice of fate, venting the endless resentment and rage in its heart.

The blood splattered across the battlefield seemed enchanted. Drawn by a mysterious force, it streaked toward the Blood River like red meteors before finally merging into it.

The Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf—Tie Hong—felt his soul power erupt like a volcano. It instantly broke through the seemingly insurmountable barrier, soaring from the early stage of level 81 to the limit of level 82, only a single step away from level 83, as though it could soar into the heavens at any moment. Its eyes became even more scarlet, like blazing flames, while the killing intent and fury within them seemed ready to burst forth and devour everything.

Seeing this, Gu Hengzhi did not dare delay in the slightest. He immediately acted, summoning the four deities within the God-Sealing Record—the Earth Deity, the Kitchen God, the Day Patrol God, and the Night Patrol God. The four deities descended like divine soldiers from heaven, each displaying their powers as they fought a breathtaking battle against the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf. Together, they barely managed to suppress the wolf's tidal killing intent and fury.

But the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf still refused to stop. It seized Zhao Wuji's body like a hungry wolf pouncing on prey, then flung him away like a rag doll from the second floor of the Peace Hotel. Then, with another strike of its steel-whip-like tail, it sent the Shrek group flying. At that moment, the ten members of the Peace Guard shouted in unison, "The Peace Hotel is inviolable! The Peace Hotel is inviolable!" Their firearms slammed against the floor with a thunderous crash.

After doing all this, exhaustion surged into the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf's eyes like a tide. It howled once more, as though making one final release of its strength. Then, as if its soul had been pulled away, it collapsed onto the ground. Its body rapidly shrank and withered like a deflated ball until it became Tie Hong, seated cross-legged on the ground as he steadied his mind. Beside him, Gu Hengzhi also let out a long breath.

Several dozen kilometers outside Soto City's satellite city, a woman in a black cloak seemed to sense something. An anxious expression appeared on her face. "It's Tie Hong! Tie Hong is in trouble again. What could have made Tie Hong act? I hope he can stay calm and not cause a catastrophe!"

Struggling to calm the turmoil in her heart, she leaped into the air. A pair of dazzling multicolored wings suddenly appeared behind her, along with a long rainbow-colored tail plume. She sped toward Soto City's satellite city. She was Kong Ling, the headmaster of Righteous Heaven Academy.