Limit Douluo!

"Stand down for now!" Arceus waved, signaling Old Dou and Old Steel to retreat.

Old Dou and Old Steel took a step back, simultaneously withdrawing their Martial Souls as their Soul Rings vanished.

Dark Hummingbird took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on Arceus.

He who struck first gained the advantage; he who struck later suffered.

His seventh and eighth soul skills lit up at the same time.

In an instant, Dark Hummingbird vanished from where he stood, replaced by hundreds upon thousands of hummingbirds.

Each hummingbird was two or three meters long, and together they filled the sky like dark clouds.

Dark clouds pressed down upon the city, threatening to crush it!

"Die!"

Yet at that moment, Arceus made his move.

Beyond Dark Hummingbird's sight, Old Dou and Old Steel vanished, merging into Arceus's body.

In an instant, a formidable surge of Divine Power spread outward.

That was right—Divine Power.

Power that only gods could command.

With the support of two Slates, Arceus could barely wield a portion of His Divine Power.

Arceus with Divine Power and Arceus without it were as different as heaven and earth.

However, Arceus could only maintain this state for a short time. With His injured body, He could not hold on for long.

So He had to end this quickly.

Arceus's exclusive move: Judgment Shards!

Description: Releases countless orbs of light at the opponent. Their attribute changes according to the Slates carried by the user.

Arceus now possessed two Slates, along with the enhancement of Old Dou and Old Steel's Three-Word Battle Armor.

Arceus was now terrifyingly powerful!

Streams of light appeared before Arceus—white, dark red, and grayish silver.

There were even more of them than the hummingbirds Dark Hummingbird had created.

If those hummingbirds were dark clouds, then the light Arceus summoned was the cloud layer above those dark clouds.

In the blink of an eye, those lights erupted with dazzling radiance, numbering in the thousands upon thousands.

Every beam struck a hummingbird with perfect accuracy.

One hummingbird after another was annihilated.

In an instant, a gap was torn through the dark clouds, and sunlight streamed through.

The judgment continued.

The dark clouds in the sky vanished at an astonishing speed.

Everyone in the square watched the battle in the sky in shock.

Seeing this scene, the Team Rocket members felt an inexplicable swell of pride.

At that moment, only one final hummingbird remained, circling through the sky.

Stream after stream of Judgment Shards pursued it from behind.

Boom!

The final hummingbird was struck by a Judgment Shard.

After being hit, the hummingbird did not disappear. Instead, it transformed into a figure in midair.

Dark Hummingbird stared at Arceus in terror, muttering under his breath, "Limit Douluo... Limit Douluo!"

"How could the Team Rocket possibly have a Limit Douluo!"

Countless points of light still flickered before Arceus. They were Judgment Shards that had yet to be fired.

There were still thousands upon thousands of light beams.

The moment Dark Hummingbird looked up and saw that sight, despair flooded his heart.

He felt that this Limit Douluo was the strongest he had ever seen, perhaps even stronger than that one from Shrek.

Run! There was only one word in his mind.

In an instant, his ninth Soul Ring lit up, and black light enveloped him.

The next second, Dark Hummingbird vanished from where he stood.

Arceus raised His head and looked in one direction.

He certainly could not let Dark Hummingbird leave so easily.

As for the price of killing Dark Hummingbird, it would likely mean making Arceus's already grievous injuries even worse, leaving Him unable to act for several years.

He might even fall directly into slumber.

If a Soul Master above the rank of Super Douluo attacked the Team Rocket during that time, the entire Team Rocket could be wiped out.

So, to be safe, He would spare Dark Hummingbird for now. Wu Zhangkong would deal with him sooner or later anyway.

The beams burst forth, and streams of Light Gravel chased after him in one direction.

The next second, several explosions rang out in the distance to the east.

Faint screams could be heard.

"Dark Hummingbird was driven back! That person must be a Limit Douluo!"

At that moment, some people recognized Dark Hummingbird's identity.

One of the Holy Spirit Church's Four Heavenly Kings, a man who had slaughtered countless people.

At that moment, everyone looked at the figure in the sky with immense reverence.

"I never thought the Team Rocket had a Limit Douluo!"

In the sky, Arceus's figure vanished and split into two figures.

Arceus's true body returned to Arceus Space to recuperate.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Eastsea Academy dormitories.

Su Yu sat cross-legged on his bed, his forehead covered in fine beads of cold sweat.

"Su Yu, Su Yu!" Gu Yue's voice sounded from outside the door.

Bang, bang!

Gu Yue knocked on the door.

Yet no one opened it for her.

"Su Yu..." Gu Yue continued knocking. She clearly remembered that Su Yu had returned to his dorm after the Class Promotion Tournament.

"How strange!" Gu Yue was puzzled.

"Eevee, Eevee!"

Eevee on her shoulder began calling out with all its might as well.

Just as Gu Yue prepared to force the door open, it suddenly opened.

"Su Yu!"

Yet the one behind the door was not Su Yu, but Riolu.

"Riolu? Where's Su Yu?" Gu Yue asked.

"Riolu!"

Riolu stepped aside and let Gu Yue enter.

The moment she walked in, Gu Yue spotted Su Yu sitting cross-legged on the bed, his face terribly pale.

"Su Yu, are you all right?" Gu Yue rushed to his side and placed her hand against his forehead.

"So hot!" Gu Yue's heart jolted.

"I'll go tell Teacher Wu!" With that, Gu Yue turned to leave.

"Wait!"

At some point, Su Yu had opened his eyes and reached out to grab Gu Yue.

"You have a fever!" Gu Yue said worriedly.

"I'm fine!" Su Yu knew full well that this was the consequence of forcing the heavily injured Arceus into battle.

He had clearly made preparations already.

He had summoned Old Steel and even forged Three-Word Battle Armor for the two elders.

In theory, there should have been no force capable of threatening the Team Rocket.

The Spirit Pagoda certainly would not dare attack the Team Rocket openly.

Yet he never expected the Holy Spirit Church to come.

Anyone could tell that Dark Hummingbird had been sent by the Spirit Pagoda.

This had forced Su Yu to use Arceus's true body. With the power of two Slates, He had barely reached the level of a Limit Douluo.

With the added support of Divine Power, He had been able to easily drive back Dark Hummingbird.

The dizziness in Su Yu's head and his inability to cultivate smoothly were the consequences of Arceus's intervention.

Fortunately, the battle had not lasted long. Otherwise, Su Yu might have fallen into slumber alongside Arceus.

"Gu Yue!"

Su Yu felt as if he had drunk fake alcohol. His mind was a complete mess, and he could not think at all.

When he saw Gu Yue, he instinctively reached out and grabbed her.

With a slight pull of his arms, Gu Yue fell into his embrace.

"Su Yu, you!"

"I'm... a little hot right now," Su Yu mumbled groggily.

Seeing this, Riolu and Eevee exchanged a knowing smile before returning to their respective Poké Balls.

"Su Yu, you're sick!" Gu Yue could feel the hot breath coming from Su Yu's mouth.

"Gu Yue, you're so cold!"