Gu Yuena Appears!

At first, when Xuanzi and Jing Hongchen heard Lin Yuan say he would send him on his way, they had only one thought.

Lin Yuan had gone mad!

Faced with such provocation, Xuanzi's expression darkened.

Yet Lin Yuan looked at Xuanzi and bluntly spoke the truth.

"You want to kill me for no reason other than my talent being too great and because I don't belong to Shrek."

"If I belonged to Shrek, everything would be different. The key is that I killed people from Shrek."

"Of course, that is what you believe. You think I killed them, so I have to die. Otherwise, you might even try to recruit me."

"But what was the truth?"

"Xu Sanshi suffered backlash from his soul skill because you forcibly poured soul power into him. As for Ma Xiaotao, you chose to seal her soul power because you were afraid she would cause more trouble. At their core, both decisions were merely for your so-called convenience."

"I only wanted to win, but you were the one who indirectly got them killed for real. Yet you do not even have the courage to admit it. So you, or rather, Shrek Academy's upper ranks, are the true evil soul masters..."

Lies did not wound people. The truth was the sharpest blade.

As Lin Yuan laid the truth bare, Xuanzi completely lost his composure.

"You little bastard, you are at death's door and still spouting nonsense. I will not let you die so easily."

Just as Xuanzi was about to reach Lin Yuan again, Jing Hongchen had yet to act when Lin Yuan lightly snapped his fingers.

The sky, which had been entirely dominated by Xuanzi's terrifying soul power, abruptly changed.

Along with the sound of space shattering, seven-colored light descended suddenly from a spatial rift, accompanied by a dragon's roar!

It gradually took the form of a figure.

The instant he heard that dragon roar, Xuanzi's expression changed completely.

He could sense that although the other party had not fully descended yet, her strength and cultivation were absolutely no weaker than his own.

As her figure gradually materialized.

The seven-colored radiance faded, revealing a woman standing quietly in place. Her ankle-length silver hair fell like crystal, gleaming with a faint silvery light.

Her pale, lustrous skin made her violet eyes appear even deeper, while a faint glimmer of dragon pupils hid within their depths.

Her moon-white gown was embroidered with dark silver dragon-scale patterns, and her tall figure was cold and striking.

An invisible dragon's might slowly spread from her, seven-colored elemental light flowing around her body. Whenever she stirred her power, fine silver scales emerged across her skin.

Enormous silver dragon wings unfurled behind her. With the Silver Dragon Spear in hand, she exuded the overwhelming aura of a sovereign!

Beyond her peerless beauty, what was even more terrifying was her Rank 98 strength.

The sudden appearance of this mysterious powerhouse directly disrupted every arrangement and expectation.

Xuanzi's expression had become exceedingly ugly. He still wanted to say something to persuade her.

Or perhaps, at this moment, he still clung to a shred of hope that she was not one of Lin Yuan's people.

Until Gu Yuena turned lightly toward Lin Yuan and softly asked, "Young Master, are you alright?"

Those words instantly crushed Xuanzi's last hope and made his face turn even uglier. Was Lin Yuan's backing truly this powerful? Impossible. A Rank 98 Titled Douluo was actually only a guard.

One had to know that even Shrek could not send out a Rank 98 powerhouse. Yet she addressed a junior as Young Master, despite that diminishing the dignity of a top-tier expert.

There was only one possibility: behind Lin Yuan, there might very well be a Limit Douluo.

Perhaps this Limit Douluo's relationship with Lin Yuan was so close that they were related by blood.

At that thought, Xuanzi's scalp went numb.

How could such a top-tier Limit Douluo exist on the continent without him hearing even the slightest rumor?

Jing Hongchen, along with everyone else from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, also stood rooted to the spot in a daze.

Who could have imagined it? Lin Yuan actually had such a trump card behind him.

However, their expressions quickly recovered somewhat. They recalled the miracle Lin Yuan had once mentioned.

If that was the case, then it seemed barely reasonable?

Yet Xuanzi still did not quite believe it. He even thought of what he considered the most likely possibility.

The person before him might be a Rank 96 spiritual-type Super Douluo.

The imposing aura she displayed had merely deceived him for the moment.

Thinking this, Xuanzi, convinced of his own cleverness, cupped his hands and offered another warning.

"Your Excellency, this child is an evil soul master, a being whom all under heaven have the right to execute. I hope Your Excellency will think carefully."

Lin Yuan and Gu Yuena exchanged a glance, utterly ignoring Xuanzi's words.

He had thought her martial soul would be an Elemental Envoy, but judging from this suppressive force, it was very likely the Silver Dragon King?

In terms of martial soul strength, it was only a shade weaker than his own.

However, before he could ask about the battle armor, Xuanzi spoke in a provocative tone. Lin Yuan sneered and shook his head, while Gu Yuena turned around and fixed Xuanzi with an icy gaze.

"Insolence!"

That killing intent-filled rebuke rang out. As Gu Yuena took a step forward, an utterly terrifying martial soul pressure swept forth.

Xuanzi was stunned.

His Taotie Divine Bull martial soul was unquestionably a top-tier martial soul.

One step above it was Taotie. Even Elder Mu's Radiant Holy Dragon martial soul could only suppress half of his strength, enough to make him feel discomfort deep in his bloodline.

He had only felt something similar from Lin Yuan, and that was because the gap in their soul power had been too great. Yet now it had appeared again?

"Your Excellency, are you certain you wish to protect this evil soul master? That means becoming enemies with everyone under heaven, and with Shrek as well."

Even at this point, Xuanzi was still unwilling to give up.

He had already said what needed to be said.

As for Xuanzi's attempt to use Shrek Academy's name to threaten her.

Only a trace of mockery passed through Gu Yuena's eyes.

"What Shrek? I do not hold it in my eyes."

Even Xuanzi was taken aback by that arrogance.

"You will pay the price for your words."

Xuanzi had initially still intended to retreat.

After all, the other party was also Rank 98, and with Jing Hongchen's assistance.

He would likely be unable to handle the consequences. But since she had said that much, if he fled without exchanging a few blows, where would Shrek's dignity go?

In response to Xuanzi's provocative invitation, Gu Yuena still did not answer. She merely glanced at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan looked at Xuanzi, then at Gu Yuena, and gave the order.

"If you can kill him, kill him."

"Alright."

After Gu Yuena nodded lightly, her manner of completely disregarding Xuanzi—as though he were merely an ant she could crush at will—instantly infuriated him.

"You will pay for your arrogance!"

Xuanzi's seventh soul ring suddenly erupted with a dazzling yellow light.

Earth-yellow soul power exploded outward. His body rapidly expanded, transforming in an instant into a Taotie Divine Bull as massive as a mountain.

Heavy dark-gold scales covered his entire body, while two enormous horns curled toward the heavens. His beastly maw opened wide, and the crushing pressure of devouring stirred the air as a dense, violent beast's might swept in every direction.

As darkness gradually faded and dawn arrived, the sky was now occupied by yellow and silver...

Facing the charging Xuanzi, Gu Yuena remained expressionless. She did not even use the Silver Dragon Spear. She merely raised a jade-like finger and pointed, causing that terrifying spatial distortion to abruptly become a black hole!