Soul Core Explosion! Xuanzi Was Enraged to Death!

Feeling his life force rapidly draining away, Xuanzi, covered in grayish-white, desperately used his Soul Power to suppress the invading Withering Force.

That slash had seemed to show him the Grim Reaper raising its scythe, as though it were about to strike him down, yet he could only resist with all his might.

It felt as if he would inevitably be dragged into hell.

It drove Xuanzi to the brink of madness, yet after the madness came clarity.

In his current state, merely suppressing the terrifying Withering Force within his body made staying alive immensely difficult.

The chance of using other soul skills to kill Lin Yuan just like that was practically zero.

Then, under such circumstances, why not drag his opponent down to death with him?

With that thought, Xuanzi no longer hesitated.

As his last shred of reason prevailed, he directly pulled his own earth-yellow Soul Core from his body.

Lin Yuan was utterly stunned by this.

What was Xuanzi trying to do?

Did the old man truly hate him that much?

But as soon as the thought arose, Lin Yuan awkwardly rubbed the tip of his nose. It did seem like the old man hated him quite a lot.

"Let's go to hell together! Hahahahaha!"

Xuanzi grinned viciously and used every last bit of Soul Power he had. Ignoring his rapidly draining life force, he lunged forward like a stray dog that knew it had rabies and did not have long to live, intent on tearing Lin Yuan apart.

This made Gu Yuena's pupils abruptly contract from above.

What a joke. Xuanzi might be weak, but if a Soul Core of that level truly exploded—

Its power would be at least at the level of a Super Douluo. It was absolutely beyond what Lin Yuan could currently withstand!

Faced with such a mutually destructive tactic, she instinctively wanted to descend, but Mu En stopped Gu Yuena with a single Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Rend and said softly,

"He is an existence that should not have appeared in this era. His fall here would be the best possible ending."

"If my young master dies, every one of you from Shrek will be buried with him."

Gu Yuena's eyes reddened at that moment, and the killing intent around her seemed as though it would condense into substance.

Mu En's deathly pale face turned even whiter. He had thought that Gu Yuena's previous burst of terrifying strength had come at some cost, at least under certain circumstances. But after this exchange, he realized that this was simply Gu Yuena's terrifying normal strength.

With her martial soul and absolute control over the elements—

It was no exaggeration to say that even if someone claimed Gu Yuena was the inheritor of a godly legacy, he would not doubt it. The leap in her strength was simply too monstrous.

However, Mu En did not answer or react to her threat. Holding Gu Yuena back and allowing Xuanzi to deliver this final blow was what he wanted to see.

Jing Hongchen was equally anxious at this moment, but Yan Shaozhe had him tied down, making it impossible for him to break free in a short time.

"Does Shrek truly want to formally go to war with our Sun Moon Empire?"

Jing Hongchen roared, but Yan Shaozhe merely raised a brow and said gravely,

"Shrek only seeks to eliminate evil soul masters. Nothing more."

That high-sounding excuse nearly made Jing Hongchen explode with fury.

Locked onto by Xuanzi, Lin Yuan instinctively swung out his Behemoth Claw. It forcibly severed one of Xuanzi's right legs, yet it did not greatly affect the old man's speed.

He still maintained that suicidal stance, determined to perish together with Lin Yuan.

After taking a deep breath, Lin Yuan gathered all his power.

He poured it into the soul skill attached to his right leg bone.

What truly worried Lin Yuan, however, was that even if he gathered the power of heaven and earth...

Without the Battle Armor's amplification, he felt he would likely be left half-crippled again.

Even though he now had Hongchen's Protection.

Since transmigrating here, this was the moment Lin Yuan had come closest to death.

Fortunately, as the Battle Armor's radiance flickered, the power enhanced through it finally allowed the Qilin Leg Bone to display its full potential. At that moment, he stepped into empty air once more and rose into the sky.

Boom!

At the same time, the Battle Armor drew upon the origin of Lin Yuan's Heavenly Stem Qilin.

After perfectly amplifying it, the Yin-Yang Five Elements Power converged and transformed into Chaos Power.

At that moment, Lin Yuan seemed to become a gigantic funnel. Countless strands of heaven and earth energy gathered around him as their center.

Very quickly, the power of this move reached the Titled Douluo level.

Moreover, Lin Yuan briefly broke free from Xuanzi's restraints as he took that step forward.

Xuanzi finally crushed his own Soul Core in despair and unwillingness.

"Little bastard, become bones beneath the Yellow Springs to pave the way for this old man!"

The not-yet-completely-formed Qilin Step, carrying Chaos Power, pressed down directly upon Xuanzi below.

Qilin Step!

Under the Soul Core self-destruction of the level ninety-eight Xuanzi, who spared no cost—

Its power had already drawn close to that of a Super Douluo!

Rumble!!

The violent explosion did not seem to erupt into sound. Instead, it became a brief hum that forcibly shook open the surrounding space, as though even this world could barely bear it.

As the smoke and dust dispersed—

Mu En's expression turned incomparably ugly.

Gu Yuena, on the other hand, let out a sigh of relief.

Jing Hongchen and Yan Shaozhe both had their hearts leap into their throats.

As the smoke cleared, Lin Yuan's injuries were utterly horrific.

Blood streamed across his Battle Armor, while Hongchen's Protection had only a final thin layer remaining.

A trace of lingering fear flashed through Lin Yuan's eyes.

If not for Hongchen's Protection, he might truly have died just now. After all, his Qilin Step had not had time to fully gather its power.

That terrifying windup was also a problem Lin Yuan now had to consider.

His Soul Power in disarray, he suddenly plummeted rapidly.

In his hand was Xuanzi's mangled body, which still had half a breath left. The old man glared at him with utter unwillingness.

"Th-this... is impossible!"

Lin Yuan raised a brow. It seemed that the spatial and Chaos Power within his Qilin Step had formed a seal, neutralizing much of Xuanzi's attempt to madly detonate all his Soul Power.

Otherwise, Xuanzi would not even have had the chance to face him with his ruined body, and Lin Yuan would very likely have been seriously injured today.

"You old bastard, this young master's life is still long. No, wait—Eldest Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, your mission is complete. After harming so many students, congratulations."

"Y-you... will die a horrible death!"

In the end, Xuanzi's battered body drew its final breath.

He had been enraged to death.

Yan Shaozhe, who was still fighting, froze for a moment.

The Eldest Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult?

Was that true?

But when he recalled the miserable state of those team members after Xuanzi failed to break through to the limit—

Yan Shaozhe suddenly felt that—

Perhaps, maybe, possibly, Xuanzi truly was the Eldest Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult?

"Even at a time like this, you refuse to grant someone even a shred of dignity?"

Mu En's furious voice rang out, making Yan Shaozhe dismiss that absurd suspicion, even though it did seem rather plausible.

Mu En's expression was now dreadful beyond compare.

Xuanzi had clearly interrupted Lin Yuan's casting windup.

Yet under the combined effects of the Qilin Step's Chaos Power, spatial lockdown, and Hongchen Blessing—

Although Lin Yuan had been injured, his foundation had not even been harmed.

This was an outcome Shrek could never accept.

Thus, Mu En took a deep breath, and the light around him grew ever more dazzling...

Lin Yuan's face instantly turned pale as he muttered,

"Again? Damn it, can we skip this kind of clichéd plot already?"