Mu En's Fall, Devouring Light, Strength Increased

At that moment, Lin Yuan suddenly realized just how cruel this world was.

Was it just because his cheat was a little too overpowered?

He clearly remembered that in the normal plots he had read in his previous life, weren't they supposed to struggle for a long time?

Why were these people like suicide trucks, charging at him without regard for their lives, babbling about Shrek's glory and all that?

Meanwhile, seeing that Mu En seemingly intended to make one final desperate stand, even to the point of shattering his Dual Soul Cores.

Gu Yuena took another deep breath. The nine elements in her hands began to converge.

Like nine stars gathering into a sun, they instantly locked onto Mu En.

At the same time, she used the power of space to add another layer of defense around Lin Yuan.

Seeing Mu En's figure flicker, she seemed to predict his movement and appeared before him. The nine converged elements formed a sun-like entity and blasted toward Mu En.

"Elemental Fusion!"

As Gu Yuena's eighth soul ring flashed.

The nine converged elements briefly transformed the Silver Dragon King's origin into a thousand-meter silver dragon, which appeared and immediately locked onto Mu En.

"Elemental Silver Dragon Annihilation!"

A silver dragon carrying traces of Chaos Power instantly locked onto Mu En, bearing terrifying might.

It was clearly a move that had already approached the level of an ultimate attack.

"Dragon Emperor Domain Suppression!"

Mu En roared, and the radiance around him grew even more terrifying.

The equally massive Radiant Holy Dragon collided with the Silver Dragon King. Although it was faintly at a disadvantage, Mu En's power from burning his Soul Cores still allowed it to gain the upper hand, gradually forming a suppressive situation.

As the two attacks collided, heaven and earth changed color, and the world trembled.

"First Form of the Silver Dragon Spear, Silver Dragon Spear Aura!"

Gu Yuena gripped the Silver Dragon Spear. Having unleashed the Silver Dragon King's draconic might to its fullest, she let out a dragon roar. A more tangible phantom of the Silver Dragon King, closer to the Martial Soul Avatar behind her, roared as it charged toward Mu En.

"Damn it."

Mu En was truly drenched in sweat now. Originally, by forcibly burning his origin, he could barely restore himself to his peak state.

However, Mu En had underestimated the terrifying bloodline suppression of Gu Yuena's Silver Dragon King bloodline.

Of course, the most crucial factor was that when Mu En had helped Xuanzi escape last time, he had already paid part of his origin as the price.

So even though he was currently burning his origin.

Under the pressure of Gu Yuena's Silver Dragon Spear.

The situation in which he had originally held a slight advantage was once again faintly balanced.

Although he could see that Gu Yuena was also fighting desperately.

If it came down to endurance, Mu En knew very well that he absolutely could not outlast Gu Yuena.

A trace of resolve flashed through Mu En's eyes. He did his utmost to neutralize the attacks, but his Dragon Emperor Hell-Suppressing Halberd was forcibly driven back by the two strikes. His hair had already nearly turned gray-white.

Just as his body was about to move, before he could even dodge, Gu Yuena raised her hand.

A spatial cage instantly enclosed and suppressed the space around him.

"Competing in spatial abilities?"

Seeing Gu Yuena's Spatial Seal before him.

Just as Mu En tried to break free, Gu Yuena waved both hands, and the spatial power became even more terrifying.

"Spatial Seal!"

Although it was not comparable to when she wore Four-Word Battle Armor, it was more than enough against the current Mu En. Even while burning his origin, he could only barely reach his peak. Forget exceeding his limits—he could not possibly do that.

For Gu Yuena, all she needed to do was hold Mu En back until he died. It was that simple.

But for Mu En, even in his twilight years, he had his own pride. He had already cast aside all dignity today to deal with a junior. If he still failed to take him down.

How could he possibly accept that?

Thus, as light power surged around Mu En, he forcibly broke through the Spatial Seal.

Although his condition grew increasingly worse, Mu En's aura did not weaken. Instead, it seemed to grow even more vigorous.

Like an aged great sage who knew his lifespan was nearly over, arriving with an ultimate imperial weapon in hand.

After a brief moment of daze, Mu En's expression finally hardened into resolve. No, I can only burn my Soul Cores now. I may not be able to keep the dragon pill that way, but at least I can eliminate a grave threat for Shrek.

At his level, right and wrong no longer held any meaning. It was simply a matter of their respective beliefs and responsibilities.

The instant Mu En began burning his Soul Cores, Gu Yuena took a deep breath, and silver light seemed to transcend time itself.

Just as the power of light was about to erupt.

A graceful silver-white figure had already descended through the air.

Gu Yuena's silver hair fluttered in the wind. Her indifferent eyes showed not the slightest ripple as she held the Silver Dragon Spear in both hands. Fine silver patterns like fish scales flowed across the spear's shaft.

The faint Dragon King-level pressure unique to a divine artifact slowly spread outward.

Without a word, she flicked her wrist. The ten-foot Silver Dragon Spear transformed into a cold silver arc. Its tip tore through the air, pierced directly through the light Soul Power barrier before Mu En, and viciously stabbed into his chest, precisely striking the position of the blazing Soul Core.

"Buzz—!!"

A low, trembling dragon's roar sounded from within the Silver Dragon Spear.

Countless silver dragon patterns across the spear's surface suddenly lit up, and an invisible devouring field instantly unfolded from where the spear tip had pierced.

Mu En's entire body suddenly convulsed violently, his pupils contracting sharply.

The blazing Soul Core he had been madly burning—the scorching life energy carrying his lifetime of Soul Power, lifespan, and the Radiant Holy Dragon's origin—did not explode outward. Instead, it seemed to be pulled by an invisible giant hand, turning into streams of golden-white light that poured wildly into the Silver Dragon Spear through the wound.

Visible to the naked eye, golden life light flowed upward along the dragon-scale patterns on the spear shaft. The flames of the Soul Core, which had originally been burning outward, were forcibly drawn inward.

The enormous Radiant Holy Dragon phantom behind Mu En became transparent and dim layer by layer. The dragon-shaped light continuously dissolved into specks of radiance, all of which were devoured and absorbed by the Silver Dragon Spear.

Mu En futilely tried to grab the spear shaft with both hands and break free, but the origin that had collapsed after a Limit Douluo burned it could not withstand the devouring force of a Transcendent Divine Artifact at all.

His flesh rapidly withered, his skin swiftly lost all color, and his vitality and spirit drained away at a tremendous pace. Every strand of his white hair became dry and lifeless. The Soul Power that had been surging within him was continuously siphoned away like floodwaters spilling through a breached dam.

The flames from his burning Soul Cores gradually weakened and shrank, while the light at their core was constantly stripped away and absorbed.

The silver glow of the Silver Dragon Spear grew brighter and brighter. The life origin it devoured circulated within the spear; part of it was stored by the artifact itself, while another part was transmitted through the shaft into Gu Yuena's body, causing the auras of the seven elements around her to rise slightly.

A hoarse, agonized groan escaped Mu En's throat. His body trembled without end, and the Radiant Holy Dragon's roar grew weaker and weaker. The eruption from the Soul Cores he had ignited with everything he had not only failed to harm his enemy, but instead became nourishment for his opponent.

In mere moments, the blazing firelight of the Soul Cores was completely drained away.

After realizing that he was utterly no match for her, Mu En made up his mind. He compressed part of his power into a sphere and threw it to Yan Shaozhe, then roared.

"Run!"

Gu Yuena frowned at this. Though she wanted to stop him, once she withdrew now, the force of Mu En's self-destruction would be no joke.

After receiving the item, Yan Shaozhe glared at her resentfully. Then he too began burning his origin, fleeing at all costs. Otherwise, if he were caught in the next instant, he would die without even a place to be buried.

The Radiant Holy Dragon phantom behind Mu En dissipated like smoke. Most of the life force in his body had been stolen away, and he hung limply from the tip of the Silver Dragon Spear, no longer able to resist in the slightest. Only a faint, wavering remnant soul remained, on the verge of dissipating beneath the dragon might of the spear.

Gu Yuena slightly raised her jade-like arm and gently lifted the Silver Dragon Spear that had pierced through Mu En. Traces of golden life embers that had yet to dissipate still lingered on its silver-white tip.

At the same time, after absorbing that power, the fluctuations of Gu Yuena's Soul Power also changed.

In an instant, they underwent a leap-like transformation, reaching level ninety-seven...