Blue Silver Emperor Falls; Shrek Is Destroyed

At that moment, Yun Ming wanted nothing more than to run Long Yeyue through with his spear. She had fled in the face of battle. She was unworthy of being an elder of Shrek.

But there was no time.

Without a moment's hesitation, dazzling divine light erupted around Yun Ming. He burned his own Demigod Position.

Vast divine power surged from his body, and his Martial Soul, the Heaven-Reaching Spear, transformed into the pseudo-Divine Artifact known as the Heavenly Divine Spear.

Divine Runes formed along its shaft, radiating supreme might.

Beside him, Ya Li also gave everything she had.

She unleashed the Holy Spirit Domain in full, and pure holy light spread across the sky and earth.

Countless green threads extended from the back of her Martial Soul, the Prayer Angel, winding around every elder to supply them with Soul Power and support.

At the same time, motes of light enveloped every Shrek Academy teacher and student, healing them and providing a protective barrier.

She had done everything a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo possibly could.

Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and the other Sea God Pavilion elders unleashed their full strength. Burning their Soul Power and life force, they built a barrier against the bombardment of the Level-Twelve God-Slaying Shell.

Everyone in Shrek had been brainwashed. Their devotion to Shrek was real; they would gladly give their lives for it.

Only Long Yeyue had chosen her own life, fleeing the battle and callously abandoning everyone else.

Just as they finished gathering their strength, the Level-Twelve God-Slaying Shell detonated.

The attack was called Heaven Devourer. It could swallow heaven and earth, and its power far surpassed that of the first God-Slaying Shell.

Pitch-black Annihilation Power, streaked with scarlet light of destruction, exploded outward.

There was no warning. Only absolute void and obliteration.

Terrifying pressure filled the entire world in an instant.

The Blue Silver Emperor took the brunt of it.

Boom!

Power terrifying enough to slay gods slammed into layer upon layer of blue-silver Blue Silver Grass barriers.

Under that overwhelming destructive force, the Blue Silver Emperor's radiant gold-and-blue divine body shattered inch by inch.

Thousands of Blue Silver vines melted instantly. The violent force tore through Ah Yin's flesh, from her body to her meridians, and destroyed it all.

Yet even then, the Blue Silver Emperor did not retreat an inch.

She burned everything she had, consuming the last of her divine power.

She was only a Divine Official, with no godly position of her own. She could not truly be called a god; she merely possessed some divine power.

She sacrificed it all to form a barrier and held the attack back with everything she had.

But it was not enough.

The Blue Silver Emperor's towering body dissolved completely, leaving only a vast stump and countless broken roots.

After breaking through the Blue Silver Emperor, the blast still retained a third of its power. That boundless destructive force crashed into the barrier Yun Ming and the others had formed.

Yun Ming fought desperately to resist it, but his strength was nowhere near enough.

They lacked only one person. Only Long Yeyue.

If she had stayed to help, their combined efforts would certainly have held.

But she had not.

Damn you, Long Yeyue!

Yun Ming cursed her once more in his heart.

The barrier shattered, but much of the blast's power remained. Yun Ming watched the destructive aftershock bear down on the Sea God Pavilion and countless teachers and students, his eyes nearly splitting with rage.

At the same time, he made his choice.

Would he save the Sea God Pavilion and its elders, or the students and teachers?

Was there even a question?

He melted down his Four-Word Battle Armor, Heavenly Sky, and sacrificed all the Power of Faith he had spent years gathering. Even his Heaven-Reaching Spear began to disintegrate.

Boundless divine power, armor, divine light, and the essence of his Martial Soul intertwined and fused into a Divine Shield that could block anything. It held fast against the onrushing tide of destruction, sheltering every elder and the Sea God Pavilion within it.

One man, one spear, one shield held up Shrek's final line of defense.

He looked heroic. But the surging waves of destructive light struck Shrek's students and teachers without mercy.

The bodies of teachers and students too weak to resist were pierced and shattered in an instant. Their anguished screams vanished as quickly as they came, and life after life was snuffed out.

Countless resentful souls began gathering above Shrek Academy.

When the aftershock finally faded, the academy that had once been the greatest on the continent had been utterly destroyed. It had become a hell on earth.

Yun Ming, the continent's strongest fighter, had expended so much that his aura had weakened to almost nothing. He could barely remain standing.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, his heart bleeding as well.

For his own selfish reasons, he had failed to protect a single one of Shrek's teachers or students.

He knew this was not the end, but the beginning. He could not afford to lose any of their strongest fighters.

With his strength alone, he would likely have had to burn everything to stop the shell. Even if he succeeded, he would have died.

Fortunately, the Blue Silver Emperor had taken half the blast for him, allowing him to cling to life.

But just then, streams of black mist rose, and dark figures appeared one after another.

These shadowy figures floated above Shrek's ruins. All manner of evil auras poured from them, making Yun Ming's blood churn harder despite his grave injuries.

"The rats hiding in the shadows have finally shown themselves."

Yun Ming slowly propped up his battered body. His hoarse voice carried a bone-deep chill as he glared at the shadowy Evil Soul Masters with murderous intent.

Two figures with terrifying auras stepped forward. Ghostly shapes swirled around one, while the other's aura was entirely unlike that of an Evil Soul Master.

He radiated only endless Netherworld Fiendish Aura and a terrifying sharpness, like a sword drawn from its sheath.

The Ghost Emperor gazed meaningfully at everyone from Shrek Academy. Beside him, the Nether Emperor held the Nether King Sword and looked down at the battered Yun Ming.

His clashes with Yun Ming went back to their youth. They had fought countless times, and each time he had fallen just short.

Today, he felt no joy. Only regret.

"Heavenly Douluo, I never thought I would see you brought so low."

As soon as the Nether Emperor spoke, the Ghost Emperor followed with a sinister laugh. It rang in their ears like a demonic chant, stabbing at their souls.

"Heh, heh, heh! And here I thought you were so noble, Yun Ming.

"In the end, you sacrificed everyone else in Shrek just to protect yourself, your strongest fighters, and the Sea God Pavilion.

"That makes you no different from us Evil Soul Masters."

The Nether Emperor spoke out of respect for a longtime rival. The Ghost Emperor, ever the schemer, had aimed straight for Yun Ming's heart.

The taunt sent Yun Ming's blood surging. He spat out another mouthful, his gaze locking on the two of them.

"Those two Level-Twelve God-Slaying Soul Guidance Shells were your doing?"

"Yes. What of it?

"Did you enjoy that?"

"God-Slaying Soul Guidance Shells are the Federation's ultimate trump card. They've been sealed away for a thousand years under the strictest security.

"How did the Holy Spirit Cult steal them?

"And why was your timing so perfect?

"Did someone inside the Federation work with you and deliberately hand them over?"

Rage blazed in Yun Ming's eyes, as though he would storm the Federation the moment his suspicions were confirmed.

Before the Nether Emperor could answer, the Ghost Emperor sneered.

"Heh, heh, heh! Yun Ming, have you really sunk this low?

"How can you make baseless accusations against innocent people?

"Our Holy Spirit Cult sent in every elite we had. More than half were killed or wounded fighting our way into the Federation's heavily guarded Arms Depot Restricted Zone to seize those shells.

"Do you know how many Federation soldiers died?

"Did their blood mean nothing?

"They gave everything to protect those shells, and all they got in return was a slap in the face from Shrek and your baseless accusations.

"Shrek truly has fallen."