After leaving Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao and Tang Chuan entered Shrek City, one following the other.
By then, the sky was gradually darkening.
The last rays of the setting sun spilled across the streets, bathing the entire city in blood-red light.
Tang Chuan was in an excellent mood.
If I can get that ten-thousand-year lone bamboo Soul Bone today, I might be able to use the opportunity of Martial Soul Evolution to break through to a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor!
However, just as the two turned into a quiet alley...
Huo Yuhao's gaze suddenly flickered.
At the same instant, Tang Chuan stopped dead in his tracks.
"Brother Tang Chuan..."
Huo Yuhao pointed ahead, light flickering in his Spirit Eyes.
"Something seems off in that direction."
Yet in the next instant...
A scorching fireball dropped from the sky without warning.
Huo Yuhao "blanched in terror" and "desperately" darted aside.
Boom!
The fireball grazed past Huo Yuhao's face and struck the ground in front of him, exploding instantly.
The terrifying shock wave sent Huo Yuhao flying.
He slammed into the ground, rolled several times, then crashed back-first into a wall.
A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of Huo Yuhao's mouth. His head lolled to one side, and he fell "unconscious."
Immediately afterward, several more fireballs rained from the sky toward Tang Chuan!
"Hah, cheap tricks!"
Tang Chuan snorted and slammed his hands together, lightning gathering furiously in his palms!
"Chidori Blade!"
The blue-white lightning formed a long blade. Wielding it, Tang Chuan flitted through the fireballs like a phantom.
In the blink of an eye, he sliced every fireball apart, dispersing them into the air.
Tang Chuan landed firmly, his lightning blade angled toward the ground as he stared coldly into the depths of the alley.
"Who's there? Stop hiding and get out here!"
"Heh heh heh..."
Cold laughter drifted from the shadows deep within the alley.
Then a figure slowly emerged.
Her graying hair was coiled atop her head, her skin wrinkled with age. It was Zhou Yi!
"I've been waiting here a long time to catch you, you little bastard."
"And don't waste your breath calling for help!"
Zhou Yi raised a small Soul Tool in her hand and sneered.
"I've already sealed off the area with a Soul Tool that blocks sound and soul power fluctuations."
"No one lives in this alley, and no one will come to save you."
"Oh?"
Tang Chuan arched an eyebrow and smiled disdainfully.
"Then what do you want?"
"What do I want?"
Zhou Yi's expression suddenly twisted with fury!
"You little bastard! You publicly slandered me, accused me of training Evil Soul Masters, and incited the freshmen to boycott class! You humiliated me in front of the entire school!"
"I, Zhou Yi, have never suffered such disgrace!"
"You dared to tarnish the reputation of an outstanding Shrek Academy teacher! You're practically begging to die!"
"Today, I'll teach you a proper lesson and show you what it means to respect your teacher!"
The instant her words fell, scorching crimson flames surged from Zhou Yi's body.
A dragon's roar rang out, and the phantom of a massive crimson dragon appeared behind her.
The Red Dragon martial soul!
Two yellow, two purple, and two black Soul Rings spiraled upward from beneath her feet, radiating immense pressure!
A Six-Ring Soul Emperor!
"Tang Chuan, do you see now? This is the gap between us!"
"You're merely a three-ring Soul Elder. No matter how exceptional your talent, it means nothing in the face of absolute power!"
Yet faced with Zhou Yi's threats, Tang Chuan suddenly broke into a mocking smile.
"You thin-skinned bitch who won't even show her real face. My insults hit a nerve this afternoon, so now you can't resist resorting to violence tonight?"
"Bitch, today I'll show you what true power is!"
Dazzling golden light suddenly burst from Tang Chuan's body!
The golden light seemed almost tangible, swiftly forming a golden robe around him!
Intricate patterns covered its surface, making it resemble a god's battle garb.
"That's..."
Feigning unconsciousness, Huo Yuhao watched the battlefield carefully through narrowed eyes.
"A Tailed Beast Transformation Cloak?"
The illusory golden robe around Tang Chuan was clearly formed from highly concentrated soul power.
It worked on the same principle as Naruto's Tailed Beast Transformation Cloak in Hokage.
Tang Chuan was treating the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm within the Eight Trigrams Seal as the Nine-Tails, continuously drawing on the million-year Soul Beast's soul power to form a Tailed Beast Transformation Cloak.
It seemed the next technique he would use was...
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Tang Chuan's hands swiftly formed hand seals!
Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop...
A series of white smoke clouds burst forth, and countless identical "Tang Chuans" suddenly filled the alley.
Some stood, others crouched. Some folded their arms across their chests, while others stood with their hands on their hips, each wearing a different expression.
But every "Tang Chuan" radiated the same chilling killing intent.
Zhou Yi's eyes widened in disbelief.
She frantically extended her spiritual power, trying to distinguish them and locate the real one.
But it was useless!
Every "Tang Chuan" had exactly the same aura, soul power fluctuations, and even spiritual power fluctuations.
She couldn't tell them apart at all!
Amid the chaos, the real Tang Chuan leaped onto a high rooftop.
He looked down at Zhou Yi with an indifferent gaze.
"Since you've come seeking death, I'll grant it to you!"
"Lightning Release: Chidori..."
"Hundred-hit barrage!"
In the next instant...
Dazzling blue-white lightning flashed in the right hands of countless "Tang Chuans" at once!
Bzzzzzt...!
Piercing bird cries resounded throughout the alley, and the lightning illuminated its dim confines as brightly as daylight.
The "Tang Chuans" leaped up, joining the original in a sea of blue lightning that surged toward Zhou Yi from every direction.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Fire Dragon Meteor Shower!"
Scared out of her wits, Zhou Yi didn't hesitate. Her Sixth Soul Ring lit up instantly.
Countless scorching fireballs formed out of thin air overhead, raining relentlessly toward the "Tang Chuans."
The fireballs struck Tang Chuan's shadow clones, instantly turning them into clouds of white smoke that dispersed into the air.
But there were simply too many shadow clones!
Dozens of "Tang Chuans" still slipped through the barrage with strange footwork, appearing before Zhou Yi like phantoms.
"Die!"
"Aaaaaah..."
Blazing lightning engulfed Zhou Yi, drawing agonized screams from her!
Tang Chuan watched Zhou Yi being swallowed by the lightning before him, a cruel smile curling his lips.
In a world like the Douluo Continent, which had never encountered ninjutsu, the Shadow Clone Technique was simply an attack from an entirely different dimension!
Even Soul Masters far stronger than him could only be worn down to death once his shadow clones entangled them!
However, just as Tang Chuan thought Zhou Yi was certain to die...
He discovered that although Chidori had struck her and severely wounded her, she was still alive.
After tearing through the clothes over Zhou Yi's chest, the blazing lightning had actually been stopped by a layer of crimson armor.
Most of Chidori's violent lightning power was forcibly absorbed when it struck the armor.
However, the armor clearly didn't cover enough of her body, protecting only vital areas such as her torso and chest.
Her arms and thighs remained exposed.
Several shadow clones' Chidori struck her arms and thighs, blasting bloody holes into them, but none of those wounds were fatal.
"Aaah..."
Zhou Yi collapsed to the ground, her body charred black and her hair disheveled.
The human-skin mask on her face fell away as well, revealing a stunningly beautiful face.
At that moment, the beautiful young woman's face was filled with terror and disbelief.
I'm their homeroom teacher, a mighty Six-Ring Soul Emperor, and I couldn't withstand even one attack from a student?
If Caitou hadn't forged this set of One-Word Battle Armor for her recently, Tang Chuan's attack would already have killed her!
Yet amid all the chaos...
"Heh heh..."
A soft chuckle suddenly drifted down from the sky.
Then a lotus slowly floated down from above.
The lotus was emerald green and translucent, as though carved from glass.
"That's..."
Tang Chuan's expression changed drastically!
"Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus?!"
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