Starfield Battlefield! Lygus vs. Xuan Zi-Instant Defeat!

Sky-Reaching Douluo Yun Ming watched the Sky Curtain, and fighting spirit flared within him!

In his eyes, both trials were formidable!

But Lygus seemed more the scheming type.

"If it were me, I'd choose to challenge Iron Tomb."

Yet he bore the duty of protecting Shrek Academy!

What if the Holy Spirit Cult launched a surprise attack on Shrek while he was gone?

Tang Wulin had noticed that too.

He said, "As long as no Level 12 god-slaying Soul Cannon shell appears, no one can do anything to Shrek Academy. Besides, we have Gu Yue now."

Gu Yue nodded slightly.

Meanwhile, Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li urged him:

"You've been stuck at that threshold for a long time. If you gain some insight and break through, you'll be able to protect us even better!"

Seeing the looks in his beloved's and his students' eyes, Yun Ming made up his mind.

Yun Ming swept his spear through the air.

"I choose to challenge Iron Tomb."

Demigod Yun Ming has qualified to challenge Iron Tomb!

People from the other two timelines were stunned. They had not expected this demigod to sign up too.

However—

The next name shook everyone: Plane Master Tang Hao.

In the Divine Realm of a parallel timeline.

Ma Hongjun asked in confusion, "Third Brother, why did Uncle sign up too?"

Tang San shook his head. "That Plane Master Tang Hao isn't my father. We aren't even from the same timeline."

He said gravely, "I'll challenge Iron Tomb! I think the Destruction God King will challenge Iron Tomb as well."

Ma Hongjun thumped his chest.

"You two can take on the big one. I'll challenge Lygus!"

"I hate schemers like him most."

Bai Chenxiang shook her head. "I'll stay here and watch."

Phoenix God Ma Hongjun challenges Lygus.

God King Tang San challenges Iron Tomb.

Watching the Sky Curtain, the Destruction God King clenched his fists.

His eyes burned with fervor.

"Since Tang San chose to challenge Iron Tomb, I'll challenge Iron Tomb too! I'll prove to the entire universe that I'm stronger than Tang San!"

The God of Pride said, "I'll leave the big brute to you. I choose Lygus."

The God of Wrath said, "God King, let me lead the charge and challenge Iron Tomb. If I defeat it, that will prove the Aeon Universe isn't even worthy of your intervention."

The God of Desire cut in. "Why go to all this trouble? With Tang San off taking the challenge, why don't we seize control of the Divine Realm?"

The Destruction God King paused. It really was a good plan.

But he rejected it at once.

"This time, I'm going to face Tang San head-on!"

The Sky Curtain was broadcasting everything. If he launched a sneak attack, his dignity as a God King would be gone!

He cared deeply about the Divine Realm's future, but he had his pride.

The God of Life breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness Little Zi had not gone that far.

Then the Sky Curtain announced the roster:

Challenging Lygus—5: Taotie Douluo Xuan Zi, Level 9 Soul Engineer Jing Hongchen, the God of Pride, Phoenix God Ma Hongjun, the Silver Dragon King.

Challenging Iron Tomb—4: Demigod Yun Ming, Plane Master Tang Hao, the God of Wrath, God King Tang San, the Destruction God King.

The moment the roster appeared—

Everyone was stunned!

What a formidable lineup!

Every one of them was at least on the level of a Super Douluo!

Jing Hongchen might be only Level 94, but with his Soul Tools, he was certainly no weaker than a Super Douluo.

And that was not even counting the three First-Level Gods and two God Kings!

With the Douluo Continent's top fighters representing them, surely they could defeat the Aeon Universe!

Yu Xiaogang saw the order of battle and sighed.

Tang San was puzzled. "Teacher, is something wrong?"

Yu Xiaogang said, "I'm afraid the you from that parallel timeline might not even get a chance to fight."

"I'd truly love to see what you're like as a God King."

Tang San was delighted. "Teacher, I'll show you someday."

Nearby, Chrysanthemum Douluo scoffed. "That's God King Tang San from a parallel timeline. You're not in the same league."

Tang Hao retorted, "Twenty thousand years from now, I become a Plane Master. By then, you'll probably be a handful of yellow earth, Chrysanthemum Douluo."

Chrysanthemum Douluo choked on his words.

He knew his own limits. His chances of becoming a god were vanishingly small.

At Phainon's Clothing Store.

Qian Renxue studied the roster, her heart growing solemn.

A team of this caliber could destroy a planet.

She looked at Phainon. "Can they succeed?"

Phainon smiled. "If forcing their opponents to make a move counts as success, then they'll definitely succeed."

Qian Renxue, Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Snake Lance Douluo: "..."

He was looking down on them far too much!

There were two God Kings among them!

Just then.

The Sky Curtain shifted.

Virtual trial begins: the foremost genius and mastermind behind the scenes—Lygus.

Amid a vast starfield.

A purple figure appeared. It was Lygus.

Opposite him stood five indistinct pillars of light.

The first figure emerged: Taotie Douluo Xuan Zi.

When Xuan Zi appeared first, the people of the Douluo II world erupted with excitement!

Xuan Zi might belong to Shrek, but right now, he represented their honor too!

Surely a Level 98 Titled Douluo could defeat Lygus?

Ma Xiaotao, Bei Bei, and the others tensed.

On the starfield battlefield.

Xuan Zi panicked a little at first.

But he discovered that standing amid the stars felt just like standing on solid ground!

A cheap trick! They must have simulated the stars with some kind of virtual technology. I'm actually still on the ground.

Even as a Level 98 Titled Douluo, Xuan Zi could not survive in space.

Above the starfield battlefield, a smiling-face countdown began at ten.

10, 9, 8...

Lygus folded his arms and turned his head with interest.

"A battlefield formed among the stars, and it can even manifest me here."

"Just like the Simulated Universe."

"What a magnificent power."

Seeing Lygus ignore him, Xuan Zi snapped:

"You dare look around while standing before me?"

"You're about to fall by my hand!"

"I am Xuan Zi, Shrek Academy's Level 98 Taotie Douluo of the Douluo Continent!"

Lygus seemed to notice him only then.

He glanced Xuan Zi over.

"Interesting. A language I've never recorded, and an unfamiliar energy system."

"Though the energy system's level is rather low."

"Not even qualified to serve as a computational factor."

Xuan Zi laughed in fury. "Arrogant! Stop putting on airs!"

To Xuan Zi, Lygus looked weak. He could take his head with ease.

3, 2, 1, 0...

The countdown ended, and Xuan Zi immediately unleashed his full strength!

"Taotie True Form!"

"Ninth Soul Skill: Taotie Suppresses the World!"

As Xuan Zi roared, an enormous Godly Taotie Bull appeared behind him.

It looked ready to shatter heaven and earth and shake the universe!

Its presence was immense!

In the Douluo II world, the Shrek students flushed with excitement!

As expected of Taotie Douluo!

But in the next instant—

Lygus did not move an inch.

Yet something seemed to jab the Martial Soul Avatar behind Xuan Zi!

The next moment, Xuan Zi's power collapsed!

His ninth Soul Skill was on the verge of firing when the backlash struck!

"Aah—"

"How is this possible?"

Xuan Zi spat a mouthful of blood. His figure dissolved into specks of light and returned to the Douluo II world.

A mighty Level 98 Super Douluo had been defeated in a single move!

No one could even tell what technique had been used!

Challenger Xuan Zi—rating: 0 stars (maximum: 12 stars).

Reward obtained: 7 days' cultivation.

Evaluation: Cosmic dust.

In the Douluo II world.

On Shrek Academy's training grounds.

Thud!

Xuan Zi fell!

The students stared, stunned that Xuan Zi had dropped so quickly.

Ma Xiaotao, Bei Bei, and the others hurried over to help him up.

Xuan Zi struggled to open his eyes.

A zero-star rating!

Cosmic dust!

A reward of seven days' cultivation!

What an insult!

Xuan Zi spat another mouthful of blood!

The challenge had shaken his mind. He would probably need time to recover!

And he had lost face!

It had been a terrible bargain!

Mu En arrived and checked Xuan Zi's pulse.

"Nothing serious. His mind took a shock. He'll need to rest for half a month to a month."

On the Sky Curtain, Lygus shook his head, looking bored.

"Too weak."

"You don't even qualify as research material!"

"Phainon is much more interesting!"

Phainon's Clothing Store.

Phainon heard Lygus's praise.

The corner of his mouth twitched.

He had already played through more than thirty million cycles with Lygus.

So Lygus's praise didn't make him happy in the slightest!

Catching the attention of the lunatics in the Genius Society was hardly a good thing!

After all, Lygus's true body was still alive.

To the lunatics of the Genius Society, "interesting" meant dangerous.

Even Herta was no exception.

Of course, it was different if you were on good terms with them.

Qian Renxue was completely dumbfounded.

Xuan Zi was a level 98 Titled Douluo, after all!

And he'd been taken down in one move?

Worse, he'd been dismissed as cosmic dust.

Then what did that make those who weren't even as strong as Xuan Zi?

Qian Renxue couldn't help looking at Phainon:

"Didn't you say Lygus was a clone of the greatest genius?"

"He's just a clone, and a researcher at that. How is he this strong in a fight?"

"Don't tell me two First-Level Gods and the Silver Dragon King can't beat Lygus either?"

As for Jing Hongchen, she figured he was about as strong as Xuan Zi.