Sky Azure Annihilation Divine Thunder vs. Dragon Emperor's Evil-Breaking Rend

"What are you panicking for?"

Niu Tian said calmly, "If something had really happened to Xiao Qi, there would be more than this little commotion."

Tai Tan froze, then finally calmed down.

"Mu En."

Niu Tian slowly turned his gaze back. His voice was quiet, yet it struck like thunder from the highest heavens. "Is this Shrek's attitude?"

He said no more. Soul Power surged around him. The sky abruptly changed color, and dark clouds descended like a vast curtain, pressing on everyone's chests until they could scarcely breathe.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Azure Divine Dragon Avatar!"

A dragon's roar erupted, shaking heaven and earth.

An azure divine dragon burst through the clouds.

Its head held high, it looked down upon all living things. Terrifying dragon might poured down. Song Yunzhi and Zhuang Yusen felt their legs weaken and nearly fell to their knees.

Mu En's pupils contracted sharply. He dared hesitate no longer. Forcing his battered body to endure, he erupted in golden light, and another dragon's roar rang out, weaker but still clear.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Radiant Sacred Dragon Avatar!"

Sacred light burst from his body and became a dazzling white dragon, facing the Azure Divine Dragon across the sky.

One dragon azure, the other white, one above and one below. Their combined might tore the sky in two. Only a narrow shaft of daylight pierced the clouds, illuminating a scene of doomsday.

"Lord Niu Tian! Calm down!"

Mu En's voice was hoarse and urgent as he fought through his discomfort. "Shrek will give the Clear Sky Sect a satisfactory explanation. I will handle today's matter!"

Without turning, he barked, "Little Song! Return to the academy! Keep the children calm! Don't let anyone else come near here!"

Song Yunzhi gritted her teeth. She knew how urgent things were. With a firm nod, she spread the wings of the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle behind her and swept toward the city.

But the moment she took flight, she felt an invisible sluggish force cling to her like a swamp.

It was Niu Tian's Slow Domain.

Even Super Douluo Song, whose speed ranked first on the continent, could not escape its effects. Fortunately, Niu Tian did not make things difficult for her.

Song Yunzhi gritted her teeth and flew toward Shrek Academy with all her might.

Shrek Academy, Sea God Island.

A woman wearing a small military cap stood outside the Sea God Pavilion, gazing at the apocalyptic spectacle overhead. Her neat, ear-length hair framed delicate features that made her look like a young girl.

"Things still haven't settled down with Cai Mei'er, and now what's this? Old Qian, those two dragon roars just now—one sounded like Mu En. Could the other have been Di Tian?"

Xian Lin'er's brows were tightly knit, her tone grave.

The burly, middle-aged man behind her, whose short hair was snow-white, looked equally grim.

"That shouldn't be possible. Has a beast tide broken out?" Qian Duoduo swallowed and asked stiffly.

They exchanged a glance and were about to fly out of the city.

Just then, a streak of azure light pierced the black clouds covering the sky and stopped before them.

"Both of you, go back!"

Song Yunzhi's face was dark. Forcing herself to stay composed, she blocked their way. "Mu En is sparring with an old acquaintance. That's all this commotion is. Neither of you is to go over there! Am I clear?"

Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo were both stunned.

Sparring with an old acquaintance?

Since when had the continent gained another Limit Douluo?!

Seeing them still standing there, Song Yunzhi's tone grew sterner. "Go back! Attend to your own duties!"

"Yes!" Xian Lin'er pursed her lips and turned away. Qian Duoduo gave Song Yunzhi a slight nod, then withdrew as well.

Song Yunzhi remained where she was, watching them leave. Then she glanced back at the sky beyond the city, shrouded in dragon might and thunderclouds, and felt her heart seize.

Though she was a rank ninety-seven Super Douluo, one of the continent's strongest, facing beings like those would be nothing but throwing her life away.

If more people rushed over without regard for their lives, they would only tear away the last shred of civility and cause Mu En more trouble.

If they enraged those two from the Clear Sky Sect, there would truly be no salvaging the situation.

Outside the city, the two dragons still faced off.

"Lord Niu Tian."

During the standoff, Mu En suddenly spoke. "There is something I have long wondered. What is Tang Qi's true identity?"

He had his suspicions, but he needed to hear a definite answer from Niu Tian.

"The Sea God's Son."

After a moment's silence, Niu Tian slowly spoke those four words.

As I thought.

Mu En's heart shook. He slowly closed his eyes, torn by conflicting emotions, and let out a sigh that might have been regret or relief.

No wonder.

No wonder he looks so much like Tang San. No wonder those two powerhouses from the Clear Sky Sect came in person, in the middle of the night.

This time, Shaozhe could at least be said to have "died for a reason."

No, wait. He isn't dead yet.

Xuan Zi had just climbed out of the ground. At those words, he choked, then cried out, "Aiya! Why didn't you say so earlier?!"

"What are you yelling for?!" Tai Tan roared. With another backhanded punch, he smashed Xuan Zi straight back into the pit.

Niu Tian and Mu En: "..."

"Lord Niu Tian, since that's the case, Shrek is willing to—"

Mu En was about to continue when Niu Tian's cold voice cut him off.

"Fight first. Talk later."

Mu En paused, then slowly nodded.

What had happened today could not be settled with a few words.

Niu Tian wanted to see where he stood.

"Very well. Then I shall fight you."

Niu Tian said nothing more. With a thought, he acted.

"First Soul Skill: Azure Dragon's Power!"

The Azure Divine Dragon roared at the sky. Wind and thunder stirred between its horns.

In an instant, raging winds, torrential rain, rolling thunder, and violent lightning swept toward Mu En with the power to destroy heaven and earth.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Tree of Life Avatar!"

Zhuang Yusen shouted. The Tree of Life in his hand swelled enormously, and boundless life force poured into Mu En like great rivers flowing into the sea.

He was genuinely afraid Mu En's old bones would snap and the man would die right there.

An endless torrent of Soul Power spiraled into Mu En.

Even Mu En's hunched back straightened a little.

"Sovereign's Descent!"

Mu En gave a low shout, and the Radiant Sacred Dragon howled at the heavens. A blazing sun formed behind it, casting ten thousand golden rays across the sky toward the Azure Divine Dragon.

Dragon might surged, sending layer upon layer of ripples through the surrounding space like waves across water.

After that strike, the light around Mu En swiftly ebbed away like a receding tide. Had Zhuang Yusen not poured life force into him regardless of the cost, he might not even have been able to maintain his Martial Soul Avatar.

"Not long for this world," he said with a bleak smile.

He might originally have clung to life for a few more years. After this, he feared he would not make it through the year.

Yet to Mu En's surprise, Sovereign's Descent struck the Azure Divine Dragon head-on but left only a faint scorch mark of light on its body.

That sovereign will sank into Niu Tian's Sea of Consciousness like a clay ox entering the sea, without raising the slightest ripple.

"An impressive Sovereign's Descent."

Niu Tian spoke evenly, with a trace of approval in his voice. "But it is not enough to shake me!"

"Mu En, if you can withstand this move, I will spare Shrek today."

Mu En looked up sharply. A relieved smile spread across his weary old face.

"Sixth Soul Skill: Sky Azure Annihilation Divine Thunder!"

The Azure Divine Dragon's horns suddenly lit up, gathering lightning so brilliant it scarcely seemed real.

The next instant, azure-white divine thunder struck down like heavenly punishment, carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth.

Mu En fused his Soul Power and spiritual power, gathering all of it in his right hand. In an instant, his palm became a sharp, dazzling blade of sacred dragon light.

"Dragon Emperor's Evil-Breaking Rend!"

A tightly focused golden, dragon-shaped slash cleaved through the air.

Mu En gave everything he had, unleashing the strongest strike he could muster in his present state.

The two streaks of light collided like meteors and exploded in the night sky.

"Boom—!"

As far as the eye could see, night turned to day.