Heaven-Filling Ferocity and Ruler of the World

Du Busi's laughter resounded through heaven and earth, striking dread into everyone who heard it.

A million lives buried alongside him—what savagery, what madness. Even "Heaven-Filling Ferocity" fell far short of describing Du Busi at that moment.

The pupils of the white dragon Mu En had become abruptly widened. He stared at Du Busi in silence for several seconds, then said slowly, "Busi, do you really intend to go that far?"

At Mu En and Du Busi's level, once they exchanged blows, they could predict the eventual outcome with near certainty without having to fight to the very end.

Both knew perfectly well that if they continued fighting, Du Busi would inevitably be killed. But his final, desperate counterattack, detonating his Soul Core, would utterly destroy Shrek City.

Over a million citizens would surely be reduced to ash. In all of vast Shrek City, the only place with any hope of survival would likely be Sea God Island under the Golden Tree's protection, while only a handful of experts at the Super Douluo level or above would survive elsewhere.

But Mu En also knew perfectly well that the price the Body Sect would pay would be even greater than Shrek Academy's. First and foremost, its sect master, Du Busi, would undoubtedly die.

And once Du Busi detonated himself and destroyed Shrek City's million-plus inhabitants, Shrek Academy and the Body Sect would become mortal enemies, with no end until one side was annihilated.

Even if Mu En had to burn away every last scrap of his life force and pay an even greater price, he would lead Shrek Academy's surviving experts to slaughter every elder and disciple of the Body Sect, settling their enmity once and for all.

That was why Mu En had asked Du Busi whether he truly intended to go that far.

For Chen An's sake, Du Busi was actually willing to throw away his life, even risk the Body Sect's destruction, in a fight to the death against Shrek Academy.

Hearing this, Du Busi pressed his uninjured hand to his forehead and burst into wild laughter.

Several seconds later, he said mockingly to Mu En, "Mu En, if you're scared, just hand Chen An over to our Body Sect. I damn well think he's worth it!"

Clearly, when it came to how highly they valued Chen An, the Body Sect surpassed Shrek Academy.

After all, Chen An's Martial Soul was a Body Martial Soul, and only the Body Sect could bring a Soul Master with a Body Martial Soul to his fullest potential.

Mu En gave Du Busi a long, searching look. He could clearly feel the determination to succeed at all costs in Du Busi's words.

For a moment, Mu En could not help sighing inwardly.

Seeing Mu En remain silent, Du Busi thought he had lost his nerve. He snorted. "Mu En, if you don't dare go mad with me, quit wasting my damn time!

"I told you, I won't back down today unless I take Chen An with me!

"If you still want to stand in my way, then we'll keep fighting—until the heavens crumble, until one of us dies!"

Mu En's enormous golden dragon eyes gazed at Du Busi. Several seconds later, a brilliant golden phantom of the Golden Tree appeared behind him.

Terrifying energy, as vast as the sea, caused the surrounding space to freeze and shatter, eclipsing even the sun's radiance.

Mu En looked at Du Busi, a trace of high-spirited vigor in his eyes unlike their usual world-weariness.

"Du Busi, I know you aren't afraid to die. But do you really think I am?

"If you want to go mad, then I'll go mad with you this once!"

Looking at the phantom of the Golden Tree behind Mu En, Du Busi felt his eyelid twitch. A sense that something was terribly wrong rose within him.

"Mu En, what are you doing?!"

Mu En looked at Du Busi with his golden eyes, then glanced at the sky, an air of carefree ease coming over him.

For all these years, for Shrek Academy's sake, he had dragged his broken body onward, clinging to life and remaining secluded within the Sea God Pavilion for far, far too long.

So long that he had almost forgotten what kind of man he had once been.

Throughout that time, he had concealed the fact that he was still alive and almost never acted, even allowing the outside world to believe Xuan Zi was Shrek Academy's strongest expert.

He had done so to reduce his expenditure and keep his life force from draining away faster.

The reason was that Shrek Academy had long lacked a worthy successor.

He feared that after his death, Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department and Soul Tool Department would fall apart.

He feared that once the Sun Moon Empire launched a full-scale invasion, Shrek Academy would be trampled flat.

Had he not been bound by his concern for Shrek Academy, how could a dignified Limit Douluo like him have been willing to cling to life in such a state?

His signature ultimate technique was Ruler of the World!

It meant standing openly in the light, using absolute power to subdue every enemy!

That was who he truly was—Mu En, the Dragon God Douluo!

But now that Shrek Academy had an outstanding successor, he no longer needed to cling to life.

In the final stretch of his life, he would blaze gloriously. He would walk that last road freely and unrestrained, as his truest, most authentic self!

Mu En, who had been fighting Du Busi through an avatar, withdrew it.

Ten thousand meters in the sky, the white dragon formed from the Golden Tree's power, Mu En's Soul Power and spiritual power, and his Martial Soul Origin transformed into an enormous pillar of golden light.

It poured into Mu En's true body, seated in a wheelchair atop the Sea God Pavilion at Shrek Academy.

Two yellow, one purple, three black, and three red—a complete set of nine Soul Rings slowly appeared around Mu En, and an extraordinarily resonant dragon's roar suddenly rang out.

The entire Sea God Pavilion instantly turned a brilliant gold. An enormous pillar of golden light shot skyward from the pavilion, bathing all of Shrek City in gold.

Bathed in that golden light, Mu En's formerly hunched body slowly straightened, and he stood once more.

His aged face, covered in wrinkles like orange peel, grew younger at an astonishing speed, while even his gaunt body gradually filled out.

As the golden light grew ever more intense, Mu En became younger and younger, changing from an old man with one foot in the grave into a middle-aged man in his forties.

The middle-aged Mu En was tall and powerfully built, with smoothly defined muscles and handsome, regular features. His bearing was radiant and upright, carrying the compelling presence of a mighty expert.

Mu En's body turned entirely golden. Golden dragon scales began growing from beneath his skin, swiftly covering his entire body.

At that moment, Mu En had temporarily returned to his prime.

Mu En looked toward Du Busi, ten thousand meters above. His voice was exceedingly soft, yet it reached Du Busi's ears with perfect clarity.

"Busi, I was unwilling to kill you earlier. To be precise, your final counterattack would have done neither me nor Shrek Academy any good.

"But now, please don't move. With my strength restored to its peak, your final counterattack won't be enough to drag Shrek City's million inhabitants into the grave with you.

"Let the two of us simply watch quietly and see whether your Body Sect's experts have superior methods, or our Shrek Academy's teachers have greater strength."