Just as everyone from Shrek Academy stood poised to strike, ready to swarm the three Abyss powerhouses and slaughter them completely, the Blood Emperor suddenly let out a piercing, bizarre laugh. He casually raised his hand and gave a light snap of his fingers.
Snap!
The crisp snap seemed like an evil command. In an instant, countless streams of pitch-black energy surged from the previously lifeless shadows around the gorge. Hundreds upon thousands of creatures from the Abyss Plane stepped out of the void. Their forms varied—some were hideous as evil spirits, others twisted like vermin—but every one of them exuded a nauseating aura of Destruction and bloodshed. These Abyssal Minions swiftly assembled behind the three powerhouses, a dense black mass that instantly packed the already narrow gorge to bursting.
Yet this sudden turn of events did not cause the people of Shrek Academy the slightest panic. As members of the continent's foremost academy, they had long anticipated that the Abyss Plane's methods would not be so simple. These lesser troops might have been numerous, but before true powerhouses, they were merely cannon fodder meant to buy time.
Sea God Pavilion Master Yun Ming stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze blazing like a torch. He swiftly surveyed the enemy formation, then issued his battle orders calmly and decisively. "Stay calm! Follow the original plan. Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, you two deal with that bloodsucking bastard—the Blood Emperor. Be especially careful of his blood-devouring ability."
Tang Wulin tightened his grip on the Golden Dragon Spear, while elemental power surged around Gu Yue. They exchanged a glance and nodded in silent understanding, then flashed into motion, locking onto the Blood Emperor.
Yun Ming immediately turned his gaze toward the other two Abyss powerhouses and continued in a low voice,