The night was silent, utterly silent.
In the hills behind Shrek Academy, a fiery red sun seemed about to rise. Dazzling red light shone in every direction from Liu Erlong's Fire Dragon Avatar.
At first, only one or two beams of red light appeared on Liu Erlong's Fire Dragon Avatar. As time passed, more and more emerged. Before long, her Fire Dragon Avatar fractured like shattered glass into countless fragments, unleashing countless red beams.
Boom!
A terrifying shock wave swept outward without restraint, centered on Liu Erlong's Fire Dragon Avatar. Wherever it passed, flowers, grass, trees, boulders, birds, and beasts were instantly destroyed.
The terrifying shock wave whipped up force-ten gales. When the dust finally settled, Su Chen was nowhere to be seen where he had stood. In his place was a hemispherical crater with a radius of a hundred meters.
Outside the crater, every tree within a thousand meters had been flattened. Even the buildings of Shrek Academy, more than a thousand meters away, had suffered over eighty percent destruction. Broken walls and ruins lay everywhere.
"Brother!"
Zhang Ping cried out, broke free of Bull Demon's hand, and ran toward the hemispherical crater.
"Master!"
Her heart gripped by anxiety, Xiao Xingyue followed close behind Zhang Ping, rushing toward the crater ahead.
"Fourth Brother!"
"Holy Son!"
The others from Spirit Hall followed one after another, rushing toward the crater.
When Zhang Ping reached the edge of the hemispherical crater, she looked down at its bottom. Someone was standing there.
"Brother!"
Joy surged through Zhang Ping's heart. With a light push of her toes and a few bounding leaps, she reached Su Chen's side.
"Master!"
Xiao Xingyue followed close behind. The sight of Su Chen at the bottom of the crater filled her with heartache.
Su Chen no longer possessed his