I am the heavens, and the heavens are me

There was a saying: when a wall fell, everyone gave it a shove.

Jia Nan Academy's wall had yet to fall, but when such a massive force gathered in the Black-Corner Region, everyone believed they would sweep right through the academy.

They would kill its elders, divide its resources, and take its female students as spoils.

Thus, more and more people gathered. The Eagle Mountain Elder, Mo Tianxing, and the Earth Demon Old Ghost, who had yet to appear, were all there to loot a burning house.

A seven-colored little snake suddenly crawled out from Shen Luo's body. Her form rapidly expanded, transforming in an instant into a giant heaven-swallowing python coiled in the air.

Then the immense auras of Shen Luo and Queen Medusa, both Two-Star Dou Zongs, erupted at once.

An uproar swept through the crowd!

Two more Dou Zong experts!

Just how many Dou Zongs did Jia Nan Academy have?

Shen Luo's Heavenly Tyrant Body needed to grow through battle, to be tempered with his enemies' blood.

His black hair danced wildly, and purple energy surged around him. Before his opponents could react, Shen Luo took the lead and charged into their ranks.

Rather than choosing Mo Tianxing or the Eagle Mountain Elder, he plunged among the Dou Wangs and Dou Emperors and began fighting them at close quarters.

Su Qian and Hu Gan hesitated no longer and immediately joined the battle.

Han Feng sneered, then swept his hand forward. The dense mass of fighters immediately surged toward them.

Su Qian faced Mo Tianxing of the Black Emperor Sect. Both were Four-Star Dou Zongs, and for a time, neither could gain the upper hand.

Hu Gan was intercepted by the combined efforts of the Gold and Silver Elders, while Queen Medusa set her sights directly on Elder Yinshan.

In an instant, thunderous explosions began ringing out above the Inner Academy as countless streams of Dou Qi collided.

Shen Luo was like a demonic god descending upon the world, a tiger among wolves. Every punch felled a Dou Wang.

He moved with incredible speed, forming no seals and using no flashy Dou Techniques. He simply swung his fists and smashed them into his opponents.

Dou Huang experts were shaken into vomiting mouthfuls of blood by a single punch, while the Dou Wangs fared even worse, bursting into bloody mist beneath his fists.

The peerless Overlord Fist swept aside all foes!

Although Queen Medusa was only a Two-Star Dou Zong, she fought the Eagle Mountain Elder head-on. Relying on the body of the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, a top-tier magical beast, she matched him blow for blow.

Although Hu Gan had already advanced to Dou Zong, he could gain no advantage against the combined strength of the Gold and Silver Elders. Feeling thoroughly humiliated, he desperately gathered the Dou Qi within his body into his palms and smashed them viciously toward his opponents.

"I am the heavens, and the heavens are me!"

Shen Luo suddenly threw back his head and roared.

A pair of phoenix wings over a hundred feet long appeared behind him, while his hands transformed into a pair of white tiger claws.

With a beat of his phoenix wings, Shen Luo vanished from his position and reappeared behind a Dou Emperor.

His phoenix wings sliced like blades, severing one of the Dou Emperor's arms. Then his white tiger claws plunged into the man's back. With a savage tug, Shen Luo tore the Three-Star Dou Emperor's heart out of his body.

Shen Luo held the still-beating heart in one hand and squeezed gently!

Bang!

Blood splattered everywhere.

The Dou Emperor turned his head slightly and glanced at Shen Luo, then looked down at his own chest. There was nothing there but a palm-sized hole.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, then fell from the sky like a kite with its string cut.

The entire process took no more than a single breath. Before everyone's eyes, Shen Luo had slain a Three-Star Dou Emperor.

The faces of the Black-Corner Region fighters changed dramatically. They retreated, clustering in groups of three or five.

They stared at Shen Luo in terror, disbelief written all over their faces.

Even a Dou Zong expert, terrifying as one might be, could not kill a Dou Huang expert with such effortless ease. Yet this white-robed young man had done it.

The bones throughout Shen Luo's body crackled, and the Overlord Blood within him roared. This was his first time using the Heavenly Tyrant Body's Nine Divine Forms, and the results were immediate.

"Don't fight him at close range! Everyone, wear him down with Dou Techniques!" a Dou Emperor shouted in terror.

The others quickly came to their senses and unleashed their signature Dou Techniques at Shen Luo.

But Shen Luo was far too fast. With a gentle flap of the phoenix wings behind him, he vanished. When he reappeared, he was already right in front of them. They could not lock onto him at all.

Han Feng also witnessed this scene. He had experienced Shen Luo's strength firsthand. Given the choice, he would rather face Su Qian, a Four-Star Dou Zong, than fight Shen Luo.

Besides, his purpose in coming to the Inner Academy today had never been Shen Luo. It was his teacher, Yao Chen, and the junior fellow disciple he had yet to meet.

"Don't panic! Everyone, attack together! Shen Luo can't kill all of you. Once his Dou Qi runs out, he won't escape his fate either!" Han Feng shouted from behind the crowd.

At those words, the expressions of the many Dou Wangs and Dou Emperors from the Black-Corner Region changed!

What did he mean, Shen Luo could not kill all of them before his Dou Qi ran out?

So they were all lambs waiting for slaughter?

Still, they had to admit that Han Feng's analysis made sense!

No matter how powerful this white-robed Shen Luo was, he was ultimately just one man.

Any man would eventually tire. They only needed to hold out until Shen Luo exhausted his Dou Qi, then swarm him.

Shen Luo raised an eyebrow. The Nine Divine Forms he had unleashed offered high movement speed, explosive bursts, and tremendous damage. They did indeed consume a great deal of Dou Qi.

But he possessed the Heavenly Tyrant Body, with high defense, high attack power, and a massive health bar. Battles of attrition were what he excelled at.

Besides, the Devouring Ancestral Talisman was constantly replenishing his Dou Qi. In other words, he could maintain this state and fight all day!

The battle had only just begun, yet he had already killed five Dou Wangs and two Dou Emperors. The occasional Dou Technique that struck him felt like nothing more than a scratch, hardly worth mentioning.

With his body's current toughness, anyone below a Five-Star Dou Zong could forget about breaking through his defenses.

The elders of Jia Nan Academy were already dumbfounded. Anyone struck by Shen Luo's fists either exploded into bloody mist or had their body punched clean through. In short, their deaths were utterly gruesome.

"Elder Shen is mighty! Elder Shen, kill them all!" Within the Inner Academy, many elders and students cheered Shen Luo on.

Just then, eerie white flames suddenly flared in the eyes of Xiao Yan, who stood in a corner. His aura began surging, only stopping when it reached the level of a Peak Nine-Star Dou Emperor.

"Elder Shen, I'll help you!"

Xiao Yan and Yao Chen had been watching the battle from a distance. Faced with the Black Alliance's enormous force, master and disciple had both been preparing to flee. They had never expected the Inner Academy's Elder Shen Luo to fight all those experts alone without falling behind.

Yao Chen hurriedly changed his strategy and urged Xiao Yan to join the battle.

Xiao Yan was bewildered to see Queen Medusa emerge from Shen Luo's body, but there was no time to investigate. He steeled himself and stood beside Shen Luo.

Shen Luo glanced at the solemn-faced Xiao Yan beside him, amusement appearing on his face.

"You're Xiao Yan, aren't you? I have high hopes for you. Since you possess heavenly flames, I'll leave Han Feng to you."

With that, Shen Luo flashed away and resumed hunting the Dou Wangs and Dou Emperors of the Black-Corner Region.

The moment Xiao Yan appeared, Han Feng had already locked onto him.

"Teacher, oh, teacher. Your disciple has finally found you!"

The sea heart flame around Han Feng began burning fiercely, bathing his entire body in a sea of deep-blue fire.

Xiao Yan, however, seemed unsurprised. Eerie white flames likewise roared across the sky.

Their gazes met from afar. Then, with simultaneous roars, they threw themselves into a deadly battle.