Sun and Moon Radiance, Golden Transformation

Just as the situation turned critical, a sharp shout rang out from behind them.

At the sound of that shout, a smile appeared on Flender's stiff face.

"She's finally here."

Yu Xiaogang, who had long since hidden off to the side amid the chaos, froze when he heard the woman's voice.

"Impossible! What is she doing here?"

Meng Shenji looked up at the sound and saw a fiery red figure charging toward them.

Boom!

The tremendous impact blasted a crater straight into the ground.

As the flames dispersed, a figure in black emerged. The woman wore a tight black dress that outlined every curve of her lovely figure.

Her long black hair fluttered in the wind, and her beautiful, mature face was now filled with murderous fury.

"No one touches Xiaogang!"

Everyone present was somewhat surprised to see the woman land.

"Dean Liu, may I ask what brings you here?"

Meng Shenji snorted coldly, but as Liu Erlong was a fellow dean, he still showed her some courtesy.

Liu Erlong's slender brows shot up. Planting both hands on her hips, she began berating them.

"You old fools have no dignity! What's so impressive about bullying a bunch of children...?"

Without bothering to sort out right from wrong, Liu Erlong launched straight into a tirade. In her eyes, apart from Yu Xiaogang, everyone else was wrong no matter what they did.

"You! You shrew! I have no time for your nonsense. Qin Ming cannot escape his fate. Once the army arrives, things will only get worse."

"Pah!"

Liu Erlong spat outright. Although she did not know what had happened earlier, the situation was clearly unfavorable to Flender and Yu Xiaogang.

Only by continuing to play dumb might she be able to leave with them. After all, she had the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan behind her, so Meng Shenji would not dare go too far.

"Then make your move! I'm right here waiting!"

"Hehehe! What a fine Shrek! What a fine Qin Ming!"

As the two sides remained at an impasse, Dugu Bo pushed Dugu Yan over to Sunday's side and told her to stay put.

Then he walked over to Meng Shenji, fixing Qin Ming with a gaze as venomous as snakes and scorpions.

"Let's see which is tougher-your stubborn mouths or my poison."

As he spoke, streams of green smoke rose from Dugu Bo's body. The flowers and grass at the academy gates withered the instant they touched it.

At the sight of the green smoke, terror appeared on Meng Shenji's and his two companions' faces, and they hurriedly retreated.

"Your Highness, we should leave this place first. It is simply too dangerous. We can have the army hunt them down afterward."

Meng Shenji approached Xue Qinghe and spoke respectfully with his hands clasped.

He truly had not expected so much to happen today. He had experienced more in a single morning than he usually did in a year.

Dugu Bo was acting like a madman, while Liu Erlong had Yu Luomian behind her. Neither side was someone the Heaven Dou Empire could lightly afford to offend.

Better to escort Xue Qinghe somewhere safe first and leave him and Xue Ye to suffer the headache of deciding what to do.

Xue Qinghe nodded upon hearing this. Indeed, today had been quite a day.

He had watched such a grand spectacle in just half a day, but he still had proper business to attend to.

"Sir, let's head inside. It's still too dangerous here."

Xue Qinghe spoke with a smile, then addressed Ning Fengzhi as well.

"Teacher, please come with us. Rongrong is here too, and this really is rather dangerous."

After hearing Xue Qinghe's words, Ning Fengzhi considered briefly before nodding.

"Very well."

He had originally intended to keep watching. After all, Tang San and the others were genuinely talented.

If he could recruit them into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the sect's predicament of having no new generation to succeed the old would readily resolve itself.

But on further reflection, their teachers were all of this sort-profiteers and wanted criminals.

And with a worthless fish-eye like Qin Ming already before him, how good could the students they taught possibly be?

He, Ning Fengzhi, lacked geniuses, not ungrateful wolves. Ning Rongrong alone might not be able to keep such a great hidden danger in check in the future.

Sunday, however, calmly shook his head.

"Take Dugu Yan with you. I'll watch a little longer."

Xue Qinghe and the others were rather surprised by Sunday's words.

Come on, man, why are you joining the commotion at a time like this?

None of them had seen Sunday's strength so far, but judging by the pair of feathers at his ears, he had probably undergone a martial soul mutation.

Most martial soul mutations were failures, however. With low innate soul power, one's cultivation would not be particularly high either.

After all, there was a living example right there before their eyes.

Xue Qinghe frowned slightly.

"Mr. Sunday, this is no trivial matter. When a Titled Douluo takes action, the casualties can be immense."

"Indeed, Mr. Sunday. Even with me and the three education commissioners here,

if Dugu Bo goes mad, stopping him will not be easy."

Seeing that Sunday would not leave, Gu Rong also grew anxious. After all, nothing could be allowed to happen to Ning Fengzhi or Ning Rongrong.

"Dugu Bo, do you really think we're afraid of you? Boss Fu, Xiaogang!"

Just then, Liu Erlong's shout rang out.

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw Liu Erlong, Flender, and Yu Xiaogang standing in a triangle, beginning to form hand seals.

"Sun and Moon Radiance, Golden Transformation!"

Three rays of golden light rose from beneath their feet, linking together to form a golden array.

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao leaped off the ground, and the sixteen soul rings beneath the three of them settled over Luo Sanpao, layer by layer.

"What is that?"

Xue Qinghe and Ning Rongrong looked puzzled, while Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and the others appeared thoughtful.

Sunday watched the three of them move, then glanced at the two yellow soul rings beneath Yu Xiaogang's feet.

"I really feel sorry for Luo Sanpao, saddled with such a useless master."

With a sigh, Sunday explained.

"This is a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and an extremely rare Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill at that."

"Trinity? May I ask, Mr. Sunday, how this is possible?"

Meng Shenji was rather confused. He knew about Martial Soul Fusion Skills, and while a trinity fusion was rare, it was still possible.

But he truly did not understand how those three could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

A Swine, an owl, and a fire dragon—no matter how he thought about it, that should have been impossible, right?

Watching Luo Sanpao, who had already begun to transform, Sunday continued explaining to them.

"Normally, it would indeed be impossible. After all, these martial souls are so far apart that even eight bamboo poles laid end to end could not connect them.

But there are exceptions. Yu Xiaogang's martial soul mutated into a Swine because of an innate deficiency, much like Tang San earlier.

Only Yu Xiaogang's condition was worse, causing what should have awakened as a golden sacred dragon martial soul to degenerate straight into a Swine.

Although the mutation failed, a faint trace of dragon bloodline still remains within him.

Liu Erlong's martial soul is a fire dragon, and its dragon bloodline happens to make up for Luo Sanpao's deficiency.

As for Flender, he provides Luo Sanpao with ample soul power and abilities such as flight, allowing Luo Sanpao to evolve further and ultimately become a golden sacred dragon.

That is why the three of them can achieve martial soul fusion."

Upon hearing Sunday's explanation, everyone understood, and their admiration for him grew.

Someone with such profound knowledge was nothing like a charlatan such as Yu Xiaogang.

At this point, Xue Qinghe spoke up again with concern.

"Sir, we should hurry and leave. A Martial Soul Fusion Skill performed by two Soul Saints and a Soul Grandmaster is fully capable of fighting above their rank.

Their battle with Dugu Bo is bound to be perilous. For safety's sake, we should leave."

At Xue Qinghe's renewed urging, Sunday smiled and nodded, giving him a reassuring look.

"Don't worry. If things truly spiral out of control, I'll step in!"