Even beneath crushing pressure, even against the Golden Tree's onslaught, I, Luo Chen, remained invincible in this world

"Brother!" Na'er cried out, unable to hold back her tears any longer.

Ignoring the gazes of the many Shrek students, she rushed into Luo Chen's arms.

Beyond the sky screen,

Qian Renxue: Who is this now?

Wang Dong'er: Luo Chen, don't you love me anymore?

Wang Qiu'er: Scumbag!

Luo Chen stroked Na'er's head affectionately. "It's been a long time."

Although Luo Chen had long known that Na'er was at Shrek Academy, Yun Ming had forbidden her from leaving the Inner Court. Luo Chen hadn't been strong enough to enter before, either, so they had never managed to meet.

Her warm tears soon soaked the front of Luo Chen's clothes. Na'er hugged him tightly, her body trembling slightly as sobs escaped her.

"Bastard! My goddess!!!" Some Shrek students couldn't bear the sight.

But Na'er didn't care about any of that. She buried her head in Luo Chen's chest, even sneaking a funny face in Gu Yue's direction.

"Hmph!"

Gu Yue watched the scene coldly and snorted.

[Na'er's affection +1]

[Na'er's affection +1]

[Gu Yue's affection +1]

[Na'er's affection +1]

Luo Chen: ?

What just slipped in there?

The many heroines beyond the sky screen: Seriously? Who is this woman? Luo Chen lucked out again!

When Luo Chen checked the panel, he suddenly discovered that everyone's affection had dropped considerably!

They were still nowhere near falling below 100, though. It was more like a drop from 1,000 to 950.

What was going on?

If it kept dropping like this, wouldn't all his rewards disappear?

Suddenly, a gentle voice sounded nearby, interrupting Luo Chen's thoughts.

"Lan Muzi of the Shrek Inner Court. Please enlighten me!"

Beyond the sky screen, Yu Xiaogang sneered.

"Luo Chen, a disciple of our Shrek Inner Court has arrived. Your good days are over!"

"Come on, let me see just how strong Shrek's Inner Court disciples are twenty thousand years from now!"

Lan Muzi unhurriedly released his martial soul.

A long blade appeared out of thin air in his hand. It was three feet long and utterly unremarkable, looking as though it had been carved from ordinary wood.

The instant the wooden blade appeared, a warm golden glow lit up Lan Muzi's eyes. A faint golden-red halo spread from within him, enveloping his entire body like a wheel of warm sunlight.

"Excellent, excellent! He already has the makings of a god!" Yu Xiaogang praised.

The next second, eight ink-black soul rings rose from beneath Lan Muzi's feet.

Yu Xiaogang was dumbfounded.

"Wait, why is a Soul Douluo stepping forward? Where are Shrek's genius students? The enemy's already at your doorstep, and you're still hiding them?"

Within the sky screen, Luo Chen stood where he was and motioned for Na'er to take shelter behind him.

Then he adopted the bearing of a master, clasping his hands behind his back without releasing his martial soul.

"I told you, I don't need my martial soul to deal with you Shrek Academy students."

His words ignited the anger of the surrounding Shrek students.

"Senior brother, teach him a lesson!"

"That's right! Show this guy what Shrek can do!"

Their incessant chattering was beginning to irritate Luo Chen.

"What are you all babbling about? Why don't you just come at me together!"

"I, Luo Chen, will take on every last one of you Shrek students alone!"

"At the pinnacle of souls, I stand proud above the world. Where I, Luo Chen, stand, there is heaven!"

Luo Chen flew into the air and shouted down at the many Shrek students.

"Luo Chen, watch out!" Lan Muzi's gaze sharpened. Although he had a rather gentle temperament,

he wouldn't allow anyone to keep provoking Shrek Academy.

"First soul skill, Three Suns Bring Prosperity! Second soul skill, Spring Snow!"

Golden-red light bloomed around Lan Muzi, its soft radiance spreading across the entire stretch of sky.

Sunwood Blade in hand, Lan Muzi charged toward Luo Chen. Three small golden suns hovered around him, radiating scorching light.

"Too weak. Is this all Shrek's senior brother amounts to?"

Luo Chen smiled mockingly.

"Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain!"

The Snow Maiden's long dress fluttered as vast swaths of white snow scattered freely, spreading the Emperor's Cold Heaven domain.

At the same time, Luo Chen activated the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion torso bone. The Eternal Frozen Domain expanded outward, and two currents of extreme cold, one white and one jade-green, instantly merged.

The blizzard and extreme cold became one. Wind and snow howled within the domain, every snowflake carrying bone-piercing cold capable of freezing soul power.

The Ice Empress and Snow Empress were already ultimate martial souls, and after being enhanced by Luo Chen's Ice Ancestral Talisman martial soul,

they had long since reached the realm of absolute zero!

Lan Muzi felt the circulation of his blood abruptly grow sluggish. The flow of soul power within him became like a frozen river, its speed plummeting by more than half.

Even with the golden suns, he couldn't repel the invading cold. In an instant, he became an ice sculpture just like Li Qiankun.

Watching beyond the sky screen, Yu Xiaogang completely lost his composure.

"How exactly do you people at Shrek cultivate? Have you even been seriously following my Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul?"

"I really want to go twenty thousand years into the future and teach you properly what cultivation means!"

Yu Xiaogang looked exasperated, like a man frustrated that iron would not become steel.

Luo Chen, however, had no such concerns. He only wanted to finish this battle quickly.

"Ice Empress, Snow Empress!" Luo Chen called within his Sea of Consciousness.

"I know, I know. All you ever do is order me around." The Ice Empress stuck out her tongue, her face full of impatience.

The Snow Empress stroked the Ice Empress's head, only to make her even more disgruntled.

"Snow Empress, just keep spoiling Luo Chen!"

"Bingbing, stop fussing. Business comes first," the Snow Empress soothed.

"I know!" the Ice Empress replied sulkily.

"Ice Emperor's Wrath!"

"Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Peerless!"

Luo Chen unleashed the signature ultimate techniques of the Ice Empress and Snow Empress simultaneously.

A translucent emerald-green pillar of light and an ice-blue sword beam blasted forth, leaving faint traces of frost even across space itself.

Beyond the sky screen, the watching Sky Dream Ice Silkworm grew frantic.

"That's Bingbing's soul skill!"

"Why does this human have Bingbing's soul skill?"

Just then, a voice suddenly sounded beside Luo Chen's ear.

"Luo Chen, do me a favor and concede. Shrek will compensate you in the future."

Luo Chen's expression changed before he sneered.

"Yun Ming, you old bastard, all you know is compensation. Today, I'm trampling Shrek underfoot!"

"Arrogant!"

The next second, the oppressive might of a Limit Douluo descended upon Luo Chen.

Meanwhile, golden light appeared around Lan Muzi, who had been frozen into an ice sculpture, greatly increasing the power of his Sunwood Blade.

Luo Chen didn't even need to think. Yun Ming had undoubtedly drawn on the Golden Tree's power.

"Looks like I still have to use my martial soul."

"Even beneath crushing pressure, even against the Golden Tree's onslaught, I, Luo Chen, remain invincible in this world!"

He released his Devouring Ancestral Talisman martial soul.

Nine blood-red soul rings appeared beneath Luo Chen's feet.

Yu Xiaogang: ???

"How could anyone have nine Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings? My theory can't be wrong. He must have undergone a divine trial!"

Little did he know, twenty thousand years into the future, divine trials no longer even existed.

After releasing his martial soul, Luo Chen did something none of them had expected.

"Ring Detonation!"

Crack-! With a sharp snap, a blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring shattered violently. Countless streams of black-and-red light surged uncontrollably into every limb and bone of Luo Chen's body.

With the energy from Ring Detonation, Luo Chen withstood Yun Ming's oppressive might.

Tang Hao, watching the sky screen, was bewildered. Even the elders of the Clear Sky Sect were stunned.

Had the Clear Sky Sect ceased to exist twenty thousand years into the future?

How did Luo Chen know Ring Detonation?

This was their Clear Sky Sect's secret technique, never passed to outsiders!

Meanwhile, Qian Daoliu in Douluo Hall was visibly exhilarated!

Outside the Clear Sky Sect, no one was more familiar with Ring Detonation than he was.

"That's right! That's exactly the feeling!"

"This is absolutely authentic Ring Detonation!"