Xuan Zi roared in fury. He still did not activate his Martial Soul Avatar, but the soul power within him abruptly spilled out, surging forth.
Moo-
A low, resonant sound like a bull's bellow rang through heaven and earth, briefly drowning out even the rolling thunder.
The brilliant earthen-yellow light no longer spread without bounds. Instead, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, it rushed madly toward the surface of Xuan Zi's body, compressing and condensing.
A flicker of surprise crossed Di Tian's enormous golden dragon eyes.
He could clearly sense a fundamental change taking place in the energy spilling out around Xuan Zi. A transformation from insubstantial to solid, from dispersed to concentrated, was rapidly taking shape.
"Condense!"
Xuan Zi's beard and hair bristled as he barked the word.
In an instant, that vast, boundless earthen-yellow soul power ceased to be mere halos or mist. It solidified and took shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.
A suit of thick, solid armor, radiating a sense of strength like ancient bedrock, appeared out of thin air around Xuan Zi!
The armor covered his shoulders, chest, arms, and legs. Its joints bore flowing yet rugged angles, and its surface was covered in profound, archaic patterns, as though it carried the power of the earth.
Earthen-yellow light flowed over the armor's surface. Every flicker tugged at the pulse of the earth below, and even Shrek City seemed to become a little more stable the instant the armor appeared!
More wondrous still was the faintly visible image on Xuan Zi's breastplate.
It was a true draconic image, resembling a bull yet not a bull-a Taotie Image that seemed ready to burst out of Xuan Zi's breastplate at any moment!
On the Taotie Image adorning Xuan Zi, which seemed poised to