Inky clouds churned, and dozens of towering pillars of light lined up high in the sky, their terrifying auras sweeping down like furious waves.
Du Busi stood at the forefront of the Body Sect, his burly frame radiating a domineering, ferocious presence, his arms folded across his chest as he sneered.
His dark green hair whipped wildly in the wind as he mocked them. "It's been ten thousand years, and you Shrek people still don't understand that Soul Masters of different types need different training methods."
"Do you really think the Seven Gods became gods by running laps?"
Boom-
Du Busi's oppressive aura poured down, and even the air seemed to freeze at that moment.
Zhou Yi's face instantly turned deathly pale. Her legs trembled uncontrollably, as though a mountain of crushing weight were pressing down on her.
Thud.
She fell straight to her knees, which slammed heavily into the ground. A trace of blood even seeped from the corner of her mouth.
"Xuan Zi, today I'll give this incompetent fool a proper lesson on behalf of your Sea God's Pavilion."
Du Busi laughed heartily. "No need to thank me. This is repayment for the way you bullied Di'ao Academy back then."
"Du Busi!"
Xuan Zi abruptly rose to his feet, shielding the already unconscious Zhou Yi from the pressure. "Your Body Sect dares to trespass into Shrek Academy!"
The Body Sect members in the sky immediately threw back their heads and laughed.
"Trespass? What imposing authority your Shrek Academy has. When you shamelessly went to bully the youngsters at Di'ao Academy, why didn't you call that trespassing?"
Du Busi scoffed. "Don't you proclaim yourselves a Soul Master holy land? Why aren't you welcoming us Body Soul Masters now? As I recall, Blue Tyrant Academy's motto ten thousand years ago wasn't anything like this."
With that, he turned his gaze toward Xiao Xiao, who stood frozen in place. "This little girl has a fine martial soul. A pity that here, she'll only be buried by people who can't see beyond a rat's nose."
Xiao Xiao stared blankly up at the sky. Under Du Busi's oppressive aura, she didn't even have the courage to speak.
"Du Busi, just what do you want!"
Xuan Zi roared, then flew into the air to confront Du Busi from a distance.
At the same time, several streaks of light rose from Shrek Academy and came to Xuan Zi's side, glaring at the Body Sect members.
"What do I want?" Du Busi gave a savage grin. "I've come here today to demand an explanation on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire!"
Du Busi unleashed his aura without holding anything back.
Even the Body Sect elders behind him revealed their auras in unison at that moment.
Heaven and earth changed color, and their imposing auras shattered the clouds.
"What was the meaning of you Shrek people going to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to snatch someone away a while ago!"
Du Busi bellowed, "As the Heaven Dou Empire's guardian sect, the Body Sect has come here today to demand an explanation!"
Xuan Zi's previously sky-piercing aura faltered somewhat at that moment.
He knew he was in the wrong over this matter.
Now that Du Busi had come knocking in the Heaven Dou Empire's name, he had to give Du Busi a satisfactory account unless Shrek Academy no longer wished to remain here.
But then he thought of how Du Busi was now using his might to intimidate Shrek Academy. He was simply trampling on the glory Shrek had passed down for ten thousand years.
Shrek's glory must not be profaned!
"Du Busi, I must remind you of something."
Xuan Zi drew a deep breath. Nine soul rings slowly appeared beneath him: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, and red. "Don't forget the oath your Body Sect swore back then."
Du Busi picked at his ear in disbelief. "What oath?"
"Let me tell you plainly."
Nine soul rings also appeared beneath him, but starting from the seventh, every one was a blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
"Starting today, the Body Sect is officially coming out of seclusion!"
"Now our Body Sect will learn from you and see whether your Shrek can withstand a Super Douluo wreaking havoc!"
Huo Yuhao beat his Ice Dragon Wings, watching the nearly complete chaos in Shrek Square below.
While they were still on the way, he had revealed this external soul bone, using the explanation that his Spirit Eyes' second soul ring had come from a flying Soul Beast with a mental attribute.
The Body Sect members hadn't cared where the Ice Dragon Wings came from. They had merely smiled and said this was Huo Yuhao's good fortune, and he didn't need to explain.
"Shrek doesn't seem to amount to much," Huo Yuhao said.
Yan Shaozhe now noticed Huo Yuhao, whose appearance was far too youthful. Amid a group of middle-aged and elderly people, he was simply too conspicuous.
"What a high-sounding excuse," he said, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes. "You've merely found a suitable heir and want to make a name for yourselves by stepping on our Shrek!"
"You're in no position to pass judgment on someone from my Body Sect!"
Du Busi's expression turned vicious. Soul power surged out of him, forming an enormous dark green hand that blotted out the sky and sun as it pressed down toward Yan Shaozhe's head!
"Du Busi, don't you dare!"
Xuan Zi roared and instantly moved in front of Yan Shaozhe, the soul rings beneath him suddenly lighting up.
Boom-!
Two terrifying forces collided in midair. The surrounding buildings shook violently, as though an earthquake had struck.
For a time, their soul power became locked in a stalemate, colliding and twisting together before beginning to spin rapidly.
Pitch-black spatial rifts continuously flashed around Du Busi and Xuan Zi.
As their contest of strength dragged on, those spatial rifts even showed signs of spreading outward.
Just then, a gentle golden halo suddenly spread out from the direction of the Sea God's Pavilion.
The halo seemed slow but was actually swift, surging high into the sky in the blink of an eye. Then, beneath that golden light, the clashing auras of both Du Busi and Xuan Zi gradually dissolved.
A resounding dragon's roar rang out from the Sea God's Pavilion. Tangible sound waves spread outward in layers, instantly changing Du Busi's expression in the sky.
"Sea God's Light? Light Dragon Roar?"
"Mu En, you're not dead yet!"
An aged figure soared into the sky amid a skyful of raining light. "If I were dead, would you bully our Shrek Academy?"
A trace of gravity flashed through Du Busi's eyes, but defiance soon replaced it.
Soul power surged around him as he forcibly withstood the all-encompassing light soul power, his voice thundering. "Mu En, even if you're not dead, this matter won't end peacefully today!"
"Don't try pinning accusations on me. Can your Shrek honestly say you have a clear conscience over what happened in the Heaven Dou Empire?"
Du Busi was unwilling to lose face in front of Huo Yuhao.
Because today was the Body Sect's first battle in its return to the Soul Master world.
Publicly, he was demanding an explanation on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire; privately, he also had to fight to obtain the Ultimate Martial Soul Cultivation Manual for Huo Yuhao.
Thus, no matter what, Du Busi could not let his imposing presence falter before Mu En.
Mu En stood upon the empty air, forcing himself to remain alert. "Du Busi, Xuan Zi was indeed in the wrong over the matter of Di'ao Academy. But today, you led your people in forcing your way into Shrek and injured my teachers and students. What account will you give me for that?"
"An account?"
Du Busi abruptly raised his hand, immediately entering the Body Martial Soul Second Awakening state.
A golden pillar of light shot into the sky.
"We'll fight first, then talk about whatever account you want! I don't believe my elder brother didn't leave you with any injuries!"