Night hung low, the stars and moon suspended above Shrek City, and all was still quiet.
In an instant, a sudden change struck.
An ink-black torrent surged from the edge of the heavens, like a beast that had lain dormant for countless ages stretching its body, devouring the moonlight across the sky.
Starlight vanished inch by inch. Black mist swept across the heavens, the night grew ever gloomier, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth abruptly stagnated, and the sweeping wind stopped dead.
A low, ancient dragon's roar rolled out from deep within the black clouds, shaking souls as it crossed the void and descended upon the earth.
Within the clouds, the enormous phantom of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King stretched across the heavens, its scales flickering in and out of view amid the black mist.
"How dare you! Who's there?! Who dares spy on our Shrek!"
Within the academy, shrill alarms suddenly rang out in every direction.
"Enemy attack!"
Disturbed by the crushing pressure, students in dormitories and cultivation rooms everywhere stopped what they were doing and rushed to windows or courtyards, looking up at the sky with pale faces.
Several mighty pillars of soul power rose in succession from the inner court. Space shook repeatedly as multiple Three-Word Battle Armor Masters shot into the sky and hovered there on guard.
Two aged, furious roars tore through the air as Zhuo Shi and Feng Wuyu stepped out into the sky together.
Phantoms of the Red-Armored Dragon and Blazing Fire Dragon appeared behind them. Two scorching, tremendous waves of draconic might surged skyward, straining against the black dragon's oppressive power descending from above.
Zhuo Shi's beard and hair bristled, and a crimson radiance swept around him as his voice shook the surrounding lands. "What monster dares trespass on our Shrek!"