"Damn it! Xuan Zi, leave none alive except Zhang Lexuan!"
Mu En's face twisted hideously as he ground his teeth, all his earlier composure gone.
Then he turned his head, a smile immediately returning to his face as he said to Huo Yuhao, "Young friend, I generously showed you the secret of immortality. Why must you be so unappreciative?"
Huo Yuhao snorted coldly, his eyes filled with disdain. "You merely used Soul Power to flush out a human bodily structure, then used a Soul-Gathering Formation to absorb souls, and borrowed divine power to imprison their souls completely within puppets. That's what you call resurrection?"
"Hahaha, young friend, if it really were so simple, could it still be called immortality? How would I dare call it resurrection?!"
Mu En laughed loudly. A gigantic golden dragon of light appeared behind him and spread its wings. Its hundred-meter wingspan blotted out the sky and sun. Above its pair of golden horns, nine Soul Rings slowly pulsed-two yellow, one purple, three black, and three red, dazzling to behold.
Beneath its horns, two blood-red dragon eyes stared fixedly at Huo Yuhao. Faint dragon breath escaped its mouth. Its four claws were thick and sharp; merely sweeping through the air, they made space seem on the verge of shattering.
"'Sorrow,' go help 'Nu' and the others. I'll handle things here."
A flash of madness crossed Huo Yuhao's eyes. He stopped Zhang Lexuan from coming to help him. His heartbeat began to quicken, adrenaline pouring out rapidly as excitement filled his body.
Ever since fighting that black dragon at eight years old, he had never felt this excitement again. This truly was a delightful surprise.
Sensing Huo Yuhao's resolve, Zhang Lexuan did not hesitate in the slightest. With absolute trust in Shadow, she sped straight toward Xuan Zi.
"Young friend, is there truly no room for compromise? We can lead Shrek Academy together, marching toward glory under Ancestor Tang San's leadership!"
"Oh? A mere deity. Why should I swear allegiance to him?"
"You old bastard, haven't you heard, 'Precious though love may be, freedom commands a higher price'? Of course, an old dog like you wouldn't understand."
"In that case, let this darkness of mine devour you completely!"
Huo Yuhao's chest rose and fell continuously. Every cell in his body brimmed with fighting spirit, and the ceaseless rush of excitement left him unable to hold back any longer!
Mu En chuckled, his eyes shifting before fixing firmly on Huo Yuhao. "I am curious. Young friend, you only have rank-fifteen Soul Power, yet you possess the combat strength of a Limit Douluo. I really would like to take you apart and examine you."
He was simply far too curious about Huo Yuhao's body. If not for Tang San's will in his mind constantly telling him to make Huo Yuhao submit...
Otherwise, he would have acted the instant Huo Yuhao's Golden Soul Ring appeared!
That Soul Ring's color was simply too enticing. He was certain that if he uncovered this boy's secrets and presented them to the great Ancestor Tang San, he would surely receive more lifespan and divine power.
"Young friend, there is still time to stop."
Radiant lightning flickered over Mu En's hands as they transformed into dragon claws. His hunched body straightened fully at that moment, and golden dragon scales slowly covered him one by one, wrapping him tightly like golden armor.
Terrifying pressure suddenly erupted from his body, countless fierce gusts sweeping toward Huo Yuhao.
"Hahahaha, I'm so excited! Now that's more like it!"
The smile on Huo Yuhao's face grew even more crazed. He swung his longsword upright before his chest, gripped it tightly with both hands, and brought the blade down ahead of him, cleaving the fierce winds straight in two.
His pupils flickered, reflecting the golden dragon's figure.
Before that gigantic dragon, Huo Yuhao seemed so tiny, as though a light grasp of its claw could crush him completely!
The dragon swiftly merged into Mu En's body. Draconic might instantly erupted from within him, its terrifying force leaving everyone from Shadow Garden unable to open their eyes.
Huo Yuhao showed no fear. Double pupils slowly emerged in his eyes, turning them entirely purple.
Pointing his longsword, he thrust off with both feet as though an invisible floor lay beneath him and shot straight toward Mu En like a cannonball.
He moved so fast that even Mu En failed to catch sight of him. His dragon eyes could only keep scanning the surrounding space, remaining vigilant against Huo Yuhao's attack.
A ring of golden lightning appeared in Mu En's hand and suddenly erupted outward from that center, spreading a full fifty meters before finally stopping.
Within that range, everything became an ocean of lightning. Countless golden bolts raged through it, some so thick they resembled liquid. There were even balls of lightning darting wildly about, indiscriminately attacking everything except Mu En.
Tyrant Emperor: Lightning Domain continuously ravaged everything around him. Mu En's imposing presence kept climbing as he clenched his fist and abruptly punched in one direction.
A massive golden dragon head roared and shot into the distance, carrying ball lightning in its maw as it blasted toward a patch of space nearby with thunderbolt speed.
Boom!
A tremendous explosion resounded. Dense lightning enveloped that patch of space, spraying wantonly.
A black figure slowly emerged amid the lightning. His robe billowed, covered in a layer of dark-purple Soul Power that kept the lightning outside, unable to advance an inch!
Staring at the lightning before him, Huo Yuhao actually caught the thick, liquid-like golden lightning without using any Soul Power for protection.
The lightning liquid in his palm constantly ravaged Huo Yuhao's slime outer garment, blasting countless droplets of black liquid away, only for the liquid to fly swiftly back. This cycle repeated, yet it could not even destroy his outermost defense.
Mu En was somewhat alarmed as well. Even peerless powerhouses from his own era would not dare take that punch head-on, much less touch the lightning liquid within it directly with their hands.
"Young friend, you really have exceeded my expectations..."
Mu En chuckled, stroking his little mustache again with that dragon claw as the lightning within the domain intensified further.
"So-called thunder and lightning can injure the human body simply because humans conduct electricity. As long as an insulating object blocks it, most of the lightning's might cannot hurt anyone at all..."
Huo Yuhao murmured, merely continuing to study the lightning before him out of some curiosity. He paid Mu En no mind whatsoever.
After all, he had already calculated that the odds between him and Mu En were seventy-thirty.
Moreover, Mu En only had that thirty-percent chance of victory when timing, terrain, and human support all aligned in his favor.
A small round glass bottle appeared in Huo Yuhao's hand, and he poured the golden lightning liquid inside. The lightning constantly emitted yellow light within it, illuminating everything nearby.
Used as a light bulb, this really would be green energy, natural and pollution-free.
Then Huo Yuhao swept his hand, and a vortex appeared in his palm, drawing countless streams of golden lightning liquid inside. Before long, all that thick liquid had vanished.
Watching his lightning being absorbed, Mu En was alarmed once more. No wonder Ancestor Tang San's aim from the outset had been to subdue Huo Yuhao.
The methods he employed actually had no effect whatsoever on Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao swung his longsword, cleaving a path straight through the lightning domain. Countless bolts retreated to either side, unable even to gather together again.
Finally, Huo Yuhao stepped onto the path he had cut. The lightning flickered constantly, brightening and dimming, until, after a few final crackles, it dispersed completely, leaving no trace between heaven and earth.
"Sometimes, time makes people lose their way, giving them the illusion that they are still at their peak. It is a sorrow..."
Huo Yuhao walked forward step by step, treading through the air as though on level ground. Sword light continually flashed along his longsword's edge, while his shadow flickered and split behind him, becoming three black figures that appeared at his back.
"Actually, every so often, one should reflect on oneself and observe one's surroundings..."
The three figures blurred and appeared directly around Mu En, surrounding him together with Huo Yuhao from the four directions-east, south, west, and north.
"Thus, I examine myself thrice each day..."
"Do not let appearances deceive you, like that arrogant, conceited fellow up in the heavens."
Huo Yuhao laughed with his teeth bared, his eyes stirring like restless flames. Then he brought his legs together, formed a sword seal with his hand, and raised his longsword high.
His killing intent locked directly onto Mu En in the center. The surrounding shadows performed the exact same movements as Huo Yuhao.
Mu En's pupils contracted sharply. Four rings of light sprang directly from his hand, and he turned his palm in the air.
"Go!"
Mu En bellowed!
The four rings of light locked directly onto their enemies, enveloping Huo Yuhao and the three shadows.
A golden dragon head appeared imposingly upon the rings of light!
Golden Sacred Dragons emerged one after another within the rings of light, turning into countless bolts of lightning that swept across unhindered, looking down on all!