"Screech—"
A shrill eagle cry suddenly rang out!
Accompanied by a flash of red light, a phantom-like goshawk directly tore through the waterspout swept up by the Sea Dragon Douluo, while baring its sharp talons and heading straight for the Sea Dragon's pair of dragon eyes!
However, at this very moment, the Sea Dragon Douluo's goal had already been achieved. He had drawn Elder Song away from Shrek Academy, turning the plain outside Shrek City into their battlefield. Also at this moment, the Sea Dragon Douluo suddenly threw his head back and let out a long howl. The resounding dragon roar echoed with the water elements in the world. In an instant, it was as if the water elements between heaven and earth had condensed within his body, violently erupting forth!
Just the aftershock of this eruption forced the soul spirit back.
Seeing the situation turn dire, Elder Song had no time to worry about Xuan Zi's side. Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—her newly regained nine soul rings rose into the air. She suddenly accelerated, shaking her body!
The black soul ring in the seventh position shone brightly.
The next moment, a goshawk with a wingspan of over six meters, radiating cyan light all over its body, appeared in front of the Sea Dragon.
Martial Soul True Body—Azure Shadow Divine Eagle!
Elder Song's body merely flashed lightly, and instantly a cyan beam of light appeared in the sky. This cyan light was truly incredibly fast; even Instant Transmission would be no different.
In the blink of an eye, she dodged the Sea Dragon Douluo's attack. Also at this exact moment, the goshawk soul spirit and Elder Song's Martial Soul True Body seemed to merge into one, arriving in front of the Sea Dragon in less than a breath.
A pair of sharp eagle claws went straight for the Sea Dragon's eyes!
Facing the speed Elder Song displayed, the Sea Dragon Douluo wasn't flustered at all. As his dragon eyes narrowed slightly, his body twisted a little. A layer of blue light bloomed outward from his dragon scales.
When Elder Song's sharp claws struck down, she immediately felt as if she had grabbed onto a soul tool shield. Before she could penetrate it, she was immediately bounced back by an even stronger rebounding force.
"Dragon Shedding Armor!"
A high-pitched yet deep dragon roar sounded.
The blue light blazed, enveloping towards the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle that Elder Song had transformed into. Facing this strike, Elder Song just flashed her figure, and countless feather-shaped cyan lights covered the sky and earth as they cascaded toward him...
Meanwhile, on Xuan Zi and Chen Junting's side.
"Are you two planning to attack together?"
Chen Juntao's tone was icy, but his soul power continuously surged toward his right arm, accelerating the dissipation of that Ultimate Ice coldness.
"Also, don't think that having an additional Limit Douluo will allow you to contend with me. The mighty power of the sea is beyond your imagination. Likewise, taking the Sea God Inheritor to participate in the Divine Trial is the will of Lord Sea God. If you violate it, the consequences are not something you can bear!"
Although he said this, as a demigod powerhouse who had walked step by step from the quasi-demigod stage, he deeply understood the strength of a Limit Douluo. While he had the ability to defeat two powerhouses who had just entered the Limit combat tier, if he wanted to thoroughly defeat them both, he would similarly have to pay a certain price.
Right now, Chen Juntao only hoped that this newly arrived old man would be somewhat reasonable and understand the immense benefits of letting the Sea God Inheritor go with them.
One must know, that was inheriting the Sea God's divine throne!
Even he himself, who was required to be a sacrifice, had no reluctance, yet these people who stood to gain benefits were obstructing them in every possible way.
Xuan Zi's gaze was cold. "I don't care about any of that; if the child doesn't agree, then no one can force her! But if you want to use force, and even provoke our Shrek like this... do you really think we wouldn't dare to be ruthless? You Sea Soul Masters, if you don't give me a proper explanation today, this isn't over."
Clearly, Xuan Zi still hadn't given an inch.
Although he had been in seclusion previously and didn't know exactly what had happened, from the words of this Limit Douluo, he roughly got the gist—someone had inherited a divine throne. And this divine throne was the Sea God's!
From his first impression, this was a good thing. But from the perspective of the Sea Soul Masters suppressing Shrek Academy and the academy's senior elders resisting them one after another, Xuan Zi roughly guessed the thoughts of the chosen child—perhaps she didn't agree.
Although he wasn't clear on what that child was thinking, Little Song surely wouldn't let the child act recklessly. Moreover, he didn't manage affairs; compared to Little Song and the others, he was rather slow-witted. Therefore, ever since Elder Mu passed away, he had decided on one thing: whatever decision Little Song and the others made, he, as the Pavilion Master, had best follow their advice.
Besides, he didn't know the whole story, so he shouldn't comment.
Furthermore, right now these people had come attacking right to their door—how could they endure this?! The students had been wronged—how could they endure this?! They couldn't endure it, not even a little bit!
The biggest characteristic of their Shrek was being fiercely protective of their own!
Seeing that he similarly couldn't persuade them, Chen Juntao, who had completely dispelled the coldness in his right hand, darkened his face. A light flashed in his eyes, radiating awe-inspiring authority despite his lack of anger. The blue hair behind his back slightly rose: "Since this is the case, then we will have to fight."
Immediately, the trident in his hand pointed forward. "Are you coming one by one? Or planning to attack together?"
Xuan Zi laughed heartily: "Since my breakthrough to become a Limit Douluo, I haven't found a suitable opponent to test my skills on. Since you, the Grand Worship of the Sea God, are here today, it's just perfect to let me test what my strength is compared to you, the Sea God Douluo."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Chen Juntao let out a cold sneer.
"Hehe—what audacity. You're treating me as a whetstone. But aren't you afraid I'll snap your blade in two!"
Xuan Zi's eyes flashed: "We'll talk after we fight."
"Kid, I'll go up myself, you cover my flank!"
As he spoke, Elder Xuan had already soared upward, flying toward a higher altitude, clearly intending to fight with all his might!
Chen Juntao's figure didn't move; with just a flash of blue light, he went straight for Xuan Zi. The two silhouettes continuously climbed until they reached an altitude of five thousand meters above the ground before stopping.
Seeing this, Chen Junting cast a downward glance.
With a thought, the Heavenly Eye at his glabella split open. The Immortal-Slaying Array Map flew out from Chen Junting's Heavenly Eye. The array map, circulating with killing intent, mobilized a vast and ferocious sword intent. The power from the four major domains and four major sword intents permeated the entire sky, even extending outward, covering Shrek and turning it into a battlefield.
All the Title Douluo were shocked upon seeing this, and Chen Juntao, the Grand Worship of the Sea God, was no exception.
Because he sensed a familiar aura from this array map. And this aura was not much different from the Sea God's Helmet, yet it was exceptionally faint.
Clearly, this was the embryonic form of a divine tool.
To be precise, this array map was on the path to becoming a divine tool; if it encountered a great opportunity, it would transform into a true divine tool. But such an opportunity was nothing less than a deity taking action.
Even so, it made Chen Juntao weigh the importance of this youth named "Chen Junting" even more heavily in his heart!
Compared to Chen Juntao, Xuan Zi didn't think too much about it. They were in the same faction anyway; would the kid Junting harm him?
At this moment, rings of soul rings released from Xuan Zi's body, and his imposing aura turned the entire sky yellow.
Chen Juntao hovered in mid-air, silently sensing the soul power fluctuations on Xuan Zi's body, and held his trident horizontally. "Come!"
Xuan Zi's body shook, and yellow light blazed from his entire being!
"Please instruct me."
He raised his right hand and slapped toward Chen Juntao's chest.
Actually, at their level, any simple movement was an extremely powerful attack. Simplifying complexity, unless it was a powerful soul skill, fancy moves weren't that important.
Boom—
At this moment, the entire sky shook violently. The intense yellow light condensed behind Xuan Zi into a giant Taotie Divine Bull over a thousand meters long, its light and shadow flickering—a spectacular sight. If not for the Immortal-Slaying Array Map resisting below, the might erupted by Xuan Zi would definitely have affected the academy below.
However, facing this attack, Chen Juntao still stood there without moving an inch; only the Sea God phantom behind him became increasingly massive, ultimately becoming like a giant that stood tall and supported the sky!
At the exact same time, a dark blue light surged out from his chest. When Xuan Zi's palm struck out, he only felt the environment in front of him suddenly become like a quagmire.
But the moment it violently twisted, a terrifying suction force transmitted over, and it unexpectedly absorbed the power of his palm strike completely.
"Hmm?!"
Xuan Zi was instantly shocked. "Water elements? And spatial power!"
But Chen Juntao had no intention of answering him at all.
He swung his trident, sweeping it toward Xuan Zi. The attack contained on the three halberd blades was exactly the same as the method that had just absorbed Xuan Zi's palm power.
And this move was Chen Juntao's method of simulating the abyss of the sea, relying on his control over water elements combined with the spatial power he comprehended after becoming a Limit Douluo. It meant swallowing everything, and at the same time, burying everything!
The name of this move: Abyssal Sea Burial!
Xuan Zi saw the trident sweeping toward him and let out a roar. The next second, his hands circled in front of his chest, and the Taotie Divine Bull behind him suddenly erupted with a sky-shaking angry roar. Immediately after, a thick, earthy-yellow ball of light appeared in his hands.
This ball of light looked extremely bizarre. Its interior seemed to be solid, yet upon it floated pieces of segmented land, each emitting a strange radiance. A portion of it even flowed like water waves, just like a simulated continent.
"Simulating a Continent?!"
Chen Juntao's eyes lit up. "What a brilliant method!"
"Take one move from me, Heaven Calls, Earth Responds!"
Xuan Zi shouted angrily, slowly pushing his hands forward. His movements were extremely slow, and the yellow ball of light flew up accordingly.
However, as it flew toward Chen Juntao, the ground beneath their feet—whether it was Shrek City or the vast plains outside the city—began to emit specks of yellow light, piercing through the array map and shooting into the sky.
In an instant, within the visible range, the earth seemed to awaken, releasing that rich earth-attribute energy, frantically soaring into the sky.
Seeing this, Chen Juntao merely lit up his ninth soul ring.
The next second, "Ninth Soul Skill, Unfixed Storm!"
He took a step forward, and everything around him instantly turned into a brilliant gold. Golden light mist swirled. The thrusting trident spun, sweeping out lightly, bringing up dazzling golden halos. Each halo looked chaotic, but they seemed to have eyes as they enveloped the light ball.
This move originated from the divine skill, the Golden Thirteen Halberds. Although it didn't possess the true mighty power of "Unfixed Storm" and could only achieve three seconds of control along with an attack, for Chen Juntao, the Grand Worship, this was a gift from Lord Sea God.
Its power was so great that he wouldn't use it lightly.
And today, was his first time in fifty years!
Buzz—
The golden halos slowly arrived, incomparably holy!
The moment the two made contact, a layer of pale golden light screen appeared within the halos. It was like using seawater to wash away stains; Xuan Zi's "Heaven Calls, Earth Responds" was unexpectedly erased directly.
This scene instantly left Xuan Zi greatly shocked!
"What?!"
"Since it's like this, then taste this!"
Unwilling to show weakness, at this moment his eyes turned golden yellow, and the Taotie Divine Bull behind him suddenly charged forward, actually crashing directly into the halos!
Boom—
The sky suddenly darkened, and then bright light blazed again.
Terrifying soul power fluctuations instantly erupted outward in the high altitude. Within a range of hundreds of square kilometers, all clouds and mist vanished in an instant, yet the sky still saw no sunlight.
That terrifying aura was enough to shock everyone.
In the sky, the two silhouettes suddenly separated. Xuan Zi kept retreating until he was between the pair of horns of his Taotie Divine Bull before he stabilized his figure, whereas Chen Juntao only retreated a little over twenty steps.
"What strength."
Xuan Zi was horrified in his heart, a flush of red appearing on his face.
Hearing this, Chen Juntao merely swung his trident.
"Since you know your strength is inferior, you might as well admit defeat early."
Who would have thought, Xuan Zi just snorted coldly:
"In your dreams!"
"Seventh Soul Skill—Taotie Divine Bull True Body!"
As the red light flashed, accompanied by a low muffled groan, Xuan Zi vanished into thin air, replaced by the increasingly condensed and terrifying body of the Taotie Divine Bull.
The ocean and the earth, water and earth, crushed against each other. But even though this wasn't the ocean, the earth-attribute power was still suppressed.
At this moment, circles of yellow halos lit up on the pair of long forward-growing horns of the Taotie Divine Bull. Immediately after, it suddenly accelerated in the air, charging straight toward the Sea God Douluo.
Accompanied by the Taotie Divine Bull's mad dash, circles of yellow halos expanded from under its feet. The massive gravity frantically tore at the air, making it seem as if rolling thunder was sounding in the sky. The terrifying roar seemed to trample the entire sky to pieces.
Seeing this scene, Chen Juntao snorted coldly.
"Hmph—stubbornly persistent!"
The next second, the Sea God phantom behind him seemed to come alive. Illuminated by the red halo of the seventh soul ring, the golden Sea God phantom also merged with Chen Juntao into one, as if they were a single entity.
Looking at the charging Taotie Divine Bull, the Sea God True Body stretched its torso, gathered strength in its right arm, and hurled the Sea God Trident in its hand like a javelin, its target pointing straight at the Taotie Divine Bull!
In an instant, Boom—
Accompanied by a violent roar, the yellow light was dazzling! The golden light was resplendent!
Between those pair of bull horns, two yellow lights spiraled around each other, blocking this halberd strike.
But the massive body fell from the air, descending to two thousand meters. Just as it was about to crash into Shrek City, the four hooves of the Taotie Divine Bull stepped onto the Immortal-Slaying Array Map.
Killing intent lingered, wrapping around half of its body.
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