"Senior Sea God, I trust you have been well since we last met."
Before his full appearance was revealed, his voice arrived first.
Following the voice, a terrifying sword intent swept across the entire venue. While it caused all experts below the Title Douluo level to fall into a momentary trance, the sword intent also split the sky above Shrek into two halves—one azure blue and the other normal—clearly demarcated in the high altitude.
Yet, that half of normal sky was truly shocking. Because only someone whose strength was relatively close could reclaim half the home-field advantage from the Sea God Douluo using just their aura.
As the sword intent diffused in the air, the group of experts from the Sea God Family all retreated between ten to a hundred meters, except for Chen Juntao, who stood firm, and the Sea Dragon Douluo, who only took a single step back.
Then, "Buzz—"
A series of crisp, pleasant, yet heavily murderous sword chimes rang out as Chen Junting slowly stepped forward. Ripples seemed to appear in the void, but in the next second, a short distance felt like a thousand miles; in just a fleeting moment, he brought Ning Tian to stand opposite Chen Juntao.
"Sure enough, it's you."
Chen Juntao's gaze fell upon Chen Junting. While slightly stunned, a trace of surprise revealed in his eyes. It hadn't even been a few months, right? The youth who was only at Level 90 back then was actually standing before him now, and their aura clash showed no signs of him falling behind.
This talent—it would be unreasonable if he didn't become a god!
"What a hero from the youth!" Chen Juntao was not at all stingy with his praise. "To possess such strength at such a young age, not bad. However..."
At this, his tone suddenly shifted, his voice remaining incomparably resolute. "Even if your talent is peerless and your strength formidable, don't even think about stopping us from taking away Lord Sea God's inheritor today."
"Whether we stop you or not is another matter; this is for her to decide herself." Chen Junting's tone was calm, but his aura clashed head-on. "But I also don't wish for you to use force, sir."
"Oh?"
Chen Juntao narrowed his eyes, his tone shifting. He had long learned from the Sea Shark and Sea Snake that Lord Sea God's inheritor wasn't very willing to go to their Sea God Family. If it weren't for this, why would he have personally brought everyone here? Although he didn't understand why, the fact was right in front of him.
"It seems... young man, you have made up your mind."
Chen Junting didn't speak, merely holding his Seven Kill Sword horizontally. Clearly, his actions spoke for themselves.
"Very well!" At this moment, his voice suddenly rose! "In that case, don't blame me for being discourteous!"
An unparalleled majestic aura released from Chen Juntao's body. Shrouded in a vast blue light, a massive golden phantom slowly emerged behind him.
Down below on Sea God Island, the branches and leaves of the Golden Ancient Tree trembled. Streaks of golden light surged forth, resonating at the same frequency as the golden phantom Chen Juntao released, their auras stemming from the very same source.
A majestic aura emanated from this humanoid phantom. Though its facial features couldn't be seen clearly, the giant trident in its hand caused the hearts of all Shrek teachers and students to tremble!
Buzz—
Six black and three red; nine soul rings neatly surrounded the Sea God phantom. At this moment, the nine soul rings were like stars encircling the moon, radiating golden light from the phantom and presenting a sacred scene.
"Sea—God—"
In the sky, only a rumbling sound could be heard. It was as if sky-high waves were rolling toward Shrek.
Seeing this, Chen Junting didn't yield an inch. The nine stars on the sword body shone in succession, flying out and circling around him. As they revolved, Ding, ding, ding— Nine consecutive chimes rang out. The first two were ordinary, but the extremely terrifying latter seven soul rings manifested before the many Sea Soul Masters.
Yellow, purple; seeing the first two rings, the Sea Soul Masters' expressions remained unchanged.
Red, red, red, red; seeing the middle rings, the Sea Soul Masters were stunned.
Orange, rose gold, gold-red; seeing the final three rings, the Sea Soul Masters stood frozen in place. Especially the first two of these three soul rings, which they had never seen before, and the eight golden stripes on the ninth soul ring were truly dazzling.
Eight golden stripes—what kind of concept was that!?
It meant an 800,000-year soul beast, a soul beast capable of rivaling their own Patriarch, had become this youth's soul ring.
Even Chen Juntao's expression changed upon seeing this ring. "Where did this soul ring come from?"
Chen Junting didn't answer, merely pointing his sword at the Sea God phantom. "If you wish to fight, then make your move."
"What audacity!" Such provocation made the Sea God Douluo slightly angered. With just a grasp at the void, a trident appeared in his hand. Immediately after, the water of the Sea God Lake below Shrek Academy instantly surged, directly raising hundred-metre giant waves.
Elder Song and the others, seeing this, wanted to step forward to stop it, but how could the Sea Dragon Douluo and his group give them such an opportunity?
The raised hundred-metre giant waves broke through the blockade, and the entire Sea God Lake became even more turbulent, with even larger giant waves constantly rising, as if some giant beast from the bottom of the lake was about to rush out.
The next moment, the giant waves merged, and two incomparably huge water dragons rushed out from between the Shrek Academy teachers, elders, and the Sea God Family experts, roaring as they soared into the high altitude, then lunged toward Chen Junting, baring their fangs.
However, such means could only be considered petty tricks. Chen Junting ignored the imposing two water dragons; he just flashed his figure, pressing the Seven Kill Sword toward the Sea God Douluo. The sword aura and sword intent left in his original spot seemed to materialize, forming two giant swords that slashed horizontally through the air, cleaving toward the water dragons' spines.
Amidst hissing roars, the precious sword slew the demon dragons!
Chen Juntao slashed out with his trident horizontally, erupting with the clashing sound of metal. Dividing his attention, he stared at the lake water that had already exploded behind Chen Junting. The Sea God phantom behind him moved, and as its giant palm extended, layers of blue light rippled out, enveloping the entire area.
Almost subconsciously, Chen Junting unfurled his domain. After all, facing a Sea God Douluo, one had to be extremely careful. However, under the shroud of the blue light, he himself was not affected in the slightest. Instead, the lake water that was about to fall behind him instantly halted, then vaporized into steam, constantly rising upward.
Seeing this scene, Chen Junting instantly understood what this Sea God Douluo was plotting. It was nothing more than using the massive amount of exploded lake water to turn the cloudy weather into rainfall, changing the sky—which was disadvantageous for his combat—into the home field of Sea Soul Masters.
Clearly, Chen Juntao intended to make quick work of this.
"Don't even think about it." Since he had guessed it, Chen Junting naturally wouldn't let him get his way. Chen Juntao's strength was already above his, making him feel the pressure and constantly ready to bring out the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array. If he let this place become the Sea God Douluo's home ground... then there was no need to fight; he might as well just ask Di Tian to make a move.
Therefore, Chen Junting formed hand seals with one hand, and array patterns emerged one after another, intending to form an array to seal the sky and lock the earth, directly intercepting the sky-full of steam. Seeing this, Chen Juntao didn't know what he was doing, but he absolutely wouldn't let him succeed.
Chen Juntao stepped through the void, his left foot suddenly stepping forward. The trident pointed toward Chen Junting's chest without any flamboyance. At the same time the trident struck out, the Sea God phantom behind him had already shot out a profound golden light, shining upon the trident. Instantly, the golden light blazed, and terrifying energy surged!
A seemingly simple thrust of the halberd, yet it possessed the power of the ocean. Accompanied by the spread of explosive power, the domineering energy fluctuations converged on the blades of the trident. A cluster of golden light seemed to explode from the blade edges instantly, and the surrounding air twisted like water snakes. All the energy output was directly restricted by Chen Juntao, condensing completely on a straight line.
At the same time, the golden light quaked, crushing the pervasive array patterns.
Seeing that the situation was futile, Chen Junting immediately stopped blocking the high altitude. Instead, he swung his sword at the trident, deflecting its trajectory slightly. Then, taking a step forward, he faced the trident's blade without the slightest intention of retreating. As he raised his left hand, his chilling palm actually grabbed directly at the main blade of the trident.
"Empress' Chill · Snowy Dance of Ultimate Ice!"
"Empress' Palm · Snowless Glacier!"
Snow filled the sky in an instant. Up in the high altitude, half of the steam seemed to have become part of his power. Under the effect of the Empress' Cold Heaven Domain, it continuously transformed into piercingly cold winds and goose-feather-sized, knife-sharp snowflakes.
The surging of the Ultimate Ice attribute directly contested Chen Juntao's Sea God for control over the water elements in the high altitude. But before a winner could be determined, Chen Junting's left hand had already become as lustrous as jade, as white as snow, like it was carved from suet white jade.
Clang—
A split second before Chen Junting's left hand made contact with the erupting golden light on the trident's main blade, a layer of golden halo instantly flowed into his palm, making his entire hand turn transparent, as if it were entirely condensed from energy.
When the golden light erupting from the trident collided with Chen Junting's palm, it was enveloped by the trace of coldness from his left hand; the energy seemed to be frozen. At the same time, his suet-white-jade-like palm sliced in head-on, grabbing the main blade of the trident in one motion.
In an instant, all the fierce winds and blizzards around suddenly paused in an indescribable manner. In this fleeting moment, it was as if time and space had completely stopped. Every snowflake that collided and clashed with the surrounding water elements was surprisingly frozen in mid-air, and the briefly howling cold winds also stilled at this moment.
Not good!
This thought had just flashed through Chen Juntao's mind when the Sea God phantom behind him burst with blue light, enveloping his entire body.
The next second, without any sound, all the snowflakes instantly shattered, and the original bone-chilling cold disappeared in an instant. Only the sky-full of ice and snow once again obscured the Sea God Douluo's vision, and the coldness within these snowflakes didn't just disappear; it was more like it had been drained. The temperature in the air abruptly warmed.
Chen Juntao was just about to swing the trident in his hand, but only felt a slight chill on his right arm. While his heart jolted in shock, the trident fiercely swept horizontally, making his vision clear again. Although Chen Junting was also sent flying by the sweeping force of the trident, at this moment, Chen Juntao's right arm had completely lost feeling.
The ultimate coldness from the Snow Empress' left arm bone gave Chen Juntao the sensation of falling into absolute zero. Even with his cultivation, under the full activation of his soul power, he could only incredibly slowly thaw his frozen arm. Because it wasn't just his blood vessels that were frozen; even the soul power and spiritual power contained within his arm had solidified. It was as if this arm no longer existed, as if there was merely a block of ice attached to his shoulder.
If he hadn't reacted in time, the situation would probably have been much worse. Perhaps his right arm would have truly been crippled.
But before he could adjust, a giant sword slashed down from the side, Hum—
The sword aura surged, directly cleaving open the golden light.
Instantly, the Sea God phantom behind him rotated. Without Chen Juntao actively making a move, the Sea God phantom behind him seemed to come alive. Like a Dharma Idol, it actively turned its body, swinging the trident to block the descending giant sword.
Clang—
Sword aura and blue light repelled each other, shattering the surrounding flying snow.
Also at this time, Boom—
Down below on Sea God Island, the Golden Ancient Tree, which was originally radiating golden light, blazed with intense golden light. At the same time, a pillar of light shot straight into the clouds!
"Who dares to invade my Shrek?!"
Accompanied by the golden pillar of light, an aged voice rang out. Immediately after, a yellow light soared into the sky. The powerful aura actually shattered the other half of the Sea God Douluo's previously remaining aura in the air!
In the blink of an eye, this person arrived in front of Chen Junting and the other.
"Hmm?"
Chen Juntao looked at the old man who appeared before him; he wasn't surprised in his heart, but he became even more solemn. Because he sensed the aura of a second soul core on this old man. Coupled with such an aura, he was clearly a Limit Douluo.
"I knew something felt off about your academy; sure enough, there's another Limit Douluo present. And one who just broke through, at that."
It turned out that when Chen Juntao had just acted to turn this region into his home field, he had already sensed the approximate presence of this old man. Otherwise, even if Chen Junting possessed Limit Douluo combat power, it wouldn't have been enough to make the Sea God Douluo set up his domain from the very start.
"Elder Xuan!"
"Xuan Zi!"
"..."
Clearly, this person was none other than Xuan Zi, who had been in seclusion for a long time. Although it took a long time, he had also broken through to Level 99.
However, compared to the joy on Shrek Academy's side, the Sea God Family's side changed their expressions. Although they had confidence in their Patriarch, this was, after all, a two-on-one siege by two Limit-level combatants.
"Two against one, your Shrek Academy really lacks martial virtue." The Sea Dragon Douluo threw a punch, forcing Elder Song back. At the same time, he mercilessly mocked them.
"Hehe—" Elder Song dodged the incoming waterspout, without the slightest burden. "Well, one of them isn't a Limit Douluo."
"Tch—" The Sea Dragon Douluo's expression was icy, feeling indignant in his heart. That youth's cultivation might not be at the Limit level, but what about his combat power!
As for Elder Song, who had just shut the Sea Dragon Douluo up, her mood wasn't relaxed either. Because she saw the completely unpanicked expression on the Sea Dragon Douluo's face, she knew that the Sea God Douluo was absolutely not simple. From the subtle confidence revealed by the Sea Dragon Douluo, it could be seen that the Sea God Douluo most likely had the strength to fight one against two.
She only knew of two such existences. One was the deceased Evil Emperor, and as for the second... it was undoubtedly Di Tian!
Thinking of this, Elder Song was about to call out a warning. But before she could make a sound, she was directly forced away from the Shrek Academy battlefield by the Sea Dragon Douluo.
She saw the Sea Dragon Douluo transform into a sea dragon, with clouds and mist surging and swirling, enveloping Elder Song.
"The space here is too small; let's fight further away!"
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