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Xuanming City, Xuanming Sect.
A streak of light quickly swept into the courtyard at the back mountain, revealing Xu Fu's dusty figure.
"Great-grandfather, something might have happened to Sanshi!"
"Crunch~"
The door opened silently, and Xu Xiaoyun walked out with a sharp look in his eyes: "What's going on?"
"I suddenly had palpitations yesterday, and Tianxi sent a message not long after that, saying that something might have happened to Sanshi, so I went to Xingluo Empire and learned that the Shrek Supervisory Group had an accident in the Mingdou Mountains."
Xu Fu said anxiously: "I rushed to the scene at night, and there were only ruins left, and I also found the smell of the basalt shield being broken."
Xu Xiaoyun's pupils shrank suddenly: "The Xuanwu shield is broken, you mean Sanshi..."
"At least he is seriously injured!" Xu Fu said decisively.
Xu Xiaoyun remained silent upon hearing this, and his eyes changed drastically.
Xu Fu clearly felt that his great-grandfather's aura had changed. The original calm and heavy aura gradually disappeared, and was replaced by an endless chill, like a dangerous beast that had awakened and was about to show its claws.
"I can no longer bear it. Immediately gather all the Soul Douluo and above Soul Masters in the sect and follow me to Shrek."
"If I remember correctly, Xuanzi has always been responsible for leading the team to participate in the competition... This time, I will personally destroy this glutton!"
"The sooner the better. Mu En is a dying man, and I am not afraid of him and Xuanzi. As long as Xuanzi is destroyed, Shrek and the three empires will not be able to do anything to us. As long as I am alive, they dare not move!"
"Okay!" Xu Fu felt the chill from his great-grandfather's body, his heart filled with passion.
Xu Fu burst out his soul power, and the dark soul light shot up into the sky, condensing into the shadow of a giant turtle in the sky, spreading out in circles of fierce ripples, and the giant turtle let out a long roar, deafening.
"Swish—swish—swish—"
The appearance of the giant turtle seemed to awaken the silent earth. In the Xuanming Sect, which was surrounded by mountains and rivers and covered a vast area, a terrifying aura soon responded to its call. The sound of breaking through the air was endless and could be heard clearly within a radius of hundreds of miles.
If someone was high in the sky at this time, they would be able to find that the Xuanming Sect, whose overall layout was in the shape of a basalt, was suddenly emitting waves of air that rushed into the sky, more than thirty in total.
More than twenty Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shields were displayed in the sky, stirring up a huge black water that rolled like a turbulent river.
There were also various other powerful martial spirits showing their might, the Ice Phoenix soaring into the sky, the chill reaching heaven and earth; powerful beast martial spirits such as tigers, leopards, bears, lions, etc. followed behind, the huge light and shadow made countless Xuanming City people afraid.
"Is the world going to change? The Xuanming Sect, which has been in seclusion for many years, has come out?"
The City Lord of Xuanming City Mansion looked on in horror as a large number of terrifying strong men rushed out of the Xuanming Sect who were capable of demolishing his City Lord Mansion ten times, and muttered to himself.
He was not worried about his own safety. He had followed the rules over the years and knew very well who was the boss in Xuanming City. It would not take so many people to kill him; even in the entire Douluo Continent, there were not many people worthy of such a lineup.
But now that this lineup has been revealed, who will be the target? The royal families of the four great empires, other top hidden sects, or... Shrek City?
"Let's go, Shrek City!"
Xu Xiaoyun flashed to high above the sky, wearing a black robe with wide sleeves, and his aura was as heavy as a mountain. As soon as his voice fell, a thousand-meter-long giant beast appeared out of thin air in the sky. It had a turtle body and a dragon tail, and its claws were on the mountains and the earth. There were black sea undercurrents around it. It was the martial spirit light and shadow condensed by Xu Xiaoyun with the divine beast and celestial phenomenon.
"Hoo~woo!"
The transformed giant black tortoise spewed out tremendous soul light from its mouth, as if a mountain and continent had evolved in the sky, majestic and towering, oppressing the heavens.
"We are waiting for the order from the Supreme!"
The strong men of Xuanming Sect clasped their fists and responded to the order of Xu Xiaoyun, the sect's first supreme elder, and each of them stepped on the giant turtle's scales.
Xu Xiaoyun waved his robe, and the black force of space enveloped the warriors, slowly disappearing in the sky of Xuanming City.
"The Xuanming Sect has come out in full force, what are they going to do?"
A Soul Saint who came to Xuanming Sect to purchase elixirs was stunned before he even entered the sect. More than ten Title Douluo and more than twenty Soul Douluo showed their aura at the same time. How many times have there been such scenes in history? The Soul Emperor who came with the Soul Saint hesitated and said:
"Just now the leader seemed to say... that they were going to Shrek City?! They wouldn't be going to Shrek for a battle like the Haotian Sect, right?"
"Hiss~ Something big is going to happen! Could it be that the young master of Xuanming Sect was also killed by Shrek..."
"We can't tell you. We can just follow them secretly."
"Yes, yes, yes…"
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Shrek Academy.
Yan Shaozhe touched Ma Xiaotao's forehead with a pleased look on his face, and said in a gentle voice:
"Xiao Tao, when you participate in the competition, you must remember to control your strength and not be too deeply affected by the evil fire."
"I know, I know. Teacher, just wait and see. I am not like those losers like Dai Yueheng who were killed by an evil soul master."
Ma Xiaotao had a nonchalant smile on her face, but her peach-colored eyes were already burning with flames.
She thought she had no hope of playing for Shrek, but unexpectedly, Dai Yueheng and others really got into an accident; although the misfortune of her teammates was sad, the good news of returning to the court made Ma Xiaotao overjoyed.
As long as she returns to the competition, any team that wants to challenge Shrek's championship status will only have one outcome! That is to fall!
Zhang Lexuan frowned and said in a clear voice: "Xiaotao, remember, even if you return to the competition, the strength of our Shrek team this time is far inferior to that of other strong teams. Staying in the top four is a huge victory, and there is no need to force more." Ma Xiaotao asked in a serious tone: "Senior Sister, when you led the team to win the championship like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, did you ever think that it was just a top four?"
"Of course not, but I had strong enough teammates at that time. What about you? The only Soul King who can fight with you is Luo Chen."
Zhang Lexuan's tone became heavier as he said, "Two fists cannot defeat four hands. No matter how powerful you are, you can't suppress the whole team by yourself. It's okay for ordinary teams, but you can't win against teams with only Soul Kings or even Soul Emperors."
"We have to win though! At worst, we can just do our best to eliminate a few of the enemy's active forces in a team fight, and then drag the fight into a one-on-one fight, which is what we are best at."
Ma Xiaotao brought out Shrek's gatekeeping skills, and a determined smile appeared on her lips: "As long as we drag them onto the ring, we will win!"
Zhang Lexuan was about to continue to persuade him, but Yan Shaozhe beside her smiled with relief: "Xiao Tao said it well, this is the spirit we Shrek need! This spirit of never giving up."
"Yes, Shaozhe and Xiaotao said it well. To defend the glory of our Shrek, we must have this kind of reckless determination."
Xuan Zi, dressed in tattered clothes, jumped out from somewhere, took a sip of wine, as if he had walked out of the pain of frustration.
His eyes sparkled, and he patted Ma Xiaotao on the shoulder, smiling and encouraging: "I will go with you to this competition. Xiaotao, you can do whatever you want. Don't worry about any consequences. Shrek and I will bear all the responsibilities for you!"
Before he finished speaking, a loud and angry voice came from outside Shrek City: "This responsibility is too great, you Shrek can't bear it!"
The sound wrapped in soul power instantly spread throughout the entire Shrek City, and at the same time echoed in the ears of every high-level soul master in Shrek Academy.
"Boom boom—"
Suddenly, the sky outside Shrek City was covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder. Terrible space cracks tore through the sky and earth, and streams of soul power like black sea tornadoes swept out from them, like huge waves from a river rushing towards them.
Huge khaki and dark gold light balls swept out from the cracks in space. The khaki halo turned into a winding earth dragon, and the dark gold halo extended into a giant turtle that reached the sky. Its eyes began to bloom, oppressing the heavens.
Xu Xiaoyun stood with his hands behind his back, his long sleeves fluttering on the top of the giant black tortoise's head. Nine soul rings floated up, and his black hair stood up like steel needles. He shouted loudly: "Taotie, Dragon God, all of you get out of here! Today, I will compete with you, Shrek! If you don't come out, I will flood your Shrek City!"
Every byte he spat out was like a flood, containing tremendous power, which shocked many people in Shrek City and gave them the illusion that the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing.
The Titled Douluo City Defense Officer of Shrek City who rose into the sky was forced back by a glare from the giant Black Tortoise before he could even open his mouth. He screamed and fell down.
The combat power of the Extreme Douluo is so great that he can defeat a Titled Douluo in a single thought.
"Don't be so arrogant, I'm here to meet you! You are from Shrek, follow me to protect the academy!"
Xuan Zi's old and powerful voice suddenly sounded, and an ochre-yellow halo burst out from his body, covering Shrek City, then soaring into the sky and rising above Poseidon Island.
As Xuan Zi's figure rushed high into the sky, more than thirty powerful streams of light rushed out from all directions of Shrek City. The number of people was no less than that of the people coming from the Xuanming Sect.
"Le Xuan, you keep an eye on Xiao Tao. I will follow Master Xuan to meet the enemy."
Yan Shaozhe knocked Ma Xiaotao, who was about to go into battle, unconscious with a palm strike. The Bright Phoenix spread its wings, roared and flew into the sky, joining Xuan Zi, Song Lao, Xian Lin'er and other strong men.
However, Xu Xiaoyun looked at Xuan Zi and the others and sneered, and shouted loudly:
"Mu En, how long are you going to hide? I came here in person, but you can't even see the people you used to know?"
"Do you think that these people can stop me?!"
Among them, Elder Zhuang immediately stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Sir, please take a rest. I, the Sea God Pavilion Master, went out to visit a friend not long ago and is not in Shrek City."
"Looking at your clear and energetic appearance, I think you are a famous senior. I wonder if there is any misunderstanding between you and Shrek. Can we wait for Elder Mu to return to discuss it?"
He had never seen the person in front of him, but the terrifying aura that was pressing down on the sky was clearly that of an Extreme Douluo-level powerhouse like Old Mu and the Grand Master of the Haotian Sect. The strength of such a powerhouse was too terrifying, and even if they joined forces, they might not be able to contend with it.
It was strange. Where did the spirit master world come from so many hidden Ultimate Douluo? Why did they all come to kill them at Shrek?
"Not here? That's good luck. I'll let him live a little longer!"
Xu Xiaoyun snorted coldly, "It's easy without him. My target today is Taotie. You guys should come together, lest my old friends laugh at me for bullying the weak."
"I am Xu Xiaoyun, the Grand Master of Xuanming Sect. My title is Eternal! I come here today to demand the blood debt from you, Shrek!"
"Xuan Zi, you owe me two lives from the Xuanming Sect. Pay your dues today!"
After saying this, without waiting for the Shrek warriors to respond, the sixth and seventh soul rings on his body combined into a hundred thousand year soul ring, revealing the true form of the divine beast and activating the boundless domain.
The body of the giant Xuanwu beast under his feet instantly became solid. Xu Xiaoyun held up his palms to the sky, and endless black golden light fell in all directions like brilliant meteors. The vast and surging black water rolled out with the roar of the giant Xuanwu beast and rushed towards the Shrek warriors, as if the end of the world had come.
The sky became completely dark, and the roar of tsunamis and dragons resounded through the heavens and the earth, as if pressing on the chests of countless people, making it difficult for them to breathe and their faces turned pale.
Xuan Zi transformed into the true form of Taotie Xuan Niu with a startled roar. The thousand-meter-long giant bull rushed out brazenly and rushed into the Xuanming black water, as if to open a road to the sky.
However, just a few breaths later, the giant black tortoise stretched out its dragon-scaled giant palm and exerted tremendous force, causing the Taotie bull to fall backwards.
Xu Xiaoyun shouted angrily and slapped out his palm, not like a defensive soul master at all. He thirteen times of palm power in a row created a wave, and each palm split the sky and the space shattered into pieces, aiming straight at the belly of the Taotie giant bull.
"Let's go together and help Master Xuan!" Master Song, Yan Shaozhe and others shouted and lit up the seventh soul ring.
In an instant, dozens of martial spirits appeared above Shrek City. The seven super Douluos and more titled Douluos went into battle together to face the surging mysterious sea.
The participation of so many top experts was extremely exciting, but in the eyes of everyone in Shrek City, there was a sense of powerlessness.
Some people are confused, is Shrek still the world's number one soul master force?