The appearance of the Bone Dragon King was beyond Du Busi's expectations.
The Evil Spirit Master before him had Level 98 Spirit Power, which was already unexpected, but he hadn't anticipated the other party also having a Beast Spirit.
Seeing the Bone Dragon King charge towards Su Ming's direction, he didn't hesitate at all. After punching Zhongli Wu back, he quickly intercepted the Bone Dragon King.
Although the Bone Dragon King was powerful, it seemed to have flaws. After Zhongli Wu released it, apart from its exaggerated Spirit Power aura, its other performances were mediocre. Its flight speed and sentience were far insufficient, giving off a sense of rigidity.
Du Busi realized this, intercepted the Bone Dragon King halfway, then grabbed the bone dragon's tail with both hands, swung it fiercely, and used the Bone Dragon King as a weapon to fight Zhongli Wu for over a dozen rounds.
Elder Lei Zhen sped up and arrived at the rear of Su Ming and the others' group.
Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
With Elder Lei Zhen here, unless Zhongli Wu personally intervened, his safety could be considered guaranteed.
Now the problem could be reframed.
"Elder Lei Zhen, can you intervene in my teacher's fight?"
Elder Lei Zhen glanced at Su Ming.
He didn't answer, which clearly meant he couldn't.
"The Spirit Engineer Legion from the Mingdou Mountain Range side is coming. Flames are rising, taking the form of a phoenix; it's the Fire Phoenix Spirit Engineer Legion." Old Ma spoke, pointing in a direction.
Su Ming followed Old Ma's pointing direction and saw several hundred Spirit Engineers rapidly flying from the distance, each with Spirit Rings circling around them, none having fewer than six rings.
Exaggerated.
On the other side, as the Fire Phoenix Douluo approached the Sun Moon Royal Team's group, she also roughly assessed the situation on the field.
She wasn't in a hurry to join the fight, only ordering the protection of the Sun Moon Royal Team members. The large army split into three positions, locking onto Zhongli Wu and Du Busi.
"Your Excellency Fire Phoenix Douluo, I am Ma Hao from Mingde Hall, leading the Spirit Masters of the Sun Moon Royal Team to participate in the Soul Fighting Grand Prix."
"I see."
Fire Phoenix Douluo Luan Feng glanced at the Sun Moon Royal Team uniforms everyone wore.
"Who are those two in the sky?"
"The silver-haired one is an Evil Spirit Master who came to attack us. The other one with dark green Spirit Power is the Body Sect Leader, Du Busi."
A trace of surprise flashed in Luan Feng's eyes.
The evil aura on Zhongli Wu wasn't severe; there weren't any particularly heavy vengeful spirits. She hadn't expected him to be an Evil Spirit Master.
As for the Body Sect Leader Du Busi...
Luan Feng narrowed her eyes slightly, glancing at Old Ma and the Sun Moon Royal Team members.
"The news from the Sun Moon Imperial Capital was still understated. It seems Mingde Hall's cooperation with the Body Sect is very deep, to the extent that even the Body Sect Leader has come."
She pondered the current situation in her heart.
In the past few months, apart from normal operations, the royal family had basically had no presence. They verbally praised Mingde Hall for suppressing the Evil Spirit Masters, and then did not intervene further.
Now the situation was somewhat unfavorable.
The Evil Spirit Masters could actually obtain Level 8 fixed-mounted Spirit Cannon shells and launched ten such missiles not far from the large army, targeting the Sun Moon Royal Team!
Above.
Seeing the Spirit Engineer Legion arrive, Du Busi no longer blocked the Bone Dragon King.
If it wanted to go find Su Ming, then let it. There was no need to worry about that side now.
His gaze locked onto Zhongli Wu.
"Death God Puppet? Such a familiar Martial Soul."
Du Busi's voice carried a hint of probing.
Zhongli Wu's gaze was grave.
Having his Martial Soul recognized meant a lot of information was about to be guessed.
After all, the Death God Puppet was a standard super Evil Martial Soul, one of the rare ones that could be cultivated in an evil form while as much as possible avoiding harming the Spirit Master's foundation.
Spirit Skill information, Martial Soul abilities – these were very difficult to change.
Unless it mutated.
But clearly, Zhongli Wu's Martial Soul had not mutated.
"Enough nonsense!"
Zhongli Wu shouted loudly, the puppet behind him merging into his body. The black sickle in his hand emitted an evil aura.
His Spirit Rings began to burn, making his aura become terrifying.
The two fought together again. This time, Zhongli Wu slightly recovered from his disadvantage, but was still clearly at a disadvantage.
"How long can your Gold-level Martial Soul Second Awakening last?" Zhongli Wu said coldly.
"Longer than your Spirit Rings can last." Du Busi responded with a cold laugh.
"Our target this time is an Evil Spirit Master known as the Death God's Emissary. The opponent is only at the Spirit King level. We leave it to you to resolve, as a test for your first participation in a Supervision Corps operation."
Yan Shaozhe led the team, setting off from Shrek City with a total of fourteen young men and women, flying towards the border of the Star Luo Empire.
"The abilities of Evil Spirit Masters are mostly bizarre, and their strength often exceeds their normal level. Moreover, they are utterly inhuman and will stop at nothing to survive, whether it's burning Spirit Rings or even burning their Martial Soul..."
During the flight, Yan Shaozhe didn't use his powerful Super Douluo strength to leave the students behind but maintained a relatively close distance with everyone. Simultaneously, he普及 (popularized/educated) the students of the inspection team on common knowledge about Evil Spirit Masters and the precautions needed when suppressing them.
It could be said that after Mu En's death, Yan Shaozhe now had the most experience in hunting Evil Spirit Masters within Shrek Academy.
Watching the two still fighting in the air, Elder Lei Zhen showed a puzzled expression.
"Why is the Sect Leader's Gold-level Second Awakening so持久 (long-lasting/enduring)?"
Su Ming was also somewhat hesitant.
The Martial Soul Second Awakening was a state that could greatly enhance the strength of a Body Sect Spirit Master, but it also had consumption. The Gold-level Martial Soul Second Awakening especially consumed one's origin.
Su Ming knew his teacher was powerful, but he hadn't expected Du Busi's Gold-level Martial Soul Second Awakening to last this long.
"Truly terrifying."
Luan Feng watched the two fighting in the air, feeling the aftershocks of their every collision, her face grave.
And this was only Level 98 Super Douluos.
It was hard to imagine how terrifying the strength of a Level 99 Limit Douluo must be.
She hesitated, considering whether to launch a Level 9 fixed-mounted Spirit Cannon shell, timing it to eliminate both of them together.
However, just as Luan Feng had this thought, the two figures battling in the sky simultaneously looked towards her.
Luan Feng felt her scalp go numb.
For that instant, she felt both of them might attack her at any moment.
Was that an illusion?
No, it wasn't.
The two were warning her.
Luan Feng's heart couldn't help but tremble.
Level 98, only four levels higher than her own Spirit Power, why was the gap so immense?
She didn't understand.
Zhongli Wu grew more and more alarmed the longer he fought.
His Spirit Ring burning had already exceeded seventy percent. If it continued, by the time his power was exhausted, he might not even have a chance to escape.
He looked at the Bone Dragon King and immediately became furious.
The Bone Dragon King was actually being prevented from advancing by a single Spirit Engineer Legion.
Useless!
He warily glanced at the Fire Phoenix Spirit Engineer Legion stationed in three positions, and thoughts of retreat surfaced in his heart.
Although he cursed the Bone Dragon King as useless in his mind, he also clearly understood that he himself would have to be somewhat wary of the Fire Phoenix Spirit Engineer Legion.
If it were just a group of Level 6 to Level 8 Spirit Masters, it would be fine, but this was a Spirit Engineer Legion equipped with a large number of fixed-mounted Spirit Cannon shells.
Because he understood Spirit Tools, Zhongli Wu did not completely underestimate the strength of the Spirit Engineer Legion.
"I can't be worn down any further."
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