From a distance, Elder Xuan saw Yan Shaozhe bleeding in the sky before plummeting to the ground. With a furious roar directed at the villain, he tossed aside the half-eaten chicken leg in his hand, letting it fall from the sky.
Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—the optimal configuration of nine soul rings rose and circled around his body.
A dense, earthy yellow light, heavy as the earth itself, erupted from him.
In an instant, the heavens and earth changed color, the sky's white clouds dispersed, and a vast area was bathed in yellow. The terrifying soul power of a peak level-98 was so immense it could affect the weather itself.
Elder Xuan transformed into a streak of earthy yellow light, rapidly flying toward the distance.
At this moment, his heart blazed with fury. He never imagined that a madman would dare to commit such an act on Shrek Academy's territory, showing utter disregard for the academy.
Amid his anger, Elder Xuan was even more worried about Yan Shaozhe's safety.
Yan Shaozhe was not only the dean of Shrek Academy but also his junior, someone Elder Xuan had watched grow up, fostering a deep bond.
Elder Xuan couldn't help but feel regret, lamenting that he hadn't rushed over at full speed. If he had been just a bit faster, Shaozhe surely wouldn't be in this state.
But soon, Elder Xuan remembered Yan Shaozhe's powerful survival skill, Nirvana Rebirth. With that skill, no matter how severe the injury, he could fully recover.
Elder Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw Yan Shaozhe crash to the ground, blood gushing from numerous wounds, staining the earth red, without using Nirvana, his face paled.
Shaozhe… where's your Nirvana? Why aren't you using it? With such severe injuries, even a Super Douluo would perish without it.
Could it be… he already used it?!
Elder Xuan knew Yan Shaozhe well. Across the continent, there were people who could defeat Yan Shaozhe, but those who could kill him were exceedingly rare. Only a level-98 Super Douluo could kill Yan Shaozhe, who possessed Nirvana, in a short time.
And level-98 or higher powerhouses on the Douluo Continent numbered fewer than ten. Because of this, Elder Xuan hadn't rushed over at all costs.
But now, Yan Shaozhe's condition told him that Shaozhe was likely done for.
Grieving, furious, and regretful, Elder Xuan let out a roar. His earth-attribute origin power, as majestic and heavy as a mountain, surged forth.
The entire ground trembled. One after another, massive, ferocious cracks dozens of meters wide appeared on the earth, as if an earthquake had struck.
As Elder Xuan burned with rage, intent on tearing Wang Chen to pieces…
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In the distance.
Yan Shaozhe's perforated body lay motionless on the ground, blood gushing from the numerous spear wounds, forming a pool of blood beneath him.
Yan Shaozhe's injuries were too severe. His organs were shattered, and even his neck and forehead had gaping holes. Such wounds were fatal unless a god intervened.
In his final moments, Yan Shaozhe's dim eyes looked up at Wang Chen, clad in black soul tool armor, his face covered by a cold mask, filled with worry.
Who is this person? If he's from the Sun Moon Empire, how does he know Shrek Academy's secret techniques and the Clear Sky Sect's secret techniques? Where did he learn them?
If he's not from the Sun Moon Empire but from the three Douluo Empires, why does he possess such advanced and powerful soul tools?
And his soul ring configuration—six black soul rings and one golden soul ring.
Could he have twin martial souls? But what's with that golden soul ring?
According to Shrek Academy's records, a golden soul ring represents a million-year soul beast, a terrifying existence that even a Limit Douluo would struggle to face. Though this person is strong, how could he possibly kill a million-year soul beast?
One question after another plagued Yan Shaozhe, filling him with concern.
At that moment, Yan Shaozhe heard Elder Xuan's voice.
He couldn't help but think, "Elder Xuan, couldn't you have arrived a bit sooner? If you had been here just thirty seconds earlier, I wouldn't have to die."
Hovering in midair, Wang Chen stood with the silver-white God-Suppressing Spear, its tip still dripping with fresh blood.
Wang Chen also heard the deafening roar from the distance. Turning his head, he saw a disheveled old man, looking like a beggar with messy hair, charging toward him at high speed.
The terrifying soul power that altered the heavens and earth made even Wang Chen feel danger.
From the old man's appearance, soul power attributes, and cultivation far surpassing Yan Shaozhe's, Wang Chen immediately deduced his identity.
Taotie Douluo, Shrek Academy's second-strongest powerhouse, peak level-98, Elder Xuan.
Nicknamed the Student Killer, Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, Chicken Leg Douluo.
Wang Chen thought to himself, "He arrived pretty quickly."
Facing Elder Xuan, Wang Chen had no intention of turning and fleeing, as Elder Xuan's peak level-98 cultivation gave him a significant speed advantage.
Even with Wang Chen's level-9 flight soul tool, his speed was at most comparable to a level-95 Super Douluo, far slower than Elder Xuan's peak level-98.
Thus, Wang Chen planned to wait here for Elder Xuan, use his million-year Martial Soul True Body, detonate his million-year soul ring, heavily injure Elder Xuan, and then escape.
If he didn't cripple Elder Xuan's ability to pursue, blindly fleeing would only lead to one outcome: as his soul power depleted during the escape, Elder Xuan would catch up and kill him.
The reason Wang Chen dared to do this was his absolute confidence in his seventh soul skill, the invincible million-year Martial Soul True Body.
Seeing Elder Xuan's red eyes and overwhelming killing intent, Wang Chen estimated he would arrive in three or four seconds.
But those three or four seconds couldn't be wasted.
Wang Chen looked down at the barely breathing Yan Shaozhe on the ground. In a flash, he appeared before him.
Yan Shaozhe looked at Wang Chen, his once-dim eyes now filled with regret.
He had thought that with his cultivation advantage, he could defeat the enemy.
But unexpectedly, the enemy had mastered the Clear Sky Sect's Ring Detonation secret technique, elevating his cultivation to Yan Shaozhe's level. With a spiritual power realm a level higher, Yan Shaozhe was no match.
Had he known the enemy was this formidable, he would have fled after using Nirvana instead of staying to fight. If he had focused on escaping, it would have been extremely difficult for the enemy to kill him.
As the dean of Shrek Academy and a member of the Sea God Pavilion, Yan Shaozhe held high status and great power. To die in the wilderness at the hands of an unknown figure was utterly unacceptable.
But there was no medicine for regret in this world, and Yan Shaozhe knew it. He was certain the enemy wouldn't spare him.
Originally, Yan Shaozhe had planned to self-detonate his soul core, ensuring that even in death, the enemy wouldn't benefit. He would destroy his soul bones and storage soul tool to prevent the enemy from using them to grow stronger.
But seeing Elder Xuan's arrival, Yan Shaozhe abandoned the idea of self-detonating his soul core.
He believed that with Elder Xuan's strength, he could surely kill this person and avenge him.
Then, Elder Xuan could bury his body and preserve his soul bones for Shrek Academy's future genius disciples, contributing to the academy's continued prosperity.
Abandoning the idea of self-detonation, Yan Shaozhe transmitted to Wang Chen, "Your name. I, Yan Shaozhe, don't want to die at the hands of an unknown nobody."
Transmitting was much faster than speaking aloud, so Yan Shaozhe wasn't worried about being killed before finishing.
From a distance, Elder Xuan saw Wang Chen about to kill Yan Shaozhe and immediately transmitted a threat with soul power, "Villain, if you stop now, I can let bygones be bygones. But if you kill Shaozhe, even if I have to chase you to the ends of the earth, I will tear you to pieces and grind you to dust!"
Hearing Elder Xuan's threat, Wang Chen grinned. Did Elder Xuan think he was a naive child, so easily deceived?
Without answering Yan Shaozhe's question, Wang Chen gripped the silver-white God-Suppressing Spear tightly and swung it fiercely, completely extinguishing Yan Shaozhe's life force.
Yan Shaozhe felt his body's vitality draining rapidly. An unprecedented sense of weakness filled him with unwillingness as he closed his eyes.
Shrek Academy's dean, Yan Shaozhe, was dead!!!
After killing Yan Shaozhe, Wang Chen transmitted, "Elder Xuan, if you had arrived a bit sooner, Yan Shaozhe might not have died. Oh, and I heard that while leading a team to protect inner court disciples hunting soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest, many of them died.
To think that a peak level-98 Super Douluo couldn't even protect a few inner court disciples—what a ridiculous farce."
Wang Chen wasn't just talking for no reason; he wanted to provoke Elder Xuan and make him lose control to anger.
When someone is consumed by rage and unable to think calmly, they inevitably reveal more weaknesses than usual.
Seeing Yan Shaozhe's death and hearing Wang Chen rub salt in his wounds, Elder Xuan's eyes turned blood-red, his breathing heavy, and his soul power surged chaotically, clearly provoked by Wang Chen.
Yan Shaozhe's death already filled him with regret and anger, and the near-annihilation of the inner court disciples was his heart's demon, the source of his disheveled and decadent state.
At this moment, in Elder Xuan's eyes, Wang Chen overlapped with the 100,000-year soul beast from the Star Dou Forest that had killed those inner court disciples.
Elder Xuan wanted nothing more than to tear Wang Chen to shreds.
With blood-red eyes and gritted teeth, he roared, "Beast! Beast! You deserve to die!!!"
Ignoring Elder Xuan's impotent rage, Wang Chen swiftly collected Yan Shaozhe's storage soul tool and soul bones.
As Dragon God Douluo Mu En's disciple and a high-ranking member of Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe naturally possessed soul bones.
And not just one—he had four, all of high quality, with ages over 10,000 years.
Two were 30,000-year soul bones, one was a 50,000-year soul bone, and the most precious was a 100,000-year torso soul bone. (The original work doesn't mention Yan Shaozhe's ninth soul ring color, but as Mu En's successor, he likely had one.)
This 100,000-year torso soul bone was remarkably intact, like a flawless red gem, its dense soul power fluctuations making the air viscous.
From its appearance alone, one could tell how precious this torso soul bone was. Soul bones weren't judged solely by age but also by quality—the more intact, the better the quality, and thus, the more valuable.
The value of such a high-age, high-quality torso soul bone was immeasurable.
After dealing with Yan Shaozhe, Wang Chen took less than a second to collect all his soul bones and the contents of his storage soul tool, pocketing them.
Then, standing with his spear, he circulated the soul core in his forehead, preparing to clash with Elder Xuan.
Boom! A massive explosion echoed in the sky.
Elder Xuan arrived within a kilometer of Wang Chen and, unable to wait, threw a punch.
Countless massive yellow light orbs appeared around him, transforming into a shower of meteors hurtling toward Wang Chen.
Each meteor was over ten meters in size. A single meteor's power was negligible, but when thousands converged, their might was akin to a natural disaster, capable of destroying a small or medium-sized city.
Seeing Elder Xuan attack from such a distance, Wang Chen's lips curled into a slight smile. Though the attack's power was impressive, at this range, dodging it was effortless.
This move confirmed that Elder Xuan was indeed enraged by him.
Wang Chen activated his level-9 flight soul tool, his figure ethereal and agile, easily dodging the meteor shower.
After Wang Chen evaded, Elder Xuan's figure closed in on him.
The two faced each other in midair, Elder Xuan's blood-red eyes locked onto Wang Chen, his killing intent so intense it seemed to solidify the surrounding space.
The heaven and earth energy seemed to boil at this moment. Elder Xuan's hair stood on end, his peak level-98 soul power erupting without restraint, covering the entire sky in a heavy yellow light, as if the earth had been inverted, suffocating those beneath it.
"Beast! Today, I will make you pay in blood!" Elder Xuan's voice thundered, shaking the surrounding space.
His nine optimally configured soul rings rose and circled, the blood-red 100,000-year soul ring radiating a heart-palpitating pressure.
As his seventh soul ring flickered, Elder Xuan's entire body was enveloped in dense yellow light, accompanied by a low, muffled sound spreading through the air.
A creature over thirty meters long appeared out of thin air—sheep-bodied, with eyes under its armpits, tiger teeth, human claws, and massive horns.
Intense yellow light burst forth, the nine soul rings forming halos that hovered between the five-meter-long giant horns.
This wasn't a simple Martial Soul True Body but one infused with his understanding of his martial soul, powered by soul power above level 95, fully unleashing the martial soul's true might.
This was a technique only true top-tier powerhouses could use, capable of fully harnessing the martial soul's power.
Using this move right from the start showed how intense Elder Xuan's killing intent toward Wang Chen was.
Typically, Elder Xuan only used this against opponents of equal strength.
Facing Elder Xuan's towering rage, Wang Chen remained calm. His God-Suppressing Spear hummed, blood dripping from its tip.
As the soul core in his forehead spun wildly, soul power and spiritual power surged through his body like rivers. Six black soul rings with gaps and one golden soul ring circled him, exuding a powerful aura.
Facing Elder Xuan, a peak level-98 powerhouse, Wang Chen had no intention of holding back.
He knew well that a master like Elder Xuan, peak level-98 and just one step from condensing a second soul core to become a Limit Douluo, was so strong that even five level-97 Super Douluo combined might not be his match.
Without using his million-year soul ring, Wang Chen could at most defeat a level-96 Super Douluo. Against a level-97 Super Douluo, he'd struggle, and against Elder Xuan, he wouldn't last three moves before dying.
Thus, it was time to use his million-year Martial Soul True Body.
The golden soul ring on Wang Chen's body lit up fiercely, radiant gold illuminating all directions.
Even Elder Xuan's red 100,000-year soul ring paled in comparison to the noble and magnificent golden soul ring.
Seventh soul skill, Martial Soul True Body!
An unprecedented million-year Martial Soul True Body appeared…
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