"Hehehe, I can't wait any longer!"
"It's finally beginning!"
"Come! Let us announce our return to Shrek Academy!"
As figures in black robes appeared like ghosts.
Dense auras of darkness, death, and evil spread like tidal waves, enveloping the entire Shrek City in suffocating, terrifying shadows.
Suddenly, the night sky of Shrek City was torn apart by a blinding light.
A scene that everyone would remember for the rest of their lives occurred.
In the sky, balls of light trailed dazzling, brilliant tails as they tore through the air.
Like an apocalyptic meteor shower, they plummeted madly toward various directions in Shrek City.
The vast majority of them precisely rained down toward Shrek Academy.
Fixed Soul Guidance Shells!
All of them were Class 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells, launched from Shrek City's outer city, giving the Shrek City Defense Army and the Tang Sect absolutely no chance to intercept.
The missiles scattered in mid-air, enough to cover the entire inner city of Shrek, forming a devastating strike.
At this moment, rays of light shot up from the direction of Sea God Island, instantly rushing into the high sky.
At first, only seven figures rose, but immediately after, dozens more ascended in succession.
They were the powerful experts of Shrek Academy's inner court.
The seven lights that rose first were the most dazzling, each containing immense power.
As they ascended, other lights also rose and scattered, meeting the falling Fixed Soul Guidance Shells in the air.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions rang out one after another. In the sky, brilliant fireworks bloomed one after another.
Terrifying explosions sounded continuously, and those ascending figures forcibly intercepted and detonated all the Fixed Soul Guidance Shells in the high altitude, not letting a single shell fall into the city.
In the distance, in the inner and outer cities, more and more figures took to the air.
Shrek City gathered countless powerful experts, not only belonging to Shrek Academy but also to the Tang Sect.
Numerous figures detonated the descending Fixed Soul Guidance Shells one after another. For a time, the sky above the entire Shrek City seemed to become an ocean of fireworks.
"Damn!"
Le Zhengyu couldn't help but cry out, his face pale. "This is insane? Aren't they afraid of divine retribution?!"
Hearing this, everyone's hearts sank.
Such an attack targeting Shrek Academy was unprecedented!
The energy fluctuations in the air began to descend from the sky. Even at Shrek Academy, one could still feel that terrifying pressure.
If these destructive shockwaves landed on the ground, then the entire city would likely suffer catastrophic disaster.
"Let's go, we're heading to Sea God Island." Luo Guixing acted decisively, his expression more serious than ever before.
Sea God Island was the core of Shrek Academy, protected by the Golden Tree. It was the safest place.
"Okay."
Everyone didn't hesitate. Soul power surged within their bodies as they prepared to move.
A cold voice suddenly rang out: "What a pity... you aren't going anywhere."
Everyone turned their heads abruptly, their pupils contracting.
They saw Xu Lizhi standing there quietly. His face no longer showed his usual simple honesty but instead wore a strange smile.
His eyes glowed with an ominous dark red light.
Dense auras of darkness and evil surrounded him, completely incompatible with his identity as a food-type soul master—he was like a completely different person.
"Xu Lizhi, I never expected you to join the Holy Spirit Cult!" Ye Xinglan spoke in a deep voice.
Xu Lizhi smiled, his gaze greedily falling on Ye Xinglan: "Sister Xinglan? I've waited for this day, waited for far, far too long... You, you will soon be mine."
"Attack together, take him down!" Luo Guixing quickly ordered.
"Understood!" Yuanen Yehui was the first to move. She let out a low roar, and her body instantly swelled as the Titan Giant Ape martial soul possessed her!
A powerful sense of strength filled her entire body. Without any fancy moves, she threw a punch. A violent force tore through the air, targeting Xu Lizhi directly.
Behind Le Zhengyu, the Holy Angel martial soul manifested. The holy sword was drawn, and brilliant sacred light bloomed with an awe-inspiring aura of purifying evil.
"Holy Light!"
Facing the pincer attack from the two, Xu Lizhi neither dodged nor avoided. Instead, an excited expression appeared on his face.
He pressed his hands in front of him, and his third soul ring lit up.
A huge bun phantom emitting an ominous red light appeared before him.
It was no longer the Stamina Recovery Big Meat Bun that restored soul power, but a Destruction Explosion Bun filled with destructive energy!
Boom—!
The bun collided with Yuanen Yehui's heavy fist and Le Zhengyu's holy sword, producing a violent explosion.
Wild dark red shockwaves scattered in all directions, actually shaking back the powerfully strong Yuanen Yehui and the holy-attribute-countering Le Zhengyu several steps at the same time.
Horrified expressions appeared on both their faces.
Xu Lizhi's food-type martial soul, after falling into corruption, had actually erupted with terrifying destructive power comparable to top assault-type soul masters!
"Everyone be careful, Xu Lizhi's martial soul... has been corrupted!" Le Zhengyu felt the cold backlash transmitted from his holy sword and warned in a deep voice.
Ye Xinglan remained silent. Powerful sword intent rose to the sky like an unsheathed sharp sword, firmly locking onto Xu Lizhi.
My sword is myself, cutting through all clutter!
Xu Lizhi looked at that familiar, brilliant sword light that he had witnessed countless times.
The red light in his eyes intensified, carrying a trace of mad adoration and possessiveness: "Sister Xinglan, you're still so beautiful... But soon, you will belong to me!"
Xu Lizhi waved both hands, and several shrunken but more condensed destruction buns shot out like a string of cannonballs.
Boom boom boom!
Violent explosions rang out continuously. Sword light and destruction buns collided fiercely in the air, producing blinding light.
Although Ye Xingla's sword was sharp, it actually struggled to advance before Xu Lizhi's strange destruction buns.
At the same time, Wu Siduo's figure flickered. The Netherworld Spirit Cat martial soul possessed her, and she attacked Xu Lizhi from the flank.
Xu Yucheng released his Demon Scythe, and a condensed black blade of light slashed toward Xu Lizhi.
Luo Guixing seized the opportunity. Soul rings lit up on his body as he shouted: "Space-Time Lock!"
Silver chains appeared out of thin air, attempting to bind Xu Lizhi's movements.
However, facing attacks from all directions, Xu Lizhi only let out a disdainful cold laugh. The black aura around him suddenly surged.
Those silver chains containing space power instantly broke inch by inch and dissipated into nothingness the moment they touched the dense black aura!
The attacks from Wu Siduo and Xu Yucheng were also blocked by that layer of seemingly thin but actually resilient black aura, unable to advance.
"Just you lot, and you think you can stop me?"
Xu Lizhi fought against six people by himself, yet his face showed not the slightest panic.
Seven soul rings slowly rose behind him: two yellow, two purple, and three black.
"Soul Saint?! How is this possible?!"
Luo Guixing cried out in shock, his face filled with disbelief.
Xu Lizhi's cultivation speed was frighteningly fast!
"Hmph, do you think I would join the Holy Spirit Cult without paying a price?"
Xu Lizhi's voice carried a trace of mockery. "Power! This is what I desire—the power to dominate everything, to obtain whatever I want!"
His scarlet gaze swept across everyone. "After I capture you all first, I'll slowly go find that Fang Yang... and make him pay."
"So, you're saying you're very brave?"
A cold voice suddenly rang out, and a terrifying chill instantly dispersed the evil aura permeating the scene.
Xu Lizhi was at the peak of his confidence from his inflated power. Without thinking, he subconsciously replied arrogantly: "Of course, I'm super brave!"
The moment the words left his mouth, the black aura around him suddenly stagnated, and that arrogant expression froze on his face.
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