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Di Tian's voice boomed like thunder, and a terrifying aura of absolute power swept through the entirety of the Star Dou Great Forest. The towering ancient trees shook so violently that their leaves rained down, and even mighty ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling uncontrollably, not daring to show the slightest hint of defiance.
After all, Di Tian was a pure-blooded Black Dragon, a direct descendant of the Dragon God himself. Combined with his cultivation of nearly nine hundred thousand years, there was not a single Spirit Beast in the entire forest that could stand as his equal.
Di Tian's gaze was like a piercing torch, penetrating through the dense layers of the forest and reaching far beyond, to the world of humans where Shrek Academy was located.
"Mere humans, daring to repeatedly invade the territory of my Spirit Beast clan. Do you truly think that I, Di Tian, am just a decoration?"
Di Tian snorted coldly. His dark hair whipped about wildly, and the Black Dragon Sword at his side began to vibrate, emitting a low, guttural draconic hum.
At that very moment, a figure descended from the heavens, hovering effortlessly and steadily right in front of him. The newcomer, of course, was Lan Minghua. He stood with his hands casually tucked in his pockets, a lazy, almost bored, smile playing on his lips.
"Yo," he said, his tone dripping with playful mockery as he eyed the domineering figure before him. "Were you talking about me?"
Di Tian's golden, draconic pupils constricted slightly, his expression one of pure surprise at Lan Minghua's sudden appearance. So fast! he thought, stunned. This seat couldn't even perceive his movements! Although he had been the one to issue the challenge, he had never expected his opponent to arrive with such impossible speed. Furthermore, he could sense a far more dangerous aura emanating from Lan Minghua this time—stronger, at the very least, than during his previous two visits to the forest.
However, as the Beast God and the foremost general under the command of the Spirit Beast princess, the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, Di Tian would never show a hint of fear. He quickly regained his composure, shot Lan Minghua a cold glare, and bellowed, "Human, in the presence of this seat, how dare you be so insolent!"
Before his words even faded, a terrifyingly tyrannical aura exploded outwards. The sky above, responding to his fury, was instantly blotted out by roiling storm clouds. A category-ten hurricane ripped through the Star Dou Great Forest, uprooting countless colossal trees and sending them spiraling into the air.
Lan Minghua's shaggy, unkempt hair danced wildly in the gale. Feeling the wind howl past his ears, he theatrically hugged his arms and gave an exaggerated shiver. "Whoa, are you an electric fan or something? The wind here is intense; it's making me super cold. If I just had a warm blanket right now, I bet I could get a really great nap in."
Di Tian's eyes widened until they were perfect circles, the fury within them practically spilling out. His aura alone was enough to force a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast into submission, yet to Lan Minghua, it was just… a strong breeze?
"Am I being underestimated?!" he roared. "What a joke! How dare a mere human act so presumptuously before this seat!"
Di Tian's power surged, and with him as the epicenter, an impenetrable blackness spread out with incredible speed. In an instant, the entire Star Dou Great Forest was plunged into absolute darkness, as if the world itself had come to an end.
Lan Minghua glanced around at the pitch-black surroundings, a look of understanding on his face. So, this is Di Tian's Dark Domain. It can devour light and energy, suppress the five senses of anyone trapped within it, and accelerate their spirit power consumption by a factor of ten. For any other opponent, this domain would have been a devastating, battle-ending technique.
However, for Lan Minghua, it was hardly a problem. Not only had his strength already reached the level of a Supreme God King, but the power he wielded had never been spirit power to begin with. Someone had once asked what Lan Minghua's Martial Soul was. The answer was simple: does a being like Lan Minghua even need something as limiting as a Martial Soul? Thus, the Dark Domain had absolutely no effect on him.
Lan Minghua patted his stomach and muttered, "What's the big idea? First you kick up a wind, then you turn off the lights. What exactly are you trying to accomplish here?"
Hearing this, Di Tian's face turned a livid shade of purple, and the veins on his forehead bulged violently. First, his awe-inspiring pressure was compared to an electric fan, and now his ultimate Dark Domain was likened to flipping a light switch. This was no longer mere contempt; this was outright, undisguised mockery!
"Human, I will see you dead!"
With that, Di Tian gripped his Black Dragon Sword and unleashed a ferocious slash at Lan Minghua. In an instant, a jet-black wave of sword energy, roaring like a colossal dragon, tore through the darkness straight towards him. The space in its path seemed to rip apart, emitting a high-pitched, deafening shriek.
"Honestly," Lan Minghua sighed, "everyone is so irritable these days, humans and beasts alike. You don't even grasp the difference in our strength, and you jump straight to shouting and fighting. It's so annoying." Unflinching, Lan Minghua made no move to dodge. He simply raised his right hand, palm open, to block the incoming attack.
BOOM!
The sword energy slammed into his palm as if it had struck an indestructible wall, instantly shattering and splashing harmlessly to the sides. The deflected waves of dark energy rained down upon the Star Dou Great Forest, carving countless bottomless chasms into the earth. The few unlucky ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts caught in the blast were instantly shredded into a fine paste.
Enraged by this display, Di Tian vanished on the spot. He moved like a bolt of lightning through the darkness, reappearing in an instant directly behind Lan Minghua. His Black Dragon Sword sliced through the air, aimed with vicious precision at Lan Minghua's waist.
"Hey, hey, let's not get physical just because we have a little disagreement. You've lived for hundreds of thousands of years; have you learned nothing in all that time?"
The Dark Domain had failed to affect Lan Minghua in the slightest, and he was completely aware of Di Tian's every move. With a flick of his wrist, his hand shot out like a pincer, catching the blade of the Black Dragon Sword with a sharp CLANG. Di Tian was aghast. He found that no matter how much force he exerted, he could not wrench his sword free.
How is this possible? he despaired. This human looks like a total weakling, yet he possesses such overwhelming strength!
Lan Minghua observed the shifting expressions on Di Tian's face with keen interest, in no hurry to counterattack.
"Damn it all! As the foremost general of the Spirit Beast clan, how can I allow myself to be toyed with by a mere human!" Di Tian released his grip on the sword and morphed his hand into a menacing claw. "Dragon God Claw!"
As his voice echoed, a brilliant silver-white light illuminated the Dark Domain. This was the power of the Dragon God, a gift bestowed upon him by the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena. As he lunged forward, time itself seemed to grind to a halt.
Seeing this, Lan Minghua let out a soft chuckle. "That's not how you use a Dragon Claw. Here, let me show you how it's done! Dragon Claw Hand!"
Then, to Di Tian's utter astonishment, Lan Minghua's entire arm was instantly covered in shimmering golden scales, transforming it into what looked like the claw of a true dragon. In the next instant, the Dragon God Claw and the Dragon Claw Hand collided, and a blinding flash of silver and gold light consumed the darkness.
BOOM!
A deafening explosion shook the heavens and the earth. A terrifying shockwave of energy radiated outwards from the point of impact, so powerful that even the Dark Domain could not withstand the aftershock and was instantly torn to shreds.
"What?!" Di Tian cried out in disbelief, stunned that his Dragon God Claw had actually been blocked.
Lan Minghua paid no mind to his shock. With a sudden surge of power, his arm flexed. With a resounding BANG, the Dragon God Claw was shattered. Lan Minghua's own golden claw continued unabated, shooting straight for Di Tian's chest.
Di Tian's pupils contracted to the size of pinpricks, and he hastily brought his Black Dragon Sword up in a defensive posture. However, the moment the golden claw struck the blade, the Black Dragon Sword—which, after all, was merely a construct he had compressed from dark spirit power—snapped in two. Before Di Tian could even react, the Dragon Claw Hand slammed into his chest. With a sickening tearing sound, blood erupted from the wound.
The next moment, Di Tian's entire body shot downwards like a meteor, crashing into the Star Dou Great Forest with a cataclysmic BOOM. The entire forest trembled violently from the impact, and even the Spirit Beasts on the distant periphery were sent scattering in a panic.
Lan Minghua floated in the air, lazily gazing down at the massive, smoke-filled crater below. He knew that Di Tian wouldn't be defeated quite so easily.
"ROAR!"
Sure enough, a furious dragon's roar erupted from the depths of the pit. The terrifying soundwave blasted skyward, powerful enough to obliterate the clouds above. A moment later, a colossal, thousand-zhang-long black dragon rose from the earth. Its entire body was covered in jet-black scales, and its golden draconic eyes burned with incomparable majesty.
However, Lan Minghua simply tilted his head back, shielding his eyes from the sun with one hand. He maintained his perpetually sloppy, unimpressed demeanor as he sized up the magnificent beast in the sky, and then blurted out a single sentence.
"Wow," he said. "What a big black loach."
(End of this chapter)