Beside the blood pit, crimson blood dripped from the cold, gleaming blade. Xu Tianxi's fair, jade-like face was splattered with blood from Ma Xiaotao's chest. A rustling black rain fell from the sky, making him look like a god of slaughter emerging from the downpour, a severed head in his left hand and a mighty blade in his right, intimidating all heroes.
Xu Tianxi's furious demand for surrender echoed far and wide. Many who heard and saw the scene felt faint, their bodies trembling, eyes blazing with murderous intent and rage, wishing they could tear Xu Tianxi to shreds.
Some of them were from Shrek, others from the Holy Spirit Church. What they had in common was being surrounded, and even in their frenzy, they couldn't break through the encirclement of so many powerful individuals.
The only two exceptions were Cai Meier and Du Weilun. They were severely wounded by Ye Yulin's Sun God Needle, their bodies crippled but not dead. They roared and glared at Xu Tianxi, spewing the most venomous curses.
"Beast! You've killed Shrek's pride! Shrek will never let anything connected to you off the hook!"
Cai Meier's chest was deeply caved in, bleeding everywhere, her disheveled hair making her look like a screaming banshee.
"This blood feud is irreconcilable! Shrek will never surrender to you! Never…!"
Du Weilun's cultivation was shallow. The Sun God Needle had pierced his body, and his entire right arm had evaporated in the high heat. Of his eyes, only the right one could still open, wide with rage.
Their voices reached Xu Tianxi's ears. He curled his lip, thinking he hadn't killed enough. He shot out like Rushing Thunder, dense blue lightning and green wind swirling around him, clearly giving his all.
"Surrender or die! Cold Moon~ Whale Fall!"
With lightning speed, Xu Tianxi activated his Third Soul Ring. The torrential Mystic Gold black water was instantly drawn by a powerful force, rushing like a winding river. In the blink of an eye, it gathered into a Mystic Gold swamp with a radius of a hundred meters.
An ethereal and prolonged whale song suddenly resounded on this battlefield of blood and fire. A massive Silver Whale leaped out of the Domain-like water, growing to forty meters long against the wind, carrying a bright, clear, and distant Bright Moon.
Xu Tianxi's body moved, his feet landing on the Silver Whale's forehead. He rode the whale out, with the Bright Moon behind him, wantonly devouring light and water elements.
He knew well that his strength was vastly inferior to true top-tier powerhouses. To enhance his strength, he had to employ special means, such as absorbing the Profound Water Power unleashed by Xu Xiaoyun during battle, as he was doing now.
"Soul Ring Combination, Cold Moon Gaze!"
Unbeknownst to others, Xu Tianxi's First and Third Soul Rings lit up simultaneously. The Bright Moon instantly spun like a halo, releasing a silver-white pillar of light three meters in diameter, shooting towards Du Weilun.
Soul Ring Combination was the most common combat secret technique, which Xu Tianxi had long mastered. However, he had never used it against young masters, fearing it might be lethal. Du Weilun was an old man and an enemy, so he had no qualms.
Behind the silver-white light pillar, a vague, giant Evil Eye phantom appeared—a Soul Beast phantom projected by Xu Tianxi's Spiritual Power. The power of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring was fully unleashed at this moment, transforming into a thousand-meter-long streak of light, blasting towards Du Weilun, whose right arm had been severed by the Sun God Needle.
At this instant, Xu Tianxi's First Sea of Spirit boiled and churned. His Spiritual Power, slightly superior to Du Weilun's, was mobilized without reservation and condensed entirely into the attack.
Du Weilun had a beast Martial Soul, but his Martial Soul True Body had been shattered by Ye Yulin's Sun God Needle. At this point, he only had basic physical strength and a few simple Soul Skills. He desperately activated his Fifth Soul Ring, constructing three layers of dazzling golden light barriers in front of him.
However, at the end of his tether, he couldn't withstand Xu Tianxi's full-force, unstoppable strike. The three layers of dazzling golden light barriers shattered and crumbled with successive "crack" sounds. The silver-white beam pierced through Du Weilun's body with unmatched speed, exiting the other side.
The reality of this moment seemed to completely exceed Du Weilun's expectations. His pupils constantly showed a mix of astonishment, confusion, fear, and other emotions, then gradually solidified.
How could a Six Ring Soul Emperor unleash such terrifying spiritual attacks? And why… could he put me in mortal danger?
"Senior Starry Sky, help me trap the enemy! Don't let them escape!"
Calling out to Ye Yulin, Xu Tianxi raised his left hand forty-five degrees forward, unleashing blue, green, and black Soul Power. The heavens and earth vibrated with wind and thunder. Innumerable green wind blades and water-lightning orbs formed and materialized, whistling down towards Cai Meier, whose chest was largely caved in, and Du Weilun, whose body was frozen.
"Good kid, your murderous aura is stronger than mine was when I was young!"
Xu Tianxi's strong, stormy attacks made Ye Yulin praise the young man's intense murderous aura. Without putting on airs, he took out a control-type Ninth Level Soul Guided Device, spreading a thousand-meter curtain to cover Cai Meier and Du Weilun.
Cai Meier's Martial Soul had long been severely damaged by Ye Yulin's Sun God Needle. She also had old injuries left by Jing Hongchen and explosion wounds from the Sixth Level and Seventh Level Fixed Soul Cannon Shells fired by Xu Tianxi and Xiao Hongchen. She had already been completely suppressed by Ye Yulin, utterly powerless to resist Ye Yulin's binding.
Facing the whistling wind blades and water-lightning, and unable to break through the curtain, a look of despair finally appeared on her face.
*"Boom boom—!"*
The violent explosions of wind blades and water-lightning echoed one after another. The commotion was so great that it was no smaller than the battle between some Titled Douluo. This made Ye Yulin inwardly sigh at the young man's prowess while also feeling a silent blush of shame. He was known for his offensive capabilities, but his combat strength at Xu Tianxi's age was far inferior.
No wonder he could become Old Man Kong's Guan You Sect Disciple. With such outstanding combat power, no one in the Sun Moon Empire, except Death God Douluo and Old Man Kong, was qualified to teach him…
Oh, right, Death God Douluo is already fighting Eternal Douluo. Where did Old Man Kong go?
After various factions had been fighting for a long time, Ye Yulin suddenly remembered that their strongest combatant was missing. He couldn't help but look around.
The next moment, he spotted Kong Deming. The old man had also joined the battle, and his target… was the Shrek powerhouses!
In the fierce Shrek battle, Kong Deming's figure flickered as if entering an uninhabited realm. A Bright Moon hovered above his head. Every time he flashed, at least one Eight-Ring Soul Douluo-level powerhouse from Shrek would be annihilated, turning into mere bones.
The Golden Lion King Martial Soul Super Douluo tried to attack Kong Deming, but couldn't even touch the latter's clothes. Kong Deming seemed intent on toying with this foolish lion, throwing him towards Jing Hongchen's artillery with a single thought, then continuing his leisurely stroll of slaughter.
His attacks left no trace. With every move, he took lives, as if he had completely merged with the Silver Moon in the sky, occasionally reaching out to retrieve bloody Soul Bones.
This looked terrifying, like various horrific Soul Skills, but Ye Yulin knew that Silver Moon Douluo Kong Deming didn't use his Martial Soul abilities much. His attacks were all Soul Engineer techniques, except he had deeply integrated the two, making them seem indistinguishable.
Of course, Old Man Kong was a generational genius. Many, including Ye Yulin and even Death God Douluo, believed that with Old Man Kong's wisdom and comprehension, specializing in Soul Master abilities alone could undoubtedly lead him to impact the Limit Douluo realm.
If Old Man Kong truly wanted to wipe them out, I'm afraid not a single one of those Shrek people would escape. What a pity, what a pity. Such a good number one academy in the world, yet they had to provoke an enemy they couldn't afford to offend at their weakest…
Shaking his head with a light sigh, Ye Yulin mourned in his heart for the academy that stood in the way of the Sun Moon Empire's conquest.
Having lost its two strongest combatants to the Xuanming Sect previously, and now, with its elites all out, encountering Old Man Kong, who rarely wandered out, it was likely that after this calamity, more than half of its elites would be finished.
Even if this academy still held terrifying appeal for many graduates from Shrek, its threat level would be greatly reduced in the future.
It was rare that the powerhouses of the other three empires had all gone to encircle and suppress Evil Soul Masters. As a hawkish leader, even if Old Man Kong didn't want to destroy Shrek due to its influence among the people of the three empires, he would certainly not miss this excellent opportunity to weaken Shrek's strength.
*"Whoosh whoosh~!"*
Just then, Ye Yulin heard the roar of a Fixed Soul Cannon Shell again, causing him to turn his head.
He saw Xu Tianxi put down his Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade and take out a new Sixth Level Fixed Soul Cannon. He skillfully loaded one Sixth Level Fixed Soul Cannon Shell after another, aiming at Cai Meier, the survivor in the ruins—Du Weilun's body had already disintegrated in the explosion, and Ye Yulin didn't even know how many bones he had left.
Under his dazzling movements, Xu Tianxi continuously loaded twelve Sixth Level Fixed Soul Cannon Shells. His extravagance and ruthlessness made even Ye Yulin, a Level 9 Soul Engineer, secretly click his tongue.
"Looks like they're really willing to do anything to kill her," Xu Tianxi thought. Cai Meier's body was already shattered, and with another twelve Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, she'd be crippled even if she didn't die.
What Ye Yulin didn't know was that Xu Tianxi was already a Level 6 Soul Engineer, though for now, the only Soul Guided Device he could produce was the Fixed Soul Cannon Shell. He had just used up his entire stock.
Cai Meier was a Titled Douluo, after all. Even though she was blown to pieces, Xu Tianxi still didn't trust it. This was the safest way to ensure her demise.
At this moment, Xu Tianxi cast aside any thoughts of hiding his strength. Having killed Ma Xiaotao today, he was now a mortal enemy of Shrek and the Holy Spirit Church. All he could do was try his best to weaken the power of these two major forces.
Kill! Keep killing until all enemies in sight fall!
With this thought, Xu Tianxi watched as the twelve arcs of cannon fire buried Cai Meier's body. Only when the dense smoke began to dissipate did he and Ye Yulin approach together.
As the smoke cleared, extremely faint gasps and coughs could be heard. Xu Tianxi's Soul Power surged, dispersing the dust, and Cai Meier's figure, like a dying swan, came into view.
"You look a lot like Ma Xiaotao did just before I finished her off."
Xu Tianxi took out his Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, strapping it to his wrist, and coldly looked down at Cai Meier.
Cai Meier's face, whose full contours were no longer discernible, had lost all hope of life. She murmured as if in confusion:
"You said earlier that you killed Xiao Tao to avenge Shaozhe's insult to your mother. Who... is your mother?"
"My late mother, Kong Xiyue, was once the leader of your Shrek Academy's Shrek Seven Devils, three generations ago!"
Xu Tianxi spoke each word distinctly, his movements to raise his blade and channel his power unhesitant. As the last syllable fell, the Tyrant Tiger Blade of the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade had already sliced into Cai Meier, whose face was filled with shock.
"Whoosh!"
Raising his blade again to decapitate her, Xu Tianxi glanced at Cai Meier's wide-open eyes and said indifferently:
"The past cause leads to today's effect. You two can rest easy. Don't worry, I'll send Yan Shaozhe to join you sooner or later."
After eliminating another important figure from Shrek, Xu Tianxi didn't continue fighting. Instead, he motioned for Ye Yulin to come over and collect the spoils of war—removing the Soul Bones from Cai Meier and Du Weilun.
Killing and plundering was a good tradition, and Xu Tianxi followed it thoroughly. These two important figures didn't disappoint him either—Cai Meier dropped four Soul Bones, and Du Weilun dropped two.
"Just enough for an even split, Senior Starry Sky. Let's divide these five ways, and then go get the Soul Bones from Ma Xiaotao too."
Effortlessly pocketing three Soul Bones, Xu Tianxi invited Starry Sky Douluo to the next Soul Bone harvesting spot. Ye Yulin, doing this for the first time, chuckled and agreed.
"Alright, don't laugh at me, little fellow, but this is the first time in all my years that I've done something this interesting."
Just then, a silver ring of moonlight suddenly swept in from afar. The two stopped to look, and it was indeed Kong Deming, holding a figure with a desperate and pained expression in his hand—Zhang Lexuan.
"Killing three people in a row, little fellow, you've done quite well," Kong Deming smiled at Xu Tianxi.
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