Long Xiaoyao looked at the massive blade glow, which was growing larger and larger, eventually reaching a height of nearly a hundred meters. His expression was as heavy as water; this was definitely not an attack that a Spirit Emperor could unleash!
Feeling the aura of law emanating from the blade glow, Long Xiaoyao no longer dared to be distracted. He really wanted to dodge this blade glow, which would have been very easy for him. Firstly, Zhu Ziyang's attack was too rigid, a simple, ordinary chop without any special techniques. Secondly, it was due to his strength; he was, after all, a Limit Douluo, so dodging a Spirit Emperor's attack should be effortless, right?
However, out of the dignity of a peerless expert, he did not dodge, but chose to meet it head-on.
Nine spirit rings flew out from behind Long Xiaoyao—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, red, red—lighting up one by one. Then, his seventh spirit ring shone brightly, and Long Xiaoyao disappeared, replaced by a giant dragon covered in black scales, with a wingspan exceeding a hundred meters.
Martial Soul True Body, Dark Sacred Dragon!
"Roar~" After the Dark Sacred Dragon appeared, it immediately let out a majestic dragon roar that shook the heavens and earth. The massive sound wave instantly spread in all directions, causing unprepared individuals to involuntarily retreat several steps.
"This..." Old Lin and the others were stunned. They couldn't perceive the power of law contained within Zhu Ziyang's attack. They only saw Long Xiaoyao unleash his Martial Soul True Body, feeling very confused. They didn't understand why Long Xiaoyao, having chosen to give Zhu Ziyang a chance, would directly unleash his Martial Soul True Body. Wasn't this making things difficult for Zhu Ziyang?
If Long Xiaoyao knew their thoughts at that moment, he would surely vehemently refute them, "Am I making things difficult for him? This young man is clearly making things difficult for me, an old comrade over two hundred years old!"
What kind of good child at Spirit Emperor cultivation could unleash a law attack? Even an ultimate Spirit shouldn't operate outside the rules like this!
In short, Long Xiaoyao was now feeling very wronged and frustrated. Due to the existence of the bet, he could only do his best to take Zhu Ziyang's attack and could not use Spirit Abilities to counter it. For him, an attack system Spirit Master, this was simply an extreme weakening.
Long Xiaoyao controlled his two dragon wings to overlap in front of him, accumulating spirit power around his body to form a spirit power barrier. Then, the brightly shining blade glow descended, striking the massive body of Long Xiaoyao's Dark Sacred Dragon.
The collision of light and darkness instantly generated an incredibly massive energy vortex. The vortex created immense turbulence, raging wildly across the plain, and the chaotic energy currents impacted all nearby existences.
After unleashing this law attack, Zhu Ziyang's entire spirit power was drained. If Mu En hadn't quickly protected him from behind, he would likely have been drawn into that enormous energy vortex.
As the commotion gradually subsided, the vast plain fell silent once more, with only the ravaged ground still testifying to the fierce collision that had occurred.
As the smoke and dust dispersed, the giant dragon's figure had vanished, revealing a somewhat disheveled Long Xiaoyao. At this moment, he completely lacked his previous dashing demeanor. His face was slightly pale, and a hint of red faintly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Injured?! A dignified Limit Douluo, Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, was actually injured by a Spirit Emperor! This... this was simply too shocking.
"Cough cough..." Long Xiaoyao coughed, a bitter smile on his face, and said, "I lost."
In fact, when Zhu Ziyang unleashed that attack, he had already lost. An attack that required him to use his Martial Soul True Body could easily make him retreat half a step.
"Brother Xiaoyao, are you injured?" Mu En's eyes held deep surprise, as well as a hint of triumph, as he said, "It seems Ziyang has given us a huge surprise!"
"Haha~" Long Xiaoyao forced a smile that was uglier than crying, and said, "How enviable! Alright then, that's enough, I'm leaving!"
After Long Xiaoyao finished speaking, he left the plain without any hesitation, turning and walking away.
"Brother Xiaoyao..." Mu En still wanted to say something, but Long Xiaoyao had already vanished from everyone's sight. He could only helplessly retract his gaze and say to the others, "Alright, you all start the cleanup. Lin'er, Mei'er, go bring the other children back. Don't trouble the Star Luo Royal Family. I'll take Ziyang back to the Academy first."
After Mu En finished speaking, he also disappeared instantly with Zhu Ziyang on the vast plain. Because everything happened too quickly, Zhu Ziyang hadn't even reacted, and he could no longer see Old Lin and the others. Only the faint screams echoing in his ears as they left indicated to him that someone was about to have a bad time.
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Mu En's speed was incredibly fast. Zhu Ziyang only felt the surrounding scenery change twice: once it was the plain, and then it was the city.
They returned to Shrek Academy and went directly into the Sea God Pavilion on Sea God Island.
Zhu Ziyang followed Mu En into the Sea God Pavilion. Mu En very naturally reclined on a wooden chair, a smile on his face, and said to Zhu Ziyang, "Good child, you've worked hard during this period. Go rest first. If there's anything, we'll talk about it after you've rested well!"
"I understand, Teacher!" Zhu Ziyang was a little surprised to hear this, but he didn't ask further. He just nodded and said, "Then I'll head back to my dorm now. Goodbye, Teacher!"
"Go on!" Mu En said with a smile, "For the next six months, you shouldn't leave the Academy for now. We'll talk about it once everything settles down."
"Okay!" Zhu Ziyang nodded in agreement.
Afterward, Zhu Ziyang left the Sea God Pavilion. On his way back to the dorm, Zhu Ziyang was still a little surprised. He had already prepared to explain to Mu En why he could unleash law attacks, but he hadn't expected Mu En to be so calm, not rushing to question him, but instead telling him to go back and rest first.
This trust deeply moved Zhu Ziyang.
Zhu Ziyang returned to his room. As soon as he opened the door, Xingcai rushed out from inside and excitedly pounced on him. Fortunately, Zhu Ziyang was quick-witted and dodged her, otherwise, he might really have been knocked down by her.
However, he also understood Xingcai's excitement, so he smiled and reached out, stroking her head and neck, helping to groom her fur, and said, "Long time no see, Xingcai. How have you been doing for the past month or so?"
Xingcai lowered her head and rubbed her head against Zhu Ziyang's cheek, saying, "Mm-hmm! Very good, I get to run around the Academy every day, and someone even brings me golden tree leaves as food. Oh, right, and that chubby human, he brought me a collar that can hold things. It's so convenient!"
Zhu Ziyang instantly knew who Xingcai was referring to as the chubby human: Qian Duoduo. Besides him, no one else would give Xingcai a spirit tool.
Looking at the light yellow collar around Xingcai's neck, which complemented her fur, Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but exclaim, "Senior Brother Qian really has a lot of free time!"
As it happened, just as he thought of Qian Duoduo, Qian Duoduo appeared.
"Junior Brother!" Qian Duoduo waved his hand, his face excited, and in the blink of an eye, he was by his side, saying, "Congratulations, Junior Brother! You've really become famous across the entire continent!"
"Third Senior Brother, you know the results of the competition?" Zhu Ziyang was very surprised. Logically, Qian Duoduo hadn't left the Academy, and he was the first participant to return to the Academy. He hadn't told Qian Duoduo about the competition, so how did he know?
"Of course!" Qian Duoduo said proudly, "That afternoon after the competition ended, Shrek City received the results and details of the finals. Junior Brother, you really keep a lot hidden! Five hundred-thousand-year spirit rings—even I, your Senior Brother, don't have a single hundred-thousand-year spirit ring!"
"Hehe!" Zhu Ziyang first chuckled awkwardly, then asked, "The information spread so quickly?"
"That's natural, the Academy's intelligence work isn't just for show!" Qian Duoduo said with a smile, "Come on, I'll take you to meet a few people."
"Meet people? Who are we meeting?" Zhu Ziyang was startled, asking somewhat confusedly.
"Hehe, you'll know when you get there!" Qian Duoduo smiled mysteriously, not answering Zhu Ziyang's question.
This only made Zhu Ziyang more curious. Someone important enough for Qian Duoduo, the Vice Dean of Shrek Academy, to personally receive, and who wanted to meet him—could it be the Emperor of the Tianhun Empire?
With this question in mind, Zhu Ziyang followed Qian Duoduo to a quadrangle courtyard in the residential area of Shrek City. In this courtyard, Zhu Ziyang met the people Qian Duoduo spoke of, and his jaw instantly dropped in surprise.
"Dad, Mom, why are you here?"
Indeed, the people living in this quadrangle courtyard were none other than Zhu Ziyang's parents and family: Zhu Changhe, Liang Ying, and Zhu Ziguang.
It turned out that as early as when Shrek Academy formulated its 'fishing plan,' Old Mu personally ordered Qian Duoduo to bring Zhu Changhe and his wife, along with Zhu Ziguang, to Shrek City, and specially purchased a quadrangle courtyard for them. The purpose of this was to prevent other forces from using Zhu Ziyang's family to threaten him.
Upon being brought to Shrek City to live, Zhu Changhe and his wife, though somewhat reluctant to leave their relatives and friends in their hometown, gladly accepted. They also knew how outstanding their eldest son was, and the old couple felt nothing but pride and relief.
Oh, and Jiang Nannan's mother was also brought to Shrek City by Qian Duoduo, still living next door to Zhu Ziyang's family. Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er are husband and wife, Xian Lin'er and Old Song are mother and daughter, and Jiang Nannan is Old Song's only disciple. Therefore, Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er also took special care of Jiang Nannan, so bringing her mother to Shrek City was quite normal.