Chapter 321: The Holy Dragon Descends, Shrek Falls
When Xiao Qiang arrived outside the city walls, the final siege on Shrek officially began. However, contrary to Shrek's expectations, the Sun-Moon Empire did not unleash a tidal wave of troops, nor did they bombard the city with overwhelming artillery fire. Even Xiao Qiang didn't lead a decapitation strike to eliminate Shrek's few remaining high-level figures.
Instead, only one person walked out from the ranks of the empire's army—Meng Hongchen.
As her once azure-blue eyes slowly turned to a deep golden hue, Meng Hongchen ascended into the sky, one step at a time. Accompanied by solemn, majestic music—broadcast through Xiao Qiang's mental power and soul guide interface—an oppressive force descended upon Shrek City, suffocating everyone below.
"…Dean, it looks like they're finally making their move," Wang Yan said anxiously. "What do we do?"
"Shrek can no longer avoid its fate," Yan Shaozhe replied solemnly. "At least Elder Xuan is not here. If we die, he still lives. He can rebuild Shrek elsewhere. Now, the only thing we can do is to take down as many of their geniuses as possible. We won't be able to touch Xiao Qiang, but the others…"
Shaozhe's eyes sharpened. "Pass my order. All soul guide cannons and fixed batteries—target that woman!"
"Understood!"
Wang Yan rushed off. Moments later, dozens of soul guide cannons were primed and aimed.
Knowing they had fallen behind in terms of high-end soul masters, and with Elder Xuan off pioneering another continent, Shrek had focused its final efforts on soul guide firepower. Though their manufacturing lagged behind the Sun-Moon Empire, they used their immense wealth—built over ten thousand years—to purchase black-market soul guides and weapons.
While these weren't top-tier level 9 soul guides, the sheer number of mid-tier cannons was their last hope. Soon, dozens of soul rays surged toward Meng Hongchen in a storm of destructive light.
The Power of the Holy Dragon
Meng Hongchen's golden eyes reflected the approaching volley. Without panic, she raised her hand and snapped her fingers. Her right arm soul bone activated, releasing a skill that opened numerous space wormholes.
The artillery fire vanished into the void—absorbed in an instant.
Then, without warning, the wormholes reopened—this time inside Shrek's formation.
Explosions roared.
Shrek's soul masters and their treasured weapons were annihilated by their own fire, hurled back with terrifying precision. The battlefield turned to scorched rubble.
At that moment, Yan Shaozhe's heart sank.
They had no more advantages—no numbers, no resources, no powerhouses.
"…Don't think Shrek can be trampled so easily!"
With bloodshot eyes, Yan Shaozhe released his martial soul true body. Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red soul ring flared to life. A brilliant golden phoenix burst forth—Bright Phoenix—and he soared toward Meng Hongchen in a desperate final strike.
But Meng Hongchen only looked at him coldly—no anger, no sorrow, as though watching an ant flutter in the wind.
Just as Shaozhe neared, a majestic golden dragon suddenly emerged beside Meng Hongchen with a deafening roar, intercepting him with ease.
The Birth of the Light Dragon
That dragon was not a summoned beast or spirit—it was Meng Hongchen's martial soul itself.
Originally, her martial soul was Zhu Qing Ice Silkworm, entirely unrelated to dragons. But then again, the Demon Soul Great White Shark had no connection to dragons either—until Bai Xiuxiu transformed hers into a Dragon-type in Douluo IV.
Unlike Bai Xiuxiu, however, Meng Hongchen had an even greater advantage. At level 70, her soul and martial soul fused completely, forming an external martial soul—similar to Luo Sanpao. Instead of risking her body exploding from a full mutation, she underwent a soul-level transformation within the Soul Ascension Platform.
Assisted by Xiao Qiang's control over undead magic, and the soul's regenerative properties, Meng Hongchen's Zhu Qing Ice Silkworm gradually began absorbing the Dragon Pill of the Holy Light Dragon, left behind by Moon.
Although her soul shattered multiple times during the process, as long as she lived, she could recover and continue.
Eventually, the soul fully transformed—becoming the Holy Dragon of Light.
Following the principle in Douluo I and Douluo IV that martial souls may mutate at the fourth or ninth soul ring, Meng Hongchen successfully evolved her martial soul. At the ninth ring, thanks to the Dragon Pill's power, her ninth soul ring mutated into orange, resulting in the current configuration: five black, three red, one orange.
With the orange ring's divine boost, her soul power surged to level 95, and after two years of deep cultivation alongside the Holy Dragon of Light, she reached level 98—the same as Xuan Zi, and higher than Yan Shaozhe.
The Last Flame Snuffed Out
It didn't take long.
Yan Shaozhe, outmatched in soul ring ratio, soul power level, and martial soul quality, was defeated.
With his fall, Shrek had no remaining Super Douluo, and no one left to stand against Meng Hongchen. The Sun-Moon Empire advanced, razing what remained.
At last, the Golden Tree—Shrek's eternal symbol—was pushed to the ground.
Shrek Academy, after ten thousand years of glory, was officially destroyed.
At that precise moment, Mu Qingxue felt a strange surge of divine energy coursing through her body. Her breath quickened.
"…This power… Is this… the Angel Throne?"