Chapter 327: The Angel Slays the Taotie, Xuan Zi Dies!
"Fourth Soul Skill: Taotie Bite!"
Xuan Zi roared as his arm transformed into a gigantic Taotie maw capable of devouring his opponent's soul power. He lunged toward Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue met the attack head-on, pouring a massive amount of Holy Flame soul power into the Angel Sword in her hand.
"Fifth Soul Skill: Holy Sword!"
The Holy Sword possessed an extremely powerful purifying effect. With every slash, it could also dissolve the opponent's soul power.
Qian Renxue swung the Holy Sword in her hand, slashing toward the Taotie maw formed by Xuan Zi.
The moment the two attacks collided, the resulting shockwave spread across a thousand meters.
Even Sea God's Lake nearby was affected, its waters surging and throwing up waves more than ten meters high.
After the exchange, Qian Renxue took a single step backward.
Xuan Zi, however, staggered and was forced back several steps.
"I clearly have a two-rank advantage over her. How am I being pushed onto the defensive position?!"
Xuan Zi was shocked by Qian Renxue's combat strength.
Normally, a Rank 98 Peak Douluo could easily crush a Rank 96 Super Douluo with a casual attack.
Yet against Qian Renxue, he was actually being faintly suppressed.
He found it difficult to believe.
"No! I absolutely will not lose!"
Xuan Zi roared inwardly.
"Sixth Soul Skill: Heaven and Earth Respond!"
Xuan Zi condensed earth-yellow spheres of light between his hands, directly drawing upon the earth attribute energy throughout Shrek Academy's grounds and sending it surging into the sky toward Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue held the Holy Sword and poured a massive amount of Holy Light soul power into it.
She charged forward like a female war goddess.
First, she shattered the earth-yellow spheres of light Xuan Zi had condensed.
Then she engaged him in fierce close combat.
Sword and fist collided repeatedly as Angel soul power and Taotie Divine Bull soul power clashed violently.
Far away, Sea God's Lake was thrown into dozens-of-meters-high waves by the terrifying collision of soul power. The entire surface of the lake churned violently.
"That feels good."
Holding the Holy Sword, Qian Renxue finally experienced the exhilaration of battle.
Since awakening her martial soul, this was the first time a soul master had fought her with the genuine intent to kill.
Qian Renxue was enjoying herself.
But Xuan Zi felt increasingly alarmed.
At this moment, sword wounds from the Holy Sword covered Xuan Zi's body. Small amounts of blood flowed from various parts of his body, and his soul power circulation had become rather chaotic.
"If this continues, I'll die."
Xuan Zi had already foreseen his fate.
But after their battle just now, Xuan Zi had also sensed Qian Renxue's weakness in a life-or-death battle.
That was the opening he could exploit.
"Since this old man is destined to die, I might as well take someone with me."
Xuan Zi's eyes darkened as he stared fixedly at Qian Renxue.
He could no longer change the fate of Shrek's destruction.
But before he died, he intended to take Qian Renxue with him.
"Ninth Soul Skill: Taotie Myriad Devouring Prison!"
Xuan Zi's soul power circulated wildly around his body, his soul power fluctuations becoming increasingly violent as he unleashed his ultimate soul skill.
This was his ultimate killing technique.
It unfolded a massive devouring domain capable of devouring soul power, soul skills, and even the physical body.
It could both destroy and seal its enemies.
After the Ninth Soul Skill was unleashed, a black, vortex-like opening appeared above Xuan Zi's martial soul true body, radiating an incredibly powerful suction force.
The black opening was aimed directly at Qian Renxue.
Seeing this scene, Qian Renxue remained completely calm.
She had absolute confidence that she could break Xuan Zi's Taotie Myriad Devouring Prison.
"Eighth Soul Skill: Great Sun Angel Body!"
Qian Renxue's clear, melodious voice rang out.
The Angel Avatar behind her erupted with brilliant golden-red light.
This Eighth Soul Skill could greatly enhance the Holy Flame and Holy Light attributes of the Angel Avatar. It could also strengthen her physical body and soul power, causing both to undergo a qualitative transformation.
Xuan Zi's Ninth Soul Skill and Qian Renxue's Eighth Soul Skill collided violently along with their respective martial soul true bodies.
The instant they collided, Xuan Zi's Taotie Myriad Devouring Prison fell into a disadvantage.
Yet Xuan Zi's eyes remained extraordinarily calm, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
Qian Renxue, meanwhile, swung the Holy Sword and advanced step by step, continuously forcing Xuan Zi's Taotie Divine Bull Avatar backward.
Just as Qian Renxue thought victory was within reach and a faint smile appeared on her face—
Xuan Zi suddenly sneered.
An extreme killing intent erupted from his eyes.
"A flower grown in a greenhouse will always be a flower grown in a greenhouse."
"Today, Shrek is going to be destroyed, and I, Xuan Zi, will take you down with it!"
Xuan Zi's words made Qian Renxue's brows furrow.
She suddenly sensed something was wrong.
But Xuan Zi was already moving.
"Devour the Rings!!!"
Xuan Zi roared.
He then began burning his own soul rings to increase his combat strength.
The Soul Ring Devouring Technique could unleash even greater combat power for a short period of time, but the price was enormous.
Unless he were facing a life-or-death situation, Xuan Zi would never use it.
As his soul rings were devoured by the Taotie Divine Bull Avatar, the suction force of his Ninth Soul Skill, Taotie Myriad Devouring Prison, became even more terrifying.
"Be buried alongside Shrek!"
Xuan Zi shouted, the corners of his mouth curling upward in a crazed grin.
He could almost see Qian Renxue being completely devoured by his Taotie Myriad Devouring Prison.
Yet Qian Renxue remained calm.
There was only a slight gravity in her expression.
"Old fool, I should actually thank you for teaching me this lesson."
"But before absolute strength, all schemes and tricks are nothing more than useless tricks that can never stand up to scrutiny."
"Now, I'll show you what absolute overwhelming strength looks like."
As Qian Renxue's voice fell, the light radiating from her Angel Avatar grew increasingly brilliant, as though the sun itself had descended upon the mortal world.
"Ninth Soul Skill: Ten Thousand Suns Incinerate the World!"
In an instant, countless blazing golden suns condensed high above Shrek's inner courtyard.
Golden light descended from the sky, as though the sun itself were destroying the world.
The power of Holy Light and Holy Flame suppressed everything beneath the heavens.
Under the power of the Ninth Soul Skill, Qian Renxue broke free from the restraints of Xuan Zi's Taotie Myriad Devouring Prison.
Endless Holy Light and Holy Flame directly destroyed the black vortex-like opening behind Xuan Zi.
The Taotie Divine Bull Avatar behind him began to collapse and disintegrate beneath the golden radiance.
After that single attack, Xuan Zi's body lay powerless upon the ground of the inner courtyard.
He looked up at Qian Renxue, despair filling his eyes.
The people of the Spirit Empire were simply unbeatable!
"Old Mu, ancestors of Shrek... I, Xuan Zi, have failed you."
"Shrek has fallen into ruin in my hands."
Xuan Zi repented inwardly.
But soon, a gigantic golden sword descended from the sky, heading straight for Xuan Zi's life.
Xuan Zi merely closed his eyes in silence and awaited death.
Meanwhile, on the other side—
Yan Shaozhe, Cai Meier, Qian Duoduo, and Xian Lin'er had also been severely wounded under the combined assault of Kong Deming and Zhang Lexuan. They were practically incapable of fighting any longer.
When they turned their gazes toward Xuan Zi—
They saw the Holy Sword in Qian Renxue's hand descending upon Xuan Zi, completely ending his life.
"No! Old Xuan!"
Xian Lin'er and the other three cried out in grief.
In less than a few months, one Shrek elder after another had died.
The blow this dealt to them was immense.
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