"Because you talk too much…"
Su Wen replied with a cheerful smile, "Like a crow cawing in my ear—so noisy! I like peace and quiet."
Qiangu Dongfeng: "..."
"As for sparing Shrek—" Su Wen's gaze turned toward Long Yayue and the others, his eyes gradually chilling, "Not a chance. This group were the ones desperate to keep me here at first. Naturally, they get dealt with last…"
"You won't kill me?"
Seeing Gu Yuena retrieve her Nine-colored Dragon Spear with a bored pout, Qiangu Dongfeng was surprised.
"..."
Su Wen glanced at him lightly, and the latter hurriedly shut up, waving for the mecha units to withdraw. The situation was completely out of hand; if he meddled any more, even if his father and older brother showed up, there'd still be no hope of victory.
As for Shrek—
He had originally colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult and the Abyssal Plane's forces specifically to destroy Shrek Academy…
If this top-level powerhouse could really do it, there was no need for him to get his hands dirty; those people were all killers with blood on their blades. To be branded traitor to humanity, unless he had to, he'd never carry that burden himself.
"Yun Ming, I really admire you."
Su Wen said, eyes landing on Yun Ming.
"I'd originally thought of leaving Shrek Academy peacefully, but then they stopped me…"
Cai Yue'er's face was black and blue, glaring at Long Yayue, who didn't look much better.
"That's all, then."
Su Wen sighed, then waved his hand.
"Xuan Ji, it's your turn. Whoever survives an incense stick's time, survives."
"Phew…" Yun Ming breathed a sigh of relief and started discussing tactics. "That Xuan Ji—even as a Golden Behemoth—must have a million years of cultivation. If Ya Li helps me heal fully, I can at least hold its attack off."
"Alright!"
The other elders nodded.
They felt humiliated; Su Wen's beasts were ridiculously powerful, but relying on just one Golden Behemoth to wipe them all out? Shrek wasn't that weak…
But the next moment—
Xuan Ji roared, and his second form activated.
The ground erupted like countless volcanoes exploding.
His already imposing, several-hundred-meter-tall body began to expand, bones snapping and crackling. He seemed to pierce the clouds.
A layer of dense, pure-energy dark-gold armor overlaid the original red-gold scales.
His eyes burned with a second pair of pupils, now like four blazing suns, each trailing light.
He gazed down at all of Shrek's elders…
In those quadruple pupils was a hint of mockery.
And Yun Ming was utterly stunned.
"Shh…"
Su Wen took out an incense stick, lit it on Huo Huo's flames, and carelessly tossed it; it stuck upright in the ground.
He smiled.
"Let's begin."
...
"Pfft~"
When Yun Ming coughed blood and crashed down from the sky—
Countless Shrek teachers and students stared in despair at Xuan Ji, whose mighty fists struck like rainbows smashing down on the Sea God Pavilion's elders.
Suddenly, an inappropriately calm voice rang out.
"Time's up…"
"ROAR!!"
Xuan Ji froze, glaring down at the Sea God Pavilion elders he'd smashed into the ground.
"Yun Ming is alright. The rest… useless."
His booming voice echoed through the clouds.
Qiangu Dongfeng looked on with regret.
He regarded Su Wen a bit differently now—perhaps Su Wen truly was standing on the side of humanity.
This time, three elders from the Sea God Pavilion fell—Long Yayue, Cai Yue'er, and one other unlucky soul. The rest were all seriously injured, and would need a year or two for full recovery.
But actually, with that fierce beast's power, it could have wiped them all out…
The rest surviving—was sheer mercy.
Qiangu Dongfeng, atop the Spirit Pagoda, had maids wrapping wounds. He narrowed his eyes, watching the fight through a Soul Tool telescope.
Truthfully, the chaos here had drawn not just him.
Others had come from far away—
Members of the Holy Spirit Cult, and the War God Hall.
"Tsk, tsk, now things are really getting lively…"
Qiangu Dongfeng's eyes blazed. Now that the upper echelons of Shrek Academy were all injured—not even healer extraordinaire Ya Li would recover soon—it would take at least a year or two before they regained their peak.
Which meant… his years-long plans could finally begin.
"Qiangu Dongfeng, what's going on?"
Dark shadows crept in. A figure in a black cloak emitted an aura of decay and death and spoke in a low voice.
"A beast tamer appeared. I got beaten." Qiangu Dongfeng patted his bandaged chest, blood still welling, the lingering Dragon God's energy still raging inside. He grimaced.
"You got beaten? You're Qiangu Dongfeng…" the Ghost Emperor was surprised.
"Heh, Yun Ming couldn't even fight back. What chance did I have? Besides, Ghost Emperor, you saw that scene. And don't bother trying to control my mind." Qiangu Dongfeng wiped the blood from his hand, dismissed the maid, and spoke coldly.
"I may be wounded, but I'm not so weak you can influence me. Besides… my father and brother are here, too."
"Haha, come now. Aren't we allies?" The Ghost Emperor's laugh was shrill. "Why would I control you, Tower Master?"
"Enough talk. Why did you come?" Qiangu Dongfeng outwardly calm, but always on guard.
"Advance the plan to destroy Shrek Academy." The Ghost Emperor's eyes narrowed, speaking coldly.
"..."
A strange silence settled in.
Qiangu Dongfeng pondered for a long time, then answered, "The alliance only has three God-Slaying Fixed Soul Ammunition shells. I can guarantee holding onto one for now. The second… will take more time…"
"The sooner the better. I can't wait to hear Shrek's wails." The Ghost Emperor laughed.
"Rest assured, I hate Shrek more than you." Qiangu Dongfeng said coldly.
If Long Yayue hadn't made such trouble, he wouldn't have been impaled and injured.
That Su Wen had spared his life was already a miracle…
"One more thing. Chen Xinjie has appeared—the disturbance here was felt even thousands of miles away." The Ghost Emperor chuckled.
"Why isn't he at the War God Hall? What's he doing here…" Qiangu Dongfeng frowned.
"In any case, that person interests me. Why not introduce us?" The Ghost Emperor grinned, tempting fate.
"Him? Are you crazy?!!" Qiangu Dongfeng's pupils shrank.
"I want to see him…"
"Go ahead. I won't stop you."
The Ghost Emperor: "..."
Scared now?
If you could really face him, you'd know how terrifying that person is—like a god, no exaggeration… Qiangu Dongfeng took a deep breath, still with a trace of fear in his eyes.
But the Ghost Emperor's eyes flashed.
He wasn't convinced…
No matter how many beasts Su Wen had, as a peak Rank 99 Half-God, if he wanted to leave, who could stop him?
Silently, he mocked Qiangu Dongfeng for being so afraid…