"Brother Long, you're too kind. Please allow this old man to settle this grudge first, and then we can catch up. How does that sound?"
Seeing that it was indeed Long Xiaoyao, Xu Xiaoyun's expression tightened slightly as he probed the other's attitude.
The Light Sacred Dragon was on its last breath, but the Dark Sacred Dragon was still lively and not to be underestimated.
Long Xiaoyao shook his head, his expression calm. "Brother Xu should know that I have an old acquaintance with Mu En. Since I'm here today, I must ensure his survival."
As his words fell, the dim eyes of Old Song, Yan Shaozhe, and the others lit up with hope. This sudden Black Dragon expert could speak to Xu Xiaoyun as an equal and claimed to be an old friend of Mu Lao. He must also be a Limit Douluo expert!
Finally, a Limit Douluo was on their side. Mu Lao was truly brilliant, having invited such powerful reinforcements so early.
"Brother Long, the Dark Sacred Dragon... could it be Dragon Emperor Your Majesty Long Xiaoyao, who was as famous as our teacher in his early years?"
Yan Shaozhe's gaze shifted, looking with reverence at the figure like a divine savior.
With such a powerful expert appearing, could Shrek's crisis finally be resolved today?
However, Xu Xiaoyun's calm voice echoed, showing no intention of stopping.
"Brother Long, I've already come this far. How can I stop now? You're asking too much."
"You've already come this far, so what's the difference between killing him and not killing him? He only has one last breath left. Please, for my sake, give him some time to make arrangements for his affairs."
Long Xiaoyao sighed with a smile, channeling his Soul Power. A massive dark dragon claw materialized out of thin air above the Xuan Ming Black Sea and plunged into the black sea.
Xu Xiaoyun's gaze was solemn, his spirit, energy, and essence soaring. He seemed not to be attacking, but in reality, he was secretly wrestling with Long Xiaoyao. The Xuan Ming Black Sea surged, creating endless resistance for the dark dragon claw.
With his current cultivation, even a Limit Douluo wouldn't easily escape if they fell into his ninth Soul Skill, Nether Abyss Return to Ruins. Mu En should have no chance of survival after falling in, but he still felt a bit uneasy.
Long Xiaoyao had appeared, so a fight was inevitable. The longer it dragged on, the more Mu En's life force would dissipate.
*Whoosh—*
The dark dragon claw plunged into the Xuan Ming Black Sea, but it failed to pull Mu En out immediately. The faint smile on Long Xiaoyao's face began to falter, and a few drops of invisible sweat appeared on his forehead.
This Old Turtle, Xu Xiaoyun, doesn't seem like he just broke through to Limit Douluo. He clearly seems to have been immersed in this realm for decades, and his Way of Space is quite profound.
Could it be that when we last met, this Old Turtle had already become a Limit Douluo, but at that time, he didn't think he was a match for me and Xi Shui, so he intentionally hid his strength?
Long Xiaoyao's eyelid twitched. For some reason, he felt that Xu Xiaoyun's Xuan Ming Black Sea seemed to understand how his Dark Sacred Dragon power operated. His claw felt like a mud ox entering the sea, restricted everywhere.
If this continued, his dragon claw, which was only using seventy percent of its power, might not only fail to retrieve Mu En but could even be swallowed by the Nether Abyss!
Xu Xiaoyun thought, After my battle with Di Tian, I painstakingly researched methods to restrain his Black Dragon Soul Power, hoping to contend with him longer. I never expected to use it on this old dragon instead of Di Tian.
Long Xiaoyao thought, That Old Turtle must have been hiding his strength before. He's been a Limit Douluo for at least decades. It's astonishing how well a Limit Douluo can hide himself. Truly worthy of the Xuanming Sect; they hide very deeply!
Time silently slipped away. A minute passed, and the dark dragon claw still hadn't rescued Mu En. Instead, it was slowly sinking itself.
Seeing this, the hearts of Shrek's powerhouses also sank deeply. Despair resurfaced in their minds, and their faces were filled with sorrow.
Even a newly arrived Limit Douluo, the legendary Dragon Emperor Your Majesty, couldn't save Mu Lao. Had Shrek's luck truly run out?
Long Xiaoyao could no longer maintain his smile. He sighed, helplessly saying, "Brother Xu, please release him. I'll concede one point in this match."
Forcibly increasing his power might save Mu En, but if Xu Xiaoyun also intensified his efforts, Mu En, who was in the nether sea, might be shattered into dust by the aftermath of their two Limit Douluo's fight.
This Old Turtle is truly good at hiding, not letting down the Black Tortoise lineage's heritage at all!
"Brother Long, you're too kind."
Xu Xiaoyun chuckled, casually pointing a finger. A Water Tornado rose from the nether sea, and Mu En's emaciated, powerless body was within it.
Unlike before, Mu En not only returned to his decrepit state, but all his white hair had turned to ash, and large patches of his skin were cracked, though not much blood flowed out.
Long Xiaoyao knew that Mu En's vitality was completely exhausted, his life force burned out. Even if he was rescued, he didn't know how much longer he could live.
A few hours? A few minutes? Or a few seconds?
Brother Mu, oh Brother Mu, why did you have to provoke this Old Turtle? He's usually honest and low-key, but you shouldn't have targeted his juniors just because he's low-key.
Long Xiaoyao sighed repeatedly in his heart. Earlier, Mu En had sought him out to entrust his care to him, then hastily left, so he followed to see what was happening.
He never expected to hear Xu Xiaoyun's tearful accusations of Shrek bullying his Xuan Ming too much before he even arrived. By the time he reached the scene, he happened to see Xu Xiaoyun's punch hit Mu En's vital waist.
That punch was powerful and heavy, swift and decisive. Mu En's life force had already been cut off at that moment. However, he ultimately didn't want to see Mu En's body destroyed, which was why he intervened.
Logically speaking, Xu Xiaoyun's attack on Shrek was a forced choice. With two important juniors in trouble, if they didn't act, they wouldn't be the Xuanming Sect, but a sect that cowers. From now on, anyone could step all over the Xuanming Sect with impunity.
Xuan Zi, that old fool, was truly incompetent. He heard that he had ruined more than a generation of Shrek Seven Devils. If one were to count achievements, he himself might not even compare.
When I go back, I need to ask Xi Shui if Xuan Zi is an operative of the Holy Spirit Church planted in Shrek long ago. Killing so many Shrek geniuses seems too obvious...
Putting aside these distracting thoughts, Long Xiaoyao calmly smiled at Xu Xiaoyun. "Aren't you going to let him go back and make arrangements with Shrek?"
Xu Xiaoyun shook his head. "Though he's dying, he's still a Limit Douluo. If he self-destructs before death, who knows if he could take some of my juniors with him."
"My Xuanming Sect and Shrek are now mortal enemies, with no room for reconciliation. Brother Long, are you going to stop me from destroying Shrek?"
Long Xiaoyao sighed. "In the past, I also received some guidance from the former Sea God Pavilion Master at Shrek. Today, I'm here to persuade you two to temporarily cease hostilities. How about it?"
"One of your two juniors is dead, and the other is crippled. Shrek's two strongest experts, one was crippled by you, and the other's life force was cut off and will die soon. The price they've paid is already heavy enough."
Sweeping his gaze over the Shrek powerhouses like Old Song and Yan Shaozhe, who had outnumbered their opponents but still hadn't won, Long Xiaoyao thought that Shrek was truly declining with each generation. He then said in a deep voice:
"I'll have everyone present swear an oath that they will never seek revenge on your Xuanming Sect in this life. If they violate this oath, their cultivation will naturally not advance an inch in the future, and I will join you in destroying Shrek City. How does that sound?"
As his words fell, a commotion rippled through Shrek. Yan Shaozhe, eyes red, shouted, "Old Long, Xuanming Sect killed my teacher and crippled Old Xuan! How can we ever let go of such a deep-seated hatred?!"
Long Xiaoyao's brows furrowed at this. His Black Dragon Soul Power erupted, spontaneously forming a massive hundred-meter claw above Yan Shaozhe's head.
"How could Mu En have taken such an idiot as a disciple? Shut your mouth!"
Long Xiaoyao flicked his sleeve, and the dragon claw descended with a thunderous force, swatting Yan Shaozhe away like a fly. He slammed heavily into Shrek City's wall, raising a cloud of dust.
"Can't let it go? You'll die if you can't! Let's see if you can let it go now!"
*Slap—*
As if that wasn't enough, Long Xiaoyao's brow furrowed, and a spatial ripple pulled Yan Shaozhe through the air before him. He swung his right palm in a wide arc and ruthlessly slapped Yan Shaozhe's dust-covered old face.
*Pfft—*
Yan Shaozhe spun like a top from Long Xiaoyao's slap, rotating rapidly as he fell towards the ground. He seemed to become a sprinkler, spewing blood all the way down, finally crashing to the earth and kicking up a cloud of dust.
Long Xiaoyao cursed under his breath, 'What a bunch of ingrates,' and instantly felt that there was a good reason why the Clear Sky Sect and Xuanming Sect had successively come knocking on Shrek's door.
They weren't strong, yet they dared to continuously provoke powerful enemies. He truly didn't know how Mu En usually taught them. Even the powerful Holy Spirit Church didn't dare to act openly, yet they were so arrogant.
If the fight continued, Xu Xiaoyun could slaughter all of them once he freed up his hands. Old Turtle wasn't a bloodthirsty sort, but at this point in the killing, who could be left alive?
As for him, Long Xiaoyao, he could save Shrek for a moment, but not forever! And he certainly wouldn't risk his life against Xu Xiaoyun for these guys. If Old Turtle wanted to leave, no one in the world could stop him.
Xu Xiaoyun's expression briefly paused, then he nodded slightly. "Alright, I still trust your word, Long Xiaoyao. As long as they swear an oath, I'll spare their lives."
Long Xiaoyao was wary of him, and he was also wary of Long Xiaoyao. He didn't want to forge a mortal enmity with the latter; this guy wasn't the half-crippled Mu En.
After today's battle, Shrek's strongest remaining member was only Level Ninety-Seven Old Song, and there were no successors. Their threat was no longer significant, so giving Long Xiaoyao face was acceptable.
Long Xiaoyao smiled and nodded. "Good."
The next instant, the domineering gazes of the two Limit Douluo simultaneously fell upon Shrek's powerhouses. Their calm voices carried an undeniable authority: "Swear an oath if you don't want to die."
Old Song and the others' faces turned ashen with grief. Shrek, with its ten thousand years of glory, had been invaded, and two top powerhouses had met with misfortune. Not only could they not seek revenge, but they also had to swear an oath to their enemies. What an extreme humiliation!
Vines of hatred bound their hearts, growing poisonous thorns that stabbed deep. But they were powerless, able only to pull out these thorns.
No one could resist the authority of two Limit Douluo, and Shrek certainly could not!
"Alright! We... swear... that for this life, we shall never seek revenge on anyone from Xuanming. Should we break this oath, our cultivation shall never advance, and our Martial Soul shall shatter, leading to death..."
Old Song, Xian Lin'er, and the others wept openly, their hearts feeling as if they were being gnawed by vipers. When the last word fell, they all seemed to have aged many years, a vital spirit drained from them.
The Sea God's Light was shattered, the Dragon God was about to fall, Taotie was crippled, and Xuanming Black Dragon pressed down from the sky. At this point, everything was decided. Shrek's powerhouses knew that their ten thousand years of glory could no longer continue, and their sacred halo had shattered.
As the dust settled, the powerhouses disengaged. Long Xiaoyao was about to leave when he saw Xu Xiaoyun suddenly appear before him, smiling. "Brother Long, it's rare to see you. How about we compare notes?"
Long Xiaoyao was taken aback for a moment, then a smile filled with fighting spirit bloomed on his face. "Alright!"
In an instant, the skies above Shrek City surged with renewed power. The giant Black Tortoise and the thousand-meter Black Dragon faced each other from afar as night abruptly descended.
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