Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

Compared to it, Zhuge's Divine Crossbow is nothing but a clay chicken and a tile dog, utterly vulnerable.

This is not a battle. This is a massacre.

Huo Yuhao's face was as pale as paper, his legs were weak, and he could barely stand.

He never imagined he would witness such a war!

"Yuhao, let's get out of here quickly. The academy still needs us."

Qiu'er's voice pulled Huo Yuhao back from his shock.

Huo Yuhao nodded, forcibly tearing his gaze away from the battlefield.

Just as he was about to turn around, Qiu'er seemed to suddenly remember something, her brows furrowing slightly, her fingers unconsciously touching the cyan-gold pendant on her chest:

"Speaking of which, as the vessel of the Emperor's auspicious beast's destiny, there should have been a blood-red phenomenon in the world when I was sacrificed. But it seems that it didn't happen at that time?"

After she finished speaking, she found that Huo Yuhao still did not move. Instead, he looked up into the distance, as if he had seen something that shocked him greatly. He stood there frozen in place as if he had been nailed to the spot by something.

"What's wrong, Yuhao?" Qiu'er asked hurriedly.

Huo Yuhao's voice trembled, as if some extremely ominous premonition was pounding wildly in his heart.

"Qiu'er," he slowly raised his hand, pointing towards the horizon, "is this the strange phenomenon you mentioned?"

Qiu'er suddenly looked up.

In the distance, on the horizon, in the afterglow of the setting sun that had already sunk below the horizon, at the end of the clouds that had been burned to a crimson orange by the flames of war, a blood-red light was slowly rising.

It wasn't as warm as a sunset, nor as fiery as a beacon fire. It was a red that seeped from the depths of the earth, rich and profound, as if the sky itself were bleeding.

That direction—

It is the Starry Sky Forest.

That is, Shrek City.

……

Wang Dong'er left Shrek Academy in a hurry.

Since the last rescue operation failed, Yuhao has been missing for a long time. Most people have assumed that he is dead or has been captured by the Sun Moon Empire, but Wang Dong'er does not believe it.

She repeatedly pleaded with the college to investigate the situation and organize rescue efforts, but as the war broke out and the situation deteriorated rapidly, her requests were repeatedly put on hold.

Although she is mainly busy with Tang Sect affairs now, she goes to the academy to learn about the latest battle situation whenever she has free time, traveling back and forth between the two places every day.

As usual, Wang Dong'er released her martial spirit, and beautiful blue V-shaped butterfly wings unfolded behind her. She accelerated and, in the blink of an eye, soared into the air towards the Tang Sect.

Suddenly, everything went black.

Damn it, it's happening again!

Wang Dong'er cursed under her breath.

She was all too familiar with this feeling. Ever since she came out of the Valley of Love and Destiny, it felt as if something had ripped a piece out of her from within, or as if something had peeled her away. For years, her soul power had not improved at all.

During the last rescue operation, she could only provide support outside the city because her health prevented her from fully engaging in the operation.

In recent months, her cultivation has even shown signs of regression, and her sea of ​​consciousness often falls into chaos without warning.

At this moment, chaos returned.

This attack was exceptionally violent. She suddenly lost control mid-air, her butterfly wings flashing erratically, and she plummeted like a kite with a broken string. Gasps of alarm erupted from the crowd on the street below.

Wang Dong'er desperately tried to mobilize her soul power to stabilize herself, but her body felt like it was filled with lead, and her limbs wouldn't obey her commands. The wind rushed into her ears, her skirt fluttered wildly, and the ground rapidly magnified in her vision.

She closed her eyes, a strange sense of calm washing over her.

Isn't this way of dying just too ridiculous?

It has landed.

However, instead of the hard, cold ground she expected, she was met with a warm and solid embrace that caught her steadily and absorbed all the impact.

A gentle soul force flowed into her body, containing an incredibly pure aura of light that flowed through her limbs and bones like a warm current, giving her a feeling of being lifted and purified.

The chaotic gray mist in the sea of ​​spirit rapidly receded under the impact of this force.

Wang Dong'er felt a dizzying sensation, like rain after a long drought, as if she were being lifted up and elevated by something. Her mind went blank, her body's instincts took over, and reason temporarily withdrew.

She unconsciously took a deep breath, filling her lungs with the clean, pleasant scent emanating from him. Her mind relaxed to a depth she hadn't felt in ages, like sinking into a warm sea. Her arms involuntarily wrapped around his waist, and her legs followed suit…

and many more.

She suddenly came to her senses and realized what position she was in.

Her legs were tightly wrapped around his waist, her skirt had already brushed up to her thighs, her face was buried in his shoulder, and she took a deep breath.

Her face flushed a scorching red in a fraction of a second. Wang Dong'er released her grip as if electrocuted, sliding off his arms. Her knees were still weak when she touched the ground. She quickly said "thank you" with her head down, frantically smoothing out the wrinkles that had just appeared on her chest, and then spread her wings and flew away as if fleeing.

As she passed the street corner, she glanced back.

The person had already turned around, his back was tall and straight, and his face... seemed so familiar. Was he a senior from the inner academy?

In the rush, I couldn't see the whole picture. I only remember, I only remember, those captivating eyes were... purple?

Wang Dong'er didn't notice that the golden trident pattern on her forehead seemed to have gained a very faint purple halo for a moment before quietly disappearing.

Suddenly—

"Boom!"

A sudden clap of thunder boomed. The deafening roar startled Wang Dong'er, even in the heart of the city.

She looked up sharply. In the distance, on the horizon, a neat mass of black clouds stretched rapidly toward Shrek City, like an army pressing in.

It was as if an invisible hand was rapidly pulling a curtain up from east to west in the sky, dragging the whole world into darkness.

Just then, a bright green firework shot into the sky, bursting open high above and transforming into a giant Shrek-themed head. The green light spread out in layers in the air, lingering for a long time, exceptionally dazzling.

A deep voice resounded throughout the city: "All inner disciples of Shrek Academy, listen to my command, assemble at the south city wall."

Upon seeing the firework, Wang Dong'er's expression changed instantly. This signal not only represented danger, but also meant a powerful enemy was launching a large-scale invasion.

Could it be that the army of the Sun Moon Empire has finally reached this place?

Faintly, accompanied by a gentle breeze, a faint fishy smell drifted in from the south. The smell wasn't strong, but it carried a primal, wild quality that instinctively made one uneasy.

As she flew, she subconsciously glanced down at the street. The street was in chaos; apparently, someone had recognized the meaning of the emerald green flare in the sky. But amidst the turbulent crowd, she saw an old man standing motionless.

He was a very, very old man, with white hair and beard, a hunched back, and a face full of wrinkles.

He had been looking at her with a smile, his mouth still slightly open.

Then it shattered.

“Beast…beast…beast…” He suddenly stood up.

He couldn't continue, his Adam's apple trembling violently. Wang Dong'er saw immense fear in his eyes, a fear planted deep in a person's soul, capable of tearing a heart apart.

"Beast...beast...beast..." The old man waved his arms, knocking over the fruit stand next to him, and darted around like a frightened wild dog.

He wanted to escape, but couldn't find a way.

"Beasts...beasts...beasts...beast tide!"

His last words were almost a wail, and then he knelt down, trembling all over, as if he had seen the end of the world.

Wang Dong'er's breathing stopped; intense fear gripped her heart like a cold, icy hand.

She knew the old man; he was over a hundred years old, an extremely rare age for ordinary people, but he was also nearing the end of his life.

However, a hundred years ago, he was a twenty-year-old young man who, as a member of the Shrek City defense force, fought against the beast tide and held the southern city wall, which was the front line facing the beast tide.

There, he saw an army representing absolute death and destruction—

The boundless soul beasts surged in like a tsunami, swallowing up the sky and the earth.

The beast tide is coming!

……

Kong Tianxu withdrew the Destructive Divine Thought from his hand.

Having successfully broken through to the ninth ring, he now possessed the qualifications to complete the next test from the God of Destruction.

He defeated the strongest warrior on the continent, the Beast God Di Tian.

In terms of cultivation, there is still a certain gap between him and Di Tian, ​​but with his million-year soul skill and the absolute suppression of the lower-level Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King by the Holy Dragon Bloodline, he is quite confident in defeating his opponent.

Even to the point of completely leaving behind Di Tian.

Although the mental imprint left by the God of Destruction specifically warned against attempting to kill Di Tian before truly becoming a god, Kong Tianxu knew that it was because the God of Destruction was worried that the god-level powerhouse Silver Dragon King would disregard his injuries and break through his cultivation prematurely, causing uncontrollable consequences.

However, for him, who is familiar with all the plot developments on this continent and the details of all the forces involved, it is not impossible to kill two birds with one stone as long as the plan is proper.

After all, that was Di Tian, ​​the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King with 820,000 years of cultivation, the strongest being on the continent in name only. In terms of strength, its burst of power when unleashing the Dragon God Claw at full strength was even greater than that of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which was at the million-year level, and its total energy was also comparable.

Having personally absorbed the million-year-old Three-Eyed Golden Lion spirit ring and spirit bone, he knew better than anyone how terrifyingly powerful a spirit ring of such an extremely high age could be for a spirit master. Moreover, Di Tian's spirit bone was very likely to also contain that powerful demigod-level secret technique, the Dragon God Claw.

Therefore, he was determined to obtain Di Tian's soul ring and soul bone.

As for the Silver Dragon King...

The seal left by Tang San is still on Wang Dong'er. Once this seal is activated, Titan and Niu Tian will know immediately, won't they?

Shrek is going to have to suffer a bit, but before that, there's a big meal waiting for him.

By this time, pedestrians on the streets of Shrek City had already noticed the strange phenomenon on the horizon. The dark, heavy clouds and the faint smell of blood stirred up a restless atmosphere among everyone.

Panic spread rapidly through the crowd like a plague. People were in an uproar and turned to rush north of the city, trying to get as far away as possible from the overwhelming tide of destruction that was there to devour all life.

Kong Tianxu walks against the flow of people.

The crowd jostled, shouted, and stumbled past him. But he seemed like a rock standing in a raging torrent, or perhaps he was one with the world, moving through the crowd as freely as a fish, even increasing his speed.

Ahead, the golden tree stands majestically.

Chapter 378 Xuanzi, you're awake!

Shrek City, South Wall.

Since the founding of Shrek, the highest and most heavily fortified walls in the entire city have always been on the south side.

The reason is simple: this side faces directly towards the stars.