Chapter 311: Du Busi So It's You!
"Isn't this the hotel where the Snow Demon Sect contestants are staying? Did I attack the wrong place? Impossible!"
Xuanzi's mind raced as he locked eyes with Du Busi. No matter why the man was here, Xuanzi knew he had to escape immediately.
Truth be told, although both he and Du Busi were Rank 98 Super Douluo, the latter possessed the golden tier awakening of a Body Martial Soul, and his spirit ring configuration was superior. In a direct confrontation, Xuanzi was at a clear disadvantage.
Within Shrek Academy, only Elder Mu could completely suppress Du Busi.
Moreover, this was Mingdu, the capital of the Sun Moon Empire. His attack on the Snow Demon Sect's contestants would undoubtedly anger the Sun Moon authorities, who were responsible for ensuring the safety of all participants.
If he got entangled with Du Busi, and if Sun Moon Rank 9 soul engineers arrived, he'd be trapped. Survival would be uncertain.
Most importantly, if his true identity were exposed, it would bring disastrous consequences for Shrek Academy.
With this in mind, Xuanzi immediately stowed away his soul cannon, activated his flight type soul tool, and turned to flee.
Du Busi's expression darkened.
"If I weren't here, wouldn't the Body Sect's disciples have been slaughtered?!"
Body Martial Soul users were already rare, and the Body Sect had never been particularly large. As its sect master, Du Busi cherished every disciple.
Long Aotian and Wei Na weren't just ordinary members they were top talents. If they died, the sect's future would lose two powerful figures, a devastating loss.
His voice turned icy. "Hmph! Trying to escape? Leave your life here!"
With that, he soared after Xuanzi, his arms suddenly enlarging as emerald light flickered around them. A vast, terrifying aura erupted from his body, surging across the night sky.
Xuanzi's heart clenched.
"Not good! The old poison is going all out!"
As a Rank 98 Super Douluo, Xuanzi had incredibly sharp senses.
But he couldn't summon his Martial Soul and fight Du Busi head on doing so would expose his identity.
His only option was to buy time.
Pouring soul power into his Mingde Hall defensive soul tools, Xuanzi activated an eighth tier protective barrier.
To maintain his disguise as a Sun Moon soul engineer, he had spent a fortune acquiring Mingde Hall soul tools.
As the Sea God's Pavilion second in command, money was never a problem.
A golden soul shield instantly enveloped him.
But Du Busi was already upon him.
With his emerald glowing hands, he smashed against the shield with overwhelming force.
Crack! Crack!
A spiderweb of cracks rapidly spread across the soul barrier, creating an eerie shattering sound that echoed through the hotel corridors.
Boom!
In the next instant, the soul barrier exploded into countless fragments, scattering across the ground.
For a Rank 98 Super Douluo, breaking an eighth tier soul shield was effortless.
But Xuanzi was prepared.
The moment the golden shield shattered, he activated a sixth tier invincible shield.
This so called "invincible" barrier could withstand a Titled Douluo's attacks for precisely three seconds.
Higher tier seventh level invincible shields were banned from sale by the Sun Moon Empire, so Xuanzi had no way of acquiring them.
Du Busi sneered. "An invincible shield? A mere external tool. If this is all you rely on, you'd better stay here today!"
He let out a thunderous roar, emerald light erupted behind him, swirling into a massive vortex that surged toward Xuanzi.
Even an invincible shield that could withstand a Titled Douluo's attacks for three seconds was like paper before a Rank 98 Super Douluo.
Crack!
The invincible shield lasted barely one second before shattering.
The emerald vortex surged forward, crashing toward Xuanzi like a violent tidal wave.
Xuanzi gritted his teeth.
If he didn't fight back now, he was dead.
Du Busi wasn't some random fighter he was the sect master of the Body Sect, one of the strongest individuals alive.
He roared in frustration, his clothes bursting apart as he finally unleashed his Martial Soul, transforming into a Ravenous Divine Ox (Taotie Shen Niu).
A deep yellow light surged forward, clashing against the emerald vortex, forcing it to a halt.
Du Busi's eyes widened in shock.
"Xuanzi!? It's you!?"
His face darkened with fury. "You, the so called strongest of Shrek Academy, attacking the Snow Demon Sect contestants like a coward? If Elder Mu could see you now, he'd be ashamed!"
Xuanzi sneered internally.
"I'm not Shrek Academy's strongest Elder Mu just doesn't go out in public anymore, so people assume he's dead."
He didn't respond aloud, but instead transmitted a message to Du Busi.
**"Old poison, are you senile?
"What does the Snow Demon Sect have to do with you, a Body Sect master?!
"Even if they're secretly under your protection, none of them were hurt. So let me go, and we'll call it even."**
Du Busi's anger surged.
"Xuanzi, enough talk! You're not leaving today. I want to see if you've improved after all these years!"
Xuanzi's expression grew grim.
Du Busi was refusing to back down.
But if he kept fighting here, his situation would worsen. If the Sun Moon soul engineers arrived, he'd be completely surrounded.
His gaze hardened.
"Fine. I'll burn a little of my life force, crush this old bastard quickly, then suppress the flames and retreat. As long as I don't burn for too long, I can stop it before it's too late."
In the next moment, dark yellow flames erupted from his body.
A terrifying pressure burst forth, eclipsing even Du Busi's aura.
Du Busi's expression shifted drastically. "He's burning his life force!? Has he gone mad!?"
Indeed, burning one's life force would provide a temporary surge in strength.
But it would drastically shorten Xuanzi's lifespan, and **if his soul core became unstable it could even explode.
If that happened, Mingdu's Mingyue Hotel would be reduced to a crater.
Xuanzi let out a maniacal laugh.
"Gone mad? I've never felt more alive!"
His Ravenous Divine Ox form tripled in size, shaking the ground with every step.
Then, he stomped violently toward Du Busi.
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