Su Yu was bewildered.
The Supreme Elder's remark was merely a jest.
How come now, this Xuanzi truly appeared at the scene of the Sun and Moon Empire's encirclement of the Evil Soul Masters?
Moreover, it seems a conflict has erupted.
"Xuanzi!"
"Shrek Academy actually colludes with Evil Soul Masters!"
The shocked voice of Mirror Hongchen faintly resounded.
Xuanzi's face was ashen.
"You're talking nonsense!"
I'm absolutely just here to secretly assist Qian Duoduo and the others, not to mention laying in wait.
Damn, when did the Evil Soul Masters get near my hotel?
Xuanzi cursed himself inwardly for being careless, failing to notice.
This time he was really in trouble.
"Hmph, save your breath!"
Mirror Hongchen wasn't even considering whether Xuanzi was wronged or not.
Regardless, it's a perfect opportunity.
Xuanzi entered Mingdu.
Crucially, right in the major operation of the Sun and Moon Empire to encircle the Evil Soul Masters, he shows up in their territory.
Isn't this a perfect reason for elimination?
In the sky above Mingdu, Xuanzi revealed his True Form of the Martial Soul, the massive Taotie Divine Bull soared across the sky, the oppressive force of Soul Power spreading throughout Mingdu.
Mirror Hongchen sneered coldly, immediately transforming into a turret.
True Form of the Toad!
Frames of Soul-guiding Devices sprouted from the metallic body surface, then assembled.
Boom!
A cannon shot fired.
The shell collided with the colossal Taotie Divine Bull in the sky.
Rumble!
Xuanzi felt a huge force pushing him, his body rapidly retreating in mid-air.
He wasn't seriously injured.
After Mirror Hongchen's shot, Xuanzi, who was originally above the bustling area, had now moved to a remote place.
The Soul-guiding Devices on Mirror Hongchen's body rapidly transformed.
This time, they didn't sprout.
Instead, as he retrieved them from the Storage Soul-guiding Device, Soul-guided Cannons integrated into his Metal Barrier.
Mirror Hongchen's preparations took time, but simultaneously other two Ninth-level Soul Guides attacked, buying time for him.
Boom boom boom!
Five Ninth-level Soul-guided Cannons equipped on his body, Mirror Hongchen put forth full output.
What he equipped wasn't a Fixed Soul-guided Cannon, but a more convenient Ninth-level Soul-guided Cannon, underpinned by his Soul Power, capable of unleashing a full-force strike of a Super Douluo.
These five Ninth-level Soul-guided Cannons were personally made by Mirror Hongchen, capable of interaction among themselves, coupled with his Martial Soul's trait, achieving a very strong synergistic effect.
Five cannons fired simultaneously, Xuanzi sensed a lethal crisis.
"Roar!"
The Taotie Divine Bull roared furiously towards the sky.
In six areas of its body, both arms, legs, spinal column, and brain, lights flickered.
The Soul Rings outside the body also flashed continuously.
Bright earthen-yellow light clusters gathered all around the Taotie Divine Bull, converging in front of the massive creature.
Boom!
An earth-shattering explosion ensued.
Mingdu Inner City.
As Xuanzi appeared, and both sides started fighting, on Xuanzi's side of the inner city wall, large stones fell off, revealing framed Soul-guided Cannons inside the wall.
Terrifying energy gathered, explosive energy fluctuations filled people with fear.
Three terrifying energy beams fired.
Just after clashing with Mirror Hongchen's five combined Ninth-level Soul-guided Bombs, resulting in a fearsome explosion, Xuanzi's figure emerged from the explosion center flying backward.
The Taotie Divine Bull was in tatters, horns broken, limbs damaged to varying degrees, the body covered in burn marks.
He fled towards the outskirts of Mingdu at the first chance.
Yet, three energy beams caught up with him just then.
"No!"
Xuanzi turned to look back, his heart chilled to the core.
"Ah, Xuanzi, you go first."
Amidst the heavens and earth, an old voice echoed, spatial fluctuations, an old man with a hunched back appeared behind Xuanzi.
He stood there, seemingly in harmony with the heavens and earth.
Behind him, the shadow of a Holy Radiant Dragon emerged.
Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi rapidly gathered, the Power of Heaven and Earth was mobilized.
Boom!
Three energy beams were scattered with a punch, energy dispersed all around.
After the strike, Moon didn't pursue the advantage.
Inside Mingdu, he felt an aura that made his heart race. After deflecting this wave of attacks, he directly chose to leave.
"Hmph, Shrek has gotten quite bold!"
Mirror Hongchen sneered coldly.
Inside Mingdu, a new round of fiercer attacks erupted, energy beams fired one after another.
Let Xuanzi run?
Then this old guy would either die or be crippled!
Mirror Hongchen saw that after Moon's strike, although his aura was stronger, it gave off a sense of imminent exhaustion.
Like—
A brief resurgence before the end.
"Though Xu Tianran acts pretentiously, he inadvertently succeeded this time."
The Sun and Moon Empire seized this opportunity, forcing him to surface, and even to let Xuanzi retreat more efficiently, made him withstand at least three rounds of bombardment from Soul-guiding Devices.
Inside Mingdu, energy beams were fired for three full rounds.
Moon, ruling the world, showcased his True Form of the Martial Soul, the seventh, eighth, and ninth red Soul Rings on the outside of his body collectively flickered with blood-red light.
He unleashed full power, resisting the last round of energy beams, his aura visibly weakened.
The light of the Holy Radiant Dragon dimmed significantly.
The Crown Prince Xu Tianran sought permission from the Sun and Moon Emperor, then dispatched the Royal Soul Guide Team with three Ninth-level Soul Guides equipped with Level 9 Fixed Soul-guided Cannon Shells for long-range pursuit.
...
On the same night after the battle, Mirror Hongchen returned to Mingde Hall.
He didn't follow the Royal Soul Guide Team for pursuit.
The possibility of capturing the opponent was small this time.
It could only be said, dispatching such a scale of the Soul Guide Team for pursuit was just to ensure Moon wouldn't linger in the Sun and Moon Empire.
"Hmph, both of Shrek's top forces arrived, it seems Shrek harbors no goodwill."
Mirror Hongchen directly ordered the detention of Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu.
All the equipment on them was confiscated, and they themselves were bound by Soul-guiding Devices, their Soul Power restrained, imprisoned next to Not Much Money's cell.
...
After the battle, the casualties in Mingdu were quickly tallied.
Though the Evil Soul Masters resisted desperately, they didn't manage to cause a large-scale massacre.
Xu Tianran's preparations were thorough, even setting up a Soul-guiding Array type barrier in advance to capture all Evil Soul Masters in one go.
The battle between Xuanzi and Moon was transferred to the suburbs as soon as possible, causing no irreplaceable damage besides extensive destruction of buildings.
As for the battle outcome.
Neither Xuanzi nor Moon were dead.
This was the most apparent outcome.
Xuanzi was heavily injured, needing at least a year or two to recover.
As for Moon, it's even more severe.
The life aura already frail, post-battle felt like everything was thoroughly burnt out, death looming near.
Mirror Hongchen was spirited for several consecutive days.
Shrek's two top forces were damaged, just awaiting the Sun and Moon Empire to find the right timing, launch a war, and unify the continent in the near future!
...
After the encirclement of the Evil Soul Masters, Su Yu spent two more days crafting and outlining the runes for "Speed" and "Protection" he had planned.
"Brother Su, it seems Senior Xuan Ziweng has some time."
Huo Yuhao also brought good news.