Chapter 18: Ignoring All Defenses
His face was handsome and he carried a lazy, transcendent temperament. It was Zhuang Zhou.
His Soul Power increased, and his Soul Rings transformed.
These changes did not seem to move him much.
Only when the "Dream Realm of Freedom" Domain and the "Kunpeng Extreme Speed" Divine Ability merged into him did he slightly open his drowsy eyes and yawn.
He mumbled, "Hmm... somewhat interesting... I can sleep more comfortably now..."
After speaking, the Kunpeng phantom beneath him gently swayed, causing faint ripples in the surrounding space. His entire person seemed about to merge into the Void Realm to continue his "Great Dream."
Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others beside him watched, dumbfounded.
This Teacher Zhuang Zhou was truly too unique!
Ning Rongrong widened her glazed tile-like eyes and covered her mouth with her small hand.
She watched in disbelief as Teacher Zhuang Zhou, along with the giant Kunpeng phantom, gradually became ethereal, seemingly dissolving into the breeze and light.
"Zhu... Zhuqing, did you see that? Teacher Zhuang Zhou... he seems to be disappearing?"
Rongrong's voice carried a slight tremor.
She was shocked both by the miraculous ability of "Traversing the Void" and by the scene before her that defied common sense.
Zhu Zhuqing's cold, pretty face was also filled with astonishment. Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, she snapped back to reality and took a deep breath.
"I saw it. Is this the ability of the North Sea Kun? Purifying All Things and Traversing the Void are simply like miracles."
She recalled her past struggles for survival and her pursuit of strength.
Compared to Teacher Zhuang Zhou's carefree, almost Dao-like demeanor, the difference was vast.
In Dugu Yan's emerald snake eyes, a light of uncertainty flickered. She felt the Ice Fire Poison Miasma Domain she had just acquired and had originally felt somewhat pleased.
But compared to Teacher Zhuang Zhou's profound and unpredictable "Dream Realm of Freedom" Domain, she immediately felt that her own Domain was full of hostility and limitations.
"This Teacher Zhuang Zhou usually either lies on the fish's back sleeping or floats mid-air dozing off, I thought—"
She didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was self-evident.
Who would have thought that this seemingly laziest teacher possessed such a Heaven-Defying Martial Soul?
Ning Rongrong seemed to suddenly remember something. She lowered her voice and said with deep confusion, "Wait, did you notice? When the Heavenly Dao golden light descended just now, Teacher Zhuang Zhou's Soul Power must have increased, but he didn't release his Soul Rings."
"What do you think Teacher Zhuang Zhou's Soul Power Rank is?"
As soon as she said this, Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan also became extremely curious about Teacher Zhuang Zhou's strength.
The three girls looked at each other, seeing the same shock and confusion in each other's eyes.
The unfathomable depths of Big Dipper Academy, and the power and mystery of these teachers,
were once again deeply imprinted in their hearts in a way that overturned their understanding.
Lu Xiao glanced over at Zhuang Zhou's direction, and the corner of his mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.
He immediately returned to his lazy state, as if all of this was only natural.
While the various major forces across the Continent were still immersed in the shock brought by the "North Sea Kun,"
the golden light on the heavenly curtain flashed again, and the information for the eighth place fiercely descended!
[Martial Soul Ranking, Eighth Place: sky piercer halberd]
[Holder: Lü Bu (Big Dipper Academy)]
[Rating: Peerless Battle Spirit, Overwhelming the World. Where the halberd tip points, it Destroys Ten Thousand Laws. Possesses ultimate destructive power. Characteristic: Ignores all forms of defense! Contains the might of Destroying Heaven and Earth, making it one of the strongest offensive Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent.]
[Reward: Soul Power Rank increased by three Ranks, all Soul Ring lifespans increased by fifteen thousand years, one one-hundred-and-fifty-thousand-year God-Bestowed Head Martial Soul Bone, gained Talent Domain: Asura Battlefield, gained Battle Technique: Peerless Chaotic Dance.]
"sky piercer halberd? Another Martial Soul I've never heard of!"
"Ignores all defenses? How is that possible!"
"Destroying Heaven and Earth, the strongest offensive Martial Soul. My heavens!"
"Big Dipper Academy! It's Big Dipper Academy again! Both the eighth and ninth places belong to them!"
If the "North Sea Kun" brought strangeness and unpredictability, then the "sky piercer halberd" brought the most direct and purest violent impact!
The six words "Ignores all forms of defense" were like a heavy hammer, smashing fiercely into the hearts of all Soul Masters.
Especially those Soul Masters renowned for their defense!
What did this mean?
It meant that no matter how sturdy the tortoise shell, how heavy the shield, or how powerful the defensive Soul skills, they were all like paper in front of the sky piercer halberd!
What an overbearing and unreasonable characteristic!
...Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Bone Douluo Gu Rong subconsciously touched his bones, his face slightly pale: "Ignoring defense... Old Chen, your Seven Kill Sword is sharp enough, right? Can it ignore defense?"
Chen Xin slowly shook his head, his expression extremely solemn: "No, my sword still needs to cut through obstacles. This sky piercer halberd... its offensive characteristic is already close to the level of rules."
"This Lü Bu. If we were to become his enemy, we absolutely cannot let him get close!"
Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath: "Unmatched attack power, and it ignores defense. Just how many more monsters like this does Big Dipper Academy have?"
"Is Rongrong truly safe there?"
At this moment, his worry for his daughter actually surpassed his curiosity about the academy's mystery... Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong's fingernails had dug deep into her palm.
She possessed the two top Martial Souls, the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul Eating Spider Emperor, and her defense was also extremely impressive.
But the words "Ignores all forms of defense" made her feel a fatal threat as well.
"Lü Bu, sky piercer halberd."
Killing intent overflowed in her eyes.
"We must quickly figure out the background of this Big Dipper Academy. If we cannot subdue them, we must use all our strength to crush them before they grow stronger!"
She seemed to see a terrifying halberd, capable of tearing through all defenses, hanging over Spirit Hall's head... The Star Luo Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire, the major Sects... all forces were terrified by these two consecutive terrifying Martial Souls originating from Big Dipper Academy.
The image of Big Dipper Academy became incredibly lofty and incredibly mysterious in their minds.
At the same time, it was filled with an extreme sense of danger.
A Zhuang Zhou possessing the ability to purify and traverse.
A Lü Bu possessing the power of absolute defense penetration.
And these are only the eighth and ninth places!
What about the first seven places? Are they all also in Big Dipper Academy?
Is this academy trying to be Heaven-Defying?
...On Big Dipper Academy's plaza.
A figure as robust as a mountain and whose Aura was as fierce as a Demon God stood tall; it was precisely Lü Bu.
He held a gigantic phantom of the sky piercer halberd, radiating dark red Evil Qi, and accepted the baptism of the golden light pillar.
His Soul Power surged, and his Soul Rings transformed.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red.
Seven black and two red, a Heaven-Defying Soul Ring configuration.
A tragic and domineering "Asura Battlefield" Domain, capable of Slaying Gods and Exterminating Demons, spread out centered around him.
Causing the surrounding air to become stagnant and filled with killing intent.