After a brief standoff, Mu En moved.
There were no flashy Spirit Abilities, only the purest and most direct punch. Where the fist struck, a majestic and imposing will, seemingly capable of suppressing everything, erupted.
Reign Over the World!
Mu En's fighting style was extremely pure, centered on his self-created "Reign Over the World," supplemented by the ultimate attack of the Dragon King's Evil-Breaking Split and the Domain control of the Dragon King's Shocking Domain Boundary, combined with his own cultivation as a Limit Douluo.
The former served as the operation, adding slight mechanisms, while the latter served as the numerical value; the two combined were pure and powerful.
The golden fist aura tore through the air and instantly slammed into Kong Mingan. Kong Mingan neither dodged nor retreated, raising his hand to meet it head-on.
"Bang—!"
With a muffled sound, Kong Mingan's arm began to shatter under the single blow, and the damage spread to cover a small part of his chest.
However, the expected splattering of flesh and blood did not occur; instead, silver data streams flowed beneath his body.
The terrifying injury lasted only an instant. Silver light shimmered around him, and countless data streams rapidly converged and reformed like living things. Under Mu En's astonished gaze, Kong Mingan's body recovered completely in the blink of an eye.
Kong Mingan seemed thoughtful, carefully savoring the unique "Concept" belonging solely to Mu En that was contained within that punch.
This kind of highly integrated power achieved by his own will—combining spirit power, mental force, and physical body—was something he did not yet possess.
Kong Mingan paused slightly, then actively stepped forward, engaging Mu En in close-quarters combat.
He no longer resisted every attack head-on, nor did he completely evade them. Instead, he used this opportunity to personally feel and analyze every instance of Mu En's exertion and the moment his will condensed.
Mu En quickly discovered the problem.
The young man before him had an extremely high level of power and fairly rich combat experience; his moves were not clumsy. Yet, there was always a feeling that he lacked a certain flow, with a subtle sense of stagnation between his movements.
This was originally a flaw, perhaps the Breakthrough point for him to defeat his opponent. However, the opponent's progress was visible to the naked eye!
From being slightly clumsy at the start, he gradually grew accustomed to his rhythm, even beginning to imitate and learn!
He could not drag this out any longer!
Mu En's thoughts raced, and a sharp light burst forth in his eyes. In the next moment, the spirit power within his body erupted violently!
"Dragon King's Evil-Breaking Split"!
A golden Dragon-shaped light blade, condensed to the extreme and seemingly capable of tearing apart all evil, suddenly slashed out. Simultaneously, centered on his body, a Domain filled with majestic Dragon might and pure light power instantly unfolded.
"Dragon King's Shocking Domain Boundary"!
His two unique ultimate techniques were used simultaneously. The golden Dragon might and the brilliant light power instantly completely swallowed Kong Mingan's figure!
His body was torn apart, the silver light completely obscured, and his aura nearly vanished entirely. However, in the next moment, Kong Mingan's body reformed in the silver light, completely unharmed.
He lowered his head and looked at his palm, a trace of understanding flashing in his eyes.
So that's how it is.
In the next moment, mimicking Mu En, he threw a punch!
A massive fist shadow composed of silver data streams suddenly appeared. Although the form was different, it clearly incorporated a trace of the conceptual flavor of Mu En's Reign Over the World!
It was nascent and weak, but the essence was identical!
Mu En's pupils contracted, but he met the attack with an unwavering punch, the golden fist light shattering the silver fist shadow.
As he shattered the silver fist shadow, Mu En confirmed in his heart: this was his Reign Over the World!
Although it was still very weak. But how was this possible?!
However, Kong Mingan did not give Mu En any more time to think. More silver fist shadows rained down like meteors, each punch carrying the constantly improving will of "Reign Over the World."
From clumsy imitation, it progressed to possessing both form and spirit, and finally... surpassing the master!
That Fist Intent actually soared and transformed wildly during the fight, until a certain moment.
"Boom!!!"
A silver-shining fist aura, combining the precision of data streams with the dominance of Reign Over the World, completely shattered the golden fist light Mu En was desperately maintaining and firmly struck his chest!
"Pffft—!"
Mu En was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, spitting out blood. His majestic aura instantly faded, and his previously straight body became hunched again.
Mu En was defeated.
This was inevitable. After all, Mu En's condition was extremely poor, preventing him from fighting for long periods, while his opponent, Kong Mingan, had constant automatic regeneration and locked health, making him practically immortal.
Forcibly suppressing the surging Qi and injuries within him, Mu En struggled to stand up. His face was ashen, but he didn't show much resentment.
He knew that his opponent had held back his power at the end; otherwise, that punch would have been enough to severely injure or even kill him.
However, before he could speak, a burst of pure life Energy separated from the Golden Ancient Tree and surged into Mu En's body like sweet dew, rapidly stabilizing his injuries and nourishing his withered Meridians.
Kong Mingan watched calmly. He had certainly not come for slaughter; the battle with Mu En was merely incidental, a convenient way to test his own survival and combat capabilities.
Aside from the rather abstract task of "feeding the Douluo," Mu En himself had no problems, and there was no need to take his life.
Having finished all this, Kong Mingan pondered for a moment, then took out the silver orb containing Ah Yin's Soul.
Tapping his fingertip, ripples spread across the surface of the orb. Like flipping through a scroll, Kong Mingan searched through Ah Yin's memories, copied a portion of them, and then condensed that copied memory into a stream of light which he sent to Mu En.
Mu En froze, subconsciously catching it. The stream of light immediately merged into his mind. In an instant, massive memories flooded in, leaving Mu En dazed.
While Mu En was in a daze, spatial fluctuations, vast enough to make one tremble, erupted above the Golden Ancient Tree.
An incomparably huge spatial gate appeared out of thin air in the sky, directly enveloping the entire Golden Ancient Tree.
Under the horrified gaze of the many Shrek experts who had rushed over after sensing something was wrong, the Golden Ancient Tree, which carried the symbol and faith of the academy, was uprooted and flew directly into the spatial gate, vanishing completely.
In the center of Sea God Island, only a massive, bottomless pit remained.
Mu En stood rooted to the spot, oblivious to the surrounding chaos. Countless memories were uncontrollably surging through his mind.
It was the memory of a blue figure secretly devouring the Souls of others at the core of the Golden Ancient Tree!
He even recognized the appearances of some of those Souls; they were the deceased Pavilion Masters of Shrek throughout the generations, including his own teacher!
The accompanying information clearly told him that the blue figure was the mother of Sea GodTang San, the Blue Silver EmperorAh Yin.
And her ability to Parasite here, devouring the Souls of successive Pavilion Masters to nourish herself and attempt Possession of the Golden Ancient Tree, was entirely due to the instruction and arrangement of Sea GodTang San!
Mu En's body swayed slightly, his face as pale as paper.
At this moment, his physical condition was exceptionally good due to the nourishment from the Golden Ancient Tree's power—it was no exaggeration to say his lifespan had been extended by ten years. Yet, he felt no joy.
He stared blankly at the empty center of Sea God Island. At this moment, the faith he held for the Sea God fractured, opening a rift in his heart.
(End of Chapter)
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