Struggle for survival

A resounding boom erupted, and a missile exploded like a giant firework, illuminating the entire Sea God's Island as if night had suddenly transitioned into day.

"Boom, boom, boom!" One explosion rang out after another, creating a spectacular fireworks display on a massive scale.

Soul missiles had already been widely renowned as the most fearsome weapons since 10,000 years ago, and soul missiles at or above the seventh grade were considered to be weapons that could turn the tides of major wars.

At this moment, all of the missiles exploding in the sky were at least of the seventh grade.

Titled Douluos of the academy were able to hold their own against these missiles, but the inner cour disciples were quickly forced back onto the ground by the terrifying explosions of energy.

Fearsome explosions erupted one after another, but the figures that had risen up into the air managed to keep all of the soul missiles at bay, detonating them before they could land on the inner city.

More and more figures began to rise up into the air from both the inner city and the outer city. There were countless powerful beings in Shrek City, both from Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.

All of them began detonating soul missiles one by one, and a sea of fireworks encompassed the entire sky above Shrek City.

Right at this moment, a series of figures rushed toward the Sea God's Island from the distance. They were none other than the other members of Shrek's Seven Monsters.

Right at this moment, a series of bright halos lit up, forming protective barriers. In the beginning, these barriers only appeared over the inner city, but they quickly began to appear in the outer city as well. The barriers rippled violently in the face of the powerful shockwaves, but they managed to keep the threat at bay. Ninth-grade soul missiles were weapons that were too powerful for even a major city's protective barriers to keep at bay. Soul missiles at or above the ninth grade were weapons that even Hyper Douluos wouldn't dare to face head-on.

The Sea God's Pavilion.

The Sea God's Pavilion Master, Atlas Douluo Yun Ming stood at the top of the pavilion. Holy Spirit Douluo Yali stood beside him, and on his other side was Light Dark Douluo Long Yeyue.

All three of them were casting their eyes into the sky, and Yun Ming finally understood why he'd been experiencing such a strong feeling of directionless unease. It turned out that the imminent tragedy that he sensed was going to befall Shrek City rather than anywhere else.gripped tightly onto Yun Ming's hand. She couldn't even remember the last time that she had been this nervous.

All of them knew that the Holy Spirit Cult had to have more up their sleeves for them to dare to attack Shrek City.

"Times really have changed!" Light Dark Douluo Long Yeyue chuckled coldly, "It seems that our Shrek City hasn't bared our fangs to the world for too long; even trash like these Evil Soul Masters dare to attack us now. Yun Ming, has our Shrek City's influence in the federation grown so weak already? How did all of these soul missiles get here? They were launched from inside the city! When did our Shrek City's defenses become so feeble?"

In the face of Long Yeyue's accusations, Yun Ming had no response.

Indeed, Shrek City had experienced peace for too long. Everyone had become convinced that the Infallible Shrek was truly infallible; who could've imagined that someone would dare to attack Shrek City?

Yun Ming was well aware of what it meant for the city to be attacked by so many soul missiles from such close range, and his hands balled up into tight fists.

However, he knew that he had to remain calm and control the entire situation. The enemy's attacks definitely wouldn't be limited to just this.

Right at this moment, they heard a low humming.

[Alan Walker's faded EDM]

They saw a youth rise up in the air, 8 spirit rings floated behind him. 4 black, 1 green, 1 greenish black, 2 red. His spirit ring configuration was surprising.

Tang Wulin and his group were also watching him.

*MC POV*

'It would still take nine minutes huh.'

'Spirit rings fusion.' My first three spirit rings fused to create a purplish green spirit ring.

'Martial soul fusion.' My martial soul fused with the newly fused ring. A dark green ring with purplish threads could be seen floating in front of me.

These were my two fusion skills. The first fusion between my first three rings increases the three rings abilities by 1.5 times. The second fusion of my martial soul and the previously fused ring provided the ultimate ring. It increases all the abilities of the ring by 3 times more.

Don't look down at these 3 times. Fan Lin's first skill's absorbtion ability was 12 times previously. Now it is 36 times.

His other abilities also increased.

Boundless vitality. The red spirit ring lit up. This skill directly increases all the factors of the plant related soul skill by 425%.

My soul power absorbtion rate became around 150 times the normal. My absorbing speed 1% per minute soul energy per minute without using my first skill. After using the first skill, it becomes 13% per minute. ( 12 from the ring and 1 being the original rate )

Currently my soul power absorbtion rate was 150+% per minute.

I immediately used Crystallokinesis and enveloped the whole Shrek city. Be it the outer city or inner city. All living beings were were enveloped by the crystal and were being carried to the centre of the inner Shrek city. I have also crystallized all the missile centers. Now just need to hold down for the next 7 mins.

" Chibaku tensei." I used this skill already as it will help later. I launched two black balls above the Shrek city. One big, one small. The bigger one is for another thing.

Just that made me lose 9/10 of my energy.

"Indestructible shield." I used this skill next. A holy looking shield immediately formed. I don't have enough time.

"Fiery fire " dark red lightning began to dance in the sky.

" Blue silver energy spear" I started making it. A lot of it.

"Almighty push" I started gathering soul power fot this skill.

I immediately equipped my three word battle armour. I wore it only now as it takes a lot of soul power to use it. I needed to save every bit of it.

"Crystallokinesis" large chunks of green coloured crystals started covering the Shrek city like a dome. It was just above the indestructible shield.

I continued to increase the thickness of the crystals.

' still needed five more minutes.'

At the Sea God Island

This was most definitely a war that had been planned well in advance. That's right, it was a war, not just a terrorist attack. This was a disaster that had struck without any premonition.

Every city had all types of advanced sensory devices that could detect explosives, and if things like soul missiles were to be discovered, they had to be immediately taken care of by the city's officials.

However, so many high-grade soul missiles had appeared in Shrek City, the so-called infallible Shrek; what did that entail?

It entailed that the enemy had ways to breach Shrek City's defenses, and that Shrek City was no longer infallible.

Yun Ming suddenly understood everything now. The terrorist attack launched against Heaven Dou City had drawn everyone's attention, and both the Tang Sect, as well as Shrek Academy, had deployed many powerful beings to the city. However, the ultimate target of the enemy was never Heaven Dou City.

After all, Heaven Dou City didn't pose much of a threat to the Holy Spirit Cult, but Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect were an entirely different story.

This had been the enemy's ultimate target all along!

"I'll go!" Yali yelled before attempting to rush out, only to be held back by Yun Ming.

This definitely wasn't the extent of the enemy's attacks. Both Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect headquarters were situated in the inner city. The outer city was being severely ravaged by these attacks, but this still wasn't enough to truly harm Shrek City's foundation.

As such, this was definitely not the end. If all of them were to panic and make rash decisions now, they'd only be falling into the enemy's trap and even more severe disasters will follow.

"Comrades of the Tang Sect, please save our injured citizens. I leave the outer city to you." Yun Ming's voice traveled far into the distance.

Light suddenly flashed, and Light Dark Douluo Long Yeyue rose up into the air. She was unable to keep watching any longer.

"Get back, you guys will just get in my way."

The man replied to them.

[ First person POV- Tang Wulin]

Tang Wulin and the others had all turned deathly pale as they stood on the Sea God's Island.

They could also hear the explosions taking place in the outer city and see the mushroom clouds rising up into the air in the distance.

Their minds had gone completely blank. This was something completely unimaginable to them. They didn't even know where their enemy was, yet they were already afflicted by such a terrifying disaster.

The energy storm in the air still hadn't dissipated, and those mushroom clouds were undoubtedly taking countless lives.

Right at this moment, a voice that was filled with authority rang out beside their ears. "Come to the Sea God's Pavilion!"

Tang Wulin shuddered and immediately returned to his senses. He waved a hand toward his friends, and all of them quickly rushed toward the Sea God's Pavilion.

The Sea God's Island wasn't very large, so they quickly arrived at the Sea God's Pavilion, where they were met by Atlas Douluo Yun Ming and Holy Spirit Douluo Yali.

Yun Ming appeared to be very calm, as if nothing were happening at all. Following the arrival of Tang Wulin and the others, he stepped forward, and commanded, "From now on, no matter what happens, stay in the Sea God's Pavilion. Go."

Tang Wulin faltered slightly upon hearing this. "Pavilion Master, please allow us to help the academy in some way. We..."

"Shut up and get inside!" Yun Ming roared. He waved a hand through the air, and a terrifying burst of energy swept up the seven of them before dumping them into the Sea God's Pavilion.

"Remember that all of you represent the future of the academy. If the worst-case scenario happens today, you will be the foundation upon which the academy is rebuilt." Yun Ming's voice reverberated within everyone's ears.

Tang Wulin's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. Was the situation that bad already?

Right at this moment, Tang Wulin suddenly discovered that everything outside had turned purple without any premonition. The entire sky had turned purple, and the ground had also been stained the same purple color.

*MC's POV*

I continued to increase the width of the crystal dome while making them as dense as I could.

Suddenly the sky turned purple. I immediately activated Chibaku tensei. ( Planetary devastation) The smaller one was activated.

Shinra tensei ( Almighty push) was around 70% charged. This didn't mean that I couldn't attack with it right now. It simply meant that I can bring far more power if I charged it completely.

I could use the skills without charging. They are strong even then but I needed to put everything I have cuz the limit Douluo behind me could easily create far more power than me. If even he could not stop the destruction in the original, then I too will not be able to.

' need two more minutes'

Chibaku tensei shattered because of the impact from the purple light. It provided me 25 seconds.

" Shinra tensei (Almighty push)" I literally roared at that.

Shinra tensei collided with the purple light and pushed it back.

I was vomiting blood while trying to hold the purple light back with Shinra tensei.

I couldn't do it. Shinra tensei gave me 36 seconds

'I still needed a minute.'

The purple light descended on the crystal shield. It wasn't even able to last a second. It was destroyed just like Cyrofoam that was dipped in acid.

"Fiery fire." I used this skill to decrease the power of the purple light

I was using my full force to do two things. First was to recover the crystal dome and second, to prepare another Shinra tensei to delay the purple light as much as possible.

I did both. My body was barely able to hold on even with my Petrosapien physique and Soul Douluo level physique.

Ten seconds. It completely destroyed the crystal dome.

Five seconds. The Fiery fire and indestructible shield were gone.

Shinra tensei ( Almighty push) was ready.

I immediately used it. The purple light's descent halted.

My joy was in vain. A green fire was behind the purple light.

There were two of these things!

'Just thirty seconds more.'

" Hey you, help me delay thing thing for just ten more seconds when I tell you so. And tell everyone to allow my soul power to teleport them." I asked the people behind me.

I just needed thirty more seconds to teleport all of them.

I am using all of my accumulated soul power in the past five years. This is more than enough but it requires time to send so many people together.

Time to use my final trump card. I used the energy Manipulation skill of my third soul skill. I absorbed all the surrounding 100 km soul power through the crystal and created a big energy cannon from the crystals by redirecting the energy towards one single point.

I can only hope that it works. I thought all of that in just a few seconds.

This time Shinra tensei ( Almighty push) provided just 11 seconds.

I used the crystal energy cannon.

' still needs 17 more seconds.'

The Petrosapien energy cannon and the level 12 missiles collided. The energy cannon halted the missiles speed.

'12 more seconds'

The energy cannon was losing its power.

I used every ounce of my excess soul power and depleted all the surrounding soul power.

'3 more seconds to go.

The energy cannon's power depleted. The purple light tore the last crystal dome as if tearing paper.

One more second to go.

I used all the Blue Silver Energy Spears. All of them disintegrated after coming in contact with the purple and green fire but not before giving me that precious two seconds of my life.

This was the longest second of my life till then.

'Done. '

He immediately teleported the 12 million people in a forest near the Heaven Dou City.

He himself teleported somewhere. He was beyond exhausted. He even used his lifespan to trade for extra power. He will become immune to aging any way.

He could barely open his eyes to check where he had teleported. He lost his consciousness immediately after he teleported.

…..

"Smash!" A crystal glass fell to the ground and shattered into countless pieces.

The president's face had turned deathly pale.

"Shrek Academy has been completely destroyed by two Godslayer missiles?" His body was trembling uncontrollably.

As a man of his power and status, he was supposed to remain calm at all times, but how could he keep calm at a time like this?

He was well aware of what it entailed for Shrek Academy to be destroyed. He had always wished to be able to control Shrek City one day, but never had he hoped for the destruction of the number one academy on the continent that had stood for over 20,000 years.

Shrek Academy was a neutral entity, but it was undoubtedly one of the most powerful guardians of the continent, and it was truly a force to be reckoned with.

On top of that, Shrek Academy had connections all over the entire continent. The Godslayer missiles were devastating weapons under the control of the federation. Now that Shrek Academy had been destroyed by two such missiles, the federation would definitely come under immense pressure. Not only did this spell the end of his political career, the entire government and the continent would most likely be plunged into complete chaos.

"Launch an investigation into the three Godslayer missiles right away! Go!"

The president forced himself to calm down before issuing a series of orders. However, he knew that none of this would help his cause. The destruction of Shrek City was going to turn virtually the entire continent against him.

.....

"Why? Why?! Tell me why!" Heavenly Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu's eyes were completely bloodshot. She slammed her hands down onto the desk before her amid a resounding boom, and despite the fact that the desk had been constructed from many types of resolute alloys, it was still instantly reduced to dust.

A tall and broad middle-aged man stood on the other side of the desk. He had a set of handsome facial features with a pronounced nose, but a pair of rather small eyes. There was a powerful aura emanating from his body.

His brows were tightly furrowed at the sight of the distraught and furious Leng Yaozhu. "Calm down, Yaozhu. Everything happened far too abruptly, and I have no idea what the situation is like, either. A thorough investigation will have to be launched before we learn what's truly happened."

"Do you think I'm a naive little child, Qiangu Dongfeng? Do you think I don't know what kind of man you are? No matter how powerful the Holy Spirit Cult is, there's no way they could've gotten their hands on Godslayer missiles! There's no way they could've snuck all of those soul missiles into Shrek City unless you gave them your assistance! It was you, wasn't it?"

Leng Yaozhu stabbed a finger directly at Qiangu Dongfeng as she spoke. The man standing before her was the chairman of the Spirit Pagoda, a powerful being who ranked alongside Atlas Douluo Yun Ming.

Qiangu Dongfeng's expression immediately darkened upon hearing this. "Yaozhu, you're the vice-chairman of our Spirit Pagoda; how could you accuse me of something like this? Have you forgotten that the founder of our Spirit Pagoda, Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao, was once one of Shrek's Seven Monsters? Our Spirit Pagoda has no direct conflict with Shrek Academy; why would I plot against them? Besides, just because I'm the chairman doesn't mean I get to call all the shots."

His tone became a little softer as he continued, "Yaozhu, this incident has taken place far too abruptly, and even I'm still reeling in its aftermath. Who could've possibly predicted that the Holy Spirit Cult would already be brazen enough to attack Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect headquarters? Do you think it benefits me in any way to see the Holy Spirit Cult become more powerful? What we should be doing now is contributing as much as we can to the rebuild effort and to track down the Holy Spirit Cult. I know that Yun Ming's death has dealt you a heavy blow, and I'm also very sad to see him pass. However, we must remain calm in the face of this calamity."

"Remain calm? How do you expect me to remain calm?" Leng Yaozhu's aura was fluctuating violently as she threatened, "Qiangu Dongfeng, don't let me find out that you were behind this. Otherwise, I'll kill you even if it means giving my own life!"

After that, she departed from the room, leaving Qiangu Dongfeng standing alone with a thunderous expression on his face.

"Chairman." A side door was opened, and a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance walked quickly into the room. Despite his mundane looks, there was a sharp aura about him.

"Give me the breakdown."

"Shrek Academy was completely destroyed with no survivors. Our sources have gathered that Shrek's Seven Monsters were also in the academy at the time. Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect headquarters were situated at the epicenters of the explosions, and there were no survivors from them. They even launched another ninth-grade soul missile toward Shrek Academy after the event to kill any remaining survivors. "

"In order to detonate those two Godslayer missiles, they sacrificed close to 20 of their Soul Douluos and also hundreds of the intermediate evil Soul Masters."