Chapter 66: The Fire Dragon's Descent

The moment the fire dragons emerged, Flender and Liu Erlong were horrified; their soul power surged wildly within them, and they unleashed every single one of their defensive soul skills.

In front of these three fire dragons, they actually felt a long-lost sense of crisis!

They could not block this move! Flender's wings gave a shake, and he blocked directly in front of Liu Erlong, preparing to use his own body to stop these three world-extinguishing fire dragons.

"Boss Flender! No!" Liu Erlong roared low, her dragon claws reaching out, trying to pull Flender back.

At this moment, the fire dragons had already struck, and a look of regret and remorse appeared on Flender's face.

"Hum hum!!"

Instantly, a heaven-shaking sword hum rang out.

In the blink of an eye, an old man wearing a spotless snow-white robe, with white hair and beard, his silver hair neatly combed back, his appearance simple and unadorned, and his face as delicate as an infant's, blocked in front of Flender.

His expression was very indifferent, his eyes seemingly unable to see anything around him, just standing there quietly without speaking. Yet, just by standing there, he still gave people a feeling that among all things in heaven and earth, he alone was supreme.

He held a sword in his left hand, his figure moving slightly as if following the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, and the long sword in his hand swung out as if it had come alive.

With a light flick of his wrist, six sword strikes were unleashed, and a huge, incomparably murderous character appeared before the three world-extinguishing fire dragons.

At this moment, the entire horizon seemed to darken, and the aura blooming from that pitch-black murderous character directly forced Flender and Liu Erlong out of their martial soul possession state, causing them to fall toward the ground.

"Boom!!"

A heaven-shaking explosion rang out in the air. The moment the three fire dragons collided with the murderous character, the shockwave directly overturned the Shrek Thousand-Step Stairs! Those students with low cultivation were caught up in the flying debris and violently knocked several meters away! Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing stood side by side, their martial souls instantly possessing them, blocking in front of Ning Rongrong and Oscar, only then managing to resist the aftermath! Dazzling light flickered in the air; two fire dragons were neutralized by the murderous character, leaving only one fire dragon to charge forward toward the old man without hesitation.

"Roar!!"

Hellfire drifted, disrupting even the transcendent aura of the one-armed old man.

The old man struck with his sword again, piercing the forehead of the fire dragon! "Bang!"

The fire dragon exploded, its terrifying temperature seemingly wanting to burn everything around it to ashes.

The one-armed old man's expression was grave; his figure moved, directly transforming into a five-meter-long giant sword.

The giant sword flickered continuously in the air, extinguishing all the scattered hellfire.

Ye Ming looked at the giant sword in the sky, gripping the Clear Sky Hammer, his face as calm as an ancient well.

The firelight dissipated, and the giant sword transformed back into the old man, who landed gracefully.

Chen Xin placed his only remaining left hand behind his back, a hint of surprise appearing on his calm face. He glanced at the dark gold Clear Sky Hammer in Ye Ming's hand and asked, "A disciple of the Clear Sky Sect, why have you come to Shrek Academy to attack?"

Flender and Liu Erlong were just rising from the ground and happened to see that left hand Chen Xin had behind his back trembling slightly.

The two exchanged a glance, shock flashing in their eyes.

Seeing Chen Xin put away his Seven Kill Sword, Ye Ming also retracted his own martial soul.

"I came to find Tang San, but these people attacked me the moment we met." Ye Ming glanced at Dai Mubai and the others in the distance, then looked at Flender and the other behind Chen Xin, saying helplessly:

"They said that fists are the truth, so I thought I could only reason with them first."

Chen Xin looked into the distance and saw Dai Mubai scratching his head quite helplessly, Ning Rongrong sticking out her tongue, and a look of embarrassment flashing across the faces of Zhu Zhuqing and Oscar.

Behind them, Flender and Liu Erlong were so ashamed that they wished they could find a corner to hide in.

Such was Shrek's educational policy; they usually upheld the principle that not daring to cause trouble meant one was mediocre.

It was just that today, they had kicked an iron plate.

"It seems this is a misunderstanding." Seeing this, Chen Xin nodded and bowed slightly, "I apologize to you on their behalf." "Sword Grandpa!!"

"Senior! You must not!"

Ning Rongrong and the others exclaimed, and Flender and his companion were instantly overwhelmed with shame.

Ye Ming stepped slightly to the side to avoid the gesture, "Your Excellency is joking. Since it is a misunderstanding, it is resolved."

"I have important news to tell Tang San. Since Tang San is not here, I will not disturb you further."

Having said this, Ye Ming prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Chen Xin spoke up: "Little friend is a member of the Clear Sky Sect; something must have happened to the Clear Sky Sect, right!"

"Tang San will need some time before he returns. If it is convenient, could you tell us first! If the matter is urgent, I can fly on my sword to find him and bring him back."

Chen Xin was very interested in this powerful Clear Sky Sect disciple before him. Firstly, it was because of the peculiar soul rings on his body, and secondly, it was because he had sensed a fierce battle occurring several hundred miles outside Tiandou City previously.

That direction was exactly the direction of the Clear Sky Sect! Flender could no longer care about his own injuries at this moment; since Chen Xin had said so, if he continued to hide behind, he would be a total failure as a dean.

He smiled and walked closer, taking over the conversation from Chen Xin, "As the saying goes, we only get to know each other through fighting. You have traveled a long way, why not sit for a while at my Shrek Academy? Perhaps Little San will be back soon!"

Flender smiled, as if nothing had just happened.

"Since that is the case, then I will impose!" Ye Ming did not want to slight Chen Xin's face, so he stopped declining.

Shrek Academy, which was originally the Blue Tyrant Academy, occupied a vast area. Behind the academy, there was a small lake, and by the lake, there was a small courtyard.

In the courtyard, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang sat with Ye Ming in a small pavilion. After Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing served tea to everyone, they stood behind the group with Dai Mubai and Oscar.

Ye Ming had no heart to drink tea; he sighed, a look of pain and remorse appearing on his face, and slowly began: "The matter is like this...

That day, after the disciple competition ended and Tang San left, the sect's Fifth Elder took us to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain soul rings. Who would have thought that halfway there, we would be ambushed by the Spirit Hall's Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo... The Fifth Elder sacrificed an arm to protect us, and we were separated outside the Star Dou Great Forest.

By a twist of fate, I ran into Tang San in the Star Dou Great Forest and joined forces with him to kill several Spirit Hall Soul Saints, but I didn't expect that in the end, we would be intercepted by two Titled Douluo, forcing Xiao Wu to sacrifice herself. Later, we were separated in the Star Dou Great Forest, and I returned to the sect."

Speaking to this point, a look of terror and pain flashed across Ye Ming's face, his eyes reddening, and he continued:

"Not long after returning to the sect, the Fifth Elder brought back a three-eyed soul beast that looked like both a dragon and a lion. Who would have thought that this soul beast would bring a catastrophic disaster to the Clear Sky Sect!"

"That day, three terrifying fierce beasts arrived! The Sect Master said that they were existences surpassing hundred-thousand-year soul beasts! A Bear Monarch, a Dog King, and a tree spirit. They launched a massacre at the Clear Sky Sect!

The Sect Master led the Elders to fight, launching a fierce battle in the air... Flames burned, and we were trapped by Chi Wang's flames, unable to break out at all! Only I, relying on my second martial soul, managed to fly out!"

Speaking to this point, the tears in Ye Ming's eyes could no longer be hidden, and he covered his face and wept.

"They were all my dearest relatives and brothers!"

"I hid in a corner, watching them struggle in the great fire, my heart feeling as if it were being twisted by a knife!"

"Later, the Elder died, and the Sect Master took my hand, telling me to live on! Before he died, he entrusted the Clear Sky Sect to me, telling me to restore the Clear Sky's prestige."

"How I wanted to live and die with them! But I couldn't! I must remember this hatred!"

"I want to make those soul beasts pay the price!"

He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and gritted his teeth: "I want to avenge the four hundred and seventy-eight people of the Clear Sky Sect!!"

(End of chapter)