Chapter 110: Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland

Tang Wulin's smile froze on his face, then faded away like receding tides, vanishing completely.

What had just happened?!

Wasn't he just talking with Gu Yue about their bright future together?

How had the sky collapsed the moment he woke up?!

In his memories, the pitch-black night sky had been torn open by a massive purple-black rift.

That gaping purple wound streaked across the heavens, dragging a dazzling tail of flames as it hurtled downward.

The glow of purple-black radiance intensified, howling straight toward the Sea God's Pavilion at Shrek Academy.

Despite the vast distance between Tang Wulin and that ominous light, he could clearly sense the overwhelming destructive force it carried.

This meant an enemy attack! The thing descending from above was most likely a fixed soul-guided missile!

He could hardly believe that anyone would dare attack Shrek Academy—a city boasting an elite independent military force.

A force of thirty thousand troops, all soul masters, fully equipped with advanced weaponry. Five entire mecha divisions.

Not to mention, the countless peak experts of Shrek Academy and the accumulation of twenty thousand years of heritage.

Yet, the reality before him left no room for doubt.

The so-called eternal Shrek Academy had been attacked!

"Follow me to the Sea God's Pavilion!"

A pair of pristine white wings unfurled, and a sacred angelic figure spread her arms in a gesture of salvation, enveloping the entirety of the inner courtyard's dormitory building.

There was only one person in Shrek Academy capable of such an angelic ability—Yali.

Since Yun Ming had expressed his uneasy premonition earlier, Yali had also felt increasingly unsettled. To calm herself, she had taken a stroll along the shores of the Sea God's Lake.

She had just walked halfway around the lake when the attack erupted. The suddenness of it caught even her off guard.

More than anyone else, she could perceive the true nature of that purple-black glow.

It was, beyond any doubt, a fixed soul-guided missile—and from a mere distant impression, Yali knew its power far exceeded a ninth-grade missile.

A terrifying possibility surfaced in her mind, sending chills down her spine. But her instinct to save others immediately took over, compelling her to shield everyone she could see or sense.

Due to the ongoing Sea God's Matchmaking Festival , most people were gathered at the celebration. The only ones in the inner courtyard dormitory were six of the current Shrek Seven Monsters.

With no time to lose, Yali forcibly brought the six stunned individuals to safety within the Sea God's Pavilion—the very core of the Golden Ancient Tree.

Inside, the six came face-to-face with Yuanen Yehui, who had just emerged from a closed-door training chamber within the Golden Ancient Tree.

However, none of them had the luxury of focusing on her.

All eyes were drawn skyward, where the purple-black light threatened to annihilate everything.

Shrek Academy's missile defense system had already been activated.

Anti-fixed soul-guided missiles launched in droves, like a meteor shower of more than a hundred projectiles streaking toward the incoming disaster.

Yet, they were utterly ineffective.

The moment any missile neared that purple-black radiance, it was instantly erased from existence.

Their detonations were like mere fireworks—completely powerless to impede the god-slaying force of the Grade Twelve Fixed Soul-Guided Missile.

In an instant, the skies above Shrek Academy transformed into a sea of fireworks.

The energy barrier of Shrek Academy's defense system flickered erratically under the dazzling explosions, trembling on the verge of collapse.

That purple-black meteor continued its descent, carrying with it the weight of the heavens crumbling down.

A barrier that could withstand consecutive bombardments from Grade Nine Fixed Soul-Guided Missiles was now as fragile as paper before this celestial catastrophe.

As soon as the energy shield shattered, the force of annihilation descended indiscriminately upon every individual within Shrek Academy.

Those too weak to escape to safety were immediately crushed under the oppressive pressure, collapsing onto the ground.

Even ordinary Titled Douluo found themselves struggling to escape in time and could only brace themselves for a desperate battle.

In an instant, numerous streaks of light shot up from the direction of Sea God's Island, soaring into the sky.

At first, only seven figures ascended. Then, dozens more followed.

Towering columns of light—dozens of them—pierced the heavens, radiating dazzling brilliance. Each beam carried immense might as the soul power of the gathered experts converged in midair, colliding with the falling purple-black meteor.

Leading the charge were none other than the Sea God's Pavilion Master, Skycovering Douluo Yun Ming, and Light-Dark Douluo Long Yeyue.

Yun Ming gazed at the heavens, and at that moment, he finally understood the source of his unease.

He finally understood why he had been unable to pinpoint the exact location of the impending crisis.

Realization dawned on him, and a bitter smile spread across his resolute face.

Beside him, Long Yeyue, the most senior among them, wanted nothing more than to reprimand him:

How did a weapon of this magnitude reach Shrek City without you knowing?!

Has Shrek Academy's influence over the Federation weakened so much that such a thing could happen?!

But there was no time for reprimands.

Because at that very moment, a similar explosion erupted from Tang Sect's headquarters.

A vast expanse of dark green engulfed the sky above Tang Sect's base.

There was no doubt—this was a meticulously planned attack.

The enemy had deployed two of the Federation's ultimate weapons—the Grade Twelve Fixed Soul-Guided Missiles: "Godslayer: Heaven's Destruction" and "Godslayer: World Devourer."

The cost of developing these three weapons had exhausted the Federation's resources and stalled technological progress for a thousand years.

And now, two of them had been used—against Shrek Academy and Tang Sect.

This alone revealed just how desperately the masterminds behind this attack wanted them both eradicated.

Watching his fellow elders of the Sea God's Pavilion—his comrades and friends—be swallowed by the purple-black catastrophe, erased without even their souls remaining, Yun Ming's lips curled into a sorrowful smile.

At that moment, his four-word battle armor materialized in midair, blazing into an intense inferno.

Even with the strength of an Ultimate Douluo, he could not withstand the god-slaying force of a Grade Twelve Fixed Soul-Guided Missile head-on.

But he could not retreat.

If Shrek Academy was destined to fall, then as the Pavilion Master, he would face this destruction alongside it.

"No! Brother Yun!"

From below came a desperate cry.

Without turning back, Yun Ming used the divine power unleashed by his burning life force to forcibly suppress Yali—who had unfurled her angelic wings to rush toward him—pushing her back into the Golden Ancient Tree.

In the next instant, the Golden Ancient Tree erupted with blinding radiance.

Its millennia-old accumulated essence surged forth, using Yun Ming as a conduit to temporarily halt the rampage of the god-slaying force.

But it was only temporary.

Compared to the relentless devastation of a Grade Twelve Fixed Soul-Guided Missile, Yun Ming's resistance was merely a fleeting moment.

And then—he was met with the true reaper.

"Kekekeke—"

A hideous, eerie cackle tore through the apocalyptic sky.

A massive purple skull emerged above, spanning nearly a kilometer in diameter, its ghostly flames surging wildly.

(End of Chapter)