Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 432 Finals (Part )

As Gula switched to the Celebi spirit, the seven green-gold spirit rings seemed to pulsate slowly as if they were alive.

Without saying much, his figure began to become ethereal and slender in the green-gold light, eventually transforming into an elegant spirit floating in mid-air, exuding the aura of time and nature—the true form of the Time Spirit, Forest Guardian!
The final venue where they were playing was located on the outskirts of Mingdu, where countless seeds of plants and trees lay dormant in the soil.

At this moment, at the call of the true form of the forest guardian, the first soul skill: Boundless Forest Domain was unleashed!

"Boom--!"

The earth groaned like a giant beast awakening, and countless plant seeds were instantly awakened, growing wildly and mutating!
Thick, thorny vines twisted and pierced like giant pythons, bloodthirsty man-eating flowers opened their gaping maws filled with sharp teeth, and hard ironwood roots surged out like earth dragons...

The arena was instantly submerged and torn apart by the raging green tide, and even the sturdy base was entangled and decomposed by countless roots, turning into dust.

The area of ​​the killing forest was expanding rapidly, and it looked like it was about to engulf the audience in this killing forest.

"Rainstorm, heed my command!"

Bo Xi, in his true form as the water god, roared, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and a torrential downpour descended once more. This time, the rain contained his powerful personal will, attempting to suppress and wash away the rampant plants.

The sound of rain pattering on banana leaves rang out densely. Some weaker plants were indeed shattered by the raindrops imbued with soul power, but faced with the seemingly endless army of plants that was still frantically evolving and mutating, an individual's will was like a stone thrown into the ocean, with little effect.

Liu Niandao hovered in mid-air using his mental power, his expression solemn.

His Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Blade Formation spun wildly, more than six hundred flying knives transforming into a metallic storm, constantly slicing through the surging vines and roots. But the plants grew far faster than he could destroy them, making it a drop in the ocean.

He quickly communicated with his teammates using his mental powers: "Back off! Buy me some time!"

All the throwing knives suddenly retracted, began to merge and compress together, and he forcibly fused the ruthless knife intent and the killing intent together. A sharp aura that was sharp enough to tear the soul began to condense, making people shudder.

The dark gluttonous beast that Bai Yuan transformed into was the only one that managed to survive this plant disaster with ease.

His enormous mouth seemed to connect to a bottomless abyss, its devouring domain fully open, frantically consuming the surging plants.

Whether it was a resilient vine or a highly poisonous flower, he swallowed them whole, transforming them into pure energy.

Around him, the land began to turn into desert at a visible rate due to the rapid loss of plant nutrients and the plundering power of devouring forces.

At this moment, the battle is raging and no one notices that a dramatic transformation is quietly taking place on the outskirts of Mingdu. Perhaps soon, the residents of Mingdu will step out of their homes to see a brand new desert spectacle.

The avatars' power originates from Celebi, so Gura wasn't using his full strength at this moment. He raised his hand, and the power of the forest guardians resonated throughout the entire boundless forest realm.

Celebi's signature move: Forest Breath!

Endless vitality and natural power converged from all directions, compressing and condensing before him into a fist-sized, yet radiating a heart-pounding emerald green sphere of light.

The sphere of light slowly rotated and expanded, its destructive energy causing space to distort slightly.

Don't underestimate us!

Bai Yuan suddenly let out a deafening roar. As incarnations of Gula, they shared the wisdom and computing power of the original body; how could they only know how to act recklessly?
Devouring Secret Technique: Return to the Void!

His devouring domain suddenly contracted inward, and the suction force increased more than tenfold in an instant. It was no longer aimless devouring, but precise and ultimate control!

The center of the domain seemed to have transformed into the legendary final resting place of all things—the Ruins of Return—and was about to drag Gura along with the forest breath he had condensed into eternal annihilation.

"Hahaha! I can't fall behind!"

Bo Xi laughed loudly, and the true form of the water god in the sky suddenly exploded. He completely abandoned his fixed form, transformed into thousands of forms, and merged into the torrential rain and raging flood.

In an instant, the pressure between heaven and earth increased several times over, and every drop of rain seemed to transform into his clone, containing a sharp cutting intent.

The raging storm was no longer a natural phenomenon, but a destructive baptism led by a Soul Saint, relentlessly washing away and pulverizing the plants within the domain.

Yin Wansheng and his four avatars raised their hands at the same time, and countless Yin soldiers within the Ghost Emperor's domain were forcibly condensed while wailing, transforming into five illusory giant swords wrapped with Yin and Yang energies and flowing with the brilliance of the five elements—the Ghost Emperor's Sword!
The five individuals' auras were linked, their yin and yang interdependent, and the five elements rotated, pouring fifteen times the terrifying power into the sword.

The Great Yin Yang Five Elements Soul-Destroying Sword!

The five swords merged into one, and a hazy, gray sword aura, seemingly capable of disintegrating everything and severing the soul, tore through space, ignoring all physical and energy defenses along its path, and slashed down towards Gula.

This sword strike will break matter down into elementary particles and completely annihilate the soul!
Faced with the sudden burst of devastating power from the avatars, which had already begun to integrate their own strength, a hint of relief flashed in Gura's eyes, and the pressure transformed into a soaring fighting spirit.

A psychic shield was erected to resist the omnipresent rain of blades from Bosina, the crackling sound as dense as drumbeats.

With a thought, his spiritual power, like invisible mercury, enveloped the countless wildly dancing plants.

At the same time, he poured his own understanding of the way of the gun—the gun spirit and gun intent that he had studied to the limit—into it without reservation!

"Whoosh whoosh—!"

At this moment, countless vines, roots, and even newly grown trees seemed to transform into the sharpest spears!
They multiplied, grew, evolved, and iterated at an unprecedented speed, eventually converging into a forest of spears made of plants, carrying a sharp aura that pierced the sky, like a green tsunami, sweeping indiscriminately toward the seven members of the Natural Gate.

Nature's wrath!
At the same time, the forest breath orb that had been gathering in front of him for a long time, like a green meteor, arrived first after being delayed, and its target was the heavily protected Ming Baixue.

Even Gura, facing a team of seven with perfect teamwork and unique skills, must prioritize eliminating the team's core healer.

"Don't think about it!"

Mu Yi roared, and the platinum-gold light surged, pushing the platinum awakening to its limit. He transformed into a three-meter-tall platinum-gold giant.

Fifth Soul Skill: Indestructible Vajra!
Sixth Soul Skill: Invulnerability to All Magic!
With both defensive soul skills activated simultaneously, he stood like an ancient mountain, ignoring the countless piercing plant spears, and used his body to block Ming Baixue.

Although the attack, imbued with the intent of a spear, could not break through his physical defense, the accompanying mental shock made him groan. Fortunately, both of his soul skills also had a weakening effect on mental damage.

He gritted his teeth, crossed his arms, and bravely faced the destructive forest breath orb.

Just as Mu Yi was struggling to withstand the breath of the forest, Liu Niandao finally completed his long-awaited killing blow.

That powerful strike, which combined over six hundred flying knives and forged with dual sword intents, silently pierced through the air.

It lacks any earth-shattering momentum; instead, it is like a venomous snake in the dark, ruthless and selfless, its trajectory unpredictable, aiming directly at Gula's vitals.

"boom!"

Mu Yi barely managed to block the Forest Breath at the cost of serious injury, and the explosive energy turned half of his body charred black.

"puff!"

Gula's psychic shield shattered in an instant before Liu Niandao's deadly flying knife.

At the critical moment, a flash of green light appeared around Gula, allowing him to activate his defensive move and block the fatal blow once again.

However, Bo Xi's onslaught, transformed into a torrential downpour, had already enveloped him from all directions, and Bai Yuan's Guixu Domain's suction force intensified once again, firmly hindering his movements.

Despite the suffocating siege, Gura did not panic. Instead, he felt an unprecedented sense of exhilaration under the immense pressure from his avatars.

The Child of Nature status bestowed upon Celebi's Martial Soul resonated more deeply with the surrounding raging natural forces, as if the authority of the forest was being bestowed upon him.

A flash of light appeared in his hand, and the level-eight soul tool—the Imitation Sky-Supporting Spear—that had been developed over two years and was a replica of the Yunming Martial Soul, was now firmly in his grasp.

The moment I gripped the gun barrel, a sudden realization dawned on me.

He seemed to touch the spear-wielding will of the Sky-Piercing Douluo Yun Ming, which pierced the heavens, was lawless, and invincible!

Gun God Realm, Achieved!

His gaze was calm as he looked at Mu Yi, who was still struggling to protect Ming Baixue, and at Ming Baixue herself, whose face was pale behind him. He casually extended the imitation Sky-Piercing Spear in his hand, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"This shot is called—Nature's Punishment."

It was no longer simply the power of nature, but under the rule of a higher spiritual realm, the primordial energy, light, darkness, wind, thunder, and even the energy scattered in the distance all seemed to be summoned by a king, frantically converging towards that ancient spear tip!

Before the gun even moved, its power had already caused countless titled Douluo to change color. Xu Tianran on the high platform was even more ashen-faced, almost crushing the armrest of his chair.

The gun fell. There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a condensed, almost translucent, green-gold streak of light that seemed to pierce through space and time.

It ignored Mu Yi's proud platinum body and indestructible nature, piercing through his chest like a hot knife through butter.

Undeterred, it pierced through Ming Baixue's body once more, to her astonishment.

The two figures instantly became illusory under the impact of the green-gold light, and were then judged by the referee to be incapacitated and teleported away. In fact, Mu Yi's recovery ability was amazing, and even his damaged heart was not a big deal, but he did not continue.

To others, it seemed that the Natural Gate had lost two members in an instant, with its strongest defense and core healer both eliminated.

The balance of the final match began to tilt dramatically with Ingula's divine shot.

At the same time, the "Great Yin Yang Five Elements Soul-Destroying Sword," which condensed the full power of Yin Wansheng and his four incarnations and contained the profound mysteries of Yin Yang rotation and the birth and death of the five elements, swept across the gray sword energy. Wherever it passed, whether it was mutated ironwood or bloodthirsty vines, they were all as if they were decomposed by the invisible power of law, instantly turning into the most basic particles and annihilating. It slashed towards Gula with unstoppable force!
Gula's gaze was calm. Faced with this blow that was enough to annihilate the soul, he merely raised his hand and the imitation Sky-Piercing Spear, which already had cracks, flew back into his hand.

However, under the "Natural Punishment" that had just pierced through the two incarnations, this level-eight soul tool had reached its limit. The gun hummed, cracks spread, and it could no longer withstand his next infusion of power.

"That's all."

He whispered something and casually put away the soul tool that had accompanied him in the brief battle.

The next moment, he made a fist with both hands, and the powerful natural energy and gun god intent around him surged again, quickly condensing and shaping in his hands, transforming into a lush green gun that seemed to be compressed from the essence of an entire forest.

The tip of the spear trembled slightly, stirring up the vital energy from all directions.

Gula, holding the gun in one arm, seemingly casually delivered an upward slash at the approaching gray sword energy.

"break!"

There were no loud collisions, only a kind of mutual erosion and annihilation that seemed to occur at the level of rules.

That emerald green spear of nature, carrying the rage and power of the entire "Boundless Forest and Sea Domain," clashed fiercely with the gray sword energy of the Great Yin Yang Five Elements Soul-Destroying Sword, as if divine punishment had descended!
"laugh--!"

Like boiling water poured on snow, the terrifying sword energy, powerful enough to annihilate the soul of a Soul Saint, crumbled and disintegrated inch by inch from the tip of the sword in the face of this ultimate natural power, eventually turning into countless firefly-like energy points and completely dissipating.

However, the offensive did not stop.

Just as Gula broke through the sword energy, a huge black shadow had already approached him—it was Bai Yuan!

He appeared behind the Great Yin-Yang Five Elements Soul-Destroying Sword at some unknown time, his Taotie true form transforming into a terrifying creature with three heads and six arms, its body covered in dark, abyss-like dragon scales that appeared to have been forged over millions of years.

His six arms were bulging with muscles, containing a pure power capable of tearing apart the heavens and earth and a dark aura capable of devouring all things.

"Roar!"

The simplest, yet most violent punch came crashing down on Gula's head.

Wherever the fist's wind passed, space distorted, and light, sound, and even the primordial energy of heaven and earth were forcibly plundered and absorbed by the ultimate devouring power attached to that fist, turning it into nourishment for this punch.

Gula's eyes narrowed, his figure blurred instantly, and he used teleportation to create distance.

At the same time, the powerful telekinetic energy acted like the most precise instrument, instantly sealing off the soul energy acupoints within the body that were turbulent and nearly leaked due to the continuous bursts of energy.

He brandished the Spear of Nature, attempting to retaliate, but suddenly discovered that the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) had become extremely thin, almost entirely plundered by Bai Yuan's all-devouring domain and fist force.

"Heh..." Gula chuckled lightly, showing no panic. Since the external energy was insufficient, he would use his own deeper power.

His long-dormant waveguide power erupted like a dormant volcano. This power originated from his mind, connected to all things, and all things possess waveguides.

Using the newly comprehended natural gun god conception as a bridge, the power of waveguide flowed through his body with unprecedented smoothness, resonating with the remaining natural rhythms of the outside world.

During the past few years when he mainly cultivated the Sun Angel Martial Soul, his understanding of the sun was the most profound and clear.

“Since that’s the case…” Gula’s eyes flashed like lightning as he raised his finger to the sky.

Move: Sunny Day!

"Buzz—!"
As if by magic, even though it was already afternoon, the sky outside Mingdu suddenly became incredibly bright and hot.

The sunlight became incredibly scorching, the temperature soared, and the solar energy in the air became so concentrated that it almost materialized into a golden halo.

The dark clouds were dispersed, and the rainstorm domain that Bo Xi had transformed into was instantly disintegrated under the sudden and overwhelming power of the heavens, as if it had encountered its nemesis.

The environment is ready, and the strength is sufficient!
The light around Gula shifted once more, the elegant form of the forest guardian fading away, replaced by a more ancient, domineering, and terrifying aura that seemed to originate from the very source of the earth and magma.

At the same time, the spirit of the Sun Angel condensed again, wielding the Holy Sword of Light and Flame, perfectly synchronized with Gura's main body.

In his angelic state, Gula wields the Sun Sword, a weapon forged from ultimate light and fire, and appears as a sun deity descended to earth!

He raised the holy sword high, and the immense solar power that had been forcibly gathered in the sky, as if summoned by a king, transformed into a huge golden pillar of light, which poured wildly into the sword.

"Draw upon the power of the sun to annihilate and burn everything!"

100,000-Year Soul Skill: Solar Core Fusion!

This time, however, it was no longer a scattered area attack, but rather all the power was compressed and concentrated on the sword's edge.

Groudon's spirit is already one evolution more than Celebi's, and it is more inclined towards extreme attack and destruction. Even without manifesting its spirit, its essence is more powerful and domineering.

That sacred sword of the sun was no longer a sword, but a miniature sun that had been forcibly restrained and was about to explode.

Facing Bai Yuan, who wields six arms and devours everything, facing Bo Xi, who is struggling to reassemble his body under the scorching sun and trying to fight back, facing Yin Wansheng, Liu Niandao, and Qing Liuli, who are on high alert...

Gula, with a single sword strike!
"boom!!!!!!!!!!!"

An explosion occurred that defies description.

That was the ultimate release of light and heat, the furious outpouring of the sun's power.

Bai Yuan's dark dragon scales, capable of devouring soul power, groaned under the overwhelming light and heat. His charging figure was instantly blasted away, and his devouring domain shattered.

Bo Xi's newly formed water elemental body evaporated instantly, like ice and snow exposed to the scorching sun.

Yin Wansheng's five elemental incarnations, Liu Niandao's countless sword shadows, Qing Liuli's ripples in the soul... all resistance seemed pale and powerless in the face of this destructive energy that resembled the falling sun.

A blinding white light engulfed the entire arena, and a terrifying shockwave caused the massive protective shield to shake violently before finally shattering.

The light lasted for several breaths before slowly dissipating.

Where the arena once stood, only a huge charred crater remains, its edges crystalline and vitrified.

The five members of the Natural Gate all collapsed at the edge of the pit. Although they were not judged dead by the rules, they had all lost all their fighting power and were exhausted.

Groudon hovered in mid-air, the phantom of Sun Angel slowly dissipated, and Groudon's aura also receded and disappeared.

He slowly landed back on the ground, his face slightly pale. Using his trump cards and ultimate moves in succession had taken a huge toll on him, but fortunately, he recovered after a few breaths.

Referee Zheng Zhan, his body charred black, recovered from the shock, took a deep breath, and with all his might announced in a loud voice:
"Team...team competition, Shrek Academy wins!"

"The champion of this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament is—"

"Shrek Academy!"

Natural Gate, defeated!
Shrek Academy, after Gula single-handedly defeated the seven prodigies of the Natural Gate, finally ascended to the champion's throne.

This legendary final will surely be recorded in history, and the name of Gula will resonate throughout the entire continent with this victory.

Gula closed his eyes, sensing the beliefs and emotions lingering in the air. He activated his Aura Power, switched to the Du'an Martial Soul, and perceived the faith of the people. He engraved the insights from this battle into his heart and silently experienced the wonderful feeling of this moment.

(End of this chapter)