Chapter 528: The Terror of the Death God Tower! Mu En Appears Fully Recovered, Thanking Lord Zhexian (Side Story)

Within Ye Xishui's palm, a small, dark-red conical tower rotated slowly, emitting scarlet light that rippled outward like waves.

The moment the tower appeared—

the sky darkened.

Even the wind changed, howling like the wailing of countless restless spirits.

"Is that… the Death God Tower?!"

Jing Hongchen cried out in shock.

His black robes and the hidden soul tools he had deployed throughout the surrounding air were all forced into visibility.

Six Class 8 soul tools and two Class 9 soul tools revealed themselves, trembling violently as their lights dimmed—like prey sensing a terrifying predator.

When everyone heard Jing Hongchen's exclamation, the surrounding experts immediately turned toward him.

They had heard of the Death God Tower before—but none of them understood it nearly as well as Jing Hongchen, a Class 9 soul engineer.

Jing Hongchen glanced around nervously before speaking in a strained voice.

"This Death God Tower has almost never been shown to the outside world. I've heard Ye Xishui spent thirty-two years crafting it. It's a forbidden fusion of soul tool technology and evil Spirit Power."

"It's said to be the pinnacle of soul tool engineering—possibly capable of reaching the level of a Class 10 soul tool. Some even believe it possesses the potential to kill a god."

Kill a god.

There was no need to elaborate further. Anything bearing the title "God-Slayer" spoke for itself.

The metallic clatter of armor echoed. Jing Hongchen immediately equipped every soul tool he possessed.

Defensive tools—Class 7, Class 8, Class 9—layered over his body until he was sealed inside a nearly impenetrable fortress.

Before the others could even process what was happening—

they suddenly felt their hearts drop in terror.

Without warning, crimson beams of light shot up from the ruined mountains below.

They connected with each other at incredible speed.

In the blink of an eye—

a vast scarlet web spread across a thousand-mile radius.

Sssss—!

Blistering heat erupted. The surrounding mountains began to melt within seconds.

Moments later, the entire mountain range had turned into a boiling sea of magma.

The gathered experts were horrified.

But the nightmare had only just begun.

The crimson beams suddenly surged upward from the earth and collided in the sky ten thousand meters above.

There—

the outline of a colossal tower made entirely of crimson light appeared out of thin air.

It rapidly expanded downward.

Within seconds, it sealed everyone inside.

The scorching temperature warped both space and vision.

Everyone hurriedly circulated their Spirit Power to resist the heat while shouting furiously at Ye Xishui.

"Death God Douluo! What is the meaning of this?!"

"This is a duel between the Holy Spirit Cult and Huo Yuhao, why involve us?!"

Du Busi, his massive frame glowing with dark-green runes, spoke in a deep voice.

"Ye Xishui… are you planning to attack everyone here? Do you understand what kind of consequences that will bring?!"

"HAHAHAHAHA!" Ye Xishui threw her head back and laughed wildly. Her beautiful face twisted into something almost monstrous.

Beside her—

Zhongli Wu's screams abruptly stopped.

The life force in his body had become nourishment for the golden branches growing within him.

In the end, his entire being condensed into a single golden seed, floating silently in the air.

A Level 98 Super Douluo had fallen.

"The Holy Spirit Cult has remained dormant for a hundred years, and we have never sought to simply hide in a corner; we intend to stand openly in the light of day!"

"Your arrival today is quite timely." ℯℯ𝑙.

"The vengeful spirits of Titled Douluos are far superior in quality to thousands of ordinary Spirit Masters."

"So please... stay in this tower forever to help my divine weapon reach the Class 10 category."

"Death God Light!"

Ye Xishui raised her right hand forward.

The Death God Tower spun rapidly in her palm.

Scarlet energy surged outward like a tidal wave.

Along the interior walls of the massive light tower spanning heaven and earth, countless crimson runes ignited at once.

Then—

beams of Death God Light that could melt space itself suddenly shot toward everyone inside the tower. One Titled Douluo, unable to dodge in time, roared and swung his fist to meet it.

BOOM!

The crimson beam instantly pierced through his Spirit Power barrier.

It stabbed through his fist—

and tore straight through his entire arm.

"AAAAAAARGH!"

Amid his shrill screams—

crimson flames erupted from the wound in his arm.

In the blink of an eye, half of his body was devoured.

"S-save… save me…"

Under the horrified gaze of the surrounding experts, the Titled Douluo's flesh burned away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Within seconds, nothing remained but a skeleton crackling inside the flames—its charred hand still stretched forward as if begging for salvation.

Then—

BOOM.

The skeleton exploded.

A wailing vengeful soul, along with the massive Spirit Power forcibly ripped from the corpse, shot upward and was sucked straight into the inner walls of the Death God Tower.

The tower's crimson glow flared brighter. Its oppressive aura grew even heavier.

This was the most despair-inducing aspect of the Death God Tower.

Any living being struck by its Death God Light, whether merely wounded or outright killed, would have their Spirit Power forcibly extracted.

That power would then become fuel, feeding the monstrous tower of slaughter.

Even someone as powerful as Elder Xuan, a Level 98 Titled Douluo—

had taken serious damage after intercepting more than a dozen Death God beams alone in order to shield the Shrek group.

Huo Yuhao's eyes blazed with divine light. His Heaven-Opening Divine Pupil continuously fired brilliant beams of light, annihilating every incoming Death God Light.

BOOM! BOOM!

The residual power of the eye beams did not stop there.

They slammed fiercely into the inner walls of the Death God Tower, triggering a chain of thunderous explosions.

The entire structure trembled.

The tower hummed violently—

yet it still stood firm, towering between heaven and earth.

Huo Yuhao's expression grew serious. The Death God Tower had not yet reached the level of a Class 10 soul tool.

Against it alone, he had no fear.

But right now Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, Wang Dong, Bei Bei, and the others still needed protection.

He couldn't spare the freedom to focus on destroying the tower.

"Ye Xishui!"

"You slaughtered experts from so many factions! Once we escape, we'll erase the Holy Spirit Cult from the continent!"

Screams and curses filled the air.

More and more powerful figures failed to dodge the Death God Light and were struck, becoming nourishment for the Death God Tower's ascent.

Elder Xuan's eyes blazed with fury.

His robes exploded apart as his body expanded, spiral horns emerging from his head.

He was about to charge forward again—

when suddenly his vision blurred.

A hunched figure sitting in a wheelchair silently appeared in front of him.

Under the stunned eyes of Elder Xuan and the Shrek group—the old man slowly stood up.

His bent back straightened inch by inch like a towering pine. His pale hair transformed into brilliant silver.

The wrinkles on his face smoothed away, his complexion turning vibrant and healthy.

Then—

ROOOOAR!

A vast dragon's roar shook the heavens.

Endless energy of light surged together, forming a Light Holy Dragon that illuminated the entire battlefield.

The dragon's body whipped its tail—

shattering the void itself—and violently scattered the deadly Death God Light.

"Elder Mu!"

"Elder Mu…!"

Elder Xuan and the Shrek experts shouted in shock and joy.

"Brother Mu?!" Outside the tower, Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao were equally shaken to their cores.

Mu En had long been terminally ill, his life nearing its end.

Yet the man before them now was overflowing with vitality, divine light hidden within.

That casual strike just now—

was even more powerful than when he had been in his prime years ago.

"The Dragon God Douluo!"

"The Dragon God Douluo has recovered! Shrek really did have a hidden trump card!"

"Elder Mu, please take command and lead us in breaking this tower!"

The moment Mu En appeared and took action, he became like a pillar stabilizing the ocean.

His seniority and prestige were unmatched.

At this life-or-death moment, everyone instinctively looked to him for guidance.

Mu En's Spirit Power surged again.

With two more strikes, he shattered the incoming Death God beams.

Then—

he turned around.

Facing the white-robed youth, he cupped his hands respectfully.

His voice was calm and filled with genuine gratitude.

"My illness has been completely cured…"

"For that, Mu En owes thanks to Lord Zhexian."