As Di Tian noticed the fight, it was reaching its climax.
"Ninth soul skill: Withered Chrysanthemum, Scattered Sorrow, Flowers Fall and Hearts Break!"
"Ninth soul skill: World-Scorching Flames!"
"Ninth soul skill: Earth Dragon Absolute Heaven Formation!"
"Ninth soul skill: Flood the Eight Wastelands!"
Four Titled Douluo unleashed their strongest ninth soul skills, hoping for a quick victory. They underestimated the two forest kings.
"Titan Heaven-Shattering Strike!"
"Soul of the Azure Dragon!"
The Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python fought back with their ultimate moves. Even two against four, they held their ground—neither side could win quickly.
Bibi Dong grew impatient. "Useless! Four against two and you still can't win? Must I do everything?"
Eight sinister spider legs extended from her back. These weren't external spirit bone Eight Spider Lances, but one of Bibi Dong's two spirits: the Death Spider Emperor.
"Sixth soul skill: Bloodsucking Spider Stingers!"
Countless stingers shot from her spider legs. With Bibi Dong's power, even a sixth soul skill was stronger than Chrysanthemum Douluo's ninth.
The stingers were so numerous they blotted out the sky, dripping a green, sticky liquid that instantly corroded the ground. Clearly, it was a terrifying poison.
"Go!"
With a wave, Bibi Dong sent all the stingers at the beasts. Even their tough bodies were pierced all over.
The Titan Giant Ape, being a bigger target, was impaled through the chest by countless stingers.
Normally, this wouldn't matter, but the poison now rapidly sapped their strength. If not for their strong soul power, they'd already have melted like the earth beneath them.
Du Guy Bo was once called the number one poison master, but without the Snow Swan Kiss, his poison was nothing compared to Bibi Dong's.
As their strength faded, their advantage was lost. The Titan Heaven-Shattering Strike and Azure Dragon Soul were pushed back.
Chrysanthemum Douluo's petals and Spirit Kite Douluo's fire hit the Azure Bull Python, while Saint Dragon and Sea Turtle Douluo's powers struck the Titan Giant Ape.
Both beasts were heavily injured. Their auras weakened and flickered.
"This woman is too strong. Even together, Er Ming and I may not be her match," the Azure Bull Python realized. Their defeat was mainly due to Bibi Dong.
Had she not injured them so heavily in one move, they could have resisted four Titled Douluo.
"Now! Capture them!" Bibi Dong ordered, and the four Titled Douluo charged like thunder.
"Gravity Domain!"
"Slow Domain!"
Even gravely wounded, the two beasts wouldn't give up. Their domains—gravity and slowness—were both restriction types, hindering enemy movement.
With these, the four Douluo were slowed. The Azure Bull Python shouted, "Er Ming, take Xiao Wu and run!"
The Titan Giant Ape grabbed Xiao Wu and fled into the forest, Da Ming close behind. They didn't linger—these domains could only delay, not defeat the enemy.
"Useless!" Bibi Dong waved her hand, black light dispelling both domains at once. "Hurry and chase them!"
"Yes, Your Holiness!" The four obeyed at full speed.
The two beasts fled desperately, already covered in blood. The Azure Bull Python's thirty-meter-long body was riddled with wounds, dripping black, foul blood. Its eyes lost their luster, and smoke rose from its body wherever the poison touched, killing plants instantly.
The Titan Giant Ape was a bit better off, but still badly wounded—especially a huge chest wound, deep enough to see the heart beating inside. A little deeper and the heart would have been destroyed.
It still held Xiao Wu—more precious than its life.
Their pursuers were far too strong—especially that woman, who broke their defenses in one move.
Though they had escaped for now, this couldn't last. At best, they could survive half a month; after that, the poison alone would kill them horribly.
They had to detox somewhere, but their pursuers would never give them the chance.
Both beasts were as smart as humans—they knew the humans were after their rings and bones. They were unwilling, determined not to let the humans succeed. Even if they died, they wouldn't let their enemies win. So, though weaker and weaker, they kept fleeing, never giving up.
"Er Ming, at this rate, we'll both die. Don't worry about me—take Xiao Wu and run. I'll hold these despicable humans back. If they want my soul ring and bone, they're dreaming. I'd rather self-destruct than let them have them," Da Ming said with bitter hatred.
"No, Big Brother! As long as I have a breath left, I won't abandon you!" Er Ming roared, stamping the ground. A wave of yellow light swept behind them, slowing their pursuers again. The gravity was so strong it crushed all plants in range to powder.
In the original story, this move delayed Bibi Dong's group until Tang San arrived. But this time, Spirit Hall had one key extra person.
"Another domain? Let me show you the power of a divine spirit's domain." Qian Renxue spread her six wings—the Angel Domain expanded, able to dissolve other powers.
Gravity Domain was already outmatched by the Angel Domain, and with the Titan Giant Ape so injured, it was erased in a breath.
Despair filled the Titan Giant Ape's face. He hadn't expected another powerhouse with a divine martial soul, nearly as strong as a Super Douluo, among the humans.
"Hmph, this is the end for you—prepare to die!" Bibi Dong sneered, ready to take their rings.
Just as she was about to strike, and the beasts were at their most desperate, a voice rang out:
"All soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, heed my command: destroy all humans invading the Lake of Life!"