"Sister Xue, the Mountain God won't last long. Bibi Dong and your other Titled Douluo are all seriously injured—they can't get far even if they run. I'm sure you know that."
Qian Renxue's face grew grave. "Xiao Tian, then what do you suggest?"
"I have a way to defeat Di Tian, but I need your help. Let's make a deal: I have things in these beasts' possession that I must reclaim, and your lives are in their hands. So, let's join forces—I'll get my things back, and you'll keep your lives!" Tianlin said mysteriously.
"Things? So your real goal here wasn't the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, but something else in the beasts' hands?" Qian Renxue finally realized—using the beasts to kill Bibi Dong wasn't Tianlin's main aim. Instead, using Bibi Dong to deal with Di Tian was his true plan.
From the start, both Spirit Hall and the beasts had been under this guy's control.
"Sister Xue, this isn't the time for that. The Mountain God is fading!" Tianlin urged—he could feel the Mountain God's power waning.
Even though the Mountain God was now at Ultimate Douluo level, he was being ganged up on by Di Tian and several beasts, and as an energy body, his soul power burned quickly—prolonged battles were the twin gods' greatest weakness, so he couldn't last long.
Qian Renxue nodded. "Alright, Xiao Tian, whatever you want to do, I agree. But you must save my mother, even if it costs my life."
"Good. Sister Xue, give me your hand. Do you remember why you wanted to take me with you when we first met?" Tianlin held out his right hand.
"Martial Soul Resonance!" Qian Renxue instantly realized—Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
Tianlin now had Ultimate Douluo-level combat power, and Qian Renxue herself was no weaker than a Super Douluo. If they combined their Martial Souls, for a short time, they could unleash the power of a god—enough to defeat Di Tian.
Without hesitation, Qian Renxue took Tianlin's hand. Their soul powers rapidly fused.
"Useless! No matter what you do, you're still not my match!" Di Tian roared, wielding a giant black sword and cutting the Mountain God in half.
The Mountain God fell, and Tianlin coughed up blood—his soul power instantly halved.
"Xiao Tian, are you alright?" Qian Renxue asked anxiously.
"I'm fine. Keep fusing." Tianlin shook his head—this little injury wasn't enough to stop him.
Di Tian sensed a huge threat from the two. There was no way he'd let them finish fusing. He lifted his black sword to strike—the true ultimate move, Black Dragon Sword.
"Third Soul Skill: Death Spider Web Restraint!"
At that moment, Bibi Dong, dragging her wounded body, supported them. The enemy of her enemy was her friend—for her and her daughter's sake, she didn't mind working with Tianlin for now.
Dark purple webs sprayed out, laced with poison, entirely enshrouding Di Tian and the beasts.
Though just her third soul skill, Bibi Dong's power let her restrain even Super Douluo-level foes. It wouldn't stop Di Tian for long, but even a second was enough to change the battle at a critical moment.
And that one second turned the tide.
Di Tian broke free from the web after a second and stabbed his Black Dragon Sword at the weaker Qian Renxue. The tip was less than a centimeter from her forehead when suddenly, black and white light exploded from the two, sending Di Tian flying back.
Within the light, the two had merged—Qian Renxue was gone, only Tianlin remained.
As everyone wondered, six wings unfolded from Tianlin's back: three on the right, pitch-black as ink, three on the left, pure white as snow.
Tianlin held Qian Renxue's Angelic Holy Sword in his left hand, his own Demon Sword in his right, and looked coldly at Di Tian. "Di Tian, the real fight starts now. This is our Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Holy Demon Angel!"
"How is this possible? Angelic divine power and such powerful demonic aura can merge so perfectly, forming this god-demon hybrid form?" Bibi Dong was shocked. Her own power was evil-aligned; she always avoided the Angel's divine strength, so she knew how incompatible the two were.
It was all thanks to Tianlin and Qian Renxue training together in Heavenly Snow power for years. Though their soul power attributes were opposite, they'd long since learned to coexist, like the Fire and Water Gods of the God Realm—overcoming total opposition to become lovers.
"Di Tian, fight me!" Tianlin roared, becoming a blur as he charged. The fusion skill was under his control, so he could use his sword arts freely.
Di Tian met him with the Black Dragon Sword, but Tianlin was confident his swordsmanship was no less.
Di Tian became completely serious. He could sense that the Holy Demon Angel Tianlin was far stronger than even Bibi Dong had been—maybe only Di Tian could match him now.
"Black Dragon Sword!"
"Demon Dragon's Breath!"
"Fatal Lash!"
Three fierce beasts attacked together—a lineup unseen for countless years.
"Obliterate!" But Tianlin was utterly unafraid. Welding both Demon and Angelic Holy Swords, he slashed—the Demon Sword's edge disintegrated all of the Myriad Demon King's vines to ash, while the Angelic Holy Sword's divine power purified Zi Ji's yin energy.
After breaking through the opponents' moves, the sword energy didn't disappear, but struck Zi Ji's Demon Dragon Wings and the Myriad Demon King's largest vine.
Anything struck by the Sword of Oblivion would gradually vanish from the world. Luckily, Bi Ji's healing abilities were so strong, she could even dispel Tianlin's sword energy, so the two beasts weren't badly injured. But after that strike, they didn't dare to attack again—now they knew, Tianlin had reached another level of power, and only Di Tian could challenge him here.