The confrontation between the four top Ultimate Douluo powerhouses was so tense that it suffocated the weak even before the battle began.
"Chen Xin, this time you're not bringing Ning Fengzhi to support you? Do you really think you can beat me? Or are you planning on dying together?" Qian Daoliu mocked with three consecutive questions.
The huge gap in the quality of soul rings and martial souls was clear. Even among Ultimate Douluo, there were differences in strength, and Qian Daoliu's meaning was obvious: unless Chen Xin used a life-burning technique to kill them both, he couldn't possibly be a match.
"Qian Daoliu, don't worry. This time, I won't rely on outside help, nor will I fight you to mutual destruction. I'll defeat you head-on. As for whether I can do it, we'll only know after the fight." Chen Xin replied calmly, completely unaffected by Qian Daoliu's words.
Having cultivated Daoist swordsmanship, his level was even higher than Qian Daoliu's, who was the High Priest.
Seeing that Chen Xin was now completely immune to his taunts, Qian Daoliu stopped talking, condensed a sword of light in his hand, and said, "In that case, let me see what you've got."
The two of them flashed away, heading a hundred miles away to fight.
Tianlin and Bibi Dong, on the other hand, had nothing to say to each other. They only had killing intent. Bibi Dong wanted to sever Qian Renxue's hope, knowing her and Tianlin could never be together—the cleaner the break, the better, and the best way was for Tianlin to die.
Tianlin, although he looked down on Bibi Dong, did not hate her. Killing her would only help unify the continent and benefit his sect.
It would also greatly affect the Evil Sword Immortal hidden in the shadows.
A light flashed on Tianlin's forehead as the Asura God Seal was replaced by the Holy Emperor Seal. With the Holy Emperor Seal, the Evil Sword Immortal could not hide from him. Given Bibi Dong's importance, the Evil Sword Immortal might show up, so Tianlin needed to guard against being ambushed.
He also did not plan to use the Asura Demon Sword for now, reserving his strength for the possible appearance of the Evil Sword Immortal. He was confident that his original power was enough to deal with Bibi Dong.
'Boom!'
The two suddenly erupted without a word, their fists colliding. Even though it was just a probing blow, the shockwave shook the entire Heaven Dou City and the surrounding dozens of miles.
Low-altitude fighting would cause mass casualties, so Tianlin shook Bibi Dong away with a punch and soared into the sky.
Bibi Dong understood Tianlin's intent perfectly and flapped her Purple Cloud Wings to follow.
Before reaching the highest point, Bibi Dong attacked first. Her flying speed was slightly slower than Tianlin's, so as she lagged behind, eight spider spears protruded from her back, replacing the original Six Purple Light Wings, which vanished—not retracted, but became illusory when her martial soul was in use.
It was a perfect external soul bone, maintaining her strength without affecting her martial soul use.
"First Soul Skill: Crescent Moon!"
Bibi Dong's eight spears slashed forward, sending out arc-shaped, dark green energy blades, which could change direction at her will.
This was the first soul skill of her second martial soul, the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor. Each crescent blade was as powerful as an ordinary Title Douluo's eighth soul skill, and Bibi Dong's immense soul power allowed her to unleash eight such blades at once.
"Second Soul Skill: True Essence Body Protection!" Tianlin summoned the Holy Spirit Pearl with his left hand, and his earth-elemental immortal arts greatly increased his defense.
Even with all eight blades landing, they left no mark on Tianlin.
"That pearl is indeed formidable." Bibi Dong thought warily, but she was not afraid—she had come prepared to face Tianlin.
At that moment, the second, third, and fourth soul rings on Tianlin's Holy Spirit Pearl flashed simultaneously. Today, he had no intention of holding back; he wanted to end Bibi Dong as quickly as possible.
"Summoning Art—Martial God, Mountain God, Fire God!"
After reaching level 97, Tianlin could summon three gods at once, quadrupling a Ultimate Douluo's strength and able to kill Bibi Dong in the shortest time.
Even if Bibi Dong was immortal, she could not withstand the power of three gods.
A black, yellow, and red light appeared before Tianlin, turning into three giants, each radiating an aura no weaker than Bibi Dong's, their oppressive presence making it hard for her to breathe.
Bibi Dong had to admit that, at least among humans on the Douluo Continent, Tianlin was the strongest today. She could not defeat his Holy Spirit Pearl.
But, facing Tianlin, she was not unprepared. Bibi Dong took out a treasure she had hidden for years—the Evil Spirit Pearl, the most evil object in the Immortal Sword World, formed from all the world's evil thoughts—which finally appeared.
Tianlin was shocked. Although it was his first time seeing the Evil Spirit Pearl, he recognized it instantly. What surprised him was that, although the Holy Emperor Seal could sense even the Evil Sword Immortal, he could not sense the Evil Spirit Pearl on Bibi Dong. The degree to which the pearl concealed its power was astonishing.
No wonder, aside from its fleeting appearance when it first arrived in this world, even the Asura God couldn't find it after scanning the entire plane with divine power.
Bibi Dong held the pearl, her gaze complicated. Ever since the pearl mysteriously came to her, she had felt the immense evil within, so powerful that even she, inheritor of the God of Rakshasa, was afraid.
She had even considered destroying it, but could not bring herself to do so. The pearl had a huge allure, tempting her to give it everything in exchange for overwhelming power.
Fortunately, after the ordeal with Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong had a firm mind and, over the years, only used the pearl's power to stabilize her Rakshasa God trial, never delving deeper.
She was afraid that using it even once would become as addictive as a drug.
But today, facing Tianlin, she could no longer care.
"Evil Emperor Domain!" Bibi Dong shouted, and the Evil Spirit Pearl released a vast, dark domain that covered the sky. This domain, even higher than an ordinary domain, instantly suppressed the Holy Spirit Pearl, turning its four soul rings gray and making the pearl itself as dull as plain glass.
The Evil Emperor Domain was the bane of all righteous divine weapons. Within it, the more righteous the martial soul or divine weapon, the more suppressed it became, while evil power was enhanced—such as Bibi Dong's two spider emperor martial souls.
Tianlin's three gods vanished instantly, and the Holy Spirit Pearl's power was sealed for the first time.
"Be careful. That pearl's power is on par with your Holy Spirit Pearl, but it never became a martial soul and retains its original might. It far surpasses an ordinary super divine weapon. Unless your Holy Spirit Pearl also returns to being a super divine weapon, it cannot counter it." Skydream Ice Silkworm warned anxiously.
"It's fine, Brother Skydream, don't worry. I can sense Bibi Dong hasn't truly become the pearl's master. She can't use its deeper powers. Since I can't use the Holy Spirit Pearl, I'll use the Demon Sword." Tianlin remained calm, his battle experience allowing him to stay composed in any situation.
Bibi Dong was surprised to see that Tianlin's Demon Sword was not suppressed by the Evil Emperor Domain.
Tianlin smiled. The "Demon Suppressing Sword" was actually an evil weapon, forged after slaughtering countless people and sealed in the Demon Locking Pagoda for a thousand years, absorbing endless baleful energy.
If an ordinary person held it, they would be drained of life unless they had deep cultivation. Fortunately, Tianlin obtained it in martial soul form, so its power was manageable.
Whether Murong Ziying or Jing Tian had used it to fight evil with evil, it was still an evil weapon.
Thus, the Demon Sword was completely unaffected by the Evil Emperor Domain.