"Ye Yu! You dared to destroy my Clear Sky Clan and kill my grandson and granddaughter—come out and face death!"
Hovering high above, Tang Chen released his Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer. Divine power erupted from him, its god-level pressure rolling across the battlefield as his furious roar echoed through the skies.
On the other side, Tang San also summoned his Martial Soul, the Blue Silver Grass. His voice trembled with rage.
"Damn you, Ye Yu! Get out here and return my mother and Xiao Wu to me!!"
But just as Tang Chen and Tang San unleashed their overwhelming divine pressure, sweeping toward the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall coalition, Ye Xiuquan—Ye Yu's mirror clone—rose into the air.
He released the immortal aura he had gained after forming his Golden Core, a pressure surpassing even the gods of the Douluo system. It directly canceled out the divine pressure bearing down on the battlefield.
He floated calmly in the air, voice cold and detached.
"Tang Chen, Tang San… I didn't expect you two to still be alive.
Back then, you trespassed into the imperial palace, plotting to continue your Clear Sky Clan's rebellion by colluding with Prince Xue Xing and Fourth Prince Xue Beng.
I suppressed you with my Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul, turned you into pillars, and executed you with divine lightning outside the Heaven Dou palace.
And yet, here you stand again. You must have been resurrected by the gods behind you.
But it doesn't matter. If I could kill you once, I can kill you a second time. This time, I'll shatter your souls so you'll never reincarnate!"
Ye Xiuquan sneered coldly.
"The Clear Sky Clan dared to conspire with Prince Xue Xing and Fourth Prince Xue Beng, attempting treason and usurpation.
Such a heinous crime deserves annihilation of three generations and total destruction of the clan!
What right do you have to bark at me?
And you, Tang San—your mother is already my Blue Silver Empress. She belongs to me. By seniority, you should be calling me father.
As for Xiao Wu… she's already my Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone. Soon, you'll meet her again."
"Lies! Slander! This is nothing but shameless slander!!" Tang Hao roared, veins bulging on his temples.
"Our Clear Sky Clan never conspired with Prince Xue Xing or Xue Beng!
It was your Heaven Dou 'Emperor' Xue Qinghe—none other than Spirit Hall's impostor!
I went to the imperial palace by the decree of the great Asura God himself, to expose her deceit and protect Heaven Dou!"
For Ye Yu to throw such charges onto the Clear Sky Clan—knowing the dead could not defend themselves—was pure mockery. Tang Hao's eyes went bloodshot. He gripped the true form of the Clear Sky Hammer, his fury boiling over.
As for Tang San—when he heard Ye Xiuquan, claiming to be his father, and even boasting that Xiao Wu had become his Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone, his fury pushed him to the edge of madness.
With a roar, he summoned his divine weapon—the Sea God Trident.
"Damn you, Ye Yu, you're asking for death!"
One wielded the Clear Sky Hammer, the other the Sea God Trident. Together, Tang Chen and Tang San streaked through the skies, charging directly at Ye Xiuquan.
"This isn't the place to fight. Let's take this elsewhere."
Ye Xiuquan sneered, turning and leading them away from the battlefield.
Once they were gone, the armies below finally clashed.
Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall's coalition forces slammed into the anti–Heaven Dou–Spirit Hall alliance amidst thunderous war cries.
A brutal battle began.
Even Qian Daoliu himself appeared. For his granddaughter Qian Renxue's dream—and for Spirit Hall's eternal rule—he could not stand aside.
And after learning that his long-unattainable beloved, Bo Saixi, had come… even if fate destined them to be enemies, he could not avoid her.
With a sigh, Qian Daoliu revealed himself, summoning his Seraphim Martial Soul. Six radiant wings unfurled as he faced Bo Saixi in the skies.
"Bo Saixi… it's been a long time."
"Qian Daoliu!"
Her delicate, enchanting face turned cold as she raised the High Priest's scepter.
"For selfish ambition, your Spirit Hall has plunged the continent into war!
By the command of the great Sea God, I have come to put an end to your schemes!
Draw your weapon, Qian Daoliu!"
Qian Daoliu sighed and began to fight with Bo Saixi in the air. Qian Daoliu was no match for Bo Saixi in the endless sea, but here on the Douluo Continent, she was no match for him.
However, Qian Daoliu clearly couldn't bear to hurt the goddess of his dreams, so the two fought back and forth, unable to achieve victory over the other.
Elsewhere, although the anti–Heaven Dou–Spirit Hall alliance had Bo Saixi, Sea Dragon Douluo, Sea Lance Douluo, and seven Titled Douluo from Sea God Island, the Heaven Dou–Spirit Hall coalition utterly surpassed them. With Golden Crocodile Douluo, Azure Luan Douluo, Lion Douluo, and six Worship Hall Elders, as well as Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, their side held the absolute advantage.
In both numbers and strength, the Heaven Dou–Spirit Hall coalition crushed the opposition. Their armies also dwarfed the enemy in size. From the very start, the anti–Heaven Dou–Spirit Hall alliance was forced into disadvantage.
And yet, gritting their teeth, they refused to yield.
Because they knew—the outcome of this war would not be decided by them.
It depended on the gods who had left the battlefield: Asura God Tang Chen and Sea God Tang San.
If they could defeat Ye Yu, then when they returned, victory would be theirs.
Far from the battlefield, Ye Xiuquan finally stopped.
Turning to face Tang Chen and Tang San, who had chased him down, he sneered.
"This is far enough.
Here shall be your burial ground!"
With a thought, dazzling silver-blue light erupted.
Before him, a colossal Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul manifested. Its trunk spanned dozens of meters across, soaring over a thousand meters high, as if to pierce the heavens themselves.
Around him, ring after ring of radiant blue-gold Spirit Rings rose one after another, orbiting his body.
After forming his Golden Core and stepping into immortality, Ye Yu had perfected his research into Ring Detonation and the eighth Spirit Ring of the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree.
He had discovered a way to elevate the years of Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones.
Now, all nine Spirit Rings of his three Martial Souls had been raised to over a million years.
Thus, when his mirror avatar Ye Xiuquan summoned the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul,
Eight dazzling blue-gold million-year Spirit Rings rose at his feet, surrounding him in divine majesty.
"What—?!"
When Tang Chen and Tang San saw the nine blue-gold million-year Spirit Rings rise beneath Ye Xiuquan, their faces changed drastically.
"This… impossible!
Even the Asura God and the Sea God only elevated our Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones to nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years.
Only our tenth ring upon becoming gods reached beyond a million.
How could this cursed Ye Yu make every single one of his Spirit Rings surpass a million years?!"