The news that three Titled Douluo led a team to the corruption point only to be defeated and forced to retreat was a bombshell that instantly shook the entire Heaven Dou City. Even Emperor Xue Ye, who lived deep within the palace, was alarmed.
Emperor Xue Ye personally invited Ning Fengzhi into the palace to discuss how to handle the troublesome corruption point.
Xue Qinghe returned to Heaven Dou City with Xue Ke. However, Lu Jingming did not accompany them, as he had his own matters to attend to. He planned to establish a trade guild with the help of Heaven Water Academy, which required him to personally contact the academy's senior officials. While using Xue Qinghe's and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's power might make things smoother, Heaven Water Academy would be easier for him to control.
Lu Jingming naturally knew how to make the right choice. He needed to borrow power, but he absolutely could not let Xue Qinghe and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan take the lead. Thus, Lu Jingming temporarily put aside his friendship with Xue Qinghe, abandoned the "little angel," and went to Heaven Water Academy with the "little ice phoenix."
After Xue Ke was sent away, Snake Spear Douluo and Porcupine Fish Douluo quietly appeared in Xue Qinghe's room.
"Young Master, this operation was too risky. From now on, please allow us to stay by your side at all times!"
Snake Spear Douluo and Porcupine Fish Douluo had heard about the extreme danger of the trip to the corruption point and couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. They were well aware that if Qian Renxue had met with an accident at the corruption point, they would be held accountable, even if they died ten thousand times over.
"It's fine. The situation was indeed beyond my expectations, but there won't be a next time." Xue Qinghe said with a calm expression.
Although the experience was dangerous, he had a trump card to protect himself. He was confident he could survive. Even if Sword Douluo and the others had unfortunately died, he was certain he could have escaped unscathed.
"Has the Spirit Hall been notified? Will Grandfather make a move?" Compared to the danger he had just experienced, Xue Qinghe was more concerned with the developments of the situation. He saw the Heaven Dou Empire as his own. If the corruption point was not cleansed, it would eventually spread to Heaven Dou City, and that was something he absolutely could not accept.
"This!"
Snake Spear Douluo and Porcupine Fish Douluo exchanged glances, their faces showing helplessness. They slowly said, "Young Master, the Great Enshrined one probably can't leave Spirit City."
"What happened?" Xue Qinghe's brows furrowed slightly, his heart filled with doubt.
In the distant Spirit City, inside the Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong held her papal scepter, her gaze fixed on the sky, where a black cloud obscured the sun.
In the sky, Qian Daoliu, who had transformed into the Six-Winged Angel, held a sacred sword that radiated divine light. He swung it fiercely, and the sword light tore through the sky like lightning. However, in the next second, that dazzling sword light was instantly shattered by a fist wrapped in raging flames. An endless amount of negative energy covered the sky like a dark cloud.
Confronting Qian Daoliu was a white-haired, red-eyed woman. She was cloaked in flames. Even though she was surrounded by black auras and her face was covered in black cracks, she still exuded a celestial aura that was out of this world.
Qian Daoliu held his sacred sword, which was wrapped in holy light. The white wings on his back flapped rapidly, and his speed instantly broke the sound barrier, turning him into a dazzling golden streak that moved across the sky.
But his opponent's speed was not inferior to his at all, and her fighting skills completely crushed his. Whether it was her fists, her movements, or her swordsmanship, Qian Daoliu appeared inferior to the celestial white-haired woman—the Crimson Heron (Fu Hua).
In addition to the fierce battle in the sky, the ground was also full of danger. Black auras spread out like a tide, and they were less than a hundred kilometers from Spirit City. This was why Qian Daoliu had to act to stop it.
Spirit Hall had mobilized all its forces. All seven of the great enshrined ones, several Titled Douluo from the Elder Hall, and the Angel Army all participated in the battle, barely managing to hold back the spread of the corruption point below.
The mindless beings that surged from the corruption point had a variety of weapons and strange abilities. The gigantic Honkai Beasts also caused unprecedented trouble for Spirit Hall. In particular, the few magnificent and incredibly fast Honkai Emperors, which were surrounded by sharp blades, required a Titled Douluo to contend with them.
This battle had already lasted for a considerable amount of time. Although the spread of the corruption point had been temporarily contained and a large number of treasures had been harvested in the battle, including precious spirit bones, most of Spirit Hall's combat power was completely tied up.
The most crucial reason was that the Angel Douluo, Qian Daoliu, had failed to defeat the core of the corruption point—the Crimson Heron, who controlled consciousness and flames. As long as the Crimson Heron was not defeated, the corruption point would continuously gather negative energy, and the mindless beings and Honkai Beasts formed from that negative energy would be as endless as a tide.
Qian Daoliu had given his all. He had even used the divine power left by the Angel God, stepping into the demigod realm, yet he still could not defeat the Crimson Heron.
The two sides were in a stalemate. The Crimson Heron would not take the initiative to leave the corruption point, and while Spirit Hall could choose to retreat, the corruption point would spread rapidly and would eventually engulf Spirit City.
Therefore, Spirit Hall could only send strong fighters and armies to take turns clearing the negative energy monsters on the periphery to suppress the rate of the corruption point's spread. Qian Daoliu was responsible for containing the Crimson Heron. After all, no one else in Spirit Hall had the ability to contend with the Crimson Heron.
At this moment, the Crimson Heron, wearing the Gloves of the Void on her hands, compressed the flames to their limit before unleashing a punch. In an instant, the cry of a phoenix echoed through the sky. A fire phoenix wrapped in black aura soared out like a burning meteor, striking the Six-Winged Angel Qian Daoliu in the sky.
Following the fierce fire impact, a gigantic black and red fireball instantly formed in the sky, its light blinding. Qian Daoliu was sent flying back like a kite with a broken string. The golden light on his body flickered madly as he desperately resisted the flames' burning.
"Great Enshrined One!" The burly Golden Crocodile Douluo, clad in golden armor, hurriedly flew into the air, his face filled with worry as he looked at the now-stable Qian Daoliu. He keenly noticed that Qian Daoliu's aura had dropped by a few points compared to before. It was clear that the heavy blow he had just taken was not something he could easily withstand.
"Fall back for now. Leave the Angel Army behind to stand guard, and do not venture too deep." Qian Daoliu clutched his chest, his expression extremely grim. Even when facing his two old friends, Tang Chen and Bo Saixi, he had never felt such immense pressure.
When facing the Crimson Heron, his years of accumulated combat skills and fighting instincts seemed to have become useless. He could only rely on his powerful spirit power and borrowed divine power to fight her.
But he knew this situation was only temporary. Once the corruption point spread further, the Crimson Heron's strength would become even greater. At that time, his defeat would only be a matter of time. If he died in battle, Spirit Hall would fall into an abyss of eternal damnation. Therefore, he absolutely could not take any unnecessary risks. This was not because he was afraid of death, but because he knew his life held a more important mission. Before completing that mission, he could not give up his life easily.
"It seems the plan has to be put on hold. I'll have to let Xue'er start her divine trial early. I wonder if she is ready."
Qian Daoliu sighed helplessly, his face filled with exhaustion.
"Great Enshrined One!" Hearing this, Golden Crocodile Douluo's expression changed drastically. As a senior powerhouse who was even older than Qian Daoliu, he had served Spirit Hall for more than a hundred years and knew many of its secrets. He knew what it meant for Qian Renxue to start her divine trial. It meant that Qian Daoliu, as the great priest of the Angel God, would have to perform a sacrifice.
In fact, he had always wanted to sacrifice himself in place of Qian Daoliu for Qian Renxue. After all, he was old and didn't have much time left. But unfortunately, he was only a level ninety-eight Titled Douluo, and his spirit was not the Six-Winged Angel, so he was not qualified to be a sacrifice.
"This is my destiny. I have no complaints. Everything is for Xue'er and for the inheritance of the Angel God."
Qian Daoliu gently shook his head, signaling Golden Crocodile Douluo not to say anything more.
"Even Qian Daoliu is not her opponent? I'm curious to know who her true form is. Could she be a god from the God Realm?"
In the Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong watched Qian Daoliu retreat in defeat once again. Her eyes were filled with excitement and curiosity, but also a hint of seriousness. She was a woman who acted with a certain madness. If Spirit Hall was destroyed, it would be exactly what she wanted. But before she achieved her goal, Spirit Hall still had its value, and it could not be easily consumed by the corruption point.
Thinking of this, she turned to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo and ordered, "Send more people. You must not let the corruption point spread. If there are any changes, inform me immediately."
"Yes, Your Holiness!" Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo exchanged glances and responded respectfully before turning and leaving the Pope's Palace. Logically, they should have also joined the battlefield, but since Bibi Dong had not given the order before, they naturally did not dare to participate on their own. Now that Bibi Dong had given the order, they would no longer stand idly by. Although their strength was not as great as the enshrined ones, as peak Titled Douluo, they were among the top elders in the Elder Hall.
At the same time, in the wicked and eerie Slaughter City, a powerful and terrifying force suddenly erupted.
A gigantic pillar of flame, like a fierce beast that had broken free from its cage, shot up into the sky. It easily broke through the surface's restraints and rushed straight into the sky, as if it wanted to pierce the heavens.
The King of Slaughter, dressed in blood-red clothes, flapped his blood-red bat wings. He tightly held the Asura Demon Sword in his hand. At this moment, his face was gloomy, filled with anger and unwillingness. He glared at the white-haired young man opposite him who was holding a great flame sword.
With just a casual blow from the other party, his hard-earned Slaughter City was instantly destroyed. Countless fresh lives were extinguished under that world-destroying sword strike, leaving only a scene of desolation and despair.
"Bastard!" The King of Slaughter couldn't help but roar in anger, his voice filled with fury and helplessness.
Slaughter City was extremely important to him, as it was related to whether he could successfully inherit the position of the Asura God. However, now, because of this sudden corruption point, everything had turned into a bubble. How could he not be furious?
With a roar, the Asura Demon Sword flickered with blood-red light. A blood-colored sword light containing a strong killing intent shot toward the white-haired young man like a bolt of lightning. This was a move fueled by the King of Slaughter's hatred, an attempt to salvage the situation that had gotten out of control.
But the white-haired young man, whose face was covered with cracks, was still expressionless, as if nothing in the world could cause a ripple in his heart.
In an instant, a chill spread from his body like a cold tide. He then slowly raised the great flame sword in his hand, which radiated a terrifyingly high temperature. In an instant, the fire that could burn everything spread like a wildfire, turning the entire Slaughter City into a sea of fire.
In this sea of fire, countless evil people in Slaughter City were mercilessly consumed by the surging negative energy, losing their self-awareness and turning into puppets. They joined the army of mindless beings and Honkai Beasts, making this terrifying force even stronger.
The gigantic flame sword shone brightly, and the flames surged into the sky with a majestic aura. In comparison, the Asura Demon Sword's original dazzling blood-red light seemed incredibly tiny under the reflection of the soaring flames, as if it would be swallowed by the scorching flames at any moment.
The blood-colored demon sword and the crimson great sword finally collided, erupting with endless energy fluctuations like two colliding stars. This powerful force spread madly from the point of collision, and the air within a radius of several hundred meters was instantly sucked out, forming a terrifying vacuum.
Seeing this, the King of Slaughter's eyes were filled with shock. He was holding the Asura God's ultimate artifact. In his mind, there were few weapons in this world that could contend with it. Yet, at this moment, it was being held back by a red great sword he had never seen before. This made him wonder, could this also be an ultimate artifact?
"Crack!" Just as the King of Slaughter was in shock, a strange chill quietly appeared in the environment where the flames raged.
The King of Slaughter subconsciously lowered his head and saw that his feet had been frozen by ice at some point. His face was filled with shock. How could the other party use an ice-type skill in such a terrifyingly high temperature? This was truly hard for him to comprehend. Moreover, this person could control both ice and fire, two extreme forces, at the same time, and each of them was unimaginably powerful. How could such a person exist in this world?
Black Kevin was still expressionless, with no emotional fluctuations in his eyes. He slightly applied force to his hand, and the great sword of heaven's fire ruthlessly slashed down at the King of Slaughter.
Immediately, a towering sword energy of fire roared out, sending the King of Slaughter flying with an overwhelming force. The power of this sword energy was terrifying. It not only sent the King of Slaughter flying but also split the entire Slaughter City into two halves. The once eerie and terrifying Slaughter City was now in ruins.
"Roar!" With a deafening roar, a gigantic white beast suddenly rushed out from the ground. Its appearance seemed to bring the aura of winter, instantly creating a huge blizzard that turned the area within a radius of dozens of kilometers into a world of ice and snow.
This giant beast was a hundred meters tall and covered in a layer of black outer armor that was incredibly tough, as if it could withstand any attack in the world. Its body was also covered with transparent ice crystals that shone with a strange light under the sun. It looked like a wild boar and was surrounded by a layer of ice fog. Its torso was covered with thick ice crystal armor, and the edges were as sharp as blades, which made it even more terrifying.
The Emperor-class Honkai Beast, Parvati, had officially appeared.
Black Kevin lightly leaped and landed firmly on Parvati's head. He held the great sword of heaven's fire high, pointing it at the King of Slaughter not far away. His empty eyes held only destruction and ruin.
The King of Slaughter gritted his teeth, his mind consumed by anger. He immediately controlled his body, and the power of the Asura God erupted. The blood-colored sword light seemed to be able to split the sky. At this moment, space shattered, mountains broke, and the ground crumbled. The area within dozens of kilometers became a battlefield.
Fortunately, Slaughter City was located in the wild. Aside from a few unlucky people, not many innocent people were affected. But this world-shattering battle still alarmed Spirit Hall and some Spirit Masters who were watching the show.
The vast and boundless sea had always been one of the areas that humans rarely set foot in. It was home to countless sea spirit beasts and was full of unknowns and dangers. At this moment, in the depths of the sea, gigantic waves were churning.
A gigantic whale, more than two hundred meters long and as dazzling as a sapphire, let out a roar that shook the sea and the sky. Blue ripples spread out from it, the waves churned madly, and the power of the sea seemed to have been completely ignited and was boiling.
However, in the next second, a similar dark blue ripple suddenly appeared, engaging the giant whale in a fierce struggle for control of the sea. The ocean instantly turned into a gigantic whirlpool, and the terrifying suction force, like an invisible chain, tightly bound the giant whale.
The one fighting it was a monster that was also several hundred meters long. This monster had nine snake heads made of water, and its body radiated a chilling black aura, killing intent, and evil aura.
"That's, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King! Who is it fighting? It can actually completely suppress the Deep Sea Demon Whale King?"
Not far away, Xiao Bai, the king of the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, who had been attracted by the battle's fluctuations, watched the terrifying battlefield from a distance. The sight of two giant beasts with world-destroying auras fighting fiercely at the bottom of the sea left her in utter shock.
One must know that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was invincible in the sea. Even Bo Saixi, the great priest of the Sea God, was not its opponent. Most of its body had already transformed into a divine body, and it had survived nine heavenly tribulations. It was only one step away from entering the realm of gods and was a genuine demigod powerhouse. Unlike Bo Saixi, who could only unleash demigod strength by borrowing the power of the Sea God, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was a being that could have contended with the Sea God Poseidon himself. Although it was ultimately defeated and had one of its eyes pierced, this was enough to show its terrifying strength.
Although the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, the Deep Sea Demon Whale, and the Evil Orcas were known as the three great overlords of the ocean, in reality, both the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan and the Evil Orca Clan were insignificant in front of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. If not for the scarcity of the Deep Sea Demon Whale, the true overlord of the ocean would be the Deep Sea Demon Whale King alone.
But at this moment, this ocean overlord was tightly bound by the terrifying power of the whirlpool, and a blue beam of light that contained the majestic power of the sea directly pierced through the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's indestructible demigod body. In its own absolute home ground, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was defeated by this unknown enemy.
Just as its blood was about to stain the sea red, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King saw that the situation was not good. It used all its strength to break free from the whirlpool's restraint and fled into the deeper parts of the sea.
Seeing this, Xiao Bai, the king of the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, didn't dare to stay for a second. She quickly led her trembling clansmen and swam toward Sea God Island. A terrifying existence that could defeat the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had appeared in the sea. She had to deliver this news to Sea God Island as soon as possible so that Sea God Island could prepare.
If Lu Jingming were present, he would definitely be able to recognize that the one who defeated the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was none other than the Vortex Archon, Osial.
After defeating the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, Osial did not choose to chase after it but continued to absorb the endless negative energy in the sea. The ocean was constantly in motion, which made Osial very special. It was like a mobile corruption point itself, moving wherever the negative energy was densest. And at this moment, the direction it was moving was the same as the direction the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan had left.
At this moment, on Sea God Island, Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi held her golden scepter. Her red dress was like fire, her silver hair like a waterfall, and her aura was noble and elegant. She seemed to have sensed something. Her brows were tightly furrowed, and she looked at the depths of the sea with a serious expression. As a Peerless Douluo, she used her keen intuition to feel that a powerful and dangerous force was approaching Sea God Island, and a strong sense of foreboding rose in her heart.
The gigantic Sea God Island, which had a vast area of hundreds of kilometers, was like a dazzling pearl embedded in the ocean. The island was home to seven cities, where the pious followers of the Sea God lived. The strength of Sea God Island should not be underestimated. In addition to the powerful Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi, there were also seven Holy Pillar Douluo and thirty-five hundred well-trained Sea God Warriors. They were all sea spirit masters, and their combat power in the sea far exceeded that of land spirit masters.
In the past, Spirit Hall tried to conquer Sea God Island but was defeated by the island's powerful forces. Spirit Hall lost more than a thousand spirit masters and even two Titled Douluo. This shows how powerful Sea God Island was in the sea. Even the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, who harbored a deep hatred for the Sea God, did not dare to easily invade Sea God Island.
But at this moment, Bo Saixi felt the strong sense of threat coming from the depths of the sea and did not feel at ease because of Sea God Island's strength. She looked into the distance, at the sky where black clouds were obscuring the sun, and her sense of foreboding grew stronger.
Suddenly, she sensed that the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan was heading toward Sea God Island. Although the Demon Soul Great White Sharks were fierce spirit beasts, they were the Sea God's mounts and were allies of Sea God Island.
"Great Priest, this is bad. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King has been defeated!"
After instructing her clansmen to wait where they were, Xiao Bai, the king of the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, who had transformed into human form, rushed to Sea God Island without stopping and found Bo Saixi directly.
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