High above Star Luo City, the heavens were torn open.
"The sixth spirit ability—Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor Venom!"
Dugu Bo's roar echoed as poisonous emerald clouds poured from his maw. The toxic fog spread like an endless inferno of green, blotting half the sky in a single breath.
On the ground, Zhu Zhenyuan nearly collapsed flat. His face drained pale, trembling violently.
Thank the heavens these monsters chose to fight in the air—if this had been unleashed here, the Zhu clan's estate would have been corpses stacked like firewood. Even as Patriarch, he shuddered imagining it: their ancestral grounds erased in a single breath of poison.
Opposite, Ghost Douluo moved with cold sharpness. "Third spirit ability—Killing Change."
A purple gleam shivered across his shrouded body. His aura amplified, speed exploding as he slipped through Dugu Bo's rising venom.
He blurred behind the enormous Emerald Serpent, his shadow almost gleeful. "Dugu Bo. Give up. Against us—you're nothing. With my speed, do you really think your poison can touch me? I'll toy with you until you choke on it yourself."
Triumphant mockery oozed from his hidden voice.
But Dugu Bo only rumbled a laugh. "Old ghost… let's see who really laughs last."
Medusa's Gaze
The Obsidian Serpent whipped its colossal tail with thunderous force. At the same time, the fog around him shunted back, sucked into his own body.
His eyes flared.
"Medusa's Stare!"
The bright emerald gaze turned bone-white. Two dreadful rays of pale light streaked directly for Ghost Douluo.
"Sixth spirit ability—Ghastly Roar!"
With a burst, Ghost spewed a shrieking skull of black energy. The wail swirled, trying to pierce into Dugu Bo's mind. His hope—to disrupt the serpent's concentration, to drown him in fright before Medusa's gaze could complete.
But it was too late.
Twin beams lashed outward. Ghost swore sharply and split.
"First spirit ability—Shadow Clone!"
Two flickering duplicates tore from his body, intercepting the white beams as his true self darted backward. The clones stiffened mid-air, corrupted by the petrifying rays, tumbling lifelessly like stones to earth.
Yet his echoing roar had struck at the same time. Dugu Bo's massive body clenched, shuddering stiff for a beat.
Soul Bone Temptation
"Head soul bone!"
Yueguan's voice cracked. His eyes gleamed bright as a fanatic's.
Even amidst his duel with Chen Xin, he had not missed it—Dugu Bo's Medusa Stare came from his head soul bone.
Soul bones.
Even for Titled Douluos, the temptation tore sanity apart. Soul bones were the rarest treasures, permanently fusing with the body, igniting power beyond limits. And a head soul bone? Priceless.
Even if it wasn't suitable for his style, presenting it to the Pope would earn unimaginable reward—possibly the very breakthrough beyond his bottleneck.
Yueguan's breath quickened. His eyes burned. "Old ghost! Take it—rip off that bone!"
"Do you dare," Chen Xin's deep voice cut, his silver sword already steeped in deathly pressure, "to be distracted in front of me?"
A hiss of steel. His blade cleaved at Yueguan's wrist.
The Chrysanthemum Douluo snarled, yanking back in time, but the cut nicked still, silver glow spilling blood along the petals in his palm.
"Argh!" Rage burned through his eyes.
Chen Xin glared, aura unwavering. "Thinking of fusing? I won't allow it. You try, I cut you down."
Godlike Collisions in the Sky
"Eighth soul ability—Gate of Holy Light!"
Yueguan roared, lifting his trembling chrysanthemum. The bloom unfolded until massive, consuming, its golden glare splitting the air into searing brilliance. A beam thundered like a heavenly pillar toward Chen Xin.
Chen Xin's gaze only locked harder, hand gripping his sword.
"Seven Kill True Body!"
Behind him, the phantasmal outline of the Seven Killing Sword towered tall, its aura plunging the world into razor silence. His attack rose nearly 50% in a surge.
"Second soul skill—Guardian of Spirit Sword!"
The Seven Killing Sword's aura bent outward, forming a radiant silver barrier thirty meters across, as if the heavens themselves were walled with blades.
The golden chrysanthemum light beams exploded against it.
BOOOOM!
The entire city quaked, windows shattering across Star Luo, a white-gold brilliance in the sky seen for miles. To any who didn't know better, it looked like gods clashing in the firmament.
Chen Xin's defense held. He pressed forward immediately, voice thundering: "Sixth soul skill—Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect!"
The sky itself darkened. Countless blades of glowing silver condensed above, hanging like stars. And then—one by one—they plummeted downward, all into Yueguan's direction.
"Jin Rui Flows Through Clouds!"
Yueguan's sharp, almost feminine voice rang as he bloomed his chrysanthemum fully. Petals solidified into golden shards, rising like a cloud, meeting the storm of falling swords.
Gold and silver collided. Petals like meteor showers crashed against raining starlight blades.
The heavens themselves split as the two Titled Douluos' assaults turned the city sky into a painting of clashing glory—gold and silver etched across endless night.
All of Xingluo City could see it. For one chilling moment, only two colors lit the world.
Lu Yuan Under Siege
Back below, Yueguan spat in hate, "Lordiala! You can't even finish one boy?!"
His heart was blazing with humiliation. If not for Chen Xin pressing him so tightly, he would have killed for himself.
But Lordiala… failed. His lip twisted. He could only urge his officers forward. "Kill that brat—subdue him!"
At once, dozens of Martial Soul Hall soul emperors surged up. Rings ignited. Bright lights blazed into the sky as abilities burst.
"Fifth Soul Ability—Feather Dragon Sabre!"
"Third Soul Ability—Steel Bone Ghost Fist!"
"Fourth Soul Ability—Dark Crow God Transformation!"
One after another, domains, bursts, transformations raged. Dozens at once, locking on one target—Lu Yuan.
Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Chenxiang struggled desperately against the soul emperors restraining them. Their cries rose in panic.
"Lu Yuan, be careful!!!"
Polar Formation
Lu Yuan chuckled through his stagger. He tipped back his jar, swallowing heavy. His eyes deepened, black fire coursing.
With one arm, he lifted his long sword, force funneled into the dark phoenix bone. Flames surged violently, cloaking the blade to monstrous length.
"Polar Sword Formation!"
The black flames scattered upward, birthing spirals of burning sword formations. With a wave, the countless searing arcs shot outward against the charging enemies.
The clash was thunderous.
Even as dozens of soul emperors unleashed their might, two shields snapped open—
"The first spirit ability, Velvet Body Protection!" Yueguan cried as petals closed tight.
"The second spirit ability, Guardian of Spirit Sword!" Chen Xin commanded, unleashing a second silver barrier.
Together, their shields overlapped before Lu Yuan. The impacts smashed the field. Explosions rippled. But none of it—none of it—touched Lu Yuan.
The Martial Soul Hall soul emperors staggered back, their efforts crushed in vain.
Rage and Orders
"You bastards—are you trying to kill him outright?!" Yueguan's voice exploded in fury.
His face twisted.
Because the one order Bibi Dong had repeated a dozen times lingered in his skull: Alive. At all costs, bring Lu Yuan alive.
If he dies here… even Yueguan Douluo will never again see Martial Soul Hall's walls.
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