The city gates slowly opened, and terrifying waves of soul power surged straight into the sky, shattering the thick clouds above Clear Sky City.
Without any prelude or unnecessary words, the leading soul masters directly activated their Martial Soul True Bodies, charging forward with a momentum that could destroy heaven and earth.
Facing this scene, Demon Bear Douluo's eyes flashed with cold light. Without hesitation, his thick soul power erupted suddenly, and his Martial Soul True Body appeared instantly, colliding head-on with the opponent's attack. The Spirit Hall soul masters behind him were filled with killing intent, surging forward like a tide without any orders, instantly igniting a brutal slaughter.
"Roar!"
"Second Soul Skill, Explosive Giant Strength!"
The second soul ring flashed, and Tai Tan, who had activated his Giant Gorilla True Body, immediately confronted Demon Bear Douluo. Relying on his tyrannical strength, the two were evenly matched for a moment.
"Not bad."
A trace of appreciation flashed in Demon Bear Douluo's eyes. As a power-type Titled Douluo, in the entire Spirit Hall, only the Second Worship Golden Crocodile Douluo and the Fourth Worship Lion Douluo could surpass him in strength. Tai Tan's ability to briefly match him in power truly surprised him, but that was all.
"Third Soul Skill, Barbarian Bear Fury."
Demon Bear Douluo's third soul ring flashed, and his aura surged. With one punch, he sent Tai Tan flying over a hundred meters away.
Just as he intended to pursue and finish off Tai Tan, the hairs on his body suddenly stood on end, and a fatal sense of crisis assaulted him. Almost instinctively, his fourth soul ring flashed instantly.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Golden Rock Wall."
"Swish—"
A sharp sound cut through the air. Yang Wudi's Soul Breaking Spear appeared like a black lightning bolt behind Demon Bear Douluo. The incomparably sharp spear tip directly collided with his petrified body. Though the defense was hasty, relying on his Titled Douluo's formidable cultivation, he blocked Yang Wudi's fatal strike. However, the skin on his chest was instantly torn, spilling scarlet blood.
"What a pity."
Yang Wudi thought to himself. With one strike failing to severely injure Demon Bear Douluo, the next would surely be a fierce battle.
On the other side, Bai He's Needle-Tailed Swift Martial Soul True Body rampaged in the sky, leaving afterimages as he directly faced a Golden Eagle Soul Douluo from Spirit Hall. Though the Needle-Tailed Swift was astonishingly fast, its own durability was low, relying only on tricky positioning and incredible speed to briefly hold his own.
Niu Gao activated his Rhinoceros Armor Shield like an untiring ferocious beast, charging straight ahead, forcibly opening a path for the four clans.
At the same time, endless pursuers from the rear gradually formed an encirclement. After Yang Wushuang forced back a Soul Sage with one spear thrust, he roared: "Don't get entangled in battle! Concentrate your strength and tear open their encirclement!"
The group gradually moved toward the periphery. At that moment, a mournful spear cry echoed around them—it was an old Soul Sage from the Breaking Clan, burning his Martial Soul to unleash a desperate spear strike that took out two Spirit Hall Soul Sages, briefly tearing open a gap.
"Hahaha, good job, Old Yang! Watch this old man!" An elder from the Defense Clan at the front saw this, his eyes reddening. His whole body burned with blood qi, transforming into a massive Plate Armor Giant Rhino and charging forward, instantly surpassing Niu Gao.
"Boom—"
A massive explosion rang out, immediately clearing a large empty space ahead.
"Go, hurry!" Without time for grief, the Defense Clan members behind quickly filled in. Such scenes were occurring in multiple places on the battlefield at this moment.
Just then, a brilliant golden light streaked across the distant horizon, moving at an astonishing speed, approaching the battlefield in an instant.
The newcomer was Dawn Douluo. His body radiated golden soul power and light, with scorching sacred flames burning everything in his path red. But at this moment, his face was as cold as frost, his sharp phoenix eyes filled with suppressed rage. Clearly, the sudden disappearance of the Clear Sky Sect had greatly impacted his state of mind, stripping away his usual composure.
"Where is the Clear Sky Sect?" The Angel Holy Sword pointed at the four clan leaders, and anyone could feel the bone-chilling coldness in his voice.
"Like hell I know!" Having activated his first soul skill, Rock Defense, to barely block a claw from Demon Bear Douluo, Tai Tan roared.
"You don't know?" Dawn Douluo's eyes grew even colder, his body's light surging. He swung the Angel Holy Sword at Tai Tan: "Then there's no use keeping you alive."
Fifth Soul Skill, Holy Sword.
"Roar—"
The sharp sword qi stung the skin, and a feeling of death emerged in his heart. Tai Tan's final soul ring flashed.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Heavenly Meteor Fall."
"You dare?"
Seeing the old gorilla facing off against Dawn Douluo, Yang Wudi knew that in Tai Tan's current state, he had no chance of resisting. He thrust his spear fiercely, trying to force back Demon Bear Douluo and aid Tai Tan.
"In your dreams! Worry about yourself first!"
Demon Bear Douluo, seeing through Yang Wudi's intent, wouldn't let him succeed. With a savage grin, his fifth soul ring flashed, and he spread his five fingers, clawing straight at Yang Wudi.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Mad Bear Earth Split."
"Sixth Soul Skill, Destroy—"
Seeing this, Yang Wudi had no choice but to meet Demon Bear Douluo with his spear.
The Giant Gorilla clashed with the Angel Holy Sword, but it wasn't the even match imagined—it was a one-sided crushing. Dawn Douluo struck in anger, every move laced with killing intent. Tai Tan could only barely defend, with no power to counterattack.
Before long, Tai Tan's body was covered in several deep, bone-exposing wounds.
Dawn Douluo's cold eyes looked at Tai Tan: "I'll give you one last chance. Tell me, where did the Clear Sky Sect go?"
"Go to hell!"
Tai Tan completely ignored Dawn Douluo's words, spitting out a mouthful of saliva mixed with organ fragments. Surging soul power emerged again, and he charged straight at Dawn Douluo.
"Die—"
His last bit of patience worn away, Dawn Douluo could no longer suppress his killing intent. His sixth soul ring shone, and he thrust a sword straight at Tai Tan's throat.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Rhinoceros Armor Giant God Shield."
At that moment, a heavy soul power fluctuation came from Tai Tan's side. Niu Gao arrived just in time, his entire body like a mountain range blocking in front of Tai Tan. He was forced back dozens of steps by the sword, each step leaving a deep footprint in the ground.
Then, looking at Dawn Douluo with a bitter expression, he said: "The Clear Sky Sect escaped, and as for where, we don't know. With your insight, you must have thought of it—we're just abandoned pawns."
Demon Bear Douluo appeared beside Dawn Douluo and said gravely: "They broke out with women and children; this is probably true."
Though his soul power was stronger than Dawn Douluo's, the latter was not only Qian Daoliu's confidant but also the deputy legion commander of the Angel Legion, with a higher status in Spirit Hall.
The next moment, Yang Wudi and the others also arrived beside them, their eyes fixed intently on the now-united Dawn Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Radiant Earth."
Too lazy to waste words with them, Dawn Douluo directly unleashed his most lethal area soul skill. This move was something the current group of wounded couldn't withstand.
But the next moment, Dawn Douluo's pupils suddenly contracted, as if he had seen something unbelievable. Demon Bear Douluo beside him reacted the same way.