Chapter 81: Divine Assist
"Youngster, you still dare to chase after me?"
Dugu Bo, who had been blasted into the air by the Overturning Earth Seal, nearly fainted from anger when he saw Zhou Chen actually pursuing him on a flying sword.
Good, you little brat, you really don't put this old man in your eyes at all. Do you really think that just because you broke my eighth soul skill, Time Freeze, I can't do anything to you anymore?
Having transformed into the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, Dugu Bo opened his mouth in a rage and spat a huge mouthful of green venomous phlegm downward.
"Disgusting old thing!"
Seeing Dugu Bo actually spit at him, Zhou Chen immediately activated his third soul skill, Vertical Earth Golden Light, and dodged the attack.
Right after that, he formed seals with both hands, and the dazzling jade-crystal hand seal once again appeared before his palms.
Imperial Seal Art—Overturning Earth Seal!
As Zhou Chen advanced to level fifty, the third move, Overturning Earth Seal, which originally caused backlash whenever it was used, had now become a standard technique.
With a sudden forward push of his hand, the jade-crystal hand seal instantly left Zhou Chen's palm, expanded rapidly with the wind, and transformed into a mass dozens of zhang in size, crushing toward the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor like a mountain range.
"Ahhh!"
Dugu Bo's enormous emerald-green snake pupils instantly turned pure white, as a layer of white radiance spread across his snake head.
In the next moment, two ghastly pale beams shot out from the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's eyes, streaking straight toward the jade-crystal hand seal.
Head Soul Bone Soul Skill—Medusa's Gaze!
"Buzz!"
A terrifying buzzing sound rang out. In the next instant, the jade-crystal hand seal collided with the white light and was completely dyed white.
Immediately afterward, the jade-crystal hand seal transformed from a formless energy construct into a white stone and plummeted violently from the sky.
"So troublesome," Zhou Chen muttered as he rode his sword through the air.
Human Titled Douluo were far harder to deal with than those dragon souls.
A Titled Douluo not only possessed soul skills granted by nine soul rings, but also soul skills innate to their soul bones.
Just like Medusa's Gaze. In the original plot, this was a soul bone Dugu Bo obtained from a ten-thousand-year Medusa soul beast, and it was an extremely rare head soul bone.
At present, both the first soul skill, Imperial Extreme Shaking Heaven Fist, and the self-created soul skill, Fist Overturning the World, found it difficult to deal heavy damage to the old poisoner after he transformed into his martial soul true body.
After all, Dugu Bo's first six soul skills, as well as his ninth soul skill, had not yet been released.
Seven against two was just enough to hold things off.
Should he use the Xuanyuan Sword?
By using the second soul skill of the Xuanyuan Sword—Xuanyuan Sword Breaks the Firmament—Zhou Chen was confident he could kill Dugu Bo in a single strike.
However, precisely because this move was so powerful, once he used it, he would have to detonate a soul ring, and the cost would be far too great.
Moreover, it would very likely destroy the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
He still wanted to transform this place into a spiritual herb and medicinal grass base for the Ziwei Palace.
As for the first soul skill—Xuanyuan Sword Shatters Mountains and Rivers—it could only target enemies on the ground. With both sides currently in the air, attacking the ground would be useless.
Likewise, Dugu Bo was also hesitating at this moment.
He still had his strongest move, the ninth soul skill, Jade Phosphor Divine Light.
Once this move was unleashed, it would be enough to annihilate everything within a radius of several thousand meters.
But at the same time, Dugu Bo was also afraid of destroying the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye. He still needed this precious land to extend his life.
Moreover, once Jade Phosphor Divine Light was released, his soul power would be instantly exhausted, leaving him completely at the mercy of others.
With both sides wary of each other, the two tacitly stopped fighting.
However, at this very moment, Zhu Zhuqing, who had been watching the battle from below, noticed Zhou Chen's predicament. She raised her spear and leaped upward, piercing through more than one hundred meters of air as she charged in.
"You still dare to attack? Ahhh! You infuriate this old man!"
The enormous Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor suddenly swung its massive tail and lashed it straight toward Zhu Zhuqing.
Seeing an opening, Zhou Chen seized the opportunity and also charged forward, unleashing Imperial Extreme Shaking Heaven Fist.
Strike while he is sick—take his life!
Golden light, black light, and jade light collided continuously, causing the entire Sun and Moon Mountain to tremble without pause.
For a time, rocks flew everywhere and brilliant lights dazzled the eyes. The violent soul power fluctuations sent nearby soul beasts fleeing in all directions.
Fortunately, all three shared a tacit understanding—none of them could destroy the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
At the same time.
Within the Sunset Forest, inside a mountain cave.
The space inside the cave was vast, nearly a thousand square meters in area. Around the cave entrance burned a ring of jade-green flames.
This was another of Dugu Bo's old lairs. His granddaughter, Dugu Yan, had been temporarily settled here.
Dugu Yan stood at the cave entrance, gazing toward the distant sky.
There, golden light and jade light filled the heavens, with faint flashes of heart-palpitating black light appearing as well. Even from over ten li away, Dugu Yan could feel the power of the three combatants.
What made her uneasy was that the green light in the sky was growing dimmer and dimmer.
"Grandfather…"
Dugu Yan murmured anxiously.
She knew that a formidable enemy was engaged in a fierce battle with her grandfather, Dugu Bo, and that the current situation seemed extremely unfavorable to him.
At the thought that her grandfather might be seriously injured, or even fall, waves of stabbing pain surged through Dugu Yan's heart.
Her grandfather was her only family. She could not lose him.
After waiting a while longer, the green light in the sky grew even weaker. Feeling hollow inside, Dugu Yan finally could not endure it any longer. She crossed the Jade Phosphor Divine Fire her grandfather had used to protect her and ran toward the direction of Sun and Moon Mountain.
Even if it meant risking her life, she had to see her grandfather one last time.
"Boom!"
Above Sun and Moon Mountain, the three clashed once more, then separated from one another.
The enormous Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor turned translucent and slowly dissipated as Dugu Bo reverted to human form.
At this moment, his body was covered in bloodstains, with several bowl-sized puncture wounds, fresh blood continuously gushing out.
Zhou Chen and Zhu Zhuqing, on the other hand, were completely uninjured. Even the corners of their clothes were neat and tidy.
With Zhu Zhuqing, a divine support possessing extremely strong combat awareness, getting injured was truly difficult.
"Old poisoner, are you still going to resist? This young master is the Palace Master of Ziwei Palace, and I am currently in need of capable people. If you surrender and swear loyalty to me, you can still live."
Zhou Chen stood with his hands behind his back, robes fluttering, his entire body shrouded in golden light like a deity.
"Hmph, don't even think about it!"
Dugu Bo sneered coldly. He had never bowed his head in his life, not even before the Spirit Hall. How could he do so before two little brats?
Before the words had even fallen, Dugu Bo's ninth soul ring began to flare brightly.
"The ninth soul skill, Jade Phosphor Divine Light?" Zhou Chen sighed and said, "Since you insist on seeking death, I'll grant your wish."
As he spoke, the Xuanyuan Sword beneath Zhou Chen's feet began to erupt with bursts of golden light, and his fourth soul ring showed faint signs of detonating.
Xuanyuan Sword Breaks the Firmament. He only hoped that after this strike, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye would still remain.
"No!"
Dugu Yan, who had already rushed over from afar and was hiding somewhere on Sun and Moon Mountain to watch the battle, saw that her grandfather had been driven to desperation. Her heart clenched tightly, and without regard for her own safety, she instinctively cried out.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's expression changed drastically. The resolve to fight to the death instantly collapsed.
After shouting, Dugu Yan's face turned deathly pale, tears streaming down immediately.
She knew she had exposed herself.
The fate awaiting her was likely death as well.
After all, on the Douluo Continent where the strong prey on the weak, eradicating the roots was basic practice.
"Oh? There's even a young lady here. You must be Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan, right?"
Zhou Chen's eyes lit up. This was a divine assist.
With her here, he could make Dugu Bo submit without lifting a finger.
In an instant, Zhou Chen transformed into a streak of golden light and appeared before Dugu Yan.
"Don't be afraid."
Zhou Chen whispered softly by Dugu Yan's ear, then pulled her into his embrace and flew back up into the sky.
Immediately afterward, Zhou Chen let out a light chuckle and said leisurely, "Old poisoner, if you still don't surrender, I'll take your granddaughter prisoner to Ziwei Palace."
(End of Chapter)
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