Chapter 333: Relentless Battle
"Fourth Soul Skill—Nether Sword Thousand Strikes!"
Facing the massive spiderweb falling from the sky, Xiao Yu's fourth soul ring lit up. Countless sharp swords shot forth like a violent storm, instantly blasting the rapidly expanding web into dust.
After tearing through the web, the sword rain did not stop and continued directly toward Bibi Dong.
"Fourth Soul Skill—Thorn Spider Armor!"
Her fourth soul ring flashed, and meter-long purplish-black spikes emerged from every inch of Bibi Dong's body. The purple exoskeleton covering her turned even thicker, instantly boosting her defense.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Under the barrage of sword strikes, her armor exploded into fragments. Bibi Dong let out a muffled grunt and was forced back several steps.
Though both used fourth soul skills, Xiao Yu's soul ring had surpassed ten thousand years, while Bibi Dong's was a standard five-thousand-year ring. This was the difference that soul ring age could make.
Stabilizing herself midair after being pushed back, Bibi Dong's eyes grew more wary as she looked at Xiao Yu.
"Seventh Soul Skill—Martial Soul True Body!"
As her seventh soul ring glowed, Bibi Dong's aura surged upward, her combat strength rising drastically.
"Sixth Soul Skill—Bloodthirsty Spider Spikes!"
With her Martial Soul True Body activated, Bibi Dong immediately unleashed her sixth soul skill.
In the sky above, numerous purple spider spikes appeared out of thin air. Each spike gleamed with a blood-red glow at its tip.
"Kill!"
At Bibi Dong's command, the spikes burst forth with terrifying force, sweeping forward like the sword rain from before.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
In an instant, the countless spikes pierced into Xiao Yu's body.
A triumphant smile appeared at the corner of Bibi Dong's mouth. The venom infused in her Bloodthirsty Spider Spikes was even more terrifying than the mixed poison on Tang San's Eight Spider Lances. Even a Titled Douluo would be unable to escape unscathed once infected.
Boom!
The next second, a surge of soul power erupted from Xiao Yu's body. One by one, the spider spikes exploded into fragments before Bibi Dong's eyes, scattering across the sky.
His ten-thousand-year torso bone skill—Nether Emperor's Aegis—had been activated. Bibi Dong's sixth soul skill alone was far from enough to break his defense.
As the Nether Emperor's Aegis activated, Xiao Yu's seventh soul ring—a ten-thousand-year ring—shone brilliantly, and he too unleashed his Martial Soul True Body.
Aside from the clash between Xiao Yu and Bibi Dong, numerous other battlefields had erupted in the sky.
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan and Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, Ghost Douluo Guimei and Sirius Douluo Rong Dou, Breaking Soul Douluo Yang Wudi and Snake Lance Douluo She Long—all were engaged in fierce combat.
Phoenix Douluo Yihui was facing off against the Fourth Worshipper, Lion Douluo. Though Lion Douluo's soul power was one level higher than Yihui's, Yihui's Fire Phoenix was a top-tier martial soul endowed with the extreme fire attribute. As a fellow fire-type user, Lion Douluo was naturally suppressed by this extreme element, and thus couldn't gain the upper hand.
Lightning Douluo Yidian was matched against the Fifth Worshipper, Lightfeather Douluo. Their fight was less about raw force and more about ranged techniques. Countless ice arrows and orbs of lightning clashed in the sky with thunderous explosions. The shockwaves tore the air apart for kilometers around, creating layered rifts that extended tens of kilometers.
The two worshippers, with their formidable strength, barely managed to hold their ground against the Nine Star Hall's Titled Douluo. But the remaining elders of Spirit Hall were all struggling under the relentless assault of the Nine Star Hall's experts.
With a long howl, Skyhawk Douluo Youna, who had reached Rank 95, surged with powerful green light. A massive sky-blue eagle, over ten meters in length, appeared above and spread its wings wide, stirring up a violent wind that nearly blew Spirit Hall Elder Skykite Douluo off balance.
Meanwhile, Lion King Douluo Cang Mo, who shared a Martial Soul Fusion Technique with Youna and also had Rank 95 soul power, engaged Bear Demon Douluo. Flames engulfed Cang Mo's entire body, forming a blazing red suit of armor that shone brilliantly, pushing Bear Demon Douluo into a continual retreat.
Qinglong Douluo Zilong, with soul power at Rank 96, fought three Titled Douluo at once.
One was Thornfish Douluo, a former guardian of Qian Renxue. The other two were newly advanced elders at Rank 91–92.
Despite being outnumbered, Zilong completely dominated the fight. It felt more like he had surrounded them than the other way around.
Ghost Panther Douluo faced Huo Wu.
Huo Wu's combat style was fierce and direct, proving again she wasn't just a control-type.
Her violent fire soul power swept the battlefield. No matter how fast Ghost Panther Douluo moved, he couldn't escape the all-directional bombardment.
Dugu Yan went up against Shenglong Douluo Tuoba Xi.
Tuoba Xi's martial soul, the White-Armored Earth Dragon, wasn't a real dragon.
In bloodline, he was weaker than Dugu Yan's Golden Serpent Dragon. The result was one-sided domination.
Behind the Nine Star Hall lineup stood Ye Lingling, fully unleashing her support auras.
Spirit Hall had auxiliary soul masters too, but their soul power and boosts were weaker.
This only widened the power gap between the two sides.
With Bibi Dong and the other elites rising into the sky, command in Spirit City passed to Hu Liena.
She had no distractions and made no clear mistakes, but soul tools had changed everything.
The moment the first soul tool blasts landed, the balance of power was shattered.
Beam after beam fell like rain. Explosions boomed nonstop.
The once-thriving Spirit City turned to ruin in seconds.
Screams, collapsing buildings, and panic echoed from all directions.
Blood covered the streets. Corpses lay everywhere. The air stank of iron.
"Run!"
Hu Liena lacked Bibi Dong's absolute authority.
Under the Nine Star Hall's constant bombardment, Spirit Hall's army broke.
People shouted and ran.
Terror spread like wildfire.
Soul masters pushed and trampled each other trying to escape.
The city fell into total chaos.
"Damn those bastards!"
Hu Liena cursed aloud.
Only the Guardian Knights led by Xie Yue, Yan, and others remained.
Just over a thousand people.
They were now surrounded by the enemy army, their ground shrinking fast.
(End of Chapter)
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