At this moment, under the immense pressure exerted by Tai Tan, Tang San was on the verge of fainting. Just as he was about to muster all his strength and release the Clear Sky Hammer, a loud noise echoed from a nearby high building, capturing everyone's attention.
Even Tai Tan stopped applying pressure and looked towards the building with a serious expression. The reason? He had seen a prominent figure — Bone Douluo Gu Rong, one of the two guardian Douluos of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
With the pressure lifted, Tang San could no longer hold on and fainted.
"Haha, what a boy! Your reaction and speed aren't bad!"
Accompanied by an old but powerful voice, an elder with a gaunt face quietly stood across from Zuzong. His body was quite startling, not due to extreme muscle mass, but because of his enormous skeletal frame.
Zuzong frowned slightly. The pressure from this man was even greater than what he had felt from Dugu Bo, indicating that this person was at least a Title Douluo-level expert.
Sensing the danger, Zuzong spoke respectfully, "What business does this senior have with me?"
The gaunt elder waved his hand and scratched his almost bald head, saying, "No need for all that senior nonsense. I don't like formalities. Someone praised your abilities, so today I've come to see for myself."
"Since that's the case, I apologize in advance," Zuzong replied, knowing there was no point in further hesitation. A Title Douluo was not someone he could easily defeat. If this person was determined to kill him, his only hope of survival lay in the system's emergency teleportation.
Zuzong's eyes flashed, and a milky-white light emanated from him as the Blue Silver Emperor vines coiled around his body.
In the blink of an eye, the deep blue vines, marked with golden patterns, suddenly expanded, becoming as thick as a bowl. The patterns glowed faintly, the vines as agile as serpents swirling around the patriarch.
At the same time, he activated his camouflage ability, with four dazzling spirit rings of yellow, yellow, purple, and purple orbiting him.
Knowing that a simple test wouldn't work against a Title Douluo, Zuzong immediately unleashed his first thousand-year spirit ability.
The second yellow spirit ring on his body lit up at once.
"Second Spirit Skill — Blue Silver Blade."
Instantly, dozens of deep blue vines with black phosphorescence shot out from the rooftop. The vines straightened at about two to three meters from their tips, transforming into sharp blades and launching toward the gaunt elder in a 360-degree attack.
This attack was enhanced by the first spirit ring, making it far more powerful than the Blue Silver Blade in its regular state.
As the blades shot towards him, the gaunt elder didn't dodge. With a simple wave of his right hand, all the blades shattered into pieces without him breaking a sweat.
"Not bad, kid, but this can't be all you've got, can it?" Bone Douluo stood still, a faint smile on his face as he stared at Zuzong.
Unfazed, Zuzong knew that hurting a Title Douluo with the Blue Silver Blade was impossible.
Forming a series of intricate hand seals, the Blue Silver Emperor vines rose again, this time transforming into hundreds of fiery red blades shooting towards Bone Douluo. These blades were different from before — not only were they coated in fire poison, but they had also absorbed Zuzong's deadly sword techniques and the powers of the fiery herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Their power had increased more than tenfold compared to before.
Feeling the heat surge through the air, Bone Douluo's eyes showed a hint of surprise. "What is this? Fiery blades? I didn't expect a plant-based spirit to reach such temperatures. No, there's also sword energy mixed in."
With a whoosh, the fiery red blades collided with Bone Douluo.
Strangely, the moment they neared him, a massive bone shadow appeared, blocking the blades from reaching him.
"Bones?" Zuzong was shocked. In the original work, only one person used bones as a spirit: Bone Douluo, one of the two great elders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. That meant Ning Fengzhi must be nearby.
Maximizing his sensory awareness, Zuzong quickly located Ning Fengzhi a few hundred meters away in a tall building, watching calmly, with a very anxious Ning Rongrong by his side.
"Boy, how dare you get distracted while fighting me!"
As Bone Douluo spoke, he unleashed a powerful oppressive force, enveloping Zuzong.
Faced with the sudden pressure, Zuzong wasted no time, instantly releasing his Eight Spider Lances.
Bone Douluo's eyes lit up, a fleeting look of greed appearing. "An external spirit bone? What a pity it's already fully fused, or it would have been perfect for Rongrong."
With the Eight Spider Lances activated, Zuzong's attack power immediately increased by 50%. Soul power gathered beneath his feet, and the Eight Spider Lances gripped the rooftop walls, propelling him out of Bone Douluo's pressure range.
A Blue Silver Emperor vine emerged from his palm. While it looked similar to before, the difference was in its appearance. Aside from the usual golden patterns, the vine was now covered in red scales, like a piece of molten metal. As it touched the moisture in the air, white steam rose, giving off an oppressive aura.
"Third Spirit Skill — Blue Silver Cage, Five-Layer Formation."
Both the first and third spirit rings lit up simultaneously without warning. Sixteen fiery red vines burst from the ground around Bone Douluo, instantly intertwining above his head to form a cage. The same process repeated, and in moments, five layers of the fiery Blue Silver Emperor surrounded Bone Douluo.
Since there was no noticeable energy fluctuation, even with Bone Douluo's strong mental strength, he was caught off guard. As the cage was too fast to avoid, he soon found himself completely encased in the fiery Blue Silver Emperor vines.
Zuzong smirked and shouted, "Poison Devour!"
At his command, fiery red liquid seeped from the vine's scales, filling the inside of the cage. This was Zuzong's strongest form of the Fiery Blue Silver Cage.
As the cage completed its formation, a collective gasp filled the air.
The crowd, attracted by the fierce battle, shuddered. From the look of the Blue Silver Cage, it was clearly a control-type skill, but no control-type skill they had ever seen carried such devastating power. If one were trapped inside, even a Spirit King or Spirit Emperor could meet their end.
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