Chapter 183: The Fall of Title Douluo
As two Title Douluos were heavily injured and fled, the situation for the remaining Wuhun Hall personnel became even more troublesome.
Now, the Wuhun Hall Soul Masters were trapped with no way forward and enemies closing in behind them, putting them in a dire situation.
However, the Wuhun Hall Soul Masters were highly skilled. Despite the massive soul power consumption, they desperately pushed forward, trying to break through the thousand Soul Masters led by Niu Gao and looking for any gap to escape.
The thousand Soul Masters from the Body Sect were powerful, but they couldn't surround and wipe out the massive force of Wuhun Hall.
Snake Spear Douluo's resolve hardened, and he activated his seventh soul skill once again: Snake Spear True Body, hoping to carve a bloody path for the others.
Niu Gao, however, wasn't going to make it easy for them to escape. He directly blocked their retreat with his giant armored rhinoceros form.
Seeing Snake Spear Douluo charging toward him, Niu Gao also activated his Martial Soul True Body, transforming into the massive armored rhino. His terrifying defense made it impossible for Snake Spear Douluo to break through.
At this moment, Snake Spear Douluo's Martial Soul underwent a mutation. The once massive spear split into two strange snakes, attempting to coil around Niu Gao's armored rhino.
Snake Spear Douluo was one of the rare Title Douluos with a fifth soul ring, a rare and powerful Martial Soul. His Snake Spear Martial Soul not only had the strength of a weapon-type Martial Soul but also the amplification ability of a beast-type Martial Soul. This made it a top-tier Martial Soul, and without such a powerful Martial Soul, Snake Spear Douluo wouldn't have been able to become a Title Douluo.
In the entire Douluo world, Snake Spear Douluo was the only Title Douluo with a fifth soul ring that was still purple. While Lin Gong and Dragon Gong had similar fifth soul rings, without Yang Xiong's immortal herbs, they wouldn't have reached Title Douluo status.
This showed the exceptional quality of Snake Spear Douluo's Martial Soul and his unique talent.
Of course, Dragon Gong's Dragon Head Staff also had both weapon and beast attributes, but the quality of his Martial Soul seemed slightly inferior to Snake Spear Douluo's.
Snake Spear Douluo realized the danger of Wuhun Hall's army and pushed his Snake Spear Martial Soul to its limit.
Despite being coiled by the strange snakes, Niu Gao's armored rhino body remained as hard as iron, unaffected by the attacks from Snake Spear Douluo.
As Snake Spear Douluo tried to break through Niu Gao's defense with all his might, a sword light suddenly enveloped the entire sky. A massive Seven Kill Sword fell from the heavens, as if giving Snake Spear Douluo no chance to survive.
Originally, Sword Douluo had only intended to restrain Snake Spear Douluo, but now, after Snake Spear Douluo had caused such chaos in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it seemed unthinkable for him to attempt to flee.
Snake Spear Douluo was instantly stunned. With Niu Gao blocking the way in front and Sword Douluo pursuing from behind, he found himself in an extremely dangerous situation.
Biting his teeth, Snake Spear Douluo activated his ninth soul ring, transforming his spear into numerous strange snakes. The snakes, like poisoned spikes, rushed toward Sword Douluo and Niu Gao, their bodies radiating an eerie aura, clearly carrying some kind of lethal toxin.
Sword Douluo sneered, "Daring to invade my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and now you want to escape? You are truly courting death."
Sword Douluo, wielding the Seven Kill Sword, activated his ninth soul ring. With all his strength, he slashed, and the entire world seemed to tremble. A terrifying sword aura shot out from the sky, as if it could tear the heavens and earth apart. This was Sword Douluo's ninth soul skill: Divine and Demon Slashes.
Snake Spear Douluo's eyes filled with despair as the numerous snakes attacking Sword Douluo and Niu Gao were shredded by the sword aura.
Niu Gao also let out a roar, activating his ninth soul skill: Absolute Defense – Heaven and Earth Crumbling. The surrounding space seemed to merge with the armored rhino, and even Snake Spear Douluo's full force couldn't break through.
Finally, Sword Douluo's Divine and Demon Slashes severed Snake Spear Douluo's Snake Spear Martial Soul, and Snake Spear Douluo's body was cleaved in two. The sky seemed to rain blood.
Snake Spear Douluo collapsed, his breath faint. He became the first Title Douluo to fall in this battle, and the highest-ranked soul master to die so far.
In the distance, Poison Spike Douluo was greatly shocked. Out of the four Title Douluos, two had already fled, and Snake Spear Douluo had fallen. It seemed he was the only one left, surrounded by strong enemies.
Yang Wudi sneered, "A trash like you, since you've come, don't think you'll leave. Today is your end."
Yang Wudi's soul rings flashed in succession, and in an instant, all his soul skills stacked together. The attack power of the Soul Shattering Spear seemed to reach its peak.
All of the Broken One Clan's soul rings were attack-type, and according to their secret techniques, when pushing themselves to the limit, they could use all their soul skills simultaneously.
Yang Wudi's soul rings flashed one after another, and every attack soul skill was added to the Soul Shattering Spear, reaching an unimaginable power.
Poison Spike Douluo, who had been fighting Yang Wudi for so long, understood his strength. Now that Yang Wudi was using eight soul skills simultaneously, it was clear that he was fighting desperately.
Seeing the Wuhun Hall forces fleeing for their lives, Poison Spike Douluo also pushed his strength to the limit. His seventh and ninth soul rings activated at once, transforming him into a massive Poisonous Pufferfish. The Pufferfish emitted a terrifying red light, and a blood-red beam shot straight toward Yang Wudi. Under the red glow, ordinary people and plants turned to ashes.
This was Poison Spike Douluo's ultimate ninth soul skill: Poisonous Pufferfish Tyrant.
But Yang Wudi, having pushed the Soul Shattering Spear to its limit, immediately thrust it down. Yang Wudi's killing intent and soul power coalesced in the spear, which seemed to tear the space apart and pierced through Poison Spike Douluo's ninth soul skill.
Even though Poison Spike Douluo put everything into it, the giant Poisonous Pufferfish was pierced by the Soul Shattering Spear.
When Poison Spike Douluo's body returned to its normal state, the massive Soul Shattering Spear had already pierced his shoulder, and it felt as if he had been impaled.
Poison Spike Douluo gritted his teeth and said, "You Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect bastards, today I suffer here, but I will make you pay for this!"
Despite the excruciating pain, Poison Spike Douluo withdrew rapidly, pulling his body off the Soul Shattering Spear.
But before he could turn and flee, his eyes were filled with horror and fear.
Because when he turned around, he was confronted by a massive bone dragon. The dragon was nearly thirty meters long, its enormous wings seemingly covering the sky. The terrifying glow emanating from the dragon's mouth filled the air.
This was Bone Douluo's ninth soul skill: Bone Transformation Divine Dragon. With the enemy already in disarray, Bone Douluo, alongside Sword Douluo, could attack with all their strength. There was no need to protect Ning Fengzhi anymore.
At the center of the plaza, Ning Fengzhi let out a loud laugh, "Anyone who offends my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect must pay the price. All Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples, kill the enemies!"
The Bone Transformation Divine Dragon's head glowed with terrifying light, directly piercing Poison Spike Douluo's body. Under this horrific attack, Poison Spike Douluo's body slowly turned to ash.
Thus, two of the four Title Douluos sent by Wuhun Hall had died, and the other two were severely injured, desperately fleeing.
If the earlier battle had still seen Title Douluos supporting Wuhun Hall, they could still have held on, but now the core of Wuhun Hall had been defeated. The retreat had turned into a rout.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's disciples now became incredibly fierce, preparing to relentlessly hunt down the remaining Wuhun Hall attackers.
Especially with Niu Gao leading a thousand Soul Masters into the battlefield, they had barely shown their strength. How could they let the enemy escape so easily?
The one attribute family had a deep-seated grudge with Wuhun Hall. The battle of Haotian Sect had caused immense losses to the three great families, especially Broken One Clan, which had only just managed to recover after losing nearly all their members.
At this moment, everyone was filled with hatred and fury, and they were willing to do anything to kill the enemies and avenge their fallen comrades.
The Wuhun Hall forces, like frightened lambs, began to flee in all directions, not caring about the gates of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or any other direction, as long as they could escape.
Thus, the Wuhun Hall's ten thousand Soul Master legion suffered an unprecedented defeat, and it was unclear how many would escape, or how many would make it back to Wuhun Hall.
After this rout, the entire ten thousand-man force was in disarray, like monkeys scattering when a tree falls.
Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi, Lin Gong, and Bone Douluo approached Yang Xiong. At this moment, Yang Xiong looked extremely miserable. His soul power had been completely exhausted, his body covered in wounds, and most of his bones were shattered, his body soaked in blood.
If it weren't for Yang Xiong's strong body and numerous top-tier soul bones, that last attack would have likely killed him.
Ning Fengzhi quickly arranged for soul healers to treat Yang Xiong, and even he himself was about to use the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to assist Yang Xiong.
However, despite the healers' abilities and the light from the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, as soon as they tried to enter Yang Xiong's body, they were forcefully repelled.
Ning Fengzhi immediately asked, "What is going on? Why can't we heal Yang Xiong?"
The healer shook his head. "Master, it seems that Yang Xiong is rejecting my healing abilities. I sense that his body is healing on its own."
Yang Xiong's body now radiated a blood-red light, and golden patterns covered his skin. No one could get close.
Ning Fengzhi and the others were puzzled. They had never seen Yang Xiong in such a state. For his body to heal itself was unimaginable. Normally, in such a situation, a person would either die or be severely disabled.
"What's going on here?"
Lin Gong seemed to have noticed something unusual and couldn't help but exclaim.
Ning Fengzhi quickly asked, "Lin Elder, what's going on with Yang Xiong?"
Lin Gong shook his head. "I don't know what's happening with Little Xiong, but didn't you notice? After Little Xiong's last desperate strike, his soul power actually increased by one level."
"His soul power was always at level 69, but now it's level 70. How could this happen in the middle of such a battle?"
The others exchanged looks of disbelief. Normally, gaining a level during a life-or-death battle was unheard of, yet Yang Xiong had somehow managed to break through during his fight.
Lin Gong observed Yang Xiong carefully before speaking again. "This doesn't seem like a deliberate breakthrough by Little Xiong. It looks more like his body was under extreme pressure, causing a sudden transformation, which led to the increase in soul power."
Ning Fengzhi was even more confused. "What's the difference?"
Lin Gong replied, "Of course, there's a difference. From my years of research, I know that while soul power can increase under certain pressures, this situation is unprecedented at level 69."
"We all know the gap between levels 69 and 70. At level 70, a Soul Master reaches the Soul Sage level, and their Martial Soul, body, and spiritual power begin to merge. At this point, they acquire their Martial Soul True Body, marking a true transformation."
"Given Little Xiong's situation, I think this breakthrough is not just due to the immense pressure but also related to his Martial Soul. As you all know, only in life-or-death situations do such changes happen. All top Soul Masters have undergone countless life-and-death battles, and no one can simply break through their limits like this."
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