The great battle resumed, and both sides were fighting with spectacular intensity.
On Bibi Dong's side, it went without saying that a close-combat Soul Beast like the Titan Giant Ape could gain no advantage against her, as she wielded a divine artifact and possessed incredible agility.
Even though it immediately unleashed its Gravity Control Domain at full power, pulling the gravity of the surrounding area to its peak in an attempt to restrict Bibi Dong's movements, the effect was minimal. Once Bibi Dong released her Slaughter God's Domain, the impact of Er Ming's domain on her was reduced by more than half, and the remaining effects barely hindered her at all.
Er Ming's Titan God Fist and Titan Sky Shattering struck out repeatedly, causing the entire Star Dou Core Area to suffer as if the heaven were falling and the earth cracking, but it was like using a cannon to hit a mosquito—it couldn't touch Bibi Dong! No matter how powerful the attacks were, they were useless.
However, for Bibi Dong against Er Ming, every swing of her razor-sharp Rakshasa Demon Scythe left a wound of varying size on the Titan Giant Ape. Although Er Ming managed to block or dodge most of the large-scale slashes, it was defenseless against her close-range hacking, especially with the Death Spider Emperor Poison that Bibi Dong casually added to the scythe. It was only a matter of time before Er Ming was defeated.
Seeing Er Ming becoming increasingly injured and its aura slowly fading, Da Ming was filled with anxiety, though it was not in a position to easily break away either. Swinging its python tail to block a Dragon Claw swiped by Gu Rong, Da Ming roared.
"Humans, get lost!"
But Gu Rong's response to this was an attack. A silver-gray flame lit up in his dragon maw.
"Dragon Breath!"
A Silver-Gray Dragon Flame Pillar with a diameter of three zhang erupted from Gu Rong's dragon mouth, striking like a black meteor directly at the Sky Azure Bull Python's face; it was almost as if he had spat directly into its mouth.
Seeing the opportunity, Dugu Bo also fired 'Jade Scale Poison Light' incessantly from a distance.
Seeing the overwhelming 'Dragon Breath' attack coming its way, Da Ming had no choice but to prioritize defense.
Both were of the dragon lineage; it wasn't as if only they knew how to use Dragon Breath. Da Ming's response to the two was simple: it also used Dragon Breath.
It opened its massive mouth, and countless rays of azure light condensed within its python maw.
"Dragon Soul Break!"
As Da Ming chanted the name, a dragon-shaped soul flame was spat out from the Sky Azure Bull Python's mouth.
Hum--
The three types of Dragon Breath converged and collided, and it seemed as if the sound of dragon roars echoed through the very space itself.
However, compared to the dragon roars, the massive explosion that occurred the next instant was even louder.
"Bang--"
In the end, the Dragon Breath attacks of the three did not result in a clear winner, concluding instead with a massive explosion of Soul Power.
Just as the two Great Douluo were affected by the blinding light, dust, and sound of the Soul Power explosion, causing their attacks to stall for a moment, Da Ming's counterattack began.
With the Sky Azure Bull Python at the center, a layer of azure light screen suddenly expanded rapidly, enveloping the four—including Yun Ming—in the blink of an eye.
The four trapped in the azure light felt everything become incredibly slow; their six senses and physical mobility were all dulled several times over. This was the Slowness Domain of the Sky Azure Bull Python clan.
Gu Rong, Dugu Bo, and Yang Wudi sensed the change in themselves, and their expressions shifted drastically. They immediately realized something was wrong and wanted to mobilize their power to defend, but their movements were too slow. Da Ming's speed remained unchanged, and through its deliberate effort, this opening was destined to be exploited.
Da Ming did not stop its movements. The familiar azure light lit up between its horns once more, and a violent Soul Power, far more formidable than any previous instance, condensed between them. Sensing the few struggling frantically within the domain, Da Ming spoke.
"It's over, Azure Annihilation Thunder Tribulation!"
A terrifying pillar of thunder, carrying the aura of a heavenly tribulation, shot out from between Da Ming's horns. Even before it struck them, Yun Ming and the others felt as if they were being coiled by a giant Azure Dragon, unable to move, and could only watch helplessly as the thunder descended upon them.
"Boom--"
The thunder erupted with unparalleled, terrifying explosive power and light, shrouding most of the Lake of Life within it.
At the bottom of the lake, the Beasts who had been silently observing the entire process saw the final result, and Di Tian sighed.
"It's over."
They were all Soul Beasts; even if they weren't of the same clan, it was inevitable to feel a sense of shared sorrow.
A swan, whose entire body was as beautiful as green, translucent, jade-like feathers, looked at Di Tian and spoke with unbearable sadness.
"Are we really going to do nothing?"
She was Bi Ji, Di Tian's Wife.
Faced with his wife's question, Di Tian remained silent, tacitly agreeing.
Seeing this, Bi Ji felt even more sorrowful.
Just as the atmosphere in the arena became increasingly oppressive, a cold, clear voice rang out.
"A god has set their sights on the Star Dou Core Area; do not act rashly!"
Hm?!!
Hearing this news, Di Tian subconsciously replied.
"Then, Lord, we..."
Before Di Tian could finish his sentence, the voice spoke again.
"Rest assured, they are not coming for us."
Receiving this reply, the Beasts all breathed a sigh of relief. But knowing this news, they no longer had any other thoughts and could only turn their grief and indignation into motivation for cultivation, hoping to change the fate of their Soul Beast clan in the future.
In the God Realm, at the Shura God Palace.
On the light screen in front of the Shura God on his throne, everything happening at the Lake of Life was being played.
He had originally only felt that one of his candidates was about to die and was watching casually, but he hadn't expected to actually see something interesting.
The Shura God curled his lips and whispered.
"Interesting."
Afterward, he flicked his finger, and a streak of blood-red light pierced through space, vanishing from sight.
Inside a cavern within the Star Dou Core Area, a young girl with a delicate and moving appearance sat slumped on the ground, her body limp.
Thinking of everything that had just transpired, tears streamed down the young girl's face like rain.
"Da Ming, Er Ming, are you both alright? Third Brother, I might not be able to wait for you anymore."
With mentions of Da Ming, Er Ming, and Third Brother, the identity of the young girl could be none other than Xiao Wu. As for why she was here, it all started when the soul-hunting operation of Yun Ming first began.
At that time, Xiao Wu was not far from the Lake of Life, busy pulling up a small radish, when she heard the furious roars of Er Ming and the bellows of Da Ming. She immediately felt the earth tremble and heard continuous thunderous sounds. Knowing something was wrong, she hurriedly dropped the radish in her hand and headed toward the Lake of Life.
The closer she got to the Lake of Life, the more clearly Xiao Wu perceived the commotion of the battle. Seeing that Da Ming and Er Ming had yet to resolve the fight, her heart grew increasingly anxious.
Fortunately, Xiao Wu was quite close, and it didn't take long for her to return to the vicinity of the Lake of Life. Before she even got close, she saw from afar the great battle between the two Beast Kings and two Titled Douluo, along with one Quasi-Titled Douluo, and on the sidelines stood an old enemy, Yun Ming.
Seeing that Da Ming and Er Ming held the upper hand overall, Xiao Wu felt slightly relieved, until Yun Ming began to act.
A pair of Red Gold Sun and Purple Gold Moon suddenly lit up behind Yun Ming without any warning, their intense radiance even eclipsing the brilliance of the sun. Against this magnificent dual-colored backdrop, Yun Ming looked like a god descending from the heavens.
At this moment, bolstered by those strange sun and moon, Yun Ming's aura climbed rapidly, instantly rising to a level that even ordinary Titled Douluo could not match.
After Yun Ming achieved the Yin Yang Dual Soul Core, following one year of recuperation and two years of cultivation, his cultivation was no longer what it once was.
In terms of Soul Power Level, using the cultivation method of a Titled Douluo to train during the stages before reaching that rank was naturally exaggeratedly fast. Even though his cultivation had been stuck for the first year after forming his soul core due to the lack of a Spirit Ring, three years later, his cultivation had still risen to the level of an eighty-five Soul Douluo. His average cultivation speed, ten levels a year, was faster than one could imagine.
Xiao Wu looked at the two strange celestial bodies above Yun Ming. Although she didn't know what they were—after all, she had never seen Di Tian—the way Yun Ming's aura surged against the wind was not fake; it was far stronger than her current Soul King cultivation. Moreover, Yun Ming had already summoned his Martial Soul; even a fool would know he intended to strike.
In such a situation, there were only two choices: one was to retreat immediately due to insufficient cultivation and avenge her brothers another day; the second was, of course, to die together and never abandon her brothers. Which one would our "wise and mighty" Sister Xiao Wu choose? It was inevitably the first!
In the original timeline, when Da Ming and Er Ming were temporarily restrained by the two Douluo, Chrysanthemum and Ghost, she had run away. Whether for self-preservation or to avoid distracting Da Ming and Er Ming, she had to flee.
It was just that her luck was not very good; just as she wanted to retreat, she was captured by Bibi Dong, who had arrived earlier, intending to reap the benefits as a third party.
After that, she was thrown here.
Just as Xiao Wu was lamenting the impermanence of her life and her ill-fated path, a streak of blood-red light crossed space and escaped into Xiao Wu's body.
Perhaps the heavens had heard her plea and felt that her life as a human/beast was a bit too miserable, not wanting to watch her die here and wishing to offer some compensation—though what exactly that compensation was, it was hard to say.
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