"Ninth Soul Skill: Chrysanthemum Seal, Ground Injury, Flowers Falling, Severed Heart!"
"Ninth Soul Skill: Hell's Spirits!"
The Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos simultaneously erupted with their most powerful ninth soul skills, desperate to block the onslaught of the Azure Sky Bull Python and the Evil Spirit Orca King.
However, they had already consumed a significant amount of soul power in their previous battle with Yu Yuanzhen. Furthermore, having just expended even more effort to withstand Gu Xuan's full-power eighth soul skill, the Evil Spirit Orca Axe, how could they possibly be a match for the Azure Sky Bull Python and the Evil Spirit Orca King in their peak condition?
Although Gu Xuan was currently only Rank 90, his true combat strength was already comparable to a Rank 99 Peerless Douluo. Combined with his mental and physical constitution, which also matched that level, the strength of his two Soul Spirits had grown along with him. Aside from lacking physical bodies, they were far more powerful than when they were alive.
Trapped under the dual suppression of the Bull Python's and the Orca King's domains, the duo stood no chance against the two hundred-thousand-year Soul Spirits.
The collision of their attacks sent a massive shockwave through the air, but it only lasted for a moment. The ninth soul skills of the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos were utterly shattered.
"How is this possible?! How can they be so strong?!" The duo let out a cry of disbelief as the attacks of the Soul Spirits descended upon them. Their strongest strikes had merely managed to slightly weaken the incoming force.
Enveloped by the two domains, escape was impossible. They could only focus every ounce of their remaining soul power into a final, desperate defense.
*Boom!*
The Azure Sky Annihilating Thunder and the Orca Shattering Tooth Slash struck home. The Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos both coughed up blood, their auras instantly becoming withered and feeble.
The vitality of a Titled Douluo is incredibly robust; unless it is an absolute strike like Chen Xin's annihilation of Devil Bear Douluo, it is difficult to kill one in a single blow. Though the duo survived, they had completely lost the ability to fight.
Seeing this, Yu Yuanzhen, Ghost Leopard Douluo, and the others couldn't help but marvel inwardly. 'These... these Soul Spirits are actually this terrifying?!'
At this moment, the Azure Sky Bull Python and the Evil Spirit Orca King moved in close, pinning the two defeated Titled Douluos down. Gu Xuan stepped through the void, slowly approaching them with an indifferent expression.
"You two, submit or die."
With his own strength, he had suppressed two Titled Douluos. And this was Gu Xuan, a young man only twenty years old. Yu Yuanzhen watched Gu Xuan, feeling a profound sense of shock.
Two years ago, he had attended Gu Xuan's wedding. Gu Xuan was only eighteen then, and Yu Yuanzhen had joked about whether he could handle seven wives in a single day. Now, two years later, twenty-year-old Gu Xuan possessed eight rings and a soul power fluctuation that had reached Rank 90.
This meant that Gu Xuan only needed one more ring to become a Titled Douluo of the same rank as himself. A twenty-year-old Titled Douluo with three hundred-thousand-year rings. Moreover, he had defeated two Rank 95 Super Douluos single-handedly, without even releasing his Martial Soul Avatar or using more than one soul skill.
Yu Yuanzhen wondered if his own encounter with Gu Xuan would end the same way. He suspected he might not even be able to defeat those two Soul Spirits. Compared to Gu Xuan, the grandson he took such pride in seemed trivial.
Then again, Yu Tianheng had reached Rank 60 so quickly only because of Gu Xuan's help during their student days. Perhaps such terrifying talent wasn't so hard to accept after all.
Yu Yuanzhen looked at Gu Rong, his eyes full of envy. "Old Bone, sometimes I truly envy you for having such a heaven-defying grandson!"
Gu Rong smiled slightly. "No need for envy. Under Xuan'er's leadership, the future of the continent will be magnificent. He wants a Douluo Continent where a hundred schools of thought contend, and a hundred flowers bloom. Your Blue Lightning clansmen will have plenty of chances to prove themselves."
"So, do not be envious. Our future and our path are infinitely bright."
Yu Yuanzhen caught a specific detail in Gu Rong's words: 'Under Xuan'er's leadership.' Did the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan have such vast ambitions? Anyone with a brain could hear the implication: Gu Xuan intended to take the throne. However, looking at his strength and the power the clan had displayed, perhaps they really could reach that height.
Fortunately, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had no designs on his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan; otherwise, they wouldn't have come to the rescue today.
'A hundred flowers blooming, a hundred schools of thought contending?' Yu Yuanzhen felt helpless, yet he harbored a spark of hope. 'I hope that day truly comes.'
Faced with the threat of death, the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos chose to follow their instincts.
"From now on, the two of us are willing to serve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan," they replied in unison.
In the original story, these two were Bibi Dong's loyal lieutenants, but they weren't die-hard fanatics. Faced with absolute suppression and the turning of the tide, they chose survival. Serving anyone was still serving; if they died, everything would be over.
Gu Xuan smiled. "It seems the two seniors have made the right choice."
He retracted the Soul Spirits. Displaying them had already achieved the goal of shocking the audience. With the support of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, popularizing the Soul Spirit method would be much faster. Gu Xuan tossed two porcelain vials to the heavily injured duo. "These are healing pills. Take them."
On the other side, the three captured Titled Douluos watched this treatment with envy. Why were they tied up while the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos got healing pills and freedom of movement?
No one cared about their distress. With all five Spirit Hall Titled Douluos having surrendered, the five thousand Soul Masters lost their backbone. They were only following orders, so they had no reason to resist further. Gu Xuan and the Chrysanthemum and Ghost duo appeared on the battlefield, quickly securing the surrender of the army.
When a few of Bibi Dong's loyalists tried to 'awaken' the duo's loyalty, the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos killed them personally, saving Gu Xuan the trouble. Their efficiency was undeniable.
However, Gu Xuan wouldn't leave them to their own devices. To prevent any backstabbing, he forced the duo and the other three Titled Douluos to swallow the Fragrant Marrow Refinement Liquid he had prepared. He explained that if taken with the antidote, it would actually be an opportunity for their cultivation to advance.
Inside the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's hall, Yu Yuanzhen had calmed his disciples. The casualties were counted. Despite the battle lasting over half an hour, the clan's strength was respectable; they had only lost about five hundred men against an enemy triple their size. Most were Rank 60 or below, with only ten Soul Saints dead or injured.
While Yu Yuanzhen mourned his kin, he knew Gu Xuan had done his best. The die-hard loyalists were all eliminated, and the rest were recruited. Though Yu Yuanzhen still harbored anger toward the Spirit Hall members, he couldn't kill those who had surrendered. He directed his hatred toward Bibi Dong instead. In the near future, he would join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan in marching on Spirit City to avenge his people.
The matter concluded, and Gu Rong's group did not linger. The Soul Hunting Operation wasn't just targeting their two clans. Gu Rong opened Spatial Portals to send the four thousand prisoners and the captive Titled Douluos back to the sect. Due to the large numbers, this took over an hour.
Gu Xuan bid farewell to Yu Tianheng. Though they hadn't met in a while, their friendship remained. Yu Tianheng felt a bit dejected; he had just reached Rank 60, yet Gu Xuan was already Rank 90 and had just crushed two Titled Douluos. He could only sigh at the way things had changed. He felt that even his grandfather was likely no longer a match for this monster.
(End of Chapter)
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