Chapter 44: Li Bai's Spirit Rings
"Clang!"
A clear, ringing sword cry, seemingly coming from beyond the Nine Heavens, resonated throughout the entire Spirit City!
A gigantic, ethereal image of the azure lotus divine sword, completely condensed from pure Sword Intent, appeared out of thin air directly above the main hall of Spirit Hall.
The body of the sword was a hundred meters long, radiating azure light, with countless tiny Sword Qi swirling around it like lotus petals.
It emitted boundless, terrifying Sword Intent that seemed capable of cleaving the firmament and destroying all creation!
This gigantic azure lotus sword quietly hovered there, making no direct attack.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
But the vast, ocean-like pressure of the Sword Qi materialized, enveloping the entire Core Area of Spirit Hall.
Under this immense pressure, the guards on the city walls found it difficult even to stand, and Soul Masters below the Soul Saint level felt difficulty breathing and their Soul Power stagnate!
"Enemy attack!!!"
A sharp alarm instantly echoed throughout the entire Spirit City!
Almost simultaneously, from the Supreme Pontiff Palace, the Hall of Worship, the Douluo Hall... incredibly powerful auras erupted!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Several figures shot into the sky like lightning!
The leader, with golden hair and golden eyes, possessed a solemn face, radiating an aura as fiery and sacred as the sun.
It was none other than the High Priest of Spirit Hall, Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu!
Beside him, Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong held her scepter, her purple eyes filled with malice, and the Killing Intent around her nearly solidified!
Following them, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, Gold Crocodile Douluo, Demon Subduing Douluo, and other Spirit Hall Elders, along with several hidden Titled Douluo, all revealed themselves!
Everyone's gaze was fixed intently on the gigantic azure lotus sword floating in the air, radiating endless sharpness.
As well as the three figures beneath the giant sword, who were tiny yet drew all eyes.
Especially the swordsman in azure robes, holding a wine gourd and looking utterly nonchalant!
An unprecedented sharp light burst forth from Qian Daoliu's hazy golden eyes.
He stared fixedly at Li Bai and spoke in a deep voice that echoed across heaven and earth like a great bell:
"Esteemed expert, who dares violate my Spirit Hall?!"
The millions of residents across the entire Spirit City held their breath, gazing up at the two confronting sides in the sky.
Everyone understood.
A clash between peak powerhouses, one worthy of being recorded in history, was about to erupt.
Ye Lingling and Ye Zhong stood behind Li Bai, feeling the terrifying auras opposite them, which resembled those of gods and devils; their hearts nearly leaped out of their chests.
Ye Lingling was so nervous that her palms were covered in cold sweat.
She hadn't expected that Teacher Li Bai's so-called "method"...
...would be so direct and overbearing!
However, facing the peak fighting force of Spirit Hall, who had poured out of their nest.
Li Bai merely took another lazy gulp of wine, then swept his drunken gaze over Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and the others, letting out a burp.
He said nonchalantly, "I am Li Bai, from Big Dipper Academy."
"I came to Spirit City for no major reason, just to ask you for a few people."
His tone was as casual as if he were haggling over vegetables on the street.
Qian Daoliu's gaze, blazing like the sun, first swept over Li Bai.
It finally landed on the grim-faced Bibi Dong, his brows slightly furrowed.
His voice carried a faint, almost imperceptible tone of questioning: "Bibi Dong, what is the meaning of this?"
Although he resided in the Hall of Worship and rarely concerned himself with worldly affairs.
He knew that recently, Bibi Dong had been trying to recruit the Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master who had broken the curse.
Seeing the opponent's stance now, and the cold, uniquely-auraed young girl standing behind the swordsman in azure robes, how could he not understand?
Bibi Dong's methods must have provoked someone she shouldn't have, drawing in this harbinger of disaster!
Bibi Dong sensed the implication in Qian Daoliu's gaze, and her beautiful face seemed covered in frost.
She stared intensely at Ye Lingling, filled with both shock and rage.
She never expected that Ye Lingling would actually defect to Big Dipper Academy.
Moreover, Big Dipper Academy acted so overbearingly and wildly that they dared to directly attack the headquarters of Spirit Hall for the sake of one student!
"High Priest,"
Bibi Dong's voice was icy, carrying a hint of suppressed fury.
"This person trespassed into Spirit Hall and provoked our authority; he absolutely cannot be let off lightly!"
Although she was wary of Li Bai's strength, as the Supreme Pontiff, if she backed down now in front of everyone, where would Spirit Hall's dignity lie?
Furthermore, she intended to use this Opportunity to test the true depth of Big Dipper Academy.
This swordsman in azure robes, capable of summoning such Sword Intent, definitely possesses terrifying strength.
But exactly how formidable he was still needed to be personally gauged!
Hearing this, a light flickered in Qian Daoliu's deep golden eyes, and he did not immediately state his position.
He also wanted to use Bibi Dong's actions to probe the background of this mysterious powerhouse.
The authority of Spirit Hall was certainly important.
But an unknown, powerful enemy required even greater caution.
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Li Bai scoffed, tilting his head back to take another drink.
He casually wiped his mouth with his sleeve.
That nonchalant posture was completely incompatible with the tense, confrontational atmosphere before them.
"You won't release them?"
He glanced at Bibi Dong with drunken, hazy eyes, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.
"Then you can try to see if you can stop me."
The moment his voice fell.
A terrifying Sword Intent, far purer, sharper, and seemingly capable of severing all constraints and rules in the world, compared to the gigantic azure lotus sword from before.
It erupted explosively from Li Bai's body, like a volcano dormant for ten thousand years!
"Buzz!"
The Soul Power between heaven and earth instantly became violent, and the invisible Sword Intent caused subtle distortions in space.
At the same time, circle after circle of Soul Rings, causing Souls to tremble, slowly rose from beneath his feet.
Red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red.
Nine rings!
All nine Soul Rings were dazzling, radiant hundred thousand year spirit rings, emanating a fierce and ominous aura!
The crimson light, like blood, reflected on everyone's faces.
Clearly reflecting the shock and horror of the Spirit Hall powerhouses!
"Nine... nine hundred thousand year spirit rings?!"
Ghost Douluo Gui Mei cried out in alarm, his voice completely distorted.
As a Titled Douluo, he knew how difficult it was to obtain a single hundred thousand year spirit ring, and what kind of Opportunity and strength it required.
Yet, the person before him possessed nine?
This utterly overturned his understanding!
Yue Guan's face instantly turned ashen white; he had previously only thought the opponent's Sword Intent was astonishing.
Seeing these nine hundred thousand year spirit rings now, he truly understood the monumental gap in strength between the two sides!
Bibi Dong's pupils constricted, and the knuckles of the hand gripping the Supreme Pontiff's scepter turned white from excessive force.
She herself possessed twin spirits and was the Inheritor of the Rakshasa God, but her second Martial Soul had not yet been fully affixed with Soul Rings, let alone all of them being hundred thousand year ones.
Li Bai's strength had definitely reached Level 98.
Perhaps even... the level of a Level 99 Limit Douluo.
And certainly not an ordinary Limit Douluo!
Even Qian Daoliu's usually placid face finally displayed unprecedented solemnity and shock!
As a Level 99 Limit Douluo and the High Priest of the Angel God, he considered his strength unrivaled on the continent.
But even he could never possess nine hundred thousand year spirit rings.
The depth of strength of this swordsman who called himself Li Bai was simply unfathomable.
When did such a monster hide on the continent?
Big Dipper Academy... what kind of existence is it?
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