Lin Yang's expression was solemn. A dark light flashed in his hand — the Nichirin Blade had already appeared. Four spirit rings — two yellow, two purple — rose beneath his feet one after another. As light swirled, a sharp and oppressive aura erupted.
At that moment a streak of light shot from the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse and instantly entered his body. A black spirit ring suddenly manifested.
Joy flashed across Qian Renxue's face. Lin Yang had truly obtained a fifth spirit ring? In this situation, every bit of power increased their chances of survival.
The Dark Devilgod Tiger pounced before them. Its massive body loomed like a dark cloud, stirring an ominous wind. Its steel-rending tiger claws swung down toward Lin Yang with destructive force.
Lin Yang's expression did not change. He drew his long sword and slashed. A several-meter-long golden blade of light descended fiercely, its metallic sharpness astonishing as it tore through the air with a sharp sound. It collided heavily with the tiger claw.
Boom!
The blade tip clashed with the claw but shattered instantly under a follow-up palm strike. Lin Yang lightly tapped the ground with his toes and retreated swiftly. Almost simultaneously the huge claw slammed into the earth, creating a crater half a meter deep.
The Dark Devilgod Tiger missed its first attack but continued the pursuit with ferocious eyes. Countless white bone spikes suddenly erupted from the ground like the teeth of a giant maw, biting savagely at the beast from all directions. The spikes struck its body with a grinding sound.
Qian Renxue's gaze unconsciously turned to Lin Gu — the mysterious figure who was always by Lin Yang's side and never spoke a word. Why is he just standing there?
Lin Yang's stern shout suddenly rang out. Qian Renxue snapped back to attention, cheeks flushing, and immediately activated her domain without hesitation. An Angel Domain spanning hundreds of meters suddenly opened. Faint golden light poured down on Lin Yang and his skeleton clone, amplifying them while weakening the Dark Devilgod Tiger. This was the domain's true effect — strengthening allies and weakening enemies.
Lin Yang looked at the faint light emanating from his body and curled his lip. Only someone as eccentric as Qian Renxue would get distracted on the battlefield. She had overused her god-level Six-Winged Angel martial spirit until it had become a useless angel.
"Listen carefully to my instructions and do not get distracted!"
Even after being scolded, Qian Renxue somehow felt wronged, yet she still nodded obediently.
"ROARRRRR!"
Inside the white bone forest the tiger's roar shook heaven and earth. Bang bang bang! The Dark Devilgod Tiger swung its bony tail like a long whip, instantly snapping the bone spikes in two and scattering fragments in all directions. At the same time distorted gray ripples spread from its body, surrounding it. Wrapped in faint gray light, it actually kept the Angel Domain outside.
This was the Dark Devilgod Tiger's domain — the Evil God Domain.
Lin Yang clicked his tongue. This beast was truly troublesome. It possessed an ultimate evil attribute, multiple attributes including wind, thunder, and space, plus its own domain. The defensive effect of Evil God's Protection was extraordinarily powerful — comparable to Xiao Wu's Invincible Golden Body yet longer lasting. Its endurance threshold was only slightly lower.
With their current strength, it was virtually impossible for Lin Yang and Qian Renxue to defeat the Dark Devilgod Tiger head-on. They could not escape. The only way to succeed was to break the Evil God's Protection and force it into the Life and Death Arena.
Lin Yang's mind raced. Without turning he said to Qian Renxue, "I'll take the lead. You support me!"
Qian Renxue nodded and wisely held back any retort.
The Dark Devilgod Tiger slowly emerged from the bone forest. Its tiger eyes stared at Lin Yang and Qian Renxue with faint human-like contempt. Even a Title Douluo could not match it — what could these two ants possibly do?
Its mouth opened. A destructive gray lightning bolt suddenly shot straight toward them.
"Disperse!"
Lin Yang and Qian Renxue instantly separated, one left, one right.
Rumble!
The lightning exploded between them. A violent energy shockwave swept outward. The ground shook violently, mud and rocks flew high, and a crater tens of meters wide formed.
Qian Renxue steadied herself. Her sixth black spirit ring flashed beneath her feet. The angel phantom behind her radiated light.
"Sixth Spirit Skill — Angel's Roar!"
An invisible mental shockwave spread from her toward the Dark Devilgod Tiger. Blessed by the Angel Domain, the mental impact struck the beast's mind like a raging storm. Its eyes suddenly froze, focus blurring for an instant.
That single instant was all Lin Yang needed. His figure appeared above the Dark Devilgod Tiger like a ghost. Four spirit rings flashed beneath his feet. An extremely sharp aura erupted as a flaming dragon coiled around his blade. Flame and blade light intertwined as he slashed fiercely at its neck.
Second Form: Azure Sky!
The Dark Devilgod Tiger sensed the threat and growled. The evil god spikes on its back swung down like death's scythe, silently slicing toward Lin Yang's neck.
Whoosh!
The spike missed. Fourth Form: Phantom Rainbow!
Lin Yang's figure vanished and reappeared on the opposite side of the Dark Devilgod Tiger. His blade flashed like a rainbow as he delivered two rapid slashes.
Puff!
Flesh tore. Lin Yang's red sword had already struck the Dark Devilgod Tiger's neck. Empowered by four spirit rings, the flying sword's sharpness had reached its peak, enough to shatter physical defenses. Yet the moment the blade pierced, the tiger's muscles suddenly clenched and gripped the sword tightly.
"ROARRRRR!"
The Dark Devilgod Tiger flew into a rage. It had thought these were mere ants, yet they had actually inflicted serious damage. In that instant a sudden sense of crisis made Lin Yang's hair stand on end. He immediately withdrew his sword and retreated swiftly.
Boom!
The surrounding gray mist suddenly scattered in all directions as if alive. Although Lin Yang retreated in time, some gray mist still clung to his arm. In that instant a cold, evil power began eroding his flesh and blood like maggots gnawing bone. Even more terrifying — this power completely suppressed the demon body's super-fast regeneration.
This was the difference in rank.
Without hesitation Lin Yang cut off the affected flesh. The severed piece immediately writhed and filled the gap. But the Dark Devilgod Tiger would not give him breathing room. Its tiger claw extended and swung down toward his head.
At that moment Qian Renxue let out a soft cry. Her right arm flashed again.
Angel Guardian!
A golden angel phantom instantly blocked Lin Yang's path. Clang!
The tiger claw struck the phantom. The angel phantom shook violently, spiderweb cracks spreading across it, yet it still managed to block the attack.
Lin Yang took a deep breath. The five spirit rings at his feet began to fuse. The first four fused almost instantly, but the fifth showed slight lag — he was not yet accustomed to the newly acquired ring. Fortunately he had Aura's cooperation.
Boom!
The tiger claw struck again. The angel phantom instantly shattered.
At that exact moment a bright deep-red color suddenly caught everyone's attention.
Lin Yang's voice was ice-cold. "Overthrow the Domain!"