Heaven and Sea in Fierce Battle (Part 2)

"Eighth Soul Skill - Sea God's Light!"

This is Soul Skill with the same name as one of the abilities of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but its effects are naturally completely different.

It can remove and grant temporary immunity to all control skills, while also dealing wide-area damage.

With the blessing of the Martial Soul Avatar, the priority of this ten-thousand-year-old Soul Skill finally surpassed the coercive force of the Light of Despair, and it was successfully activated.

With the restriction on Soul Power lifted, Bo Saixi's nine Soul Ring began to spin again.

At the same time, the wave, which was similar to the Repelling Water Ring but had a stronger impact, slightly resisted You Chen's full-force attack on the Emperor Golden Sword for a moment.

Taking advantage of this brief opening, Bo Saixi used her teleportation skill again without hesitation, creating a distance of several hundred meters between herself and You Chen.

After the soaring golden spike was deflected, it slashed diagonally towards the sea, splitting the ocean into two huge waves that killed countless fish, shrimp, and Sea Soul Beast.

Bo Saixi, having successfully created some distance, looked at You Chen with a lingering sense of unease.

At this moment, a hint of retreat had already formed in her mind.

While the overall power of the Emperor Golden Sword is not as high as the Shooting Sonic, its Emperor Golden Sword power and relatively small attack range are more than enough to kill humans, who are relatively small creatures compared to Soul Beast.

Of course, to kill Limit Douluo, you still need Soul Skill like Light of Despair to assist you.

But at least that was enough to terrify Bo Saixi.

'Possessing this kind of forced control Soul Skill, and a killing move that can threaten me...'

Bo Saixi's face turned pale and then flushed.

Even without closing the distance, with such a combination of techniques, You Chen could still severely injure her.

Bo Saixi's extensive combat experience quickly made him realize that facing a formidable and threatening opponent like You Chen in a one-on-one situation was extremely disadvantageous.

Even if she had just one more Sea Dragon Douluo by her side, in the situation just now, she would have had some room for error without having to use the Sea God's Light.

One-to-one communication means a sharp reduction in the margin for error.

This means... the risk of death.

Of course, You Chen also faces a high risk of death.

Bo Saixi did indeed severely injure You Chen with a single halberd strike, but... just as she used the Azure Sea Pearl, You Chen also used the self-regeneration ability of the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone to repair his injuries.

Compared to You Chen's use of the Light of Despair to restrain Soul Power and greatly reduce Bo Saixi's defensive capabilities in order to inflict serious damage, Bo Saixi's approach was different.

If Bo Saixi's attack hits successfully, it will at least cause moderate injury to You Chen. If it is a giant trident, or a powerful move like the spiral high-pressure trident that Bo Saixi used after teleporting close, it can severely injure You Chen!

However, compared to Bo Saixi, You Chen has more room for error.

That incredibly realistic clone skill was the biggest margin for error. Besides that, You Chen's unknown concealment Soul Ring technique left Bo Saixi unaware that You Chen had several trump card Soul Skill that could turn the tide of battle that he hadn't yet used.

This information gap, along with the near-death experience just now, made Bo Saixi extremely cautious, which in turn gave You Chen more room for error.

Comparing the two, Bo Saixi has higher base stats and can deal a decisive blow to You Chen as long as it hits, while You Chen is very difficult to be accurately damaged and has a killing move that can kill in one fell swoop.

This is a battle between numerical oddities and mechanical oddities.

From Bo Saixi's perspective, even though she had the advantage in Soul Power, attack, and defense, the truth was that she was at a disadvantage.

However, Bo Saixi ultimately possessed the pride of Sea God High Priestess. She believed she represented the face of the Sea God and would never utter nonsensical words like "Heh, can we reconcile?"

She was already planning to shake off You Chen and run away.

You Chen also became extremely attentive.

Although Bo Saixi was quite frightened by that attack, she reacted in time, so You Chen's surprise attack failed and did not cause any effective damage to Bo Saixi.

The fight has progressed through three main phases: probing, direct confrontation, and decisive moves.

However, neither side's condition declined to the point of affecting their combat effectiveness.

Judging from the injuries alone, it seems that both sides are at the same level as at the beginning of the game.

In reality, injuries are only one of many factors that affect combat effectiveness.

Overall, it seems that Bo Saixi, who is planning to run away, is in a slightly better state than You Chen.

Although Bo Saixi did not have Soul Core, with her Soul Power at the Limit Douluo level and her recovery speed, she still had more than half of her Soul Power remaining.

You Chen's Soul Power has not yet dropped to 50%, and it seems to be more, but considering the role of the Soul Core, if he continues to use Soul Skill that consume a lot of energy, the speed of Soul Power recovery will drop significantly. In fact, he is already at a disadvantage in terms of Soul Power.

As for injuries, both of them are currently close to full strength.

In terms of mental strength, You Chen has a slight advantage.

Overall, You Chen's relative condition is worse.

But just as Bo Saixi felt, You Chen's win rate was actually higher.

You Chen observed the state of Bo Saixi's Eighth Soul Ring. This kind of skill that forcibly breaks free from control is rare and peculiar. Considering that it is only a black Soul Ring, it may not be able to be used a second time in a short period of time.

In any case, its usage will never exceed the number of times the You Chen Control skill can be used.

Only...

Having missed that opportunity, You Chen may not be able to seize a better chance to gain control.

The maximum duration of Light of Despair is 5 seconds, and the maximum duration of Stardust Demon's Snare is 3 seconds.

But the highest level means that this time is very difficult to achieve.

Especially when there is a huge difference in Soul Power between the two sides.

You Chen currently possesses level 90 Soul Power in his First Incarnation and level 70 Soul Power in his Second Incarnation. Through the Soul Power Borrowing Method, the Soul Power strength of his Second Incarnation can also reach level 90.

However, the difference between level 90 and level 90.001 is the difference in Soul Power strength between Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo. Even if it is just absorbing a Ten-Year Soul Ring, the latter will be a level stronger than the former.

Even if one uses Soul Power Borrowing Method First Incarnation, the Soul Power strength is still only at the level of Titled Douluo.

There is a Super Douluo level between Titled Douluo and Limit Douluo.

This greatly shortens the control time of You Chen.

Take the Light of Despair as an example. The confinement effect is okay, but the effect of sealing Soul Power, which is a super strong mechanism effect that surpasses the Invincible Golden Body in terms of mechanism, will probably be lifted in less than a second. Before it is completely lifted, Bo Saixi can recover some of the ability to use Soul Power, but she still cannot use other Soul Skill except for the Sea God's Light.

Judging from Bo Saixi's current stance, he probably won't get close easily again, nor will he give himself the chance to get close easily.

Considering that Bo Saixi may have other survival skills, it will be extremely difficult to seize the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

Bo Saixi left Sea God Island alone to come here, inexplicably showing hostility towards him, and now they have completely broken off relations.

You Chen could no longer let Bo Saixi go.

However, this is a good thing in a way.

If Bo Saixi stayed on Sea God Island, with the blessing of the Sea God Hall, her strength would be even greater. On the high seas, her strength is indeed greater than on land, but she is not yet invincible.

Furthermore, whether she was overconfident or arrogant, she didn't bring anyone else to help her besides herself.

Bo Saixi was the only one here. Even You Chen himself was completely unprepared for this encounter. Unless the shameless Sea God personally intervened, no one could interfere in this battle.

If You Chen can successfully defeat Bo Saixi here, he may be able to gain control of the sea area ahead of schedule.

There will never be a shortage of maritime resources again.

With this in mind, You Chen had decided to take a gamble.

And this was also the moment Bo Saixi turned to leave the battlefield.

She manipulated the Ocean Domain, tearing apart the Wind Domain created by You Chen, intending to break out before You Chen could repair it.

However, the remaining seven Stardust Phantom arrived at the same time as the You Chen.

It surrounds Bo Saixi from all directions, Bo Saixi, below, left, right, and all sides.

Bo Saixi was instantly enraged.

She thought the odds were even, maybe 40-60, and she didn't want to risk her life here. She had already fled without caring about her reputation, and she figured You Chen wouldn't fight her to the death like that. So they tacitly parted ways and wished each other well.

But it seems... You Chen doesn't appreciate it at all, and seems to really intend to fight to the death here.

"Do you really think I'm afraid of you?!"

The Ocean Domain was violently shaken. These eight clones gathered together, and no matter what, they could wipe out one or two!

Since the clone that was just lost has not been replenished, Bo Saixi has realized that these special clones are not easy to create. Destroying one weakens the opponent's strength!

Bo Saixi used all her strength to activate the blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, disregarding the outpouring of Soul Power, including herself, and unleashing the most powerful tsunami to date!

This is not the ordinary ninth Soul Skill "Sea God's Wrath", but a perfect combination of Soul Skill, domain and spiritual power!

The waves, thousands of meters high, crashed down as if the Sea God were in a fit of rage!

Looking at the towering waves, You Chen felt a slight sense of regret.

This is an attack that combines Soul Power and domain manipulation of the ocean, not a pure energy attack.

If he were to use the combined Soul Power Soul Skill Stardust Sea Heart, formed by the combination of Stardust Heart and Heart of the Ocean, to defeat Bo Saixi, his remaining Soul Power would be exhausted. If he failed to defeat Bo Saixi or if this killing move was dodged, then there would be absolutely no room for error.

As for using Soul Skill to stop Bo Saixi?

Not to mention that these control skills don't have the locking effect like Sanctification, nor are they guaranteed to hit. Given Bo Saixi's recent experience and lessons learned, she will definitely be extremely wary of them. Without creating an opening, it will be difficult to hit her.

More importantly, once such a move is used, it has already transcended the realm of the Soul Master and entered the realm of the great power of nature.

Boom!

Just as You Chen was feeling regretful, the towering waves crashed down, about to knock You Chen's eight clones, along with Bo Saixi, beneath the surface of the sea!

Even if the calamity generated by the Limit Douluo at full power is a large-scale attack, if the damage is spread out, taking it head-on would result in serious injury or even death.

Ignoring the waste of Soul Power and primal power, You Chen disbanded all his clones and activated the Emperor Golden Body for the second time in this battle.

Including the battle where he subdued Li Na, he had already used up all of his Emperor Golden Body's uses in a single day.

However, this time he didn't have time to use the extra boost from the Emperor Golden Body and could only use it to withstand the terrifying tsunami.

Although the Emperor Golden Body completely withstood the impact of the tsunami, it still managed to knock You Chen and Bo Saixi into the sea.

You Chen's body shone with golden light, making him look like a giant light bulb in the dark depths of the sea.

Bo Saixi has launched another attack on You Chen.

Beneath the seabed, both sides' speeds were reduced, but Bo Saixi, as the Sea God Douluo with the Ocean Domain, was reduced by less than half of You Chen's speed.

At this moment, Bo Saixi's speed truly surpassed You Chen's, and by more than a head.

In the dark seabed, Bo Saixi did not get close, but instead used her Soul Power to create high-pressure water waves that shot towards You Chen, in order to prevent You Chen from flying to the surface!

At this point, Bo Saixi had given up on the idea of a truce and was determined to leave You Chen in the deep sea.

The situation took an immediate and dramatic turn for the worse.

You Chen's eyes were cold, but his expression remained clear.

He certainly hadn't expected Bo Saixi to go to such lengths, attacking him along with himself.

He was immune to damage through his Emperor Golden Body, but if Bo Saixi didn't have a similar skill, even with his Sea God Sea God Martial Soul which has a high affinity with the sea, he would probably have suffered considerable injuries.

As his speed decreased, the speed difference between him and his opponent widened, and half of the You Chen in the high-pressure water waves were unable to dodge and were hit directly.

Bo Saixi's three main attributes—attack, defense, and speed—are all excellent. With the advantage of terrain, she was able to successfully hit You Chen and easily inflicted serious injuries on him.

However, Bo Saixi's form has also clearly weakened.

Otherwise, in the open ocean, such an attack, based on its previous intensity, would have been enough to severely injure You Chen.

It was obvious that Bo Saixi's reckless attack had greatly reduced his Soul Power.

Although he fell into the sea and entered the enemy's main battlefield, You Chen still had a chance to win.

If you want to escape, it's very simple. Just turn around and activate your Soul Bone Skill to the maximum to accelerate, and you can escape safely.

To be honest, if we had a choice, getting involved with Bo Saixi now and starting the Sea God Island instance wouldn't have been a good decision.

The Soul Master on Sea God Island are nothing to worry about; what You Chen is concerned about is attracting the Sea God's attention and causing the situation to spiral completely out of control...

Whether he kills or defeats and captures Bo Saixi, You Chen is more than 50% confident that this matter will be discovered by the Sea God Poseidon.

This means he must take into account the possibility that a god, especially a First-Level God, might intervene in the conflicts of the Douluo Continent.

Whether it's disregarding the rules of the Divine Realm to personally obstruct him, or inexplicably discovering Tang San if under a spell and choosing him as a God Examiner... although the probability is extremely low, considering the existence of fate, You Chen cannot be certain that such a thing will not happen!

But did he really have a choice?

It wasn't that he wanted to cause trouble for Bo Saixi; rather, Poseidon came to him of his own accord! Perhaps the trajectory of fate had already taken a path he couldn't comprehend at all!

Since that's the case, there's no point in looking back and forth anymore!

With starlight gleaming in his eyes, You Chen quietly switched to his First Incarnation and then used the Soul Bone Skill, Acceleration, which he had never used in a formal battle before!

The Starlight Avenue had already covered the entire battlefield, and starlight floated on the sea surface, illuminating the You Chen in the seabed. Even if the You Chen switched to its First Incarnation, it would not be affected.

In an instant, You Chen's speed increased dramatically, reaching a level even faster than when he was on the sea!

However, after being weakened by the sea, this speed is still within You Chen's control.

'What!?'

Watching You Chen dodge yet another of her attacks and approach at high speed, defying the resistance of the sea, Bo Saixi looked on in astonishment: 'Wasn't the speed he showed before his limit?!'

The invincible period of the Emperor Golden Body has ended, but the blessing of power remains.

You Chen planned to determine the winner during this period.

With a calm gaze, You Chen flew towards Bo Saixi against the resistance of the seawater, while simultaneously activating his Seventh Soul Ring and using his Martial Soul Avatar!

The Martial Soul Avatar is precisely the reason for switching First Incarnation!

If You Chen was just an ordinary level 98 combatant before, now that he has unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, his strength has at least doubled, reaching the so-called peak level 98, the peak Super Douluo combatant who is only a step away from Limit Douluo!

Such combat power is such that even Limit Douluo would have to pay close attention to deal with such a strong opponent.

"They can even use the Martial Soul Avatar?!"

Bo Saixi's eyes widened.

What astonished her was not that You Chen already had the seventh ring, which she took for granted, but that after You Chen used his Martial Soul Avatar, two blue and white giant dragons that looked exactly like You Chen in his Martial Soul Avatar form split off from his body in a flash!

Undoubtedly, these two Stardust Phantom have also entered the state of Martial Soul Avatar!

The combined effects of the Spirit Realm Burst, the Martial Soul Avatar, and the two Stardust Phantom! Even without using any other Soul Skill, just maintaining this state wouldn't be enough for You Chen to last three minutes with his current Soul Power.

If he were to truly face a powerful enemy and unleash his ultimate move, he would probably only be able to sustain it for a dozen seconds before his Soul Power was depleted!

The reason why it accelerates the consumption of Soul Bone Skill is self-evident...

This state is undoubtedly You Chen's strongest state right now, and it's also a state of fighting desperately!

Each Stardust Phantom displayed peak speed.

This sudden turn of events far exceeded Bo Saixi's expectations. Before she could change her strategy, the Stardust Phantom was already rushing towards her, the distance rapidly closing.

'Don't let him get close!'

Having learned from past mistakes, Bo Saixi immediately confirmed the most important matters.

You Chen overtook her speed, sealing many of Bo Saixi's abilities, and she once again raised her giant trident in the sea.

Three giant tridents in a row!

Bo Saixi's forehead veins bulged and her face was deathly pale. Even with her strength, she had already exhausted all her power and overdrawn her mental energy to do this.

The three halberds swept out with a thunderous roar.

However, Stardust Phantom was incredibly fast at this moment, nimbly dodging the halberd like a nimble butterfly.

'My body has grown so much bigger, why am I still so agile! Damn it, if I aim at three at once, I'll end up not taking any of them down! Since that's the case—'

The looming threat sent a surge of adrenaline through Bo Saixi's body. A cold glint flashed in her eyes as she abandoned two targets and decided to take a gamble, aiming all three halberds at one of the Stardust Phantom.

Unlike before, a one-third chance of finding the real person is enough for Bo Saixi to take a big gamble!

The attack range of three halberds and one halberd is incomparable. After targeting only one Stardust Phantom, they directly blocked all of the Stardust Phantom's escape routes.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, the Stardust Phantom chose to bypass the blocking route of two of the halberds, and its two huge dragon claws head-on met the halberds!

Boom!

In an instant, the enormous dragon claw was crushed by the water pressure and terrifying impact of the halberd, leaving it a bloody mess. The remaining impact force slammed the Stardust Phantom into the seabed.

A gleam of joy flashed in Bo Saixi's eyes: 'I made the right bet!'

As the Stardust Phantom blocked the halberd, the golden light that had not yet dissipated from its body was revealed.

Bo Saixi was then convinced that the Stardust Phantom was the real one!

That is indeed the case.

If not for the Emperor Golden Body, even in the Martial Soul Avatar state, You Chen would not have the power to withstand this earth-shattering blow head-on.

Bo Saixi simultaneously wielded three halberds, slamming them down on the spot where You Chen had fallen.

The other two Stardust Phantom, transformed from Martial Soul Avatar, seemed to be in a hurry to provide assistance. They slightly slowed their flight and simultaneously unleashed Stardust Breath at Bo Saixi, intending to launch a siege attack.

It wasn't the Shooting Sonic that would have a huge backlash against itself, but rather a simplified energy attack Stardust Power.

However, the power it unleashed was no less than the previous Shooting Sonic, and even exceeded it.

Bo Saixi gritted her teeth, unwilling to let go of this excellent opportunity. Her Soul Bone flashed, and she unleashed a seven-colored water curtain Soul Ring Soul Skill to defend herself.

Boom!

The three halberds crashed down simultaneously, causing an underwater earthquake, sea mounds to collapse, and countless sand and dust billowing out.

'Success!'

Feeling the tangible sensation of being hit, Bo Saixi's face lit up with joy.

However, before she could even feel happy for a second longer...

The noise of the rapidly moving vortex filled my ears.

Bo Saixi's spiritual power, seeing that it hadn't dissipated but instead surged even stronger, hurtling towards her at incredible speed like a white streak of Stardust Phantom, was filled with rage: 'Did I attack the wrong person?! Was that just an illusion?! Was the golden light on him merely a trick to deceive me?!'

As the distance closed, Bo Saixi recalled the fear of being on the brink of death. Ignoring the depletion of her Soul Power, she used teleportation again to widen the distance by a thousand meters.

However, a piercing sound of something cutting through the air rang out.

As if saying, "Just waiting for you to teleport," another Stardust Phantom opened its mouth slightly, bubbles rippled towards the sea surface, and the Shooting Sonic.

The silvery-white light filled Bo Saixi's eyes. Feeling the backlash from the Soul Bone caused by the successive teleportations, Bo Saixi had no time to dodge.