Ambush Qian Renxue

[During her time undercover, Qian Renxue continuously administered poison to Emperor Xue Ye in order to seize control of the Heaven Dou Empire as quickly as possible, causing his health to deteriorate steadily.]

[She also orchestrated the murders of the other imperial princes.]

[Xue Beng was the only one to survive, having feigned idiocy to escape harm.]

In the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

Emperor Xue Ye coughed up a mouthful of old blood, his body trembling as he pointed into the void:

"Ah... ah... Martial Soul Hall, your ambitions are truly wolfish. No wonder even with Dugu Bo's treatment, I remained beyond help. So, so... pfft!"

"Father!!!"

The sole surviving imperial prince rushed into the hall.

"Father, you must hold on. Your son will immediately summon the Poison Douluo!"

"..."

Sunset Forest.

Amid the poisonous fog, at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.

Dugu Bo gazed at the Sky Screen, his figure leaping into the void. Narrowing his eyes, he said: "No wonder Emperor Xue Ye has been bedridden for so long, making This Seat constantly doubt my own poison arts. Now it seems that Pufferfish Douluo was the one pulling the strings all along!"

"Ruining my reputation, Pufferfish—This Seat will have a word with you today!"

With that, his figure flickered and vanished.

Mountain Peak.

Li Xuan rocked in his chair, leisurely remarking: "Looks like a good show is about to unfold."

When he had been selecting secrets for the Douluo Continent Secret Ranking, he had deliberately included this one. If this matter were exposed, its impact would be considerable.

Especially during Emperor Xue Ye's reign.

In this period, the Heaven Dou Empire's combat strength was quite high, still capable of fighting the Martial Soul Hall, especially since the three great sects were within its borders.

How could they stand idly by?

And in terms of influence, this secret ranked ninth was more than qualified.

The further up the list, the greater the change to the current Douluo Continent's structure.

As for the first?

Li Xuan smiled but said nothing.

Boundless Wilderness.

Two Flying Soul Beasts pulled a carriage across the sky.

Inside the carriage, Qian Renxue's face was deathly pale.

"Damn it. The Sky Screen has exposed me—it's not giving me a way out!"

As they sped onward, the void ahead suddenly twisted, and a massive black Space Black Hole appeared.

Pufferfish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo immediately halted, their faces filled with horror as they said:

"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?!"

"Damn it, just a little further—another hundred li and we'd have left Heaven Dou territory!"

"Heh heh~"

Ning Fengzhi's laughter emerged from the twisted Space Black Hole, with Sword Bone Douluo close behind.

"Your Excellencies, Ning requires an explanation today."

"Explanation?"

Snake Lance Douluo glanced back at Pufferfish Douluo and shouted:

"Take the Young Master and leave!"

With that, his Martial Soul Possession activated, and his Nine Soul Rings appeared.

"Explanation my motherfucking ass! Today, this old man wants to see the power of the Number One Spear Under Heaven and the Number One Shield Under Heaven!"

Boom--!

Snake Lance Douluo downed a mouthful of Muddled Wine, his soul power erupting.

His body shot out like a meteor through the void, shattering the space in his path, his overwhelming pressure causing the temperature of the surrounding area to skyrocket.

"Bold!"

Sword Douluo joined his fingers into a sword and pointed forward.

Clang--!

A myriad of Sword Intents emerged like a gentle breeze, then converged like rivers flowing into the sea, carrying the momentum of a hundred streams, crushing the Snake Lance Douluo's attacks inch by inch.

"Chen Xin, don't look down on me!!!"

The Snake Lance's soul rings bloomed, the spear tip like a star, shining across the wilderness, condensing a trace of destructive aura as it attacked, piercing through the wave-like Sword Intent.

"Interesting..."

Sword Douluo's long hair drifted as he stood in the void.

In an instant, the soul power within him erupted, a solid Killing Intent surging forth, accompanied by streams of soul power gathering, stirring the heavens and earth into a storm of change.

Chen Xin tapped his foot on his sword, the Seven Kill Sword shadows manifesting behind him like a series of stars, radiating immensely dense energy, as if with a slight movement, they could unleash heaven-destroying, earth-shattering might.

"Seven Kill Shadow!"

Clang--!

Pointing with his finger, the sword shadows scattered.

The sword shadows around Chen Xin fell like shooting stars, causing the void to tremble and the sea of clouds to shatter.

Boom!!!

Sword shadows and spear light, brilliant as the sun.

A thousand zhang of void, like a Great Sun rising, visible to all within a hundred li.

Where they clashed, waves of air rolled outward, the scattered soul power's sharpness undiminished, shattering the void wherever it went, annihilating everything it landed on, turning all it touched into fleeting dust... This battle was truly heaven-destroying and earth-shattering!

"Snake Lance, stop here."

After hundreds of exchanges, Chen Xin stood with his hands behind his back, casting a cold glance as he advised:

"If you insist on blocking me, today will be the day you fall!"

Snake Lance's ink-black pupils had long since reached their peak, leaving no room for retreat. He immediately let his soul rings shine, his long spear dancing, gathering soul power from all directions.

He roared: "Since the spear is out, how can it be withdrawn?!"

"Chen Xin, show me your real skill!"

"Roar--!!!"

The violent soul power tore his skin open, vaporizing the clothes on his upper body on the spot, but it did nothing to stop Snake Lance Douluo's resolve.

"Why bother?"

Sword Douluo's Nine Soul Rings appeared, the Seven Kill Sword's blade trembling like thunder.

"Old Bone, seal the space!"

Bone Douluo grinned upon hearing this: "Don't worry, I won't let this guy escape."

With that, the Bone Dragon Martial Soul vanished into the void.

Chen Xin narrowed his eyes: "Fengzhi, even if we can't keep Qian Renxue today, I will cut off Snake Lance's head. Give me your amplification!"

"Uncle Jian, just go all out!"

Hum--!

Chen Xin stood in the air, the Great Sun above his head, his Ninth Soul Ring blooming with light, a sky-covering killing aura surging forth, gathering upon his body.

The next moment.

"Slash!!!"

Rumble--!

The Dark Clouds parted, a ten-thousand-zhang sword light tore through the sky, slashing down.

Compared to this, Snake Lance Douluo's attack was not even a mayfly shaking a tree—it was less than a mayfly compared to the bright moon.

"So what!!?"

Snake Lance roared, rising from the ground with the momentum of a broken army, facing the sword light head-on.

"Enough~!"

Just as the sword light was about to sever Snake Lance Douluo's head, a weary sigh echoed across the battlefield.

The next second.

An even more brilliant sword light appeared, carrying the power of judgment, easily dispersing the energy gathered within a hundred li, landing steadily on Chen Xin's attack.

Hum!

"Not good!!!"

Bone Dragon and Sword Douluo's expressions changed drastically as they instantly drained all their soul power to withstand this blow.

Rumble--!

The attacks collided, the heavens and earth trembled.

The ground sank, mountains collapsed, rivers severed, forests annihilated... Everything under this strike was like fragile tofu, crumbling in an instant.

Whoosh--!

A hundred-zhang-wide crater appeared in the wilderness.

The Dark Clouds in the sky scattered, leaving only endless deep blue.

At this moment, heaven and earth fell into an eerie silence. Everyone who witnessed this scene stood dumbfounded.

One strike, truly world-shattering!

Amid the ruins, Bone Douluo coughed up blood, while Ning Fengzhi healed him at top speed.

As for Sword Douluo Chen Xin, his body was covered in sword scars, and his eyes were vacant as he stared ahead, as if he had entered some state of enlightenment.

"Hiss--!"

Dugu Bo, who had just arrived, saw this scene and felt a chill run down his spine.

"So, this... this is the strength of the legendary Martial Soul Hall Great Enshrined?"

"Truly terrifying to such a degree!"

Dugu Bo sighed, "It's a good thing I didn't participate in this battle, or I'd be dead or severely wounded."

He gazed at the void, murmuring without end.

"If that Great Enshrined possesses such world-shattering power, then what kind of existence is the one who projected this Sky Screen?"

Boom!

Just as he was watching the Sky Screen, the scene changed once more.

Another line of text manifested on the previously calm Sky Screen.

[Secret Ranking Eighth: Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Transformation!]