Six-Ring Overlord Spear

Golden Crocodile Douluo was deeply shaken, but Ah Yin grew anxious.

Spirit City was not far from here, and Hao had mentioned earlier that people from Spirit Hall had been tracking them nearby. She had not dared to spread out her senses, fearing that Spirit Hall's experts would detect her in turn and expose their whereabouts.

Only when she had been forced to fight earlier had she released her senses, only to discover several soul masters in the distance. The strongest among them had even reached the level of a Soul Douluo.

Moreover, those people were rushing over quickly. This battle had to end fast.

At the very least, she had to severely injure this level ninety-eight Super Douluo and leave him unable to pursue them.

But this man was too powerful, and his Soul Bone Skill had strengthened his physical defense. Even when she pierced his arms and legs, she could only break through the surface of his skin.

His neck and head, meanwhile, were tightly guarded by his arms. He gave her no opening at all.

"Ring Fusion!"

With a thought, Ah Yin forcibly drove her fifth soul ring into the Blue Silver Overlord Spear, making its edge even sharper.

Though this forced fusion could not be perfect and placed immense strain on her body, she could not worry about that now.

"Sshh, sshh, sshh..."

The fusion of five soul rings, combined with the Blue Silver Overlord Spear's own soul ring power, elevated its sharpness once more. At last, it could completely pierce Golden Crocodile Douluo's physical defenses.

The spear blade struck in rapid succession, drawing streak after streak of blood. In the blink of an eye, Golden Crocodile Douluo's arms and legs had been punctured with over a hundred wounds, deep enough to expose bone.

"Ring Fusion!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo's expression changed again. He had seen that the woman opposite him had just fused her soul rings. This was the rare Ring Fusion ability, one that even a level ninety-eight powerhouse like himself did not possess.

He had not expected that, aside from the direct descendants of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, someone else could possess such a talent.

Though inwardly shocked, he was not worried.

The injuries on his limbs might have looked severe, but to him, they were merely flesh wounds.

He wanted to see just how long she could maintain this state.

His eyes were not blind. He could naturally tell that the layer of crimson energy around the woman's body was extraordinary. It should have been the foundation behind her explosive speed and immense strength.

This should have been some kind of skill, either a soul skill or a Soul Bone Skill.

Such skills generally could not last long. As long as he held on, the final victor would certainly be himself.

Besides, he had brought several attendants with him on this trip. Though those juniors were nothing in terms of combat power compared to him, they could still offer some help.

And more importantly, he still had a trump card.

"Aah!"

Just then, a low, stifled cry of pain rang out.

Ah Yin turned her head and saw that Tang Hao's right arm was gone. Looking closely, she saw it clamped in the jaws of a crocodile.

That crocodile was identical to the soul skill crocodile from before. The only difference was that half its body remained underground. It had clearly tunneled over from beneath the earth, evading her senses before launching this ambush and brutally tearing Hao's arm off.

Having succeeded in one bite, the soul skill crocodile retreated into the underground passage, taking the severed arm with it.

"How dare you!"

Enduring the excruciating pain of his severed arm, Tang Hao's eyes nearly split with rage as he watched the soul skill crocodile retreat into the tunnel. Without a second thought, he prepared to leap down after it.

That arm was different. Even if Ah Yin could regenerate his severed limb, that arm could not be lost.

"Go!"

Ah Yin decisively leaped backward. With the speed granted by the Blood Essence Soul Ring skill, she dragged Tang Hao dozens of meters away in an instant. After a swift run-up, her slender yet powerful legs stomped down hard, launching her into the air. She then activated her Flight Soul Skill and flew into the sky.

One of her soul skills happened to be a Flight Soul Skill. Though her flying speed was not particularly fast, it was enough to escape for now.

"Death Golden Light!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo finally gained a moment to catch his breath and decisively unleashed his only long-range offensive soul skill. A beam of light blasted from his mouth, shooting directly at Ah Yin and Tang Hao high in the air.

When it first emerged, the blast was only as thick as an egg. Yet as it extended, it grew increasingly thicker, becoming a pillar of light ten meters in diameter in the blink of an eye. It was also incredibly fast, impossible to evade.

Sensing the danger behind her, Ah Yin flung Tang Hao high into the air with one hand. Using the recoil to turn around, she gripped the Blue Silver Overlord Spear in reverse. Her slender waist curved like a drawn longbow before suddenly snapping straight.

Powerful force erupted from her waist, traveled along her spine, and flowed into her right arm. Combining with the force bursting from that arm, she hurled the spear in her hand with all her might.

The spear transformed into a streak of blue light and struck the energy blast head-on, exploding instantly. The immense impact halted the blast for a moment, after which fragments of the spear shaft became a Blue Silver Domain that froze the golden light in place.

Taking advantage of that opening, Ah Yin continued flying upward with her Flight Soul Skill, caught Tang Hao, and fled.

That was a level ninety-eight Super Douluo, absolutely not someone the two of them could handle. Earlier, they had merely caught him off guard. Furthermore, while the Blood Essence Soul Ring skill was powerful, it had a time limit and could not sustain a prolonged battle.

As Tang Hao was dragged away through the sky, he glared furiously at the severed arm held in the golden crocodile's jaws within the hole below. If looks could kill, that soul skill crocodile would already have been sliced into sashimi.

With Ah Yin's support, he had gathered all six Soul Bones. But two of them were different—they were inherited Soul Bones of the Clear Sky Sect, the very foundation for unleashing the Great Sumeru Hammer.

One of those was the right arm Soul Bone. Losing his own right arm was nothing, but allowing the sect's inherited Soul Bone to be lost was a crime for which even death ten thousand times would not atone!

Golden Crocodile Douluo gloomily waved away the dust and smoke. His gaze remained fixed on the two fleeing rapidly through the distant sky, undisguised killing intent filling his eyes. Yet it soon turned into loud laughter.

"Hahaha... what a fine young Clear Sky Douluo. You've truly brought honor to Tang Chen, mixing with a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. I wonder whether Tang Zhen will die of anger when he learns of this?"

That woman was not human at all, but a soul beast—a hundred-thousand-year soul beast that had taken human form.

Judging from Tang Hao's reaction, he clearly knew that soul beast's identity. This was going to become interesting.

"Your Eminence!"

Several figures rushed over at that moment and anxiously dropped to one knee to plead forgiveness.

They were Golden Crocodile Douluo's attendants. They had followed him back to his hometown this time specifically to handle minor matters so as not to disturb him.

They had originally been stationed around the area, mainly watching for powerful enemies lying in ambush.

After all, Golden Crocodile Douluo held an esteemed position. Within Spirit Hall, he was second only to the Grand Worshipper. He had long become a thorn in the eyes of the major factions, and it was not impossible that they would send people to surround and kill him.

If the major factions joined forces and sent experts to assassinate him, they would be unable to provide much help. But they could at least discover the ambush ahead of time and allow Golden Crocodile Douluo to prepare.

That was why they had spread out so widely. Yet who could have expected that a battle would suddenly erupt here around Golden Crocodile Douluo, catching them completely off guard? Even now, they had not seen what their opponents looked like.

Who had attacked? It did not seem like an assassination attempt.

"Return to Spirit City at once and inform the Pope. Tell him that the young master of the Clear Sky Sect colluded with a hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast to harm me, leaving me severely wounded. He will know what to do."

Golden Crocodile Douluo withdrew his gaze and issued the command coldly.

The Clear Sky Sect had handed them the knife themselves. It would be unreasonable not to slash them twice with it.

Even Spirit Hall did not dare shoulder the charge of colluding with soul beasts, much less the Clear Sky Sect without Tang Chen to oversee it.

"Yes. This subordinate will immediately return to Spirit City to meet with His Eminence the Pope."

A Soul Sage accepted the order. Activating his soul skill, a pair of wings emerged from his back. He shot into the air and flew at top speed toward Spirit City.

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