"Release the young mistress! Spirit Hall is not something you can afford to offend!"
She Long shouted coldly, gripping his Serpent Spear martial soul as Nine Soul Rings revolved around him.
The other three Titled Douluo also unleashed their Soul Power.
The four joined forces, their pressure surging toward Shen Tianyu.
"You're courting death!"
He threw a fierce punch straight at Snake Lance Douluo.
The punch came incredibly fast. By the time Snake Lance Douluo reacted, the Fist Aura was already before him.
He raised his Serpent Spear horizontally and vertically, pouring all his Soul Power into it to defend himself.
Bang!
The force suddenly intensified, making both his arms tremble.
The Serpent Spear in his grip was knocked back into his chest.
Pfft—
Snake Lance Douluo spat out a mouthful of blood and flew back a thousand meters.
"Attack together!"
Porcupinefish Douluo was greatly shocked. Then, his Seventh Soul Ring lit up, and he transformed into a gigantic pufferfish.
A female Titled Douluo was engulfed in blazing flames.
A clear cry escaped her lips as she transformed into a Ling Yuan.
A vicious tiger roared, its might shaking the mountains and forest.
The last Titled Douluo transformed into a Golden Fierce Tiger, eighteen meters long and enormously built.
Golden light shimmered across its entire body, while a pair of sharp fangs gleamed with cold light.
"If you're looking to die, don't blame me!"
He planted his feet on the ground as spiritual energy wildly poured from his body.
He reached one hand upward and made a grabbing motion toward the air.
A wisp of Origin Power gathered in his palm.
Origin Divine Fist!
He thrust out his massive fist toward the three of them.
"I'll block it!"
The Douluo who had transformed into the Golden Fierce Tiger relied on the massive, indestructible body granted by his Martial Soul Avatar and positioned himself directly in front of the other two.
The Fist Aura crashed down with tremendous force, and violent energy erupted in an instant.
The mist-like white aura carried immense force as it struck heavily beneath the Golden Fierce Tiger's neck.
"Not good!"
The sensation of death instantly overwhelmed him.
The aura swept through him wildly, entering the Golden Fierce Tiger's body in an instant.
Dense Fist Aura erupted from Shen Tianyu's fist.
The sharp aura of annihilation made all three Titled Douluo shudder.
"My life is over!"
A mournful cry came from the tiger's mouth as the aura completely invaded his body.
Its enormous body slammed into Porcupinefish Douluo and Lingyuan Douluo.
It carried the two of them rolling backward for a thousand meters without stopping.
Snake Lance Douluo had just recovered and was about to join the battle when he saw the three of them being pushed toward him by the aura.
"WTF!"
Snake Lance Douluo's expression changed drastically as the three rolled into a ball and charged at him.
The violent aura arrived even earlier, smashing into Snake Lance Douluo's fleshly body.
His Qi Mechanism was completely locked down, while an immense force pressed in from every direction, leaving him unable to move in the slightest.
There was no way to evade it. He could only take it head-on.
He immediately gathered all his Soul Power into the Serpent Spear and used all his strength to block forward.
Bang!
As they collided head-on, Snake Lance Douluo's face turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of muffled blood.
His trembling Serpent Spear martial soul seemed unable to hold on any longer.
Crack—
A crisp sound rang in his ears as the martial soul's backlash struck him.
The enormous tiger body crashed into him head-on.
Snake Lance Douluo lost consciousness on the spot and, together with the other three, was blasted backward by the aura. The surrounding trees toppled and shattered one after another.
Beneath an ancient tree, Qian Renxue stood dumbfounded.
The four Titled Douluo who had rushed over to rescue her were all elders of Spirit Hall.
Every one of them was a renowned figure on the continent.
Yet these four had been effortlessly defeated by Shen Tianyu.
"You interrupted Young Master's good time. You brought this upon yourselves!"
He withdrew his fist and hoisted Qian Renxue onto his shoulder again.
"If it weren't for you, Young Master wouldn't have shown them mercy."
He rose into the air and no longer paid attention to the four of them.
The aura pushed the four back three thousand meters before finally stopping.
The gigantic Golden Fierce Tiger had vanished, leaving only a cold corpse lying on the ground.
Lingyuan Douluo clutched her chest, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and checked everyone's condition.
Snake Lance Douluo had already passed out. Having suffered two consecutive blows, his martial soul had shattered, leaving him without any combat strength for the time being.
"She Long has passed out. Where's Lao Jiu?"
Porcupinefish Douluo struggled over to She Long's side. After checking and confirming that he was alive, he looked toward Lingyuan Douluo.
Among the four, Lingyuan Douluo had sustained the lightest injuries and could still stand and move around.
"Lao Jiu... is dead!"
"What?"
The Ninth Elder of Spirit Hall, a generation of Titled Douluo, had died just like that?
Porcupinefish Douluo was stunned and unwilling to believe it. He propped up his fat body and crawled across the ground.
When he reached Ninth Elder's corpse and reached out to examine it, shock filled him, but he also could not help feeling fortunate.
Fortunately, Lao Jiu had stood in front of them. Otherwise, they would not have escaped with their lives.
"Ci Xue, what do we do?"
"You may have to work hard and carry us back to Spirit Hall."
The fat Porcupinefish Douluo looked helpless. Both his legs were already broken, and he was only keeping them from being completely ruined with Soul Power.
"What about the young mistress..."
As soon as he said that, the two fell silent, unsure how to respond.
"This happened too suddenly. It's not as though we failed to protect her. The Great Enshriner should understand, right?
For now, we'd better run. If that guy comes back to finish us off, we'll all die!"
"That is our only option!"
They could endure punishment, but if they lost their lives, they would truly be finished.
Although Sunset Forest could not compare to Tiandou Great Forest, it was also home to no small number of Spirit Beasts.
Within the vast forest stood several sprawling mountain ranges.
Outside one of those mountain ranges, a Poison Formation had once been set up.
A fierce battle not long ago had destroyed more than half of the Poison Formation.
Some Spirit Beasts lingered around the mountain range, restless and eager to move.
Suddenly, a massive fluctuation of spiritual energy swept over them.
The beasts immediately panicked as the terror from not long ago once again shrouded their hearts.
Birds and beasts scattered in all directions, vanishing in an instant.
Outside the small house in the mountain ravine, Shen Tianyu drifted down and landed, placing Qian Renxue down from his shoulder.
"Stop pretending in front of me!"
He waved a hand, and his robes stirred with spiritual energy.
Qian Renxue's disguise was immediately broken.
Her originally handsome, dashing face disappeared.
In its place was an incomparably beautiful face, skin as white as snow and golden eyes.
A small Six-Winged Angel Imprint rested on her forehead.
Her Golden Silk Dress accentuated her perfect, curvaceous figure.
Her long golden hair draped over her shoulders, with several strands resting across her chest.
Paired with the Golden Silk Dress, it made her appear noble and elegant.
Their eyes met. Those golden eyes were calm as water, devoid of any emotional ripples, yet they possessed a unique charm that made one unable to pull away.
"A peerless beauty!"
Her cherry-red lips parted, and the voice beneath her discarded disguise was as melodious as heavenly music.
"Your Excellency went so far as to offend Spirit Hall in order to abduct me. What exactly do you wish to teach me?"
"Teach is perhaps not the right word. I merely intend to show you a cultivation method!"
Her golden eyes remained devoid of emotion, but her willow-like brows furrowed slightly.
"A cultivation method? Do you understand the secret cultivation arts of my Angel Clan?"
"Young Master has no interest in that trash. What I will teach you is immortal cultivation, far more powerful than cultivating your martial soul."
"Immortal cultivation?"
Qian Renxue was puzzled as Shen Tianyu bent down and picked her up.
"This cultivation technique is called the Mandarin Ducks Playing in Water Scripture. It is best suited for a Xiaobai like you, someone who cannot wield spiritual energy. Today, Young Master will teach it all to you!
I'll demonstrate it first. The first move of the technique: Mandarin Ducks Exploring Water Finger..."
Spiritual energy gathered at his fingertip. Shen Tianyu lightly tapped with one finger, and spiritual energy shot forth.
Qian Renxue's delicate body trembled, and she was greatly shocked. That one finger had torn through space—it was terrifying beyond measure.
"Impressive, right? Next is the second move..."
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