Fantian Seal Suppresses All Defiance

"Come on, human. As you humans say, three minutes to settle this battle."

Xiong Jun extended his right claw, holding up three fingers.

Xuan Zi was no longer reckless this time. Instead, he waited for Du Busi to make the first move. He had no desire to die here.

Du Busi's figure vanished from where he stood in the blink of an eye. Xuan Zi found that he could barely track his movements. He had never fought Mu En after the latter reached Rank 99, so he had never imagined the gap between them could be so vast.

A savage grin appeared on Xiong Jun's face. His right arm blocked Du Busi's attack as a massive shockwave spread in every direction, stripping another layer from the ground.

Xuan Zi's eyes lit up. Weapon in hand, he charged forward, trying to circle behind Xiong Jun for a sneak attack. The enormous "chicken leg" smashed toward the back of Xiong Jun's head.

Although Xiong Jun looked massive, he was far from clumsy. He was exceptionally agile, his fists constantly clashing with Du Busi's and producing thunderous booms. When he noticed Xuan Zi attempting to ambush him from behind, he immediately kicked backward, landing the blow squarely on Xuan Zi's face.

Xuan Zi shot backward like an arrow loosed from its bow. The faster he had come, the faster he flew away.

Xuan Zi slammed heavily into a wall, smashing a huge crater into it before sliding down to the ground. His entire face was nearly deformed, a black bear paw print stamped across his twisted features. Blood poured endlessly from his mouth. The world spun around him, stars burst before his eyes, and he could neither see nor hear clearly as he lay on the ground convulsing.

Du Busi sighed inwardly, feeling that Xuan Zi was utterly useless.

At the same time, he felt deeply sorrowful. He had already advanced to become a Limit Douluo. Even if he could not compare to those seniors who had spent years at this level, he was still in the same realm. Yet Xiong Jun had easily blocked his attacks. In fact, even his breakthrough had only been permitted by his opponent.

The other side was simply playing with him. Yes, playing—playing with a child who had only just gained a little strength.

Had the gap between humans and Soul Beasts truly grown this vast? The legendary number one, Di Tian, had not even appeared yet.

Du Busi had originally thought that he might be able to escape with the strength of a Limit Douluo. As for Xuan Zi, who cared about him? Yet he had never expected his opponent to seem almost godlike, existing on an entirely different level from himself.

Du Busi was sent flying by one of Xiong Jun's punches. Fortunately, he could still control his body and changed his trajectory before hitting the wall, avoiding Xuan Zi's miserable fate.

Seeing that Xiong Jun seemed almost completely unaffected, Du Busi felt only despair. Throughout the fight, he had continuously released his natal poison, trying to poison Xiong Jun and weaken his combat strength. Now, it seemed that Xiong Jun was either immune to his poison or at least had enough strength left to suppress it.

"Xuan Zi!"

Du Busi shouted at the corpse-like figure not far away.

Hearing someone call his name, Xuan Zi finally regained a little clarity and forced himself to sit up through the agony wracking his body.

Seeing that Xuan Zi was still alive, Du Busi felt somewhat unwilling, but he still went over and said,

"In a moment, I'll risk my life to hold him back. You must get the news out. Tell Lao Jin to carry on the Body Sect's legacy."

Du Busi knew that he definitely could not escape. As for whether he could stop Xiong Jun long enough for Xuan Zi to get out and deliver the message, he could only gamble. At worst, they would both die.

Xuan Zi nodded blankly, leaving Du Busi even more helpless.

Just as Xiong Jun was about to head toward the two of them and kill that old man first, he suddenly stopped. He quietly watched as Du Busi entrusted his hopes to Xuan Zi.

Looking at Xiong Jun's figure in the distance, a strange thought suddenly arose in Du Busi's heart. The Fierce Beast before him seemed to be a forthright sort as well.

"Can you tell me what happened in the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Du Busi tentatively asked Xiong Jun, feeling ridiculous even as he spoke.

"There's no harm in telling you. Under Lu Master's guidance, we Fierce Beasts have become demons. One day, we will restore the glory of Soul Beasts and plant the Demon Race's banners in every corner of the continent."

Xiong Jun's tone was impassioned, carrying a fervor that even he himself had not noticed.

Du Busi did not ask any further questions. Even if Xiong Jun dared to speak, he would not dare let Xuan Zi hear more. That might mean the other side was confident that not a single scrap of information would leak out.

"It's time to risk it all!"

The green hue on Du Busi's body rapidly faded, returning his skin to its normal color. Yet the aura around him grew increasingly terrifying.

He had begun burning his life force. He even felt that he had broken through another thin membrane, but the thick barrier ahead prevented him from seeing the true splendor beyond it.

Xiong Jun's expression turned grave. He greatly admired this Soul Master whose physical strength could nearly compare with that of a Soul Beast, especially since Du Busi had been so decisive, directly burning his life force to break through that level.

"Gains and regrets always go hand in hand. Under pressure, Du Busi glimpsed magnificent scenery he had never seen before. Of course, the price was his life. That was fair."

Lu Wu watched Du Busi begin to fight desperately and spoke.

In the original story, Du Busi died to stop the Sun Moon Empire's invasion. He had not failed his homeland. Now, Du Busi would die so that Xuan Zi could bring news out of the Star Dou Great Forest. He had not failed humanity.

"To show my respect for you, I'll use my full strength to kill you."

A square yellow object suddenly appeared in Xiong Jun's hand. Invisible pressure filled the air as Du Busi stared uncertainly at it. Was that a divine artifact? "This is the Fantian Seal bestowed upon me by Lu Master. After refining it, I have kept it within my Demon Core to nurture it. This is the first time I've used it in battle."

Fantian Seal? Du Busi mulled over the unfamiliar name.

"Xuan Zi, get out of here!"

Du Busi did not hesitate. His life force could not burn for much longer. After warning Xuan Zi to flee, he charged toward Xiong Jun. As for what happened next, Du Busi left it to fate. He was going to die anyway, so there was no point worrying about anything else.

Xiong Jun continuously poured the Soul Power within his body into the Fantian Seal. The Fantian Seal grew larger and larger, then smashed toward Du Busi.

Seeing the Fantian Seal descend upon him, Du Busi instinctively raised both hands against it, trying to withstand its force.

An irresistible force bore down from the Fantian Seal. Du Busi barely held on beneath its pressure, the bones throughout his body creaking and cracking with sharp explosive sounds.

Du Busi wanted to burrow into the ground to evade the attack, only to discover that the earth he could normally pierce with ease had become utterly indestructible.

At the same time, Du Busi seemed to see a towering mountain stretching from heaven to earth pressing down upon him. An intent to suppress spread through his Sea of Spirit, making it nearly impossible for him to move. He could only barely resist the Fantian Seal's attack with the power gained from burning his life force.

Du Busi had no desire to die such a stifling death. He directly chose to detonate the Poison Core and Soul Core within his body together.

A tremendous explosion rang out. The power that should have swept across the surroundings was suppressed beneath the Fantian Seal, turning this patch of ground into poisoned earth without affecting anywhere else.

Xiong Jun retrieved the Fantian Seal and marveled at how useful it was as he looked at its still-pristine surface.

Looking at the faint green glow before him, Xiong Jun sneered at Du Busi's overestimation of himself, then slowly headed toward the other battles.

"Are we just letting that human go?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion looked at the figure flying slowly through the distant sky and asked.

"Do you know? The last time that human entered the Star Dou Great Forest, he also led a team. In the end, only he and one other person survived. This time, it's the same."

Recalling Xuan Zi's various baffling actions in the original story, Lu Wu could not help raising the corners of his lips.

This time, only Xuan Zi, the team leader, and one other person had survived again. Who would the other survivor be? Please keep reading!