The End

"It's not over yet!"

Several more Bone Spikes pierced Mahoraga's chest, arms, thighs, and abdomen in rapid succession!

Bang!

The Sword of Exorcism slashed across Blood Skull's body, viciously shearing off one of his arms along with half his ribcage.

But this time, Blood Skull refused to give up no matter what. He had already recognized Mahoraga's uniqueness.

If he did not seize this opportunity to kill it, then he would definitely die!

There was another option—he could flee immediately. After all, he had not initially been part of the Subjugation Ritual. Unfortunately, he knew nothing of such an absurd rule.

"Ahhh!!"

Pain erupted throughout his body, and Blood Skull nearly failed to maintain his Martial Soul Avatar. Still, he forced his right arm, transformed into a Bone Blade, into a horizontal slash at Mahoraga's waist.

The Bone Blade got stuck halfway through, unable to sever it completely!

Crack, crack!

The Dharma Disk began turning once more. Sensing the urgency, Blood Skull put more force into his hand.

This monster's regenerative ability was far too terrifying. Especially when the disk above its head completed a full rotation, all its injuries would vanish outright.

He had to—he had to kill it before then!

The next moment, the Soul Saint began using the special method of Fallen Soul Masters to burn his Essence Blood. He knew that as long as he killed the monster before him, he could enter the city. The Flame Demon Skeleton must have already alarmed Blazing City, and he could take advantage of the chaos to kill people and recover from his injuries.

"Die for this old man!"

The Bone Blade brutally bisected Mahoraga at the waist. At the same time, all the Blood Qi in his body erupted through the Bone Spikes, shredding Mahoraga until not a single patch of skin remained intact.

This time, it had practically been minced into pulp... It should not be able to recover now, right?

Blood Skull, returned to his original form, gasped heavily. He clutched his severed arm and leg while using one hand to keep his intestines from spilling out.

His Martial Soul Avatar had been fine just now because his body had transformed into a skeleton. But now that he had returned to his original form, his already severe injuries had become even worse.

But it was fine. At least he had killed that monster.

Blood Skull felt as though he had not been this fired up in a very long time. The last time he had felt this way was over fifty years ago, when he had not yet become a Fallen Soul Master and had merely been an ordinary Soul Grandmaster.

If not for his lack of strength, if not for his family being killed by the so-called Upper Three Sects for speaking out of turn, how could he have ended up walking the path of a Fallen Soul Master?

Images flashed rapidly through his mind, scenes from his past passing by frame by frame like a Lantern of Life.

Wait...

A Lantern of Life?

As if realizing something, Blood Skull lowered his head and saw a milky-white sword piercing through his heart!

"Actually..."

An unfamiliar young voice came from behind him. Lin Li pressed a hand onto Blood Skull's shoulder, pulled out the Sword of Exorcism, and then stabbed it into his throat again.

"I should be thanking you instead."

Lin Li brought down his sword again, bisecting Blood Skull at the waist.

Then he turned and went to each person. Whether they were dead or alive, he pierced their hearts and throats with his sword.

Blood dyed the young man's entire body. Already at the end of his rope, he collapsed to the ground, his vision growing hazy.

It had truly been far too close.

If those people had not held out until Blood Skull arrived, if Blood Skull had not killed Mahoraga, if he had not been badly injured, if he had remained vigilant...

If anything had gone wrong, Lin Li would have died.

Lin Li slowly exhaled a foul breath. He could feel his injuries recovering, both physical and mental.

A few minutes later, a red streak of light descended from the sky. Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian arrived with it.

Seeing this Forest of Blood, all four newcomers felt sick to their stomachs and wanted to vomit.

The Soul Saint from Spirit Hall was the first to adapt to the pervasive smell of charred flesh and blood. He crouched beside Lin Li and sent Soul Power into his body.

He had rushed over the instant he received the message, but he had not expected to still arrive too late. The battle was already over.

What he had not expected even more was that the winner of the battle was actually Lin Li, a mere child?

Just how had he done it? On his way here, the Soul Saint had sensed the aura of a Soul Saint's Soul Power, and it had been the kind that came from a desperate final struggle.

Too stunned to contain himself, the Soul Saint knew he should treat Lin Li's injuries first, but he still chose to ask:

"Child, did you kill all those people?"

Unfortunately, Lin Li no longer had the strength even to speak.

Only then did Feng Xiaotian and the other two gradually recover. They all knew that Lin Li had saved their lives as well.

In such a terrifying battle, any one of them would have died if left behind... No, even if all of them had stayed, they still would have died!

"We should take him back to the city first. We need to find a Healing-type Soul Master to treat his injuries."

Huo Wushuang noticed that Lin Li's entire body was covered in bloody swelling and bruises, with all kinds of wounds even around vital areas.

"You're right. Then we'll take..."

"His name seems to be Lin Li..." Huo Wushuang recalled.

Back then, Lin Li had said he admired Huo Wushuang's reputation as a genius. Only now did Huo Wushuang realize that had merely been a polite remark.

If they were talking about geniuses, who could compare to him?

"Then we'll take young friend Lin Li back to the city first. Spirit Hall happens to have a Healing-type Spirit Emperor. I believe she can heal his injuries."

As the Soul Saint from Spirit Hall spoke, he picked Lin Li up around the waist and headed toward the city.

To ensure that the jolting would not worsen Lin Li's injuries, he also used Soul Power to protect him.

On the way here, he had already asked around. This child was not from Blazing Academy. Since he had come to Blazing City this time, there was a very good chance that he wanted to join Blazing Academy. But the Soul Saint from Spirit Hall thought, Spirit Hall could always step in as well.

It would be too great a loss not to poach a genius of this caliber. He was a guaranteed Title Douluo Seed!

Before long, with the Soul Saint's accelerated speed, they returned to Spirit Hall in Blazing City. He immediately summoned the Healing-type Spirit Emperor.

"Xiao Xi! Hurry! Treat this child!"

"Understood, Hall Master. Let me take a look."

The somewhat languid young woman had initially walked out without much concern. But when she saw a blood-covered person in the Hall Master's arms, she immediately became alert.

"How did he get hurt so badly?"

"It's because..."

"Don't explain. Let me treat him first."

As she spoke, the Sixth Soul Ring beneath the young woman's feet began to shine. The Healing Staff in her palm also released specks of green light that fell onto Lin Li's body.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Great Recovery Technique!"