Trap
The first principle: Strength!
The second rule: Speed!
"Thirdly: The Soul!"
Fourthly: Imperial!
A dazzling nine-colored divine light erupted from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, like four surging rainbow torrents, precisely pouring into the bodies of Li Bai, Kai, Bai Chenxiang, and Xiao Qiao in front of them!
In an instant, Li Bai Bai's sword intent surged, and the illusory image of the green lotus solidified as if it were real, emanating a sharp aura that seemed capable of cutting through space!
The armor's already terrifying power and speed surged once more, the purple light on the Demon Armor almost transforming into tangible flames, and the surrounding space was slightly distorted by his overwhelming aura.
The unstable sphere of light in Xiao Qiao's hand suddenly accelerated its condensation speed, and the destructive energy it contained increased and compressed once again!
This is Ning Rongrong's all-out outburst!
However, at the very moment this amplification took effect, the Spirit Hall also took action.
With her Martial Soul Possession her, nine flowing white fox tails swayed behind her. A bewitching pink halo shimmered in Daji's eyes as she locked onto the most imposing Kai in front of her.
A confident smile played on her lips as she activated her Soul Skill! An invisible, soul-stirring allure spread outwards towards Kai like ripples. She had absolute confidence in her charm abilities and had never failed.
But the next moment, the confident smile on her face froze, turning into incredulous astonishment!
The instant her alluring power touched Kai's spirit, an even colder, more domineering spiritual force, imbued with a murderous intent as vast as mountains of corpses and seas of blood, surged forth from Kai's body like a provoked Ferocious Beast. Strangely, this spiritual force also seemed to contain an alluring aura, which counteracted her allure.
Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill, Charm, combined with the fierce killing intent of the Divine Slaughter's Domain!
"Puff--!"
Daji was struck as if by a heavy blow; her delicate body trembled violently, her pretty face turned deathly pale, and she became listless, her eyes filled with horror and confusion.
What the heck?
Forget about the Divine Slaughter's Domain, where did the allure come from?
Meanwhile, behind the Spirit Hall, Bian Que and Dugu Yan's combined poisonous domain had already taken shape. The dark green poisonous mist mixed with the Azure Scale Poisonous Mist, like a tide of death, quickly covering most of the arena and enveloping the members of the Heaven Dou Team.
Strangely, all members of the Martial Soul Hall Team, including the recently injured Daji, had a faint medicinal film on their bodies. When the poisonous mist touched them, it was quickly repelled or neutralized. They had already taken Bian Que's specially made antidote and received an amplification potion created by his Soul Skill.
Meanwhile, Arthur was at the very back, charging up his Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Both sides held nothing back, giving their all from the very first second, pushing their combat power to its peak, and compressing the suspense of victory or defeat to the extreme!
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The two holy giant swords wielded by the true forms of Six-Winged Angel clashed fiercely with Li Bai's Green Lotus Sword Song, which was formed by the fusion of sword and human sword, like two meteors!
The purest and most extreme sword intent and the sacred and boundless Angel Divine Power were fiercely strangled and annihilated.
In terms of the exquisite skill and transcendent artistic conception of swordsmanship, Li Bai far surpasses Qian Renxue and Xiang Yu, who rely on divine power and the essence of Martial Soul. However, reality is cruel—two against one, the Soul Power Level completely crushes him!
The once vibrant and dazzling blue lotus, under the crushing force of the two Angel Holy Sword, only lasted a few seconds before shattering under the unbearable pressure. The sharp sword energy was brutally crushed and disintegrated by an even more ruthless power! Li Bai's figure emerged from the sword light, his face pale, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
The two Angel Holy Sword that shattered the Green Lotus Sword Song inevitably collided with the extremely unstable ball of light and dark energy that Xiao Qiao had thrown with all her might!
"Boom--------!!!!!"
A devastating explosion occurred, far exceeding everyone's expectations!
The two extreme energies, light and darkness, were forcibly detonated, resulting in a geometric increase in destructive power! Blinding white light and all-consuming black light intertwined to form an ever-expanding sphere of destruction, which then suddenly spread outwards!
Add to that the power of the Angelic Greatsword...
The arena, the first to be hit, was easily torn apart and lifted up like paper, its ground reinforced with hard rock and Soul Guidance Array, and then turned to dust! The entire arena was instantly leveled, leaving only a huge charred crater!
The poisonous fog that had just spread was instantly evaporated, dispersed, and vanished without a trace in the face of this absolute energy storm.
The violent shockwave surged outwards like a tsunami. Even with the obstruction, some energy still leaked out, causing some people in the front rows of the audience to be thrown off balance, with screams and cries of pain rising and falling.
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In the VIP section, Ning Fengzhi could no longer remain calm. He abruptly stood up, his jeweled cane clenched so tightly it cracked. His gaze was fixed on the spot where Ning Rongrong and Bai Chenxiang had been before the explosion, his face filled with unprecedented tension and worry.
However, the thick smoke and chaotic energy turbulence generated by the explosion completely enveloped that area of airspace like a heavy curtain, making it impossible to discern the situation with the naked eye. Only the raging energy arcs and the still-unresolved spatial ripples could be vaguely seen.
"Rongrong..." Ning Fengzhi murmured to himself, his heart pounding in his chest. The future of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was his only hope.
Several times, Ning Fengzhi wanted to raise his hand and surrender on behalf of the Heaven Dou Royal Team.
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The devastating aftershocks of the explosion gradually subsided, but the lingering smoke and dust still shrouded the ruined arena. Amidst this chaos, only one figure stood proudly, his Demon Armor shimmering with azure light, completely unharmed—it was Kai, who had activated his Golden Body and Intangible State, perfectly avoiding all impacts!
However, his teammates were in a precarious situation.
High in the sky, Ning Rongrong and Bai Chenxiang were not directly hit, but being swept by the edge of the shockwave from the explosion was enough to severely injure them, as they were a support and an agility-based attacker. After falling from the sky like birds with broken wings, they were completely incapacitated.
Li Bai and Xiao Qiao were near the epicenter of the explosion, their injuries worsening and their energy waning. They could only barely maintain their levitation and were no longer able to participate in the subsequent battle.
At this moment, the only effective combatant remaining on the field for the Heaven Dou Royal Team is Kai!
But often, quality is far more important than quantity.
The situation is slightly better for the Spirit Hall, but it is by no means optimistic.
At the moment of the explosion, Dongfang Jing, relying on her keen combat intuition, immediately switched positions with her pre-positioned mirror image clone in the distance, narrowly avoiding the center of the explosion. In addition, given her Soul Emperor level cultivation, although she was also shaken by the shockwave and suffered some internal injuries, she did not lose her combat ability.
Just as she regained her composure and prepared to rejoin her teammates, a dark blue-green shadow of death appeared beside her as if teleported! It was Kai!
Without a word, Kai unleashed his demonic blade, which whistled through the air, slashing down! Simple, brutal, yet utterly effective!
Dongfang Jing's greatest advantage lies in her speed and spatial manipulation; she is light and slender. However, under the icy and chilling killing intent of the Divine Slaughter's Domain, she is greatly restricted.
Facing an opponent like Kai, whose strength, defense, and burst damage are all at their peak, a head-on confrontation is the last thing she wants to do!
"Clang!"
Dongfang Jing had no choice but to raise his Blazing Sun Divine Radiance Sword to parry.
But can an absolute difference in strength be bridged by skill alone?
An irresistible force struck, causing Dongfang Jing's tiger's mouth to split open, his longsword almost slipping from his hand. He was sent flying like a stone, coughing up blood mid-air as his injuries worsened dramatically!
However, just as she crashed to the ground, a gentle and continuous healing energy began to flow through her body—the effects of Bian Que's Soul Skill were starting to take hold!
As long as she isn't instantly killed and eliminated by Kai's attack, her injuries are visibly healing under Bian Que's continuous treatment, which is like a mini "mobile fountain." If she can buy some time, she can regain her fighting strength!
Kai naturally noticed this as well. His eyes turned cold, and he didn't intend to give Dongfang Jing any chance to breathe. Taking advantage of Dongfang Jing's injury, he raised the Demon Blade again, and the light of teleportation shone brightly under his feet once more.
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"Clang--!"
A deafening explosion of weapons clashing rang out, sparks flying everywhere!
Just as Kai's demonic blade was about to strike Dongfang Jing again, a dazzling golden figure appeared on the battlefield as if by teleportation, and an Angel Holy Sword burning with holy flames steadily blocked the powerful demonic blade!
The newcomer stood gracefully, with an exceptionally beautiful face; it was none other than Qian Renxue!
Three pairs of magnificent golden wings spread out behind her, exuding a powerful and divine aura. High in the sky and possessing the strength of Soul Saint, she, like Xiang Yu, was the least injured person in the explosion, apart from Kai.
Her timely intervention bought the seriously injured Dongfang Jing a precious chance to catch his breath. He immediately used the momentum to retreat and recovered quickly under Bian Que's continued treatment.
On the other side, Arthur wisely abandoned his Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Against Kai, who possessed teleportation abilities, the cumbersome and predictive fusion skill was indeed difficult to land accurately. Even if it did hit by chance, Kai's invincible golden body and ethereal evasion abilities would be enough to allow him to mitigate most of the fatal damage.
Chapter 239 Trap
Armor's power is beyond doubt.
But what he was facing at that moment was a "righteous" beating!
The Martial Soul Hall Team maximized the advantages of teamwork.
Arthur's Oath Shield has a silence effect, which can briefly interrupt Armor's skill combos once it hits, making it key to limiting his continuous teleportation.
The mixed poisonous mist field set up by Bian Que and Dugu Yan continuously eroded Kai's Soul Power and body. Although his Demon Armor had amazing defense, it was still being consumed under the pervasive poisonous erosion.
The Dongfang Jing -Mirror Image Traverse of Dongfang Jing, the charm control of Daji (although the latter is greatly reduced due to the backlash effect), and Xiang Yu's Fearless Charge all form a continuous chain of control, which greatly limits Kai's room for maneuver.
Their tactics were clear and ruthless—wear them down!
I'll exhaust your Soul Power and stamina, you lone fighter!
Even with high stats and a perfect mechanic, you're still going to lose.
In an instant, the battle within that shattered giant crater reached its most intense point.
The tall figure clad in a dark blue Azure Dragon Demonic Armor flickered, disappeared, and reappeared on the field like a tireless Gui Mei. The golden light of his body would occasionally flash under fatal attacks, and his ethereal state made him immune to a large amount of area damage. Occasionally, he could even use his awkward but effective charm Soul Skill to control someone and take the opportunity to slash them a few times.
Dugu Yan was the first victim. After being briefly charmed, she was caught off guard and attacked by the armored warrior. The demonic blade slashed through her, leaving her severely injured and unconscious. Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo who was watching the battle, was furious. If his strength and the situation had not prevented him from entering the arena, he would have rushed in to save her.
Daji became the second. While she was trying to interfere from a distance, Kai swapped positions with her, endured other attacks, and forcibly teleported in front of her, cleaving her away with a single strike, completely rendering her unable to fight.
However, that was the end of Kai's glory.
The Spirit Hall members were like a well-trained wolf pack. Every time Kai appeared, no matter where he was, he would immediately be attacked by three or more people.
Their teamwork was exquisite; they had to ensure fire coverage while being careful not to accidentally injure teammates who were charmed by the armor or who got too close.
This was a contest of patience and willpower. Every teleportation, every invulnerability, and every attack by Kai was severely depleting his already rapidly declining Soul Power from fighting alone against multiple opponents.
Finally, after countless times emerging from his ethereal state and barely managing to parry Qian Renxue's Angel Holy Sword, the Demon Armor around Kai emitted a groan of unbearable strain. The bluish-black light dimmed rapidly, then dissipated like shattered glass, revealing his pale and weary face.
His Soul Power and physical strength were finally exhausted.
Faced with the still-standing Qian Renxue, Xiang Yu, and Arthur, as well as the menacing Bian Que and Dongfang Jing behind him, he was no longer able to fight.
Before we knew it, it had gotten dark.
They played from day to night.
The Spirit Hall has finally won this final battle.
But their victory was by no means easy. Against the "Armor King," who possessed all-around skills such as teleportation, invincibility, ethereality, and even charm, they were mostly on the defensive and taking hits.
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After the match ended, both teams left the field to receive treatment with the assistance of their support Soul Master. Although the Spirit Hall team won, everyone was injured, and their exhaustion was evident in their expressions. The Heaven Dou Empire team fared even worse, with almost everyone wounded and their energy depleted.
Kai walked silently in the procession, his Demon Armor retracted, revealing his sharply defined face, etched with deep weariness. Though his Soul Power was exhausted, his robust physique allowed him to walk on his own. His gaze swept over Li Bai, who was being carried on a stretcher beside him, his eyes closed, seemingly still "unconscious." His lips twitched almost imperceptibly, and a wave of speechless emotion washed over him.
"Keep pretending, keep pretending." Kai sneered inwardly.
He knew his seemingly carefree teammate all too well. If Xiao Qiao was truly unconscious from the exhaustion of her Soul Power and the impact of the explosion, then Li Bai was definitely just faking his death!