Ao Zhan's First Battle After Awakening His Martial Soul

Bibi Dong and the others were all stunned by Ao Zhan's appearance.

"So handsome!"

Stars sparkled in Qian Renxue's eyes. Ao Zhan looked far too handsome like this, like an undefeated War God. He perfectly matched her tastes.

Qian Daoliu and the others were stunned as well. This Martial Soul Possession was truly one of a kind.

When Beast Martial Souls underwent Martial Soul Possession, their bodies would take on bestial traits. For example, if someone's Martial Soul was a tiger, tiger-like features would appear on their body after Martial Soul Possession.

For someone like Bibi Dong, whose Martial Soul was a spider, Martial Soul Possession was too ugly to bear looking at.

Unlike Ao Zhan, who simply transformed into a suit of armor.

Bibi Dong's expression was equally spectacular. The jar of vinegar in her heart was instantly overturned.

Why?!

Why did she, such a great beauty, have such an ugly Martial Soul? Its Martial Soul Possession could even give people nightmares.

Compared to that, Ao Zhan's Martial Soul Possession was in an entirely different league. She was not even qualified to compare herself to him.

Overcome by envy and jealousy, Bibi Dong lost her mind and ordered the Death Spider Emperor to rush over and tear the boy apart.

"Roar!"

The Death Spider Emperor let out a roar. Its eight long legs moved with incredible speed as it charged at Ao Zhan.

Ao Zhan was utterly fearless and charged to meet it head-on.

Boom!!!

Ao Zhan directly wrestled with the Death Spider Emperor. Its two foremost legs stabbed toward him like spears, but Ao Zhan's hands clamped onto them like iron pincers.

"What?!"

Bibi Dong could hardly believe it. Ao Zhan actually dared to touch the Death Spider Emperor's legs with his bare hands!

The mucus on the Death Spider Emperor's legs was highly poisonous. Even the slightest contact would result in immediate poisoning.

But Bibi Dong was, after all, a killer with abundant combat experience. She immediately noticed where the problem lay.

"Is it because of his Martial Soul Possession?"

She could see clearly that Ao Zhan's hands were also covered in armor. The reason he was unaffected by the Death Spider Emperor's venom must have been that layer of armor covering his body.

"Fearless by birth! Fight until the very end!"

At that moment, Ao Zhan, who was locked in a struggle with the Death Spider Emperor, roared. His aura suddenly surged, dazzling azure energy bursting forth and swirling around him. A phantom Azure Dragon appeared behind him and roared toward the sky.

"Roar!"

A terrifying dragon's might pressed down, forcing the Death Spider Emperor to roar under its suppression.

"This is bad!"

A bad feeling rose in Bibi Dong's heart. Ao Zhan's strength suddenly increased, his feet planted firmly as he twisted his waist and exerted force with both arms. He actually lifted the Death Spider Emperor into the air.

"Ah—!!! Dragon Raises Its Head!"

Ao Zhan shouted, throwing himself backward and slamming the Death Spider Emperor viciously onto the ground on its back.

But it was not over yet. Once an enemy's opening was discovered, one had to press the advantage.

Ao Zhan leaped into the air, Soul Power gathering in his hand as overwhelming azure divine light condensed.

"Qingming Art!"

Ao Zhan struck out with his palm, firing an azure beam directly into the Death Spider Emperor's soft abdomen.

Though spiders had hard carapaces, their abdomens were extremely soft and had no armor covering them at all.

Struck in the abdomen by the Qingming Art, the Death Spider Emperor let out a miserable shriek, and even Bibi Dong was affected.

Bibi Dong's face turned pale. Clutching her abdomen, she said with a vicious expression, "Damn it!"

"A Self-Created Soul Skill?!"

Qian Daoliu and the others watching from the shadows were even more dumbfounded. Ao Zhan had actually created his own Soul Skill at such a young age?!

After unleashing that attack, Ao Zhan clenched his right hand into a fist, gathering Soul Power within it. He intended to descend from above and drive his fist straight into the Death Spider Emperor's abdomen, seemingly trying to kill it with one punch.

"In your dreams! Sixth Soul Skill—Vampire Spider Thorn!"

Bibi Dong's sixth soul ring flashed, and countless poison-tipped spikes shot toward Ao Zhan.

Qian Renxue and the hidden worshippers' hearts leaped into their throats.

Yet Ao Zhan curled his lips into a faint smile. "You fell for it."

Buzz—

A flash of green light passed, and Ao Zhan vanished from midair. Bibi Dong's sixth Soul Skill missed.

The next instant, Bibi Dong felt a powerful gust of wind coming from behind her, and every hair on her body stood on end.

Ao Zhan suddenly appeared behind her, azure light flashing within his fist as he threw a punch straight at her head.

Ao Zhan's target had never been the Death Spider Emperor. He wanted to capture the king before the bandits and strike at Bibi Dong directly.

Thus, he first pressed his advantage against the Death Spider Emperor, forcing Bibi Dong to use a Soul Skill to block him. Then, in the next instant, he used Miao Tiaojun's Alien Energy to teleport behind her, intending to finish her with a single punch.

However, just as Ao Zhan's fist was about to hit her, dark green light suddenly flashed around Bibi Dong's body. Then, she was sent flying by his punch.

Ao Zhan frowned as he watched the woman slowly rise after taking his punch.

"Did she use the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor's Martial Soul Possession?"

Bibi Dong had now transformed from a noble, icy beauty into a dark green Spider Empress with an eerie appearance.

A striking dark green spiderweb pattern appeared on her forehead, while a crystalline dark green glow spread from her body and covered her face.

Her upper body retained its human form but was covered in a layer of crystalline dark green armor. Three pairs of dark green spider legs grew from her back. They were slimmer, sharper, and far more aggressive-looking than the Death Spider Emperor's legs from before.

Clearly, at that critical moment, she had used the Martial Soul Possession of her second Martial Soul, the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor.

Although the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor was more attack-oriented than the Death Spider Emperor and did not have any soul rings attached to it, Bibi Dong was still a Soul Douluo. Relying on this Martial Soul Possession, she had blocked Ao Zhan's punch without injury.

"You... I want you dead!"

Bibi Dong's eyes were bloodshot. Though she had not been injured, this was hardly something worth boasting about.

Ao Zhan remained fully focused. If the situation went wrong, he would immediately unleash Alien Energy and flee with Qian Renxue.

But there was no need. After Bibi Dong had thrown that palm strike, the system told him that Qian Daoliu and the others had been secretly watching. If he showed any sign of defeat, Qian Daoliu would immediately step in and save them.

That was the confidence that allowed him to attack Bibi Dong here.

"Enough."

At that moment, a calm voice rang out. An elderly man clad in a Six-Winged Angel robe appeared before Bibi Dong. Then Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, Guang Ling, and Qian Jun emerged from the shadows as well.

"Grandfather!"

Qian Renxue immediately cried out in delight, and only then did Ao Zhan's tensed muscles slowly relax.

The worshippers had arrived, which meant Bibi Dong had no chance of succeeding.

"Bibi Dong, withdraw. This old man can still pretend that today's events never happened."

Qian Daoliu coldly ordered Bibi Dong to leave, causing killing intent to explode within her heart.

But even when she became Pope in the original story, she had not been Qian Daoliu's match. Much less now, when she was still only a Saintess.