Then, more than a dozen Titled Douluo joined forces and unleashed their Soul Skills, forming a giant hand that descended to suppress it.
For the first time, the Angel Beast, on the verge of becoming a Ferocious Beast, felt such despair.
The Angel Beast roared, "You greedy humans! Even if I have to blow myself up, I'll never let you take my Soul Ring and Soul Bone!"
"Judgment Sword!"
With a clang, the Holy Sword in the Angel Beast's hand unleashed a powerful surge of sword energy, forming a tremendous sword shadow that slashed toward the assembled powerhouses.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Golden Body Douluo Jin Peng dashed to the front. His whole body was coated in a layer of gold, and he resolutely withstood the blow.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Judgment Sword carved through mountain peaks and ancient trees that were tens of thousands of years old, wiping out every Soul Beast within several kilometers. It struck Jin Peng and forcibly knocked him out of his Martial Soul Avatar state.
The other powerhouses of the Body Sect were caught in the attack as well, and their auras weakened considerably.
"Hiss—! That's strong."
Watching from nearby, Ye Que was completely stunned.
The Angel Beast was so powerful that one sword had broken through Golden Body Douluo's defense. No wonder it could go toe-to-toe with a Behemoth Beast.
However, the battle wasn't over yet.
Du Busi charged to the front. Drawing on the power of his Martial Soul Avatar, he resolutely activated his Gold-Grade Awakening and completely overwhelmed the Angel Beast.
Jin Peng, the other powerhouses, and Guangyu Douluo launched a frenzied assault.
After two waves of attacks, the Angel Beast was not only still alive, but its fighting spirit had also been kindled. It entered a bloodline-awakening state, transforming into a Holy Angel Beast as eight wings sprouted from its back.
Du Busi and the others' expressions changed.
It could even return to its ancestral bloodline? Damn, the Angel Clan was sinister to the extreme, whether human or Soul Beast.
Even with such severe injuries, it could still counterattack.
"Humans, pay for your crimes!"
The Angel Beast raised its Holy Sword and abruptly spread its eight angel wings, breaking through Du Busi's air-sealing power and reaching the domain where it was invincible in the sky.
But in the very next instant, space shattered behind it. Dragon Subduing Douluo's right hand transformed into a silver dragon claw, and, catching it off guard, plunged into its heart and squeezed.
With a thud, the Angel Beast's heart shattered, and its Holy Angel Beast form disappeared.
A Limit Douluo had struck. One hit, instant kill.
Then Dragon Subduing Douluo raised a hand and sealed the Angel Beast's Soul Power.
But even so, the Angel Beast wasn't completely dead. Its powerful bloodline gave it the strength for one final rally.
It was the Angel God's emissary, a divine arbiter, yet its cultivation had stopped at a hundred and eighty thousand years.
Dragon Subduing Douluo said, "You've only changed the way you'll stay by the Angel God's side. She won't forget what you've done. In the future, the two of you will ascend to godhood together and rid the world of evil."
"Humans and Soul Beasts have always devoured one another, and Soul Beasts do the same to each other. I have faith in the Angel God, and I have faith in you."
"Your bloodline is noble, and so is my young lord's. If you follow my young lord, you'll become the Angel Divine Beast of the future."
The Angel Beast cursed, "Greedy human! Just to get my Soul Ring and Soul Bone, you'd say something so shameless? I despise you..."
Dragon Subduing Douluo sighed and looked toward his young lord.
At that moment, Ye Que came before the Angel Beast and said, "Follow me. Let's pursue that goal together."
As he spoke, he released his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
"Human, how can you have..."
The Angel Beast had planned to perish together with this band of greedy humans. But the moment it saw the Angel God Shadow, it let go of all its resentment.
This human had inherited the Angel God's divine seed.
Then the Angel Beast made a decision no Soul Beast could have expected.
Sacrifice!
That was right. It would follow the great Angel God and live forever.
Rumble—!
Red light shot into the sky, enveloping both the heavens and Ye Que as a red Soul Ring slowly rose.
No one had expected this Angel Beast, whose bloodline purity was terrifyingly high, to choose sacrifice.
There was no discomfort and no backlash.
The entire process took just one minute, comparable to the Blue Silver Emperor sacrificing herself to empower Tang Hao ten thousand years ago.
Beneath Ye Que's feet, a red fifth Soul Ring rose, and terrifying waves of Soul Power surged from his body.
Then a diamond-shaped golden Soul Bone adhered to the Divine Sword.
Perfectly compatible, perfectly fused.
With only a brief sense of it, Ye Que discovered that the Angel Beast's soul had remained within the Divine Sword, granting it a Soul Bone Skill.
Angel Sword Bone Skill: Air-Sealing!
Within the Angel's domain, no Martial Soul could rise into the air unless its wielder was powerful enough to inspire despair.
Next, Ye Que began inspecting the fifth Soul Ring's skills.
As a hundred-and-eighty-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, the Angel Beast's fifth Soul Ring had granted two skills.
The two skills were Angel Judgment and Righteous Universe Cannon.
The former was a judgment-type Soul Skill, while the latter was an instant-cast Divine Sword Soul Skill. It needed no charging, relying purely on Attribute power.
Both were top-notch Soul Skills!
After the sacrifice was complete, Du Busi returned to his normal form and said with a hearty laugh, "I never would've guessed things would end in a sacrifice. Young friend Ye, you've struck it rich."
Dragon Subduing Douluo and Guangyu Douluo smiled at him too.
They had all expected to be forced to take the path of killing the Angel Beast, but they hadn't imagined it would choose to sacrifice itself.
This way, everything was both easier and less troublesome.
"I just got lucky, that's all!"
Ye Que smiled, but spoke modestly, not letting himself get carried away in the slightest.
The Angel Beast's sacrifice had been completely unexpected.
Du Busi laughed as he patted Ye Que on the shoulder. "You're still too modest, young friend Ye. Now that you've got your fifth Soul Ring, we already have a target for your sixth."
"We need to leave Star Dou Forest before Di Tian notices us. Otherwise, we'll be in danger."
Ye Que nodded, then immediately followed Du Busi deeper into the Core Circle.
A dozen or so figures vanished with a series of whooshes.
Not long afterward, the group flew into the sky above Star Dou Forest, where a Titled Douluo from the Body Sect was waiting to meet them.
This Titled Douluo hadn't taken part in the battle just now. He'd been keeping watch for their next target.
As soon as Du Busi and the others arrived, the powerhouse came forward to meet them.
"How did it go?" Du Busi asked.
"Luckily, the commotion just now didn't affect this Soul Beast. We can make our move." The Titled Douluo pointed, directing their attention toward an active volcanic region several kilometers away.
High above the volcano, where lava gushed forth, a gigantic firebird circled continuously.
It was cultivating. This was also how this kind of Soul Beast drew in the volcano's energy.
Du Busi narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Good. The information left behind by our sect's predecessors was right. There really is a Phoenix Bird in the Core Circle tainted by the Phoenix God's blood. Judging by the luster of its feathers, it should be a hundred and fifty thousand years old—just right for young friend Ye."
"Its pure Ultimate Fire Attribute is as suitable as it gets."
"There's no time to lose. We can make our move."
Beside them, Ye Que swallowed and said, "Senior, aren't we being a little too reckless? You're making quite a grand play. That's a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast with an Ultimate Attribute. There's probably only one in all of Star Dou Forest. If we really kill it, the Beast God will go mad."
He hadn't expected Du Busi to actually follow through after asking for an Immortal Herb—and to do it so reliably. They had already investigated every corner of Star Dou Forest.
"Maybe we should pick another target. This Phoenix Bird is clearly the only one of its kind," Dragon Subduing Douluo said, sounding concerned too.
Du Busi hesitated for a moment, but then he sensed the aura of a Ferocious Beast coming from the Core Circle and said gravely, "It's too late. The Ferocious Beasts have noticed our movements. We have to finish this fight within a few dozen exchanges, or we won't make it back."
At that moment, Ye Que looked behind them and felt his scalp go numb.
Heavy footsteps echoed, accompanied by the oppressive presence of a Ferocious Beast. A gigantic Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was charging toward them, with several other Ferocious Beasts following behind.
Without a second thought, he shouted, "Senior, attack!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh—!
The Titled Douluo of the Body Sect all sprang into action, and Dragon Subduing Douluo shattered space and disappeared.
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