The Holy Sword of Light Shows Its Might

Although their Martial Soul Fusion Skill was far from the flawless perfection of a true fusion, their attributes were similar and their auras harmonized. The domain-type soul skill they unleashed together was enough to temporarily boost their strength significantly, giving them the power to contend even against a 98th-level Super Douluo.

"ROAR!"

"HISS!"

The Soul-Devouring Bone Tiger and the Yellow Springs Snake King let out simultaneous, heaven-shaking cries. The figures of Gu Qianye and Ming He suddenly transformed into two streaks of light—one black, one purple—intertwining in mid-air as their soul power resonated wildly.

The next moment, a decaying, frigid, and nauseating aura erupted from them. With the pair at the center, the ice within a radius of several hundred meters rapidly stained a greyish-black. Countless twisted, vengeful faces emerged upon the ice, and the air became thick with the stench of blood and rot.

The Underworld Bone Yellow Springs Domain had formed!

"Kid, to die under the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of us brothers, you can consider this trip worthwhile." Gu Qianye's voice drifted from the center of the domain, cold and triumphant.

Inside the domain, countless white bones burst from the ice, transforming into bone spears and bone spikes that shot madly toward Jiang Che. Yellow Springs poison mist swirled, eroding his Ice Dragon Avatar.

Jiang Che stood within the domain, his Ice Dragon Avatar glowing faintly to resist the erosion, his silver-blue eyes remaining as calm as still water.

"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

Hearing the term piqued his interest, and his voice carried a hint of playfulness.

"Since you've prepared for so long, let me give you a surprise in return."

Before Gu Qianye and Ming He could react to his words, they suddenly felt an aura that made them deeply uneasy.

Looking at Jiang Che again, they noticed something different: two hundred-thousand-year soul rings had appeared behind him at some point.

His right hand had also returned to its original form, now gripping a holy sword that flowed with golden luster.

"Twin Martial Souls!" the two exclaimed in shock. Twin Martial Souls were one thing, but his second martial soul possessed the Ultimate Light attribute, which countered them most severely.

While Twin Martial Souls were rare on the Douluo Continent, as Title Douluos, they had seen many in their time; there were even a few within the Holy Spirit Cult. Yet, they had never heard of anyone simultaneously mastering the two completely domineering attributes of Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Light!

"Impossible!" Ming He shrieked, his voice trembling. The Yellow Springs Snake King avatar he embodied subconsciously recoiled by half a foot, causing the poison mist within the domain to momentarily stagnate.

Gu Qianye's expression shifted violently as well. The scarlet soul fire in the eye sockets of the Soul-Devouring Bone Tiger flickered wildly. The mere aura radiating from the holy sword in Jiang Che's hand caused his own bones to emit a harsh, grating clatter—the instinctive suppression and repulsion of light power against an Evil Soul Master.

"What are you afraid of!" Gu Qianye gritted his teeth and roared, stabilizing his soul fire. "So what if it's Ultimate Light? Like us, he is only a Title Douluo in his nineties. The Underworld Bone Yellow Springs Domain is enough to suppress his light attribute. Push it to the limit; don't give him a chance to breathe!"

Startled by the shout, Ming He suppressed his inner terror. The Yellow Springs Snake King avatar tensed, its dark purple scales shimmering with a sinister glow as he pushed the Underworld Bone Yellow Springs Domain to its peak.

In an instant, the putrid aura within the domain surged several times over. The vengeful faces on the ice twisted frantically, emitting ear-piercing shrieks. Countless white bones shot toward Jiang Che from all directions, each spike coated in grey-white soul fire. Under the amplification of the Underworld Bone Yellow Springs Domain, the frigid, corrosive power was strong enough to make the very air hiss.

Jiang Che gripped the Holy Sword of Light. His silver-blue Ice Dragon Avatar intertwined with the pure golden radiance of the sword, forming a two-colored halo around his body.

The Ice Empress's yellow diamond eyes remained locked on the battlefield. Having known about Jiang Che's second martial soul before becoming his Soul Spirit, she felt no surprise.

Huo Yuhao, however, was not so composed. He had already been turned pale by the two Title Douluos' fusion skill; seeing Jiang Che not only unsuppressed but revealing a never-before-seen tool martial soul—one with a light attribute completely distinct from his Ice Dragon King—left him stunned.

"T... Tianmeng-ge..." Huo Yuhao stammered, calling out within his Sea of Consciousness. "Is Senior... a Twin Martial Soul user?"

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not tease him this time. After a moment of silence, he spoke with uncharacteristic gravity: "Yes. Not only is he a Twin Martial Soul user, but his second martial soul is Ultimate Light, which naturally suppresses all dark and evil things. Little Yuhao, this senior of yours is far more unfathomable than I imagined!"

Huo Yuhao's mouth hung open, wanting to say something, but he found he had no words.

He had once thought that obtaining the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was the greatest stroke of fortune, but seeing Jiang Che, he finally understood what true, peerless talent meant.

Within the ice valley, the offensive of the Underworld Bone Yellow Springs Domain grew increasingly fierce, with bones falling like rain and poison mist surging like a tide.

Watching the attacks converging from all sides, Jiang Che turned his wrist, and the golden runes on the Holy Sword of Light suddenly flared.

"First Soul Skill, Aurora World-Purifying Wheel!"

His voice was not loud, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty, like a true god pronouncing judgment.

The moment the words fell, the hexagram guard of the Holy Sword of Light erupted with blinding golden radiance. This was no ordinary sunlight, but a pure, ultimate holy light containing the primal power to purify all things and dispel all evil.

A massive golden wheel of light exploded outward with Jiang Che at its center, like a scorching sun crashing into an ice field.

The purifying light of divine judgment swept across the area. Wherever it passed, the grey-black ice of the Underworld Bone Yellow Springs Domain hissed as if scorched by a white-hot iron. The thick black mist had no power to resist the holy light and was instantly evaporated into nothingness. The white bones bursting from the ice shattered into powder the moment they were touched, and the soul fire attached to them was purified completely before it could even emit a scream.

The domain trembled violently, and dense cracks appeared across the grey-black sky.

"Damn it! Hold it together!" Gu Qianye roared, the bones of his Soul-Devouring Bone Tiger avatar clattering as he frantically poured his soul power into the domain, attempting to resist the erosion of the holy light.

Ming He also gave his all. The dark purple scales of the Yellow Springs Snake King avatar bloomed with an eerie glow, the concentration of the poison mist spiking as it desperately fought against the light of judgment.

But the suppression of Ultimate Light far exceeded their imagination.

The moment those eerie glows and poison mists touched the holy light, they melted like thin ice under a raging fire. The grey-black sky of the Underworld Bone Yellow Springs Domain began to peel away in large chunks, revealing the deep blue sky of the Far North behind it. The putrid stench was gradually dispelled by the holy light, replaced by a crisp, clean aura like the air after a rainstorm.

"BOOM!"

With a deafening roar, the Underworld Bone Yellow Springs Domain collapsed completely. Gu Qianye and Ming He were sent flying from the fragments of the domain, slamming heavily into the ice and carving out two deep trenches dozens of meters long.

Their soul power was in total disarray, and they could no longer maintain their Avatar of Martial Soul. The Soul-Devouring Bone Tiger's black bones were covered in cracks, and most of the Yellow Springs Snake King's dark purple scales had fallen off, exposing the gruesome flesh beneath.

Gu Qianye knelt on the ice, his Soul-Devouring Bone Tiger avatar having dissipated to reveal his original, aged face. His complexion was no longer the previous sallow green but pale as paper. A trickle of black blood spilled from the corner of his mouth—a sign of severe internal injury and damage to his foundation.

Ming He was in an even worse state, sprawled in an ice pit with not a single intact part of his body. His arm was twisted at an unnatural angle, clearly broken. He lifted his head with great difficulty, his eyes filled with shock and terror as he looked at Jiang Che.

The Underworld Bone Yellow Springs Domain they had unleashed together could have held its own even against a 98th-level Super Douluo, yet before Jiang Che, it hadn't even lasted the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.

"Big Brother..." Ming He spoke with difficulty, his voice so hoarse it was barely audible. "Let's... leave..."

Gu Qianye wanted nothing more than to leave. The remnant soul fire in his eye sockets flickered weakly as he struggled to push himself up from the ice.

But just as he stood halfway, his foot caught on a piece of shattered ice. He slipped, staggered, and collapsed back down.