Battle!

Not just Soul Rings.

The aura surrounding Dugu Bo made Yang Wudi feel an unprecedented pressure.

It was not suppression from Soul Power Level, but suppression on a higher plane—the suppression of Martial Soul essence.

Dragon Might.

Though the Soul Breaking Spear was not a beast Martial Soul, it was ultimately still a weapon of the mortal world.

The Nine Nether Divine Dragon, however, was a god-level Martial Soul.

Yang Wudi gritted his teeth and forced down the trace of trembling in his heart.

He had no way out.

The people of the Breaking Clan were all watching him. If he did not even have the courage to attack, then he was unworthy of being their clan leader.

"First Soul Skill, Soul Breaking Stab!"

Yang Wudi moved. He was astonishingly fast, and a sharp spear glow condensed at the tip of the Soul Breaking Spear before stabbing straight at Dugu Bo's chest.

The spear glow tore through the air with a piercing shriek.

There was nothing fancy about this move. It was fast, precise, and ruthless.

The Breaking Clan's fighting style had always been like this: the simplest, most direct, and most lethal.

With the spear tip less than half a foot from Dugu Bo's chest, Dugu Bo shifted aside.

The spear glow brushed past the Profound Black Robe and plunged into a huge boulder behind him.

The boulder exploded with a thunderous boom, sending shattered stones flying as dust billowed everywhere.

Yang Wudi was not surprised. If a First Soul Skill could strike a Titled Douluo, then Titled Douluos would be far too cheap.

He changed moves with incredible speed. As soon as the spear tip passed, he twisted his wrist and swept the Soul Breaking Spear sideways.

"Second Soul Skill, Space Splitting Strike!"

The spear glow became a fan-shaped barrage, sealing off the space on both sides where Dugu Bo could evade.

This move covered an enormous area. At close range, it was almost impossible to dodge completely.

Dugu Bo took a step back and left the fan-shaped attack range.

Yang Wudi frowned.

Again, he evaded instead of taking it head-on.

He would rather Dugu Bo counterattack, so he could at least gauge his opponent's strength.

Only defending without attacking made him feel as though he were punching cotton.

"Third Soul Skill, Thousand Shadow Spear!"

Yang Wudi no longer held back.

The Soul Breaking Spear transformed into thousands of spear shadows, pouring down like a torrential rain.

Every spear shadow was a tangible attack, and each strike contained enough force to pierce steel.

This was his signature Soul Skill. It was so fast that the naked eye could not follow it, with coverage so vast there was nowhere to hide.

Dugu Bo moved through the spear shadows.

His steps were unhurried, as though he were taking a stroll through his own backyard.

Left foot, right foot, turn, sidestep.

Every spear shadow skimmed past his robe, but not one could touch his body.

Yang Wudi accelerated his attacks. The spear shadows formed by the Soul Breaking Spear became denser and denser, while the sounds of tearing air merged into one continuous roar that made the watching clansmen cover their ears.

Yet Dugu Bo remained unruffled.

Yang Wudi gritted his teeth and stopped.

"Is dodging all you know how to do?"

The corners of Dugu Bo's lips rose slightly. "This old man said he would only defend, not attack. You have yet to make this old man act."

Yang Wudi took a deep breath and said nothing more.

Fourth Soul Skill, Armor Shredder.

A layer of pale golden light condensed around the tip of the Soul Breaking Spear. This Soul Skill was meant to break defenses.

Whether it was Soul Power protecting the body or a defensive Soul Skill, Armor Shredder could tear through it.

"Ha!"

Yang Wudi let out a furious roar and thrust the Soul Breaking Spear forward.

This strike was faster than all his previous attacks. The spear tip left a golden afterimage in the air as it shot straight toward Dugu Bo's chest.

Dugu Bo did not dodge.

The spear tip struck the robe over his chest, producing a dull metallic clang.

Yang Wudi's expression changed.

It would not go in.

The spear tip pressed against Dugu Bo's chest as though it had struck ten-thousand-year cold iron, utterly unable to move.

He increased his Soul Power output. The golden light on the spear tip grew brighter and brighter, yet it still could not pierce through.

Dugu Bo lowered his head to look at the spear tip, then raised his gaze to Yang Wudi. His tone was calm. "This old man's body is not something you can break."

Yang Wudi retreated several steps, planting the Soul Breaking Spear into the ground to support himself.

His eyes were filled with shock.

Armor Shredder was his strongest defense-breaking Soul Skill.

Even defense-type Soul Douluos of the same level could not withstand it, yet Dugu Bo had taken it with his physical body and remained completely unharmed. What kind of body was that?

But he did not retreat.

The people of the Breaking Clan were all watching him. He could lose, but he could not cower.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Soul Breaking Roar!"

Yang Wudi drove the Soul Breaking Spear into the ground, pressed his palms together, and unleashed Soul Power wildly from within his body.

The spear tip trembled and released an ear-piercing sound wave. The sound wave became an invisible shockwave that blasted toward Dugu Bo's Sea of Consciousness.

This was a spiritual attack that ignored physical defense.

Dugu Bo did not even blink.

His spiritual power had already undergone a qualitative transformation after being tempered by the Heavenly Tribulation, while the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew Pill had expanded his Sea of Consciousness another full circle.

Yang Wudi's Soul Breaking Roar might have caused some interference to a level ninety-three Titled Douluo, but before a level ninety-six Super Douluo, it was not even enough to count as a tickle.

Sweat beaded on Yang Wudi's forehead.

Physical attacks did not work, and neither did spiritual attacks.

His opponent's strength had completely exceeded his imagination.

But he still had stronger Soul Skills.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Sky Breaking Strike!"

Yang Wudi pulled the Soul Breaking Spear from the ground and raised it over his head with both hands.

Soul Power frantically gathered at the spear tip, forming an enormous spear of Soul Power several yards long. It floated in the air, its tip aimed at Dugu Bo.

This was his long-range attack Soul Skill, and its power was even more terrifying than his close-range attacks.

"Fall!"

Yang Wudi pressed both hands downward. The enormous spear of Soul Power descended from the sky with an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth, stabbing straight toward Dugu Bo's head.

Dugu Bo looked up at the enormous spear, raised his right hand, and lightly tapped with his index finger.

Dark violet Nether Qi flowed from his fingertip, condensing into a thread of Nether Qi as thin as a hair before piercing the tip of the Soul Power spear.

The Soul Power spear's descent abruptly slowed, and dense cracks appeared across its shaft.

The thread of Nether Qi exploded within the Soul Power spear. The enormous spear shattered with a deafening boom, becoming countless motes of light that dispersed into the air.

Yang Wudi's pupils constricted to the limit.

The Sixth Soul Skill, Sky Breaking Strike. His strongest long-range attack.

Dugu Bo had broken it with one finger.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"

Yang Wudi hesitated no longer. The Soul Breaking Spear transformed into a streak of black light and merged into his body. His frame swelled, his muscles bulged, and a metallic sheen emerged over the surface of his skin.

His entire body became a humanoid Soul Breaking Spear. His attack power doubled, his defense doubled, and his speed doubled.

This was one of his trump cards. In his Martial Soul Avatar state, Yang Wudi had once slain a fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast with a single spear strike.

"Eighth Soul Skill, Destruction Spear!"

The strongest strike in his Martial Soul Avatar state.

Yang Wudi condensed the Soul Power of his entire life into this strike. His whole body became a massive spear nearly twelve feet long as he charged toward Dugu Bo.

The spear tip split the air, unleashing an earth-shaking sonic boom.

The ground was torn apart by the shockwave, stones flew in every direction, and dust filled the sky.

The watching clansmen retreated one after another, unable to keep their footing under the aftershocks.

This spear was everything Yang Wudi had.

It was the strongest attack an eighty-first-level Soul Douluo could unleash.