The pearly white flames burned brighter and brighter, and the arrow's outline grew increasingly distinct. Faintly, one could make out a Vermilion Bird spreading its wings and soaring within the shaft.
The arrow pierced the sixth red Soul Ring, and all of heaven and earth seemed to tremble.
The flames on the arrow suddenly erupted, transforming into the phantom of a Vermilion Bird with a wingspan of dozens of meters. It surged forward, wrapped in an aura that seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth.
The arrow pierced the seventh red Soul Ring. In that instant, heaven and earth changed color.
The long arrow was like a wanton Mystic Bird Vermilion Bird. Wherever it passed, space shattered in layer after layer, like countless smashed mirrors, with a piercing crack.
From the rifts in the broken space poured forth a pitch-black light, intertwining with the pearly white flames to form a strange yet magnificent scene.
Bearing shattered space, burning flames, and an aura of destruction, the arrow overtook the Bone Dragon in the blink of an eye, catching up with it after it had already fled to the edge of the sky!
Gu Rong sensed the disturbance behind him and looked back, only to see a vast Mystic Bird Vermilion Bird already closing in on him!
Crack—!
The long arrow pierced straight through the Bone Dragon's body, entering between its brows and emerging from the back of its head before continuing toward the distant horizon, disappearing beyond the clouds.
The Bone Dragon couldn't put up any resistance. He didn't even have time to let out a scream.
For a moment, heaven and earth fell silent. Then, pearly white flames surged up around the Bone Dragon in an instant.
The bone-white bones quickly lost their luster in the pearly flames, turning dull and brittle before crumbling into a heap of fine ash. A gust of wind scattered it, and it slowly vanished into thin air.
There was no struggle, no wail—only silent annihilation.
Bone Douluo Gu Rong, a Titled Douluo of his generation hailed as the greatest defensive fighter in the world, had turned to ash and drifted away on the wind.
Yan Lingji gave a slight wave of her hand. The arrow, still carrying its full force and already at the far edge of the sky, turned into a streak of light and vanished into the air.
She lowered her hand and turned to Zhao Linchuan. The sternness had faded from her face, replaced by a gentle smile.
She walked over unhurriedly, her skirt swaying lightly in the wind like a red lotus brushed by a breeze.
"Husband," she said softly, with a hint of playful affection in her voice. "My sixth Soul Skill gave me a dual-purpose weapon spirit skill."
"It can take the Vermilion Bird Bow form you saw, or it can transform into a long sword, just like your Martial Soul."
She stopped in front of Zhao Linchuan and tilted her head up slightly, a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"Husband, do you need me to buy you a few maids to keep as concubines?" Her tone was teasing and playful. "That way, if you ever lose your husbandly authority, you'll have somewhere to vent~"
Zhao Linchuan looked at her smiling face, at the undisguised pride and mischief in her eyes, and fell silent for a moment.
"Ah," Zhao Linchuan sighed softly after a pause. He reached out and patted her on the head, then said sincerely, "You're amazing, my wife..."
After a long while, sunlight once again spilled across the earth. The wind swept through the valley, carrying away the smoke of battle and bringing with it the distant fragrance of grass and trees.
At some point, Bibi Dong had already run out of her hiding place. She stood not far away, still clutching the Image Recording Stone. Her mouth hung wide open, her eyes were round as saucers, and disbelief filled her face.
She looked at the Bone Dragon, already scattered into the wind, then at Zhao Linchuan, and finally at Yan Lingji. Her lips trembled several times before she managed to stammer out a sentence.
"Ling Ji, y-you killed a Titled Douluo...?"
(Salamander is really popular—more popular than Yan Lingji in the illustration from Chapter One. Yan Lingji as the first heroine, Yue Shen as the second, and Salamander as the third?)
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