Guhen Mountain Range.
It lay northeast of Heaven Dou City.
Mountain ranges encircled the area, with towering, precipitous peaks rising one after another.
This was where the Clear Sky Sect had gone into seclusion in the original story, and also the battlefield where Qian Xunji would challenge Tang Chen.
A place that was usually nearly deserted was exceptionally lively today, with crowds surging through it.
Thanks to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's extensive publicity, prominent clans and factions from the Spirit Master World, along with many capable independent Spirit Masters, had arrived early to witness the battle between two powerhouses of the Spirit Master World.
The mysterious Armor Douluo had made an appearance in Heaven Dou City several months ago, killing the former sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, its guardian Douluo, and numerous noble Spirit Masters of Heaven Dou.
His strength, ruthlessness, and bloodthirstiness had long earned him a label among the Spirit Master World: absolutely never provoke him, and run as far away as possible the moment you saw him.
After all, what independent Spirit Master did not have a few crimes on their hands?
The evil deeds committed by sect Spirit Masters were even more numerous upon investigation.
Only Spirit Masters affiliated with Soul Hall were somewhat better, with a lower proportion of criminals.
If the vast majority of Spirit Masters encountered this man, they would surely be sentenced to "death, effective immediately"!
"Look, it's Lord Qian Daoliu, the Angel Douluo."
"I never expected even someone like him to come watch the battle."
"There are rumors that the mysterious Armor Douluo is from Soul Hall."
"Really?"
"I don't know, but Saphis, the Platinum Bishop in charge of the Heaven Dou Holy Temple, was very respectful toward him the other day."
"Isn't that obvious? If a Limit Douluo came to my home, I'd be very respectful to him too."
The conversation among the independent Spirit Masters did not draw Qian Daoliu's attention.
He set Bibi Dong down from his arms, then looked around and inspected the surroundings.
The mysterious Armor Douluo had not arrived yet.
As for Tang Chen, that man had never been in the habit of arriving early.
Green Phoenix Douluo beside him remained expressionless.
This time, he and the First Worship had left together, leaving the Second Worship, Golden Crocodile Douluo, behind to guard the place.
They had wings and could fly quickly. There was nothing to be done about that.
As a Rank 97 Super Douluo, Green Phoenix Douluo was very interested in this mysterious Armor Douluo who had suddenly emerged, possessed tremendous strength, and was suspected to be a Rank 99 Limit Douluo.
A powerful expert who had always kept a low profile and whose whereabouts were unfathomably mysterious would always arouse curiosity.
On another mountain peak, Yu Yuanzhen was greatly surprised when he saw the tall yet gaunt man beside Ning Fengzhi.
After losing one Fire Dragon Douluo, they've gained another Titled Douluo with a Bone Dragon martial soul. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's foundation truly runs deep, Yu Yuanzhen thought.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had long suppressed those with dragon-type martial souls.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had long recruited those with dragon-type martial souls.
Both sects had taken root within the Heaven Dou Empire, so friction between them had been constant.
"Sect Master Yu, have you been well lately?" Ning Fengzhi greeted him with an elegant and amiable smile.
Yu Yuanzhen cast Ning Fengzhi a sidelong glance and said, "The new sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. What do you want?"
"I wonder if Sect Master Yu would be interested?"
The two began whispering, discussing whether they should act when the opportunity arose and kill Qian Xunji if they had the chance.
Yu Yuanzhen's heart stirred.
There was no denying that Ning Fengzhi's proposal was quite good.
Qian Xunji had publicly executed Yu Xiaogang of the Blue Lightning Jade Clan, openly offending the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and humiliating its prestige.
It would be a lie to say that Yu Yuanzhen did not wish to take revenge, restore the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's reputation, and avenge the Blue Lightning Jade Clan.
However, Yu Yuanzhen was several decades older than Ning Fengzhi and had seen far more in life.
Before he figured out the identity of the mysterious Armor Douluo, he would not make a move to kill him.
Who would believe that someone capable of cultivating to the level of a Limit Douluo had no faction backing him?
Before Tang Chen rose to prominence and made the Clear Sky Sect the Number One Sect Under Heaven, it had already been a force with several Spirit Saints stationed within it.
On Douluo Continent, it was simply impossible for a complete nobody to rise to prominence without relying on a major faction.
"He's here! The mysterious Armor Douluo is here!"
Spirit Masters from Heaven Dou City had seen Qian Xunji in his Emperor Armor before, and they immediately shouted when they saw him arrive.
This was Ning Fengzhi's first time seeing the true face of the man who had killed his father.
The moment Qian Xunji appeared, he could no longer maintain his elegant and amiable facade. His eyes turned bloodshot, and he panted like a bull.
"Fengzhi, calm down." Bone Douluo Gu Rong reached out, grasped Ning Fengzhi's shoulder, and urged him not to get worked up.
Meanwhile.
"Is that full-body armor really a martial soul? Why does it look like a work of art forged by a divine craftsman?"
Spirit Masters with lower cultivation were too lacking in discernment to tell whether the Emperor Armor on Qian Xunji's body was Martial Soul Possession or actual armor.
But Qian Daoliu was a Rank 99 Limit Douluo, the High Priest of the Angel God, and possessed divine power within him. One glance was enough for him to see the truth.
It really was an armor martial soul, and it even had a matching weapon.
Furthermore, it was an immensely powerful martial soul of extremely high quality, one that had never appeared before.
Such a martial soul possessed both offense and defense, with no weaknesses. It could be called perfect.
Qian Daoliu had read extensively. So long as a martial soul had appeared on Douluo Continent and been recorded by Soul Hall, there was none he did not know.
Yet this Emperor Armor martial soul before him was truly the first he had ever seen.
"This martial soul is extraordinary. It possesses the attributes of holiness, light, fire, metal, ice, and water—even more than the three attributes of the Six-Winged Angel."
"Really?" Green Phoenix Douluo asked in disbelief.
Qian Daoliu did not speak, merely nodding.
At the sight, Green Phoenix Douluo felt miserable.
His Green Phoenix Divine Bird martial soul was descended from the divine beast phoenix and possessed the dual attributes of wind and spirit.
Under normal circumstances, a martial soul with a single elemental attribute was already considered a high-grade martial soul.
Such as the Ghost Spirit Cat and Gale Demon Wolf martial souls.
Martial souls with dual attributes were almost all top-tier martial souls, such as the Green Phoenix Divine Bird and Light Feather Divine Bow.
Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, known as the Number One Beast Martial Soul Under Heaven, possessed only the lightning attribute.
And the god-bestowed Six-Winged Angel martial soul had merely three—no, four—attributes, with the fourth being the attribute of judgment.
What did six attributes even mean? Green Phoenix Douluo did not understand.
Bibi Dong, standing nearby, widened her eyes as she stared intently at Qian Xunji.
She was one hundred percent certain that in her previous life, there had been no such person as the mysterious Armor Douluo.
A variable? Bibi Dong thought.
For the moment, she did not know whether this variable was good or bad.
Moreover, she was still only a child without powerful strength or social status. There was nothing she could do.
She could only be a parasite, eating Soul Hall's food, using Soul Hall's resources, taking Soul Hall's assets, and turning those resources into her own strength.
In this life, Bibi Dong would inherit the Rakshasa God Position at an even faster pace.
Then she would rule the world and wipe out the Angel Clan.
When Qian Xunji arrived and saw the spectators gathered all around, he felt deeply displeased.
He was not an actor, nor did he enjoy taking the stage to put on a free performance for others to watch.
But he could not be bothered to drive away these foolish Douluo natives.
It would have been fine if high-level Spirit Masters at the Spirit Saint level had come to watch.
But a group of Soul Grandmasters, Soul Elders, Soul Ancestors, and Soul Kings dared to come watch a battle between Limit Douluos.
The shockwaves from a Limit Douluo's battle alone could send them flying and kill them in the fall.
Without sufficient strength, they still dared to watch from so close. Truly, fools had a sudden flash of inspiration and failed to know the difference between life and death.
Time passed minute by minute.
Just as Qian Xunji was growing impatient from waiting, Tang Chen finally arrived late.
His entrance involved driving his elbow directly into the ground, sending sand and rocks flying.
He was truly imposing, looking down upon the world with an overwhelming aura.
"Clear Sky Sect's Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Chen, has come to accept the challenge!"
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