Bibi Dong: Learned Something

"Clear Sky Hammer spirit, level 99 Power Attack System Battle Spirit Master!"

To reveal one's own intelligence by announcing one's identity before a battle was, in Qian Xunji's view, an incredibly foolish thing to do.

To the natives of Douluo Continent, declaring one's spirit was a symbol of status, prestige, and strength.

But to Qian Xunji, it was a moronic act; letting an enemy know the details of one's spirit was equivalent to giving them the opportunity to formulate tactics specifically targeting its weaknesses.

Take the core characteristics of the Clear Sky Hammer spirit, for instance: power and explosive force.

The Clear Sky Hammer spirit relied on pure power suppression and formidable explosive force as its core, allowing it to challenge opponents of higher ranks and naturally restraining tool spirits.

Of course, that was assuming the Clear Sky Hammer could actually strike the enemy in the hands of the spirit master.

The greatest weakness of the Clear Sky Hammer was its sheer weight, which resulted in the wielder having slow movement speed and high spirit power consumption.

The foolish natives of Douluo only knew how to fight head-on with brute force; they didn't know how to dodge, how to fight a war of attrition, and certainly not how to engage in guerrilla warfare.

But Qian Xunji was a transmigrator, a rational person, not a foolish Douluo native.

Although the fourth trial of the Asura God Trial required him to defeat Tang Chen in a head-on collision without using his Divine Origin Realm mental power or spirit-attribute spirit skills, Qian Xunji possessed high attack, high defense, and high speed—two of which far surpassed Tang Chen's.

"What a rude junior." Tang Chen, seeing that Qian Xunji had yet to announce his own information, said with some displeasure.

The spirit masters watching from afar also revealed strange expressions and gazes.

On Douluo Continent, every spirit master knew that one had to announce their spirit, spirit power level, and cultivation system before a duel.

Did this mysterious Armor Douluo in front of them not even know the most basic etiquette?

"Rude?"

"If that is how you feel, then so be it. This Seat does not care for the opinions of others."

Qian Xunji's tone was flat and distant, devoid of any emotion.

One should simply focus on doing their own thing.

To live a happy life, one must not fall into internal friction because of the views and words of others.

Qian Xunji raised his sword with his right hand, pointing the tip at Tang Chen, and spoke again: "Can the battle begin now?"

"Let's fight!" Tang Chen answered domineeringly.

His voice, amplified by spirit power, reached the ears of everyone present.

The crowd held their breath and widened their eyes, unwilling to miss a single moment of what was to come.

A battle between Limit Douluo was not something one could see just because they wanted to.

"So fast." Tang Chen exclaimed inwardly.

He raised his Clear Sky Hammer, shielding his neck, and blocked Qian Xunji's thrust.

However, the massive impact of the force still forced him to take a step back; he hadn't been able to fully deflect the sword.

Tang Chen's gaze fixed on the golden sword gripped in Qian Xunji's right hand, and he saw golden flames beginning to spread and diffuse along the blade.

The golden flames followed the point of contact between the hammer and the sword, creeping forward to ignite the Clear Sky Hammer spirit, burning and purifying his spirit power.

"The Angel Spirit's characteristic of purifying the spirit power within others?" The moment the doubt crossed Tang Chen's mind, he utilized the "Shock Art" of the Nine Heavens Hammer Arts, generating a vibration that shook off the golden flames clinging to the Clear Sky Hammer.

The golden flames that were shaken off did not extinguish.

A noble spirit master watching from the sidelines was quite unlucky; his body was ignited, and he let out a miserable scream.

The golden flames instantly swallowed him whole, reducing him to ashes. As the cold mountain wind blew, he scattered into dust, achieving the feat of having his bones ground to powder and scattered to the winds.

This scene lasted only a few seconds, but it was someone's entire life.

This sight chilled the hearts of most who had come to watch, and a sense of fear began to spread.

One had to know that watching a battle in a spirit fighting arena was almost never life-threatening.

It was precisely for this reason that low-to-mid-level spirit masters dared to come and watch the battles of Limit Douluo powerhouses.

But what they never expected was that as soon as the fight began, an unlucky soul would die in the aftermath of the battle.

In the sky, the collision of sword and hammer emitted a crisp metallic sound, like a piece of death metal music.

Below, countless spirit masters activated their spirit avatars, fleeing with all their might, just to find a glimmer of survival amidst the rain of golden sparks filling the sky.

"Is this the great battle between Limit Douluo?"

"Even the aftermath of their combat is enough to claim the lives of countless spirit masters."

Ning Fengzhi, who had suffered no harm thanks to the close protection of Bone Douluo Gu Rong, revealed a look of terror.

In the Limit Douluo battle before them, neither side had even used spirit ring or spirit bone skills to clash; they were merely using the most basic combat methods, yet the aftermath had already killed countless spectators.

If the two of them were to unleash their full power and use hundred-thousand-year spirit skills, wouldn't that mean...

Thinking of this, Ning Fengzhi reached out and tugged at Gu Rong's sleeve, signaling for him to carry him further away.

Yu Yuanzhen, the Thunder Douluo, also had the same thought of moving further away from the battlefield.

"Limit Douluo powerhouses, they are truly terrifying."

Yu Yuanzhen felt fortunate that he hadn't let his emotions get the better of him back then over the death of the Blue Lightning Jade Clan member "Yu Xiaogang," nor had he rushed to Heaven Dou City to pick a fight with Qian Xunji to demand an explanation.

That thrust, aimed straight at his throat, was so fast that his eyes could only catch a blur, and his body couldn't react in time at all.

Eyes: I saw it.

Brain: Dodge, quickly!

Body: Easy for you to say! With speed like that, how am I supposed to react?!

"The two sect masters, thinking the same thing?" The Heaven Dou Emperor activated his martial soul avatar, using a flight soul skill to distance himself from the battlefield, and greeted Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen as they drew near.

Although the other party was the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, neither Yu Yuanzhen nor Ning Fengzhi had the time or energy to engage in small talk with him at this moment.

The Heaven Dou Emperor was met with a cold shoulder, yet his face remained as impassive as a mountain collapsing before him, revealing neither joy nor anger.

Having witnessed a battle between Limit Douluos today, he finally understood just how correct his decision to kneel instantly in the past had been.

As for the nobles and their private armies within his borders, if they died, they died.

It was just a pity they hadn't all been wiped out completely.

When the Heaven Dou Emperor's gaze caught the figure of Qian Daoliu and the little girl beside him, that was the very first thought that surfaced in his mind.

This exquisitely beautiful little girl could become the Crown Princess of the Heaven Dou Empire, its future Empress, and eventually the Empress Dowager and Grand Empress Dowager, protecting the Heaven Dou Empire for over a hundred years.

Qian Daoliu, watching the battle with unblinking eyes, did not notice the calculating gaze of the Heaven Dou Emperor.

"So, the Tang Chen who always launches fierce attacks also has days where he is the one being fiercely attacked." Green Phoenix Douluo, standing to the side, chuckled as he watched Tang Chen being suppressed by Qian Xunji throughout the fight, forced into a defensive stance with his hammer while small wounds continuously appeared on his body.

If Qian Daoliu hadn't been standing right there, Green Phoenix Douluo would have referred to him as "that brute Tang Chen."

Bibi Dong's small body and large eyes were wide open, her mouth agape in an expression of astonishment.

Learned it, I've learned it, she thought to herself.

This method of using an absolute speed advantage to engage in close-quarters combat, attacking incessantly and never giving the wielder of a Clear Sky Hammer the chance to unleash wide, sweeping, charged-up attacks, was simply brilliant.

If she had known this fighting style in her past life, she could have engaged Tang San in close-quarters grappling, preventing him from using his soul ring or soul bone skills and forcing him to rely solely on basic attacks.

Bibi Dong: Would I have been beaten to the point of needing a second life?

"Nine Heavens Hammer Arts, Brake Slash, Collapse Slash!"