Qian Daoliu arched a brow. His divine-level Spiritual Power reached into Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness like an invisible giant hand, brushing aside the resistance of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and the other Soul Beasts before seizing Electrolux's soul, wreathed in black wisps of death, and dragging it out.
His divine sense swept over them, instantly uncovering the past of Electrolux and the boy before him: a being from another world, a necromancer.
Qian Daoliu gave a cold snort. Golden light flared at his fingertips, and Electrolux's soul was crushed to ash amid a shrill wail, its energy merging into Qian Daoliu's body.
Seeing that Huo Yuhao had actually taken a creature of the undead, like Electrolux, as his master, Qian Daoliu's gaze turned cold. He casually prepared to finish the boy off.
Just as Qian Daoliu's palm strike was about to land, a fierce figure shot through the air. His own body was his Martial Soul, and divine radiance blazed around him. He forcibly blocked Qian Daoliu's fatal blow.
"Your Eminence, please stay your hand!"
Qian Daoliu's attack was interrupted. Frowning, he asked the newcomer, "Who are you, and why are you stopping me from killing this fallen one?"
The newcomer was burly yet gaunt, with a wild tangle of grizzled hair and beard. Dark purple poison patterns marked his skin, and bone-eating poisonous mist swirled around him. His eyes were fierce and intimidating.
He watched Qian Daoliu warily and said, "I am Du Busi of the Body Sect. May I ask Your Eminence's name? I also ask that you spare this child."
The newcomer was none other than Du Busi, the Body Sect's leader.
At this, Qian Daoliu's divine-level Spiritual Power continued to sweep over Du Busi. He found that Du Busi's cultivation was impressive, yet no trace of evil aura clung to him. Only then did Qian Daoliu patiently reply, "I am Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu. You bear no evil aura, so I'll spare you for now. But this fallen one must die today!"
Qian Daoliu was overbearingly domineering, sacred aura continually radiating from him.
High in the stands overlooking the competition grounds, two terrifying figures stared fixedly at Qian Daoliu.
"Damn it! Once I complete the final step of becoming the God of Death, I'll make that Angel Soul Master wish he were dead!"
One of the two figures was a woman. She glared at Qian Daoliu, who was slaughtering fallen ones on the field, and screamed in fury, yet didn't dare provoke him just then.
"Long Xiaoyao, what are you doing? Come back!"
The other terrifying figure saw Qian Daoliu about to kill Huo Yuhao and visibly panicked. He hurriedly blurred out of sight, vanishing from where he stood.
"Angel Your Eminence, please spare this boy!"
Du Busi gritted his teeth, refusing to give up in the face of Qian Daoliu's overwhelming might.
Qian Daoliu took a little interest. "Oh? Give me one reason to spare him."
Du Busi withstood Qian Daoliu's ever-mounting Limit-level pressure.
"Angel Your Eminence, this is all because of his Martial Soul. The Body Sect believes that all Body Martial Souls under heaven belong to one family. Anyone whose own flesh, blood, and soul become their Martial Soul is of the same lineage as our sect. We must protect them with all our might and never allow outsiders to slaughter them."
Divine-level pressure steadily crushed Du Busi's body, but he still refused to abandon Huo Yuhao.
"That's rather interesting! Your Body Sect's philosophy has merit, but it's not enough to make me spare a fallen one!"
"You may leave!"
"But he must die today."
As he spoke, Qian Daoliu swept his hand and sent Du Busi flying.
Qian Daoliu admired the Body Sect's philosophy, but he had no intention of giving up on killing Huo Yuhao.
Just as Qian Daoliu was about to continue his attack on Huo Yuhao,
a disheveled old man in tattered clothes strode through the air. He released his Martial Soul, which instantly devoured Qian Daoliu's casual attack, then planted himself in front of Huo Yuhao. Shielding the boy from most of Qian Daoliu's pressure, he shouted in a deep voice, trying to stop him.
"Who dares harm a student of Shrek!"
At the same time, countless Soul Masters wielding strange weapons surrounded Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi in the sky beyond the field.
The ragged old man had originally meant to transform into the Godly Taotie Bull and frighten Qian Daoliu off. But when he actually reached him, he realized he couldn't see through Qian Daoliu's cultivation at all.
The ragged old man knew he'd encountered a formidable opponent. Qian Daoliu was probably a Level 99 Limit Douluo, too. He put away his usual carefree demeanor and searched his memory for information about Limit Douluo with an Angel Martial Soul. But after searching for a long while, he found no such figure in the Douluo Continent. He could only grit his teeth and negotiate with Qian Daoliu.
"Xuan Zi! You have to avenge Sister Xiao Ya and Sister Xiao Tao!"
Seeing that the newcomer was Xuan Zi, the leader of Shrek Academy's delegation, Huo Yuhao immediately wailed to him.
He glared at Qian Daoliu, his eyes bloodshot and nearly bursting. Killing intent blazed in his gaze like flames scorching the sky. He wanted nothing more than to tear Qian Daoliu apart, devour him alive, and vent all his hatred.
"Huo Yuhao, shut the hell up!"
Xuan Zi already regretted that Huo Yuhao had provoked someone he shouldn't have. Now Huo Yuhao was still recklessly provoking Qian Daoliu, and Xuan Zi couldn't help but snap at him.
Seeing that this was the second Super Douluo to rescue the boy today, Qian Daoliu asked curiously, "And who are you? State your name!"
"Xuan Zi of the Sea God's Pavilion at Shrek Academy, at your service, Your Eminence!"
"Your Eminence, I ask that you spare Huo Yuhao for Shrek Academy's sake!"
At the mention of Shrek Academy, Xuan Zi couldn't hide his smugness. In his view, apart from the Holy Spirit Cult and the Body Sect, more or less every major force on the Douluo Continent would show Shrek Academy some respect.
"Why should I care about your Shrek Academy? Your Shrek Academy? Is it famous?"
Qian Daoliu's voice was indifferent, his gaze icy as he stared at Xuan Zi. Xuan Zi was indeed a Level 98 Super Douluo, and his Martial Soul was a peculiar one carrying the aura of a top dragon clan.
In Qian Daoliu's mind, Shrek Academy had already been lumped together with the fallen ones.
Qian Daoliu thought, If need be, I can visit Shrek Academy someday to kill fallen ones and gain Soul Power and faith.
"Your Eminence, I'll assume you're joking!"
"Who on the Douluo Continent doesn't know Shrek Academy is the number one academy on the Douluo Continent?"
Seeing that Qian Daoliu wouldn't show Shrek Academy any respect, Xuan Zi seemed deeply insulted. He hurriedly contacted Du Busi, who was nearby. "Du Busi, join me in killing this man, and I'll let Huo Yuhao join your Body Sect too!"
But Qian Daoliu seized on the key point: Shrek Academy was the continent's number one academy?
Qian Daoliu's divine-level pressure burst forth, making the floor beneath Xuan Zi's feet scrape and groan. Then, looking down at him, Qian Daoliu demanded, "Isn't the Spirit Hall Spirit Master Academy the number one academy on the Douluo Continent? Since when did that become your Shrek Academy?"
Qian Daoliu's voice wasn't loud, but it was icy.
Xuan Zi was baffled. Yet Qian Daoliu didn't seem to be joking, and Xuan Zi didn't dare ask him outright.
So Xuan Zi released his Godly Taotie Bull Martial Soul to shield himself and Huo Yuhao. Bracing against the pressure, he said solemnly to Qian Daoliu, "Your Eminence, the Spirit Hall Academy was destroyed along with Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago by the ancestors of my Shrek Academy, led by Sea God Tang San, in alliance with the forces of the continent."
Xuan Zi hoped to frighten Qian Daoliu off by invoking Shrek Academy and the Sea God's name.
"Spirit Hall was destroyed ten thousand years ago?"
Qian Daoliu swayed, mumbling to himself, disbelief written all over his face.
"What? Wasn't the Sea God Lord Poseidon? How could it be some Tang San?"
Nearby, Bo Saixi was equally incredulous. They had actually arrived on the Douluo Continent ten thousand years in the future.
But Qian Daoliu quickly recovered.
"Then this boy deserves to die all the more!" Qian Daoliu declared firmly, his eyes full of contempt for the fallen ones.
As he spoke, Qian Daoliu's finger joints cracked. The Angel Phantom appeared behind him, and he stopped holding back. The nine Soul Rings around him lit up—"black, black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red!"—as he prepared to unleash a Soul Skill in Huo Yuhao's direction.
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