The Unconvinced Sword-Bone Douluo

Zhu Huang said calmly, "Sky Demon Island is in the Fog Sea, protected by a great formation and hidden in the void. Even a Title Douluo would be unable to detect it. Though the people of my island have some contact with the continent, we seldom come and go, and have left no traces behind. It's normal that you don't know of it."

Ning Fengzhi nodded and probed, "Forgive Ning for asking so presumptuously, but Senior said you come from Sky Demon Palace on Sky Demon Island. Could it be that the power Senior belongs to is not a clan, but a force gathered from many experts, similar to Spirit Hall?"

"Don't call me Senior. I am not older than Sect Master Ning. You may call me Your Excellency, or Palace Master."

Zhu Huang said something that made all four of their expressions change drastically. Ignoring their shock, he said evenly, "Sky Demon Palace is indeed not a clan. It is a power under my command, gathered from a number of experts. You may compare it to Sea God Island."

At the mention of Sea God Island, their expressions shifted again. Though not many people knew of Sea God Island, these few, who stood at the peak of the continent's pyramid, happened to know of it. It was an island known as Devil Island, with unfathomable strength.

"So Your Excellency is also an overlord of your own domain. Please forgive our disrespect."

Ning Fengzhi suppressed the shock in his heart and placed even greater importance on Zhu Huang. An existence like this absolutely could not be offended. If they could become allies, then in the future, when facing Spirit Hall, there would truly be nothing to worry about.

Ning Fengzhi said, "May I ask what business has brought Your Excellency to the continent this time? Please forgive my presumption. I only wish to see whether I can be of help."

Zhu Huang smiled. "Nothing important. I grew bored staying on the island, so I came out to wander as I pleased, to temper my heart in the mortal world. Along the way, I wanted to see what experts the continent has. If I can exchange pointers with them, perhaps it will help me break through my bottleneck."

Ning Fengzhi and the other three exchanged looks. They had learned from Xue Tianya that this Death God Excellency's strength was close to that of an Limit Douluo. This so-called bottleneck of his should be the bottleneck to breaking through to level ninety-nine.

It was truly hard to believe. Ning Fengzhi was only in his forties, yet this Excellency said he was not older than Ning Fengzhi. In other words, he was only in his forties and was already about to break through to Limit Douluo. What an inconceivable thing that was.

Compared to him, even Clear Sky Douluo was no more than a clay chicken or pottery dog. Even that vanished old sect master of Clear Sky Sect, Tang Chen, paled in comparison!

Emperor Xue Ye said, "Then may I ask whether Your Excellency has already found the opportunity to break through?"

Zhu Huang said, "I have gained something. Once I return and enter seclusion for a few years, breaking through will not be difficult."

Everyone was shocked again. If he really broke through to Limit Douluo, then in this era after Tang Chen's disappearance, wouldn't he truly be invincible under heaven?

Sword Douluo had only heard Zhu Huang boasting nonstop, and he was somewhat unconvinced. He admitted that the other party's strength was indeed terrifying, but as for whether he was truly about to break through to Limit Douluo in his forties as he claimed, Sword Douluo felt that he was bragging.

This simply overturned common sense in the soul master world. How could such a heaven-defying existence possibly exist? Even breaking through to Title Douluo in one's forties was exceedingly rare from ancient times to the present.

And so he spoke up. "Since Your Excellency wishes to see the experts of the continent, this old man can just barely be counted as one. I would also like to witness Your Excellency's invincible strength. Might you grant me some instruction?"

"Gu would also like to ask for some pointers. I hope Your Excellency will not be stingy with your guidance."

Bone Douluo's thoughts were much the same as Sword Douluo's. They needed to test his quality first. It was not impossible that, after being fooled by the other party's boasting, they might truly take him for an invincible expert, only for him to actually be a paper tiger.

As for the powerful aura on his body, that only proved he was an expert. How strong he was, however, could not be judged by aura alone.

Neither Ning Fengzhi nor Emperor Xue Ye said anything. Hearing was empty; seeing was believing. They also wanted to personally see Zhu Huang's strength.

"The two of you are indeed quite strong. You are worth me making a move."

Since someone had challenged him, Zhu Huang naturally had to show something.

"It is too cramped here. Why not go to an open place in the wilderness, lest innocent people be harmed?"

Emperor Xue Ye hurriedly spoke. When Title Douluo fought, the earth shook and the heavens trembled. If they truly went all out, Heaven Dou City might even be destroyed.

"Then let's go!"

Zhu Huang nodded. Sword Douluo immediately released the Seven Kill Sword, which turned into a massive sword suspended in the air. With a wave of his hand, Ning Fengzhi and Emperor Xue Ye both landed on the sword, and they flew toward the outside of the city.

"Your Excellency, please!"

Bone Douluo also flew through the air. Zhu Huang's sleeves fluttered as he did not release his martial soul, and in the blink of an eye, several of them arrived in the wilderness outside Heaven Dou City.

At this moment, snow filled the sky, but not a single flake fell around them. Weather like this was a disaster for ordinary people, but to them, it had not the slightest effect.

"Your Excellency, excuse us!"

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo's auras were imposing. The two exchanged a glance, then attacked Zhu Huang together.

Zhu Huang smiled faintly. From his back, eight slender, sharp spider legs stretched out. Nine Soul Rings—two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—circled him. A majestic aura spread out in an instant, and the air suddenly became incomparably oppressive, filled with the deathly stillness of death.

"A-a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring?"

Including Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, all of them widened their eyes and stared at that blood-red Soul Ring as if they had seen a ghost.

This was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring. Up until now, they had never heard of anyone possessing a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring. Just looking at this Soul Ring configuration was enough to know how terrifying this Death God Excellency's strength was.

At this moment, they believed ninety percent of Spider Emperor's words. Someone who could possess a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring absolutely could not be weak.

Seeing the shocked expressions of the four, Zhu Huang laughed inwardly. Naturally, these Soul Rings of his were fake. They were a secret technique he had created, using soul beasts to simulate Soul Rings so perfectly that they passed for the real thing. No matter who looked, no one could tell whether the Soul Rings were true or false.

Or rather, these Soul Rings were real. Human Soul Rings were also formed from the origin of soul beasts, and in essence, they were no different from the Soul Rings simulated by this secret technique of his.

However, these Soul Rings were only for show and had no connection to soul skills. Of course, before using a soul skill, he could also pretend to make a Soul Ring light up, making it look exactly as if he were activating a skill through a Soul Ring.

Zhu Huang dared say that even if a god saw them, they could not say his Soul Rings were fake.

Facing Sword Douluo's terrifying sword strike, a spider leg behind Zhu Huang shot out violently and clashed with the Seven Kill Sword.

With a crisp ding, Sword Douluo flew backward. The hand gripping his sword trembled uncontrollably, and the aura around him was thrown into disorder. Before he could steady himself, that spider spear had already stabbed right before his eyes.

Sword Douluo's pupils shrank sharply. With a furious roar, he activated his Tool Soul True Body and his eighth soul skill, slashing fiercely onto the spider spear and barely blocking it aside. His entire body was sent flying sideways several hundred meters once more.

Bone Douluo on the other side fared even worse. Right now, he was only level ninety-four. Compared to the level ninety-five Super Douluo he would be more than ten years later, his strength was inferior by more than just double.

Zhu Huang directly used Heavenly Net. Spider silk wove into a net across the sky, enveloping Bone Douluo's enormous bone dragon within. No matter how he struggled with all his strength and used all kinds of soul skills, he could not break free in the slightest. He was directly trapped like a rice dumpling, rolling back and forth on the ground until the spider web tightened more and more, leaving him completely unable to move.