God Realm
Poseidon had just finished a God Realm meeting when he left with a heavy heart, hurriedly returning to his Sea God's Hall.
Just moments ago, he had discovered that a strand of Divine Sense he had left behind on Douluo Continent had shattered.
That strand of Divine Sense had not even had time to transmit any information back to him.
That Divine Sense had been used to monitor the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. Could something have happened on the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's side?
Poseidon activated his Divine Vision and checked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's location.
He found that the area where the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had been was scarred by a fierce battle, and even the seabed had been deformed.
Yet the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was still swimming through the sea completely unscathed.
Could the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King have destroyed my Divine Sense?
No, that was impossible. Even though that Divine Sense was only a fragment, it still possessed the strength of a Level-100 God. Moreover, even if the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had the strength to destroy it, it could not have failed to send back even a single piece of information.
Still unable to put his mind at ease, Poseidon hurriedly began calculating.
However, all Poseidon could see was a thick fog.
Within Slaughter City, Bibi Dong completed the Hell Slaughter Arena trial and crossed the Road to Hell, only to enter the Rakshasa God's Secret Realm and obtain the Rakshasa God's inheritance.
The Rakshasa God promptly issued the first trial.
Rakshasa God's Trial: Devour a Soul Master with an Angel Martial Soul. Task Reward: 10% Rakshasa God affinity.
Bibi Dong sneered when she saw the trial.
"Devour a Soul Master with an Angel God's martial soul? Just what I wanted!"
The Rakshasa God let out a sinister chuckle. "Bibi Dong, if you want to improve your God Trial progress, I recommend devouring Qian Renxue."
"Qian Renxue, that bastard child?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, her Martial Soul should awaken soon."
"You're that certain her Martial Soul will be the Six-Winged Angel?" Bibi Dong asked.
The Rakshasa God smiled wickedly. "On Douluo Continent, when a Martial Soul awakens, it takes after whichever parent has the higher-quality Martial Soul. The Six-Winged Angel is a God-Level Martial Soul, after all. What could either of your two Martial Souls possibly use to compare with it?"
A trace of hatred flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes.
"So, have you chosen your target?"
"I have. Qian Xunji!" Bibi Dong said bitterly.
She hated the Angel Clan. Qian Xunji, Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunyi—she wanted to kill all three of them. But among them, Bibi Dong hated Qian Xunji the most, and he was also the easiest to kill.
As for that bastard child, Qian Renxue...
Perhaps the remnants of her maternal instinct prevented Bibi Dong from bringing herself to kill her, but that was all.
"Fine, then I'll wait for your good news. Once you complete the God Trial, the Rakshasa God's Secret Realm will open within Spirit Hall." The Rakshasa God's voice vanished after saying that.
Sun-Moon Continent, Evil Demon Forest.
A Pokémon battle was underway.
The wild Evil Emperor appeared.
Qian Xunyi: I choose you, Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Tian Meng, Sea Princess!
The four great Soul Beasts rushed forward together and surrounded the Evil Emperor.
The Evil Emperor looked utterly bewildered.
Qian Xunyi stood to the side and watched the battle, occasionally stepping in with some micro-management.
"Tian Meng, use Mental Detection Sharing."
"Sea Princess, support them with Song of the Deep Sea."
"Snow Empress, activate your domain."
"Ice Empress, use Ice Empress's Pincers."
He looked every bit like a Pokémon Master.
Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Sea Princess fought the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler, while Tian Meng used his formidable spiritual power to assist Snow Empress and Ice Empress in battle.
Although Snow Empress's cultivation was inferior to his, the gap between them was not great, and he could not defeat her for the time being.
He could kill the weaker Ice Empress, but before long, the fallen Ice Empress would return to the battlefield alive and kicking.
The battle dragged on for a long time. The entire environment of Evil Demon Forest had changed drastically. One side had become an icy plain under the influence of Snow Empress and Ice Empress, while the other had withered into desolation under the Evil Emperor's Soul Power.
Though the Evil Emperor was powerful, he could not withstand Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and the others fighting without regard for their lives. Several of his tentacles had already been severed by the Soul Beasts, and even his great eyeball had been pierced in several places by ice swords, oozing pus.
The Evil Emperor said hatefully, "You Soul Beast traitors, helping that damned human hunt me down—" Though he himself did not care about Soul Beasts, that did not stop him from cursing the Soul Beasts helping a human hunt him.
"How bold, Evil Emperor! Being Brother Yi's Soul Ring and Soul Bone is your honor. If you know what's good for you, obediently offer up your Soul Ring and Soul Bone. That way, you can spare yourself a beating." Tian Meng stood before Qian Xunyi and cursed at the Evil Eye.
While using his tentacles to deal with the other Soul Beasts, the Evil Emperor spared some attention for the human, searching for an opportunity.
During the battle, he had noticed that he had clearly killed Ice Empress and even ambushed and killed Sea Princess, yet those two Soul Beasts had revived completely unharmed and returned to the battle. All of this was the human's doing. The human was the key.
The Evil Emperor seized an opportunity and used a Mental Paralysis Ray to restrain Snow Empress. Seizing that fleeting opening, he unleashed his ultimate move—Light of Spacetime—at Qian Xunyi.
"Die, you damned human!"
"Oh? I only wanted my Pokémon to have some fun playing with you, yet you refused to follow the rules and actually dared to attack the Trainer." Qian Xunyi sneered. Behind him appeared the phantom of a colossal violet-gold Angel, large enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Evil Emperor.
Nine Soul Rings—yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red, red—circled Qian Xunyi's body.
Fourth Soul Skill, Angel Judgment!
Six streams of violet-gold light gathered within the Angel's six wings, converging at the center and transforming into a beam of violet-gold radiance that collided head-on with the Light of Spacetime.
There was no technique involved, only overwhelming numerical superiority. The Light of Spacetime was instantly forced back and shattered.
The violet-gold light of judgment pierced through the Evil Eye.
No... this wasn't a Martial Soul... That was the Evil Emperor's final thought.
A brilliant golden Soul Ring emerged.
Qian Xunyi waved his hand, ordering his Pokémon to withdraw, then drew the Evil Emperor's Soul Ring over and absorbed it.
About half an hour later, the Evil Emperor's resentment was easily suppressed by Qian Xunyi, and the Soul Ring was smoothly absorbed.
The Soul Skill granted by the Seventh Soul Ring was True Dragon Dharma Body, unlocking the Douluo version of the Zu Character Secret from the Nine Secret Techniques.
Zu Character Secret effect: Using one's own Soul Power and the laws of heaven and earth, condense ancient Dao-law runes. Different ancient characters could be freely combined; one character, one divine ability. Form characters into formations and suppress all techniques.
Single-character effects, basic: Suppress—restrain the enemy's Soul Power flow, weaken Soul Skill power, and slow movement. Seal—seal Martial Souls and Soul Bone abilities, preventing Soul Skills from being used for a short time. Guard—runes form a shield that blocks physical and Soul Power attacks, immune to some law-based damage. Kill—runes transform into sharp blades that sever the source of Soul Power and ignore conventional defenses. Swift—greatly increases the user's speed, empowers them with runes, and allows them to walk through the air.
Although the individual effects of the Zu Character Secret overlapped with those of the other secret techniques, they were inferior to the other Nine Secret Techniques. For example, the speed boost granted by Swift was weaker than the Xing Character Secret. Its truly terrifying aspect was its ability to freely combine characters into formations, talismans, and killing moves. It could lay ten thousand formations, break ten thousand techniques, and suppress ten thousand enemies—the ultimate manifestation of formations and runes.
In addition to obtaining the Seventh Soul Ring, Qian Xunyi's Soul Power Level also rose to Rank 98.
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