Battle Zhongli Ren

Zhongli Ren's entire body shook violently. His composure and amusement vanished in an instant, replaced by overwhelming shock and fear.

He had been exposed.

He knew their purpose!

He knew about the Holy Spirit Cult!

He knew about the Sect Master and the Grand Consecrator!

He even knew who I am?!

In an instant, countless thoughts exploded in Zhongli Ren's mind.

Why did he know every detail about things that were secrets to the vast majority of the cult's followers?

What method had he used?!

Zhongli Ren was nearly thrown into chaos, and that was exactly the effect Ye Chenxing wanted.

At that moment, his mind lost its guard.

And what awaited him was Ye Chenxing's first soul skill.

His first soul ring lit up.

"Deprivation of Fate!"

The power of rules became invisible shackles that pierced through space and landed directly on Zhongli Ren. He immediately sensed that bizarre, indescribable weakness. He hurriedly activated his Soul Power, trying to drive it out, but it was useless.

Knowing he could not resolve the strange technique this brat had inflicted on him anytime soon, he quickly stopped thinking about it. He had only one thought now.

Capture the brat in front of him. Only by learning everything about him could he rest easy.

For this operation, he had not brought the eighth-grade Soul Tool he was most skilled with. The beast souls he had stored over many years had been left in the cult, because using those things would make it far too easy to expose his identity. Although he served as Zhongli Wu's household servant within the Holy Spirit Cult and held no official position—colloquially speaking, he was off the books.

But one day, the three of them would step into the spotlight, so they had chosen to remain hidden as much as possible.

After all, even without using his Martial Soul, dealing with a Two-Ring Great Spirit Master carried no danger whatsoever.

Even if he stood there and let his opponent strike him, the other side would not be able to break through his physical defenses. Without another thought, he moved like lightning and reached out to seize Ye Chenxing.

Alive. That was also the order the cult master had given him. Ultimate Light was poison to Evil Soul Masters, but it was also the finest sacrifice.

So long as they could sacrifice this newly born wielder of Ultimate Light, the cult master might be able to break through to rank ninety-nine and become a Limit Douluo. Then they would no longer need to be constrained at every turn by the Sun Moon Empire, nor would they need to watch Shrek's expression.

Yet he suddenly discovered in shock that he could not approach Ye Chenxing.

A brilliant golden barrier abruptly unfolded around Ye Chenxing like grace bestowed by a god. Countless ancient runes flowed across it, each radiating a suffocating pressure. It was sacred, solemn, and inviolable power.

Zhongli Ren was forcibly halted, his body feeling as though it had been filled with lead. He could not advance even half a step.

"Th-this is...!"

The Angel Domain descended!

Zhongli Ren's hoarse cry exploded through the frozen air. "This—this is an innate domain! An innate domain of Ultimate Light!"

Ultimate Light naturally restrained filth and darkness, while the Angel Domain pushed that restraint to the extreme. Every strand of holy light that fell upon him was like the most potent poison, madly devouring and purifying the evil Soul Power within him.

"Damn it!"

No one had told him that Ultimate Light could be this terrifying.

Ye Chenxing did not waste words. He knew that if he wanted to defeat his opponent, he had to go all out. There was no one else here, so he no longer needed to maintain the disguise soul skill of the Angel soul bone.

He slowly raised a hand, his palm facing the sky. A pale golden glow enveloped his body as six illusory snow-white wings slowly unfolded from behind him, making him look like a god descending into the mortal world. This was also the first time he had displayed this form before an outsider.

Six-Winged Angel! Possession!

Beyond his own light and flames, a sacred aura erupted with a thunderous roar.

At the sight, Zhongli Ren looked as though he had seen a ghost and shrieked:

"Y-you are—a Six-Winged Angel?!"

"You're not a Sun Martial Soul at all! You deceived everyone!"

Ultimate Light and the Six-Winged Angel were entirely different concepts to Evil Soul Masters. If Ultimate Light was potent poison, then the Six-Winged Angel was a ninth-grade Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon shell aimed at them, counting down to detonation.

"You're right." Ye Chenxing smiled. "Which is why you have to die here today."

Before his words had even faded, angelic flames and holy light had already intertwined into a raging torrent, sweeping toward Zhongli Ren from all directions.

Holy Light Illumination!

That golden wave of scorching heat burned every blade of grass and tree in its path into ash. The violent impact exploded through the dense forest, sending trees within dozens of meters flying apart at their middles. Fragments crackled through the air, wrapped in sparks.

The angel's Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Light, accompanied by sacred power, slammed into Zhongli Ren without reservation.

"Boom!"

Zhongli Ren took the full force of the attack, yet Ye Chenxing's gaze darkened slightly.

Within the smoke and dust, Zhongli Ren still stood. His black robes had been burned full of holes, while the exposed skin beneath was covered in bloody burn marks. The left half of his mask had shattered, revealing half of an aged face twisted with shock and fury.

Ye Chenxing sighed. Even after afflicting him with Deprivation of Fate, stripping away all his defenses, and continuously weakening his evil Soul Power with the Angel Domain... was it still not enough?

As expected, a Soul Douluo would not be defeated so easily.

Zhongli Ren raised a hand and wiped the blood from his cheek. Those sinister eyes locked tightly onto the white-haired youth before him. He truly had panicked for a moment just now—the Six-Winged Angel had reappeared in the world. To him, to the entire Holy Spirit Cult, and even to every Evil Soul Master under heaven, that news was no different from a bolt from the blue.

Suddenly, he bared his teeth. His laughter was hoarse and crazed. "Angel, you truly have opened my eyes. You possess such power with only two rings. If you had five rings today... no, even four, I might truly have been in danger of losing my life. But!"

The black Soul Power around him surged violently as he summoned the natal beast soul of the Ghostshadow Leopard Emperor. At this point, he no longer dared to underestimate his opponent in the slightest. He forcibly pushed the surrounding golden holy light back several inches. The Angel Domain's restraint creaked around him, but it could no longer hold him in place.

"You're still far too weak." Zhongli Ren's voice became increasingly savage. With a stomp, he tore through the domain like lightning and lunged at Ye Chenxing. "A genius whose talent has yet to be realized is nothing! So what if you restrain me? A Soul Grandmaster can never defeat a Soul Douluo!"

But in the blink of an eye—

A figure had somehow appeared silently beside Ye Chenxing.

She was a tall woman, her golden hair cascading like a waterfall of snow. The same sacred aura as Ye Chenxing's lingered around her. She stood quietly within the golden light, as if she had been there from the beginning and only now permitted mortals to see her.

"Are you all right, Chenxing? Do you need me to use my full strength?"

"I'm fine, Sister Xue. We... should try that move."

As the words fell, their gazes met.

Without any unnecessary words, Ye Chenxing and Qian Renxue raised their hands at the same time, palms facing each other.

In an instant, Zhongli Ren's pupils shrank to pinpoints.

Before he could even think about how the woman had appeared, something even more terrifying unfolded before his eyes.

Their bodies began to shine. The six snow-white wings behind each of them suddenly spread wide.

As light and shadow merged, the two figures vanished completely, replaced by an entirely new figure.

"Th-this—this is—"

Zhongli Ren's entire body trembled. It felt as if an invisible hand had seized his throat, and after a long while, he finally forced several words through clenched teeth—words that terrified him to the core.

"This is a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!!!"