Worthy of Stopping Me?!

Xu Bayan had not ruled out torture.

But at this moment, he only felt that letting such a venomous woman live one more second would be an utterly undeserved mercy.

His sixth Soul Ring's black flames continued to burn.

Xu Bayan vanished again, targeting Lin Yuyang, who had panicked and leaped down from the stands, fleeing toward the central Soul Arena platform for his life!

Watching his own younger sister get killed before his eyes, Lin Xie was consumed by rage. His handsome face twisted grotesquely as white lightning flashed wildly around him, and he let out a piercing shriek.

"Ah—!! Xu Bayan, I'll kill you!!"

"Elders, Xu Bayan has become a bloodthirsty demon! He killed my younger sister—help me kill him!"

Seeing that Xu Bayan was about to kill his younger brother as well, Lin Xie's seventh and ninth Soul Rings lit up, summoning the Martial Soul Avatar of the White Lightning Flash Mongoose.

At the same time, he unleashed his ninth Soul Skill.

"White Lightning Flash Mongoose, Lightning and Thunder Domain!"

"Stop right there!!"

Lin Xie's ninth Soul Skill, Lightning and Thunder, was a domain-type Soul Skill. Once unleashed, ten thousand bolts of lightning surged forth.

In an instant.

Within the Soul Arena, above and below, blazing white lightning interwove into a dense net, flashing and surging with terrifying thunderous force.

Once trapped within the Lightning and Thunder Domain, one would be like standing in a heavenly punishment lightning pool. Not only would the lightning net numb and restrain one's speed, but one would also constantly suffer the domain's Heavenly Punishment and Earthly Destruction effect.

Moreover, after deploying the domain, Lin Xie himself transformed into white lightning, his speed doubling once more as he pursued Xu Bayan, who was tearing through space in an instant.

Beneath the killing strikes of the endless white lightning.

Xu Bayan had no choice but to withdraw from the unrestricted spatial-tearing state of his sixth Soul Skill, revealing his black-and-red figure in midair.

Facing the incoming lightning net, he gave a low shout. His Soul Power surged at high speed, and his right leg stepped forward like a stairway ascending to heaven. Space rippled without end, while the airflow beneath his foot compressed and tore apart to the extreme, actually releasing a resounding sonic boom like an elephant's cry.

Screee—!

"First Form of the Four Heaven-Treading Forms, Elephant Shakes the Heavens!"

With that step, the air exploded with a deafening roar, directly blasting apart the entwining net of white lightning.

A fifty-meter-wide void appeared around Xu Bayan.

The Four Heaven-Treading Forms were a Self-Created Soul Skill that had made him famous in his youth. There were four forms in total. The first, Elephant Shakes the Heavens, used his terrifying physical strength together with perfect control over Soul Power to condense and enclose the airflow beneath his foot within a short time, turning it into a rapidly spinning air bomb.

Then, he instantly released the restraint and detonated it, achieving the effect of stunning and killing enemies!

The force of its vibrations could also stun enemies within range for three seconds and interrupt their Soul Skills.

Lin Xie had long been prepared for this move. Transformed into white lightning within the domain, he flashed away from the airburst range of Elephant Shakes the Heavens.

However.

After dodging it, Lin Xie did not press forward with a fierce attack. Instead, he controlled the white lightning within the domain to continue restraining and disrupting Xu Bayan.

He knew he was no match alone. Only with two or three others joining forces would he have a chance of killing him.

Lin Xie was waiting for Lei Dao, She Long, and Ci Xue. As long as the four great Titled Douluo joined forces to surround and kill him, Xu Bayan would have no chance of escape!

Today.

This barbaric bear would definitely die here!!

In the VIP stands.

From Xu Bayan's forcible killing to Lin Xie's call for help, only a few seconds had passed.

Ci Xue, whose build was neither fat nor thin and whose face was ordinary, curled his lips. Purple Soul Power spread around him, and vivid purple spikes grew from his face one by one, making him ugly and terrifying.

Ci Xue was about to rise and enter the arena when a strong, well-defined hand pressed him down.

"Don't move, Pufferfish. I still want to see just how powerful Demon Bear's so-called Burning Ring secret technique really is."

The voice was cold and calm, yet carried an authority that could not be defied.

Ci Xue turned his head and saw half of a stern face. The other half was obscured by a lock of black hair, beneath which the black-striped Ghost Leopard birthmark flickered in and out of sight.

"Ghost Leopard, are you stopping me?"

"You can see it that way. What, do you have a problem with it?"

Ci Xue narrowed his eyes. The surging Soul Power within him calmed, and the terrifying purple spikes on his face slowly retracted. He smiled and sat back down.

"Haha, of course not. Then let's see just how capable Demon Bear's Self-Created Soul Skill is."

Ci Xue appeared relaxed, but the moment he sat down, his smile vanished.

Whether in cultivation or authority, Ghost Leopard surpassed him by a level. With Ghost Leopard blocking him, he could not possibly go support Flash Mongoose.

The tall, thin elder She Long on the other side did not make a move either.

Because before him hovered a sharp Seven Kill Sword brimming with overwhelming killing intent.

Lei Dao's seat was close to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Bibi Dong watched the man carrying the Blue Lightning Dragon-Head Blade leap down from the stands, but she did not stop him.

Originally, according to their agreement, she should have stopped him.

But after witnessing Xu Bayan's terrifying strength, Bibi Dong changed her mind.

With Ci Xue and She Long not joining the battle, one additional Lei Dao would not have much impact.

And the reason she did not stop him.

Was because, after seeing Xu Bayan's hellish, Asura-like revenge, an intense thrill suddenly surged through her body.

Revenge—

Deep in Bibi Dong's eyes, the same black flames of hatred burned eternally.

Its fuel was her spirit, her will!

Bloodshed and slaughter—what a wonderful sight. Why not make it livelier?

"Xu Bayan, let me see the power of hatred. One day, my hatred will bloom brilliantly too, making everyone feel pain and despair. Then I'll devour every Angel Bloodline and destroy all of Spirit Hall's glory!"

"Soon. That day will not be far away..."

Seeing the situation before him gradually escalating, Qian Xunji frowned. This farce of revenge should end. No matter who was right or wrong, infighting among Spirit Hall's elders would only make outsiders laugh and damage Spirit Hall's reputation.

But.

A slender, snow-white hand gently took hold of Qian Xunji's hand. Just one sentence made him abandon the thought of intervening.

"Teacher, can you leave today's matter to me?"

Dong'er?

The woman's stunningly beautiful face parted her red lips slightly, seeming to carry tender affection.

Qian Xunji's gaze froze. Seizing the chance, he turned his hand and grasped hers. His furrowed brow relaxed, and an indulgent smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

"Of course."

"As long as it is your request, Dong'er, anything is fine."

Bibi Dong's expression remained calm, and she did not pull her hand away.

"Thank you, Teacher."

Xu Bayan had long anticipated the reactions in the VIP stands.

Because he had arranged all of this.

Three days ago, when he stripped away his Soul Bone to save his son, he had already sent someone to deliver a secret letter to Saintess Bibi Dong.

Its contents were simple: he would trade the eighty-thousand-year Soul Bone in his left leg for Bibi Dong's support.

And based on what he had discovered before, the Saintess and the Pope had an unusual relationship. As long as the Saintess supported him, the Pope would support him as well.

That woman had the means to handle the Pope.

However.

It seemed that one fish had slipped through the net.

Lei Dao!

"If there are only two of you, you're not qualified to stop me!"

Bang!

Xu Bayan stepped down again with his right foot. In midair, the airburst of Elephant Shakes the Heavens erupted once more, forcing back the lightning.

Then.

Blood flames swept around him. His black-gold left leg, condensed from Soul Power, stepped leftward. Leaning backward, he dodged two lightning-wreathed blade lights.

Then he stomped repeatedly with both legs, his body moving like a swimming dragon. He continuously evaded the white lightning claws and blue lightning blade radiance filling the sky, climbing ever higher through the lightning domain.

Until he bathed in lightning and broke through the domain's highest point.

Xu Bayan had now rushed beyond the highest airspace above the Great Soul Arena. Looking down at the raging lightning domain below, his expression was wild and arrogant. His fifth Soul Ring's black flames surged, and he raised his right leg. At the same time, a massive flaming elephant phantom condensed behind him and raised its right leg as well.

Boom!

Xu Bayan stomped his right leg toward the lightning domain below, while the gigantic blood-flame elephant formed by his fifth Soul Skill, Blood Demon Annihilation Cannon, also brought down a heavy stomp with the force of heaven.

Second Form of the Four Heaven-Treading Forms, Flame God Stomp!

Xu Bayan had created this form by combining it with his fifth Soul Skill. It used the Soul Skill's energy-gathering property and fused it with the first form, Elephant Shakes the Heavens, multiplying both its power and destructive force.

Within the Lightning and Thunder Domain below, Lin Xie looked at the enormous flaming elephant footprint and felt a heavy sense of danger rise within him.

He absolutely could not take it head-on!

He immediately grabbed his younger brother Lin Yuyang, who had already been scared out of his wits, and flashed away, narrowly avoiding the rapidly descending Flame God Stomp.

But Xu Bayan's move was only meant to break the domain.

Boom!

The Flame God Stomp came down, and the Lightning and Thunder Domain below was ruthlessly crushed like an egg.

The domain Soul Skill was forcibly shattered. Lin Xie suffered a backlash of Soul Power and spat out a mouthful of blood, but he did not stop moving, continuing to flash toward the outside of the Great Soul Arena.

Demon Bear Xu Bayan was simply too terrifyingly powerful. All he wanted now was to keep his younger brother alive.

But.

Could he really protect him?

As Lin Xie flashed away, Xu Bayan instantly followed. Without the lightning's interference, he unleashed the spatial-tearing effect of the Blood Demon Instant-Kill Fist without restriction, moving as though he were teleporting in a straight line.

Under such spatial-tearing teleportation, Xu Bayan caught up with the fleeing Lin brothers in the blink of an eye. His third Soul Ring's purple flames rose, his black-red arm doubled in size, and his palm silently struck toward the rushing white lightning.

Third Soul Skill, Mad Bear Heaven-Seizing Hand!

After using the Soul Skill, both Twin Arms temporarily doubled in size and gained powerful vibration and stunning effects. Once caught, the target's Soul Power circulation would also be disrupted by the vibrations, making it difficult to use Soul Skills.

Bang!

The palm struck Lin Xie squarely in the back.

Hit by the powerful vibrating palm force, Lin Xie sprayed blood from his mouth. His Soul Rings flashed as he used a White Lightning Shadow Clone to support him, barely stabilizing his body in midair.

But when he looked down.

His younger brother Lin Yuyang was no longer in his hand!

Oh no!

A terrible feeling rose within him. Lin Xie looked up.

In midair.

Xu Bayan, like a demonic god of slaughter, held Lin Yuyang aloft with one arm.

That familiar feeling made Lin Xie's brow jump violently. He immediately shrieked:

"Lei Dao, stop him!!"

Lei Dao, who had already entered his Martial Soul Avatar on the other side, heard this.

Whoosh!

His sixth Soul Ring lit up, and the Blue Lightning Dragon-Head Blade in his hand slashed in a cross.

Sixth Soul Skill, Fierce Thunder Gale Slash!

This was Lei Dao's fastest slash. One blue and one red, two fierce lightning-wreathed slashes crossed as they cut toward Xu Bayan's arm.

However.

No matter how fast the slashes were, a Soul Skill required a certain amount of time from activation to release. Moreover, Lei Dao was not an agility-type Titled Douluo, but a power-attack Battle Soul Master.

His speed was not even comparable to Flash Mongoose's.

Even though he was closer to Lin Xie and had promptly unleashed a fierce slashing Soul Skill, still...

"Stop me? Too late."

The same scene appeared once more. Xu Bayan merely raised his left hand, and the blazing light of Blood Demon Annihilation Cannon erupted from both hands again, piercing through everything.

On one side, it shattered the red-and-blue crossed slashes.

On the other, it pierced through and devoured the person in his hand.

Without even a scream, Lin Yuyang was instantly burned to ashes.

Thus.

Lin Yanli and Lin Yuyang set off together, their bones ground to dust and their ashes scattered in the wind.

"You're next, Lin Xie!"