Qin Xuan's Six Soul Skills (Part Two)

"Not good. The barrier's about to be burned through. We absolutely can't let it affect the Elder Hall. Fifth and Sixth, follow me!"

Seeing that the barrier was about to give out, Fourth Worship Mighty Lion Douluo hurriedly spoke.

Almost the instant Mighty Lion Douluo spoke, he, Fifth Worship, and Sixth Worship had already arrived at the edge of the barrier.

Guangling Douluo, whose appearance and voice resembled those of a young man, curled his lip and sent Soul Power into the barrier. "This fellow really knows how to cause trouble for me."

Douluo Qian Jun said, "Stop complaining and repair the barrier quickly. Xuan'er and the Saintess are the future of our Spirit Hall. Before they mature, they shouldn't reveal themselves recklessly. This is worth doing."

With the addition of three peak Titled Douluo, the barrier was instantly repaired. Even Qin Xuan's Vermilion Bird flames could no longer damage it in the slightest.

The sixth Soul Ring on Qin Xuan's body lit up. The sky-reaching Vermilion Bird flames fused with sword qi, transforming into six fiery serpents. Each had nine fleshy growths on its head, was about ten meters long, and resembled a Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent. They coiled around the ground surrounding Bibi Dong, occupying nearly half of the Elder Hall's main chamber.

"Just how many years old is the soul beast that produced his sixth Soul Ring? Its Soul Power is actually this powerful." Bibi Dong had nowhere left to retreat.

The instant these enormous serpents, condensed from Vermilion Bird flames and Everbright Sword qi, appeared, her Death Spider Emperor unexpectedly felt a trace of fear.

And this feeling did not come from the fiery serpents. It came from Qin Xuan himself.

"Be careful, Saintess." Qin Xuan held Everbright Sword in reverse with his left hand behind his back. He lightly swung the sword in his right hand. "Sixth Soul Skill, Ten Headed Fierce Yang Slash."

Twelve fist-sized, blood-red eyes lit up simultaneously. The six fiery serpents opened their huge mouths at the same time, launched themselves forward, and suddenly engulfed Bibi Dong. Their speed was as fast as lightning.

Qin Xuan had ultimately held back. The greatest advantage of a Weapon Soul Clone was not having an additional weapon with power equivalent to that of a Martial Soul.

It was the ability to use Soul Skills.

If he had used Ten Headed Fierce Yang Slash with both Everbright Swords simultaneously, given Douluo Continent's tendency toward turn-based battles—

Bibi Dong would not even have had the chance to activate her Martial Soul Avatar. Even if she survived, she would have been seriously injured.

"Not good." Seeing that she could no longer evade, the seventh Soul Ring on Bibi Dong's body finally lit up. "Seventh Soul Skill, Death Spider Emperor Avatar."

At the same time, her fourth and fifth Soul Rings lit up as well.

A spider phantom even larger than the fiery serpents abruptly appeared. The enormous spider shadow let out a terrifying roar.

The gigantic spider shadow, covered in Thorned Spider Armor, spread open its two pincers and released countless purple-black blades, which transformed into a strange shield. Carrying violent sonic waves, it collided with Ten Headed Fierce Yang Slash, triggering a violent explosion.

The spider armor and shield shattered almost simultaneously. The powerful recoil directly churned Bibi Dong's blood and qi, making it boil violently. She nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fortunately, the two of them were ultimately separated by one Soul Ring, while a Martial Soul Avatar had an absolute gap compared with a Martial Soul in its normal state.

Although dangerous, Bibi Dong had suffered no serious injury and still had the strength to fight.

Qin Xuan, on the other hand—

His Soul Power was almost depleted, and his body was blasted backward. His Weapon Soul Clone had been dispelled at some point. He gripped Everbright Sword in reverse with both hands and drove it into the ground, plowing through more than ten meters before finally stopping.

"It was I who won. Qin Xuan, I have to admit that you're truly powerful. That sixth Soul Skill just now, combined with the amplification from the Vermilion Bird flames and your two Domains, already had power on par with a Soul Douluo's eighth Soul Skill. Unfortunately, I have always been one Soul Ring ahead of you, and I also possess a Domain. Even against a Soul Douluo, I have never necessarily lost. Since breaking through to Soul Saint, I have never tasted defeat beneath the Titled rank."

A smile appeared on Bibi Dong's face as she confidently declared this.

In her view, Qin Xuan could not even maintain his Weapon Soul Clone anymore and had no Soul Power left to use that terrifying sixth Soul Skill.

She, meanwhile, had activated her Martial Soul Avatar. No matter what, her opponent could not defeat her. This was the absolute difference between a Soul Saint and a Soul Emperor.

"Blind arrogance before your opponent has truly fallen can cost you your life. I still have one final sword."

All his power condensed into a single point. A blue thunder dragon was summoned, and Qin Xuan unleashed Hundred-Pace Flying Sword. His entire body seemed to merge with Everbright Sword. Wrapped in the thunder dragon, he transformed into a gigantic sword more than ten meters long and flew toward Bibi Dong at an inconceivable speed.

"This is..." The eyes of the six Worships who had witnessed Qin Xuan's Eight Directions Throughstrike instantly lit up. It seemed Qin Xuan had created another extremely powerful Self-Created Soul Skill.

Under this move, Qin Xuan had actually completed Martial Soul Fusion for a brief moment and reached the realm of a Martial Soul Avatar.

This was especially true for Sixth Worship, Douluo Qian Jun. After Qin Xuan summoned the blue thunder dragon, the Martial Soul within his body had unexpectedly sensed it.

If he had not still needed to maintain the barrier, he would have loved to step forward and complete Martial Soul Fusion with Qin Xuan.

Compared with the calmness of the six Worships, the other Titled Douluo were clearly much more worried, because everyone could feel how terrifying this move was.

Bibi Dong was not a defensive-type Soul Master. Facing this move, she would have great difficulty blocking it.

"Impudent!" The most agitated of all was Pope Qian Xunji.

Seeing that Qin Xuan was about to harm his beloved, he was about to order his capture, but Qian Daoliu stopped him. "Relax, Jier. Xuan'er knows his limits."

The gigantic sword formed by Qin Xuan and Martial Soul Fusion collided with the two enormous forelimbs of the Death Spider Emperor Avatar.

They remained locked in a stalemate for a moment.

Crack—! The Spider Emperor's forelimbs shattered, and the Death Spider Emperor Avatar shattered along with them.

"Not good. I can't hold it back." A trace of blood spilled from the corner of Bibi Dong's mouth. Seeing that the gigantic sword was about to pierce through her body, she instinctively closed her eyes.

After a long while, the imagined agony never came.

She slowly opened her eyes and discovered that Qin Xuan had already caught her in his arms. They spun through the air before slowly descending to the ground.

Bibi Dong lowered her head. She could not see her toes, so her gaze shifted upward. Qin Xuan held her with his left arm, while the sword fingers of his right hand had somehow stopped at her throat.

"Why? Why did you withdraw your sword at the final moment?" Her gaze shifted higher still. Bibi Dong stared somewhat dazedly at Qin Xuan's flawless profile, as though it had been polished from an ancient mountain spring. Her voice trembled.

That one sentence had nearly exhausted all her strength.

She had lost—completely. If Qin Xuan had not held back just now, what stopped at her throat would not have been his sword fingers, but Everbright Sword.

Qin Xuan helped Bibi Dong to her feet. "My Saintess, you are His Holiness the Pope's disciple. How would I dare hurt you? Besides—"

"I can't bear to." He sent the final sentence through Soul Power transmission.

Although that line would have been so awkward on Blue Star in the twenty-first century that one could nearly dig out a three-room apartment from embarrassment, in Douluo Continent, this place filled with love-struck fools, it was enough to last ten thousand years.

[Bibi Dong Affection +5]

Bibi Dong's cheeks inexplicably flushed. Strange light shimmered in her beautiful eyes, and she pushed Qin Xuan away in a fluster.

Her affection had reached 80. She was only one step away from falling in love.

But Qin Xuan knew that this single step would be incredibly difficult.

"I admit defeat, but I'm sorry. The two of us are impossible. As for the reason... you should know."

She turned around somewhat dejectedly. Her eyes darted sideways toward Qin Xuan, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

Just then, a burst of enthusiastic applause echoed through the Elder Hall.

The Soul Power barrier dispersed. Led by Qian Daoliu, the Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall walked over.

"I know. That's why I never intended to force you from the beginning." Qin Xuan softly uttered these words and walked toward Qian Daoliu.

Under Bibi Dong's astonished and complicated gaze, he revealed that once his Second Master, Jiang Mo, finished his seclusion, he planned to marry Jing Ni.

As for his past agreement with Qian Xunji, Qin Xuan did not mention it at all.

Qian Xunji was naturally delighted by this.

He had been worried that Qin Xuan would bring up that matter in front of all the Worships and Elders.

Now that Qin Xuan said he intended to marry the woman he had brought back from the Far West, it indirectly showed that he had given up on Bibi Dong.

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P.S. Detailed introduction to the protagonist's six Soul Skills

Everbright Sword possesses both thunder and fire attributes, with the Primordial Vermilion Bird sealed inside.

First Soul Skill, Sword Shattering the Firmament: attack power and speed instantly increase by fifty percent. The attack range increases along with cultivation.

Second Soul Skill, Everbright Sword Song: Everbright Sword qi envelops the body and repels enemies nearby. It can also be used defensively to form a protective shield, doubling defense.

Third Soul Skill, Vermilion Bird Possession: when activated, Vermilion Bird flames increase by fifty percent.

It can also summon the Primordial Vermilion Bird to possess the user, achieving a state in which a beast Martial Soul and weapon Martial Soul coexist. The user possesses a weapon Soul Master's attack power, along with a beast Soul Master's strength, defense, and agility.

P.S. Because the Vermilion Bird was sealed for a long time, it developed resentment. Using it carries the risk of losing one's rationality—hurting the enemy by one thousand while damaging oneself by eight hundred. (After consuming the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core, the Vermilion Bird's seal is removed, and its resentment disappears as well.)

Fourth Soul Skill, Everbright Thrust Formation: Everbright Sword qi materializes into an extremely powerful group-control Soul Skill. Countless blades emerge from the ground to attack the enemy. (After evolving into a ten-thousand-year Soul Skill, its attack power and range increase greatly. It can transform into flexible blades that lock onto the opponent and carry a stunning effect.)

Fifth Soul Skill, Weapon Soul Clone: splits into two Everbright Swords. (Weapon Soul Clone, a ten-thousand-year Soul Skill. This Weapon Soul Clone possesses one hundred percent of the original Martial Soul's attack power.)

Sixth Soul Skill, Ten Headed Fierce Yang Slash: Everbright Sword qi materializes and fuses with Vermilion Bird flames, transforming into Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpents. They gather together and explode instantly. With the amplification from the Vermilion Bird and Divine Slaughter's Domain, at the Soul Emperor stage, it can display power no weaker than a powerful-attack-type Soul Douluo's eighth Soul Skill. For every additional Soul Ring, one Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent is added, up to a maximum of nine.

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