A desperate encirclement? Three Soul Sages slain with a casual strike!

"While those two old bastards are already crippled, let's chop off their heads and use them as a sacrifice for the flag!"

Behind the pillars of the palace, three Seven-Ring Soul Sage of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, lurking among the group of assassins, flashed fierce light in their eyes.

The three activated their Martial Soul Avatar simultaneously, and three heavy sabers wrapped in cyan wind blades tore through the dust and cleaved straight at She Long and Ci Xue!

"Su Chen! Save Uncle She and the others!"

Qian Renxue's pupils contracted sharply, and she cried out in alarm.

These two Titled Douluo elders had accompanied her since childhood while she was lurking in the Heaven Dou. Just now, they had even suffered the fate of having their bones shattered in order to shield her from the deadly double hammer blows. She absolutely could not stand by and watch them die tragically on the spot.

"To lay a hand on someone right under my nose? You're asking for death!"

She Long and Ci Xue are two genuine level 92 Titled Douluo. Saving these two old dogs will not only make the proud young master of the Spirit Hall in his arms completely devoted to them, but also give him two top-notch fighters for free!

Su Chen steadily supported Qian Renxue's blood-stained waist with his left hand, and with a step, he instantly blocked She Long and Ci Xue's path.

He spread his right hand outstretched, and crimson-gold dragon scales instantly covered his entire right arm. The first and third ten-thousand-year-old black Soul Ring shone brightly!

"Dragon Emperor Annihilation Claw!"

Five dark golden claw-like beams, each over ten feet long Entanglement in Pure Yang True Fire and Taiyin Mystic Ice, tore through the air and met the descending heavy blade head-on.

Without even a moment's hesitation, the three heavy Tool Martial Soul, forged from refined steel, crumbled inch by inch on the spot, like rotten, withered trees!

The ferocious claw strikes, undiminished in momentum, slicing through the throats of the three Imperial Family Soul Saint with unparalleled precision with three soft "pfft" sounds!

The three men's eyes bulged out, and before they could even utter a single scream, their three heads rolled to the ground!

Meanwhile, the chaotic battle between the Titled Douluo in mid-air above the main hall had already fully erupted.

Eighth Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorous Divine Light!

Dugu Bo, the level 92 Poison Douluo, hovered below the shattered dome, and the eighth ten-thousand-year black ring shone with a dark light.

The thick, almost tangible, dark green Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison transformed into dozens of poisonous tornadoes, sweeping across the second-floor corridor. Even the remaining three hundred-plus heavily armored assassins, despite wearing fine iron armor, suffered instant skin ulceration and blackening upon inhaling even a wisp of the poisonous Poison Mist. They screamed and fell in droves from the second-floor corridor, turning the entire corridor into a living hell in an instant!

On the other side, the level 95 Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's palm Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and his ninth Soul Skill, "Chrysanthemum withers, wounds cover the ground, flowers fall and people break their hearts," was activated.

The countless golden petals transformed into an indestructible array of flowing light blades, which, combined with the hundred-meter-long Seven Kill Sword unleashed by Chen Xin after breaking free from his entanglement, slammed head-on into the Second Elder of the Clear Sky Sect!

Clang! Boom!!

The combined power of two peak Titled Douluo above level 95 is terrifying!

Even when the Second Elder of the Clear Sky Sect activated their Clear Sky True Body to its fullest extent, their protective auras were shattered by the countless golden chrysanthemum petals and the chilling sword energy.

The Seventh Elder's arms were already cracked at the tiger's mouth, and now, after being shaken by the sword energy, his left shoulder blade cracked with a crack. He, along with the Second Elder and Yu Luomian, were blasted more than ten feet away and crashed into the Nine Dragon Screen behind the Tai Chi Hall!

Taking advantage of the situation, Su Chen extended the eight four-meter-long [Ice-Fire Dark-Gold Dragon Emperor Spear] behind him. Four of the Dragon Emperor Spear moved with the agility of an arm, easily lifting up the dying She Long and the unconscious Ci Xue from the ground, and steadily holding the two heavily injured bodies in mid-air.

Seeing Su Chen kill three Soul Saint without hesitation and protect She Long and Ci Xue by his side, Qian Renxue's tense nerves finally relaxed.

"Uncle She, Ci Xue..." Qian Renxue reached out and touched She Long's cold pulse, her pretty face slightly pale, "Their heart meridians and bones were shattered by the hidden force of the Clear Sky Hammer, they're about to collapse!"

"They won't die. With my Pure Yang Dragon Blood and Ice-Fire Immortal Herb, as long as they have a breath left, I can pull them back from the King of Hell."

Su Chen glanced down at the beauty in his arms, his Delusion-Breaking Divine Pupils instantly seeing a domineering black iron hammer force raging beneath Qian Renxue's Meridians. He immediately channeled a wisp of pure Pure Yang Dragon Aura to temporarily seal her heart meridian. "However, the hidden force of the Clear Sky Hammer within you is also backfiring on your Meridians. You can't stay here any longer!"

"Trying to leave?! Dream on!!"

Hiding in the corner of the side hall, Xue Xing was terrified and fell into complete hysteria.

He pulled out a crimson Imperial Family warning bell from his robes and shook it frantically, channeling all his Soul Power into it.

Ring ring!!

The sharp, urgent ringing of bells pierced through the broken roof and instantly resounded throughout the entire Heaven Dou Imperial Palace!

"Imperial Guards, heed my command! Xue Qinghe is a demonic infiltrator from the Spirit Hall, who, along with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School and outside traitors, infiltrated the palace and assassinated the late Emperor! I, the current King, have ascended the throne by the late Emperor's will. Order 50,000 Imperial Guards and ten Soul Douluo from the Hall of Worship to immediately surround the inner palace and activate the heavy Soul-Breaking Crossbow Cart to riddle these regicide traitors with arrows within the palace!!"

Rumble!!

As Prince Xue Xing's roar echoed, the earth around the spacious White Jade inner palace square outside the Tai Chi Hall trembled violently.

Squads of heavily armored Royal Guards, wielding long spears, surged into the palace from the east and west gates like a black tide, instantly forming dozens of imposing iron shield formations on the square, with a force of tens of thousands!

Even more chilling was that on the high platform behind the army formation, hundreds of giant [Soul-Breaking Crossbow Cart] that required the combined efforts of eight Soul Elder to operate had been pushed onto the mechanism. Each crossbow spear was as thick as a child's arm and ten feet long, and was engraved with demon-breaking runes specifically designed to break through the protective Soul Power of high-level Soul Master.

More than ten powerful Eight-Ring Soul Douluo from the Imperial Family soared into the air, echoing the Second Elder of the Clear Sky Sect, Seventh Elder, and Yu Luomian of the Clear Sky Sect who had recovered their breath!

Ning Fengzhi quickly retreated to Su Chen's side, his face grim as he looked at the tens of thousands of troops and heavy crossbows outside the hall. "Young friend Su, His Crown Prince... no, Young Master Qian Renxue, that old scoundrel Xue Xing has already seized control of the Imperial City's military seal! Once the 50,000 Imperial Guards completely surround the inner palace, even with the three His Highnesses, including Uncle Jian, it will be difficult for them to escape unscathed, even with the wounded!"

"Surround them? These chickens and dogs dare to block my way?"

Su Chen's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he decisively gave the order, "Senior Chen Xin, Chrysanthemum Douluo, you two cover the rear and hold off those two old dogs from the Clear Sky Sect; Dugu Bo, carry She Long and Ci Xue on your backs and follow me closely on both sides, spreading poison to clear a path! We'll head straight south, break through the Meridian Gate, and retreat to the southern fortress!"

"Very well! Today, I will accompany my young friend Su to wreak havoc on the world!" Chen Xin soared to the clouds, and the Seven Kill Sword in his hand rang out with a clear and resounding sound.

Without saying a word, Dugu Bo flashed over and took She Long and Ci Xue from Su Chen's Emperor Spear.

Su Chen swept Qian Renxue into his left arm, holding her head close to his chest to avoid the stray arrows. The five deep, millennia-old black rings beneath his feet shone brightly as he charged forward!

The commander of the Imperial Guards in front of the inner palace square brandished his sword and roared.

"The traitor has emerged! Soul-Breaking Crossbow Cart, fire!"