The Stubborn Qian Family-Qian Renxue Overpowered!

"What strength!"

In midair, Qian Renxue steadied herself and glared at Lin Hao, unwilling to accept the exchange.

The Sea God Trident was a heavy weapon. Even the Asura Demon Sword could not match its weight, let alone Qian Renxue's Angel Holy Sword.

Lin Hao had noticed that the Qian Family seemed to love meeting force with force. The more obvious it was that they could not win a contest of strength, the more determined they became to try.

Sure enough, Qian Renxue, whom Lin Hao had sent flying with one strike of his trident, used a Soul Skill and charged again.

Her bullheadedness made Lin Hao wonder whether someone had cursed the Qian Family.

"Angel Domain!"

After taking thirteen consecutive strikes from Lin Hao head-on, Qian Renxue could barely hold her sword. At last, she came to her senses, gave up trying to match his strength, and unleashed her Innate Domain.

A brilliant golden wave of light enveloped the entire Treasury.

Qian Renxue let out a long breath. He had nearly beaten all the confidence out of her, but now she had finally recovered a little of it.

"This is my Angel Domain. It increases my strength by twenty percent, weakens yours by twenty percent, and continuously drains your Soul Power."

"Keeping up attacks that fierce must have cost you a lot of Soul Power. Inside my domain, you're destined for a crushing defeat."

Lin Hao looked at the smug Qian Renxue, then at the Mana Bar in his dantian, which was almost full again. He could not bring himself to shatter her confidence.

Without a word, he raised his hand and unleashed Thousand Years of Emptiness.

Faced with Lin Hao's wide-ranging attack, Qian Renxue had no choice but to use Angel Descent, turning her entire body intangible.

Qian Renxue passed through Thousand Years of Emptiness and closed in on Lin Hao. The Angel God Sword in her hand erupted with murderous intent. Her sword strike was magnificent and overwhelming, its edge seeming ready to destroy all things!

"Too close! I have social anxiety!"

Lin Hao calmly activated two thousand-year Soul Skills at once: Thousand-Layer Water Screen and Raging Sea Waves.

Four enormous water dragons roared. Carrying Lin Hao's formidable mental power, they sent Qian Renxue into a daze. Her intangible body solidified for an instant, and that brief instant was all Lin Hao needed.

Making waves without wind was no exaggeration. There was not even water around them, yet Lin Hao forcibly condensed a hundred-meter wave from Soul Power and sent Qian Renxue flying.

"You bastard... glug, glug, glug..."

Qian Renxue had, after all, absorbed a 99,999 Years Head Soul Bone. In mental power, she was truly no weaker than Lin Hao.

She came to her senses at once, only to be swept away by the wave before she could finish cursing him.

Splash!

Qian Renxue burst from the water and hovered in midair, bedraggled and panting. Her golden court dress, soaked through, clung to her shapely body and rose and fell with each breath.

"You're the Sea God Successor?"

After their brief exchange—and several mouthfuls of water—Qian Renxue's wits finally resurfaced. She looked at Lin Hao, recalled what Qian Daoliu had once told her of his experiences, and guessed Lin Hao's identity.

"So you're not completely stupid. Otherwise, I'd really feel sorry for the Angel God."

Lin Hao lowered his trident and stood at ease, regarding Qian Renxue calmly.

His breathing had not faltered in the slightest, as though the fight had cost him nothing.

"So what if you're the Sea God Successor? An angel bows to no one!"

The sight of Lin Hao's unruffled composure reignited Qian Renxue's anger.

Bastard!

My Soul Power is higher, and I have the advantage of the terrain. So why am I still the one losing?

It was as if Qian Renxue's blocked meridians had suddenly opened—or she had unleashed some hidden reserve.

Her golden eyes turned cold as frost. Sacred Soul Power surged from her body, and sword energy crisscrossed the Angel Domain. Under the gathering of sacred power, illusion became substance. In an instant, thousands upon thousands of blades formed behind her, too many to count!

Seeing Qian Renxue poised to unleash ten thousand swords at once, Lin Hao grew solemn.

This attack already carried the might of a Soul Saint. Even he could not take it lightly.

"Domain Skill: Ten Thousand Blades of Radiance!"

Ten thousand swords launched at once, sweeping toward Lin Hao and blotting out the sky.

Their piercing sword energy seemed capable of penetrating and destroying all things. It even eclipsed the moonlight in the night sky.

Lin Hao's expression turned grave. At last, he activated his third and fourth Soul Skills.

Dazzling Lightning Power burst from the golden Sea God Trident, while the Water Origin between heaven and earth converged on Lin Hao.

Enveloped by Water Element, Lin Hao seemed to become one with it, transforming into a boundless sea that could unleash terrifying power at any moment.

"All Things Return to the Sea!"

The sky seemed to become a boundless ocean. Its deep-blue waters appeared endless, capable of swallowing everything in the world.

That was how Qian Renxue felt. Her countless blades of sacred sword energy struck the sea Lin Hao had summoned and threw up spray, but they could not harm Lin Hao himself.

Anger rose in her, followed by a sense of helplessness.

While Lin Hao and Qian Renxue, wielders of two God-Level Martial Souls, battled within the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, the world outside had already erupted into chaos.

Or rather, the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace itself was in complete disarray.

Fighting at full strength, neither could contain their Soul Power. By now, anyone in Heaven Dou City who looked up could see the astonishing spectacle above the palace.

The angriest of all was undoubtedly Xue Ye, who had been lying in a consort's arms. Now he was beside himself with rage, glaring murderously at the people kneeling before him.

"Damn it! Damn it! Everyone in this palace deserves to die!"

"Someone slipped into the palace and none of you knew! If someone murdered me, would you fools only find out when the thief showed himself?"

"Your servants deserve death!"

Before Xue Ye, whose fury made him look ready to kill at any moment, the palace maids and guards who had been standing watch knelt trembling, their heads bowed.

"Yes, you do deserve to die!"

"Now send someone to capture that brazen thief!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Come back. First, assign men to protect me. Then summon the Imperial Guard and seal off the palace. Do not let a single person escape."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Outside the palace Treasury, three figures faced one another in midair.

Sea Horse Douluo watched Pufferfish and Snake Lance Douluo warily, privately astonished.

Had the mainland grown this powerful? He had entered a palace and happened upon two Titled Douluo.

Then how powerful must Spirit Hall, the greatest force in the world, be?

Pufferfish and Snake Lance were equally wary of Sea Horse Douluo. His aura was no weaker than theirs. He would be a difficult opponent.

What was more, another force on the mainland besides Spirit Hall was powerful enough to provide a Titled Douluo as a bodyguard.

"Roar!"

At last, Qian Renxue proved a shade weaker. Maintaining such a fierce attack had nearly exhausted her Soul Power.

In that brief moment of weakness, dragon roars rang out across the sea. Four enormous water dragons soared into the air and, before Qian Renxue's stunned eyes, coiled toward her.