A Peerless Battle, Sea God Island Enters the Fray

"Bibi Dong, I never expected you to be the one who killed Qian Xunji. You still have feelings for me after all!"

The thought sent excitement surging through Yu Xiaogang.

He wanted to fly to Spirit Hall at once and have Bibi Dong give him another pile of cultivation resources to prove she still loved him.

It's fine. I won't ask for much. Just have all of Spirit Hall support me and help me reach first place on the Background Ranking.

Once I claim the Sky Screen's reward, my Martial Soul will evolve into the Golden Sacred Dragon.

Then I can return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, take back everything that belongs to me, and rise to the pinnacle of life!

He imagined Spirit Hall's experts arriving and himself producing the Pope Token to reveal who he was.

Then they would bring him before Bibi Dong, and he would address her with commanding authority. Yu Xiaogang's back straightened at once.

So much time had passed. Spirit Hall's experts had to be almost here.

That would be the perfect moment for Yu Xiaogang to make his name and fortune!

On the Wasteland not far from Yu Xiaogang, silence surrounded Zi Tian Palace.

Inside Zi Tian Palace, Qian Renxue's mind went blank.

"Mom killed Dad?"

Seeing Qian Renxue standing frozen in place, Zi Tian sighed softly.

As expected, the revelation had hit her too hard.

It was a matter between mother and daughter. He could hardly interfere.

In the end, Qian Renxue would have to come to terms with it herself.

"Palace Master, I'd like to leave for a while."

Before she knew it, tears had streaked Qian Renxue's beautiful face.

"What do you want to do?"

Zi Tian asked as he looked at her vacant eyes and bewildered expression.

"I want to find Mom and ask her what happened."

No matter how noble and forceful Qian Renxue usually appeared, Zi Tian knew the truth.

In the end, she was a pitiful woman who had lost her father as a child, been separated from her family, and grown up alone in a foreign land.

Qian Renxue had worked so hard all these years because she hoped to earn Bibi Dong's approval and make her mother love her a little more.

But now Qian Renxue had suddenly learned that her mother had killed her father.

Her last defenses were on the verge of crumbling.

"What did you just call me?"

Though still in a daze, Qian Renxue answered Zi Tian's sudden question.

"Palace Master."

"And what is your position now?"

"...Deputy Palace Master."

"Since you're the Deputy Palace Master of my Zi Tian Palace, how could I, its Palace Master, stand by when you're in trouble?"

With that, Zi Tian looked into the void beyond the palace and sent out a strand of divine consciousness.

"Wait here. I'll send someone to bring your mother over. Whatever you have to say, you can tell her face-to-face."

Hidden in the void from everyone else's sight, streaks of light flashed past and flew toward the sea.

"You're undergoing the Rakshasa God Trial, aren't you?"

Golden light spread outward from Qian Daoliu, gradually overlapping Bibi Dong's Dark Slaughter God Domain and Divine Slaughter's Domain.

The Angel Domain granted by his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul began to clash with both domains.

"With part of your strength tied up in the Divine Trial, how much can you still bring to bear?"

Qian Daoliu's gaze darkened as he watched Bibi Dong's expression shift.

"You'll have to fight me to find out."

Feeling the Angel Domain slowly seep into her Dark Slaughter God Domain, Bibi Dong flashed with black light. She switched her Martial Soul Avatar to the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor and charged at Qian Daoliu.

"Eternal Wound!"

As Bibi Dong's Sixth Soul Ring lit up, a green, fork-shaped ripple slashed forward.

It was Bibi Dong's strongest single-target Soul Skill. Once it struck, it ignored the enemy's physical defenses and continuously devoured their Soul Power.

Qian Daoliu shifted slightly. The green ripple flew past him.

Bibi Dong was unsurprised that her first strike had missed.

The move had only been meant to test Qian Daoliu's condition and close the distance for her follow-up attack.

The moment Qian Daoliu reappeared, Bibi Dong switched to her Dark Spider Emperor Martial Soul Avatar and spat a deep-purple web at him.

"Too slow."

Qian Daoliu flickered again and again before appearing behind Bibi Dong.

Soul Power gathered in his hand, forming a golden sword that he swung at her.

As Qian Daoliu drew near, Bibi Dong's eyes flashed. Thick poisonous mist rose around her.

Within the mist, Qian Daoliu felt a slight dizziness, and his spiritual power weakened sharply.

Before he could move, an invisible wave struck at his mind.

"A clever combination."

After a murmur of praise, dazzling golden light erupted from Qian Daoliu.

The potent purifying power of Angel Power swept away every harmful effect.

It gradually dissolved the poisonous mist around Bibi Dong and wiped out her spiritual attack along with it.

Before this Peerless Douluo known as "Sky Invincible," Bibi Dong's attacks seemed to trouble him not at all.

Once the mist was gone, Qian Daoliu formed another golden sword. Brimming with Angel Power, it slashed down.

"Thorn Spider Armor, Thousand Blades and Ten Thousand Shields!"

Deep-purple thorn armor appeared once more. Countless spider legs split apart, forming a protective barrier around Bibi Dong.

As the sword cut through layer after layer, its Soul Power drained rapidly.

At the sight, golden light flashed in Qian Daoliu's eyes, and he poured in more Soul Power.

At the same time, his Angel Domain erupted, devouring Bibi Dong's Dark Slaughter God Domain and Divine Slaughter's Domain with all its might.

Under the combined assault, Bibi Dong felt her Soul Power reel. The golden sword cleaved through her defenses.

Qian Daoliu had too much battle experience to miss an opening like that.

Without giving her a moment to react, he fired a massive golden beam straight into her chest.

Angel Power erupted, purifying everything in its path. The blow grievously wounded Bibi Dong.

"Undying Body!"

The Dark Spider Emperor's ninth Soul Skill activated, and Bibi Dong's wounds healed at startling speed.

The Dark Spider Emperor granted her formidable vitality. That was why she had dared to take Qian Daoliu's blow head-on.

Even so, repairing her body cost a great deal of Soul Power.

And with Bibi Dong still undergoing the Rakshasa God Trial, she could not bring her full strength to bear.

Once she had confirmed that she had no way to deal with Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong decisively slipped past him and flew toward the sea again.

If she could not beat him, she would endure through defense and sheer vitality.

Once she reached the sea, Qian Daoliu would be suppressed too. That would be her best chance to escape.

Seeing Bibi Dong try to flee, Qian Daoliu's face turned cold. His Angel Domain expanded in an instant, and even greater pressure enveloped the entire sky.

Just as Bibi Dong prepared to force her way through, a towering wave surged up from the sea.

At its crest stood Bo Saixi, a golden staff in her hand and countless Sea Soul Masters behind her. They turned their gazes toward the two combatants.

Sea God Island had entered the fray!