Heaven-Reaching Ambrosial Arbor Divine Tree

The Seven Kill Sword suddenly swelled to over ten meters in length, hovering in midair and radiating immense sword intent, its presence overwhelming.

Chen Xin's mind and spirit merged completely into the blade, man and sword becoming one.

Then, without testing the waters, he unleashed his strongest move outright.

His ninth Soul Ring lit up. The Seven Kill Sword stretched across the firmament, splitting into two enormous, utterly different blades of sword energy.

One was snowy silver-white from end to end, its edge shimmering with golden light.

The other was pitch-black as ink, eerie purple energy flowing along its blade.

One white, one black; one righteous, one sinister.

It was none other than Chen Xin's strongest sword technique, God-Demon Dual Slash!

The two enormous blades of sword energy slashed out together, unstoppable and spectacular.

Yet, faced with this imposing sword technique...

Liu Hao remained as unruffled as drifting clouds in a gentle breeze, though this time he did not choose to crush the incoming attack head-on.

Instead, he directly activated his ninth Soul Skill, Staff Into the Void, merging his body into his Martial Soul and slipping through the void.

This Soul Skill could ignore any attack incapable of breaking space. It was extremely useful for dodging, escaping, traveling, ambushing, and more.

The moment the Soul Skill activated, Liu Hao vanished from where he stood, merging into the Heaven-Reaching Ambrosial Arbor Wooden Stick before slipping into the void.

After all, the main purpose of this sparring match was to demonstrate his strength.

Chrysanthemum Douluo had already been taken down in an instant. While that proved Liu Hao was powerful, the visual impact had been sorely lacking.

Their surroundings had barely changed, giving no indication of how fierce their battle had been.

If he took Chen Xin down in an instant too, this sparring match would be far too dry. Not only would it offer nothing worth watching, it might not even show people how strong he really was.

Thus, Liu Hao decided to draw the battle out a little and properly showcase the power of both sides' Soul Skills.

Sure enough, Chen Xin's God-Demon Dual Slash was astonishingly powerful.

As the two enormous, terrifying beams of sword light slashed down at incredible speed, even space itself struggled to withstand them, beginning to tremble and blur.

With a single boom, an enormous X-shaped fissure split open in the ground.

Wherever the sword energy passed, rocks and trees, metal and little animals alike were pulverized into dust.

Dust flew and smoke billowed, leaving utter devastation behind.

What surprised Liu Hao most was that Chen Xin's attack had actually torn through space.

Unfortunately, it lacked staying power. The sword energy disappeared just as it tore space open, and the spatial rift swiftly healed and vanished.

It was like certain disappointing fellows whose wives had only just gotten there when they laid down their weapons and surrendered.

Watching Chen Xin stand there panting, his attack spent and his Soul Power heavily drained, Liu Hao felt the frustration of seeing iron refuse to become steel.

That's all you've got? I haven't even shown anything yet.

The corner of Liu Hao's mouth twitched, but he said nothing more. He simply began unleashing Soul Skills, the Soul Rings beneath his feet lighting up one after another.

With his Seventh Soul Skill, Tool Soul Avatar, the Heaven-Reaching Ambrosial Arbor Wooden Stick began expanding at incredible speed. Unlike other people's Tool Soul Avatars, however, Liu Hao's Heaven-Reaching Ambrosial Arbor did not simply grow proportionally larger.

Instead, it transformed directly into a towering tree, deep blue throughout, with strange patterns faintly shimmering across it.

Countless enormous branches spread outward and soared skyward, blotting out the sun and sky. Some even pierced straight through space, plunging into the chaotic void and devouring the energy hidden within.

Not only that, but underground, where no one could see, countless roots grew and spread, burrowing deep into the earth and greedily drawing upon this planet's energy to strengthen themselves.

At this moment, the Heaven-Reaching Ambrosial Arbor Wooden Stick finally began to reveal its mighty form, roots planted in the Nine Hells and branches touching the Nine Heavens.

No, perhaps it should no longer have been called the Heaven-Reaching Ambrosial Arbor Wooden Stick. The Heaven-Reaching Ambrosial Arbor Divine Tree might have been more accurate!

In this state, the power of this Martial Soul's other Soul Skills naturally received an epic boost as well.

Not only had the quality of the Martial Soul improved, but more importantly, every branch of the Heaven-Reaching Ambrosial Arbor Divine Tree could also serve as a means of attack.

It was effectively like possessing countless Heaven-Reaching Ambrosial Arbor Wooden Stick Martial Souls outright, all sharing the same Soul Ring skills and controlled simultaneously.

Liu Hao merely activated his first Soul Skill, Sweep Across a Thousand Armies.

Every branch swung in all directions at once, moving at tremendous speed.

Countless sonic booms erupted instantly. The tremendous roar was like a nuclear explosion, producing an immense shock wave.

Of course, by then, the branches of the Heaven-Reaching Ambrosial Arbor Divine Tree had already encompassed Chen Xin and all the Soul Douluos and Titled Douluos watching the battle.

But naturally, Liu Hao would not attack them. He merely wanted them to experience his Martial Soul's power up close.

By now, the surrounding Soul Douluos and Titled Douluos watching the battle were terrified out of their wits.

They thought this Ninth Elder had gone mad, actually including them within the range of his attack.

Even Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu were startled, both releasing their Martial Souls and Soul Rings to defend themselves.

After all, who could have imagined a Tool Soul Avatar transforming like this?

A stick had turned straight into a towering tree. It was utterly absurd.

And Chen Xin, who was currently fighting Liu Hao, was the most distraught of all.

He thought his old life was about to end right here today.

Only when they saw Liu Hao's Martial Soul attacking empty air did Chen Xin and the spectators finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Yet that terrifying shock wave still left their hearts pounding. Crying that they could not withstand it, they all fled toward Spirit City.

Following close behind the shock wave came a prolonged, tremendous roar that seemed capable of bursting their eardrums, leaving them dizzy and disoriented.

Seeing everyone run toward Spirit City, Liu Hao paid them no mind.

His attacks were mainly meant to intimidate and test their power anyway. Probably no one could withstand them, so he might as well treat this as a warm-up.

Having finished testing his first Soul Skill, Liu Hao followed it with his second, Sky-Piercing Strike.

Countless branches lashed down at the ground even faster than they had with the first Soul Skill, producing a muffled, tremendous bang.

Countless enormous craters instantly blasted open in the earth. Broken branches and shattered walls littered the devastation, while dust swirled through the air like a sandstorm.

The ground shook so violently that it was practically a magnitude-five earthquake. Even the low-ranking Soul Masters watching from Spirit City's southern wall, ten li away, could feel it clearly.

"Holy shit, where did that enormous tree suddenly come from?"

"Damn, is this how terrifying a Limit Douluo is? It's affecting us from this far away!"

"Exactly! That's fucking incredible!"

"Long live Spirit Hall!"

The Soul Masters on the city wall erupted into discussion, with those belonging to Spirit Hall the most excited of all. They shouted themselves hoarse, crying, "Long live Spirit Hall!"

It was as though belonging to the same faction as this powerful Limit Douluo was an unsurpassed honor.

Meanwhile, ten li south of Spirit City, Liu Hao continued unleashing one originally simple Soul Skill after another, but the resulting effects were practically like setting off nuclear bombs as firecrackers.

Each Soul Skill he unleashed was comparable to another earthquake erupting.

The nearby mountains and earth, flowers and trees, snakes and insects, rats and ants were all pulverized over and over again.

Throughout this, only one thought remained in every spectator's mind.

Is he still fucking human?

"Don't his Soul Skills consume Soul Power?"

Someone keenly noticed the problem.

Because even a Titled Douluo could not release Soul Skills without interruption.

In this era, there were no Soul Cores, so Titled Douluos generally had rather poor Soul Power endurance.

Thus, Liu Hao's habit of using Soul Skills like basic attacks was truly a higher-dimensional assault on a lower dimension. It was far too absurd.

"He defies all reason! This Ninth Elder is an absolute monster!"

"Monster? What a vile word. I would call the Ninth Elder a god!"

"Exactly! The Ninth Elder rivals the gods!"

"What do you mean, rivals the gods? The Ninth Elder is a god!"