"Mountain-Treading Step!"
"Mountain-Splitting Collapse Fist!"
Jin Peng led the charge, closing in on Bibi Dong. Gathering power in his chest and abdomen, he threw a punch, driving a wave of concussive force into her.
Elder Qian and Elder Zhou flanked Bibi Dong, keeping her occupied so she could spare no attention for anything else.
Boom!
Bibi Dong was sent flying again. She steadied herself, her expression dark as storm clouds.
"What a shameless Body Sect. Four Titled Douluo ganging up on me alone. But do you think this will let you win?"
As her words fell, an icy aura erupted from her body.
Death Domain!
Purple-black light spread outward from her, enveloping an area a hundred zhang across.
Immediately afterward, a second domain followed-Divine Slaughter's Domain!
A layer of blood-red light, cold and sharp and condensed from countless traces of slaughter, intertwined with the Death Domain, forming the overlapping suppression of two domains.
"Heh."
"Do you think we don't have domains?"
Jin Peng sneered and released his own domain.
The Golden Body Domain unfolded around him. Dark golden light spread outward, colliding head-on with Bibi Dong's twin domains.
"Scarlet Heart Domain!"
Elder Qian followed immediately, his scarlet light overlapping with the Golden Body Domain to counter Bibi Dong's twin domains.
"Again!"
The two sides clashed once more.
Dozens of exchanges later, Jin Peng seized an opening and drove another punch into Bibi Dong's chest.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Demon Prison Astral Fist!"
Demon Fist Douluo reacted swiftly, also slamming a punch into Bibi Dong's flank.
"Ah!"
The Spider Spear of Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor stabbed Jin Peng in the chest, inflicting very little damage, while the two men's blows sent her flying sideways.
Jin Peng's title was Golden Body, and with the enhancement of multiple Soul Skills, his defensive power was astonishing.
"Third Soul Skill, Death Spider Web Restraint!"
An enormous purple-black web descended from the sky, carrying intensely corrosive Soul Power as it dropped over Jin Peng's head.
Jin Peng neither dodged nor ducked. He raised his right leg and stamped down fiercely. "Sixth Soul Skill, Earth-Splitting Tremor!"
A golden shock wave exploded beneath his foot, shattering the web in midair and scattering fragments everywhere.
Elder Qian attacked from the flank, his heart Martial Soul shining scarlet.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Heartfire Over the Prairie!"
A streak of scarlet elixir fire coiled around Bibi Dong's spider legs, burning her protective Soul Power.
Bibi Dong was forced to divert some Soul Power to resist the encroaching elixir fire. Elder Zhou struck from below. "Eighth Soul Skill, Annihilation Collapse Fist!"
"Eighth Soul Skill, Spiritual Storm!"
Chen Yuan also seized the opportunity and launched a surprise attack directly at Bibi Dong.
Buzzz-
Bibi Dong's head rang. Then she took Elder Zhou's Eighth Soul Skill squarely and was driven back a hundred zhang.
Then Jin Peng closed in, seized her leg, and hurled her toward the ground below.
Bang!
Bibi Dong's figure vanished beneath a towering cloud of dust.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Spider Emperor Clone!"
Purple-black light erupted from the dust. A figure identical to Bibi Dong's original body separated from her and lunged straight toward Elder Qian and Elder Zhou.
Elder Qian and Elder Zhou were held up by the clone, leaving Jin Peng to face Bibi Dong's original body alone.
Chen Yuan's Spiritual Power was weakened by interference from the two clones, and fully suppressing the perception of Bibi Dong's original body had already become difficult.
Yet Bibi Dong's original body did not attack Jin Peng. Instead, she retreated some distance.
The next moment.
The Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul began to recede, replaced by an even darker, more unfathomable aura emerging from within Bibi Dong.
Sensing that aura, Chen Yuan's expression instantly changed:
"Old Jin, she's switching Martial Souls!"
"Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor!"
Standing in the square, Long Aoyu keenly detected the change in that aura.
Her Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul certainly did not yet have all nine Soul Rings, but it definitely possessed the Soul Skill Eternal Creation.
If Bibi Dong were allowed to use it, the elders would find themselves somewhat on the back foot!
It would be fine if they could dodge.
If they failed to evade Eternal Creation, however, their lives would truly be in danger.
"Wind-Thunder Sky-Piercing Flash!"
Long Aoyu did not hesitate. His Dark Demon Twin Wings instantly unfurled, and he activated Wind-Thunder Sky-Piercing Flash at full power. His figure vanished from where he stood and appeared beside Jin Peng high in the sky.
"Elder Jin, this is a Class 9 humanoid Soul Tool. Put it on and activate it!"
Long Aoyu took out the Tidal Battle Armor and tossed it straight over.
Jin Peng caught the Tidal Battle Armor and instinctively put it on. Its deep-blue plating fitted itself to his body, and the sea-blue crystal core on his chest lit up.
"Hiss, such incredible power!"
Jin Peng exclaimed, "Xiao Yu, where did you get this thing?"
But,
Long Aoyu did not answer him. Instead, he used Teleportation to return to the sect below.
Jin Peng paid it no mind either. He turned toward Bibi Dong, who had already switched Martial Souls. Clad in the sea-blue Tidal Battle Armor and radiating dark golden light, he exuded an aura stronger than ever before.
"Heh heh."
The corners of Jin Peng's mouth lifted. "Bibi Dong, let's see what you'll use to fight us now!"
Bibi Dong's expression changed.
"What is that thing? Why has your aura grown so much stronger?"
Jin Peng did not answer her. Two Soul Rings beneath his feet lit up in succession.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"
"Ninth Soul Skill, Immortality Golden Shell!"
As Jin Peng's words fell, his body began to swell. The Tidal Battle Armor enlarged proportionally, merging with his Martial Soul Avatar to form a golden-blue giant a hundred meters tall.
Deep-blue armor patterns covered his dark golden body, and the sea-blue crystal core on his chest resembled a beating heart.
His defense and strength had both reached their peak!
"Hahaha!"
Golden-blue radiance flowed over Jin Peng's entire body as he loomed across the sky.
"Bibi Dong, do you dare fight me now?"
Bibi Dong's face was grim, but she refused to show weakness. "Why wouldn't I? Seventh Soul Skill, Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Avatar!"
As her words fell, gloomy light completely swallowed her figure. In the blink of an eye, she transformed into an enormous Spider Emperor.
Unlike the Death Spider Emperor, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor had a more elongated body.
Dark golden patterns covered the carapace on her head. All eight compound eyes lit up with an eerie green glow, making the mere sight of her physically unsettling.
"That's more like it."
Jin Peng looked at the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Avatar and grinned.
He did not attack immediately, instead turning to glance at Elder Qian and the other two.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"
Elder Qian, Elder Zhou, and Chen Yuan nodded together and simultaneously unleashed their Seventh Soul Skill.
The phantom heart around Elder Qian solidified, transforming into a scarlet giant a hundred meters tall. The heart in his chest beat slowly, each pulse sending out a ring of scarlet energy ripples.
For Elder Zhou's twin-fist Martial Soul Avatar, two masses of black light covered his fists, transforming him into an iron-fisted giant who towered between heaven and earth.
As for Chen Yuan's Brain Martial Soul Avatar, a pale golden halo enveloped the back of his head.
The four hundred-meter giants surrounded the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor.
Jin Peng stood to the east, Elder Qian to the west, Elder Zhou to the south, and Chen Yuan to the north.
At that moment.
Everyone else high in the sky tacitly stopped fighting and moved away from the battlefield between Jin Peng's group of four and Bibi Dong.
"First Soul Skill, Half Moon!"
Bibi Dong growled. The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor's eight spider legs spread simultaneously, slashing out ink-green crescent attacks toward the four men.
But Jin Peng was faster.
Stepping forward, he clamped his enormous golden-blue palms around the ends of two spider legs and yanked backward.
Bibi Dong's body was pulled off balance, and all her attacks missed.
Elder Qian's attack followed close behind. His scarlet heartfire became a pillar of flame that blasted into the carapace on the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor's flank.
Elder Zhou followed immediately, hammering both fists into the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor's abdomen.
Chen Yuan unleashed his Spiritual Power at full strength, firmly suppressing Bibi Dong.
The four men's combined assault completely suppressed Bibi Dong. Though her Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Avatar was powerful, Jin Peng and the others countered her every attack with their seamless coordination.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Eternal Creation!"
Bibi Dong suddenly struck viciously. Her two enormous jade-like scythes rose together, cutting diagonally across one another to unleash a huge green cross-shaped wave of light.
Eternal Creation was Bibi Dong's most overbearing single-target offensive Soul Skill!
It ignored physical defense and fifty percent of energy defense. Once it struck, the wounds would spread endlessly, and could only be resisted with Soul Power until that Soul Power was completely exhausted.
Being hit meant almost certain death!
"Dodge!"
Every hair on Jin Peng's body stood on end. Without hesitation, he released his grip the instant the light blade finished forming and shot backward.
Elder Qian and Elder Zhou reacted just as quickly, dodging to either side almost simultaneously.
Chen Yuan had the strongest Spiritual Power and the fastest reaction. His entire body became a streak of light as he rapidly retreated, putting plenty of distance between them.
Not one of the four chose to take that light blade head-on.
"You...!"
Bibi Dong had not expected the four to retreat so decisively. Eternal Creation had already finished forming, yet it had lost its targets.
The green light blade sliced through the air, sweeping past where Jin Peng had stood.
Shing-
A mountain peak several li away was sliced clean through, leaving a mirror-smooth cut across the mountain. Its upper half slowly slid off.
Jin Peng and the others infuriated Bibi Dong so much that her liver ached, and even her breathing grew heavier.
Moreover,
Bibi Dong had no Soul Core, and Eternal Creation's consumption was no small burden for her.
After dodging Eternal Creation, Jin Peng and the others surrounded her again.
"Bibi Dong!!"
Jin Peng was truly enraged. His enormous palm clamped directly around one of the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor's forelegs.
Elder Qian followed immediately, his enormous scarlet hand locking down another spider leg. Elder Zhou seized a middle leg from below, while Chen Yuan's Spiritual Power became invisible chains that bound two hind legs.
The four hundred-meter giants surrounded Bibi Dong's Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Avatar, the four of them locking down her eight spider legs.
Jin Peng gave Bibi Dong no chance to break free. Exerting both arms at once, he clamped his enormous golden palms around her head and lifted her entire Spider Emperor Avatar.
Then he hurled her downward-
Boom!
The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor's body smashed into the ground, blasting an enormous crater into the earth.
The impact made Bibi Dong's vision go black. She struggled to rise, but Jin Peng's palm had already clamped around her head again.
Jin Peng hauled her out of the crater and smashed her into the ground once more.
Boom-!
Boom-!
Seven times in succession.
Each time, Jin Peng lifted Bibi Dong up, and each time, he slammed her down hard.
"Slam her!!"
Jin Peng roared, hoisting Bibi Dong's Spider Emperor Avatar once again. Swinging both arms with all his strength, he smashed her savagely into the earth.
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