At that moment, the Angel Phantom behind Qian Daoliu erupted with boundless divine light. The angel, originally divine, gentle, and holy, revealed its true face of slaughter.
This slaughtering visage was directed at Evil Soul Masters. At the same time, an immense weight of divinity pressed down. Ha Luosa gritted his teeth. Even with his Battle Armor domain overlaid upon his Martial Soul's Innate Domain, it still pierced through.
High in the sky, Qian Daoliu, seated cross-legged at the heart of the phantom Angel God Statue, opened his golden eyes. His gaze upon Ha Luosa below brimmed with undisguised killing intent.
"Angel's Breath!"
As he recited the name of his ninth Soul Skill, countless golden breaths flew from the mouth of the Angel Phantom behind him.
Thousands upon thousands of these breaths blanketed the sky and earth, leaving nowhere to escape. The Underworld Emperor roared, his Soul Skills lighting up one after another as he drew his weapon, the Underworld King Sword.
He held two swords, one gray and one red. Endless Death Qi enveloped him, attempting to withstand this killing move.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Angel's Breath came howling in, frantically battering Ha Luosa's two domains. Soon, countless narrow fissures split across them, then the gaps widened and the cracks multiplied.
Ha Luosa's pupils abruptly contracted. This Angel Douluo was clearly only a Demigod, yet against Evil Soul Masters like them, he seemed capable of unleashing critical hits of at least five times the power.
Had it been an ordinary Demigod, Ha Luosa could have defeated him within a dozen or so exchanges, but Qian Daoliu was no ordinary Demigod!
Although his lack of a Soul Core was a disadvantage, reaching Limit Douluo without one naturally meant that he was immensely powerful.
The two sides remained deadlocked for a moment. Finally, Angel's Breath shattered Ha Luosa's overlapping domains. Countless wisps of deathly breath were purified by the power of light, and vast, holy radiance poured down.
The twelve puppets surrounding him melted like butter. When the holy light fell upon Ha Luosa, it burned as fiercely as molten lava poured over his head, and screams escaped his mouth.
"This isn't Soul Power! His power is on a level far beyond mine! This is a power above Soul Power!"
Ha Luosa's eyes filled with bloodshot veins. His Soul Power was being crushed. This was suppression on the level of power itself; he could not possibly defeat his opponent.
"If not for this borrowed power of yours! And the attribute advantage, you would be absolutely no match for me!"
Ha Luosa could only flee, turning into gray Death Qi and darting away again and again. Without the attribute advantage and divine power, he could beat Demigods like Qian Daoliu with ease!
"Abomination! Where do you think you're going!"
Watching Ha Luosa flee, Qian Daoliu gave a fierce beat of the three pairs of wings on his back and shot forward at tremendous speed. At the same time, his Eighth Soul Ring blazed.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Angel Descent!"
As he recited his eighth Soul Skill, an enormous Angel Phantom descended, and a massive Angel Holy Mountain formed around them, trapping Ha Luosa within.
Ha Luosa slammed into the barrier of the Angel Realm. It felt as though he had crashed into scalding lava. The pain was unbearable, and everything on his body was being scorched.
With nowhere to escape, Ha Luosa could only turn around and face the figure charging down from the sky, swords in both hands.
"Come on! You think I'm afraid of you!"
Ha Luosa roared and raised both swords to meet him. Qian Daoliu swooped down from the sky, bringing the divine artifact, the Angel Holy Sword, down in a crushing slash.
At the same time, the Angel Phantom behind him manifested. The full ten-meter-tall Angel Phantom slashed down in unison.
Boom!
With a tremendous crash, a ten-meter crater was blasted into the center of the arena. Ha Luosa stood at its very center, with Qian Daoliu above him, Angel Holy Sword in hand.
The instant they clashed, endless Death Qi coiled around the Netherworld and Underworld King swords. This Death Qi surged toward his opponent, seeking to corrode him.
But this Death Qi could not get anywhere near Qian Daoliu. Angel Divine Light protected his entire body, and no evil could corrode him.
At the same time, Angel Divine Power instantly overwhelmed Ha Luosa's Death Qi. Vast quantities of divine light scoured Ha Luosa's body, and his screams rang out without end.
But it was not over yet. The enormous Angel Phantom behind Qian Daoliu brought down a five-meter holy sword of light.
The giant sword crashed down, cleaving Ha Luosa deeper underground once more. Just as Ha Luosa thought it was over, he looked up, only to see the phantoms of two more five-meter giant swords manifest behind it and slash down heavily.
It was three consecutive strikes from a single sword!
Boom! Another holy sword of light slashed down. Countless cracks appeared across Ha Luosa's Underworld King Sword. Clearly, he could not hold out much longer.
At the same time, the Underworld Emperor's heart seethed with unwillingness. Could a Martial Soul advantage truly be this powerful? As that final thought passed through his mind, the last sword crashed down.
Boom!
The Angel Holy Sword severed the Underworld King Sword and cleaved Ha Luosa in half, purifying the endless deathly breath.
"Aaargh!"
Screams continued to ring out. Ha Luosa's body hissed incessantly as endless Angel Divine Power purified him, and Death Qi steamed away.
Qian Daoliu increased his output of divine power and purified the Underworld Emperor outright. In the end, it had taken five minutes and a hundred exchanges for the Underworld Emperor to fall.
The Six-Winged Angel's suppressive effect on Evil Soul Masters was simply too terrifying. Without the Martial Soul advantage, divine artifact, and Angel Divine Power, Qian Daoliu truly would have been no match for the Underworld Emperor.
But what could be done when he was born to eradicate Evil Soul Masters? As the battle ended, the Underworld Emperor's figure turned to dust.
Somewhere on the Douluo Continent, however, a gray figure appeared once more. It was none other than the Underworld Emperor. Indeed, he possessed the ability to resurrect, but the price was enormous as well, requiring the consumption of countless wronged souls.
Furthermore, the Underworld Emperor's strength had fallen from Quasi-God to Demigod, and he would need a long period of recuperation to recover. Ha Luosa clutched the spot over his heart. The pain of purification coursed through his entire body. Trembling all over, he muttered, a sinister shadow flashing through his eyes:
"Spirit Hall... Six-Winged Angel... Angel Douluo... If not for the attribute advantage, I wouldn't necessarily have lost!"
The Underworld Emperor's eyes were filled with defiance. He believed Qian Daoliu had only defeated him by relying on his attribute advantage. Next time, he would definitely win!
Back in the great cosmic arena, Qian Daoliu knitted his brows tightly after purifying the Underworld Emperor.
"Something's wrong... He isn't dead?"
Those who possessed the Holy Angel Martial Soul received an influx of power after slaying Evil Soul Masters. Yet Qian Daoliu had felt no such influx at all, which meant that the Underworld Emperor was not dead!
"Correct. That Underworld Emperor is a Child of the Plane chosen by the Plane Master, Tang Hao, to slow the Douluo Plane's development. His very purpose is to interfere with its development. As a Child of the Plane, he naturally does not die easily, and he also possesses an innate gift for resurrection."
"Child of the Plane... Tang Hao..."
The information the God of Games provided at this moment sent Qian Daoliu into thought. Tang Hao seemed to be Tang Chen's grandson, and he was also the fellow who had gotten together with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
"Thank you for informing me, Your Excellency, God of Games."
"Think nothing of it. Then I hereby announce that the first victory of this round goes to Spirit Hall's Angel Douluo, contestant Qian Daoliu!"