The Battle Begins! Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Battle the Body Sect

Qian Daoliu's expression tightened slightly. "This man possesses a formidable physique and tyrannical strength. He truly is no ordinary opponent!"

"But level 98 is still level 98. You can't possibly be my match!"

"Get lost!!"

Qian Daoliu increased his Soul Power output and blasted Du Busi down in an instant.

Whoosh!

Bang!

Du Busi landed steadily on both feet, a trace of excitement on his face. "Heh heh, hahaha, not necessarily! You don't seem as powerful as I imagined, either!"

"Oh? Is that so? Then let me see how a level 98 Titled Douluo plans to defeat me." Qian Daoliu remained calm. He realized there was far more to Du Busi's strength than he had shown so far; otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to be so arrogant.

He decisively activated his Martial Soul Avatar, intending to force Du Busi to use his full strength.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Angel True Body!"

"Fifth Soul Skill, Sacred Sword!!"

The enormous phantom of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul covered the entire sky. Sacred Sword in hand, Qian Daoliu displayed the angel's radiance and the formidable might of a level 99 Limit Douluo to the fullest.

"A six-winged angel... where on earth did this group of people come from?!"

Du Busi was deeply puzzled, but his face still showed no fear. "Hmph! Then watch closely!"

"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!!"

Du Busi also activated his Martial Soul Avatar at once. The phantom of his true body behind him was his own body.

"Watch closely and see the power of our Body Martial Souls!"

Du Busi roared wildly and began his Gold-Grade Awakening. His physique, presence, and strength surged at a terrifying rate.

Gold-Grade Awakening could amplify his strength by up to threefold!

In this state, Du Busi already possessed the combat strength to rival a level 99 expert!

"Hahaha! What? Surprised? Come and fight!" Du Busi laughed wildly and charged in again. "Take another punch!!"

Boom!

Du Busi's tyrannical punch struck the sword Qian Daoliu brought down.

This time, there was almost no gap between Du Busi's strength and Qian Daoliu's.

Bang, bang, bang!

Du Busi unleashed a flurry of punches, launching a ferocious attack.

The two fought a fierce battle in the sky.

In a short time, they had fought more than a hundred rounds!

For the moment, the two sides were evenly matched.

"This level 98 Du Busi is so strong! He can actually fight the Great Enshrined to this extent!" Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had yet to make a move, was deeply shocked.

Azure Luan, watching from afar, was just as shocked.

Both of them were level 98, yet neither could fight a battle of such intensity against the level 99 Qian Daoliu without falling behind, as Du Busi did!

Du Busi's strength surpassed both of theirs!

How strange. There seems to be something inside this man that can absorb Soul Power from heaven and earth during battle, and his Soul Power recovers at an astonishing speed! What exactly is it? Amid the fierce battle, Qian Daoliu discovered the secret of the Soul Core, but he did not yet know exactly what it was.

Du Busi, too, gradually noticed that Qian Daoliu did not seem to have a Soul Core!

Why does he never circulate his Soul Core? Could he not have one? Impossible. Soul Douluo seeking to break through to Titled Douluo almost always condense their first Soul Core, and breaking through to level 99 requires condensing a second!

He can't possibly be without a Soul Core. Could it be that he looks down on me!?

Du Busi was deeply puzzled.

Seeing that Qian Daoliu could not defeat Du Busi in a short time, Golden Crocodile Douluo made his move. "Martial Soul Possession, Golden Crocodile King!"

Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red Soul Ring appeared beneath Golden Crocodile's feet.

Golden Crocodile Douluo then charged straight toward the Body Sect's high walls.

"Everyone, attack! Stop him!"

The Body Sect's ten Titled Douluo experts activated their Martial Souls and unleashed their Soul Rings at once, charging out of the sect.

Two were level 96, four were level 95, and the remaining four all had Soul Power between levels 92 and 94.

Led by the Body Sect's great elder, Golden Body Douluo, the ten surrounded Golden Crocodile Douluo and attacked.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Crocodile King True Body!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo immediately activated his Martial Soul Avatar and drove a powerful punch toward the crowd.

"Help me stop him! The rest of you, attack!"

Golden Body Douluo and the other level 96 expert met Golden Crocodile Douluo's tyrannical punch head-on.

The other eight scattered and attacked simultaneously from different angles.

Boom!

To their surprise, Golden Body Douluo and his companion failed to hold him back for even a second before Golden Crocodile Douluo knocked them to the ground.

"What?! His physique is that formidable too!"

Golden Body Douluo looked battered, his face filled with shock.

The Body Sect did in fact have secret methods for cultivating the body, making its members relatively strong in head-on clashes. Even if the two level 96 experts could not block a level 98 expert's punch head-on, they had at least been confident they could hold out for a few seconds, enough time for the others to launch an effective attack.

But they had never expected Golden Crocodile Douluo's physical strength to be so astonishing.

By now, the ten had closed in on him.

They had failed to hold Golden Crocodile Douluo back, giving him enough time to counterattack. "Hmph! Get lost!!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo sent the level 92 Titled Douluo whose body was bone flying with a vicious punch.

"Pfft~ graaagh!"

White Bone Douluo was gravely injured by the punch on the spot.

Golden Crocodile Douluo threw punch after punch and kick after kick, blocking the encirclement attack of several other Titled Douluo.

"Again!!"

The ten once again closed in on him from all sides.

Golden Crocodile Douluo fought ten Titled Douluo alone, and for the moment, he did not fall behind.

But facing the combined assault of ten Titled Douluo put Golden Crocodile Douluo under immense pressure. Moreover, the ten worked together seamlessly, and with them coordinating their attacks, he found it difficult to gain the upper hand for the time being.

He also quickly discovered that every one of these Titled Douluo surpassed him in Soul Power recovery and endurance!

These fellows' speed at controlling and recovering Soul Power is too bizarre! I have to end this quickly!

"Sixth Soul Skill, Fierce Golden Crocodile!"

"Roar!!"

The Crocodile King's roar rang out in the sky.

A gigantic golden crocodile crashed straight down.

Boom!

The impact shook heaven and split the earth.

"Aaaah~"

All ten Titled Douluo, save for the two at level 96, were blasted to the ground.

Du Busi sensed that Golden Crocodile likewise was not using a Soul Core. Unable to make sense of it, he could not help asking in the midst of the battle, "Hey! Why aren't you drawing on the power of your Soul Cores?"

"Soul Core? What's that?"

Qian Daoliu cut Du Busi back with a slash of his sword and asked in return.

"Damn! You can't be serious?" The corners of Du Busi's mouth twitched violently. "They... they really don't have Soul Cores!!"

"No way! Just how long have they been out of contact with human society? How long have they lived in seclusion?! What remote mountain valley did these ancient people crawl out of?! They really don't have Soul Cores!"

"And the thing is, they actually managed to cultivate to this level without Soul Cores!!"

"What kind of godlike freaks are these guys?!"

Du Busi was beginning to question his life, but it also gave him a sudden surge of confidence, and he burst into excited laughter. "How can a level 99 Limit Douluo without a Soul Core be my match? Hahahaha!"

"I, Du Busi, will become the first person in history to defeat a level 99 Limit Douluo while at level 98! A feat like that will let me brag in front of those old fellows for the rest of my life, haha!"