The two Spirit Beasts were truly fighting with their lives on the line!
Having received the Emerald Dragon Snake's telepathic message, the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Blue Bull Python finally saw a glimmer of hope for survival.
They were genuinely prepared to risk everything.
Their desperate struggle differed fundamentally from what Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and the others perceived as a last stand.
Bibi Dong and her companions assumed that with their combined assault from seven Titled Douluos, the two Spirit Beasts would inevitably be overwhelmed, their injuries accumulating until they succumbed.
They never imagined these ferocious beasts would completely disregard their own survival.
Their fighting style was one of mutual destruction - trading life for life.
The massive bodies of the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Blue Bull Python became their greatest shields.
Bibi Dong's spider webs, toxins, and what she considered her trump card - the giant scythes materialized from her left and right arm bones - all struck against them.
The giant scythes attacked first before exploding, countless blade fragments embedding deep within the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Blue Bull Python's bodies.
Then the ultimate Soul Skills of the other four Titled Douluos landed mercilessly, all borne directly by the two Spirit Beasts.
Yet even under such assault, the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Blue Bull Python didn't even blink.
Unyielding as mountains, their focus remained singular - Ghost Douluo was their only target.
Suddenly, the horn on the Sky Blue Bull Python's forehead began to glow, the first time it had activated this feature since the battle began.
This was the Sky Blue Bull Python's ultimate trump card.
When this horn was activated, all the Lightning Power stored within would be released in one burst, requiring twenty-four hours to recharge before it could be used again.
Meaning, they only had one opportunity per battle.
And now, it was being deployed against Ghost Douluo.
The beast had discerned that Ghost Douluo's body wreathed in black energy represented darkness-aligned Soul Power.
Such power was most vulnerable to lightning.
With elemental advantage, the released power would naturally be devastating.
Terrifying blood-red lightning descended from the heavens, completely locking onto Ghost Douluo.
"Watch out!"
The sudden shift in the two 100,000-Year Soul Beasts' attack direction caught Bibi Dong completely by surprise.
She couldn't comprehend it - with six Titled Douluos behind her, even if the Sky Blue Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape were targeting the weakest link, why had they suddenly fixated on Ghost Douluo?
There was no way these two Spirit Beasts could have known about Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo's ability to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
Why then?
Bibi Dong could only swiftly turn, continuously unleashing her attacks upon the two great Spirit Beasts.
But the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Blue Bull Python, having abandoned concern for their own survival, paid no heed to her assaults.
Even at the cost of severe injury, they were determined to kill Ghost Douluo.
The lightning finally struck, instantly disintegrating the silver flames and black currents surrounding Ghost Douluo.
His iconic large cloak was reduced to ashes.
Revealed was Ghost Douluo's grimacing, pained expression. As an agility-type Douluo, his speed was exceptional. The moment he sensed the two Spirit Beasts targeting him, he had rapidly retreated.
Unfortunately, lightning moves faster.
The purifying power contained within this terrifying blood-red lightning caused black smoke to rise from Ghost Douluo's body where it struck.
From soul to flesh, he felt everything crumbling.
But this wasn't the end - besides the Sky Blue Bull Python, there was still the Titan Giant Ape.
The Titan Giant Ape's massive form arrived in an instant, and to everyone's astonishment, its enormous claws came crashing down upon Ghost Douluo.
After being struck by lightning, Ghost Douluo's body had become extremely fragile, and now it suffered a powerful physical attack.
Ghost Douluo exhausted all his Soul Power, yet was still slammed into the ground.
His entire body shattered into pieces under the Titan Giant Ape's sharp claws.
Ghost Douluo, dead!
"Old Ghost!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo trembled all over, letting out a mournful roar.
This was his sworn brother.
The two shared the deepest bond in Spirit Hall, usually serving as Bibi Dong's right-hand men. Unless dispatched by Bibi Dong to handle separate tasks, they were inseparable at all times.
No words could overstate the depth of their relationship.
Chrysanthemum Douluo never imagined they would be abruptly separated by life and death.
"Die!"
The Marvelous Velvet Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum in Chrysanthemum Douluo's hand grew with the wind, transforming into a gigantic spiral blade that sliced toward the Titan Giant Ape.
He himself rushed forward in great strides, throwing himself toward Ghost Douluo's location.
All that remained were Ghost Douluo's scorched corpse, broken into several pieces.
Chrysanthemum Douluo was heartbroken, wishing he could tear the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Blue Bull Python into a thousand pieces.
"If you want our Spirit Rings and Soul Bones, you'll pay the price in blood!"
The Sky Blue Bull Python spoke in human tongue, its aura surging.
Both it and the Titan Giant Ape had sustained even heavier injuries, their bodies once again covered in wounds, far more severe than during their first battle with Bibi Dong.
After all, they had withstood attacks from Bibi Dong and four other Titled Douluos, trading lives to kill Ghost Douluo.
Having delivered their threat, escape was now imperative.
Their injuries were too grave; they needed at least a moment to recover before fighting again.
"Since you seek death, I'll grant your wish!"
Bibi Dong was furious beyond measure.
Her figure flickered, turning into a blur as she swept across the sky.
The afterimage moved so fast that no one could clearly see her movements.
Her right arm transformed into a scythe, gliding past the Sky Blue Bull Python's side.
The Sky Blue Bull Python maintained its forward charging posture.
After fleeing nearly a kilometer, it let out a pained, agonized roar.
A terrifying scene unfolded.
Its front half continued fleeing while the rear portion of its body—about ten meters long—fell to the ground, thrashing violently.
Bibi Dong's single strike had actually cleaved the Sky Blue Bull Python in two.
Had the Sky Blue Bull Python not been so fast and possessed the Slow Domain, Bibi Dong's attack would have severed its head entirely.
Instead, it had cut off everything from its waist down.
But as a 100,000-Year Soul Beast, it possessed vigorous vitality. Even with its body severed, a python-type Soul Beast wouldn't die immediately.
Gritting through excruciating pain, the Sky Blue Bull Python continued its desperate escape.
"After them!"
Bibi Dong coldly shouted, transforming into a blur again as she charged forward.
In her rage moments earlier, she had unleashed the Divine Power within her, simultaneously concentrating the sharpness of the Rakshasa Demon Scythe into her right arm. Only thus could she slice off part of the Sky Blue Bull Python's body.
She hadn't originally intended to waste Divine Power on these two Soul Beasts, but they were truly despicable.
Daring to kill Ghost Douluo was utterly infuriating.
With Ghost Douluo dead, they could no longer form the Two-Pole Static Domain, equivalent to losing a top-tier trump card.
How could Bibi Dong not be enraged?
She would never give these two Soul Beasts another moment's respite.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and the others radiated murderous intent, all unleashing their full power.
Especially Chrysanthemum Douluo, whose hatred ran deep—unless he captured these two Soul Beasts and tortured them mercilessly,
he would feel he had betrayed Ghost Douluo's death.
Under Bibi Dong's full pursuit, in just a moment, she attacked once more with the divine power of the Rakshasa Demon Scythe.
This time, the Titan Giant Ape stood in the rear, relying on its gravity Domain to forcibly endure Bibi Dong's strike.
Its entire back was left with a bottomless fissure.
Even its heart was faintly exposed.
Clearly, Bibi Dong's full-force assault had left the two Spirit Beasts with little ability to fight back.
(End of Chapter)