"Master!" Qian Renyue looked up at the blue figure in the sky, her eyes sparkling with excitement and a touch of grievance.
"Master, he bullied me!" Qian Renyue complained to Jian Dao Chenxin, her voice choked with sobs. Even though she had killed so many evil soul masters, was the reliable captain of the Empire's Blade, and was a saintess trusted by everyone in the Spirit Hall, Qian Renyue was still a child who had been bullied and would cry and seek someone's support when wronged. Because of her strength and composure, everyone seemed to have forgotten that Qian Renyue was only fifteen or sixteen years old at this time.
"Silly Yue'er, you've done very well. Now, watch your master avenge you." Chenxin said to Qian Renyue with a smile. Then, he pointed his longsword at Crow Douluo, "Sixth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Swords Return to One."
"Sixth Soul Skill, Shadow Meteor Shower." Crow Douluo was equally unwilling to be outdone.
However, Crow Douluo's resistance was utterly ineffective in front of Jian Dao Chenxin. The Shadow Meteor Shower was easily defeated by the Myriad Swords Returning to One technique, and the remaining sword energy left countless sword wounds on Raven Douluo's body.
"Moon Girl, watch carefully. Since you have chosen sword cultivation, you must integrate your own Dao into it. Sword energy is just your means, Dao is the essence of your swordsmanship," Chen Xin said loudly to Qian Renyue.
Qian Renyue listened to Chen Xin's words, raised her head, and stared blankly at Chen Xin, as if she was about to comprehend something, only one step away.
"Trees flourish for a hundred miles, partridges cry through the midday shade, the peaks above Yanping Ferry are sharp as if carved, the sword is gone, the river is empty, and the water flows on. Sword Dao Chen Xin." As Chen Xin swung his long sword, sword energy gradually condensed and took shape, forming a domineering sword energy that attacked Raven Douluo with sharp sword energy.
Raven Douluo knew the prestige of Sword Dao Chen Xin, and also knew that he was powerless to kill Qian Renyue to complete the mission, so he prepared to flee far away. However, facing Chen Xin's attack, Crow Douluo felt a sense of powerlessness. Despite their similar soul power, he lacked even the courage to face him.
Ultimately, to save his life, Crow Douluo unleashed his soul skill in a desperate resistance.
"Destroy!" Chen Xin clenched his right fist, his sword energy enveloping Crow Douluo. Moments later, Crow Douluo was pulverized by Chen Xin's sword energy, leaving only a cloud of blood mist.
As Crow Douluo dissipated into the world, Scorpion Tiger Douluo sensed danger. After temporarily repelling Xie Yue and Hu Liena, he quickly sought an opportunity to escape.
Just as Scorpion Tiger Douluo was about to flee, a golden staff appeared before him.
"You think you can just walk away after injuring my Spirit Hall's juniors? You're showing far too little respect for us old fogies." The figure of Demon Subduing Douluo slowly materialized, standing on one leg on the Dragon-Panning Staff.
"A Spirit Hall Elder?" Scorpion Tiger Douluo asked in disbelief, his face showing shock.
The Holy Spirit Cult boasts numerous Title Douluo, its power even surpassing the Seven Great Sects. However, the Holy Spirit Cult has remained largely hidden because of the Spirit Hall.
As the most powerful force on the continent, the Spirit Hall is the faith of countless Soul Masters. As long as the Spirit Hall exists, and as long as it intends to suppress evil Soul Masters, the Holy Spirit Cult will find it difficult to contend with it. Leaving aside its ability to gather Soul Masters, the Spirit Hall's own strength is simply too for the Holy Spirit Cult to handle.
For many years, as long as evil Soul Masters did not infringe upon the Spirit Hall's interests, the Spirit Hall chose to turn a blind eye to their existence. Even internal corruption led some branch bishops to participate in their actions.
Therefore, they had been waiting for an opportunity, but they never expected the Spirit Hall to produce a Qian Renyue and an Imperial Blade. Even more unexpectedly, the Hall of Offerings, the Papal Hall, and the Elder Hall all united in their support of this Holy Maiden. In just one year, the Holy Spirit Cult lost several strongholds, a large number of experimental subjects, and even a Title Douluo-level elder.
That's why they went all out, sending several powerful elders to ambush and kill Qian Renyue and the others. But they didn't expect the Spirit Hall's reinforcements to arrive so quickly, even sending a powerful elder at the level of a Venerable.
The Demon-Slaying Douluo looked disdainfully at the shocked Scorpion Tiger Douluo, a slight smirk playing on his lips: "I am the Seventh Venerable of the Venerable Hall, Demon-Slaying. Remember that?"
Scorpion Tiger Douluo instinctively tried to nod, but then, realizing what was happening, his face darkened as he tried to flee.
"Trying to run? Do you think you can escape?" Demon-Slaying Douluo mocked, "Ninth Soul Skill: Salvation of All Beings."
Scorpion Tiger Douluo felt an immense pressure bearing down on him. Looking up at the sky, he saw the massive Coiling Dragon Staff appear above his head, and his legs went weak with fear. He tried to unleash his soul skill to fight back, but it was too late. Under Demon-Slaying Douluo's attacks, Scorpion Tiger Douluo perished after a few rounds.
After defeating her opponent, Na'er went to Qian Renyue's side. Seeing that Qian Renyue was alright and her soul power and physical strength were gradually recovering, she breathed a sigh of relief and, still somewhat fearful, held Qian Renyue's hand, unwilling to let go.
Yan and Dugu Yan, who were fighting a powerful enemy, finally relaxed after knowing that their companions were safe and began to focus on dealing with the enemy in front of them. The enemy in front of them was the target of their assessment, so they naturally could not seek help from elders or deities.
Fortunately, Yan and Dugu Yan had gained a lot from their previous divine trials and battles. Fighting a higher-level opponent seemed impossible, but they still tried their best to find an opportunity.
Dugu Yan's opponent was an 86th-level Soul Douluo with the martial soul Bloodthirsty Vulture.
After fighting with him for a while, Dugu Yan discovered that this Soul Douluo was somewhat overrated and his mental state was worrying. Just like the name of his martial soul, he was extremely bloodthirsty. Dugu Yan couldn't help but suspect that the opponent had reached the level of Soul Douluo by absorbing the essence of others. After all, she was a demonic soul master; using such unorthodox cultivation methods was hardly surprising.
Knowing her opponent craved her blood, Dugu Yan, while fighting off her enemy, forced the essence and toxins of the poison pill within her body into a pool of blood essence in her chest cavity.
When the time was right, Dugu Yan, taking advantage of the Bloodthirsty Vulture's attack, coughed up blood and staggered back dozens of steps, vomiting a mouthful of purplish-black blood.
Upon seeing the color of the blood, Dugu Yan immediately sensed something was wrong; such an obvious color shouldn't fool her opponent. Unexpectedly,
the Bloodthirsty Vulture's eyes turned bloodshot after seeing Dugu Yan cough up blood. It abandoned its pursuit of Dugu Yan, instead forming hand seals to attract the poisonous blood she had spat out to its side.
Then, to Dugu Yan's astonishment, it greedily and gleefully absorbed it.
"What an idiot," Dugu Yan finally couldn't help but mutter. Then, ignoring her opponent, sheathed her martial soul and walked towards Qian Renyue's direction.
The Bloodthirsty Vulture, a Soul Douluo, watched helplessly as Dugu Yan turned and left, then vanished in a pool of blood, utterly bewildered.
Dugu Yan already possessed the venom of the Azure Serpent, inherited from the Poison Douluo family. Combined with the evolution of her Martial Soul by the Flood Dragon Soul Fruit and the condensation of the Poison Pill, her poison became incredibly potent.
After the Continental Soul Master Tournament, Qian Renyue gave Dugu Yan the Snow Swan Kiss from Tang San's Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night. Although the potency of the second immortal herb would be greatly reduced, and her soul power wouldn't increase significantly, it would aid Dugu Yan's cultivation in poison.
After breaking through to Soul Emperor, Dugu Bo also gifted Dugu Yan his beloved pet, the Nine-Section Jade. After taming the Nine-Section Jade, Dugu Yan's poison became even more terrifying. In terms of toxicity alone, it was arguably no less potent than the King of Hell's Decree.
Even Bibi Dong dared not easily provoke Dugu Yan's poison. Even the Poison Douluo himself was deeply wary of his granddaughter's poison.
Having absorbed the essence blood containing the deadly poison of Dugu Yan, the fate of the Bloodthirsty Vulture, the Soul Douluo, was predictable. Dugu Yan, the Blade of the Empire, has completed her trial by defeating the Soul Douluo.
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