Above Xingye City, a golden streak of light flashed like a meteor, its speed so fast it was nearly impossible for the naked eye to capture.
A Titled Douluo from the Green Skeleton was fleeing frantically.
But it was useless.
"Damn it! Damn it!" That Titled Douluo, an Evil Soul Master known as "Blood Bat," was now pale-faced. The bat wings on his back vibrated wildly as he performed various inconceivable maneuvers in the air.
His Martial Soul was the Mutated Blood Bat, and he excelled most in speed and stealth. He had escaped from desperate situations many times using this ability.
But today, he felt an unprecedented sense of despair.
No matter how he changed direction, no matter how narrow the alleys he dove into, the golden streak of light behind him followed like a shadow, and the distance was constantly closing.
"Arthur! Give me a break! I can tell you information about the Holy Spirit Cult!" Blood Bat shrieked, his voice distorted by extreme fear.
There was no response.
Only an even more brilliant golden sword light tore through the air, slashing directly at him.
Blood Bat's pupils shrank as he tried his best to dodge. The sword light grazed his shoulder, bringing a spray of blood mist. A sharp pain flared; he looked down to see his entire left shoulder along with half a bat wing had been cleanly severed.
"Ah—!" A shrill scream echoed through the night sky.
Inside the coffee shop, Xu Xiaoyan covered her ears, but her eyes were fixed on the window without blinking: "Brother Arthur is so amazing!"
Yuanen Yehui also stood up, her brow furrowed slightly: "He's hunting down an Evil Soul Master? And judging by the commotion, it's at least a Titled Douluo level."
Yue lay on the windowsill, his tail swaying unconsciously, his golden eyes fixed on the distant battle: "More than one. His current state... there should be other Evil Soul Masters; he's pursuing everyone simultaneously."
"What?" Xu Xiaoyan and Yuanen Yehui were both stunned, not understanding.
Pursuing multiple Titled Douluo at the same time? What did that mean?
"It's an application of time and space. I can only say, if you know, you know."
Yue took a deep breath, his tone filled with surprise: "That's not important. What's even stranger is his physical state—how can there be no conflict at all?"
"The dragon bones of mine and Light's are one thing—one is balanced and peaceful, the other is all-encompassing."
"But the Spirit Bones of the Wind Dragon King and the Emerald Dragon King are not that easy to use, let alone forming a perfect internal cycle with these four bones."
Yue paused and muttered to himself, "It's only been a short time since we last met. What has happened to this guy now?"
High in the sky, Blood Bat endured the agonizing pain, burning his Soul Power for a final struggle. He knew he couldn't escape, and a flash of madness crossed his eyes: "Since you won't give me a way out, let's die together!"
The seventh spirit ring suddenly lit up—the Blood Bat True Form began to distort.
His body began to swell, and countless blood-red cracks appeared on the surface of his skin, with terrifying energy brewing within.
A self-detonation at the cost of his own Martial Soul and life would be powerful enough to easily destroy this city.
"Not good!" Inside the coffee shop, Yue's face changed, and he was about to rush out.
But Arthur was faster.
Just as Blood Bat's body swelled to its limit and was about to explode, Arthur's figure abruptly appeared in front of him.
It wasn't Teleportation or high-speed movement, but a more profound method, as if he were meant to be there all along.
Simultaneously, phantoms of massive mountain peaks appeared above the city.
"Ten Thousand Peaks."
Then, he extended a finger.
And lightly tapped Blood Bat's forehead.
"Suppress!"
Time seemed to stand still at this moment.
Every mountain peak exuded a heavy, tangible aura, as if the existence of an entire mountain range had truly been projected into this sky.
The mountain shadows overlapped, layer upon layer of suppression, locking the shockwaves, Soul Power turbulence, and even the sound and light from Blood Bat's potential self-detonation within a ten-meter radius.
The violent energy inside Blood Bat suddenly calmed down, his swollen body quickly shrank back to its original state, and the blood-red cracks on his skin healed at a rate visible to the naked eye.
"What did you do to me?" Blood Bat's voice was trembling.
Arthur didn't bother wasting words with him. He flipped the Holy Sword in his hand and unleashed his ultimate point-blank.
"Holy Sword, Release."
A massive beam of light erupted instantly, enveloping him!
The madness in Blood Bat's eyes quickly faded, replaced by a fear and despair that reached his very marrow. He wanted to scream, to struggle, but found he couldn't even twitch an eyelid.
He could only watch helplessly as his Martial Soul, Soul Power, and even his vitality dissipated bit by bit under this light.
In just a few breaths, he turned into a black-red glimmer and was completely swallowed by the golden light, leaving not a trace behind.
Dead.
A Titled Douluo was gone just like that.
Arthur let out a long breath.
"Phew, that's the last one."
This was the last fleeing Douluo and the most powerful one, having reached Rank 94, which had caused Arthur a bit more trouble.
Now, Arthur had a good grasp of his true strength; it was roughly around the level of a normal Rank 96 Super Douluo.
His figure flashed, turning into a golden streak of light once more, and disappeared into the night sky.
Inside the coffee shop, there was total silence.
Xu Xiaoyan opened her mouth, and only after a long while did she manage to squeeze out a sentence: "Has Brother Arthur... gotten stronger again?"
"More than that." Yuanen Yehui shook her head, a hint of complexity flashing in her eyes. "That guy is simply a freak."
Not long ago, with Yue's help, she had barely been able to understand the concept of the earth's power.
Because of that, when she saw Arthur summon those mountain peaks, Yuanen Yehui truly felt what it meant for a mayfly to gaze at the vast sky.
Yue sat back in his chair, took another sip of coffee, and frowned: "I still can't figure it out. The dragon bone aura on him is now completely fused. How on earth did he do it?"
"What's there to figure out? It's simple. Just find a Dragon King to work for me."
As the words fell, the wind chimes of the coffee shop gave a light tinkling sway. Arthur had arrived inside the shop at some unknown point.
He had just finished dealing with the last Evil Soul Master; his aura was slightly unsteady, but he showed no sign of fatigue.
Xu Xiaoyan jumped up instantly, her eyes darting around, and then she pounced: "Brother Arthur! Are you okay? I was worried sick about you just now."
Arthur raised a hand and rubbed the top of her head, chuckling: "What could happen? I just consumed some Soul Power. That guy's speed was fast, but luckily I suppressed him in the end and didn't let him explode."
"Didn't you leave earlier?" Yuanen Yehui asked in surprise. "Did you come back after discovering us?"
"No, I saw you guys long ago. I just thought exiting like that earlier was cooler." Arthur said things that left them completely bewildered: "I originally wanted to shout'Shinzou wo Sasageyo,' but unfortunately, people here wouldn't understand."
On the other side, Yue looked up at Arthur: "You said you found a Dragon King to work for you? What do you mean by that? Which 'little brother' did you run into in such a short time?"
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