"This battle has finally arrived."
On the city walls of Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu's gaze swept across the Sun Moon Empire's formation, observing the powerful spirit tools. A peculiar glint flashed in his eyes as he finally looked at Xu Tianyang beside him, his tone filled with emotion.
"As you know, between Spirit Empire and Sun Moon Empire, between Bibi Dong and me, only one can emerge victorious." As opposing parties, Xu Tianyang, the most important figure of the Sun Moon Empire, had entered the enemy camp alone, yet the high-ranking officials on both sides didn't find it abrupt at all.
"Originally, I favored Bibi Dong to win. Now, I have more faith in you. I didn't expect your speed to be so fast, not giving her a chance to take that final step. I must say, you seized the opportunity very well.
The Spirit Masters loyal to the Supreme Pontiff in Spirit City have been driven out by me. Now, the Spirit Masters within Spirit City are all loyal to the Angel Clan. Do not harm them."
Qian Daoliu looked at Xu Tianyang with gentle eyes. He had already guessed the meaning behind the latter's decision to set the battlefield directly outside Spirit City: to minimize the impact of the struggle between the two behemoths, Spirit Empire and Sun Moon Empire.
This coincided with the mission of their Angel Clan to protect the common people of the continent.
"Mm!" Xu Tianyang nodded upon hearing this.
"I truly didn't expect the development of spirit tools to be so rapid. Your role in this is indispensable." Qian Daoliu finally relaxed, his gaze falling upon the colossal spirit tool mechs within the Sun Moon Empire's formation.
"Even without me, the development of spirit tools would inevitably advance by leaps and bounds, eventually replacing the status of traditional Spirit Masters." Xu Tianyang understood the trajectory of history. In fact, it wouldn't take long; if no god-level powerhouses appeared, in just ten thousand years, the strength of the Sun Moon Continent could completely crush the Douluo Continent.
Even eleventh and twelfth-level spirit tools possessed the power to slay gods.
Nodding, Qian Daoliu neither approved nor refuted. For him, he only cared about Qian Renxue's ascension to godhood.
At this moment, both of them simultaneously looked up into the distance. Rolling smoke and dust surged from that direction, and terrifying spirit power shot into the sky, directly dispersing the clouds above.
They knew the person Xu Tianyang was waiting for had arrived. Qian Daoliu gave a final instruction, then turned and left.
"Xue'er has already gained the recognition of the angel divine sword and completed the seventh trial. She is now completing the eighth trial in the Angel Secret Realm, in seclusion to break through to rank ninety-nine."
"Bibi Dong, Rakshasa God, huh..." Xu Tianyang's gaze pierced through the distant void, meeting Bibi Dong's eyes within the Spirit Empire's army in the distance.
Xu Tianyang felt as if he was seeing a purple figure, emanating an aura of pure evil, wielding a demonic scythe.
That evil aura was hundreds of times more powerful than the Nine Headed Bloody Crimson Bat King he had encountered before.
To accelerate their march, all the personnel Bibi Dong brought were Spirit Masters, her trusted core team cultivated over many years of managing Spirit Hall.
An army composed of fifty thousand Spirit Masters.
The forty-thousand strong spirit tool army of the Sun Moon Empire and the fifty-thousand strong Spirit Master legion of the Spirit Empire stood confronting each other across the plains where Spirit Hall was located.
Although the number of participants in this battle could not compare to the hundreds of thousands in previous wars, since both sides were composed entirely of elite Spirit Masters, a vast and extremely oppressive aura enveloped the battlefield.
"I can't believe your Sun Moon Empire ended up being the mantis stalking the cicada!" Just then, a purple meteor soared into the sky. Bibi Dong instantly appeared above Spirit City, her face darkening as she saw her former enemy standing on her own city walls.
In just an instant, she understood the crucial point.
Qian Daoliu and the Hall of Enshrinement were not on her side, Bibi Dong gritted her teeth in secret.
"Abolish your Spirit, and I will spare your life." Xu Tianyang looked calmly at Bibi Dong. At this moment, she had already completed the Rakshasa God's eight trials, lacking only the final inheritance trial.
Coupled with the power of a divine artifact, when fully unleashed, it was comparable to a demigod powerhouse. Unfortunately, Xu Tianyang's progress (cheating) was too fast; it was no longer something Bibi Dong could reverse.
"Hmph, what arrogance!" Bibi Dong snorted coldly, her gaze venomous as she looked at Xu Tianyang. Even knowing the relationship between Xu Tianyang and Qian Renxue, she had no reservations. From the moment Yu Xiaogang died, there was nothing left on the Douluo Continent that she cherished.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the two erupted into battle, their fists colliding. Even though this was just a probing attack from both sides, the immense fist wind that spread out caused the space within a radius of dozens of miles in the entire sky to fluctuate.
Their respective water-fire dragon wings and six-winged purple cloud wings unfurled, and they flew towards the high sky.
Demigod-level combat would have a significant impact on the people below.
"Death Slash!"
Bibi Dong, with the Death Spider Emperor attached, raised all eight spider legs simultaneously, unleashing crescent-shaped light blades that could change direction at her will.
"Soul Touch!"
Xu Tianyang was unhurried, summoning sixteen silver tentacles from the void, flexibly attacking the incoming slashes.
Watching her slashes easily dispersed by Xu Tianyang, Bibi Dong's heart trembled. His power exceeded her expectations.
After a brief exchange, although she didn't want to admit it, she was indeed no match for Xu Tianyang. But having come this far, she would not easily surrender.
Switching from Death Spider Emperor to the even more powerful Soul Eating Spider Emperor, she fiercely charged towards Xu Tianyang.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
In the high sky, continuous booming sounds like thunder echoed. As Bibi Dong and Xu Tianyang fiercely clashed, the Spirit Empire and Sun Moon Empire armies below also collided.
Immediately after, the Sun Moon Empire's spirit tool legion showed the people of the Spirit Empire what it meant to be a well-organized spirit tool army. Their attacks were on a completely different level from the scattered firepower of the Star Luo Empire.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."
The sound of cannon fire was incessant, drawing elegant arcs across the sky.
This was followed by an earth-shattering tremor, powerful energy obliterating the ground and grinding the rocks into powder.
The Spirit Empire's army could be described as crumbling at the first touch. They had never witnessed such terrifying spirit tool attacks.
"How could this be?" Even the few priests from the Hall of Enshrinement, who were not participating in the battle, stood on the city walls of Spirit Hall, watching the constantly rising flames in the distance, their pupils contracting and their faces completely changing.
The power of spirit tools exceeded their imagination. No wonder the High Priest, after returning from the Sun Moon Empire last time, had directly stated that spirit tools would be the future of the continent.
"Kill!!!"
After the first round of artillery bombardment, under Mu Lin's command, the Sun Moon Empire dispatched its spirit tool mech corps to charge the Spirit Empire's formation.
What followed was a one-sided rout.