Chapter 351 Haotian Sect Attack (Part 4)
Just as Ye Chen was clashing with Tang Xiao and the others, on the other side, within Barack City, was the main Spirit Hall.
Outside a side hall, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo stood guard at the entrance. Inside the side hall, Hu Liena was recounting her experiences in Slaughter City to Bibi Dong.
Listening to Hu Liena's narration, Bibi Dong's slender fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of her seat, her beautiful face showing no expression.
A week ago, Bibi Dong went to Slaughter City to visit her precious disciple, only to learn that Hu Liena had already entered the Hell Road with Ye Chen.
As she didn't want to see Ye Chen, the scoundrel who had abducted her precious disciple, Bibi Dong merely instructed Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo to pick her up, while she herself waited at the Barack Spirit Hall's main branch.
Originally, Bibi Dong planned for the four of them to return to Spirit City together after Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo had picked up Hu Liena.
After all, after coming out of Slaughter City, her disciple's condition would definitely not be good and would require time for purification.
But she never expected that after waiting and waiting, she still didn't see them.
A day later, Gui Mei returned alone, saying he hadn't seen Hu Liena and that she might have met with an accident on the Hell Road.
At this, Bibi Dong nearly burst a blood vessel.
Accident? What kind of accident? Her precious disciple must have come out ahead of time!
Bibi Dong knew that although the trials within the Hell Road were not easy, they would definitely not stump Ye Chen, who could instantly kill many Spirit Douluo in Slaughter City.
With a dark expression, Bibi Dong had Gui Mei call Yue Guan back and ordered all Spirit Hall personnel within the Balak Kingdom to search for Hu Liena.
Bibi Dong wasn't angry that Hu Liena had come out first, but rather that her precious disciple, after coming out, hadn't immediately informed her, her teacher, which infuriated her.
As the most powerful Spirit Master organization on the continent, with immense influence, news of Hu Liena arrived in less than a day.
However, for Bibi Dong, this was not good news, because the report stated that her precious disciple was in Barack City and had entered the Rose Hotel with Ye Chen.
Although Bibi Dong wasn't sure if the Rose Hotel was a legitimate hotel, a man and a woman going to a hotel to open a room would definitely not be doing anything proper. Bibi Dong was so enraged that she almost went to the Rose Hotel to catch them in the act!
Fortunately, she ultimately held back. After all, what had happened had already happened, and her sudden appearance would only make everyone more awkward.
Bibi Dong originally thought that her precious disciple would soon return to Spirit Hall. After all, her disciple had always been well-behaved, and after leaving Slaughter City, she would definitely want to report the good news to her teacher.
The result that gave Bibi Dong a headache was that her disciple had actually played around in Barack City for several days before finally deciding to return to Spirit Hall.
"Nana, do you have anything else to say?"
Narrowing her eyes, Bibi Dong scrutinized Hu Liena.
What Hu Liena said was different from what she knew.
Of course, her disciple hadn't lied, but merely concealed some parts, such as her involvement with Ye Chen, which she hadn't mentioned a single word of.
"No~, nothing!"
Glancing at her teacher, Hu Liena said cautiously.
"Hmm? Are you sure there's nothing else?"
Bibi Dong raised her voice, and her gaze towards Hu Liena became dangerous.
Hu Liena: "..."
Just as Hu Liena was hesitating whether to tell her teacher about her and Ye Chen's relationship, she suddenly felt a thunderous roar from afar, accompanied by violent spirit power fluctuations.
As one of the continent's most powerful individuals, Bibi Dong perceived it even more clearly than Hu Liena. Outside Barack City at this moment, several Titled Douluo were engaged in a fierce battle.
"Nana, you stay here!"
Immediately, after instructing Hu Liena, Bibi Dong took Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo to watch the spectacle outside the city.
Although Bibi Dong wasn't someone who particularly enjoyed crowds, watching a spectacle was human nature, and encountering such a major event, she naturally had to go and see.
...
Inside the Balak Royal Palace.
"General Barton, what exactly is happening outside the city?"
Listening to the earth-shattering roar from outside the city, King Kundera of Balak immediately summoned Barton, the commander of the Imperial Guard, a Spirit Douluo of 82nd rank, and asked with a solemn expression.
"Your Majesty, I'm not sure either, but what's certain is that powerful individuals are fighting outside the city."
Barton wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, also speaking with a solemn expression.
It wasn't that Barton was afraid of King Kundera, but rather that the spirit power fluctuations emanating from the battle outside the city were simply too strong.
As one of the top experts in the Balak Kingdom, Barton had always been proud of his strength, but compared to the unknown experts battling outside the city at this moment, Barton felt incredibly insignificant.
"Powerful individuals? Are they Titled Douluo?"
Kundera's eyes widened, and he asked Barton with a shocked expression.
Although Kundera was also a Spirit Master, his strength was not great, only a six-ring Spirit Emperor. He could only sense that the commotion outside the city was very loud, but he couldn't tell the strength level of the warring parties.
"Your Majesty, it seems there aren't just one or two, but many."
Barton didn't conceal anything, telling Kundera the truth.
"Hiss~!"
Upon hearing this, Kundera immediately gasped.
With multiple Titled Douluo fighting, it was unlikely to be just a friendly spar, and with the battlefield so close to Barack City, Kundera seriously suspected that one of the warring parties must have just left his Barack City.
At this moment, Kundera was grateful for the continent's rule that Titled experts could not fight fiercely within cities, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Send people to investigate, hmm, don't get too close, lest you get caught in the aftermath!"
After thinking for a moment, Kundera said this to Barton.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Barton immediately accepted the order.
...
On the battlefield, after eliminating the first target, Ye Chen continued his efforts, targeting another 93rd-rank Titled Douluo.
The higher the spirit power rank, the stronger the mental force, and the faster one can break free from the control of Soul Bone Skill: Tree Eye Paralysis. Ye Chen naturally chose to target those with higher ranks first.
"Soul Bone Skill: Corrosive Poison Eye!"
As spirit power surged, a terrifying, dark green giant eye suddenly materialized in mid-air.
Immediately, a emerald green beam of light shot out from the dark green giant eye in the sky, instantly hitting Tang Yan, whose body was unable to move but whose eyes showed terror.
After the emerald green beam of light from Corrosive Poison Eye hit its target, Ye Chen no longer paid attention to Tang Yan. After all, a 93rd-rank Titled Douluo could not withstand the intense poison accompanying Corrosive Poison Eye.
"Soul Bone Skill: Azure Wood Ascends to the Sky!"
A massive spirit power fluctuation emanated, and in the high sky, countless azure towering giant trees suddenly materialized, then, guided by Ye Chen, they descended directly towards the enemies on the ground with the force of a meteor hitting Earth.
Chapter 352 Haotian Sect Attack (V)
However, before the towering trees could fall, some people on the field had already begun to break free from the control of the Soul Bone Skill: Tree Eye Paralysis.
After all, Soul Bone Skill: Tree Eye Paralysis is an area-of-effect control skill with a very large control range, so its control effect on a single target would inevitably be significantly weakened.
The first to break free from control was Tang Yan, but as soon as Tang Yan broke free from the Tree Eye Paralysis, the toxins in his body began to erupt completely.
In the blink of an eye, another of the six Clear Sky Avatars remaining on the field dissipated.
Soon, a corpse with melted flesh and decayed bones appeared in its place.
At this moment, Tang Yan, aside from leaving behind a skeleton that looked as if it had endured thousands of years, only had some clothing and three Spirit Bones of varying ages, shimmering with a faint glow.
Clear Sky Sect Third Elder Tang Yan, a Level 93 attack system Titled Douluo, deceased!
Just as Tang Yan was taken down by the Soul Bone Skill: Eye of Corrosive Poison, the countless towering trees formed by the Soul Bone Skill: Azure Wood Ascends to the Sky had already crashed to the ground.
Ye Chen had self-awareness and knew that with the power of the Soul Bone Skill: Azure Wood Ascends to the Sky, it was impossible to take down Tang Hao.
After all, Tang Hao was not a weak Titled Douluo, and with his Martial Soul True Body activated, a hundred-thousand-year large-scale area-of-effect attack type Soul Bone Skill naturally wouldn't pose too much of a threat to him.
So his target was not Tang Hao, nor was it Tang Xiao, but the remaining three Titled Douluo, plus the seven Spirit Douluo.
"Boom--" "Boom--" "Boom--" "Boom--" "Boom--" "Boom--" "Boom--" "Boom--"
Numerous roars sounded, sand and dirt flew, and dust enveloped the entire battlefield.
The momentum of the Soul Bone Skill: Azure Wood Ascends to the Sky even overshadowed the sounds of Tang Xiao and Tang Hao fighting in the distance.
As the towering trees fell, the eight Spirit Douluo belonging to the Star Luo Empire, except for the healing system Spirit Douluo who was instantly killed by Tang Xiao's ninth Spirit Ability, Qian Jun Splits the Earth, the remaining seven Spirit Douluo were all buried under these countless giant trees.
It could be considered bad luck for these seven, as when the towering trees fell, the seven had not yet broken free from the control of the Soul Bone Skill: Tree Eye Paralysis!
Their bodies were in a paralyzed state, unable to dodge, and with Ye Chen intentionally focusing fire, the seven naturally could not escape disaster, and could only watch helplessly as the giant trees falling from the sky turned them into a puddle of flesh.
Compared to these seven, the situations of Tang Ling, Tang Li, and Tang Lie were much better.
After the towering trees began to fall, the three successively broke free from the paralyzed state and, relying on their defensive Soul Bone Skills, although they took many falling giant trees, they did not suffer too much injury.
"Second Brother, Third Brother! Damn it!"
After the dust cleared, looking at Tang Xiong and Tang Yan, who were killed without a complete corpse in the distance, Tang Lie's face was ferocious, staring intently at Ye Chen.
Before, it was the fifteen of them ganging up on Ye Chen, steadily gaining the upper hand, almost hanging Ye Chen up and beating him.
But they never expected that the situation would turn around in such a short moment.
One eighth Spirit Ability caused Tang Xiao, the second strongest on their side, to stab a teammate, not only taking out their only healing system Spirit Douluo but also tying up Tang Hao, their strongest combat force.
Without the restraint of the two strong individuals, Ye Chen fully erupted, using a control-type Soul Bone Skill, and all five of their Titled Douluo and seven Spirit Douluo were hit.
Then, after three Soul Bone Skills, their original fifteen people were now reduced to five, and among the five, Tang Xiao was currently a 'traitor'.
"Soul Bone Skill: Myriad Branches!"
Ye Chen once again activated the Soul Bone Skill of the Demon Eye Magic Tree trunk Spirit Bone, but this time the target was not Tang Ling's trio, but Tang Lie, a Level 91 Titled Douluo.
Although the opponent had already lost two Titled Douluo and eight Spirit Douluo, seemingly giving him the upper hand, Ye Chen still dared not be careless.
One must know that the premise of his current advantage was that Tang Xiao was 'on his side', and was restraining the strongest Tang Hao with a reckless attitude.
But Turning Back is the Shore is an eighth Spirit Ability, unlike Spirit Abilities below the seventh ring, which can be used without restriction after activating the Martial Soul True Body, it has a certain cooldown and cannot be used again in a short time.
If he couldn't deal with the other opponents before Tang Xiao broke free from the Spirit Ability's control, the situation would be dire.
And Myriad Branches is an area-of-effect Soul Bone Skill, and its single attack power is not very strong.
As the saying goes, it's better to break one finger than to injure ten.
If the multi-stage attack of this Spirit Ability were evenly distributed among the three, it would at most only worsen their injuries, but if it focused fire on Tang Lie alone, there was an eighty to ninety percent chance it could send him on his way.
Instantly, countless branches materialized out of thin air, carrying sharp whistling sounds as they fiercely struck Tang Lie.
"Bang ~" "Bang ~" "Bang ~" "Bang ~" "Bang ~" "Bang ~"
The moment countless branches descended, the defensive shield formed by the Soul Bone Skill was directly shattered as if made of paper.
Subsequently, these branches continued their momentum, striking Tang Lie's Clear Sky Avatar.
If it were just a single strike, then with Tang Lie's Titled Douluo body, plus his Clear Sky Avatar activated, he would be able to withstand it.
Unfortunately, the Soul Bone Skill: Myriad Branches was not just a single attack; the dense branches struck with great force and at a very high frequency.
In just two seconds, countless dense cracks appeared on the surface of the Clear Sky Avatar, which was condensed from spirit power, and then it exploded with a roar.
"Pfft--"
With his Martial Soul True Body shattered, Tang Lie immediately suffered a backlash, unable to stop himself from spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Seventh Elder!"
Seeing Tang Lie's Clear Sky Avatar shattered, Tang Ling and Tang Li immediately cried out in alarm, instantly wanting to lend a hand.
Unfortunately, their speed was still a step too slow.
Tang Lie, whose Clear Sky Avatar was shattered, had his defense reduced by more than a notch, and countless branches descended with immense force, immediately followed by Tang Lie completely losing consciousness, turning into a sky full of blood mist.
Vaguely visible, two objects emitting a faint glow, mixed with some fabric scraps, fell from the blood mist.
Clear Sky Sect Seventh Elder Tang Lie, a Level 91 attack system Titled Douluo, deceased!
"Brotherly love? I'll send you down to reunite! First Spirit Ability, Imprisonment! Second Spirit Ability, Fixed Awareness!"
Seeing Tang Ling and Tang Li still wanting to play out the scene of brotherly love, Ye Chen immediately unleashed Spirit Abilities on them.
Two Bamboo Staff phantoms flew out, instantly descending above their heads, then fiercely struck down.
It was only because both of them were currently in their Martial Soul True Body state that their foreheads couldn't be hit, otherwise, with this blow, prominent bumps would definitely be unavoidable.
"Dong--"
"Dong--"
Two dull thuds sounded, and Tang Ling and Tang Li were immediately restricted in place, unable to move.
Chapter 353 Haotian Sect Attack (VI)
The difference was that Tang Ling's body was merely Imprisoned, but his mind could still function, while Tang Li's mind was temporarily sealed off.
"Soul Bone Skill: Endless Blood Vines!"
Seeing that both of them were hit, Ye Chen immediately activated the Soul Bone Skill of the bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone: Endless Blood Vines.
As spirit power surged, eight blood vines, resembling flexible giant pythons, suddenly materialized and then swept towards the two.
In an instant, their enormous Clear Sky Avatars were tightly bound by the Endless Blood Vines.
Immediately after, Tang Xiao, who was in the distance, quickly broke free from Tang Hao and, wielding his massive Clear Sky Hammer, went to smash the two immobilized figures. As for Tang Hao, Ye Chen would deal with him.
At this point, Ye Chen had already used all his major Soul Bone Skills, and his Spirit Abilities were all control-type, making it impossible to launch another powerful offensive in a short amount of time. He could only use his Qingjing Bamboo Staff for basic attacks.
Dealing with Tang Ling and Tang Li, who had activated their Clear Sky Avatars, would certainly not be as efficient as Tang Xiao wielding a large hammer.
Furthermore, with Ye Chen having activated his Clear净 Bamboo Staff True Body, Spirit Abilities below the seventh spirit ring had no cooldown. Even if his strength couldn't match Tang Hao's Ring Explosion, he should be able to hold him back.
"Die!"
Seeing Ye Chen as his opponent, Tang Hao completely erupted.
When Tang Xiao was his opponent, facing Tang Xiao's relentless, fearless offense, Tang Hao had been hesitant, after all, that was his own Elder brother. But now that it was Ye Chen, he had no more reservations.
"First Spirit Ability, Imprisonment!"
Looking at the enraged Tang Hao, Ye Chen immediately activated his first Spirit Ability.
A phantom of a Bamboo Staff flew out, and Tang Hao's massive Clear Sky Avatar took a solid hit.
"Dong—"
Just as the huge red hammer in Tang Hao's hand was about to descend, a dull sound, echoing for dozens of miles, rang out, and Tang Hao was Imprisoned in place.
"Hoo~"
With the move successful, Ye Chen let out a sigh of relief.
Although that hammer blow wouldn't kill him, Ye Chen wasn't a masochist; it was naturally better to take one less hit.
Subsequently, a strange scene unfolded on the battlefield.
Ye Chen's spirit rings lit up, and he kept striking Tang Hao with his Bamboo Staff, ensuring that this ruthless man couldn't break free from the Spirit Ability's control.
Meanwhile, Tang Xiao, on the other side, was like a pile driver, wielding his large hammer and relentlessly smashing Tang Ling and Tang Li, who were bound by the Soul Bone Skill: Endless Blood Vines.
With their 92nd-rank Titled Douluo strength, the two were naturally unable to break free from the Binding of the Endless Blood Vines. After all, Endless Blood Vines was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone Skill and not that easy to escape; it would be different if Tang Hao were there.
If Tang Ling and Tang Li chose to deactivate their Martial Soul True Body, they might be able to escape the Binding of the blood vines.
After all, the blood vines Binding the two were not very numerous, and with the large size of their Martial Soul True Body, there were significant gaps between the blood vines Binding their Clear Sky Avatars, enough for the two to pass through.
However, would the two dare to deactivate their Martial Soul True Body at this moment?
They certainly wouldn't dare, because without their Martial Soul True Body, they wouldn't be able to activate it again for a short time. What would they use to withstand Tang Xiao's large hammer?
Not to mention Tang Xiao, without their Clear Sky Avatar, the two couldn't even resist the blood vines Binding them.
Although these blood vines could only serve as a control method at this time, that was because, compared to their control effect, the blood vines' attack power was not strong, and they couldn't break through the two's Clear Sky Avatars in a short time. It didn't mean they couldn't even penetrate the protective spirit power on their bodies.
But even if the two didn't choose to deactivate their Martial Soul True Body, they wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.
After all, Tang Xiao was a 96th-rank Titled Douluo. Dealing with two 92nd-rank Titled Douluo who had activated their Martial Soul True Body but were in an unresisting state, wasn't that a piece of cake?
The roar of the falling hammer was incessant, and soon, Tang Ling couldn't hold on. His Clear Sky Avatar was shattered, and he spat out a lot of blood.
"No—!"
Then, under Tang Ling's terrified gaze, Tang Xiao once again raised the large hammer in his hand and smashed it down mercilessly!
"Boom—!"
The earth trembled, and another huge hammer-shaped pit appeared on the battlefield.
At the bottom of the pit was a bloody puddle of flesh, and within this puddle, several faintly glowing objects were vaguely visible.
After Tang Ling was finished off by Tang Xiao, not long after, Tang Li followed suit and was also pounded into a puddle of flesh by Tang Xiao's large hammer.
Clear Sky Sect Fifth Elder Tang Ling, 92nd-rank attack system Titled Douluo, deceased!
Clear Sky Sect Sixth Elder Tang Li, 92nd-rank attack system Titled Douluo, deceased!
Seeing Tang Xiao decisively eliminate two opponents, Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction. As a tool, Tang Xiao was undoubtedly excellent.
It was just a pity that this tool was not permanent, and he would definitely retaliate later. Ye Chen could only reluctantly choose to squeeze out Tang Xiao's last remaining value.
Immediately, Ye Chen began to move away from Tang Hao's position.
At the same time, under Ye Chen's control, Tang Xiao came to Tang Hao's side, and then a violent spirit power fluctuation erupted from his entire body.
Estimating that he was in a safe position, Ye Chen, imitating a villain named Deidara from a certain anime, shouted, "Art is an explosion!"
"Boom—!"
Tang Xiao self-destructed!
A dazzling light, like the sun, lit up, radiating endless light and heat. A huge mushroom cloud slowly ascended, and a powerful shockwave rapidly spread out, sending countless sand, stones, and mud flying. Even the topsoil was violently scraped away...
Ahem, I'm getting carried away. This wasn't a mushroom bomb explosion; it was just Tang Xiao, a 96th-rank Titled Douluo, self-destructing. It wasn't that exaggerated.
With a loud bang, Ye Chen, who was far away, felt a shockwave spread out.
Fortunately, the distance was great enough that even though Tang Xiao's self-destruction was powerful, by the time it reached Ye Chen, it was merely the end of its force.
However, unlike Ye Chen, who was unscathed, Tang Hao, who was at the center of the explosion, was in a terrible state.
When Tang Xiao self-destructed, Tang Hao was precisely controlled by Ye Chen's first Spirit Ability, Imprisonment, and could only watch helplessly as his own Elder brother transformed into a powerful human-shaped bomb.
The power of a Spirit Master's self-destruction was extraordinary. Ye Chen estimated that the power of Tang Xiao, a 96th-rank Titled Douluo, self-destructing would not be inferior to that of a conventional large missile from his previous life.
Anyway, after the smoke and dust on the field dispersed, Tang Hao's massive red Clear Sky Avatar had disappeared, and only a circular pit appeared in its place.
Just as Ye Chen was wondering if Tang Hao was dead, he saw a figure suddenly fly out from the distant pit.
"Not good!"
Looking at the flying figure, Ye Chen immediately thought, "Not good."
Tang Xiao had already self-destructed, leaving no corpse. So, the figure flying out now, needless to say, must be Tang Hao.
Chapter 354: Yue Guan: "Old Ghost, what do you think?"
Having eliminated so many experts from the Clear Sky Sect, including Tang Xiao, Ye Chen knew that in Tang Hao's eyes, he was definitely an enemy on par with the Spirit Hall, the kind that would fight to the death.
The few Elders of the Clear Sky Sect were fine; after all, all five of them had considerable issues with him, and their relationship wasn't good. If it weren't for their shared Sect, Tang Hao would have taught them a lesson long ago.
But Tang Xiao was different; he was Tang Hao's Elder brother, and their bond was incredibly strong!
His hatred for Ye Chen would absolutely be no less than his hatred for the Spirit Hall, which had killed his wife.
Since an irreconcilable hatred had already been forged, no matter what, Ye Chen could not let Tang Hao escape, otherwise, there would be endless trouble.
Unfortunately, to avoid Tang Xiao's self-detonation attack, Ye Chen was quite far away, and Tang Hao was not within the range of his Spirit Ability attack at this moment.
Furthermore, as a Titled Douluo, Tang Hao could not only fly but also moved much faster than Ye Chen. Even if Ye Chen wanted to pursue him, it wouldn't be an easy task.
However, fortunately, Tang Hao was not in his peak state at this time. He had taken the full brunt of Tang Xiao's self-detonation damage, and even his Clear Sky Avatar was shattered, so his injuries were definitely not light.
Moreover, although Ring Explosion greatly boosts strength, it also comes with severe side effects. Tang Hao had no healing Spirit Bone Skill, so it wasn't impossible for Ye Chen to catch up.
Immediately, Ye Chen was about to give chase.
However, after only a few steps, Ye Chen stopped. The spoils of war on the battlefield hadn't been collected yet!
Six Titled Douluo and eight Spirit Douluo had just died here. The spoils of war were absolutely super rich, especially from Tang Xiao and the other five, each of whom had dropped a Spirit Bone after death.
If he went to pursue Tang Hao first, these spoils of war wouldn't be his to collect.
After all, the commotion here was so great, and it wasn't in a desolate place far from Barack City. Someone would definitely come to investigate later.
Ye Chen was not surprised that Tang Xiao and the other five had dropped more than one Spirit Bone after their deaths.
When the Clear Sky Sect sealed itself off from the world, the five Elders were still Eight-Ring Soul Douluo. Over a decade later, they had all advanced to Titled Douluo. Ye Chen didn't believe that this was entirely the result of their own diligent cultivation.
It was highly likely that the Clear Sky Sect had exhausted its reserves, using all the Spirit Bones stored in the Sect's treasury for these five individuals.
Without further delay, with his powerful mental force spread out, Ye Chen collected all the Spirit Bones dropped on the battlefield into his storage spirit tool, then immediately flew rapidly in the direction Tang Hao had disappeared.
Fortunately, Ye Chen's mental force was strong. The spirit power fluctuations of Tang Hao, a Level 97 Titled Douluo, were very obvious. Coupled with his serious injuries, even though Tang Hao had long disappeared from Ye Chen's sight, Ye Chen, who was pursuing from behind, could still sense him.
...
Not long after Ye Chen left, Bibi Dong arrived at the scene with Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo.
"Hiss~!"
Seeing the numerous large pits on the battlefield and the residual spirit power aura, even Bibi Dong, a 99th level Titled Douluo, couldn't help but gasp.
As for Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo? The two of them were completely stunned at this moment.
Especially the giant crater formed after Tang Xiao's self-detonation in the center of the battlefield, neither of them dared to imagine what their fate would be if it were them.
"Old Ghost, what do you think?"
After regaining his composure, Yue Guan looked at Gui Mei beside him and asked with a solemn expression.
"The loud noise we heard earlier, coupled with this large pit and the remaining spirit power fluctuations, indicates that a Titled Douluo whose spirit power level was above ours self-detonated."
After a moment of contemplation, Gui Mei took a deep breath and said to Yue Guan with a poker face.
"Level 96, or Level 97? Or even Level 98?"
As for a 99th level Titled Douluo, Yue Guan didn't dare to consider it.
One must know that there were only three 99th level Titled Douluo on the continent.
Their own Spirit Hall's Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu was still in Spirit City, Sea God Douluo Poseidon was far away on Sea God Island, and the Clear Sky Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Chen, had been missing for a long time and certainly wouldn't have died here.
As for their own superior, Bibi Dong? Yue Guan wasn't aware that she had already advanced to 99th level Titled Douluo, and besides, Bibi Dong was still perfectly fine right beside them!
Gui Mei shook his head: "Unclear, but their strength was definitely above ours."
"Tsk~, I didn't expect such an expert to fall in this small Balak Kingdom today!"
Yue Guan stroked his chin, saying with a sigh of regret.
As soon as they detected the commotion here, they rushed over from Barack City, but they didn't expect that in such a short time, someone had already fallen.
Could it be that the opponent's strength was too great, having reached the level of the High Priest, thus forcing such a powerful expert to self-detonate?
Suddenly, Bibi Dong's voice rang out: "Elder Ju, Elder Gui, please collect the bodies on the battlefield."
Hearing this, Yue Guan and Gui Mei were stunned, but after exchanging glances, they immediately complied.
Not long after, twelve bodies were laid out before Bibi Dong's eyes.
Well, perhaps they shouldn't be called twelve bodies.
Only one headless body was relatively intact; the other eleven bodies, apart from one that was a decayed skeleton, were mostly tattered.
And some couldn't even be considered bodies, only a mixture of flesh and mud.
Seeing the decayed skeleton that seemed to have gone through thousands of years, Bibi Dong's eyelids twitched, and she looked at Yue Guan and Gui Mei in surprise.
For this thing to appear here, it certainly wasn't dug out of an ancient tomb, but had just died, and the cause of death should have been from a strong corrosive poison.
Before clarifying whether there was poison, did the two of them dare to touch it? Were they that brave?
However, since the two of them were still alive now, with no symptoms of poisoning, it meant that the toxins on this skeleton had dissipated.
In fact, Yue Guan and Gui Mei should feel lucky. Ye Chen's Soul Bone Skill: Eye of Corrosive Poison produced a venom that had a time limit, and the toxins did not remain on Tang Yan's decayed skeleton. Otherwise, Yue Guan or Gui Mei, who were collecting the bodies today, would have stumbled.
"Your Majesty, they are all here. Including the one who self-detonated, thirteen people should have died here, a total of five Titled Douluo and eight Spirit Douluo."
Yue Guan reported to Bibi Dong.
"No, there's one more! But he was completely shattered, and no body can be found."
With Bibi Dong's current strength as a 99th level Titled Douluo, she could naturally sense that a total of sixteen auras had appeared on this battlefield.
Apart from one expert who was Level 97 or even higher, there was also a Spirit Master, suspected to be a Spirit Douluo, who left alive, while the other fourteen had all died here.
As for why it was said to be suspected? This was because Bibi Dong sensed that the spirit power level of this aura should not have reached Titled Douluo, but the quality of the spirit power was far superior to that of an ordinary Titled Douluo.
Chapter 355 Bibi Dong's Bold Guess
"Your Majesty, what was the strength of these bodies when they were alive?" Yue Guan asked Bibi Dong curiously.
Although Yue Guan wasn't entirely clear on the extent of Bibi Dong's strength, he knew that his superior's power was far beyond what he and Gui Mei could match. She should be able to sense the residual spirit power on the battlefield more clearly.
"The one who self-detonated should have been a 96th Level Titled Douluo. This headless corpse and that skeleton should have been 93rd Level. The one that was pulverized was 91st Level, and those two piles of flesh were 92nd Level." Bibi Dong said to Yue Guan and Gui Mei with a solemn expression.
However, what the two didn't notice was the subtle, almost imperceptible heat in Bibi Dong's eyes as she looked at the bodies.
One must know, Bibi Dong's second Spirit, Soul Eating Spider Emperor, was a true Evil Spirit, capable of devouring other Spirit Masters to enhance her own strength.
If Bibi Dong hadn't refrained from slaughtering ordinary people and other Spirit Masters, she would have been considered a true Evil Soul Master.
And Evil Soul Masters, naturally, were interested in corpses.
Although corpses had less utility than living beings, these were essentially free gains, weren't they? What's more, the quality was so high, with the lowest being an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo!
One must know, Bibi Dong's situation was different from Qian Renxue's and Tang San's.
In the original novel, when Qian Renxue inherited the Angel Godhood, Qian Daoliu, the High Priest of the Angel God, sacrificed himself to open the path to godhood.
Tang San's inheritance of the Sea God Position also involved the sacrifice of Poseidon, the Sea God's High Priestess.
In contrast, Bibi Dong did not have such advantageous conditions; there was no High Priest of the Rakshasa God on the continent to offer her his life.
Without the sacrifice of a demigod-level High Priest, Bibi Dong would need to accumulate immense energy to inherit the Rakshasa Godhood.
This was why Bibi Dong took over twenty years to complete the Rakshasa God Test and inherit the Rakshasa Godhood.
Similarly, it was precisely for this reason that Bibi Dong launched the continental unification war even before becoming a god.
One of her goals was to use the corpses of the experts who fell during the continental unification war as nourishment for her ascension to godhood.
Of course, coveting others' corpses was not the sole reason Bibi Dong became the great villain of Douluo.
After all, 'eating people' to cultivate was something many protagonists had done, and some even played it more ruthlessly than Bibi Dong, not only extracting marrow but leaving no trace.
"Look for any spirit tools and see if we can identify these people." Bibi Dong instructed Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Yue Guan and Gui Mei immediately accepted the order.
Fortunately, Ye Chen had only taken the Spirit Bones that dropped from these people earlier. As for the storage spirit tools, Ye Chen didn't have time to collect them because he was in a hurry to pursue Tang Hao.
Anyway, besides the dropped Spirit Bones, Ye Chen, being a wealthy man, didn't care for ordinary valuables.
Moreover, unlike last time, Ye Chen didn't even want the corpses this time.
Last time, Dai Yutian, as the biological son, would obediently pay for the corpses of Dai Tianli and others, but he certainly wouldn't want the eight Spirit Douluo who weren't part of the Star Luo Royal Family.
And for the corpses of several Clear Sky Sect Elders, Ye Chen also couldn't find a buyer.
Because now, the only powerful person left in the Clear Sky Sect was Tang Hao. After dealing with Tang Hao, he could directly go to claim the Clear Sky Sect's assets, eliminating the need to resell corpses.
Not long after, the storage spirit tools scattered on the battlefield were collected, and identity tokens that could prove the identities of these corpses were also found by Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
"Your Majesty, these are people from the Clear Sky Sect and the Star Luo Empire! Also, the Clear Sky Sect's Sect Master token is here." Saying this, Yue Guan handed Bibi Dong a Clear Sky Sect Master token, five Elder tokens, and eight Star Luo Royal Family guest Elder tokens.
Among the Two Great Empires, any Eight-Ring Soul Douluo who joined the official ranks could become a Royal Family guest Elder or a Legion Commander. Titled Douluo-level guest Elders like Dugu Bo were extremely rare.
"The Clear Sky Sect's Sect Master token?" Bibi Dong's eyes widened as she looked at the Clear Sky Sect Master token among the pile of identity tokens.
Bibi Dong naturally knew who the Clear Sky Sect Master was. Since even the Sect Master token was here, didn't that mean Tang Xiao had died here?
In other words, the 96th Level Titled Douluo who self-detonated earlier was Tang Xiao?
And the 97th Level or even higher expert who left the battlefield was Tang Hao?
No wonder the person whose spirit power she had sensed earlier, but who hadn't died on the battlefield, felt like a 97th Level Titled Douluo or even higher to Bibi Dong.
After all, Tang Hao's signature skill, Ring Explosion, greatly amplified his strength, which caused an error in Bibi Dong's perception.
Before the Clear Sky Sect sealed itself off, it was an ally of the Star Luo Empire. Moreover, the Star Luo Empire didn't have the strength to eliminate so many Titled Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect. It could be confirmed that these two were on the same side.
So the question arises, who was the target of the Clear Sky Sect and the Star Luo Empire's joint efforts?
Tang Hao couldn't even collect the remains of his own Clear Sky Sect Elders, so he must have been on the losing side. Who on the continent could utterly defeat the combined forces of seven Titled Douluo and eight Spirit Douluo?
Such a powerful expert could only be a 99th level Titled Douluo. Could it be that old man Qian Daoliu?
But in an instant, Bibi Dong dismissed Qian Daoliu as a suspect. After all, the sacred aura inherent to the Seraphim Spirit could not be concealed. If Qian Daoliu had done this, she would not have failed to notice.
'Wait, could it be Ye Chen?' Suddenly, Bibi Dong thought of Ye Chen.
From the information obtained earlier in Slaughter City, Ye Chen was capable of instantly killing Eight-Ring Soul Douluo-level Fallen Ones, meaning his strength could at least reach the level of an ordinary Titled Douluo.
And this didn't necessarily represent Ye Chen's limit. Perhaps the strength of those Soul Douluo-level Fallen Ones was insufficient to truly demonstrate his power?
Another thought that occurred to Bibi Dong was that her disciple, Hu Liena, had just parted ways with Ye Chen this morning. If calculated by time, it was precisely when Ye Chen left Barack City.
Bibi Dong just couldn't understand why Ye Chen's strength was so formidable.
Even she, as a 99th level Titled Douluo, due to the restrictions of the Rakshasa God Test, would most likely suffer a defeat when facing seven Titled Douluo, including the Tang Xiao and Tang Hao brothers.
Furthermore, why would the Clear Sky Sect target Ye Chen?
One must know, Ye Chen had only recently left Slaughter City, and the Clear Sky Sect had sent out all its experts. To say it was just a chance encounter, Bibi Dong didn't believe it. This should have been a premeditated ambush.
"Does Ye Chen have a grudge with the Clear Sky Sect?" Unable to figure it out, Bibi Dong asked Yue Guan and Gui Mei beside her.
"Ye Chen?" Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged glances. Their Supreme Pontiff suspected Ye Chen had done this?
One had to admit, that was a very bold idea!