Even across the entire military camp, those fighting in mid-air still saw the giant figure rising from behind the camp.
The golden figure was like a bridge between the sky and the earth, connecting two completely different worlds. Clouds gathered and dispersed at its waist, stars rose and fell in its eyes, and the long rod in its palm shone with golden light, descending from the sky and striking down fiercely. This rod strike pierced through the heavens and the earth.
Knowing that he was facing a Rank 98 Super Douluo, Wang Nan held nothing back from the start, unleashing the fourth form of the Unbending Staff Technique. After condensing two Spirit cores and his cultivation rising to Titled Douluo, the power of this form was even greater than before.
Zhongli Wu's ability to train to Rank 98 was not solely due to the Evil Soul Master's ability to devour souls; his talent was by no means poor. Therefore, he immediately recognized the power of Wang Nan's rod strike.
It contained not only the Spirit Master's mental force and spirit power, but also the Spirit Master's understanding of himself.
Under the Coiling Dragon Staff, Zhongli Wu finally lost his previous ease. As an Evil Soul Master only a step away from the limit, he didn't know who else on the current Douluo Continent, besides his mother and Dragon Xiaoyao, could be his opponent.
However, now, facing an opponent who wasn't even a Super Douluo, a feeling of being defeated suddenly arose in his heart.
Without Wang Nan's suppression, the pitch-black Bone Dragon's figure began to emerge from the Void Realm again, but at this moment, it was too late to use the Bone Dragon to block Wang Nan's attack.
The red seventh spirit ring lit up, and Zhongli Wu's body grew larger and larger, until it was similar to the figure behind him. The phantom that had been floating behind him gradually solidified and merged with his body.
In an instant, Zhongli Wu's body transformed into a patch of darkness, as if melting into the night. The darkness climbed up the long staff in Zhongli Wu's hand, tightly enveloping it. Then, under the urging of spirit power, it condensed at the top of the staff, forming a scythe blade.
As Zhongli Wu released his Martial Soul True Body, the long staff finally revealed its original appearance: a huge scythe, even longer than Zhongli Wu himself, was held in his hand.
The darkness around Zhongli Wu seemed to become substantial, and an incomparably terrifying pressure squeezed in from all directions. He swung his long scythe, meeting the golden Coiling Dragon Staff.
On the ground, everyone in the Sun Moon Empire's military camp suddenly felt a chill, as if their blood had congealed, and their souls seemed like they were about to leave their bodies at that moment.
Wang Nan, facing Zhongli Wu directly, felt it even more clearly. The scythe blade contained an extremely dense Death Qi. Before even touching, it had already burrowed into his body like maggots on a bone, attempting to devour his life force.
The next instant, the black giant blade tore through space and instantly collided with the Coiling Dragon Staff.
A huge impact spread out from the point of collision. The space here could no longer withstand this force, tearing open cracks and revealing the void outside the world.
A violent roar erupted, even more shocking than the recently detonated Rank 9 Soul Guidance Device. The entire heaven and earth trembled with it.
Wang Nan and Zhongli Wu's bodies both flew backward simultaneously. Spirit power surged, and the Death Qi that had burrowed into Wang Nan's body was quickly consumed. Golden Dragon Armor glowed, and Wang Nan quickly adjusted his posture to look ahead. This was the first time someone had directly taken his Unbending Staff Technique.
Although his spirit power cultivation surpassed Wang Nan's, Zhongli Wu's situation was by no means good. Wang Nan's spirit power also surged into his body. The characteristics of the Coiling Dragon Staff Spirit were fully displayed at this moment; wherever it passed, all spirit power retreated.
His mental sea churned incessantly. Zhongli Wu exerted great effort to control his spirit power and suppress Wang Nan's force, looking ahead with a serious expression. Under his Martial Soul True Body, he had used his eighth Spirit Ability to fight Wang Nan's rod strike to a standstill.
Zhongli Wu dared not imagine the consequences if Wang Nan were allowed to continue growing. Fortunately, under his Martial Soul True Body, the appearance of the Bone Dragon also sped up significantly. It had now fully emerged from the Void Realm, its massive skeleton encircling him, which brought him a little peace of mind.
"Roar—"
The giant Bone Dragon roared toward the sky. Its pitch-black skeleton turned into a dual color of cyan and red. In the surrounding air, wind and fire elements instantly gathered to form vortices. The Bone Dragon bowed its head, coming to Zhongli Wu's feet and carrying him on its head.
Zhongli Wu's deep purple eyes stared intently at Wang Nan, darkness surging around him, his fierce killing intent completely unconcealed.
On the other side, directly above the Sun Moon Empire's military camp, Poison Undying extended a palm. Dark green light gathered in his palm and struck the old woman in front of him.
Several Soul Guidance Device lights lit up around the old woman. However, after a long battle, the more advanced Soul Guidance Devices had already been destroyed by Poison Undying's attacks. Now, these Soul Guidance Devices were even less able to block Poison Undying's attack, shattering in an instant.
The old woman spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, her face first turning pale, then instantly becoming ashen due to Poison Undying's influence. Violent spirit power and poison raged within her body, and she finally couldn't hold on, collapsing to the ground.
Poison Undying only glanced at her before no longer pursuing, instead looking toward the back of the military camp, where two lights, one gold and one black, were in a standoff.
"Sect Master, your old wounds haven't healed..." Seeing Poison Undying's gaze, a Spirit Master beside him immediately stepped forward.
Poison Undying raised his hand and touched his chest. His old wounds hadn't healed, and the circulation of his spirit power was somewhat hindered after the fierce battle. However, he was no stranger to the person in the distance. It was Zhongli Wu's sneak attack that had severely wounded him, and he knew Zhongli Wu's strength all too well.
"No need to say more. My Body Sect is not bound by worldly rules, but neither are we ungrateful. The strength of that Evil Soul Master should not be underestimated. No matter who the opponent is, they are helping us delay that Spirit Master from the Sun Moon Empire. How can I, Poison Undying, sit idly by?"
"You all continue your mission." With that, his green robe behind him billowed high, and his figure had already rushed north.
Standing atop the Bone Dragon, with the Death God's mount in place, Zhongli Wu held nothing back. He swung his long scythe, and the power of wind and fire enveloped Wang Nan. With the wind fueling the fire, the surrounding temperature instantly rose.
The spreading flames somewhat obscured Zhongli Wu's vision. He couldn't clearly see what Wang Nan had done, only knowing that in the next moment, the sky-filling flames seemed to lose control, rolling back and attacking him instead.
If it were ordinary flames, Wang Nan would have to expend some effort to deal with them, but Zhongli Wu's flame offensive was aided by the power of the Bone Dragon. And the remnant Soul of the Dragon Clan that truly controlled the fire element was currently on Wang Nan's body.
It didn't need to exert any effort; the moment the Fire Dragon King's aura was revealed, the surrounding flames submitted to it and rolled back toward Zhongli Wu.