The eyes of Azure Luan Douluo gradually turned into a dazzling golden color.
Golden light radiated from his body, forming the illusion of a giant dragon's head with a qilin's body.
This was his Martial Soul True Body.
"Today, I'll send both of you on your way together, so you'll have company on your journey to the afterlife."
In Azure Luan Douluo's eyes was an overbearing arrogance.
He pressed his hand into the void.
With a thunderous roar, the surrounding soul power surged madly.
The Martial Soul True Body with the dragon's head and qilin's body raised its front paw.
The target it stepped toward was precisely where Ye Tian and Gu Yuena stood.
Seeing Azure Luan Douluo's decisive action,
Ye Tian had no intention of persuading him to surrender.
He knew extremely well how proud Azure Luan Douluo was.
Asking him to surrender would simply be an insult.
It was something Ye Tian couldn't bring himself to do.
He took half a step back,
his expression calm as he said, "Go ahead. Don't hold back."
"Mm."
Gu Yuena nodded, her beautiful pupils filled with fighting spirit.
This was a task her brother had entrusted to her — she had to complete it brilliantly.
"Dragon God Domain."
A silvery frost-like energy wave spread across the field.
Azure Luan Douluo's Martial Soul True Body's attack abruptly froze.
Even the entire phantom trembled.
Azure Luan Douluo frowned deeply.
As a Super Douluo, the moment Gu Yuena made her move, he felt the oppression of a superior Martial Soul.
With rich battle experience, he instantly saw that Gu Yuena's soul power naturally restrained his.
On the surface, he feigned composure.
But inside, he was extremely bewildered.
After all, his Martial Soul was one of the rare dragon-type Martial Souls on the continent.
Although it was a sub-dragon, it was still considered top-tier.
Even when facing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, he could stand firm without fear.
He had traversed the continent for over a hundred years, always restraining others with his Martial Soul.
But being restrained by someone else — this was the first time.
Azure Luan Douluo's heart was in turmoil.
There was only one possibility for the current situation:
Gu Yuena's dragon-type Martial Soul was purer than his!
Such a top-tier genius only appeared once in a thousand years!
Suppressing his shock, Azure Luan Douluo couldn't help but glance sideways at Ye Tian.
This young man — he truly couldn't see through him.
It was as if Ye Tian had an endless arsenal of hidden cards.
Even a genius with such a supreme dragon Martial Soul had been recruited under his command.
It was hard to imagine: if Ye Tian was given more time, could the Elder Hall even survive?
"Ye Tian is a massive threat to the Elder Hall — he must not be allowed to live!"
Azure Luan Douluo hardened his heart.
No matter what, he must kill Ye Tian today!
"You little brat, prepare to die!"
Azure Luan Douluo's expression turned fierce. He no longer held back.
The light of his Martial Soul True Body instantly brightened to a new level.
This also meant his power doubled!
In order to kill Ye Tian, Azure Luan Douluo spared nothing!
"As long as I'm here, you won't harm my brother in the slightest!"
Gu Yuena, holding a silver spear, had a face as cold as frost.
At the same time, her Dragon God Domain was pushed to the extreme.
The effect on Azure Luan Douluo was equivalent to adding hundreds of thousands of kilograms of pressure!
"Dragon King Spear!"
Gu Yuena leapt up like a launched cannonball.
The Silver Dragon King in her hand spun a half-circle beside her, then stabbed fiercely downward.
It transformed into a surging silver dragon, aiming straight for Azure Luan Douluo's chest.
"What kind of Martial Soul is this?!"
Feeling the overwhelming pressure, Azure Luan Douluo's scalp tingled.
For a moment, he even lost the will to resist.
That was what truly terrified him.
In fact, Azure Luan Douluo could tell that Gu Yuena's strike was only at the level of a Title Douluo of Rank 93.
It hadn't even reached Super Douluo level.
But the dragon might contained within her power was like mighty rivers and waves, sweeping away all obstacles.
Under such a torrential momentum, it was extremely difficult for Azure Luan Douluo to gather resisting soul power.
He forced himself to raise his fists.
"Third Soul Skill: Azure Luan Shattering Hell Strike!"
Boom!
The spear tip collided with his fists, ending in a deadlock.
But in reality, it was Azure Luan Douluo who suffered.
The clash forced him to retreat three steps before he could stabilize himself.
His face was pale, and blood seeped from the back of his hand.
"I only used less than forty percent of my power in that strike."
It wasn't that he didn't want to use full strength.
But under the oppressive dragon might, he couldn't fully muster the will to resist, and thus couldn't draw out his full power.
Gu Yuena's attacks were extremely fluid.
The first strike had just ended.
The second attack followed immediately after.
"Dragon King Spear!"
It was the same technique, but the strength behind it was even fiercer than the last time.
"Again?!"
Azure Luan Douluo gritted his teeth and dodged.
Although he reacted quickly, the soul power he gathered this time was less than thirty percent.
His Martial Soul True Body behind him was directly shattered by more than half — almost collapsing!
Meanwhile.
In the dark night.
The battle between Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo had reached a fever pitch.
After repeated clashes, Golden Crocodile Douluo had blood at the corner of his mouth.
Holding his chest, he stared at Bibi Dong in disbelief:
"I didn't expect… you've already become an Ultimate Douluo!"
"This is thanks to you all," Bibi Dong replied calmly.
"If it weren't for the Elder Hall's suppression, I wouldn't have achieved Ultimate Douluo."
She paused slightly and continued, "But even more so, I have to thank Xiao Tian."
"Ye Tian?!"
Golden Crocodile Douluo froze.
Ye Tian was able to push a Super Douluo to the next level?!!
Golden Crocodile Douluo was completely shocked.
In his century of life, hadn't he too dreamed of becoming an Ultimate Douluo?
He had even sought advice from Qian Daoliu several times.
But the answer was always the same — with human power alone, reaching the extreme was impossible.
Only by borrowing divine power could it be done.
Golden Crocodile Douluo knew well that his elder brother had become an Ultimate Douluo precisely by making a pact with the Angel God.
Because of that, Golden Crocodile Douluo had long since abandoned his dreams of ascending further.
He knew it was something human strength alone couldn't achieve.
Yet now, something unprecedented in ten thousand years—
Had been accomplished by a mere youngster, Ye Tian.
This kind of shock left Golden Crocodile Douluo speechless for a moment.
It completely reshaped his understanding of Ye Tian.
"Haha! I never expected that within our Spirit Hall, there would be such hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"
"It is truly our Spirit Hall's good fortune!"
Golden Crocodile Douluo suddenly laughed, fixing his gaze on Bibi Dong:
"Such a genius… you must treat him well."
Although their ideals differed, deep down, Golden Crocodile Douluo always hoped that Spirit Hall — the organization he had fought for all his life — would endure and flourish.
"No need for your concern."
Bibi Dong's expression was like still water.
Yet in her heart, the idea of recruiting him faintly surfaced.
After all, Golden Crocodile Douluo was a Rank 98 Super Douluo.
Such strength was rare even on the entire continent.
If he was willing to surrender, her unification of Spirit Hall would undoubtedly proceed much more smoothly.
But before Bibi Dong could speak,
Golden Crocodile Douluo's next words extinguished any such thoughts.
"I, an old man who once shook the continent, will never serve another master in my lifetime!"
"Today's grudge is unrelated to you, and unrelated to Spirit Hall!"
"It's simply a battle of life and death!"
"I want to see for myself the difference between Rank 98 and Rank 99!"
Surrender was impossible.
Golden Crocodile Douluo would only fight to the death, never bow!
At Spirit City's West Gate.
In the Elder Hall's Knights' encampment command post.
Glowing Feather Douluo paced back and forth inside, extremely agitated.
"Report!"
A knight, looking urgent, rushed inside, half-kneeling on the ground, and said solemnly:
"Reporting to Glowing Feather Worship, our army has been surrounded by the rebels!"
"General Oolong led the elites to charge three times, but all attempts failed. The General… has fallen!"
"What! General Oolong has fallen!"
Glowing Feather Douluo widened his eyes in shock and slammed the table in anger.
He truly hadn't expected that Bibi Dong had hidden away such an elite force.
Even the Elder Hall's Knight Regiment, hailed as one of Spirit Hall's three great elite forces, was trapped inside the main camp and unable to break out.
Glowing Feather Douluo lifted his eyes and glanced out the window, seeing bursts of battle light coming from the direction of the Elder Hall.
He understood in his heart—Bibi Dong's actions had been long premeditated.
Most likely, even his Second and Third Brothers were now unable to spare any attention to help.
Thinking of this, Glowing Feather Douluo's heart grew increasingly restless.
"Glowing Feather Worship, what should we do?"
A knight nearby asked cautiously.
"Hmph, what else can we do?"
Glowing Feather Douluo sneered coldly, "Do you intend to surrender?"
"Subordinate dares not!" The knight's face turned deathly pale instantly.
In the Elder Hall, they had always been instilled with the ideology of absolute loyalty.
The consequence of betrayal was extremely grim.
Not only would the traitor be hunted down by Spirit Hall for life, but even their family would be implicated and doomed forever.
The knight bowed his head deeply.
But soon, he thought of the words his comrades had entrusted him to deliver when he came to see Glowing Feather Worship.
In the end, he knelt down, gritting his teeth and said:
"Glowing Feather Worship, it's not that we brothers don't want to be loyal to the Elder Hall!"
"It's just that we don't want to die meaningless deaths!"
"The army outside is still Spirit Hall's army after all."
"Fighting our own comrades, we brothers simply can't bring ourselves to do it!"
"It would be one thing if we could win, but if we lose, we probably won't even get compensation or pensions!"
"What's the point of fighting such a battle!"
As he spoke, the knight broke down in tears, prostrating on the ground, not daring to look at Glowing Feather Douluo's expression.
Hearing these words, Glowing Feather Douluo's heart wasn't untouched—that would be a lie.
However, as a Worship of the Elder Hall, there were things he couldn't view purely from a moral standpoint.
He waved his hand harshly and kicked the kneeling knight, shouting sternly:
"Get out of my sight! I don't want to see you again!"
Clap, clap, clap.
At that moment—
Three crisp claps sounded from outside the door.
They instantly caught Glowing Feather Douluo's attention.
His expression darkened: "Who's there? Since you're here, don't bother hiding!"
Before long—
The Sea Witch walked into the room, smiling at Glowing Feather Douluo.
"I've long heard that the Seven Great Worships are as loyal as gold itself. Seeing it today, it's true."
"Even if everyone else perished, you would still not surrender to the Pope's Hall."
Seeing the Sea Witch's smile, Glowing Feather Douluo's face changed subtly.
He hadn't expected that an expert from the Pope's Hall would actually breach the camp's defenses and appear before him.
"Hmph, if this is all you can do, then you've truly underestimated me!"
"Seventh Spirit Ability—Glowing Feather Lightning Whip!"
Without a word of nonsense, Glowing Feather Douluo launched a fierce attack.
Clearly, he intended to launch a surprise assault on the Sea Witch, catching her off-guard.
Yet the Sea Witch didn't even attempt to dodge.
She stood lightly in place, allowing Glowing Feather Douluo to attack.
Seeing this—
A flicker of confusion flashed in Glowing Feather Douluo's eyes, but since he had already unleashed his killing move, he couldn't hold back now.
Even if the blow missed, it would still severely wound the bespectacled woman before him!
In a flash—
Glowing Feather Douluo arrived before the Sea Witch, whipping down viciously.
The whip, imbued with soul power as fast as lightning, lashed toward her.
"Haha, overestimating yourself!"
Seeing the lightning whip fall, Glowing Feather Douluo let out a loud laugh.
This woman was truly too ignorant of the difference in strength.
She didn't even try to dodge.
He knew that even a peer-level Super Douluo would suffer greatly under this strike!
But the next second—
Glowing Feather Douluo's expression suddenly changed dramatically.
Because his whip… hit nothing but air!
"No! It's an illusion!"
Finally realizing it, Glowing Feather Douluo instinctively tried to retreat.
But it was too late.
"Heavenly Tungsten Sword!"
"Devil Soul Assault!"
Zhou Long and Xiao Bai suddenly burst out from both sides, launching a devastating sneak attack on Glowing Feather Douluo.
Each of their individual combat strengths was already at the Super Douluo level.
With the Sea Witch's illusion domain as a lure, there was simply no chance of failure for this ambush.
Boom!
Boom!
Two heavy impacts resounded almost simultaneously.
A powerful aura surged in all directions throughout the room.
Crash!
The solid building couldn't withstand the combined might of two Super Douluo-level attacks.
It instantly collapsed into rubble.
At the final moment of collapse, Zhou Long and Xiao Bai retreated safely.
As for Glowing Feather Douluo—
He was forever buried beneath the ruins.
Even in death, Glowing Feather Douluo could not believe—
That his glorious life would end, not on a grand battlefield, but in the midst of an internal strife.
Due to the collapse of the building—
The Elder Hall knights, realizing something was wrong, surrounded the area with weapons drawn.
But facing the oppressive aura of the Super Douluos, none dared to move forward.
Zhou Long raised his Heavenly Tungsten Sword high and declared in a solemn voice:
"By order of His Holiness Bibi Dong, we have executed the traitors!"
"Now that the rebels have been slain, do you still intend to resist?"
Hearing this—
The knights looked at each other in dismay.
They hadn't even known clearly what had happened tonight.
They had just been passively beaten down all along.
Now that even their immediate superior, Glowing Feather Douluo, had fallen—
They had completely lost their backbone and began to plead one after another:
"We are loyal knights of Spirit Hall, we harbor no disloyalty!"
"Yes, my lord, we are loyal to Spirit Hall!"
The knights all echoed loudly.
"Who is the one in charge here?" Zhou Long asked, his expression indifferent.
A short, somewhat chubby knight slowly stepped out from the crowd.
"I am Chang Naichao, a Centurion of the Elder Hall Knights. Now that Glowing Feather Worship and General Oolong have both died, my rank is the highest."
"Good. From now on, you are the acting commander of the Knight Regiment."
Zhou Long said coldly.
"Order all soldiers to hand over their weapons and stay put where they are!"
"Yes, sir!"
The plump Chang Naichao did not dare disobey and immediately bowed to accept the order.
Zhou Long paid him no further attention.
His gaze shifted toward the distant city wall, then turned to Xiao Bai and said:
"The army brought by the Saintess is still outside. Let's hurry and open the west gate to let them in."
"Naturally."
Xiao Bai nodded seriously, and the two swiftly rushed toward the west gate.
(End of Chapter)