This war had a huge impact on the Spirit Empire. The once invincible Soul Master Legion of the Spirit Empire was now unable to gain an absolute advantage as before.
However, if a large number of Soul Masters were used to defend the city, the Heaven Dou Empire would not be able to break through Jialing Pass with its current strength.
Even if they had the advantage in Titled Douluo, that advantage would be significantly reduced in an offensive and defensive battle.
And in this war, experts at the Titled Douluo level finally fell on both sides.
Tang Lie of the Clear Sky Sect, despite his formidable strength, was at a great disadvantage when facing Thousand Jun Douluo and Subduing Demon Douluo, especially when the numerous high priests of the Spirit Empire were driven to extreme madness.
When Thousand Jun Douluo and Subduing Demon Douluo desperately unleashed their Ninth Soul Skills, Tang Lie and the other two fought back with their strongest Soul Skills, stubbornly resisting Thousand Jun Douluo and Subduing Demon Douluo.
Ultimately, while Tang Lie was using his Soul Skill, Light Feather Douluo's Light Feather Bow exploited a visual blind spot. A massive ice arrow sneak-attacked him from behind, hitting Tang Lie squarely in the back. Immediately after, he was struck by the Ninth Soul Skill of the Coiling Dragon Staff.
Others were unable to provide assistance. Sword Douluo and Tang San were fiercely attacking Bibi Dong, while Tang Hao and Tang Xiao were entangled by Golden Crocodile Douluo and Mighty Lion Douluo respectively.
Tang Lie was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture by Light Feather Douluo's arrow, and then shattered into countless pieces by Subduing Demon Douluo's attack, leaving no corpse behind.
The situation on both sides once again fell into an unusually eerie calm.
Bibi Dong of the Spirit Empire endured a sword strike from Sword Douluo and several hammer blows from Tang San, suffering severe injuries. The Heaven Dou Empire, on the other hand, lost a Titled Douluo.
The entire battlefield immediately entered a stalemate. Both sides seemed to have instantly lost the will to continue fighting. Even Emperor Xue Ye was somewhat considering abandoning the attack on Jialing Pass.
The one who was truly most excited was actually Tang San. Although the Clear Sky Sect lost a Titled Douluo, Tang San had also defeated Bibi Dong head-on this time, completing the assessment required by the Rakshasa God.
Originally, Tang San and Bibi Dong were both vying for the Rakshasa God's God Position. Now, the scales of the Rakshasa God were beginning to tip towards Tang San. Thetexture on Tang San's hand even seemed to be transforming in the direction of the Rakshasa God.
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Yang Xiong and his group were on a ship returning to the continent.
However, at this moment, Yang Xiong was sitting alone in the cabin. Yang Wei and Feng Xiaotian were sitting nearby, guarding him, while the others were observing the situation in the sea from the bow of the ship, ensuring that the entire voyage would not be disturbed.
At this time, the Soul Power around Yang Xiong was like a vortex, as if all the Soul Power in the space was being completely devoured.
Five attributes of energy gradually appeared on Yang Xiong's body: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, corresponding to Yang Xiong's liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, and lungs.
Since boarding the ship, Yang Xiong had been preparing to condense his second Soul Core. The sea was relatively calm, especially since the Deep Sea Demon Whale King could sense the pain of the sea from a long distance.
All the Soul Ring energy was integrated into his five internal organs. Even the Soul Ring energy of other attributes had completely disappeared without a trace at this moment.
As the five streams of energy were injected, the five internal organs seemed to be under immense pressure, and they seemed to be shining brightly at this instant.
The liver was like the growth of a tree, full of endless vitality, making the whole person feel incredibly comfortable.
The heart was like a ball of fire, burning his entire body. The blood throughout his body seemed to be boiling, and his heart was beating faster and faster, as if it were the source of all strength in his body.
The Earth attribute energy of the spleen was as heavy as the earth, greatly increasing the body's endurance.
The Metal attribute energy of the lungs contained infinite Slaughter Qi. Yang Xiong's Killing Intent and Domain seemed to have all merged into his lungs.
And the most crucial kidneys, at this moment, seemed to be emitting endless Water attribute energy. Under the wrapping of the Water attribute energy, the entire body seemed to be nourished. Water is the source of all things and the foundation of the entire body.
As time passed, all the energy throughout Yang Xiong's body seemed to be drained, and all his strength seemed to have merged into his five internal organs.
The five streams of power were raised to their limit. At this moment, a huge Tai Chi symbol seemed to appear in the torso area. Under this Tai Chi, all the energy began to rotate rapidly, forming a large cycle.
And all the energy, under Yang Xiong's guidance, gathered in front of him and rotated rapidly.
This powerful rotational force seemed to have surpassed Yang Xiong's limit.
Just then, a voice sounded in Yang Xiong's mind.
"Yang Xiong, stabilize your mind. Only by compressing your Soul Power infinitely can you possibly condense a second Soul Core. If there is the slightest mistake, you will explode and die."
This was the voice of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. In fact, Yang Xiong had always wanted to condense a second Soul Core, but he had never had any idea how.
Throughout the Douluo Continent, even the three Limit Douluo might not possess a Soul Core, let alone a second one.
The only two who possessed double Soul Cores were Black Dragon Di Tian and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's Soul Core was different from Di Tian's, but the method was somewhat similar. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King compressed his body's Soul Power to the extreme and, relying on the special nature of his body, condensed two Whale Pearls.
Following the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's guidance, Yang Xiong planned to condense a Soul Core from the Five Elements energy he possessed.
However, during the actual condensation process, the danger not only exceeded his own imagination but also the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's imagination.
At this moment, the Soul Core in front of Yang Xiong seemed to be gradually taking shape, but during the shaping process, a trace of Creation Power gradually appeared.
But the power of Creation Power far exceeded everyone's imagination. Creation Power could not only create all things but also destroy all things.
As a result, Yang Xiong's entire body was enduring immense pain. Tiny cracks actually appeared throughout his body at this instant, as if his entire body could collapse at any moment.
Fortunately, Yang Xiong now possessed high-grade Soul Bones throughout his body, and his physical quality was already the strongest in the world, not even inferior to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and Di Tian.
Yang Xiong endured the pain on his body, focusing all his attention on the five-colored Soul Core in front of him.
This Soul Core rotated at an extremely fast speed, devouring all the Soul Power in the surrounding space. But even so, this Soul Core still felt insufficient, as if it were a black hole, wanting to devour everything in the world.
And the most troublesome thing was that the Strength Soul Core in his dantian was actually resisting the newly formed Soul Core at this moment. They were unwilling to yield to each other, as if they were competing for Yang Xiong's Soul Power, and also as if they were full of repulsion towards each other.
Yang Xiong was very clear that this was his truly most dangerous moment. If the original Strength Soul Core were to burst out of his body and collide with the two Soul Cores, not only would he die without a burial place, but even the surrounding area for several kilometers would be reduced to ashes.
But Yang Xiong couldn't care about that anymore. He focused his mind on two things at once, using all his control ability to control the two Soul Cores.
The Strength Soul Core, which was originally rotating rapidly, gradually began to stop rotating under Yang Xiong's control, and finally remained quietly in Yang Xiong's dantian.
Yang Xiong's heart tightened. This was it, this was the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
At this moment, the Strength Soul Core in his dantian stopped rotating, and the repulsive force between the two Soul Cores reached its lowest point.
Yang Xiong quickly injected all the remaining Five Elements energy into the new Soul Core. The Soul Core compressed at an extremely fast speed, finally transforming into a blue-gold Soul Core.
At this time, Yang Xiong's spiritual power was almost completely exhausted, and even the Soul Power throughout his body was depleted. He felt as if he had fallen into extreme weakness.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King quickly appeared around Yang Xiong, staring intently at this newly formed Soul Core, as if seeing some kind of monster.
"Kid, you're in trouble. The power of this second Soul Core is beyond your imagination, and you haven't reached level ninety-nine yet. Although your body is strong, your Soul Power simply cannot support such a powerful Soul Core."
Yang Xiong gritted his teeth, "No matter what, I must succeed. If I don't, I'd rather die."
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King couldn't help but sigh, "Forget it, I don't know whether to say you're lucky or unlucky. This Soul Core of yours is indeed unprecedentedly powerful, but the risk is equally immense."
"However, the good news is that although you have no Soul Power left, the Heavenly Tribulation can provide you with other power. I hope your body can withstand it, otherwise I can't help but want to take over your body."
A special Water Attribute energy emanated from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. The originally calm sea surface became turbulent at this moment. In this instant, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King seemed to merge with the sea, and countless deep blue lights surged into Yang Xiong's body.
After these powers of the sea integrated into Yang Xiong's body, his originally precarious body began to flash with blood-red lightning all over. The lightning collided with the power of the sea and then quickly combined.
Yang Xiong's originally extremely weak body was stimulated by the blood-red lightning. Every cell deep within him seemed to emit new power, as if stimulating his body to quickly generate Soul Power.
Yang Xiong seized this crucial opportunity, using all his Soul Power and spiritual power to control this blue-gold Soul Core, which began to gradually enter his body.
Just at this moment, the Strength Soul Core, which had long since calmed down, began to tremble uncontrollably.
The moment the Five Elements Soul Core integrated into his body, a huge repulsive force was generated between the two Soul Cores, as if they wanted to destroy each other.
Yang Xiong knew very well that this was the most dangerous moment. He had to control the two Soul Cores to operate, and they had to form a certain balance with each other. If either side gained the upper hand, it would likely cause the two cores to collide.
Yang Xiong guided the two Soul Cores, controlling the distance between them with great subtlety, allowing them to fall into a strange balance.
Immediately after, under the guidance of his spiritual power, the two Soul Cores began to rotate simultaneously, and in completely opposite directions.
There was already a huge repulsive force between the Soul Cores. Only by rotating in opposite directions, with the Soul Power forming a giant Tai Chi, could a balance perhaps be formed within the Tai Chi, operating like Yin and Yang.
As the Tai Chi operated, the two Soul Cores moved within Yang Xiong's body, repelling each other, yet gradually attracting each other within the large cycle, just like the Yin and Yang poles in the world.
Yang Xiong's body was now like a giant Yin-Yang Fish. The two Soul Cores were mutually reinforcing and restraining, and as Yang Xiong's body began to recover, the two Soul Cores finally began to rotate.
Finally, the Strength Soul Core gradually returned to his dantian, while the Five Elements Soul Core ultimately settled in Yang Xiong's heart.
Yang Xiong finally breathed a sigh of relief. His dual Soul Cores had successfully condensed after all.
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