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More than a year later, when Xu Tianxi saw Long Xiaoyao again, he found that his injuries had not fully recovered, and there was a hint of imperceptible weakness in his breathing.
For strong men of their level, this is an injury that can be fatal at a critical moment.
"I had expected someone to come, but I didn't expect it would be you."
Long Xiaoyao retracted his fishing rod, slowly stood up, faced Xu Tianxi, sighed deeply, and said, "You shouldn't have come~!"
"There's no point in saying this. I don't care whether it's right or not. I'm already here."
Xu Tianxi waved his hand, his eyes flashing with cold lightning, staring at Long Xiaoyao, and said:
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me where Ye Xishui is. Since you still have some conscience and you have a history with my great-grandfather, I don't have to kill you."
Long Xiaoyao shook his head, his face bitter, and said, "I don't know."
"Don't know? Are you kidding me?" Xu Tianxi's eyelids drooped slightly, and the air several meters around him froze.
"I'm not kidding. I really don't know. I failed to save Zhongli Wu during the Battle of Mingdu. She no longer trusts me. She returned to Lingdou City and left with some elite members of the Holy Spirit Church. She has only contacted me once, and that was when she slaughtered Shrek."
"After destroying Shrek, she knew you would come sooner or later, so she left long ago, leaving only me here to guard the place."
Long Xiaoyao looked miserable, and it didn't seem fake.
Xu Tianxi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where is she going now? Do you really have no idea?!"
He enveloped Long Xiaoyao with his spiritual sense, and the other party's expression remained unchanged while he spoke, and he could not find any flaws.
He still believed that an Extreme Douluo like Long Xiaoyao would not lie.
However, Ye Xishui asked this old guy to stay behind, and this old guy watched them kill from beginning to end, which was really possible.
"...Before she left, she made some arrangements within the Douling Empire."
Long Xiaoyao's eyebrows turned white as he looked towards the direction of the Sky Soul Empire and sighed:
"She transferred the Soul Masters trained by the Holy Spirit Cult in the Douling Empire over the past few years to the border of the Tianhun Empire and within the Tianhun Empire. She also arranged the Douling Empire's army stationed at the border."
"Once this place is attacked, changes will occur on the border, and the army stationed there will immediately take action and raid the Tianhun Empire; therefore, you should not come."
"What did you say? A surprise attack on Tianhun?" Xu Tianxi was surprised and looked strange.
The Sun-Moon Empire hasn't attacked the three major empires yet, but you've already started the war. Are you ready to massacre at all costs?
Long Xiaoyao nodded and said slowly, "Yes, she wants to secretly manipulate the national war and take advantage of the opportunity to profit. The reason is to suppress the disloyalty and restore the Tiandou Empire. After all, the royal family of the Tianhun Empire rose to power by rebellion."
Xu Tianxi gave a thumbs up and said, "It seems you do have some conscience. You told me in advance. It's not too late for me to go there now and wipe out the evil soul masters there."
If there were no evil soul masters involved, he would be happy to see the two empires beat their own brains out and just watch the show; but with evil soul masters involved, it would be a different matter.
Long Xiaoyao shook his head and sighed weakly, "No, it's too late for you to stop it."
Xu Tianxi narrowed his eyes, "What do you mean?"
At this time, the space around him distorted, and three powerful dragon warriors walked out. Di Tian, Gu Yuena, and Gu Zhaoqiu also solved their respective goals and rushed to the palace.
Long Xiaoyao glanced at Di Tian, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that even the Beast God would come. You really came prepared."
"What a pity! This palace is a trap, a trap set specifically for Ultimate Douluo-level experts. Whether you can survive depends on your luck."
Hearing this, Xu Tianxi's consciousness quickly spread, and his expression changed as he said, "Are there a large number of level nine fixed-type soul guide shells buried deep underground?"
"His perception is very strong and he discovered it very quickly." Long Xiaoyao praised and said:
"From the moment you entered here, you were destined to be unable to leave. It could be said that it was Xishui who set the ban, or it could be said that it wasn't her, but a god."
Before he finished speaking, a torrent of blood gushed out from the ground, roaring out and condensing into a boundless blood shield, instantly covering the entire huge imperial palace.
Above the palace, a statue of the "Holy Emperor" spewed blood and cast a seal, as if turning the entire palace into a forbidden area.
In the blood, there were wails that shook the sky, sinister and eerie. There seemed to be countless human faces on the surface, roaring and conveying resentment and hatred.
"It's the aura of a god, and it's the aura of a first-level god on par with the Water God. It's like a demon from the depths of hell. What the hell is this?"
Xu Tianxi's expression became more serious than ever. He grabbed Gu Zhaoqiu and together they released the Sun and Moon Tai Chi Diagram, one above and one below, covering Di Tian and Gu Yuena together.
He did not use the Water God Pearl because this divine aura was not aggressive and seemed to be just a pure trap.
They will be attacked by a large number of ninth-level fixed-type soul-guided shells that have already exploded underground.
He did not open the undead demiplane because he felt it was unnecessary. He already had an impenetrable golden body and a god-level physique, and this was the perfect time for the test.
Di Tian gritted his teeth and waved his hand through the air, forcibly sucking Long Xiaoyao in with the power of space, and smashed him to the ground, shouting coldly: "I'll settle the score with you later!"
Long Xiaoyao laughed bitterly: "In the battle of Mingdu, Xishui attacked and killed several powerful military figures including Xu Tianyuan, and reaped a great harvest. She buried more than ten level nine fixed-type soul guide shells underneath. I hope you can really survive..."
"Boom boom boom~!"
The ground of the palace collapsed, and clusters of red, blue, green, cyan... energy balls of various colors gushed out. There was no telling how many of them there were, and they had the power to destroy the world.
The Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram was magnified, and the sky and earth intertwined. Long Xiaoyao saw a scene that he could not believe:
Located at the core of the explosion, the energy of sixteen level nine fixed-type soul-guided shells could not easily destroy the Yin-Yang Divine Diagram. It was as if the power of the gods had descended, otherwise all this could not be explained.
Long Xiaoyao's eyes widened quickly, staring at Xu Tianxi and saying incoherently, "Spiritual consciousness? Your spiritual power is already at the divine level? How is this possible?"
Xu Tianxi remained silent, frowning as he maintained the Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram. The energy of sixteen level nine fixed-type soul guide shells blocked eight of them. The Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram slowly dissipated, and Gu Zhaoqiu showed signs of exhaustion as the impact was too strong.
The more Di Tian looked at Long Xiaoyao, the angrier he became. He slapped him several times without any courtesy, knocking most of his teeth out. His voice was filled with anger, and his expression was cruel:
"If you're relying on us to save your life, don't waste your words! When this disaster is over, I will punish you and your old lover!"
"hold me."
Xu Tianxi spoke softly to Gu Zhaoqiu, and then a monstrous blood energy burst out in an instant. The power of the two martial souls burst out at the same time. The blue sea was boundless, the waves were surging, a bright moon rose, and the shadow of the most yin god, the Moon God, descended.
In an instant, Xu Tianxi was like a resurrected ancient god, with endless blood and energy rising up. He stood tall like a giant pillar, as if he could break the sky and block all the undispersed ninth-level fixed-type soul guide cannonballs.
Long Xiaoyao was speechless after watching this. The energy released by Xu Tianxi was too terrifying. It was much more powerful than the shield that Moon mobilized the golden tree to unfold. This was equivalent to resisting the full-strength attacks of multiple Extreme Douluos with his own strength, and it all broke out at the same time!
Even if he and Ye Xishui joined forces, the simultaneous explosion of ten level nine fixed-type soul guide shells would be enough to take their lives. This trap was prepared for Xu Xiaoyun and Kong Deming, and there were as many as sixteen fixed-type soul guide shells buried!
"The voice of a young phoenix is clearer than that of an old one. It is true that the new generation is better than the old..."
Long Xiaoyao was dazed as he looked at the nine soul rings surrounding Xu Tianxi. A super Douluo who was less than twenty years old had definitely set a precedent throughout the ages. It would probably be impossible for later generations to reach this level, right?
The storm subsided, and the huge palace disappeared from the ground. Xu Tianxi reshaped the surface of the earth with the power of the earth element, and his face looked a little pale.
"How are you?" Di Tian asked with concern. Xu Tianxi's move at the critical moment was too important. If it were him, he would have been seriously injured.
"It consumes quite a bit of energy, but it will take some time to recover."
Xu Tianxi squinted his eyes and shook his head. He let out a long breath, then looked up at the sky again, frowning and saying, "Such a strong energy impact, and this blood-red light shield hasn't disappeared yet. How could Ye Xishui set up such a thing?"
Di Tian slapped Long Xiaoyao in the face. The latter lowered his head and answered honestly:
"The energy source of this blood formation was bestowed upon us by the Holy Emperor after a sacrifice. Strictly speaking, Xishui simply collected enough energy to activate it."
"Energy source? What is that?" Xu Tianxi asked.
"Living souls, millions of souls." Long Xiaoyao's voice became increasingly low.
"Bastard!"
Xu Tianxi was furious, his divine fist glowed with golden light, and struck towards the sky, shattering layers of space and landing on the blood shield. The entire Lingdou City seemed to be shaken at this moment, with rolling sound waves, and the sky and the earth were shaking.
The blood shield trembled as if it was hit by a huge sun. A large amount of blood on the surface evaporated, and spider-web-like cracks appeared.
But it was not broken and still held on tenaciously.
Seeing Xu Tianxi's eyes flashing and he was about to attack, Long Xiaoyao, who was dizzy from shock, quickly added:
"These people are from noble families!"
"That's not bad, it can be considered as doing a good deed indirectly."
Xu Tianxi's expression relaxed, and he flicked his wrist, sending a look to Di Tian and Gu Yuena: "It's up to you."
Gu Yuena pouted and said "Oh", then she stretched out her slender hands to grasp the air, grabbed the silver dragon spear, and gently turned it into a magic wand.
The magic wand touched the space, opening a light gate. The four people carried Long Xiaoyao and walked out of the blood shield.
Looking back at the sky-high blood shroud and the Holy Emperor's blood shadow that enveloped the entire palace, Xu Tianxi said thoughtfully:
"This thing probably originated from a first-level god, most likely the Rakshasa God who was defeated ten thousand years ago. Among the thirty-two main gods in the divine realm, only her aura is similar to this thing."
Di Tian's face turned pale with shock. He asked, "Could it be that the so-called Holy Emperor of the Holy Spirit Cult is actually the Rakshasa God?"
"No, ten thousand years ago, the Rakshasa God was defeated. Although his throne wasn't destroyed, the God died, and the Rakshasa throne remains vacant. I'm afraid someone has taken control of some of the Rakshasa God's possessions and descended into the lower realm..."
Xu Tianxi analyzed the situation and soon understood. His eyes flashed with a sneer.
"So it was him. What a good trick, what a good trick. He left the Sea God position to the world for worship, and changed the Shura position to cultivate the dark forces, taking over both the black and white worlds."
"The two sides stimulate and pressure each other, making the faith of the two gods more solid among different groups. No matter which side falls, he will not fall and will gain more faith. What a good method..."
Di Tian was a little confused after hearing this and confirmed, "Mountain Dragon King, you said that the Sea God and the Asura God position were secretly manipulated by the Sea God Tang San from ten thousand years ago?"
"It can only be him. The Rakshasa God position is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Shura God."
"Things like this shouldn't exist in the world anymore."
Xu Tianxi sighed, raised his arms high, one hand turned into a brilliant sun, the other into a cold moon, his right calf stepped back, and made a bow with an arrow. The sun was the bow body, and the cold moon was the bowstring. An arrow condensed from the moonlight solidified into shape, and the chill was overwhelming the sky.
At the same time, the giant statue of the Moon God was in the sky, splitting into thousands of hands, drawing the power of the celestial phenomena into divine bows and arrows, and the bowstrings were pulled as big as a full moon.
"Buzz~Buzz——"
With a slight tremor of his fingers, the bowstring loosened, and Xu Tianxi shot an arrow at the statue of the Holy Emperor. Thousands of arrows were shot at the giant statue of the Moon God, cutting through the sky for dozens of miles, like a falling meteor shower!
These arrows gathered all his strength, the essence, energy and spirit were combined into one, mobilizing the power of heaven and earth to add to his body, as if given a miracle of life. Each one burst out with a dazzling light no less than an eighth-level fixed-type soul guide shell.
The arrow that Xu Tianxi shot out from himself already exceeded the total energy of the sixteen fixed-type soul-guided shells underground!
"Boom boom boom~!"
The statue of the Holy Emperor collapsed, and the blood shield of Rakshasa formed by the sacrifice of millions of people was broken, collapsed with a rumbling sound, and turned into a sky full of blood light, and everything returned to nature.
Suddenly, a huge crack appeared in the void, and a purple light fell like a flying knife, slashing towards Xu Tianxi's head, as fast as lightning.
"boom!"
Xu Tianxi and Di Tian, who was closest to him, raised their arms and attacked horizontally. The purple light shattered. Xu Tianxi took several steps back, blood oozing from his right arm and the corner of his mouth. Di Tian flew horizontally for more than ten steps, coughing up blood continuously. The dark purple light shone on the two of them.
"Cough cough..." Xu Tianxi coughed, feeling a little weak.
"Mountain Dragon King, Di Tian, how are you?" Gu Yuena, who was caught off guard, shot out two green rays of life and asked with concern.
"It's okay, it's just that from now on, it's up to you to hurry on."
Xu Tianxi patted his chest, and with a wave of his right hand, he grabbed a ball of dark purple light from the void. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a broken dark sickle.
"A fragment of the sacred artifact, the Rakshasa Scythe? No wonder it can stop me..."
Xu Tianxi let out a long sigh, and a strange light appeared in his eyes.