"Kid, why don't you just surrender?"
Tai Tan called out to Jiang Shengyu. "If you surrender, we can go talk to her father for you. Maybe we can even win you a chance to live. Isn't that better than your current situation?"
"Tai Tan! That's out of line. It's not our place to decide how he should be dealt with," Niu Tian frowned and reprimanded him.
Their exchange left Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong both wearing strange expressions. So they were that confident—that they could just subdue the two of them right here and haul them back to the Clear Sky Sect for Tang San's judgment?
"Your confidence, even to me, is surprising," Jiang Shengyu said with a faint, amused smile.
Tai Tan's expression twisted. "What, you think you can still fight us?"
Niu Tian said evenly, "With your talent, I'm sure you can sense our power. With the strength you currently possess, you have no chance of resisting us."
"That's not necessarily true."
Jiang Qingtong shook her head. Raising her left hand, a lotus of mirrored petals bloomed in her palm. She plucked a petal, and five soul rings—four black, one red—unfurled beneath her feet. Mental Detection Sharing spread outward, enveloping the entire battlefield.
With her soul power, she could now maintain Spiritual Detection Sharing across nearly a full kilometer.
Behind Jiang Shengyu, the reflection of the Moon in Water rippled and solidified into frost and ice. He drew the Twilight Sword.
Seeing their movements, both Niu Tian and Tai Tan sighed. Tai Tan turned to Elder Song and barked, "Hey! Go capture that girl—the one who looks exactly like Dong'er!"
At this moment, Wang Dong'er possessed only half of the Sea God's Daughter's soul. She couldn't summon the full Sea God's Descent—at most, she could channel a fraction of the Sea God's divine power for temporary protection.
Thus, Niu Tian and Tai Tan needed the two halves—the half within Jiang Feixin and the half within Wang Dong'er—to merge into one.
Only then could Tang San descend through her.
Elder Song's face darkened. Clearly, she was displeased with Tai Tan's commanding tone. But after feeling the overwhelming divine pressure that surrounded them, any irritation could only be swallowed. She accepted the order and flew toward the tournament arena.
Jiang Qingtong quickly pulled out her communicator and sent a message to Huo Yuhao: "Protect Feixin at all costs."
Niu Tian raised his hand—and attacked.
Empowered by the incomplete Sea God's divine force flowing within Wang Dong'er, both Niu Tian and Tai Tan's strength far surpassed that of ordinary Limit/Ultimate Douluos. Though not yet at the level of a true god, even if Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and Mu En joined forces, they wouldn't be able to stand against them.
Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong took a deep breath in unison, eyes blazing with battle spirit.
Together, they raised their hands. The only sound left in the world was the wailing of the wind. Then, their voices—one male, one female—rang out together.
"Martial Soul Fusion Technique—Mirror Flower, Water Moon!"
A vast mirror spread across the sky, rippling outward with them at its center, attempting to envelop Niu Tian and Tai Tan in its mirrored world. But Niu Tian simply raised his palm—and shattered the mirror in a single blow.
The fragments reflected a new figure—one form born of two souls.
It was the God of Fate, neither male nor female, with a face of absolute, emotionless beauty. Raising its gaze toward Niu Tian and Tai Tan, it grasped the Icefire Dragon Spear. Around it, lotuses of mirrored glass bloomed endlessly, radiating light of many colors. From the petals burst wave after wave of soul skills, striking relentlessly at the two soul beasts.
"What a marvelous Martial Soul Fusion Technique…! To possess such strength—it's already at the level of a Super Douluo, isn't it? Ninety-eight ranks, perhaps?" Tai Tan exclaimed, watching the divine being wade through a sea of mirrored blossoms.
Niu Tian said nothing. Behind him, the massive shadow of an ox-python appeared, and with one immense palm, he struck at the God of Fate.
Snowflakes began to fall from the sky. In the distance, the Snow Empress was already racing toward the battlefield.
"I thought you two were reclusive kings among soul beasts," she said coldly as she appeared beside the God of Fate. "But it turns out you're nothing more than lapdogs of the God Realm."
Both Niu Tian and Tai Tan's faces darkened. Tai Tan roared, "Lapdogs?! We're brothers!"
"Are you sure they see you as brothers?" The God of Fate's voice—both male and female at once—echoed mockingly through the air.
It leapt lightly forward, charging toward Tai Tan, while the Snow Empress raised her hands, summoning blizzards and biting gales as she clashed with Niu Tian.
Meanwhile, Elder Song was racing toward the tournament grounds. Divine Sea God power flickered faintly around her, temporarily elevating her level from level 97 to that of a Ultimate Douluo.
Even a mere fragment of divine power made her a being beyond mortal reach.
Huo Yuhao shouted, "She's here for Feixin! We have to stop her—if she takes her, it's over!"
At his warning, Du Bushi and Ning Haoyu's eyes gleamed sharply. Du Bushi released his soul rings and stepped in front of Jiang Feixin.
"Little girl, stand by this old man's side," he said gruffly. "I may not raise a hand against those of the three Douluo Kingdoms—but protecting you is well within my means."
Ning Haoyu gathered all disciples of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and released his martial soul.
"Seven Treasures, Shine in Glory!"
The Body Sect and Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had now declared their stance publicly. There was no turning back.
With the combined soul power of countless Nine Treasure disciples, Du Busi and Kong Deming's auras surged—vast and dazzling, overwhelming the oppressive might that Elder Song exuded.
But everyone knew this surge of strength couldn't last long. And no one knew how long Elder Song's divine empowerment would endure.
Seeing Jiang Feixin being surrounded and shielded, Elder Song abruptly changed course—charging toward Yan Shaozhe and the others. Jing Hongchen and a group of ninth-rank Soul Engineers tried to intercept her, but a single sweep of her hand sent a tidal wave of power blasting them aside. The soul tool suppressing Yan Shaozhe's power shattered instantly.
Elder Song quickly freed the captives from the three former Douluo kingdoms, and chaos erupted across the entire arena—a full-scale melee!
Jiang Feixin gripped her Golden Dragon Spear tightly. As she stared at the waves of Sea God power surging around Elder Song, a strange tremor rippled through her very soul—a feeling she couldn't suppress, nor understand.
Her grip on the spear tightened. It was all she could do to keep her spirit steady.
Inside Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, Electrolux's grave voice sounded:
"Yuhao, something's wrong with her soul."
Huo Yuhao froze, glancing around sharply. "Teacher, what do you mean?"
"There's a force inside her soul that doesn't belong to her—and it's awakening," Electrolux said solemnly, hands clasped behind his back.
Huo Yuhao looked at Jiang Feixin's pale face, anxiety tightening in his chest. "Is there any way to stop it?"
"With your current spiritual attainment, I'm afraid not," Electrolux sighed. "The power stirring inside her… it's divine."
Divine?
Huo Yuhao's eyes widened. Jiang Feixin's expression was growing worse by the second—and now, even he could sense it: a power within her that was resonating with the Sea God's aura flowing from Elder Song.
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