A pair of black wings silently unfolded behind Oscar. The enormous wings, with a span of six meters, beat the air as he shot toward Gai Yue. His longsword flashed out, unleashing a fierce arc of sword light.
Behind Dugu Yan, the four Eight-Spider Lances flared into motion, her figure turning into a streak of emerald light as she closed in from afar.
As she advanced, the black fifth soul ring on her body began to glow, and two beams of silver light burst from her eyes, locking onto Gai Yue.
"Fifth Soul Skill: Medusa's Gaze!"
Facing Oscar's sword aura and Dugu Yan's fifth soul skill, Gai Yue swung his Frostmoon Sword twice. One wave of icy sword energy blocked Oscar's attack, and another intercepted Dugu Yan's skill.
The icy sword energy was instantly petrified. Oscar seized it mid-air, grabbed the frozen energy as if it were a solid weapon, and hurled it straight back at Gai Yue.
Following closely behind, his sword thrust forward again.
Gai Yue swung his sword and shattered the petrified energy, then stepped forward twice. The Frostmoon Sword clashed with Oscar's Jade Sword.
Sparks flew as the two sharp blades met, and the master and disciple engaged in fierce close combat. Every clash of their swords sent fiery sparks scattering.
The freezing sword aura and fiery sword energy collided repeatedly, neutralizing each other as thick mist began to spread through the air.
Dugu Yan, whose fifth soul skill had failed to gain the advantage, quickly joined the fray. The Eight-Spider Lances lashed out ferociously toward Gai Yue.
At the same time, her first and second soul rings lit up. Her hands turned into ferocious dragon claws, and her body was covered in a magnificent, heavy green armor. Her hands and lances all became deadly weapons, sealing off Gai Yue's movements.
Her first soul skill, Emerald Dragon Claws, and her second, Emerald Dragon Armor, had pushed her attack and defense to their limits. This was her strongest combat state.
Under the combined assault of the couple, Gai Yue's sword barely kept up, leaving faint afterimages in the air as he narrowly avoided fatal strikes. His sleeve and pant leg were slashed open, his pressure mounting.
Seeing this, Gai Yue realized he could not continue close combat against these two monsters. The third soul ring on his body quietly lit up, and a boundless wave of frost energy erupted from his sword.
"Third Soul Skill: Frostmoon Blossom!"
Dugu Yan quickly retreated. Oscar's sword turned crimson, and waves of blazing flame surged forth.
"Flame Celestial!"
His sword swung down, and a flaming qilin roared to life, tearing through the icy sword aura and blocking Gai Yue's attack,a strike from a level 95 Super Douluo.
After blocking the blow, Oscar's sword turned sky-blue again, its twin blades now edged in red and icy blue.
"Sword Dao,Dual Realms of Ice and Fire!"
The scorching fire and biting frost merged into one, forming an overwhelmingly powerful sword aura that slashed toward Gai Yue.
"Third Soul Skill: Emerald Serpent Emperor's Venom!"
At that moment, Dugu Yan's third soul ring lit up. She opened her mouth and spewed a torrent of virulent green poison mist toward both Gai Yue and Oscar.
Oscar's body was immune to poison and unaffected by her mist.
Gai Yue, however, was different. Though he was a level 95 Super Douluo, if he inhaled the toxic mist, it would at least weaken his combat ability.
But Gai Yue would never allow the poison to spread unchecked; his dignity as a Title Douluo would never permit it.
Facing Oscar's Dual Realms of Ice and Fire and Dugu Yan's poisonous mist, the fifth soul ring on Gai Yue's body lit up.
"Fifth Soul Skill: Frozen Sword Dance!"
As the skill activated, Gai Yue waved his sword twice, releasing icy energy strong enough to freeze heaven and earth. One wave froze Oscar's Dual Realms of Ice and Fire in place before it could detonate.
The other wave froze Dugu Yan's spreading poison mist, turning it into a towering wall of green ice that could not advance another inch.
Yet Gai Yue's sword continued to dance, sending out wave after wave of frigid sword energy that seemed intent on freezing both of them solid.
Oscar spread his wings and flew upward. Light flashed on Dugu Yan's right leg as she too rose into the air, narrowly avoiding Gai Yue's terrifying fifth soul skill.
Then, the black fourth soul ring on Dugu Yan's body erupted in brilliant light, and countless phantom serpents filled the sky, diving toward Gai Yue.
"Fourth Soul Skill: Dance of Ten Thousand Serpents!"
Each venomous phantom serpent carried the deadly poison of the Emerald Serpent Emperor. Dense and unending, they formed one of Dugu Yan's strongest area attacks aside from her poison mist.
Not only did the serpents have strong attack power, but the poison made them nearly impossible to defend against.
Unfortunately for her, Gai Yue knew the Dugu family's poison all too well. Having fought Dugu Bo many times, he would never let his body come into contact with their venom.
Soul power gathered along his right arm, channeling into his sword. He swung once, releasing an immense surge of energy that met the serpents head-on.
"Right Arm Soul Bone Skill of the Ice Dragon Python: Ice Age!"
With one slash, the sky-darkening serpents were obliterated before they could reach him.
As Gai Yue clenched his fist, he uttered a single word: "Break." The shattered serpents turned to icy dust and scattered.
At that moment, two terrifying sword lights fell from above,one infused with dark demonic energy, the other with thunder and wind. Both locked onto Gai Yue.
"Dark Demon Annihilation Slash!"
"Thunder Blade Slash!"
Gai Yue swung his sword again. Empowered by his fifth soul skill, the two powerful attacks from Oscar were instantly frozen in midair.
After several exchanges, Oscar and Dugu Yan realized that physical attacks and poison alone could not pressure Gai Yue.
If that was the case, then they had to use their true powers.
A white domain suddenly expanded around them, and Gai Yue felt an overwhelming murderous aura crash into him, suppressing his momentum.
It was the combined Killing God Domain of Oscar and Dugu Yan.
As the domain spread, their power surged again. Yet Gai Yue was barely suppressed at all,because moments later, an even stronger wave of cold erupted from him.
His Ice Domain,awakened after forming his Ice Soul Core,spread outward.
Within the domain, his ice-based attacks grew several times stronger, and the air temperature plummeted, continuously draining his opponents' soul power.
If one did not use soul power to resist, the penetrating cold would freeze their meridians and even their martial soul, causing permanent damage.
Oscar and Dugu Yan combined their domains to barely counterbalance his Ice Domain, preventing further soul power loss.
They had thought using their domains would ease the fight, yet they were still barely holding on.
So there was only one option left,to end it with their strongest attacks.
Exchanging a glance, Dugu Yan's sixth soul ring lit up. Behind her, a pair of dragon eyes opened as a massive Emerald Poison Dragon slowly coalesced around her.
"Sixth Soul Skill: Emerald Poison Dragon Devour!"
The ten-meter-long dragon roared and lunged toward Gai Yue, its mouth spewing a sea of toxic venom.
At the same time, the elemental soul core within Oscar's dantian began to spin. The powers of wind, lightning, darkness, evil, time, and space granted by the Evil God Tiger Sausage, along with ice and fire from his Azure Spirit Jade Sword, erupted together.
Under the soul core's full operation, Oscar's soul power recovered rapidly while the eight elements each reached their absolute peak.
For the first time, Oscar felt truly unstoppable. But as quickly as his soul power regenerated, it was drained even faster by the consumption of these ultimate elements.
With a flick of his sword, Oscar activated the Ultimate Wind, vanishing from sight.
Gai Yue, having just severed the poison dragon's head, sensed danger behind him. He turned and barely blocked Oscar's lightning-infused strike.
Feeling Oscar's sudden surge in power, Gai Yue smiled slightly. "Not bad. In this state, you actually make me feel a hint of danger."
But only a hint.
In the next instant, Oscar vanished again, all eight ultimate elements fusing into his sword. The power of his next strike grew exponentially.
Even Gai Yue felt genuine danger.
Dugu Yan withdrew to a safe distance, knowing she could not interfere in this clash of titans.
"Evil God Annihilation Slash!"
The destructive power of eight ultimate elements far exceeded the limits of an ordinary Soul Master. The fusion of all eight could unleash apocalyptic force.
Gai Yue sensed the immense danger of this blow,it was not something an average Title Douluo could withstand.
But he was no ordinary Title Douluo.
Frost energy surged around him as his eighth soul ring lit up, and his sword intent flared.
"Blade of Frostmoon Radiance,Eighth Soul Skill: Sword That Opens Heaven's Gate!"
The heavens seemed to split apart as he swung. Empowered by his domain, this strike rivaled Oscar's full-powered slash.
The collision shook the world,Oscar's annihilation power clashing against Gai Yue's freezing sword intent. Both forces slowly eroded each other until nothing remained.
Even as a level 95 Super Douluo, Gai Yue's strongest attack only barely blocked Oscar's blow.
That alone proved how terrifying Oscar's power had become.
After the clash, Oscar's soul power was nearly depleted. The soul core continued spinning, but only to help him recover.
Dugu Yan stopped attacking as well. Against someone of Gai Yue's level, she had already used all her abilities, yet the gap was too vast.
Even Oscar's most powerful strike had not wounded Gai Yue. Though it forced him to use his eighth soul skill, the truth remained,against overwhelming strength, techniques meant little.
Landing beside Gai Yue, Oscar sighed. "Teacher, you're getting stronger. That was my strongest attack, and I still couldn't make you use your ninth soul skill."
Gai Yue laughed. "You're still young. Even with your soul core boosting your strength, you're far from forcing out my ninth skill."
"Even most Title Douluo can't make me use it. Besides, I haven't even activated my soul core."
Dugu Yan chuckled. "Teacher is really amazing. All my abilities are completely restrained by you."
Dugu Bo, munching on his snacks nearby, encouraged her. "Don't worry, Yan Yan. Once your level rises, Brother Gai Yue won't be able to suppress your poison so easily."
Then he looked at Oscar. "And you, kid,don't sell yourself short. You're only level seventy-nine, yet you forced Gai Yue to unleash his full power and use his eighth soul skill!"
"In fact, under his Ice Domain's amplification, that strike was nearly equivalent to a ninth soul skill. That alone shows how terrifying your sword was!"
"To think a Soul Sage could possess such power,you've really opened my eyes."
Oscar smiled. He knew what Dugu Bo meant, and he was satisfied with his current strength.
Besides, he would soon reach level eighty. Once Dugu Yan obtained her seventh soul ring, he could head for the Extreme North.
During that journey, he would likely break through to level eighty and absorb the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm as his first soul spirit, which would bring an even greater leap in power.
Over the past year, his clone Ao Rong had accomplished much in the Extreme North. The Ice Emperor, Snow Emperor, and Titan Snow Demon King were all wavering,he only needed to deliver the final push.
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