Chapter 52: Lunar Eclipse—Thousand Blade Annihilation, Demonic Spider Moon Shadow Step!
Spirit City, Supreme Pontiff Palace.
"Gui Mei, you are to immediately proceed to Heaven Dou City and rendezvous with Yue Guan and Hu Bai!" Bibi Dong said coldly, her voice tinged with a hint of worry for Hu Bai.
This time, Gui Mei's mission to the Star Luo Empire went very smoothly. Although he encountered a few obstacles along the way, Gui Mei easily resolved them.
After all, the Star Luo Empire had no Titled Douluo, and Dai Yutian would not risk a full-blown war with Gui Mei, involving the Hell White Tiger, just for the sake of Soul Master subsidies.
Starting a war with Gui Mei would mean completely tearing off the mask with Spirit Hall, wouldn't it?
This was not what the Star Luo Empire wanted to see, so the mission went rather smoothly.
But he had been back for a long time, and there was still no sign of Yue Guan and the others returning.
Although traveling by carriage with Hu Bai and their group would be a bit slower, considering the travel time, they should be back by now—unless they encountered an obstacle that Yue Guan alone couldn't resolve!
"Yes, Supreme Pontiff, Your Excellency! I will go to Heaven Dou City as quickly as possible to assess the situation!" Gui Mei bowed slightly, his figure already vanishing from the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Bibi Dong's figure also appeared at the entrance of the palace, gazing into the distance, a faint unease lingering in her heart.
In truth, she knew that if they traveled by carriage, it would take at least ten days from Spirit Hall to Heaven Dou City, making it a twenty-day round trip.
But only half a month had passed—just twenty days—and she was already anxious.
Especially since Hu Bai had mentioned before leaving that there might be an opportunity appearing within the Heaven Dou Empire. Could they have encountered danger and been obstructed?
Besides Yue Guan, a Titled Douluo, there was also Ling Yuan secretly accompanying them on this trip, so she shouldn't be so worried.
But thinking of Yue Guan and Gui Mei's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, to be safe, she decided to send Gui Mei on a trip anyway!
Aside from the obstruction of the Opportunity, she and Gui Mei immediately thought of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Could it be that the Heaven Dou Royal Family had asked Ning Fengzhi to take action?
Given Ning Fengzhi's cunning, he likely wouldn't resort to confrontation; at most, he'd have Chen Xin intimidate them from the side and negotiate to lower the Soul Master subsidy amount.
Bibi Dong's eyes gleamed with cold light. If anything were to happen to Hu Bai… then the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would no longer need to exist!
The reason she had allowed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to continue thriving was not only because she had just assumed the position of Supreme Pontiff and was short on manpower, but also because she still had some intention of recruiting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as a subordinate. After all, who wouldn't covet the continent's number one auxiliary Sect?
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Sunset Forest, Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Hu Bai watched as both of them finished absorbing, then asked in a low voice, "Mom and Dad, what soul ring and Soul Bone Skills did you get? Can you secretly tell me?"
Seeing the curiosity in Hu Bai's eyes, Xie Tian and Hu Leyao first glanced at Yue Guan, and only after Yue Guan nodded slightly did they relax.
Soul Skills are very private for a Soul Master; unless it's a close friend, it's best not to reveal them.
And Dugu Bo had just joined, so only Yue Guan was somewhat familiar with him, hence the eye signal.
Dugu Bo saw it too and snorted haughtily, "Don't worry, this old man isn't so idle as to reveal your soul skills. Moreover, since I've decided to join Spirit Hall, I won't go back on my word."
Xie Tian also gave an awkward smile, then said, "Alright then, my eighth Soul Skill is called Lunar Eclipse—Thousand Blade Annihilation! It's a group attack Soul Skill. After casting, the Dragon Pattern Moon Blade splits into a thousand silver light blades that attack the target. It has a locking function and ignores the opponent's physical defense!"
"Elder Chrysanthemum, how about I demonstrate it with you? How about it? That way, it'll be more intuitive, and this Soul Skill of mine has other attack methods too." Xie Tian smiled mysteriously. He was very satisfied with this Soul Skill.
Yue Guan nodded, and the others stepped back, giving them space to perform.
"Eight Soul Skill, Lunar Eclipse—Thousand Blade Annihilation!"
"Sixth Soul Skill, Golden Stamen Flowing Haze!"
Xie Tian's Dragon Pattern Moon Blade transformed into a thousand silver light blades, while Yue Guan's Chrysanthemum petals became incredibly sharp—like blades—turning into a meteor shower that clashed with Xie Tian's silver light blades.
For a moment, they fought back and forth. Although the Dragon Pattern Moon Blade was somewhat lacking in power and showed signs of being repelled, it was surprisingly nullified one by one by the petals of the Chrysanthemum.
Everyone was curious about what hidden move Xie Tian had. If this continued, Xie Tian would surely lose in the end.
Xie Tian naturally knew that his strength was probably inferior to Yue Guan's, even if Yue Guan was only using a sixth Soul Skill while he was using an eighth—this was the gap in soul power!
Xie Tian let out a low shout, "Condense!"
All the light blades condensed together, forming a giant moon blade a hundred meters long, with faint spatial fluctuations on it.
"Second Form, Soul Annihilation Slash!"
As Xie Tian's words fell, this condensed giant moon blade directly slashed down, instantly crushing the blades formed by the Chrysanthemum and heading straight for Yue Guan.
Yue Guan's expression also changed slightly. The power of Qirong condensed into a solid shield in front of him: "Qirong Power, Indestructible!"
Boom—
After the clash, a huge soul power fluctuation erupted. Ling Yuan quickly released a layer of soul power shield to contain it.
At the same time, she was slightly shocked by the power of Xie Tian's move; it was strong—very strong!
"Hahaha, good, good!" Yue Guan smiled. "This Soul Skill of yours possesses both group and single-target attack capabilities. The power of the single-target attack can already threaten some low-level Titled Douluo. This trip was not in vain!"
Dugu Bo: …
Although he knew Yue Guan was unintentional, Dugu Bo felt offended, and his face immediately darkened.
As for Xie Tian's Soul Bone Skill, he did not demonstrate it, only briefly explained its effects.
Fifty-thousand-year Man-faced Demon Spider Emperor Right Leg Bone Ability—Demonic Spider Moon Shadow Step.
Upon activation, the leg bones are modified by soul power, generating invisible spider silk under the soles of the feet when moving, allowing for redirection in mid-air. Short-burst speed increases by two hundred percent, and reaction speed by fifty percent (dodge rate).
And his Dragon Pattern Moon Blade, under the effect of the Soul Skill, would briefly carry the Spider Emperor's poison.
The Spider Emperor's poison, released with his cultivation, would make suffering from it quite uncomfortable—it's truly terrifying!
It can be said that this time out, Xie Tian has compensated for all his shortcomings. He is no longer just a user of simple amplification Soul Skills but also possesses single-target strong attack, group attack, speed, and poison abilities!
He can now say he lacks nothing!
As for Hu Leyao's Soul Skill, it was not as flashy as Xie Tian's. With this eighth Soul Ring, she had at least three Three-Eyed Demon Fox Soul Rings on her!
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