Chapter 401: Sword-Bone Martial Soul Fusion Skill? The Demon Empress's Lament!
Grey Wolf Douluo's left arm was sliced of flesh by sword light, Red Tiger Douluo's flames were so weak they were almost invisible, Mystic Crane Douluo had lost a wing, Stone Turtle Douluo's shell was covered in cracks, and Green Python Douluo's poison mist was long exhausted.
On the opposite side, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Yang Wudi had also reached their limits.
Sword Douluo's white clothes were stained red with blood, a deep wound on his left shoulder seeping blood. Bone Douluo's Bone Dragon Avatar had collapsed, revealing his original form; his chest was sunken, and several ribs were broken. Yang Wudi's Soul Breaking Spear was covered in his own blood, his palms split, and his fingers trembling.
Ning Fengzhi stood at the very back, the light of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda dimmed to the extreme.
His face was as pale as paper, veins bulging on his forehead, his body swaying. Providing full-attribute amplification for four Titled Douluo for an entire day had taken a fatal toll on him.
But he didn't dare stop.
Because he knew that once he stopped, this battle would be lost.
"Fengzhi, enough," Sword Douluo said in a deep voice. "If you keep holding on, you'll die."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head, his voice raspy yet firm: "I can still hold on."
Bone Douluo glanced at him, a flash of complex emotion in his eyes, but said nothing.
Yang Wudi gripped the Soul Breaking Spear, pointing its tip at Golden Crocodile Douluo: "Again."
Golden Crocodile Douluo narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the five people, finally landing on Ning Fengzhi.
"Ning Fengzhi, you are at your wit's end. Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is powerful, your Soul Power won't last long. Once your amplification breaks, all these people will die."
Ning Fengzhi smiled, a smile full of bitterness and resolution, and said:
"Then I'll let you die before them."
Golden Crocodile Douluo was silent for a moment, then slowly raised his right hand.
"Since that's the case, I will fulfill your wish."
"Everyone, attack with full force!"
Behind him, the five Titled Douluo stepped forward simultaneously, their Soul Rings shining brightly! Grey Wolf Douluo howled to the sky, the phantom of the Azure Moon Wolf King surged, its claws tearing through the Void Realm! Red Tiger Douluo roared, the Scarlet Flame Tiger phantom reignited, dark red flames soaring into the sky!
Mystic Crane Douluo vibrated his single wing, iron feathers like knives, condensing into a massive feather blade in the air! Stone Turtle Douluo's shell shone brightly as his body surged, transforming into a giant turtle like a small mountain! Green Python Douluo bit the tip of his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of essence blood; the Green Scaled Python phantom was stained with blood, and poison mist filled the air!
Five attacks converged into a destructive torrent, rushing straight toward Dugu Bo and the others!
Golden Crocodile Douluo attacked at the same time, the Gold Crocodile phantom opening its massive maw, a golden light pillar erupting from it, merging with the five attacks!
The full-force strike of six Titled Douluo was enough to destroy heaven and earth!
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Dugu Bo's face changed drastically, the Jade Phosphor Serpent phantom struggled to condense but was already too weak to withstand a single blow. Sword Douluo held his long sword across his chest, Sword Qi soaring to the heavens, yet he knew this strike could not be blocked!
Bone Douluo gritted his teeth, the white bone phantom reappearing, but it was covered in cracks!
Yang Wudi's Soul Breaking Spear transformed into a blood-colored giant dragon, but it shattered inch by inch under the pressure of the six forces!
Ning Fengzhi exhausted his last bit of Soul Power, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda shining brightly as the six amplification lights lit up again, but they were already so weak they were almost invisible!
"Am I going to die..." Dugu Bo murmured, a flash of unwillingness in his eyes.
Just then.
Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo looked at each other.
In that look, there was resolution, understanding, and a hint of... relief.
"Old Bone," Sword Douluo said softly.
"Yeah," Bone Douluo nodded.
"Remember that move we practiced not long ago?"
"I won't forget it."
The two smiled simultaneously.
Then, they both closed their eyes.
Sword Douluo's long sword flew from his hand, hovering in mid-air, its body vibrating violently and emitting a clear sword hum. Bone Douluo's white bone phantom rose behind him, aligning with the long sword.
Sword and bone, two completely different Martial Souls, produced a strange resonance at this moment.
Sword Douluo opened his eyes, a sharp light bursting forth!
Bone Douluo also opened his eyes, a ghostly light flickering!
Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
Shattered Sword and Broken Bone!
The two spoke at once, their voices overlapping like an echo of a single person.
In an instant, the long sword shattered, turning into countless tiny silver specks of light!
The white bone phantom also shattered, turning into countless grayish-white bone dust!
Silver light and bone dust intertwined, spinning wildly in mid-air to form a massive vortex! At the center of the vortex, a silver-white light soared into the sky, piercing through the clouds and reaching the firmament!
Then, that light exploded!
Countless silver-white threads gushed out from the vortex, like a celestial net covering the entire sky! Every thread was as sharp as a sword and as tough as bone, entangling, cutting, and crushing the attacks of Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other five!
"What?!" Seeing this, Golden Crocodile Douluo was horrified!
He felt that those silver-white threads were not just blocking their attacks, but swallowing their Soul Power! Every time a thread touched their Soul skills, it would absorb, transform, and feed back the energy contained within to Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo!
How was this possible?!
"This isn't an ordinary Martial Soul Fusion Skill!" Grey Wolf Douluo hissed.
"This is... this is a Life-and-Death Contract Skill!"
A Contract Skill was a higher level of combined attack than a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. It didn't require the compatibility of the two people's Martial Souls, only that their hearts were connected and they shared life and death. Once performed, the lives, Soul Power, and Souls of the two would merge into one, sharing everything and bearing everything together.
But the price was after its use.
Both would fall into a long period of weakness, and their cultivation might even regress.
Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had risked everything for this battle!
"Slash!"
Sword Douluo gave a low shout, his right hand grasping at the air. Countless silver-white threads in the sky condensed into a massive sword shadow, over a hundred zhang long, entirely silver-white, with bone-like patterns flowing on the blade!
Bone Douluo raised his hand at the same time, and a white bone phantom appeared at the hilt of the sword shadow, hanging down like a sword tassel, emitting the aura of death!
The silver-white giant sword descended from the sky, slashing straight at Golden Crocodile Douluo!
Golden Crocodile Douluo face changed drastically, frantically pushing his Soul Power as the Gold Crocodile phantom surged to its limit to meet the giant sword!
Gold Crocodile — Heaven Devourer!
The golden giant crocodile opened its massive mouth and bit toward the silver-white giant sword!
Sword and crocodile collided!
Boom—!!!
A heaven-shaking roar; the entire Star Luo City was trembling!
The earth cracked, city walls collapsed, and the ground within a ten-mile radius was shaved down by three feet by the shockwave!
The light dissipated.
Golden Crocodile Douluo flew backward, blood spraying from his mouth, the Gold Crocodile phantom completely shattered! On his chest, a sword scar deep enough to see bone extended from his collarbone to his abdomen, blood gushing!
Grey Wolf Douluo was caught in the aftershock of the Sword Qi, his left arm severed at the shoulder, falling to the ground with a scream! Red Tiger Douluo's Scarlet Flame Tiger phantom was crushed by the Sword Qi, and he was sent flying dozens of zhang, smashing into the ruins, his life or death unknown! Mystic Crane Douluo's only remaining wing was also severed, falling from the sky like a broken kite! Stone Turtle Douluo's shell was completely shattered, and his whole body was slapped into the ground, with only his head showing!
Green Python Douluo's poison mist was dispersed by the Sword Qi, and he was shaken until blood flowed from his seven orifices, collapsing on the ground!
All six Titled Douluo were heavily injured!
The power of a single sword strike had actually reached such a level!
Dugu Bo's eyes widened, looking at this scene in disbelief.
Yang Wudi gripped his Soul Breaking Spear, his eyes full of shock.
Ning Fengzhi stood dazed, the light of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda finally completely extinguished, but he no longer cared. He murmured, his voice trembling:
"This... this is..."
Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo simultaneously spat out a mouthful of blood, their bodies swaying.
That sword strike had exhausted all of their Soul Power and even overdrawn part of their life Origin.
But they had succeeded.
They had defeated six Titled Douluo.
"Old Bone..." Sword Douluo spoke weakly.
"Yeah," Bone Douluo's voice was also very light.
"We're still alive."
"Yeah."
The two looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
In that smile, there was exhaustion, relief, and a hint of indescribable pride.
Golden Crocodile Douluo struggled to rise from the ruins, looking at Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo with eyes full of complexity, sneering: "A fine Sword-Bone combination... I have traversed the continent for decades and have never seen such perfect coordination. You... are very good."
Meanwhile, in the Sea of Death, the thick mist was like gauze.
The Demon Empress's massive body slowly sank into the deep sea, pitch-black blood spreading on the sea surface like a giant ink lotus. During the sinking process, her two halves turned into countless blood-red specks of light, rising toward the firmament and vanishing into thin air.
The reddened sea area gradually returned to its original ink-black color.
As if nothing had ever happened.
But the brilliant light hovering on the sea surface proved that everything was not an illusion.
At the moment of the Demon Empress's fall, a Soul Ring had actually fused together, entirely dark gold with blood-red patterns flowing on its edges, with a diameter of over twenty zhang.
It was condensed from the Demon Empress's cultivation.
Now, it hovered there, waiting for its new master.
Tang Chuan sat cross-legged on the Great White Shark's back, his face as pale as paper.
Using the Asura Demon Sword consecutively to slay the Demon Empress had taken a huge toll on him. The Soul Power in his body was almost drained, and his Meridians throbbed with pain. But he knew now was not the time to rest.
The Demon Empress's Soul Ring was slowly dissipating. If it wasn't absorbed within half an hour, it would return to heaven and earth, and the million years of cultivation would vanish.
"Kid, can you still hold on?" The Great White Shark's voice was low, carrying a hint of worry. "The Demon Empress's Soul Ring is even more violent than the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's; her resentment is too deep. If you force an absorption, you might be backlashed by her consciousness."
Tang Chuan opened his eyes, his gaze falling on that dark gold Soul Ring, and said softly:
"I don't seem to have a choice."
The Great White Shark was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Then be careful yourself. I will be your Protector."
Tang Chuan nodded, took a deep breath, leaped from the Great White Shark's back, and hovered in front of the dark gold Soul Ring. He reached out his right hand, fingers slightly curled, and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud flew out from between his eyebrows, turning into an azure light shield that enveloped him and the Soul Ring, isolating external interference and suppressing the Demon Empress's residual resentment in the Soul Ring.
Then, he began to absorb.
The Soul Ring slowly descended, settling over his body.
At the moment it touched the top of his head.
Boom—!!!
An invisible energy ripple exploded outward, the seawater rolling back and the thick mist tearing apart!
Tang Chuan's body was completely swallowed by the dark gold light, his consciousness beginning to sink, sinking into the million-year memory torrent deep within the Soul Ring.
He saw the scene of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and the Demon Empress meeting.
Two young whales chasing and playing in the boundless sea. At that time, they had not yet cultivated into Soul Beasts; they were just the most ordinary deep-sea whales.
He saw the scenes of them cultivating and evolving together. A thousand years, ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years—their cultivation grew in sync, and their feelings deepened.
They avoided natural enemies together, hunted prey together, and explored the mysteries of the ocean together.
He saw the scene of the Sea God Poseidon poking out the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's eye. It was a world-shaking battle; the Deep Sea Demon Whale King resisted desperately but was ultimately no match for the god.
Finally, Tang Chuan saw the scene of the Demon Empress before her death.
Her gaze passed through Tang Chuan's body, looking into the distance, her eyes full of unwillingness and longing.
"Husband... I'm coming to find you..."
The voice was very light, very light, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.
Then, everything returned to peace.
Tang Chuan woke up from the memory torrent and found himself back on the sea surface. The light shield of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was still there, and the Great White Shark was still guarding nearby.
Tang Chuan took a deep breath, feeling the surging Soul Power in his body.
After absorbing the Demon Empress's Soul Ring, his cultivation had broken through from rank ninety-six to rank ninety-eight!
Not only that, a cool sensation appeared in Tang Chuan's mind, as if something was condensing at his brow. So, he slowly raised his palm and pressed it gently against his brow.
Immediately, a stream of information flooded his mind.
Head Soul Bone: Demon Empress's Lament!
Part: Head
Skill 1: Abyssal Gaze. Release the Demon Empress's pressure through the eyes to lock onto the target's Soul, causing them to fall into a brief state of fear and loss of focus. The duration depends on the target's Spiritual Power, with a significant effect on those with Spiritual Power lower than the caster.
Skill 2: Vast Sea Shared Sorrow. Using the head Soul Bone as the core, release a Domain of sorrow with a radius of a thousand zhang. Within the Domain, the attack power, speed, and defense of all enemies decrease by thirty percent, while the caster's own full attributes increase by twenty percent. During the Domain's duration, the caster will continuously consume Soul Power but can replenish it by absorbing the negative emotions of enemies.
Tang Chuan slowly opened his eyes, a flash of complexity in them.
The Demon Empress's Lament... this name seemed to carry her unwillingness and longing from before her death.
He lowered his hand from his brow, feeling the power brought by that Soul Bone.
The head Soul Bone merged perfectly with his mental sea, and the mark of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud complemented the power of the Soul Bone, taking his Spiritual Power to another level.
"Kid, are you okay?"
The Great White Shark swam over, eyes full of concern, and asked in a low voice.
Tang Chuan shook his head: "I'm fine."
"Your Soul Rings..." The Great White Shark looked at the two million year spirit rings, eyes full of shock, and said incredulously: "Two million year spirit rings. Kid, you've already surpassed human limits."
Tang Chuan smiled slightly, but there wasn't much joy in his smile as he said calmly:
"Xiao Bai, how much further to the Evil Spirit Orca King's territory?"
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