"Did you dodge it?"
"Tsk, Bai E, why didn't you activate that golden form? This is ridiculous."
Su Nuo grinned, his four eyes gleaming with crimson light.
He leaned forward, his legs suddenly exerting force, and his entire body became a blur like an arrow released from a bow. His deformed fingers reached towards Bai E.
Bai E's mental power had already locked onto his figure, and he also realized the danger posed by the other party. His subconscious told him that he absolutely could not be touched by the other party.
A golden light flashed across the Dawn-Inducing Greatsword.
Bai E pressed his body down to avoid the sudden attack of Su Nuo, and then swung his arm forcefully.
The blade of the Dawn-Inducing Greatsword drew a golden line in the air and slashed towards Su Nuo's waist.
Due to inertia, Su Nuo could not dodge, but he did not intend to dodge.
Below his arms, flesh began to writhe, and two more arms rapidly grew and took shape.
The originally deformed fingers returned to normal, and the excess fingers were transferred to the newly grown arms.
The newly formed arms gripped the blade of the Dawnbreaker Greatsword tightly, letting the ultimate light ignite its flesh.
The other two arms swung down at Bai E below, instantly activating the second soul skill.
An invisible slash relentlessly aimed for Bai E's head. At the last moment, a dazzling light erupted, the slash and the light colliding violently.
The ultimate light, carrying endless, blinding waves, engulfed Su Nuo's slash.
The waves, carrying terrifying heat and impact, sent Su Nuo flying.
His four arms gripped the ground tightly, leaving jagged claw marks.
"Hahaha!"
"Fighting with you is much more fun! The others from the Body Sect, and the Imperial Academy, are all mediocre!"
"Next, warm-up over."
Su Nuo stood up, gently brushing the dust from his clothes, his face revealing a fanatical expression and surging battle intent.
His entire body was enveloped in a silvery-white glow, his aura surged dramatically, his muscles bulged, and the skin burned by the extreme light rapidly scabbed over and peeled off.
His sharp aura caused spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the ground.
"Hiss, is this a second awakening of his Body Spirit?"
Xu Jiawei, on the battlements of the imperial city, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
As the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, he was well aware of the potential of Body Spirits.
"Yes, not only that, but it's a Silver-level awakening."
"A Soul Master reaching Silver-level awakening, unprecedented, a future limitless!"
The Healing Immortal Douluo Wang Xian'er added, looking at Su Nuo below. She had lived longer than Xu Jiawei and had more experience, knowing that Body Spirit awakening had different levels.
As far as she knew, a Body Spirit Soul Master who could reach Silver-level awakening could almost certainly become a Title Douluo, while she didn't know the specifics of the legendary Gold-level awakening.
In reality, the highest level a Body Spirit can reach upon its initial awakening is Silver.
Only by reaching the Title Douluo level can a Silver-level Body Spirit transform into a Gold-level Body Spirit, allowing the Body Spirit Master to unleash three times its combat power.
The Silver level can double combat power and is not affected by level dilution, possessing a noble independent multiplier.
It is precisely because of the absurd boost from the second awakening of the Body Spirit that it instantly transformed from a useless Body Spirit ten thousand years ago into a top-tier Body Spirit comparable to the Dragon and Phoenix.
Even the lowest level, the Iron-level awakening, is enough to bring the most ordinary Body Spirit to the edge of a top-tier Body Spirit.
This noble independent multiplier perfectly embodies the beauty of numbers.
Aside from the eyes, brain, and blood, the Body Spirit basically lacks any special mechanisms; it's straightforward and focuses on numerical power.
In the passionate Root Second Action Team, one member possessed a martial soul that was the human immune system.
When Adam discovered her, even Huo Yuhao was astonished.
It was the first time Huo Yuhao had ever seen something like this as a martial soul. When she first awakened her martial soul, she was found to have level nine innate soul power.
However, the soul master responsible for the awakening couldn't figure out what her martial soul actually was.
Although they guessed it might be a body martial soul, they had no idea which part it was.
Even the awakened one herself only knew some vague information, only that the martial soul was something within her body.
Later, Adam discovered her and took her to Xilu City for testing, confirming that her martial soul was indeed a complete human immune system, including immune organs, immune cells, and immune molecules.
Undoubtedly, it was an absolutely top-tier body martial soul, also possessing the duality of divine and demonic properties—it's important to know that an immune system can potentially kill its owner.
Afterwards, Huo Yuhao gave her some immunology books, allowing her to systematically study the relevant knowledge, and invited her to join Root. This unique martial soul was worthy of Root's containment and research.
As for how to develop, that's up to her to decide.
She can apply for any spirit rings she needs, as long as she doesn't kill herself.
Back to the present, a silver-white aura erupted from Su Nuo's body, and tiny spatial rifts appeared around him, constantly tearing and coalescing.
Another reason Su Nuo chose to fight Bai E one-on-one was that Tibo and Feng Jin almost perfectly countered him.
Against Tibo and Feng Jin, even attacks with both spatial and wind characteristics might not be able to be unleashed.
One was a seemingly top-tier spatial spirit, the other an extreme wind, completely suppressing him.
"Bai E, where's your stance?"
"Don't tell me you can't activate it on your own!"
Su Nuo's face was arrogant; he had waited for this day for a long time.
Accompanied by a thick cloud of dust, Su Nuo's figure disappeared from the spot.
It wasn't spatial teleportation, but rather a speed far exceeding that of an agility-type spirit master, accompanied by a space-tearing attack that struck Bai E again.
The air howled, the sound of space shattering causing a stinging pain in the ears of all the spectators.
Bai E closed his eyes, his Greatsword, Qin Chen, plunging into the ground. When he opened his eyes again, his azure pupils had turned golden, like burning golden eyes.
"As you wish."
The light of destruction instantly bloomed, melting the ground like ice and snow, making Huang Jinxu unable to bear looking directly at it—that was valuable underground sediment.
The invisible slash aimed at Bai E was melted and annihilated before this light of destruction.
The power of destruction held a high position in this universe, half the power of creation.
As the light dissipated, Bai E's destructive form reappeared before everyone, his body, interwoven with yellow and dark purple, displaying the might of destruction, his indifferent face filled with divine radiance.
Qin Chen was ignited by the power of destruction, turning into gold and silver.
Thanks to Amon, Bai E could now activate this form at will, but he was not grateful to Amon.
The next time he saw Amon, he would definitely treat him to the scorching solar flares.
"That's right! This is the correct stance! This is what makes the challenge worthwhile!"
Su Nuo's face revealed a maniacal smile. Fighting, fighting stronger opponents, and tearing them apart was an instinct etched into his bones.
Dozens of slashes attempted to tear Bai E to shreds from various tricky angles, but these slashes were dissolved by the power of destruction before they even got close to Bai E, leaving not even a trace.
This was the crushing power of the mechanism.
Su Nuo's martial soul mechanism was perfect, but it encountered a higher-priority power of destruction.
Su Nuo's third soul skill was called "Eight," an ability to instantly kill opponents by touching them.
It automatically adjusted its strength according to the opponent's soul power level, ensuring a one-hit kill.
This was why Bai E's mental alarm went off loudly when Su Nuo approached.
However, unfortunately, after activating the Destruction Stance, Su Nuo couldn't get close to Bai E at all.
The power of destruction protected his body layer by layer, making touching him a pipe dream.
"Demon-Subduing Chef!"
Knowing that ordinary slashes were useless, Su Nuo formed a hand seal in front of him, and his innate domain, belonging to his dual-body martial soul, swiftly enveloped the entire arena.
The entire arena seemed to be pulled into another dimension, a huge shrine appeared behind Su Nuo, the sky was covered by a dark red, eerie soul power, and countless bull skulls surged from the earth, carrying an ominous soul power.
Countless slashes began to fill the entire space, targeting both those with soul power and those without, such as ordinary objects.
These two different types of slashes threatened to shatter everything in the space.
The destructive power around Bai E's body continuously dissolved the incoming slashes, and Su Nuo's expression grew increasingly excited.
The speed and number of his slashes continued to increase, as he attempted to break through the mechanism of destructive power by increasing the sheer volume of attacks.
Upon seeing this domain, the Crimson Dragon Douluo outside remarked,
"Does a Soul Master possess a domain of this caliber?"
"The Body Sect has truly produced a prodigy, but how come this soul power characteristic is similar to that of an evil soul master?"
The Healer Douluo, sensing Su Nuo's domain, said,
"Slaughter, madness... this soul power characteristic reminds me of someone from the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago."
The Crimson Dragon Douluo, Zhuo Tian, said with a flicker of his eyes,
"You mean the former Rakshasa God, Bibi Dong?"
"But you know what, it does bear some resemblance to the soul power characteristics of Bibi Dong recorded in ancient texts."
"It's a pity his backer is the Body Sect, otherwise I would have found an opportunity to eliminate this threat to the continent."
A murderous intent flashed in the Crimson Dragon Douluo's eyes.
Regardless of whether Su Nuo was an evil soul master or not, this soul power characteristic destined him to be far from a good person.
If he had encountered this guy in the wild, the Crimson Dragon Douluo would most likely have killed him.
However, the other party was very lucky to have been taken in as a disciple by Poison Undying. No one wanted to provoke Poison Undying; that guy was truly capable of risking his life for a trivial matter.
There's an unspoken consensus on the mainland regarding the Body Sect: its members are either reckless or insane, and have absolutely no connection to good people.
The Healer Douluo shook his head and said,
"Alright, Crimson Dragon, it's best not to mess with the Body Sect."
"However, this level alone isn't enough to break through the power of destruction."
"The outcome of this match was already decided when Bai E activated that stance."
Seemingly confirming the Healer Douluo's thoughts, Bai E's second spirit ring shone, and the Soul-Slaying Decree was activated.
The Dawn-Invading Greatsword emitted a dense destructive power, its blade seemingly flowing with gilded flames.
A massive golden Dawn-Invading Sword tore through the earth, ignoring the dense barrage of slashes as it hurtled towards Su Nuo.
The dark red space was burned by the golden sun, the domain began to destabilize, the two colors intertwined, and Bai E's golden aura was gradually gaining the upper hand.
Su Nuo watched his power being continuously submerged, his face showing not fear, but excitement.
The stronger Bai E became, the more excited he became.
Only with sufficiently powerful opponents would this world be interesting.
"Hahaha!!"
"That's it!"
"Bai E, whether in the orphanage or now! You truly bring me joy!"
Su Nuo didn't retreat. He clasped his four arms together, his pupils shrinking to tiny dots with excitement. He pressed his arms firmly against the massive Qin Chen Greatsword facing him.
The power of destruction relentlessly ravaged his body, his regenerative abilities suppressed by the true intent of destruction. Blood was annihilated before it could even flow.
Su Nuo frantically increased his soul power output, his four arm muscles bulging high, attempting to tear apart the Soul-Slaying Edict with a slash.
He ignored the horrific wounds on his body caused by the power of destruction, single-mindedly trying to break through Bai E's attack head-on.
His two lower arms completely turned to ashes, his hands returning to their twenty-fingered state, and his eyes returning to normal.
The silver light on his body was also dimming, clearly showing signs of not being able to hold on any longer.
Huang Jinxu knew he couldn't continue. If he continued, Su Nuo would be crippled if not killed.
He rushed to the arena, unleashing a powerful burst of soul energy to save Su Nuo in time, then dropped him off.
He didn't want to linger on the other side of Bai E; the power of destruction was no joke.
"Match over!"
"Shrek Academy wins the team battle!"
"Both teams, please prepare for the individual battles tomorrow!"
Bai E dispelled his destructive aura, glanced at Su Nuo below, and left without looking back.
On the viewing platform, Roman looked at Huo Yuhao and said,
"It seems Su Nuo isn't haunted by any vengeful spirits; he shouldn't have gone astray yet."
Huo Yuhao shook his head and said,
"It was bound to happen sooner or later."
"It was my oversight back then; we still need to put an extra layer of protection on him."
"Adam, are you there?"
"I'm here, Father."
Adam's figure appeared, and everyone around completely ignored the white-robed priest.
Huo Yuhao conjured a ball of blue light and tossed it to Adam, saying,
"This is a soul, the soul of Itadori Hisahito. Go and place this soul into Sukuna's body."
"Perfect for a dual-body martial soul, half for each."
"This soul can firmly bind Sukuna's actions."
"I remember in the original story it seemed Sukuna was parasitized by Itadori, but in this world it's the other way around, a kind of karmic cycle."
Adam caught the blue light, his voice completely calm.
"I understand."
Then, Adam's figure vanished into thin air; he always acted this way, prioritizing efficiency.
Roman asked Huo Yuhao with some curiosity,
"What are your plans for Su Nuo?"
Huo Yuhao looked at the arena below and said,
"There's still one Rakshasa God position left in Douluo Continent.
We'll see who takes the lead between Hu Zhang and Su Nuo."
"If it's Hu Zhang, let him give it a try."
"Let's go, there's not much to see anymore. Come with me to prepare. Xingluo City will be the battlefield from now on."
"Set up the alchemical incantation to prevent mortals from suffering when gods fight."
...
Night in Xingluo City.
A vibrant divine sense silently arrived. It was the Goddess of Life checking the Silver Dragon King's condition through the central hub of the divine realm.
Seeing the sleeping Gu Yuena, she secretly patted her silver head and left satisfied.
On her way back, she seemed to remember something, paused her divine sense, and quietly slipped into Xia Die's room, trying to leave her divine test mark again.
The power of death reappeared, frantically breathing on the Goddess of Life, using three breaths followed by a powerful basic attack to try and drive away the sinister green creature.
Meanwhile, the Tiger Talisman on the table next to Xia Die seemed to have been triggered, emitting a faint glow.
(End of Chapter)
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