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Upon seeing this, Sea Star Douluo immediately understood Shi Quan's intention.
"You want to compete in devouring? Then I'll grant your wish!" Sea Star Douluo vibrated his limbs, and while a powerful pulling force dragged Shi Quan inward, he also released his Martial Spirit Avatar.
His entire body became even softer, transforming in an instant into a giant brown sea star prostrate on the Sea Star Sacred Pillar Platform.
As Sea Star Douluo's body continuously expanded, Shi Quan allowed Sea Star Douluo to pull him, merely controlling his body in the air to prevent himself from being pulled over too easily by Sea Star Douluo. At the same time, he raised his right arm, and a blue-gold light bloomed. Seeing Sea Star Douluo release his Martial Spirit Avatar, Shi Quan also released the Blue Silver Emperor Tree's Martial Spirit Avatar.
The blue-gold light madly condensed around Shi Quan, forming a huge Blue Silver Emperor Tree phantom ten meters high.
If they were going to compete in devouring, then they would compete in all aspects.
The first spirit ring on Shi Quan's body suddenly lit up.
The Blue Silver Emperor Tree immediately erupted with brilliant blue-gold light, and wherever the light reached, so did the Blue Silver Emperor Tree's vines.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the blue-gold light had already covered Sea Star Douluo's massive body.
The first round of the devouring ability competition began.
Both were Martial Spirit Avatars, but the Blue Silver Emperor Tree Martial Spirit Avatar's strength was clearly superior to Sea Star Douluo's Martial Spirit Avatar.
However, Sea Star Douluo's devouring ability was not weak. Devouring itself was an Innate talent of the Sea Star Martial Spirit. Although Sea Star Douluo's Third Soul Skill was a thousand-year Spirit Ability, he had the enhancement of a devouring-attribute Spirit Bone. Under the effect of his Martial Spirit Avatar, his Third Soul Skill's effect had already directly surpassed fifty thousand years.
Relying solely on the devouring ability of the Martial Spirit itself after releasing the Martial Spirit Avatar was still slightly insufficient against Sea Star Douluo's current devouring ability.
However, Shi Quan hadn't even begun to exert himself.
As the proliferating Blue Silver Emperor vines slowly tightened, the fifth spirit ring on Shi Quan's body quietly lit up.
Fifth Soul Skill: Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Array!
Shi Quan's fifth spirit ring came from the sacrifice of Yin Lao, the Blue Silver King. As a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver King, his Bloodline had been promoted when Shi Quan's Martial Spirit awakened, and he himself had undergone the baptism of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The Spirit Ability he brought to Shi Quan was comparable to Shi Quan's Innate spirit ring Spirit Ability.
The Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Array belonged to the Domain-type range Spirit Ability. The effect of this Spirit Ability had no offensive capabilities, but it could comprehensively enhance the Blue Silver Emperor Tree, such as its devouring ability, toughness, growth speed, strength, resistance, and even the Blue Silver Domain could receive its enhancement.
Furthermore, this enhancement was directional, capable of individually enhancing a single attribute, doubling the original enhancement, though other enhancement effects would be reduced by fifty percent.
Previously, Shi Quan had used the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Array to enhance the Blue Silver Emperor Tree's devouring ability to affect Tang Hao's Slaughter God Domain.
Brilliant blue-gold light rippled outwards, and the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Array instantly enveloped the entire Circular Sea and extended towards the surrounding forest, with a massive Life force erupting.
As Shi Quan's fifth Soul Skill unfolded, Sea Star Douluo immediately clearly felt his spirit power begin to flow away in reverse.
His massive body writhed violently. Sea Star Douluo did not hesitate, and his ninth spirit ring finally shone brightly.
Thousand Tentacle Myriad Absorption.
Sea Star Douluo's ninth Soul Skill could devour any form of energy within the range of his tentacles and inject that energy into himself to replenish consumed energy. Furthermore, in places with seawater, the skill's power increased by thirty percent, making it an absolutely terrifying ninth Soul Skill.
Within the Sea Middle Sea, streams of seawater surged out like arrows, injecting directly from Sea Star Douluo's suckers. His body began to become slippery, and all the suckers on his body began to pulsate irregularly. The devouring continued, but Shi Quan's Blue Silver Emperor Tree's devouring found it even more difficult to capture Sea Star Douluo's body, while Sea Star Douluo's devouring continued to strengthen.
As Sea Star Douluo's strongest Soul Skill, his ninth Soul Skill completely abandoned offense, focusing solely on the ability to devour.
Its effect was, of course, astonishing.
With the release of Sea Star Douluo's ninth Soul Skill, Shi Quan's initial advantage immediately turned into a disadvantage.
The next second, a brilliant blue-gold light instantly burst forth, like an exploding flame, dyeing the heavens and earth blue-gold.
Blue Silver Domain!
The blue-gold light suddenly spread out, and a massive Life aura instantly diffused, not only covering the Sea Star Sacred Pillar Platform and the Sea Middle Sea in front of him. As the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Array enveloped the vast forest on the shore, a massive Life force immediately poured in like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea. Everything around also transformed into illusory mirages.
The suppression of Myriad Phenomena was just the beginning. Brilliant golden Dragon wings unfolded from Shi Quan's back.
Countless golden threads subtly merged with the Blue Silver Emperor Tree.
Swallowing Gold Silk!
With the evolution of Sacred Dragon Eight Wings, its original devouring ability also became even more powerful.
In the original work, Tang San's Eight Spider Lances could even fuse with the Blue Silver Domain to create a skill like Swallowing Gold Silk, let alone a more compatible Spirit Bone like the Sacred Dragon Eight Wings.
The Blue Silver Domain was the Blue Silver Emperor Tree's Innate Domain. Under the enhancement of the Martial Spirit's own Innate Domain, the Blue Silver Emperor Tree itself immediately grew thicker. The spirit power that was originally flowing away had already paused, and when those golden threads attached to the Blue Silver Emperor, all spirit power loss completely stopped and directly began to sound the bugle call for a counterattack!
Sea Star Douluo was greatly alarmed by the change in Shi Quan's aura.
He could feel the terrifying oppressive force emanating from Shi Quan, which caused a delay in his spirit power mobilization. Not only was his ninth Soul Skill's devouring ability restricted, but the devouring ability of the surrounding vines also surged.
Those golden threads felt like venomous snakes devouring his Life, making him feel a chill in his heart.
Feeling the spirit power rapidly draining from his body, Sea Star Douluo's five tentacles couldn't help but twist and struggle, but his limbs were tightly bound by the Blue Silver Emperor Tree, making it impossible to break free.
"I lost."
Sea Star Douluo's helpless voice came through. Although unwilling, he knew he was powerless to resist.
However, he wasn't too sad, after all, he had four companions who were in the same situation as him before.
"Thank you for the concession."
The blue-gold light converged, and the Blue Silver Emperor Tree's vines rapidly gathered, while some transformed into blue-gold light and merged into the surrounding forest.
What had just happened was not the limit of Shi Quan's devouring ability. He had not yet used the devouring ability of his Sacred Dragon Eight Wings. Due to his powerful spirit rings and Spirit Bones, according to Shi Quan's assessment, his standalone devouring ability was already comparable to a Titled Douluo above rank ninety-five.
Shi Quan found it difficult to assess the specific limit, as a Titled Douluo's strength would increase by at least twenty percent with each rank, especially for Spirit Masters above rank ninety-five, where the change in strength was even more astonishing.