Yang Wudi stabbed out a lightning-fast spear toward Yue Guan!
The attack characteristics of Soul Breaking Spear soul masters were very obvious: simple, powerful, born to face death.
Yue Guan saw Yang Wudi's middle wide open—one soul skill from him could deliver a heavy blow to Yang Wudi's chest.
But he didn't choose to do so!
Because the moment Yang Wudi abandoned defense also meant his attack had arrived.
Yue Guan was very clear that if he chose to attack Yang Wudi's chest at this time, the meter long spear would pierce his throat at the same time.
Level 95 against Level 96...
Whether Yang Wudi died or not, he didn't know, but he would definitely become a soul under the Soul Breaking Spear.
Yue Guan not only gave up attacking Yang Wudi, but also gave up the Spirit Fusion Technique with Gui Mei because of the lightning-fast spear.
"Old thing."
"You really aren't afraid of death?"
Yue Guan was extremely depressed, grinding his teeth in anger.
Every spear from Yang Wudi was gambling with his life, yet every time he was still the one occupying the upper hand.
The cooperation between Yue Guan and Gui Mei was definitely not just a simple Spirit Fusion Technique.
The two of them, old partners for decades, had already formed a tacit understanding that needed no words.
Just as Yue Guan spoke to attract Yang Wudi's attention, a ghost shadow had already silently appeared behind Yang Wudi.
The ghost shadow enlarged!
An invisible large hand quietly appeared from behind the void, grabbing toward Yang Wudi's shoulder.
Yang Wudi's eyebrows suddenly raised upward.
The Soul Breaking Spear in his hand quickly reversed, and the sharp spearhead stabbed out like thunder toward the black shadow behind him.
"Psh—"
The experienced Yang Wudi didn't need to look with his eyes—just the right hand holding the spear shaft could sense that this spear had pierced Gui Mei's shoulder.
"Ah—"
A scream came from within the black shadow.
The intense pain made Gui Mei have to emerge from the darkness once again.
"Want to ambush me?"
"Then see if you have the ability."
After being promoted to Titled Douluo, he, Yang Wudi, was already completely different from before.
What skyrocketed wasn't just strength, but also his powerful soul.
This was all thanks to Yao Lao!
Previously, he didn't have much concept of spiritual power, thinking it was only used to resist soul shock when absorbing soul rings over ten thousand years.
But ever since witnessing Yao Lao using spiritual power to subdue opponents, he realized the importance of it.
And from that time, what he cultivated was no longer just soul power, but also improvement of spiritual power.
(T/N: Referring to the soul states from BTTH)
"Frosty Gather!"
In a mournful, shrill voice, Yue Guan rapidly condensed a substantial sharp blade using the power of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
Under his spiritual control, it quickly flew toward Yang Wudi.
On the way...
One blade instantly split into nine, flying toward Yang Wudi from all directions.
"Old Ghost."
"Let's go quickly."
Yue Guan was very clear that his fifth soul skill absolutely couldn't cause damage to Yang Wudi, otherwise the two of them wouldn't be so miserable now.
Even without using the Spirit Fusion Technique and fighting with their lives, the two of them together would absolutely not lose to Yang Wudi.
But this wasn't Spirit Hall!
Besides Yang Wudi, there was also Yao Lao, Dugu Bo, and that old fellow Chen Xin might also be here.
Dragging this out had no benefit for them.
Their mission this time was to confirm whether Yang Wudi possessed a ferocious beast soul ring.
Now that the goal was achieved, they could return to Spirit Hall to report.
"Want to run?"
"It's not that easy!"
Yang Wudi wielded the Soul Breaking Spear with great vigor, successively shooting down all nine sharp blades.
Immediately after...
He stomped his right foot heavily on the ground, and in the next second his body rapidly rose into the air, delivering a sweep toward the Ghost-Chrysanthemum duo.
Thick soul power, under Yang Wudi's deliberate compression, shot out a crescent-shaped light slash from the spear tip.
"Ah—my leg!"
Gui Mei, who had flown into mid-air thinking he had escaped, still underestimated Yang Wudi's strength and determination to kill him.
Gui Mei watched helplessly as half his leg was cut off by the Soul Breaking Spear.
"Old Ghost... let's go!"
Decades of friendship made Yue Guan unable to abandon Gui Mei.
Martial SOul True Body activated!
Immediately after releasing his strongest ninth soul skill.
Yue Guan exploded his spirit, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, forming comic golden petals. Under powerful soul power injection, the petals transformed into a golden tornado with enormous attack power, continuously ravaging the streets of Tian Dou City.
Under the cover of his strongest skill, Yue Guan dragged Gui Mei's mutilated body and fled desperately.
At this moment...
He only hated that his parents hadn't given him two more legs.
"Swift Dragon Break!"
Yang Wudi's soul power condensed into a black dragon that charged into the golden tornado.
Tornado scattered, black dragon extinguished!
Though Yue Guan's ninth soul skill was easily resolved by Yang Wudi using his left arm soul bone skill, by the time the storm subsided, Yue Guan's shadow was already gone.
Yang Wudi had wanted to charge up and kill the two, but one thought instantly dispelled the impulse in his heart.
Don't pursue cornered enemies!
Whether Spirit Hall would have follow-up moves next, no one knew. At this time, the Breaking Clan needed him more.
"Bastard!"
"You fucking won't die a good death."
Yang Wushuang's heart was now filled with despair
He was very clear that the moment Yue Guan and Gui Mei fled, he had already become Spirit Hall's discarded pawn.
Especially when he saw Yang Wudi's eyes like a hawk's, his heart trembled with incomparable fear.
"Old Goat!"
"What exactly is going on?"
The first to arrive was Bai He, clan leader of the Speed Clan.
The moment the battle started here, he had displayed terrifying speed that even Titled Douluos would look at with fear.
Currently it seemed he was still a step late.
But fortunately, Yang Wudi appeared to have suffered no accidents.
"Spirit Hall!"
Yang Wudi wasn't someone who liked to talk at length to anyone besides his grandson, but when he said the three words "Spirit Hall," it was enough to explain everything.
"These bastards really have guts, actually making trouble right in Tian Dou City."
Yang Wudi let out a cold laugh.
Gui Mei and Yue Guan's sudden attack on him in the suburbs of Tian Dou City was indeed somewhat surprising, but this matter also made Spirit Hall pay a heavy price.
Gui Mei's leg!
This also meant that the value of Yue Guan and Gui Mei in Spirit Hall would be greatly discounted in the future.
At this moment...
Yang Wudi's eyebrows suddenly twitched, and the Soul Breaking Spear stabbed out like lightning toward his side, its sharp spearhead resting on the neck of Yang Wushuang who was trying to escape.
This scene happened to be seen by the arriving Yang Fan and other clan members who came after.
Facing everyone's confusion, Yang Wudi gave the answer.
Yang Wushuang was Spirit Hall's spy!
This result was a heavy psychological blow to those clan members who had previously regarded Yang Wushuang as a family hero, and also made their attitude toward Yang Wushuang change 180 degrees.
"Old Goat."
What could Bai He do now?
He could do nothing!
At this time, he could only pat his old friend's shoulder to offer comfort.
Facing Yang Wushuang's betrayal, only Yang Wudi alone could handle this matter.
"Do you know?"
"I also rendered great service for the Breaking Clan in the past. If I hadn't drawn away the Elephant Armor Sect's pursuit back then, all of you people would already be dead."
Knowing there was no way to turn things around, Yang Wushuang's heart collapsed.
He roared, he howled!
Previously he had risked life and limb for the Breaking Clan. Later he had run around tirelessly for Spirit Hall.
In the end, he could only end up with Spirit Hall abandoning him and the Breaking Clan wanting to kill him.
"But in the end, you still became Spirit Hall's spy."
"If you had died at the Elephant Armor Sect's hands back then, you would have been an undisputed great hero of the Breaking Clan."
"But you didn't!"
"Your bones went soft, you defected to our enemy."
Yang Wudi's eyes were bloodshot, and his hands gripping the Soul Breaking Spear showed obvious trembling.
"Brother, it's over!"
Yang Wudi stabbed out the only spear in his life with a trembling hand.
He wasn't a cold-blooded animal!
Though Yang Wushuang was now Spirit Hall's spy, he was also his younger brother.
Yang Wudi bent down and picked up his brother's corpse.
Killing... was because he was the Breaking Clan's clan leader.
Burying... was because he was Yang Wushuang's blood brother.
"Clan leader, let us."
Yang Wudi looked at Yang Yong and others and firmly shook his head. A spy wasn't worthy of having clan members handle his corpse.
But when facing Yang Fan who actively stepped forward to help, Yang Wudi couldn't refuse.
"Everyone, go back!"
"After returning, no one is allowed to mention this matter again, or I'll beat your bottoms until they bloom."
Though Bai He was of a different surname, his voice in the Breaking Clan was no weaker than the two family elders Yang Wufa and Yang Wutian.
"Uncle Bai."
"Rest assured, I will swallow this matter down. No one will hear of it from me."
No one was a fool.
Who would be willing to bring up such a disgraceful matter for the Breaking Clan?
...
Spirit City.
Gui Mei and Yue Guan finally rolled and crawled back to Spirit City.
"Waste!"
Bibi Dong was very angry.
Not just because Yue Guan and Gui Mei couldn't handle this matter well, but also because she lost Gui Mei as a Super Douluo's combat power. More importantly, at such a heavy price, they still couldn't force out Yang Wudi's ninth soul ring.
"..."
Yue Guan, supporting the one-legged Gui Mei, didn't dare to breathe heavily.
"You may go back!"
Bibi Dong didn't even need to ask more.
Yang Wudi could defeat the Ghost-Chrysanthemum duo alone with his own power, and even severely injure one.
This was enough to show Yang Wudi's current powerful strength.
If it wasn't a ferocious beast soul ring, what could it be?
"You don't need to participate in the following actions. I will select others from Spirit Hall to replace you."
Bibi Dong seemed to be showing concern for her subordinates.
But for Ghost and Chrysanthemum who truly understood the Pope, they knew too well what this meant.
Walking out of the Pope's Palace, the two smiled bitterly...
They were abandoned!
In Pope Bibi Dong's eyes, there were only two kinds of people: useful ones and useless ones.
Gui Mei, who had lost his right leg, had obviously become the latter.
"Old Chrysanthemum, I've dragged you down."
"Old thing, what are you saying? We're bound together."
Both Gui Mei and Yue Guan were very clear how they became Spirit Hall's faces.
Spirit Fusion Technique!
If it weren't for possessing the Spirit Fusion Technique, neither of them alone would be considered strong within Spirit Hall, let alone being entrusted with important tasks by Bibi Dong.
Now Gui Mei was crippled...
Yue Guan's value and status in Spirit Hall was also equivalent to losing a leg.
"Old Ghost."
"How are you feeling now?"
Gui Mei shook his head with a bitter face, and after a long while, spoke with a choked voice.
"Level 82!"
What he lost wasn't just a leg, but also the cultivation he had worked hard on for many years.
Precisely because of this!
It made Bibi Dong's abandonment of him so decisive.
"Level 82...?"
"Why are you only level 82 now?"
Based on precedents of Titled Douluos losing limbs, losing one leg would result in a loss of about ten levels of soul power.
"Don't forget!"
"My right leg had a soul bone embedded in it."
Gui Mei's face became even more bitter.
Thirteen levels of soul power, one right leg, one soul bone, and his status in Spirit Hall...
This operation made him lose everything!
"Damn it!"
Yue Guan clenched his fist until it crackled.
As if venting the loss of limb and soul bone for Gui Mei, and also as if venting their two brothers' abandonment by Spirit Hall.
...
On the other side.
Yang Wudi quickly adjusted his mood and reappeared before his clan members. He was still the Breaking Clan leader revered by his clan members.
"Xiangxiang!"
"What are you doing here sneaking around?"
The Breaking Clan and Speed Clan had always been on good terms. Clan members of the two families occasionally intermarried, and it was because of this that the relationship between the two families became especially harmonious.
"I'm practicing using the method Brother Yang Fan taught me."
"Grandpa Yang... is there something?"
Bai Chenxiang wasn't like young people who had gotten arrogant.
All her emotions showed on her face.
When she saw Yang Wudi, she remembered the matter of him killing the traitor Yang Wushuang.
"Grandpa is giving you something."
As soon as the words fell...
A pitch black bone appeared in Yang Wudi's hand.
"Soul bone?!"
Bai Chenxiang had seen little of the world, but that didn't mean she was stupid.
Though this was the first time in her life she saw a real soul bone, she had seen it more than once in books before, and even had a drawing of a skull soul bone pasted on her headboard.
"Yes... soul bone!"
What Yang Wudi held in his hand was precisely the right leg soul bone he had cut from Gui Mei's body.
About 50,000 years old!
"For... for me?"
Bai Chenxiang could hardly believe it.
Completely unable to imagine that she could obtain a soul bone in her lifetime.
"What... you don't want it?"
"Didn't you always want to become an attack soul master?"
"Grandpa got this from a speed-attack type Titled Douluo. This soul bone might be able to fulfill your wish."
After much deliberation, Yang Wudi still decided to give this soul bone to Bai Chenxiang.
First, he and Bai He were good brothers!
When he first sounded the counterattack horn, it was Bai He who stood up to support him first, and even brought the entire Speed Clan to support him unconditionally.
Now that the Breaking Clan's days had improved, he couldn't forget his poor brothers at this time.
"But... if you give this soul bone to me, won't Brother Yang Fan be angry?"
Yang Wudi suddenly laughed.
Unexpectedly, this little girl could still think so much when facing the temptation of a soul bone.
"He won't!"
"This was originally your Brother Yang Fan's idea."
Upon hearing this, Bai Chenxiang couldn't wait to hug the soul bone to her chest.
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