Chapter 541: Saint Dragon Douluo Battles Lieyang Douluo

"So it's just a stinking pufferfish!" The Bloodthirsty Douluo's expression was ugly; what he hated most was this kind of guy covered in poison.

Because that would make his strongest ability, Devour, unable to function.

Every Title Douluo has their own characteristics; if one area is strong, it is inevitable that a flaw will appear in another.

That is why there is the saying that there is no perfect Spirit Master, and that they need to form teams to make up for each other's shortcomings.

The Bloodthirsty Douluo's Spirit Rings mainly boost his Devour ability, which makes his physique, strength, attack power, and defense slightly weaker than other Title Douluo.

Even though his level is two higher than Ci Xue, he is at level 94 and has not yet entered the qualitative change of level 95; with his Devour ability rendered ineffective, he absolutely cannot finish off this Ci Xue in a short time.

"Very good, the Bloodthirsty Douluo has been entangled," Tuoba Xi laughed. "That Slaughter King will not become the vanguard at this time; he should be staying within the main army. As long as he does not enter the battle, the Star Luo Empire will pose no threat."

Tuoba Xi's guess was correct; the Slaughter King Tang Chen indeed did not enter the battle, but he did not refrain from attacking to protect any army, but simply because he could not attack.

He is currently a glass cannon; most of his soul power is used to suppress the deadly poison within his body. Just like Chi Tu, he can only attack once. After finishing off his opponent, his blood and Qi would surge, the poison would become impossible to suppress, and he would be beyond saving.

Therefore, he naturally would not attack so early; he would appear at a suitable time, serving only as a deterrent.

"Eighth Soul Skill: Dragon Flame Break!"

Tuoba Xi jumped down from the city wall, his White Armored Earth Dragon martial soul possessed. The massive Earth Dragon spat out angry dragon flames. Tuoba Xi's goal was to take advantage of the Bloodthirsty Douluo's absence and use his power as a Title Douluo to wipe out the Star Luo Empire's army.

However, he did not expect that before his dragon flames could fly to the center of the Star Luo army and explode, they would be blocked by a giant Clear Sky Hammer.

On that Clear Sky Hammer, nine Spirit Rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—were circling.

Tuoba Xi was greatly surprised. "A Title Douluo with a Clear Sky Hammer? Who are you?"

He immediately thought of the Haotian Twin Stars, but quickly dismissed the idea. It is well known that Tang Hao's ninth Spirit Ring is red, and Tang Xiao's soul power is at least level 95 or 96, not lower than Tang Hao's. Yet, the soul power on this Clear Sky Hammer was roughly at level 92.

"Hmph, ranked seventh, title Lieyang!" The Lieyang Douluo is named Tang Lie. He looked at Tuoba Xi in front of him with disdain. "I heard that your Sacred Dragon Sect is one of the new Upper Three Sects. You are simply overestimating your own strength; you don't even stop to think if you have the foundation to bear such an honor."

"Lieyang Douluo?" Tuoba Xi muttered. "Isn't the Clear Sky Sect a sect with two Douluo?"

"Having lived in seclusion for decades, our brothers have naturally broken through one after another. Today, I will let you see what the true strength of the Upper Three Sects is. Third Soul Skill: Clear Sun Blazing Sun!"

Tang Lie leapt violently into the air, his arms suddenly crossing in front of his chest. Accompanied by the sudden convergence of soul power, the sky turned fiery red. Countless lava fire stones condensed in the high altitude, covering the target with unparalleled momentum and majesty. It was a group explosive soul skill that could also significantly boost his own momentum and power, and it could even condense the lava fire stones together to form a giant lava hammer that slammed down onto Tuoba Xi's head.

"Tang Lie, don't think I'll be afraid of your Clear Sky Hammer! Fifth Soul Skill: Hell Wind Injury!" Tuoba Xi met the Lieyang Douluo's Clear Sky Hammer without fear.

But after a collision, his fifth soul skill was instead suppressed by the Lieyang Douluo's third soul skill.

There was no helping it; in terms of martial soul quality, although the White Armored Earth Dragon barely reached the category of a top-level spirit and was slightly inferior to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, it was enough to compare with the Clear Sky Hammer. However, in terms of level, Tuoba Xi was still one level lower than Tang Lie.

With both martial soul quality and soul power being inferior, how could he possibly defeat Tang Lie?

However, even if he could not beat Tang Lie, he would not be defeated instantly; as a sect master, he ultimately had some strength. But such a battle situation had a huge impact, and the final result was that as the sun set, the Spirit Hall's follow-up army finally arrived.

Hu Liena, as the Saintess and commander, was full of shock when she saw the devastated Gengxin City.

The thousand-man Spirit Master Legion that served as the vanguard now actually had only a meager three hundred people left, having lost more than half.

How could this be?

According to their plan, even if the Star Luo vanguard arrived, they would surely return empty-handed.

After all, an army still had some gaps compared to a Spirit Master Legion, and they were defending the city, plus they had those defensive Hidden Weapons confiscated from the Blacksmith Association.

How could the casualties be so heavy? "Greetings, Saintess." Tuoba Xi and Ci Xue left the city to welcome her, bowing slightly toward Hu Liena.

Both of them were carrying injuries at this moment, especially Tuoba Xi, whose chest armor was dented. If he were not a power-type Title Douluo with a strong physique, he would have stopped breathing long ago if it were anyone else.

"Two Elders, please rise. What exactly happened here? Why are the casualties so heavy, and why are even you two injured like this? Could it be that my estimation was wrong, and that the Slaughter King came along with the vanguard?" Hu Liena asked.

But after thinking about it, she realized it wasn't right; if the Slaughter King had come, Gengxin City could not have been defended.

She might have even seen the corpses of these two Elders. She understood very well that even if Tuoba Xi and Ci Xue joined forces, they could not be the Slaughter King's match.

"No." Tuoba Xi shook his head. "The Slaughter King did not appear. What came was the Clear Sky Sect..."

He slowly recounted the battle situation to Hu Liena.

During the day's great battle, due to Ci Xue and the Bloodthirsty Douluo, and Tuoba Xi and Tang Lie, four Title Douluo were simultaneously held back by the other side.

Neither side's army had overwhelming power and could only fight to the death with the other.

The Star Luo army used their lives as weapons to attack the city. Although the Spirit Hall's Spirit Master Legion was strong, their numbers were far too few, and the quantity of Hidden Weapons was limited.

In the end, although they barely held the city, they also lost seven hundred Spirit Masters.

Of course, Star Luo's losses were even greater; out of thirty thousand vanguard troops, about twenty thousand died. The gap between ordinary people and Spirit Masters is still very obvious.

They even returned empty-handed in the end and are now stationed twenty miles outside the city, presumably waiting for the main army to arrive as reinforcements before continuing the siege.

Both sides could be said to have suffered mutual destruction.

"The Clear Sky Sect, they actually came out of the mountains!!!" Hu Liena was shocked upon hearing this.

They had absolutely no knowledge of this intelligence beforehand; otherwise, she would not have sent so few people.

She had originally thought the opponents were only the Slaughter King of Slaughter City and the Bloodthirsty Douluo; now that the Clear Sky Sect had also joined in, the situation had become much more complicated.

(End of this chapter)