Chapter 108

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Translation: On the martial arts field behind the Offering Hall's rear mountain, the young generation's small group of the Offering Hall all arrived.

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Translation: No one spoke on the martial arts field; several people appeared very quiet, only Tian Yue sat cross-legged in the center adjusting her state, because today was the day Tian Yue challenged Qian Renxue, and she wanted to see Qian Renxue's strength.

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We need to be consistent: Use pinyin without tone marks, capitalized? Usually each word capitalized? In prior translations they often capitalize each part: Tian Yue, Qian Feng Hua, etc. We'll follow that.

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Translation: On the martial arts field, no one spoke; several people appeared very quiet, only Tian Yue sat cross-legged in the center adjusting her state, because today was the day Tian Yue challenged Qian Renxue, and she wanted to see Qian Renxue's strength.

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Translation: The several members of the small group had all graduated from the Martial Soul Academy, so naturally no one wanted to miss this battle of heaven's pride.

battle of heaven's pride

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Translation: Several offerings of the Offering Hall also gathered on the distant high platform to watch the battle; Qian Daoliu also came in person, sitting in the best view position accompanied by the Golden Crocodile and the many offerings. Such an interesting matter—how could a few bored offerings be willing to miss it?

Jin E

Xiang Mo Douluo

Qian Jun

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【4】 Several offerings of the Offering Hall also gathered on the distant high platform to watch the battle; Qian Daoliu also came in person, sitting in the best viewing position accompanied by Jin E and the many offerings. Such an interesting matter—how could a few bored offerings be willing to miss it?

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Don't think this is just a challenge among the younger generation; whoever wins will truly become the big sister head of the Offering Hall group. Tian Yue, as the eldest child in the small group, has long been dissatisfied with Qian Renxue's habit of often leaving the group on her own—she, Tian Yue, is the big sister of this generation. That little angel is really arrogant! She must be properly disciplined; let's see if she dares to run around recklessly in the future.

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Although Qian Renxue does not consider herself part of Tian Yue's team—each time she jumps out of the three realms, not among the five elements, doing her own thing, and only occasionally goes to the small group to test a new idea—Tian Yue and the other members don't seem to see it that way. As the team's soul figure, Qian Renxue is never there when you look for her; does that even make sense?

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Today she must make Qian Renxue know what a Golden Crocodile King is! She is fifteen years old this year, and moreover she has the blood essence soul ring researched by Qian Renxue—thanks to this, the family's inherited blood essence circulation route has risen to a higher level. Beating an eleven-year-old little sister wouldn't be easy, would it?

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Translation: On the high platform, Qian Daoliu asked with a smiling squint, "Old Second, who do you favor more in today's battle?"

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On the high platform, Qian Daoliu asked with a smiling squint, "Old Second, who do you favor more in today's battle?"

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Jin E blew his beard and glared, snorting, "Is there even a need to guess? Xiao Xue could defeat Bibi Dong two years ago; although I wasn't there then, the soul power fluctuations sensed in the Offering Hall don't lie—who exactly is inciting my granddaughter?"

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Translation: "What's the point of fighting a battle you can't win?"

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What's the point of fighting a battle you can't win?

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Qian Jun and Xiang Mo suddenly laughed; they are a pair of biological brothers, looking very similar. Although both are old men with white hair and beard, appearing at least in their sixties, they are actually over a hundred years old.

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Qian Jun and Xiang Mo suddenly laughed; they are a pair of biological brothers, looking very similar. Although both are old men with white hair and beard, appearing at least in their sixties, they are actually over a hundred years old.

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Translation: Among the seven grand offerings of the Spirit Hall, they rank last, as the sixth and seventh offerings respectively.

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Among the seven grand offerings of the Spirit Hall, they rank last, as the sixth and seventh offerings respectively.

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But this does not mean their strength is the weakest; taken individually, perhaps they are not that strong, merely an ordinary ninety-sixth-ranked Titled Douluo—but if the two are together, using the Indomitable Staff Technique, even Qian Daoliu would find it not easy to defeat them.

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Qian Jun Douluo laughed and joked, "I never expected that the second brother, who once suppressed all beast martial soul masters across the world so they couldn't lift their heads, would actually be timid even before the fight—Tian Yue is much braver than you; having some goal is always good."

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Jin E Douluo pursed his lips, "Hmph, you Old Six, don't try to flatter me with high praise—having a goal is good, but unrealistic fantasies are still best avoided."

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Qian Feng Hua

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"Old Seven, speak up—is it your grandson behind this? That brat of yours is full of bad ideas; my little Tian Yue must have been screwed over by that brat Qian Feng Hua."

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Xiang Mo Douluo, who had been smirking from the side, turned his gaze onto Qian Feng Hua in the field and, with a somewhat strange expression, said, "This isn't solely Feng Hua's fault—originally little Tian Yue was quite obsessed with Xiao Xue, and moreover, today it's not just Tian Yue who wants to challenge Xiao Xue."

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"Oh? Interesting—let's wait and see. Feng Hua seems quite talented in the Indomitable Staff Technique; if he teams up with Tian Yue, perhaps there's something to watch."

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Qian Daoliu became even more interested, eyeing Qian Feng Hua, who stood on the martial arts field like nothing was wrong—this kid looks gentle, but inside he's arrogantly unbearable; he's completely different from Xiao Xue. Would he really be willing to oppose Tian Yue together?

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As for this child Xiao Xue, on the surface she appears arrogantly unmatched, but actually she's shameless—it's just that her strength is too great, and she also likes to speak provocatively; that's what makes her aura extraordinary.

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If Qian Renxue were weak, she would use any means; Qian Daoliu recalled that when they practiced swordsmanship before, Qian Renxue couldn't beat him, so she actually came up with a move to blind herself with blood—this child only thinks of crooked ways, and she was harshly punished by Qian Daoliu.

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"Here comes!" someone shouted on the martial arts field, and everyone's gazes unconsciously turned toward the entrance.

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Qian Renxue wore a short skirt with its own built-in hem; her fair, slender jade legs were completely wrapped in a layer of slightly sheer black stockings, and she walked over from the doorway in high heels, slowly and leisurely.

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Translation: Her gaze swept over the several people on the martial arts field one by one, and the corner of her mouth slightly curled up.

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Her gaze swept over the several people on the martial arts field one by one, and the corner of her mouth slightly curled up.

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Tian Yue, Qian Feng Hua, Tuoba Chen, Ling Kuang, Rui En—how come they didn't bring Ye Feng to play again today? But afterwards it seems not just Tian Yue will come to challenge; it looks like they want to hammer these kids one by one—bullying little kids, she loves that the most.

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She, Qian Renxue, is indeed the biggest villainous force on the Douluo Continent—challenging above one's level is always the protagonist's move, villains are all about suppressing others with realm! Tian Yue finally opened her eyes and rose; her eyes were full of fighting spirit. The five of them today were visibly somewhat unsettled, and after seeing Qian Renxue arrive at the martial arts field, their eyes all flashed with dazzling light.

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Qian Renxue is now a six-ring Soul Master who has condensed a bloodline core; she naturally bears a noble, suppressive aura, and even several of the observing offerings couldn't help but glance sideways.

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Jin E Douluo narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a low voice, "Today's Xiao Xue is probably not easy to deal with."

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"Hmm." Aside from Qian Daoliu, everyone else slightly nodded.

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Afterward, Jin E Douluo's figure flashed and he suddenly appeared in the center of the martial arts field, saying in a deep voice, "I'll be the referee for you; you few discuss who goes first."

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Although it's just a private duel between themselves, Jin E Douluo is very ceremonial—he took out a bead, placed it in the very middle, and infused it with soul power, causing a golden barrier to quickly rise in the middle between the two sides; this way Qian Renxue couldn't see who entered the field at first glance, and moreover this golden barrier can also block all mental probing abilities.

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Qian Renxue looked helplessly at Jin E Douluo—Grandpa really has a hand in this, he even has this kind of soul tool; actually she thinks it would be best to let them go up together, and it would be much easier.

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Then she saw Jin E walk up to her, and he said softly, "Xiao Xue, you can go easy on your strikes later—don't use full strength; also, don't really let your soul rings shine, or else my little Tian Yue's resolve will break."

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Qian Renxue nodded, "Don't worry, Grandpa—I'll just manage to win at the limit; this way it won't discourage Tian Yue, and it can still give her motivation to keep striving."

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Jin E's face darkened, "Oh, just give it up, Xiao Xue—don't play with limits; you might as well let her give up this idea entirely. Seeing little Tian Yue challenge you, Grandpa panics inside—what if your hand slips and you cripple my granddaughter halfway? Then the family would have only her as a Golden Crocodile King left."

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Qian Renxue said with a chuckle, "Well then, I'll end it as quickly as possible."

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"Hehe, don't be too quick either; give little Tian Yue a little face."

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Just then, Tian Yue's voice came from the opposite side: "Grandpa, hurry up a bit—I'm already ready!"

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"Sigh, why am I always the first to go up?"

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Gold Amount Douluo let out a sigh, then said loudly, "Good, good, good, this is starting."

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"Both sides ready, five, four, three, two, one, match start!"

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As the four words "match start" were shouted, Jin E and the barrier disappeared together, and Tian Yue almost instantly shot out, charging toward Qian Renxue, who stood in place.

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Tian Yue is a close-combat strong attack battle soul master, and only within a certain distance range can she unleash her strongest combat power.

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As Tian Yue sprinted, her body instantly appeared a layer of golden scales, glittering under the sunlight; her sharp crocodile claws emitted a sharp aura, her clear blue pupils constricted into strange vertical slits, and she stared intently at Qian Renxue.

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Even her originally golden short hair seemed to be coated with a thick layer of keratin, and behind her trailed a golden long tail covered in bone spurs and golden scales.

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One yellow, three purple, and four strange soul rings appeared beneath her.

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When Tian Yue just began to run, her landings were silent, but as her body changed, each step she took covered greater distance and also produced a low rumble upon landing—like a beast.

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The first soul ring flashed—Golden Scale Crocodile Armor.

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Although the Golden Crocodile King martial soul boasts astonishing attack power, defense, and strength, it is not good at speed; as the soul rings flashed, Tian Yue's body instantly emitted dazzling light, expanded a circle, leaned slightly forward, and the golden great tail behind her lightly slapped, smashing out a huge pit—relying on the huge reaction force, she lunged toward Qian Renxue.

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The distance between the two sides had instantly closed, and Tian Yue, with an incredibly overbearing posture, dropped her shoulder and charged straight at Qian Renxue to collide.

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Just as everyone thought this would be a spear-tip-against-wheat-awn collision, Qian Renxue's body suddenly became illusory, she dodged Tian Yue's frontal collision, and at the same time a pair of silken hands swept upward from below toward Tian Yue's ribs.

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A head-on clash of strength? On the surface everyone seems to be strong attack, but although the Golden Crocodile King martial soul's strength is strong, in this regard it cannot compare to the supergod-level martial soul Eight-Winged Angel of the hexagonal war god template—having just broken through six rings, the surging strength hasn't been fully mastered yet, and Qian Renxue deliberately did not let her martial soul manifest, just in case she accidentally smashed Tian Yue; this little girl is really fierce, yet she went head-to-head with her.

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Tian Yue's strike missed, but just then she suddenly turned half a circle and her body swiftly avoided Qian Renxue's hands.

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Qian Renxue's speed is astonishing—like a ghost, she entwined toward Tian Yue, her hands never leaving Tian Yue's abdominal area, and a crocodile's belly isn't that hard.

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Tian Yue gave a cold snort—truly arrogant, Qian Renxue's Eight-Winged Angel martial soul isn't even manifested; what's the big deal about taking two palms from you? But she has an amplifying soul skill attached.

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With a bang.

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"Wow."

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Accompanied by a startled cry, Tian Yue was instantly shoved a step by a huge force.

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Damn it, Tian Yue forced herself to endure the excruciating pain in her abdomen, about to be seized by Qian Renxue, her second soul ring flashed, and as she lifted her head, a golden light wave burst from her mouth, spraying toward Qian Renxue's face.

Attack where the enemy must rescue, Tian Yue's choice could not be more correct; if Qian Renxue wants to dodge, she will definitely not be able to seize herself, otherwise she will be sprayed directly, hit by her golden light wave, what's the use of seizing herself?

With her cultivation, the attack power of the golden light wave had already reached a terrifying degree; within a ten‑meter radius, even rare metal would instantly shatter.

Qian Renxue's response was extremely simple, unexpectedly simple; she opened her pink lips and gave a clear shout, "Break."

A mass of invisible light sprayed directly from her mouth—it was spiritual power!

Since her spiritual power broke through the Lingyuan Realm, it truly became as she wished; she no longer necessarily needed to rely on an external soul bone attached to the eyes as a medium. Mainly, the era's methods of using spiritual power are too few; even as the young sect master of the Spirit Hall, she couldn't find many ways to use spiritual power. The use of spiritual power only truly flourished after the appearance of the Essence Sect.

After the golden light wave was hit by the spiritual power spray, it instantly dissipated; although it still existed, its attack speed clearly dropped a bit. Qian Renxue tilted her head and dodged the golden light wave; due to the dodge, one of her hands indeed missed, but her other hand still grabbed Tian Yue's shoulder.

Then Tian Yue felt a huge force suddenly transmitted, and she was pulled up into the air.

Almost without hesitation, the thousand-year soul ring on Tian Yue's body flared instantly; the third soul ring lit up as the Red Crocodile Golden Body, granting her the Crimson Flame Armor and increasing all her attributes by twenty percent, making her immune to control effects. This soul ring was obtained from a four‑thousand‑year‑old Chi He Crocodile Dragon.

Tian Yue's body rapidly grew larger and stronger, both offense and defense surging; her scales turned crimson, radiating terrifying heat.

But Qian Renxue only felt that the Tian Yue scales in her hand were warm and comfortable to the touch, like warm red jade.

Then, "Boom——"

Tian Yue was slammed hard onto the ground by her, causing the entire drill field to echo with a violent boom.

The few spectators in the small group exclaimed in unison, "Holy shit, won't Big Sister Tian Yue's head be smashed to death by Xue'er?"

But after all, she is a peerless heaven‑defying genius capable of fighting above her level; having just been thrown down, streaks of crimson‑gold light burst from Tian Yue's body—the fourth soul skill, Golden Scale Annihilation! If she didn't let go, Qian Renxue would directly be swept into this terrifying golden scale killing machine.

Golden Scale Annihilation, taken from a near‑nine‑thousand‑year‑old Golden Armor Flood Dragon; with the boost of Tian Yue's third soul skill, Red Crocodile Golden Body, the sharp golden scales directly turned into crimson‑gold scales that bring terrifying heat.

Pieces of crimson‑gold scales sprang up, flashing with blinding golden light as they exploded outward, scattering and sealing off all of Qian Renxue's escape routes.

Qian Renxue's crimson‑gold soul power erupted, shattering all those red‑gold scales of the same color.

She released her hand, stepped back two steps in her heels; at the same time, her pale, slender left arm rose, and driven by tremendous force, she slammed a heavy punch into the ground.

"Boom——" Tian Yue, who was trying to break free from Qian Renxue's grasp while executing Golden Scale Annihilation, shuddered violently; her whole body was jolted upward, and her mind instantly became a bit muddled.

Tian Yue's third soul skill, Red Crocodile True Body, inherently grants immunity to control, but bodily immunity doesn't mean mental immunity; her consciousness instantly became blurred under this tremendous recoil.

Moreover, Qian Renxue didn't even control her; a simple punch left her dazed.

She's always the one hammering others; when has she ever been hammered this badly? Tian Yue's body is quite tough, but her will can't withstand strong pain—in short, she's just not used to getting hit.

Qian Renxue kicked off with her right foot; the ground beneath her instantly shattered into a spiderweb pattern, and she shot forward like a cannonball, aiming an elbow at Tian Yue's chest.

Lao Yue, I've missed you—take my elbow!

The slender girl lunged at a humanoid golden crocodile dragging a huge golden tail; the scene was full of contrast.

Tian Yue, airborne, was greatly shocked: how could Qian Renxue's combat ability be so strong, and her terrifying power seem not inferior to her Golden Crocodile King?

In midair, Tian Yue instantly showed her resolve; she no longer tried to dodge or counterattack, but quickly curled her body, her thick tail wrapping around her back, hands clasping her knees, using her gold‑scaled back and spiky tail to withstand Qian Renxue's elbow.

This strike's force was truly ferocious; Tian Yue was blasted away like a cannonball.

Qian Renxue didn't worry about elbowing Tian Yue to death, because at the moment of impact she felt Tian Yue's whole body lacked strength, light as straw; although the elbow still shook her, it wasn't as effective as she'd imagined.

Qian Renxue's lips curled slightly; was this a hit‑enduring secret technique Tian Yue had figured out herself? I didn't expect Tian Yue to know this—there's something there.

As her body shot through the air, Tian Yue spread her limbs again; her icy pupils trembled slightly, the corners of her mouth turned down, and faint crystal‑like teardrops seemed to fall but not quite.

Damn it, I'm so unwilling—could I really just be a ordinary fodder?

Tian Yue herself clearly realized that in this recent close‑quarters exchange, she had been completely on the losing end; she couldn't stubbornly persist. Originally she thought Qian Renxue had no martial soul manifestation, so at first she figured she didn't need thousand‑year soul skills or blood‑essence soul rings, but getting caught in a flaw, she was instantly beaten into this state.

Most importantly, Qian Renxue didn't even use her martial soul! Her Golden Crocodile King was crushed by Qian Renxue relying solely on her physique, and Qian Renxue's combat awareness far surpassed hers, showing she had far more real‑world experience; in this situation, to turn the tide she needed to exploit her own advantages.

Damn it, blood‑essence soul rings, come out and clash with Qian Renxue! Brilliant golden blood‑essence power surged wildly, and two more rings of golden light appeared on Tian Yue's body.

That's right, blood‑essence soul rings condensed from one's own martial soul can be used together with the martial soul! If she doesn't activate her blood‑essence power, she'll be destroyed!

Compared to Qian Renxue, her greatest advantage is undoubtedly the blood‑essence soul rings condensed from her own martial soul—a concept originally proposed by Qian Renxue.

So Tian Yue risked taking another elbow, using the Red Crocodile Golden Body to borrow and release force, creating distance while giving herself a brief respite; she casually circulated her blood‑essence power and activated the blood‑essence soul rings.

With the appearance of the blood‑essence soul rings, Tian Yue's aura instantly surged.

She drew a deep breath; instantly, a low, bloody roar rose from within her body, blood flowing, and she quickly circulated it in the manner passed down by the Golden Crocodile clan.

A flash of gold appeared in Tian Yue's eyes; the first golden halo lit up—Golden Crocodile King Form! Activate!

Her whole body instantly grew taller and more slender; the golden scales on her body turned into fine golden bone spikes, less bulky than the original scales but more dangerous, covering everything except her face.

With qi and blood surging to burst forth, even the parts of Tian Yue without scales quickly sprouted golden bone spikes; a Golden Crocodile King's mouth suddenly condensed from her neck, the golden crocodile opened its maw and bit down, golden light spilling everywhere as the crocodile turned into flowing liquid, wrapping around Tian Yue's head; on either side of her head rose a pair of elegantly swept‑back V‑shaped horns, making her whole head look like she wore a golden bone‑spur helmet with a crocodile's long snout.

A bloody, violent aura swiftly gathered; the sound of Tian Yue's qi and blood flowing could be clearly heard even by the offerings on the distant high platform.

Following the Golden Crocodile clan's method of qi and blood circulation, Tian Yue's pupils quickly turned gold, and her aura grew ever stronger.

Amplified by the Golden Crocodile King Form, her qi and blood power became ever more mighty.

The instant Tian Yue's golden tail touched the ground, she shot back; this time her speed was more than double what it had been before.

Qian Renxue stood unmoving, swinging her right fist to meet Tian Yue's golden crocodile claw.

"Boom——"

Both figures were flung backward simultaneously; after circulating her qi and blood, Tian Yue, bolstered by the Golden Crocodile King Form, had physical strength enough to match Qian Renxue without martial soul manifestation, and Qian Renxue no longer held such a large advantage in strength.

Tian Yue's form flickered, and she immediately surged back, her pair of golden crocodile claws flailing up and down as she launched a fierce assault on Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue met each move with a counter, steady and solid, showing the demeanor of being as stable as Mount Tai.

"Xue'er! Why aren't you manifesting your martial soul!"

Tian Yue flared with anger; Qian Renxue actually looked down on her so much—having been suppressed by Qian Renxue earlier, she'd felt stifled, but now, having finally seized the initiative, Tian Yue's assault turned extremely fierce, causing even Qian Renxue to involuntarily retreat a step.

Thanks to the enhancements of the Golden Crocodile King Form, Golden Scale Crocodile Armor, and Red Crocodile Golden Body, Tian Yue's attack power has now reached a terrifying level.

"Boom——"

A pair of golden crocodile claws struck Qian Renxue's forearms, shaking her backward; her sleeves gained ten claw marks, and even her skin bore ten faint bloodstains.

Qian Renxue glanced at the faint bloodstains on her arm, nodded approvingly, and said, "Tian Yue's attack power is not bad; I didn't expect that after using the blood‑essence soul rings she could actually break my defense."

She satisfiedly said, "Golden Crocodile King, not bad."

The paths of Tian Yue and Qian Gu Fenghua were both personally guided by Qian Renxue.

Apart from that purple thousand‑year fourth ring which slightly annoyed Qian Renxue, on the road of blood‑essence Tian Yue undoubtedly gave her a perfect answer.

It's still because they spent too long in the City of Slaughter; otherwise, Tian Yue, with their help, might have been the ten-thousand-year fourth ring.

"Tian Yue, your qi-blood soul ring is indeed powerful, but the qi-blood soul ring differs from ordinary martial soul soul rings; it is related to the soul master's own bloodline level, the stronger the bloodline, the stronger the ability of the qi-blood soul ring."

"Since you have already shown me everything you have, I should also respond properly; let's match qi-blood against qi-blood!"

"Witness the eight-winged angel's qi-blood ascension!"

6200 brothers, the company is giving you stuff, you absolutely must not take it, if you take the mooncakes you'll have to work overtime, it's because I'm too young, also I can't send pictures that show breasts, the review of seemingly normal pictures keeps getting stuck on you, it's as if we've returned to the Qing dynasty. Tian Yue's helmet is somewhat similar to this picture, and hers is a real helmet, a bit more exquisite, unlike the picture where the face is completely altered, the color is gold, thanks for the brothers' rewards, love you. (End of chapter)