Chapter 185: Fall of the Title Douluo

With the two Title Douluo severely wounded and fleeing, the rest of the personnel became even more troublesome.

Now the Spirit Hall's many Soul Grandmasters have no way forward and are pursued from behind, a true dead end.

Nevertheless, the Spirit Hall's Soul Grandmasters are indeed highly skilled; they recklessly disregard soul power consumption, desperately charging at the thousand Soul Masters brought by Niu Gao, and they strive to find a gap to break through.

The Body Sect's thousand Soul Masters, though formidable in combat, cannot encircle and eliminate so many Spirit Hall members for the overall situation of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

The Snake Spear Douluo hardened his resolve, reactivated the Seventh Soul Skill: Snake Lance True Body, intending to carve a bloody path for everyone.

Niu Gao would not so easily let them escape; he single‑handedly blocked the Spirit Hall's retreat route for the crowd.

Seeing the Snake Spear Douluo charge straight ahead, Niu Gao also activated his martial soul true body, transforming into a massive plated giant rhino; its terrifying defense was such that even the Snake Spear Douluo could not break through.

At that moment, the Snake Spear Douluo's martial soul unexpectedly mutated; the huge Snake Lance turned into two strange snakes, seemingly aiming to entangle Niu Gao's plated giant rhino.

The Snake Spear Douluo is a rare Title Douluo on the Douluo Continent, possessing the Fifth Soul Ring of the Thousand‑Year; his martial soul, Snake Lance, is an exceptionally rare top‑tier martial soul.

The Snake Lance not only has the fierce attack of a Tool Spirit but also the amplification of a Beast Soul, making it a supreme quality; otherwise, given the Snake Spear Douluo's foundation, he could never advance to Title Douluo.

It should be known that throughout the Douluo Shijie, the Snake Spear Douluo is the only Title Douluo whose Fifth Soul Ring remains purple; although Lin Gong and Long Gong also possess the thousand‑year Fifth Soul Ring, without Yang Xiong's Immortal Herb they could never have broken through to Title Douluo.

This shows the exceptionally high quality and outstanding talent of the Snake Spear Douluo's martial soul.

Of course, Long Gong's dragon‑head staff can also possess both Tool Spirit and Beast Soul attributes, but its martial soul quality seems slightly inferior to that of the Snake Spear Douluo.

The Snake Spear Douluo now recognizes the Spirit Hall army's danger and pushes his Snake Lance martial soul to its limit.

Yet even though the plated giant rhino formed by Niu Gao is entangled by the strange snakes, its body remains as hard as iron, completely indifferent to the Snake Spear Douluo's attacks.

As the Snake Spear Douluo prepared to break through Niu Gao's defense at full force, a blade of light instantly enveloped the heavens and earth, and a massive Seven Killing Sword descended from the sky, seemingly leaving no escape for the Snake Spear Douluo.

The Jian Douluo had originally only been restraining the Snake Spear Douluo; now, after the Snake Spear Douluo caused a ruckus in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, he still tries to flee—truly a delusional fantasy.

The Snake Spear Douluo was instantly shocked: Niu Gao blocked the front, and Jian Douluo pursued from behind—an extremely perilous situation.

The Snake Spear Douluo clenched his teeth, his Ninth Soul Ring flashing; instantly, his Snake Lance turned into countless strange snakes, each like a poisonous barb, swiftly attacking Jian Douluo and Niu Gao. Moreover, the strange snakes emitted an eerie aura, apparently bearing some deadly poison.

Jian Douluo snorted coldly, "How dare you invade our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and still try to run—it's simply intolerable."

Gripping the Seven Killing Sword, Jian Douluo's Ninth Soul Ring flashed; he unleashed his full strength in a single slash, causing the heavens and earth to tremble. A terrifying sword aura shot out of the sky, as if tearing the heavens and ripping the earth—this was Jian Douluo's Ninth Soul Skill: Divine and Demon Dual Slash.

The Snake Spear Douluo's eyes filled with despair; the countless strange snakes attacking Jian Douluo and Niu Gao were instantly shattered into fragments by Jian Douluo's sword aura.

Niu Gao roared, immediately activating his Ninth Soul Skill: Absolute Defense—Heaven Cracks, Earth Splits. The surrounding space merged with his plated giant rhino, making escape impossible even for the fully powered Snake Spear Douluo.

In the end, Jian Douluo's Divine and Demon Dual Slash severed the Snake Spear Douluo's Snake Lance martial soul, even cleaving his entire body in two, as if a rain of blood fell from the sky.

The Snake Spear Douluo finally collapsed, barely breathing; he was the first Title Douluo to fall from the Spirit Hall, and the highest Soul Power Level individual to die in this war up to this point.

The Pufferfish Douluo in the distance was instantly shocked: of the four Title Douluo, two had already fled, the Snake Spear Douluo had fallen, and he seemed the only one whose reaction was sluggish, surrounded by hostile enemies.

Yang Wudi snorted coldly, "You worthless scum, since you're here, don't even think about running; today is your doom."

All of Yang Wudi's Soul Rings flashed; in that instant, every soul skill stacked together, and the attack power of the Soul‑Crushing Gun seemed to reach its peak.

All of Po Yi Zu's Soul Rings are attack soul skills; according to Po Yi Zu's secret technique, when fighting with all‑out effort, they can simultaneously employ all Soul Ring abilities.

Yang Wudi's Soul Rings flickered one by one, layering all attack soul skills onto the Soul‑Crushing Gun, its power apparently reaching the utmost.

The Pufferfish Douluo, having battled Yang Wudi for so long, naturally understood his might; now Yang Wudi simultaneously wielded eight soul skills—truly an all‑out stance.

Seeing the Spirit Hall troops desperately fleeing, the Pufferfish Douluo also pushed his strength to the limit; his Seventh and Ninth Soul Rings flashed simultaneously, instantly transforming into a massive Blood River Pufferfish. The creature emitted a terrifying crimson glow, a blood‑red beam lunging at Yang Wudi; under that red light, ordinary people and plants turned instantly to ash.

This is the Pufferfish Douluo's ultimate Ninth Soul Skill: Pufferfish Dominant Poison.

However, Yang Wudi had already pushed the Soul‑Crushing Gun to its limit; he fired a single shot, his murderous aura and soul power converging onto the gun. The massive Soul‑Crushing Gun seemed to tear space itself, directly piercing the Pufferfish Douluo's Ninth Soul Skill.

Even with all his strength, the massive Blood River Pufferfish was directly pierced by the Soul‑Crushing Gun.

When Chi Tun Douluo's body returned to normal, the massive Soul‑Crushing Gun had already pierced his shoulder, as if his whole body were completely penetrated.

Chi Tun Douluo gritted his teeth, "You scum of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, I was humiliated here today; I will avenge you sooner or later."

The Pufferfish Douluo, suppressing the excruciating pain, abruptly thrust his body backward, forcibly pulling himself out of the Soul‑Crushing Gun.

But before he could turn and leave, his eyes were already filled with terror, even dread.

Upon turning, the Pufferfish Douluo faced a gigantic Bone Dragon, its length nearing dozens of meters, its massive wings spanning the sky, and its enormous head emitting an extremely terrifying light.

This is the Bone Douluo's Ninth Soul Skill: Bone‑Transformed Divine Dragon. Now the enemy has already been routed; even Jian Gu Douluo can attack at full strength, and there is actually no need to guard Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi, standing in the center of the plaza, laughed loudly, "Anyone who offends our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect must pay the price; all sect disciples, strive to slay the enemy."

The Bone Douluo's Bone‑Transformed Divine Dragon head emitted a terrifying light, directly piercing the Pufferfish Douluo's body; under this dreadful assault, the Pufferfish Douluo's body gradually turned to ash.

Thus, of the four Title Douluo who came to attack from the Spirit Hall, two have died, while the other two are gravely wounded and are desperately fleeing.

If the earlier battle still had Title Douluo support, the Spirit Hall could barely hold on.

Now the Spirit Hall's core has completely collapsed; everyone has lost their backbone, and the original retreat has turned into a rout.

The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect disciples have now become exceedingly fierce, preparing to hunt down the Spirit Hall's attackers with all their might.

Especially since Niu Gao leads a thousand Soul Masters who have just entered the battlefield and have yet to show their abilities; how could they let the enemy escape easily?

The Single Attribute Families and the Spirit Hall have a deep‑seated blood feud; the ancient Clear Sky Sect war caused massive losses to the three great families, especially Po Yi Zu, which dwindled to fewer than a hundred members, only gradually rebuilding over many years.

At this moment, everyone's eyes burned with hatred, recklessly fighting to slay the enemy in vengeance.

The Spirit Hall members suddenly resembled startled lambs, fleeing recklessly in all directions; many scattered, caring little about the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect gate or any other path, as long as they could escape.

Thus, the Spirit Hall's ten‑thousand Soul Master Corps suffered an unprecedented catastrophic defeat; it is unknown how many actually escaped, or how many could return to the Spirit Hall.

After this rout, the ten thousand scattered like monkeys fleeing a fallen tree.

Ning Fengzhi, Lin Gong, and Bone Douluo approached Yang Xiong; at this moment Yang Xiong looked extremely wretched—his soul power completely depleted, his body riddled with wounds, most of his bones shattered, and his entire form drenched in fresh blood.

If Yang Xiong's body were not robust enough and possessed several premium soul bones, that blow might have killed him outright.

Ning Fengzhi hurriedly dispatched a healing Soul‑Siphon Master to treat Yang Xiong, and even considered using the Eight Treasures Glazed Pagoda to augment him.

However, whether it was the healing Soul‑Siphon Master's ability or the Eight Treasures Glazed Pagoda's supportive light, once they entered Yang Xiong's body, they were both repelled.

Ning Fengzhi quickly asked, "What on earth is happening? Why can't we treat Yang Xiong?"

The healing Soul‑Siphon Master shook his head, "Sect Leader, Yang Xiong seems to strongly reject my healing; I feel his body is auto‑recovering."

Now Yang Xiong's body looked extremely bizarre, emitting a blood‑red glow all over, with countless golden patterns appearing on him, making it impossible for anyone to approach.

Ning Fengzhi's group was a bit puzzled; they had never seen a case like Yang Xiong's, where the body could still heal itself. After all, in Yang Xiong's situation, others would either die outright or be gravely injured and become crippled.

"Eh, what's going on?"

Lin Gong seemed to notice something abnormal and couldn't help exclaiming.

Ning Fengzhi hurriedly said, "Elder Lin, what exactly is happening with Yang Xiong?"

Lin Gong shook his head: "I don't know what Xiao Xiong is like now, but did you notice that just after Xiao Xiong gave his all in a single strike, his soul power actually increased by one level."

"His soul power had always been at level 69, and now it's already at level 70. How could that situation just now cause his soul power to increase?"

Everyone who heard this immediately looked at each other; leveling up during a life‑or‑death battle is a major taboo. They hadn't expected Yang Xiong to suddenly gain a level of soul power while fighting the enemy with all his might—an ordinary person wouldn't take such a risk.

After observing Yang Xiong for a while, Lin Gong spoke: "This probably isn't Xiao Xiong deliberately boosting his soul power during combat; rather, it seems his body was under some heavy pressure, and under extreme suppression, a mutation occurred between his body and his martial soul instinct, which caused the one‑level increase in soul power."

Ning Fengzhi, hearing this, looked even more puzzled: "Is there any difference?"

Lin Gong replied: "Of course there's a difference. Based on my many years of research, a Soul Grandmaster under stimulation might see some increase in soul power, but no one has ever experienced this at level 69."

"We are all High-level Soul Masters, so we should know the gap between level 69 and 70. A 70‑level Soul Grandmaster reaches the Soul Saint Level, at which point the martial soul, body, and spiritual power begin to fuse, and only a Soul Saint can obtain the Martial Soul True Body. That's the true qualitative transformation for a Soul Grandmaster."

"Given Xiao Xiong's situation, I think this breakthrough is related not only to the immense pressure he endured but also to his martial soul. You should know that the space between life and death is where variables most easily arise. We top Soul Grandmasters have all emerged from countless life‑or‑death skirmishes; no one can simply break through limits without such trials."

(End of Chapter)