Chapter 291: Yang Xiong

After Yang Xiong and Qian Renxue summoned their martial souls and soul rings, golden light emanated from Qian Renxue, while blood‑red light emanated from Yang Xiong.

The two beams of light collided in the sky, splitting the heavens in two as if torn apart by some energy.

This was the clash of their innate domains: Qian Renxue's Angel Domain versus Yang Xiong's Killing Domain, seemingly evenly matched.

The Angel Domain possesses ultimate purification, capable of turning everything in the world into void, even the enemy's soul power.

Yang Xiong's Killing Domain is the opposite, embodying extreme killing attributes, unbearably cold, chilling the body, as if inherently countering the Angel Domain.

Qian Renxue moved at blinding speed; the Six‑Winged Angel flapped its wings, becoming a golden flash that reached Yang Xiong in an instant, delivering a full‑power palm.

Yang Xiong's hands turned into claws, lunging forward with full force; their right hands collided, and Qian Renxue instantly flashed away, then attacked from another direction.

In less than half a minute, Qian Renxue multiplied into countless silhouettes in the sky, striking Yang Xiong from all directions; in speed she far surpassed Bai He, and in strength she was not weaker than the wounded Tang Chen.

But Yang Xiong showed no fear; his punches and kicks responded with lightning speed, swiftly blocking Qian Renxue's assaults.

Of course, the two were merely sparring; Yang Xiong's Asura Demon Sword hung at his waist, and Qian Renxue also bore a golden longsword at her side.

After countless exchanges, Yang Xiong unleashed the Fifth Soul Skill: Crimson Blood Thunder Sword, and a blood‑red longsword appeared in his hand.

Qian Renxue likewise activated the Fifth Soul Skill: Sacred Sword, gaining a golden longsword forged from holy fire.

The original fist‑and‑kick clash quickly turned into repeated battles wielding longswords.

It was clear that Qian Renxue had studied swordsmanship; her soul power had reached Level 98, making her a top‑tier expert on Douluo Continent, nearly comparable to a Limit Douluo.

Yet in swordsmanship, Yang Xiong never considered losing to peers; across the Douluo Continent, only his teacher Sword Seer Luo could surpass him in sword technique.

Yang Xiong wielded the Crimson Blood Thunder Sword, kicking out an earth‑shaking sword aura that seemed to split heaven and earth; even Qian Renxue's formidable sword technique was blown away by a single strike.

Especially in strength, although Yang Xiong was only Level 90, he was by no means inferior to Qian Renxue, even surpassing her.

Qian Renxue's expression flickered; her First Soul Ring flashed, and the Sacred Sword in her hand moved at blinding speed, striking Yang Xiong as if teleporting, apparently with a locking ability—her First Soul Skill: Angel Assault.

Yang Xiong reacted instantly, a blood‑red longsword materializing before his eyes to meet Qian Renxue's attack—this was his Self‑Created Soul Skill: God‑Slaying Strike.

The Sacred Sword and Crimson Blood Thunder Sword clashed at full force, as endless golden light met blood‑red light, interwoven with immense power.

Both Yang Xiong and Qian Renxue stepped back dozens of meters; the longswords they had formed with their soul skills shattered instantly, turning to ash.

Clearly, after the all‑out strike, neither side could claim victory; Qian Renxue held a speed advantage, while Yang Xiong had a slight edge in strength.

Yet only when Yang Xiong truly fought Qian Renxue did he grasp what 'sky‑invincible' meant; in mobility, Qian Renxue was far stronger, her wings granting a clear advantage.

Seeing their techniques evenly matched and their swords broken, Qian Renxue let out a cold snort.

"I didn't expect you, Yang Xiong, to have improved over the years, but the gap in our soul power is huge, especially after becoming a Title Douluo; each level differs vastly."

Yang Xiong stared at the supremely confident Qian Renxue and sneered, "You dare say that? A proud Level‑98 Title Douluo, yet you can't even handle a Quasi Feng Hao Douluo. How can you claim divinity?"

Qian Renxue flared with anger, "Fine, Yang Xiong, today I'll teach you a lesson; today I'll make sure you die without a burial."

Qian Renxue's Seventh Soul Ring flashed, and she activated the Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul True Body, instantly becoming a massive Six‑Winged Angel; the Killing Domain that had barely balanced now seemed suppressed.

Yang Xiong did not use the Seventh Soul Skill; instead he employed the Third Soul Skill: Rage of the Tyrant Dragon and the Fourth Soul Skill: Dragon‑Elephant Rigid Body, causing his body to swell dramatically into a giant over three meters tall, relying on his robust physique to counter Qian Renxue.

As Qian Renxue said, the gap in soul power between them was indeed massive; if she truly forced a soul‑power duel, defeat was inevitable.

Yang Xiong's greatest confidence lay in his physique, honed through years of Body Tempering and countless breakthroughs of his limits.

Especially after using the Dragon‑Elephant Rigid Body, his body's tolerance increased dramatically, making him unafraid of the Angel Domain's suppression.

Qian Renxue's attack speed kept increasing, yet Yang Xiong stood like a mountain, immovable.

The two seemed to enter a war of attrition: Qian Renxue expending soul power, Yang Xiong depleting physical stamina, each unable to overcome the other.

Qian Renxue shouted, "Yang Xiong, you may have refined your body to the extreme, but beyond cultivation there are soul bones that enhance physical quality; you are destined to be inferior to me."

Qian Renxue radiated endless light, her arms, limbs, and head seemingly clad in golden armor—this was the Angel God Armor.

Qian Renxue displayed five soul bones, each possessing formidable power, truly premium soul bones, worthy of the Spirit Hall's inheritance of the Angel God Armor.

Unfortunately, with her current strength she could not absorb the final torso soul bone; otherwise she would indeed become like a deity.

Yang Xiong did not hesitate, swiftly revealing all his soul bones; astonishingly he possessed eight, including the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, Undead Netherfire Dragon Left Leg Soul Bone, Lan Yin Wang Head Soul Bone, Ice Dragon King Right Arm Soul Bone, and Fire Dragon King Left Arm Soul Bone.

These five soul bones were of extremely ancient age, all exceeding the Ten Thousand Year Level; the two dragon bones in his arms even reached Dragon King level, far surpassing any existence in the Douluo World.

Even Qian Renxue was shocked at that moment; she hadn't expected Yang Xiong to have more soul bones than herself, and their ages seemed even greater.

"Impossible. How could you have such a chance? I don't believe your soul bones can surpass my Angel God Armor."

Yang Xiong roared, "Qian Renxue, whether martial soul or soul bone, you always live under the shadow of seniors, while I break my limits step by step; even a deity cannot halt my ascent."

Yang Xiong's left‑arm soul power flashed, instantly coalescing into a massive ice dragon; its Dragon Claw seemed to tear the heavens, and the surrounding air appeared to condense.

This was Yang Xiong's left‑arm soul bone skill: Ice Dragon Rage, granting extreme ice attributes, the force of an ice‑dragon strike, and locking the entire space with supreme ice.

The sky changed rapidly; if Qian Renxue were a sun, the ice dragon's massive claw would reach straight for that sun.

Qian Renxue seemed to grasp the move's power, immediately using the Ninth Soul Skill: Angel Descent; the massive Six‑Winged Angel emitted endless golden light, its hands striking the overwhelming ice dragon.

The moment resembled ice colliding with fire, gold clashing with blue, shaking heaven and earth.

When the sky calmed again, Qian Renxue had been blasted hundreds of meters away, a trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth.

Yang Xiong himself also stepped back dozens of meters; a terrifying void appeared on the ground, created by the friction of their all‑out clash, and a strand of blood also dripped from his mouth.

Qian Renxue wiped the blood from her mouth and actually smiled.

"Interesting. Yang Xiong, you haven't disappointed me; after all these years you're the only one who's ever hurt me. I didn't expect you could wound me today. It seems we truly are destined enemies."

"Unfortunately you're still not a Title Douluo, and I'm no longer the me of years past; today, regardless, I will defeat you."

Qian Renxue's Sixth Soul Ring flashed, and the massive Six‑Winged Angel let out a thunderous roar, shaking heaven and earth—her Sixth Soul Skill: Angel's Roar.

Yang Xiong had previously witnessed this move; it is a spirit attack triggered by sound, and with Qian Renxue now at Level 98, her mental power was likely not weaker than a Level‑99 Limit Douluo.

Especially under Qian Renxue's potent soul power, the technique's force seemed ultimate, crushing surrounding stones to powder and making the air seem ready to explode.

Yang Xiong gritted his teeth as a blood‑red light surged skyward, imbued with endless killing aura, like a crimson silhouette reaching for her soul.

This was Yang Xiong's full‑power Shura Divine Light, his strongest mental‑attack skill.

The blood‑red light pierced heaven and earth, two Limit Douluo‑level mental forces colliding; Yang Xiong felt his mind reverberate, as if his spirit itself were under attack.

But soon Yang Xiong's mental power recovered; this was the Head Soul Bone skill: Ever‑Living, Undying.

In terms of spiritual power, Yang Xiong and Qian Renxue are basically very close; Yang Xiong's Lan Yin Wang Head Soul Bone Skill has reached the Ten Thousand Year Level, while Qian Renxue possesses Angel God Armor, their own soul power has reached the Ninety-Eighth Level, and their spiritual power likewise has reached the Limit Douluo level.

The two have been fighting for such a long time, and basically neither can gain a great advantage; not only are their spiritual powers similar, their physical qualities are also similar.

(End of chapter)