Chapter 425

Satisfying!

Although he was at a disadvantage, Du Bu Si showed no unnatural expression.

Through the collision just now, he already had a certain understanding of Tang Wulin's situation.

A strength-focused assault-type soul master, in terms of strength alone he far surpasses him, his speed is also quite impressive, and the spear in his hand is incredibly sharp, a formidable weapon he has rarely seen; although its defensive capability is unknown, it surely isn't poor either, making it overwhelmingly powerful with no blind spots.

Judging from the offensive and defensive gap, Du Bu Si has no chance of winning.

However, many factors can influence the outcome of a battle between soul masters; admitting defeat now would be premature.

Du Bu Si's mouth curled in a feral grin; the blood-red seventh soul ring on his body lit up, his already huge frame swelling further in the wind, instantly transforming into a giant over a hundred zhang tall.

Instantly, Tang Wulin appeared as insignificant as a speck of dust before him.

His body, several hundred meters tall, was astonishing; even doing nothing but floating silently in the air gave all who watched the illusion of a deity descending to the mortal realm.

Yet Du Bu Si did not look down on his opponent because of this; he knew that Tang Wulin, like him, had not yet exerted his full strength in that earlier strike.

He said in an indifferent tone:

"Tang Wulin, get ready."

In the next instant, his body vanished.

"Boom—"

At this moment, the members of the Body Sect simultaneously felt an illusion: the heavens were collapsing.

If not for Huo Yutong's mental detection assistance, those on the ground would not even understand what had just happened.

Du Bu Si instantly rose into the high air, then violently descended from the sky, swinging a fist at Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin's body glowed with intense golden light; he raised his spear and barely managed to block the blow.

Before the enormous Du Bu Si, Tang Wulin seemed minuscule, yet he managed to fend off the giant's assault.

At the point where spear and fist collided, a huge spatial rift appeared, emitting a terrifying suction force continuously.

And this was only the beginning.

"Boom Boom Boom—"

Countless booms instantly exploded in the high air, causing even some low-level soul masters to begin experiencing tinnitus.

Numerous spatial rifts rapidly spread across the sky; each time Tang Wulin and Du Bu Si collided, they had to quickly move aside to avoid being swept into the rifts.

Even they were filled with apprehension toward these spatial rifts.

Tang Wulin blocked Du Bu Si's attacks while analyzing the battle situation.

Du Bu Si's strength exceeded his expectations, at least far surpassing that of Elder Song.

If he had not condensed a soul core before coming here, causing a qualitative leap in his overall strength, he would definitely not be able to defeat this Body Sect sect master.

The terrifying, extreme power and vast, boundless soul power were only one aspect; what truly troubled Tang Wulin was Du Bu Si's miraculous combat technique—his offense was relentless yet highly unpredictable, making each strike extremely difficult for Tang Wulin to block. Tang Wulin had already unleashed his Golden Dragon Body and Golden Dragon Berserk Domain, two amplifying soul skills, putting his strength above that of Du Bu Si when using his Martial Soul True Body, yet he felt none of the usual ease of overwhelming opponents with sheer power.

Finally, Tang Wulin and Du Bu Si exchanged another blow, then both retreated at high speed.

The moment they finished retreating, a grating shattering sound erupted in the air; the spatial rifts in the sky suddenly linked together, forming a black hole that exuded a soul‑shaking terror.

In the next instant, the black hole shattered with a boom, turning into specks of black light that drifted in the air.

Both Tang Wulin and Du Bu Si carefully avoided those black lights, refraining from touching them.

They knew these were the most concentrated spatial forces; contact would cause serious trouble for anyone below the Limit Douluo level.

Du Bu Si laughed: "No wonder Mu En chose you as his entrusted one; achieving such strength at your age is absolutely unprecedented on the Douluo Continent. Too bad you haven't fully matured yet—is this your full power? If you have no new tricks, you will surely lose."

Having said that, his massive green body began to faintly emit strong golden light, and an aura of terrifying extremity began to sweep across the entire sky.

Golden‑rank Body Martial Soul Second Awakening! Tang Wulin had heard from Mu En about the relevant information on Body Martial Soul Second Awakening; among all ranks, the highest is undoubtedly the Golden‑rank second awakening.

A Silver‑rank awakening already doubles combat power, which is fearsome enough; a Golden‑rank second awakening can reach up to three times combat power.

After using this secret technique, Du Bu Si's strength had become nearly that of a Limit Douluo.

Tang Wulin even doubted that the former Mu En, without relying on the Sea God's Light, could not defeat such a Du Bu Si.

Tang Wulin's expression grew solemn.

From the recent exchange, he had judged that the attacks of the Water Fire Dragon King would likely have little effect on Du Bu Si.

Unlike Huo Yutong, who inherently possesses ice‑snow attribute power, Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Emperor is neither water nor fire attribute, making it hard to unleash the true power of the two Dragon Kings; given the huge gap in rank, it is difficult to affect Du Bu Si, whose physical prowess has reached the pinnacle.

And after the recent battle, Tang Wulin realized that his all‑powerful close‑combat ability could not suppress Du Bu Si; even when the opponent used the Golden‑rank second awakening, he might very well be overwhelmed instead.

Soul spirit and melee strength were useless; what should he do? Tang Wulin's gaze unconsciously turned to the sixth gold‑colored soul ring beside him.

Must he rely solely on this soul skill?

Over the past year or so, he successfully broke through the twelfth seal, obtaining the sixth qi‑blood soul ring.

As he had anticipated, the Golden Dragon King seal indeed shows that the gaps between every two seals grow larger the further back they are.

Before condensing a soul core, he at most had confidence breaking the thirteenth seal; after condensing a life soul core, he could only attempt to break the fourteenth seal.

For his own safety, he chose to temporarily refrain from breaking the later seals, focusing instead on strengthening his own strength.

The sixth soul skill granted by the twelfth seal is also incredibly powerful, the strongest in attack among all his soul skills.

Its attack power is so great that he dare not use it on Elder Song, lest he accidentally cause irreparable harm.

Now, compared to the much stronger Du Bu Si versus Elder Song, using it is perfectly appropriate.

(End of chapter)