Chapter 437: The Grim Reaper Passes By

Tang Wulin hefted his long spear and said coldly:

"Do I truly have such strength? I'll let facts tell you, Ye Xi Shui. Come, let's fight in the sky; Yutong and I will end you as the last sealed disciples of our teacher."

"Ha, you really dare say that, you ignorant little brat."

Ye Xi Shui let out a bitter laugh.

"Fine, then let me punish Mu En's two disciples for him. Rest assured, I won't kill you; I'll train you piece by piece into Evil Soul Masters. I look forward to seeing what Mu En will think in the underworld when he sees his two most prized disciples both fall into Evil Soul Masters after your deaths!"

After speaking, she rose first into the air, soaring toward higher heights.

Tang Wulin finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

After all, he had never truly sparred with a Limit Douluo‑ranked strongman, let alone Ye Xi Shui, who is both a Limit Douluo and a top‑grade 9th‑level soul instructor. Honestly, he had little footing, and most of his dialogue with Ye Xi Shui was mere bluster.

But regardless, as long as Ye Xi Shui is willing to fight him in the sky without endangering those below, his goal is achieved.

He took Huo Yutong's hand.

"Yutong, let's go meet her."

"Mm."

The two exchanged smiles, each seeing fierce battle intent in the other's eyes, and rose together into the high sky.

What of the Limit Douluo? Even united, they might not fear each other.

Watching Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong fly upward, the Honored Douluo Xuanji, the foremost among the Star Net Empire's Honored Douluo, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

"I'm impressed, truly impressed this time; today's youth are remarkable."

The other Honored Douluo of the Star Net Empire nodded in agreement.

Although they had some expectations of Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's strength, they could not have imagined the two could contend with a Limit Douluo. Such power at that age is unprecedented across the continent.

"Alright, since the two youngsters are working so hard, we can't fall behind either."

Xuanji sighed softly, then turned to face the nearby legion flashing with yellow light.

"We have to wipe out the Terror Claw Soul Instructor Corps, right?"

Above the clouds, Ye Xi Shui watched them ascend with bored indifference.

"Too slow. With you two like this, you still want to challenge me?"

Tang Wulin corrected:

"Wrong. It's not a challenge; we'll judge you as the Sea God Pavilion Master and his lover."

Ye Xi Shui snorted disdainfully.

"You're really stubborn; you don't think I'm unaware of your little calculations, do you?"

Tang Wulin's gaze hardened, and he said nothing.

Ye Xi Shui flashed a cold smile.

"Enough, let this senior tell you: in the face of absolute strength, any scheming is futile, right?"

After speaking, she raised one hand over her head, and the crimson giant tower that had vanished when she rose reappeared.

Crimson light spread rapidly, tinting the clouds and even space a scarlet hue.

The wailing vengeful spirits that Tang Wulin's golden dragon had once scattered with a roar returned, this time far sharper, nearly tearing the fabric of space.

Yet this clearly still could not affect Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong; their expressions remained unchanged, bodies taut, all on guard against Ye Xi Shui's moves.

Against a strongman of Ye Xi Shui's caliber, reckless attacks would only expose flaws; they must first discern her abilities before countering. Seeing Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong unaffected, Ye Xi Shui nodded appreciatively.

"Not bad, this is how it should be; without even this resolve, training would be pointless."

With those words, a crimson illusory shadow appeared behind her.

It was her martial soul, the Blood Soul Demon Puppet.

As the martial soul manifested, twelve blood‑red shadows, each about the size of a human head, floated around her.

Blood Soul Great Method, Ye Xi Shui's signature art; each Blood Soul refined from it is the result of her centuries‑long cultivation. Ten thousand vengeful spirits, under the secret technique, devour each other, and the strongest survivor becomes a Blood Soul, which then requires prolonged feeding of vengeful spirits to grow stronger.

When a Blood Soul first forms, it's only nail‑tip sized, but to grow to human‑head size it must devour an incalculable number of vengeful spirits, not only ordinary ones but also those of strong beings; the stronger the spirits, the faster the Blood Soul expands.

Just from these twelve Blood Souls, the lives on Ye Xi Shui's hands total well over a million; she has plagued the world for two hundred years, truly a female demon unworthy of pity.

Once such a Blood Soul erupts, its overwhelming resentment can cause a person's soul to collapse outright; those with insufficient cultivation may have their souls ripped out by its howl and devoured—extremely domineering and vicious.

The battle had just begun when she unleashed her signature technique, showing she didn't look down on Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong as much as she pretended.

"In fact, the two should have given her considerable pressure."

The terrifying crimson wave surged continuously; Tang Wulin clenched Huo Yutong's hand, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

He didn't know the details of Ye Xi Shui's current method, but merely being there he could feel the enormity of the vengeful soul power.

Sure enough, in this operation, even abandoning the Terror Claw Soul Instructor Corps mattered little; only Ye Xi Shui must die!

Soul power merged through their clasped hands, and Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's aura surged instantly.

"This is…"

Ye Xi Shui's eyes changed.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong now give her a feeling not inferior to a Limit Douluo.

"But how could that be?"

Both of them clearly lack even the cultivation of a Honored Douluo! Before she could recover from shock, Tang Wulin suddenly flickered and vanished from the spot.

At the same time, an astonishing terror exploded in Ye Xi Shui's heart; she let out a sharp scream, and her body instantly turned into myriad blood shadows that scattered.

In the next instant, Tang Wulin appeared where she had just been, his long spear thrust into the void.

"Tsk."

"A step too late."

But he wasn't discouraged; since he could do it once, he could do it a second, a third time.

As his connection with Huo Yutong deepened, the fusion of their martial souls gradually developed.

As long as the two of them complete the soul power fusion, then even if their bodies separate in a short time, they can continue to maintain the state of martial soul fusion.

This state can last a full minute, and if they hold hands again within that minute, it can be extended by another minute.

This is also his greatest trump card for daring to challenge Death God Douluo Ye Xi Shui; originally he already had the strength to defeat the veteran rank‑98 powerhouse Du Bu Si, and when performing martial soul fusion, his strength is already on par with that of an Extreme Limit Douluo.

Ye Xi Shui will face two opponents who possess the strength of Extreme Limit Douluo.

(End of chapter)