Chapter 440: Death God's Escape

Ah!

Another blood soul vanished, and Ye Xi Shui, eyes reddened, turned her head.

Huo Yutong's figure had disappeared again at some point, leaving Tang Wulin, clad in ice armor, standing there.

Ice Heaven Dragon Emperor is the most powerful and comprehensive Soul Fusion Technique of Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong.

This Soul Fusion Technique can simultaneously employ the full abilities of Ice Sky Snow Girl and Golden Dragon King, and to some extent draw on spirit power to unleash Eye of Fate and Blue Silver Emperor's power; it has no discernible drawback.

Seeing Ye Xi Shui attempt to flee, they did not hesitate to play this trump card.

Having finally caught this repeatedly wicked Evil Soul Master, they were somewhat unwilling not to kill the opponent here.

At some point, heavy goose‑feather snow began to fall from the sky, intensifying rapidly, forming an ice‑snow storm—precisely the Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain of Huo Yutong's Ice Snow Girl Martial Soul.

Now that the Boundless Sea of Blood domain has been broken, Ye Xi Shui can no longer resist the Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain released by the Ice Heaven Dragon Emperor.

Tang Wulin gave Ye Xi Shui a detached glance, then flashed forward to stand before her, his ice‑blue dragon claw striking at her head.

Ye Xi Shui leaned back, narrowly evading the blow, and a blood soul transformed into a flash of blood, which she slapped toward Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin, expression unchanged, threw a punch; the fists met, and both were blown back simultaneously.

Ye Xi Shui's complexion turned completely dark.

She had not expected Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong to have another Soul Fusion Technique.

Since these two Mu En disciples entered this state, their strength has more than doubled.

Their speed is almost on par with teleportation, and their attack power can match her full‑force blood‑soul output.

Although their defensive power is unknown, given Tang Wulin's previous performance, it is unlikely to be fragile.

In other words, the one before her is a monster whose offense, defense, and speed completely surpass her.

She could guess with her feet that this Soul Fusion Technique must have a duration, but she dared not gamble on how long that duration would be.

If, before the duration ends, all twelve of her blood souls are exhausted, she will truly be finished.

At that point, she would probably have to resort to that one truly unique trump card.

But once she uses that card, she will no longer be the Honored Douluo Ye Xi Shui, and the achievements accumulated over most of her life will be wiped clean instantly.

Unless absolutely necessary, she is reluctant to make such a huge sacrifice.

Indeed, she can only flee.

Ye Xi Shui inhaled deeply and again unleashed the Death God Tower she had previously folded away.

Immediately, three whole blood souls beside her burst open, turning into crimson energy that surged into the Death God Tower.

The original twelve blood souls now number only five, meaning more than half of her lifelong accumulation was consumed in such a short span.

But she had no choice; her soul power was depleted, the Death God Tower was severely damaged, and to repel Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong in the Ice Heaven Dragon Emperor state and buy herself time to escape, this was all she could do.

As expected, upon seeing this scene, Tang Wulin couldn't help but halt his actions, his previously indifferent expression turning solemn.

Ye Xi Shui's counterattack was far stronger than he had imagined.

"Go! Die!"

Ye Xi Shui shrieked sharply, countless resentful souls on the Death God Tower howled, and a concentrated Death God light, stronger than before, shot outward.

Seeing this, Tang Wulin raised his hand, and then a green and a white figure appeared behind him.

The already frigid air temperature dropped further, and the green‑white lights met the Death God light.

The two beams collided, erupting in a dazzling energy wave that ultimately returned to void; after the light faded, Ye Xi Shui's figure vanished from the sky.

"Has she left..."

With a long sigh, its nature unknown whether regretful or relieved, the Ice Heaven Dragon Emperor disintegrated in the air, reforming into Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong.

Only now their expressions were far from pleasant.

As the strongest Soul Fusion Technique of their combined abilities, the Ice Heaven Dragon Emperor's duration has never exceeded one minute up to now.

That is even when they refrain from using powerful soul techniques during its duration; for example, this time, after employing the Pride of the Two Ice‑Snow Emperors, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's soul power instantly hit zero.

Although they still have trump cards, if they truly corner Ye Xi Shui, they would struggle to withstand her death‑bed counterattack.

If both sides truly engage in a life‑or‑death battle now, the outcome could very well be mutual annihilation.

Tang Wulin's face couldn't help but look somewhat gloomy.

He hadn't expected that, in the end, she would still get away.

After she returns, to replenish this consumption, she will surely intensify her lethal actions.

Just imagining the scene makes his mood turn sour.

He sighed and asked Huo Yutong:

"Yutong, did you just establish a Fate Anchor?"

"Established. Using it can restore both of our states to peak," Huo Yutong tilted her head slightly, "Shall we use it now?"

She can only use Fate Anchor once per day, so she must carefully judge the timing.

"Hmm."

Tang Wulin looked down at his feet.

"We still have enemies to deal with."

The Honored Douluo of the Star Net Empire are extremely powerful, but their opponents are no pushover; even with two Senior Elders of the Sea God Pavilion lending aid, defeating the Terrifying Claw Soul Mentor Corps is no easy task.

They must hurry down to provide support.

"Alright."

Huo Yutong's eyes flashed, the fourth soul ring ignited, and Tang Wulin's body instantly became light again; his soul power instantly refilled, as if the fierce battle had never occurred.

"So impressive..."

No matter how many times he experienced it, Tang Wulin couldn't help exclaiming that Huo Yutong's newly acquired four soul skills were each more perverse than the last.

The Fate Illusion that defies causality, the Fate Judgment that multiplies mental‑attribute damage, the Fate Anchor that reverses battle outcomes, and the Fate Preplay that controls destiny's direction—each is a powerful soul skill capable of securing victory in advance.

Just imagining becoming her enemy gave him a tremendous headache.

Fortunately, these few soul skills are not extremely costly, or they have a usage limit; otherwise he could not even imagine himself defeating Huo Yutong.

As Huo Yutong's boyfriend, Tang Wulin still has some vanity; he hopes he will always have the strength to protect her, wanting to be the man who protects her, not the one sheltered behind her.

It seems time to consider whether to break through the thirteenth seal.

Tang Wulin thought this as he and Huo Yutong flew together down beneath the clouds.

By the way, heaven-defying Ye Xi Shui, thirteen sets of Revival Armor (twelve sets of the Blood Soul Grand Formation, one set of the Light Phoenix) (end of chapter).