Chapter 296: Sea Illusion Douluo

"I ask that you please grant me your guidance, Senior." Shi Quan cupped his hands in a salute outside the Ring Sea.

"Then come inside and try."

Sea Illusion Douluo gave a faint smile, and snake-shaped ribbons of light floated out from behind his black robe.

Two yellow, two purple, and five black rings appeared; at the same time, an illusory blue light emanated from his body, and in the blink of an eye, it completely enveloped the Sea within a Sea and the Sacred Pillar Platform. A faint radiance permeated the sea, and everything looked like thin, misty clouds.

"The Mist Domain?" Among the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo, the domain that made Shi Quan the most curious was this Sea Illusion Douluo's domain.

The characteristic of the Mist Domain was to excavate the most painful experiences in an enemy's heart and manifest them into illusions to strike, and these illusions were not merely confusing; they could become completely real. The attacks received within the illusion were entirely real, as if creating an entirely new world.

"Xiaomeng, his domain's ability is somewhat similar to yours." Shi Quan whispered in his mind.

"It's just so-so," came Xiaomeng's haughty voice.

"Then let's go in and take a look."

Shi Quan chuckled, and an illusory figure emerged behind him; seven soul rings—silver, silver, silver, silver, red, bright gold, and silver-gold—slowly emerged from beneath him.

Within the mist, Sea Illusion Douluo was stunned when he saw the strange soul ring configuration on Shi Quan's body.

A red Ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring appearing as the Fifth Soul Ring was enough to amaze most people, and he had never even heard of the colors of the other six soul rings.

"Are these really soul rings?" Sea Illusion Douluo could not help but doubt in his heart.

The next second, he saw Shi Quan's illusory figure charging into his domain with the seven soul rings.

As his body entered the misty clouds, Shi Quan felt as if he had submerged into the ocean; his speed became sluggish, and the sense of confinement around him was like being deep in the sea. Even breathing became difficult.

"According to the original work, this domain seems to only change when it senses Mental Power."

Amidst his thoughts, Shi Quan directly released his Mental Power. Accompanied by the probing of his Mental Power, the blue light mist around him surged rapidly.

Shi Quan only felt the scene before his eyes change; all the misty clouds had disappeared, and he even felt the sensation of solid ground beneath his feet. The light before his eyes shone brightly, and he was actually placed within a great forest.

"The Star Dou Great Forest?" Shi Quan raised an eyebrow, and with a stir in his heart, he immediately understood.

"Tang Hao?" Shi Quan nodded slightly. It made sense; after transmigrating to the Douluo Continent, he had had numerous opportunities to strangle Tang San, but he had given them up in the end, and the fundamental reason was Tang Hao.

If one were to speak of the Douluo Continent, the person Shi Quan had feared most before was Tang Hao, who had already died at Shi Quan's hands.

At this moment, the blood-colored Killing God Domain struck with terrifying killing intent, and Tang Hao's figure emerged from the distance.

How familiar this scene was; it was exactly when Tang Hao had ambushed him in the Star Dou Great Forest back then.

The next second, Shi Quan's figure moved, and intense combat immediately erupted within the forest.

Feeling the various events within the domain's illusion, Sea Illusion Douluo's heart tightened. He had not expected that by randomly manifesting an illusion, he would actually conjure such a powerful opponent for Shi Quan. In terms of strength, the Tang Hao in the illusion was much stronger than he was.

Yet the Shi Quan in the illusion, relying on his powerful strength, was actually trading blows back and forth with that mysterious Title Douluo, which shocked him.

However, this was exactly what he wanted to see; the more Shi Quan consumed, the easier it would be for him to win later.

"What the hell? Ring Detonation? What kind of secret technique is this?" Sea Illusion Douluo's face turned bitter. The stronger the power evolved within the illusion, the greater the soul power he consumed. As Tang Hao's first ring detonated in the illusion, he felt the soul power within his own body begin to decrease rapidly.

"Is this Shi Quan a monster? He can block such powerful strength?" Seeing Tang Hao's soul rings detonating one after another in the illusion, Sea Illusion Douluo had bitter words he could not speak; he could only continuously draw upon the soul power in his body to maintain the various aspects of the illusion.

"Phew..." Sea Illusion Douluo breathed a sigh of relief, because the Shi Quan in the illusion had finally finished off his opponent. At the same time, the look he cast at Shi Quan in the illusion could not help but hold a bit more wariness. "This kid's strength is truly exaggerated; he can even resolve such a powerful opponent."

"I wonder what his next illusion will be?"

However, the next second, Sea Illusion Douluo's expression froze in place. "How is it still the same one?"

The mist illusion returned to the previous forest, and Tang Hao's cold killing intent struck again.

Sea Illusion Douluo felt doubt for the first time, but then he shook his head; he had already utilized the seawater to create the illusion, and the current illusion was already his strongest domain ability.

"Could it be that this is the only thing he fears and finds painful?"

Seeing the Shi Quan in the illusion fighting the opponent frantically again, Sea Illusion Douluo confirmed that he had already controlled Shi Quan's emotions.

"How can this Shi Quan still persist? Isn't his strength a bit too exaggerated?"

Feeling the soul power frantically consuming within his body, Sea Illusion Douluo truly had bitter words he could not speak; he could only helplessly persist, waiting for when Shi Quan would be defeated so he could dispel the domain.

After all, he really did not want to go head-to-head with a monster like Shi Quan.

"The third time!" Sea Illusion Douluo's face was pale, which was clearly a change brought about by the massive loss of soul power.

"Where exactly did the problem arise?"

Sea Illusion Douluo's pale cheeks were full of disbelief, his eyes staring fixedly at the illusion, wanting to find a clue within it, but no matter how he looked, he could not see any abnormality.

As Tang Hao detonated his Ninth Soul Ring again, Sea Illusion Douluo finally could not bear the consumption brought by the domain illusion. He spat out a mouthful of blood, everything in the illusion froze instantly, and then all the scenery dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into blue light mist, and then into transparent air. Everything disappeared.

When everything dissipated, Sea Illusion Douluo was shocked to discover that Shi Quan's figure had dissipated along with his illusion.

"What on earth is going on?" Sea Illusion Douluo looked at the scene before him in disbelief.

"I concede, Senior." Shi Quan's voice suddenly sounded from beside Sea Illusion Douluo.

Sea Illusion Douluo gave a violent start, looking blankly at Shi Quan, who was less than a meter away from him.

After a long while, Sea Illusion Douluo finally reacted and asked blankly: "How did you do it?"

Shi Quan explained: "My martial soul, Spirit Soul, is a pure Mental attribute martial soul. Regarding illusions, I happen to be quite familiar."

"In other words, the you fighting in the illusion was actually an illusion as well?" Sea Illusion Douluo's expression was somewhat dull. "When?"

"When my Mental Power came into contact with your domain, I replaced myself with an illusion."

"So it was at that moment..."

(End of chapter)