Qin Xuan held his sword with his back hand, unleashing the horizontal sword technique.
Fierce as the wind, powerful as the waves, with a sky-shaking momentum, murderous intent, lightning-fast, ever-changing, and deadly—he gave Bibi Dong no chance to catch her breath.
Sparks flew through the air, and sand and stones were thrown around. Bibi Dong, who had previously been on the offensive, was now subjected to a relentless assault, being suppressed for a time.
Qin Xuan attacked with both hands, using his vertical and horizontal sword techniques in rapid succession, leaving Bibi Dong struggling to keep up and facing constant danger.
"This is impossible!" Seeing this scene, nearly everyone who previously underestimated Qin Xuan now looked on in disbelief. Even Qian Xunji, rarely showing emotion, gasped in surprise.
Only the Six Great Elders, who had witnessed Qin Xuan's fight before, remained unmoved, showing no hint of surprise.
Their eyes were filled with admiration. From the battle with Bibi Dong, it was clear that Qin Xuan's strength had significantly improved since a year ago.
Not just in terms of soul power, but also in skill. Even they, at the Soul Saint level, would struggle against such a bizarre sword technique, and they would have been forced to reveal their true martial spirits long ago.
Boom—The Spider Emperor Armor cracked, and Bibi Dong was blasted away, crashing heavily into a golden pillar in the hall with a diameter of over two meters. The pillar was dented, and dust billowed up.
"Is this guy really this strong? Has he been hiding his strength before?"
In the dust, Bibi Dong's Spider Armor gradually fell off. She felt sore all over, as if her bones were about to fall apart.
Had she not broken through to the Soul Saint level, she might have already lost under Qin Xuan's relentless attacks.
Just as Bibi Dong began to doubt herself, an unusual noise came from the ground. Countless golden sword edges burst through the earth, heading straight for her.
"Not good, it's that guy's fourth soul skill."
Bibi Dong's eight spider legs moved rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, she climbed up to the barrier ceiling created by the Title Douluo Elders on the golden pillar.
However, the golden sword edges seemed to track her like they were alive, transforming into soft blades that followed her every move.
Wherever she tried to escape, the golden soft blades pursued her, stabbing wherever she went.
"It's a mutated soul skill." Among the Title Douluos present, many were familiar with Qin Xuan's first five soul skills. They saw that the fourth soul skill had transformed from a group attack that couldn't originally lock onto targets to one that could instantly track and attack with significantly increased speed and range.
Their eyes lit up in unison.
"It seems that Xuan'er really gained a great opportunity in the City of Slaughter. Not only has his martial spirit quality improved, but his soul skills have also mutated."
"Now, the Suzaku sealed in the Changming Sword is equivalent to his second martial spirit, released simultaneously with his first martial spirit."
"Xuan'er's future achievements are limitless."
"Unfortunately, this Suzaku is still not a true second martial spirit, and it can't be combined with soul rings. Otherwise, he might surpass me in the future."
"Perhaps he has a chance to take that step."
The speaker was Qian Daoliu, who rarely spoke, and his words were filled with unreserved praise.
Although he did not know that Qin Xuan's fourth soul skill had mutated due to the soul ring's age surpassing ten thousand years, his keen insight was not diminished.
Having lived so many years, he had seen all kinds of strange martial spirits on this continent. Coupled with his knowledge of Qin Xuan, he quickly understood the situation.
When he spoke, Qian Xunji and the five elders beside him were in an uproar.
Including Qian Xunji, regardless of their inner thoughts, they were indeed amazed by Qin Xuan's displayed talent and strength. They hadn't expected the Grand Elder to rate Qin Xuan so highly.
The idea of taking that step hinted at the possibility of Qin Xuan achieving godhood at a hundred levels?
It was not entirely impossible if the Suzaku truly became a second martial spirit and could be combined with soul rings.
"This soul skill is really infuriating. It's never-ending."
Bibi Dong was starting to lose her composure, overwhelmed by Qin Xuan's seemingly endless array of golden piercing attacks. They were all soft blades, accompanied by the Suzaku's flames, making them harder to cut through than plant vines.
Her Death Spider Web couldn't block them either.
They were as troublesome as a persistent adhesive.
Looking at Qin Xuan, who was controlling his soul skill on the ground, their gazes met. Bibi Dong's beautiful face suddenly showed a sly smile, "Although your soul skill has mutated, it seems that the main body still can't move while sustaining it."
"It seems that way," Qin Xuan said with a faint smile, readily admitting it. He hadn't planned to defeat Bibi Dong with just a ten-thousand-year soul skill.
Even though Bibi Dong was in a difficult position, she still hadn't used her full strength.
"That makes things much simpler." Bibi Dong's sixth soul ring glowed, and suddenly thousands of faint purple translucent spider stings appeared in the air above Qin Xuan.
"Sixth soul skill, Blood-sucking Spider Sting." Bibi Dong waved her right hand, and countless spider stings fell from all directions like raindrops.
The coverage was extensive, with almost no chance of evasion.
Qin Xuan's second soul ring lit up, and the sword energy from the Changming Sword covered his body, instantly dispersing the first wave of spider stings and quickly moving out of Bibi Dong's soul skill's range.
But soon, Bibi Dong summoned another wave of spider stings. Reluctantly, Qin Xuan's fifth soul ring glowed, and he used his fifth soul skill, Spirit Avatar.
A second Changming Sword, with the same power as the martial spirit, was created.
With vertical sword techniques in his left hand and horizontal sword techniques in his right, Qin Xuan either deflected or cut through the massive spider stings, using offense to replace defense and creating an impenetrable shield.
Bibi Dong smiled and summoned another wave of spider stings. "Useless. As long as my soul power remains, the Blood-sucking Spider Stings are endless. And with you having one less soul ring than me, your soul power must be nearly depleted. Hurry and use your sixth soul skill, or you won't stand a chance against me."
Just as Qin Xuan wanted to test Bibi Dong's full strength, Bibi Dong also wanted to force Qin Xuan to use his full power.
The fight with Qin Xuan made her feel a long-lost excitement.
Perhaps in the future, they could walk the path of soul master growth together.
Even when she recalled the time Qin Xuan breached her defenses at the third level, for a moment, Bibi Dong had a thought that "if not for encountering Xiaogang, being with him might not be so bad."
But thinking of Xiaogang, that thought had to be abandoned.
"Then as you wish." Qin Xuan's red wings on his back fluttered, and he soared into the air.
The golden-red flames soared into the sky, incinerating the Blood-sucking Spider Stings first.
Then the ground below was burned into a large pit, and the soul power barrier created by the Title Douluo Elders was also scorched and cracked, with flames spilling out.
The Title Douluo Elders who supported the barrier were horrified, especially Spirit Kite, who couldn't help but exclaim.
"What a powerful flame." In terms of flame power quality alone, her Flame was like child's play compared to Qin Xuan's.
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