"Not good, the barrier is about to be burned through. We must not let it affect the Elder Hall. Fifth and Sixth, come with me."
Seeing the barrier weakening, the fourth offering, Mighty Lion Douluo, hurriedly spoke.
Almost as soon as Mighty Lion Douluo spoke, both the fifth and sixth offerings, along with him, reached the edge of the barrier.
Glowing Feather Douluo, whose appearance and voice resembled that of a youth, smirked while transferring soul power to the barrier. "This guy really knows how to cause trouble for this old man."
Fifteen Ton Douluo(Jiang Jun) said, "Stop complaining and quickly repair the barrier. Xuan'er and the Holy Maiden are the future of the Spirit Hall. Before they mature, it's not suitable for them to reveal themselves. It's worth doing this."
With the addition of three peak Douluos, the barrier was instantly repaired. Even the Suzaku flames from Qin Xuan could no longer cause any damage.
Qin Xuan's sixth soul ring lit up. The Suzaku flames shot into the sky, merging with his sword energy. The fusion formed six flame serpents, each with nine tumor-like bumps on their heads, about ten meters long, resembling Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent . These serpents coiled around the ground near Bibi Dong, almost taking up half the hall of the Elder Palace.
"His sixth soul ring... how many tens of thousands of years old is this soul beast? The power is terrifying," Bibi Dong realized she couldn't evade anymore.
The moment these giant serpents, made of Suzaku flames and sword energy, appeared, even Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor felt a hint of fear.
And this fear did not come from the flame serpents but from Qin Xuan himself.
"Be careful, Holy Maiden." Qin Xuan, with his left hand gripping his sword backward, held it behind him. His right hand lightly waved the sword. "Sixth Soul Skill: Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Slash."
Twelve blood-red eyes the size of fists simultaneously lit up. The six flame serpents opened their massive mouths, leaping towards Bibi Dong with lightning speed.
Qin Xuan had indeed held back. The greatest advantage of the Weapon Soul Clone wasn't just having another weapon as powerful as his martial soul. It was the ability to unleash soul skills.
If he had used his two swords to simultaneously unleash the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Slash, with the turn-based nature of battles in the Douluo Continent, Bibi Dong wouldn't even have had a chance to activate her Martial Soul Avatar. Even if she survived, she would be gravely injured.
"Not good!" Seeing no escape, Bibi Dong's seventh soul ring finally lit up. "Seventh Soul Skill: Death Spider Emperor Avatar."
Her fourth and fifth soul rings also lit up at the same time.
A massive spider shadow, even larger than the flame serpents, suddenly appeared. It let out a terrifying roar.
Covered with a thorny spider carapace, the giant spider shadow opened its jaws, releasing countless purple-black blades that turned into a strange shield. The blades, accompanied by intense sound waves, collided with the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Slash, causing a massive explosion.
Both the spider carapace and the shield shattered almost simultaneously. The powerful counterforce made Bibi Dong's blood boil, nearly causing her to spit out blood.
Fortunately, though the two were separated by a soul ring, and the Martial Soul Avatar had a significant advantage over a normal martial soul, Bibi Dong's injuries weren't severe, and she still had the strength to fight.
As for Qin Xuan, his soul power was almost exhausted. His body retreated rapidly. At some point, his Weapon Soul Clone had been dispelled, and he inserted both swords into the ground, plowing tens of meters before coming to a halt.
"I've won. Qin Xuan, I must admit you're formidable. That sixth soul skill just now, combined with your Suzaku flames and the amplification from your two domains, was already on par with the eighth soul skill of a Soul Douluo. But unfortunately, I still have one more soul ring than you and a domain as well. Even Soul Douluo haven't defeated me since I broke through to Soul Sage."
Bibi Dong smiled confidently, declaring her victory.
From her perspective, Qin Xuan, unable to maintain his Weapon Soul Clone and use his terrifying sixth soul skill, couldn't possibly defeat her. With her Martial Soul Avatar active, there was no way for him to win. This was the absolute gap between a Soul Sage and a Soul Emperor.
"Being arrogant before your opponent is truly defeated can get you killed. I still have one last sword."
Gathering all his strength, Qin Xuan summoned a blue thunder dragon. He performed the Hundred Steps Flying Sword technique, merging with his sword. Wrapped in the thunder dragon, he transformed into a giant sword over ten meters long, flying towards Bibi Dong at an astonishing speed.
"This is..." The six offerings, who had witnessed Qin Xuan's prowess, lit up with excitement. It seemed Qin Xuan had created another powerful self-invented soul skill.
With this move, Qin Xuan briefly achieved a martial soul fusion, reaching the realm of the Martial Soul Avatar.
Especially the sixth offering, Fifteen Ton Douluo(Jiang Jun), who felt a resonance with his martial soul when Qin Xuan summoned the blue thunder dragon. If not for maintaining the barrier, he would have rushed forward to complete a martial soul fusion with Qin Xuan.
Unlike the calm six offerings, the other titled Douluos were visibly concerned, as they could sense the terrifying power of this attack. Without a doubt, Bibi Dong, who wasn't a defense-type soul master, would struggle to withstand it.
"How dare you!" No one was more agitated than the Pope, Qian Xunji.
Seeing Qin Xuan about to harm his possession, he was about to order his capture but was stopped by Qian Daoliu. "Relax, Xun'er. Xuan'er knows his limits."
Qin Xuan's giant sword, formed by his martial soul fusion, clashed with the giant pincers of the Death Spider Emperor Avatar.
After a brief stalemate, a cracking sound echoed—the pincers of the Death Spider Emperor shattered, and along with them, the entire Death Spider Emperor Avatar.
"Not good, I can't block it!" Blood trickled from Bibi Dong's mouth. Seeing the giant sword about to pierce her body, she instinctively closed her eyes.
A long time passed, but the expected pain never came.
She slowly opened her eyes to find herself in Qin Xuan's arms, spinning in midair, gently descending to the ground.
Bibi Dong lowered her head. She couldn't see her toes, so she raised her gaze. Qin Xuan was holding her with his left hand, while his right hand, shaped like a sword, stopped just at her throat.
"Why... why did you hold back at the last moment?" As she raised her gaze further, Bibi Dong, her voice trembling, looked at Qin Xuan's perfect profile.
It took all her strength to ask this one question.
She had lost, completely. If Qin Xuan hadn't held back, it wouldn't have been his sword finger at her throat but the long sword.
Qin Xuan helped Bibi Dong up. "My Holy Maiden, you are the disciple of His Holiness the Pope. How could I dare harm you? Besides..."
"I couldn't bear to." These words were spoken through soul power transmission.
In the modern world, it might have been unbearably awkward, but in the romanticized world of Douluo Continent, it could last for a millennium.
[Bibi Dong's favorability +5]
Bibi Dong's cheeks inexplicably flushed, and her beautiful eyes sparkled with confusion. She pushed Qin Xuan away, flustered.
Her favorability had reached 80, just one step away from admiration.
But Qin Xuan knew that this last step was the hardest.
"I lost, but I'm sorry. It's impossible between us, and you should know the reason."
She turned away in melancholy, stealing a glance at Qin Xuan with hesitant eyes and a mosquito-like voice.
Just then, applause echoed through the Elder Hall.
The soul power barrier dissipated, and led by Qian Daoliu, the Titled Douluos of Spirit Hall walked over.
"I know, which is why I never intended to force it." Qin Xuan softly spoke, walking towards Qian Daoliu.
Amid Bibi Dong's astonished and complicated gaze, he mentioned his intention to marry Jing Ni after the Second Master, Falling Devil Douluo (Jiang Long), completed his retreat.
As for his previous agreement with Qian Xunji, Qin Xuan remained silent.
Qian Xunji was naturally pleased to hear this.
He had been worried Qin Xuan would bring up that past agreement in front of the offerings and elders.
Now that Qin Xuan expressed his desire to marry the woman he brought back from the Extreme West, it implicitly meant he had given up on Bibi Dong.
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T/N - Here are MC's soul skills :
Martial Soul: Changming Sword
Attributes: Dual attributes of thunder and fire.
Special Feature: Seals the ancient mythical beast, Suzaku (Zhuque), within it.
First Soul Skill: Sky Piercing Sword
Effect: Increases attack power and speed by 50%.
Scaling: The attack range expands as cultivation improves.
Second Soul Skill: Changming Sword Song
Effect: Changming sword energy surrounds the user, repelling nearby enemies. It can also be used for defense, forming a protective barrier with twice the defensive power.
Third Soul Skill: Suzaku Possession
Effect: Increases Suzaku's flame power by 50%.
Unique Ability: Summons the ancient Suzaku to possess the user, allowing both beast martial spirit and weapon martial spirit to coexist. This grants the attack power of a weapon spirit master, along with the strength, defense, and agility of a beast spirit master.
Note: Due to the Suzaku being sealed for an extended period, it has developed resentment. When used, there's a risk of losing rationality, causing harm to both the enemy and the user (1,000 damage to the enemy, 800 damage to oneself). After consuming the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent, the Suzaku's seal is lifted, and the resentment dissipates.
Fourth Soul Skill: Changming Piercing Array
Effect: Changming sword energy becomes tangible, forming a powerful crowd control skill where countless sword blades emerge from the ground to attack the enemy.
Evolution: Upon becoming a 10,000-year soul skill, its attack power and range greatly increase, and the blades can turn into flexible whips to lock onto opponents, adding a stun effect.
Fifth Soul Skill: Weapon Spirit Clone
Effect: Creates two Changming Swords.
Power: As a 10,000-year soul skill, the clone retains 100% of the original martial spirit's attack power.
Sixth Soul Skill: Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Slash
Effect: Changming sword energy becomes tangible and fuses with Suzaku's flames, transforming into Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent . They gather and explode instantly.
Augmentation: Enhanced by both the Suzaku and Deathgod domains, the skill can display power equivalent to a rank 80 Contrasoul master's eighth soul skill, even at the Soul Emperor stage. For every additional soul ring, an extra serpent is added, up to a maximum of nine serpents.
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