Chapter 143: The Battle of Titled Douluo (Part 2)
The battle between the ten Titled Douluo was terrifying to behold; it seemed as though the very air was being compressed. The collisions of their soul skills erupted like thunder, creating a tremendous and awe-inspiring spectacle.
The first outcome was determined between Aldibah and the Sea Turtle Douluo.
Aldibah's body glowed with the intense red of his hundred-thousand-year soul ring. A golden ox with towering horns manifested, charging at his opponent at supersonic speed. This was his ninth soul skill, Colossal Horn, possessing the destructive power to raze mountains.
"Ninth Soul Skill: Sea Shield!"
Facing Aldibah's full-power attack, the Sea Turtle Douluo quickly activated his ninth soul skill, which enhanced his defense. Under the skill's effect, the turtle shell on his back expanded several times, detaching and hovering in the air before crashing down heavily, blocking the ox's path.
Boom! Boom! Boom! In the instant the two ninth soul skills clashed, the outcome was decided. The seemingly indestructible turtle shell shattered like fragile glass against the Colossal Horn.
It wasn't surprising, though.
Sea Turtle Douluo's soul power was around level 91.5. After Dugu Bo resolved the backlash from his venom, he had become the newest gatekeeper among the Titled Douluo ranks.
Moreover, the Sea Turtle Douluo's ninth soul ring was only slightly over 60,000 years old. In terms of both soul power and soul ring quality, Aldibah far outmatched him, making the result unsurprising.
Colossal Horn struck Sea Turtle Douluo with deadly precision. Golden light engulfed his body, and before he could even scream, his massive figure exploded, his blood raining down.
"Sea Turtle!"
The loss of even the weakest Titled Douluo was a blow to Spirit Hall.
But the other four elders of Spirit Hall had no time to mourn his death, as their opponents were equally deadly. A single misstep could lead them to the same fate as Sea Turtle Douluo.
The next result was decided between Shura and Ghost Leopard Douluo. Ghost Leopard Douluo had soul power close to level 93.9, placing him fourth among Spirit Hall's nine elders, behind Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo and the level-94 Devil Bear Douluo, the unlucky one who served as a meat shield for Bibi Dong's killing blow in the original story.
Though Ghost Leopard Douluo's soul power was slightly higher than Ling Yuan Douluo's, his opponent, Shura, was the strongest of the five Nine-Star Hall Titled Douluo. Shura was the only one among the nine Douluo present (now eight) to have broken through the bottleneck to Super Douluo, reaching level 96.
"Eighth Soul Skill: Myriad Sword Burst!"
The Holy Sword shattered into countless fragments, which glimmered like starlight around Shura, converging into smaller swords under his control and launching in a deadly barrage toward Ghost Leopard Douluo.
Boom, boom, boom…
The endless rain of swords fell upon Ghost Leopard Douluo like a storm, breaking through his defenses and engulfing his figure in a shower of blades.
"Ninth Soul Skill: Void Shadow!"
In the dire moment, Ghost Leopard Douluo unleashed his life-saving skill, forcefully summoning a decoy to absorb the brunt of Shura's attack, barely escaping with his life.
Even so, Ghost Leopard Douluo was pale as death. His darkened skin from his martial spirit made his drained expression even starker. Soul power depleted, he half-knelt, one hand supporting him on the ground, clearly unable to continue fighting.
In the shadows, Sword Douluo felt his anticipation growing, the intent of his Seven Kill Sword faintly emanating. Shura's gaze flashed with surprise before he released his own sword intent. The two energies collided invisibly, meeting and dissipating as they established a silent agreement for a future duel.
"Chrysanthemum!"
Seeing two allies defeated, Ghost Douluo let out a roar, transforming into a black shadow that shot toward Chrysanthemum Douluo.
After nearly sixty years of partnership, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo could understand each other's intentions with just a glance.
At that moment, Chrysanthemum Douluo feinted a move and abandoned his opponent, quickly closing the distance to Ghost Douluo.
The speed of Titled Douluo was terrifying; in an instant, the two had clasped hands, their nine soul rings lighting up simultaneously. At that moment, their bodies fused together, and eighteen soul rings of unique colors merged into one massive, bi-colored gold-and-silver ring.
"Polar Static Domain!"
Their voices rang out in unison, and the enormous ring rose into the air, forming a massive circle over 100 meters in diameter that enveloped Shura and the other four Titled Douluo.
"Ling Yuan, get Ghost Leopard out of here!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo's urgent voice echoed. Although their martial soul fusion technique was powerful, trying to trap five Titled Douluo with soul power levels at 95 or above was unrealistic.
The fusion could only hold them for a few seconds, which was the limit for Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo. Their purpose wasn't to win but to buy enough time for a retreat.
Ghost Leopard Douluo was in terrible shape; he wouldn't be able to escape the enemy's pursuit on his own. With Sea Turtle Douluo already dead, Spirit Hall couldn't afford to lose another Titled Douluo, so they needed to get him off the battlefield first.
Ling Yuan Douluo snapped out of her daze, swiftly turning to swoop down with her giant flaming spirit bird, picking up the kneeling Ghost Leopard Douluo and flying away at full speed.
Crack! Boom! As Ling Yuan Douluo retreated, the massive ring created by the Polar Static Domain began to crack under the combined soul power of the five Titled Douluo inside, eventually shattering completely.
"Let's go!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo exchanged a glance. They had conserved some soul power specifically for their own retreat.
With Ling Yuan Douluo safely carrying Ghost Leopard Douluo away, they no longer hesitated. They turned and began to retreat, sending a signal into the sky as they did so.
A flare exploded in the sky, and upon receiving the retreat signal, the other Spirit Hall members immediately began to withdraw like a receding tide. Even as they left, they carefully collected the bodies of their fallen comrades, leaving not a single weapon behind.
They had come quickly, and now they retreated even faster; within moments, the black-clad figures had vanished beyond the hill.
(End of Chapter)
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