Chapter 219: Striking Gold
The cold murderous intent from Di Tian made Niu Tian and Titan feel like they were in grave danger. The brothers glanced at each other, then simultaneously slapped their foreheads, triggering a golden glow that instantly covered their entire bodies. Di Tian, thinking they were preparing a major attack, watched them with a stern face, ready to defend.
However, when the golden glow faded, Niu Tian and Titan had vanished from the spot. They... ran away! Di Tian was left fuming, thinking them truly spineless cowards.
Back at Haotian Sect, Titan laughed heartily, feeling quite smug. "Big brother, Di Tian probably thought we were going to fight him to the death. If it were our heyday, I wouldn't mind taking him on, but after such a long battle, only a fool would stay and fight to the death with Di Tian!"
"Having been revived, I certainly don't want to die again for no reason!" Niu Tian looked at him speechlessly and walked back to Haotian Sect, clutching his chest.
"That Taotie Xuan Zi is probably beyond help now, surrounded by Di Tian and the others, and without any divine means to escape, he's likely dead," Niu Tian said calmly. "We've done what Tang San asked us to do. Let's go heal ourselves."
"Heh heh, alright!" grinned Titan.
Elsewhere, Du Qianjue was speechless, looking regretfully at the spot where Niu Tian and Titan disappeared. They were resurrected by Tang San, and if he had managed to finish them off, he probably would have gotten two divine soul rings, which would have been incredibly beneficial for his second martial soul. Who knew they would just run off. What a missed opportunity for two million-year-old divine soul rings, a loss of huge value.
But finishing off Xuan Zi wasn't too bad either. That old geezer's look of hatred towards Du Busi was intense; keeping him around could have spelled trouble for the Bodhi Sect at any moment. "Those two cowards, running off just like that!" Xuan Zi fumed, feeling completely frustrated.
Surrounded by seven beings with strength greater than Extreme Douluo, the pressure was immensely more than what Niu Tian and Titan could impose. "My fate is sealed!" Xuan Zi couldn't help but think despairingly.
He had barely escaped from Shrek Academy only to run into the brash Niu Tian and Titan, and then get surrounded by the Bodhi Sect and the fierce beasts of Star Dou Forest. "Di Tian, I never thought a Star Dou Beast God would cooperate with Bodhi Sect, who once slaughtered many of your ten-thousand-year soul beasts," Xuan Zi said sarcastically, trying to sow discord and provoke enmity towards Du Busi.
The Bodhi Sect's soul hunting was well known to Xuan Zi, especially since Shrek Academy was the first to face the beast tide caused by them, leading to Bodhi Sect being blacklisted by Star Dou Forest and declaring itself hidden from the world.
Di Tian glanced at Du Busi, tempted to reprimand him since two of the hundred-thousand-year soul rings Du Busi possessed were hunted in Star Dou Forest. But thinking of Du Qianjue beside him, he held back. Despite the losses Bodhi Sect caused, the benefits Du Qianjue could bring to the entire soul beast community far outweighed those losses.
"Enough, no use fanning the flames, you won't escape today," Di Tian stated emotionlessly.
Du Busi, annoyed by Xuan Zi's words, retorted mockingly, "Eh, don't talk about my Bodhi Sect. The soul master force that killed the most Star Dou ten-thousand-year soul beasts is actually Shrek, isn't it?"
"I'm not with Shrek anymore," Xuan Zi said with a hint of pride.
"Like I care, you're dead today anyway!" Du Busi crossed his arms and rolled his eyes dismissively.
Xuan Zi realized his attempts to incite discord were futile and resigned himself to his fate.
"Alright, everyone, let's send off our great 'hero' who brought down Shrek," Du Qianjue clapped his hands, smiling as he looked at Xuan Zi. "Don't worry, hero, we'll give you a dignified way to die!"
"Hmph! Try to kill me if you can!" Xuan Zi's expression darkened, and his eyes grew wild. "Come, Taotie descend!"
...
Ten minutes later, Xuan Zi lay battered in a huge pit, with seven imposing figures standing around him, looking down at his barely breathing form. The fight had gone as expected. Xuan Zi, no matter how powerful, couldn't overcome a group of six Extreme Douluos and one assistant.
Du Qianjue's all-star lineup could almost dominate the entire Douluo Continent. How could Xuan Zi possibly escape? He was easily suppressed. Bi Ji supported, Ivy controlled, while Di Tian, Xue Linglong, and Du Busi led the attack. Du Qianjue and Jin Peng flanked, pinning Xuan Zi down, his Taotie martial spirit completely subdued by Di Tian and Du Qianjue's Chaos Dragon King spirit, unable to make any waves.
"Any last words?" Du Busi asked, his tone complex, looking at Xuan Zi's fading life force. Their generation was dwindling; Xuan Zi's death marked a significant end.
Du Busi felt a shift in eras. Xuan Zi smiled faintly, his eyes dimming as they looked at the endless blue sky, his final words merging with the wind as he closed his eyes forever. "Taotie, fallen!"
His last words, however, were just three short ones: "Truly boring."
After Xuan Zi's death, a mysterious ring of light, green-gold in color with ten dark-gold stripes, appeared around his body. "Is this... a soul ring?" Jin Peng gasped, stunned.
Du Qianjue was also shocked, his eyes almost popping out. "Is this really happening? A soul ring popping out like gold?"
"Indeed, it's a soul ring, and there's something unusual about it," Di Tian nodded, looking at the dumbfounded Du Qianjue, "It's somewhat similar to the first soul ring of your second martial spirit."
"So, this is a divine soul ring?" Du Qianjue asked excitedly. "What a guy! Not only did he help wipe out Shrek, but he also delivered a divine soul ring right to us!"
(End of Chapter)
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