Chapter 403 Sword Bone Martial Soul Fusion Technique? The Demon Emperor's Lament!
Chapter 403 Sword Bone Martial Soul Fusion Technique? The Demon Emperor's Lament!
The Azure Wolf Douluo's left arm was sliced off by the sword light, the Crimson Tiger Douluo's flames were so weak they were almost invisible, the Black Crane Douluo had lost a wing, the Stone Turtle Douluo's shell was covered with cracks, and the Green Python Douluo's poisonous mist had long been exhausted.
On the other side, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Yang Wudi had all reached their limits.
Sword Douluo's white robes were stained crimson with blood, and a deep, bone-revealing wound on his left shoulder was oozing blood. Bone Douluo's true form as a bone dragon had disintegrated, revealing his true form, with a dent in his chest and several broken ribs. Yang Wudi's Soul-Shattering Spear was covered in his own blood, his tiger's mouth was split open, and his ten fingers trembled.
Ning Fengzhi stood at the very back, where the light of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had dimmed to its lowest point.
His face was ashen, veins bulged on his forehead, and his body swayed precariously. Providing all-attribute amplification to four Title Douluos for an entire day had taken a fatal toll on him.
But he dared not stop.
Because he knew that if he stopped, the battle would be lost.
"Feng Zhi, that's enough," Sword Douluo said in a deep voice. "If you keep going, you'll die."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head, his voice hoarse but firm: "I can still hold on."
Bone Douluo glanced at him, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes, but he said nothing.
Yang Wudi gripped the Soul-Breaking Spear tightly, pointing the tip at Golden Crocodile Douluo: "Again."
Golden Crocodile Douluo narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the five people before finally settling on Ning Fengzhi.
"Ning Fengzhi, you're at your last gasp. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is powerful, but your soul power won't last much longer. Once your amplification stops, all these people will die."
Ning Fengzhi smiled, a smile filled with bitterness and resolve, and said:
"Then I'll let you die in front of them."
Golden Crocodile Douluo remained silent for a moment, then slowly raised his right hand.
"Since that's the case, I'll grant your wish."
"Everyone, go all out!"
Behind him, five Title Douluos stepped forward simultaneously, their spirit rings gleaming brightly! The Azure Wolf Douluo howled to the sky, the phantom of the Azure Moon Wolf King swelled, and its claws tore through the void! The Crimson Tiger Douluo roared, and the phantom of the Crimson Flame Tiger reignited, dark red flames soaring into the sky!
Xuanhe Douluo flapped one wing, its iron feathers sharp as knives, condensing into a gigantic feather blade in the air! Shigui Douluo's tortoise shell shone brightly, its body swelled, transforming into a giant tortoise the size of a small mountain! Qingmang Douluo bit its tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence, the phantom of the Qinglin Python stained with a layer of blood, poisonous mist spreading everywhere!
The five attacks converged into a devastating torrent, rushing straight towards Dugu Bo and his group of five!
At the same time, the Golden Crocodile Douluo attacked. The phantom of the Golden Crocodile opened its huge mouth, and a golden beam of light shot out from its mouth, merging with the five attacks!
The combined attack of six Title Douluos is enough to destroy the heavens and the earth!
Dugu Bo's expression changed drastically. The illusory image of the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was desperately trying to condense, but it was already too weak to withstand a single blow. Sword Douluo held his longsword across his chest, his sword energy soaring into the sky, but he also knew that he could not block this sword!
Bone Douluo gritted his teeth, and the illusory image of white bones reappeared, but it was covered with cracks!
Yang Wudi's Soul-Shattering Spear transformed into a blood-red dragon, but it shattered inch by inch under the suppression of the six powers!
Ning Fengzhi used up his last bit of soul power, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda shone brightly. The six amplifying lights lit up again, but they were so weak that they were almost invisible!
"Am I going to die...?" Dugu Bo murmured, a trace of unwillingness flashing in his eyes.
Just then.
Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo exchanged a glance.
In that glance, there was determination, tacit understanding, and a hint of... relief.
"Old bones," Sword Douluo said softly.
"Yes." Bone Douluo nodded.
"Do you remember that move you learned not long ago?"
"I can't forget it."
They both laughed at the same time.
Then, they both closed their eyes.
Sword Douluo's longsword flew from his hand, hovering in mid-air, its blade trembling violently and emitting a clear, melodious sword cry. Bone Douluo's skeletal phantom rose from behind him, appearing alongside the longsword.
Sword and bone, two completely different martial spirits, resonated in a strange way at this moment.
Sword Douluo opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with a sharp light!
Bone Douluo also opened his eyes, a ghostly light flashing within them!
"Soul Fusion Skill!"
"Sword shattered, bones crushed!"
The two spoke at the same time, their voices overlapping, like an echo of one person.
In an instant, the longsword shattered, turning into countless tiny silver specks of light!
The illusory white bone image shattered, turning into countless grayish-white bone powders!
Silver light and bone powder intertwined, swirling wildly in mid-air to form a massive vortex! At the center of the vortex, a silvery-white beam of light shot into the sky, piercing through the clouds and reaching the heavens!
Then, the light exploded!
Countless silvery-white threads surged forth from the vortex, forming a net that covered the entire sky! Each thread was as sharp as a sword and as tough as bone, completely entangled, cut, and shredded the attacks of the six Golden Crocodile Douluo!
"What?!" Upon seeing this, Golden Crocodile Douluo was horrified!
He sensed that those silvery-white threads were not only blocking their attacks, but also devouring their soul power! Every thread that touched their soul skills would absorb, transform, and feed back the energy contained within to Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo!
How is this possible?!
"This is no ordinary Martial Soul Fusion Skill!" the Azure Wolf Douluo hissed.
"This is...this is a contract technique that allows us to live and die together!"
Contract techniques are a higher level of combined attack than spirit fusion techniques. They do not require the two people's spirits to be compatible, but only that they are of one mind and share life and death. Once activated, their lives, spirit power, and souls will merge into one, sharing everything and bearing everything together.
But the price is what comes after it's used.
Both of them will fall into a prolonged state of weakness, and may even experience a regression in their cultivation.
Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo are going all out for this battle!
"cut!"
Sword Douluo let out a low shout, his right hand clenched into a fist, and countless silver-white threads in the air condensed into a huge sword shadow, more than a hundred feet long, entirely silver-white, with bone-like patterns flowing on its blade!
Bone Douluo raised his hand at the same time, and a white bone phantom appeared on the hilt of the sword shadow, hanging down like a sword tassel, exuding an aura of death!
A giant silver sword descended from the sky, cleaving straight at Golden Crocodile Douluo!
Golden Crocodile Douluo's expression changed drastically. He frantically activated his soul power, and the golden crocodile phantom swelled to its maximum size, heading towards the giant sword!
"Golden Crocodile - Devouring the Sky!"
The golden crocodile opened its massive jaws and lunged at the silver greatsword!
Sword clashes with crocodile!
"boom--!!!"
A deafening roar shook the entire Star Luo City!
The earth cracked, the city walls collapsed, and the shockwave shaved off three feet of the ground within a ten-mile radius!
The light dissipated.
Golden Crocodile Douluo was sent flying backward, spitting out blood. The golden crocodile phantom completely disintegrated! On his chest, a deep sword wound that revealed bone stretched from his collarbone all the way to his waist and abdomen, with blood gushing out!
The Azure Wolf Douluo was struck by the aftershock of the sword energy, his left arm severed at the shoulder, and he fell to the ground with a scream! The Crimson Tiger Douluo's phantom of the Crimson Flame Tiger was shattered by the sword energy, and he himself was blasted dozens of feet away, crashing into the ruins, his fate unknown! The Black Crane Douluo's only remaining wing was also severed, and he fell from the sky like a kite with a broken string! The Stone Turtle Douluo's shell shattered completely, and he was slammed into the ground, with only his head sticking out!
The poisonous mist of the Azure Python Douluo was dispelled by the sword energy, and he was so shocked that he bled from all seven orifices and collapsed to the ground!
All six titled Douluo were severely injured!
The power of a single sword strike is truly astounding!
Dugu Bo stared wide-eyed at the scene in disbelief.
Yang Wudi gripped the Soul-Breaking Spear tightly, his eyes filled with shock.
Ning Fengzhi stood there, stunned. The light of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda finally went out completely, but he couldn't care less. He murmured, his voice trembling:
"This...this is..."
Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo both coughed up a mouthful of blood, their bodies swaying precariously.
That sword strike exhausted all of their soul power and even depleted some of their life essence.
But they succeeded.
They defeated six titled Douluo.
"Old bones..." Sword Douluo said weakly.
"Hmm." Bone Douluo's voice was also very soft.
"We are still alive."
"Um."
The two looked at each other and smiled simultaneously.
That smile held weariness, relief, and a hint of indescribable pride.
Golden Crocodile Douluo struggled to his feet from the ruins, looking at Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo with complex emotions in his eyes. He sneered, "What a perfect combination of sword and bone... In my decades of traversing the continent, I have never seen such tacit cooperation. You... are very good."
Meanwhile, in the Sea of Death, a thick fog blanketed the area.
The Demon Emperor's enormous body slowly sank into the deep sea, the dark blood spreading across the surface like a giant ink lotus. As she sank, her two halves transformed into countless crimson specks of light, rising into the sky and vanishing without a trace.
The sea that had been dyed red gradually returned to its original inky black color.
It was as if nothing had happened.
But the dazzling light suspended on the sea proved that it was not an illusion.
At the moment the Demon Emperor fell, they actually fused into a soul ring that was entirely dark gold with blood-red patterns flowing along its edges, and had a diameter of over twenty feet.
That was formed from the Demon Emperor's cultivation.
At this moment, it floats there, waiting for a new owner.
Tang Chuan sat cross-legged on the back of the great white shark, his face as pale as paper.
Using the Asura Demon Sword to kill the Demon Emperor repeatedly had taken a heavy toll on him; his soul power was almost completely drained, and his meridians were throbbing with pain. But he knew that now was not the time to rest.
The Demon Emperor's soul ring is slowly dissipating. If it is not absorbed within half an hour, it will return to the world, and his millions of years of cultivation will vanish into nothingness.
"Kid, can you hold on?" The Great White Shark's voice was deep, tinged with worry. "The Demon Emperor's soul ring is even more violent than the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's. Her resentment runs too deep. If you forcefully absorb it, you might be devoured by her consciousness."
Tang Chuan opened his eyes, his gaze falling on the dark golden spirit ring, and said softly:
"It seems I have no choice."
The great white shark was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Then be careful. I will protect you."
Tang Chuan nodded, took a deep breath, and leaped off the back of the great white shark, hovering in front of the dark gold spirit ring. He stretched out his right hand, his five fingers forming a fist, and the Vast Ocean Universe Cover floated out from between his brows, transforming into a blue light shield that enveloped him and the spirit ring, isolating them from external interference and suppressing the resentment of the Demon Emperor remaining in the spirit ring.
Then he began to absorb it.
The spirit ring slowly descended and enveloped his body.
Just as it touched the top of his head.
"boom--!!!"
An invisible energy wave suddenly spread out, causing the seawater to surge back and the thick fog to tear apart!
Tang Chuan's body was completely engulfed by the dark golden light, and his consciousness began to sink, sinking into the torrent of memories spanning millions of years deep within his soul ring.
He saw the scene of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King meeting the Demon Emperor.
Two young whales chased and frolicked in the boundless ocean. At that time, they had not yet cultivated into soul beasts; they were just ordinary deep-sea whales.
He saw them cultivating and evolving together. For thousands, tens of thousands of years, their cultivation levels increased in sync, and their feelings for each other deepened.
Together they evaded predators, hunted prey, and explored the mysteries of the ocean.
He saw the scene of Poseidon, the sea god, gouging out the eyes of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. It was an earth-shattering battle. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King fought desperately, but in the end, he was no match for the god.
Finally, Tang Chuan saw the Demon Emperor's dying moments.
Her gaze passed through Tang Chuan's body and looked into the distance, her eyes filled with resentment and longing.
"My husband... I've come to find you..."
The sound was very soft, so soft that it seemed as if a gust of wind could carry it away.
Then, everything returned to calm.
Tang Chuan awoke from the flood of memories to find himself back on the sea. The protective barrier of the Vast Ocean Universe Cover was still there, and the Great White Shark was still guarding him not far away.
Tang Chuan took a deep breath, feeling the surging soul power within his body.
After absorbing the Demon Emperor's soul ring, his cultivation level broke through from level 96 to level 98!
Not only that, Tang Chuan also felt a cool sensation in his mind, as if something was gathering at his brow. So, he slowly raised his palm and gently pressed it to his brow.
Suddenly, a flood of information rushed into my mind.
Head Soul Bone: The Demon Emperor's Lament!
Location: Head
Skill 1: Abyssal Gaze. Unleashes the Demon Emperor's oppressive aura through the eyes, locking onto the target's soul and plunging them into a brief state of fear and disorientation. Duration depends on the target's mental strength; it is most effective against those with lower mental strength than the caster.
Skill Two: Vast Ocean of Sorrow. Using the soul bone between the eyebrows as its core, unleash a sorrowful domain spanning a thousand feet. Within the domain, all enemies' attack power, speed, and defense are reduced by 30%, while the caster's own attributes are increased by 20%. During the domain's duration, the caster will continuously consume soul power, but this can be replenished by absorbing the negative emotions of enemies.
Tang Chuan slowly opened his eyes, a complex emotion flashing within them.
The Demon Emperor's Lament... This name seems to carry her resentment and longing before her death.
He lowered his hand from between his eyebrows, feeling the power brought by the soul bone.
The head soul bone merged perfectly with his spiritual sea, and the imprint of the Vast Ocean Universe Cover and the power of the soul bone complemented each other, raising his spiritual power to a new level.
"Kid, are you alright?"
The great white shark swam over, its eyes full of concern, and asked in a low voice.
Tang Chuan shook his head: "I'm fine."
"Your spirit rings..." The Great White Shark stared at the two million-year spirit rings, his eyes filled with shock. He said incredulously, "Two million-year spirit rings, kid, you have already surpassed the limits of humanity."
Tang Chuan smiled slightly, but there wasn't much joy in his smile. He said calmly:
"Little White, how much further to the territory of the Demon Orca King?" (End of Chapter)
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