Sensing Tang San's violent struggle, Lordiala directly knocked him unconscious with a squeeze and casually threw him to the ground. Then he looked at Fu Li and said, "There are three of us. How should we divide the spirit rings and bones afterward?"
Fu Li pondered for a moment but secretly sent a voice transmission to Lordiala. "As long as we join forces to take down Gao Xing, you can have the spirit ring, and I'll take the spirit bone. How about that? After all, you're the closest among us to level ninety."
Hearing Fu Li's words through sound transmission, Lordiala's eyes flickered. He had been looking for a chance to deal with both of them, and now the opportunity had presented itself.
Moreover, Lordiala clearly understood that Fu Li's real plan was to kill him afterward and take both Xiao Wu's spirit ring and spirit bone for himself. There was no way he truly intended to share.
That was just how Fu Li was by nature,otherwise, why would he have struck Yu Xiaogang earlier?
Lordiala also guessed that once Gao Xing was eliminated, Fu Li would use his special paralyzing drug, which could slow down the flow of spirit power within a soul master. Even if Lordiala were affected, his combat strength would drop by more than half.
However, Fu Li didn't know that Lordiala had already seen through his scheme. That was the advantage Lordiala now had.
Lordiala responded via sound transmission, "Agreed."
Fu Li thought for a while before saying aloud, "The spirit ring goes to Brother Lordiala, and the spirit bone to Brother Gao Xing. I don't want anything."
Lordiala feigned surprise. "How could that be?! You really mean that?"
Gao Xing also looked at him in disbelief. If Fu Li didn't want the rewards, why go through all this trouble? Wouldn't it be better to bring them back to the Pope for a reward?
Fu Li knocked Xiao Wu unconscious and walked toward Gao Xing. "I know you don't believe me. How about I hand her directly to Gao Xing? Old Gao has always been trustworthy,if he holds her, we can all relax."
Hearing that, Gao Xing was uncertain whether to believe him or not. Fu Li was his opposite,Gao Xing valued honesty, while Fu Li was a schemer who had climbed to his current position over countless corpses.
Still, Fu Li's expression was sincere, and Lordiala nodded. "Fine. Old Gao, the rabbit is yours. We'll take care of Tang San and Yu Xiaogang's bodies and then disappear."
Since both agreed, Gao Xing began to trust them and stepped forward to take the rabbit.
But just as Fu Li approached, he suddenly flung Xiao Wu aside, and eight spirit rings,two yellow, three purple, three black,rose around him. In an instant, his third, fifth, and seventh rings lit up.
The smiling Fu Li suddenly transformed into a massive winged tiger. Golden light gleamed from his sharp claws as he struck directly at Gao Xing.
"You!" Gao Xing was shocked, but his reaction was swift.
He immediately released his Martial Soul True Body, turning into a giant black tortoise.
_Boom!_
Fu Li's three combined spirit abilities struck the hard shell, slamming the huge tortoise to the ground. Cracks began to appear in the shell.
Before Gao Xing could recover, Lordiala had already transformed into a giant golden eagle. With razor-sharp talons gleaming coldly, he dove at the tortoise.
Caught off guard by the sudden betrayal, Gao Xing had no time to react before being gravely wounded.
"Eighth Spirit Ability: Tiger Demon Heart Shattering Palm!"
"Sixth Spirit Ability: Golden Claw Rampage!"
The two unleashed their strongest attacks simultaneously.
_Boom! Boom! Boom!_
The deafening roars filled the air. Gao Xing didn't even have time to speak a word of outrage before he was killed by the two comrades he once trusted.
After finishing off Gao Xing, the golden eagle and winged tiger looked at each other and returned to human form.
Fu Li smiled at Lordiala. "Brother Luo, let's deal with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San quickly, then leave immediately."
Lordiala nodded. Now was not the time to fight Fu Li. Though Fu Li's spirit power was two levels lower, defeating him quickly would still be difficult.
The best move was to leave the Star Dou Forest as soon as possible. Once outside, dealing with Fu Li would be simple enough.
After all, if Fu Li had his trump cards, Lordiala surely had his own.
Lordiala said, "Alright. Kill Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, then put their bodies along with Gao Xing's into a soul device. Once we're out of the forest, we'll dump them in a bottomless pit."
Fu Li nodded and went toward Tang San, while Lordiala approached Yu Xiaogang.
But just as they were about to strike, a terrifying claw mark suddenly came at them.
Both quickly gathered spirit power to dodge and turned toward the forest depths.
"Who's there? Come out, coward!"
Their shout was answered not by words but by a barrage of lightning spheres filled with destructive thunder energy.
The two immediately summoned their martial spirits and unleashed spirit abilities to defend.
Their attacks managed to hit the lightning orbs, but the orbs exploded instantly, spreading waves of lightning that numbed their arms and tore their clothes.
"What?!" Lordiala exclaimed. "What kind of spirit skill is this? It's terrifying!"
At that moment, a towering figure with black wings appeared in the air above them.
Oscar's sinister face was calm but cold. "People from the Spirit Hall, turning against your own? This hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast belongs to whoever sees it first!"
Fu Li abandoned his attack on Tang San and glared at Oscar. "Who are you to interfere with our business?"
Oscar scanned the scene. Seeing that Tang San and Xiao Wu were safe, he relaxed slightly. But when he noticed Yu Xiaogang barely clinging to life, his expression turned odd.
It wasn't hard to guess,the Spirit Hall group must have discovered Xiao Wu's identity and decided to kill each other to monopolize her ring and bone.
Looking at the corpse nearby, Oscar smirked. "The one who will kill you."
Fu Li roared, "Arrogant fool!"
He instantly used his Martial Soul True Body again, transforming into the winged tiger and spewing golden light at Oscar.
Lordiala also transformed into a golden eagle and lunged forward.
Though both were already drained, they had no choice but to kill this intruder before he could expose them.
Oscar raised his hand, sending out blades of storm wind to block the golden light. Thunder gathered in his claw as he struck at the diving eagle.
This clone of his only had spirit power equivalent to level sixty-eight, but with the power of the Evil Demon Tiger Sausage, combined with his near-Title Douluo physique and spiritual strength, fighting two at once was no problem,especially when they weren't at full power.
"Dark Demon Thunder Break!"
Dark lightning and evil energy surged in Oscar's palm. He struck the golden eagle, whose sharp talons were shattered by the explosion of thunder.
Knocking the eagle back, Oscar spread his black wings and dove toward the tiger. The tiger was only level eighty-six,he'd take care of him first.
"Dark Demon Light."
Black energy gathered in Oscar's palm, forming a vortex. He struck at the tiger's head.
Sensing the danger, the tiger knew that being hit would mean serious injury.
"Eighth Spirit Ability: Tiger Demon Heart Shattering Palm!"
He countered with all his strength, while the golden eagle swooped again, sending volleys of golden feathers.
Oscar's and the tiger's palms clashed,after a brief struggle, the tiger was sent flying.
Fu Li was terrified. He had used his eighth spirit ability and still lost?
He had already burned through most of his spirit power, while Oscar, protected by a gray-black barrier from his external spirit bone,the Evil God Wings,stood unharmed.
That skill, Evil God's Protection, was a powerful defensive technique. Unless someone could shatter his dark light, they couldn't hurt him.
Lordiala was stunned. Oscar hadn't used a single named spirit skill, yet every move had the power of one.
Was he a Title Douluo concealing his identity?
Regardless, both knew they couldn't win.
Fu Li glanced at the unconscious Xiao Wu and charged toward her, but Oscar wasn't about to allow it. He gave up chasing the eagle and sent a massive five-meter lightning wind blade straight at the tiger.
The lightning and wind were so fast they were nearly instantaneous.
The tiger had to stop and defend; otherwise, he would be cleaved in two.
Lordiala seized the chance to grab the unconscious Yu Xiaogang and fled skyward, activating his acceleration skill.
Fu Li's heart sank. "Lordiala! You bastard!"
But his curse was cut short by a massive lightning claw that struck him again, sending him flying.
Desperate, Fu Li shouted, "Wait! Spare me! I'll give up the spirit ring and bone,just let me kill that traitor!"
Oscar's demonic smile was mocking. "Now you beg? Too late."
He clenched his fist. Thunder, storm, darkness, evil, and even time and space intertwined, forming six rotating elemental wheels of annihilation. Fu Li felt death closing in.
"Evil God Thunder Annihilation!"
Oscar punched forward. The six elemental wheels expanded and crashed down on the tiger.
Fu Li poured out all his remaining power, but everything he unleashed turned to dust upon contact.
"No! I don't want to die!"
His scream was the last sound he made before the annihilating force erased him completely.
Afterward, Oscar brushed off imaginary dust and ignored the fleeing Lordiala and the captive Yu Xiaogang.
He picked up Tang San and Xiao Wu and disappeared into the forest.
Deep within the Ice Crevice – Ice Jade Scorpion's Nest
The Ice Emperor looked at Oscar mockingly. Using her kin for experiments? Even an injured one,she would never allow it.
Oscar didn't mind her suspicion. Calmly, he took out a black-gold sausage from his soul device and handed it over. "Feed this to the Ice Jade Scorpion. You'll understand then."
The Ice Emperor accepted it. "What is this? I can sense a special power within it, but I still don't believe you."
Oscar frowned slightly. "So it always comes down to trust. You truly don't believe,or you just don't dare?"
"You've lived for so long, ruling over the Extreme North, yet you can't even judge truth from lies?"
Seeing Oscar's calmness give way to slight irritation, the Ice Emperor only smiled. "So, you _can_ get angry? I thought you were nothing but an emotionless tool."
Oscar looked up at her, expression calm once more. "Seems I underestimated you, Ice Emperor. You're just trying to toy with me."
"I've said what I needed to say. The choice is yours."
The Ice Emperor smiled faintly. "You even know my name. Looks like you've done your homework."
She played with the black-gold sausage, feeling the unique power it contained,as if consuming it could push her through her current bottleneck with no obstacles at all.
Why did she feel that way?
Even she was surprised by the thought, but somehow, her instincts told her it was true.
"This isn't something I can decide alone. Wait here for a few days. Others will come to discuss it."
She paused, then asked while holding the sausage, "How many of these do you have?"
Oscar smiled. "Not going to ask where it came from first?"
The Ice Emperor ignored his teasing. "If I'm not mistaken, this must be a food-type soul master's ability. But it's far too unique,ordinary food-type masters couldn't create such a thing. Has the continent produced a food-type Title Douluo?"
Oscar nodded. "You guessed right. This Ultimate Black-Gold Sausage comes from a food-type soul master,and from a hundred-thousand-year spirit ability."
The Ice Emperor's eyes turned cold. "A hundred-thousand-year spirit ability? You hunted a hundred-thousand-year soul beast?"
"Heh… Don't tell me it was one of those who willingly offered themselves as a spirit."
Oscar nodded slightly. "As expected of the Ice Emperor,you guessed it."
"What?!"
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