Chapter 333: Another Worshipful Elder Arrives?
Along the trajectory of that golden crocodile tail's sweep, the air was compressed and blasted away by pure force, forming a vacuum.
Before the attack even landed, the oppressive feeling, heavy as a collapsing mountain, made the hair on Sword Douluo's body stand on end!
"What is this?"
At this life-or-death moment, a fierce glint flashed in Sword Douluo's eyes. With no time to think, he decisively abandoned Demon Subduing Douluo, who was close at hand and already a lamb for the slaughter.
Immediately, he forcibly reversed the Soul Power within his body, and the Seven Kill Sword in his hand erupted with an unprecedented, brilliant silver light, blocking horizontally at his side in the nick of time!
"Clang——!!!"
The crocodile tail and the Seven Kill Sword collided with a deafening boom!
It was not the sound of metal striking metal; it was more like two metallic mountains colliding at hyper-speed!
Blinding golden and silver light exploded outward. A violent, unparalleled shockwave spread wildly in a ring, tearing up another layer of the already devastated ground below!
"Ugh!"
The next second, Sword Douluo let out a muffled groan, his face instantly turning pale.
He felt an irresistible, purely barbaric force slam into his body along the blade, as if his internal organs had been displaced! The bones in his arm holding the sword creaked under the unbearable strain, his web between thumb and index finger split instantly, and blood flowed freely.
Immediately after, his entire body was sent flying uncontrollably, like a bird struck head-on by a battering ram! His figure traced a miserable arc in the air. He stepped repeatedly in the Void Realm, triggering explosions of air, retreating nearly a hundred meters before finally managing to dissipate that terrifying force and staggering to steady himself. But at this moment, the hand holding his sword was still trembling slightly.
A single strike, and it forced back Sword Douluo?!
Only then did the figure who launched the attack slowly materialize and appear at the starting point of the crocodile tail's trajectory, as if stepping from illusion into reality.
It was an exceptionally tall and burly old man, estimated to be over two and a half meters tall. Standing there, he was like a golden iron tower, exuding an Aura that suppressed the entire scene.
He wore a set of ancient and ferocious golden armor, with thick plates and a wild design. The shoulder guards and knee pads were carved with lifelike crocodile heads with wide-open, gaping mouths and sharp teeth. His exposed skin was bronze-colored, and his muscles were knotted like the roots of an old tree.
Most striking of all was his face.
His face was square with high cheekbones, filled with deep wrinkles carved by time, yet he showed no signs of age or decay. Instead, he was filled with the majesty of one who has long held a high position and held the power of life and death.
Behind him, he dragged a massive, long tail covered in scales and spikes.
At this moment, he was coldly scanning the entire scene, his gaze lingering briefly on Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Tang Xiao, the Clear Sky Douluo. The invisible pressure made the air seem to freeze.
It was the Second Worshipful Elder of Spirit Hall, the Rank 98 Peak Douluo—Gold Crocodile Douluo.
The appearance of Gold Crocodile Douluo instantly cast a thick, despair-inducing shadow over the battle situation that had just been reversed. The terrifying Soul Power fluctuations of Rank 98, like a tangible tide, instantly enveloped the entire ruins of the side hall, making everyone's expressions look extremely grim.
"Gold Crocodile Douluo?!"
Seeing the newcomer, Tang Xiao's pupils shrank to pinpricks, and he roared in a low voice, his tone filled with unbelievable horror.
A Rank 98 Peak Douluo?!
This was no longer a gap that could be easily bridged by Martial Soul and technique!
Meanwhile, not far away.
After steadying his figure, Sword Douluo Chen Xin quickly raised his hand to wipe away a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth caused by the shock. That crocodile tail strike just now had made him feel with extreme clarity the barbaric, ancient, and purely terrifying power within the opponent's Soul Power.
"We're in trouble..."
The last trace of color faded from Ning Fengzhi's face.
He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the stormy waves in his heart, but the slight trembling of his fingertips betrayed him.
The appearance of Gold Crocodile Douluo.
Meant that the level of combat power Spirit Hall had committed already exceeded their worst estimates.
"Gold Crocodile Douluo? The Second Worshipful Elder of Spirit Hall?"
"This is really trouble. Has that kid Tang Chuan not returned yet?"
At this moment, Dugu Bo's eyes narrowed into slits, and the poisonous mist around him subconsciously receded a bit. For the first time, his sinister face revealed the wariness of someone facing a formidable enemy.
He knew better than anyone how terrifying the resistance to toxins would be once Soul Power reached that level; his most specialized methods would likely be greatly diminished in effectiveness.
Without any orders, the situation on the battlefield changed in an instant.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The Spirit Hall experts who had been scattered and fighting in various places.
Also withdrew from the battle circle swiftly and orderly, like a receding tide.
Demon Subduing Douluo, with blood spilling from his mouth, was supported by Thousand Jun Douluo and retreated quickly. Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo also immediately broke free from the entanglement of Yang Wudi and Dugu Bo, flashing away.
"Grandpa Gold Crocodile, I didn't expect even you to come?"
Qian Renxue looked at Gold Crocodile Douluo with a complex gaze. She also put away the Angelic Sacred Sword in her hand and, along with several Titled Douluo, retreated to Gold Crocodile Douluo's side, surrounding him like stars around the moon.
In just the time it takes to breathe.
The space above the ruins, which had been a chaotic melee, was now clearly divided into two distinct camps!
One side was the Spirit Hall camp, with Gold Crocodile Douluo as the absolute core, guarded by Titled Douluo such as Qian Renxue, Thousand Jun, Demon Subduing, Snake Lance, and Porcupinefish, along with the remaining black-clad Soul Masters.
The golden Soul Power light faintly merged into one. Although some were injured, their Aura re-coalesced under the abyss-like, prison-like pressure of Gold Crocodile Douluo, becoming even more menacing.
The other side was the Heaven Dou Empire Alliance, with Tang Xiao and Chen Xin standing side-by-side at the front, Ning Fengzhi in the center under Niu Gao's protection, and Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi flanking the sides.
Their Soul Power also surged, and the black light of the Clear Sky Hammer, the silver light of the Seven Kill Sword, the Jade Phosphor poison mist, the sharpness of the Soul Breaking Spear, and the heaviness of the Plate Armor Rhino intertwined to form a resilient Aura field, resisting the terrifying pressure coming from the opposite side.
The two sides stood in a standoff across dozens of zhang of the Void Realm.
The turbulent energy annihilated silently in the middle zone, with gravel and dust suspended in the air.
Meanwhile, the outline of Heaven Dou City appeared on the horizon.
A crimson stream of light flashed across the sky above Sunset Forest. At this moment, Tang Chuan was already riding the Crimson King, having arrived a few hundred li east of Heaven Dou City.
Just then, in his mental sea, the figure of Snow Empress appeared. She was no longer the majestic Lord of the Far North, but more like a sage guiding the Law.
"Tang Chuan, look."
Following her intent, Tang Chuan saw the scene manifested in his mental World.
A crystal-clear water droplet was suspended, with countless tiny specks of life light swimming happily inside.
"Water, the most gentle and kind, nourishes all things and is the source of life. The majestic vitality contained in your Blue Silver Emperor is, in essence, this flowing, nourishing, and nurturing water."
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