CHAPTER 116: A Single Arrow Piercing the Clouds, a Thousand Soldiers Arriving to Greet!
"Title Douluo…"
When Blood Shadow spoke and truly released 9 soul rings, Shi Feng felt as if a bucket of icy water had been poured over his head, and his entire body shivered. As a Spirit Douluo, he understood all too well the gap between high-ranking Spirit Masters.
Once one reached the level of a 70th-level Spirit Sage or higher, even a difference of 1 rank, let alone an entire stage, meant a considerable gap in strength. Don't look at me as an 89th-level Spirit Douluo—even a mere 91st-level Title Douluo would have at least 3 times more Soul Power than me!
And the Blood Soul Douluo before me likely has Soul Power that has already reached above the 95th level. What was even more terrifying was that the soul ring configuration of this Blood Shadow before him was simply unbelievable.
2 purple, 6 black, and 1 red—such a soul ring configuration far exceeded the optimal 2 yellow, 2 purple, 5 black ratio in the eyes of ordinary Spirit Masters. Especially that crimson 100,000-year soul ring—Shi Feng, having lived for 180 years, was seeing one for the first time!
"Spirit Ascension Secret Art…"
Zhou Chen coldly stared at the Blood Shadow before him. Such a strange soul ring configuration could only be found in the Blood Infant Douluo he had encountered before.
Hu Liena had told him that the Blood Infant Douluo possessed a secret method that relied on absorbing human blood to increase the years of his soul rings, known as the Spirit Ascension Secret Art. He never expected that this Blood Soul Douluo before him would also master this secret method.
It seemed that the mysterious Holy Spirit Cult had already popularized this Spirit Ascension Secret Art.
"Oh, you actually know about the Spirit Ascension Secret Art?" the Blood Soul Douluo chuckled with a sinister grin. "It seems you're quite familiar with our Holy Spirit Cult."
"Familiar is not the right word—I merely know a little about it," Zhou Chen said with an indifferent expression.
Hearing this, the Blood Soul Douluo continued to chuckle sinisterly. "Even the Spirit Hall doesn't know about our Holy Spirit Cult, yet you do."
"No wonder the Cult Leader said you are an extremely dangerous person."
"What else did your Cult Leader say about me?" Zhou Chen became interested immediately. Investigating the secrets of the Holy Spirit Cult had always been a fixation in his heart.
After all, this Evil Soul Master organization that had appeared 10,000 years early made him rather uneasy.
Seeing Zhou Chen's curious expression, the Blood Soul Douluo didn't avoid the topic and spoke directly. "The Cult Leader said that without complete assurance of being able to kill you, no one in the cult is to directly conflict with you."
"Even if we meet, we must flee immediately."
"Just like today, with my personality, I would have long since wanted to attack and kill you," he continued. "But due to the Cult Leader's strict orders, I had no choice but to restrain myself and watch as so many people like Liu Ming died."
"But you still couldn't hold back. You should have listened to your Cult Leader and not come out."
Sighing, Zhou Chen said leisurely, "Now it's all good—you couldn't save that Liu Ming, and instead exposed yourself."
"So what if I've been exposed?" the Blood Soul Douluo sneered. "I don't believe a wet-behind-the-ears kid like you is truly as terrifying as the Cult Leader claims!"
The 4th soul ring on the Blood Soul Douluo flashed, and a blood-colored longsword suddenly appeared in his hand. "Taste my Blood Soul Condensation Sword!"
He waved his longsword lightly, and a crystal-clear blood-colored sword energy drifted out. It appeared without any trace of worldly impurities, flying straight toward Zhou Chen's chest.
"Do you take me for a dead man?"
Shi Feng's eyes flashed with brilliant light as the giant Black Tortoise directly blocked the Blood Soul Sword.
"Clang!"
A huge impact sound rang out. The Blood Soul Sword in the Blood Soul Douluo's hand was struck high into the air, and his wrist was numbed by the strong counter-shock force attached to the Black Tortoise's shell.
The Black Tortoise being called one of the strongest defensive martial souls was not for nothing.
"Old turtle, why aren't you staying at home properly and instead came out to deliver yourself to death?" the Blood Soul Douluo sneered coldly.
The blood mist around his body finally dispersed. Only then did Zhou Chen truly see the Blood Soul Douluo's appearance.
This was a middle-aged man with pale skin and a bloodless face, much younger than the Blood Infant old ghost. He wore his hair in a court noble style, his eyes were golden, his gaze icy, and his figure slender, giving him a sinister feeling.
Zhou Chen felt that this Blood Soul Douluo somewhat resembled Xiao Chenyu.
"What, are you surprised by my youth?" the Blood Soul Douluo said proudly. "As long as one practices my self-created Blood Soul Secret Art, absorbing the blood of 1,000,000 people, one can reverse aging and return to youth."
"That old Blood fellow's secret art methods were all created by me," he continued. "Unfortunately, he didn't practice it to perfection and was killed by you and a yellow-haired girl."
"It truly brings shame to our Holy Spirit Cult."
Speaking of this, the Blood Soul Douluo realized he had said too much. He pulled a long face and said coldly, "Enough, you can go die now."
Before the words had even finished, the color of his eyes suddenly changed. The originally icy golden color abruptly turned bright red, as if dyed by blood, looking horrifying.
Immediately after, a pair of large membranous bat wings emerged from his back. 2 fangs protruded from his lips, and 5 bright red claws extended from each hand.
Combined with his pale face, he had completely transformed into a vampire from Earth.
"5th Soul Skill—Blood Escape Shuttling!"
A low roar came from his mouth, and the Blood Soul Douluo's figure instantly disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already behind Zhou Chen, reaching out with his claw.
Clearly, he intended to dig out Zhou Chen's heart in 1 strike.
"6th Soul Skill—Black Tortoise Destruction Halo!"
"3rd Soul Skill—Black Tortoise Resistance Halo!"
In the nick of time, Shi Feng directly unleashed 2 soul skills. 2 halos of different colors spread out from the Black Tortoise's body.
1 halo was black, containing immense destructive power that even the Blood Soul Douluo didn't dare to face head-on and could only retreat. The other halo was white, containing a resistance rule that could repel any hostile creature within 100 meters.
The effect of this resistance halo was heaven-defying, but unfortunately, it could only be maintained for 5 minutes. Moreover, after releasing the 2 halos, Shi Feng's Soul Power was almost completely depleted.
He was forced to dispel his martial soul true body state and return to human form.
"An excellent Black Tortoise!" the Blood Soul Douluo said, pushed back 100 meters. "It seems that next time I get the chance, I'll have to exterminate your entire Black Tortoise clan to avoid affecting my Holy Cult's 10,000-year continuation plan!"
"However, that halo can only protect you for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, you will have only a dead end."
"Hmph, Blood Soul, are all you Holy Spirit Cult people so confident and reckless?" Zhou Chen suddenly smiled faintly.
"Blood Soul old ghost, forgive my bluntness, but you might not even be able to defeat me in a 1-on-1 fight. It's just that I'm unwilling to pay such a huge price."
"After all, exploding a soul ring costs 1,000,000 Gold Spirit Coins."
"Besides, even if you're slightly better in a 1-on-1 fight, can you withstand a group beating from my Ziwei Palace? Don't forget, this is Tiandou City!"
Before the words had finished, a light flashed from his spatial ring. A small cylinder appeared in Zhou Chen's hand.
He gently tapped it, and a purple light shot straight into the sky with a piercing screech.
"Rumble!"
A huge roar sounded as the brilliant Big Dipper Seven Stars mark shot up several thousand meters into the air. The 7 stars bloomed brilliantly at the top of the heavens, transforming into a sky full of dazzling purple light.
In an instant, the entire sky above Tiandou City was dyed a shocking purple. In the night sky, it was extremely beautiful and dazzling, like a galaxy.
"Blood Soul old ghost, today this Palace Master will teach you a lesson."
"Letting you know what is meant by 'a single arrow piercing the clouds, a thousand soldiers arriving to greet'!"
Note: The soul skills used by the Blood Infant Douluo are mostly called Blood Soul XX, because his secret art soul skills were all created by the Blood Soul Douluo. This is considered foreshadowing.
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