84: Title Douluo, defeated

Boom—

The flames, like a breached flood, swept across a thousand meters, engulfing everything.

That spectacle, like the destruction of a star, instantly quieted the heavens and earth.

The compressive environment created by the wind attribute allowed the flame explosion to be released with near-perfect power.

As is well known, gunpowder does not explode directly when ignited.

But stuffed into a shell casing, the confined environment allows the shell to erupt with terrifying power.

At the moment this wind pressure shattered, the endless wind turbulence doubled the power of this explosion, twisting the air into a starry sky from Van Gogh's brush.

The terrifying power of Extreme Fire from the ten-thousand-year Soul Ring was unleashed recklessly in the sky at this moment.

Flames burned, the sky was rendered scarlet, and the pure white clouds were also scorched red, a scene from hell appearing in the human world.

This was the combined power of Su Ye's first Soul Skill, Scarlet Sky Fire, and his second Soul Skill, Malevolent Wind Dance!

After experiencing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Su Ye's first Soul Ring had completely evolved into Extreme Fire, and the power of his Soul Skills was completely incomparable to before.

Whoosh—!

Suddenly, a figure rushed out of the explosion zone, rapidly soaring towards the distance.

"Kid!"

"The grudge from today, I, She Long, have noted it down!"

A resentful voice mixed with inexplicable fear came from afar. She Long fled from here without looking back, afraid that Su Ye would pursue him.

He was charred all over, his robes almost completely burned away, his chest a bloody mess, his limbs shriveled, and faint white bones could be seen through the exploded wounds.

Yet, despite such severe injuries, She Long's speed did not slow down much, appearing not completely unable to fight anymore, but the defeat was already set.

...He didn't die from this?

Su Ye felt a little disappointed. Such terrifying two Soul Skills, plus Extreme Fire, didn't even kill an ordinary Title Douluo.

No wonder it's not an easy task for a Super Douluo to kill a Title Douluo.

If She Long knew what Su Ye was thinking, he would surely vomit blood.

Using his eighth Soul Skill under the protection of his Martial Soul True Body, he had gone all out, and now he was beaten to within an inch of his life.

How many people in the entire Soul Master world could achieve this, let alone a three-ring Soul Venerable?!

A... three-ring Soul Venerable who can use Martial Soul True Body??

Seeing that Snake Spear Douluo had fled, Su Ye just stood in mid-air, seemingly having no intention of pursuing him.

His Martial Soul True Body had been dispelled, and his second Soul Skill did not have an automatic energy storage effect; it was purely activated using his own Soul Power. That previous attack had consumed most of the Soul Power in his body.

There was another Title Douluo beside Qian Renxue, the Porcupine Fish Douluo.

With two Title Douluo working together, he wouldn't gain any advantage.

Whoosh!

Like a meteor streaking across the daytime sky, the Ice Fire Golden Phoenix carried Su Ye away into the distance.

The wind whistled past his ears.

He had defeated Snake Spear Douluo head-on, but Su Ye didn't feel much joy inside.

This battle had given him much to reflect on.

Whether it was practical combat experience...

Or that integrated fighting style, these were things he needed to learn.

"Snake Spear's attack contained a force of heaven and earth, which should be the law that the Title Douluo realm touches upon, capable of mobilizing the great power of heaven and earth..."

The sensation of Snake Spear colliding with the Ice Dragon King's claw kept flashing in his mind. Su Ye's eyes brightened, and his mind became increasingly clear.

His previous physical body could already rival a strength-type Soul Sage. After tempering by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and immortal-grade medicinal herbs, his physical body had reached another level.

Although the Water Dragon King's arm claw was not the extreme of strength, as a top-tier dragon claw Soul Bone, its power was extraordinary. The punch he unleashed definitely exceeded fifty thousand kilograms by a significant margin.

Snake Spear Douluo was not a strength-type Title Douluo. Facing Su Ye, who had activated the second stage of Heavenly Dipper Divine Fist, the former's strength was clearly inferior, yet he could resist head-on with his Serpent Spear without falling behind.

"It seems... physique is just the foundation, not the source of a Soul Master's power."

"Speaking of which, the Soul Masters standing at the pinnacle, like Poseidon and Qian Daoliu, mainly rely on Soul Power and comprehension of laws!"

Upon finding the answer, Su Ye felt as if the clouds had parted, and his mind instantly became exceptionally clear.

At this moment, Su Ye finally understood why Poseidon in the original work struggled to lift her trident yet could overturn rivers and seas with a wave of her hand.

It was because they didn't rely on pure physical strength, but on controlling external power, just like Sea God Poseidon could mobilize the sea.

"Primal Chaos Skill seems to have such an effect..."

Thinking this, Su Ye felt a subtle stirring in his heart.

As an outsider, he didn't actually know how to comprehend the great force of heaven and earth, but that didn't mean he couldn't perceive it.

Primal Chaos Skill, a divine-grade cultivation method, based on the Five Elements, comprehending the laws of heaven and earth—this was undoubtedly a shortcut.

"Once I gather the Five Elements Inner Cores, this matter will be easy."

"As for practical combat experience, I can go to Slaughter City to train."

"Asura's power is one of the five original divine powers in the world, there's no reason to miss out..."

Su Ye secretly made a note of this matter. He currently needed to acquire [Thunder] and [Water] Soul Rings and condense [Metal], [Wood], and [Earth] Inner Cores.

If he could complete this quickly, that would naturally be most ideal.

Heading southwest, Su Ye flew towards Heavenly Dou City.

On the other side, in the camp where His Highness Xue Qinghe was resting.

Su Ye hadn't been too heavy-handed with that support-type Soul Master. Relying on the healing of her Colorful Lotus Martial Soul, the entire team was able to recover their vitality in a short period.

One Soul Sage's Martial Soul was shattered, completely losing his cultivation in a short time...

Three Soul Emperors were all knocked down, especially the guard captain General Leidun, who was even beaten like a sandbag...

It was as if he entered a place with no one there!

The opponent was also a prince of the Star Luo Empire. In the battles between Heaven Dou and Star Luo, Heaven Dou had lost more often than won, and the army's morale was already not high. Now, they had suffered such a huge humiliation...

Visibly, the atmosphere in the camp was heavy and oppressive. All the Soldiers had their eyes lowered, not making much noise. On their stern, resolute faces, their eyes showed anger.

"Your Highness." General Leidun suddenly came outside the carriage, his voice a little hesitant.

"Mm." Qian Renxue's indifferent voice drifted out from inside the carriage, commanding respect without anger.

General Leidun quickly moved closer and said to the carriage:

"Your Highness, it's been investigated clearly."

"Li Xiong and the other four did leave the camp earlier. It seems they had a conflict with the other party along the way."

"And..."

Speaking of this, General Leidun stammered a little, clearly indicating it wasn't good news.

"Speak!" Qian Renxue's voice turned colder.

General Leidun didn't dare to hide anything further and quickly revealed everything that had been investigated.

Instantly, the air fell silent.

Outside the carriage, the atmosphere was dead and chilling. Sweat dripped from General Leidun's forehead like rain, and he didn't dare to breathe too heavily.

Although the five were not Soldiers of the Royal Knight Regiment, they were still Soldiers of the Empire.

His Highness the Crown Prince had always detested those who bullied the weak and oppressed the common people.

How could they dare to do such a thing this time?!

"Go."

After a while, Qian Renxue's calm voice sounded again. Just two simple words, but they made General Leidun's heart tremble.

"Yes."

General Leidun bowed respectfully and left with the order, preparing to deal with Li Xiong and the other four.

Inside the carriage, Qian Renxue rested her arm on her temple. Her delicate face was like white jade, and a knowing smile curled up at the corner of her mouth.

"He wasn't sticking up for himself..."

"Dai... Mu... Bai..."

"This is somewhat interesting..."