In an instant, the countless stars filling the sky merged with the Embrace of the Underworld River, all the power concentrating between Lin Xiao's two palms.
Just a moment earlier, Du Busi had been slightly stunned by the sight of those soul tools attacking Lin Xiao, but in the next instant, he was abruptly awakened by the awe-inspiring aura erupting from Lin Xiao's body.
With a great roar, the cyan-green radiance around Du Busi vanished in an instant, replaced by a golden, dazzling figure behind him that looked exactly like himself.
Even though the others had never personally witnessed it before, at this moment, they all understood that what Du Busi had unleashed was none other than the unique second awakening of their Body Sect.
On one side was the golden-level second awakening of a rank 98 Super Douluo; on the other was the boundless majestic power that had gathered the strength of the myriad stars into one body.
Atop the walls of Heaven Dou City, the Fire Phoenix Douluo's mouth parted slightly, her gaze fixed in the air and unable to shift away even a fraction. She finally understood why the Marshal had repeatedly refused to let anyone else intervene.
In a contest like this, not just her, but no one present could interfere.
On the other side, Xu Jiujiu watched the increasingly terrifying auras clashing in the sky, and suddenly let out a breath of relief in her heart.
Back when she had represented the Star Luo Royal Academy in battle, her talent had naturally been outstanding. With her insight, she could clearly see just how terrifying this level of power truly was.
Under such power, the clash between armies seemed to have completely lost all meaning.
As for the others, for a moment their minds were entirely blank, as though the aftershocks from the collision of those two forces had already affected their very thoughts.
At this moment, the only thing they could recall was the battle two years ago outside Heaven Dou City between three Limit Douluo.
Indeed, although Lin Xiao and Du Busi's soul power ranks had not yet reached the level of Limit Douluo, at this moment, they were already not far off.
In that battle back then, the Radiant Holy Dragon had overwhelmed the Dark Holy Dragon and consecutively defeated two Limit Douluo. Even though it had been his final battle, it was then that he had left behind the title of the continent's number one.
And now, once again outside Heaven Dou City, the scene was so strikingly similar.
Du Busi, rank 98 Super Douluo, had long been regarded by everyone as the number one after the Limit Douluo era. Yet now, another somewhat unfamiliar figure was actually able to stand on equal footing with him.
Perhaps this battle, just like the one two years ago, would decide who was the continent's number one right here.
Du Busi and Lin Xiao, in the air, naturally had no idea what the others below were thinking.
Du Busi only felt his body continuously swelling. Even though his martial soul was his own body and he possessed an extremely powerful physique, at this moment, he faintly felt as though he could barely withstand the power surging within him.
Yet even so, deep in his heart, he still had no absolute confidence in victory.
On the other side, radiance flashed from Lin Xiao's right leg, and his long hair had already been dyed blood-red. He could feel that the Embrace of the Underworld River had reached the limit of what it could bear; every single component seemed to be emitting groans of unbearable strain.
Within his body, faint cyan-green light began to shine, bearing the burden of this immense power together with his physical form.
The plane of the dead surged endlessly, soul power rushing forth without cease. In the next moment, Lin Xiao suddenly pushed both palms forward slowly.
Before his palms, there seemed to be nothing at all, yet it was also as though everything had been swallowed by that strike, sound, light, space… wherever the attack passed, not a single trace remained. Only the utter void of death surrounding it recorded the path that strike had taken.
Before Du Busi, golden light tore across the sky, illuminating everything around it brightly. On the ground, long shadows were cast behind everyone by his attack, only for those shadows to then dissipate within the increasingly brilliant golden radiance…
What happened?
In just a few short breaths of time, to the people below, it felt as though ages had passed. Then, a single thought emerged in everyone's mind.
Sound?
No sound appeared at all. The instant the two attacks made contact, even though it occurred high in the distant sky, everyone's minds went completely blank.
"Sect Master!"
Finally, someone besides Du Busi reacted, shouting. But instead of rushing to check on Du Busi's condition, he flew straight toward Lin Xiao, clearly intending to take advantage of Lin Xiao's supposed moment of weakness to defeat him in one strike.
However, that person's plan was clearly impossible to carry out. What met him was a palm so pale it seemed excessively white. It appeared light and gentle, yet the bone-chilling cold seeping from it pierced straight to the depths of his heart.
"BOOM—"
A massive explosion rang out, not from the sky, but from the ground.
The gray mist finally dispersed. On the ground, the armies of the three great empires had at last collapsed under the relentless assault of the endless, undying, immortal undead legion and could no longer hold their formation. They fled in the direction away from Heaven Dou City.
Only now did everyone seem to realize that while such a collision had been taking place in the air, on the ground, Lin Xiao's attack had never stopped either, that undead legion had likewise continued devouring the formations of the three great empires without pause.
"Stand down!"
In the air, Du Busi breathed heavily, looking toward Lin Xiao. There, Lin Xiao stood suspended in midair. Apart from the somewhat dimmed luster of the Embrace of the Underworld River on his body, there were no other changes.
And beside him had even appeared another figure dressed in snow-white robes, whose presence seemed no weaker than his own.
Gritting his teeth, Du Busi's expression suddenly changed. Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly heard Lin Xiao's voice.
"If Sect Master Poison wishes to ignite the fire of life and fight to the death, there is truly no need."
"To be honest with Sect Master Poison, if you ignite the fire of life, naturally, I would not be your opponent. But I am confident I can hold out for a short while. And after that? How would the three great empires possibly stop me?"
Lin Xiao raised his hand and pointed toward the ground. Du Busi followed his gesture and looked down. On the ground, the formations of the three great empires' armies had already been completely shattered.
Facing their dead former comrades, the soldiers had already lost much of their will to fight. With their battle formations broken, they had no intention left to resist.
"Evil soul master methods…"
"Sect Master Poison's words are perhaps unfair. Do the weapons in the soldiers' hands distinguish between good and evil?"
Before Du Busi could respond, Lin Xiao continued speaking. "Naturally, they do not. So how can the method itself be judged good or evil? If a soul master's methods are inherently evil, then is the poison you use good or evil?"
"No, you're deceiving me." Du Busi shook his head and turned to stare at Lin Xiao. "Your consumption should be just as great, especially since you're still maintaining that kind of technique."
Lin Xiao did not explain, merely shaking his head.
Ever since breaking through to rank 95 and becoming a Super Douluo, in that moment of resonance, he had gained a much deeper understanding of heaven and earth.
True heaven and earth are boundless; the power they can contain should likewise be infinite.
Similarly, since his "soul core" was a complete world, how could soul power ever be exhausted?
In a contest of the quantity of soul power, Du Busi alone was still far from being his match.
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