Chapter 179: Challenging the Five Sacred Pillars
The next morning.
On a clearing on Sea God Island stood four graceful figures; it was Bibi Dong and the other three women.
Today, Bibi Dong and the other two were to officially attempt the Sixth Trial.
Because Ah Yin and Ye Qingshuang had passed by taking a shortcut yesterday, the difficulty of the assessment had increased.
Their original assessment was to hold out for the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn under the combined attack of three Titled Douluos of the Sacred Pillars.
But now, the assessment had changed to facing five Titled Douluos of the Sacred Pillars.
"Ah Yin, stay in the rear to provide suppression and protect Qingshuang," Bibi Dong said softly. "If you really can't hold on, withdraw voluntarily. It shouldn't be a problem for me to hold them off for the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn."
Ah Yin nodded. "Don't worry, Sister, we definitely won't hold you back."
"That's right," Ye Qingshuang agreed.
Just then, five streams of light suddenly streaked across the sky.
In the blink of an eye, the five lights landed in front of the four women.
The light faded, revealing five figures.
The five were Sea Dragon Douluo, Sea Spear Douluo, Sea Horse Douluo, Sea Maiden Douluo, and Sea Illusion Douluo.
"Greetings, Lord Bo Saixi!"
The five turned to face Bo Saixi and bowed in unison.
"Rise," Bo Saixi said indifferently. "Prepare yourselves; the assessment will begin immediately."
"Yes!" the five replied in unison.
Soon, Bo Saixi vanished from the spot, leaving the battlefield to Bibi Dong and the other two, and the five Titled Douluos of the Sacred Pillars.
Before long, various Martial Souls were released one after another, and circles of Soul Rings rose from beneath everyone's feet.
The Soul Ring configurations of the five Titled Douluos of the Sacred Pillars were identical: two yellow, two purple, and five black.
The battle was on the verge of breaking out.
The first to strike was Ah Yin.
Almost at the same instant, the ground beneath the five Titled Douluos of the Sacred Pillars cracked open violently.
Countless thick Blue Silver Emperor vines burst from the ground, enveloping the five of them in the blink of an eye, then closing in to trap them firmly.
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong's eighth Soul Ring lit up, and a massive purple cross-shaped light wave whistled toward Sea Illusion Douluo.
Immediately following that, the External Soul Bone, Six-Winged Purple Light Wings, on her back flapped violently, and she transformed into a bolt of purple lightning, shooting toward Sea Maiden Douluo's position.
Bibi Dong had planned to target these two first.
Yesterday, Bo Saixi had informed them about the abilities of the five Titled Douluos of the Sacred Pillars.
Bibi Dong knew that Sea Illusion Douluo's raw strength wasn't particularly high.
But its unpredictable illusion abilities posed a greater threat on the battlefield than even Sea Dragon Douluo.
And Sea Maiden Douluo was even more troublesome.
She possessed mind-reading abilities and was proficient in mental attacks. If she wasn't dealt with immediately, every one of Bibi Dong's subsequent thoughts would be clearly perceived by her.
By then, they would be completely on the defensive.
Therefore, Bibi Dong had long since discussed it with Ah Yin: when the battle began, Ah Yin would attack by surprise, and then she would quickly deal with Sea Maiden and Sea Illusion.
After all, the five Titled Douluos of the Sacred Pillars were Titled Douluos; Ah Yin naturally couldn't trap them with her current strength.
The strongest, Sea Dragon Douluo, broke free from the Blue Silver Emperor's restraints almost instantly.
The other Titled Douluos of the Sacred Pillars followed closely, breaking through the Blue Silver Emperor's encirclement one after another.
But even so, they were a half-step too slow.
With the support of the Six-Winged Purple Light Wings, in the blink of an eye, Bibi Dong had already arrived in front of Sea Maiden Douluo.
Her hands had already transformed into pitch-black scythes.
Without the slightest hesitation, the scythes slashed down violently.
In her haste, Sea Maiden Douluo couldn't manage any effective counterattack and could only mobilize all her Soul Power, attempting to take the blow head-on.
However, Sea Maiden Douluo's strength was far inferior to Bibi Dong's, and now she was caught in close quarters, with her defensive ability being her greatest weakness.
If they were maneuvering at a distance, Bibi Dong might be constrained by the mind-reading ability.
But once Bibi Dong got close, especially with a full-power strike, Sea Maiden Douluo couldn't block it at all.
In an instant, the pitch-black giant scythe slashed through Sea Maiden Douluo's hastily gathered Soul Power defense like a hot knife through butter.
The blade landed solidly on her, and blood splattered instantly.
At the same time, her figure flew backward as if she were a kite with a snapped string, struck by this blow.
On the other side, the moment Sea Illusion Douluo broke free from the vines, it only had time to release its first Soul skills, Phantom Snake Guard, attempting to block the attack.
But how could a mere hundred-year Soul skills withstand the power of Bibi Dong's eighth Soul skills?
The moment the attack arrived, Sea Illusion Douluo's defense shattered with a boom, and the purple light wave landed on its chest.
Sea Illusion Douluo's defensive ability wasn't strong to begin with, and the power of this strike was enough to make even Sea Dragon Douluo wary; how could it withstand it?
Its chest was instantly torn open by a gruesome cross-shaped wound, and the Death Spider Emperor toxin was injected into its body through the wound.
Its body followed Sea Maiden Douluo's, flying backward as well.
In just a moment, Bibi Dong had directly severely injured two people.
Just then, excluding Sea Spear Douluo, the attacks of the other two Titled Douluos of the Sacred Pillars arrived.
Sea Dragon Douluo directly released a sacrificial technique, its fist momentum like a mountain, slamming toward Bibi Dong.
Sea Horse Douluo's fifth Soul Ring suddenly lit up, and two giant fist shadows pinched toward Bibi Dong.
Facing the combined pincer attack of the two Titled Douluos of the Sacred Pillars, there was not a hint of panic on Bibi Dong's face.
She made a decisive decision and released her Avatar of the Martial Soul, causing all her attributes to soar instantly.
Immediately after, the fourth Soul Ring on her body lit up.
Densely packed, long purple-black spikes emerged from her armor.
This was her defensive Soul skills, named Thorn Spider Armor.
Every long spike on the armor carried deadly poison, like a layer of spiked counter-armor, capable of both offense and defense.
Bibi Dong didn't pay any attention to the two fist shadows slammed by Sea Horse Douluo.
Her fourth Soul Ring was already at the ten-thousand-year level, and her defensive power was no longer what it used to be; taking Sea Horse Douluo's Soul skills head-on wasn't difficult.
The fist shadows slammed heavily onto the Spider Armor.
In just a moment, the fists exploded into sky-filling green light spots and dissipated.
The armor on Bibi Dong remained intact.
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong raised the giant black scythe in her hand, meeting Sea Dragon Douluo, which had already killed its way to her front.
The scythe and the fist collided with a boom in mid-air.
Bibi Dong's figure was knocked sliding backward by this immense force, but Sea Dragon Douluo didn't fare any better.
In order to pursue ultimate attack power, it had abandoned defense; facing a hundred-thousand-year level Soul Bone skill, it was impossible for its fist to receive it unscathed.
At this moment, a wound had already burst open on its fist, dripping with blood.
But there was not a hint of fear in its eyes as its blood-stained fist continued to smash wildly toward Bibi Dong.
Sea Horse Douluo was not to be outdone, its figure constantly maneuvering around, occasionally releasing a Soul skills, coordinating seamlessly with Sea Dragon Douluo, not giving Bibi Dong a moment to catch its breath.
While Bibi Dong was entangled in the fight with the two Titled Douluos of the Sacred Pillars, on the rear battlefield, Ah Yin had also released the Blue Silver Overlord Spear and was fighting Sea Spear Douluo head-on.
The long spear and the long lance clashed repeatedly.
However, Ah Yin was not skilled in lance techniques, and facing the relentless and fierce offensive of Sea Spear Douluo, she gradually showed signs of decline, and was wounded one after another.
However, with Ye Qingshuang in the rear, the moment a wound appeared, a soft healing light would follow and envelop her.
Ah Yin's wounds would recover as good as new in the blink of an eye.
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