Chapter 255: Ninth Soul Skill, Dark Emperor Evil Dragon Wave
"Petty tricks!"
Xiao Yu remained suspended in the center of the raging lightning, his expression unchanged. He didn't even bother using his soul bone or soul ring abilities.
His physical body had reached a terrifying level. The lightning that would have been extremely dangerous to others was nothing more than an itch to him.
"How is this possible?"
The Azure Bull Python was completely dumbfounded. No one understood their own strength better than themselves. It knew exactly how powerful its lightning was. Even its younger brother, the Titan Giant Ape, who was renowned for his defense, wouldn't dare take it head-on with just his physical body.
Only now did the Azure Bull Python truly realize that the young man standing before it, barely in his twenties, had already reached the rank of Title Douluo.
The Azure Bull Python had lived for a hundred thousand years. Over that vast stretch of time, aside from Xiao Wu and her mother, it had encountered other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts that chose to take human form.
But no matter how powerful those beasts had been before transforming, none had ever reached Title Douluo at such a young age.
Let alone a spirit beast like the Soft Bone Rabbit, which had no notable abilities. Take Xiao Wu's mother, for example—she was only at the Soul King level in her twenties.
That was why Bibi Dong had been able to easily hunt her down back then.
She was simply too weak. A single move had been enough to finish her before the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python could even come to her rescue.
Just as the Azure Bull Python was still in shock, Xiao Yu made his move.
With a casual wave of his hand, the raging lightning surrounding him vanished instantly into thin air.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Hell's Judgment!"
The dark glow of his sixth soul ring erupted. Countless death rays shot out like a torrential storm, bombarding the Azure Bull Python's massive body.
Boom!
A deafening explosion echoed as the Azure Bull Python was sent flying backward.
Crash!
Its colossal body crashed heavily into the Lake of Life, sending water splashing into the sky.
However, the Azure Bull Python quickly emerged from the lake again. But this time, it looked utterly battered—its entire body was covered in wounds, and black, foul-smelling blood dripped from them.
The power of the Underworld King's energy had seeped into its body through its wounds, causing excruciating pain that made the Azure Bull Python grit its teeth in agony.
But pain was secondary.
What enraged it the most was its humiliating state.
Ever since Di Tian and the other great beasts had disappeared, the Azure Bull Python had proclaimed itself the Emperor of the Forest. It had been many, many years since it had suffered such disgrace.
"Human, you deserve to die!"
Blinded by fury, the Azure Bull Python no longer cared how Xiao Yu had reached Title Douluo at such a young age. Right now, it had only one thought—to rip apart the human who had humiliated it.
With a furious roar, the Azure Bull Python unleashed its full power, surging like a tidal wave.
A terrifying aura filled the sky as its soul power condensed into a gigantic azure dragon in midair.
The dragon seemed almost tangible, its massive crimson eyes glowing with a menacing bloodlust as it hurtled straight toward Xiao Yu's chest.
Azure Dragon Soul.
This was one of the Azure Bull Python's most powerful single-target attacks, with a destructive force surpassing even the ninth soul skill of a level 96 Super Douluo.
Nearly a thousand years ago, the three Thunderous Ant Emperors, each with ninety thousand years of cultivation, set their sights on the Lake of Life, drawn by its immense spiritual energy. However, they soon found themselves in an intense battle against the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, who ruled over the lake. In that fateful clash, the three Thunderous Ant Emperors were utterly defeated by this very technique, never daring to set foot in the Star Dou Forest again.
"Ninth Soul Skill, Dark Emperor Evil Dragon Wave!"
Facing the Azure Bull Python's overwhelming attack, Xiao Yu did not dare to be careless. His soul power erupted instantly as the final soul ring behind him—a red ring marked with three golden patterns—began to shine.
A deafening dragon's roar erupted from his mouth as the red glow of his ninth soul ring rapidly transformed into a black radiance, gathering before him.
Finally, the energy condensed into a colossal skeletal dragon, its entire body shrouded in a black aura.
A sinister force radiated from the bone dragon, causing the very air to tremble violently. The surrounding space seemed to distort, as if on the verge of collapse.
"Go!"
With a single motion from Xiao Yu, the massive bone dragon lunged forward, charging straight at the incoming azure dragon released by the Azure Bull Python.
Boom!
In an instant, the bone dragon, glowing with dark energy, collided head-on with the Azure Bull Python's soul attack. The moment the two dragons clashed, a terrifying energy explosion swept out like a flood, engulfing everything.
The surrounding space warped under the sheer pressure, and deafening explosions continued to echo through the air.
Xiao Yu's ninth soul skill contained the full might of the Bone Dragon King, a powerful ancient beast. Compared to the Azure Bull Python, which only possessed a trace of dragon lineage, the Bone Dragon King's bloodline superiority was unquestionable.
In terms of raw power, the Azure Bull Python was completely outmatched.
The Bone Dragon King's strength had nearly reached three hundred thousand years, and during the refining process of its inner core, it had been pushed past that threshold.
The Azure Bull Python, however, had only survived one divine tribulation and was still far from reaching two hundred thousand years of cultivation.
With such an overwhelming gap, the outcome of this clash was already decided before the battle even began.
Thunderous explosions rumbled through the air.
The azure dragon, summoned by the Azure Bull Python, was instantly obliterated into dust. The massive Bone Dragon King crashed straight into the Azure Bull Python, detonating upon impact.
A dark gray mist erupted from the explosion, engulfing the Azure Bull Python's body. The sinister energy pierced deep into its wounds, worsening its injuries.
"Die!"
There was a saying—strike while the enemy is weak. Xiao Yu had no intention of giving the Azure Bull Python a chance to recover.
The moment the Dark Emperor Evil Dragon Wave shattered the Azure Bull Python's strongest attack, Xiao Yu had already charged forward, his sharp Underworld King Sword aimed straight at his target.
"Deceleration Domain!"
The Azure Bull Python's soul power erupted, spreading a domain that instantly turned the surroundings into a vast blue space.
Within this domain, Xiao Yu immediately felt his movements slow down, his speed dropping by at least thirty percent.
Yet, despite activating its domain, the Azure Bull Python did not counterattack. Instead, it swiftly turned around and fled toward the outer forest.
With intelligence no less than that of humans, the Azure Bull Python had quickly realized the reality of the situation.
Xiao Yu's ninth soul skill had completely crushed its strongest single-target attack. This was like a bucket of cold water splashing over its rage, snapping it back to reality.
This young man in front of it could not be measured by normal standards. His strength had already surpassed its own.
Staying behind would mean certain death.
The smartest choice now was to run.
As long as it survived, there would always be a chance in the future—to avenge both Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape.
But if it died here and became nothing more than a soul ring and soul bone, then there would be no hope left at all.
(End of Chapter)
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