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In the sky, space was torn apart by streaks of Dou Qi. Qian Renhan wielded the Shura Sword in his left hand, while his right palm was armed with the Dark Golden Terrorclaw attached soul bone. He blocked the attacks of two Two-Star Dou Zuns, relying on the explosive speed granted by the Fallen Angel Wings to barely entangle with three Dou Zuns at once.
Due to the limitations of the Dou Qi Continent's laws, Qian Renhan couldn't use the divine power rules of the God Realm. His martial soul's domain and his soul bone skills were also unusable in this world. The only things he could still rely on were his martial soul's basic abilities and his external soul bone.
If things here were like in the Douluo world, chaos would ensue. For instance, the Shura Path in the God Realm was among the most supreme forces, holding the power over life and death. Yet in the hierarchy of the Three Thousand Paths, the Shura Path was ranked second to last.
"Not very strong, but he sure has a lot of treasures."
One of the ancient clan's Dou Zuns eyed the wings behind Qian Renhan, a flash of greed glinting in his eyes. In his view, the wings were clearly an Earth-tier flying Dou Technique, crafted from unknown magical beast materials. Obtaining them would surely grant him a great boost in strength.
That sword and the clawed bone were both excellent weapons. After all, those who reached the level of Dou Zun typically relied on condensed Dou Qi as their weapons—rarely did one possess a physical weapon that suited them. The profession of weapon forgers had been lost on the Dou Qi Continent for who knows how many years.
"Gu Ya, Gu Yun, capture him alive," Gu Ming instructed his two companions.
The two nodded simultaneously, clearly intent on claiming Qian Renhan's treasures for themselves.
Gu Ya's entire body erupted with lightning as electric energy surged into his palm, condensing into a long spear. With a sudden burst of speed, he charged forward, leaving behind trails of lightning serpents. The long spear in his hand transformed into a thunder dragon, roaring with lightning as it lunged straight for Qian Renhan's limbs.
"Kill!"
Qian Renhan gripped the blade of the Shura Sword tightly with his left hand. Blood ran down his palm and seeped into the sword's edge. The crimson vertical pupil on the hilt opened, and the Shura Sword erupted with a blood-red glow, forming into a massive crimson figure that thrust its sword at the thunder dragon.
Clang!
The surrounding space shattered instantly. Upon contact, both figures were blasted back dozens of meters, their arms trembling from the impact. The crimson pupil on the Shura Sword's hilt revealed a pained expression, and fine cracks appeared along the blade.
Another sharp sound split the air—from behind Qian Renhan came a second Two-Star Dou Zun. As Qian Renhan turned—
"Mountain-Crushing Seal!"
That Dou Zun had already formed his hand seals during Qian Renhan's previous clash. A massive surge of energy suddenly burst forth. Even the residual energy ripples from the move shredded Qian Renhan's shirt. The energy palm slammed toward his chest, but his twelve wings folded in, shielding his entire body.
Yao Chen exclaimed in shock, "Mountain-Crushing Seal—they're from one of the Eight Ancient Clans: the Gu Clan!"
"Gu Clan…" Xiao Yan murmured, silently committing the name to memory.
The Mountain-Crushing Seal struck the wings with a deafening boom. The explosive sound echoed in Xiao Yan's ears, nearly making his head spin. If Yao Chen hadn't shielded him, he was sure his eardrums would've burst, and he would've passed out on the spot.
Having taken the full blow, Qian Renhan's Qi and blood surged chaotically. Cracks echoed from his external soul bone. A moment later, an even more overwhelming burst of Dou Qi erupted—a second, more powerful seal was unleashed. It was the second imprint of the Emperor Seal Technique: the Sea-Turning Seal.
The combination of the two seals shattered the Fallen Angel Wings. Twelve of Qian Renhan's bones broke internally. Even with his mouth clamped shut, blood gushed uncontrollably from it.
The Two-Star Dou Zun paused in surprise. He hadn't expected that destroying a "flying Dou Technique" would cause Qian Renhan such severe damage. Before he could retract his hand, the third imprint of the Emperor Seal Technique, the Earth-Covering Seal, had already launched toward Qian Renhan's chest.
"Darkgold Dreadclaw!"
Even while gravely injured, Qian Renhan's reaction was still swift. He struck with his right hand, directly clashing against the Earth-Covering Seal.
Boom—
Another thunderous explosion rang out. In the exchange, the Dark Golden Terrorclaw soul bone and his entire right hand exploded into a mist of blood. But Qian Renhan successfully neutralized the Emperor Seal Technique. With a thrust of the Shura Sword, he aimed at the Two-Star Dou Zun's left chest—right toward the heart.
Puchi!
The sound of flesh tearing echoed. The Dou Zun barely shifted his body in time, but the sword pierced through his right chest, leaving behind a long trail of blood.
Gu Ming said coldly, "To think you were able to injure Gu Ya even while under siege from both Gu Yun and Gu Ya—you do have some strength. But that's all it amounts to."
Qian Renhan's lips suddenly curled into a smirk. "Explode."
Just as Gu Ya was about to take a recovery pill, the wound on his chest suddenly burst open. A mass of blood and flesh gushed out violently from the injury.
The power of Qian Renhan's Ice Explosion Technique was directly related to the amount of Dou Qi infused. Although his Dou Qi quality was extremely poor—so poor that the technique could only inflict superficial wounds on the three Dou Zuns—this particular explosion had been triggered from within the body. Human internal tissues were far more fragile, and the explosion occurred dangerously close to the heart.
In the next moment, Gu Ya's chest was a mess of blood and flesh. While his ribs remained intact, half of his beating heart had been destroyed. Such an internal injury would be fatal even to a Dou Sheng, let alone a Dou Zun.
Gu Ya's body plummeted to the ground like a stiff board, completely devoid of life.
"Gu Ya!" ×2
Gu Yun and Gu Ming roared in unison. Killing intent surged in their eyes as they locked their murderous gazes on Qian Renhan, their desire to tear him limb from limb clearly written on their faces.
"You dared kill one of my Gu Clan? Whether in the heavens above or the netherworld below, you will not escape death!"
"Then I'll send the two of you to the netherworld first. Light of Time and Space!"
One of Qian Renhan's eyes turned bright blue. His head shimmered with silver divine light as his spiritual power exploded forth. A deep-blue beam, only one zhang in diameter, shot out from his eye and targeted Gu Yun.
"This...! That's late Spirit Realm soul force—and a Dou Technique that specifically attacks the soul!"
Yao Lao's eyes lit up with shock and excitement. Soul force was classified into four realms: Mortal, Spirit, Heaven, and Emperor. Normally, except for alchemists, even Dou Zun-level experts only possessed Mortal Realm soul force. Reaching the Spirit Realm was not only the threshold to becoming an eighth-tier alchemist from the seventh—it also allowed one to confront Dou Zun-level enemies with mental power alone.
Thanks to their unique cultivation methods, the Gu Clan had a slight advantage in spiritual strength among those of the same level. However, at most, the three of them possessed peak Mortal Realm soul force. Against an attack from someone in the late Spirit Realm, they had no chance of resisting.
"Xiao Yan, Qian Renhan still has a shot at winning—his trump card is his soul force!"
Yao Chen couldn't help but grow excited. Perhaps it was because of the grudge from being driven out of the Yao Clan in his youth, or the contempt he had just endured from the Gu Clan—either way, his heart surged with a repressed desire to strike back against the ancient clans.
"Really?!" Xiao Yan, too, was filled with joy.
Two consecutive blasts of the Light of Time and Space shot at Gu Yun and Gu Ming, consuming most of Qian Renhan's spiritual power. But the results were significant—blood flowed from all seven orifices of Gu Yun and Gu Ming. They clutched their heads tightly, as though they wished they could crush their own skulls. Their consciousness teetered on the brink of collapse.
Gu Ming, who was slightly stronger, barely managed to force his eyes open. He tried to retrieve a space jade slip from his storage ring to call for help from the Gu Clan.
(End of Chapter)