The moment the Purple Crystal Mad Bull, who was in the midst of battle, came into contact with that nine-colored energy, his body shuddered violently.
His blood began to boil, surging with excitement. Pain rapidly dulled, while his strength steadily rose.
"Moo—!"
Unable to suppress the excitement in his heart, the Purple Crystal Mad Bull let out a long roar. His aura surged dramatically, increasing by nearly thirty percent compared to before.
"What's going on?!"
His opponent was shocked and uncertain. How could this person's strength suddenly rise by such a large margin?
Originally, relying on his three-character battle armor, he had been able to gain a slight upper hand. But now, the opponent's momentum clearly surpassed his own.
"Come again!"
With his bloodlust fully ignited, the Purple Crystal Mad Bull grew even more exhilarated as his seventh soul ring lit up.
The illumination of this soul ring was merely a disguise. In reality, he had transformed into his true body. To outsiders, however, it appeared as though he had activated his Martial Soul True Body.
A massive double-horned bull, seven to eight meters tall, appeared. Its entire body was covered in purple crystal scales, resembling a suit of heavy armor.
The Purple Crystal Mad Bull charged at his opponent. The ferocious and violent aura rushing straight toward him made the man feel suffocated.
Naturally, the ones receiving amplification were not limited to the Purple Crystal Mad Bull alone.
All soul beasts that sensed this aura were strengthened.
Under this presence, the bloodlines of the soul beasts boiled, their spirits soared, and their overall combat power increased by twenty to thirty percent.
This amplification effect was even more pronounced for dragon-type soul beasts.
For example, the Hell Demon Dragon experienced an increase of over sixty percent in combat strength under this aura, entering a near-berserk state.
Di Tian's combat power increased by only a little over twenty percent, which was related to the fact that his strength far surpassed Gu Yuena's current level.
As a quasi-god-level existence, he had essentially reached the ceiling beneath true godhood. Improving even slightly was extremely difficult.
An increase of over twenty percent was already quite remarkable. Lin Yi, by comparison, only experienced an increase of nearly ten percent.
For half-god-level beings like Xiong Jun and the King of Ten Thousand Beasts, there was more room for growth. Their power increased by around fifteen percent.
While their side's strength surged, the beast-spirit soul masters on the opposing side were suppressed.
Under the influence of the quasi–Dragon God bloodline, their martial souls trembled, causing their overall strength to drop by ten to twenty percent.
This sudden reversal filled the Dragon-Phoenix Hall's side with excitement. They looked toward Gu Yuena with eyes full of reverence and gratitude.
On the other side, panic spread as they failed to understand why such a phenomenon had occurred.
"How did you know my bloodline would amplify them?"
Gu Yuena asked excitedly.
"Earlier, when that Purple Crystal Mad Bull came closer, I noticed his strength rise slightly. That's how I deduced it," Yun Ze replied.
"You could tell that just by observing?"
Gu Yuena was slightly surprised. If Yun Ze hadn't reminded her, she wouldn't have thought of this at all.
Yun Ze merely smiled without answering. While controlling the flame attacks, he occasionally glanced toward the area where several enemy aircraft were located.
Three large aircraft hovered there, all protected by energy shields strong enough to block attacks from Titled Douluo.
At this moment, the people aboard wore expressions of terror, as something extremely eerie was happening.
On the aircraft to the left, loud impact sounds rang out against the energy shield, as if something were colliding with it.
The rippling energy indicated repeated impacts.
Yet they saw nothing at all—their field of vision was completely empty, as if the energy fluctuations had appeared out of thin air.
Crack!
The energy shield shattered, dense cracks spreading across it like a spiderweb.
The faces of those aboard changed drastically. They hurriedly maneuvered the aircraft while activating the shield-repair mechanism.
The other five people aboard immediately readied their weapons, aiming at the fractured point, prepared to attack at any moment.
Sweat poured from their foreheads. The bizarre situation, combined with the imminent sense of danger, made their bodies tremble uncontrollably.
Bang!
A hole was blasted open in the energy shield. The people inside immediately attacked, firing wave after wave of soul-guided laser beams.
The beams all missed, passing straight through the opening. Not a single shot struck a tangible target.
"Ah!"
A Tang Sect member holding a soul-guided rifle had his neck twisted violently and died on the spot.
Before the others could even react, screams rang out one after another. The people aboard the other two aircraft were terrified by the sight.
In less than a minute, everyone inside that aircraft was slaughtered, their bodies thrown out into the open.
The next moment, the aircraft vanished into thin air, as if it had never existed.
Lin San didn't know how to dismantle the installed soul-guided equipment, so he simply took the entire aircraft along with it.
Bang!
Impact sounds echoed again from another aircraft. The violent shaking sent the people inside stumbling unsteadily.
"The enemy probably has someone who can turn invisible. Send people to protect the aircraft!"
Zang Xin shouted loudly.
With his level of strength, he could sense Lin San's presence. Realizing the enemy had someone capable of invisibility filled him with shock.
If possible, he truly wanted to personally deal with that person—but he couldn't.
After the enemy's strength increased by over ten percent, they already surpassed him. The pressure in battle was immense, leaving him unable to divert attention elsewhere.
Soul masters closer to the aircraft attempted to rush over to provide support, but all were intercepted.
Every one of them already had an opponent to deal with. Even fighting one-on-one, they had no clear advantage. Wanting to go provide backup was simply wishful thinking.
"Despicable villains!"
A furious roar echoed through the sky as three streaks of light shot rapidly toward the battlefield.
They weren't beams of light, but three people moving so fast they appeared as such.
Hearing that voice, Zang Xin, Guan Yue, and many from Shrek Academy revealed expressions of joy.
Almost simultaneously, Di Tian and Lin Yi stopped attacking ordinary Titled Douluo, put away their milk bottles, and flew toward the direction the three figures were coming from.
The warm-up was over.
It was time for the real battle.
Just thinking about the upcoming fight filled both of them with excitement.
Seeing the chaotic battlefield in the distance, Yun Ming's face darkened.
The enemy was truly despicable—they had launched their attack early.
He felt as though he had fallen into a trap. The enemy had deliberately exploited the time difference in their arrival.
The Heaven-Piercing Spear appeared in his hand. Five black, three red, and one orange soul rings circled his body, accompanied by the manifestation of his four-character battle armor.
At this moment, Yun Ming was incomparably furious. Holding nothing back, he released his battle armor immediately, intending to fight with full force from the very start.
Dragon Nightmoon and Ya Li both wore grim expressions as they released their martial souls.
Dragon Nightmoon's martial soul was the Dark Holy Dragon. A massive black dragon phantom appeared behind her, bearing some resemblance to Di Tian's true form.
Seven black and two red soul rings pulsed around her, and her gold-and-black four-character battle armor materialized, making her look like a true goddess of war.
Ya Li's martial soul was the Praying Angel.
With six wings on her back, she radiated holiness and gentleness, appearing as a beautiful and sacred woman.
Her soul ring configuration was even stronger than Dragon Nightmoon's—six black and three red. She also possessed a complete set of four-character battle armor, brilliant gold in color.
(End of Chapter)