Everyone's gaze suddenly froze.
Li Yu didn't pause for a moment. Before Tang San screams could even sound, the force of space surged.
The flesh and bones of Tang San severed right leg instantly disintegrated, falling to the ground as debris.
A glowing green light then appeared.
The right leg bone of the Blue Silver Emperor, a one hundred thousand year old spirit bone, was revealed!
"Ah!" Tang San scream finally sounded, his face distorted in pain..
The aura of a 63rd-level Spirit Emperor that had been around him dropped wildly, and in the blink of an eye, it fallen to about level 50.
And this was only the beginning.
The cost of forcibly removing this right leg bone, one of the six core soul bones, was far more severe than removing an external soul bone!
Even Tang Hao, after having the two legacy soul bones from the Clear Sky Sect forcibly removed, saw his soul power drop by a full 20 levels!
Of course, for some unknown reason, Tang Hao was now "recognized" by the Clear Sky Sect and even received their aid, which seemed to exempt him from this consequence.
"Little San!" Tang Hao face turned ashen, and a terrifying aura enveloped Li Yu.
At the same time, everyone from the Clear Sky Sect released their Martial Spirits, their soul rings appearing in the sky.
"You! Want! To die!" Tang Hao spat each word slowly. His Martial Spirit's true form was released, and with the help of Tang Xiao and the others, he leaped over Dugu Bo, heading straight for Li Yu.
"Li Yu is finished!" The thought flashed through everyone's mind.
However, the true master of the situation, Li Yu, was completely calm. He casually threw Tang San, who was still bound by the willow branches, toward the four-ringed soul master, who was now dropping toward level 4, and then fixed his gaze on Tang Hao.
"To be honest, I've been waiting for you," Li Yu said calmly.
Everyone's gaze sharpened.
Waiting for him... waiting for Tang Hao?
What did that mean?
And then, they all understood what Li Yu meant.
Li Yu, facing the approaching Tang Hao, who emanated an overwhelming presence, remained utterly unfazed.
He stepped forward, slowly ascending to the heavens.
As he did so, soul rings appeared beneath his feet, releasing a terrifying aura.
Ice Blue!
As soon as the first soul ring appeared, the crowd's eyes widened in shock.
An ice-blue soul ring?
But it didn't stop there.
Dark Red! Red! Red! Red!
Four red soul rings followed immediately, and the audience was stunned.
Silver Gray! Translucent White! Red!
"What...?" Bibi Dong and the others watched in disbelief, trembling slightly at the sight.
Ice Blue! Dark Red! Red! Red! Red! Silver Gray! Translucent White! Red!
Eight soul rings glowed in dazzling brilliance, capturing everyone's attention.
Even Tang Hao, who was rushing toward Li Yu with great momentum, froze in mid-air.
What kind of soul ring combination was this?
Ice Blue? Dark Red? Silver Gray? Translucent White?
Did soul rings even come in these colors?
Moreover...
Li Yu, who seemed to be under the age of 19, was undeniably a Spirit Douluo with eight rings!
The pressure he emitted at this moment surpassed everyone present!
Even with three 96th-level Title Douluos clearly present, and Bibi Dong, who was calm in the face of three 96th-level Title Douluos, Li Yu aura overwhelmed them all!
"Is this where your confidence comes from?" The words Li Yu had said to Tang San echoed in everyone's ears.
They finally understood.
What Li Yu meant was:
"Tang San, your confidence comes from calling your father, who calls the sect, one ring linking to another. It's a chain—call the bigger ones when the smaller ones fail."
"But my confidence, Li Yu confidence, comes from myself!"
"No matter who comes, it won't matter!"
Everyone was stunned by the aura Li Yu displayed at this moment.
Qian Renxue and Dugu Bo both smiled faintly. They were also shocked by Li Yu display of power.
However, they were aware that Li Yu terrifying soul ring combination and his breakthrough to Spirit Saint were already known to them.
Thus, Li Yu leap to Spirit Douluo was expected. After all, Li Yu had already signaled through a subtle transmission that "everything was fine." They knew Li Yu didn't consider Tang Hao a real threat.
So, they were calm, even somewhat expectant.
Qian Renxue smiled faintly, casting a mocking glance at Bibi Dong. The latter noticed and returned the look, her expression changing.
Bibi Dong understood: Since Li Yu had reached this level, all the small tricks she had just played were no longer hidden from him.
Moreover, with the relationship between Li Yu and Qian Renxue, she was sure Li Yu would become her adversary, but…
Wait!
Bibi Dong suddenly realized something.
Given Li Yu current power, along with his terrifying mental strength, could Li Yu, even with Qian Renxue maintaining a disguise and help from Qian Daoliu, still not detect something odd with Qian Renxue?
And they had been living and working closely for almost a year!
Could it be…?
Bibi Dong gaze became grave as she recalled this possibility, and then, as if trying to cover her tracks, she spoke:
"Clear Sky Sect... what a Clear Sky Sect. Do you really think this is a place where you can act recklessly?"
Her words were only to show her "attitude," but no real action followed.
However...
It didn't matter, because just as everyone's thoughts were racing, Tang Hao, with his Martial Spirit's true form, halted only for a brief moment as he descended.
Then, without hesitation, he launched himself toward Li Yu.
Li Yu, while calmly walking to the heavens, extended his finger, pointing directly at the descending Clear Sky Hammer.
Finger Bite!
Clang!
A dull sound followed by a burst of five-colored light.
Boom!
Tang Hao was sent flying, trailing a streak of blood in the air, and his Martial Spirit's true form was shattered in one blow.
In a single exchange, Tang Hao, who had come with overwhelming force, was severely injured.
Tang Xiao and the others' faces changed dramatically as their gazes shifted from shock to fear.
Bibi Dong and the others were equally stunned.
At that moment, Li Yu waved his hand, and the energy that had burst from the Finger Bite—water, fire, lightning, metal, and the spatial elements within it—dissipated as the energy shattered.
Li Yu didn't stop walking. With one step, he was already standing in front of Dugu Bo.
He raised his hand and pressed it down.
A massive, hundred-meter-tall Dark Demon Spirit appeared, its wings spread out to over 150 meters.
Its wings flapped, and as its hands rose, a vortex appeared in the sky.
Boom!
A thunderous, evil, thunderous, wind, dark, space, and time element-charged lightning—Dark Demon Spirit Evil Thunder—struck down!
It immediately enveloped Tang Xiao and the other four!
"Not good!" Tang Xiao and the others were horrified, feeling the world-destroying aura of the lightning. They dared not hold back and activated their Martial Spirit true forms.
Instantly, four giant hammers appeared in the sky.
But the Dark Demon Spirit Evil Thunder crashed down at that moment!
Boom!
Zzzz!
The four of them barely managed to hold on for a moment before the four Clear Sky Hammers shattered.
Tang Xiao, Dugu Bo, and the others were left stunned.