Ever since Yang Xiong absorbed his Ninth Soul Ring and Soul Bone, in addition to receiving assessment rewards, he also learned the content of the Seventh Trial of the Asura Nine Trials.
"Yang Xiong, Asura Nine Trials Seventh Trial: Mortal Challenges Deity. Defeat a Level 100 expert with a mortal body. Time limit: one year. Failure to pass the assessment will result in eradication."
When Yang Xiong first saw the assessment content, he couldn't help but inwardly complain. Did this Asura God think too highly of me? To actually make me challenge a deity? And the only true deity in this world is Qian Renxue, who is about to become a god.
It was only when Yang Xiong clashed with Qian Renxue for the third time that he began to understand the immense gap between gods and mortals.
Without using his Soul Bone Armor, Yang Xiong had no chance of winning against Qian Renxue. Divine Power seemed inherently much stronger than Soul Power, and it even had a subtle suppressive effect.
However, Yang Xiong didn't hesitate. He quickly summoned all the Soul Bones on his body. Instantly, nine Soul Bones appeared on Yang Xiong. After absorbing the Ninth Soul Ring, all of Yang Xiong's Soul Bones had turned Blood Red. All the Soul Bones were pieced together, resembling a complete set of armor.
His three External Soul Bones were even more conspicuous. His right hand was Ice Blue, his left hand was Fire Red, and the External Soul Bone Black Tortoise Armor was an ancient gray, protecting his entire torso like a suit of armor.
Qian Renxue snorted coldly, "You have quite a few tricks up your sleeve, but unfortunately, in front of a deity, these little tricks of yours are just a joke."
Yang Xiong roared angrily, "You, Qian Renxue, are just relying on your ancestral inheritance! How is my Soul Bone Armor any different from your Divine Garb?"
With that, Yang Xiong transformed into a Blood Red streak of light and directly lunged at Qian Renxue. The very air seemed to be torn apart.
Qian Renxue lightly struck out with her right hand. Even a simple palm strike contained infinite Divine Power, causing the heavens and earth to change color.
But Yang Xiong was also giving his all at this moment. Yang Xiong's right claw collided with Qian Renxue's right palm. This time, neither gained the upper hand, and both retreated several meters.
Qian Renxue was extremely surprised, and equally resentful. This was the first time she had been forced back since becoming a god, and by Yang Xiong, whom she disliked the most, the same Yang Xiong who had defeated her twice before.
"Interesting. I didn't expect you, a mere mortal, to reach this level of strength. It seems playing with you won't be too boring next!"
Yang Xiong and Qian Renxue moved at extreme speed, quickly clashing countless times in the air. They exchanged countless blows, but neither gained a significant advantage.
Qian Renxue relied on the extreme speed of her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul's Flight. Even the eyes of a top-tier Soul Master could barely track her movements.
Yang Xiong, on the other hand, used Sword Control for the entire duration of the flight. Only by doing so could he match Qian Renxue's Speed.
Yang Xiong and Qian Renxue's battle in the sky was extremely fierce. Even their simple exchanges had power far exceeding the collision of a Titled Douluo's Ninth Soul Skill.
Yang Xiong knew very well that if the fight continued like this, he would likely still lose in the end.
Especially in the sky, under the sunlight, Qian Renxue's Divine Power seemed inexhaustible. Furthermore, her Divine Power not only contained the ultimate Light Attribute but also extremely terrifying True Sun Fire, capable of burning enemies to scorched Earth in an instant.
Although Yang Xiong had a full set of Hundred Thousand Year Level Soul Bone Armor, when truly fighting against a deity, the Soul Bones still couldn't completely resist Qian Renxue's attacks.
Fortunately, the two Soul Cores on Yang Xiong's body, the Strength Soul Core and the Five Elements Soul Core, spun rapidly, quickly devouring the energy in the air to maintain the consumption of Soul Power.
In that instant, Yang Xiong's eyes turned Blood Red, and his entire body emitted a Blood Red light. The Blood Red figure behind him seemed to grasp a heaven-piercing greatsword and slashed directly at Qian Renxue. It was the Asura God Second Form: Asura God Destruction.
But Qian Renxue snorted coldly, "Yang Xiong, I think you're getting more and more regressive. I lost to this move of yours last time. Do you think I would lose to the same move twice?"
The massive Six-Winged Angel behind Qian Renxue possessed her. The Six-Winged Angel's pair of Golden giant hands directly blocked Yang Xiong's full-power strike. The Six-Winged Angel's wings also completely protected her.
This was Qian Renxue's Ninth Soul Skill Two: Great Angel's Protection. Especially now that Qian Renxue had reached Level 100, the defensive capability of this move seemed to have multiplied countless times, ignoring the attacks of anyone in the world.
The Golden giant and the Blood Red greatsword collided. Yang Xiong felt an endless Reverberation Force throughout his body. His body felt as if it was about to be shattered. If not for the full set of Soul Bone Armor, this Reverberation Force alone would have been enough to kill a Level 98 Titled Douluo.
At this moment, Yang Xiong seemed to understand the situation where Sword Douluo's father was blocked by Qian Daoliu with nine "Kill Characters" in a row. This was the most fundamental difference between Soul Power and Martial Soul, and also the gap between each level of Soul Power after Level 98.
But Yang Xiong didn't feel afraid. Instead, his eyes were filled with excitement, and his entire being seemed to be Boiling Blood.
Purely in terms of Soul Power, there was indeed a significant gap between him and a deity, but this also showed him the path forward and gave him a target to challenge.
Yang Xiong felt as if the blood in his entire body was about to boil. He was filled with fighting spirit. This fighting spirit seemed to quickly spread throughout his entire body, even to every single strand of his soul.
"Life Unceasing, Battle Unending. I, Yang Xiong, with a Mortal Body, must fight a true Deity today."
Several Soul Rings on Yang Xiong's body flashed. These were his Third Soul Skill, Tyrant Dragon's Fury, Fourth Soul Skill, Dragon Elephant Adamantine Body, and Seventh Soul Ring, Asura True Body.
When the three Amplification Soul Skills were used simultaneously, his original height of less than two meters instantly exceeded three meters. All the muscles on his body were revealed, and he simultaneously emitted an extremely fierce aura, like a Fierce Beast.
Now, Yang Xiong didn't care about any specific techniques. He became incredibly violent, lunging at Qian Renxue with all his might.
But Qian Renxue simply snorted coldly, clenching her right fist. Infinite Golden Divine Power seemed to be injected into her fist. Her Speed was countless times faster than when she started. This was her First Soul Skill: Angel Assault.
When Yang Xiong's claws once again grabbed Qian Renxue's fist, it felt as if he had touched an boundless immense force. He was actually forced back dozens of meters, while Qian Renxue only retreated a few meters.
Qian Renxue's face was full of disdain, "I was just playing with you at the beginning. Do you think that was my full strength just now? I just wanted to test how strong you, a mere Level 98 Titled Douluo, could be, and whether you could truly shake me, a deity."
"Now that I've played enough, it's time to let you see my true strength, to let you see what true despair is."
Qian Renxue's Seventh Soul Ring flashed, and her entire body instantly emitted endless light. Especially the Six-Winged Angel's six wings, they seemed like fiery snakes, and Qian Renxue herself was like a Golden sun, capable of destroying the heavens and earth.
Yang Xiong knew that this was Qian Renxue's Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul True Body. Especially after she broke through to Level 100, this move had become countless times more powerful. After all, Qian Renxue's Seventh Soul Ring had reached the Hundred Thousand Year Level, and there was a qualitative difference between a Ten Thousand Year Soul Skill and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill.
Yang Xiong gritted his teeth. If three Amplification Soul Skills weren't enough, then he would add another one.
Normally, for a Soul Master, while Amplification Soul Skills were infinitely useful, ordinary Soul Masters wouldn't absorb too many Amplification Soul Skills, at most two.
Because while Amplification Soul Skills could temporarily increase a Soul Master's combat ability, they also increased the burden on the body.
Yang Xiong himself had already used three top-tier Amplification Soul Skills, which had already exceeded his body's tolerance.
But Yang Xiong had no intention of admitting defeat at this moment. His Ninth Soul Ring directly flashed, and his entire body seemed to undergo a transformation in that instant. His external Soul Bones, the Ice Fire Dragon Claws, seemed to suddenly lengthen, his hands completely transforming into Dragon Claws, and his entire body was covered in Deep Blue Dragon Scales.
This was Yang Xiong's Ninth Soul Skill Four: Demon Whale Wrathful Dragon Transformation. It was a Million Year Amplification Soul Skill obtained from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. After using this Soul Skill, his Strength and Defense were enhanced to the extreme. His entire being was like a Demon Dragon Possession, somewhat similar to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family's Dragon Transformation.
Even the usually calm and composed Qian Renxue became a little serious at this moment. Yang Xiong was using a Million Year Amplification Soul Skill, and simultaneously using four Amplification Soul Skills. His strength seemed to have been enhanced to the extreme, as if he had crossed into the Level 100 realm.
Especially after Yang Xiong used the Demon Whale Wrathful Dragon Transformation, the Asura Domain also became stronger again. Even the Angel Domain seemed unable to suppress Yang Xiong's Domain anymore.
This Yang Xiong was incredibly violent. His pair of Dragon Claws desperately clawed at Qian Renxue. Every strike seemed to shake the heavens and earth.
However, Qian Renxue was a Deity-level expert after all, extremely fast. Although she was under some pressure, she still handled it with relative ease.
The two clashed countless times in the air, attacking each other repeatedly, striking each other's bodies countless times.
Unfortunately, both had terrifying recovery abilities, and their wounds healed at an astonishing speed.
Yang Xiong's Soul Bone Armor seemed to have cracks appearing, and even his skin and bones were severely injured, but his dual Soul Cores spun rapidly, and his body quickly recovered.
As for Qian Renxue, she took several claw strikes from Yang Xiong. However, for a Deity, it only caused a few drops of Golden Blood to flow, and the wounds quickly healed as before.
If anyone paid attention, they would notice that although Yang Xiong's blood was still Dark Red Color, it faintly contained a trace of gold.
Yang Xiong and Qian Renxue fought fiercely, as if the sky itself was about to be shattered by them.
When Yang Xiong and Qian Renxue separated again, Yang Xiong had Blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. Relatively speaking, Qian Renxue looked better.
Even with Yang Xiong using four Amplification Soul Skills, the gap between Level 98 and Level 100 was still immense.
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