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Above Jialing Pass, Tang San and Bibi Dong were locked in an intense battle, their clash creating an overwhelming spectacle. Both fought as if they had staked everything on this confrontation.
In fact, from the moment they first engaged, they sensed something unusual about each other.
Though their martial souls were vastly different—Bibi Dong's Death Spider Empress and Soul Devouring Spider Empress were top-tier beast martial souls, while Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was a plant martial soul and his Hao Tian Hammer a weapon martial soul—they discovered during their fight that their soul power attributes were strikingly similar.
Normally, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass embodied the Ultimate Life attribute. However, after absorbing numerous poison and dark-attribute spirit rings, especially after his Hao Tian Hammer absorbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's spirit ring, it began to gradually corrupt his body.
This corruption meant that when Tang San's Blue Silver Grass absorbed its ninth spirit ring—a divine-bestowed one—the resulting soul skill automatically adapted to the optimal attributes of both his martial soul and body. Consequently, it developed dark and bloodthirsty properties, evolving into Dark Blue Silver Grass.
As for Tang San's Hao Tian Hammer, after consecutively absorbing seven dark and evil-attribute spirit rings, it began to undergo a transformation, shifting from pure strength attributes to dark and evil ones.
In contrast, Bibi Dong's Soul Devouring Spider Empress and Death Spider Empress were both inherently evil soul beasts, possessing immense devouring power and potent toxins.
When they truly clashed, they realized that their soul power attributes were almost identical.
This discovery left them both astonished. Given their talent and strength, reaching their current level required not only relentless effort and fearlessness in the face of danger but also passing certain inheritance trials.
Both had undergone aspects of the Rakshasa God's inheritance trials and now possessed some of the Rakshasa God's attributes.
Moreover, without the Rakshasa God's influence, Tang San wouldn't have grown so powerful so quickly or absorbed so many spirit rings in such a short time.
After all, it had only been a few months since Tang San entered the Great Star Dou Forest. During this time, he had advanced from Level 87 to Level 96, absorbing eight spirit rings and acquiring multiple soul bones.
For comparison, Bibi Dong, who had trained for decades and been a Title Douluo for at least twenty years, had only managed to absorb seven spirit rings for her Soul Devouring Spider Empress due to the inherent repulsion between twin martial souls.
Theoretically, Tang San should have faced similar repulsion between his twin martial souls. No matter how strong his body was, the attributes of his martial souls would ultimately remain incompatible.
However, after absorbing two spirit rings from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Tang San accepted the Evil God King's recruitment. The tiger's influence on his body far exceeded that of ordinary hundred-thousand-year evil-attribute spirit rings.
Bibi Dong let out a furious roar: "You insolent brat, how dare you covet my Rakshasa God inheritance! Today, I'll tear you to pieces and show you that I am the true inheritor of the Rakshasa God!"
A trace of disdain flashed in Tang San's eyes: "Bibi Dong, stop acting so superior. The treasures of the world belong to those with the ability to claim them. I've earned the favor of the Evil God King—something you, a mere Rakshasa God inheritor, can never match."
Enraged, Bibi Dong shouted: "Tang San, do you think this is all I'm capable of? Today, no matter what, I will make you pay the price. You must die!"
Tang San replied coldly: "Is it you who wants me to pay the price, or is it me who seeks revenge against you? Back then, your Spirit Hall harmed my mother, attacked my Hao Tian Sect, and forced us into seclusion, leading to our decline."
"Furthermore, you killed Xiao Wu's mother. Whether for myself or for Xiao Wu, I must settle this blood debt with you today."
The true mastermind behind the conflict between the Hao Tian Sect and the Spirit Hall was Bibi Dong herself—it was she who drove the Hao Tian Sect into hiding. Thus, Bibi Dong was the greatest enemy of the Hao Tian Sect.
It was through these accomplishments that Bibi Dong, an outsider, ascended to the position of Pope of the Spirit Hall—the only Pope in history not born with a Six-Winged Angel martial soul.
Tang San and Bibi Dong fought like bitter enemies, unleashing every technique at their disposal, determined to kill one another.
To outsiders, it appeared to be a fierce battle, but unbeknownst to them, upon entering the battlefield, both had received new trial content—all stemming from the Rakshasa God's inheritance trials.
Although Tang San had accepted the Evil God King's recruitment, it was the Rakshasa God who issued the trials. There was no information about the Rakshasa God in the world—not even Tang Chen, who had been controlled by the Rakshasa God, knew of its existence.
Tang Chen had always believed the issue stemmed from the Asura God's trial and had no idea that his failure back then was due to the Rakshasa God's interference. Therefore, he hadn't given Tang San any special instructions or ways to help him overcome the trials.
As Tang San and Bibi Dong fought with increasing ferocity, their killing intent and evil attributes became more aligned with the battlefield.
The Blue Silver Grass, with its ultimate devouring and darkness attributes, began to absorb the blood and corpses littering the battlefield. Energy surged into Tang San's body, carrying with it a unique spiritual essence.
Though the Dark Blue Silver Grass was formidable, absorbing the blood and souls began to affect Tang San's body. He grew increasingly bloodthirsty and uncontrollable, much like Yang Xiong when he emerged from the Hell Road.
Bibi Dong, wielding the Killing God Domain, possessed the same ultimate devouring ability as her Soul Devouring Spider Empress—not only devouring the dead but even the living.
The battle escalated further, becoming increasingly chaotic as they unleashed countless soul skills.
Ultimately, Bibi Dong held the upper hand. After all, she was at the peak of Level 98, while Tang San was at Level 96. No matter how potent the toxicity of Tang San's Dark Blue Silver Grass was, it couldn't surpass the innate toxins of the Soul Devouring Spider Empress.
By evening, after an entire day of fighting, neither side could gain a decisive advantage despite exhausting all their strength.
The Tian Dou Empire relied on its vast military might to hold its ground against the powerful soul master legion but failed to breach Jialing Pass.
On the other hand, though the Spirit Hall Empire's soul master legion was formidable, it lacked two Title Douluo compared to the Tian Dou Empire. Even with a greater number of Soul Douluo and weaker auxiliary abilities than Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong, they couldn't annihilate the Tian Dou army.
Seeing this endless war of attrition, both sides realized that continuing the battle would lead to the complete depletion of their main forces. At that point, there would be no talk of dominating the world—mere survival would become a challenge, especially with the formidable Star Luo Empire still opposing the Spirit Hall Empire on another front.
When both sides finally sounded the retreat, Tang San and Bibi Dong, though reluctant, had no choice but to end their battle.
At this point, Tang San was severely injured and suffering from a lingering poison. The massive pincers of the Soul Devouring Spider Empress were not only razor-sharp but also incredibly agile and powerful, shattering countless strands of Dark Blue Silver Grass. A terrifying wound gaped in his shoulder, exuding black vapors.
Bibi Dong fared slightly better, but her bones had been shattered by Tang San's Hao Tian Hammer, which was even more domineering than Tang Hao's.
As both sides retreated to their respective camps, everyone marveled at the brutality of the battle and felt grateful to have survived.
This battle was the largest soul master war in nearly a thousand years and the most brutal conflict in recent memory. Countless lives were lost, and even high-level experts fell.
Even the surviving Title Douluo bore injuries. Sword Douluo, for instance, had endured several attacks from Golden Crocodile Douluo. His once calm and composed face was now smeared with blood.
As for the ordinary soldiers, their casualties were even higher.
The Tian Dou Empire had mobilized 1.6 million troops, with over 8,000 soul masters, including more than 3,000 from the three great sects.
However, after this battle, 400,000 regular troops perished, and 2,000 of the 8,000 soul masters were lost. Even the three great sects suffered losses exceeding 20%. Even the Hao Tian Sect, with the smallest total numbers, saw significant casualties.
Among the younger generation, Ning Rongrong and others performed exceptionally well.
In terms of auxiliary abilities alone, Ning Rongrong had surpassed Ning Fengzhi. Without her powerful battlefield control and the immense amplification provided by her Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the Tian Dou Empire's soul master losses would have been far greater, and they wouldn't have been able to withstand the Spirit Hall Empire's soul master legion.
Even the ability of many Title Douluo to stand against the Spirit Hall Empire's Title Douluo was due to the full support of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda soul masters.
To counter the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's extensive auxiliary capabilities, the Spirit Hall Empire's soul masters launched relentless assaults. Fortunately, Yang Wei, Qin Shuang, and others were exceptionally strong, and Feng Xiaotian and others also protected Ning Rongrong with everything they had.
Now, both sides began to recognize the rising young generation of the Tian Dou Empire. These youths' performances were extraordinary, placing them just a step away from becoming true top-tier experts.
Among the younger generation of the Tian Dou Empire, Tang San could go toe-to-toe with Bibi Dong, while Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Yang Wei, Qin Shuang, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, Yu Tianheng, and Dugu Yan far surpassed the younger generation of the Spirit Hall Empire.
Especially noteworthy was the Body Sect—everyone now saw the brilliance of its next generation. And this was before the appearance of the Body Sect's leader, Yang Xiong, who was widely regarded as the strongest among the younger generation.
In contrast, the Spirit Hall Empire also suffered heavy losses in this battle.
Originally, the Spirit Hall Empire had 1.2 million troops, with 800,000 stationed at Tianmen Pass in the Star Luo Empire and 400,000 at Jialing Pass, along with 40,000 soul masters.
The reason the Spirit Hall Empire managed to repel the Tian Dou Empire's attack was the strength of its soul master legion. However, the losses were severe—30% of their 400,000 troops were lost, leaving fewer than 300,000 soldiers remaining.
Of course, the Spirit Hall Empire still had one critical advantage: the Spirit Hall's Fifth Elder, Guang Ling Douluo.
Guang Ling Douluo was the world's only long-range attack-type Title Douluo, wielding the Light Feather Bow. On the battlefield, his arrows were devastating, capable of easily piercing through the defenses of a Soul Douluo. Even Title Douluo dared not take his attacks lightly.
Even Tang Hao and Tang Xiao narrowly avoided being struck by his ice arrows. Like a battlefield sniper, Guang Ling Douluo instilled fear across the battlefield.
Despite the strength of the soul master legion, they still lost 5,000 soul masters.
This was while defending behind the towering walls of Jialing Pass—if not for that advantage, the losses would have been even greater.
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