Amidst a loud explosion, Tang San’s body didn’t move a bit. Today’s first Invincible Golden Body launched. Over seventy two hours, or three days, he had altogether nine chances to use Invincible Golden Body. In order to finish the present battle as quickly as possible, Tang San didn’t hesitate to use the first one.
The pincer attack from both in front and behind could undoubtedly bring out the attack’s greatest power, but when confronted with Tang San’s Invincible Golden Body, it was still ineffective. It was so ineffective that, because it had attacked from both the front and rear, it didn’t even push him away.
Tang San of course had his reasons for choosing to take this punch head on. Only like this, did he have absolute certainty of again pulling Seahorse Douluo into his Blue Silver Domain. He’d already noticed that Seahorse Douluo had no domain of his own, so a battle within his domains was undoubtedly more advantageous to him. Moreover, using his body to take Seahorse Douluo’s attack also gave him time to do some other things.
The attack was ineffective, causing Seahorse Douluo to be shocked. All he saw was Tang San’s right arm flash red, and his body instantly be completely covered in golden light. What kind of defensive strength was this? His spirit power was obviously higher, so how could his attack have been ineffective?
While he was still surprised, Tang San’s figure had already disappeared from in front of him. The Blue Silver Domain’s Boundless Nature finished. Even though there were no plants on the platform, with Tang San’s present strength of spiritual force, while there weren’t any on the platform, that didn’t mean that there weren’t on the shore. His domain instantly crossed the sea within the sea, and swiftly drew from the plants on the shore to display the power of his Blue Silver Domain.
At the same time, countless golden threads had appeared within this Blue Silver Domain, which swiftly encircled Seahorse Douluo. This was what Tang San had done while he was taking the attack just now. The Eight Spider Lances naturally wouldn’t appear for nothing, as the fusion ability of his external spirit bone and the domain, Devouring Golden Threads, launched.
Seahorse Douluo was unconcerned at the start, but as the Devouring Golden Threads fell on the ripple-shield he’d opened before, he became shocked. The ripple shield’s energy was actually frantically draining away due to the effect of the threads. Along with Tang San entering the eightieth rank, while within the Blue Silver Domain, his Devouring Golden Threads no longer needed to touch the body to devour—anything in the domain that didn’t have the Blue Silver Domain’s own energy would be swallowed up, and then filtered through the Eight Spider Lances to become part of Tang San’s spirit power.
Weakening the other side and strengthening oneself, this was where the Blue Silver Domain was most tyrannical. At the same time, it was one of Tang San’s aces for victory.
The Deathgod Domain wasn’t bad, but it exhausted an enormous amount of spirit power. When the opponent had no domain, the Blue Silver Domain was undoubtedly the best choice.
The ripple-shield’s range extended out a full five meters, so it naturally suffered from even more Devouring Golden Threads. Sensing the threads’ effect, Seahorse Douluo couldn’t help being shocked. Such a terrifying domain. No wonder his fifth trial was to challenge the seven sacred pillar Douluo.
Helplessly, Seahorse Douluo could only pull his sixth spirit ability’s ripple-shield back, as close to his body as he could, reducing the area of contact with the Devouring Golden Threads as much as possible. At the same time he punched out once again, this time striking towards the sky. However, he received yet another shock.
Indeed, the Devouring Golden Threads were sent flying from his punch, but they didn’t break, as if they basically hadn’t received any force at all. And, a small part of the energy from his punch was absorbed by the Devouring Golden Threads.
They could absorb too? Seahorse Douluo finally sensed danger. He understood that, if this went on, Tang San wouldn’t even need to attack him. As long as he maintained the domain, absorbing his spirit power, he would lose.
As one of the seven sacred pillar protectors, a formidable Title Douluo, he naturally wouldn’t concede like this. White light flashed in his eyes, and Seahorse Douluo stopped caring about the Devouring Golden Threads. Breathing in deeply, he crossed all ten of his fingers, and raised his hands to his chest with his palms down. At the same time, his ninth spirit ring brightened.
Spirit masters without a domain were at an extreme disadvantage against spirit masters who had one. What Seahorse Douluo was going to do now was to rely on his spirit power being higher than Tang San’s, and launch his strongest attack. Even if he couldn’t beat Tang San, he’d still consume as much of his spirit power as possible. This was his duty as an examiner. He wouldn’t throw the game because he knew Tang San—because he knew Tang San’s identity.
Although Seahorse Douluo’s ninth spirit ring was still the black colour that represented the ten thousand year level, in fact, this black spirit ring had still surpassed eighty thousand years of cultivation. Back then, he’d suffered untold hardships in the ocean in order to find a suitable spirit beast.
Now his ninth spirit ring flashed, the black ring of light rapidly expanding, as it formed a circular black screen that revolved around him, and enormous energy fluctuations frantically rushed out, causing the surrounding atmosphere to violently distort.
Dai Mubai and the others observing the battle clearly saw the entire sea within the sea boiling, and without the obstruction of the Seahorse Pillar’s light this time, the sea actually rose perfectly straight for a hundred meters, while that clear seawater was moreover instantly dyed black, its violent heaving distributing endless energy.
The Shrek Five Devil’s expressions changed simultaneously, this was a Title Douluo’s ninth spirit ability? Such tremendous power. Even when compared to the all out eruption of a hundred thousand year spirit beast, it wasn’t inferior. While Seahorse Douluo was completely suppressed by Tang San’s domain, therefore he’d launched his most powerful attack. His thinking was very straightforward and direct, but also very effective.
I can’t see through your domain? You’re going to drain my energy? Then fine. I’ll bring out all of my energy for you to swallow. I don’t need to find you. With this comprehensive-attack ninth spirit ability, detonate with all the force of my strength fused with the sea within the sea. It will attack both you and your domain, and even if this will exhaust most of my energy, you won’t be feeling well either.
Undoubtedly, Seahorse Douluo’s choice was extremely correct. As a Title Douluo, his spirit power was above Tang San’s, so picking an all out collision was advantageous for him. Even weakened by the domain, he still had his more than ninety ranked spirit power.
Seahorse Douluo’s black ninth spirit ring represented an ability called Tornado Giant Wave Nirvana Fist. Spirit power spread out, drawing all of the surrounding water element in to form a giant whirlpool, producing an area attack. Located at the heart of the sea within the sea, this was undoubtedly the ideal location for the Tornado Giant Wave Nirvana Fist. The waves overflowing into the sky had already begun to rotate, and Seahorse Douluo’s spirit power swiftly charged up. The moment he finished charged up, would be the perfect moment for this frightening ninth spirit ability to take the stage.
At this moment, Tang San’s figure appeared. Within the golden blue domain, his golden blue figure seemed a bit unclear. Gracefully rotating in the sky, his left leg kicked out.
The moment his leg was above his head, his left leg chopped down—it no longer seemed like a leg, but rather like an enormous battle axe cutting through the sky as it descended. In that moment, the image of the Evil Spirit Orca King smashing his giant tail against the surface of the sea seemed to appear behind him.
Described as a red light, it was like a sparkling and translucent fan-shaped afterimage in the air. Strangely, Tang San’s target wasn’t Seahorse Douluo, but rather that black light he’d released, that circular black screen from
the ninth spirit ring.
This black light screen was a defense that activated when Seahorse Douluo used his ninth spirit ability, and its defensive capabilities were even higher than his sixth spirit ability ripple-barrier.
As Tang San’s attack fell from the sky, all of the Devouring Golden Threads instantly gathered together, condensing into two parts, and attacking from two sides, the devouring ability activating fully.
In this way, the black light screen whose energy was being rapidly absorbed under the golden threads’ draining, dulled slightly in the middle. And it was at this moment that Tang San’s left leg fell from the sky.
Hundred thousand year evil spirit left leg bone’s ability, Orca Evil Spirit Axe. Tang San altogether had five spirit bones, and only the newest of these, the evil spirit left leg bone, could be said to be completely offensive. As a hundred thousand year spirit bone, its offensive power could be imagined. It had two attack abilities, one being a ranged attack, and the other being the Orca Evil Spirit Axe that Tang San had just now used, which focused the strength of the entire body into the left leg, amplified it with the spirit bone, and formed an axe edge as thin as a cicada’s wing, which shot out in a straight line.
Even Xiao Bai was at a disadvantage against Tang San’s Orca Evil Spirit Axe with all her strength—this showed just how frightening this spirit bone ability was. When a hundred thousand year spirit bone or spirit ring’s effects could be completely used for offense, it was extremely frightening.
A soft tearing sound echoed, as red light swept past, and the black light of the circle protecting Seahorse Douluo suddenly grew denser. In the next moment, a large gap was shown between the two streams of Devouring Golden Threads.
Red light appeared again. This time it wasn’t the light of a spirit bone, but rather of Tang San’s eighth spirit ring. That rippling red light that had once trapped Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun spread out with this eighth spirit ring, quietly flowed into the gap in the black light screen, and enveloped Seahorse Douluo.
Tang San’s eighth spirit ring’s ability, Blue Silver Orca Devil’s Absorption, started.
As a hundred thousand year spirit ring, Tang San’s eighth spirit ring had two abilities, the second of which was Blue Silver Orca Devil’s Absorption. Its features were: Physical defense is ineffective; if the physical body touched its red ripples, regardless of their physical strength, they’d be forcibly stunned for three seconds. Energy could block it, but if it touched any released spirit ability energy attacks, the releaser’s spirit power will be consumed at triple the attack’s normal rate.
This was an extremely potent crowd control ability amongst all control type abilities. Being forcibly stunned for three seconds was something even Title Douluo level powers would tremble at. Because this stun ability was absolute. It would take effect as long as it touched one’s physical body. It couldn’t be counteracted by any abilities or internal spirit power.
Even with an energy shield defense, after coming in contact with the Blue Silver Orca Devil’s Absorption, one’s spirit power would be swiftly consumed. Confronting such a spirit ability, and choosing to defend, wouldn’t work, but not defending would mean being stunned. This was where high level control type spirit masters gave other kinds of spirit masters the largest headache.
Right now, Seahorse Douluo’s surrounding energy defense had already been broken by Tang San’s Orca Evil Spirit Axe, and the red light ripples of Blue Silver Orca Devil’s Absorption naturally latched onto him without any politeness. The forcible stun took effect.
The simple word ‘forcible’, for Seahorse Douluo, could be read as ‘destruction’. If it was an ordinary stun ability, right now it’d be ineffective on Seahorse Douluo. While using an exceedingly powerful ability like his ninth spirit ability, Seahorse Douluo’s body was in a kind of oppressive state. Let alone the defensive screen around him, even without it, he’d still be very difficult to interrupt. Otherwise, how could his ninth spirit ability be worthy of being called a Title Douluo’s ultimate attack?
However, no matter how powerful the ninth spirit ability, it still couldn’t endure Tang San’s freakish hundred thousand year spirit ability. The instant stun immediately made Seahorse Douluo unable to continue controlling the tremendous spirit power he’d gathered.
Amidst an explosive sound that made the entire Seagod Island shudder, the already condensed giant whirlpool in the sea within the sea shattered explosively. Giant waves splashed onto everyone on the shore, making them all like drowned chickens.
Seahorse Douluo’s ninth spirit ability had unexpectedly been forcibly interrupted by Tang San like this. Most dreadful was that, although most of the energy from his ninth spirit ability that he’d gathered had been released outside, there was still a part that had been stored within his body, which had been used to connect with and control the ability. Without Seahorse Douluo’s control, this portion of spirit power abruptly created a backlash.
With a muffled groan, blood spurted frantically from Seahorse Douluo’s mouth, and even his nose and ears overflowed with blood. He stumbled backwards several steps, until he hit the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, and managed to regain his balance.
The Blue Silver Domain’s Boundless Nature quietly disappeared, and Tang San reappeared before Seahorse Douluo. He didn’t keep attacking, as his Boundless level spiritual force could scan Seahorse Douluo’s physical condition, and Tang San of course wouldn’t throw stones down the well after this Title Douluo, as they’d always had good relations with each other. If it weren’t for Oscar still having to challenge him later, Tang San wouldn’t have even let this Title Douluo suffer injuries this severe.
Victory, I defeated a Sea Douluo. No matter how staunch his willpower was, Tang San couldn’t help being inwardly excited at the moment. This was the first time that he’d defeated a Title Douluo level power one on one! Even though this victory could be attributed to all of his various monstrous and powerful abilities, without a doubt, he’d relied on his own strength to defeat his opponent. The fifth trial was one seventh complete.
“Senior, you let me win.”
Tang San bowed slightly to Seahorse Douluo.
The three second stun had already passed, and Seahorse Douluo stood there unsteadily, secretly sighing, and bowed in return, “No need to be polite. Many thanks for starting off leniently.”
During the three second stun, when the backlash from his ninth spirit ability’s energy had appeared, Tang San could have killed him if he’d wanted too. But he didn’t suffer any follow up attacks, thus it was clear that Tang San was holding back. Even if he still had the strength to fight, he wouldn’t quibble over justifications.
A line of blue light flashed, and another silhouette appeared next to Tang San, Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu’s trial was to accompany Tang San throughout the Seagod Nine Trials, and Tang San of course wouldn’t forget her when passing a test.
At the start of his and Seahorse Douluo’s battle, he’d taken Xiao Wu out from the Wishful Hundred Treasures Purse, and had, at the same time, let her soul return to her body, before enveloping her in the Vast Sea Barrier, achieving a camouflage effect. Like this, not only could he let Xiao Wu accompany him through the trial in a relatively safe manner, but at the same time Xiao Wu could also launch surprise attacks from the side at any time in order to help Tang San pass the trial.
There had clearly been no need for Xiao Wu to get involved in the confrontation with Seahorse Douluo. Moreover, Tang San was also certain that if Xiao Wu had interfered, the completion level of his trial would decrease. In their original plan, he’d have the help of his friends in the later tests, so Tang San would of course complete the trials that he could on his own.
Raising his hand, Seahorse Douluo turned to face the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, and using the forefinger of his right hand, drew a difficult to portray pattern on the sacred pillar. As the last stroke was finished, the pattern blossomed with dazzling golden light, suddenly shining on the golden trident brand on Tang San’s forehead.
Reflected in the two crossing rays of light, a message had appeared in Tang San’s mind, ‘Seahorse Sacred Pillar Challenge Passed’.
A ray of bright red light appeared on Xiao Wu’s forehead at the same time, before flashing and disappearing.
Up in the air, of the seven rays of golden light, the one belonging to the Seahorse Sacred Pillar suddenly extinguished. But the golden ball of light in the sky still didn’t weaken, only lacking one of the surrounding golden flames. This was an indicator for time passing.
Done conceding, Seahorse Douluo turned and looked towards Tang San, his gaze sweeping over the golden trident brand on his forehead, “The next challenges will be even more difficult. I hope that you’ll be more careful. You should already possess the ability of the Seagod’s Light. Even though the Seagod’s Light has no attack power by itself, it can still deter sea spirit beasts. At the same time, its deterrence won’t only work on them.”
Seeing the deep meaning in Seahorse Douluo’s eyes, Tang San instantly understood, and said gratefully, “Many thanks for senior’s advice. If you’re in any way offended later senior, please excuse it.”
Seahorse Douluo stared blankly. Right at that moment, two figures moved across the lake, “We’re Oscar and Ning Rongrong, senior please instruct us……”
Seahorse Douluo then understood what Tang San meant. He could only helplessly shake his head, laughing in spite of himself, “It doesn’t matter, such tactics are allowed. Only, don’t think that I’ll give up that easily. If you want to defeat me, you’ll still have to bring out your strength. Then, let’s begin.”
Tang San retreated to the shore, no longer watching the Seahorse Sacred Pillar battle. Eating a big recovery sausage, he directly sat down cross-legged to rest, as he recovered his spirit power and mental strength.
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