Hundreds of attacks, all at the level of Super Douluo and above, erupted simultaneously, shaking the heavens and earth.
The sheer compression of energy caused the space around Di Tian to nearly shatter like fragments of glass.
To the onlookers, it seemed inevitable that Di Tian would dodge in order to save Qiangu Dongfeng and Leng Yaozhu.
Even if he didn't dodge, even if he relied on his true dragon body to withstand the attacks, he would surely be too preoccupied to launch an attack of his own. With the cultivation of an Ultimate Douluo and the life-saving capabilities of their four-word battle armor, Qiangu Dongfeng and Leng Yaozhu should have survived.
Boom! Boom!
The deafening explosions momentarily deafened even the nearby Title Douluo.
The highly condensed energy detonation plunged the battlefield into chaos, devoid of order or natural laws. Even Ultimate Douluo at close range couldn't see through the battlefield's state.
Before the others could react and follow up with another round of attacks to ensure the dragon's destruction, Di Tian's strike had already landed on its intended targets—unstoppable, undeterred.
They had underestimated the sheer might of a divine-level combatant.
If they had personally witnessed the Holy Spirit Cult's attack on Shrek Academy, they would have understood that when facing an opponent with god-like strength, they should never allow even the smallest gap in their assault. They should have relentlessly poured out their full power without hesitation.
Back then, Yun Ming, who briefly touched upon godhood, endured two twelfth-level fixed soul-guided missiles. In his dying moments, he pierced through eight Title Douluo and severely wounded the quasi-god Ghost Emperor.
Now, in just the blink of an eye—too brief for the onlookers to perceive—two black dragon claws had utterly ended the lives of Qiangu Dongfeng and Leng Yaozhu.
Spatial Annihilation!
The space around the left black dragon claw twisted violently, like a tangled rope. The spatial turbulence shredded Qiangu Dongfeng's four-word battle armor to pieces.
His broken body, barely clinging to life, was swallowed into a spatial passage—its destination, none other than the shores of the Lake of Life.
Thus, the three generations of the Qiangu family were finally reunited in death. Father and son, brothers and kin—all together at last.
Darkness' Order!
Leng Yaozhu's final struggle was far more spectacular than Qiangu Dongfeng's.
Within the black dragon's grasp, absolute darkness spread, blinding all sight.
The only light that remained was the final ember of Phoenix Truefire—the last lingering flame that Leng Yaozhu left in the world.
Her true body had vanished, leaving behind only the form of a fire phoenix, struggling against the devouring darkness.
"Screeeech!"
The mournful cry of the Phoenix reverberated through the battlefield.
In that instant, chains forged from ultimate darkness pierced through the flaming phoenix's body.
The lingering wail of the phoenix faded away, and the only light within the darkness was extinguished completely—without even the faintest echo remaining.
Thud!
At the exact same moment, another "phoenix" felt a sudden throb in its heart—a heartbeat that echoed with undeniable intensity.
Leng Yulei halted her actions, momentarily ceasing the collection of fresh souls. She gazed into the distant sky.
Beneath her dark red robes, her long legs instinctively took a few steps forward.
Then she stopped.
The dark red flames of her soul power evaporated the moisture gathering at the corners of her eyes.
White mist rose, and her deep phoenix-like eyes regained their cold, ruthless sharpness—once again tainted by a chilling hatred.
She cursed with a sickly, vicious glee:
"Serves you right! Serves you right!"
"You fought me for Yun Ming's affection. You fought me for the position of heir to the family. You fought me for everything!"
"Everything that was mine—you tried to take it! My own sister… You deserved this fate!"
With the death of Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu, the two once-proud phoenixes of the Leng family forever lost their chance to clear up past misunderstandings. Any possibility of reconciliation was now gone.
After venting her hatred, Leng Yulei immediately refocused on the grand mission of the Holy Spirit Cult.
The battlefield between the Beast God and humanity's strongest fighters produced soul remnants of exceptional quality—far surpassing even what they had harvested when the Holy Spirit Cult bombed Shrek Academy.
With this newfound harvest, she would soon be able to break through to Ultimate Douluo, ensuring her revenge.
She would take back Yun Ming's soul.
Years ago, she had risked being obliterated by a twelfth-level fixed soul-guided missile to snatch Yun Ming's soul.
But she had been intercepted. Yun Ming's soul vanished without a trace.
From that moment on, she gained a new purpose in life—to take back Yun Ming's soul.
Her beloved Yun Ming could belong only to her!
Even in death, she would ensure they remained together forever—soul and ashes, eternally inseparable!
Meanwhile, high above in the sky, the chaotic battlefield gradually settled.
Behind Di Tian, a pair of pitch-black dragon wings unfolded like an enormous cloak, shielding his body. None of the attacks had so much as scratched him.
A deep, lingering dread spread through the hearts of all present.
Moments ago, Di Tian's words—"I will exterminate all five of the Spirit Pagoda's Ultimate Douluo"—had seemed like mere bravado.
Now, in the face of undeniable reality, they realized he had actually done it.
"Wake up!"
Chen Xinjie once again exerted his divine-level spiritual power, forcibly restoring the fighting spirits of his allies.
Otherwise, under the crushing might of Di Tian's divine consciousness, they might have lost even the will to resist.
But in that brief lapse of focus, Di Tian's next strike had already descended upon Guan Yue.
A spear formed of absolute darkness, condensed from the very essence of Di Tian's power, plunged from the sky.
Like a falling mountain crushing a pebble, it effortlessly shattered the self-activating defensive barrier of the Beyond Heaven Spear and pierced straight through Guan Yue's chest.
This warrior, second only to Chen Xinjie in strength, didn't even have time to let his life force fully ignite.
More precisely, the moment his life's flame began to burn, Di Tian had already struck him down.
His life energy was devoured, nine-tenths of it consumed by the Seed of Life.
Before he was swallowed by the spatial passage, he turned to Chen Xinjie with a face full of bitter resignation.
His lips moved silently, forming his final words:
"Old friend… It's up to you now."
Boom!
Chen Xinjie's life force flared.
His four-word battle armor, Vast Sea Universe, ignited in blue flames, making his body seem almost translucent.
The death of his comrade Guan Yue finally shattered the last of his restraint.
His fury could no longer be contained.
In truth, he had no choice.
Despite appearances, few Ultimate Douluo had fallen thus far—thanks to the sacrifices of the Seven Army Corps.
The soul-guided array shields they had deployed had absorbed much of Di Tian's onslaught.
But with each strike, the shields reached their limits, shattering and claiming thousands of soul engineer lives in the process.
After firing seven Mother-Child Soul Chasing Missiles, the Seven Army Corps' strength was on the verge of collapse.
The three-word battle armor masters at the Nine-Ring level who had come to fight were falling like flies.
Especially those with dragon-type martial souls or any martial soul related to dragons—almost all had perished.
The once-mighty hidden sect Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, already devastated when their home, Dragon City, was buried in an ice storm, now faced complete extinction.
At this moment, though the battlefield was not yet over the ocean, and he could not harness its full power, Chen Xinjie had no choice but to transform into the Federation's ultimate weapon.
He had to reignite the fighting spirit of the army.
(End of Chapter)