Douluo Dalu: Ice Snake Martial Spirit, Infinite Evolution

Chapter 165 Hunting the 100,000-Year-Old Mermaid
Everyone waited from morning until evening!
Suddenly, Dugu Han's gaze sharpened: "They're here!"

Elder Wu, Tyrannosaurus Douluo, and the others also noticed that hundreds of mermaids were rushing towards them from the sea.

Each mermaid possesses over ten thousand years of cultivation; some are male, some are female, and they hold spears in orderly formation.

After sensing that her people had come to her rescue, Mina immediately struggled to ask for help, but before she could speak, Dugu Han and the others came out of the cabin.

As the Vine Emperor Douluo swung out a vine to bind her tightly, he also sealed her mouth and nose, then quickly flew towards the shore.

Everyone quickly followed.

Only Elder Ye quickly activated his Martial Soul True Body, flying thousands of meters into the sky, concealing himself, preparing to interrupt the Mermaid Clan's Martial Soul Combination Technique at the crucial moment.

As Dugu Han flew toward the shore, he glanced behind him.

The sea princess's eldest daughter, Lijing, her youngest daughter, Liya, and hundreds of mermaids who are over ten thousand years old.

However… the sea princess doesn’t seem to have appeared.

"Humans, hand over Mina!"

When Lijing saw the group carrying Mina to the shore, she immediately surfaced from underwater and quickly chased after Dugu Han and the others.

Immediately after her, hundreds of mermaids surfaced, and Liya, starting from the back, rushed to the front.

Her golden spear clashed with Lijing's silver spear, both pointing at the Vine Emperor Douluo at the front.

Two strange energies emanated from the spears in their hands, striking the vines binding Mina at the front and the Vine Emperor Douluo gripping the vines, respectively.

"Humph!"

Elder Wu and Tyrannosaurus Douluo snorted coldly, and the two of them simultaneously struck out with their claws, blocking the two attacks.

"They're almost at land!"

After exchanging a glance, Lijing and Liya quickly submerged beneath the surface of the sea, activating their bloodline powers simultaneously. Silver-white and golden halos immediately filled their tails.

Then, the silver and gold halos, like two sharp blades, instantly cleaved through the darkness of the deep sea.

Regent and Liya's fishtails swayed so fast that it was difficult to see with the naked eye, and each sway stirred up ripples.

Their figures left trails in the seawater as they moved at supersonic speeds, appearing like ghosts on the shore in front of everyone in just a few breaths.

"Humans, leave Mina here!"

Lijing and Liya quickly leaped out of the water and stopped the crowd.

"So fast!"

The group stopped, looking at Lijing and Liya who had suddenly appeared in front of them with some surprise.

At the same time, everyone noticed the golden crown on Liya's head and the golden scales on her fishtail.

This is Dugu Han's goal.

"Catch her!"

Dugu Han's gaze locked onto Liya: "Princess Hai isn't here, so there's no need to be afraid of them!"

Tyrannosaurus Douluo stopped and looked back. Seeing that the Sea Princess was indeed not there, he immediately activated his Martial Soul True Body. Then, his first, third, and sixth spirit rings lit up at the same time, and his scorching dragon fist slammed towards Liya.

At the same time, the spirit rings of the Vine Emperor Douluo lit up one after another, and dark green vines burst out from under the seabed, wrapping around Liya's fish tail like giant pythons.

Wu Ming transformed directly into a golden crow engulfed in raging flames, and with a flap of its wings, a fiery whirlwind swiftly slashed towards Liya.

Elder Wu and Elder Ming activated their Martial Soul True Forms together and launched an attack on Liya.

Upon seeing this, Liya's golden crown suddenly emitted a blinding light, and her fish tail scales stood up like armor. She swept her golden spear horizontally, splitting Tyrannosaurus Douluo's dragon fist in two, and the shockwave from the explosion overturned the surrounding seawater.

She then quickly unleashed a mental barrier, blocking the attacks from everyone in succession.

Meanwhile, Lijing, standing beside her, also wielded a silver spear, severing one vine after another that rose from the seabed. At the same time, a cold glint flashed in her silver eyes, and her spiritual power condensed into countless silver threads, which she precisely pierced towards the crowd.

The mental attack of a top-tier mental-type soul beast that has existed for 100,000 years is something even a level 95 Super Douluo wouldn't dare to take head-on.

As everyone dodged, Elder Wu and Elder Ming immediately separated and attacked Lijing.

Regent sensed a sudden change in the air pressure around her, and the vortex of mental energy in her silver eyes spun rapidly.

Before the two figures could get close, they were briefly stopped by the mental cage she formed with silk threads.

But in just a moment, Elder Wu broke free of the cage and rushed toward Lijing.

At the same time, Liya was being besieged by the crowd when suddenly her golden crown burst forth with dazzling golden light. Facing the surging onslaught, she slammed her golden spear into the seabed, activating all her golden bloodlines.

In an instant, countless golden chains burst forth from the seabed, their surfaces swirling with powerful spiritual energy.

The moment the vines of the Vine Emperor Douluo touched the chains, they lost contact. When the Tyrannosaurus Douluo's dragon fist slammed into the chains, he felt a powerful mental force drilling into his mind, causing him to groan involuntarily.

Liya couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, caused by Wu Ming's extreme fire burning her spiritual power attached to the golden chains.

She glanced at Wu Ming, the vortex of spiritual energy in her golden eyes spinning rapidly.

But the next second, Dugu Han appeared behind her and threw a powerful punch.

Sensing the danger behind her, Liya quickly turned around and held the golden spear in her hand in front of her.

With a loud 'boom,' the golden spear bent into a full moon under Dugu Han's full-force punch and slammed into her body.

Liya was immediately sent flying backwards for a hundred meters by the force of the blow.

"Lea!"

Lijing quickly repelled the old witch's attack and flew over to help her regain her balance.

At the same time, hundreds of mermaids, some over ten thousand years old, arrived behind the group.

"Humans, since you are unwilling to hand over Mina, then don't blame us!"

Liya looked at everyone with icy eyes and ordered the hundreds of mermaids, some over ten thousand years old, "Activate the combination skill!"

Upon hearing this, hundreds of mermaids, some over ten thousand years old, released their spiritual power, which began to converge and overlap.

But Dugu Han and the others ignored them completely and charged at Lijing and Liya again.

Meanwhile, the giant lightning eagle that Elder Ye had transformed into had been waiting high in the sky for a long time, and began to gather spiritual power upon seeing the hundreds of mermaids.

The first, second, fifth, and ninth spirit rings on his body lit up simultaneously.

A thick pillar of purple lightning immediately shot out from his mouth.

The purple lightning pillar crashed down like a dragon emerging from the sea. Before striking the mermaids, it suddenly split into countless tiny lightning snakes, which spread out like a spider web over the group of mermaids and exploded.

The scales of the mermaids with the lowest cultivation levels were struck by the lightning serpent and instantly charred black. The spiritual power intertwined by hundreds of mermaids collapsed like a flood breaking through a dam.

Dozens of mermaids could not withstand the backlash of the mental energy, and blood beads seeped from their seven orifices. They even burst out of their soul rings on the spot.

"not good!"

The two sisters, Lijing and Liya, were momentarily distracted upon seeing this scene.

However, being distracted during battle is a major taboo. "Exploding Lava!"

"Splitting a thousand mountains with force!"

The group immediately seized the opportunity when the two were distracted and quickly unleashed their strongest soul skills.

The Lijing and Liya sisters came to their senses, but it was too late. They could only release their mental barrier immediately.

Elder Ming slammed his giant club down on the barrier, but it only caused the barrier to shake slightly.

Tyrannosaurus Douluo, Elder Wu, and the others also unleashed their strongest attack soul skills upon them, but even with the combined attacks of the five titled Douluos, they could only barely break through the mental barriers of the two.

It did not cause any substantial harm to the two individuals.

"Such powerful mental strength!"

While everyone was shocked, they attacked together again.

"Mermaid Duet!"

The two sisters, Lijing and Liya, were filled with anger and immediately grabbed each other's hands, intending to unleash the innate skills of the mermaid race.

But the next second, Wu Ming's blood-red eighth spirit ring lit up: Blazing God Sealing Chain!
Chains of fire, formed from extreme flames, interrupted their innate skills.

Then her 100,000-year-old left leg bone, 65,000-year-old left arm bone, and 100,000-year-old right arm bone lit up simultaneously.

A 100,000-year-old left leg bone: The Golden Crow Shines Upon the World!
One of the 100,000-year-old left arm bones: Fire Lotus Guardian!
Right arm bone from 65,000 years ago: Sacred Fire Heaven-Burning Shield!

"Get out of the way!"

Wu Ming roared, and a golden crow, like a miniature sun and burning with raging flames, condensed in front of her and rushed towards Li Jing and Li Ya.

At the same time, a fire shield formed from extreme fire and a fire lotus quickly condensed beneath her.

Upon seeing this, everyone sensed the dangerous aura emanating from the golden crow and immediately flew backward.

Seeing this, the Lijing and Liya sisters joined forces again to create a mental barrier for defense.

However, this mental barrier is not as solid as before.

At the same time, Dugu Han teleported to a hundred meters behind the two of them. Using the Soul Bone skill of Eight-Cornered Ice Source Condensation, he gathered the ice elements from dozens of miles of this ice sea, and then added various amplifying Soul Skills, along with the Eight-Cornered Profound Ice Break from his 100,000-year fifth Soul Ring, before unleashing a Profound Ice Dragon Soaring with all his might.

The Mystic Ice Dragon and the Blazing Golden Crow crashed into the mental barriers of the Lijing and Liya sisters, one after the other.

Dugu Han made a fist with his left hand, and the bone of the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm lit up: Ice Explosion Technique!

"boom--"

The Mystic Ice Dragon and the Blazing Golden Crow crashed into the mental barrier of Lijing and Liya, causing an explosion.

The moment ice and fire collided, the entire sea seemed to be torn into two extremes.

The azure ice and golden flames collided violently, creating an energy storm that, like a giant vortex, emptied the surrounding seawater, forming a vacuum zone a hundred meters in diameter.

The hard basalt rock on the seabed suddenly shattered, and countless sharp fragments of rock were blown away by the shockwave, shooting in all directions like a dense rain of arrows.

The aftershocks of the ice-fire explosion created towering waves hundreds of feet high on the distant sea, with flames burning at the crests and ice crystals forming at the bottom. Wherever the waves passed, the seawater instantly boiled and then quickly froze.

In the midst of this violent explosion, Regent Liya's mental barrier was violently distorted by the double impact. The silver and gold light was torn into pieces, and the burst of energy flow was like a sharp blade, shredding everything nearby into dust.

Seeing this, Liya had no choice but to forcefully activate her golden bloodline to its maximum, using all her spiritual energy once again to form a golden barrier that enveloped herself and her sister.

As the aftershocks of the explosion subsided, the golden barrier was covered in cracks.

"go!"

Lijing spoke to the clansmen who were still suffering from the backlash of their spiritual power, and immediately led the weakened Liya into the depths of the icy sea.

"Stop her!"

Dugu Han immediately shouted.

But without him saying anything more, the lightning giant eagle that Ye Lao had created rushed over immediately.

"You take your people and leave first!"

Liya quickly pushed Lijing aside and stayed behind to cover their retreat.

But now the golden light surrounding her was as dim as a flickering candle. The previous explosion had almost completely stripped away the golden scales on her fish tail, and the crimson bloodstains had stained the seawater into a terrifying mist. She was already at her last gasp.

Old Master Ye sent her flying hundreds of meters with almost no effort.

Dugu Han rushed to her immediately.

"Lea!"

Lijing quickly tried to rush over, but Elder Wu and the others were already rushing towards her.

A 100,000-year-old soul beast will inevitably produce a 100,000-year-old soul bone.

"Come back!"

When Liya saw Wu Lao and the others chasing after her sister, golden flames appeared in her golden eyes. Her spiritual sea began to burn, and her depleted spiritual power surged instantly, quickly condensing into countless spiritual threads that forcibly held Dugu Han and the others in place.

"Go!"

"I can only control it for a few seconds!"

Liya quickly shouted.

"Lea!"

Tears welled up in Regent's silver eyes, but she knew this was a chance to live that her sister had risked her life for.

"go!"

Without further hesitation, Regent immediately led the remaining mermaids into the icy sea.

Five seconds later, Liya's forcibly burning spiritual power collapsed, the light in her golden eyes gradually dimmed, and her life force rapidly dissipated.

After regaining his mobility, Dugu Han immediately used his Ice Instant Soul Skill to teleport behind her, grabbing her and channeling his soul power into her to slow down the dissipation of her life force, while also quickly flying towards the shore.

He didn't stop until he was several kilometers from the shore, where he delivered the final blow.

A blood-red spirit ring slowly condensed and took shape on Liya's corpse.

Dugu Han immediately stepped forward to examine the soul bone.

It's a head-shaped soul bone!
He breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the head bone in his hand, which was shimmering with a mystical light.

All this work has taken so long, all for this head bone.

“Absorb the spirit ring, I’ll protect you!” Wu Ming said as she followed.

"it is good!"

Dugu Han put away the head soul bone, sat cross-legged on the ground, and guided the blood-red 100,000-year soul ring to the top of his head to begin absorbing it.

(End of this chapter)