Douluo Continent: The Twin Sons of the Styx River, Shaking the World and Destroying the Heavens

Chapter 228 Powerful
This sword is composed of the Corona Orb, the Blazing Edge, the Seven Luminaries Gate, and the Heart Fire Pivot. That is, the sword spine, the blade, the guard, and the hilt.

The sword's spine is made of Crimson Sun Gold and a Level 9 "Gathering Sun Core." The Level 8 core array's function is to absorb ambient light and fire elements and store them as "Dawn Energy." It can accumulate 100 points of Dawn Energy in 1 minute, with a maximum of 200 points.

The blade is composed of Starfire Crystal Marrow and a "Phase Fusion" magic array. Its function is that 0.1 seconds after being drawn, the blade transforms into 10000°C plasma for 10 seconds; during this time, its physical form disappears, ignoring parries. The hilt is composed of seven solar prominence crystals. Its function is to consume 50 points of Dawn Energy to split the sword into seven fire meteor afterimages (each possessing 70% of the original's attack power) for 3 seconds, after which it automatically returns to its original state. The hilt requires the user's blood essence and refined gold to be infused. Its effect is that it automatically draws its blade upon sensing killing intent; even a level one user can use it, as long as they have soul power.

The item that He Caitou stole was obtained by exchanging it from the system's marketplace.

Dawn Blade - Flash (Single Target): Consumes all Dawn Energy to unleash a crimson line explosion 3 meters wide and 80 meters long, capable of breaking shields, burning souls, and melting.

Shield Break: Deals an additional 400% fire damage to shields;
Soul Burning: Reduces the soul power recovery speed of the person hit by 60% for 10 seconds;
Circuit Breaker: If the target's strength is below 30%, an instant death judgment will be triggered (ineffective against those who are 20 levels or more higher than the user).

Solar Prominence Baptism: Seven fiery meteor afterimages simultaneously swoop down, forming a "Solar Prominence Domain" upon impact: lasting for 5 seconds within a radius of 30 meters, dealing fire damage equal to [Soul Guidance Device Attack Power × 50%] per second, and disabling enemy Soul Guidance Arrays within the domain.

Stellar Collapse (Ultimate)
Conditions: Dawn Energy ≥ 150 + User's Soul Power ≥ 80%.

Effect: The sword transforms into a miniature star, which collapses and explodes after 0.5 seconds, causing true fire damage within a 100-meter radius (ignores all defenses).

Cost: Unusable for one month.

There are also three passive abilities.

Heartfire Resonance, trigger condition: When the user releases a fire-type soul skill, the Dawn Energy increases by an additional 10 points, and the sword temperature increases proportionally with the strength of the soul skill.

Effect: Increases Dawn Energy by an additional 10 points, and increases sword temperature proportionally to the strength of the Soul Skill.

Embers Rekindle, triggered by restoring 20% ​​and 10% of the user's healing effect, and resetting the cooldown of "Seven Stars Remnant".

Blazing Sun Body, trigger condition: During plasma form, immune to ice and water attribute control, but takes 50% light attribute damage.

Within 30 seconds after plasmaization ends, the sword becomes a solid object and can be forcibly cooled by water or ice-type soul skills, entering a 15-second "brittle blade" state (hardness reduced by 70%).

If the star collapse fails to kill the target, the user will be affected by "Eclipse Weakness": all attributes will be reduced by 50% for 1 hour.

Xia Die looked at the other party with a gloomy expression. She knew this soul tool was hers all too well, and of course, it also had weaknesses.

Wang Xiaolei's appearance created a sense of contrast—his extremely tall stature should have given people a robust impression, but he was so thin that he looked like a long, thin stick, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.

As the Holy Spirit Sect's representative in the second individual elimination round, his unique appearance undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention, making people wonder what kind of strength was hidden in this seemingly thin body, and what moves he would use in the upcoming battle.

"Both parties share the same name."

"Wang Xiaolei of the Holy Spirit Sect".

"Tang Clan, He Caitou."

As Zheng Zhan's gesture fell, the surrounding scenery suddenly distorted and changed. The original arena disappeared, replaced by the outline of rolling green mountains, and the air was filled with the crisp scent of grass and trees and a faint dampness—the simulated battlefield of [Chang Sheng Mountain No. 580] had begun.

Layer upon layer of mountains, ancient trees reaching for the sky, a moss-covered cobblestone path beneath one's feet, and the faint sound of a babbling brook in the distance. This realistic environment not only recreates the shape of the mountains and forests, but also brings to life the dappled light filtering through the branches and leaves, and the fleeting shadows of birds occasionally flitting through the trees, instantly drawing the atmosphere of the duel into a life-or-death struggle close to nature. Wang Xiaolei stands in this virtual mountain forest, his figure appearing even thinner against the backdrop of the ancient trees, yet also possessing a touch of eeriness that blends seamlessly into the environment.

He Caitou drew his sword and slashed at him, the air filled with a scorching heat.

Wang Xiaolei remained rooted to the spot. As he slowly raised his right arm, six spirit rings suddenly rose from beneath his feet. The combination of two yellow, two purple, and two black rings swirled in the light and shadow, representing the optimal spirit ring configuration, perfectly matching the formidable reputation of the evil spirit master sect.

Just as He Caitou rushed over, a white bone claw suddenly emerged from Wang Xiaolei's right sleeve, its fingertip pointing at the newcomer from afar—and his first spirit ring lit up in response.

The next second, a bizarre scene unfolded: from beneath the hard steel plate ground, countless white bone claws burst forth from the earth, two of them precisely locking onto He Caitou's feet as he charged forward, while the rest of the bone claws surged toward his legs like a tide, carrying a chilling aura, instantly dragging the aggressive He Caitou into a predicament.

A low, eerie groan emanated from within Wang Xiaolei's large cloak. His exposed bone claws moved rhythmically, and his second to sixth spirit rings began to flash alternately—each ring illuminating for only a fleeting moment before moving on to the next, the light rising and falling like waves, making it impossible to predict which spirit skill he was about to unleash. Meanwhile, Bei Bei's feet were suddenly clamped down, his forward momentum abruptly halted. Due to the force of the impact, his upper body tilted uncontrollably forward, instantly losing his balance.

With a light chop, He Caitou burned the bone claw away.

Another slash came down, and terrifying flames, carrying boundless destructive power, rushed towards him.

This power far surpasses that of himself.

Wang Xiaolei put up a fight, but he wasn't seriously injured yet.

In the next match, Tang Clan will replace their player with Bei Bei.

On the Holy Spirit Sect's side, their captain, Yan Feng, took the stage.

Compared to Jili and Wang Xiaolei who appeared earlier, Yan Feng seemed a bit too normal.

A ring of ice-blue light shone beneath Yan Feng's feet. This halo expanded outwards in concentric circles, accompanying the appearance of his spirit rings, and his body visibly grew stronger. Large dragon scales began to sprout from his skin, tearing through his black cloak.

Two yellow, two purple, two black, and one red. A seven-ring Contra Douluo. It's Contra Douluo again!

If you ask about his martial soul, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School knows best that it is the Bone Dragon Martial Soul of Gu Rong, the Bone Douluo from the Sword Bone Douluo of ten thousand years ago.

So, can Tang Clan's captain still win?
Yan Feng and Jian Bei had already taken the lead, and with the simulated battlefield teleportation activated by Zheng Zhan, their figures landed in the territory of [Valley of the Dead 58690].

A deathly silence instantly enveloped the surroundings, a chilling aura washing over them. Beneath their feet lay dark brown mud, mixed with fragments of unknown, withered bones, sparse black vines like the arms of the dead, coiling and climbing upwards along the crumbling walls. In the distance, jagged stone peaks, like ghostly claws, pierced the gray sky, occasionally flickering with phosphorescent light in the shadows, silently outlining the eerie contours of the valley. Even the wind seemed to carry the low whimpers of the dead, abruptly escalating the tension of the duel to its peak.

Both are Soul Douluo, but Yan Feng is several levels higher than Bei Bei, reaching level 88, which is close to the level of a Title Douluo.

And since he's a demonic spirit master, we can't afford to be careless.

Possessed by the golden holy dragon, he charged towards Yan Feng.

Yan Feng's first and third soul rings lit up simultaneously, and his body suddenly expanded, exuding power like Dai Huabin's White Tiger Vajra Transformation. Huge bone wings unfolded, and he swooped down from mid-air with a sharp aura.

Immediately afterwards, the second soul ring flashed, and Yan Feng's figure suddenly became somewhat illusory. A huge skull materialized in front of him, which, from a distance, looked like the skull of a giant dragon.

The giant dragon skull suddenly opened its huge mouth, and a stream of icy blue air rushed towards Beibei like a tsunami or a landslide.

These are Yan Feng's three soul skills:
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His first soul skill, "Dragon Transformation," allows him to transform his body into that of a bone dragon;
The third soul skill, "Dragon Transformation," allows one to use soul power to condense a portion of a bone dragon's body.
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The second soul skill, "Dragon's Breath," can only be triggered after the first two soul skills have been used.

The seemingly counterintuitive combination precisely confirms the bizarre nature of evil soul masters—not only do they display strange methods to the outside world, but the synergy of their own soul skills also contains a logic that subverts conventions.

Beibei let out a high-pitched dragon roar, and stretched out its right claw, covered with golden scales.

"Dragon Emperor's Evil-Slaying Split!" Bei Bei shouted, and a phantom image rushed towards Yan Feng's dragon breath along with his dragon claw. At that moment, Yan Feng swiftly activated his fourth soul skill, and a huge magic circle made up of countless bones suddenly appeared beneath Bei Bei's feet.

A bone-chilling cold instantly enveloped Beibei, and an extremely strong suction force emanated from the magic circle, frantically devouring his life force, as if his flesh and blood were being forcibly peeled away.

Bei Bei snorted coldly, her body radiating golden light as she attempted to block the suction force. Yan Feng's fourth soul skill, "Burial Ground," not only possessed control effects but could also absorb the opponent's flesh and blood to replenish his own life force; if he could completely drain the opponent, the remaining bones could strengthen his Bone Dragon Martial Soul.

Despite the astonishing suction of the "Burial Ground," Beibei barely managed to stop his flesh from being devoured, but the force holding him in place only weakened slightly.

Bei Bei's mind raced, and he activated his soul bone skill—Instant Teleportation—with his left leg. This soul bone was something he had obtained while leading a soul hunt: Xuan Zi had gone missing and was unable to lead the team, so Dean Cai Meier took over, and they happened to encounter three wolf-axes of the same offspring. Coincidentally, after these three wolf-axes were killed, they dropped three soul bones, all possessing the same soul skill—Instant Teleportation—albeit with a shorter distance. Even more remarkably, the three soul bones were interconnected, allowing the three soul masters who absorbed them to swap positions, and the swap distance far exceeded that of a single Instant Teleportation. These three soul bones were absorbed by him, Xu Sanshi, and He Caitou respectively.

(End of this chapter)