Douluo Continent: It Became Huo Yuhao's Golden Finger!

Chapter 221 Showdown with Bone Nightmare Douluo! A single combo to instantly kill a titled Douluo?

"Don't look at me like that. If I wanted to copy it, I would have done so already." Zhuge Lan said with a sidelong glance, "Your level is higher than mine. If you resist, I won't be able to copy the specific soul guidance array."

Jing Hongchen remained vigilant.

After all, the soul guidance array in his mind was the accumulation of several generations of his family, and he couldn't just give it away like that!
"Lan Yu, weren't you eager to join the humanoid soul tool project?"

"Let's go, I'll take you to the group first today."

"See you again next time, Lan Zhu."

He activated his flying soul tool and flew away as a blur.

I'm afraid that if I'm too slow, my copy will be copied with one click.

Xuan Ziwen didn't care. As a "disciple of Blue Rain," he had already submitted all his achievements.

He even offered, "Senior Uncle, why don't you copy mine too? I won't refuse."

"No need, Soul Masters take up too much brain space." Zhuge Lan tapped his temple: "Having a template for my underlings is enough."

"I see," Xuan Ziwen said expectantly, "I heard that Dean Hongchen specially crafted an eighth-level melee soul tool for my master uncle. Can I take a look?"

"Simple, take it."

Zhuge Lan's left hand flashed with a golden bracelet, revealing a three-pointed double-edged halberd in his hand, which he casually tossed to Xuan Ziwen.

Xuan Ziwen caught the halberd, his arm sank, and he had to exert force to lift it up.

"It's a bit heavy."

"This soul-guiding array has so much added weight?"

"And there's also the flying soul guidance array, and my newly created remote-controlled soul guidance array?"

"Why do melee soul tools need these?"

Xuan Ziwen didn't expect anyone to answer and continued analyzing on his own.

A few minutes later, his eyes regained their clarity, and he handed the item back to Zhuge Lan with both hands.

"I'm sorry, Senior Uncle, I tend to get distracted when I see new soul tools."

"This melee soul tool should be tailor-made for you. It is designed to be extremely advanced. Dean Hongchen put a lot of effort into it."

There was a pause.

He continued—

"I heard that my master is going to kill a titled Douluo in a one-on-one fight without using his martial soul or soul skills?"

"Then this melee soul tool will be severely damaged in one use. If possible, I hope you can repair it for me and take a look at its internal structure."

He really is a research fanatic.

"Okay, I'll have my younger brother deliver it to you then."

"Then I wish you a successful first battle, Senior Uncle." Xuan Ziwen said earnestly, "You are Teacher's older brother, so you'll definitely be fine!"

"Go, Lan Ge!" Huo Yuhao shouted, waving his fist.

"You should also work hard and study diligently!" Zhuge Lan said meaningfully.

"Don't worry, I will!"

Use the correct code.

Zhuge Lan turned to fly away, but a powerful aura flashed by, causing him to instinctively look towards the source.

She met Zhang Peng's helpless gaze, then disappeared into the darkness of the alley.

Huh?
He changed direction and flew close to the ground, chasing into the alley.

Zhang Peng and another powerful old man were waiting there.

Zhuge Lan ignored Zhang Peng and glanced at the old man a few more times.

His aura was powerful but somewhat weak, suggesting he had only recently broken through and hadn't yet fully mastered control over his power.

With triangular eyes, flared nostrils, and downturned corners of the mouth, he has the typical look of a villain and is almost certainly an evil spirit master.

His two-meter height made the black robe bulge out, clearly indicating he wasn't a good person.

"This is the new Holy Son?" the old man said in a hoarse voice. "Sixth Elder, isn't he a bit too young? Hehehehehehe."

What a classic villainous statement!
Zhang Peng glanced coldly at the old man, causing the latter's low laughter to stop abruptly. The old man lowered his head in fear, but then raised it slightly again as if remembering something.

"Since you suspect Bone Nightmare, let's test it out," Zhang Peng said calmly. "Go and prepare, a hundred kilometers east of the city."

Bone Nightmare?

Zhuge Lan's eyes flashed; this old man was the "examiner" he had chosen for him.

"I still need to prepare?" Bone Nightmare was somewhat taken aback: "I've only just broken through to the Title Douluo level, and this brat..."

"Hmm? Are you questioning me?" Zhang Peng asked, squinting.

The release of the Super Douluo aura at level 96 instantly intimidated Bone Nightmare.

"I dare not disobey the Sixth Master, I will go and prepare right away!"

He hurriedly turned around and flew away, afraid that if he was too slow, he would be slapped to death.

Wait for the person to go away.

Zhang Peng waved his hand to set up a soul power barrier, then glanced at Zhuge Lan with a complicated expression.

"After hearing about your situation, the chief elder personally selected this Bone Nightmare for you as your opponent."

"His martial spirit is Bone Nightmare, which can devour bones to evolve itself."

"I recently took on a mission to hunt soul beasts, so I led him through a small soul beast forest. With the help of the Holy Spirit Cult's secret techniques, he barely broke through to level 91, but his potential was exhausted and he could not improve any further."

"This battle is a test for you. If you can kill him and complete the divine test, the chief elder will personally receive you and bestow upon you the title of Holy Son."

Zhuge Lan waited a few more seconds, but there was no further news.

He asked curiously, "That's it? There's no threat of death if you don't pass? That's so unlike a demonic spirit master!"

Zhang Peng ignored Zhuge Lan and flew out of the city on his own.

—Aren't you afraid of dying? What's the point of making these threats?
Zhuge Lan chuckled and caught up with Zhang Peng.

"Zhang Peng, can you give me a copy of that old man's information?"

Zhang Peng frowned and stared at Zhuge Lan. "You want him, one of the six priests of the Holy Spirit Cult, to cheat for you?"

"What? You're not happy?" Zhuge Lan raised an eyebrow and said, "I can only bring out your beast soul to help me fight later."

With a grab of his left hand, the black mist version of the Necromancer's Scepter appeared.

Zhang Peng's face darkened further.

Damn!

He said he didn't want to take the job, but his ability to slaughter soul beasts was faster, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it.

As expected, they were targeted!
I thought about it.

There was an intelligence report on both sides, and the chief retainer did not prohibit providing assistance.

For the sake of his precious beast soul, Zhang Peng could only use his soul power to transmit his thoughts and explain the general situation.

This guy's first spirit ring is white, and the rest are the best configuration.

Because he has been slaughtering soul beasts for many years to create secret soul bones, he has three soul bones on his body. The soul bone skills are unknown and he has never used them.

The strongest head bone is 2 years, the right arm bone is 5000 years, and the left leg bone is only 800 years.

That's right, 800 years.

Soul bones from the outside world are so precious that even those that have been around for a hundred years are not worth letting go.

Self-created Soul Skill
nonexistent.

If he had that kind of talent, he wouldn't have been chosen to be the "examiner".

Then there's the soul skill, which I know very well because of this coordinated massacre.

First Soul Skill: Bone Spear Piercing!

A three-meter-long white bone spear, laden with bone marrow toxins, extends from the finger bones.

Second Soul Skill: Bone-Rotting Spores!

It releases bone meal spores from the palm, which then parasitize the target and absorb bone nutrients, which can be collected and absorbed by itself.

Third Soul Skill: Bone Armor!

The entire skeleton is turned outward to form heavy armor, which increases defense but reduces movement speed.

Fourth Soul Skill: Echoing Corridor!

Summon 12 skeletal golems that explode and release bone spikes upon death.

Fifth Soul Skill: Prison of Ten Thousand Bones!

Hundreds of bone spikes erupted from the ground, forming a cage that continuously drained oxygen from the interior. Sixth Soul Skill: Marrow Explosion Nova!

Unknown; I've never seen him use it.

Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul True Form!

I've never used it before.

Eighth Soul Skill: Bone Nightmare Altar!

He can create skeletal puppets in large quantities using bones, with the quality depending on the type of bone. He has a batch of complete bones from ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Ninth Soul Skill: Final Withering!

Extract the skeletons of all living organisms within a 100-meter radius, creating a white bone tornado!
Now, aside from his three soul bone skills, all of this guy's secrets have been exposed.

Zhuge Lan's first reaction was—this account is ruined.

Bone Nightmare possesses inherent spiritual attributes, has illusion-type bonuses, and is also a beast martial soul.

As a result, this guy didn't add any spirit attributes or use the physical build of Susanoo, but instead used a bunch of "mage skills"?
Are the main damage-dealing fourth and eighth soul skills still summoning-type?
Tsk!
What a clever one! He was able to cultivate to the Soul Douluo level entirely because of his martial soul's unique characteristics. No wonder he was abandoned by the Holy Spirit Cult.

They kept their heads down and hurried on their way.

The three arrived at a small forest a hundred kilometers east of the city. The dense trees were not friendly to the Bone Nightmare.

But he didn't pay much attention to it. He thought it was just a friendly sparring match to teach the younger generation a lesson. What could be the problem?
Even if we consider that the Holy Son is a prodigy, judging by his age, he's at most a sixth-ring Soul Emperor.

Hold the handle in hand.

Zhang Peng did not tell him Zhuge Lan's level, so he did not know that Zhuge Lan was a Soul Douluo.

"You make the first move," Bone Nightmare said arrogantly, his hands behind his back. "If I were to make the first move, you would have no chance."

"Oh? Thank you so much!"

Zhuge Lan grinned, patted the golden bracelet on his left hand, and the three-pointed double-edged halberd fell into his hand.

With a nimble sweep, eight dazzling golden halos were unleashed, spinning in a parabola as they flew towards Bone Nightmare.

Bone Nightmare glanced at the golden halo that posed "no threat whatsoever," then looked at Zhuge Lan, who hadn't summoned her martial soul.

His eyes were full of disdain, and he stood there arrogantly. Behind him appeared a ten-meter-tall skeleton, completely black, which hugged the Bone Nightmare to protect him.

This is something we have to tough it out on.

unfortunately
When the golden halos came into contact with the Bone Nightmare Martial Soul, there was no collision. They passed each other peacefully, and all eight golden halos were placed on the Bone Nightmare.

Golden Thirteen Halberds - First Form - Unpredictable Storms!
Although it wasn't released using the Trident of Poseidon, Bone Nightmare was still a Title Douluo.

But a divine skill is a divine skill; it can still forcibly imprison someone for 5 seconds!
Zhuge Lan stepped forward with his left foot, his whole body tensed like a long bow, and his right hand held up the three-pointed double-edged halberd, entering a charging state.

Eight red spirit rings rose up, their exaggerated crimson color causing Bone Nightmare's pupils to shrink sharply!

I instinctively wanted to take action, but found that I couldn't move.

what's the situation?
"Kacha—kacha—"

"Crash-"

Eight rings exploded simultaneously!

A surge of powerful soul energy erupted into the sky, engulfing Zhuge Lan like a tsunami, and was then completely poured into the three-pointed double-edged halberd.

It burst forth with a dazzling golden light, piercing the bones and causing excruciating pain, while the brain frantically issued warnings!

To die!

If I don't dodge that attack, I'll die!!!
Although his limbs were clearly mobile, he couldn't move an inch, and even the flight of a titled Douluo was completely unresponsive.

Can't escape!

We have no choice but to tough it out!
Seventh Soul Skill: Bone Nightmare True Form!

The Bone Nightmare Martial Soul merged into his body, transforming into a giant bone demon over 50 meters tall.

Third Soul Skill: Bone Armor!

Gray bone armor grew, arming the skeleton into a heavily armored warrior.

Fourth Soul Skill: Echoing Corridor!

Twelve skeletal golems broke through and lined up in front of the Bone Nightmare, serving as temporary human shields.

Fifth Soul Skill: Prison of Ten Thousand Bones!

Hundreds of bone spikes shot out from beneath Zhuge Lan's feet, forming a cage with sharp ends pointing directly at his entire body. He controlled his soul skill to use it as a powerful offensive soul skill!

unfortunately
"brush--"

Level 8 Invincible Shield!

The invincibility period lasts for 10 seconds, generously sponsored by Jing Hongchen.

Meanwhile, the three-pointed double-edged halberd in Zhuge Lan's hand had already absorbed more than half of the overwhelming soul power, unleashing the power of a ninth-level soul skill.

This completely panicked the Bone Nightmare!

His main damage output comes from his fourth and eighth soul skills, but summoning takes time.

Having just acquired his ninth soul skill, he needs a ready-made bone; there's no time to prepare one for him right now!

He chickened out on the spot.

"I surrender! I surrender!"

"Stop it right now!"

Zhuge Lan remained unmoved, continuing to pour his soul power into the three-pointed double-edged halberd, causing a crack to spread across the halberd's handle.

—It's too full, it's about to burst.

Ultimately, it was only an eighth-level soul tool. Even with its enhanced hardness, it still couldn't withstand the simultaneous explosion of eight rings from a 10-year-old soul tool.

But this thing was originally meant to be used as a disposable arrow, so Zhuge Lan remained unmoved and continued to pour it down his throat.

This made Bone Nightmare realize—this guy really wanted to kill him!
"I am a newly promoted elder!"

"Even if you are the Holy Son, you will still be punished for killing me!"

"Six offerings! Six offerings, save me!"

"The Holy Son has gone mad!"

Zhang Peng, with his arms crossed, ignored Gu Yan's cries for help and stared intently at Zhuge Lan, who was gathering her strength.

Is this some kind of divine skill?
It's terrifyingly powerful; it allows a Soul Douluo to unleash damage at the Title Douluo level simply by consuming their Soul Power.

—This guy doesn't recognize the Exploding Ring. It's rare even in the Douluo Continent, let alone in the Sun Moon Empire.

Upon seeing this, Bone Nightmare was completely thrown into disarray!
No longer caring about hiding, a pale white skull appeared above its head, and two dark green beams shot out from its empty eyes, converging into a beam that shot directly at Zhuge Lan.

Soul Bone Skill: Death Gaze!

—Make the target see the illusion of their own bones disintegrating, thus eroding their will and control over themselves!
This is a mental-attribute attack that cannot be defended against by invincibility shields!

He did hit Zhuge Lan, but it was like water entering the ocean, not even causing a ripple.

—Zhuge Lan's mental strength has already reached the title level!

You think a mere 2-year-old soul bone technique can shake him?

Idiot's dream!

"Kakaka-"

The three-pointed double-edged halberd in his hand was covered with cracks, looking as if it was about to shatter.

However, Zhuge Lan still had more than 30% of her soul power remaining after the ring exploded, and her own soul power was also extremely abundant.

The weapon quality is still lacking; we'll steal the Trident of Poseidon sooner or later!

Interrupt the infusion of soul power.

Zhuge Lanchong Gu Yan grinned again.

"Your attack is over, it's my turn!"

"The Golden Thirteen Halberds - Third Form: Never to Return!"

With a light throw of his three-pointed double-edged halberd, it transformed into a golden beam that pierced through time and space. The bone spike dungeon blocking his way was instantly shattered by the aftershocks, and the earth was plowed with trenches tens of meters wide in its wake.

The Bone Nightmare's true form couldn't withstand the attack for even a second before being pierced through, its broken bones scattering everywhere. The three-pointed double-edged halberd easily tore apart the hideous Bone Nightmare, and continued flying away into the distance with undiminished momentum.

Zhang Peng in the sky slowly lowered his hand.

what? !

He killed him already?!

Two moves and he killed a Title Douluo?!

Even a level 96 Super Douluo like him couldn't have done it so cleanly and efficiently!
(End of this chapter)