Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

However, the seven people were standing very close together. If this were a team battle between low-level Soul Masters, even if they were of the same level, it would be a losing situation. But this was a battle between Title Douluo level people.

These titles appear to be at the same level, but in reality, their combat power differs greatly. This is Qian Shui's opportunity!

The first to suffer was Starfish Douluo. It wasn't his fault that he looked strange, but once the seven of them ganged up on him, this control-type Title Douluo would be the one who consumed the most energy from Qian Shui, so he was the first to suffer.

Physically, he was instantly sealed by Qian Shui's eighth soul skill.

"Stop him!"

Sea Dragon Douluo instantly understood Qian Shui's intention, and the other six Holy Pillars collectively activated their Martial Soul True Forms and headed towards Qian Shui.

This brief delay in activating the skill was exactly what Qian Shui needed. He arrived instantly, his primordial spirit shimmering like jade, and before Hai Xing Douluo could react, he unleashed a powerful palm strike.

Without a sound, Starfish Douluo was sent flying backward. Apart from some pain, he felt nothing at all, which puzzled him. Qian Shui was clearly full of momentum, as if she was about to kill him instantly. But when he opened his palm and looked down, he was so frightened that his soul almost left his body.

The night at sea was pitch black, with no light source whatsoever, but it was illuminated as bright as day by nine powerful beams of soul energy. The sea surface was churned up by the aftershocks of the battle, and the originally clear seawater was filled with bubbles, with white foam beginning to appear.

Starfish Douluo saw his own body fly backward, which made him realize his current situation.

"Don't be afraid, you can recover! Astral projection! I've blasted your soul out of your body!"

The next moment after the attack, Qian Shui, who was frantically fleeing, sent a mental energy fluctuation that explained the current situation to him.

He used this move once in the Elite Tournament finals when he was a Soul Master. The effect was to temporarily remove the opponent's soul from their body, which could be considered a kind of stun.

This is an ability that comes with the transformation of the primordial spirit into a martial soul. Unlike direct attacks, which are direct wounds that strike the soul, this ability is not intended to harm the opponent.

However, Qian Shui generally doesn't use his primordial spirit to deal direct damage, since it's the same as external soul bones—the damage is too high and could easily kill someone, so he ignores it.

Although a battle of equal strength with Sea Dragon Douluo would allow him to unleash these abilities, he actually had no opportunity to use them. After all, the difference in strength was too small; he couldn't even land a hit. If he really wanted to, Sea Dragon Douluo would have pierced through his chest with a single claw. However, Sea Dragon Douluo's warning to knock him unconscious before the battle reminded Qian Shui of this.

In other worlds, Qian Shui might not dare to exaggerate, but in the Douluo Continent, no one understands the soul better than him. After all, he's always been playing with this, only he's playing with himself...

Poseidon, who was watching from the rear, remained calm as she caught Starfish Douluo's body and placed him on the beach behind her.

Qian Shui flew towards the sky, while the remaining six Sacred Pillars pursued closely, with the strongest being the Sea Dragon Douluo.

"Demon Orca Axe! Orca Fang Crusher!"

From bottom to top, two slashing soul skills from a 100,000-year-old soul bone were unleashed, attacking Sea Dragon Douluo.

The Orca Shattering Fang Slash is an area-of-effect attack, and its power is not as strong as the single-target attack of the Demonic Orca Axe. Just like Qian Shui broke Xiao Bai's Demonic Shark Fang, Hai Long Douluo could also do it, but he relied on his strong defense to dodge the Demonic Orca Axe and then swung his dragon claw to break through several Orca Shattering Fang Slashes in front of him, and then came towards Qian Shui again.

"Flying Swirl Dolphin Technique!"

Qian Shui wasn't trying to outmaneuver Hailong Douluo; he swooped down the moment he unleashed his Soul Bone Skill.

"Take my Thousand Water Divine Palm!"

Hailong Douluo only felt a blur before his eyes, and Qianshui brushed past him the instant he finished defending, attacking the other Saint Pillar Douluos below.

The area-of-effect attack of the Orca Shattering Fang Slash was also effective. After all, not everyone is a Sea Dragon Douluo who can break through the slash head-on. For example, the three Spiritual Douluos, Sea Ghost, Sea Illusion, and Sea Witch, found it extremely difficult to block.

In that instant, Qian Shui arrived, striking the Sea Ghost Douluo with a palm that blasted his soul out of his body. At the same time, a powerful mental shock surged towards the Sea Illusion Douluo, breaking his domain.

Meanwhile, the Sea Spear Douluo and Seahorse Douluo had already arrived to provide assistance.

The Sea Spear Douluo's weapon spirit true form has been activated, and the weapon and body have become one. He unleashed a powerful attack, and the Seahorse Douluo, who was with him, was no less formidable. The two-pronged attack left Qian Shui with almost no way to avoid it.

"The sun is blazing!"

If you can't dodge, then attack!

A leg whip slammed into Hai Huan Douluo, who was still slowed down by the breaking of his domain. The force of the kick sent Hai Huan Douluo flying into the sea.

The sea witch, who was preparing to activate her ninth soul skill and begin playing the flute, twitched her eyelids. It was common knowledge that the Sea Illusion Douluo was hated, and he was the only one who had angered Qian Shui. She felt that Qian Shui's kick was a form of personal revenge.

Suddenly, the Sea Spear Douluo and Sea Horse Douluo, who were facing five attacks from Qian Shui, had no choice but to retreat. Qian Shui's offensive philosophy was to advance without retreating and to attack the enemy until they had to come to their aid. Caught off guard by the sudden five-on-one attack, they could at most manage to avoid being instantly killed.

The Sea Dragon Douluo finally arrived and instantly joined the team battle, but Qian Shui also withdrew his sixth soul skill.

'Damn, this move is too energy-consuming!'

If she doesn't want to exhaust her soul power, then in the Nascent Soul Realm state, Qian Shui can only use it for about three seconds, and that's without using other soul power to coordinate the attack.

When he killed the Demon Orca King, he used all his soul skills, and in just an instant, his soul power was drained.

As he retreated rapidly, the Sea Witch's Sea-Suppressing Divine Song finally began to play. The Sea Dragon Douluo didn't give him much of a chance, and slammed his claw down. Qian Shui barely managed to activate his Soul Bone Skill to counter with a single claw strike, but he was injured by the shockwave.

"Are you going to hit me or not? I don't want to hit a woman! If not, go slack off!"

After all, she was an older sister who called him "little brother." The moment Qian Shui stepped back, he suppressed the shock of the Zhenhai Divine Song and spread out a mental wave, communicating with the Sea Witch in an encrypted manner.

"Qian Huan!"

Using the refraction of light, countless light and shadow reflections of thousands of water droplets appeared, disrupting the three powerful attack-type Title Douluo, Sea Dragon, Sea Horse, and Sea Spear, for a moment. He then headed towards the last remaining mental-type Title Douluo, Sea Witch.

'No, that won't do! The High Priest is watching!'

'Never mind then...'

With another palm strike, the Sea Witch was forced to retreat.

With four out of seven gone, Qianshui finally had the confidence to face the enemy head-on.

Chapter 149 Realm

"Is this just a continuation of the last battle? Ninth Soul Skill! Heavenly Tornado Annihilation Fist!"

The raging wind and sea danced together. Seahorse Douluo was unwilling to accept defeat. The strong have the dignity of the strong. He was the first to fight Qian Shui, but he was defeated too quickly!

With the assistance of the other two Title Douluos, Seahorse Douluo finally had the opportunity to unleash his ninth soul skill in his Martial Soul True Form state.

'Post-rock is fucking long!'

With a slap on the Sea Witch's shoulder, Qian Shui cleared her from the arena. He then turned to look at the Seahorse Douluo behind him, who had unleashed a super-range soul skill.

Despite his complaints, Qian Shui didn't dare to be careless. His current state was far from perfect, or rather, quite bad, since the control skills of the Zhenhai Divine District had also caused him damage.

"Eternal life continues!"

The use of a recovery-type soul skill revealed Qian Shui's location, but he had no choice but to do so at this point.

'We can't fight without healing...'

"Ninth Soul Skill, Annihilation! The Sigh of the Ocean!"

Seahorse Douluo used his area-of-effect soul skill to clear the field and destroy Thousand Illusions. At this moment, Sea Spear Douluo and Sea Dragon Douluo, who were on guard, moved together.

The enormous Nanook spear pierced through the Thousand Waters.

'A single-target lock-on skill? Gungnir, the Eternal Spear?!'

When Qian Shui first fought against Hai Mao Douluo, he did not give his opponent any chance to use his ninth soul skill. His fighting style was always dangerous, targeting vital points, advancing without retreating and relentlessly attacking.

Activating a skill requires a certain amount of recovery time, and tracking and locking soul skills require distance and charging.

That period of time just now gave Sea Spear Douluo some leeway.

'Nonsense! No wonder the Soul Master Battle in Douluo Continent always emphasizes the importance of team battles!'

At lower levels, the combat between the two sides is not enough to keep up with the aftercast delay of the Soul Skill, so the vast majority of Soul Masters choose to simply throw skills at each other like mages.

However, once you reach a higher level, creating and seizing such opportunities becomes extremely difficult, since your opponent won't give you time to unleash powerful skills.

This situation has made Qian Shui understand even more the importance of team battles in Douluo Continent.

'It's like playing a video game!'

The battle with the Seven Sacred Pillars made Qian Shui realize the importance of personal ability. The higher you go, the less room there is for doing unnecessary things. Teammates can't always be by your side. Situations like this, where you face multiple opponents, are likely to be the norm.

At this point, the situation was critical. It wasn't just the Seahorse Douluo's area-of-effect soul skill; the Sea Spear Douluo's single-target locking soul skill was also present, and the Sea Dragon Douluo was also nearby. There was no way he could be spared!

'A self-sacrificing move!'

This is a self-created soul skill of the Sea Dragon Douluo, which completely abandons defense and instantly doubles his attack power. This is a skill that he dared not use in previous battles!

Qian Shui is only on par with him, both of them not defending, but he focuses more on attack techniques. If he dares to launch an attack, he will definitely be killed by Qian Shui before he can even make a move.

Finally, with the cooperation of the other holy pillars, the three powerful attack-type titled Douluo were able to unleash their strongest attacks simultaneously!

'Damn it! Is that the only way?!'

Faced with three extremely powerful attacks, Qian Shui was powerless to defend and had nowhere to hide.

Back when he was at the Soul King level, he recklessly activated his primordial spirit's super-speed ability when he killed Dugu Bo, instantly killing a Title Douluo!

He has only used this ability twice so far. The first time was when he instantly killed the Hundred-Year Tree Hidden Serpent in the Star Dou Great Forest, and the second time was when he killed Dugu Bo in the Slaughter City. Both times were desperate attacks used when he was in dire straits and facing life and death.

If his full-force First Encounter Kill would instantly drain his soul power, then that kind of super speed is not just about draining soul power, but about breaking through the limit at the risk of his primordial spirit collapsing.

'I haven't used my Nascent Soul stage form yet after reaching the Golden Core stage! I don't even know if I'll have enough soul power!'

"Forward! Four!"

Without a moment to hesitate, Qian Shui instantly locked onto the weakest Seahorse Douluo with her mental power, and then she moved.

Poseidon's pupils contracted slightly. 'What?'

Immediately following was a violent explosion and a surge of wind that swept across the entire battle area; only Poseidon could clearly see this attack.

'At such incredible speed, even a lock-on skill couldn't lock on in time!'

The two were moving too fast, and the opposing air currents when they passed each other were enough to deflect Sea Spear Douluo's ninth soul skill. Sea Dragon Douluo didn't even have a chance to react!

They parted ways, pulling the two sides extremely far apart. At this moment, Qian Shui stood on the horizon, its colorless radiance echoing. Seahorse Douluo had disappeared without a trace, and only the turbulent sea surface proved everything!

"Is it supersonic?"

Previously, before he had reached the corresponding level, he could only rely on his primordial spirit leaving his body to launch that almost mutually destructive killing move. But this time, he launched it at the Nascent Soul stage, moving his physical body along with it.

"Is this the true power of the primordial spirit?"

With a flick of his finger towards the sky, the waters stirred once more.

"Damn, the primordial spirit can teleport!"

If proper cultivation of immortality has a method of inheritance, which is equivalent to going to university, then Qian Shui is playing a self-taught path, emphasizing self-taught success. In fact, he doesn't even have a clear concept of what can be achieved in each realm, only vague memories from his previous life.

Just now, when he had no other choice, he used the unique ability of his primordial spirit to break through the speed of sound, and that sonic boom was proof of that.

At that moment, he finally understood that the reason why the broken primordial spirit was so fast was that after the primordial spirit was truly formed, as a pure energy body, the primordial spirit could teleport. Extreme speed was just one part of this characteristic!

Although he doesn't yet understand the issue of space, under the premise of his Martial Soul True Body forcibly locking onto the Nascent Soul Realm, he can achieve a portion of it, but it will be limited by the total amount of soul power of his true cultivation level.

'My soul power can last for another five seconds, but that's enough!'