In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 417 A Devastating Battle

Gu Yuena made a grasping motion with her right hand, and a strangely shaped silver spear appeared in her hand, which she calmly held behind her back.

Tian Yue took a step forward, her body gradually covered with pale golden dragon scales, her two soft, jade-like hands transformed into ferocious and terrifying dragon claws, her figure noticeably taller, and her pair of bright, watery eyes turned into imposing golden dragon pupils.

Gu Qiu'er opened and closed her eyes, her natal martial soul, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, possessing her. Her body then underwent a transformation similar to Tian Yue's, but compared to Tian Yue, her form was more refined. A cluster of golden flames appeared under each of her feet, and the red vertical line between her brows, resembling a closed third eye, flickered faintly, as if it were about to open at any moment.

An eerie, dark green light shone from Dugu Yan's body, gradually spreading until it completely covered her delicate form. Soon, dark green dragon scales covered her body, and with a "whoosh," a pair of emerald dragon wings unfurled from her back. Her eyes turned into a slightly restrained gold, unlike Tian Yue and Gu Qiu'er's sharp and outspoken ones, instead giving off a cold and sinister feeling.

With a swift movement, Meng Yiran held out her hand, and a strange, dark-colored cane appeared in her grasp. The cane had snake and dragon heads at its two ends, and the shaft was engraved with intertwined dragon and snake patterns. Compared to ordinary canes, Meng Yiran's dragon and snake cane was slightly longer, resembling both a stick and a spear, and was heavy and sturdy.

Finally, Jiu Qingyi, standing in the center of the Seven Dragon Girls team, in front of Su Linglong, raised her right hand slightly, adopting a controlling posture. The overall positioning of the Seven Dragon Girls team was similar to that of Shilake, both belonging to the standard team battle formation common on the mainland.

Thorny branches sprouted from Jiu Qingyi's raised hand, extending continuously until roses began to bloom. The roses were vibrant in color, giving them a crystal-clear appearance, with intricate blood-red patterns shimmering within the petals. Upon closer inspection, it was not difficult to discover that each blood-red pattern actually resembled a simple dragon. At the same time, the rose pattern on Jiu Qingyi's jade-like neck also faintly glowed with an eerie light.

Swish!

The next moment, Tian Yue was the first to move.

Also setting off at the same time was Dai Mubai from the Shilaike team. Both of them were power-attack type battle spirit masters and were the vanguards of their respective teams.

"Third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

Seeing Tian Yue charging straight towards him, Dai Mubai dared not hesitate and immediately activated his strongest third soul skill, attempting to use his amplified physique to contend with Tian Yue for a while.

On the other side, Ma Hongjun also rushed out, his target being Jiu Qingyi.

Just as he was unleashing his evil fire, he saw that the thousands of branches did not dodge or avoid him, but instead attacked him on their own initiative, with bright red roses swaying wildly in the air.

"Doesn't this woman even know that plants are afraid of fire...?"

A question flashed through Ma Hongjun's mind.

Following Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu charged out. She was originally heading for Meng Yiran, one of the two weakest battle soul masters in the Seven Dragon Girls team besides the support soul master Su Linglong. However, she was blocked by the "big boss" Gu Yuena halfway through.

The silver-haired, white-clad beauty wielding a silver spear grinned menacingly, exuding a murderous aura.

Seeing this, Xiao Huohuo, who was not far away, sensed something was wrong and was about to go to Xiao Wu's aid when a heavy, dark cane suddenly fell from the sky and stuck into the ground in front of him.

Meng Yiran's beautiful figure then appeared.

"If you want to save that stupid rabbit, you'd better get past me first!"

"Who are you calling a stupid rabbit?!"

Xiao Huohuo was furious.

"Heh~"

Meng Yiran simply smiled faintly and casually pulled out the dragon-snake cane stuck in the ground.

They soon engaged in battle with Xiao Huohuo.

Tang San, who had just drawn his hidden weapon, was naturally worried when he saw Xiao Wu facing off against the enemy's strongest opponent. He wanted to go and help her, but endless eerie green light blocked his way.

"Dugu Yan..."

Tang San gritted his teeth.

His response was a silvery laugh.

It reveals a slightly sinister meaning.

"Hehehehehe~"

Tang San's face darkened, and he immediately took out the realgar wine he had carefully prepared.

Above the Soul Battle Arena, Dugu Yan, who had just suppressed her smile, couldn't help but burst out laughing again.

"This Tang San actually did pull out a jar of... wine, just as the adults said?"

"That's hilarious!"

"Who taught him that realgar wine can counteract snake venom?"

"And even if he could actually do it, let him try and counter my Dragon's Poison Light!"

Dugu Yan was disdainful, and with the flapping of her dragon wings, her graceful figure rose higher and higher.

Her dragon wings were not like Ma Hongjun's short and weak chicken wings, which were just for decoration.

She is perfectly capable of flying!

……

In the blink of an eye, a minute and a half had passed.

On the Soul Battle Stage, seven stunningly beautiful women stood proudly, surrounded by blooming roses. The Seven Devils of Shilaike were completely wiped out.

Just now.

Dai Mubai, who attempted to confront Tian Yue head-on, was instantly suppressed by Tian Yue, and then Tian Yue unilaterally beat Dai Mubai.

Ma Hongjun wanted to use the elemental advantage and the unique nature of his own evil fire to restrain Jiu Qingyi across two major realms. However, Jiu Qingyi's Dragon Pattern Rose had extremely high resistance to fire. Even though it was tainted by the evil fire that was difficult to remove, the evil fire could not extinguish the Dragon Pattern Rose instantly. Jiu Qingyi was able to drive the Dragon Pattern Rose, which was burning with evil fire, to attack Ma Hongjun directly without any regard for the consequences.

The dragon-patterned rose, imbued with terrifying power, was like a dragon's claw; the moment it wrapped around Ma Hongjun's body, it instantly killed him!

This all happened in just a few breaths. Afterwards, Jiu Qingyi took the initiative to cut off the section of rose branch that was attached to the evil fire, and the problem was solved.

In other words, Jiu Qingyi eliminated Ma Hongjun without taking any damage; the only loss she suffered was a little soul power.

Tsk, in fact, not long after, Jiu Qingyi's soul power was replenished with the help of Su Linglong's White Dragon Pagoda.

When Ma Hongjun was sent off the Soul Arena by the Dragon Pattern Rose, he was covered in wounds from the sharp thorns on the branches of the Dragon Pattern Rose, looking like a blood-soaked person. However, under Jiu Qingyi's deliberate manipulation, these were only superficial injuries.

Therefore, although Flander felt sorry for Ma Hongjun, he was intimidated by Die's power and dared not blame Jiu Qingyi.

Emmm...

What Flanders didn't know was...

Just as Jiu Qingyi's dragon-patterned rose wrapped around Ma Hongjun's body, two thin, almost invisible iron needles suddenly pierced into two parts of Ma Hongjun's body, then quickly withdrew and disappeared back into the rose.

Throughout the entire process, Ma Hongjun experienced almost nothing.

After all, Ma Hongjun's attention was entirely focused on the pain of his skin being torn open by the sharp thorns on the dragon-patterned rose branches and the fear of being bleeding all over his body.

(End of this chapter)