Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1687 Ten Thousand Years! The Red Ring Hovering in the Air!

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However, the scene that unfolded in the next instant shattered this solemn silence, transforming it into a deeper and more primal shock.

All breathing stopped abruptly at that moment.

The gazes of 100,000 people present froze, including Chen Xiaojun—even though he knew Xiaoyi best.

But when he saw the scene before him, a chill, a mixture of utter astonishment and trepidation, instantly shot up his spine.

dong dong!dong dong!
That wasn't the beating of drums, but the resonant sound of a heart being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, pounding uncontrollably in the chest.

On the high platform, several of those titled lords who were originally as steady as Mount Tai and looked down on all living beings suddenly stood up!

His figure was as straight as a spear, and his clothes fluttered even without wind!
Faced with this shock that defies common sense, even the mighty among them found it difficult to maintain their timeless composure.

The ice in Han Yiyu's eyes suddenly cracked, a blankness flashed across Xuan Qingya's calm face, Yang Jingxue's delicate lips parted slightly, Chen Hong's hands behind his back suddenly clenched, and Zhuo Qianren's sharp gaze solidified into a tangible edge—these five titled powerhouses, some aloof, some dignified, and some noble, were all momentarily lost in thought at the same time.

This silent, stunned silence conveys the astonishing nature of the scene more powerfully than any exclamation.

The brilliance of heaven and earth seemed to be instantly stripped away, just to reflect—

That sudden burst of color that tore through the background!

A pure, vibrant soul ring, radiating a soul-stirring pressure, suddenly rose from behind Xiao Yi.

The spirit ring was so pure and dazzling, it was blood red, representing the power of a 100,000-year-old spirit beast!

It rose silently behind Xiaoyi, like a giant blood-red eye opening in the abyss, instantly seizing all the colors in the world.

It dazzled everyone.

"Sixth Soul Skill - Time-Space Cage".

A calm, almost indifferent voice rang out clearly against the backdrop of a tremendous roar.

Along with the sound, a peculiar, slender willow branch silently appeared in the space between the hammer and the throne.

The main trunk of the willow branch has a strange golden and silver edge, and the leaves are as thin as cicada wings, crystal clear, and the surface is decorated with countless tiny, stardust-like glittering spots.

Compared to the imposing and ferocious power of the eighty-meter-tall giant hammer above, it appears so slender and fragile.

However, when this willow branch, shimmering with golden and silver light and surrounded by a thin, transparent membrane, gently lay across the heavy path of the Heavenly Emperor's Hammer—

An incredible scene happened!

The giant hammer, containing the immense power of a mid-level Contra Douluo, capable of shattering mountains and splitting seas, seemed to have struck an absolute barrier that transcended the limits of physics. All the violent power was instantly frozen and solidified upon contact with that seemingly thin, transparent membrane of light.

The hammerhead hovered in the air, unable to fall even an inch.

Even the violent wind pressure it generated was completely blocked out, and not a single bit could penetrate this light barrier to affect the Evergreen Vine Throne below.

Xiao Yi maintained her aloof demeanor, her slender feet crossed, seated on the throne, her eyes calm and unwavering, like the world-destroying hammer hovering above her head, merely a frozen background in a painting.

Just as everyone was stunned speechless by the bizarre stillness of time and space—below the throne, to the right of the evergreen vine that supported the girl, in a previously unseen clearing, a new vine, only three people's arms could encircle, was silently and slowly rising.

Its entire body is lush and green, and its slender branches reveal an indescribable ancient and weathered charm.

It did not exude any earth-shattering aura; its posture was quiet and gentle, as if it were just an ordinary willow branch growing by a secluded valley stream.

Yet beneath this ordinary appearance, there is a subtle sense of harmony that seems otherworldly, almost like the ultimate simplicity of the Tao.

The ordinary and the extraordinary, the weak and the divine, two seemingly contradictory qualities achieve a wonderful unity in this new vine.

The seventh vine!

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Witnessing the [Heavenly Emperor's Hammer] being effortlessly blocked in mid-air by that seemingly frail and strange willow branch, Tang Chen's eyes were instantly filled with immense shock and disbelief!
This was completely beyond his comprehension.

Even a soul skill that takes 100,000 years to develop.

However, as a Soul Master who fought to the very end, the deep-rooted bravery and indomitable will instantly overwhelmed the astonishment.

"Ugh—!"

A suppressed and painful roar erupted from deep within his throat. Ignoring the fact that his skin was being torn apart inch by inch by the immense force, and the blood seeping out almost turned him into a blood-soaked figure, he forced his already depleted soul sea with his willpower, just to make the suspended giant hammer move forward one more inch.

His muscles were groaning, his bones were protesting, but all he could see was the obstacle right before his eyes.

"Break it open for me!"

However, the only response to his desperate screams was a despairing silence.

The transparent membrane of light that stretched across the willow branches was as thin as a cicada's wing, yet as strong as a barrier that isolated the world.

No matter how he urged it, no matter how the four forces of Haoyang, the holy flame, or the five-colored heavenly radiance on the hammer shone and impacted, the surface of the light membrane remained completely still, without even a ripple.

Beneath the light membrane, atop the vine throne, Xiao Yi's gaze calmly swept over the ferocious, enormous hammerhead, her eyes showing no ripples, nor any hint of tension or smugness.

This is precisely the core power of the [Time-Space Cage].

She originally intended to use this move to block the Silver Wolf Saint King.

It is not a simple spatial barrier, nor a simple time-stopping trap, but a strange domain that perfectly intertwines and merges the two supreme attributes of time and space in the form of soul skills.

This state of mixed and intertwined spacetime attributes, among the rare defensive secret techniques in the world of Soul Masters, is remarkably similar to the "Invincible Golden Body" that the Moon Rabbit Yun family relies on to dominate the world.

The core secret of the Invincible Golden Body is based on the properties of spacetime. It can temporarily "anchor" itself to a relatively independent spacetime coordinate point for a certain period of time, so that enemies cannot "reach" it and physical or energy attacks will miss.

Although Xiaoyi's spacetime cage is in a different form (not self-protection, but an external cage), its defensive essence is still based on distorting the spacetime laws around the target.

Faced with this level of defense, unless the attacker's own power is strong enough to instantly tear through space and time, it is impossible to shake it in the slightest.

Moreover, the spatial properties it contains have reached the second level, and its sturdiness far exceeds ordinary perception.

With Xiao Yi's current Soul Saint cultivation level combined with this sixth Soul Skill, it would require at least a powerful attack-type Title Douluo to break through this spacetime prison head-on and deliver a full-force attack.

(End of this chapter)