Douluo: I, the Sun God

Chapter 175 Time Freeze Wasn't as Effective as I Had Imagined
A fierce glint flashed in Qian Daoliu's eyes. He suppressed the surging blood in his heart, his six wings on his back trembled, and his figure instantly stabilized. He raised the Angelic Holy Sword once again to meet the attack.

"You only get one chance!"

Seeing this, Xu Yang remained calm, pondering how to use his Soul Bone Technique to kill Qian Daoliu in one blow. In his current state, he only had one chance to use the time-consuming Condensation Technique, which required half of his Soul Power. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to kill Qian Daoliu.

Because the higher a Soul Master's cultivation level, the stronger their vitality and survivability, it's very difficult for two Title Douluos of equal strength to kill each other. And considering that Qian Daoliu might detect it, the distance of this attack must be close enough to give Qian Daoliu no time to react.

"Ten meters, eight meters, six meters, four meters... Now!"

"Time is frozen!"

Xu Yang calmly estimated the distance between himself and Qian Daoliu. When the distance between them was only two meters, Xu Yang raised his right foot and stepped in the air. A strange energy fluctuation spread out like ripples, and everything within a radius of 100 meters stopped instantly. Even the stream of light formed by the overflowing soul power of the two stopped.

Xu Yang's hands did not stop moving at all. The Sun-Shaking Slash transformed into a stream of light and slashed straight at Qian Daoliu's neck. If this slash landed, even if Qian Daoliu was a demigod-level expert, he would die instantly.

"What is that?! Could it be the power of time... Yang'er, you actually have this kind of soul bone technique, you made me worry for nothing!"

Chen Xin, who had rushed over, was astonished by the streak of light and the strange scene around him. However, with his cultivation already at level ninety-nine and the suction force of the black hole within his body beginning to affect space and time, he immediately realized that this strange scene was caused by the power of time.

Upon realizing it was the power of time, Chen Xin breathed a sigh of relief. However, he continued rushing towards the battlefield without slowing down, because he believed that Xu Yang's strike would not kill Qian Daoliu, since the black hole soul core within the Limit Douluo's body could influence time.

And indeed, things turned out exactly as Chen Xin had predicted.

Just as Xu Yang's Sun Blade was hurtling like lightning and about to strike Qian Daoliu's neck, Qian Daoliu, who had been frozen in time and motionless like a sculpture, suddenly regained his ability to move as if some kind of restriction had been lifted!
However, Qian Daoliu no longer had time to completely dodge this fatal blow. Seeing the Sun Holy Blade hurtling towards him with a fierce aura, he did not hesitate to unfold the huge six wings on his back, tightly wrapping himself under the wings.

With a soft "thud," the Sun Blade struck Qian Daoliu's wings squarely. Instantly, Qian Daoliu's three right wings were severed as if by an incredibly sharp giant axe, falling to the ground. Crimson-gold soul power, like blood, gushed from the broken ends, splattering around them.

At the same time, the residual power of the Sun Blade also affected Qian Daoliu's body. A deep wound was slashed across his face, and blood slowly seeped out from the wound, flowing down his cheek like a blooming blood flower.

"Ninth Soul Skill: Divine and Demonic Slash!"

With this roar, Chen Xin, who had rushed over, suddenly slashed out with the Seven Kill Sword in his hand, and a huge blue sword light cleaved through the thousands of streams like lightning.

Qian Daoliu, who had just dodged Xu Yang's blade, hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath when he suddenly felt a powerful sword intent attacking from behind him.

This sword intent surged like a raging torrent, soaring straight into the sky, as if it would tear the entire world apart. Qian Daoliu's expression changed drastically; he immediately realized that this was Chen Xin's full-force attack, and its power was even greater than before.

Qian Daoliu dared not be careless in the slightest. He quickly concentrated, and the golden angel mark on his forehead suddenly lit up, from which a faint stream of light flowed. This light, like mercury spilling onto the ground, quickly covered his entire body, forming a strange shield that tightly protected him.

This shield is the divine skill, Angel's Shield, that Qian Daoliu used to protect Qian Renxue and the others.

Just as Qian Daoliu unleashed Angel's Shield, the azure sword energy capable of easily tearing through space slammed into the shield.

With a loud bang, the sharp sword energy, like a meteorite hitting the earth, left a huge hole in the protective shield.

The shield trembled violently under the powerful impact, as if it might shatter at any moment.

Surprisingly, despite the shield being on the verge of collapse, it remained intact. The powerful force carried by the sword energy, while leaving deep marks on the shield, could not penetrate its defenses.

This powerful force did not dissipate; instead, it continued to propel the shield forward. Qian Daoliu was swept up by this force, flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

Driven by this force, the shield flew over a thousand meters before finally exhausting all its energy and slowly dissipating.

"Hoohoo!"

Qian Daoliu was covered in blood and breathing heavily. He stared at Xu Yang and Chen Xin in the distance, his eyes shining with joy, the relief after experiencing life and death. In an instant, without the slightest hesitation, spatial ripples appeared behind him, and he immediately disappeared into them.

"Damn it, he actually got away!"

A golden-red light shone from Xu Yang's left leg as he tried to sense the passage through which Qian Daoliu traversed space, but he found nothing and could not sense it at all. The difference in their understanding of space was indeed quite significant.

"Don't worry, killing the Golden Crocodile has already severely weakened the Spirit Hall, and Qian Daoliu is also seriously injured. The Spirit Hall will not pose a threat to us in the short term!" Chen Xin flew to Xu Yang's side and saw that Xu Yang's brows were furrowed and his face was full of regret, so he quickly comforted him.

Xu Yang shook his head and said nothing. His concern wasn't for Qian Daoliu, but for Qian Renxue. This battle in Tiandou City would definitely make Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu feel the crisis, and they might very well inherit their godhood ahead of schedule. You know, in the original work, Qian Renxue's speed of becoming a god was the fastest, taking only five years, which even Tang San couldn't match.

Even though god-level powerhouses might have some suppression of their strength in Douluo Continent, they are still not something that non-god soul masters can contend with. Xu Yang is not sure if he can have the strength to contend with a god within five years.

Another disappointment was with the Time Freeze Soul Bone Skill. He genuinely didn't expect that this Soul Skill wouldn't be as effective against a level 99 Limit Douluo who could influence the power of time; it was far less powerful than he had imagined.

This gave Xu Yang a strong sense of crisis and a strong desire for more strength.

(End of this chapter)