Douro Continent

Chapter 608 Challenge, Starfish Sacred Pillar

A blinding red light suddenly emanated from Xiao Wu's brow, spreading out in an instant into a red halo. Wherever the red light passed, everything was tinged with blood, and everything froze in that moment.

Seeing this, Tang San's body also trembled. Feeling Xiao Wu trembling spasmodically in his arms, the golden trident mark on his forehead burst forth with golden light. He shouted with almost all his might, "Enough!"

A brilliant divine light suddenly erupted from the brand, and at the same time, two terrifying red beams shot out from Tang San's eyes, merging with the blue light. In an instant, everything around them melted away like ice and snow. The blue and red lights mixed together, forming a two-colored halo that rapidly spread out, instantly sweeping away everything around them. Wherever the light passed, the scenery turned into blue mist, which was then purified into transparent air. Everything vanished.

When everything became clear again, Tang San and Xiao Wu were standing on a hexagonal platform. In the center of the platform stood a tall, straight hexagonal pillar, about fifteen meters high. The magical runes on it were ethereal and uncertain, clearly indicating that it was the Sea Illusionary Sacred Pillar.

Before the sacred pillar stood a middle-aged man with a bewildered expression. He appeared to be around fifty years old and fairly handsome, though his face was extremely pale. Nine spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—were neatly arranged on his body. He wore a long black robe, and a serpentine band of light floated around his body; this was clearly his martial spirit, which was extremely peculiar.

Tang San, of course, did not recognize that the martial soul of the Sea Illusion Douluo in front of him was an extremely magical and rare sea spirit beast called the Illusionary Serpent, which was between a beast martial soul and a weapon martial soul. Therefore, what appeared on the Sea Illusion Douluo's body was not possession, but rather floating on the surface of his body.

However, none of that mattered to Tang San anymore. All he could see was a sea of ​​blood.

Hai Huan Douluo was extremely surprised. He clearly saw that his domain had completely controlled Tang San and Xiao Wu's emotions, and if things continued this way, the two examinees would undoubtedly lose. But at that moment, the miraculous two-colored light released from Tang San not only shattered the illusion but also his entire domain, causing a strong mental shock to him. So much so that even this Title Douluo-level powerhouse couldn't catch his breath for a moment.

Tang San's initial assessment was correct. Sea Illusion Douluo was one of the two Douluo with a domain among the Seven Guardian Douluos of the Sea God, ranking second in strength, even more powerful than Sea Spear Douluo. His strength lay precisely in his domain. Tang San had seen Shi Nian's illusionary domain before; compared to this, it was like a child's plaything. Sea Illusion Douluo's domain illusion was completely real, not just a deception. Attacks received within the illusion were entirely real, as if a completely new world had been created. Once one became lost or suffered an incurable injury within the illusion, death would follow in reality. It was extremely domineering. Even the strongest of the Seven Guardian Douluos, Sea Dragon Douluo, was unwilling to fight him.

Holding Xiao Wu tightly, Tang San's blood-red eyes coldly stared at Hai Huan Douluo. "You shouldn't have used that scene to provoke me. No one can hurt my Xiao Wu, not even mentally."

Tang San's voice, filled with aggressive intent and chilling killing intent, sounded extremely harsh. The Sea Illusion Douluo snorted coldly, "Dig out the enemy's most painful experiences and strike them down; that's the characteristic of my domain. Don't think you can talk to me like that just because you possess the Nine Trials of the Sea God. You haven't passed all the trials yet."

Tang San didn't speak again. He responded to the Sea Illusion Douluo with his actions. A dazzling white light flashed and almost instantly enveloped the Sea Illusion Sacred Pillar.

Hai Huan Douluo felt that everything around him had turned blood red, and a terrifying killing intent, as solid as a sharp blade, launched a frenzied attack on him. A piercing scream surged in from all directions.

A domain? Sea Illusion Douluo was startled. At this moment, his own domain had been broken by Tang San using the Sea God's Light and the Purple Demon Eye, and he couldn't use it for the time being. However, as someone who was proficient in domains, he naturally knew the wonders of this ability. With a flicker, his body quickly merged with the coiling illusory snake, releasing his true martial soul form.

The illusory serpent was ten meters long, its nine spirit rings flashing alternately. When it reached the sixth spirit ring, a sudden burst of black light erupted, completely illusorying its body in black. With a twisting sway and a dive, it actually shook off the tangible killing intent. The space around its body rapidly distorted, and tiny cracks quickly merged, as if a spatial rift had been opened.

As the Sea Illusion Douluo, whose signature skill is the domain, he naturally has his own methods for dealing with domains. The sixth soul skill he is currently using is called Illusion-Breaking Body, which is specifically designed to break through various illusions and domain-type abilities. With his strength as a Title Douluo, unless his opponent also possesses a Title Douluo-level domain and is stronger overall, it will be very difficult to trap him.

Just when he seemed to be able to break free from the God of Slaughter's Domain, suddenly, a powerful blue light appeared before him. The chilling aura within the God of Slaughter's Domain, which had previously made him feel cold and weakened him, instantly intensified. Faced with that blue light, he had no choice but to stop his movements, let out a low shout, and two brilliant blue lights burst forth from his snake eyes.

Sea Illusion Douluo had already planned that as soon as he broke through Tang San's domain, he would immediately leap into the sea and wait for his own domain to recover. It should be noted that his domain could even use seawater to create illusions. The reason he hadn't done this before was because he didn't believe Tang San was capable of withstanding his strongest domain ability. But now it was different. Facing an opponent who also possessed a domain, he naturally had to respond with his full power.

Unfortunately, he no longer has the chance.

Boom— A violent collision erupted instantly, deepening the crimson hue of the surrounding hellish landscape. Hai Huan Douluo felt as if his brain had been struck by a heavy hammer; his illusory serpent martial soul form trembled violently within the Killing God Domain, shrinking with each tremor. The intense pain emanating from his mental world caused him to groan uncontrollably.

As its body shrank, the Martial Soul True Body was broken, and its true form reappeared.

Even Tang San himself hadn't expected that the Purple Extreme Divine Light, having entered the Vast Realm, would be so powerful. Facing a Title Douluo who primarily relied on mental power combined with domain attacks, despite the weakening effect of the Killing God Domain and the subsequent mental shock that prevented him from using the domain, the fact that the Purple Extreme Divine Light could directly shatter the opponent's Martial Soul True Body demonstrates its current strength.

In fact, Tang San's mental power is his strongest ability to date, and in his rage, it unleashes terrifying destructive power. Hai Huan Douluo, unaware of the terrifying strength of Tang San's mental power, chose to confront him head-on, naturally suffering a great loss.

Tang San never gives his opponents a chance. This was the principle of the Tang Sect in his previous life, and it's something he's always upheld since coming to this world, especially when he confirms his opponent as an enemy. The red light reappeared, and the light of his eighth spirit ring spread out again. Within this blood-red Killing God Domain, energy that seemed to merge with the domain instantly enveloped Hai Huan Douluo.

The second skill of the eighth spirit ring is an active first-strike control skill, Blue Silver Orca Demonic Capture, which is now activated.

With a splitting headache and blood gushing from his seven orifices, Hai Huan Douluo had no chance to resist and fell into a three-second dazed state. At the same time as he unleashed his eighth soul skill, Tang San had already teleported into the air. His left leg transformed into a red light like a death scythe, slashing down with earth-shattering force. It was the Orca Demon Axe of the Demonic Left Leg Bone.

The pain brought by the illusion and Xiao Wu's sorrow became the strongest catalysts. From the moment he broke through the Sea Illusion Douluo Domain, Tang San's heart was already filled with killing intent. Even though his opponent was one of the Seven Guardian Douluos of the Sea God, he didn't care. Xiao Wu's sacrifice was an eternal pain in his heart; how could he remain calm under such circumstances?

The stronger the killing intent in his heart, the more terrifying the power of the Killing God Domain became. Tang San's left leg strike was infused with all his strength. How could Hai Huan Douluo, who was not known for his defense and was already in a dazed state, possibly withstand such an attack? Tang San's attack was no less powerful than that of a Title Douluo. Not to mention, it was a desperate strike made in a fit of rage.

Just as Haihuan Douluo was about to perish under the Orca Demon Axe, Tang San suddenly felt his body tighten, as if he had been restrained. The attack power of the Demon Left Leg Bone was greatly reduced, and a golden light shone on his body, as if it were a restraint, binding his body.

With a deafening roar, the Sea Illusion Douluo's body was forcefully cleaved away, crashing heavily into the Sea Illusionary Saint Pillar before bouncing back and falling to the ground. This time, he fell into a prolonged coma. His blood even stained the illusory demonic runes on the Sea Illusionary Saint Pillar.

Tang San landed gracefully, staring blankly at his surroundings. Xiao Wu was tightly wrapped around him, her arms and legs firmly locked in place. It was Xiao Wu's fifth soul skill, the Soft Bone Lock.

"Why? Xiao Wu." Tang San looked at his lover in confusion.

"Brother, you can't kill him. I understand how you feel. But this is Seagod Island, we can't kill people. If you kill him, how will we survive on Seagod Island? Brother, calm down. Don't do anything foolish!"

To stop Tang San, Xiao Wu did her best. Although her body was quite strong, the energy used in Tang San's attack was too terrifying, so much so that Xiao Wu, who was trying her best to stop him, was also injured by the shock, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.

Seeing the blood flowing from Xiao Wu's mouth, Tang San was terrified. He quickly stuffed a large recovery sausage into her mouth and asked anxiously, "Xiao Wu, how are you? It's all my fault for hurting you. Get down first, let me see your injury. I'll do whatever you say, I won't kill her." Compared to Xiao Wu, what is the life of Hai Huan Douluo?

Seeing that Tang San's emotions had stabilized, Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief, released the Soft Bone Lock, and stood firmly on the ground. "Brother, I'm fine. I'm not as fragile as before." Obediently eating the recovery sausage, Xiao Wu smiled at Tang San. Tang San carefully examined her body with his soul power and mental power and found that she was indeed not in serious condition, and his mood finally calmed down.

The demonic runes on the Sea Illusionary Saint Pillar simultaneously enveloped their bodies, and they finally defeated the third Title Douluo. However, this trial was not as easy as they had imagined. Tang San's consumption of both soul power and mental energy was far greater than when he faced the Seahorse Douluo. Only now that his mind had calmed down did he feel a wave of weakness.

Using the Soul Bone skill twice, the Eighth Soul Skill twice, and releasing the Purple Extreme Divine Light twice, along with the influence of the illusion on his mind, caused Tang San to show signs of fatigue.

Fearing that he might harbor murderous intent again, Tang San didn't even glance at Hai Huan Douluo again. He took Xiao Wu ashore and reunited with his companions. He knew he needed to rest. Fortunately, he hadn't spent much time earlier. After greeting everyone, he ate a large recovery sausage and immediately sat cross-legged on the ground to cultivate.

At this moment, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun were all in a state of cultivation, with Dai Mubai protecting them.

The yellow-robed and purple-robed Sea Soul Masters guarding the Sea Illusion Pillar exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with undisguised fear as they looked at Tang San. Although not directly involved, they had witnessed the clash between Tang San and the Sea Illusion Douluo within the Killing God Domain. Seeing Tang San's final, ferocious kick that sent the Sea Illusion Douluo flying, their terrifying power sending chills down their spines. Seeing Tang San enter a meditative state, they quickly dispatched several men to escort the Sea Illusion Douluo back to Sea Illusion City to recover.

After cultivating for two full hours, Tang San finally opened his eyes again and, guided by Bai Chenxiang, headed towards his next destination.

At this point, nearly five hours had passed since they began their fifth trial. The light in the sky had also diminished by almost one-seventh. This was the end of the trial period. Based on the current situation, the fifth trial was proceeding smoothly.

Next up for the assessment was Ma Hongjun, and the chubby man was brimming with confidence. He had every reason to believe that his opponent would be no stronger than the Sea Spear Douluo that Dai Mubai faced. He also reasoned that while his overall strength might not be as great as Dai Mubai's, his explosive power was still superior. If Dai Mubai had passed the assessment relatively easily, he would have no problem doing so too.

And this was proven true. When Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong encountered the Sea Ghost Douluo, who possessed the Martial Soul Devil Fish, Ma Hongjun, with Tang San's mental detection and Oscar's sausage assistance, won in the time it takes to eat a meal. Tang San and Xiao Wu, who appeared later, naturally passed the test of this fourth Title Douluo effortlessly.

The most profound impression that Sea Demon Douluo left on everyone was his extremely ugly appearance, which truly lived up to his title of Sea Demon.

Next, it was Tang San's turn to face the Starfish Douluo alone. When they arrived at the Starfish Sacred Pillar, exactly seven hours had passed in total for the challenge.

Tang San knew that this would be a fierce battle for him, perhaps even more difficult than the previous two. While Sea Star Douluo might not be as strong as Sea Spear Douluo and Sea Illusion Douluo, this was only relative. Among Title Douluos, were there any weaklings? Tang San judged this battle to be extremely difficult for a simple reason: he had determined Sea Star Douluo's Soul Master system. Sea Star Douluo, like himself, was likely a control-type Soul Master.

The Starfish Sacred Pillar Platform resembles a giant starfish lying on the sea surface, its uniform five-pointed star shape quite unique. Even the towering starfish sacred pillar itself is five-pointed, soaring upwards. The magical patterns on it are also star-shaped, as if it itself were a condensation of the starlight and moonlight from the sky.

Standing on the Starfish Sacred Pillar was a strange man, also wearing a black robe, but it looked somewhat tattered. What was most surprising was his long hair. What was terrifying was that his long hair was spread out all the way to the ground. Xiao Wu's hair was the longest Tang San had ever seen, but the strange man's hair was twice as long as Xiao Wu's, and it looked to be about three meters long.

After resting, Tang San's mental state had recovered somewhat, and his emotions had returned to a calm state from the anger he felt at the Sea Illusionary Holy Pillar.

He bowed slightly to the Starfish Sacred Pillar, "Greetings, senior. I am Tang San, here to take on the fifth of the Nine Trials of the Sea God."

The strange man on the Holy Pillar Platform glanced at Tang San and waved to him.

Tang San then took to the air, flying towards the Sacred Pillar Platform. While in the air, a blue light quietly bloomed, and a phantom behind him flashed and disappeared. This was the activation of the Vast Ocean Protective Shield's invisibility skill. Guided by a Blue Silver Grass, Xiao Wu concealed herself behind Tang San. Due to Xiao Wu's increased strength, her soul had become more resilient. The time her soul could be combined with her physical body had increased to two hours, no longer limited to a single time. As long as the total time did not exceed two hours, there would be no problem. In previous battles, when Tang San was not facing an opponent alone, her soul only appeared for a fleeting moment. Now, less than half of the two hours had passed. Now, hidden behind Tang San, she quietly fought alongside him.

Just as Tang San was about to land on the Sacred Pillar Platform, suddenly, the strange Starfish Douluo's entire body flashed with light, and all nine spirit rings of optimal spirit ring configuration appeared simultaneously. His body also underwent an extremely bizarre transformation. If the previous Sea Ghost Douluo was incredibly ugly, then the Starfish Douluo before him was utterly repulsive.

His limbs instantly extended, transforming into enormous tentacles, each covered with countless pale white circular suckers. His four limbs were his four tentacles, while his fifth tentacle, which was actually his long hair, suddenly became tangled and transformed into tentacle-like appendages. It looked incredibly bizarre.

Five tentacles shot out almost simultaneously, heading straight for Tang San in mid-air. This Starfish Douluo showed no awareness of his status as a Title Douluo, launching an attack resembling a sneak attack. Of course, for him, this was a tactic, and also a last resort.

Although Starfish Douluo didn't know what had happened during Tang San's previous challenge, four of the seven golden rays injected into the aerial flames had already disappeared, indicating that four of his companions had been defeated. Moreover, among those four were powerful attackers like Sea Spear Douluo and domain controllers like Sea Illusion Douluo. Starfish Douluo knew his strength was inferior to those two. How could he be careless against Tang San? To gain the upper hand, he launched a preemptive attack.

And the facts proved his judgment correct. When he saw Tang San release a spirit ring in mid-air, containing three 100,000-year-level spirit rings, he couldn't help but gasp. He knew very well that with such terrifying spirit rings, the young man before him was incredibly powerful. What did three 100,000-year-level spirit rings represent? It was very likely that he also possessed three 100,000-year-level spirit bones! But the attribute bonuses from these three spirit bones were enough to make up for the level difference between them.

Facing the five enormous tentacles of Starfish Douluo, Tang San released his Martial Soul, and simultaneously unleashed five Blue Silver Emperor Souls, each wrapping around one of the Starfish Douluo's tentacles. He needed to test the true power of these tentacles. In a sense, Starfish Douluo's abilities as a control-type Soul Master were somewhat similar to his own. And the best way to deal with a high-level control-type Soul Master is to counter control with control, which is why Tang San felt this battle was so difficult.

The five blue silver emperor tendrils quickly intertwined with the five starfish tentacles. The moment they touched, both were jolted.

Tang San clearly felt that although his Blue Silver Emperor was wrapped around the starfish tentacles, it was immediately enveloped by those thick tentacles. The small, grayish-white, round suction cups on the starfish tentacles quickly attracted the Blue Silver Emperor he had emitted. Powerful suction forces immediately came through the Blue Silver Emperor. It was an ability that Tang San was extremely familiar with: Devouring. Devouring through the connection between martial souls.

The Starfish Douluo was surprised because of the Blue Silver Emperor's characteristics. Although the suction cups on his tentacles were firmly attached to the smooth surface of the Blue Silver Emperor, he immediately felt that the Blue Silver Emperor was full of enormous life force. After his third soul skill, Devour, was activated, the Blue Silver Emperor itself seemed to be sealed inside. No matter how hard he tried, the devouring effect could not be produced.

Tang San possessed the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, not Blue Silver Grass, and he was also skilled in devouring abilities, so how could he be so easily caught off guard? He forcibly blocked his opponent's devouring effect by using his mental power and Blue Silver Domain.

With a powerful tug, Starfish Douluo pulled Tang San from mid-air toward the Starfish Sacred Pillar Platform. The strength of his "five limbs" was astonishing; even Tang San, who was in the air, would have difficulty resisting him.

Being pulled over by the opponent would certainly not end well, so Tang San directly used his seventh soul skill, Blue Silver True Body.

In fact, at the level of Title Douluo, the Martial Soul True Body is indispensable. The final decisive battle usually involves a clash of seventh-level Soul Skills or higher.

Starfish Douluo's movements were no slower than Tang San's. Having gained the upper hand with his initial grounded attack, he naturally wouldn't let Tang San easily turn the tide. At the same time as Tang San released his Martial Soul True Form, he also released his own. His entire body became extremely flexible, instantly transforming into a giant brown starfish, lying prone on the Starfish Sacred Pillar. The power emanating from his limbs immediately increased once more.

Tang San let him pull him, only controlling his body in the air so that he wouldn't be pulled over so easily by the Starfish Douluo. At the same time, he raised his right arm, and blue-gold light began to condense wildly on his right arm, and a huge spear gradually appeared in Tang San's hand.

As his strength and limits increased, Tang San increasingly noticed a difference in his fifth soul skill, the Blue Silver Overlord Spear. Although its power hadn't increased significantly, whenever he used the Blue Silver True Form followed by this skill, he would have the illusion that this strike was his most powerful attack. He simply hadn't yet unlocked its full potential. Judging from the attack method, this was indeed the case. If the attack energy was equal, among Tang San's single-target attacks, the Orca Demon Axe was a linear attack, while the Blue Silver Overlord Spear focused its attack on a single point.

Faced with the massive body of the Starfish Douluo, Tang San naturally chose to break through at a single point. The energy on the Blue Silver Overlord Spear surged wildly, and the light of the fifth spirit ring rapidly flickered. Faintly, within this black spirit ring, there were some faint red shadows.

Before the attack was even launched, its sharp aura already aimed directly at the center of the Starfish Douluo Martial Soul True Body, triggering a spasm on its skin. However, at that very moment, the already enormous body of the Starfish Douluo Martial Soul True Body instantly expanded, growing to ten times its previous size in a single instant. Its massive form now exceeded fifteen meters in diameter. Even the Starfish Sacred Pillar couldn't fully support it, with a portion sliding into the sea. The immense pulling force caused Tang San's body to lose control, propelling him straight towards the starfish. Meanwhile, the energy absorbed by the enlarged suction cups increased exponentially, and Tang San found himself struggling to resist. His soul power began to slowly drain away through the Blue Silver Emperor.

Tang San's spiritual energy, flowing like mercury, covered the massive body of Starfish Douluo, but to his surprise, he found that even with such a detailed scan, he couldn't find any definite flaws in Starfish Douluo. In other words, Starfish Douluo's body had no actual defects; even the center of its body seemed to be only slightly more important than other parts.

The condensed Blue Silver Overlord Spear, of course, wouldn't miss its target; a burst of blue-gold light shot out. But something surprising happened again. The Blue Silver Overlord Spear was incredibly fast, but just before he fired, the Starfish Douluo's massive body twisted slightly, and a thick tentacle, still devouring his Blue Silver Emperor, came across, blocking the Blue Silver Overlord Spear's path.

Of course, this was not enough to affect the power of the Blue Silver Overlord Spear; however, the enormous tentacles were not only extremely tough, but were also constantly twisting.

With a soft "poof," the Blue Silver Overlord Spear pierced through the tentacle, but it could no longer fly directly to its target. What Tang San couldn't understand was that, while passing through the giant tentacle and bringing up a patch of brown slime, he also lost contact with the Blue Silver Overlord Spear's attack.

At this moment, the nine spirit rings on Starfish Douluo's body were laid out flat in the center, one ring inside another, with the lower-level spirit rings on the outermost edge. As the Blue Silver Overlord Spear pierced through, his fifth spirit ring quietly shone, transforming into a halo that covered the tentacle damaged and pierced by the Blue Silver Overlord Spear. The wound on the tentacle immediately healed rapidly at a clearly visible speed, completing the repair process in the blink of an eye.

During this process, Tang San's body was already being pulled to the edge of the giant tentacles by his Blue Silver Emperor. The five enormous tentacles simultaneously wrapped around him, each suction cup enlarging like a white, round shield enveloping Tang San. Meanwhile, the Starfish Douluo's true spirit form was writhing rapidly, seemingly intent on devouring Tang San.

A thick white mist spewed out from all of Starfish Douluo's suction cups. Tang San could only vaguely see that when the poisonous mist was spewed out, Starfish Douluo's second spirit ring lit up.

He can use poison? After inhaling just a tiny amount, Tang San made an accurate judgment: it was an attack using a highly corrosive, anesthetic venom atomized into a fine mist. Once exposed, it would not only cause paralysis but also rapid corrosion.

At the same time, Tang San also discovered that each of the suction cups on Starfish Douluo's body emitted mental fluctuations, meaning that each suction cup was like an eye to him. No wonder he was able to make such an accurate judgment before.

Tang San refrained from a violent reaction when his opponent pulled him away because he needed to familiarize himself with the opponent's attack methods; only in this way could he have a chance of victory. However, it seemed that this Starfish Douluo was more difficult to deal with than he had imagined. He possessed extraordinary regenerative abilities and a flexible fighting style. He didn't engage in direct combat, but instead used a relentless, attritional approach, weakening his opponent and strengthening himself by absorbing their energy. For someone of his Title Douluo level strength to employ this fighting style was undoubtedly extremely formidable.

Having seen most of what he wanted to see, Tang San didn't wait any longer and launched his attack. The light of the Sea God emanated from the Golden Trident imprint. Although Starfish Douluo possessed countless probing eyes in his Martial Soul True Form state, the sheer amount of energy he had to withstand from Tang San's use of the Sea God's Light was far greater than from any opponent Tang San had faced before.

The massive Martial Soul True Body convulsed violently, its ability to absorb through the suction cups vanished instantly, and even the poisonous mist it spewed out became disordered.

A cold glint flashed in Tang San's eyes. He thought to himself, "You want to compete in control? Fine, then I'll compete with you in control."

The fourth spirit ring suddenly shone brightly, and the Blue Silver Emperor's fourth spirit skill, the Blue Silver Prison evolution skill Blue Silver Thrust Array, was activated.

Countless blue-gold rays of light suddenly surged from the Sacred Pillar Platform and even from the seawater, piercing the massive body of the Starfish Douluo. However, this guy was indeed incredibly tough. The Blue Silver Emperor's piercings were like piercing rotten leather; they only lifted his body, rarely penetrating him. Instead, they were countered by his numerous suction cups, which attracted and held the Blue Silver Emperor in place.

However, Tang San's attack didn't end there; his second spirit ring lit up. "You want to devour? Then I'll let you devour to your heart's content."

Countless blue-gold rays of light rapidly spread from the massive body of Starfish Douluo, as Tang San activated his second soul skill, Parasitic Effect. In almost an instant, Starfish Douluo's body was covered with vines formed from the Blue Silver Emperor. While the suction cups on his body firmly held onto the Blue Silver Emperor, the Blue Silver Emperors that had previously surged out from below and those that had grown through parasitism also tightly bound his body.

Starfish Douluo was both excited and puzzled. He was excited because this all-around contact would allow his devouring ability to be maximized. Once he drained Tang San's soul power, the battle would be over, and he wouldn't need to continue the challenge. He was puzzled because he couldn't understand why Tang San, knowing that the suction cups on his body possessed devouring abilities, would choose to have such close contact with his own Martial Soul True Body. Was he courting death? But would someone who had already defeated four Sacred Pillars be so foolish?

Today is my wife's and my third wedding anniversary! Hehe. We officially became boyfriend and girlfriend on March 15, 1999, got our marriage certificate on September 15, 2006, and held our wedding on May 19, 2007. We've been together for a full ten and a half years. Even though so much time has passed, I still remember every single day vividly. Today marks our third anniversary of getting our certificate, our third legally married anniversary. Unlike previous years, this year I have another woman I love. That's our daughter, our little princess Tangtang. Tangtang is already over five months old. She loves to laugh; if you smile at her, she'll keep smiling back. Chubby, with big eyes, she looks like a little meatball. I call her Meatball Girl, Tangtang Ball. Although her arrival has made my writing more tiring, and my wife has to spend more time taking care of her, she still brings me endless joy.

These are just some memories and reflections from Xiao San, not a request for votes. I'm not asking for votes today. I only hope everyone can leave a blessing in the book review section; that would make me very happy. Thank you.

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