Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

Chapter 89 Was it intentional or accidental? (4K)

In the far north, there lived a humanoid soul beast that had existed for 100,000 years.

A name that shook the heavens and earth flashed through his mind. Xiong Mo stared intently at the aloof and pure figure by the Snow Mountain Lotus Pond, a drop of crystal-clear liquid seemingly dripping from his nostrils. He gasped sharply, his voice filled with shock and anger:

"This is the Ice and Snow Maiden, the Snow Empress, the leader of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North and the third-ranked of the Ten Ferocious Beasts! She's actually going to absorb a 100,000-year-old Ice and Snow Lotus to transform into a human and start over?"

"It's said that the Snow Empress survived six great calamities of heaven and earth, so she'll definitely fetch a good price! Fengyu, wait for me to go back and propose marriage to you!"

Xu Cong's eyes seemed to be filled only with money and goddesses, fantasizing about sealing away the Snow Empress to obtain 100 million gold soul coins and marrying Feng Yu.

"This is insane! This world is truly insane!"

Upon hearing this, the heart that had been hanging in suspense for Vajra Douluo Xiong Mo finally died.

Although both were Title Douluo-level experts, Xu Cong only possessed level 92 soul power, his martial soul attribute being a far cry from that of the Ultimate Snow Ice Queen. Forced to leave Mingde Hall, Xu Cong faced targeting from Jing Hongchen and the Sun Moon Royal Family, leading a turbulent life within the Sun Moon Empire. After barely breaking through to the ninth level as a Soul Master, he only managed to create a useless ninth-level Soul Guidance Device, the Conferred God Platform. How could the two of them possibly seal the Snow Queen, comparable to the Beast God Emperor Tian, ​​in the far north?

"Old Xu, we are no match for the Snow Empress. Stop fighting, leave the far north, and join the Star Luo Royal Family with me. My old friend, the Mighty Douluo Cheng Gang, will introduce us. Once we become the Star Luo Empire's Guardian Douluos, we'll be rich and powerful!"

Xiong Mo lowered his voice and advised, "In Xue Di's eyes, the two of them are not even worth two plates of bean sprouts. Killing them is as easy as crushing two ants with your foot."

"Scared?"

Xu Cong slightly turned his head, his gaze towards Xiong Mo filled with contempt: "I've long heard that you people from the three great empires are cowardly and ignorant, but after seeing your performance today, I know it's true!"

"You!"

Xiong Mo clenched his fists, his muscles bulging like coiled dragons, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

Xu Cong didn't care about Xiong Mo's anger and said arrogantly, "No matter how powerful a soul beast is, once it starts cultivating again, it will abandon all its cultivation and become a human child to grow up again. Xue Di's situation is more special. As a super ferocious beast, she should have lost the opportunity to start cultivating again. Even though the 100,000-year-old Ice Heaven Snow Lotus gave her a new life, it still couldn't change the fact that Xue Di's cultivation was completely dissipated."

Moreover, you people from the three great empires have absolutely no idea what a soul tool is or what a level nine soul master who can turn lead into gold is!

I don't consider myself worthy of the title of the number one Soul Master on the continent, but I, Xu Cong, am the number one Sealing Soul Master on the continent. If I say I'm second, no one dares to say I'm first! The level nine Soul Tool, the Conferred God Platform, embodies all my life's learning. Once you enter the Conferred God Platform, even if the Snow Empress wanted to self-destruct, she wouldn't be able to!

Xiongmo, the core area of ​​the far north is bitterly cold. We endured it for more than a month. If it were a Soul Douluo, they would have frozen to death long ago! The opportunity to defy fate is right in front of us. Are you willing to give up so easily?

"Like a mantis stalking a cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, once the Snow Empress, the mantis, loses her soul power, it will be our turn to strike!"

"...Xu Cong, I'll trust you this once!"

Xu Cong's words were highly persuasive, and Xiong Mo made up his mind to pull off one last heist, risking his life to seal away the Snow Emperor in exchange for a lifetime of glory. A gambler never backs down!

The two approached the barrier, patiently waiting for the right moment.

The snow-capped mountain lotus pond is filled with clear and icy spring water, and several snow lotuses drift quietly. A pair of delicate hands hold up the most luxuriant snow lotus, a hundred thousand-year-old icy snow lotus, in the center of the pond.

The Snow Empress gazed at the exquisite, translucent, 100,000-year-old Ice Lotus in her hand, a work of art. Her sky-blue eyes were ethereal and clear, as if they could see through all things in the world. Beneath her pure white dress, her graceful figure was slender and shapely, her long white hair rising and falling in the cold wind, exuding an aura of majesty.

"To succeed or to die trying."

Xue Di's voice was light, yet it carried an unparalleled firmness.

With a final, lingering glance, the far north, which had been guarded for nearly 700,000 years, suddenly collapsed a corner of the ice clouds that had never dissipated in the sky above the core area of ​​the far north. The quiet moonlight shone on the ice layer, with phosphorescent light scattering. Centered on the Snow Emperor, goose feather snowflakes danced in the wind, filling the icy and snowy world within a radius of ten miles.

"Sword and Palm Command the Heavenly Ice and Snow, Emperor Sword, Emperor Palm, Emperor Frost Heaven, Snow Emperor's Three Absolutes, Emperor Frost Heaven, Snow Dance Shines in the Sun!"

Even a titled Douluo would be shocked by such a scene. Xiong Mo and Xu Cong had heard of domain-type soul skills, but Xue Di's Di Han Tian seemed to have transcended the scope of soul skills and reached the pinnacle. With the natural amplification of the far north, he had touched the threshold of godhood.

The already extremely low temperature in the core area of ​​the far north plummeted once again at an alarming rate. Xu Cong's level eight soul guide shield gradually became unable to withstand it, and the pale purple soul power light became flickering, like a candle swaying and falling in the wind and snow.

Snow Dance Shines Brightly, turning the area around Snow Mountain Lotus Pond into a forbidden zone. The far northern core area is sparsely populated, and soul beasts will inevitably retreat far away when they sense her aura. With the double protection of the restriction and Emperor Hantian, Snow Emperor believes everything is safe and officially begins the process of rebuilding her human form.

A dazzling white light shone, surpassing even the brilliance of the moon. Threads of energy from the 100,000-year-old Ice Heaven Snow Lotus flowed into the Snow Emperor's seven orifices. The Snow Emperor's vast soul power not only did not increase, but visibly decreased.

That delicate body, imbued with the beauty and charm of the far north, transformed from a mature and sexy older sister into a budding young girl, a soft and cute girl, and finally into a white, cloud-like embryonic form.

The reconstruction went very smoothly. The white aura was ready to enter the Snow Mountain Lotus Pond for nurturing. There were also several ten-thousand-year-old snow lotuses inside, which would be enough to support her development into a girl with a certain combat power in the future, and then to the human empire to absorb the "human energy" necessary for the soul beasts to rebuild.

Just as the Snow Empress was about to fall asleep, a square phantom with flashing colorful light suddenly appeared. Without a sound, the Snow Empress was unable to put up any resistance and was firmly bound to the square phantom.

"Old Bear, what do you think of my world's number one sealing-type level nine soul tool!"

"Truly deserving of its name! Absolutely deserving!"

Since the Snow Emperor was rebuilding, he naturally couldn't maintain the Emperor's Cold Heaven and the restrictions. The two figures quickly traversed the wind and snow to reach the Snow Mountain Lotus Pond.

The illusory image solidified into the Conferred God Platform and landed in Xu Cong's palm. This level-nine soul tool was inlaid with over a hundred gems carved from rare metals on its four walls. On the wooden tray, a wisp of white energy surged left and right, seemingly trying to break free. The gems and the wooden tray emitted a layer of pale golden light. Xu Cong was indeed not exaggerating; even the Snow Emperor, the third most ferocious beast on the continent, couldn't possibly break through the Conferred God Platform!

"These ancient snow lotuses are all rare treasures. Each one can easily sell for a few hundred thousand gold soul coins. Let's buy them all quickly. I'll keep one for my proposal to Fengyu, and we'll sell the rest to the Starlight Auction House!"

Xu Cong was so excited he could hardly contain himself. A person's life is nothing more than money, power, and sex. Goddesses and 100 million gold soul coins were beckoning to him like crazy. As for power... a level nine soul master and the former chief researcher of the Mingde Hall of the three great empires would be treated like an ancestor if he went to any of the three great empires to join!

"Brother Xu, congratulations on getting your wish!"

Xiong Mo opened his arms wide, beaming with a triumphant hug to Xu Cong. Xu Cong laughed and stepped forward, and the two men's chests collided heavily.

"Pfft... Uh!"

A burst of golden light suddenly erupted, followed by the sounds of tearing cloth and breaking bones, and spitting blood. Xiong Mo tightly embraced Xu Cong, like a warm embrace between two close brothers.

However, Xiong Mo's muscles swelled to more than double their original size, his entire body bulged, his skin was covered with a thick layer of brown fur, his brownish-yellow eyes exuded a domineering aura, and his nine spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—pulled rhythmically around his body.

Martial spirit incarnate, Mighty Vajra Bear!

Xu Cong's level eight triggered soul guide shield had been released on its own, but it was no match for the close-range attack from the titled Douluo, the Mighty Vajra Bear. Xu Cong's two arms were instantly broken.

"Brother Xu, oh Brother Xu... you are truly the benefactor of my life!"

Xiong Mo patted Xu Cong's back, and the latter spat out large amounts of hot blood, which instantly congealed into blood flowers due to the low temperature of the far north, creating an exceptionally tragic scene.

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; it remains to be seen who the mantis is and who the oriole is."

Xiong Mo released his grip, and Xu Cong slumped down, his back bearing five grotesque claw marks that were glaringly obvious. Thick, pungent blood stained his clothes, and a deathly gray tinge appeared in his pupils.

"Xiong Mo... I'll haunt you even as a ghost..."

Xu Cong held the Conferred God Platform in his hands, knowing full well that he could not protect it, but he still used all his soul power to support a golden light shield.

Xiong Mo slammed his paw down with all his might, but was unexpectedly thrown back by the golden light barrier. He roared angrily:

"An invincible shield? Are you crazy? Why would you disgust me when I'm about to die?!"

The Invincible Shield is a life-saving artifact for Soul Masters. Xu Cong's Invincible Shield, with its Title Douluo-level Soul Power, would be useless against even Limit Douluo, let alone Xiong Mo.

"Come in here?" Xu Cong mocked.

"The invincible shield consumes the most soul power. Let's see how long you can last!"

The cold smile on Xiong Mo's lips had not yet faded when, without warning, a demonic scythe drew a perfect crescent-shaped trajectory in the air.

"Ugh—"

The Death Prison Scythe slashed from Xiong Mo's right shoulder blade into his left waist, and Xiong Mo's screams were earth-shattering!

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; how well said!"

Using the disguise of the Thousand Enchantresses to conceal his aura and successfully launch a sneak attack, Ling Bai gripped the Death Prison Demon Scythe tightly. The Death Prison Spider King's ultimate death and the Spider King's deadly poison frantically invaded the body of the Xiong Mo Mighty Vajra Bear.

"court death!"

Xiong Mo roared, and a silvery-white light shone from his right arm. The silvery-white light spread throughout his body in an instant, and his powerful muscles seemed to reflect the seven colors of a diamond against the backdrop of the icy and snowy northern landscape!

Feeling Xiong Mo's muscles transform into a gaping maw, Ling Bai knew that the opponent had eased the invasion of ultimate death. He immediately withdrew his grip before the muscles could bite down on the Death Prison Demon Scythe, sighing:

"The soul bone saved your life."

"So you're in trouble!"

Xiong Mo grinned maliciously. His eighth spirit ring had hunted down a 50,000-year-old diamond mammoth, and he was incredibly lucky to obtain a right arm spirit bone with the skill Crystal Diamond Body, which gave him a body as hard as diamond and temporarily shielded him from pain!

The seventh and eighth spirit rings shone brightly, and in his extreme rage, Xiong Mo only wanted to grind Ling Bai to dust!

Seventh Soul Skill: Mighty Vajra Bear Martial Soul True Form!

Eighth Soul Skill: Vajra King Body!

The ten-meter-tall Mighty King Kong Bear is extremely majestic, its body covered in brilliant golden fur that subtly reflects a metallic sheen. What is most captivating are its enormous bear paws, gleaming coldly and with claws a foot long.

With his Martial Soul True Body, the eighth Soul Skill Vajra King Body, and the Soul Bone Skill Crystal Diamond Body, Xiong Mo felt incredibly tough, with defensive power comparable to a level 95 defensive Title Douluo!

Nine spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—revolved around the bear's body. The first, third, and sixth spirit rings lit up simultaneously, and Ling Baifa noticed that his body had become heavy. The pressure coming from all directions seemed to be crushing his body, and a strange cross symbol appeared on his forehead.

Mighty Vajra Bear's first soul skill is Gravity Enhancement, its third soul skill is Gravity Compression, and its sixth soul skill is Lock-on!

The Mighty King Kong Bear strode towards the tiny human figure on the ground, its face filled with anger and murderous intent. Its paws were raised high, as if to say, "I'll slap you to death!"

The Death Prison Spider King, with its ultimate talent and immortal body, stood proudly. The gravitational pressure could not harm Ling Bai, who had absorbed the life essence and achieved perfect harmony between life and death. A scarlet six-pointed star array was drawn in the void, and a scarlet gate opened!

Necromancy, summon!

"roar--"

A deafening dragon roar echoed across the far north, and a colossal, pale shadow burst forth from the Gate of the Dead, obscuring the sky and the sun. Xiong Mo's brakes came to an abrupt halt as he looked up at the enormous bone dragon beside Ling Bai, utterly horrified.

Under the gaze of those two dragon eyes that held mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the Vajra Douluo Xiong Mo, the ninth-level Soul Master Xu Cong who hid in the invincible shield, and even the Snow Emperor in the Conferred God Platform all felt a huge wave of emotions. Xiong Mo, who was facing the attack head-on, even felt extreme fear!

Xiong Mo stopped, but Ling Bai wouldn't. Since he had decided to double-cross, he had to go all the way. The Death Prison Demon Scythe suddenly merged into the body of the strongest bone dragon in the level 95 undead demiplane, and the bone dragon's aura surged once again!

Bone-Melting Dragon, Bone-Melting Technique!

Death Prison Bone Dragon!

Similar to the ultimate transformation of an ultimate martial soul, the Bone Dragon, after fusing with the Death Prison Demon Scythe, gained the death attribute of the Death Prison Spider Emperor. Its pale white dragon claws transformed into pure blood, curving like the scythe of death. Xiong Mo also recovered from his shock, sensing the terrifying, bloodthirsty aura of the Death Prison Bone Dragon. A do-or-die determination rose in his heart, and his ninth soul ring, the last one in the sequence, flashed. The Mighty Vajra Bear unleashed two consecutive massive golden palm shadows.

Ninth Soul Skill: Mighty Vajra Palm!

The ninth soul skill unleashed by a titled Douluo was incredibly powerful. The palm wind of the Mighty Vajra Palm dispersed the wind and snow of the far north, and under the locking effect of Xiong Mo's sixth soul skill, it struck straight towards Ling Bai's head!

Facing Xiong Mo's desperate attack, Ling Bai revealed a contemptuous smile. The Death Prison Bone Dragon coiled its body, one claw protecting its master, while the other huge blood-red dragon claw reached out and grabbed at the Mighty Vajra Palm!

Between the claws of the Death Prison Bone Dragon, a tragic blood-red mark formed. Within the mark, it seemed as if trillions of souls were suffering torment, howling and crying out, emitting soaring resentment and killing intent. When this blood-red mark formed, Xiong Mo was almost stunned with fear.

The second soul skill of the Death Prison Spider King: Extreme Execution!

With the help of the Bone Fusion Technique, the Death Prison Bone Dragon can use the Death Prison Spider King's Soul Skills!

With unparalleled power, the Death Prison Bone Dragon sent the Mighty Vajra Palm and Xiong Mo flying. The Mighty Vajra Bear crashed into the icy snow like a meteor. The snow mountain trembled, and blood splattered everywhere. Xiong Mo was covered in blood, his bewildered and terrified eyes watching the Death Prison Bone Dragon getting closer and closer!

"No, no, no... have mercy... have mercy..."

The Death Prison Bone Dragon turned its body, and Xiong Mo's eyes filled with anticipation. The next second, the dragon's tail lashed out like a pale white whip, a divine dragon's tail sweep!

Wherever it passed, snowflakes shattered into powder, Xiong Mo's body was torn to pieces, and a rain of blood fell in the far north!

Just then, the invincible shield expired, revealing the critically injured and dying Xu Cong. The Conferred God Platform rolled to the ground, and after a crisp shattering sound, a clear crack appeared on the dazzling level nine soul tool.

"..."

Ling Bai paused for a second, then hesitated before asking, "Did you do it on purpose, or accidentally?"

"I'm here to drag you down with me."

Facing imminent death, Xu Cong calmed down: "Xiong Mo is a bastard, and you, an evil soul master, are birds of a feather."

On the road to the underworld, I will wait for you.

"Click, click, click!"

The temperature of the Snow Mountain Lotus Pond plummeted at an alarming rate. A wisp of white smoke-like air escaped from the crack in the Conferred God Platform, instantly freezing Xu Cong into an ice sculpture!

The Investiture Platform is destroyed!

The Snow Queen has arrived!

(End of this chapter)