Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

Finally, all the blood entered her body, and Zhang Lexuan could no longer maintain her cross-legged sitting posture. She convulsed violently, a layer of blood mist erupted, and she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Although Kong Tianxu was cultivating, he was also paying attention to the situation outside. As soon as Zhang Lexuan made any unusual movements, he immediately opened his eyes.

Zhang Lexuan was completely different now. Her face was pale, and her mouth and nose were full of blood. Her tough white outfit was corroded and torn in large patches by the blood and soul power, and her exposed crystal skin was covered with a layer of blood, which was both soul power and blood beads that kept seeping from her body.

Soul Ring Backlash!

Kong Tianxu was very familiar with this state. He had experienced a similar situation when he awakened the Silver Dragon Martial Soul. The difference in physical strength could not be made up for by personal will alone. If this continued, there would only be one outcome for Zhang Lexuan: to explode and die.

However, Zhang Lexuan was truly patient. Even under these circumstances, she did not utter a sound and successfully absorbed all the soul rings and soul power into her body. If it weren't for the soul power surge just now, she wouldn't have even let her aura leak out.

He immediately realized the situation the other party was in, quickly flashed to Zhang Lexuan's side, and struck her back with a palm, which gradually stopped the backlash of the blood-red light.

But this was only a temporary measure. Kong Tianxu could only partially suppress this energy, but he couldn't help Zhang Lexuan absorb it.

“Yes…” came a faint voice.

"Senior Lexuan?"

"I'm sorry..." Her eyes were tightly closed, and blood began to seep from the corners of her eyes.

Suddenly, it felt as if something was stuffed into her lips, and a sweet breath, like a fountain of life, instantly flowed in. It didn't cause any energy conflict, and her previously riddled meridians began to recover at an unimaginable speed, as if they had been parched for a long time and had finally received rain.

Although this timely rain only lasted for a short while, it greatly improved the condition of her body. However, compared to the enormous blood-red energy, this consumption was obviously not significant.

"How can you be so bad?"

Kong Tianxu looked helpless as the wind element once again attached itself to the silver dragon's claws, tearing open his skin, which was comparable to that of a Super Douluo.

His vitality was so strong that the wound healed itself in less than three seconds.

A touch of crimson appeared, even shimmering with a strange pale golden light, and he brought it to Zhang Lexuan's lips again.

Faced with the backlash of a 100,000-year-old spirit ring due to insufficient physical strength, especially since Zhang Lexuan had already completely absorbed the spirit ring's energy into her body, even a Limit Douluo would be powerless to reverse the situation, as the two energies had already formed a balance within her meridians. Any external force entering would disrupt this balance.

But he could. The Myriad Origins Domain combined with the boundless vitality of the Life Gold was enough to keep Zhang Lexuan and the resistance within this 100,000-year-old soul ring locked in a prolonged battle.

Longdan Moon has already lent me the loan; you can repay this drop with the Golden Tree.

This drop represents Moon's soul.

Kong Tianxu looked at Zhang Lexuan's lips, which were gradually regaining some color.

If you can't pay off the debt, then besides Ma Xiaotao, you can forget about escaping. He thought to himself...

As the night passed, with each drop of vital essence entering her body, Zhang Lexuan's breathing gradually stabilized. Her life force finally stopped flowing away and instead slowly recovered, and the absorption of the soul ring entered its final stage.

Even with his physique, he was starting to feel the strain of such a long blood transfusion.

A faint blue light appeared on his ribs. Just as he was about to rest for a while, Xue Di suddenly warned him, and he turned around sharply.

"Huh? They actually found out. No wonder he's a young man who can absorb a 100,000-year soul ring."

Three figures slowly emerged from the dense forest, accompanied by a series of slightly shrill laughs.

"Hehehe, I'm really lucky. I actually managed to run into a 100,000-year-old soul beast that just died."

Of the three, the leader, an elderly man in red, was bald with a long beard. The other two were middle-aged men in their forties or fifties, one tall and thin as bamboo, the other short and fat as a pig.

One near-Soul Douluo and two Soul Douluos—they were clearly here to hunt souls. Kong Tianxu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Kong Tianxu didn't recognize the old man at the front, and his soul power fluctuations were unfamiliar. However, the two behind him resembled a famous duo in the soul master world, and combined with the familiar stagnant water scent emanating from them—

"The Xuanming Sect, the Two Elders of Xuanming?"

Chapter 182 Instant Kill, Divine Retribution

At the Contra level, almost all of them are well-known powerhouses on the continent. Kong Tianxu knows some of them, especially those with unusual abilities or remarkable deeds. These two are the kind of people who have a little bit of everything.

Moreover... his reputation isn't very good.

"Hey, Xu Ji and Xu Bo, you two brothers are more famous than this old man's face."

The bald, long-bearded old man in red chuckled strangely, his gaze sweeping over the tall, thin Xu Ji and the short, stout Xu Bo, his long eyebrows moving without wind.

"May I ask what brings you three seniors here?" Kong Tianxu took a step to the side, subtly protecting Zhang Lexuan, who was still absorbing soul rings and whose aura was unstable, his tone extremely wary.

The short, stout Xu Bo chuckled, rubbed his hands together, and ignored the old man in red's words, his gaze fixed intently on Kong Tianxu:

"Young friend, judging from your age and the fluctuations of your soul power, you must be a young genius nurtured by some powerful family, with a bright future ahead. However, the soul master world has its own rules, and everyone has a share. Since it is a 100,000-year-old soul beast, it must have a soul bone. I don't see any fluctuations of newly fused soul bones on you. How about this, you hand over your soul bone, and we won't make things difficult for you, how about that? Let's all get along peacefully, isn't that better?"

Seeing the anger flash across Kong Tianxu's face, the tall and thin Xu Ji immediately responded with a cold laugh and a shrill voice:

"Boy, don't push your luck. Open your eyes and look carefully, this is deep in the Star Dou Great Forest! Even if we chop you up and feed you to the soul beasts here, no one will know. We're letting you go only because you have good talent and we want to leave a few seeds for the future of the original Three Kingdoms."

“Yes, yes,” Xu Bo said more sincerely, but his gaze drifted to Zhang Lexuan behind Kong Tianxu. “Even if you don’t think about yourself, you should think about your girlfriend who is at a crucial moment, right? You should understand that it is absolutely impossible for you to stand up to us brothers and this old gentleman on your own, with this burden.”

Kong Tianxu's expression changed rapidly. At first, he seemed extremely angry because of the other party's flippant threat, but then he forcibly suppressed it, his brows furrowed, as if he was struggling to weigh the pros and cons. In the end, all his struggle turned into helplessness and dejection, and his shoulders slumped slightly.

Have you thought it through?

The old man in red seemed impatient and took a step forward. On the other hand, the two Xuanming elders, who had higher cultivation levels, crossed their arms and waited leisurely for Kong Tianxu's answer, showing no sign of urgency.

Finally, Kong Tianxu took a deep breath, nodded, and said:

"...Alright then. But how can I trust that the three of you will keep your promise and leave voluntarily after we hand over the soul bones?"

Xu Ji's voice softened slightly as he said, "Let's make a vow among the three of us. If we swear by our martial spirits, how could we possibly break our vows?"

In the Douluo Continent, the higher the level of a powerful individual, the more they believe in fate and the less likely they are to make oaths lightly, especially those using their Martial Soul. Therefore, when powerful individuals engage in transactions or other matters, making an oath is the most serious and formal form of exchange.

Before the words were even finished, Xu Ji and Xu Bo spoke in unison, as fluently as if they had rehearsed it a thousand times:

"I, Xu Ji (Xu Bo), hereby swear that if the person before me hands over the 100,000-year-old soul bone, I will not make things difficult for them and will leave on my own. If I break this oath, may my martial soul be shattered!"

The red-robed elder hesitated for a moment, glanced at the Xuanming Elders whose auras were subtly connected, and had no choice but to recite the oath along with them.

The oath was ordinary and unpretentious. The only strange thing was the way Xu Ji and Xu Bo swore their oaths, so perfectly in sync, that it was unsettling.

Kong Tianxu seemed finally convinced by this solemn vow, and without further hesitation, nodded: "I hope the three seniors will keep their promise."

As he spoke, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and he took out the 100,000-year-old Blood Moon Wolf King's torso bone, which exuded immense energy and life force.

The moment the blood-red amber-like, crystal-clear soul bone, with moonlight flowing within it, appeared, the breathing of the three people opposite them became noticeably heavier, and the greed in their eyes almost materialized.

That's a 100,000-year-old soul bone! And it's the most precious and important torso bone among soul bones. Even titled Douluo and super Douluo would go crazy for it, no wonder the three of them were completely out of control.

A smile forced across Xu Bo's chubby face as he seemingly casually glanced at the storage ring on Kong Tianxu's finger, but his feet had already involuntarily moved forward, his gaze fixed intently on the soul bone.

"The kid really gets it right away. Come on, bring it here."

Kong Tianxu stepped forward as instructed, holding the soul bone in his right hand, while his left hand, seemingly due to tension or weakness, unconsciously hung down at his side, his fingers twitching slightly.

Just as Xu Bo reached out, about to touch the alluring blood-red light—

Kong Tianxu suddenly swung his lowered left hand upwards! The target was not Xu Bo, who was close at hand, but the red-robed old man behind him, whose cultivation had reached the bottleneck of level 80 and who was the most vigilant but also a little far away.

A dark shadow burst forth, none other than the heavy sword of judgment! But it did not slash; rather, it was like a battering ram hurled with tremendous force, hurtling straight toward the old man's face with a shrill whistle!

"How dare you, you junior!"

The old man in red was both surprised and furious, but he was indeed formidable. His seven spirit rings flashed, and the control spirit skill he had prepared quickly transformed into a defensive spirit skill, instantly forming a thick flame shield in front of him.

His attention was mostly on the soul bone. Although he had anticipated that the seemingly submissive boy might suddenly launch an attack, he did not expect him to use such an extremely bizarre yet fierce throwing method.

At the same time, the two Xuanming elders, who had also planned to make their move, suddenly felt a chill on the back of their heads.

At the very moment the Sword of Judgment drew everyone's attention, a flash of silver light appeared on Kong Tianxu's forehead. His calm yet piercing gaze fell upon Xu Bo, who was in the middle of activating his famous soul skill, the Profound Nether Palm. Xu Bo's hair stood on end.

Without the slightest hesitation, a flash of black light appeared, and he switched places with the old man in red.

Almost simultaneously, two indescribably sharp silver lights flashed and disappeared. Various colors of light flashed on the bodies of the red-robed old man and Xu Ji, but the expressions on their faces instantly froze into extreme fear and pain. It seemed as if silver cracks were spreading under their skin, and fine silver light threads shot out from their eyes, mouth, nose, and ears at the same time.

They tried to activate their soul power, but felt all the energy in their bodies was collapsing and fleeing wildly, as if they had been rejected and abandoned by the world.

Behind them, the spatial rift, resembling an abyss, slowly closed.

Not a drop of blood flowed from the pierced brow.

"impossible……"

Xu Ji's final roar was stuck in his throat. His body swayed, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud, lifeless.

Those unclosed eyes remained wide open, still filled with endless horror and confusion.

He died without understanding how he, a dignified Soul Douluo, could have fallen to such an unpredictable and swiftly killed by a Soul Emperor youth.

Xu Bo was not having an easy time either. At the original location of the red-robed elder, an invisible and intangible wave, which seemed to be able to strip away the color and vitality of all elements in the world, quickly spread and instantly dissipated his Xuanming Power and Xuanming Shield Array.

Sensing danger, he jerked his body to the side, but the swift and powerful sword of judgment still pierced deep into his right shoulder.

But in the end, they couldn't kill him.

Kong Tianxu pushed aside the corpse of the old man in red standing stiffly in front of him, and his lips twitched slightly.

He certainly wouldn't believe the nonsense of these old fogies. He had already experienced the Xuanming Sect's style of doing things once, and the second time he would definitely strike first.

Moreover, although the other party thought they had concealed their true intentions cleverly, in reality, their soul power circulation was completely visible to Kong Tianxu. However, his tactics were not entirely successful.

The two 100,000-year-old silver dragon bone soul skills, Elemental Deprivation and Heavenly Punishment Silver Dragon Judgment, were prepared for the old man with the elemental martial soul, while the latter was prepared for the two Xuanming Turtle martial soul Soul Douluos who were significantly stronger.

The plan was well-thought-out, and the destructive power of the Divine Punishment was astonishing. Unfortunately, with his current cultivation level, he was not strong enough to maintain the locking effect of the soul skill while releasing it continuously. Xu Bo seemed to have been prepared for this, which prevented him from killing all three of them in one fell swoop.

The effect of element stripping only lasted for a very short time. Xu Bo let out a strange cry, his seventh soul ring suddenly lit up, and his already obese body swelled up like an inflating balloon. His skin turned a deep black, and armor-like patterns appeared.

Chapter 183 Zhang Lexuan: Is this what a lap pillow is like?

Kong Tianxu's thunderous actions had greatly shocked Xu Bo. He hadn't even had time to draw the Sword of Judgment; the massive blade, interwoven with black and white, was still deeply embedded in the tortoise shell of Xuanming True Body.

At this moment, looking at the two corpses that had been laughing and talking not long ago but were now gradually turning into ashes and disappearing, Xu Bo's green eyes, the size of mung beans, hidden deep inside the tortoise shell, were filled with horror and disbelief.

How could this happen? Shouldn't they be the ones committing murder and robbery?

The allure of a 100,000-year-old soul bone is self-evident. Letting a pair of genius soul masters who are bound to become enemies and possess 100,000-year-old soul rings leave is definitely not their usual style of doing things. Therefore, Xu Bo and the others never intended to give Kong Tianxu and Zhang Lexuan a way out from the beginning.

However, out of caution, their original plan after being discovered by Kong Tianxu was to first keep him calm, obtain the soul bone, and then kill him to silence him and divide the spoils.

After all, although Kong Tianxu's condition was obviously very poor after a long period of bloodletting, no matter what method he used, the master who could kill a 100,000-year-old soul beast must not be someone to be trifled with, which is why there was that highly deceptive oath-taking segment.

They were all seasoned veterans, and of course they had considered the possibility of Kong Tianxu suddenly rebelling, so they had prepared quite a few backup plans.

But I really didn't expect this young man to be so strong, abnormally strong.

Everything happened too fast. In the blink of an eye, from the moment the giant sword was thrown to the moment when two of their three men were killed and one was injured, it was only a breath's time. The enemy had instantly killed two high-level Soul Masters, one of whom was a Xuanming Turtle Martial Soul Soul Douluo whose strength was not much different from his.