At this moment, the Killing God Domain released by Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow appeared to be solely unleashed by Mu Yang, the dominant figure of this Martial Soul Fusion Technique. In truth, however, both of them had activated the Killing God Domain.
Simply stacking two initial versions of the Killing God Domain wouldn't produce an amplification or weakening effect as high as 20%, since identical domain effects only take the highest value.
However, at this moment, the two were in a Martial Soul Fusion Technique state, and their respective Killing God Domains were innate domains of the Iceflame Holy Shadow and Ice Phoenix martial souls. Once the two martial souls fused and sublimated, the Killing God Domain, as an innate domain, was also "sublimated" and achieved a perfectly stacked effect.
Of course, Mu Yang estimated that the reason the Killing God Domains could be stacked and sublimated was likely because both of their domains were merely in their initial versions, and the actual effect of the domain had not yet reached its peak.
Otherwise, if the Killing God Domain could still stack and sublimate even after future evolutions, then this domain would truly be heaven-defying.
It was likely that unless one could become a god and not just any god, but either inherit the Asura God position or attain godhood through the path of slaughter the domain's effect of boosting oneself and weakening opponents by 20% would remain the upper limit of the Killing God Domain.
"Killing Ice Spear!"
With a focused expression, Mu Yang raised his hand and pointed. As soul power surged around Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow, a chilling ice spear about three zhang in length condensed in mid-air behind them.
At the same time, endless killing intent surged within the Killing God Domain, pouring into the ice spear like rivers entering the sea.
'Whoosh—'
Soon, the killing intent reached its limit. The ice spear, brimming with overwhelming killing aura, shot out explosively.
Faced with this overwhelming murderous aura, Yu Xiaogang, who was controlling the Golden Holy Dragon, had never witnessed such a scene before. His mind instantly went blank under the shock of the intense killing intent.
In the next moment, the Killing Ice Spear shot forward, directly striking the Golden Holy Dragon.
Of course, even if Yu Xiaogang hadn't been stunned by the killing aura, it wouldn't have mattered.
The Killing Ice Spear was a special offensive secret technique formed by combining the Extreme Ice Spear Art with the power of the Killing God Domain. It possessed spiritual lock-on property unless the opponent's strength far exceeded that of Mu Yang, there was simply no way to evade it.
"Boom—"
A violent surge of soul power and a thunderous explosion resounded. The Killing Ice Spear, carrying an overwhelming killing aura, pierced directly through the Golden Holy Dragon's spine and lower abdomen.
Don't be fooled by the Golden Holy Dragon's considerable fame in the soul master world. In terms of power, it wasn't much to speak of.
At present, neither Flender nor Liu Erlong had advanced to the eight-ring Soul Douluo level, and Yu Xiaogang had yet to break through his level restriction. At best, the Golden Holy Dragon's power was equivalent to an ordinary newly advanced Titled Douluo. Compared to weaker Titled Douluo like She Long, there wasn't much difference.
On the other hand, Mu Yang and his partner, while wearing their battle armor, activated the Iceflame Holy Shadow. Apart from the high soul power consumption and its shortcomings in endurance, it was capable of unleashing power comparable to an ordinary level 96 Titled Douluo. The power gap between the two sides was essentially a qualitative one. If the Golden Holy Dragon could block the 'Killing Ice Spear,' that would be the real miracle.
"Roar—"
With its body pierced by a single spear, an unwilling, sorrowful dragon roar echoed out. The enormous body of the Golden Holy Dragon collapsed, dissolving into countless pale golden fragments of soul power that scattered through the air, while Qian Renxue, who had just been gripped in its claws, also plummeted toward the ground below.
However, before Qian Renxue could hit the ground, Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow soared through the air. Mu Yang swiftly caught the falling Qian Renxue, then beat his Extreme Ice Wings and flew rapidly toward the edge of the palace.
From the moment Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow flew into the palace, to unleashing the Killing Ice Spear to instantly kill the Golden Holy Dragon, and finally rescuing Qian Renxue and retreating from the battle all of it had taken place in just a few seconds. The sudden turn of events left both sides of the palace battlefield utterly stunned.
"Retreat!"
Azure Luan Douluo was the first to come back to her senses and immediately called for all those affiliated with Spirit Hall to retreat.
With the usurpation plan a failure, their top priority now was naturally to preserve their remaining forces.
Although Spirit Hall had a vast foundation and numerous soul masters under its command, the elite troops on this battlefield could not be abandoned.
After another half hour of fierce battle, including those belonging to the Heaven Dou Sacred Hall, over 3,500 Spirit Hall soul masters retreated from the palace battlefield under the protection of Azure Luan, Glowing Feather, She Long, and Ci Xue.
In this battle, not only did Spirit Hall fail to accomplish the usurpation plan that had been in preparation for many years, but it also lost about 1,500 soul masters.
With so many losses, Spirit Hall suffered heavy damage almost equivalent to losing one of the four lower sects like the Elephant Armored Sect.
Spirit Hall suffered such heavy casualties mainly due to the lack of top-tier experts to hold the line.
With the support of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Saints, Chen Xin and Gu Rong held back Azure Luan and Glowing Feather, while Dugu Bo went up against both She Long and Ci Xue by himself.
Aside from these seven, Qian Renxue, the Golden Holy Dragon, and the briefly appearing Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow, there were no other Titled Douluo or experts of that level on the battlefield.
In contrast, on the Heaven Dou side, the presence of many Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda soul masters greatly strengthened their support capabilities.
With the aid of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Saints or Soul Emperors, the strength of the Heaven Dou side's high-level soul masters was greatly boosted. While it might not be enough for a seven-ring soul sage to match an eight-ring, or an eight-ring to match a Titled Douluo, each of them could still overwhelmingly suppress opponents of the same level. As a result, Spirit Hall's losses were naturally significant.
Of course, while Spirit Hall suffered heavy losses, the Heaven Dou side didn't come out on top either. At best, it could be considered a pyrrhic victory. Once the full casualty report came out, Emperor Xue Ye would probably be driven to despair.
Time pushed back slightly. In the sky above Heaven Dou City, a figure streaked rapidly across the night sky.
Looking at the ice-blue figure flying swiftly with her tucked under its arm, the pale-faced Qian Renxue bit her lip and remained silent.
At first, Qian Renxue had thought Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow was an unknown Titled Douluo powerhouse.
But through close observation, Qian Renxue discovered that Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow was not a being of flesh and blood, but a pure energy body.
Since it was an energy body, it was definitely a Martial Soul Fusion Technique.
The ice armor marked with blue phoenix patterns, the mist-like icy blue flames surrounding the body, and the invisible domain force filled with endless killing intent—all of this led Qian Renxue to a nearly unbelievable realization.
Qian Renxue had seen the Killing God Domain before. During the previous Soul Master Tournament, when Spirit Hall intercepted Tang Hao midway, Tang Hao had displayed the Killing God Domain.
She was certain that the invisible domain force released by the ice-blue figure that had just saved her was indeed the Killing God Domain.
Currently, in the known soul master world, only five people possessed the Killing God Domain. And among those who could possess a Martial Soul Fusion Technique matching this image, and who could also appear in Heaven Dou City there were only Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er.
However, this raised a problem. Martial Soul Fusion Techniques were indeed powerful, but at most, they could boost a soul master's strength by two full levels.
Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er, both at the six-ring Soul Emperor level even with a Martial Soul Fusion Technique would, at best, reach the strength of an eight-ring Soul Douluo. How could their strength possibly have surged to such an extent?
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