Seeing Yan descending like a god of war, Tang San and Bibi Dong's expressions instantly grew solemn.
They realized that Yan had emerged completely unscathed from the combined attack of the two divine weapons just now.
Moreover, Yan's current state was even more terrifying and harder to deal with than before.
"What kind of monster is this?!"
Bibi Dong, who was usually known for her sinister and terrifying presence, actually felt a trace of fear at this moment.
Tang San tightly gripped the Seagod Trident, fury and battle intent interweaving in his eyes. Only now did he understand that Yan had never revealed his true strength.
The flame armor covering Yan radiated divine power, indestructible.
The two sides faced off again, and the atmosphere of the entire battlefield became unprecedentedly tense.
Yan took a deep breath, the flame soul power within his body surged like a volcanic eruption. He slowly raised the Flame God Sword, the tip pointing at Tang San and Bibi Dong.
"You think this is enough to defeat me? Naive!"
As Yan finished speaking, his sixth soul ring suddenly lit up and split in the air, transforming into two flaming meteors that shot towards Tang San and Bibi Dong respectively.
Yan's main body, wielding the Flame God Sword, charged at Bibi Dong, while his clone pounced at Tang San.
Although the clone could not use the Flame God Sword or any soul skills above the seventh, it could still use all of Yan's soul bone skills.
Tang San had just used Big Dipper, consuming a great deal of soul power and leaving him in a weakened state.
Yan intended to have his clone stall Tang San while he went all-out against the stronger Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong had seen Yan's cloning ability before and knew that even his clones possessed formidable offensive power.
Yan using a clone to pin down Tang San while his main body dealt with her clearly showed his intention to kill her.
Bibi Dong started to panic.
She knew that defeating Yan, who was protected by divine armor, was nearly impossible.
Facing Yan's fierce assault, both quickly reacted, choosing not to confront him head-on.
Tang San's figure flickered his teleportation skill activated, transforming into a streak of blue light that narrowly dodged the incoming flaming meteor.
Bibi Dong's six purple wings abruptly unfurled from her back. As the purple light flickered, her speed reached its peak. Like a purple meteor slicing through the sky, she effortlessly evaded Yan's pounce.
During the chaotic battle earlier, the hundreds of soul masters Bibi Dong brought had not fought as bravely as she had expected against the massive army of Spirit Hall soul masters.
What enraged her even more was that Elder Chrysanthemum and Elder Ghost had not intervened either.
Their actions filled Bibi Dong with fury. She vowed to make those who were disloyal pay the price.
But the situation on the battlefield was extremely unfavorable to her, and a thought of retreat had already risen in her heart.
In her view, everyone here could die except Yu Xiaogang.
She glanced toward Yu Xiaogang's direction and quickly made a decision.
She would take Yu Xiaogang and leave, then return to seek revenge on Yan once she became a god.
However, before leaving, she wanted to strike back hard, to make Yan suffer, and to make those who betrayed her and stole everything from her pay dearly.
Bibi Dong's eighth soul ring suddenly lit up. She used the Death Spider Emperor's clone skill, and a black shadow silently split from behind her, turning into a bolt of black lightning that shot straight at Yan.
At the same time, her main body flew toward the direction where Ye Lingling and Qian Renxue were.
Bibi Dong's sudden surprise attack caught everyone off guard.
At this moment, Ye Lingling was standing beside Qian Renxue.
The Snake Spear and Porcupinefish Douluo were always guarding in front of the two.
When Yan realized that Bibi Dong's true target was them, it was already too late.
Qian Renxue and the others suddenly felt an invisible pressure weighing on them, making them unable to move.
Immediately after, a pair of sharp spider legs, transformed into black scythes, came slashing down.
"Die!"
Just as the black scythes were about to fall, a massive golden chrysanthemum descended from the sky, carrying a biting aura, and abruptly blocked the attack in front of Ye Lingling and Qian Renxue.
It was Yue Guan he had finally made his move.
The golden petals, like shields, emitted a gentle yet unyielding glow, but they were unable to block Bibi Dong's deadly strike.
However, just as the two black scythes were about to break through Yue Guan's defense, a black ghostly figure silently appeared like a phantom, whisking away Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling.
The speed was astonishing.
It was Ghost Douluo who had acted. Using his expertise in speed, he rescued the two at the critical moment and vanished into the chaos of the battlefield.
With her ambush foiled, Bibi Dong's expression grew even more twisted, her eyes burning with fury.
She hadn't expected that Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who had always been timid and submissive before her, would dare to betray her.
In her rage, she released an even more powerful spiritual pressure, instantly locking onto Yue Guan's figure.
With a shrill screech, a deathly black blade emerged out of thin air, carrying destructive force as it pierced through Yue Guan's body in an instant, blood splattering.
"Ah—"
Yue Guan let out a miserable scream as his body collapsed weakly.
"Teacher!"
Yan instantly teleported back and caught Yue Guan.
Bibi Dong coldly watched the scene, the corners of her lips curling into a smug smile.
She knew that Yue Guan had a deep bond with Yan. If he assisted Yan and joined with Gui Mei to unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Stillness Domain, it would pose a tremendous threat to her.
"Yue Guan, Yan is your fine disciple this is the price of betraying me!"
Bibi Dong's voice was icy and resolute, sending a bone-chilling sensation through everyone present.
No one could have imagined she would so cruelly strike down her own trusted subordinates.
At this moment, Bibi Dong no longer seemed like the elegant and noble empress, but rather a ruthless and merciless avenger.
Bibi Dong moved again, but this time she didn't attack anyone else. Instead, she flew in the direction of Yu Xiaogang.
Yet, what happened next left her in utter despair.
Just as she was about to reach Yu Xiaogang, a crimson-golden figure arrived first and vanished in a flash.
Along with the disappearance of that crimson-golden figure, Yu Xiaogang vanished as well.
"Xiaogang!"
Seeing her beloved vanish before her eyes, Bibi Dong grew frantic and cried out loudly.
Tang San was also anxious. He knew it was Yan who had taken his teacher away.
Suddenly, a massive black-golden vortex appeared in the sky, instantly blotting out the sun and casting the battlefield into darkness.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked to the sky.
The vortex had been formed by Yan's Nihility Flame, infused with the power of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's million-year soul bone skill Abyssal Devour.
Looking at that black-golden vortex, Tang San felt its power was even more terrifying than when it had devoured his father, Tang Hao.
A cold voice suddenly echoed from within the vortex:
"Bibi Dong, you brought this upon yourself!"
As the voice fell, the silhouette of the Flame Lord appeared within the black-golden vortex, along with Yu Xiaogang.
"Ah—"
Yu Xiaogang's body was enveloped in a layer of red flames, letting out pig-like screeches of agony.
Yan didn't even deem him worthy of being devoured by flames. He wanted Bibi Dong to witness Yu Xiaogang being burned alive with her own eyes.
"No!"
The despairing Bibi Dong charged toward the black-golden vortex in the sky without hesitation, like a moth to a flame.