Whether it was Tang San and the others who had changed their vantage point to observe, or the other onlookers, everyone was utterly shocked when they saw Li Qing's spirit ring configuration.
A thousand-year second ring was one thing, but a ten-thousand-year third ring? Wasn't that a bit too outrageous?
Yes, theoretically, as long as a Spirit Master's physique and mental force were strong enough, there was no such thing as a spirit ring absorption limit, but theory was just theory.
There had never been such a precedent in the history of Spirit Masters, yet Li Qing had achieved it.
The most outrageous thing was that he was merely a Spirit King, yet his Spirit Ability could injure a Spirit Douluo, and it looked like the injury wasn't light. This completely overturned everyone's understanding.
When did Spirit Douluo become so weak?
To be able to put a Spirit Douluo in such a dire state, it was clear that Li Qing's Spirit Ability was definitely not simple, because it was absolutely not something an ordinary ten-thousand-year Spirit Ability could achieve.
His fifth spirit ring was at least thirty thousand years old.
Tang San clenched his fists tightly, staring intently at Li Qing. Various emotions like envy and jealousy surged from the depths of his heart, ultimately leaving behind only endless greed.
He absolutely had to get his hands on this method. Only then could he rise in this World.
As for Yu Xiaogang's so-called core competitiveness...
Tang San had already learned from his Uncle that those things were most likely plagiarized and modified from Spirit Hall.
They had no reference value whatsoever.
If anyone truly believed those things, they wouldn't just ruin their future; they might even lose their lives.
Li Qing naturally wouldn't just watch Liu Erlong save herself. He immediately injected spirit power into his first spirit ring, and black flames spewed from his mouth.
Having been tricked once, Liu Erlong dared not underestimate Li Qing, even if he was only releasing his first Spirit Ability.
Liu Erlong unhesitatingly injected spirit power into her seventh and fifth spirit rings, and her body instantly transformed into a twenty-meter-long fire dragon, with scorching flames spewing from its mouth.
Although Nether Fire was good, its strength lay in burning life, so it naturally couldn't compare to Liu Erlong's fifth Spirit Ability.
It was almost instantly swallowed by the red flames, and after extinguishing the Nether Fire, Liu Erlong's flames continued their momentum, surging towards Li Qing.
"Boom!"
As Li Qing dodged, he lit up his third spirit ring, but he was still grazed by the opponent's flames. His barrier shattered instantly, and he was sent flying by the powerful impact.
His body also suffered significant burn damage.
"Fourth Spirit Ability, Fissure Punch!"
Seeing Liu Erlong about to press her advantage, Dugu Yan disregarded the disparity in strength between them and immediately injected spirit power into her fourth spirit ring.
As she charged, she suddenly threw a punch towards Liu Erlong.
At the same time.
All of Ye Lengleng's spirit rings lit up, and white, petal-like rays of light flew towards Li Qing.
No sooner had Li Qing crashed into a three-story building than Ye Lengleng's healing arrived. His burns and impact injuries were all instantly healed.
This was the Nine Heart Sea棠.
Even with multiple spirit rings, it always only possessed one Spirit Ability. However, this single Spirit Ability, in terms of healing effectiveness, was unparalleled among all healing Spirit Masters.
"Thump!"
Dugu Yan was not Li Qing. Liu Erlong merely turned and struck her with a single punch, sending her flying. While still in the air, blood involuntarily spurted from her mouth.
"Sword Uncle!"
Ning Fengzhi shouted, then pushed off the ground, leaping into the air to catch Dugu Yan.
"Seven Killings Thunder Rises, One Sword Cleaves the Sky!"
Chen Xin heard the call and, at the risk of severe injury, took a palm strike from Devil Bear Douluo head-on. As his body rapidly retreated, his eighth spirit ring lit up, and a sharp sword light tore through the air, slashing towards Liu Erlong.
"Ninth Spirit Ability, Poison Dragon Divine Light!"
Dugu Bo finally seized an opportunity and successfully unleashed his strongest Spirit Ability. A emerald green poisonous light, centered on him, suddenly swept out.
"Pfft!"
The sword light flashed and vanished. Although Liu Erlong tried her best to dodge, the sword light still grazed her head, descending from her collarbone and severing a small portion of her body.
Before she could react, a shimmering green light had already enveloped the entire battlefield.
The lower-ranked Spirit Masters on the Spirit Hall side instantly collapsed, dead beyond revival. The Spirit Douluo could barely hold on but were powerless to confront the enemy.
However, that shimmering green light only targeted enemies; it had no effect on Yang Wudi and the others.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
Salas and the other two died almost instantly. Yang Wudi, having dealt with his enemies, turned without hesitation, his figure flickering as he thrust his spear through Liu Erlong's head.
At this point, all enemies below the Title Douluo rank had been eliminated.
Devil Bear Douluo and the other two were also affected and, realizing the situation was dire, already had thoughts of retreating. However, Dugu Bo would not allow them to leave so easily.
"It's too late to think of leaving now!"
Two petrifying divine force beams shot from Dugu Bo's eyes, striking the Snake Lance Douluo who was attempting to flee. Already affected by Dugu Bo's ninth Spirit Ability, Snake Lance Douluo could only forcefully twist his body to dodge.
However, although he successfully dodged the petrifying divine force, he couldn't evade Dugu Bo's subsequent attack.
It turned out that the petrifying divine force was merely a diversion. The following Vajra Palm was the fatal blow, and this strike landed perfectly on his head.
"Pfft!"
Red and white matter splattered across the ground. Snake Lance Douluo's body went limp, falling straight to the ground.
Snake Lance Douluo, dead!
However, Devil Bear and Ghost Leopard successfully escaped. It wasn't that Chen Xin and the other were too weak, but rather that they had reservations and didn't dare to truly kill them.
Otherwise, putting Gu Rong aside, how could the battle-proficient Chen Xin have dragged on with Devil Bear Douluo for so long?
The shimmering green light gradually dissipated, and the battlefield reappeared in everyone's view, revealing a ground covered with corpses and members of the Ye family constantly moving among the crowds, treating the injured.
"Hiss!"
Seeing this scene, many onlookers couldn't help but gasp. Was this the true power of the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo?
With a single Spirit Ability, no one below the Title Douluo rank could escape. It was simply too terrifying.
Tang San stared intently at Dugu Bo. Although he had long known about Dugu Bo's terrifying strength from his Uncle and Aunt,
He only truly understood after seeing it with his own eyes.
What the name Dugu Bo truly meant.
Such an existence, apart from those solitary figures who must also be Title Douluo, otherwise who wouldn't be afraid upon seeing him? Even the Upper Three Sects were no exception.
He couldn't understand why such an existence would be willing to risk his life for a commoner like Li Qing.
If he were the one to subdue him, and with the Clear Sky Sect, even if his twin spirits were exposed, Spirit Hall probably wouldn't dare to easily do anything to him, right?
Unfortunately, there were no "ifs."
Now, what he should be thinking about was how to obtain Li Qing's method of absorbing spirit rings beyond the limit. With Dugu Bo and the others protecting him, achieving this would not be easy.
It seemed he still needed to find a way to create powerful Hidden Weapons first, otherwise, he wouldn't feel confident in his actions.