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At this moment, eight powerful auras approached from the distant southeastern sky.
Among them, one aura, as perceived by Chu Chengzhou, was no weaker than that of a Level 97 Chen Xin. In fact, it was slightly stronger.
Immediately, Chu Chengzhou's expression changed.
Damn! Eight Title Douluo-level Nether White Tigers!
The Star Luo Empire's strength was indeed formidable—five Title Douluos and eight Titled Douluo-level Nether White Tigers, making a total of thirteen Titled Douluo-level combatants!
In terms of the number of Titled Douluo-level experts, the Star Luo Empire ranked second only to the Spirit Hall, the dominant force in the soul master world. And this was despite the empire having already lost four royal elders and the current emperor.
Not daring to delay, as his devout and brave follower, Canglong Douluo, unleashed his True Martial Soul to attack the Tyrant Dragon and Wind and Thunder Douluos, Chu Chengzhou's body flashed with golden light. His Nine Heavens Mystic Armor, Nine Heavens Mystic Bow, and three Flowing Gold Armor-Piercing Arrows materialized.
Drawing the bowstring, he infused it with dual-attribute fire and earth soul power. A crimson glow and yellow light perfectly merged as Chu Chengzhou aimed at the Sky Wolf Douluo.
No other reason—this Douluo had the lowest soul power level and was an Agility-type Title Douluo, meaning his defenses were relatively weakest.
As for the speed and agility of an Agility-type Title Douluo?
His arrows traveled faster and came equipped with a "headshot lock," which allowed him to lock onto the target using his spiritual power, ensuring there was no possibility of missing.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Releasing the string, three Flowing Gold Armor-Piercing Arrows, infused with dual-attribute fused soul power, shot out like streaks of light.
In an instant, the three streaks of perfectly interwoven crimson and yellow light crossed a hundred meters and struck the true body of the Sky Wolf Douluo's Silver Moon Sky Wolf True Body.
Thud thud thud—
The Flowing Gold Armor-Piercing Arrows, infused with dual-attribute fused soul power, pierced into the true body of the Sky Wolf Douluo's martial soul like three high-powered anti-tank shells.
In moments, fine cracks spread across the surface of the Silver Moon Sky Wolf True Body. The soul power fluctuated wildly, nearly causing the true body to collapse entirely.
'Damn, how can the power be so strong?!'
Struggling to maintain his True Martial Soul, Sky Wolf Douluo Du Ze cursed inwardly.
Just one move, and his True Martial Soul was almost shattered. While cursing, a bad premonition arose in the Sky Wolf Douluo's mind.
Though the empire had brought out its full strength tonight, could they really kill Chu Chengzhou, a super genius unprecedented on the continent?
But the next moment, the Sky Wolf Douluo had no time to dwell on this question.
One failed strike wasn't enough to make Chu Chengzhou give up. Another three Flowing Gold Armor-Piercing Arrows, infused with dual-attribute fused soul power, shot out again, striking the massive Silver Moon Sky Wolf True Body once more.
Just a lone wolf—and without wings—dared to fly in the sky? As the self-proclaimed best archer on the continent, Chu Chengzhou couldn't tolerate this.
Bow-type martial soul masters were extremely rare on the Douluo Continent. Aside from himself, the only notable one was Guang Ling Douluo, the fifth Worship of the Spirit Hall, whose soul power reached Level 96.
But even Guang Ling, at Level 96, couldn't defeat Xiao Hei, whose age exceeded 110,000 years. Since Xiao Hei was part of his own strength, Chu Chengzhou naturally considered himself the best archer on the continent.
Qian Daoliu: If I picked up a great bow, wouldn't I also be the best archer on the continent?
Thud thud thud—
The three Flowing Gold Armor-Piercing Arrows penetrated deep into the Silver Moon Sky Wolf True Body. This time, the Sky Wolf Douluo, whose strength was only at Level 92, couldn't hold on any longer. His massive Silver Moon Sky Wolf True Body shattered piece by piece, then burst into countless fragments of soul power in midair.
With his True Martial Soul shattered and the backlash from his martial soul, the Sky Wolf Douluo suffered severe injuries and plummeted from the sky, crashing to the ground.
At this moment, Dai Tao and the others finally arrived, albeit a step too late.
However, the situation was somewhat different from their earlier expectations.
Good news: neither Chen Xin nor Gu Rong from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect were present, nor were any experts from Tian Dou seen.
Bad news: Ice Bear Douluo had disappeared, and judging by the bloody smell lingering in the air, he had likely perished. Moreover, the Sky Wolf Douluo's True Martial Soul had been destroyed, and he was now lying on the ground like a corpse.
Additionally, why were Tyrant Dragon and Wind and Thunder fighting against Canglong?
"Your Majesty, Tyrant Dragon and Wind and Thunder have been controlled by the enemy!"
Seeing Dai Tao and the others arrive, Canglong Douluo Cao Lie blocked the attacks from the two Douluos, then quickly retreated to stand beside the newly arrived group of Dai Tao.
Chu Chengzhou: Awesome!
Instantly, Tyrant Dragon and Wind and Thunder were enraged. How dare this traitor shout "Catch the thief!" while being the thief himself?!
But before they could explain themselves, Canglong reused his old trick. His eighth soul ring lit up, and he thrust his staff toward the Nether White Tiger transformed from Royal Eighth Elder Dai Kang.
"Hmph!"
A cold snort emanated from the largest and most imposing of the eight Nether White Tigers. A massive tiger claw shimmering with cold light descended, blocking Canglong Douluo's eighth soul skill.
Dai Tao was an old fox, wise and experienced, having seen all kinds of situations.
Even if he hadn't seen this exact scenario before, he wouldn't fall for such a simple trick.
The moment he noticed the internal conflict among the three—Canglong, Tyrant Dragon, and Wind and Thunder—he immediately realized that someone had been controlled by Chu Chengzhou.
If Tyrant Dragon and Wind and Thunder were the ones under control, then upon their arrival, the advantage would lie with Canglong. He wouldn't retreat but instead press the attack relentlessly.
After all, Dai Tao had given clear orders to eliminate Chu Chengzhou as quickly as possible.
Now that Canglong had retreated, didn't that mean the controlled Tyrant Dragon and Wind and Thunder were buying time to prevent them from swiftly killing Chu Chengzhou?
Therefore, the one being controlled was undoubtedly not Tyrant Dragon and Wind and Thunder, but rather the "thief shouting catch the thief"—Canglong!
"Second Elder, you restrain Canglong!"
After repelling Canglong, the "traitor," with a single blow, Dai Tao issued a command to Second Elder Dai Wei, who had transformed into a Nether White Tiger. Then, accompanied by the other six Nether White Tigers, they flapped their wings and rushed toward Chu Chengzhou.
Their immediate task wasn't to "clean house" but to eliminate Chu Chengzhou as quickly as possible to avoid any unforeseen changes.
Moreover, Canglong Douluo was merely being controlled. If they could eliminate Chu Chengzhou, he would naturally break free from the control. Therefore, they only needed to restrain him, not kill him.
After all, he was a Title Douluo loyal to the royal family. There weren't many such experts in the entire empire, and if they could avoid losing him, it was better not to.
Although their side had lost one combatant, suffered a severe injury, and had another controlled, Dai Tao remained optimistic. The current situation was far better than their earlier predictions.
Dai Tao was certain that within a twenty-mile radius, there were no other Title Douluos or high-level soul masters lying in ambush. In other words, tonight, they only needed to deal with Chu Chengzhou alone.
With the empire's full strength mobilized, excluding the severely injured Sky Wolf and Second Elder, who was restraining Canglong, they now had nine against one. Nine versus one—the advantage was theirs! Why should they worry about not taking Chu Chengzhou's head to offer as a sacrifice for their yet-to-be-buried descendants?
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