Chapter 572: The Fury of the Netherworld Manifests
Elder Zhu Li's face lit up with immense surprise and relief as he watched the three figures emerge from the spatial passageway, overwhelmed with emotion. Xiao Ze had effortlessly blocked North Dragon King's attack, a testament to his formidable strength. The presence of the two figures accompanying Xiao Ze, both exuding the aura of Dou Saints, deeply moved Zhu Li. The arrival of three Dou Saints to assist them was a gesture of goodwill the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon tribe could hardly repay.
North Dragon King, his face darkening upon seeing his attack so easily thwarted, stared at Xiao Ze with a venomous glare. "Who are you to interfere in the affairs of the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon tribe?!" he snapped.
"And you, mere branch bloodlines, dare to speak for the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon tribe? Shameless, deceiving yourselves as well as others," Xiao Ze retorted coolly, waving his hand to transform the golden tree back into the Source Root, which he then casually pocketed.
This infuriated West Dragon King. "Nonsense! Whoever you are, since you dare meddle in our tribe's affairs, be prepared to leave your life here!" he thundered.
Xiao Ze, gauging the strength of the forces arrayed against him, knew the combined might of the three Dragon Islands was formidable. Each of the three Dragon Kings was a late three-star Dou Saint, with North Dragon King's power bordering on four stars. In the original story, when these three joined forces, even Zi Yan, who had just entered the early four-star Dou Saint stage, was put in perilous straits.
Moreover, each Dragon King had under their command three two-star Dou Saints, several half-Saints, and numerous Dou Zuns. Such a fearsome force could dominate most of the central region, aside from the Soul Hall and the Pill Tower.
"Haha, let's see who's stronger then!" Xiao Ze declared, swiftly forming hand seals. An overwhelming surge of soul power burst forth, coalescing into a towering figure, both majestic and tangible.
Netherworld Fury!
As Xiao Ze moved, the colossal figure opened its mouth, unleashing a terrifying wave of strange energy, sweeping forward like a storm.
"MOO!!!" Xiao Ze, seeing his foes' numerical advantage, wasted no time in unleashing his high-tier Heavenly Battle Skill, Netherworld Fury!
Not only was Netherworld Fury a high-tier Heavenly Battle Skill known for its formidable power, but it was also a soul-based attack, especially effective against beings with strong physical bodies but weaker souls.
Given Xiao Ze's own terrifying soul power—one of the pinnacle soul presences on the continent, just below those with Emperor-level souls—the Netherworld Fury he unleashed was devastatingly powerful. The area seemed to fall silent under its might!
North Dragon King, realizing what was happening, his face went pale, and he urgently shouted, "It's a soul attack! Everyone, attack together!"
The very fabric of the void seemed to tremble at that moment. The unusual sonic waves caused a dizzying sensation in North Dragon King's head; he could only shout in alarm as he desperately circulated his fighting energy.
Seeing this, the others were horrified and scrambled to mobilize their fighting energy in a vain attempt to block this terrifying sonic battle skill.
The attack came swiftly, and due to the proximity of the two forces, it struck before they could fully activate their defenses.
The fearsome sonic attack was quick and overwhelming. As it passed through the troops of the three islands, each individual emitted a dull thud.
Blood spurted from the mouths of the West and South Dragon Kings as their faces instantly turned deathly pale, their minds racked with excruciating pain, almost driving them to smash their own heads in to stop the agony—the pain of a soul being crushed!
North Dragon King was the first to recover slightly better but was still pale as he forcefully swallowed the blood that had risen in his throat.
His eyes filled with venomous hate as the three Dragon Kings unexpectedly resisted the high-tier Heavenly Battle Skill. But their subordinates were not so fortunate.
The best-off among them, the three two-star Dou Saints, continuously vomited blood and their aura weakened significantly, clearly severely injured. Those of half-Saint and Dou Zun levels either passed out or fell with eyes rolled back, their consciousness plunging into darkness under the unbearable pain as if their souls were crushed by immense mountains.
Standing behind Xiao Ze, Elder Zhu Li felt his ears ringing and his soul trembling. Although Xiao Ze had contained the power, even the residual waves were uncomfortable to withstand.
With that one strike, Xiao Ze inflicted heavy losses on the subordinates of the three Dragon Kings. The terrible soul shock also severely damaged the trio themselves.
They looked at Xiao Ze with deadly venom in their eyes. No longer maintaining their middle-aged human forms, they transformed into three terrifyingly large dragons, thousands of zhang long. Their huge, blood-red eyes glared murderously at Xiao Ze.
Opening their dragon mouths, they gathered terrifying fighting energy and launched three massive beams of light, hundreds of zhang thick, hurtling towards Xiao Ze. They intended to completely obliterate him!
Seeing the destructive power contained within the beams, Xiao Ze summoned endless black thunder around him. Behind him lay Dragon Island; if these attacks were to land, the island would be leveled, and none would survive.
The black demonic thunder in front of him swirled into a vast vortex of thousands of zhang—Lei Yuan!
With his mastery over various energies enhanced by the "Ancient Wisdom" talent, Xiao Ze could effortlessly form techniques rivaling high-tier combat skills.
The three dreadful beams of light slammed into the massive Thunder Abyss vortex. Amidst the frenzied spinning, the vortex continuously shattered the beams' destructive force.
As the terrifying energy fluctuations spread, others hurriedly moved away. The survivors from the three islands quickly transported their unconscious members to safety to avoid the deadly aftermath of the battle between the Dragon Kings.
Xiao Ze's allies, Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, kept watch over other powerful figures from the three islands, ensuring they couldn't interfere.
Elder Zhu Li, sensing the terrible energy fluctuations, knew he was out of his league and quashed the idea of aiding from the sidelines. He quickly joined the Grand Elders in pushing Dragon Island away to avoid the battle's aftermath from destroying it entirely.
(End of Chapter)
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