Douluo Dalu 2: The True God King-Chapter 301: [DD2]:

"Alright, alright, let me see whether your Dark Nether Taotie is stronger or if my Ice Baxia reigns supreme!"

Mu Wu's eyes burned with battle intent as he became serious.

The former Xuanzi was someone he completely disregarded, but the current Xuanzi? At least he had something worth noting.

Moreover, Mu Wu had never encountered a martial soul like Taotie, which could rival Baxia.

He was quite interested in seeing just how strong Xuanzi's Dark Nether Taotie could be.

A brilliant icy-blue radiance shot into the sky as Mu Wu's aura surged instantly.

An extreme chill, accompanied by the mighty pressure of a dragon, swept across the battlefield.

Although Mu Wu did not wield the purest form of ice, even the ultimate ice would at most be on par with his Ice Baxia.

As a true dragon martial soul with a pure bloodline, Ice Baxia was nearly unmatched among all supreme martial souls.

"Roar!"

Xuanzi let out a beastly roar, his body enveloped in the dark red mist that nearly cut off the influence of the glacial domain.

After evolving into the Dark Nether Taotie, Xuanzi's bloodline was still slightly inferior to Mu Wu's, but he was now close enough to be a real threat.

Such a Xuanzi was not someone who could be dealt with simply by relying on domain suppression alone.

Mu Wu wasn't concerned that Xuanzi broke free from the glacial domain.

If the Dark Nether Taotie couldn't even manage that, then it wasn't worthy of his serious attention.

"Swish!"

Xuanzi's eyes turned blood-red, exuding a violent and savage aura that defied description.

At this moment, Xuanzi had completely degenerated into a brutal beast, devoid of intelligence.

All that remained was pure killing instinct.

Seeing Xuanzi charge toward him, Mu Wu showed no fear and rushed forward to meet him.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

In the sky, a dark red streak of light and an icy blue streak of light clashed violently.

Countless clouds were dispersed, and even the space trembled, showing visible cracks.

The sheer force of their battle engulfed a hundred-mile radius.

The sky was split in two—one half dark red, the other icy blue.

Even a hundred miles away, the terrifying shockwaves could be felt.

Beyond the Heaven Severing Mountains—

Experts from the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire were visibly shaken.

Such an intense battle put both sides on high alert.

However, no one dared to intervene in a fight of this magnitude.

The distant rumbles and overwhelming pressure made it clear—this was not a battle within their league.

Yet, with so many people present, there were always those who didn't fear death.

Though they dared not interfere, many still rushed toward the battlefield.

For them, even just witnessing such a battle was an invaluable experience.

The reactions of these onlookers were completely unknown to the two fighters.

One dark, one blue—two massive energy forms clashed furiously, seemingly born to oppose each other.

With his Taotie Divine Bull evolving further into the Dark Nether Taotie, Xuanzi had become terrifyingly strong.

He was no longer the weakling he once was.

After nearly a hundred exchanges with Mu Wu, he still had not been defeated.

"Good, good! Not bad! Let's continue!"

Mu Wu grew more excited as he fought, gradually unleashing his full power.

As Mu Wu pushed himself harder, Xuanzi, too, burned his bloodline energy in retaliation.

Xuanzi's attacks were wild and unrefined, like a beast's instinctual slaughter.

He cared nothing for injuries, fighting with reckless abandon.

This suicidal approach made Mu Wu wary.

Xuanzi lacked reason, but Mu Wu did not.

Mu Wu pursued a flawless victory with minimal damage.

Because of this, his attacks were not as reckless as Xuanzi's.

This was why the battle had lasted over a hundred exchanges without a clear winner.

But as Mu Wu gradually adapted, the balance of power began to tilt in his favor.

No matter how crazed Xuanzi was, the gap in their foundations was difficult to bridge.

Moreover, his chaotic, brute-force style was dangerous at first, but once Mu Wu got used to it, countering became easy.

As the battle dragged on, Xuanzi inevitably began to weaken.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

Mu Wu seized an opportunity and sent Xuanzi flying with a powerful strike. freёwebnoѵel.com

Already mindless, Xuanzi became even more frenzied.

His eyes glowed an intense crimson, and his violent aura surged.

In a sudden transformation, he became a massive, dark-red Taotie.

This was his true Dark Nether Taotie form.

As the transformed Xuanzi roared, the terrifying sonic waves shattered the space around them.

Mu Wu's figure flickered, and his seventh soul ring lit up.

He, too, unleashed his martial soul's true form.

A towering, pure-white dragon turtle emerged—

Baxia's true form.

The Dark Nether Taotie lunged forward with a furious roar, and the dragon turtle met it head-on.

This time, Mu Wu, in his true Baxia form, fought with unexpected savagery.

Baxia's defense was comparable to the Xianwu Turtle, while its attack rivaled the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear.

As a supreme martial soul with both offense and defense, Baxia was an absolute powerhouse.

Even though the Dark Nether Taotie's attacks were devastating, they barely scratched Baxia's shell.

On the other hand, Baxia's razor-sharp claws and fangs tore through the Dark Nether Taotie's defenses with ease.

"Roar!"

The Dark Nether Taotie howled in pain, suffering repeated injuries.

Its massive dark red claws slammed into Baxia's shell—

But aside from a few sparks, there was no real damage.

Baxia, however, showed no mercy.

Opening its jaws wide, it tore off a massive chunk of flesh.

Its white dragon claws dug into the Taotie's abdomen, embedding deep within.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

The Dark Nether Taotie struggled in agony, breaking free with great effort.

But Baxia pounced again, shredding away scales and leaving blood everywhere.

Now that Mu Wu had truly gone all out, the mindless Xuanzi was utterly overwhelmed.

It wasn't that the Dark Nether Taotie wasn't strong—

It was that Mu Wu was simply too monstrous.

"Roar!"

Baxia let out a mighty dragon's roar.

Ice-blue energy enveloped its form as it descended from the sky.

With immense force, Baxia crashed into the Dark Nether Taotie.

In an instant, the explosion of energy sent shockwaves in all directions.

The Dark Nether Taotie was struck down from the sky, slamming into the ground.

"Boom!"

A small mushroom cloud rose over the Heaven Severing Mountain Range.

A ten-mile radius was reduced to a massive crater—

Trees toppled, and thick dust covered everything.

Baxia exhaled deeply, blowing away the dust.

At the bottom of a crater dozens of meters deep, a battered figure panted heavily.

That last strike had forcibly broken Xuanzi out of his martial soul's true form.

With a flash of ice-blue light, Baxia reverted to human form.

Floating in the air, Mu Wu gazed at the figure below with a solemn expression.

"The Dark Nether Taotie is indeed formidable, but I am no Yan Shaozhe."

"If you had intelligence and knew how to fight properly, you might have lasted longer against me."

"But a mindless beast like you—what good is reckless savagery?"

"Without wisdom, brute force is nothing more than meat on the chopping block."

"Xuanzi, it's over!"

Mu Wu's eighth soul ring glowed once more—

A chilling white pillar of light descended.

Xuanzi struggled to stand up, his bloodshot eyes still filled with the will to fight.

However, he was already severely injured and exhausted, no longer possessing his previous might.

Behind him, the dark red gluttonous martial soul trembled, shifting back and forth—one moment transforming into the Taotie, the next into the Dark Taotie.

His bloodline demonization was ultimately unstable, unable to maintain the Dark Taotie form for long.

After battling Mu Wu for so long, Xuanzi had forcibly activated his bloodline for nearly the maximum duration.

As the dark red glow on his body dimmed, his martial soul solidified once more into the Dark Nether Taotie.

Mu Wu's expression remained unchanged as a pale white pillar of light descended heavily.

If nothing unexpected happened, Xuanzi would have no chance of escape.

But when things are supposed to go as expected, an unexpected turn usually follows.

Just as the pale white pillar was about to strike, a blood-colored light streaked from the distance, instantly shattering it.

"Who is it?"

Mu Wu's brows furrowed as he became instantly alert.

From the distant sky, a wave of blood-colored light spread rapidly, consuming and assimilating the heavens.

The speed of the blood light was astonishing. In mere moments, it covered more than half the sky.

Even the icy blue sky barrier above Mu Wu's head was slowly being devoured by it.

Mu Wu's expression grew solemn—he felt an overwhelming pressure.

The newcomer was no ordinary figure.

"Who exactly is this esteemed expert? Why not show yourself?"

Mu Wu remained vigilant, circulating his soul power, ready for battle.

"Heh, it's been so long since I last emerged, and now I find an interesting little fellow."

A soft yet eerie female voice echoed from all directions as the blood-red sky expanded, nearly engulfing the entire sky.

With a thunderous blood-red lightning strike, blood pooled together, forming an eerie throne of blood in midair.

In the next moment, a figure silently appeared on the throne.

She was dressed in a blood-red coat, as if forged from pure blood, radiating an aura of overwhelming bloodlust.

Leaning lazily against the throne, her delicate eyebrows arched slightly, and her blood-red eyes carried a hint of indifference, as though all worldly matters were beneath her notice.

She was breathtakingly beautiful, with unnaturally pale skin, a delicate nose, and thin lips that glowed like fresh blood—giving her an oddly seductive allure.

Her slightly upturned phoenix eyes exuded a heroic spirit rarely seen in other women.

Between her brows, a domineering yet restrained coldness revealed her lofty status.

Mu Wu's expression turned more serious than ever. From this woman, he felt an immense pressure—one that only those beyond the limits could exert.

There was no doubt.

This woman was an Ultimate Douluo.

And among the female Ultimate Douluo on the Douluo Continent, there was only one who matched this description...

"Death God Douluo, Ye Xishui."

Mu Wu stared at the woman and spoke her name word by word.