The courtyard of the City Lord's mansion roared with hurricane-like winds the moment the two unleashed their divine souls.
The cries of dragons and the bleating of sheep echoed continuously.
The guards who charged into the City Lord's mansion were swept away by this storm of divine souls.
Blood gushed from their mouths and noses.
"Soul Master?"
"Soul Priest?"
Chu Tian and Gou De'er spoke in unison after using their soul skills.
"Hmph..."
Chu Tian's head felt like it had been struck by a giant hammer.
His vision went black, and his nose throbbed with pain.
He bit his tongue hard, forcing himself to stay conscious.
Damn it...
This old guy was no ordinary opponent; his soul power was incredibly potent.
This was the first time he had been at a disadvantage in a soul confrontation since discovering he was a Soul Master.
Simultaneously, Gou De'er also swayed.
His head throbbed as if being pricked by needles.
He thought to himself, "Where did this brat come from?
Although his divine soul hasn't taken form, its solidified intensity is even greater than mine.
If he were to achieve a formed manifestation, wouldn't he become a heaven-defying existence?"
"You old bastard, you descendantless worm, you dare to ambush your Grandpa Chu..."
Chu Tian's words struck a raw nerve with Gou De'er.
Having just lost his son, he was naturally extremely sensitive to Chu Tian's remark.
"You little brat, you're courting death!"
Gou De'er took a step forward, his momentum astonishing, his entire being exuding a domineering aura that instilled fear and trepidation.
Chu Tian had merely spoken in jest, but he hadn't expected the old man to wish him dead.
Chu Tian's anger flared instantly, his aura surging.
The four city guard captains, whom Chu Tian had previously sent flying, had recovered.
Their hearts pounded, and they began to retreat stealthily, their eyes scanning their surroundings, ready to flee at any moment.
The aura emanating from these two was too powerful.
Even as Reincarnation realm powerhouses, they couldn't withstand it.
Most terrifyingly, both of them carried a terrifying killing intent; just looking at them was enough to make one's heart pound.
"Old bastard, state your name! Your Grandpa Chu here doesn't kill the nameless!"
He roared, unleashing his full aura.
Chu Tian had activated the Battle Body Possession System.
The Leopard and the Bear were also activated.
Coupled with Old Yang's Force Resonance Secret Art.
However, he was still stalling for time.
His muscles ached all over. While dealing with the four guards had been effortless,
it was thanks to his less lethal, albeit powerful, slaps.
If he had used offensive techniques, the opponent could have easily dodged.
Facing this old man now, and in his prime condition, Chu Tian dared to fight.
Whether he could win without using ultimate skills was still debatable.
He sensed an extremely powerful aura emanating from the old man.
He mused, "These priest classes on the Sea of Death are truly not to be underestimated."
At the same time, he cursed inwardly, "Old Yang, where the hell have you run off to?"
"I am Gou De'er. Today, I will flay your skin, strip your bones, and scatter your ashes!"
The old man roared, his voice echoing through the sky.
He tapped his brow, and a blood-red light appeared, revealing a tiger-headed saw blade.
It enlarged with a "swish," and the old man, wielding the great saber, slashed down at Chu Tian.
Although it appeared to be a simple strike,
it was the weapon that this old man had nurtured within his divine soul for most of his life.
This saber strike condensed his entire essence, spirit, and vitality.
There were no martial arts stances; it was an ultimate simplicity derived from complexity.
"Damn it... Who doesn't have a weapon?"
"Bring forth the spear..."
With a "swish," the Moon God's Wrath appeared in Chu Tian's hand.
"Comparing who's fiercer? Mine's longer? Spear thrusts like a dragon..."
Chu Tian didn't dodge or evade; he thrust his spear directly at Gou De'er.
Chu Tian's spear was three meters long, while the opponent's tiger-headed saw blade was about 1.8 meters.
The principle of "an inch longer, an inch stronger" was evident here.
The spear, launched later, reached Gou De'er's chest first.
The old man was startled when Chu Tian also summoned his weapon.
He hadn't expected the opponent to also possess a weapon nurtured by his divine soul.
After all, weapons that could be nurtured within the divine soul required extremely strict conditions.
From tens of thousands of spirit-grade weapons, it was already a high probability to find one suitable for a Soul Priest.
Moreover, on the Sea of Death, ordinary weapons were extremely scarce.
Spirit-grade weapons were already considered supreme-grade.
Let alone for a niche profession like Soul Priest, finding a weapon was incredibly difficult.
In the critical moment, he could only choose to block with his saber.
"Clang..." A crisp sound.
The tiger-headed saw blade in his hand trembled.
Meanwhile, the Moon God's Wrath in Chu Tian's hand seemed to emit an excited cry.
This situation had occurred once before in the Tu Clan tribe.
When Tu Gang had used that wild boar skull, it had happened then.
Chu Tian felt that in that instant, the Moon God's Wrath exhibited the greed and excitement of a child seeing their favorite candy.
And...
What did that old man call himself just now?
Gou De'er?
What a name... so vivid!
And that Gou Bi, also a Soul Master, could they be related...
"I say, Gou De'er, who is Gou Bi to you?" Chu Tian forced the opponent back with his spear.
He slung the Moon God's Wrath over his shoulder.
"You know Gou Bi?" The old man was taken aback and retorted.
"No... I'm just curious. Your family's names are quite interesting."
"Gou De'er, Gou Bi, are there also Gou Diao, Gou Ding Ding, and so on... Uh..."
As he spoke, Chu Tian suddenly remembered the pure girl on the city wall.
Gou Ding Ding...
She really had that name...
Just as he thought of this, he saw the young lady, Ding Ding, appear from the entrance of the main hall.
He immediately shut his mouth.
He hadn't yet figured out their relationship.
"Shut up..."
As Gou De'er heard Chu Tian's words, he swung the tiger-headed saw blade again.
Chu Tian snorted, and the Moon God's Wrath on his shoulder moved.
He followed with a slash, as the spear moved.
"Tsk..."
It drew a marvelous arc, and with every inch the Moon God's Wrath advanced within this arc, Chu Tian's power poured in madly.
"Heavy Strike..."
When the Moon God's Wrath collided with the opponent's tiger-headed saw blade, it happened precisely when the power was at its peak, imbued with a heavy strike.
This was a technique of energy manipulation, allowing power to be instantly maximized without charging.
Old Yang had taught Chu Tian for a long time, and Chu Tian had practiced for a long time.
Finally, in this actual combat, he had grasped this subtle technique.
"Boom..."
The saber and spear clashed, shaking the earth and creating swirling air currents.
It was even more violent than the previous soul collision.
Chu Tian was surrounded by a ring of air currents, and the terrifying power caused the ground beneath his feet to shatter.
Gou De'er was flicked into the air by the spear tip, stepping on the air several times, each step causing the void to vibrate, before he finally stabilized himself.
"What terrifying power!"
The three people standing on the edge of the high platform of the palace and looking down revealed their astonishment.
Only Old Yang nodded, a slight smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
This kid wasn't entirely stupid; he had finally mastered the technique of applying force.
"Is this the power of a priest expert?"
"Just the residual force they emit could kill us!"
The guards who had long since retreated outside the city lord's mansion gate had faces as pale as paper.
Even from such a distance, they could feel the tremors from the terrifying power.
It felt as if a giant boulder was pressing down on their hearts.
Moreover, their auras... forget fighting.
They would likely be torn to shreds by that terrifying power before they could even reach him.
Just now... they had pursued Chu Tian from the west city wall to this place.
It turned out this person had no intention of attacking them at all.
Otherwise... their corpses would probably be scattered on the streets.
"To be able to wield divine soul power to such an extent!"
Chu Tian was slightly surprised. This old man was not a martial artist, and with a priest's frail body, he couldn't possibly possess such strength.
There was only one explanation: the opponent had used other abilities to drive the movement of the saber, thus disguising himself as a powerful warrior.
"Heh heh, I've spent my entire life researching the application of divine souls, you're still too green, go to hell."
Gou De'er's face showed a ferocious cold smile.
Paired with the dry wrinkles on his face, he charged at Chu Tian like a shar-pei dog barking ferociously.
Just as he leaped and slashed horizontally at Chu Tian with his saber.
Chu Tian frowned, sensing a familiar fluctuation.
This was... the Qi ability he had felt from Ye Ling.
He had initially held the spear with one hand, but now he gripped the tail with both hands.
"Stop pretending to be a big shot in front of your Grandpa Chu..."
"You say you've researched divine souls your whole life? Why don't you say you researched them in your mother's womb?"
"You're clearly a dual-element priest, using the power of wind to increase the saber's speed and force..."
"Screw you..."
Chu Tian gripped the tail of the spear, spun his body, utilizing centrifugal force.
He directly whipped the blade of the saber that was slashing towards him.
The Moon God's Wrath carried a whistling sound through the wind.
"Whoosh..."
"Clang..."
The space seemed to crack from this strike, forcefully impacting the tiger-headed saw blade.