Yan Shaozhe's heart was filled with dread.
Zhongli Wu's strength far exceeded his expectations.
The combination of six black and three red soul rings gave Zhongli Wu an incredibly terrifying boost, not to mention the suppression from two ranks of Soul Power.
The Bright Phoenix was visibly falling into a disadvantageous position.
Suddenly, a bull roar echoed out.
Su Yu's pupils contracted.
Using the surrounding Blue Silver Grass to do his best to conceal his presence, he observed the surroundings.
He didn't see anyone appear, but it was clear that Zhongli Wu's attack intensity had slowed down.
The Bright Phoenix, transformed by Yan Shaozhe, soared into the sky.
The Ninth Soul Ring shone.
"Ninth Soul Skill, Phoenix Descent!"
The body of the Fire Phoenix he had transformed into expanded rapidly, its wingspan reaching over a hundred meters, resembling a celestial fire descending to earth, with the crimson gold flames illuminating half the sky.
The massive Fire Phoenix flapped its wings powerfully, increasing its speed instantly, flying towards the west.
He intended to escape.
Zhongli Wu sneered coldly, casting a glance at the north of Tiandou City, showing a clear hint of caution.
However, he didn't just let Yan Shaozhe escape like that.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Death Divine Needle!"
On the Death God Demon Puppet, blood-colored gray Soul Power surged, condensing into an energy needle emitting terrifying ripples.
Swish!
The needle shot out instantly, carrying a terrifying momentum, stirring the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, and aimed at the crimson-gold Phoenix.
The Phoenix let out a mournful cry, feeling its momentum drastically weakening, but still maintaining the True Form of the Martial Soul state, using the Ninth Soul Skill's augmentation to continue flying westward.
Under the Blue Silver Domain, Su Yu and Huo Yuhao quickly concealed their aura, hiding themselves.
Zhongli Wu dispelled the True Form of the Martial Soul, hovering in the air for a moment before transforming into a shadow flying across the sky.
That bull roar, mixed with the Dragon Might, and even that wave of Power of Space, made it very clear to him that it was an Extreme Douluo.
Moreover, the terrifying deterrence of the Soul Power assured him that it was a gap he couldn't bridge with three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and one Level 1 difference.
This was also an existence possessing at least multiple Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
Zhongli Wu weighed the pros and cons, ultimately deciding not to provoke an Extreme Douluo.
...
After Zhongli Wu had left for a long time, Su Yu rubbed his chin with his right hand, contemplating the recent bull roar.
"Most likely the Celestial Cyan Bull Python."
Su Yu didn't feel too powerful an aura, just a simple bull roar with the fluctuation of Soul Power.
However, according to Elder Yi, the bull roar mainly served as a warning to Zhongli Wu, with the Power of Space and a tinge of True Dragon's pressure applied onto Zhongli Wu.
"That Soul Power, both in quality and aura, isn't something an ordinary Extreme Douluo can achieve."
Elder Yi had only felt the presence of Moon as an Extreme Douluo, and Kong Deming's bursting strength might also be seen as that of an Extreme Douluo, plus the owner of the recent bull roar, he could roughly discern that Extreme Douluo also divided into several stages.
"Among the Extreme Douluo, that Moon himself isn't weak, but his injuries are too severe, even if fighting desperately, it would only make him the lowest of Extreme Douluo."
"Your teacher now, the force he can unleash, is probably just at the average Extreme Douluo level."
"Once he completes the creation of his Super Battle Armor, adds the Domain, and breaks through to Extreme Douluo himself, he might reach the level of the owner of that bull roar."
"Going further, if his Spiritual Power undergoes metamorphosis and he becomes a Tenth-Level Soul Guide, plus completing the Ultimate Battle Armor, he might even progress a step further."
What Elder Yi said was too general, but Su Yu, being a transmigrator, knew that Douluo of ten thousand years later categorized Extreme Douluo.
Quasi-Demigod, Demigod, Quasi-God.
These were the three realms used to classify Extreme Douluo.
According to Elder Yi, actually, Moon wasn't considered among these stages. Having just broken through, he was severely injured by Poison Must Die, and then rashly absorbing the power of the Dragon Pearl damaged his origin, so his strength at best was slightly stronger than Level 98, but limited.
The true essence lay in his Spiritual Power reaching the standard of an Extreme Douluo.
And Kong Deming now was probably at the Quasi-Demigod stage, while the current Grand Sect Leader of Haotian Sect, known as Great Ming, was estimated to be at the Demigod level.
"Quasi-Demigod, Demigod, Quasi-God?"
Regarding Su Yu's division into these three, Elder Yi expressed agreement, believing it made a lot of sense.
Especially the Quasi-God stage, according to deduction, indeed matched the standard of a God.
Ellex, having sensed the Divine Power of the Life God, concluded from the deduction that indeed some of the weaker Gods, aligned with what he envisioned Kong Deming achieving in all aspects, had not much difference in strength.
The difference only lay in the distinction between Soul Power and Divine Power.
"Alas, ultimately it's reliant on Soul-guiding Devices to have the existence of such a realm as Quasi-God, otherwise purely with Extreme Douluo's power, such a realm would absolutely not exist."
True Extreme Douluo are all Quasi-Demigods, with top-level Soul Rings and Soul Bones, they might reach the Demigod level purely with Soul Master powers.
Trying to reach Quasi-God just by cultivating Martial Souls is almost impossible.
...
The appearance of Great Ming didn't impact Su Yu much.
With Elder Yi's covert assistance, even Great Ming couldn't detect Su Yu's presence.
The coverage of the Blue Silver Domain was more a facade for Huo Yuhao.
Of course, Huo Yuhao, using the Second Soul Skill Simulation plus the Fourth Soul Skill Spiritual Illusion Realm, was also putting on a show for Su Yu. In his Sea of Spirit, Celestial Dream Ice Silkworm was mobilizing the maximum amount of Spiritual Power to help Huo Yuhao and Su Yu conceal themselves.
"This... This... This... This..."