Chapter 2439: Just out of the wolf's den, into the tiger's mouth!_1

Le Zhengen pursed his lips, "Child, your willingness is enough, but I think you should still leave quickly."

Even they, two Ultimate Douluos, were powerless against the Spirit Emperor, let alone Tang Wulin at level 98. He couldn't be of any help!

Tang Wulin still refused the suggestion, "I have fought against the Spirit Emperor before, and I won't hold back!"

Guan Yue and Le Zhengen wanted to say something more, but the Spirit Emperor slowly emerged from the smoke ahead...

He glanced at the wound on his chest...

Then, he locked his gaze onto Tang Wulin...

With a sinister tone, he said, "Human, last time you escaped by luck. This time, are you delivering yourself to death?"

Tang Wulin's eyes narrowed as he pulled out the Sea God's Trident once again, defiantly retorted, "Delivering myself to death? That's not certain!!"

"Besides, last time it wasn't luck that I escaped. Teacher Xu didn't strike you down. Otherwise, do you think you would still be here today?"

These words suddenly triggered the Spirit Emperor's memories...

A surge of anger that he'd been suppressing suddenly flared up, "You are courting death!!"

A spiritual impact without any warning struck at Tang Wulin's face...

The latter showed no panic, a slight smile on his lips, "I saw through this strike!"

"Buzz!!"

The Sea God's Trident erupted with immense Divine Power, directly eradicating the incoming spiritual impact...

Le Zhengen was stunned, "Is this the power of a Divine Artifact? It can instantly disintegrate a spiritual impact that even we wouldn't dare face directly!"

Guan Yue's fighting spirit reignited slightly, "Hmm, this Sea God's Trident seems to have the power to counter spiritual attacks. If we coordinate well, maybe, we won't necessarily lose!"

He admitted that he had underestimated Tang Wulin's strength!

As the Divine Power dispersed, Tang Wulin coldly said, "Spirit Emperor, your spiritual attacks are ineffective against me now!"

One would have thought the Spirit Emperor would be wary, but a weird smile appeared on his cheeks...

"Hahahaha!!"

"Human, aren't you a bit naive! Spiritual power isn't just limited to impacts!"

Tang Wulin frowned, "What do you mean?"

He remembered that the Spirit Emperor's strongest attack was supposed to be a spiritual impact!

The Spirit Emperor didn't reply but uttered four words, "Soul Devour!"

Faintly visible, his eyes suddenly transformed into two Golden Whirlpools, unleashing a powerful suction force in the direction he gazed upon...

Tang Wulin, who hadn't reacted in time, began to move slowly towards the Spirit Emperor under the terrifying suction...

Upon seeing this, Le Zhengen exclaimed, "Kid, don't get close to the whirlpool, or your soul will be devoured!"

Tang Wulin immediately snapped back to reality, "Devour the soul?"

Wait... if he remembered correctly, the last time the Spirit Emperor tried to invade his sea of consciousness, he suffered a backlash from the Sea God's Mark!

Perhaps, he could use this to his advantage!!

Having thought it through, he stopped resisting, letting the strong attraction pull him toward the Spirit Emperor!

Guan Yue's eyes widened as he roared, "Wulin, don't be foolish! Once you touch the whirlpool, you'll surely die!!"

The Spirit Emperor licked his lips, "Very good, be devoured like this and become part of my strength."

The scariest part of Soul Devour was that it could turn the devoured into pure energy, which could then be absorbed to empower oneself!

As Tang Wulin was about to be swallowed into the vortex, his forehead quietly revealed the Sea God's Mark, which radiated a deep blue light...

This scene dramatically changed the expression of the previously confident Spirit Emperor, "Damn it, that's from back then..."

He had suffered a backlash trying to invade the opponent's sea of consciousness because of that strange mark!

Without any hesitation, the Spirit Emperor forcibly terminated the Soul Devour...

As the whirlpool disappeared, Tang Wulin, now able to move, thought to himself, "It seems my guess was right."

He closed in on the Spirit Emperor as quickly as possible, wielding the Sea God's Trident to unleash a series of slashes...

Caught off guard, the Spirit Emperor's body was left with several bloody wounds...

The intense pain made him roar, "Get away from me!!"

Spiritual power primed to explode at any moment, he emitted a terrifying Shock Wave, blowing Tang Wulin away with force...

Afterward, he clutched his chest and began to cough violently, "Cough cough..."

The damage inflicted by the Divine Artifact was unparalleled!

Guan Yue and Le Zhengen came to their senses and hurried over to Tang Wulin's side...

The former asked curiously, "Wulin, what just happened? Why did the Spirit Emperor suddenly stop the Soul Devour?"

The latter speculated, "I think it's because of the Sea God's Mark on his forehead. The Spirit Emperor must have been afraid of triggering the prohibition and suffering backlash!"

Tang Wulin nodded and said solemnly, "Mhm, the Spirit Emperor once tried to invade my sea of consciousness, but was met with backlash. Just now, he must have remembered."

It was just a pity that he had wanted to exploit the backlash to inflict heavy damage on his opponent!

The Spirit Emperor, having faced setback after setback, was clearly on the verge of losing his sanity...

But the words of the Abyssal Emperor echoing in his mind brought him back to his senses...

"Spirit Emperor, that's enough. Come back."

After taking a deep breath, the Spirit Emperor took a long look at Tang Wulin and the others, "You're lucky this time, but next time, it won't be like this!"

In an instant, his figure merged with the surrounding environment, leaving no trace...

Guan Yue cautiously released her spiritual power, but detected nothing unusual...

"The Spirit Emperor must have left; there's no trace of his presence!"

Le Zhengen expressed his confusion, "But why would the Spirit Emperor leave when he clearly had the upper hand?"

Tang Wulin stood up and said with a heavy voice, "The Abyssal Emperor! Only he could order the Spirit Emperor around!"

Guan Yue looked at the night sky and suggested, "Let's not worry about that now, since the Spirit Emperor has left, we should head back to the defense line!"

"Mhm!"

Neither Tang Wulin nor Le Zhengen had any objections!

"What a pity, Tang Wulin, you can't go back with them!"

Two figures in black robes appeared, blocking their retreat...

It was none other than the Ming Emperor and Dark Bell, who had been lurking in the shadows!

Tang Wulin's pupils constricted as he recognized them, "Ming Emperor, Dark Bell!"

Dark Bell gave a gentle smile, "Little Wulin, I didn't expect you to remember me, what a fate we share!"

Tang Wulin snapped back, "Dark Bell, there's no fate between us!"

That guy had almost killed him last time!

No, it should have been the Shrek Seven Monsters!

Dark Bell lightly covered her cheek, feigning sadness, "The last time you saw me, you didn't say that. Oh well, it doesn't matter, men always try to catch the attention of the women they like!"

An impatient Ming Emperor interjected, "Dark Bell!!"

She sighed and turned to Guan Yue and Le Zhengen, "Hall Master Guan, Southern Army Corps Commander, would you mind handing over Tang Wulin? Otherwise, we'll have some explaining to do!"

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