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With an almost instinctive keen intuition for battle, Yan Jin reacted immediately, raising the long spear in her hand once again.
The lava spear streaked across the sky like a meteor, stabbing towards the Crimson Lotus Serpent's heart.
The metal covering the serpent's surface became extremely brittle due to the low temperature, failing to provide its due protection, crumbling piece by piece under the pressure like paper.
The spear pierced through scales and flesh, finally exploding violently at the heart.
The frozen state of the Meteor Mountain Range only lasted for a few seconds before disappearing, lava flowed again, and the scorching aura permeated once more.
Amon couldn't maintain such a large-scale "rule theft" for too long. Those short few seconds had consumed almost all of the soul power carried by his nearly one hundred "Worms of Time."
"Well done," Amon nodded to Yan Jin.
A domain of flames spread outwards from the Crimson Lotus Serpent, and the extreme heat made Yan Jin feel somewhat uncomfortable.
The ice crystals on the Crimson Lotus Serpent had long since melted. Using the power of the environment, it easily suppressed Yan Jin's "Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain" with its own flame domain.
It opened its huge mouth, and extreme heat gathered within.
Amon frowned slightly. He sensed a fatal threat from the sphere of light gathering in the giant serpent's mouth.
A distant clone stole the "main body's" fate, completing the exchange between the two.
Amon didn't hesitate and immediately activated "Invincible Golden Body."
The sphere of light transformed into a blazing white ray, shooting towards Amon.
The ever-victorious "Invincible Golden Body" failed for the first time. The clone instantly turned to ashes under the terrifying heat, and the monocle stubbornly held on for two more seconds before shattering.
Amon clutched his head, feeling the heat transmitted along with the clone, his eyes showing some solemnity.
"That just now was… divine power? And not the kind that Qian Daoliu draws into himself, mixed with soul power, but extremely pure, extremely condensed divine power…"
Divine power wasn't much stronger than soul power in terms of pure destructive force, but it contained a special property that could break rules.
The "invincible" rule of the "Invincible Golden Body" had no effect against divine power!
Amon adjusted the position of his monocle, not daring to use his main body to go forward again. Using the "Worm of Time" in Yan Jin's body for positioning, he sent a clone.
"Amon…" Yan Jin called out with some worry.
"Hmph… the troublesome guy is eliminated. Let's continue," the Crimson Lotus Serpent distorted its body, but it no longer had the high fighting spirit it had at the beginning and seemed somewhat calm.
It suddenly stopped moving and looked towards the place where Amon had been vaporized. There, a youth in a classical robe was looking at it with a smile.
"You're not dead… Even rule-based skills should not be able to avoid the attack of the Fire God's divine power," the Crimson Lotus Serpent looked at Amon, its eyes revealing doubt.
"That was just a clone, and I am just a clone. If you want to deal with me, there's no need to waste your effort," Amon responded.
After a pause, he asked, "How did you use that move just now? Can all divine priests use it?"
"Heh… how is that possible?" The Crimson Lotus sneered, "That was the attack left behind by the real Fire God… If my mission wasn't already completed, I wouldn't have wasted it so casually."
Although nothing could be seen on the surface, Amon could feel that the Crimson Lotus Serpent was weakening rapidly. It was already at the end of its rope.
Yan Jin's move just now had damaged its heart, causing it a fatal wound!
"Fire God's divine power… Why didn't you use it before?" Amon was somewhat puzzled.
"That little girl is qualified to inherit the Fire God's position. My battle with her is a divine trial… and the divine power left by the Fire God is for me to use to defend against enemies."
The Crimson Lotus Serpent turned its gaze back to Yan Jin, which made the latter feel as if she was facing a great enemy.
"You don't need to be so nervous. I originally wanted to have some fun with you before I died, but this guy made me lose interest… Although it's because I was too careless, you did give me a fatal wound. So, I declare that you have passed the eighth trial."
Are the trials of Douluo all so casual… Amon felt quite speechless, feeling that it was a bit anticlimactic.
The Crimson Lotus Serpent was indeed in high spirits when it first fought Yan Jin, and the strength it displayed was also terrifying, but it obviously didn't use its full strength.
For example, it didn't use the domain that suppressed the "Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain" at all at the beginning. After its heart was damaged by Yan Jin, it still had enough power to counterattack… but it didn't do so, giving up on its own.
"Is that okay… Yan Jin hasn't accepted the inheritance yet," Amon couldn't help but ask.
"It doesn't matter, the Fire God's faith has already begun to gather on her. After passing the eighth trial, the divine position will automatically find her sooner or later," the Crimson Lotus Serpent said nonchalantly.
"Alright, I'm about to die. Allow me to pick a good place to wait for death. You guys come over too. After I die, absorb my soul ring and soul bone," the Crimson Lotus Serpent's tone was somewhat cheerful.
It turned around and climbed towards the crater, preparing to return to the underground cave along the lava channel.
Yan Jin suddenly noticed that a section of its tail was missing: "Where's your tail?"
"Oh, you mean this?" The Crimson Lotus Serpent raised its tail, "It was cut off by the angel god priest. That guy didn't have any martial ethics. He suddenly used divine power while fighting. When I was preparing to use divine power to attack and teach him a lesson, he ran away…
"By the way, if you have the chance in the future, help me clean up the angel god's priest or successor."
Watching the Crimson Lotus Serpent disappear into the crater, Yan Jin was somewhat dazed, "Amon, why do I feel like it wants to die on its own…"
Amon stroked his monocle and said softly, "Perhaps for it, death is just returning to its master's embrace… After the death of a divine high priest, the soul will go to the God Realm as an appendage of the god."
"Gods, are there really gods?" Yan Jin asked doubtfully.
"Yes, haven't you heard of becoming a god at level one hundred?"
"Becoming a god at level one hundred?" Yan Jin's eyes were full of confusion.
Amon was slightly stunned, and then he realized that although becoming a god at level one hundred was not a secret among the titled Douluo and the top figures of those large forces, Yan Jin could also be considered to be at this level.
However, Yan Jin's rise was largely the result of his "cheating." Lacking the accumulation of time, many things that were considered common sense among titled Douluo were very unfamiliar to her.
"It's just a realm, just like 'titled Douluo' and 'Soul Douluo.' It's just that this realm is difficult to reach. The so-called god is actually just a powerful person," Amon explained with a smile.
"Oh, is that so?" Yan Jin nodded, glanced at Amon, and seemed thoughtful.
"Alright, becoming a god at level one hundred is still a bit far away for us. You should go absorb the soul ring first."
The two of them came to the crater and jumped into the lava.
In the cave under the ground, the Crimson Lotus Serpent was waiting quietly.
The huge snake pupils had become dim, and blood flowed continuously from the wound in its heart, gathering into small streams on the ground.
"Fire God, I'm here to find you… I have completed the task well and chosen a good successor for you."
The Crimson Lotus Serpent gradually lost its voice.
A scarlet light lit up from its body, and specks of fluorescent light scattered. These red light spots gathered into a huge red soul ring.
Looking at the soul ring that was more than a hundred meters in diameter, Yan Jin was rarely hesitant, "Amon… can I really absorb this thing?"
Amon thought for a moment and replied:
"After absorbing so many high-quality soul bones, your body strength has far exceeded that of ordinary titled Douluo. Although the Crimson Lotus Serpent is strong, its cultivation has not exceeded a million years. With my help, there shouldn't be too much of a problem."
"Okay." Hearing Amon's answer, Yan Jin no longer hesitated, revealed her martial soul, and used soul power to pull the soul ring, beginning to absorb.
The huge soul ring shrank for a while, and then suddenly disappeared into the lava martial soul summoned by Yan Jin.
Surging soul power surged like a tsunami. Amon's clone grabbed and stole the "main body's" fate, turning into the main body.
Then, he "stole" the surging energy, controlled it within the range that Yan Jin could absorb, and then periodically "returned" the energy.
This was different from the previous "Worm of Time" helping to share the absorption of energy, and would not cause energy loss, and would not lead to a decrease in the quality of the soul ring.
A few days later, Yan Jin opened her eyes, and her soul power level suddenly came to level 90! She only needed one more soul ring to become a titled Douluo!
Her surge in soul power did not exceed Amon's expectations, because so many high-quality soul bones had greatly improved her. If it weren't for the lack of soul rings, she would have been promoted long ago.
Moreover, the soul ring she absorbed at level 80, which was produced by the Crimson Lotus Serpent, contained extremely vast energy. Even without the accumulation of soul bones, it could help her complete several levels of soul power jump.
Yan Jin breathed a sigh of relief. Although Amon helped her control the rate at which energy flowed into her body, the long-term absorption was also a considerable burden on her spirit.
"How are the gains?" Amon asked with a smile on his face.
Yan Jin immediately replied, "I feel that my soul power should be more than level 90. There is still a lot accumulated, but I lack a soul ring.
"The soul skill given to me by the Crimson Lotus Serpent is a domain-type soul skill called 'God Domain,' which is a bit like the 'Life and Death Arena' of that big tiger.
"It is a different space composed of flames and lava. I can summon it to overlap with reality, but it does not completely cut off the connection with the real space, and opponents can freely enter and exit.
"Also…"
Yan Jin stood up, walked to the corpse of the Crimson Lotus Serpent, and put her palm on it.
Her soul power radiated and was continuously injected into the corpse. Segments of meat sprouts were drawn out from the wound on the giant snake's heart, quickly repairing the wound.
The corpse that had lost its vitality was "alive" again.
This was not simply controlling the dead body, but really allowing the giant python's corpse to regain its vitality. Except for the lack of a soul, the rest was almost the same as when it was alive!
"This is the second soul skill, Divine Descent!"
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