Douluo: In an extraordinary world, with unparallel understanding!

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After exchanging a few rounds with Feng Kuang earlier, Xueyan was keenly aware of the terrifying power behind Feng Kuang's punches.

The overwhelming energy of blood essence combined with his formidable spiritual power had been skillfully fused into a secret technique that was in no way inferior to a typical soul skill.

Thus, Xueyan immediately unleashed his sixth soul skill, which was also his strongest defensive soul skill.

Although labeled as a defensive soul skill, it was actually an all-encompassing enhancement technique.

When paired with his other soul skills, it not only bolstered his defense significantly but also doubled his overall attributes, making his attacks even more formidable.

Yet Feng Kuang seemed utterly unfazed. Punch after punch, his blood surged through his body like a torrent. Four soul rings shone brightly as waves of energy and blood essence gathered, finally erupting into a concentrated force.

Xueyan felt an increasing heaviness in his heart, accompanied by a twinge of regret.

He never should have harbored such ill intentions.

Had he simply continued his stable collaboration with the Kuangyun Escort Team, earning profits from blood essence and focusing on his cultivation, none of this would have happened.

Ultimately, Xueyan hadn't anticipated Feng Kuang's strength being this overwhelming.

Now, seeing Feng Kuang's true capabilities, he realized just how lucky he had been not to have been wiped out by the Kuangyun Escort Team before.

"Who knows what kind of strength that young boy on the side possesses," Xueyan thought grimly.

Earlier, he had heard the boy, who looked to be under twenty, arrogantly claim that he was willing to help. Feng Kuang's response hadn't been that the boy couldn't assist—it was simply that he didn't need any help.

Unfortunately, no amount of regret could change the situation now.

Feng Kuang was entirely shrouded in a dense aura of blood essence. The sound of blood flowing through his veins was audible, accompanied by the thunderous pounding of his heart.

A faint silvery glow flickered within his blood.

Silver-tier secondary awakening.

Feng Kuang's spiritual power surged forth like a tidal wave, bringing with it a ferocious and overwhelming will. The oppressive force immediately made Xueyan feel suffocated.

He hesitated for just a moment, his defense faltering. Seizing the opportunity, Feng Kuang's punch landed squarely on Xueyan's chest.

Under the Flame Demon Body, Xueyan could mitigate approximately 30% of physical damage. However, even with this advantage, Feng Kuang's punch left him severely injured.

Seizing the upper hand, Feng Kuang's assault grew even more ferocious.

Watching from the sidelines, Su Yu thought Feng Kuang resembled a wild, savage beast. His attacks were utterly relentless, each punch harnessing the full force of his blood essence.

He was even more aggressive than an assault-type soul master.

No wonder the Body Sect's soul masters were renowned for their overwhelming combat prowess at the same level.

This blood essence secret technique truly provided an enormous amplification.

Even after Feng Kuang's soul power had dropped a rank, his offensive capabilities remained monstrous. If his soul power hadn't declined, the effectiveness of just the first four of his soul skills at level seventy would have been worlds apart.

"Muun's defeat at the hands of Du Busi might not entirely have been his fault," Su Yu mused.

Du Busi, stuck at rank 98 without progressing further, must have turned his focus toward amplifying his blood essence to its peak. It was undoubtedly pushed to an extreme level.

By that logic, it could be seen as a perfect fusion of two rank-98 powers. Overcoming someone of a higher rank wasn't entirely impossible.

Of course, it was also possible that Du Busi, like his brother Du Busi, used some kind of secret technique to temporarily unleash the power of an Ultimate Douluo.

The battle lasted less than three minutes before Xueyan's head was crushed by Feng Kuang's punch.

Bang! 

A headless corpse collapsed to the ground. The flickering flame shadow surrounding the body gradually dissipated, and the fire-attributed elemental energy ceased gathering.

Under the oppressive lock of Feng Kuang's spiritual power, another Soul King of the Bloodflame Sect dared not move a muscle, terrified of meeting the same fate.

"I'll ask, and you'll answer," Feng Kuang said, narrowing his eyes. His blood essence surged, making him look like a peerless feral beast.

With a mournful expression, Xuehuo stammered, "Brother Kuang, Brother Kuang, whatever you want to know, I swear I'll tell you everything! This time, it's all that bastard Xueyan's fault—no, it's my elder brother's greed! I tried to stop him, I really did!"

"Cut the nonsense!" Feng Kuang's brow furrowed as his blood essence pressure intensified.

Under the crushing force, Xuehuo fell to his knees instantly.

"Where does the blood essence come from?"

Su Yu stood nearby, but Feng Kuang showed no concern about his presence. For now, Feng Kuang's role as the escort team leader was what mattered most, and Su Yu had once been part of the team.

Although both were disciples of the Body Sect, as long as the extracted blood essence was handed over to the sect, there would be no issue.

Besides, the most critical point was Su Yu's immense strength. Even at his peak, Feng Kuang wouldn't dare claim he could defeat Su Yu, let alone in his current state. With no chance of overpowering Su Yu, there was no way to keep secrets from him. Sharing was the only option.

Xuehuo's expression twisted with conflict, holding onto a sliver of hope as he hesitated to reveal the Bloodflame Sect's opportunity. But Feng Kuang's terrifying blood essence pressure eventually crushed his resolve. Unable to withstand the oppressive force, Xuehuo spilled everything without holding back.

"You're saying that deep within this Endless Volcano lies a spatial rift?"

Another world?

"Yes!" Xuehuo nodded quickly, his expression nervous.

Feng Kuang's eyes flickered with intrigue, clearly not expecting this revelation.

"The area in that world is vast, and its inhabitants are in a relatively primitive state. However, there are powerful soul beasts there as well. Our Bloodflame Sect hasn't fully explored it yet, but based on our estimations, its size is roughly comparable to half the Dou Ling Empire," Xuehuo explained.

Su Yu couldn't help but take a sharp breath.

This might not be just a small hidden realm but an entirely separate continent.

"Is it the Heaven Dou Continent or the Star Luo Continent?"

If it were indeed one of these two continents, it might explain why, when the Sun Moon Empire ultimately achieved unification, the remnants of the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire fled across the seas.

After all, they would have been certain of the existence of other continents across the ocean.

Simply drifting to some barren island to eke out an existence? That wouldn't make sense. They might as well have surrendered and remained on the Douluo Continent as nobility.

Even though the Sun Moon Empire adopted a federal system, this world ultimately values strength above all else. Even in defeat, the noble families of the empires possessed inherited martial souls of exceptional quality, ensuring their potential for growth and development.

"But regardless of which continent it is, it's an almost untouched land full of opportunities," Su Yu mused.

Even if it were relatively small, it was still an entire continent. Based on the Bloodflame Sect's description, the natives seemed to be extremely underdeveloped and hadn't utilized the abundant resources available to them.

For Xueyan to grow from a Soul Ancestor to a Soul Emperor in just a few years, he must have encountered some extraordinary opportunities in that world.

"That said, how does a spatial passage like this even exist?"

This was what puzzled Su Yu the most.

Previously, in the southern regions of the Sun Moon Empire, they had discovered a spatial fissure leading to the true Dragon Valley—a hidden small world. Now, in the Endless Volcano, there was another passage leading to a different continent.

Su Yu found the frequent appearance of such spatial passages increasingly strange.

Shaking his head, he chose not to dwell on the question further.