Boom!
Xia Yi's fist landed squarely on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's head. Empowered by his Martial Soul True Body and the first move of Demon Expulsion, even a being known for its strength and whose power rivaled an Ultimate Douluo was knocked flying by Xia Yi's punch.
Watching this scene, Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan were so shocked that their lips parted instinctively.
Xia Yi had eight tails and eight soul rings.
And now, he was going toe-to-toe with an Ultimate Douluo-level Tyrannosaurus Rex without falling behind.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex's bloodline originated from the Golden Dragon King.
In terms of pure strength, under equal cultivation, most Dragon Kings couldn't match him.
Yet now, he was being suppressed by Xia Yi.
The punch had landed directly between the brows. One could clearly see cracks forming in the scales on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's forehead—some parts near the center were even shattered.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex shook his head violently. That punch made it feel like its entire skull was about to explode.
Just as the beast shook its head, the blood-red mist suddenly turned dark, and then, starlight began to pierce through the darkness. Countless Star God Sword lights shot out, all targeting the vulnerable spots on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's body.
"Roar!" Feeling the sharpness of the Star God Sword, the Tyrannosaurus Rex roared again. But in the darkness, it felt like it was sinking into a swamp—completely immobilized.
Just as it tried to struggle, Xia Yi's massive form appeared again right before it.
Third Soul Skill: Absolute Zero.
Trapped in the Dark Canopy, the Tyrannosaurus Rex was instantly frozen in place.
The extreme cold nearly froze its entire body solid. Only where the Star God Sword lights hit did gaps form.
"Roar!" the Tyrannosaurus Rex roared again. After all, this was a being whose strength could match an Ultimate Douluo. Taking him down wasn't going to be easy.
Streams of blood-red light burst from within its body, instantly shattering the ice, and then quickly forming a protective shield, separating him from the surrounding darkness.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The Star God Sword lights struck the red protective shield, producing a rapid series of metallic sounds.
Not even a ripple appeared.
"Fallen!" Within the darkness, Yuanen Yehui's cold voice echoed. The next moment, at the center of the dark canopy, a black whirlpool resembling one from the ocean formed. The canopy flowed like water, trying to drag the Tyrannosaurus Rex into the swirling vortex.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex's eyes showed disdain. Standing firm, it thought, With my strength, how could I be dragged away so easily?
Within the Dark Canopy, the stars shone again, and countless stars, like meteors, carried terrifying sword light as they rained down from the sky—slamming directly onto the red protective shield.
Xia Yi appeared above the Tyrannosaurus Rex at the same time, throwing another powerful punch downward. The red shield shattered on impact. Then came the Insulation Claw—his terrifying fist landed once again on the Tyrannosaurus's skull.
The falling stars also bombarded its body.
The Tyrannosaurus let out a miserable scream. In its moment of pain, it became careless and was sucked into the black vortex below.
"Xia Yi, below!" Yuanen Yehui's cold voice rang again. From the center of the vortex, a black demon sword surged upward, aiming directly at the Tyrannosaurus Rex's exposed underbelly.
Xia Yi instantly understood. Second Soul Skill: Star Shift. His left palm struck the Tyrannosaurus's wounded forehead, while a beam of light shot from his right hand, striking the unscaled belly.
Before the Tyrannosaurus could react, its belly split open—right in the path of the rising demon sword. As soon as the wound opened, the sword pierced into its body.
The moment it felt pain, the demon sword had already embedded itself completely.
Then came a terrifying suction force—the Tyrannosaurus felt its strength being sucked away rapidly by the sword.
It no longer paid attention to Xia Yi and the others. Despite worsening its injuries, it tore open its own stomach, reached in with its massive claw, and ripped out the sword.
Staring at the sword in its claw, it tried to snap it in two.
At the critical moment, the Dark Canopy vanished, and the sword in its claws disappeared as well.
Xia Yi and the others reappeared clearly before the Tyrannosaurus.
"Xia Yi, you!" Feeling Xia Yi's powerful hand on her shoulder, Yuanen Yehui turned to look at him in surprise.
"It's fine. Not worth it to get hurt." Xia Yi smiled. That demon sword was part of Yuanen Yehui's Fallen Angel martial soul.
If the sword were destroyed, she would be hurt too.
There was no way Xia Yi would just watch her get injured. When he saw the Tyrannosaurus about to destroy the sword, Xia Yi didn't hesitate—he used Moon-Gazing Palm on her.
Forcing her out of her martial soul avatar state.
Once the Fallen Angel martial soul was retracted, the demon sword naturally disappeared.
"Sorry… I held you back." Yuanen Yehui gritted her teeth.
"Don't put yourself down. Without you, we wouldn't have wounded that beast so badly." Xia Yi looked up at the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
At this moment, the beast was glaring at them with rage-filled eyes.
But it didn't dare attack again.
In just that brief clash, it had been completely overwhelmed.
It was Yuanen Yehui who had critically injured it.
But what truly put it at a disadvantage was Xia Yi's Insulation Claw.
An ability that could suddenly nullify soul skills—too bizarre, too frightening.
Without the Insulation Claw, the three of them would never have been able to injure it so easily.
The Tyrannosaurus let out a low growl, then turned and fled into the blood-red mist.
Xia Yi's strength was not weaker than his own, and that strange claw, plus the teamwork of Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan—if they kept fighting, he'd die here.
Just as Xia Yi's group thought it was over, a spatial fluctuation appeared around them, and in the next moment, they were all teleported away from the blood mist—back to the elf elder who had sent them in.
"That's it?" Xia Yi looked at the elf elder, confused. What happened to testing true feelings?
"Honored guests, even the strongest guardian of the blood mist was no match for you. Please don't make things hard for us. Here's your Life Gem back." The elf elder forced a smile—he was truly afraid they'd go hunt down and kill the Tyrannosaurus.
If that happened, the blood-red mist would be ruined.
That's why he had immediately teleported them out to protect the beast.
"Whatever, this was lame. Let's go." Xia Yi shook his head. He thought this place was something like the Valley of Love Trials.
Didn't expect it to be this low level.
An opponent on par with an Ultimate Douluo? Totally underwhelming.
If they hadn't held back—and hadn't even used battle armor—then Yuanen Yehui's sword might not have killed the Tyrannosaurus, but it would've at least taken half its life.
Back at their residence, Xia Yi immediately opened a spatial gate with the Earth Cauldron and summoned Gu Yue, giving her a brief summary of the blood mist and the Tyrannosaurus incident.
A Tyrannosaurus appearing on the Heavenly Xuan Continent? No matter how he thought about it, it didn't make sense.
Xia Yi wanted to figure it out.
But—
"Leave the Tyrannosaurus aside for now. I think you owe me an explanation—what's the deal with those two girls?" Gu Yue's eyes were icy cold as she stared at Xia Yi, then turned to glare at Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan.