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Chapter 162: Nine Treasures Divine Protection Radiance
🕑 Added 2025-03-21 14:59:28 +0000 UTCAs the ten-thousand-meter-long leviathan descended from the heavens, Ye Cheng understood that despite being composed entirely of water, the destructive force of this colossal impact would rival a meteor strike.
While powerful entities like Title Douluos might survive, weaker soul masters below that rank faced certain doom. The shockwaves and cascading torrents from the whale’s descent would shred everything in their path. Tens of thousands of lives hung in the balance.
To let these tens of thousands perish here would irreversibly alter the continent’s power dynamics. Neptune’s avatar would become public enemy number one, and even Ye Cheng’s main body would inherit part of that hatred. Such recklessness was unthinkable. Yet Ye Cheng had prepared for this very scenario.
The Crimson Meteor Sword in his hand dissolved, replaced instantly by the luminous Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda. Raising the nine crimson-ringed artifact solemnly, he chanted:
“By the Nine Treasures’ Name, Eighth Art: Divine Protection Radiance!”
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Hidden Observation Post
Sword Douluo’s face paled as apocalyptic pressure bore down from above. “Disaster!” he muttered. Though not the target, even he felt existential dread. “I should’ve let that old bone handle this mission.” As an offensive specialist, protecting Sect Master Ning Fengzhi against this calamity posed immense difficulty. Had their defensive expert Bone Douluo been present, his spatial skills and resilience would’ve sufficed.
Too late. Sword Douluo could only channel every ounce of power to shield his charge.
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For those without Title Douluo guardians, despair reigned. The whale’s shadow blanketed the horizon, leaving no escape. Even fleeing at full speed, none could outrun the impact radius.
Then salvation rang out.
Every soul master felt warmth surge through their veins as a gargantuan nine-colored pagoda materialized above the mountains – its scale dwarfing even the descending leviathan. The spectral structure shattered into countless beams of light, bathing the entire battlefield in radiant hues.
A collective gasp arose as protective auroras enveloped every individual. Negative emotions dissolved, replaced by unshakable confidence. Though the whale’s shadow still loomed, terror had vanished.
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Ning Fengzhi’s Perspective
Wrapped in shimmering light, the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect leader instantly recognized the technique. “Simultaneously shielding tens of thousands… How is his soul power sustaining this?!” Panic gripped him. Seven Treasure soul techniques demanded enormous energy, which their clan’s specialized mind-control method mitigated. Without such training, even a Limit Douluo’s reserves should crumble.
“Should’ve secretly taught him the Split Spirit Control technique through Rongrong…” Ning Fengzhi’s nails dug into his palms. This rebellious son carried the sect’s future – the only Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda in existence. If lost today…
Unbeknownst to him, Ye Cheng would’ve scoffed at such concerns. With triple soul cores cycling infinite energy, traditional conservation methods were obsolete.
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Divine Protection Radiance’s True Power
The Eighth Soul Ring’s ultimate defense dispersed all negativity while creating an impregnable barrier. Against concentrated divine strikes it might falter, but this dispersed aquatic assault?
Child’s play.
The Heavenly Devourer Whale Crash excelled at area destruction – enough to obliterate Soul Sages and below, wound Soul Douluos, but mere scratches to Titled Douluos. Under Ye Cheng’s transcendent protection, not a single spectator would suffer harm.
As the leviathan met earth, reality itself seemed to fracture…
