Douluo: Heaven Seal

Chapter 44: Kill the Soul Saint! A Step-by-Step Battle! Thousand Mile Soul Binding Talisman!

Just as the black-clothed man's claw reached toward Lu Yu, Lu Yu also raised his right hand!

A layer of dark golden claw armor instantly covered it, and all the golden eye patterns on his body focused on that arm. Simultaneously, the Fantian Seal expanded rapidly, and both the first and second spirit rings lit up!

Gripping the giant golden seal, Lu Yu smashed it straight down onto the black-clothed man's head!

> Diamond Seal! Thousand Jun Seal!

Sensing death, the black-clothed man, in a final moment of clarity, chose to sacrifice his foundation—the seventh spirit ring lit up, forcibly unleashing his Martial Spirit True Body!

> Boom!!

Almost the very moment the transformation began, the golden seal crashed onto his head!

The black-clothed man was sent flying. His skull shattered, his brains exploded, and half his head was crushed into mush!

But Lu Yu wasn't done.

With a flap of his purple wind-thunder wings, a fierce wind-thunder vortex roared forth, instantly tearing the black-clothed man's body apart!

In the final moment before his death, the man's eyes were filled with horror and disbelief.

> A seven-ring Soul Saint, killed by a three-ring Spirit Master?!?

> How was that even possible!?

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Lu Yu staggered, shaking off the dizziness. Though he had no external injuries, his mental strength was heavily depleted.

That battle just now had been a fight for his life—every step calculated, every move pushed to its limit.

Despite Lu Yu's strength far exceeding his peers, without a fourth spirit ring, he could only reliably defeat a five-ring Soul King. Even a prime Soul Emperor would be too much, let alone a Soul Saint.

Especially since, at the Soul Saint level, the seventh ring grants a fixed Martial Spirit True Body, resulting in a drastic power increase.

> Once a Martial Spirit True Body is unleashed, a Soul Master's combat strength multiplies exponentially!

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But Lu Yu had played his cards flawlessly:

First, he feigned weakness and led the enemy away, lulling him into carelessness.

Then, he pretended to be cornered, forcing a desperate fight.

From the moment he used the Control Seal, the battle rhythm fell into Lu Yu's control.

A seamless chain of attacks—paired with his wind-thunder wings' martial spirit suppression—caught the black-clothed man completely off guard.

Even with this advantage, Lu Yu knew that if the man had truly risked it all, he still might not have won.

That's why he showed signs of exhaustion, feigned being at his limit—then, the moment the enemy stepped in, he struck with everything.

The finishing move combined:

The threefold amplification of his right palm bone claw set

The Golden Light Spell compressed into a single point

The indestructible power of the Diamond Seal

The fivefold head-smashing trait of the Fantian Seal

And the defense-breaking ability of the Thousand Jun Seal

...against a black-clothed man who was already seriously injured.

> That's how Lu Yu managed to kill a Soul Saint!

It was a battle of careful calculation, where a single mistake meant death.

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Of course, even if he had failed, Lu Yu still had one last trump card—

> The God-Inviting Talisman!

Its power was terrifying enough to directly contend with a Soul Saint.

But Lu Yu had wanted to test his true limits.

The God-Inviting Talisman consumed too much mental strength, and couldn't be used again in a short time. What if another black-clothed enemy appeared?

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He struck himself with a Spirit-Clearing Talisman, restoring clarity.

Then he walked forward, formed a light-blue talisman, and flung it toward the remains of the Soul Saint's body.

As it struck the corpse, it turned into streaks of blue light and merged into the corpse's remains.

After a moment, an illusory soul shadow slowly materialized.

> Thousand Mile Soul Binding Talisman!

As long as the soul of a corpse remained within a thousand-mile radius, this talisman could bind it to Lu Yu!

The soul shadow gradually took form, revealing a skinny middle-aged man. His eyes were filled with confusion and fear.

> "I'll ask. You answer."

Lu Yu's voice carried a strange power that made the soul instinctively nod.

A few moments later, Lu Yu waved his hand. The talisman's effect ended, and the soul dispersed.

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That soul had confirmed Lu Yu's suspicion.

Just as expected, the ambush had been orchestrated by the Spirit Hall.

But the man didn't know much—he had only obeyed Ghost Douluo's commands. He was unaware of the Hall's greater plans or goals.

What caught Lu Yu's interest was this—

Before the mission, Ghost Douluo specifically warned:

Do not kill members of the Heaven Dou Empire Exchange Group unless absolutely necessary, and never pursue the students.

To Lu Yu, this confirmed that Spirit Hall was trying to protect Xue Qinghe's hidden identity.

And more importantly—

> This whole move from the Spirit Hall was likely to establish contact with Xue Qinghe!

The reason this middle-aged man had chased Lu Yu wasn't because of orders, but because:

He had suffered heavy injury during the main battle and fled.

By chance, he ran into Lu Yu and the girls from Tianshui Academy.

Seeing Lu Yu's unprecedented spirit ring combination, he acted on his own, hoping to capture him for merit.

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Putting the pieces together, Lu Yu gathered the black robes, flesh, and shattered bones into his soul guide ring, then turned and headed toward Star Soul Valley.

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Meanwhile, not far from where Lu Yu fought the Soul Saint, in a hidden cave:

At the cave entrance, Shui Bing'er exhaled a breath of relief and said to the six girls inside:

> "Looks like Lu Yu really lured the Soul Saint away. We're safe now!"

But Shui Yue'er looked uneasy:

> "Sister! Lu Yu only has three spirit rings. How could he escape a Soul Saint's pursuit? We have to go help him!"

Shui Bing'er shook her head:

> "We'd just die if we went. Besides, Xiao Niang said that Heaven Dou Royal Academy probably arranged a backup plan for Lu Yu's safety."

("Xiao Niang" was what she called her stepmother, Shui Ningyan.)

Shui Yue'er quieted down, lowered her head, visibly frustrated.

No one knew what she was thinking.

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Back on the main road—

Several luxurious carriages lay shattered in every direction. Some were even completely destroyed.

The Heaven Dou Empire Exchange Group's spirit masters sat slumped against the wreckage—faces pale, breath faint.

In the earlier intense battle, they had initially fought well.

But as the conflict dragged on, they could barely fight back.

Yet strangely—despite their clear advantage, the attackers had suddenly retreated, leaving them alive.

A few Soul Douluos, those with eight rings, gathered together.

Most had only minor injuries. Only one royal Soul Douluo had perished.

> "Was their target the academies' top talents?"

Meng Shenji frowned, deeply worried about Lu Yu's safety.

> "Even so, what could we do?"

Shui Ningyan smiled bitterly. How could she not be worried about her two daughters?

She looked up—the sky was still dark, cold wind howling.

The Title Douluo who had appeared at the start had never left.

> He was still watching.

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Three thousand meters above the battlefield—

Two figures faced each other in the sky.

One had six purple wings, thin as cicada wings, emitting an eerie aura. Her figure was graceful, her face stunning, mature yet full of dark power.

Opposite her stood Xue Qinghe, suspended midair, six pure white wings fluttering behind him, radiating a holy and sacred light.

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