Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor

Although the Myriad King was slightly inferior to the Bear Lord in terms of offense and defense, when the small sword imbued with the power of judgment appeared in Chen Ming's hand, the Myriad King immediately sensed a threat. Yes, to the Myriad King, Chen Ming's previous attacks had only been fierce resistance, incapable of truly harming his essence. Even the troublesome curse could be removed with some help from Bi Ji after some time. However, this seemingly unremarkable small sword gave the Myriad King a genuine feeling of danger.

The small sword was only about the length of Chen Ming's forearm. Rather than calling it a small sword, it resembled more of a dagger. Yet, the aura it emitted was impossible for anyone to ignore.

The power of judgment within the sword was from the Asura God's divine intent. After fusion and refinement, Chen Ming added a trace of the Angel God's essence into it. The sword was further tempered in the spring of the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire, giving it the embryonic form of a divine artifact.

With his left hand holding the snow-colored Swan Kiss, which unleashed a massive amount of poison to weaken the Myriad King's body, Chen Ming swung the sword in his right hand. It executed a sword technique once used by the Angel God, specifically targeting enemies like the Myriad King, who had extraordinary regenerative abilities.

Under the weakening effects of the poison, the sword's energy easily sliced through the Myriad King's numerous branches like cutting grass. The flames of light and holy power corroded the severed ends, preventing the Myriad King from regenerating quickly. The fallen branches on the ground became fertile grounds for nurturing the poison.

"Sovereign Poison!"

Before the Myriad King could figure out how to respond, Chen Ming shouted, his vitality and energy reaching their peak. He unleashed a combat technique in a way he had never imagined before.

The poison condensed into the shapes of three venomous soul beasts: the Emerald Scorpion Emperor, the Jade Phosphorus Snake Emperor, and the Scarlet Ice Toad. These toxic manifestations burrowed directly into the Myriad King's body through the wounds inflicted by Chen Ming's sword.

Throughout the millennia of the Douluo Continent's history, there had been many wielders of sword intent. However, Chen Ming was likely the first in history to possess a poison-attributed sword intent.

As an expert in poison within the Star Dou Forest, the Myriad King could hardly believe that he had been poisoned.

The poison eroded his flesh, corroded his spirit, and weakened his soul power. While its direct destructive force wasn't overwhelming, it excelled in sustainability, spreading rapidly and being extremely difficult to expel.

Even with his immense power, the Myriad King found himself unable to quickly rid his body of this strange poison while under the effects of the curse. He could only watch helplessly as the poison rapidly spread within him, corroding his strength.

For the first time, the Myriad King's previously endless regenerative ability faltered. Despite his extreme wood element and life force, his connection to the earth was significantly disrupted, making it difficult to draw soul power, and his regeneration slowed.

Moreover, with each attempt to recover his soul power, the poison spread further throughout his body, consuming the energy he absorbed and growing stronger. The more the poison spread, the weaker the Myriad King's regeneration became.

Feeling the bizarre nature of this poison, the Myriad King no longer held back. Beyond his wood, spiritual, and toxin attributes, he unleashed his hidden powers.

No longer suppressing the poison within him, he quickly mobilized his soul power and spiritual energy. A strange fluctuation spread out as if time itself had been disrupted.

As the king of plant-type soul beasts, the Myriad King naturally possessed his domain. However, his domain did not focus on life or poison but on the nobler and more enigmatic attribute of time. Yet, as he prepared to activate his domain, he failed to notice that Chen Ming's fifth soul ring had begun to glow.

"Millennium Flash!"

The strange power locked onto Chen Ming as the Myriad King prepared to use his time-based ability to crush this troublesome opponent and devour him. The power of time almost instantly enveloped Chen Ming. Just as the Myriad King thought everything was over, a similar time-based power surged from within Chen Ming.

"Za Wardudo: Time Stop!"

Time versus time.

Although the Myriad King's "Millennium Flash" was his trump card domain ability, Chen Ming's Time Stop was a soul skill from a 200,000-year soul ring, granted by a divine beast-level Medusa. Furthermore, with Medusa's soul bone integrated into him, the explosive power of Chen Ming's ability was in no way weaker than the Myriad King's.

The clash of time powers caused chaos. Within a small area, space shifted rapidly. It seemed as though a second had passed, or perhaps a million years. Even gods would hesitate to claim a full understanding of time's mysteries. Within the chaos, the Myriad King's limbs disintegrated into ash, and Chen Ming's powerful poison vanished in an instant.

The Myriad King suffered a backlash from his trump card, his massive body trembling in agony from exceeding his limits. His branches were momentarily immobilized. Chen Ming, however, was not unscathed. To counter the Myriad King's ability, he pushed his inner dragon core and golden core to their maximum, depleting nearly 90% of his soul power and inflicting significant strain on his spirit.

"Urgh..."

Chen Ming felt his internal organs churn. Blood surged up his throat. He initially wanted to spit it out but, looking at the Myriad King's branches decided not to waste it. Instead, he swallowed the blood back down. His disdainful action even made the suffering Myriad King pause in confusion.

What? I can't even taste your blood? I'm the plant-type soul beast king! At least let me have a taste of its flavor!

However, this moment revealed the greatest difference between Chen Ming and the Myriad King. Chen Ming was nearly drained, while the Myriad King had only suffered a certain degree of backlash.

Chen Ming's physique was comparable to a Super Douluo, his spiritual power approaching its peak, and his soul power recovery speed was among the fastest of his era. However, as a Soul Emperor without a sixth soul ring, his soul power limit was nowhere near that of a Titled Douluo.

Meanwhile, as the strongest plant-type soul beast, the Myriad King's soul power reserves were dozens of times greater than those of an ordinary Titled Douluo. Even a Super Douluo might not surpass him in sheer reserves. The gap between them was nearly hundreds of times.

As Chen Ming's soul power recovered to 30-40%, the Myriad King seized the opportunity and launched a desperate attack. Chen Ming, still far from fully recovered, could only struggle to defend himself.

Seeing that the Myriad King was about to gain the upper hand, the Bear Lord, who had been evenly matched with Golden Crocodile Douluo, was suddenly sent flying by the latter, temporarily losing his combat ability.

Golden Crocodile Douluo, having activated his martial soul's true body, stood protectively in front of Chen Ming. His massive crocodile form bit its tail, exposing its sturdy back. Spinning rapidly like a wheel, he transformed into a giant golden saw blade, instantly slicing through a weakened portion of the Myriad King's body and inflicting severe damage.