Qian Jin's instinctive cry of pain erupted, a wrist-thick bolt of lightning shooting straight from his mouth toward the sky, sending the onlookers staggering backward—the scene was utterly bizarre! Even Pan Hongji, whose experience was vast, had never witnessed such a strange phenomenon. "Qian Jin!" Of all those present, only Duan Feng Buer showed no hesitation. The moment the electricity spewed from Qian Jin, his Nine-Headed Serpent Bloodline Battle Form fully activated. The Devouring ability in his right palm shot out directly toward Qian Jin’s electrifying fist: "Force the energy out! I’ll help you shoulder some of it!" That formidable current, given only a few seconds, was enough to completely shatter Qian Jin's body! Even a Three-Dou Soul existence couldn't contend with that terrifying power. This was nearly a fully formed Thunder Soul Domain, equivalent to one of the greatest power sources available to a Saint-level expert.

Although this power wasn't truly complete Saint-level, it already exceeded the limit a Half-Saint should possess. The accumulated energy amassed over many days in the Heaven Refining Spirit Barrier for the final breakthrough was vastly thicker than that of ordinary warriors or many bloodline warriors.

The power of lightning! Blast out of me! Hearing Duan Feng Buer’s shout, Qian Jin instinctively raised his hand to meet the incoming palm strike, channeling a portion of the electrical energy outward.

"Ah!"

The instant Duan Feng Buer’s palm connected with Qian Jin's, every scale on his body erupted instantly. Countless strands of blue electricity writhed and boiled over the scales, forming visible electric snakes.

In just an instant, Duan Feng Buer felt as if he were about to be electrocuted into a dead serpent.

Fast! No one had expected Duan Feng Buer to react so quickly. Pan Hongji couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It seemed that having spent so much time alongside Qian Jin, Duan Feng Buer had encountered this sort of sudden crisis before and rushed in without a second thought.

Fen Tu Kuangge was slower than Duan Feng Buer, but not by much. Although his Great True Gold Dou Qi could not absorb the current, it could utilize the metallic properties within his body's Great True Gold Dou Qi to conduct and shunt a portion of the electricity away.

"I really don't want to get zapped..." Mune Zhence retracted the folding fan in his hand, his speed not a fraction slower than Fen Tu Kuangge’s. He lunged forward and slapped Qian Jin, then immediately thrust his fan toward the ground, using his own body as a conductor to dissipate the current.

In those brief moments, Qian Jin was struck in several places by his companions. The fierce current split in multiple directions. The largest portion was being devoured by Duan Feng Buer, while the other two smaller streams, though sharing little of the load, would at least buy Qian Jin a few extra seconds before explosion.

A nearly complete Soul Domain, and one as aggressive and supportive as the Thunder Soul Domain, possessed a might far surpassing many other Soul Domains. Even the combined efforts of the four of them could not bear the brunt of it.

"Qie Shuai... why haven't you returned yet?" Mune Zhence’s hair stood on end as he lamented incessantly, completely lacking his usual composure. His image was truly ruined this time!

"You stay right there, don't move!" Duan Feng Buer’s eyes widened suddenly, halting Bolixili, who was about to rush forward. "Do you want to die!"

Everyone stared at Duan Feng Buer, bewildered. What did he mean? One more person sharing the load might mean a tiny bit more chance.

Only the squad returned from the Demon Race understood: if Bolixili entered that field, she would certainly activate her Bloodline Battle Form, exposing her demonic heritage. After that, there would be no possibility of survival but death.

"I don't care..." A resolute light flashed in Bolixili’s pupils. Her body was already moving toward Qian Jin, nearly alongside Gu Yue Jiaying. A pair of massive hands then appeared behind them: "Stay out of it." The Serpent Emperor! Pan Hongji had finally made his move!

The two formidable women demons were tossed into the crowd as easily as if they were chicks being grabbed. Pan Hongji strode before Qian Jin, raising his left hand; the same Devouring ability manifested in his palm.

Compared to Duan Feng Buer’s Devouring ability, which hadn't reached the Celestial Apex Awakening, this one was infinitely more powerful.

"This is my first time doing something like this either..." Pan Hongji brought his hand down directly onto Qian Jin’s back, watching him with concerned eyes. Kid, you absolutely cannot die! The entire Pan Family Bloodline Warriors depend on you. The flaws of the Second Altar are counting on you to fix them.

Whether Duan Feng Buer can return to the Pan Family also depends on you, kid!

Inside Qian Jin's nearly invincible Thunder Soul Domain, it finally encountered an expert capable of utterly crushing it in true strength.

In an instant! Pan Hongji had pulled away seventy percent of the Thunder Domain within the body. Blue electric arcs began to flicker around his body. Although not a complete Thunder Domain, it still contained considerable power—a fact that even the Serpent Emperor couldn't entirely ignore.

The incomplete Thunder Soul Domain, less than thirty percent remaining, was instantly split, one-third taken by Qian Jin and one-third by Duan Feng Buer, while the final third was completely bled off by the other two.

"Almost died..." Duan Feng Buer wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looking at his slightly scorched hands. He thought to himself that if Qian Jin hadn't continuously supplied him with Volcanic Elixir recently, he truly wouldn't have been able to swallow that much current. Zzzt... zzzt...

Blue electric sparks danced continually on Duan Feng Buer’s fingertips, and his body instinctively convulsed several times, each spasm releasing faint, visible arcs of electricity.

Ten percent of the Thunder Soul Domain rolled continuously within his Wind and Cloud Dou Qi, swirling before suddenly shattering, all of it flowing into the Wind and Cloud Dou Qi...

"Was that gaining an advantage, or taking a loss?" Mune Zhence sighed repeatedly while looking at his disheveled state. Many important figures were present today, and some actually recognized him. Being seen in such an undignified manner was mortifying!

But! Because of the powerful electrical surge just now, Mune Zhence discovered his mental power had advanced significantly. The current seemed to have broken up some of the Lucifer essence deposited in his body, allowing his body to absorb it, while simultaneously stimulating his mental power. Such instantaneous growth was something he wouldn't see even over many years normally.

This wasn't the first time his mental power had seen such a massive, instantaneous increase since meeting Qian Jin.

"This is..."

Duan Feng Buer stared blankly at his own hands. After the Thunder Soul Domain was sucked into his body, it violently collided with the nascent form of his own Teleportation Soul Domain.

A contest! As if fighting for dominance over the body! Unfortunately, the Thunder Soul Domain was shattered into pieces, whereas the nascent form of the Teleportation Soul Domain was perfectly whole. After only a few clashes, the Thunder Soul Domain vanished!

Or rather, the Thunder Soul Domain was swallowed by the Teleportation Soul Domain!

That’s it! Duan Feng Buer felt that his Teleportation Soul Domain had undergone a strange transformation; it contained subtle traces of electrical current, an indescribable strangeness.

Every Dou Soul expert achieved sainthood with only one Soul Domain—this was an eternal truth, and Battle Sages or Half-Saints almost never took their Soul Domain with them upon death. Therefore, the scenario of one devouring another’s Soul Domain had never occurred.

Now, this bizarre event had truly materialized because of the Heaven Refining Spirit Barrier, because of Qian Jin, and because of the relationship between Duan Feng Buer and the Serpent Emperor.

Pan Hongji frowned, concentrating, sensing the seventy percent of the Thunder Soul Domain within him. It had initially attempted to seize dominance over the Soul Domain in his body but was quickly suppressed by his own domain. However, it wasn't absorbed or shattered; instead, it was effectively imprisoned.

In mere seconds, Pan Hongji realized that with a little time and effort, he could convert this incomplete Thunder Soul Domain into his own possession!

Not by absorbing it to make it his own, but by forming a second Soul Domain! An incomplete Thunder Soul Domain!

Two Soul Domains in one person? This was something only the current Great Demon King possessed, but his two domains were incompatible due to bloodline ties and could not be used simultaneously.

Even so, this ability had become a crucial hidden card for the Great Demon King, allowing him to claim invincibility in one-on-one combat, as he could instantly switch Bloodline Battle Forms, virtually equivalent to two demons merging in battle.

Two Soul Domains? Pan Hongji could barely suppress his excitement and thrill. There was never a possibility of absorbing a Soul Domain. Even when he had killed Saint-level demons on the Human-Demon Battlefield, he couldn't absorb their domains.

Today, purely because of Qian Jin’s personal circumstances, he had obtained seventy percent of an incomplete Soul Domain! Pan Hongji realized that ever since meeting Qian Jin, his good fortune had never ceased.

First, the overall strength and number of the Nine-Headed Serpent Bloodline Warrior family had increased. Second, he had opened the first lock on the path toward Ultimate Awakening, and his brothers had done the same.

Next, the side effect of the Second Altar, which had plagued the Nine-Headed Serpent Bloodline family for countless years, now had a glimmer of a solution thanks to Qian Jin.

And now! Pan Hongji swallowed hard, gazing at the motionless Qian Jin, who seemed to be digesting power. Because of this kid, he possessed an incomplete Thunder Soul Domain. Furthermore, Pan Hongji noticed that this incomplete Thunder Soul Domain was regenerating, albeit minutely and slowly, but it was indeed mending the laws of the lost Thunder Soul Domain.

As a result, this domain, having lost some power, might slowly grow back to a complete state.

Even if it didn't grow on its own, Pan Hongji was confident he could find a way to compel its growth. Serpent Emperor Pan Hongji wasn't just an empty title. As the patriarch of one of the Ten Great Bloodline Warrior Families, and a patriarch deeply valued and feared even by the Demon Race, his hidden cards were not just one or two; he possessed his own means.

Ultimately, it would become two controlled, formidable Soul Domains!

One body, dual Soul Domains! Controlling dual Soul Domains simultaneously! How terrifyingly powerful would that be? Even without activating the ultimate bloodline power, he would become the premier expert among the older generation! A powerhouse not inferior to the Great Demon King!

As for who was truly stronger between him and the Great Demon King, only a direct confrontation would reveal the answer.