The Underestimated Ability's Chicken Charm

Hu Li Na recalled her previous sparring session with Tuoba Yan, her palm instinctively reaching for her own. Her eyes flickered with the light of revenge as she pointed at Tuoba Yan and called out, "Brother, beat him up!"

Xie Yue said, "So, you're the one who bullied my sister, Tuoba Yan!"

Tuoba Yan knocked Xie Yue back without pursuing. He watched Xie Yue, who was ten meters away, silently. From their brief physical contact, he knew he hadn't gained much of an advantage.

Just as he had punched the other man, sending him tumbling through several backflips, his own chest had been struck.

Thanks to the defensive nature of his Dragon Martial Spirit, coupled with the defensive attribute he'd gained upon obtaining his second Soul Ring, he hadn't felt much pain.

Xie Yue, dressed in silver-white robes, had a slender figure over a meter and seventy tall, with pale skin and exceptional handsomeness.

He had a pair of crimson pupils, short silver hair with a gradient of red at the ends, and crimson butterfly markings at the corners of his eyes, his features resembling Hu Li Na's in some ways.

With no one else around, Xie Yue's tone was teasing, though his heart was filled with shock.

He struggled to suppress the churning of his Blood Essence within him. On the surface, he seemed fine, but inside, a searing pain raged.

Xie Yue had to admit, he had underestimated his opponent. This boy, who looked several years younger than him, was far stronger than he had imagined.

"You really do have some skill. You've forced me to use my Martial Soul. I've lost this match. However, you bullied my sister, and I don't care if you're the grandson of a Platinum Bishop. You bullied my sister, so today, I must knock you down!"

"Moon Blade, come out!"

Xie Yue's hands spread slightly, his palms shimmering with red light, each hand holding a curved blade of blood-red hue, resembling a crescent moon.

Three Soul Rings descended from Xie Yue's head, colored yellow, yellow, and purple.

One Moon Blade rested on his shoulder, the other pointed directly at Tuoba Yan. Xie Yue said, "Of course, if you surrender, choose to kneel and apologize to my sister, I might choose not to attack you!"

Recently, Xie Yue had gone to Tihun Mountain on a Soul Hunting mission.

When he returned, Hu Li Na had cried to him, telling him she had been bullied.

Xie Yue and Hu Li Na had relied on each other for support, each inheriting their father's and mother's surname.

Now that the person who had bullied his sister was before him, Xie Yue wouldn't give Tuoba Yan a third choice.

Tuoba Yan's martial arts skills had been remarkable just now, and Xie Yue was confident that after using his Martial Soul, he could easily subdue Tuoba Yan.

Tuoba Yan asked, "Are you challenging me?"

"It seems you've made your choice and aren't giving up resistance," Xie Yue declared, striking a pose. "Xie Yue, Martial Soul Moon Blade. Thirty-seventh level Battle Soul Venerable. Please, enlighten me."

Xie Yue had been held back due to Hu Li Na, and though he appeared to be only thirteen years old, his Soul Power Level had already reached thirty-seven.

He announced his Martial Soul and level, signifying a formal challenge to Tuoba Yan.

Facing an opponent with a higher Soul Power Level than his own, Tuoba Yan began to change. A latent violent impulse within him gradually surfaced, and a faint golden glow clouded his eyes. He also announced his Martial Soul and level.

"Tuoba Yan, Martial Soul Saint. Twenty-fifth level Battle Soul Master."

Hu Li Na gasped, "What? Twenty-fifth level?"

Recalling their sparring session a few days ago, Hu Li Na shook her head.

"That's impossible. You just obtained your second Soul Ring, but your Soul Power Level has risen five levels!"

Two Soul Rings, one yellow and one purple, descended from Tuoba Yan's head.

The two rings indicated that his level was at least beyond twenty.

That is to say, he was a Soul Grand Master with powerful defensive abilities.

Hu Li Na's gaze finally noticed the purple Soul Ring at the bottom of Tuoba Yan's feet.

"A purple Soul Ring, five thousand years!"

She had thought Tuoba Yan had only gained a Soul Ring with a one-thousand-year lifespan. Upon closer inspection, she realized it wasn't a one-thousand-year lifespan, but a five-thousand-year one.

Hu Li Na considered herself a cherished daughter of heaven. Yet, there was someone before her who was even more outstanding than her. His second Soul Ring far surpassed her own.

Beside them, Xie Yue's state of mind also began to subtly change. Jealousy, envy, hatred.

Xie Yue's Innate Soul Power was nine levels, and as a genius, he wouldn't allow anyone to have a higher talent than him.

Like Hu Li Na, he had been held back, and his second Soul Ring was yellow with a century lifespan. But Tuoba Yan's second Soul Ring was a five-thousand-year purple Soul Ring, higher than his own third Soul Ring's lifespan.

A sinister glint flashed in Xie Yue's eyes as he narrowed his gaze. "You're using a five-thousand-year Soul Ring. Even if I use my third Soul Skill, I can't say that I'm bullying you. Come on, let me see what's so special about your Martial Soul!"

Xie Yue moved, and after his Martial Soul Avatar manifested, he seemed to have completely transformed into another person.

As the gradient of red at the ends of his hair fluttered, the yellow light of his first Soul Ring shone.

"First Soul Skill·Moonlight Slash!"

Xie Yue held the Moon Blade, crossing his hands and waving them to form an "X"-shaped crimson Moon-shaped blade over two meters high.

Wherever the blade passed, it left two trails of ground lacerated by sharp edges.

This Soul Skill had a lacerating effect, capable of inflicting multiple hits on the enemy, with the final strike having a knockback effect.

However, just as Xie Yue's first Soul Ring lit up, Tuoba Yan had already tapped his toes, leaping into the air, skillfully dodging Xie Yue's first Soul Skill.

Tuoba Yan anticipated Xie Yue's anticipation.

Xie Yue looked up at Tuoba Yan, who was defying gravity, and frowned, asking, "Is his second Soul Skill flight?"

Hu Li Na was stunned and sneered, "Last time he sparred with me, he only had one Soul Ring. Flying ability, tsk, a useless skill!"

Xie Yue tightened his grip on the Moon Blade, a sense of helplessness washing over him.

Flight wasn't particularly useful for Soul Masters in the later stages—it was like a chicken's rib, offering limited benefit.

However, in the early stages, it was a powerful Soul Skill that currently left him unable to deal with Tuoba Yan.

Unable to reach Tuoba Yan, who was soaring over thirty meters in the air, Xie Yue taunted, "What kind of skill is it to just float in the sky without moving? Have the guts to come down here."

Tuoba Yan's lips curved into a slight smile. "You come up!"

"You come down!"

"You come up!"

"You have the nerve to bully my sister, but not the courage to fight me head-on. Tuoba Yan, if you're a man at all, have a fight between men. Come down here!"

"Alright, I'll come down."

With a thought, Tuoba Yan descended smoothly from the high altitude, landing on the ground.

This completely threw Xie Yue off.

He had gotten Tuoba Yan to come down, and Tuoba Yan actually did.

He muttered to himself, "He's just a child, isn't he? I told him to come down, and he really did. You've been tricked!"

Thinking this, Xie Yue worried that Tuoba Yan would continue using Suspended Flight, gathering all his strength, and charged towards him, Moon Blade in hand.

However, Tuoba Yan simply waved his hand, and a golden light enveloped Xie Yue.

As Xie Yue rushed towards Tuoba Yan, he suddenly leaped into the air.

A shocked Xie Yue abruptly released all the tension in his body. Before he could react, the golden light surrounding him vanished, and he plummeted from a height of fifteen meters, landing on the ground with a resounding thud.