Xiao Qiang, Tuoba Yan

The Chicken Charm grants the user immense strength, allowing them to effortlessly smash through walls and split the earth with unparalleled force, significantly enhancing their arm strength.

Furthermore, the Chicken Charm can also strengthen the user's physique, increasing muscle mass.

With those words spoken, Tuoba Yan charged towards the masked man.

The masked man stood ready.

"Second Soul Skill – Chicken Charm – Mental Force Cage!"

As he charged, golden mental force chains shot through the air, instantly binding the masked man within a cage.

When Tuoba Yan reached a distance of only ten meters from the masked man, he mimicked the masked man's earlier movement, gracefully leaping into the air.

Then, his entire body was enveloped in deep blue light as he plummeted straight down from the sky towards the masked man.

"Third Soul Skill – Ox Charm – Thousand Jun Falling!"

Tuoba Yan descended upon the masked man, who was unable to move, with the force of Mount Tai crushing down.

With a "bang," the fallen leaves were scattered, and the ground sank, creating a ten-meter radius of ground fissures. The masked man's eyes were in pain, and he let out a groan, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Thousand Jun Falling is a self-created Soul Skill developed by Tuoba Yan based on the abilities granted by the Ox Charm.

Due to having the Ox Charm for a relatively short time, Tuoba Yan has only developed this one self-created Soul Skill so far.

Looking down at the heavily injured masked man, Tuoba Yan demanded, "Tell me, who is behind you?"

"Third Soul Skill – Bing Xuan Feng Bao!"

The masked man unleashed his battle blade for the third time.

The blade of the ice battle blade almost brushed past Tuoba Yan's ankles. At a critical moment, Tuoba Yan jumped away.

Even so, a shallow wound remained on Tuoba Yan's ankle.

The masked man slapped the ground, using the force to propel himself upright.

"Hmph, if you want to know who's behind me, you won't live to see the day!"

Wielding his blade, the masked man attacked Tuoba Yan again.

"Second Soul Skill – Chicken Charm – Suspended Flight!"

Suspended Flight: A Wudang Sect martial skill, created by Zhang Sanfeng, from The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Considered the pinnacle of lightness techniques, it emphasizes agility of movement rather than complex footwork, allowing for effortless ascents, descents, and lateral movement.

It was originally a secret technique of the Wudang Sect.

Tuoba Yan doesn't know Suspended Flight, but he possesses the Chicken Charm, which can make objects lose gravity.

Cleverly assisting himself with Suspended Flight and controlling the degree of lightness, Tuoba Yan discovered that he could freely control his movement in the air, achieving vertical movement similar to the Wudang Sect's Suspended Flight.

Besides Suspended Flight and Mental Force Cage, Suspended Flight is the third self-created Soul Skill developed from the Chicken Charm.

The masked man relentlessly attacked Tuoba Yan.

Tuoba Yan skillfully maneuvered around the masked man, utilizing the terrain of the forest and employing Suspended Flight.

During the battle, when Tuoba Yan attempted to use Suspended Flight on the masked man, the skill had little effect due to the large level disparity between them and the masked man's resistance.

It's worth noting that Tuoba Yan and the masked man's Soul Master levels exceeded thirty.

When Tuoba Yan attempted to control the masked man again with Mental Force Cage, the masked man slashed with his blade, instantly breaking free from the restraints.

In a flash, the masked man's eyes glinted with cold light as he suddenly turned and slashed at a large, ancient tree beside him.

With a "crack" sound, the tree trunk snapped, and the ancient tree crashed to the ground, sending up a flurry of wood chips and fallen leaves.

Tuoba Yan was dodging with Suspended Flight, and his vision was momentarily blocked by the flying branches and leaves.

In that instant, the masked man closed in like a shadow, and his battle blade swept out with a chilling wind.

Tuoba Yan's pupils constricted, and he hastily turned to dodge, but he was slowed down by the obstructed view.

With a "swoosh," the ice battle blade brushed against his right shoulder, and then, with a flick of the masked man's wrist, the blade sliced in a tricky arc, precisely targeting his left arm.

Tuoba Yan instinctively raised his arm to block, but the masked man's blade was imbued with hidden force, using the momentum of the falling tree to cleave his left arm clean off!

"Ugh!"

Tuoba Yan gasped, blood gushing from the severed limb.

Having succeeded, the masked man immediately retreated backward, sneering, "Kid, taste the pain of a severed arm!"

The severed arm spun and fell to the ground, and Tuoba Yan's body swayed, his face instantly turning as pale as paper.

Anyone could imagine that Tuoba Yan would not be able to hold on for much longer, and his death was inevitable.

However, a change occurred again.

The first Soul Ring at the bottom of Tuoba Yan's foot glowed yellow.

A white light enveloped Tuoba Yan.

The severed arm, which had fallen a meter away, miraculously began to reconnect with the stump under the white light.

Even the blood on the ground seemed to flow backward, returning into Tuoba Yan's body.

The moment before, Tuoba Yan's face had been ashen, but now it had returned to a healthy, normal color.

After such a long battle, there wasn't a trace of fatigue on Tuoba Yan.

In contrast, the masked man was depleted by the prolonged struggle, having expended a great deal of physical strength and Soul Power.

The masked man stared at everything before him, his eyes widening in disbelief. "Can this really get any more ridiculous?"

A support-type Soul Master, possessing the abilities of a control-type Soul Master.

Ridiculous.

Possessing the power of a strength-type Soul Master.

Ridiculous.

Possessing the agility of an agility-type Soul Master.

Ridiculous.

And now, he also possessed what appeared to be an ability resembling immortality.

Ridiculous.

The masked man cursed inwardly, utterly flabbergasted.

These ridiculous things, while seemingly absurd, were actually perfectly reasonable.

Tuoba Yan's Martial Soul was the Saint Martial Spirit. The twelve Talismans each held different abilities.

These abilities could aid others, or they could aid the Soul Master themselves.

The Talismans grew stronger with greater challenges.

The power Tuoba Yan was currently displaying was merely the tip of the iceberg of the Horse Talisman, Chicken Charm, and Ox Talisman's capabilities.

Tuoba Yan asked again, "Don't say I didn't give you a chance. Tell me truthfully, who is behind this? I'll give you a quick death. Resist, and you'll see my Soul Skill abilities, and you'll know neither life nor death will be yours."

"Hmph," the masked man sneered. "What can you, a three-ring Soul Elder, possibly do?"

The masked man refused to accept defeat and attacked Tuoba Yan again.

Using his rank to his advantage, he managed to cleave off a piece of Tuoba Yan – sometimes an arm, sometimes a foot, sometimes a slash across the shoulder.

However, each time, Tuoba Yan used the Horse Talisman to perfectly restore himself. The Talisman didn't just heal; it did so under any circumstances, granting him something akin to Immortality.