The Hurt Hu Li Na

A wave of questioning voices swept through the audience, all eyes focused on the boy standing in the center of the high platform.

The dangers of each layer of Soul Hunting Valley are meticulously designed.

The Soul Beasts on the final layer of Soul Hunting Valley have a maximum age of thirty thousand years.

If one is unlucky, they might encounter Soul Beasts with ages of four or five thousand years.

Even a Soul King cannot clear the final layer.

Yet, students graduating from the Four Junior Soul Master Academies are around twelve years old. Upon graduation, a Soul Master's level will not exceed fifty.

Clearly, students at this stage of development do not possess the ability to clear the final layer.

Hu Li Na clenched her hands tightly, frustrated by losing to Tuoba Yan once again. Her heart was filled with disbelief. "How could a coward like him clear Soul Hunting Valley? Overseer, judges, Principal, and Pontiff, I strongly demand a thorough investigation into this matter!"

Hu Li Na couldn't bear to think that she and her brother had risked their lives to save Tuoba Yan, only for him to leave immediately. She harbored deep reservations about Tuoba Yan.

"Thorough investigation!"

"Thorough investigation!"

"Thorough investigation!"

Below the high platform, graduating students from the four academies chanted in unison.

They unanimously demanded a thorough investigation.

"Pontiff, I believe that the girl's words hold some merit!"

The speaker was Ju Douluo.

Not only the students, but Ju Douluo also questioned Tuoba Yan's ability to clear Soul Hunting Valley.

Bibi Dong spoke softly, "Tuoba Xi, what is your opinion on this matter?"

Tuoba Xi frowned slightly.

Many eyes were fixed on him.

He was the primary supervisor of this year's trials. No student had ever cleared Soul Hunting Valley upon graduation. Bibi Dong's question was self-explanatory; she suspected that Tuoba Xi might have used his position to secretly help his grandson.

Tuoba Xi was unwavering and spoke with righteous conviction, "You cannot attribute what you cannot do to others. I am not a fool. If I were to help my grandson, I wouldn't let him clear it. Letting him reach the sixth layer would be even more reasonable."

Bibi Dong remarked, "You are a Platinum Bishop. As far as I know, your grandson is a two-ring Soul Master."

Tuoba Xi interrupted Bibi Dong, his voice laced with a hint of pride, and smiled, "No, Pontiff, my grandson has already obtained a third Soul Ring and is a three-ring Soul Elder."

"Oh, a three-ring Soul Elder."

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes, gazing at the back of Tuoba Yan's head and noticed something peculiar—a born rebellious spirit. She smiled, "A three-ring Soul Elder cannot clear Soul Hunting Valley; perhaps you should explain."

Tuoba Xi paused, all eyes upon him. Under the pressure, he stood up from his seat and walked to Tuoba Yan's side.

"Yan'er, the Pontiff wants you to explain how you cleared Soul Hunting Valley."

"Is that really necessary?"

"Yan'er, this concerns our honor and integrity. If you don't explain, the entire family will be questioned. You should explain."

"Alright."

Tuoba Yan walked towards Hu Li Na, who felt a sense of apprehension. Tuoba Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, you wanted me to explain how I cleared Soul Hunting Valley, right?"

"No one has ever cleared Soul Hunting Valley. You've accomplished what the Pontiff and the Senior Elders couldn't do when they were younger. Shouldn't you explain?"

"Alright, I'll explain."

Tuoba Yan turned, his back to Hu Li Na.

Suddenly, Tuoba Yan quickly turned back, facing Hu Li Na. Simultaneously, with incredible speed, he drew a long sword from a Storage Soul Guide Device and slashed it towards Hu Li Na's arm.

The entire action was seamless.

Hu Li Na, startled, erupted in a pink aura of Soul Power and tried to block, but a sharp pain shot through her.

Hu Li Na was completely unprepared.

"Ah!"

Hu Li Na screamed. When she regained her senses, her left arm had been cleanly severed by Tuoba Yan. Blood gushed out.

"Tuoba Yan!"

Xie Yue flew into a rage.

Four Soul Rings descended from Xie Yue's head.

Xie Yue, wielding the Moon Blade, charged towards Tuoba Yan, intending to kill him and avenge his sister, Hu Li Na.

He had barely taken two steps when he was subdued by Tuoba Xi's strong arm.

At the same time, three Soul Rings descended from Tuoba Yan's head, their colors strikingly vibrant, from the inside out: yellow, purple, and black.

Three Soul Rings, three different colors.

"Ten thousand-year age!"

"How old is he, and he already possesses rings with ten thousand-year age!"

"No way, the second Soul Ring is already a thousand-year limit, and the third Soul Ring directly soared to a ten-thousand-year limit!"

Countless skeptical people stared at Tuoba Yan's Soul Ring configuration, exclaiming in disbelief.

The upper limit for the year of a Soul Master's second Soul Ring is seven hundred and sixty-four years.

The upper limit for the year of the third Soul Ring is one thousand seven hundred and sixty years.

And Tuoba Yan's Soul Ring configuration far surpassed the standard configuration.

"First Soul Skill·Horse Talisman·Time Reversal!"

As the first Soul Ring rose, a white light enveloped Hu Li Na.

The severed arm that had fallen to the ground automatically detached from the earth's gravity, levitating and seamlessly reattaching to Hu Li Na's arm.

In the blink of an eye, Hu Li Na, whose arm had been chopped off by Tuoba Yan, was restored to her complete state.

"This…?"

Countless people stared in astonishment.

"Such terrifying healing ability!"

"The severed arm instantly reconnected."

"Nine Heart Sea Tang is the number one healing Martial Soul in the world, capable only of healing, not regeneration. In my opinion, Nine Heart Sea Tang will soon have to step aside and yield its position!"

A miraculous scene unfolded before everyone's eyes.

Many who had questioned Tuoba Yan's ability to clear the Soul Hunting Valley, seeing his first Soul Ring's healing ability, seemed to finally understand.

With such a skill, clearing the Soul Hunting Valley wasn't impossible.

However, someone still questioned, "I'm also a healing Soul Master. Even if you have outstanding healing abilities, you're still a three-ring Soul Elder. How will you pass through the dangerous Soul Hunting Valley?"

"Should I tell you my secret of being able to glide?"

As Tuoba Yan spoke, he tapped his toes and activated his second Soul Skill. His entire body levitated in mid-air.

The healing ability of the Horse Talisman allowed Tuoba Yan to be practically immortal. But the true Soul Skill that allowed Tuoba Yan to clear the Soul Hunting Valley was the levitation ability of his second Soul Skill.

Tuoba Yan could spend the least amount of Soul Power, bouncing vertically like the Hulk, traversing layer upon layer of forest between the treetops.

Furthermore, Tuoba Yan was, after all, a three-ring Soul Elder.

He skillfully utilized the terrain of the Soul Hunting Valley.

Every time he crossed a layer, he would linger for a while on the desert walls, recovering his expended Soul Power.

Thus, he spent seven days traversing the Soul Hunting Valley, which stretched hundreds of kilometers deep.