Rainbow Arena VI

"Hehehe... So a Soul Emperor isn't all that impressive!" Jiang Jiayao mocked the Silver Grade Puppet. He hoped to provoke the Silver Grade Puppet into losing his basic judgment of the battle. "With strength like yours, you're only about evenly matched with me. Hahaha..."

"Bullshit! Watch me destroy you! Third Soul Skill, Axe Shadow Double Kill!" The Silver Grade Puppet was indeed enraged by Jiang Jiayao. Throwing caution to the wind, he immediately unleashed his Third Soul Skill. The Bloodthirsty Axe split into two, slashing respectively at Jiang Jiayao's head and waist.

Jiang Jiayao did not take the Silver Grade Puppet's move seriously at all. His spirit had now evolved into the Blazing Heaven Battle Hammer of Ultimate Fire, and he had learned the Blazing Heaven Chaotic World Hammer taught by his father to the minor mastery stage. He firmly believed that his strength was already enough to kill enemies above his rank. Moreover, during their earlier exchanges, Jiang Jiayao had discovered that the gap between him and the Silver Grade Puppet was not that great.

"I'll show you what real hammer techniques are! Come on! Blazing Heaven Chaotic World Hammer!" Jiang Jiayao charged forward while swinging his battle hammer. He first sent the two great axes flying, then, combined with his Ultimate Spirit, the temperature within the Rainbow Arena suddenly rose by an unknown number of times.

Jiang Jiayao's suddenly wild fighting style left the Silver Grade Puppet deeply unaccustomed to it. On top of that, the Ultimate Fire attached to the Blazing Heaven Battle Hammer filled him with fear. With no other choice, the Silver Grade Puppet could only avoid the edge of his assault. Yet this only drove Jiang Jiayao's momentum to its peak.

"Weren't you acting all arrogant just now? Why are you chickening out now?!" Jiang Jiayao roared, provoking the Silver Grade Puppet back into the fight. "Show me what you've got!"

"Insolence! A mere Soul King dares to shout at me?! Take this! Fifth Soul Skill, Demon Blood Kill!" The Silver Grade Puppet's eyes were slowly clouded by fury.

The Bloodthirsty Axe changed from bright crimson to dark red, and the stench of blood it gave off was enough to make one retch. The Silver Grade Puppet swung his great axe and charged straight at Jiang Jiayao, launching a frenzied barrage of chops.

"Good! Blazing Heaven Chaotic World Hammer!" Jiang Jiayao charged forward without fear, swinging his hammer to meet the attack. The Ultimate Fire released by the Blazing Heaven Battle Hammer completely suppressed the bloody stench emitted by the Bloodthirsty Axe, while the violent hammer techniques greatly troubled the Silver Grade Puppet.

The Silver Grade Puppet was fighting in utter frustration. His spirit was completely restrained by Jiang Jiayao's Blazing Heaven Battle Hammer of Ultimate Fire, and his axe techniques were not as exquisite as Jiang Jiayao's Blazing Heaven Chaotic World Hammer. He was at a complete disadvantage. As they fought, Jiang Jiayao became more and more energized, while the Silver Grade Puppet grew increasingly stifled.

"Ha..." The Silver Grade Puppet shouted and immediately retreated, breaking away from the battle. He felt that things were becoming more and more unfavorable. If this continued, he would sooner or later be destroyed.

"What, is a Soul Emperor running away?" Jiang Jiayao sneered.

"Me, run away?! I'll make you die!" As soon as he spoke, the Silver Grade Puppet immediately activated his Sixth Soul Skill. "Sixth Soul Skill, Blood Axe Massacre Slash!"

The Bloodthirsty Axe abruptly grew larger. This was the Silver Grade Puppet's desperate final move, intended to reverse the situation in which he had been suppressed.

"Mammoth Trample!" Jiang Jiayao also unleashed his ultimate move.

Jiang Jiayao split into seven afterimages, each of which directly swung a hammer at the giant Bloodthirsty Axe and the Silver Grade Puppet. Forty-nine hammer strikes crashed down at once.

Boom...

The Silver Grade Puppet was sent flying backward.

"Hammer Sound Blast Kill!" Seeing the Silver Grade Puppet knocked away, Jiang Jiayao immediately seized the opportunity and charged in with his newly created soul skill.

The flames on the Blazing Heaven Battle Hammer surged fiercely, and the hammer itself let out a thunderous hum.

The Silver Grade Puppet raised his axe to block.

Boom...

"Don't you know that sound can travel? Block it?! Just die! Hahaha..." Jiang Jiayao laughed as he showed off a bit of theory. Hu Haoran had been the one to tell him about it.

The hammer's sound traveled through the Silver Grade Puppet's giant axe and into his internal organs, while the Ultimate Fire also wound its way along the axe and wrapped around the Silver Grade Puppet's body.

"Explode!" Jiang Jiayao shouted.

The Silver Grade Puppet instantly exploded, and Jiang Jiayao won completely.

"Congratulations on passing the Rainbow Arena trial! You have been awarded the level-nine offensive Soul Tool, Gift of the Fire God." A voice echoed through the Rainbow Arena and entered Jiang Jiayao's ears.

"A level-nine offensive Soul Tool, Gift of the Fire God?!" Jiang Jiayao was utterly shocked.

Soul Tools had originally come from the Sun Moon Continent. As time passed, the Sun Moon Continent was conquered by the Douluo Continent and renamed the Sun Moon Empire. Later, a military coup occurred in the Sun Moon Empire, and the Bright Soul Empire split off from it. Soul Tools were also one of the main causes of war.

As Soul Tools developed rapidly, rare metals dwindled just as quickly, until eventually they could no longer be found at all. The scarcity of materials, along with the growing number of people on the Douluo Continent who opposed war-oriented Soul Tools, caused their development to slow more and more. Later, organizations that hunted Soul Tool masters even appeared, and the people of the continent supported such actions. Now, Soul Tools had become scarce items. Everyone wanted a Soul Tool of their own. Used well, one was equivalent to a second spirit and could achieve victory through surprise.

Passing a trial had earned him a level-nine Soul Tool, and an offensive one at that. How could Jiang Jiayao not be excited?

A bracelet, fiery red throughout and covered in golden flame runes, appeared before Jiang Jiayao. He happily played with his Soul Tool. Out of curiosity, Jiang Jiayao poured his Soul Power into it. In an instant, nine-tenths of his Soul Power vanished, and the bracelet shot out a massive flaming meteor.

Boom...

A huge crater nearly fifty meters in diameter and ten meters deep appeared before him.

"Oh my goodness. This is an instant-cast offensive Soul Tool! That strike nearly drained all my Soul Power, but its power is enough to rival a Soul Saint's. That's only because my current strength is still too low." Jiang Jiayao was extremely satisfied with Gift of the Fire God. He immediately put the bracelet on his left wrist, then promptly sat cross-legged to restore his Soul Power.

By then, Leng Xuewu had already absorbed the seven-colored sphere that was her trial reward. She obtained a seven-colored soul ring and two terrifying soul skills, officially becoming a Title Douluo from that day onward.

When Leng Xuewu came to her senses, she found that she had been teleported into a grand hall. The hall was filled with seven-colored radiance and gave off a sharp, imposing aura. At its center stood an enormous statue of a goddess. Around it were seven valiant guards, each representing one color. Together, they formed the seven colors of the rainbow. Beneath the goddess statue and the guards was an unknown soul formation that radiated shocking energy fluctuations. Hu Haoran sat cross-legged before the goddess statue.

"Mother, why are you here?" Hu Haoran noticed someone's arrival and opened his eyes. When he saw that it was his mother, he found it somewhat strange.

"I followed you the whole way because I was worried you might be in danger. Then I entered the Rainbow Bridge, and after passing the trial, I arrived here! You really do know how to run around everywhere." Seeing that her son was unharmed, Leng Xuewu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mother..." Hu Haoran could hear Leng Xuewu's concern for him, and his heart was deeply moved.

Just then, a seven-colored figure appeared before them and gradually became clearer.

"Brother Jiang, you passed the trial too! That's great!" Hu Haoran immediately recognized Jiang Jiayao.

"If you could pass it, how could I fall behind?" Jiang Jiayao said with a smile. "This is...?"

"She is my mother," Hu Haoran explained.

"Greetings, Madam Hu." Jiang Jiayao immediately greeted Leng Xuewu.

Leng Xuewu nodded.

"Congratulations on passing all the trials and arriving at Rainbow Hall!" The goddess statue at the center of the hall suddenly spoke.