Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Platinum Dragon Crocodile

The three of them stepped onto the arena, their eyes filled with determination. They had been looking forward to this battle for a long time.

Jiang Xiruan took a deep breath. Her expression shifted uncertainly as she looked at Qian Yuxi standing before her, her feelings becoming extremely complicated.

"Chief Instructor, don't forget what you promised me. You can't use your fifth and sixth soul skills. If you break the rule, we win outright," Qian Yuxi said with a soft laugh.

"Hmph, I'm not someone who goes back on her word." Jiang Xiruan snorted, her eyelids twitching violently.

Crack—

Electric sparks shot from her fingertips as Jiang Xiruan lit the incense candle. The next second, she let out a low roar. Two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings appeared, her pupils turned into snake eyes, and her lower body transformed into a dark-blue python tail over ten meters long.

Every arena was enormous, and as the main arena, the dueling area for the four of them was one hundred and fifty meters wide—more than enough room to fight without restraint.

"Begin."

Qian Yuxi's gaze narrowed slightly as the Aurora Sacred Feather Bow appeared in his hand. His soul rings rose: one yellow, two purple, and one black!

Jin Yuetian let out a low chant as two Hundred-Year Spirit Rings emerged. Golden armor covered his body, and the phantom of the Golden Crocodile King appeared behind him.

Tuoba Yun also had two yellow rings. Her White Armored Earth Dragon Spirit coiled around her body, faint golden light glimmering from its pale white scales.

"Take this!"

With a sharp shout, Jiang Xiruan launched the first attack. Her python tail lashed viciously toward Qian Yuxi. He kicked off the ground, his third ring flashing as his wings spread wide. His body shot swiftly into the air, and he drew three arrows in one smooth motion.

Scales Everywhere!

Jin Yuetian charged from the ground. The Golden Crocodile King opened its jaws and, with Tuoba Yun's support, rushed toward Jiang Xiruan as fast as thunder.

"Not bad, kid!" Jiang Xiruan raised an eyebrow, her gaze turning cold as her first soul ring flashed.

Thunder Blade!

Swish! Swish!

Electric arcs spread across her snake body. Her tail flicked out two dark-blue Thunder Blades. One collided with Qian Yuxi's three arrows, while the other struck Jin Yuetian, sending sparks flying.

Aurora Split!

Five arrows descended from the sky. Jiang Xiruan's eyes narrowed as she swung both arms, catching two arrows in each hand before catching another between her teeth.

Golden Crocodile Scales!

Bang!

Jin Yuetian shattered the Thunder Blade and continued his charge toward Jiang Xiruan, throwing a punch.

Crack, crack, crack!

A series of crisp sounds rang out as a layer of golden scales spread across Jin Yuetian's fist. Jiang Xiruan snorted and met his attack with a punch of her own.

With a thunderous boom, the two terrifying forces collided, exploding into ripples. Jin Yuetian was sent flying back dozens of meters before he could steady himself, while Jiang Xiruan did not budge an inch.

Hiss...

Second Soul Skill, Thunderous Bite!

Jiang Xiruan crossed her arms, gathering electric arcs into the phantom of a giant python over ten meters long. It opened its bloody maw and bit toward Jin Yuetian.

Jin Yuetian's pupils contracted. His second ring lit up, and the Golden Crocodile phantom appeared, opening its jaws to bite back.

Second Soul Skill, White Dragon Mystic Armor!

It was Tuoba Yun's second soul skill.

Dragon breath flowed into Jin Yuetian's body, and a pale white dragon phantom covered him completely, boosting both his speed and defense!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The lightning snake and golden crocodile tangled together, constantly sending out small ripples of Soul Power.

"Not bad at all."

Jiang Xiruan gave a faint nod of praise. "As expected of that Your Excellency's grandson. But the gap in cultivation isn't something a single support can make up for... Lightning, sweep!"

As her words fell, electric arcs intertwined around Jiang Xiruan's arms, transforming into two dark-blue whips that lashed toward Jin Yuetian at astonishing speed!

Aurora Domain!

Qian Yuxi shouted in a low voice. His Sacred Radiance Twin Wings fully unfurled, and within a hundred-meter radius centered on him, blinding golden light enveloped everything. Layer upon layer of halos spread outward as suppressive force descended!

"A domain?"

Jiang Xiruan frowned. She was not particularly surprised that Qian Yuxi possessed a domain; otherwise, he could never have fought a Spirit Saint to a draw. But the suppression of this domain made her wary. At least one-tenth of the Soul Power in her body had been suppressed.

Light Speed.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Qian Yuxi pressed his advantage. After advancing to Soul Ancestor, his drawing speed had increased greatly. Combined with his first soul skill, he fired seven arrows in rapid succession at incredible speed.

The arrows collided with the long whips, producing piercing shrieks as wave after wave of energy rippled outward. The entire arena was filled with terrifying pressure.

Bang, bang, bang...

After a fierce exchange, Qian Yuxi was blasted five meters through the air by the shockwaves. His blood and qi churned within him, and his head felt slightly dizzy. He glanced back at Jin Yuetian and Tuoba Yun, who were attempting their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

I have to buy them time.

With those words in his heart, Qian Yuxi beat his wings and fired arrows as though they cost nothing, blanketing the sky with firepower.

Jiang Xiruan looked up, her snake eyes fixed on him as her expression shifted slightly. Her first soul ring flashed again.

Arrows of Light and Blades of Thunder clashed without end, bursting into showers of Soul Power sparks. Qian Yuxi tirelessly continued to drag out the fight. Although his expenditure was three times Instructor Jiang's, it would be enough as long as he could hold on until Jin Yuetian and Tuoba Yun completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

Facing a high-level, rank 67 Soul Emperor, he might not win even if he used the Annihilation Sky Halberd. That battle with Bibi Dong had been an exception; his divine consciousness had fought in his place.

Qian Yuxi kept firing arrows, while Jiang Xiruan continued counterattacking. But she knew full well that Qian Yuxi was stalling for time. Since the brat had restricted her fifth and sixth soul skills, she lacked any large-scale counterattack methods.

A vicious glint flashed through Jiang Xiruan's eyes. Her fourth soul ring suddenly lit up, and her entire snake body coiled into a spiral. Electric arcs crackled around her as the phantom of a dark-blue giant python rose from the ground!

"So you're getting serious..."

Qian Yuxi stopped his harassment tactics. The Aurora Domain contracted, frantically gathering light elements. It was also his fourth soul ring, but his was a black Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring!

Aurora Pursuit!

Dragon Python Heavenly Might Break!

Boom—!

The brilliant golden arrow and dark-blue lightning sphere exploded at the same time. A powerful Soul Power shockwave raged outward, nearly affecting the contestants on the other arenas.

Qian Yuxi's body flew back over ten meters before slowly coming to a stop. His face was slightly pale, and fresh blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Xiruan, however, merely took two steps back. Her gaze was icy, and a faint golden glow had been blasted into her abdomen. She had still slightly underestimated the power of a thirty-thousand-year fourth soul skill.

"Hehe..." Qian Yuxi suddenly gave an eerie smile.

Aurora Pursuit: Once struck, as long as light shines upon the target, they will have nowhere to hide before the soul master is exhausted, and their martial soul's defensive power will decrease by one-fifth!

Roar—!!

A beastly roar, part dragon and part crocodile, echoed in every direction. A platinum giant claw came down, and the entire plaza seemed to tremble slightly!

A platinum giant crocodile five meters tall and ten meters long appeared in the arena.

Its entire body was covered in golden scales, while even its once-soft abdomen was protected by a layer of pale white scales. It had sharp golden teeth, a thick waist, and a dragon tail. Its crocodile head bore dragon horns, and its pair of silver-white eyes were like sharp blades, carrying a bloodthirsty gleam.

Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Platinum Dragon Crocodile!

Qian Yuxi let out a breath of relief in the air and glanced sideways at the incense candle. It had already burned past halfway.