The Madam's Shadowless Kick

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Just as the Soul Rings on her body lit up again and she prepared to launch an even stronger offensive—

"Tong'er, stop."

A calm voice rang out. Madam Lin's gaze settled peacefully on her daughter.

There was no reproach in her eyes, only a deep power sufficient to calm Dou Congtong down.

Her movements stalled, and the Soul Power she had gathered slowly dissipated. She cast Ma Liang a somewhat unwilling glance, but ultimately withdrew her attacking stance and sullenly returned to Madam Lin's side.

Just then, with a thunderous bang, Wu Mingde was sent staggering back seven or eight meters by the tremendous force erupting from Zhu Changyun's shield. The stone slabs beneath his feet shattered.

Zhu Changyun pressed his advantage, letting out a low roar as his massive tower shield whistled through the air and smashed fiercely toward the still-unsteady Wu Mingde once more.

The gap in their strength was immediately apparent.

Compared to Zhu Changyun, a high-level Soul Emperor who had recently advanced another level to reach Level 67, Wu Mingde was only Level 62. His inheritance was also inferior, leaving him behind in both level and overall strength.

Wu Mingde's footing was unstable. A fierce glint flashed through his eyes as he prepared to forcibly activate his Sixth Soul Skill and meet the attack head-on.

In that split second, an emerald-green blur appeared at his side as if by Teleport, then streaked past.

It was Madam Lin!

The profound Black Soul Ring on her body abruptly expanded at high speed, and surging waves of Soul Power enveloped the entire area.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Green Mangeless Shadow Kick!"

In an instant, Madam Lin's figure blurred, leaving only several emerald-green afterimages too indistinct for the naked eye to make out as they circled Zhu Changyun.

A series of dense, nearly overlapping dull impacts rang out—Bang! Bang! Bang!

They were the sounds of ultra-high-speed kicks striking the tower shield with perfect precision. Every kick carried a powerful wind-pressure penetration effect, ignoring part of its physical defense and piercing straight through.

Caught off guard, Zhu Changyun felt an unending barrage of heavy impacts and strange penetrating force coming through his shield. His arms went numb, his blood and energy churned, and he was forced to stagger back several steps. Shock filled his heart. Such terrifying penetration!

Watching from afar with a pipe in his mouth, Zhu Yanfeng's eyes suddenly flashed. The previously casual expression on his face instantly vanished.

Zhu Changyun reacted swiftly and immediately made his move.

"Sixth Soul Skill: Stone Armor Rampage!"

His Sixth Soul Ring lit up as a violent, heavy power of earth and stone flooded into his body.

The massive shield in Zhu Changyun's hand instantly began to hum. The rock patterns on its surface shone brilliantly, and it abruptly expanded by an entire size, becoming even thicker and sturdier.

With an angry roar, he braced the berserk-enhanced shield firmly before him and forcibly blocked Madam Lin's next powerful kick.

Bang! This collision was even duller, and shockwaves burst outward.

Madam Lin's body paused slightly in midair, halted for the first time.

Yet her slender, straight jade legs had taken on a strange jade-green hue. Their luster was contained within, their texture seeming even harder than refined gold—this was one of her family's four inherited forms, Wood Heart Stake - Root Twining Style, increasing the penetrating power of her kicks by fifty percent!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Another three consecutive kicks followed, swift as lightning and unstoppable as a bamboo split apart.

Even with the berserk enhancement, Zhu Changyun found the layered force of penetration and heavy vibration difficult to withstand. His huge body was once again blasted back several steps, leaving deep footprints in the stone slabs.

Wood overcame earth!

Only shock remained in his heart. This technique...

Under the corridor, Dou Congtong's rosy lips parted slightly, her stunned expression frozen on her face. After a long while, she murmured to Xiao Dongxiang beside her, "Damn... Aunt Xiao, is my mom really this fierce?"

Xiao Dongxiang shook her head, equally bewildered.

Dou Congtong had been raised by her mother, Madam Lin, since childhood. Her mother had set the rules, and her mother had laid the foundation for her Soul Master training. Thus, Dou Congtong had always been as obedient as a quail in Madam Lin's presence.

Yet she had never seen her mother fight over all these years. She had assumed Madam Lin was merely a Soul King, perhaps at most a Soul Emperor.

She had never imagined that her usually gentle and quiet mother possessed such astonishing true combat strength, capable of driving a high-level Defense Type Soul Emperor into such a miserable state.

The aura and pressure she unleashed were sharp and enduring, with an edge held tightly in reserve. She was in no way inferior to the academy's veteran instructors—she was unmistakably a Soul Saint Level powerhouse!

This was all due to Dou Jing's painstaking arrangements.

Barton had sent people to monitor his wife and daughter. Dou Jing had arranged for Wu Mingde and the others to protect them, but he had never been able to fully put his mind at ease.

Wu Mingde, with his Soul Emperor cultivation, was already the strongest subordinate Dou Jing could deploy.

Send a Soul Saint to remain stationed at this little courtyard long-term?

Leaving aside the fact that those Soul Saints were merely subordinates rather than family retainers, and might not be willing to lower themselves to serve as long-term guards, even if they were willing, he would be unable to conceal it within the Bone Excavation Group.

After considering it again and again, what could better safeguard his wife and daughter than making his wife herself strong enough to protect them?

Thus, over the years, Dou Jing had spared no expense, pouring all manner of precious resources into his wife.

Combined with Madam Lin's innate talent of 7.8 levels of Innate Soul Power, as well as her secluded, undistracted, and diligent cultivation, she had finally broken through her bottleneck and advanced into a Soul Saint powerhouse.

Taking advantage of the moment Zhu Changyun had been kicked back, Madam Lin had yet to land. She lightly tapped the lingering shockwave from her kicks with the tip of her foot in midair.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Emerald Sky Flow Kick!"

Wherever her feet stepped, the air seemed to solidify, rippling with rings of cool, moonlit waves.

This soul skill granted her astonishing aerial maneuverability. Combined with her own Leaf Treading Style, she instantly broke away from Zhu Changyun and vaulted before Du Gu Fu, who was locked in combat with the guards.

Her jade-green leg lashed out with a piercing whistle. Startled, Du Gu Fu only had time to cross his arms before his chest.

Just as the toe carrying immense force was about to strike home, countless rapidly spinning, overlapping emerald leaves suddenly filled his vision, instantly gathering into a circular shield formed from whirling leaves!

Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream—Thousand Leaf Barrier!

Bang!

Madam Lin's toe struck hard at the center of the leaf shield. The tough Thousand Leaf Barrier caved inward violently, letting out a dull thud.

Madam Lin's force traveled through layer upon layer of leaves, lightly knocking Du Gu Fu back several steps without causing any real injury.

Clearly, Madam Lin intended only to force them back, not hurt them.

Of course, without Xiao Yi's timely Thousand Leaf Barrier, Du Gu Fu would certainly have been sent flying much farther.

Immediately afterward, Madam Lin borrowed force in midair and vaulted again, so fast that only an afterimage remained where she had been.

Before Ma Wencai, Chen Bin, and Chen Shurui, her flashing figure and sweeping leg appeared almost at the same time!

Xiao Yi's Thousand Leaf Barrier followed close behind, emerald leaves scattering through the air.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The same scene played out once more.

The Thousand Leaf Barrier deflected most of the force of Madam Lin's kicks, while the remaining impact knocked each of the three men back a short distance.

For the final strike, Madam Lin's jade-green toe lightly tapped against Chen Shurui's sword blade, which gleamed with a chilling light!

Clang! A crisp ring of metal echoed out.

A subtle vibrating force traveled through the blade, causing Chen Shurui's sword strike to veer slightly off course.

Using that tiny point of force, Madam Lin swept rapidly backward through the air like a startled swan, landing lightly beneath the corridor eaves with her breathing as steady as before.

After one round, the explosive clashes of Soul Power and the shouting abruptly ceased.

She landed and stood firm, then gave a clear, sharp cry. "Everyone, stop."