Martial Soul? Not Necessary

"Ah!" Ye Xiaobao sighed. He had not wanted to bother with the three of them, but trouble always came looking for him.

Fine. He would settle this all at once.

He turned around and looked at Hu Liena and the other two.

"How about this? I'll give you a chance. If the three of you can force me to use my martial soul, I'll follow your lead from now on. But if you lose, just stop bothering me."

Hearing how little Ye Xiaobao thought of them, Xie Yue trembled with rage. "Who do you think you are? You want to fight the three of us without even using your martial soul? How arrogant."

Hu Liena frowned slightly as well. Among Spirit Hall's younger generation, aside from that one person, the three of them possessed the greatest talent. Yet now, they were being humiliated by someone even younger than them.

No matter how gifted he was, he was at most a Soul Master in his teens.

What gave him the right to be so arrogant?!

Yan had the hottest temper. He shouted, "Flame Lord!"

Two yellow soul rings rose beneath Yan's feet. Behind him, the phantom of a three-meter-tall flaming giant with only an upper body emerged.

With dual fire and earth attributes, in terms of martial soul quality alone, he was the strongest of the Golden Generation.

"Ye Xiaobao, since you're so arrogant, don't blame me for bullying someone younger. Nana, let me teach him a lesson, all right?"

The huge commotion also alerted Spirit Hall's guards. A squad of golden-armored guards had already rushed over, but upon seeing the scene, they did not know what to do.

Hu Liena waved a hand. "It's fine. We're only sparring with our junior brother. You may leave first."

The golden-armored guard leading the squad knew these people were not ones he could afford to offend. He hurriedly bowed. "Yes!"

With that, he led his men away.

Seeing Yan's martial soul, Ye Xiaobao found its display rather impressive and grew interested. He smiled faintly. "Three mere Great Soul Masters aren't worthy of making me use my martial soul!"

Hu Liena's expression turned ugly. She could not understand why Ye Xiaobao was so arrogant. He had clearly only awakened his martial soul not long ago.

What the four of them did not know was that, at some point, three Titled Douluo had appeared in the sky!

"Your Holiness, aren't you going down there to stop them?"

Demon Subduing Douluo spoke with a teasing note in his voice as he continuously spun a miniature Coiled Dragon Cudgel in his hand.

Bibi Dong had not expected even Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo, the two enshrined guardians, to come. She replied calmly, "There's no need. Nana and the others are too self-confident. It's good for them to suffer a setback."

Demon Subduing Douluo nodded in agreement.

"That's true. Xiaobao is quite measured when he acts. I just wonder how many moves the three of them can endure."

"Your Holiness, why not let Xiaobao become my disciple too? It's perfectly normal for a powerful Soul Master to have several teachers."

"I've mentioned it to Xiaobao many times, but he always says he'll think about it."

Demon Subduing Douluo was still bitter over failing to take Ye Xiaobao as his disciple. Bibi Dong ignored him, pretending not to have heard.

Watching his younger brother's awkward appearance, Thousand Jun Douluo also found it somewhat embarrassing.

The four below were still locked in confrontation.

Xie Yue felt that he alone would be enough. Without wasting words, he charged at Ye Xiaobao with a Moon Blade in each hand.

"You think you're worthy of challenging the three of us? Get past me first!"

As one of the most gifted among Spirit Hall's younger generation, Xie Yue did have some ability. The two Moon Blades flew up and down at incredible speed.

But the gap in their strength was simply too great. A smile rested on Ye Xiaobao's lips as he kept dodging within an inch of Xie Yue, while the two Moon Blades could not even touch the corner of his clothes.

Xie Yue grew more and more anxious.

"Do you only know how to dodge?"

"First Soul Skill, Slash!"

A giant blade condensed from Soul Power shot straight toward Ye Xiaobao.

Ye Xiaobao still wore that faint smile as he calmly dodged aside.

Seeing Ye Xiaobao evade his soul skill so easily, Xie Yue's expression darkened further.

Yan also understood by now that Xie Yue alone could never defeat him.

"First Soul Skill, Hell Lava Charge!"

A stream of magma shot toward Ye Xiaobao, separating him from Xie Yue.

After retreating, Xie Yue was filled with uncertainty. Was this really the strength of someone who had only recently awakened his martial soul? Even when he went all out, he could not touch him!

"Nana, his speed is too fast. Use Charm to control him."

"Yan, use magma to restrict his movement."

Xie Yue was not a rigid person. In an instant, he came up with the best plan. He refused to believe that the three of them could not defeat one little brat!

Hu Liena summoned her Demon Fox martial soul as well. A fox phantom merged into her body, while two yellow soul rings beneath her feet emitted a faint glow. A fox tail also appeared behind her.

Ye Xiaobao noticed that Hu Liena had become even prettier after summoning her martial soul. What was this? Did martial souls boost looks too? Wasn't that cheating?

While he was still marveling at it, Hu Liena had already launched her attack.

"Second Soul Skill, Charm."

As she spoke, her eyes turned a faint pink as she looked at Ye Xiaobao.

Ye Xiaobao seemed to be captivated. His gaze became unfocused, and he swayed where he stood as if he could barely keep his balance.

"First Soul Skill, Hell Lava Charge!"

"First Soul Skill, Slash!"

Naturally, Xie Yue and Yan would not miss this opportunity. Their two soul skills shot toward Ye Xiaobao.

The two of them also rapidly closed in on Ye Xiaobao.

Just as both attacks were about to strike Ye Xiaobao, he snapped out of the Charm.

This time, he did not dodge. With only two slaps, he dispersed both soul skills as though swatting flies.

"What?!"

"How is that possible?!"

Xie Yue and Yan were utterly shocked. What kind of monster was this? Unless there was a difference in rank suppressing them, how could someone possibly disperse soul skills barehanded? Yet Ye Xiaobao had clearly awakened his martial soul less than a year ago.

Ye Xiaobao did not find it surprising at all. Bibi Dong had once taught him that a Soul Master's battle was a battle of Soul Power. Martial souls, soul rings, and soul bones all granted Soul Masters enormous boosts, not to mention that Ye Xiaobao's Soul Power itself was higher than the three of theirs.

With his physique, attacks of this level could not hurt him much at all.

But since this was a fight, Ye Xiaobao had no habit of holding back. In a flash, he appeared before Hu Liena.

After all, Hu Liena's soul skill was still effective against him. Although it did not last long, the muddled feeling was unpleasant.

"You..."

Startled by Ye Xiaobao's sudden appearance before her, Hu Liena jumped.

Just as she was about to use Charm again, he kicked her to the ground. She lost the ability to move and fainted.

"Nana!" X2

The moment Xie Yue and Yan saw Hu Liena knocked unconscious, their eyes instantly turned bloodshot.

They no longer cared about coordination and ran straight toward Hu Liena. Xie Yue picked her up while Yan stood beside him with an anxious expression.

"Damn it, why did you hit her so hard?!"

Xie Yue shouted at Ye Xiaobao.

Ye Xiaobao waved a hand. "It's fine. I only knocked her out. She'll be all right after resting for a while."

"You!"

Xie Yue trembled with rage, but he clearly understood just how vast the gap between them and Ye Xiaobao was. After all, Ye Xiaobao had not even used his martial soul.

Yet Xie Yue did not retreat. Their parents had died long ago, and his younger sister was the most important person in his life.

"Ye Xiaobao!"

"First Soul Skill, Slash!"