Teacher Ye, It'd Be a Shame If You Didn't Become a Professional Sparring Partner

Using the Nine Revolutions Heaven-Treading Steps at the Roaming Heaven level, Xia Tianling twisted his body into an extremely unnatural posture and flashed past the light beam just as he was about to collide with it.

The chill radiating from around the beam barely hindered him at all.

In the space of a hair's breadth, he had already flashed directly in front of Ye Zhi Qiu. The axe in his right hand swept horizontally toward his opponent's neck.

Ye Zhi Qiu was alarmed and hurriedly retracted his head into his Turtle Shell.

"I knew you had a move like that."

The axe grazed past Ye Zhi Qiu's scalp, followed immediately by a heavy hammer blow rising from below and smashing viciously into the Turtle Shell on his chest.

The axe attack had only been a feint. The hammer in his left hand was the real attack.

Bang.

Xia Tianling had put nearly all his strength into that strike. The explosive force of the Attribute Buff sent Ye Zhi Qiu stumbling backward several steps, leaving his entire body numb.

However, as a defense-type Soul King, Ye Zhi Qiu quickly regained his balance. Opening his mouth, he spat a stream of black icy air at Xia Tianling, who was rushing toward him.

Third Soul Skill, Mysterious Water Surge.

The intense cold made Xia Tianling shiver. He hurriedly activated his Fire Attribute to maintain his body temperature, while his hands did not stop moving. His First Soul Ring lit up, and the fusion activated.

Storm Axe, appear.

"Teacher Ye, use your strongest Soul Skill. Let's decide the winner in one strike," Xia Tianling called out in advance.

In Storm Axe form, both his strength and the attributes of his Soul Skills doubled. This was merely a sparring match; it would be bad if someone died or was seriously injured.

Ye Zhi Qiu agreed. His Fourth and Fifth Soul Skills were unleashed one after another. A ring of black airflow rippled around his Turtle Shell, his body grew another size larger, and he turned his toughest back toward Xia Tianling.

As a defense-type Soul King, defense was his specialty. His Fourth and Fifth Soul Skills were both purely defensive. The Fourth Soul Skill strengthened his Turtle Shell, while the Fifth Soul Skill released a swirling black airflow, somewhat similar to a mage's Repulsion Ice Ring.

"Thunder God, aid me!"

"Lightning Half Moon Slash!"

Dragging the Storm Axe behind him, Xia Tianling strode forward. His second and Third Soul Rings lit up as he embarrassingly shouted the names of his moves.

A gigantic axe, wrapped in the power of lightning, smashed viciously into the Turtle Shell on Ye Zhi Qiu's back.

Boom.

Other than the Second Martial Soul that he could not reveal, Xia Tianling had unleashed all the strength in his body at once, along with the pressure of the True Dragon Aura.

However, he had used the hammerhead on the back of the axe.

Even he could not accurately judge just how powerful that blow was. If he had struck with the axe blade instead, he feared he might truly have hacked Ye Zhi Qiu into a critically injured state, which would have been difficult to explain.

Struck by the hammerhead, Ye Zhi Qiu flew into the air like an enormous golf ball.

The black aura surrounding him had dissipated the moment it came into contact with the Lightning Half Moon Slash, offering no resistance whatsoever. When the massive Turtle Shell collided with the hammerhead, it shattered amid the explosion of lightning.

The Turtle Shell dispersed into its most basic Soul Power and vanished into the air. While still airborne, his Martial Soul Possession was forcibly dispelled by the hammer strike.

At the instant he clashed head-on with Xia Tianling, Ye Zhi Qiu felt as though he had been intimidated by a natural predator. It was an instinctive urge to submit, originating from deep within his bloodline.

That urge nearly reduced his strength by more than twenty percent.

How could a mere turtle minister dare act fiercely before a True Dragon? That was only the aura. If Xia Tianling truly possessed the True Dragon Spirit, the suppression would even directly halve his strength.

"Cough, cough."

In the distance, Ye Zhi Qiu crawled to his feet amid the billowing dust.

"Teacher Ye, are you all right?" Xia Tianling hurried over and stuffed a plant leaf into Ye Zhi Qiu's mouth. "Chew this up and swallow it. This herb is highly effective for treating injuries."

This herb was a healing plant cultivated by Spirit Hall, and it was extremely effective on low-level Soul Masters. Before leaving, Xia Tianling had grabbed a large handful and stored them in his ring.

"Your strength is far beyond mine," Ye Zhi Qiu said with a bitter smile as he ate the leaf. "Thank you for the herb."

Even though he had made every possible preparation, Xia Tianling's all-out strike had still displaced his Five Viscera and made his bones feel as though they were cracking.

If he had used the axe blade, or used that bizarre footwork to circle around to my front, one strike would probably have left me critically injured, Ye Zhi Qiu silently thought.

Fortunately, with the help of this strange plant leaf, Ye Zhi Qiu felt a warm current continuously repairing his body. Before long, he had recovered seventy or eighty percent.

"Teacher Ye, can you still go on? How about letting Zhuqing do what I just did? You use your strongest defense, and let her strike you once. What do you think?"

Ye Zhi Qiu checked his current condition. Thinking that the agility attack system girl before him was only a Soul Grandmaster and could not possibly possess such terrifying strength, he agreed without hesitation.

"I'm fine. Come at me."

He made his preparations once more, releasing his Martial Soul and several defensive Soul Skills.

"Zhuqing, try out your new ability."

"Mm!" Zhu Zhuqing nodded and likewise activated her Martial Soul Possession.

After receiving the inheritance of the God of Assassins, Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld Spirit Cat Martial Soul had undergone some indescribable changes, just as it had now.

She was faster, and her figure had become somewhat elusive, like a shadow.

Ye Zhi Qiu's heart stirred again. This girl was simply too fast. Compared to these two children, his own prized students were practically playing around.

Third Soul Skill activated, Mysterious Water Surge.

Watching Zhu Zhuqing charge toward him, he once again released Mysterious Water Surge, a comprehensive skill that combined offense and defense.

Facing the surging torrent, Zhu Zhuqing adjusted herself, took a deep breath, and directly activated the new skill she had just learned.

Void Walking!

However, since she had only just begun using Void Walking, she could only slip into the void for one or two seconds. Yet those one or two seconds were already enough to make Ye Zhi Qiu question his life.

Was this a Self-Created Soul Skill? Teleportation?

In Ye Zhi Qiu's perception, Zhu Zhuqing completely vanished for two seconds, then directly "flashed" in front of him. Was that not practically Teleportation?

The raised claws of Zhu Zhuqing's hands were covered by a layer of dark claws. The black metal had a matte texture and did not reflect even a trace of light beneath the moonlight.

Assassin's Claws, Netherworld Hundred Claws!

Zhu Zhuqing transformed into a streak of black light, her claws stabbing straight into the Turtle Shell on Ye Zhi Qiu's back.

A series of muffled puffs rang out. Rather than the imagined clanging of claws against shell, Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld Hundred Claws directly ignored Ye Zhi Qiu's protective black aura and sank straight into the thick Turtle Shell, like a scorching blade piercing a huge block of cheese.

After the attack ended, Zhu Zhuqing came to a stop. She stared blankly at the massive wound on the Turtle Shell, then looked at her cat claws.

Did I really cause this?

Zhu Zhuqing could clearly feel that her Netherworld Hundred Claws had concentrated over a hundred attacks upon one point, completely breaking through the Turtle Shell's defense. Beyond it was Ye Zhi Qiu's actual body.

As long as she unleashed Hell Stab once more, she would be able to seriously injure the Soul King before her.

The inheritance of this expert named Assassin was actually this powerful.

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