One-Sided Crushing

In the seats of honor, Liu Tianba frowned. The Summoning Tome—this was also the first time he had heard of such a Martial Soul.

"Xuanfeng, what is going on with Xiao Han? Isn't his Martial Soul our family's inherited Black Flame Demon Wolf?" Liu Tianba's eldest son, Liu Xuanshan, asked his third brother.

"I never said Xiao Han had a Black Flame Demon Wolf Martial Soul," Liu Xuanfeng said.

Liu Xuanshan frowned. "Then what kind of Martial Soul is this Summoning Tome?"

Hearing this, Liu Xuanfeng smiled proudly. "Just watch carefully. It's a very powerful Martial Soul."

An unfamiliar youth stepped onto the stage and announced, "Yin Xiaotian, Scorpion Tail Fire Lion Martial Soul, Level 17 Assault-type Battle Spirit Master!"

After declaring their Martial Souls, the two immediately activated Martial Soul Possession.

Boom!

A ball of blazing fire erupted. Crimson mane grew around Yin Xiaotian's neck, his hands transformed into lion paws, and a long scorpion tail grew from behind him!

A yellow Spirit Ring rose up!

Compared to Yin Xiaotian's awe-inspiring Martial Soul Possession, Liu Xinghan's Martial Soul appeared far more ordinary. A bronze glow gathered in his palm, and a book appeared in his hand.

"A Book Martial Soul?"

"Isn't that a Waste Martial Soul?"

At the sight of the Summoning Tome, this thought involuntarily surfaced in everyone's minds.

But before they could think anything else, a Light Purple Spirit Ring slowly rose into view!

A Thousand Year Spirit Ring?

And it was a Thousand Year First Spirit Ring!

Shock!

The banquet hall instantly fell silent, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

The limit for a Soul Master's First Spirit Ring was four hundred years, while the Second Spirit Ring was around eight hundred years. Only upon reaching the level of a Three-Ring Spirit Elder could one's body absorb the immense energy of a Thousand Year Spirit Ring.

Therefore, when Liu Xinghan revealed his Thousand Year First Spirit Ring, everyone was startled, including Liu Xinghan's parents.

They knew perfectly well that their son's Spirit Ring had clearly been a Hundred-Year Spirit Ring. How had it become a Thousand Year one now?

In the seats of honor, Miles, the Spirit Hall Red Robe Cardinal, took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Liu Family Head, this is your grandson, right? A Thousand Year First Spirit Ring is truly astonishing!"

Hearing this, Liu Tianba burst into laughter.

When he had first seen that Liu Xinghan possessed a Book Martial Soul, a theoretically useless Martial Soul, he had thought the Liu Family's hopes were gone and had nearly fainted. But upon seeing the Thousand Year Spirit Ring, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

If he could absorb a Thousand Year Spirit Ring as his First Spirit Ring, then his Martial Soul could not be bad!

With a thought from Liu Xinghan, his First Spirit Ring lit up, and the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear immediately appeared on the Battle Stage.

Compared to before, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear summoned by the Thousand Year spirit skill was clearly a whole level stronger in both size and presence.

Obviously, its strength had also grown as the Spirit Ring's Year Limit increased!

Just as I thought!

Sensing the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's changes, Liu Xinghan muttered inwardly.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear had grown stronger, but it also consumed more Soul Power. Especially now that it had gone from a hundred years to a thousand years, it was a qualitative transformation.

The strengthened Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear consumed an even more terrifying amount of Soul Power.

Previously, his Soul Power could sustain the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear for three minutes. Now, it would be good if it lasted two minutes!

I have to end this quickly!

Liu Xinghan immediately commanded the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear to attack!

Roar!

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear charged forward in great strides, making the Battle Stage tremble faintly.

Feeling that surging ferocity, Yin Xiaotian hesitated for a moment, but quickly steeled himself.

They were both One-Ring Spirit Masters. Who was afraid of whom?

So what if he had a Thousand Year Spirit Ring? It was not like he could kill me in one blow!

Yin Xiaotian shouted and rushed to meet the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, only to be sent flying by a single swipe of its paw. He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, with several bones broken!

Defeat!

The banquet hall fell deathly silent once more!

No one had expected Yin Xiaotian, the city lord's son and a renowned prodigy of Gengxin City, to be defeated in an instant!

In the seats of honor, several people were still shocked by the appearance of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. Before they could react, Yin Xiaotian had been instantly defeated, leaving them thoroughly surprised as well.

Liu Tianba murmured, "Summoning... so that's what it means. It really is a powerful Martial Soul!"

As a well-traveled Soul Saint expert, he immediately understood his grandson's Martial Soul. The last traces of concern he had held toward it vanished in an instant!

"The Liu Family's revival is within reach!"

Liu Tianba was incomparably excited!

With such a Martial Soul paired with Innate Full Soul Power, if he could not become an unrivaled powerhouse, then who could?

"Quick, carry him away for treatment!"

Seeing Yin Xiaotian lying on the ground, unable to rise, Liu Tianba hurriedly spoke. Then he glanced at Gengxin City's city lord, Yin Zheng, whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and said apologetically, "Youngsters don't know how to hold back. I hope City Lord Yin will not take it to heart. This old man will certainly have the Liu Family's best healing-type Soul Master treat Xiaotian's injuries."

Yin Zheng forced a smile. "It is nothing. That brat has always been exceedingly arrogant. This defeat will teach him a lesson and let him know that there are always greater people beyond people, and greater skies beyond skies."

On the Battle Stage.

After dealing with Yin Xiaotian, Liu Xinghan immediately recalled the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

For every second it remained outside, Liu Xinghan could feel his Soul Power dropping at an obvious rate.

"This Soul Power consumption is way too terrifying!" Liu Xinghan was speechless.

What he did not know was that a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear that had just entered the Thousand Year level was already comparable to an ordinary five-thousand-year soul beast. In terms of Soul Master levels, that was at least the cultivation of a Soul Ancestor.

As a Level 15 One-Ring Spirit Master, it was only natural that he could not sustain the consumption of a soul beast whose cultivation was comparable to that of a Soul Ancestor for long!

"Who else wants to fight me?" Liu Xinghan swept his gaze across the banquet and shouted.

He was determined to claim those one thousand Gold Soul Coins. Not even the heavens themselves could stop him.

He still needed two more victories for three consecutive wins.

There were quite a few One-Ring Spirit Masters among the younger generation of the various families at the banquet. But after seeing Yin Xiaotian get slapped by that giant bear until he vomited blood by the gallon and could not even crawl back up, who would dare step forward?

They could not even defeat Yin Xiaotian. If they went up there, would they not just be asking for a beating?

Seeing that no one had come forward after so long, Liu Xinghan was speechless.

He had encountered the same predicament as at the academy. Among those of the same level, no one dared to fight him on the Battle Stage!

If no one fought him, what would happen to those one thousand Gold Soul Coins?

"If there are no One-Ring Spirit Masters, Two-Ring Spirit Masters are fine too!" Liu Xinghan shouted.

"Haha, good! Worthy of being my grandson. A One-Ring Spirit Master challenging a Two-Ring Spirit Master—what courage!" Liu Tianba laughed heartily. He was becoming increasingly satisfied with this grandson.

"I'll do it!"

A deep voice rang out.

The one who stepped forward was a burly youth with a square mouth and straight nose. In his deep voice, he said, "Shi Jiao, Ancient Stone Beast Martial Soul, Level 28 Assault-type Battle Spirit Master!"

Shi Jiao came from the Shi Family, one of Gengxin City's four great families. The Shi Family's inherited Ancient Stone Beast Martial Soul was a very special form of stone life that possessed powerful defensive strength.

The Battle Stage duel began!

Shi Jiao's body did not change much after activating Martial Soul Possession, but all of his exposed skin turned a bluish-gray like stone. As two Spirit Rings rose, he completed his Martial Soul Possession.

At the same time, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear appeared on the Battle Stage once more.