Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin

The boy stepped before Bi Zihan, assuming a combat stance as he said, "Yu Tianheng, Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Level 15, one-ring Battle Soul Master."

Behind Yu Tianheng, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul appeared. After Martial Soul Possession, a yellow hundred-year Soul Ring glowed around him.

"Yu Tianheng, I know of you—the standout of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. But you're only a one-ring Battle Soul Master right now. You're no match for me. Send up a Soul Grandmaster instead." Bi Zihan pushed Hu Liena gently with one hand, signaling for her to move back and leave some room to fight.

Hu Liena took several steps back and quietly watched the battle that was about to begin ahead.

"I'm no match for you? How arrogant. Release your Martial Soul. You don't need me to teach you the rules before a battle between Soul Masters, do you?" Yu Tianheng's expression darkened, and his fingers clenched tightly into fists.

"Of course I know the rules. But those weaker than me have no need to know my Soul Power or my Martial Soul." Bi Zihan gave a soft laugh, his voice carrying a trace of disdain.

On the continent, before Soul Masters fought, they would reveal their Martial Souls and Soul Power as a sign of respect for their opponents. Unless they looked down on their opponent completely and did not fear becoming eternal enemies, they would announce their Martial Souls.

Bi Zihan met both conditions. He disdained Yu Tianheng's current strength and had no fear of Yu Tianheng becoming his eternal enemy, so he had no intention of revealing his Martial Soul.

"Heh, you really are arrogant beyond measure. I'd like to see whether you have the strength to back up that arrogance." The first Soul Ring on Yu Tianheng's body flashed rapidly.

Blue lightning continuously gathered in his hand as he charged swiftly toward Bi Zihan.

"First Soul Skill: Lightning Dragon Claw!"

His lightning-wreathed palm showed no intention of holding back as it struck directly at Bi Zihan.

Watching Yu Tianheng's incoming palm, Bi Zihan also raised a hand to meet it. He could sense that Yu Tianheng's First Soul Skill had considerable attack power, but he wanted even more to find out just how strong his physique had become and where its limits lay.

"You really are arrogant, trying to take my First Soul Skill bare-handed." Seeing Bi Zihan's actions, blazing fury rose in Yu Tianheng's eyes, and he increased the force behind his hand even further.

The two palms collided. Bi Zihan's body swayed slightly, and he felt immense force along with lightning entering his arm.

But the instant the lightning entered Bi Zihan's arm, the golden blood within his body completely wore it away, causing him no harm whatsoever.

As Yu Tianheng watched Bi Zihan, who had merely swayed once, disbelief filled his eyes. His First Soul Skill increased his attack by thirty percent, yet Bi Zihan had taken it so easily. For a moment, he found it difficult to accept.

"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, known as the strongest Beast Martial Soul in the world, is nothing special after all. Its reputation seems undeserved. Or is this all you, Yu Tianheng, are capable of?" Bi Zihan's words were filled with deep contempt. He tightened his grip slightly on Yu Tianheng's arm, then clenched his other hand into a fist and punched Yu Tianheng in the chest, sending him staggering backward.

The immense force made Yu Tianheng let out a muffled groan of pain. After forcibly steadying himself, he was about to charge forward again when someone pressed a hand onto his shoulder.

"Tianheng, you're no match for him right now. Let me handle this." A lightly amused voice sounded behind Yu Tianheng.

A boy slightly older than Yu Tianheng stepped out from behind him. Arriving before Bi Zihan, he calmly said, "Yu Tianxin, Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Level 21, two-ring Soul Grandmaster."

"There is naturally a reason why the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul is regarded as the strongest Beast Martial Soul in the world. And it is not something you can belittle or slander." Yu Tianxin looked at Bi Zihan as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul rose behind him. Following Martial Soul Possession, two yellow hundred-year Soul Rings flashed around his body.

Bi Zihan looked at Yu Tianxin as the Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel Martial Soul emerged behind him, while two Dark Gold Soul Rings appeared around his body.

As the wings of the Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel beat, an aura of darkness and evil spread from the Martial Soul. A faint wickedness also flashed through Bi Zihan's eyes.

"Two Ten-thousand-year Soul Rings!" Hu Liena's small mouth fell slightly open as she looked at Bi Zihan's Martial Soul and Soul Rings.

"The person the Grand Priest has been searching for has actually been right beside the Pope all along—and he's even Her Holiness the Pope's son." Hidden in the shadows, Ghostly Charm's eyes widened. But he quickly calmed down and decided to pretend he had seen nothing and knew nothing.

Telling the Grand Priest about Bi Zihan would certainly earn him a generous reward, but it would also definitely offend the current Pope, Bibi Dong. As the saying went: better no merit than no fault.

Therefore, pretending he knew nothing was the best choice.

Inside the great hall, Yu Yuanzhen stared at Bi Zihan's Martial Soul and his two Soul Rings, muttering, "Isn't this Martial Soul the same phenomenon that appeared in the sky six years ago?"

Then Yu Yuanzhen looked at his age, and the timing matched perfectly. Could the phenomenon that had shaken heaven and earth back then have been caused by his birth? Two Ten-thousand-year Soul Rings—truly inconceivable!

Yu Xiaogang also stared unblinkingly at the Martial Soul behind Bi Zihan. Excitement even appeared in his eyes as he desperately tried to memorize the appearance of the Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel.

The middle-aged woman also fixed her gaze tightly on Bi Zihan, her eyes holding surprise and delight. Her gaze involuntarily flicked toward the girl beside her, as though she were thinking about something.

"Xiaogang, do you know what Martial Soul he has?" Yu Yuanzhen glanced at Yu Xiaogang and voiced the question in his heart.

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang thought for a moment before saying, "Father, I don't know the exact name of his Martial Soul. But when I was in Spirit Hall, there was a Martial Soul called the Six-Winged Angel that was very similar to his, except for the number and color of its wings. Moreover, those with the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul all possess innate Level 20 Soul Power. So based on my deduction, he should also have innate Level 20 Soul Power."