Ignoring Defense

Yu Xiaogang looked at the soul rings on Bi Zihan and said, "Two ten-thousand-year soul rings. This completely overturns my theory. According to my theory, the age limit for the first soul ring cannot exceed four hundred and twenty-three years, while the second soul ring can only be seven hundred and twenty-four years. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to exceed the limits of my theory."

"But according to another one of my theories, if a soul beast willingly becomes someone's soul ring, then it is possible to absorb a soul ring beyond one's rank. If I'm not mistaken, both of his soul rings came from ten-thousand-year soul beasts that voluntarily became his soul rings. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to possess two ten-thousand-year soul rings." As soon as Yu Xiaogang finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall fell somewhat silent.

The middle-aged woman glanced at Yu Xiaogang before withdrawing her gaze and continuing to watch Bi Zihan ahead of her, directly ignoring Yu Xiaogang's words.

A ten-thousand-year soul beast willingly becoming a soul ring? A soul beast already had the intelligence of a two-year-old human after a thousand years. Did he think ten-thousand-year soul beasts were idiots, willing to become human soul rings?

"Clan Head Yu, Grandmaster just said that his martial soul resembles a type of Angel Martial Soul from Spirit Hall. Could he be from Spirit Hall?" The middle-aged woman's voice was calm.

"After hearing Xiaogang's words, I feel that he does not seem to be from Spirit Hall. Your clan should have seen that heavenly phenomenon six years ago as well. After it occurred, Spirit Hall sent people across the continent to search for something."

"Spirit Hall told the outside world that they were looking for a treasure. But I feel they were not searching for some treasure. The one they were looking for was the child standing before us."

"Pass down the order. No matter who it is within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, no one is allowed to speak of what happened today. Since Spirit Hall wants to find him, let them search slowly." Yu Yuanzhen looked at Bi Zihan before him with great interest, seemingly lost in thought.

Outside the hall, Bi Zihan and Yu Tianxin stood facing one another. Both assumed opening stances and remained ready to fight at any moment.

The only difference was that Yu Tianxin's eyes held gravity, while Bi Zihan's held ease and composure, as though he did not take Yu Tianxin seriously at all.

Their bodies moved almost simultaneously. Blue lightning appeared in Yu Tianxin's hand, while black Soul Power condensed in Bi Zihan's. Their fingers curled into fists, neither choosing to use a soul skill immediately as they sought to test the other's strength.

The two fists collided. Bi Zihan remained perfectly still, while Yu Tianheng could not help but stagger backward repeatedly.

Scorn appeared in Bi Zihan's eyes as his first soul ring quickly flashed.

Without warning, a black cage appeared beneath Yu Tianxin's feet, enclosing his body within it. Several chains extended from the cage and tightly bound Yu Tianheng inside.

First Soul Skill: Dark Warden!

Inside the cage, Yu Tianxin felt his Soul Power continuously draining away at an extremely rapid rate. Blue lightning began gathering around his body as he attempted to use his Soul Power and lightning to forcibly shatter the cage before him.

Yet thirty percent of the lightning and Soul Power he unleashed was absorbed by the black chains, transforming into the purest energy and replenishing Bi Zihan's depleted Soul Power.

"The battle is over, Yu Tianxin." Bi Zihan looked at Yu Tianxin ahead of him and chuckled.

The Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel behind him radiated intense black light. Within that light, two black stars condensed from Soul Power appeared and rapidly smashed toward Yu Tianxin.

First Soul Skill: Starfall!

The moment Bi Zihan finished releasing his soul skill, he felt that his Soul Power had been nearly depleted. He had known that this soul skill consumed a great deal of Soul Power, but he had not expected the cost to be this immense. He had only condensed two stars, yet his Soul Power was almost empty.

Yu Yuanzhen, who had been sitting in the hall and watching the battle ahead with great interest, suddenly rose to his feet. He swiftly unleashed his martial soul and appeared in front of Yu Tianheng, using his Soul Power to form a protective zone and shield Yu Tianxin behind him.

When Bi Zihan saw the man who had suddenly appeared and the nine soul rings flashing around him—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—he quietly retreated backward, remaining prepared to activate a buff and have Ghostly Charm take him away.

He knew Yu Yuanzhen definitely could not block his soul skill, because the effect of this skill was to ignore all defenses. Moreover, once the two stars collided, they would explode.

The woman in the hall also seemed to sense that something was wrong. After releasing her martial soul, a pink Begonia Flower appeared in her hand, while seven soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—flashed continuously around her.

Petal-like white light drifted from the Begonia Flower in the woman's hand, enveloping the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciples.

The two black stars passed through Yu Yuanzhen's Soul Power, collided with one another, and struck Yu Tianxin. Cracks appeared across both stars before they instantly exploded. Powerful dark energy erupted from the blast and spread ceaselessly in every direction.

When the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciples present were swept by the dark energy, their bodies were immediately sent flying. Yu Tianxin's body slammed directly into a tree before sliding down to the ground.

Even Yu Yuanzhen's clothes were torn, and his hair was blown into disarray. Had he not been a Titled Douluo with an exceptionally powerful physique, forcibly enduring the attack with his body, he might have been injured by that single strike.

One by one, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciples stood back up from the ground. Even Yu Tianxin, who had crashed into the ancient tree, climbed back to his feet. Aside from their torn clothes and somewhat messy hair, they seemed not to have suffered any injuries at all.

Was my soul skill a joke? It consumed so much of my Soul Power, yet it only tore their clothes and didn't injure them at all. Bi Zihan thought as he checked his soul skill again.

But after checking, Bi Zihan discovered that there was nothing wrong with his soul skill. How could it have no offensive power at all?

In the hall, the middle-aged woman withdrew her martial soul and raised a hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead. A sharp gleam appeared in her eyes as she smiled faintly and said, "The attack power of this soul skill is truly formidable. If I had not acted, it seems none of these disciples would have been able to withstand it."