Shadow Clone: Hundred Consecutive Blasts!

Soto Great Soul Arena, Soul Battle Stage No. 35.

"Second Soul Skill: Shadow Clone!"

With a thought from Ye Buqun, his second yellow Soul Ring gleamed, and more than a dozen identical figures instantly appeared around him.

Seeing this, Fat Dragon and Strong Tiger showed no panic whatsoever. They immediately swung the iron hammers in their hands with fierce momentum.

The heavy hammers seemed as light as feathers in their hands, smashing the clones into scattered fragments.

The real Ye Buqun stood with his arms folded, watching the two like a spectator. The hammer technique they used was somewhat similar to the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, though it lacked that technique's power. Its speed, however, was decent.

Doudou swooped down from the air, preparing to harass them, but although Strong Tiger was large and bulky, his reaction was not slow at all. He immediately swung his hammer at her.

Doudou quickly changed direction and evaded the blow.

"Miss, you're so delicate. You should just forfeit. It wouldn't be good if you got hurt," Strong Tiger said after driving her back with his hammer.

Doudou wanted to help too, but her First Soul Skill only assisted with flight, while her Second Soul Skill accelerated her flight. Neither had any combat effect at all.

Ye Buqun's Shadow Clones were all smashed apart by the iron hammers, but that had only been a small test. Now, even more clones appeared on the stage.

"Damn it! How can there be so many?!" Fat Dragon gripped his hammer tightly, already beginning to feel uneasy.

Strong Tiger was the same. He had already expended some Soul Power. If they continued using their previous method of breaking the clones one by one to find the real body, their Soul Power and stamina would be exhausted before they could defeat their opponent, and they would lose the match.

"If you don't want to fight, then just admit defeat. Don't waste any more time." Every Ye Buqun on the stage spoke in the same voice at once, making it even harder for everyone to tell which one was the real body.

"Kid, do you think you're so impressive just because you know a few cheap illusion-type Soul Skills? Don't get too smug!"

Fat Dragon roared, then exchanged a look with Strong Tiger, who immediately understood.

Their movements became synchronized once more. Their two war hammers crossed, forming an X shape, and their second yellow Soul Rings lit up almost simultaneously.

"Second Soul Skill: Digging Strike!"

The two swung their hammers down onto the ground at the same time, and the entire Soul Battle Stage shook violently.

Their Second Soul Skills both struck the ground with force to create a powerful shockwave. Though this was not a fusion skill, the power they unleashed together was far more than twice as strong as one person's.

They wanted to use the vibration to scatter the clones, but to their surprise, every single one remained completely still.

"Your plan was a good one, but unfortunately, it's useless."

Ye Buqun spoke with a faint smile. With another thought, all the clones clenched their fists and descended upon Fat Dragon and Strong Tiger. "Shadow Clone: Hundred Consecutive Blasts!"

Nearly a hundred clones struck in perfect unison, swiftly knocking Fat Dragon and Strong Tiger off the stage.

The host immediately announced that the Ye-Doudou Duo had won the match.

Speaking of which, Ye Buqun's Shadow Clone: Hundred Consecutive Blasts had been inspired by an anime he had watched in his previous life. It looked rather flashy in action.

Little did anyone know that Ye Buqun had used less than one hundred-thousandth of his power to create clones of this scale. Otherwise, the Soto Great Soul Arena would have been burst apart, and the entire Suotuo City would have been packed to the brim.

After the match, the two went to the betting counter and smoothly collected twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins. This time, the staff's contemptuous expressions had vanished, replaced by faintly reverent looks.

When Ye Buqun gave ten thousand Gold Soul Coins to Doudou, she repeatedly waved her hands in refusal, looking somewhat ashamed. "I hardly contributed anything to the match. I can't take this money."

Ye Buqun said, "Then are you refusing to acknowledge that the two of us fought this match together?"

Doudou had no answer to that. Ye Buqun forcibly stuffed the money into her hands, just as Doudou had once given him that pink gemstone ring.

After reluctantly accepting the ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, Doudou's face showed a trace of delight again. "There's another piece of good news. I've reached level thirty."

For years, Doudou's Soul Power had lingered at level twenty-nine. Unexpectedly, she had advanced during this Soul Battle.

This unexpected breakthrough of her bottleneck filled her with surprise and joy.

Doudou was not yet fifteen years old. Furthermore, her White Pigeon Martial Soul was not a combat-type Martial Soul. Reaching level thirty meant that her talent was actually quite good.

In truth, Soul Masters were already scarce on the Douluo Continent, and those above level thirty were even rarer. If they joined an imperial army, Soul Masters above level thirty could even be directly granted military ranks as commanders of a thousand men or higher. This showed that level thirty was no small turning point for a Soul Master.

Ye Buqun stepped forward and patted her fragrant shoulder. "Congratulations. I'm truly happy for you. Let's put the matches aside for now. Tomorrow, I'll help you hunt your Third Soul Ring."

Doudou beamed. "Then thank you so much."

Ye Buqun said, "There's no need to be so polite between us—"

The next morning.

"Star Dou Great Forest? Isn't that place a little dangerous? I heard there are even legendary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts there. I'm afraid we won't be able to handle it. How about going to the Soul Hunting Forest instead?"

Almost every Soul Master knew that although the Star Dou Great Forest was a good place, it was extremely dangerous. It was the cradle of Soul Beasts. The stronger the Soul Master, the more they liked that place, but it was also a place where Soul Masters suffered heavy casualties.

In comparison, the Soul Hunting Forest was far more peaceful. The Soul Beasts there were raised by the empire, and even Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were rarely encountered. Most who went there were only Soul Scholars or Soul Masters.

The limit for a First Soul Ring was four hundred and twenty-three years; the limit for a Second Soul Ring was seven hundred and sixty-four years; and the limit for a Third Soul Ring was one thousand seven hundred and sixty years. Ye Buqun wanted to hunt a Soul Ring for Doudou that was close to that limit, so the Star Dou Great Forest naturally offered more choices.

After hearing this, Doudou agreed as well. "Then I'll hire a carriage right away."

Ye Buqun merely smiled. "Why hire a carriage when I'm here?"

"Hm?"

As Ye Buqun spoke, a thought crossed his mind, and a massive sword more than five zhang long and over one zhang wide appeared beneath their feet. He then stepped onto it in one stride and beckoned Doudou to climb aboard.

Ye Buqun had copied Chen Xin's possession. With the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul in hand, he casually used this extremely flashy Sword Flight.

Of course, the size of the condensed sword body depended on the Soul Master's Soul Power and will. The more Soul Power poured into it, the larger the sword body would naturally become—