Reversal (Bonus Chapter)

Empowered by the Wind Attribute Clear Sky Hammer, a small Wind Tornado formed where the two hammers' winds collided. Wrapped in black poisonous mist, it sent the Jade Phosphor Black Poison back at its source.

"How is this possible?"

Dugu Xin's eyes widened. He had never expected his snake venom to be so easily countered.

With poison as his primary means of attack, he was at a complete loss for a moment.

"Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Bewitching Charm!"

At the critical moment, Xie Ming and Hu Mei finally completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. However, their fusion was nowhere near as refined as that of the future siblings Xie Yue and Hu Liena. It merely fused their bodies and Soul Power together, without producing the red mist capable of dulling the senses and suppressing Soul Power and speed.

Even so, with the enhancement of Ning Caichen's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the fused pair's Soul Power instantly reached the level of a Soul King.

With her Soul Power greatly increased, Bewitching Charm wielded two Moonblades and cleaved the Wind Tornado apart with a single strike. Then, with a sudden dash, she swung both Moonblades at the frozen Tang Zhan, only to be blocked by Tang Jin and Tang Xiong, who had once again unleashed Chaotic Storm.

Boom!

After the two of them swung sixteen hammers, both sides were forced back at the same time. Bewitching Charm merely flipped through the air and steadied herself, while Tang Jin and Tang Xiong, despite the stacked force of Chaotic Storm, were still blasted away.

Only to be caught by the Fengyun Shuang brothers.

"Your opponents are us."

After catching Tang Jin and Tang Xiong, they followed the tactics Tang Zhan had arranged beforehand and surrounded Bewitching Charm.

Although Bewitching Charm's Soul Power had reached the Soul King level, she had one enormous weakness: she could not use Soul Skills.

Under the coordinated assault of the three brothers, whose minds were linked, she was suppressed so thoroughly that she could not break free.

At the Same Time, Tang Jin and Tang Xiong once again closed in on Dugu Xin.

Already being countered, Dugu Xin was attacked by two Soul Masters of the same level. Fortunately, Ning Caichen's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda supported him at the crucial moment, preventing his immediate defeat—but he would not be able to hold on for much longer.

"No, this can't go on."

Seeing Dugu Xin in grave danger and Bewitching Charm being suppressed, Li Bingyan immediately turned her attention to Tang Zhan, whom she had frozen earlier. Her Second Soul Ring flashed, and a pair of Ice Wings condensed behind her. She swooped toward Tang Zhan, intending to eliminate the captain of the Clear Sky Team first and reverse the situation.

Yet unexpectedly, no one from the Clear Sky Team moved to stop her.

"I've been waiting for you."

Just as Li Bingyan came within half a meter of Tang Zhan, the Clear Sky Hammer in the frozen Tang Zhan's hand suddenly ignited with blazing flames.

The Clear Sky Hammer of the Clear Sky Sect's Seventh Elder, the future Blazing Sun Douluo, followed a Fire Attribute path. Naturally, Tang Zhan was no exception.

"Third Soul Skill—Sun-Piercing Blazing Sun!"

The ice instantly shattered, as did Li Bingyan's Ice Wings. With Tang Zhan's furious roar, Li Bingyan was blasted backward even faster than she had come. Though Lin Hanye caught her in the end, she had lost all ability to continue fighting.

"Bingyan!"

Seeing his beloved seriously injured, Dugu Xin instantly lost his composure. Tang Jin and Tang Xiong seized the opportunity and sent him off the Soul Duel Stage.

The entire audience fell silent. No one had expected this seemingly evenly matched Team Soul Duel to turn so one-sided. First, Huang Tianba had been eliminated by Tang Zhan's single hammer strike. Then came Li Bingyan, and now even Dugu Xin was out.

All that remained were Bewitching Charm, suppressed by the Fengyun Shuang brothers, a Level 29 Soul Grandmaster, and a Support System Soul Master.

The outcome was already decided.

"Haha, this is far too easy. Tang Lang, that kid with only Level 29 Soul Power and that Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda are yours."

Seeing the battle unfold exactly as they had anticipated, Tang Jin, the vice-captain of the Clear Sky Team, could not help growing smug. Holding his Clear Sky Hammer, he pointed toward Lin Hanye and Ning Caichen and looked at Tang Lang.

"Hehe, leave them to me." Tang Lang gave a mocking grin, holding his Clear Sky Hammer as he strolled toward Lin Hanye at an unhurried pace.

Lin Hanye paid him no attention. After handing Li Bingyan over to Dugu Xin below the stage, whose hair and eyes had both taken on a faint green hue, he finally looked quietly at Tang Lang as he approached.

"Has he already given up?"

Almost everyone, including Huang Yueyao hidden in the darkness of the Central Main Spirit Arena, thought Lin Hanye had given up.

"Haha, let me send you down."

Tang Lang walked up to Lin Hanye, gripped his hammer with both hands, and brought it crashing down.

Tang Zhan, Tang Jin, Tang Xiong, and the others found it utterly uninteresting and turned their attention to the three Fengyun Shuang brothers fighting Bewitching Charm.

They planned to join forces and eliminate Bewitching Charm.

"Ah!"

But the instant they turned away, Tang Lang's scream rang out behind them, followed by the thunderous crash of a Clear Sky Hammer hitting the ground.

Tang Zhan and the other two turned around to see Tang Lang's shoulder seemingly pierced through by something, two blossoms of blood bursting from it. The blood quickly congealed, and Tang Lang dropped to his knees with a thud before passing out.

"Bastard!"

I can hit you, but you can't hit back. If you do, you're on the Path to Death—this had always been the traditional culture of the Clear Sky Sect.

Seeing Tang Lang in such a miserable state, Tang Zhan and the other two immediately rushed at Lin Hanye with Eyes Crimson Red, Breathing Like an Ox.

"Sun-Piercing Blazing Sun!"

Tang Zhan charged first. His Third Soul Ring lit up, and a fireball as dazzling as a miniature sun gathered atop his crimson hammerhead before hurtling toward Lin Hanye.

Unlike Tang Zhan, Lin Hanye did not shout the name of his Soul Skill. His Second Soul Ring merely lit up, and an Ice Barrier instantly appeared beneath his feet, protecting him and Ning Caichen within.

Boom!

The fireball and Clear Sky Hammer crashed onto the Ice Barrier. Spiderweb-like Cracks appeared across the Mysterious Ice Bind, yet it neither melted nor shattered.

"Why aren't you using your remaining Soul Power to support me?"

Lin Hanye paid no heed to Tang Zhan's attack and turned to Ning Caichen behind him.

Ning Caichen let out an "Oh," only then realizing what was happening. He followed Lin Hanye's instruction and provided him with support.

"Vajra Pestle!"

"One Hammer Shakes the Sound!"

At that moment, Tang Jin and Tang Xiong's Third Soul Skills also arrived.

Facing the Third Soul Skills of three Soul Elders at once, the Mysterious Ice Bind could no longer hold and shattered with a bang.

However, Ning Caichen had already finished adding his support.

Lin Hanye shoved Ning Caichen off the Soul Duel Stage behind him. At the same time, he used the Body Flicker Technique and vanished from where he stood. While waving his hand to control the Ice Barrier's fragments and attack Tang Zhan's group of three, he flashed behind Fengyun Shuang's group as they surrounded Bewitching Charm. His Second Soul Ring lit up once more.

This time, the Mysterious Ice Bind did not encase him. Instead, it trapped Tang Shuang, the strongest of the three brothers. Countless Ice Spikes erupted inside, avoiding his vital areas as they instantly turned Tang Shuang into a human pincushion.

At the Same Time, the Mysterious Ice Bind fragments caught their targets off guard and eliminated Tang Xiong, the weakest of the three.

"Tang Shuang!"

"Tang Xiong!"

In just a few moments, the Clear Sky Team, which had held an absolute advantage and had been on the verge of winning this soul duel, suddenly lost three members. The remaining Tang Zhan, Tang Jin, Tang Feng, and Tang Yun flew into a furious rage and moved to gang up on Lin Hanye.

PS: Third update