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"Book Martial Soul?"

Yu Feng, Osler, and Shi Mo were all surprised by Su Wen's Martial Soul.

They had not expected the newcomer joining the team to possess a Book Martial Soul.

After all, Heaven Dou Royal Academy's current lineup was exceptionally elite. Their captain possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, known as the number one Beast Martial Soul, while vice-captain Dugu Yan possessed the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul.

There were also the Nine Heart Begonia, Black Tortoise, Black Panther, and Wind Chime Bird.

They were all outstanding Martial Souls in their respective fields.

Yet Su Wen merely had a Book Martial Soul.

It was not that they doubted the potential power a Book Martial Soul could unleash. After all, Xiao Zhan stood right before them—the Xiao Zhan who had made a name for himself throughout the Soul Master World as the Fire Devil.

He was undoubtedly a representative of Book Martial Souls.

After their surprise passed, the three quickly accepted it.

Since Su Wen was joining the team, he must naturally have something exceptional about him.

Especially since he had arrived alongside Xiao Zhan, he was most likely following Xiao Zhan's guidance down the path of a Book Martial Soul Battle Soul Master.

Combined with Su Wen's two Soul Skills, they quickly formed an initial impression of him.

"Alright, it's about time. Both sides, get ready."

Qin Ming and Xiao Zhan watched as the two teams took their positions thirty meters apart.

"Battle begin!"

As Qin Ming's voice fell, all eight released their Martial Souls at once.

Other than Su Wen, all seven had the optimal Soul Ring configuration of two yellow and one purple.

Brilliant yellow and purple light interwove and shone.

Su Wen did not ruin the visual harmony, as his yellow and purple Soul Rings also glowed simultaneously.

It was just that his yellow light was somewhat scarce.

"Thousand Year Soul Ring!"

All seven members of the Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team noticed the colors of Su Wen's Soul Rings.

One yellow, one purple!

His second ring was already a Thousand Year Soul Ring!

At that moment, they all understood why Su Wen was qualified to join the Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team.

Although Qin Ming had known about Su Wen's Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring long ago, seeing this extraordinary Soul Ring configuration with his own eyes still shocked him.

One yellow, one purple.

A thousand-year Purple Soul Ring was nothing much to him, who possessed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. He even had three Purple Soul Rings himself. (I remembered wrong. I had always thought Qin Ming had the optimal configuration, but his Fifth Soul Ring was actually a thousand-year one. I corrected it earlier too.)

Even so, Qin Ming was still shaken.

Because this configuration was unique across the current Douluo Continent.

After a momentary lapse, the seven official students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy quickly recovered.

Yu Tianheng took a deep breath and roared. Behind him, the phantom of a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon emerged and let out a dragon's cry.

The Shi Mo Shi Mo brothers each summoned their Martial Souls as well, standing at the very front of the formation as the best possible shields.

The others also swiftly entered combat positions.

Qin Ming was quite satisfied by this.

He had not told the seven about Su Wen's situation because he wanted to see whether they would be shaken in that instant and reveal an opening.

As things stood, being able to recover after only a moment of surprise was already very good.

Even Xiao Zhan gave a word of praise.

Though they were surprised by Su Wen's Thousand Year Soul Ring, a second ring was still only a second ring. Whether in total Soul Power or its quality, there was an enormous gap between him and them.

Even Thousand Year Soul Skills differed.

Soul Skills themselves differed, and the Soul Masters using them differed even more!

Yu Tianheng adopted an aggressive strategy. A dazzling mass of blue light lit up between his brows and instantly spread across his entire body. Blue-violet currents burst forth like tiny snakes, coiling and slithering around him.

His right arm rapidly swelled, bursting his right sleeve into ashes. Blue-violet scales covered it, while his right hand transformed into a dragon claw. Rather than circling around his body, his three Soul Rings wrapped around that dragonized right arm.

Shi Mo stood shoulder to shoulder with Yu Tianheng and charged toward Su Wen's side.

Dugu Yan's legs had already transformed into a snake tail. She darted out from the flank and spewed purple poison mist.

Shi Mo wore a bitter expression.

Without hesitation, he took Dugu Yan's poison mist head-on. The poison eroded him, making him feel unbearably awful.

Osler transformed into a Black Panther. A black afterimage flashed past as he began harassing Shi Mo from the flank.

Yu Feng transformed into a Wind Chime Bird, his body incomparably light. Flapping his wings, he rose into the air and began flapping them toward Yu Tianheng from afar, sending out blade after blade of wind.

Su Wen mobilized the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, transforming it into fireballs and wind blades that attacked Yu Tianheng in succession.

The First Soul Ring on Yu Tianheng's right arm flashed, and a massive amount of blue-violet electricity condensed into an enormous Thunder Dragon Claw.

The dragon claw swung out and collided with the wind blades and fireballs.

Boom!

Electricity scattered in every direction as wind blades and dispersed flames filled the center of the battlefield.

Bang!

With a vicious stomp, Yu Tianheng shot forward, electricity swirling around his body to block the damage from the scattered wind blades and flames.

Su Wen retreated, air currents pushing beneath his feet as he moved at tremendous speed.

At the same time, he swung his right hand. Pages separated from the Book Martial Soul, transforming into flying swords wreathed in flames. Driven by a violent gust, they shot rapidly forward.

A large number of Flame Flying Swords curved around Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo, descending toward Ye Lingling.

"Yanzi, protect Lingling!" Yu Tianheng shouted.

Su Wen had actually launched an attack on Ye Lingling through the gap between him and Shi Mo.

The Paper Swords, aided by air currents, traced arcs and landed precisely behind them.

Dugu Yan had been about to use her agility to break free from Shi Mo's entanglement, but her expression changed, and she turned back to defend Ye Lingling.

Yu Tianheng stomped down fiercely once more. His speed increased further, and the blue-violet electricity around him shone even brighter.

"Su Wen, watch out!" Yu Feng warned.

Yu Tianheng charged straight at him. On their side, aside from Shi Mo, no one could withstand him head-on.

They absolutely could not take this attack directly.

Su Wen remained completely calm. He mobilized all his Spiritual Power, continuously compressing and condensing a massive fireball before him.

"This is bad!"

Yu Feng's expression changed.

Seeing that Su Wen was still preparing the fireball, he immediately sensed trouble.

Shi Mo and Osler's hearts also sank.

Osler directly unleashed his Second Soul Skill, greatly increasing his speed.

Shi Mo stepped forward to intercept him.

Perhaps he was far inferior to Osler in agility, but so long as Osler intended to fall back and defend, blocking his best route of return would greatly limit him.

Osler's third Purple Soul Ring flashed.

"Third Soul Skill, Panther Shadow Clone!"

A mass of dark energy condensed into his likeness and charged at Shi Mo, halting Shi Mo's attempt to intercept him, while the real body continued along the optimal route to defend.

Yu Tianheng's Third Soul Ring flashed.

"Third Soul Skill, Thunderous Fury!"

Yu Tianheng's speed surged, instantly closing the remaining distance.

That was why Yu Feng and Osler had changed expression.

The moment Su Wen chose to clash head-on, they had already anticipated how their captain might respond.

Sure enough, he had directly erupted into his strongest state.

Moreover, that instantaneous acceleration would leave Su Wen without enough time to prepare.

Qin Ming frowned as he watched the scene.

He was actually curious to see how far Su Wen had developed Flame Compression and its explosive power. This collision would certainly reveal it.

But for a two-ring Soul Grandmaster to clash with a three-ring Soul Elder was an unwise choice.