Tang Sect Invasion?

Crystal-clear ice swords pierced through the chests of the two Soul Elders, while sharp ice spikes protruded from their throats.

Their limbs, abdomens, and even the backs of their eyeballs were covered in ice swords.

These ice swords had not come from outside. They had formed from the cold energy that had invaded their bodies.

Ultimate Ice had long lain dormant in their blood, Soul Power, and even their marrow. At Lu Jun's urging, it now completed its final feast of slaughter.

In the blink of an eye, the three riddled bodies crashed to the ground. Before their blood could spill, it froze into crimson Ice Crystals.

The scattered Soul Beast Spiritual Power gathered like fireflies and was completely absorbed by the Ice Abyss Sword.

If Lu Jun's First Soul Skill was merely an Innate Domain, allowing him to alter the environment wherever he went and create his own home ground—

Then Lu Jun's second soul ring was a powerful assault-type Soul Skill.

As long as an enemy's total Soul Power was lower than Lu Jun's, once he unleashed his second Soul Skill, the Ice Poison that had accumulated in the enemy's body would erupt completely and kill them outright.

With these two Soul Skills, the Ice Poison, and the execution mechanism working in tandem, even Leng Yaozhu had suggested that he would be better suited to compressing his Soul Power.

As long as he compressed his Soul Power with everything he had, his total Soul Power would always remain higher than his opponent's.

The two Soul Skills would work together: Ice Poison corroded the enemy, while the second Soul Skill delivered the killing blow.

Even Leng Yaozhu had remarked that she was already witnessing Lu Jun's path to invincibility. Killing enemies above his rank would become commonplace.

Gu Yue Na, who had been watching from the rear, lightly applauded, admiration glimmering in her beautiful eyes.

"That was a beautiful battle. You could say you brought your advantages into full play."

Lu Jun flicked away blood that did not exist on his sword and slowly absorbed the immense Spiritual Power.

"They underestimated me. That Fire Attribute Soul Elder can be ignored, but as for the other Soul Elder, I'd say he was around rank thirty-three. My domain had worn him down for too long, so he did not have much fighting strength left."

"If they had gone all out from the start, it probably would have been quite troublesome."

The Ice Abyss Sword returned to its sheath. With a wave of Lu Jun's hand, the Soul Beast Spiritual Power floating in the air flowed like a galaxy and surged toward Gu Yue Na.

"I don't need it. You earned this. I didn't do anything." Gu Yue Na raised her hand, trying to disperse the Spiritual Power. "Keep it for your own Spirit Soul's ascension. I can find more elsewhere."

At that, Lu Jun suddenly stepped closer, guiding the torrent of Spiritual Power to swirl around her.

"Alright, no need to be modest. Don't forget, Teacher's task for me was to help both of us raise our Spirit Souls into Thousand-Year Soul Spirits."

Since Lu Jun had put it that way, Gu Yue Na no longer stood on ceremony.

"Come on. Next, I'll help you cordon off the entire Primary Spirit Ascension Platform."

"We're still a little short on Spiritual Power."

The two began wandering through the forest in perfect coordination, searching for targets.

They seized the Spiritual Power from every Spirit Beast and every Soul Master team they encountered along the way.

In the monitoring room, the technicians watched the screens numbly.

"This is already the seventh Soul Elder team they've taken out. This is a Primary Spirit Ascension Platform during the Riot Period, and there are plenty of teams made up of Soul Elders, yet none of them could beat those two Soul Grand Masters."

"Looks like these two kids are treating the Spirit Ascension Platform like an all-you-can-eat buffet."

The old technician took a sip of coffee and pointed at the figure in white on the screen.

"That's the disciple of the Sky Phoenix Douluo. He acts like this every time he comes in."

The young technician beside him recorded the data. "But this time, he brought another girl with him."

"Oh, then it's even more hopeless. She's another disciple of the Sky Phoenix Douluo. Both of them are Core Disciples of the Spirit Pagoda." The old technician calmly switched the surveillance feed. "Last time, he took six hours to cordon off the place by himself. Now that these two powerhouses have joined forces, they'll probably strip the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform bare in three hours."

Just as he spoke, static suddenly flickered across the main screen.

The highly experienced old technician abruptly sprayed out the coffee in his mouth.

"Wait, something's wrong."

A piercing alarm suddenly blared through the monitoring room.

"Oh no, the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform has been infiltrated."

The technicians instantly descended into chaos as scarlet error codes flashed across the main screen.

The old technician shoved his chair aside and rushed to the Control Console.

"Quick, wake everyone inside the Spirit Ascension Platform and get them out, or they'll be in danger!"

"We can't! The system permissions have been locked!"

"What did you say?!"

The old technician's expression changed drastically. This had never happened before, and cold sweat ran down his forehead.

"Quick, get Your Excellency, Sky Phoenix, over here."

"There is only one force on the entire continent capable of infiltrating the Spirit Pagoda so easily, one that specializes in advanced technology."

"The Tang Sect!"

Lu Jun and the others knew nothing about the Spirit Ascension Platform being infiltrated.

They were still clearing the map.

They were only a little short of the Spiritual Power needed for their Spirit Souls to ascend.

They had also encountered the final Thousand-Year Spirit Beast in this Primary Spirit Ascension Platform.

An Earth Dragon.

This Earth Dragon was far larger than an ordinary Thousand-Year Spirit Beast, measuring over fifteen meters in length. Its towering back was covered in black iron-like scales, each one gleaming with a cold metallic sheen.

Its head was as massive as a Battering Ram, and its lower jaw was lined with serrated fangs.

"It's an Earth Dragon. Can you handle it?"

Gu Yue Na looked toward Lu Jun beside her.

"This dragon? Honestly, you could handle it yourself even if I didn't step in."

Lu Jun raised the Ice Abyss Sword and pointed it at the Earth Dragon.

Seeing Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na charge at it without the slightest fear, the Earth Dragon threw back its head and unleashed a deafening roar. The sound wave whipped up fierce winds, violently shaking the ancient trees around it and sending fallen leaves flying.

Every time its thick limbs struck the ground, the earth trembled violently. Its sharp claws easily tore through the ground, leaving deep ravines behind.

Lu Jun swung the Ice Abyss Sword. Its cold gleam sliced through the air, and frost formed wherever the blade passed.

The instant he approached the Earth Dragon, Extreme Cold Power erupted. The ground turned into frozen soil in an instant, and the Earth Dragon's thick limbs were imprisoned by ice, its movements suddenly slowing.

His second soul ring lit up. Lu Jun spun and swung his sword, sending a crescent-shaped ice-blue sword aura tearing through the air and striking precisely at a gap between the scales on the Earth Dragon's neck.

Ice Crystals frantically invaded through the wound, and the Earth Dragon's roar was mixed with a pained wail.

Gu Yue Na's silver hair flew wildly as multicolored elemental light danced at her fingertips.

Wind Blades, fireballs, and hailstones wove together into a devastating torrent that crashed down upon the Earth Dragon.

Under their perfectly coordinated combined assault, the Earth Dragon was soon corroded by Ice Poison throughout its body and directly slain by Lu Jun's second Soul Skill.

The Earth Dragon's enormous body crashed to the ground and dissolved into countless motes of light, leaving only dense Thousand-Year Soul Beast Spiritual Power circling in the air.

"That's enough." Lu Jun put away the Ice Abyss Sword and looked at Gu Yue Na. "After we absorb this, both our Spirit Souls should be able to break through to the Thousand-Year level."

"There's no point searching any further. We've already cleared out the entire Spirit Ascension Platform."

Gu Yue Na nodded and was about to draw in the Spiritual Power when her Spiritual Power sensed something. Her beautiful eyes instantly sharpened.

"Be careful. Someone's coming."

Soft rustling came from the surrounding woods.

Lu Jun sensed it as well, and his brow immediately furrowed.

There should not have been many people left in the Spirit Ascension Platform.

So why were there so many now?

Lu Jun hurriedly summoned the Ice Abyss Sword again and remained on guard.

The next moment, twelve men in black appeared without a sound, forming a ring around the two of them. Their bodies were concealed beneath specially made black robes, and expressionless metal masks covered their faces, revealing only pairs of cold eyes.

The leading man in black examined Lu Jun, his hoarse voice like grinding metal.

"It's him. Three years ago, he awakened a Martial Soul with an Ultimate Attribute and triggered an abnormal celestial phenomenon."

At those words, Lu Jun's heart thudded.

This is bad.

They came for me?