Flaunting Without Restraint, Never Keeping a Low Profile

A piercing insect cry rang out. The charging Crimson Fire Scorpion was instantly suppressed by five hundred years of cultivation, nearly stumbling as well. This made it extremely uneasy and agitated.

"What's going on? The Crimson Fire Scorpion's aura suddenly dropped so much! It feels like a Hundred-Year Spirit Beast!"

Flender was shocked. What the hell was this?

Master merely smiled without speaking, though he was slightly startled inwardly. It seemed five hundred years was not Tang Jiu's limit after all. It was at least a thousand years!

Tang Jiu could feel the Crimson Fire Scorpion struggling desperately, trying to break free from the Spirit Ring Spirit's restraints. He estimated that in less than two minutes, his Spirit Ring Spirit would no longer be able to suppress it. He had to end this quickly!

Tang Jiu swung his War Hammer down at the Crimson Fire Scorpion's head. The scorpion immediately brandished its pincers. It remembered knocking Tang Jiu flying with a single strike earlier, but when its crystal-ruby pincers collided with Tang Jiu's War Hammer, it was blasted away by tremendous force.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Crimson Fire Scorpion rolled across the ground, kicking up countless grains of sand. It took great effort to steady itself. Its body lowered slightly, its tail stinger raised high. Fiery red energy flowed through its body before gathering at its tail, and a scorching blast of flame shot toward Tang Jiu.

Tang Jiu had long been wary of its tail stinger. The moment he saw the flame-spewing skill, he hurriedly circled around the Crimson Fire Scorpion. As its tail rotated, its flames swept around like a compass, drawing a charred black circle across the sand.

But it did not last long. The Crimson Fire Scorpion's flames stopped, sputtering out like a flamethrower that had run out of fuel.

"How is that possible? At that rate of flame output, a Thousand-Year Crimson Fire Scorpion should last at least twice as long before running out of Soul Power!"

Flender's mouth hung open in disbelief. It almost seemed as though heaven itself was helping Tang Jiu. He was starting to wonder whether this Crimson Fire Scorpion had caught a cold!

"Just wait and pay up!" Master snorted.

"Even without its flames, its strength and shell defense aren't so easy to deal with!" Flender curled his lip, still looking composed.

Seeing that the Crimson Fire Scorpion had gone silent, Tang Jiu immediately swung his War Hammer at it. But the scorpion was clearly no fool. After being sent flying earlier, it had sensed the threat and no longer dared clash head-on with Tang Jiu. Instead, it raised its tail stinger and stabbed viciously at him.

The tail stinger was poisonous. As long as it struck him once, the Crimson Fire Scorpion could instantly render Tang Jiu unable to resist.

Fortunately, all of the Crimson Fire Scorpion's attributes had been suppressed. Never swift to begin with, its movements were now stiff and slow, allowing Tang Jiu to easily dodge its repeated stabs.

No, I have to deal with that tail stinger first!

Tang Jiu knew he could not keep dragging this out. When the Crimson Fire Scorpion stabbed at him again, he grabbed its tail stinger and swung the entire scorpion around like a Meteor Hammer, smashing it wildly against the ground.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Sand and stones flew everywhere. The Crimson Fire Scorpion tried to turn and attack Tang Jiu with its pincers, but it was not a snake. After several failed attempts, it was left utterly dazed from Tang Jiu's pounding.

Tang Jiu spotted an opening and planted one foot on the tail stinger. Then he swung his hammer with all his strength at the middle of the scorpion's tail. With a crack, the slender tail's bone was shattered in the middle, drooping like a broken branch. Tang Jiu tugged hard and ripped that entire section off.

Scarlet blood sprayed out. The Crimson Fire Scorpion shrieked madly, its massive pincers frantically digging through the sand as it tried to bury itself.

"Get out here!"

Tang Jiu no longer feared the Crimson Fire Scorpion without its tail stinger. It had lost both its flames and poison, the abilities that had threatened him. Tang Jiu grabbed its tail and dragged it back out, then set the War Hammer on the ground with its long handle standing upright like an iron rod.

He swung the Crimson Fire Scorpion and smashed it viciously into the hammer handle. With a wet squelch, the handle pierced into the scorpion's abdomen like a needle.

"What an ingenious way to break through its defense! He perfectly avoided the Crimson Fire Scorpion's hard shell!" Master's eyes lit up. Under such a powerful collision, the hammer handle was no weaker than a spear. It could not pierce the shell, but penetrating the relatively soft abdomen was more than easy enough.

At this moment, the Crimson Fire Scorpion had lost its tail stinger, had its abdomen pierced through, and was bleeding heavily. It was already on its last breath. Under the Spirit Ring Spirit's suppression, it could not even lift its pincers anymore. It grew weaker and weaker, without even the strength to self-destruct.

"Th-That's it? He won?" Flender's mouth fell open, his eyes blank. He was not only stunned by Tang Jiu's terrifying strength, but also heartsick over his thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"How can this be? Little Gang, this Crimson Fire Scorpion must be a Hundred-Year Spirit Beast, right? You joined forces with your student to cheat me!" Flender refused to believe that a Thousand-Year Spirit Beast could be so weak, utterly dominated by a Level 19 Tang Jiu without a Soul Ring!

Master did not answer. Instead, he looked at Tang Jiu, because this concerned Tang Jiu's secret.

Tang Jiu gave a carefree smile. His Martial Soul was not like Third Brother's, where he cultivated one while hiding the other.

Since he had decided to cultivate both, their frequent use would eventually expose them anyway. He had never intended to deliberately conceal them, because he simply could not keep them hidden!

He then said to Flender, "This really is a Thousand-Year Spirit Beast! It only looks so weak because its cultivation has been suppressed by my Martial Soul!"

"A Martial Soul that suppresses cultivation? Your Bullet Ant Spirit may be strange, but it definitely cannot have such an effect! Even a dragon-type Martial Soul would not suppress a Spirit Beast so powerfully!" Flender shook his head.

"It's nothing special. It's just because I have Twin Martial Souls, and my other Martial Soul happens to be a spirit ring! It's no big deal. What can I say? I'm talented!" Tang Jiu said modestly.

Hearing Tang Jiu's tone, Tang San could only secretly give him a thumbs-up. His ability to show off was definitely even greater than his talent!

What did he mean, it was just a spirit ring?

Tang San felt a knot in his chest. For a moment, he truly wanted to punch Tang Jiu and make him shut up.

"What? Twin Martial Souls? And one of them is a spirit ring? How can a spirit ring possibly be a Martial Soul?" Flender felt as though he had heard the most absurd fantasy.

He could accept a Martial Soul being anything, except a spirit ring. That was impossible!

"If my Martial Soul were not a spirit ring, how could it suppress a Spirit Beast's cultivation?" Tang Jiu smiled and placed his Martial Soul around himself. A Yellow Soul Ring instantly appeared.

"Look, when I put it on myself, I gain an extra ring. When I throw it at an enemy, they lose a ring. This Spirit Ring Spirit can not only limit a Spirit Beast's cultivation, but more importantly, it can restrict a Soul Master's Soul Rings, soul skills, and even Soul Power!"

Gulp.

Flender swallowed hard, staring fixedly at Tang Jiu's Yellow Soul Ring. He muttered, "It really is a Spirit Ring Spirit... I've truly broadened my horizons today."

"Could this be the secret behind your breaking through to Level 19 without a Soul Ring?"

"That's right! This little ability is nothing much, just a basic function!" Tang Jiu said indifferently.

Just a basic function! Nothing much!

Looking at Tang Jiu's smug expression, Flender wanted to grab him by the neck and roar, Do you know how monstrous you are? Do you have to flaunt it so openly?!

Why did all the good fortune fall on this brat Tang Jiu? A Spirit Ring Spirit was already absurd enough, yet he also had Twin Martial Souls!

At that moment, Flender had the urge to strangle Tang Jiu.

Seeing how badly Flender had been shaken, Tang Jiu was delighted. Showing off in front of a Soul Saint was simply too satisfying.