Moon Shatters

"Second Soul Skill: Netherworld Tremor!"

With a cold snort, his Second Soul Ring flashed.

Su Chen's Second Soul Ring was so dark that for a moment, it was difficult to tell what color it was.

Violent and chaotic Soul Power, like Heterogeneous Soul Power, swirled around it.

Defense was inferior to seizing the initiative. Faced with Su Chen's strange Soul Ring, Hu Liena made her decision without hesitation.

Kicking off the ground, Hu Liena's figure instantly became blurred.

In her current state, she possessed the battlefield control of a control-type martial soul, the damage of Xie Yue's assault-type martial soul, and speed no weaker than that of an agility-type Soul Master.

"It's over."

Transforming that Soul Power into countless vengeful spirits—

Su Chen raised his hand and launched an attack directly at Hu Liena.

"What kind of strange thing is this?"

After splitting apart one clump of Soul Power in the form of a vengeful spirit, Hu Liena immediately sensed that something was wrong.

The instant Su Chen's attack dissipated—

She had suffered not only an attack of Soul Power; her spiritual power had been shaken as well.

"It even has spiritual attribute attacks? This is really troublesome."

Shaking her head, Hu Liena understood that this soul skill was mixed with attacks targeting spiritual power.

In that case, I'll end this quickly!

Under the continuous harassment of Netherworld Tremor, Alluring Charm was beginning to struggle.

If she continued tangling with these vengeful spirits formed from Soul Power, her Soul Power and stamina would undoubtedly be rapidly depleted. By then, victory would be nothing more than a fool's dream.

Crouching down and concentrating all her strength into her leg muscles, Hu Liena charged toward her prey like a fox on the hunt.

The arena was limited in space and completely free of obstacles. Such an environment greatly restricted the performance of agility-type Soul Masters.

After all, in such circumstances, an agility-type Soul Master's route of movement was obvious at a glance.

Whether they chose to evade or intercept in advance, their opponents would find it far easier than in a true wilderness environment.

"Overclock!"

Activating Overclock once more, Su Chen unexpectedly chose to meet her head-on.

"If you want close combat, then let's give it a try."

Under the violent circulation of Soul Power, Su Chen's entire body gave off an eerie dark-red glow.

Meanwhile, his Second Soul Skill continued to circle around him, serving as an auxiliary means of attack.

As both sides poured in vast amounts of Soul Power, they turned into two afterimages in an instant.

Fists and kicks clashed against twin blades. Empowered by Overclock, Su Chen was actually not at a disadvantage for the moment.

"I've got my chance."

Maintaining both Overclock and Netherworld Tremor at maximum power was terrifyingly draining. If Su Chen's Soul Power had not been far more abundant than that of ordinary Soul Masters, he would have drained himself dry long ago.

Yet such intense expenditure inevitably exposed a flaw.

Hu Liena tightly clasped Su Chen's fingers with both hands, preventing him from using Shang Yang Sword Qi again. Raising her right leg high, she landed a solid, heavy kick on Su Chen's chin.

Though Su Chen in his Overclock state possessed terrifying recovery abilities, there was still a limit.

After their relentless exchange, Su Chen's Overclock finally reached its limit.

After this battle, Hu Liena and Xie Yue broke through to level thirty after their hard-fought struggle, their bottlenecks finally loosening.

As for Su Chen, both his stamina and Soul Power had reached their limits.

"Admit defeat, Su Chen. You have no chance in this situation."

Hu Liena raised her Moon Blade high, declaring that victory was already hers.

"It hasn't come to that yet."

After dozens of exchanges, Su Chen, who had maintained maximum output the entire time, had reached the point where he had nothing left.

If he continued sustaining such intense Soul Power consumption, his remaining strength would no longer be able to suppress the Heterogeneous Soul Power within his body.

Even so, Su Chen released another portion of his Soul Power.

Forcing his exhausted body to stand once more, he leaned against Hu Liena's shoulder and whispered into her ear, his voice as faint as a thread.

"Senior Sister, I won."

As soon as he spoke, Su Chen fell backward.

"What?"

Just as Hu Liena was baffled, she saw Su Chen, falling onto his back, stretch out his hand and clench it into a fist.

"Soul-Reaping Ghoul, Life-Claiming Impermanence."

Su Chen smiled faintly and crashed heavily onto the ground.

The excessive output of Soul Power caused the Heterogeneous Soul Power that had originally been suppressed within him to grow active once more.

"Oh no!"

Only then did Hu Liena realize it. Ever since his previous attack had failed, Su Chen's Little Black and Little White had never appeared again!

But it was already too late.

Her body instantly lost the ability to move, and her Soul Power began flowing out involuntarily.

The already unstable Alluring Charm instantly dissipated. Hu Liena and Xie Yue collapsed to the ground together.

"It's not over yet..."

Xie Yue could not accept such an outcome. He forcibly drove the remnants of Soul Power within his body.

He had only just barely managed to stand when he stumbled forward and fell again.

Before his eyes, countless wronged souls who had died unjustly suddenly appeared!

Su Chen had deliberately controlled his Second Soul Skill all along, accumulating damage. His purpose was to achieve a decisive blow at this crucial moment of victory.

The powerful spiritual impact instantly shattered Xie Yue's final line of defense.

"Xie Yue and Hu Liena are unable to continue fighting! The winner is contestant Su Chen!"

Seeing this, the host hurriedly announced the result of the match.

The Soul Arena had intended to provide medical assistance to both sides, but all three were taken away by their respective academies, leaving the Soul Arena no choice but to let it go.

Three days later, Xie Yue, who had suffered a massive spiritual shock, finally regained consciousness.

"You're awake."

Hu Liena sat by the bed and brought over a bowl of medicinal porridge meant to aid recovery.

"How long was I unconscious?"

Seeing Hu Liena acting this way, Xie Yue naturally understood that he had been injured and fallen unconscious.

"Only three days. Su Chen's Soul Power had already reached its limit then. His final attack on us only lasted an instant."

"So that's how it was."

Xie Yue breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed Hu Liena had not suffered any serious injuries.

"What about that kid? How is he?"

Remembering that Su Chen had also collapsed that day, Xie Yue pressed for an answer.

"You mean Junior Brother? I've already applied to Your Holiness the Pope to visit him. After all, Junior Brother is currently using a false identity. It would be inconvenient for him to meet us directly."

"That's true."

Xie Yue replied, saying no more.

He did not tell his sister that he seemed to have had a very strange dream.

In the dream, he was in an utterly barren place. Other than a full moon in the night sky, there was nothing else.

Countless ghosts rushed toward him, while he slashed at them like a madman.

But no matter how many he killed, the ghosts relentlessly charged at him again.

As if there were no end to them.

No one knew how long it had been before Xie Yue's strength finally reached its limit. Unable to swing his Moon Blades any longer, he was ultimately swallowed by the tide of surging ghosts.

And the full moon in the night sky shattered with it.