The Value of This

Watching Chen Ming make a standing jump of nearly five meters on pure physical strength, without even looking like he had exerted himself, Xiao Hongchen's face instantly darkened.

The Original Work had given Xiao Hongchen's appearance quite a bit of description, explaining in considerable detail that when he first appeared, he was a handsome young man with snow-white hair and a face full of pride.

But regardless of how Xiao Hongchen was described, one thing was certain: he was not particularly tall, or rather, his height was not especially remarkable.

After all, even his grandfather Jing Hongchen, despite having the Soul Power of a Titled Douluo, was only one and a half meters tall, not even matching the legendary Dwarf Giant's one point six meters.

Xiao Hongchen did not look obviously short, but he was currently only around one point one meters tall. Meng Hongchen was not even one point one meters, and among normal six-year-old children, both of them would be considered rather small and thin.

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Watching Chen Ming stand there without moving, as though he could swallow several versions of himself in one bite, Xiao Hongchen's expression became indescribably ugly.

From his physique alone, he could tell that the guy opposite him was absurdly strong.

No matter how he looked at it, he could not believe that this muscular man, who might be taller than he would ever be in his entire life, was actually his peer.

Yet when he turned to look at Chen Li, who stood around three meters tall like an iron tower, Xiao Hongchen once again felt that bloodlines were truly miraculous.

But once he thought of how, as long as he won, his grandfather would not be able to continue... or rather, punish him so harshly, Xiao Hongchen's expression immediately turned serious again, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

Neither Jing Hongchen nor Chen Li stepped forward to act as referee. Meng Hongchen seemed eager to try, but the moment her gaze swept over Jing Hongchen, she immediately lost her nerve.

Seeing this, Xiao Hongchen and Chen Ming, who had lowered his head, exchanged a glance. Then they each stepped back a few paces, widening the distance between them from two meters to four or five.

"Hongchen Family, Xiao Hongchen. Martial Soul: Three-legged Golden Toad. Level 15 Battle Soul Master. Please advise me!"

Like a proud rooster, Xiao Hongchen raised his head. When he mentioned his Soul Power Level, his voice was overflowing with pride, clearly showing his confidence in it.

"Dragon Elephant Sect, Chen Ming. Martial Soul: Vajra Dragon Elephant. Level 15 Battle Soul Master. Please advise me!"

Upon hearing that Chen Ming was also Level 15, the smile on Xiao Hongchen's face instantly froze. He clearly found it hard to believe, yet he did not suspect Chen Ming of lying.

Having only ever sparred with their own people, the two carefully watched each other before summoning their Martial Souls.

As the Three-legged Golden Toad Martial Soul possessed him, a faint golden sheen appeared on Xiao Hongchen's body. It was the manifestation of the Three-legged Golden Toad as a Divine Beast Martial Soul, though the gold was somewhat dim due to the low purity of his Soul Power.

Most strikingly, his rear suddenly bulged, and a golden leg appeared behind his two legs, forcing them slightly forward and making his body hunch a little, forming a triangular structure.

Perhaps because it had been less than a year since he awakened his Martial Soul and he had yet to fully adapt to his current appearance, Xiao Hongchen immediately glared at Chen Ming with a fierce expression after summoning it.

"Don't laugh."

"I'm not laughing." Chen Ming, whose body had expanded to over one point nine meters after Martial Soul Possession, with much of his skin covered in Dragon Scales and all ten fingers transformed into dragon claws, grumbled. Still, he could not help being a little bothered by Xiao Hongchen's somewhat comical posture.

After Martial Soul Possession, both sides could sense each other's condition more directly.

For instance, Chen Ming could tell that although Xiao Hongchen was also Level 15, their Soul Power was different.

Compared to his own, Xiao Hongchen's Three-legged Golden Toad Martial Soul possessed purer Gold Attribute Soul Power, but it also carried a sense of instability. It was obvious that his Soul Power had been rapidly increased through special methods and had yet to fully settle.

The yellow Soul Ring beside him was also ordinary, without even a trace of purple. It was only around four to five hundred years old.

But in Xiao Hongchen's eyes, Chen Ming was different.

His Soul Power was as dense as steel and as heavy as a mountain, without the slightest hint of instability. His highly Dragon Transformed body after Martial Soul Possession emitted the pressure of a giant dragon.

Especially the yellow Soul Ring tinged with purple beside his massive body, which displayed an age far beyond what his own Soul Ring should have had.

He won't be easy to deal with.

Xiao Hongchen secretly gritted his teeth, then used the unique structure of his three legs to leap backward. At the same time, he pulled two Level 1 Soul Guide Ray Guns from the Storage Soul Tool at his waist. Soul Power surged through his body as his First Soul Ring lit up.

"First Soul Skill: Metal Control!"

Xiao Hongchen shouted loudly, but his momentum did not rise in the slightest.

Xiao Hongchen had been very powerful when he appeared in the Original Work. His combo attacks were outstanding, and he truly deserved his title as the Sun Moon Empire's greatest genius. But if one examined his skills individually, they were rather amusing.

The effect of his First Soul Skill, Metal Control, sounded impressive, but it was actually quite awkward.

It increased his ability to control metal, enhanced the amount of metal he could control and his compatibility with it, and raised his affinity for the gold element.

Unlike a certain Blue Silver Entanglement, which was only useful early on and could be learned by anyone with a little development before becoming utterly useless later, this was a strengthening-type skill that could be used well into the late stages. It was the foundational ability that supported Xiao Hongchen's use of other Soul Skills and Soul Tools.

But the problem was that Xiao Hongchen was still too weak. Not only did he have no other abilities besides this one Soul Skill, his Soul Power could not even support keeping his First Soul Skill active while frequently using Soul Tools.

Without those later skills designed to reduce consumption, even Level 1 and Level 2 Soul Tools could only be used a limited number of times by Xiao Hongchen.

There was absolutely no sign of the future Soul King who could personally control 128 Level 5 Soul Cannons and unleash legion-like firepower.

Under Chen Ming's silent gaze, two Soul Tool Rays, one cold and one hot, rapidly shot out from the Soul Tools in Xiao Hongchen's hands. Chen Ming could not dodge that speed, but he had no intention of dodging.

The cold and hot rays struck adjacent spots. The alternating temperatures damaged Chen Ming's Elephant Skin Inner Lining, exposing his muscular body to the air.

The two beams seemed to do nothing but wax Chen Ming's muscles, making his body appear shinier without causing any other effect.

Xiao Hongchen showed an annoyed expression. The twin guns in his hands swung rapidly as, boosted by his First Soul Skill, he fired at Chen Ming in quick succession, hoping to find a way to defeat him through maneuvering.

Instead, he saw Chen Ming charge straight at him without slowing down, enduring beam after beam with the force of a rampaging beast.