Taking advantage of Treading Snow Without Trace, Qin Yuan hovered in midair. Each swing of his blade grew more powerful as he tested the limits of Huyan Zhen's defenses, step by step.
Revealing the limits of his defenses was hardly wise, but Huyan Zhen had no way to respond. Without becoming a Titled Douluo, he could not fly, and with no Soul Bone to assist him, he could only stay on the ground and take a beating.
After several minutes, Qin Yuan's gaze suddenly sharpened, and the Seventh Soul Ring beneath his feet erupted with dazzling light.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Tool Martial Soul Avatar."
An enormous humanoid phantom rose from the ground, its Divine Fire War Blade like a towering pillar connecting heaven and earth.
Although Huyan Zhen immediately activated his Martial Soul Avatar to counter it, his figure was clearly a size smaller than Qin Yuan's.
Qin Yuan swept his blade upward, raising its power a notch beyond the level he had just tested. Blade light howled forth.
The diamond mammoth thrust its head forward and took the strike head-on.
Unlike before, this time most of the diamond scales on the mammoth's forehead shattered, and Huyan Zhen himself staggered back dozens of steps.
Qin Yuan had thought Huyan Zhen was playing a trick earlier, so he had deliberately increased his blade's power. Who would have thought Huyan Zhen was so straightforward, displaying his strongest defensive stance all along?
That last strike had clearly been overkill. The flames carried by the blade aura left scorched black marks on Huyan Zhen's forehead.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Corrosive Fire Bloodletting Slash!"
Qin Yuan pressed the attack, raising his blade and striking again.
With the boost from his Martial Soul Avatar, his Sixth Soul Skill became vastly more powerful. Combined with the attack enhancement