Ten Thousand Year Three-Eyed Demon Fox Attacks! Demon Charm! Vertical Pupil External Soul Bone!

Xie Tian and Hu Leyao shielded Hu Bai behind them. At that moment, a fox covered in dark purple fur, with a third blood-red vertical pupil on its forehead, leaped over the nearby grass and raised its claws as it charged straight at Hu Bai with incredible speed!

An invisible Mental Shock shot from the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's Third Eye.

This was clearly a Ten Thousand Year Three-Eyed Demon Fox, already possessing formidable offensive capabilities!

"Brother Tian!"

Hu Leyao cried out. Pink light flashed in her eyes, and as her Soul Ring flickered beneath her, a Mental Shock collided head-on with that of the Three-Eyed Demon Fox.

Seizing the opportunity, Xie Tian raised his Moon Blade. Three or four Soul Rings appeared at once—Break and Strength among them—enhancing the Moon Blade's armor-piercing power and attack strength as it collided with the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's claw.

Under their combined attack, the Three-Eyed Demon Fox was blasted backward. However, after flipping several times in midair, it steadied itself.

Xie Tian watched the Three-Eyed Demon Fox vigilantly. Cunning light gleamed in its eyes; it was clearly considering how to attack.

"Why would a Ten Thousand Year Three-Eyed Demon Fox suddenly appear here? In weather like that just now, most Soul Beasts should have been hiding!" Xie Tian's expression was grave.

Fortunately, their abilities happened to counter the Three-Eyed Demon Fox, and both of them were Soul Saints. Otherwise, this would have been truly troublesome. The Three-Eyed Demon Fox's target had clearly been their son!

Against a Ten Thousand Year Three-Eyed Demon Fox, even an ordinary Soul Emperor could not be certain of victory. It was a Spirit-type Soul Beast, and ordinary Soul Emperors generally had no means of dealing with spiritual attacks.

Hu Leyao thought for a moment before saying, "The Three-Eyed Demon Fox isn't considered top-tier among Soul Beasts, only upper-middle tier. I suspect that when Bai'er activated the Sky Fox Domain on our way here, it sensed a stir from its bloodline.

"Our son's Martial Soul is an atavistic Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox. He naturally possesses the corresponding bloodline, which is quite an attraction to fox-type Soul Beasts—especially since the Three-Eyed Demon Fox has the Dark Attribute!"

As they spoke, the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's vertical pupil flashed. The single Three-Eyed Demon Fox split into three, attacking from three different directions!

"Hmph! You think three clones can attack the three of us separately? Will that help?" Xie Tian snorted. Red light flickered from his left leg—it was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone he had obtained from the Wolf Bandit Leader!

The Soul Bone skill it granted was Berserk. Once activated, it increased attack, speed, and defense by One Hundred Percent for a period of time, but it could also plunge its user into a crazed state unless their Spiritual Power was strong enough to control it.

With the Spiritual Power of a Soul Saint, he could not fully control it, but one or two minutes would be enough!

Then, Xie Tian's other Soul Rings lit up one after another. Slash! Guard! Break! Strength! Kill! Destroy!

Other than his Seventh Soul Skill, he unleashed them all!

His Self-Created Soul Skill, Full Moon, activated!

In an instant, Xie Tian became like a phantom, knocking all three Three-Eyed Demon Foxes back at tremendous speed!

As the Three-Eyed Demon Foxes charged in, they tried to use Mental Shock on Xie Tian's group, but Hu Leyao blocked every one of them. When it came to spiritual attacks, she was still above the Three-Eyed Demon Fox!

The Three-Eyed Demon Fox could only blame its bad luck. In close combat, Xie Tian completely outclassed it. In long-range spiritual attacks, Hu Leyao completely outclassed it!

"Son, watch carefully. This is the Martial Soul Fusion Skill between the two of us—Demon Charm!"

After driving back the Three-Eyed Demon Fox, Xie Tian and Hu Leyao intertwined their fingers and unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm!

They intended to leave this Three-Eyed Demon Fox here for good!

Foxes were cunning, and the Three-Eyed Demon Fox was even more so because of its Dark Attribute. If it escaped, it might return for a sneak attack. Such a hidden danger had to be eliminated!

No one could threaten their son!

This was also the first time Hu Bai had seen them use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. He felt a little envious. Now that his Martial Soul had undergone atavism, could he still use a fusion skill with Xie Yue and Hu Liena?

Thinking carefully, after his Martial Soul Awakening, he seemed to have sensed something indeed. But Bibi Dong's words about taking him as a disciple had interrupted him, so he had not given it further thought.

After using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Xie Tian and Hu Leyao's auras surged directly to the Soul Douluo level. The moment they fused, they released a layer of red mist that enveloped the Three-Eyed Demon Fox.

The red mist resembled a domain skill. Whether human or Soul Beast, anyone within it had their senses reduced by Fifty Percent, their Soul Power suppressed by Fifty Percent, and all actions slowed by Fifty Percent!

After becoming Demon Charm, the negative effects brought by the Soul Bone skill completely disappeared. The Moon Blade in Demon Charm's hand radiated chilling light and appeared behind the Three-Eyed Demon Fox in an instant.

Moon Kill!

This was an enhanced version of the Full Moon Soul Skill. Fused with Hu Leyao's abilities, it made the Moon Blade's offensive power even stronger!

In that instant, the already heavily injured Three-Eyed Demon Fox was slowed by the red mist and was directly dismembered by the Moon Blade!

A black Soul Ring immediately rose from the pile of mangled flesh, proving that the Three-Eyed Demon Fox was truly dead!

After separating, Xie Tian and Hu Leyao's faces were slightly pale. Martial Soul Fusion Skills consumed an enormous amount of Soul Power, and in order to end the battle quickly, they had expended a great deal of it to unleash their strongest strike!

"Well? Well? Bai'er, did you see how cool Dad was just now? Wasn't Dad amazing?" Like he was seeking praise, Xie Tian put away his Martial Soul and came before Hu Bai, showing no sign of weakness on his face.

Clearly, no father would not want to show his cool side in front of his child. This Ten Thousand Year Three-Eyed Demon Fox had naturally become the perfect offering!

Hu Leyao looked helplessly at Xie Tian as he showed off. Dealing with a Ten Thousand Year Three-Eyed Demon Fox did not actually require so much Soul Power. They did not even need to use Demon Charm—but men were men. Those who knew, knew.

Hu Bai had naturally noticed. As a son who did not want to spoil the mood, he grinned and said, "Dad is the coolest, Dad is the strongest! And Mom too. Mom's spiritual attacks are truly amazing. It would be great if I could have such powerful Spiritual Power too."

Seeing Hu Bai's concern, Hu Leyao smiled. "What's this? Now you think Mental Control is powerful and want to change paths? It isn't too late.

"However, your Martial Soul is different from mine. It possesses the ability to control Natural Elements. Now that I've seen your First Soul Ring,

"After thinking about it, the path you chose really is worth trying. Perhaps that is the only way to bring out the true strength of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Martial Soul!"

Hu Bai said with some distress, "Mom, I know that too, but there's a major problem. I have Elemental Affinity and a domain, both of which can help me gather elements quickly. Combined with the effects of my Soul Skill, it's even more so, but I still don't think it's enough.

"I can't possibly activate my domain at the start of every future match just to speed up gathering elements, right? A domain consumes a lot of Soul Power. For now, I can only use it as a trump card.

"Without the support of my domain, I need to concentrate to gather elements faster. In other words, I need greater Spiritual Power. And if I want to try Element Fusion in the future, I'm afraid that without high-intensity Spiritual Power to assist me..."

Xie Tian and Hu Leyao were both slightly stunned. Everything their son had said was a key point, yet neither of them had considered it. Could this Martial Soul have also granted him superior thinking ability—or perhaps Wisdom?

Just then, faint light began to emanate from the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's corpse, which had been reduced to pieces.

"Hey, Dad, Mom, look! There seems to be light coming from beneath the corpse!" Hu Bai was the first to notice and hurriedly spoke up.

This kind of light, barring any surprise, usually meant... a Soul Bone!

All three of them were somewhat excited. Suppressing their disgust, they moved aside the mangled flesh and revealed a very small bone.

"Th-this is the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's vertical pupil?" Xie Tian asked uncertainly. He was not sure whether this counted as a Soul Bone—or an External Soul Bone.

But he had never seen or heard of such an External Soul Bone before. What was this supposed to be? An eye External Soul Bone? But humans did not have a Third Eye.

Hu Leyao picked up the vertical pupil and examined it carefully. A delighted gleam immediately appeared in her eyes. "This should be an External Soul Bone. The Three-Eyed Demon Fox relied on its Third Eye to launch its spiritual attacks and other methods. This should count as an eye External Soul Bone, though it consists of only the Third Eye."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hu Leyao unhesitatingly placed the Soul Bone in Hu Bai's palm, her expression gentle. "Bai'er, this Soul Bone suits you perfectly, so you should absorb it. Didn't you just say that you lacked Spiritual Power? With an External Soul Bone like this, you won't need to absorb any spirit-attribute Soul Rings.

"External Soul Bones can evolve along with your cultivation. After absorbing it, not only will your Spiritual Power surpass your Soul Power Level, but you'll also gain spiritual attack abilities. Hurry! Your dad and I will guard you from the side!"

Hu Bai was completely stunned. He did not think about why such a suitable External Soul Bone had appeared so coincidentally. What he cared about was that his mother had given up this Soul Bone without the slightest hesitation!

This... His emotions were incredibly complicated. Those few words struck deeply at his heart.

"Hey, Bai'er, why are you crying? Don't cry. You should be happy to obtain such a Soul Bone!" Seeing her son cry, Hu Leyao immediately became flustered. This was the first time Hu Bai had cried since he was born!

Even when he had been born, he had been very quiet, looking at the world with curious eyes. Unlike ordinary babies, he did not cry when hungry or after soiling himself, only babbling softly.

"I-I... Mom, but this Soul Bone clearly suits you too. This is an incredibly rare External Soul Bone. Once you absorb it, it won't be long before you can challenge the Soul Douluo level just like Dad. And becoming a Titled Douluo will be within reach too!"

P.S. Brothers, the Trial Run starts tomorrow! Whether this book stays or goes after Fifty Thousand Characters will depend on all of you, my Godfathers. I'll post one chapter first today (3k), and there'll be another later tonight~~