Defeating the Enemy

At the critical moment, a layer of light appeared before Zhang Lexuan, blocking the incoming Annihilation Thunder.

Zhang Lexuan had long since fallen unconscious. Lin Chen held her in one arm while using the other to fend off the Thunder Qilin's attacks.

"This girl is truly good. She would rather die herself than let you escape. If you ever dare do anything to wrong her in the future, I'll beat you to death." Looking at Zhang Lexuan in Lin Chen's arms, Qian Renxue could not help but threaten him viciously.

If only she had met someone like that back then.

"Sister Lexuan, neither of us will die today," Lin Chen murmured, his words filled with determination.

At the same time, countless suns appeared in the blood-red and blue sky, forcefully holding up a patch of heaven as they shot toward the Thunder Qilin like lightning.

"Great Sun, Angel, Myriad Suns Over Heaven!"

Facing the countless suns rushing toward it, the Thunder Qilin did not dare relax. It mobilized the Soul Power within its body to form a protective barrier against Lin Chen's attack.

However, it was already at the end of its strength. Its battle with Zhang Lexuan had not only exhausted its Soul Power, but also cost it a considerable amount of its lifespan. It was merely struggling to hold on.

Slowly descending to the ground, Lin Chen carefully laid Zhang Lexuan down and turned to face the Thunder Qilin once more.

At this moment, it was still desperately resisting Myriad Suns Over Heaven.

"Sister Renxue, help me protect my meridians."

After receiving Qian Renxue's approval, four Soul Rings appeared around Lin Chen. This time, he did not conceal their colors, revealing the blood-red Soul Ring that represented a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Yellow, purple, purple, red!

Immediately afterward, all four Soul Rings exploded. Lin Chen's hair returned to black, and violent energy swept through his entire body in an instant.

Even with Qian Renxue protecting his meridians, Lin Chen still felt as though his body were about to be torn apart. That was only because he had already diverted as much of the Soul Ring energy as possible into the Seven Kill Sword.

Tool Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls were ultimately two entirely different categories of Martial Souls. Lin Chen had previously researched Explode Ring and discovered that Tool Martial Soul masters could channel the energy from their Soul Rings into their Tool Martial Souls when exploding their rings, rather than having to use their own bodies to bear the Soul Ring energy like Tang Hao. Furthermore, the Clear Sky Hammer required its wielder to drive it with their own strength in order to unleash tremendous force. The Seven Kill Sword, however, was renowned for its attack power, which was contained within the Martial Soul itself. So long as its wielder could withstand that pressure, they could inject the Soul Ring energy into the Seven Kill Sword and unleash an attack far beyond their own level.

The combat style of Beast Martial Soul masters was Martial Soul Possession, granting them the abilities of their Martial Souls. If they wanted to Explode Ring, they could only rely on their physical strength to forcibly withstand the energy unleashed by the exploding rings. Their physical requirements were far greater than those of Tool Martial Soul masters, which was why almost no Beast Martial Soul master could perform Explode Ring.

As for Body Martial Souls, there was even less to say. All the Soul Ring energy would gather in one place. Take Huo Yuhao, for example. If he exploded that Million Year Soul Ring of his, he would definitely go blind.

The Seven Kill Domain fully unfolded, pushing his enhancement to the limit. Carrying terrifying attack power, Lin Chen charged fearlessly toward the Thunder Qilin.

Bang! The Seven Kill Sword crashed violently into the lightning shield. In only a few seconds, the Thunder Qilin could no longer maintain its defense, and Lin Chen drove the Seven Kill Sword into its body.

By sheer coincidence—or perhaps not—Lin Chen had aimed before launching his attack. The Seven Kill Sword had struck precisely through its heart.

Feeling the bone-deep pain and the rapid loss of life, the Thunder Qilin let out a furious roar. Its entire body struggled wildly as lightning flared across it. Its immense strength flung Lin Chen away, sending him crashing heavily to the ground.

Lin Chen was thrown to the ground, but the Seven Kill Sword remained embedded in the Thunder Qilin's body.

But Lin Chen had no intention of stopping there. Golden light flashed in his hand, and the Angel Sacred Sword appeared!

Qian Renxue possessed him once more and fiercely hurled the Angel Sacred Sword, striking the hilt of the Seven Kill Sword.

The Angel Sacred Sword's thirty-six-thousand-jin weight was not so easily endured. Empowered by its force, the Seven Kill Sword instantly pierced through the Thunder Qilin's body, while the Angel Sacred Sword drove straight into its flesh, its tip emerging from the creature's back.

The Thunder Qilin had already lost all signs of life the moment the Seven Kill Sword pierced through its body. Now, it crashed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.

Looking at the dead Thunder Qilin, Lin Chen finally relaxed and dropped onto the ground, gasping heavily as the aura within his body fell into complete disorder.

Carrying Zhang Lexuan in his arms, Lin Chen rode the Seven Kill Sword back to the cave from before.

After slowly setting Zhang Lexuan down, Lin Chen looked at the Sacred Soul Grass and could not help sighing. "For your sake, the two of us nearly died here today."

"This time, I owe you a favor," Qian Renxue said. After all, she had been the one who told Lin Chen to come obtain the Sacred Soul Grass.

"It's fine. If we're talking about owing favors, I've already owed Sister Renxue far too many." Lin Chen smiled, then asked, "Sister Renxue, how long will you need to absorb this Sacred Soul Grass?"

"Two days."

"Then absorb it first," Lin Chen said.

Qian Renxue did not hesitate. She directly emerged from Lin Chen's Sea of Consciousness and began absorbing the Sacred Soul Grass to strengthen her divine soul.

Meanwhile, Lin Chen went outside and dragged the thoroughly dead Thunder Qilin back into the cave as well.

Within the Thunder Qilin's body, a Soul Bone had condensed. It appeared to be a left arm Soul Bone.

A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring would not dissipate easily. Lin Chen planned to wait for Zhang Lexuan to awaken before deciding who would receive the Soul Bone.

Did Lin Chen want this Soul Bone? Naturally, he did. Its age alone was enough reason. But aside from whether he himself could absorb it, he also had to consider Zhang Lexuan's opinion. Sister Lexuan had contributed the most in this battle. Without her, even if Lin Chen and Qian Renxue could have defeated the Thunder Qilin, they would have paid an enormous price.

Lin Chen stared silently at the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring floating in the air, lost in thought.

Qian Renxue absorbed it somewhat faster than expected, taking only one day to completely absorb the Sacred Soul Grass.

"If you want to absorb this Soul Ring, I can seal away part of its energy for you first, then unseal it once your physical strength catches up. As for the Soul Bone, it is naturally best absorbed by the Soul Master who absorbs the Soul Ring." Looking at Lin Chen, who was staring at the Soul Ring, Qian Renxue spoke. Having absorbed the Sacred Soul Grass, her divine soul had strengthened considerably, and she could now use some of her former abilities.

Lin Chen shook his head and refused. "Let's wait until Sister Lexuan wakes up and hear what she thinks. Without her, we might not have won."

"Heh, you're quite patient."

Qian Renxue said no more and transformed into a stream of golden light, returning to Lin Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

A day later, Zhang Lexuan slowly awoke. During that time, Lin Chen had kept the Life Domain active at all times, pouring the life force of the Star Dou Great Forest into Zhang Lexuan's body.

"Sister Lexuan, you're awake!"

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