Showcase of Soul Skills

Showcase of Soul Skills

Everyone's eyes turned to Long Chen in unison.

When Qin Ming learned that Long Chen was only eleven years old yet had reached Thirty-second Rank Soul Power, he became intensely interested in him.

Such talent was exceedingly rare, even across the entire Douluo Continent.

Qin Ming was also a gifted Soul Master, with the Mutated Martial Soul Blazing Fire Wolf.

Among Soul Masters his age, he had always stood out, earning a reputation as a genius.

But compared with Long Chen, his Soul Power had clearly grown somewhat more slowly.

After learning that Long Chen's Martial Soul was the Mutated Martial Soul Dark Night Demonic Lute, Qin Ming became even more interested in him.

Today, he had a chance to learn more about the boy.

Under everyone's watchful gaze, Long Chen stepped forward.

He had known all along that once he entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he would inevitably have to demonstrate his Soul Skills.

However, he had already come up with a way to handle that.

Ye Tianming had told him not to reveal his First Soul Skill's Devour Ability in public.

But his First Soul Skill had more than just Devour Ability. It also had tremendous offensive power and the ability to intimidate.

It was fine to demonstrate it in front of outsiders, as long as he kept its Devour Ability hidden.

Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan exchanged a glance.

They knew Long Chen was quite strong, but they had never actually seen his Soul Skills, and they were eager to find out.

Yu Tianheng especially so.

He had been astonished when he first learned Long Chen's Soul Power Level.

He hadn't expected the boy, who was several years younger than him, to have the same Soul Power.

After all, Yu Tianheng possessed the top-tier Beast Martial Soul Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, an exceptionally powerful Martial Soul.

To everyone's anticipation, Long Chen summoned his Dark Night Demonic Lute Martial Soul and its Two Yellow One Purple Soul Rings.

A Demon Lute floated before him, glimmering with an unnerving black light.

The First Soul Ring suddenly lit up.

As Long Chen's fingers nimbly plucked the strings, wisps of black mist seemed to be drawn forth by an invisible hand, seeping from the Dark Night Demonic Lute's shadowy body before swirling and gathering in midair.

The mist was as dark as ink, and carried an indescribable sense of oppression and mystery. It seemed to swallow all the light and sound around it, dimming the entire space.

The cloud of mist twisted and warped strangely, transforming in the blink of an eye into a colossal creature with a human face and a goat's body.

It had two sharp horns, vicious fangs, and razor-sharp claws.

Beneath its arm grew a large, blood-red eye. It radiated greed and destruction, and meeting its gaze sent a chill through the heart, as though it could devour one's very soul.

Though its enormous body was made only of mist, it gave off a palpable sense of pressure.

Everyone was shaken by the sight, and some even felt a flicker of fear.

Even Qin Ming couldn't hide his astonishment. He was secretly amazed by the eerie nature of Long Chen's Soul Skill.

Dugu Yan was both surprised and curious, and couldn't help asking:

"Long Chen, what kind of Ferocious Beast is that? It's so bizarre!"

Long Chen drew back his First Soul Skill, and the colossal creature vanished with it.

"This is Taotie, a mythical beast from legend. When I use this Soul Skill, the Lute Sound can intimidate enemies mentally and psychologically."

"Taotie? I don't think I've ever heard of it. But its intimidating presence is certainly powerful. I'm a teammate, and even I'm a little afraid of it. Imagine how its opponents must feel."

Osler chimed in:

"Exactly. It looks terrifying. Even as a phantom, it's enough to intimidate an opponent."

"With a Soul Skill this powerful, using it in a Team Battle would let us suppress the other side psychologically right from the start. That would give us a huge advantage."

They were all amazed by Long Chen's First Soul Skill.

Qin Ming nodded and said:

"Long Chen, show everyone your Second Soul Skill."

"All right."

Long Chen's Second Soul Ring immediately lit up.

His fingers gently brushed the strings of the Dark Night Demonic Lute again.

This time, the music was lilting and tender, like a clear mountain stream or the gentle starlight of the night sky.

As the melody flowed, a strange scene gradually appeared before them.

A Nine-Tailed Fox, red and white with nine fluffy tails, slowly materialized beside Long Chen.

Its eyes were like pure gemstones, gleaming with wisdom and mystery.

The soft cries from its mouth seemed to hold an irresistible magic, leaving people in a daze.

Its appearance stood in stark contrast to the terrifying, human-faced, goat-bodied Taotie from before.

Though it looked much more "normal," its noble and divine aura still deeply shook everyone present.

Qin Ming exclaimed:

"This is the finest of the foxes, a creature of legend—the Nine-Tailed Fox."

Long Chen nodded.

"That's right. When I use this Soul Skill, it can bewitch the mind. Anyone with less spiritual power than me will fall into an illusion and come under my control."

Ye Lingling smiled at Long Chen, and the two understood each other without a word.

She knew that any opponent whose spiritual power wasn't more than ten times Long Chen's would be affected by this Soul Skill.

But Long Chen didn't want to reveal his true strength to everyone so soon, so he deliberately held back.

Yu Tianxin, Dugu Yan, and the others exchanged looks, their eyes full of disbelief.

A Control System Soul Skill like this was powerful too.

Qin Ming couldn't help but look at Long Chen with renewed admiration.

"This is truly incredible!"

Dugu Yan was the first to break the silence.

"Long Chen, your first two Soul Skills are both so unique and powerful. If we use them well in actual combat, our School Team's strength will increase tremendously. I can't wait to see what your Third Soul Skill is."

Long Chen drew back his Second Soul Skill, and the Nine-Tailed Fox vanished before everyone's eyes.

Next, the Third Soul Ring on his body lit up.

His fingers plucked the strings, and wisps of green mist streamed from the Dark Night Demonic Lute. In the blink of an eye, they gathered into a Xuanwu Phantom, a creature with the body of a tortoise and a snake.

The enormous Xuanwu Phantom enveloped Long Chen and his Dark Night Demonic Lute Martial Soul.

The bizarre sight shocked everyone once again.

Shi Mo's eyes widened in astonishment.

"Is that the legendary Xuanwu?"

Long Chen nodded.

"That's right. This is Xuanwu, with the tortoise and snake as one. Compared with your Martial Soul, the Black Tortoise, it not only has powerful defensive abilities but also considerable offensive strength. You could say it's an Offense-Defense Integration Soul Skill."

"Now that's what I call Offense-Defense Integration!"

Yu Tianheng, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.

"Long Chen, I wonder how this Soul Skill compares with Shi Mo's Turtle Body Defense."

Shi Mo joked:

"Boss, my Turtle Body Defense can't withstand the savage attacks of your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. From the sound of it, do you want to test Long Chen's defensive strength?"

At that, everyone turned to look at Yu Tianheng and Long Chen.