Intense Battle with a Soul Emperor Expert

As soon as the Soul Emperor said, "Come fight," fierce Sword Qi immediately rampaged across the arena. Six Soul Rings—white, yellow, purple, purple, black, and black—appeared beneath his feet.

A six-ring Soul Emperor!

At the same time, to protect the spectators, the Great Soul Arena activated a Protective Barrier that completely enveloped the arena.

"Would I still be considered young if I weren't hot-blooded?"

Lin Li chuckled, then stepped forward with his left foot.

The next moment, a huge "cocoon" bound in shackles appeared, floating silently behind Lin Li.

Ever since Lin Li had used Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to increase his Mental Power, he had discovered that Mahoraga now had an entrance animation. He could choose whether to use it according to his will.

As a gap cracked open at the top of the enormous "cocoon," a huge, pale mouth appeared. Immediately afterward, all the shackles and the "cocoon" shattered inch by inch, revealing Mahoraga's monstrous face and powerful body behind Lin Li.

At the same time, three purple Soul Rings appeared, shocking the entire arena!

This strange Martial Soul and these Soul Rings that defied common sense left everyone so astonished that they couldn't utter a single word.

The young genius's fame seemed to have become tangible. Anyone who saw him instinctively chose to fall silent, wanting only to admire the dazzling star nurtured by an era!

Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the other two people in the stands were also stunned, especially Yu Tianheng, who had fought Lin Li before.

He had believed that Lin Li was actually like Yi Zhao Xian, possessing only a powerful body. Thus, after several days of talking himself through it, Yu Tianheng still held onto the thought of cultivating hard and fighting him again.

Simply put, his shattered Dao Heart had returned—and grown even stronger.

But now, it shattered again.

"How... could he be this strong..."

Yu Tianheng's first thought was that a genius who surpassed the era shouldn't exist. Someone, anyone, hurry up and kill him while he's still in the cradle!

But the next moment, Yu Tianheng abandoned that thought. Even if Lin Li died, so what? It still wouldn't change the enormous gap in their talents.

From this moment onward, it was destined that Lin Li would be remembered by future generations.

If someone like this did not die, he was destined to become the strongest person of his age!

The Sword-Holding Soul Emperor finally reacted, and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

The Great Soul Arena's manager hadn't told him that this was a monster who had absorbed a thousand-year Soul Ring as his First Soul Ring!

"My name is Bai Ye."

Bai Ye announced his name. In his heart, Lin Li had already attained a status equal to that of a six-ring Soul Emperor like himself.

"Come fight!"

Lin Li took another step forward. The afterimage he left behind slowly faded, and after the spectators searched the Competition Arena for a while, they finally found Lin Li's position.

He had already arrived in front of Bai Ye. An unexpected punch sent Bai Ye flying into the sky!

"Fourth Soul Skill, Rainbow Piercing the Sun!"

Bai Ye took advantage of the momentum and activated his Fourth Soul Skill in midair, condensing light across the body of his sword.

The white light was not ostentatious. It condensed into something resembling white cloth and wrapped around the sword. As he opened his eyes, the sword moved with him and stabbed straight toward the arena!

"Clang, clang!"

The fierce Sword Qi injured Lin Li before the sword arrived, causing Mahoraga to begin adapting immediately.

Lin Li knew that this battle could not possibly end quickly, but Mahoraga's adaptive ability could not be exposed too easily. It was Lin Li's greatest trump card.

It seems I need to guide it a little...

Lin Li's figure immediately retreated explosively, with the sword light following closely behind. It was even three parts faster than him!

"Clang—!!"

The clash of metal rang out. Lin Li blocked the attack with one hand, while his other hand reached directly for Bai Ye's throat!

"You!"

Bai Ye stared at Lin Li's right arm. Lin Li had actually used his muscles and bones to clamp down on Bai Ye's sword!

Who did he learn this fighting style from?

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect isn't properly nurturing a young genius like this. Instead, it's letting him develop his instincts and fight with primitive killing techniques? Er, er, er.

Bai Ye had no way to counterattack. The sword was his Martial Soul, and even more, his very foundation. He could only circulate his Soul Power to block this attack!

"Bang!"

Lin Li slammed a full-powered punch into Bai Ye's face, then turned sideways and delivered another kick. Bai Ye immediately flew backward like a kite with its string cut!

Lin Li frowned as he looked at the wound that pierced through his arm.

Bai Ye's Sword Qi was extremely strange. It clearly carried no attributes, yet it could obstruct the recovery of Lin Li's wound. Lin Li was not worried, however. What he feared least were attacks with special attributes that could not kill him outright.

As he raised his palm, a Red Mark flashed brightly.

"Flame Demon Scorching Kill!"

The next moment, a Flame Demon Skeleton clad in Battle Armor and wielding a Modao emerged from the raging flames, charging toward Bai Ye step by step.

With every step it took, flames shaped like footprints remained behind, burning in place.

"What kind of technique is this?"

Bai Ye had not seen Lin Li's Martial Soul perform any movements. This skill was clearly not a Soul Skill.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Nine Swords Into One... Slash!"

As the Soul Skill was released, nine identical Sword Shadows appeared spinning behind Bai Ye before converging into the sword in his hand.

With the overlap of each Sword Shadow, the sword's might surged by nearly half!

As the word "Slash" fell, fierce sword light immediately rippled outward, sweeping across the entire arena at an incredibly exaggerated speed!

There's no way to dodge!

Fortunately, the Flame Demon Skeleton was in front. It could withstand the vast majority of the sword's power.

The next moment, the Flame Demon Skeleton was severed in half at the waist. As its upper body fell forward, it raised its Modao high and hacked viciously toward Bai Ye.

Just as Bai Ye was thinking of a way to resist the blow, that sword had also arrived in front of Lin Li.

Lin Li crossed both arms before him and forcefully blocked the sword. The remaining Sword Intent slashed toward the Protective Barrier at the edge of the arena, forcing it to tremble repeatedly.

Lin Li lowered his arms. Blood flowed down them, and a sword wound deep enough to expose bone appeared across his chest.

"The power of that sword is indeed formidable, but you took too long to make your move. You seem to have forgotten that I possess powerful regenerative abilities!"

"Clang, clang!"

As the Dharma Wheel completed one rotation, all the injuries on Lin Li's body fully recovered!

The situation on the arena was now that Lin Li was completely unharmed, while Bai Ye's left upper arm had been disabled by that slash and had suffered severe damage at the joint!

Bai Ye looked at Lin Li, who was completely unharmed, and his heart instantly sank to the bottom.

So his Martial Soul's ability is actually to recover from injuries.

No wonder he could return to fight at full strength after resting for only half an hour.

Bai Ye knew he did not have many opportunities left. Not to mention the powerful recovery of Lin Li's Martial Soul, his own injuries alone made it impossible for him to continue fighting for long.

Suddenly, he stopped covering his bleeding left upper arm.

The sword in his right hand restrained its radiance and seemed to become utterly ordinary. When he held it upright before his chest, his eyes slowly closed, and the aura throughout his body became incomparably steady!

"This sword is a Self-Created Soul Skill that I comprehended after twenty years of holding a sword. If you can withstand it, I will concede willingly."