Overwhelming Domination

"Forget it..."

Situ Xuan looked at the five who still had not attacked. The anticipation and amusement on his face turned to boredom and impatience. "Since you won't come to me, then I'll come to you!"

Situ Xuan's figure left behind a faint afterimage where he stood, like wisps of smoke scattered by the wind.

When his form solidified again, he was already standing before Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi.

The two had already completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Wang Jinxi's body swelled to over two meters tall. A pair of pitch-black wings spread from his back, his arms transformed into savage Bone Dragon Claws, and black scales covered his entire body, radiating a suffocating pressure.

Zhang Yangzi turned into a black shadow and merged into Wang Jinxi's body, making the black currents around the Bone Dragon Claws even denser.

The enormous bone claw shot toward Situ Xuan with a shriek that tore through the air, only to stop abruptly an inch from his face.

Situ Xuan held his right index and middle fingers together, with his other three fingers slightly bent, forming a peculiar hand seal.

His two fingers seemed to glide slowly through the air, yet before Wang Jinxi's horrified eyes, they struck precisely at the wrist of the Bone Dragon Claw.

Two-Finger Vacuum Hold!

"Crack—"

A faint cracking sound rang out as a tiny fracture suddenly appeared on the seemingly indestructible Bone Dragon Claw.

The crack rapidly spread, webbing across the entire claw like a spider's web.

Wang Jinxi watched in disbelief as his Bone Dragon Claw shattered soundlessly. The backlash from the forcibly interrupted Martial Soul Fusion Skill made him cough up blood, and his massive body swiftly shrank back to normal as he and Zhang Yangzi crashed heavily to the ground.

Gu Yue reacted with incredible speed.

The instant Situ Xuan attacked, she had already completed her elemental control. Thick earthen walls suddenly rose from the training ground, while dense ice spikes condensed in the sky.

The moment the ice spikes collided with the earthen walls, extreme cold and scorching heat triggered a violent elemental reaction.

The blast wave swept through the entire training ground, the temperature wildly shifting between freezing cold and blazing heat.

Yet Situ Xuan's figure flickered in and out within the explosion. His footwork was bizarre yet precise, every movement perfectly avoiding the core of the elemental reactions. The shockwaves capable of ripping steel apart seemed to be dissolved by some invisible force whenever they approached him.

Beidou Void Slash!

He lightly swept his palm through the air, and the elemental fluctuations throughout the training ground abruptly descended into chaos.

Gu Yue discovered in shock that her connection to the elements had been forcibly severed. Under Situ Xuan's single swipe, the raging elemental energy vanished as though strands of thread had been cut apart by a sharp blade.

At that instant, Xie Xie's figure silently appeared behind Situ Xuan.

The Guanglong Dagger and Dark Dragon Dagger slashed out in a cross, one bright and one dark blade light sealing off every possible route of retreat.

This was the best opportunity he could seize. His speed had already exceeded the reaction limits of many Soul Grandmasters.

Situ Xuan did not even turn around.

The five fingers of his left hand spread slightly as he reached backward at an unbelievable angle.

Two-Finger Vacuum Hold!

His index and middle fingers precisely caught the tip of the Guanglong Dagger, while the Dark Dragon Dagger was lightly nudged aside by his elbow, veering from its original path.

Xie Xie felt a bizarre suction force coming from the dagger. It was as though all the Soul Power in his body had been drained away, and his entire body froze in place.

Situ Xuan lightly flicked his fingers.

Xie Xie was struck as though by a heavy blow. His body flew backward, carving an arc through the air before smashing heavily into the ground, unable to move again.

Tang Wulin's pupils contracted sharply. The instant Xie Xie was sent flying, he had already activated the bloodline within his body. Sparse golden scales emerged across his arms, and the forging hammer in his hand howled through the air as it drove straight toward Situ Xuan's back.

At the same time, his only soul ring lit up, and Blue Silver Grass erupted wildly from the ground, attempting to bind Situ Xuan's feet.

This was their final coordination.

Yet faced with this carefully arranged killing move, a strange curve rose at the corner of Situ Xuan's mouth.

He lightly stamped his feet, and the Blue Silver Grass trying to entangle him snapped apart inch by inch the instant it touched the ground.

In an instant, Situ Xuan's figure seemed to split into dozens of afterimages, each one executing a different kicking technique.

Tang Wulin's forging hammer struck only a fading phantom, while the real Situ Xuan had already appeared at his side.

North Star Hundred Rending Fists!

A dense barrage of impacts rang out like a torrential downpour.

Tang Wulin could not even see Situ Xuan's movements. He only felt agonizing pain erupt throughout his entire body at once.

The Golden Dragon Body began to collapse beneath those bizarre attacks, its golden scales shattering one after another.

Most terrifyingly, every strike precisely hit an acupoint on his body.

Tang Wulin could feel his Soul Power growing chaotic under the stimulation of those acupoints, as if it might lose control at any moment.

Situ Xuan's fists shrouded Tang Wulin's entire body like phantoms.

Every punch carried cold, sinister Soul Power, piercing through the Golden Dragon Body's defense and striking directly at his internal organs.

Tang Wulin vomited blood, his body collapsing uncontrollably to its knees.

The training ground fell deathly silent.

From the moment Situ Xuan made his move until all five had fallen, the entire process had taken less than ten seconds.

Wu Zhangkong stood at the edge of the field, and an almost imperceptible flicker passed through his icy eyes.

Situ Xuan slowly withdrew his fists. His gaze swept over the five people lying on the ground before finally settling on Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin laboriously raised his head. The Golden Dragon Body had completely collapsed, and the agony throughout his body made it nearly impossible for him to breathe.

Yet he still glared fixedly at Situ Xuan, his eyes full of unwillingness.

Situ Xuan looked down at Tang Wulin. The bruise around his right eye stood out sharply beneath the lights.

"Your coordination was full of flaws."

He spoke softly. "You thought numerical superiority could make up for the gap in strength? How naive."

He turned and walked toward the edge of the training ground, his voice drifting on the wind. "Remember today's lesson. Before real slaughter, you do not even have the right to struggle."

Wu Zhangkong slowly walked to the center of the field, his cold gaze sweeping over the five lying on the ground.

"Get up."

His voice remained calm. "Situ Xuan already held back."

The five struggled to their feet, every face filled with frustration and unwillingness.

Xie Xie in particular had clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms.

"Why..."

Tang Wulin asked hoarsely, "Why was his strength..."

"That was not mere strength."

Wu Zhangkong interrupted him. "It was the perfect combination of skill and Soul Power. What he struck was not your bodies, but the key nodes in the circulation of your Soul Power."

Gu Yue lowered her head thoughtfully, her fingertips trembling faintly.

As an Elemental Controller, she understood better than anyone how bizarre that battle had been.

As the only one Situ Xuan had not defeated head-on, she also understood that it was not because he had any tenderness toward her. He simply considered her no threat at that moment.

Situ Xuan seemed able to predict every one of her movements. He could even interfere with her connection to the elements.

That feeling was not pleasant...