Overwhelming Suppression

"Forget it..."

Situ Xuan looked at the five people who had yet to attack, the anticipation and playfulness on his face turning into boredom and impatience. "Since you won't come, I will!"

Situ Xuan's figure left a faint afterimage in place, like smoke scattered by the wind.

When his form solidified again, he had already appeared before Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi.

At this moment, the two had already completed their martial soul fusion skill.

Wang Jinxi's body had expanded to over two meters in height, a pair of pitch-black wings unfurled behind his back, and his arms had transformed into ferocious Bone Dragon Claws. Pitch-black scales covered his entire body, radiating a suffocating pressure.

Zhang Yangzi had transformed into a black shadow and merged into Wang Jinxi's body, causing the black energy currents on the Bone Dragon Claws to become even more intense.

The massive bone claws, accompanied by a sharp whistle that tore through the air, lunged straight at Situ Xuan, only to stop abruptly just an inch from his face.

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

The two fingers swept through the air, seemingly slow, yet in Wang Jinxi's horrified gaze, they precisely tapped onto the wrist of the Bone Dragon Claw.

Two-Finger Vacuum Hold!

"Crack—"

A faint cracking sound rang out, and a tiny fissure suddenly appeared on the indestructible Bone Dragon Claw.

The crack spread rapidly, covering the entire bone claw like a spiderweb.

Wang Jinxi watched in disbelief as his bone claw shattered in silence. The backlash from his martial soul fusion skill being forcibly interrupted caused him to spew blood violently. His massive body rapidly shrank back to its original size, and he fell heavily to the ground along with Zhang Yangzi.

Gu Yue's reaction was extremely fast.

The moment Situ Xuan made his move, she had already completed her elemental control. Thick earthen walls suddenly rose from the floor of the training ground, while dense ice cones condensed in the sky.

The moment the ice cones collided with the earthen walls, a violent elemental reaction occurred between the extreme cold and extreme heat.

The shockwave generated by the explosion swept across the entire training ground, the temperature switching crazily between freezing cold and scorching heat.

But Situ Xuan's figure flickered in and out of sight amidst the explosion. His footwork was eerie and precise; every movement perfectly avoided the core area of the elemental reaction. Those shockwaves, strong enough to tear through steel, seemed to be neutralized by some invisible force as they approached him.

Beidou Void Slash!

His palm made a light stroke in the air, and the elemental fluctuations within the training ground suddenly turned chaotic.

Gu Yue was astonished to find that her connection to the elements had been forcibly severed. Under this stroke from Situ Xuan, those violent elemental energies were like threads cut by a sharp blade, instantly dissipating into nothingness.

Xie Xie's figure quietly appeared behind Situ Xuan at this moment.

The Guanglong Dagger and Dark Dragon Dagger slashed out in a cross, the two blades—one bright and one dark—sealing off all of Situ Xuan's retreat paths.

This was the best opportunity to strike that he could possibly capture, and his speed had already surpassed the reaction limits of many Soul Masters.

Situ Xuan did not even turn his head.

His left hand's five fingers spread slightly, reaching backward at an incredible angle.

Two-Finger Vacuum Hold!

His index and middle fingers precisely clamped onto the tip of the Guanglong Dagger, while the Dark Dragon Dagger was deflected from its original trajectory by a light nudge from his elbow.

Xie Xie only felt a strange suction force coming from the daggers; his entire body's soul power felt as if it had been drained, and he froze in place.

Situ Xuan's fingers flicked lightly.

Xie Xie was struck as if by a heavy blow, his body flying backward, tracing a parabola in the air before crashing heavily to the ground, unable to move again.

Tang Wulin's pupils contracted violently. The moment Xie Xie was sent flying, he had already completed the activation of his bloodline. Golden scales appeared sparsely on his arms, and the forging hammer in his hand struck straight at Situ Xuan's back with a sound of tearing air.

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

This was their final coordinated effort.

However, facing this meticulously designed death trap, the corners of Situ Xuan's mouth curled into an eerie arc.

He stomped his feet lightly, and the Blue Silver Grass attempting to entangle him snapped inch by inch the moment it touched the ground.

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

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

North Star Hundred Rending Fists!

Dense, rapid-fire impact sounds rang out like a rainstorm.

Tang Wulin couldn't even see Situ Xuan's movements clearly; he only felt intense pain erupting from his entire body simultaneously.

The Golden Dragon Body actually began to collapse under that eerie attack, the golden scales shattering piece by piece.

Most terrifying of all, every single strike precisely hit a specific acupuncture point on his body.

Tang Wulin could feel his soul power becoming chaotic under the stimulation of these points, as if it might spiral out of control at any moment.

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

Every punch carried a cold, sinister soul power that pierced through the defenses of the Golden Dragon Body, striking his internal organs directly.

Tang Wulin spewed blood violently, his body uncontrollably collapsing to his knees.

The training ground fell into a deathly silence.

From the moment Situ Xuan made his move until all five of them fell, the entire process took no more than ten seconds.

Wu Zhangkong stood at the edge of the arena, a trace of imperceptible fluctuation flashing through his icy eyes.

Situ Xuan slowly retracted his fist, his gaze sweeping over the five people lying on the ground before finally resting on Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin lifted his head with great difficulty; his Golden Dragon Body had completely collapsed, and the excruciating pain throughout his body made it nearly impossible for him to breathe.

Yet, he still stared fixedly at Situ Xuan, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

Situ Xuan looked down at Tang Wulin, the bruise on his right eye appearing particularly striking under the lights.

"Your coordination is riddled with holes."

He said softly, "Did you think you could make up for the gap in strength just by having a numbers advantage? Naive."

He turned and walked toward the edge of the training ground, his voice drifting back on the wind: "Remember today's lesson. In the face of true slaughter, you wouldn't even have the qualifications to struggle."

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

"Get up, all of you."

His voice remained indifferent, "Situ Xuan already held back."

The five of them climbed up from the ground with difficulty, every one of their faces etched with frustration and resentment.

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

"Why..."

Tang Wulin asked hoarsely, "Why is his power..."

"That is not merely power."

Wu Zhangkong interrupted him, "That is the perfect fusion of technique and soul power. He didn't strike your bodies; he struck the critical nodes where your soul power circulates."

Gu Yue lowered her head, lost in thought, her fingertips trembling slightly.

As an Elemental Controller, she understood the strangeness of that battle better than anyone else.

As the only one who hadn't been directly defeated by Situ Xuan, she also understood that this wasn't because Situ Xuan had any sense of chivalry, but simply because he felt she posed no threat at that moment.

Situ Xuan seemed capable of predicting her every move, and could even interfere with her connection to the elements.

Such a feeling was not pleasant...