Poison Miasma

The tremendous force from the punch even sent his massive Martial Soul Avatar staggering half a step back, and the tips of his claws showed faint signs of melting.

Yan, meanwhile, stood where he was without his body budging in the slightest. Even the dragon-scale armor around his fist showed no trace of damage.

The power of a Soul Saint truly surpassed that of a Soul Emperor by a considerable margin, especially when his opponent possessed a beast Martial Soul Avatar renowned for speed and offense.

But such power was still not enough to threaten him.

"How could this be?"

Sindis looked at Yan, ferocity flashing in his eyes alongside a trace of disbelief.

A savage glint flashed through his eyes. The Fifth Soul Ring beneath his feet suddenly lit up, and the enormous Shadow Leopard Avatar pounced again, its claws crossing as they carved out a strange cross.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Shadow Cross Kill!"

Two enormous crisscrossing blade lights formed entirely from condensed shadow energy tore through the air, carrying the sharpness to cleave through all things and an icy, deathly aura as they instantly struck before Yan.

Their range was so vast that they almost sealed off every avenue of escape.

Yet Yan had no intention of dodging at all.

Yan's gaze sharpened, and the black light of his Fourth Soul Ring flickered beneath his feet.

"Molten Domain, condense!"

An intensely compressed molten domain instantly gathered before him, transforming into a rotating giant shield of flame half a meter thick that slammed fiercely toward the Shadow Cross Kill.

The shadow cross blades slashed viciously against the flaming shield, producing a piercing screech of friction and colliding energies.

The shield shuddered, deep dents appearing across its surface, but it did not shatter in the end, blocking most of the cross blades' force.

The remaining power penetrated through, only to be easily dissolved by the Earth Flame Lizard Dragon Armor and Burning Flame covering Yan's body.

"My turn!" Yan shouted, seizing the opening as Sindis's old force had faded and new force had yet to arise, while his Martial Soul Avatar briefly stiffened after using such a powerful Soul Skill.

He pushed off the ground, surging forward like Gui Mei and instantly closing the distance.

At the same time, the fingers of his right hand curled into claws. Dark Gold Burning Flame compressed at his fingertips, forming five condensed crimson-gold flame finger swords that shrieked as they stabbed toward the exposed weak point at Sindis's side.

The Soul Power fluctuations there were relatively weak.

Sindis tried to dodge, but it was far too late.

The five flame finger swords cut through the hastily condensed dark Soul Power armor like hot knives through butter, plunging deep into his side.

Extreme heat and tyrannical piercing force ravaged the muscles, meridians, and even bones within.

"Awooo!"

Sindis let out an agonized howl. His Martial Soul Avatar trembled violently, and five charred holes appeared in his side as dark red blood mixed with vaporized bodily fluid streamed out.

The intense pain and severe injury caused his aura to plummet, and even his Martial Soul Avatar became unstable.

When he looked at Yan again, his eyes were already filled with terror.

He knew he could not keep fighting.

This fire Soul Master was far too strange and powerful. If this continued, he might truly die here.

He had to flee!

Sindis's eyes flickered wildly as his Second and First Soul Rings lit up in succession.

"Second Soul Skill, Shadow Escape!"

"First Soul Skill, Shadow Clone!"

His Martial Soul Avatar suddenly exploded, turning into dozens of dark afterimages that were impossible to distinguish as real or false, scattering in every direction.

At the same time, his true body used the cover of Shadow Escape and burned his blood essence to drastically increase his speed, becoming a faint black shadow that nearly blended into the surroundings as he instantly swept to Sindik's side, where he was embedded in the rock wall.

With one sweep of his massive claw, he grabbed his severely wounded younger brother, hoisted him onto his back, and fled without looking back toward the silent, deathly forest beyond the clearing.

His speed reached an astonishing level in a short time.

"Trying to run?" Yan's gaze turned cold. The Molten Domain erupted at full power, instantly burning all the Shadow Clones Sindis had created to ashes.

At the same time, he summoned his powerful spiritual power and instantly locked onto the enormous black shadow carrying Sindik.

He pushed off the ground, unleashing the Flowing Fire Burning Shadow movement technique as he prepared to pursue.

However, Sindis continuously cast Shadow Clone along the way, causing them to explode as they scattered and fled.

They transformed into dense dark mist that not only obscured vision but also carried weak corrosive and mental interference effects, temporarily hindering Yan's senses and pursuit.

In that brief instant, Sindis's Martial Soul Avatar had already opened a considerable distance from Yan.

But Yan was not someone who could be shaken off so easily.

The black ring-shadow representing his Third Soul Ring flickered around his wrist. The Crimson Dragon Tyrant Body appeared once more, and a Dragon Shadow enveloped Yan.

With the powerful resistance it provided, the mental interference from Sindis's exploding clones became ineffective.

At the same time, surging flames burst from Yan's body, instantly incinerating the dense dark mist around him.

His vision cleared once again. Yan locked onto Sindis's direction of escape and shot forward.

The forest was dark, with only scattered rays of sunlight spilling onto the ground through gaps between the leaves.

Sindis still maintained his Martial Soul Avatar form. His younger brother, Blood Leopard Sindik, was on his back, and he did not dare slacken in the slightest as he fled desperately through Sunset Forest.

Behind him, Yan followed like a shadow, neither too close nor too far, always keeping Sindis in tow like a cat playing with a mouse, slowly wearing him down to death.

After fleeing through Sunset Forest for an unknown amount of time, Sindis suddenly saw a dark jungle filled with poisonous miasma ahead. It stretched so far that it encompassed the entire forest before him.

Sindis turned to look behind him. Yan's figure flickered in and out of sight; turning around now would undoubtedly waste time.

Moreover, this Poison Miasma might be his only chance of survival.

Gritting his teeth, Sindis summoned the little Soul Power he had left, forming a layer of black mist-like Soul Power around his body.

Then he plunged headlong into the Poison Miasma.

Yan naturally saw this. He quickly arrived before the poisonous miasma and narrowed his eyes.

Trying to use the Poison Miasma to stop me? How naïve.

Yan snorted coldly. Without the slightest hesitation, Dark Gold Burning Flame blazed around him as flames surged and his blood and qi roiled.

Then, like a burning meteor, he followed close behind and fearlessly charged into that deadly sea of poisonous mist.

The moment he entered the Poison Miasma, a pungent sweet-bloody stench and numbness assailed him from all directions.

Dark Gold Burning Flame flowed over his body, rapidly purifying and evaporating the poisonous mist that approached him. The deeper he went, the denser the Poison Miasma became.

His First and Third Soul Rings flashed in succession. Earth Flame Lizard Dragon Armor and Crimson Dragon Tyrant Body covered him once again, sealing out the poisonous miasma that filled the sky.

Throughout the long pursuit, Yan had not wasted any Soul Power, relying purely on his strength as a Martial Artist to chase Sindis. Thus, he still had ample Soul Power remaining.

Yan's eyes were cold as he locked onto the staggering figure fleeing ahead through the Poison Miasma, its Soul Power barrier flickering on and off like a hunter locking onto his prey.