Realm Suppression Crushes Tang San (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

When Lin Yi no longer deliberately suppressed his aura, the six soul rings symbolizing the Soul Emperor realm rose from beneath his feet in sequence—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black! Especially the moment those last two ten-thousand-year soul rings appeared, deep as the night sky and radiating heart-palpitating energy fluctuations, the entire arena fell into a deathly silence.

On the Shrek Academy side, everyone's expressions froze, as if they had been struck by a bolt of lightning.

"Six... six soul rings? A Soul Emperor?!"

"How is this possible?! Wasn't he level fifty-two before?!"

"Two... two ten-thousand-year soul rings?!"

"Too shameless! To hide so deeply!" Ma Hongjun was the first who couldn't help but curse out loud.

Dai Mubai stared fixedly at those six soul rings, especially the two black ones; due to his anger and humiliation, his wounds burst open again, and blood began to seep out.

Ning Rongrong covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief. Oscar's face turned deathly pale. A trace of shock also flickered through Zhu Zhuqing's cold eyes.

Xiao Wu was so anxious that tears were about to fall, and she gripped Tang San's sleeve tightly.

Zhao Wuji's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot; he finally understood why Lin Yi had been so fearless before! This bastard had been hiding his strength the whole time!

"Lin Yi! You... you are actually already a Soul Emperor?" Zhao Wuji's voice carried irrepressible rage and a hint of trembling.

Chief Meng Shenji spoke at the right moment, his voice calm yet carrying unquestionable majesty: "Teacher Lin Yi has always been a Soul Emperor; where does this talk of hiding come from? He was merely keeping a low profile before. What, does Shrek Academy want to go back on its word?"

These words left Zhao Wuji and the others speechless. Indeed, the other party had never claimed to be only a Soul King; everything had been their own "assumption."

The despair brought by the massive gap in strength extinguished the fire of hope they had just ignited through trust, like pouring ice water over it.

Tang San's pupils also contracted violently when he saw those six soul rings, his heart feeling as if it were being gripped by an invisible hand. A Soul Emperor! And a Soul Emperor with dual ten-thousand-year soul rings! This gap was far greater than he had anticipated!

But he took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the raging waves in his heart, and his gaze became firm once more. He told himself: It's fine, he is an auxiliary-type soul master! His offensive means must be limited! I still have a chance! With my hidden weapons and the Clear Sky Hammer, it is not impossible to put up a fight!

He would absolutely not let Xiao Wu leave him...

"The battle begins!" Meng Shenji announced, breaking the stagnant atmosphere.

Almost the instant the words fell, Tang San moved! He knew well that his soul power was far inferior, so he had to seize the initiative and give it his all!

"First soul skill, Entanglement!"

Countless thick stalks of Blue Silver Grass shot out from the ground like spirit snakes, covering the sky and earth as they rolled toward Lin Yi, attempting to restrict his movements.

At the same time, he wiped his hands across his waist, and countless hidden weapons shot out like a swarm of bees, shrouding all of Lin Yi's vital points! Sleeve Arrows, Bone Piercing Needles, Willow Leaf Blades... the angles were tricky, and the speed was astonishing!

That wasn't all; his footwork shifted, and he pushed his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to the limit, his figure becoming erratic and difficult to capture.

Right from the start, Tang San displayed combat literacy and explosive power far exceeding that of an ordinary Soul Elder!

However, facing this storm-like assault, Lin Yi appeared exceptionally calm. He didn't even use a defensive soul skill; he simply let his sixth soul ring flicker slightly—Sixth soul skill, Ice Lotus Blessing! (Effect: Speed increased by 40%, soul power recovery speed increased by 50%)

A cool aura flowed through his entire body, and Lin Yi's speed skyrocketed instantly! He seemed to transform into a ghostly blue shadow, strolling leisurely through the gaps between the dense Blue Silver Grass and the sky full of hidden weapons!

Tang San's exquisite Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track was like transparency in the face of Lin Yi's powerful spiritual detection! Every point where he landed, the angle and trajectory of every hidden weapon thrown, and even the subtle changes of soul power circulating in his meridians were clearly "seen" and predicted by Lin Yi in advance!

Chi chi chi!

All the hidden weapons missed, pinning themselves deep into the ground or tree trunks behind Lin Yi. The entanglement of the Blue Silver Grass couldn't even touch the corner of his clothes!

"How is this possible?!" Tang San was horrified; his hidden weapons and footwork had never been seen through so easily before! The opponent's speed was ridiculously fast, and it was as if he could predict the future!

Refusing to believe it, he activated his third soul skill, Spider Web Restraint, and a massive, sticky, poisonous spider web of Blue Silver Grass descended from above! At the same time, the Eight Spider Lances on his back instantly popped out, purple-black light flickering as they thrust toward Lin Yi from another angle with fierce momentum! This was a combined attack of an External Soul Bone and his martial soul!

Small tricks, Lin Yi scoffed inwardly. With the aid of spiritual detection, the speed of the spider web looked pitifully slow in his eyes.

He merely shifted his feet slightly, his figure moving several feet horizontally as if teleporting, easily avoiding the web's coverage. Facing the fiercely thrusting Eight Spider Lances, he didn't even use any defensive soul skills, relying only on the super-fast speed and precise prediction provided by Ice Lotus Blessing to dodge by a hair's breadth; the sharp tips could never touch him at all.

The more Tang San fought, the more alarmed he became. He felt as if he were fighting an invisible ghost; all his attacks landed on empty air, and all his calculations were easily seen through by the opponent. His soul power was being consumed rapidly, and his spirit was beginning to tire from the intense concentration.

I cannot go on like this! A ruthless glint flashed in Tang San's eyes; he knew he had to use his trump card! Black light surged in his right hand, and a small, pitch-black hammer with an ancient design appeared silently in his grip—the Clear Sky Hammer!

Even without an attached soul ring, the terrifying weight and domineering aura of the Clear Sky Hammer itself made the surrounding air feel heavier the moment it appeared!

"That is..." Meng Shenji's eyes narrowed.

Zhao Wuji also held his breath.

Tang San poured the remainder of his soul power into the Clear Sky Hammer, causing the black light on the hammer to surge. He roared, his body rotating, and using centrifugal force, he hurled the heavy Clear Sky Hammer violently toward Lin Yi! This was the strongest strike he could currently unleash! Before the hammer even arrived, the terrifying pressure was already suffocating!

Facing this heavy, mountain-splitting strike, a trace of seriousness finally flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. But he still chose not to take it head-on.

Fourth soul skill, Breath of Ice Sealing! (Effect: Increases own defense; enemies who make contact will be frozen or slowed)

An extremely cold aura instantly permeated the space around his body. At the same time, his first soul ring glowed faintly, and the energy of Healing Light circulated quietly within his body, ready to repair any shock damage he might sustain.

He did not dodge, but the moment the Clear Sky Hammer was about to hit him, he tilted his body at an incredible angle, his right hand wrapped in dense cold air and soul power, and struck the side of the Clear Sky Hammer with absolute precision!

Boom!

A muffled sound rang out! The massive impact made Lin Yi's arm go slightly numb, but the extreme cold of Breath of Ice Sealing instantly spread up along the hammer, while he skillfully used a technique to discharge the force, directing most of the impact into the ground.

Crack! The ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch.

As for the Clear Sky Hammer, it was swiped off course by his palm, whistling through the air as it brushed past his body and slammed heavily into a large tree behind him, snapping the tree—which required several people to embrace—right in half!

Tang San's desperate, all-or-nothing attack was once again neutralized by Lin Yi in this "four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds" manner! And the successive use of the Eight Spider Lances and the Clear Sky Hammer had consumed a massive amount of Tang San's soul power and mental energy; at this moment, his face was pale, he was gasping for breath, and his eyes were filled with unwillingness and a trace of helplessness.

"It's over."

Lin Yi looked at Tang San, whose soul power and mental energy were nearing exhaustion, and knew the time had come. A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he silently activated his second soul skill, which he had not yet used—Ice Spirit Impact!

An invisible, intangible yet bone-chilling mental force, sharp as the keenest ice pick, instantly bridged the distance between the two and ruthlessly pierced into Tang San's defenseless sea of consciousness!

"Urgh—!"

Tang San felt as if his mind had been run through by ten-thousand-year black ice; a sharp pain accompanied by extreme cold swept through his consciousness, freezing all thought and reaction in that very moment! He let out a muffled groan, his body swayed violently, his eyes turned hollow and unfocused, and his movements went completely rigid.

In the very instant Tang San's mind was wounded and he lost the ability to resist, Lin Yi moved! His figure was like lightning, appearing before Tang San in a flash, his right hand—imbued with the extreme chill of the Breath of Ice Sealing—gently pressing against Tang San's chest.

Crack, crack, crack!

Bone-chilling cold erupted instantly. Centered on Lin Yi's palm, a crystalline layer of ice spread rapidly, encasing Tang San within a block of transparent, solid ice in the blink of an eye, leaving only an expression of shock, pain, and unwillingness frozen upon his face.

The battle, ended.

From start to finish, Lin Yi had not even utilized a single offensive soul skill. The Ice Spirit Impact was a mental attack, difficult for outsiders to detect; relying solely on speed, prediction, defense, and control, he had thoroughly crushed Tang San despite the latter exhausting every means at his disposal!

The entire arena was deathly silent.

The members of Shrek stood as if under a binding spell, staring blankly at the frozen Tang San, unable to accept this cruel reality.

Lin Yi slowly withdrew his hand, looked at Tang San inside the ice sculpture, and announced in a flat tone, "You lost."