Yet at that very moment, Ye Que stepped forward decisively and shielded everyone behind him.
Yu Mengdi shouted, "You reckless idiot, get back! You're only a Soul Master with three rings. That's the innate Soul Skill of a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"
As she spoke, she kicked the other team members away, then flew forward, ready to rescue Ye Que.
Yu Mengdi didn't want this guy to die here.
Ye Que felt a faint warmth in his heart. Glancing back with a smile, he said, "I don't think this attack will leave me dead here. Besides, I've never felt so clear-headed."
Yu Mengdi's face filled with question marks.
What on earth was the young master babbling about?
The next instant, Ye Que strode forward, facing the countless blades of light. In a deep voice, he said, "Eternal-burning wings, carry me beyond the mortal world's descent."
"Blade in hand, bring justice to all!"
As soon as his words fell, an extreme and violent force surged from his body. It crushed the Unicorn King's light breath in an instant and enveloped everyone present.
"Th-the Angel Domain!"
Yu Mengdi reached out her right hand and touched the golden energy particles. She felt as if her blood were burning.
The familiar energy brushed across her face, incredibly warm.
The Six-Winged Angel's exclusive domain. Within it, her strength increased by ten percent, while all of Ye Que's attributes rose by thirty percent. It also granted immunity to most holy-attribute attacks and accelerated Soul Power recovery.
Then Yu Mengdi looked up and saw Ye Que soar into the sky with lightning-fast speed as his three Soul Rings began shining in turn.
"First Soul Skill, Eye of the Heavenly God."
The sky turned golden. Countless golden vertical pupils appeared, releasing extreme light energy that shot toward the Holy Unicorn King.
The Holy Unicorn King let out a neigh and beat the wings on its back, dodging through the sky.
Beam after beam rained down, so densely packed that they blurred together.
No matter how strong the Unicorn King was, it couldn't avoid being hit repeatedly. It groaned in pain.
But that wasn't all. Ye Que unleashed his second Soul Skill. Angel Roar, an extreme mental shock attack, crashed into the Soul Beast's mind and raised a colossal tsunami.
The Unicorn King's brain was about to burst, as if countless fires of light were exploding inside it again and again.
"Whimper..."
It let out a mournful cry, writhing in agony.
Ye Que raised the Divine Sword and shouted, "Goodbye. Third Soul Skill, Angel Greatsword!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Divine Sword in his hand suddenly grew into a hundred-meter greatsword, blazing with holy fire as it cleaved toward the Unicorn King's head.
Seeing this, the Unicorn King endured the pain and gathered all its Soul Power, unleashing its full strength.
It was going to take this human down with it.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion shook the surroundings. Ye Que, Ye Wuqing, and the others were all blasted away by the Soul Power explosion. They crashed through several thousand-year-old trees before finally coming to a stop.
Now, the Light Unicorn King had the Angel God Sword embedded in its head. Blood poured from the wound, and its eyes were bloodshot.
It hadn't died.
As one of the super-rare Soul Beasts possessing both light and holy attributes, it had the same ability as an angel to resist three attributes.
Even Ye Que's awe-inspiring strike, unleashed with the power of the domain, was not strong enough to kill a Unicorn King comparable to a thirty-thousand-year Soul Beast.
After all, Ye Que was only a Soul Master at level 40. He couldn't completely overwhelm it.
If it had been an Evil Soul Master, it would have died the moment it came into contact with the Angel Domain, let alone survived the Angel Greatsword.
Suddenly, the Holy Unicorn King went berserk. Its wings transformed into countless blades of light, which shot toward the group, intent on wiping out these greedy humans.
"Beast, don't you dare harm my lord!"
Guangyu Douluo, who had been watching for a long while, roared. He drew the bowstring of the Blazing Feather Divine Bow as his Eighth Soul Ring lit up. He fired and shouted, "Eighth Soul Skill, Extreme Fire!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The flames instantly transformed into a massive firebird. It devoured the Unicorn King's attack, flashed past with the force of thunder, and pierced the beast king's heart, spraying blood into the air.
The Unicorn King could no longer hold on. It fell from the sky and hit the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Seeing this, the Holy Unicorn herd immediately flew into the Star Dou Forest.
When disaster struck, each fled for itself. Soul Beasts had always been like that.
Their king was dead. If they stayed, they would die too.
At that moment,
Ye Que staggered to his feet, spat out a mouthful of blood, then raised a hand to wipe his mouth.
He'd overestimated his strength.
Their attributes came from the same source. He simply couldn't kill a Ten-Thousand-Year Holy Unicorn King—not unless his opponent had been an Evil Soul Master or a Soul Beast with dark or evil attributes.
Even so, Ye Que was satisfied.
In a pure one-on-one fight, any Evil Soul Master below the seven-ring level could only run when they saw him.
Beside him, Yu Mengdi praised him, "Young master, you're amazing!"
Ye Que's methods had truly won her over. He was not only young, but incredibly strong as well.
Once the Angel Domain was activated, it was an overwhelming advantage against Soul Masters of the same rank. And on top of that, he could instantly unleash three Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skills.
Although Ye Que's Soul Skills were supposedly Ten-Thousand-Year, their effects were comparable to those of hundred-thousand-year skills.
Yu Mengdi had never seen a first Soul Skill this terrifying.
Ye Que nodded and said, "I just got lucky."
"L-lucky?"
Yu Mengdi's mouth twitched. The young master was certainly modest.
This had nothing to do with luck. It was proof of his strength. Even Ye Wuqing couldn't match him.
"Young brother, you're far too modest! Hahaha..."
Ye Wuqing came over and patted Ye Que on the shoulder. He said seriously, "I've seen your methods for myself. I'd say I'm no match for you in a one-on-one fight. You're so strong it's despairing. You make me feel like no one from Shrek can compare to you."
"Exactly! Even the people from Shrek can't compare to you. I've fought them myself. Apart from Ma Xiaotao, I don't think you'd find anyone who could match you," team member Tang Xiaolei added, praising him.
The other students nodded in agreement, recognizing his monstrous strength.
Ma Xiaotao... Ye Que nodded and said, "She's nothing but an Evil Soul Master. How could she compare to me?"
His words were arrogant, but everyone tacitly chose not to argue.
Ye Que was already this strong at only level 40 Soul Power. If he got through the difficult cultivation period of an Ultimate Martial Soul, no one at his rank would be able to match him.
It had been true ten thousand years ago, and it was still true ten thousand years later.
Except for Qian Xunji...
"Enough chatting."
At this critical moment, Guangyu Douluo interrupted them and continued, "Young master, hurry and absorb your fourth Soul Ring. This old servant left it with one last breath, just waiting for you to finish it off."
Ye Que nodded. "All right!"
Then he walked over to the Ten-Thousand-Year Holy Unicorn King.
The Unicorn King was still alive, glaring at Ye Que with venomous eyes.
"Just the law of the jungle."
As he spoke, Ye Que pulled the Divine Sword from the beast king's head and swept it through the air. A flash of golden sword energy passed by, and a mist of blood burst forth.
The Ten-Thousand-Year Holy Unicorn King was dead.
Two minutes later, a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring emerged from its corpse. Ye Que immediately sat cross-legged and began absorbing it.
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