Air Manipulation Bullet, Backlash, Dark Gold Talisman

It was at this moment that Huo Yuhao unleashed his Soul Shock, "Now is the time, Second Soul Skill: Soul Shock!"

Feng Piaoling had been keeping a distracted eye on Huo Yuhao the entire time. Sensing a sharp, needle-like mental force shooting toward him, he glared fiercely in Huo Yuhao's direction. While releasing his own vast and powerful mental energy, he raised his left hand and flicked his fingers like a sword, condensing soul power between them.

Those fireballs that had been blasted away by Xu Sanshi seemed to respond to a summons; they spun in place half a foot above the ground before soaring into the high air, circling behind Xu Sanshi's shield to strike at his vulnerable defensive blind spots.

This was the Fire Manipulation Bomb technique Feng Piaoling had developed based on his first soul skill, allowing him to convert his soul power within his Spirit Sea into mental energy to control the released Fire Bomb Talismans for precision strikes.

Furthermore, based on this move, Feng Piaoling could also exert corresponding control over talismans created by other soul skills.

Every attack he launched was impossible to guard against.

Huo Yuhao's mental strength was already inferior to Feng Piaoling's, and with the latter prepared for the assault, Huo Yuhao's Soul Shock was instantly extinguished by Feng Piaoling's mental force.

Suffering a severe mental backlash, Huo Yuhao's face turned deathly pale. With a miserable cry, he collapsed backward, blood streaming from his seven orifices.

At the same time, having lost Huo Yuhao's support, Xu Sanshi had no way to dodge the fireballs circling behind him.

Even with the layered protection of his three soul skills, he could only hold out for a few seconds against attacks targeting his weak points before his defenses were shattered by the explosive force of the fireballs.

Just then, the third soul ring on Feng Piaoling's body lit up, and a purple-gold talisman appeared in his hand.

The talisman flickered with light, activated instantly, and transformed into a streak of purple light that shot outward.

The orb of light flew several meters before blinking into five purple-gold blades. At a glance, these blades were identical in shape to the claws of that five-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, differing only in color.

This was Feng Piaoling's third soul skill, Dark Gold Talisman, capable of launching five long-range blades resembling the claws of a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear to attack enemies.

It could also be attached to himself or his teammates, enveloping their entire bodies in metal-attribute soul power to grant them the defense and strength of a five-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, while forming soul-power claws on their palms for melee combat.

It was quite similar to the form Naruto took after transferring Nine-Tails chakra to the Allied Shinobi Forces during the Fourth Great Ninja War.

If combined with two pieces of Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear External Soul Bone, Feng Piaoling could unleash the full strength of a five-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Moreover, like the Fire Bomb Talisman, the power of this Dark Gold Talisman increased alongside the progression of his Green Lotus Sword Art.

It could be considered one of Feng Piaoling's greatest trump cards currently.

"No... this is bad..."

Xu Sanshi had just had his three layers of defense blown away by Feng Piaoling and was in that awkward moment where his old strength was spent and his new strength had yet to arise. Seeing those five claw blades flying toward him, he instantly recalled the five-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear that Bei Bei had mentioned.

In extreme terror, he could only subconsciously raise his heavy shield to defend with all his might.

If Feng Piaoling had chosen to control the five claw blades to bypass the heavy shield at this moment, he could certainly have taken Xu Sanshi's life.

But with so many people watching, killing Xu Sanshi was clearly not realistic.

Intending to test the power of the Dark Gold Talisman, Feng Piaoling directly controlled the five claw blades to strike the heavy shield.

Ding, ding, ding, clang, clang, clang...

As the claw blades collided with the heavy shield, accompanied by a deafening roar and bursts of sparks, the blades spun at high speed.

The powerful impact force pushed Xu Sanshi back, his feet carving deep furrows into the ground.

A few seconds later, the heavy shield belonging to the Mysterious Underworld Turtle martial soul—reputed to be the strongest defense in the Outer Courtyard—shattered into pieces before everyone's eyes.

Xu Sanshi himself was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, vomiting blood, and looked as if he were about to crash into the spectator stands.

At the critical moment, the teacher acting as the referee, a Soul Saint, took action.

He leaped high into the air to catch Xu Sanshi, yet even he was pushed back several meters before he could dissipate the force, sighing inwardly, "What a powerful impact."

The entire arena was silent, a dead stillness hanging in the air. Everyone stared dumbfounded at Feng Piaoling, who was the only one still standing on the stage, their eyes filled with awe.

From the start of the duel to the end, less than a minute had passed.

Xu Sanshi had first used his first soul skill, Mysterious Underworld Shock, to repel Feng Piaoling's overwhelming and staggering barrage of fireballs.

But before his remaining two soul skills could take effect, Feng Piaoling had manipulated those repelled fireballs to break through three layers of his defenses from behind.

Finally, he had used his third soul skill to shatter Xu Sanshi's pride—his strongest defensive shield—from the front.

What formidable attack power. What superb skill in soul power control. What powerful reflexes.

He was simply a near-perfect genius soul master.

"So... so amazing..."

Tang Ya's mouth hung wide open as she subconsciously uttered these words. She even ignored Huo Yuhao, who had fainted from the mental backlash.

Zhu Lu and Xiao Xiao were in a similar state; like Tang Ya, they were so shocked their jaws were hanging open.

Even the usually proud and arrogant Wang Dong'er had to admit that among the younger generation, Feng Piaoling was indeed the most brilliant and talented soul master she had ever seen.

For a fleeting moment, the way she looked at Feng Piaoling seemed to shimmer with light.

Mu Jin could not control her own excitement and exclaimed, "How can he be this strong?"

At this moment, she felt regret.

She regretted making the bet with Zhou Yi.

Had she known Feng Piaoling was this formidable, she would never have fallen for Zhou Yi's provocation.

With Feng Piaoling on her side, she could have completely and utterly surpassed that woman who loved wearing an old hag's mask in her teaching career.

A smug curve tugged at the corner of Zhou Yi's mouth; in her eyes, Feng Piaoling's potential, talent, and strength went far beyond even this.

The idol he worshipped most, the master theorist Yu Xiaogang—who ten thousand years ago had cultivated the Sea God Tang San and the other six Shrek Seven Devils into seven god-level powerhouses—had mentioned in his work, Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

Innate Soul Power is directly proportional to the strength of a Martial Soul.

The higher the Innate Soul Power, the stronger the Martial Soul.

If an inverse relationship appears, then there must be another, even more powerful Martial Soul.

This is known as Twin Martial Souls.

Feng Piaoling's first Martial Soul, the Talisman, belongs to the very bottom tier among Tool Martial Souls.

The reason it displays such power is because Feng Piaoling absorbed Soul Rings beyond his age limit.

And for Feng Piaoling to have cultivated into a Soul Elder before the age of twelve with this trash Martial Soul, his Innate Soul Power must be exceptionally high.

It is highly likely to be Innate Full Soul Power.

A trash Martial Soul possessing Innate Full Soul Power.

In other words, Feng Piaoling should possess another, far more powerful Martial Soul; he is a genuine holder of Twin Martial Souls.

PS: Three updates again. If there's no effect, for the sake of popularity, I'll have to drop to two updates starting tomorrow.

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