Fighting with All One's Might

The Howling Silver Wolf, an excellent hunter from the Northern Frontier grasslands, possesses an almost perfect Martial Soul, which is Rick's greatest asset. It boasts high speed, high damage, and high endurance, resisting many negative statuses, including poison, weakness, and Curse. Apart from slightly inferior defense, it has no other significant weaknesses.

As Soul King, Rick had personally killed no fewer than a hundred Soul Master, possessing extremely rich combat experience, and could see through the true nature of the Bai Cai at a glance.

His body showed no signs of training, almost ruling out beast-type Martial Soul. His Soul Power fluctuations were cold and ethereal, lacking any sharpness, clearly indicating he was not a frequent combatant.

Judging from his age, he is at most fourteen or fifteen years old, and his cultivation level is definitely not as high as that of Soul Ancestor. He can be killed within three moves.

With many rings and bones, one wave of skill can be unleashed.

Normally, when facing a novice Soul Master whose cultivation level is lower than one's own and who is not good at fighting, it is better to go all out than to test them.

However, Rick, despite his extensive combat experience, remained somewhat cautious, only unleashing his fourth Soul Skill.

The Howling Silver Wolf instantly possessed him, his fourth Soul Ring suddenly shone brightly, and the surrounding air blurred for a moment. Rick thrust forward with both claws, his speed more than doubling.

Howling Silver Wolf's fourth Soul Skill: Silver Wolf Flash Strike.

Doubles speed and attack power, with enhanced claws that easily tear wounds; one-hit kill only.

For Soul Elder and even Soul Ancestor, Silver Wolf Flash Strike can kill them instantly upon sight. Novice Soul Master who are not good at combat have absolutely no chance of escaping.

A pair of sharp claws tore through the air, the piercing screech extremely harsh. Rick seemed to have already seen that the boy in front of him was about to be torn to pieces.

"Rick, be careful!" A Soul Master exclaimed in alarm.

The crucial warning from his companion behind him came too late; Rick was still unaware that a dark crack had descended upon the center of the courtyard, abruptly obscuring the boy in front of him.

Three Soul Ring— yellow, purple, and black—surrounded the boy; more precisely, they surrounded the side of his shoulder, like beautiful creatures floating in mid-air.

The bright yellow Soul Ring resembled a crown, while the crimson and jet-black Soul Ring the creature on its left and right sides. If one could observe carefully, the jet-black Soul Ring would already be shimmering.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill and Mental Pollution originate from the Abyssal Demon Octopus, one of the top races of marine Soul Beast.

The inexplicable abnormal Soul Ring and the inexplicable abnormal Martial Soul caused Rick to even stop breathing.

The unknown breeds fear.

Fear brings death.

In the next instant, a massive wave of pain surged into his mind, and Rick let out a wail. His mind was powerless to control his body, and his Soul Skill also twisted and deformed, causing him to crash directly into the floor tiles.

Smoke and dust filled the courtyard, and the Soul Master behind fell silent.

Rick is not dead yet; however, compared to his usual injuries, he seems to be in much more pain, as if he has undergone multiple torments, thus breaking down.

"Waste."

Nuozhi stopped immediately. "Batus, come here."

While Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring is powerful, it also consumes a significant amount of Soul Power. As expected, it may already be exhausted.

"Yes, Dean."

The Soul Master walked forward, then grinned maliciously at the Bai Cai, "Remember, the Soul Master with the highest cultivation."

"Normally, an ordinary Soul Elder would have less than one-eighth of their Soul Power at this point. Even if they were on the verge of a breakthrough, their Soul Power would still be less than one-quarter."

"After a strike using Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill, how much Soul Power will be left?"

The Soul Ring unfolded: two yellow, two purple, and two black. Batus's tone was chilling. "Of course, there's never much need to concern ourselves with the dead."

Thick vines gradually grew in the courtyard, resembling a swarm of pythons hunting their prey, stretching out around the Bai Cai.

Instead of retreating a single step, the Bai Cai deployed Psychic Shield.

This battle is solely for defense; Xing is behind us, and we cannot retreat.

Batus sneered, and the thick vines climbed up, gradually enveloping the Psychic Shield before tightening.

Not dodge?

Die!

The fourth Soul Ring lit up instantly, and the thick vines convulsed violently, expanding in diameter by more than two sizes, intertwining with each other as if they were alive.

The fifth Soul Ring lit up simultaneously, and the vine itself extended thorns, its surface stained with a blood-red color, emitting a foul stench.

"My fourth Soul Skill is called Berserk. Its Soul Ring originates from the Heavy Armored Berserk Rhino. Because my Martial Soul is a plant, I am immune to negative effects."

"My fifth Soul Skill is called Bloodthirsty Poison Sting. The Soul Ring is derived from Swamp Poison Mosquito. It not only carries a hemolytic Toxic but can also drain blood."

The resistance from the vines was weak. Batus looked at them with disdain, turned around, and muttered a comment, "A candle flickering in the wind."

Blood Vine, a Bloodlust anomaly in the swamp, is Martial Soul that can replenish its Soul Power by devouring blood, making it particularly excellent for sustained combat, and its ability to control its consumption is also remarkable.

Entanglement thick vines, the remaining shield was gradually depleted, Bai Cai was now in mortal danger.

Once the shield is depleted, the vines will strangle and the Poison Point will inject, and the outcome is obvious: most likely, the victim will be reduced to dried-up corpses and fragments.

The third Soul Skill, Mental Pollution, currently only causes slight dizziness at most to Soul Emperors, and its effect is really not significant.

Moreover, unless one severely overdraws their mental energy, the third Soul Skill, "Mental Pollution," cannot be used for a while.

The remaining Soul Ring, including the First Soul Ring and Second Soul Ring, no longer have any offensive Soul Skill. Even if they copy the first enemy's extremely fast dash Soul Skill, they still cannot reverse the situation.

Despite the struggle, there was no way forward.

That's it, we've stopped here.

The Sea of Consciousness is swept by howling winds and snow, resembling the Far North.

The Snow Empress revealed her true form and coldly stated, "Have you made enough of a scene?"

Silence.

The Snow Empress casually stopped the snowstorm, his tone still indifferent, "What can Ren Xiao change?"

Silence.

The stunningly beautiful woman remained expressionless. "We gave almost everything."

The boy's figure gradually emerged, and Bai Cai lowered her head to avoid his gaze, offering no explanation.

Even though she could readily offer numerous reasons, all of which were plausible, the Bai Cai still chose to remain silent.

Snow-white bare feet suddenly came into view. To my surprise, a pair of slender hands brushed across my chin and then cupped my cheeks.

I had no choice but to part the Bai Cai slightly to avoid offending the Snow Empress.

"That apricot tree must die."

The Snow Empress sighed, "Changing the celestial phenomena involves the realm of the gods, which is strictly forbidden for Soul Beast. Even if they survive the heavenly tribulation, they will still face divine punishment."

"Divine punishment..."

A raging fire burned within his heart, almost igniting the entire world.

The vines resisted fiercely. Batus noticed something amiss and turned around in surprise, "What can this change?"

In the center of the courtyard, a voice responded, "Change everything!"

The jet-black third Soul Ring shattered instantly, and chaotic Soul Power burst forth, instantly shattering the surrounding vines.

The Ring Detonation is one of Haotian's secret techniques, and it can even multiply combat power.

Generally speaking, Ring Detonation is not a unique skill; the process is similar to Self-Destruct. In theory, it is very common, but in practice, it is extremely difficult to perform.

The Clear Sky Sect improved the Ring Detonation, allowing for active physical control to reduce risk and damage, and even enabling repeated use and stacking multiple times.

Of course, if certain conditions are met, one can still Ring Detonation even without obtaining the secret technique.

The first condition is physical strength, which can suppress the backlash within the Ring Detonation.

The second condition is mental strength, and the ability to control Soul Power during the Ring Detonation.

The third condition is recovery; the Ring Detonation.

The fourth condition is courage, fearlessness.

It originates from the Snow Empress's Torso Soul Bone and the Ice Empress's External Soul Bone, satisfying one of these conditions.

Spiritual Martial Soul, satisfying the second requirement.

Healing Soul Skill, fulfilling three requirements.

A firm belief, fulfilling the fourth requirement.

The chaotic Soul Power erupted in an instant, almost reaching the level of a Soul Emperor. The thick vines were immediately shattered, leaving only a few broken branches and leaves.

"Hateful!"

Batus reacted quickly, instantly unleashing his Soul Skill even with blood gushing from his mouth and nose.