The Whole World Would Open Up to You

Bai Cai, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao entered in succession, and the cheers quickly died down.

Almost no one believed that three young first-year students could defeat the renowned Thunderbolt Bei Bei and Eternal Defense.

Bei Bei was a fourth-year student and a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department. Xu Sanshi was a fifth-year student and a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and the mutated Black Tortoise were both top-tier Martial Souls. Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were no less talented than Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao—in fact, they might even surpass them—and they had been born three or four years earlier.

An ordinary Soul-Suppressing Cauldron was inferior to an ordinary Black Tortoise. The Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron was slightly weaker than the mutated Black Tortoise and was not a top-tier Martial Soul.

Three or four years of cultivation, Soul Power Level, and battle experience were enough to create an insurmountable chasm.

The sun shone brightly. Their gazes met, and it seemed as if scorching sparks scattered between them.

At the referee's command, "Soul Fighting begins!"

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi stepped forward, while Huo Yuhao retreated three steps, forming a two-one formation.

A dazzling blue light shone from Bei Bei's brow. In the next instant, it spread throughout his body, flowing down from his forehead. Blue-violet currents, like twisting little snakes, coursed around him.

His right arm suddenly swelled, bursting through his right sleeve. The scraps of fabric were surrounded by the little lightning snakes and burned to ash. His arm grew more than half a foot longer and became immensely thick, covered in uniform blue-violet scales. His slender fingers transformed into terrifying claws, which were themselves covered in uniform blue-violet scales.

The blue-violet lightning snakes circling his body continually gathered and darted around his arm. Two yellow Soul Rings and one purple Soul Ring hovered motionless over his scaled right arm.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was a top-tier Beast Martial Soul. After possessing it, Bei Bei had not only a powerful physique but also the ability to command lightning. He was an attack-focused fighter who dealt both physical and elemental damage.

Two yellow and two purple Soul Rings spun around him. Unwilling to fall behind, Xu Sanshi's muscles swelled in an instant, and his exposed skin turned dark brown. A dense black light took shape as a great shield resembling a tortoise shell.

The mutated Black Tortoise was a top-tier Beast Martial Soul. After possessing it, its shell became a shield with outstanding physical resistance and excellent elemental resistance. It was a defense-focused fighter.

A luminous white Soul Ring slowly rose. With clear, bright eyes, Huo Yuhao had already activated his Martial Soul.

Brilliant butterfly wings unfurled gracefully, their colors shimmering in azure, ocean blue, and pale blue.

The wings looked like a string of dazzling halos set against a blue sky, or white waves cresting across a vast blue sea. Their intricate colors and patterns were a splendid purple-blue. They shifted between deep blue, azure, and pale blue, as though set with precious jewels, glittering brilliantly and utterly captivating.

A yellow Soul Ring and a purple Soul Ring followed the beat of the brilliant butterfly wings, one on either side. With the Light Goddess Butterfly possessing her, Wang Dong soared into the air.

A blue bob brushed her shoulders, with red spikes like hair ornaments and a white pleated skirt. Kirlia appeared in a flash, floating in midair like an exquisite doll.

After breaking through to Soul Elder, Ralts had evolved into Kirlia. Her appearance had changed slightly, and her mental power had grown at an astonishing rate.

Yellow, purple, and black Soul Rings appeared in an instant. At that moment, the audience seats were like a raging sea, and Bai Cai nearly caused an uproar throughout the entire arena.

For an ordinary Soul Master, the optimal configuration for five Soul Rings was yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black.

Specifically, the maximum age for the First Soul Ring was four hundred years, seven hundred years for the Second Soul Ring, one thousand seven hundred years for the Third Soul Ring, five thousand one hundred years for the Fourth Soul Ring, and twelve thousand years for the Fifth Soul Ring.

If someone awakened a Beast Martial Soul that enhanced their physical strength after possession, and its quality was no lower than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, White Tiger, Fire Dragon, and the like, then with cultivation supported regardless of cost, the maximum age of their Soul Rings could be raised slightly.

For a genius Soul Master of this sort, the First Soul Ring was under five hundred years old, the Second under nine hundred, the Third under two thousand two hundred, the Fourth under seven thousand, and the Fifth under fifteen thousand.

Wang Dong came from the Clear Sky Sect and had Triple Martial Souls. Natural treasures were as plentiful to her as sand and gravel, yet even her Second Soul Ring was less than eleven hundred years old.

The difference between an eleven-hundred-year Soul Ring and a nine-hundred-year one was only twenty percent. But the difference between a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and a two-thousand-two-hundred-year one was nearly five hundred percent!

This child was already comparable to the ancestor Tang San—no, she had even surpassed him!

"Bei Bei, I regret it."

Holding his shield, Xu Sanshi retreated half a step. "Not daring to cause trouble makes you a mediocrity. Picking a fight with a monster makes you an idiot."

"Yuhao..."

Bei Bei hesitated, then said firmly, "Sanshi, the Soul Fighting has already begun. There's no point saying more."

As Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei spoke quietly, a three-legged cauldron with two handles appeared in an instant. It split into three, then shot straight toward Huo Yuhao like meteors streaking across the sky.

Two yellow Soul Rings rose in a flash, and Xiao Xiao launched the first attack.

One high-rank Soul Elder and one low-rank Soul Ancestor—the opponents had the advantage. The first to strike would prevail, while the one who struck too late would suffer. Their side needed to take the initiative.

As for why they were targeting Huo Yuhao, it was obviously because he lacked attack-type Soul Skills and had no means of protecting himself, making him easy to break through.

But Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei not only abandoned their defense; they also quickly moved away from Huo Yuhao.

A dozen or so steps away, Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei exchanged glances and nodded to each other.

"Black Tortoise Displacement!"

Xu Sanshi roared as his Fourth Soul Ring lit up.

In front of Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, Xu Sanshi switched places with Bai Cai and Kirlia. In front of Bei Bei, Bai Cai and Kirlia appeared in a flash.

"Thunder Fury!"

Bei Bei's Third Soul Ring flashed brightly, and he swung his claw in a Pound.

The blue-violet lightning snakes winding around his transformed right arm twisted wildly. The muscles bulged, and the uniform blue-violet dragon scales spread apart, like the teeth of a meat grinder.

"Thunder Dragon Claw!" Bei Bei growled.

His First Soul Ring lit up abruptly. Blue-violet lightning snakes wrapped around his sharp dragon claw, crackling as it nearly reached Bai Cai.

Xu Sanshi had split the battlefield, and Bei Bei had cut off Bai Cai. Their plan was flawless, their coordination near-perfect.

With plenty of Soul Rings and plenty of bones, a burst of skill and might—Bei Bei knew the essence of battle. When he struck, he didn't hold back; every attack was a finishing blow.

"Myriad Manifestations of the Forest · Light of the Butterfly Goddess!"

Bai Cai advanced instead of retreating, and Kirlia moved forward with her. The Second Soul Ring flashed. Brilliant butterfly wings took shape out of thin air, and streak after streak of golden light blazed forth, converging over the vivid blue forewings on either side.

At the critical instant, dazzling golden light swallowed Bei Bei, who was in his Thunder Fury state.

The Second Soul Ring, produced by a five-thousand-year Mirror Shadow Beast, granted the Soul Skill called Myriad Manifestations of the Forest. Its effect was to copy Soul Skills.

Just as Wang Yan had predicted, the Mirror Shadow Beast Soul Ring was an exceptionally good fit for Ralts—Kirlia.

Compared with Sausage Douluo Oscar, Myriad Manifestations of the Forest could not copy Martial Souls. But there were no longer any restrictions on copying Soul Skills, and the number of Soul Skills it could copy equaled the number of its own Soul Rings.

The Second Soul Ring stored the mark of the corresponding copied Soul Skill. As long as the mark remained, the copied Soul Skill could be used. If the mark vanished, so did the corresponding copied Soul Skill.

If all the available slots for copied Soul Skills were full, no more could be copied unless an existing mark was erased.