Instantly Defeating a Soul Emperor

Ring Fusion was a lost secret art in this era, but ancient sects like the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect still had records of it within their archives.

Although the energy unleashed by Ring Fusion was not as great as the Clear Sky Sect's Ring Detonation, as long as one's body was strong enough, it could support the fusion of multiple soul rings. Afterward, a period of rest was all it took to recover, with little impact on the user.

Yellow, purple, purple, and black—the four soul rings all fused into the final black soul ring.

At that moment, Ning Que's fourth soul ring had reached thirty thousand years, equivalent to a Soul Emperor's soul ring.

The next instant, under the effects of Ring Fusion, the Soul Power within him surged wildly into the soul cannon.

At that moment, Ma Xiaotao also broke free from the suppression.

She could clearly sense the power contained within that blast. Even she did not dare to face it head-on.

But who was she?

Ma Xiaotao, captain of the Shrek Seven Devils.

How could she possibly fear a Support System Soul Ancestor?

"Fifth Soul Skill, Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike!"

Ma Xiaotao chose to take it head-on with her strongest single-target attack.

Seeing Ma Xiaotao charge in so recklessly, Ning Que put away his backup plan and simply waited for the final outcome.

The next moment, two powerful forces erupted, one blazing hot and the other bitterly cold.

The gazes of countless Inner Court disciples were all fixed on this spot.

None of them had expected Ning Que, a Support System Soul Ancestor, to force Ma Xiaotao to go all out.

"Boom!"

A dull rumble rang out as the two powerful forces collided.

"How is this possible?"

At the instant the two forces clashed, Ma Xiaotao immediately realized something was wrong.

This soul cannon actually contained the power of elemental stripping, directly suppressing her Phoenix flames.

Only then did Ma Xiaotao think of fleeing and dodging, but she was already one step too late.

The powerful chill directly froze Ma Xiaotao, sealing her within ice.

Ma Xiaotao did not know that Ning Que had specifically prepared this soul cannon for her. The materials used were enough to forge an eighth-grade Soul Tool, yet they had been used to forge only a sixth-grade Soul Tool. Its elemental stripping function had been designed specifically to counter her.

It was not that Ning Que was wasteful. Rather, he carried corresponding Soul Tools designed to counter all kinds of soul masters.

The Nine Treasures Glazed Sect lacked nothing less than money, so there was no need to worry about that.

Moreover, these Soul Tools of his could be upgraded later and fitted with all sorts of additional functions.

Feeling the emptiness of his Soul Power and looking at the frozen Ma Xiaotao, Ning Que knew that even this method could not defeat her completely. Given enough time, once the elemental stripping effect wore off, she would be able to break free of both her restraints and the ice.

But this was a battle. How could he give his opponent such an opportunity?

Forcing himself to remain standing, he walked over to the frozen Ma Xiaotao, made a throat-slitting gesture before her, and then stepped down from the stage.

"No way, Senior Xiaotao really lost? And her opponent was only a Support System Soul Ancestor."

"When did Soul Tools become this powerful?"

"I think Senior Xiaotao was going easy on him."

"Going easy? Wasn't that gesture obvious enough? Her throat was already slit. In a real battle, she'd be dead by now."

"Who cares whether she was careless or not? A loss was a loss."

"Compared to that, I'm more curious about how Junior Ning Que's soul rings fused together just now. Was that some kind of secret art?"

The many students below erupted into discussion at the sight.

The few students from the Soul Guidance Department held their heads higher than ever as they explained to the others what kind of Soul Tool it was.

Not far away, Xuan Zi's face darkened.

Their Inner Court's most outstanding disciple of this generation had actually lost to a Soul Tool. He could not accept such a result.

Meanwhile, Dai Yueheng and Ye Guyi's battle continued.

This was a result Dai Yueheng had never expected.

He had no choice but to admit that he had underestimated Ning Que earlier.

At the same time, he secretly felt pleased. Ning Que had already defeated the formidable Ma Xiaotao, so as a Soul Emperor, defeating Ye Guyi, who was merely a Soul King, should be effortless.

He could also use this chance to let Ye Guyi witness his strength.

That was the only way to conquer her more effectively!

"A-Que has already won?"

"Then it's my turn!"

Ye Guyi glanced toward the neighboring battlefield from the corner of her eye, and a faint smile quietly appeared on her lips.

When Ma Xiaotao had just been frozen, although Dai Yueheng had done his best to delay and stop her, Ye Guyi had been capable of helping. The only reason she had not was because she simply did not want to. Ma Xiaotao had looked down on A-Que, after all.

Next, it was her turn to claim victory.

"Third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation! Fifth Soul Skill, White Tiger Demon God Transformation!"

Even though Ye Guyi's Soul Power was lower than his, Dai Yueheng did not dare underestimate her. From the start, he directly stacked his two enhancement-type soul skills.

Even after ten thousand years, the Star Luo Dai Family still used the same soul skill configuration as they had ten thousand years ago.

Just like the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, they still maintained traditions that had lasted for ten thousand years.

This was not because they stubbornly clung to the past. Rather, after twenty thousand years of experimentation, they had found the optimal combination.

The reason Ning Que had not followed the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda's inherited soul ring configuration was naturally because of Ye Guyi.

At first, the sect elders harshly rebuked him for it. But after seeing that, under Ning Que's enhancement, Ye Guyi's holy attribute could reach its peak, they immediately stopped saying anything and offered their full support.

Of course, another important reason was Ning Que's confidence that his Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda would definitely evolve into Nine Treasures.

With those two overwhelmingly powerful enhancement soul skills stacked together, Dai Yueheng's current boost was, in some respects, equivalent to a Martial Soul Avatar.

Combined with the fact that the White Tiger was already a top-tier beast martial soul, Dai Yueheng now dared to clash even with a Soul Sage.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Angel Judgment!"

Ye Guyi's voice was icy. Although Dai Yueheng's pressure was immense and oppressive, she felt no fear whatsoever.

All of her soul skills had been selected by A-Que based on ten thousand years of inheritance and research into countless martial souls.

Every one of them was incomparably powerful.

Her fourth soul skill, Angel Judgment, was a single-attribute enhancement that increased her attack power by two hundred percent.

Most importantly, it was not a purely enhancement-type soul skill, but a rule-type soul skill.

It possessed a piercing trait that ignored defenses.

Simply put, against any defense below god-level, as long as the opponent's Soul Power was not more than ten levels above hers, it would pierce through armor with absolute certainty.

And that did not even include the two hundred percent attack boost granted by the soul skill itself.

A Holy Sword condensed in her hand. Holy radiance shone from Ye Guyi's entire body, as though a deity had descended upon the mortal world.

Across from her, Dai Yueheng seemed like a demonic tiger bringing calamity upon the world.