Soul Ring Exposed

On the other side, seeing Su Chen easily evade the Red-Winged Dragon's surprise attack, Tang Ya was stunned for a moment before a flash of pleasant surprise crossed her eyes. Supporting her weak body, she urged Bei Bei anxiously, "Bei Bei, hurry and help him! We were the ones who lured this soul beast here; we can't let this innocent person get hurt!"

Bei Bei nodded, the dragon transformation on his right arm deepening as blue electric arcs crackled more violently between his scales. "I know. Xiao Ya, step back and recover your soul power."

However, before Bei Bei could make a move, Su Chen had already acted.

Since things had reached this point, he wanted to test just how far his current strength had reached.

Su Chen no longer deliberately suppressed his aura, and a sacred, majestic presence erupted from him! The pressure was so tangible that the surrounding air seemed to solidify.

"Swish—!"

Six flawless, snow-white wings unfolded completely behind his back, each feather flowing with a pale golden, sacred halo. With a wingspan exceeding six meters, he looked like a god descending to the mortal realm.

At the same time, a longsword burning with golden flames appeared out of thin air in his right hand—the blade was four feet long, entirely brilliant gold, with the hilt carved with exquisite Six-Winged Angel patterns. The blade shimmered with a cold light; it was the Angel Holy Sword rewarded by the system.

Immediately following this, two soul rings rose from beneath his feet, pulsing slowly.

One deep purple, one light purple.

Two thousand-year soul rings!

This was, of course, the effect Su Chen achieved by having the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm use its "Simulation" soul skill to disguise them. After all, if he directly displayed that shocking golden million-year soul ring, it would likely terrify Tang Ya and Bei Bei, and might even invite unnecessary trouble.

Even so, the moment these two purple soul rings appeared, Bei Bei and Tang Ya were completely dumbfounded.

"Wh... what?!" Bei Bei's pupils contracted sharply, his voice cracking, "The first soul ring is already a thousand-year one?! How is this possible?!"

Even at Shrek Academy, where geniuses gathered, he had never heard of anyone absorbing a thousand-year soul ring as their first. According to the common knowledge of the soul master world, the limit for the first soul ring was 423 years, the second was over 700 years, and the third should not exceed 2,000 years... This was an ironclad rule verified by countless generations of soul masters with their lives!

Yet, this youth who looked even younger than himself had a first soul ring that was light purple, and judging by the color density, it was at least over two thousand years old! The second soul ring was deep purple, which definitely exceeded three thousand years!

"Two thousand-year soul rings... a Soul Grand Master..." Tang Ya covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes wide with disbelief, "This... this has shattered the common sense of the soul master world..."

However, what shocked them even more was yet to come.

When Su Chen fully released the pressure of his Six-Winged Angel martial soul, that pure, noble, sacred aura—which seemed capable of purifying all evil in the world—made Bei Bei and Tang Ya gasp in unison:

"Six-Winged Angel?!!!"

Bei Bei's expression changed completely. As a descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he knew all too well what this martial soul signified—the supreme heritage of Martial Soul Hall from ten thousand years ago, the bloodline of the Angel God Qian Renxue! This martial soul had been extinct on the Douluo Continent for nearly ten thousand years!

Tang Ya was also completely bewildered. The symbol of Martial Soul Hall from ten thousand years ago, the inherited martial soul of the Angel God Qian Renxue! This super martial soul, believed to have vanished along with the fall of Martial Soul Hall, had actually reappeared in the world? And it appeared on a Soul Grand Master? On a youth with such handsome features, no less?

The Red-Winged Dragon also sensed an unprecedented threat. It stared fixedly at Su Chen, and a trace of wariness actually flickered in its crimson eyes. Animal instinct told it that this seemingly small human contained power within his body capable of threatening its life.

But it was, after all, a five-thousand-year-level sub-dragon species, and its ferocity soon overcame its wariness.

"Roar—!"

The Red-Winged Dragon roared again, its four wings flapping violently as its massive body lunged at Su Chen once more! This time, crimson flames ignited on its claws, which were covered in dark red scales, and the surrounding air distorted due to the intense heat.

"Watch out!" Bei Bei shouted a warning.

Yet Su Chen remained composed. He didn't even move his feet, simply raising the Angel Holy Sword in his hand calmly.

The first soul ring—the purple halo—suddenly lit up!

"First Soul Skill! Holy Light Slash!"

Su Chen's voice was calm and ripple-free, but the Angel Holy Sword in his hand erupted with brilliant golden light. The radiance was so dazzling, sacred, and majestic that an aura of purification permeated the area.

He simply swung the longsword forward.

A three-meter-long, crescent-shaped golden light blade flew from the sword, the air emitting a "hissing" sound wherever it passed.

The Red-Winged Dragon's flaming claws collided violently with the golden light blade!

"Boom—!!!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, the golden and crimson lights intertwined and annihilated each other frantically. But after lasting only a second, the golden light blade tore through the crimson flames with overwhelming superiority, and then—

"Puchi! Puchi!"

Two muffled sounds of blades cutting into flesh rang out.

The Red-Winged Dragon's flaming claws, which were capable of tearing through steel, were actually severed at the roots by the golden light blade! Dark red blood sprayed out, sizzling and emitting blue smoke as it hit the ground, corroding the earth.

"Awoo—!!!"

The Red-Winged Dragon let out a shrill, agonizing howl, its massive body writhing frantically from the intense pain as blood gushed from its severed claws like a fountain.

Silence.

A deathly silence.

Bei Bei stood frozen in place, his pupils shrunk to the size of pinpricks, his face filled with disbelief. He knew clearly how terrifying the Red-Winged Dragon's defense and strength were—as a level 34 Soul Elder, even his full-force strike under the state of his third soul skill, Thunder Fury, could barely leave a deep mark on its scales.

Yet this youth named Su Chen, merely a Soul Grand Master, had used his first soul skill to... sever the Red-Winged Dragon's claws?!

This strength... it's simply inconceivable! Bei Bei's heart was in turmoil. Even those senior students at the Soul Ancestor level in the Shrek inner courtyard might not be able to do this so cleanly and efficiently... Is he really just a Soul Grand Master?

Tang Ya was also completely stunned, her mouth agape in an "O" shape. She looked at the struggling, pained Red-Winged Dragon, then at Su Chen, who stood holding the golden holy sword with a calm expression; her mind was in total chaos.

Such a handsome guy... and he's this strong? Tang Ya muttered frantically in her heart. At the Soul Grand Master level, he can defeat a soul beast that even Bei Bei and I couldn't handle together... Isn't this strength a bit too ridiculous? Strong and handsome...

A thought emerged from the bottom of her heart that she couldn't control: With this appearance and this strength, he's much better than Bei Bei... If I could get this handsome guy to join the Tang Sect... or become my...

Thinking of this, Tang Ya's face turned bright red. She shook her head quickly and whispered to herself, "No, no, Tang Ya, what are you thinking! The Six-Winged Angel was the enemy of the Tang Sect ten thousand years ago..."