Is This Really a Soul Grandmaster?

Amidst the shock of the surrounding onlookers, the moment Qin Ming touched the ground he used a roll to discharge the force from his body, preparing to quickly adjust his posture.

Yet Jiang He on the other side made a completely opposite decision.

He did not discharge the force at all, but instead forcibly landed with both feet.

Everyone subconsciously felt that Jiang He's actual combat experience was far too weak.

Even though his physical constitution was high, it was still very difficult to stabilize his posture in the first instance.

Yet to everyone's surprise, the moment Jiang He's soles touched the ground, the second soul ring beneath his feet lit up.

A pitch-black, eerie light traveled from the soul ring to Jiang He's feet, followed immediately by a fierce stomp.

Bang!!!

The moment the collision sounded, wave after wave of shockwaves dispersed from the ground toward the surroundings.

Before everyone could clearly see the situation, they felt a wave of dizziness wash over their brains.

Even someone as strong as Soul King Qin Ming failed to anticipate it in the first instance.

That intense dizziness made it difficult for him to maintain his posture.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the force released by his soul skill to stabilize his posture, Jiang He instantly rushed fiercely toward Qin Ming.

Hook punches, straight punches, sidekicks, front kicks...

While avoiding Qin Ming's important areas such as his brain and heart, Jiang He launched a fierce attack against him.

Qin Ming was tossed about and savagely attacked in midair by Jiang He like a rubber ball.

Because he had not expected Jiang He to possess an area-of-effect control soul skill, he failed to release his Martial Soul in the first instance, let alone prepare any mental defense against a mental shock.

Coupled with the fact that Jiang He's spiritual power was not inferior to his, this control lasted a full several seconds!

By the time he came to his senses, Jiang He's tight offensive rhythm left him no room to find a breathing space.

Puff!

Finally, under Jiang He's fierce attack, a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed from Qin Ming's mouth.

"Azure Wolf!"

Finding himself truly unable to break free, Qin Ming chose Martial Soul Possession amidst a low bark.

A ball of yellow flame erupted from his body, and immediately after, the muscles beneath Qin Ming's clothes rapidly expanded, his pupils also turning an eerie yellow.

Following Martial Soul Possession, Qin Ming's physical constitution greatly improved. When faced with Jiang He's renewed attack, his body completed a bizarre turn in midair, and then with extreme speed he broke away from the battlefield.

Until the moment he broke away from the battlefield, the other surrounding students finally came to their senses.

Jiang He's control skill was still far too lethal for these Soul Grandmasters.

At this moment they simply could not understand what had happened in the arena.

They only saw Qin Ming, after his Martial Soul Possession, standing in the distance with fresh blood still at the corner of his mouth.

This scene caused their just-recovered brains to crash once again.

"Teacher Qin has used his Martial Soul!"

"Teacher Qin is actually injured?!"

"What on earth just happened!"

Ignoring the words of the surrounding students, Qin Ming said loudly, "Everyone disperse!"

Hearing this, the crowd hurriedly widened the distance, leaving the center of the battlefield entirely to Jiang He and Qin Ming.

Qin Ming looked at Jiang He and said in a deep voice, "Is this a ten-thousand-year soul skill? It truly is formidable, but with your current soul power, I'm afraid you can't release it many times, right?"

Jiang He did not answer Qin Ming, instead charging fiercely toward him once again.

Seeing this, Qin Ming said loudly, "Let me see where your limit lies! Attack with full force!"

The moment his voice fell, Jiang He, who was already halfway through his charge, flashed an eerie light at the soles of his feet. His first soul skill shone, and then black light covered his entire body as Jiang He's pupils also turned crimson red.

Immediately following, his speed directly manifested a skyrocketing state.

In just the blink of an eye, he appeared right before Qin Ming.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was a super soul beast combining strength, defense, and burst.

Its only shortcoming was its speed.

Yet this shortcoming was only relative to its three aspects of strength, defense, and burst.

Compared purely to other beast Martial Souls, the speed of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was by no means slow!

Especially since Jiang He's first soul skill was a three-hundred-percent burst increase to all attributes!

Looking at Jiang He, who was close at hand, Qin Ming's brain had no time to think, leaving him to only subconsciously extend his own wolf claws and claw fiercely down at Jiang He.

Jiang He likewise extended his own bear claws.

Despite the vast disparity in strength between the two sides.

The most formidable aspect of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was precisely that pair of claws!

These were claws reputed to be capable of tearing apart giant dragons!

Clang!!!

A metallic collision sound rang out, and Jiang He's bear claws showed not the slightest change.

Yet Qin Ming's wolf claws trembled several times, and even the position of his claws deviated somewhat.

And the instant the dual claws collided, Jiang He's right foot delivered a front kick straight at Qin Ming.

Because he had not expected Jiang He's first soul skill to bring him such a massive boost, a painful expression appeared on Qin Ming's face.

The piercing pain transmitted from his claws made it impossible for him to devote himself entirely to the battle, causing him to take Jiang He's kick completely undefended.

This was a full-strength kick after a three-hundred-percent all-attribute boost!

It was vastly more powerful than the impact just moments ago, by an unknown margin.

Even Qin Ming, after his Martial Soul Possession, was kicked flying by Jiang He.

The instant Qin Ming was sent flying, the second soul ring at the soles of Jiang He's feet flashed once more.

Again?!

Qin Ming's pupils constricted, concentrating his whole heart on mental defense.

Yet even so, he was still stunned for two seconds.

And during those two seconds, Jiang He had already caught up to his backflipping figure, launching a fierce assault upon him once more!

The surrounding students who had already retreated from the battlefield finally saw clearly what had happened.

Watching Jiang He, a mere Soul Grandmaster, chase and savagely beat Qin Ming, a Soul King, everyone dropped their jaws in shock.

Yu Tianheng, who had initially harbored some dissatisfaction toward Jiang He, was no exception.

At this moment, his heart suddenly felt balanced.

How the hell was anyone supposed to fight this guy?!

There was no shame in losing this time!

Amidst everyone's shock, Qin Ming could no longer stomach this torment.

As a Soul King, and a teacher at that, being chased and savagely beaten by his Soul Grandmaster student—didn't he have his pride to maintain?!

The yellow second soul ring and the purple fourth soul ring beneath his feet flashed simultaneously.

Qin Ming's battered figure completed several position shifts in midair, forcibly interrupting Jiang He's offensive rhythm. At the same time, Qin Ming's wolf claws swept forward, releasing three shockwaves to launch a counterattack against Jiang He.

Facing Qin Ming's counterattack, Jiang He's expression remained exceptionally calm.

According to the system's analysis, his posture twisted in the very first instant, causing two of the shockwaves to miss entirely.

Only a single shockwave was met and parried by his bear claw.

Bang!

A striking sound rang out, Jiang He's figure swaying a few times while his hand also trembled uncontrollably a couple of times.

Having finally gained a breathing space at this moment, Qin Ming looked at Jiang He's condition and fell into a rare silence.

Was this fellow really a Soul Grandmaster?

The sense of oppression Jiang He currently gave him was already no less than that of a seasoned Soul Ancestor.

One had to know that Qin Ming himself had only just obtained his soul ring and become a Soul King at this moment!

That slight gap in soul skills between the two sides was even made up for by the age of Jiang He's soul rings.

Qin Ming's soul ring configuration was two yellow and three purple, and their combined age didn't even match Jiang He's second soul ring!

The gap in their soul skills was by no means small!

At most, Qin Ming could only manage to barely keep pace with Jiang He's quality by relying on quantity!