The Fourth Soul Skill, the Voice of Lake of Life

Yu Mingxiao instantly activated Martial Soul Possession. His pair of Golden Eyes blazed fiercely, dragon scales rose along both arms, and he charged boldly at the Jade Light Dragon Deer fishing by the stream.

The Jade Light Dragon Deer twitched its ears and turned toward the sound, only to see Yu Mingxiao rushing at it.

It did not panic. With a flash, it evaded his pounce, then darted to Yu Mingxiao's right. Tossing its head, it sent several sharp blades of light shooting straight at him.

Yu Mingxiao raised an eyebrow and swung his dragon claws, sending several sharp light blades to meet them.

After Martial Soul Possession, attacks did not have to rely solely on soul skills. Whether dragon breath or dragon claws, both were a dragon's instinctive attacks.

Seeing the human boy easily neutralize its attack, the Jade Light Dragon Deer took two steps back, immediately developing the urge to retreat.

It was not a belligerent soul beast and did not wish to tangle with this human.

Yu Mingxiao saw through its little movements. The Prajna Ghost Mask appeared on his face, and the scarlet ghost eyes flashed as he called out in a low voice, "Soul Shock."

A ghostly howl swept out in sound waves. The Jade Light Dragon Deer shuddered all over, staggered on all four hooves, and instantly fell into a daze.

"Third Soul Skill—Radiant Dragon Fury."

The third Soul Ring beneath Yu Mingxiao's feet lit up. The phantom of a Radiant Sacred Dragon emerged, firing a thick golden beam from its mouth at the Jade Light Dragon Deer.

His third soul skill, Radiant Dragon Fury, had no special effects, but it was immensely powerful. It could inflict linear piercing and explosive damage on an enemy, making it the strongest single-target attack of his Radiant Sacred Dragon Martial Soul.

The Jade Light Dragon Deer had no time to dodge and took the blow head-on, instantly blasted flying by the beam.

Yu Mingxiao did not believe it had died just like that. He was about to press the advantage when, just as he rushed close, the Jade Light Dragon Deer erupted.

It seemed to have used some innate skill. Its entire body shone with golden light intermingled with green life-healing energy, slowly restoring its injuries.

Seeing Yu Mingxiao rush before it, the Jade Light Dragon Deer abruptly raised its head and thrust its sharp antlers at him. The life-healing energy around its body did not dissipate.

"Healing while fighting?" Yu Mingxiao froze slightly. He quickly retreated to evade the antlers while switching his Radiant Sacred Dragon Martial Soul to the Dragon-Slaying Blade Martial Soul.

The instant the Dragon-Slaying Blade appeared, the Jade Light Dragon Deer shuddered all over. Its pupils trembled, and unmistakable terror surfaced in its eyes.

Sure enough, as long as it had dragon bloodline, the Dragon-Slaying Blade could restrain it... Yu Mingxiao understood, and the Dragon-Slaying Blade in his hand swept out without hesitation.

A blade beam tore through the air in the shape of a crescent moon, releasing a shriek like a giant dragon's mournful cry.

The Jade Light Dragon Deer formed a golden barrier, but before the blade beam unleashed by the Dragon-Slaying Blade, it shattered in an instant.

Yu Mingxiao moved, closing in with his blade raised. The edge descended upon the dragon deer's head.

As blade energy tore through it, the dragon scales on the Jade Light Dragon Deer's neck split apart, leaving a savage bloody gash.

Yu Mingxiao did not pause. He swung again in a vertical slash through the air, and the deer's head flew away.

At the same time, the Jade Light Dragon Deer's rigid body collapsed to the ground, and a black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring slowly rose from its corpse.

"Good! Killing a Jade Light Dragon Deer alone—this kind of soul beast is even stronger than a Man Faced Demon Spider of the same age." Yu Yuanzhen clapped his hands and laughed as he slowly stepped forward.

"I merely relied on the Dragon-Slaying Blade's power." Yu Mingxiao smiled faintly and said softly, "Father, please stand guard for me."

"Alright. Do not force yourself. If it proves impossible, I will immediately interrupt you." Yu Yuanzhen's expression instantly turned grave.

Yu Mingxiao nodded slightly, sat down cross-legged, switched the Dragon-Slaying Blade Martial Soul back to the Radiant Sacred Dragon, drew over the Soul Ring from the corpse, and began absorbing it.

The moment the Soul Ring settled around him, searing and violent radiant energy surged in, making his insides feel as though they were burning and causing unbearable agony.

The veins at Yu Mingxiao's temples bulged. Gritting his teeth, he forcibly endured the impact of the violent energy within the Soul Ring.

As the Soul Ring gradually fused with him, his Sea of Spirit also suffered an invasion from the Jade Light Dragon Deer's remnant soul.

Its eyes were filled with hatred. It had merely been fishing and eating by the stream, yet this evil human had killed it. He was truly awful!

It would rampage through this place and wreak havoc in his Sea of Spirit, venting the resentment it felt before death!

But just as the Jade Light Dragon Deer made its move, the Dragon-Slaying Blade guarding the Sea of Spirit flashed with a blade beam, and that wisp of remnant soul instantly vanished into ashes.

Yu Mingxiao, outside, secretly breathed a sigh of relief and inexplicably felt at ease.

He had originally prepared to split his attention to resist the soul tremors, but he had not expected the Dragon-Slaying Blade to solve this problem for him.

Now, he only needed to focus and withstand this surge of Soul Power!

A full seven hours later.

Yu Mingxiao abruptly opened his eyes. Soul Power erupted, and a pitch-black Soul Ring rose beneath his feet as a powerful aura instantly swept in all directions.

His Soul Power Level had risen to level 43.

"Hahaha, good! My son is truly gifted. A Ten-Thousand-Year fourth Soul Ring—there has probably never been a Ten-Thousand-Year fourth Soul Ring in the entire world of soul masters!"

Yu Yuanzhen hurried over, his face full of joy and excitement.

A smile appeared on Yu Mingxiao's face as he withdrew the fourth Soul Ring and said softly, "I succeeded by luck."

"Hahaha, tell me about the soul skill's effects." Yu Yuanzhen's smile faded slightly as he asked casually.

Yu Mingxiao smiled faintly and said, "Fourth Soul Skill—Yaoguang Sacred Healing."

"Immunity to all conventional control, continuous self-healing, a 200% increase to light-element power, and a 100% increase to attack, defense, and speed. The effect lasts twenty minutes."

Yu Yuanzhen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he could not hide the excitement on his face. "Immunity to control and continuous self-healing—Mingxiao, the effects of this soul skill are extremely powerful. It can practically be called a divine skill!"

The enhancement effects were nothing much, but the other two effects were extraordinarily powerful, especially against control-type soul masters.

Control-type soul masters relied on control abilities to gain a certain advantage over assault-type soul masters. But once an assault-type soul master got close and they lost their distance advantage, control-type soul masters were often no match for assault-types.

Yu Yuanzhen's smile faded as he said warmly, "It is already late. The Star Dou Great Forest is even more dangerous at night, and this is not a place to linger. We must return to the sect quickly."

At the deepest part of the Star Dou Great Forest, Lake of Life.

At the bottom of the lake, a pair of violet-crystal-like eyes slowly opened. A soft voice carrying a trace of confusion quietly sounded.

"Dragon-Slaying Blade?"

Hearing this voice, the black-haired, golden-eyed man standing upright on the other side of the lake bottom showed a hint of delight and quickly dropped to one knee.

"My lord, you have awakened?"

That soft voice sounded again. "Di Tian, just now, I sensed the aura of the Dragon-Slaying Blade."

"Dragon-Slaying Blade? My lord, do you mean the Dragon-Slaying Blade forged by the Dragon God?" Di Tian's eyes abruptly lit up, unable to conceal the joy and excitement in his voice.

"It is precisely that Dragon-Slaying Blade. I will send out an avatar to investigate the situation."