Grandmaster's Shock

"Ape King Light Wave!"

At the critical moment, Chang Chunlin finally activated his soul skill. A gray light wave shot directly toward Wang Sheng's Flame Phoenix.

"Rumble..."

The light wave collided fiercely with the Flame Phoenix, triggering a massive explosion.

For a moment, flames and smoke filled the area, briefly obstructing both their vision.

"Uncle!"

Mei Hu's voice rang out behind Chang Chunlin.

"Damn it!"

Only then did Chang Chunlin remember that there was still one little one who had yet to make a move!

He immediately turned around, only to meet Mei Hu's already glowing eyes.

"Meier, am I cute?"

It had to be said that Mei Hu's beauty was irresistible to men, women, young, and old alike. Chang Chunlin subconsciously replied, "Cute!"

Then he felt his mind grow hazy.

"Not good!"

Chang Chunlin was, after all, a five-ring Spirit King. He quickly realized something was wrong, but then discovered that he could not move at all, as though something had wrapped around him.

Judging from his experience, he must have fallen victim to some bizarre soul skill!

"Ape King Body Protection!"

Chang Chunlin's third soul ring lit up, and his most powerful defensive soul skill activated at once, making his body visibly larger.

"Crack..."

In an instant, Chang Chunlin broke free.

Looking at the stones scattered around him, Chang Chunlin's expression changed drastically. Could these stones have trapped me?

When he looked again at Mei Hu, the stunning little beauty who could amaze anyone at any moment, his gaze filled with fear.

What kind of soul skill was this? It was far too bizarre!

He asked himself whether he could avoid falling for such an attack again. The answer was no.

He was a five-ring Spirit King, while this little beauty was merely a one-ring Soul Master.

At that moment, Wang Sheng had already seized the brief instant when Chang Chunlin was petrified. Using the Shaolin Movement Technique, he activated his First Soul Skill!

"Blood Flame Impact!"

"Hm?"

Feeling the fiery blast rushing toward him, Chang Chunlin's expression changed. He snorted coldly. "Do you really think you've got me beaten? I'll let you understand the gap between us now!"

"Ape Shocking Fury Strike!"

Before his words had even faded, Chang Chunlin had already leaped more than twenty meters into the air.

He easily evaded Wang Sheng's attack while plummeting straight toward the ground. His entire body was wrapped in gray energy.

Wu Xiao'ai's mouth hung wide open in shock. "Damn, has he gone crazy? Falling from that high, even if he doesn't die, he'll be seriously injured!"

Wu Xiaodong was stunned as well. "Is he trying to cripple himself?"

However, Wang Sheng's expression was solemn. How could a Spirit King possibly harm himself? This move was likely one of those rarer soul skills that granted invincibility while activated, allowing its user to ignore all damage.

Just like Xiao Wu's Sixth Soul Skill, "Void, Eight-Stage Explosive Kick."

Only that possibility could explain why he could leap over twenty meters into the air and then smash down as though he were trying to kill himself.

Therefore, Wang Sheng immediately warned Wu Xiaodong, "Wu Xiaodong, strongest defense!"

Although Wang Sheng was far stronger than Wu Xiaodong, after spending so much time together, Wu Xiaodong still trusted Wang Sheng greatly.

"Shield Axe Protection!"

The Shield Axe, already as tall as a person, suddenly expanded, becoming like an iron wall that protected Wu Xiaodong, Wu Xiao'ai, and Mei Hu behind it.

The very next second, Chang Chunlin slammed viciously into the ground.

A tremendous impact rang out!

"Rumble!"

Everyone nearby felt the ground beneath their feet shake violently.

The onlookers in the distance widened their eyes in terror and hastily retreated, afraid of being caught in the blast.

The ground Chang Chunlin struck instantly shattered within a ten-meter radius around him. The fragments floated into the air before shooting in every direction like cannonballs.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

It had to be said that Wu Xiaodong's martial soul possessed truly incredible defense. Every chunk of earth flying toward him was blocked.

However, this was still a soul skill from a five-ring Spirit King. With every block, the Shield Axe was knocked back another fraction.

Wu Xiaodong's face turned a shade paler with each impact.

Sighing at the sight, Wang Sheng could not help but feel that this was the gap in Soul Power. No matter how powerful a martial soul was, it could not change that. At the same time, he let out a breath of relief. Though Wu Xiaodong was struggling, he had held on in the end.

As for Wang Sheng himself, he pushed the Shaolin Movement Technique to its limit, dodging every flying chunk of earth.

Inside the inn, the people from Notting Academy were already dumbfounded by the battle.

The strongest among Wang Sheng's group of four was only a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, yet they had fought a five-ring Spirit King to a standstill and had even held the upper hand for a time.

One soul ring made a world of difference!

Though that saying was exaggerated, it still showed that one additional soul ring could crush everything.

Yet now... they felt as though their entire worldview was being constantly rewritten.

"Gulp..."

Grandmaster swallowed hard. He was shocked as well, though for somewhat different reasons. After all, he was not merely one of the Golden Triangle. He had also spent time with the current Pope, Bibi. It could be said that he had witnessed every kind of genius.

Yet he was still shocked—shocked that Wang Sheng's second soul ring was a thousand-year soul ring.

And Wang Sheng's attack methods that were not soul skills. If he had not seen wrongly, those were self-created techniques.

Those were attack methods that only people with unparalleled talent who had reached the Spirit Douluo level could possibly comprehend.

Although he was not entirely certain, the weakest expert he had ever seen use self-created techniques had been a Spirit Douluo.

And Wang Sheng was only a mere Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster!

Compared to a thousand-year soul ring, this was what shocked him the most!

What terrifying talent!

However, he was mistaken. These were not created by Wang Sheng, but brought over from another world.

Xue Yue did not care about any of that, because she had already sensed killing intent lurking in the darkness.

The Goddess Scepter martial soul instantly appeared in her hand. She would not allow Wang Sheng, Mei Hu, Wu Xiaodong, or Wu Xiao'ai to suffer the slightest mishap.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

A figure flashed out from a corner like Gui Mei and swiftly passed through Chang Chunlin's area-of-effect attack.

He arrived before Wang Sheng!

"So fast!"

That was Wang Sheng's first thought, but once he saw the newcomer clearly—

Wang Sheng's pupils shrank to pinpoints. He knew this person all too well. It was the assassin who had tried to kill him in the Star Dou Forest and had ultimately lost an arm to Elder Xiong.