Second Martial Soul: Blazing Blade

"How is that possible?!"

Uncle Hai clutched his neck and fell, his eyes fixed on the crimson longsword in Wang Sheng's hand, a blade that radiated terrifying heat.

The instant he was struck, he felt his neck being burned black. He could not even catch his breath.

He could only collapse amid endless agony.

"Wasn't his martial soul the Earth Explosive Bear?"

"What is this blade, then?"

"And hadn't he yet obtained a soul ring? How could he use a soul skill?"

At that moment, his heart was filled with unwillingness and confusion. Even as he swallowed his last breath, his eyes remained wide open, his gaze never leaving the blade in Wang Sheng's hand. He clearly died with his eyes unclosed.

"You're not the only one who knows how to act!" Wang Sheng coughed.

Clearly, although Wang Sheng had suffered serious injuries from the earlier attack, he had not completely lost his ability to fight back.

His collapse had merely been a show of weakness.

Sure enough, his performance greatly lowered Uncle Hai's guard, allowing him to strike successfully.

Looking at the blade in his hand, Wang Sheng was exceedingly satisfied. This was his second martial soul, the Blazing Blade!

That earlier strike had truly been his all-out attack.

Of course, the earlier flames had not come from the Blazing Blade. Although it was fire-attributed, it was impossible for it to possess soul skills before obtaining a soul ring.

But one must not forget that Wang Sheng had been a Shaolin martial arts grandmaster in his previous life. Naturally, he knew no small number of martial arts techniques.

So, among Shaolin's martial arts, which technique paired best with the Blazing Blade martial soul?

Without a doubt, it was the Burning Wood Blade Technique. This martial art was also fire-attributed. Once mastered, the blade's heat could even ignite trees, and that was with an ordinary blade.

Furthermore, Wang Sheng used the Burning Wood Blade Technique with the supremely forceful and yang Nine Suns, making its power even greater.

Most importantly, the blade in his hand was no ordinary blade. It was the Blazing Blade martial soul, raising its power to another level.

The Blazing Blade martial soul, the Burning Wood Blade Technique, and Nine Suns—an attack combining all three likely far surpassed most offensive first-ring soul skills! No, it might even rival a second-ring soul skill.

After all, once the three were combined, the blade had directly slashed out flames. Its extraordinary might was plain to see.

Wang Sheng took a deep breath to steady himself, then immediately stripped Uncle Hai of everything useful and tossed it all into his Soul Tool ring.

Afterward, he swiftly left the scene. Elder Xiong would likely return soon, and by then, he might not be able to escape even if he wanted to.

Not long after Wang Sheng left, Elder Xiong indeed returned. Seeing the severed arm on the ground, Uncle Hai's lifeless body, and Wang Sheng nowhere in sight, his expression changed drastically.

"This is bad! I was careless!"

Elder Xiong immediately searched the surrounding area, hoping to find some trace.

"Phew!"

After a long while, he still failed to find Wang Sheng. Though his heart tightened, he also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, not seeing Wang Sheng's body meant that Wang Sheng was very likely still alive.

Even Xiaohai, already a Soul Elder, had died here. If someone had wanted to kill Wang Sheng, who did not even possess half a soul ring, there was no way Wang Sheng could have escaped.

"Then there is only one possibility: someone took Sheng'er away."

"But who could have taken Sheng'er away?"

At that thought, Elder Xiong could not help glancing at the severed arm on the ground. One look told him it belonged to an adult; it could not possibly be Wang Sheng's.

Meanwhile, Xiaohai's arms were intact. That left only one possibility: it belonged to the attacker. Moreover, the arm had likely been severed by the Bear King Protection he had placed on Sheng'er.

But there was no attacker's corpse nearby. That meant the attacker was still alive.

Sheng'er had most likely been taken away by that person.

Thinking this, Elder Xiong's expression darkened. He roared, "You had better pray I never catch you, or I'll make you wish you were dead!"

Afterward, he quickly chased off in one direction. During his earlier search, Elder Xiong had found bloodstains in that direction.

He deduced that they had been left by the attacker—the owner of the severed arm on the ground.

As Elder Xiong raced after them, he prayed:

"Sheng'er, you must not let anything happen to you! Otherwise, I will become a sinner the family can never forgive!"

Three days later, Wang Sheng emerged from a highly concealed tree hollow.

"These injuries barely counted as injuries. I fully recovered in just three days. Nine Suns is still as amazing at healing wounds as ever!"

"Now, it is time to find my First Soul Ring. The Earth Explosive Bear and the Blazing Blade are both extraordinary martial souls. Which one should receive the first soul ring?"

What a headache!

If one were strong and the other weak, the choice would be easy. Yet as the owner of these martial souls, he felt that they were equally powerful. How was he supposed to choose?

Sigh! Having too many martial souls was troublesome too!

If only it had started like Tang San's, with one strong and one weak. How nice would that be!

If anyone had known what Wang Sheng was thinking at that moment, they would probably have cursed him to death.

After weighing the matter repeatedly, Wang Sheng decided to choose the Blazing Blade as his first martial soul.

After all, the Earth Explosive Bear was already known within the family. It would be far too easy for others to recognize him.

He did not believe that the vicious and scheming Ji Changying would give up before seeing his corpse.

Her earlier arrangements made that clear. First, she sent someone to lure Elder Xiong away, then sent others to assassinate him. Still not reassured, she had even played Uncle Hai, such a powerful trump card.

Thinking back now, when she gave him the Spirit Bone, she had taken the opportunity to mention that someone else also needed to hunt a soul ring and asked Elder Xiong to bring them along. She must have already planned everything by then!

Yet at that time, he had only just awakened his martial soul.

She had already thought of everything and made flawless arrangements.

That reaction, that scheming mind, those methods!

Just thinking about it sent chills down one's spine!

Therefore, before he became strong enough, he needed to change his identity.

A martial soul was the best way to change one's identity, because no one could alter their own martial soul! As for appearance, that was simple. Changing his clothes and grooming, then being more careful, should keep anyone from recognizing him.

Especially after he grew up in a few years, it would be even more impossible for anyone to recognize him.

Having made his decision, Wang Sheng immediately began searching the forest. However, he did not dare venture too deeply inside and instead searched sideways.

After all, no one was there to protect him now.

Moreover, Elder Xiong had already brought him into an area inhabited by hundred-year soul beasts, so searching sideways was the most suitable and safest choice.

A hundred-year plant-type soul beast, Jade Wood Bamboo?

Its age was suitable, but unfortunately, its attribute was unsuitable!

A ten-year Blazing Pig?

Its attribute was suitable, but its age was not! He did not want a ten-year soul ring.

Over the years, while cultivating, he had also learned about various soul beasts. Therefore, he could recognize most common soul beasts.

(End of this chapter)

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