Six Six Six, Clearly Jumped Up, Insisted on Flying.

"ROAR ROAR ROAR!!"

A shrill cry that pierced deep into the soul rang out as the Bone Dragon, its strength suppressed to the Soul Saint level by Elder Yi, extended its four claws and charged straight through, shattering the storm.

The Bone Dragon crushed the vast majority of the dense swarm of skeleton minions on the ground, leaving behind only the sound of soul fire drilling into the earth in its wake.

And Xu Qing was still... charging up?

Holy crap!!

I don't even have my soul beast projection yet!!?

I thought I had it, why is the inscription process for this thing so troublesome!

Yes, Xu Qing's first soul skill, Go All Out, relies on manifesting a soul beast projection to deal damage.

Because a Body Soul Master's martial soul is their own physical body, any injury sustained is damage to the martial soul itself, making it extremely fragile.

The momentum is fading...

There's no time left.

Thinking this, Xu Qing simply stopped trying to manifest the soul beast on the fly. With a flick of his mind, the gloves from his spiritual sea materialized over his hands the very next second.

"Voom--"

An overwhelming, oppressive aura descended, blotting out the sky and sun.

The big boss finally arrived above Xu Qing, opening its blood-red maw. Its jagged, bone-chilling teeth were interlaced, with rotting zombie flesh visible between the gaps.

An extreme aura of death condensed within its mouth, where a black sphere was rapidly expanding!

The skeleton minions below continued their charge, as if they couldn't feel the Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads.

They swarmed forward, but the moment they touched the ice, their already fragile bones were shattered by the extreme cold. They fell to the ground, only to be crushed by the next skeleton in line.

It's coming... this beam comparable to a Soul Saint's strike...

Elder Yi, hidden in the shadows, thought to himself, yet he showed no signs of worry, remaining perfectly calm.

His spiritual power rested upon the Bone Dragon, observing every move Xu Qing made from this strange perspective.

"BOOM--!!!"

The suspended death finally descended!

The sense of oppression was like thousands of tons of rainwater merging in the air and falling all at once.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

What!!

Elder Yi was shocked! He couldn't comprehend it!

Xu Qing had actually just reached out one hand... no!

It was that glove!

He simply extended his left hand, splaying his five fingers, as the pitch-black glove met the eerie, violet-tinged beam.

The death energy continuously eroded the surface of this Level 6 soul tool.

Xu Qing, however, felt no heartache at all, because, you Tian Meng, you bastard, your skin is just so durable.

A mere Soul Saint's strike?

Who are you looking down on? Bring a Titled Douluo!

I could take on ten of them!!

This was what Xu Qing was thinking at that moment.

"Your skin is really useful, Tian Meng."

He shifted his feet slightly, dodging to the side as the dangerous beam grazed him and slammed into the ice platform below.

"Defense test complete... next is... attack power."

Swish!

Xu Qing vanished from his spot in an instant!

Elder Yi was startled! Is this a spatial soul skill? No! Is it just the force of his legs jumping!?

Is this really the physical strength a Soul Ancestor should possess!?

The next moment, Xu Qing appeared directly above the perspective of Elder Yi, right on top of the Bone Dragon's head.

The golden ring instantly shrank, standing upright behind Xu Qing's head and glowing brilliantly!

"Tenfold Strength Normal Punch!"

ROAR!!

An astonishing aura solidified around his body, and his black eyes were dyed a brilliant gold.

He stood in mid-air, one leg pulled back sharply, his hands drawn wide as if pulling a bow.

BOOM--!!

Ugh... so dizzy...

Elder Yi's vision began to spin, blurring until he had no choice but to retract this remnant of his consciousness, only then seeing the true face of things.

The Bone Dragon danced in the air, crashing toward the ground, and upon its hardest skull, a fist mark was clearly imprinted!

"Whew..."

Seventy percent of his soul power had actually been consumed.

Although he had channeled a portion of his soul power at the moment of impact to increase his mass, this was...

Xu Qing shook his hand, from which white smoke was rising.

Rumble!

The Bone Dragon slammed into the ground, and those skeleton soldiers, already shattered by the shockwaves, were now either dead or crippled.

"...Is this all I can do?"

Xu Qing was somewhat dissatisfied; his soul power was far too inefficient. He had only thrown a single punch, and it had already used up the majority of his reserves.

If that were the case, wouldn't his invincible strength be limited to just one strike?

That simply wouldn't do!

It seemed he would have to be more frugal in the future and rely on his physical body instead.

"Roar..."

The Bone Dragon let out a cry of resentment, and the fist mark began to crack slowly as it moved.

A glimmer of ghostly blue fire gradually revealed itself.

He had punched its soul fire right out of it.

Xu Qing naturally sensed the movement below, so he released the mental power supporting his feet; without that faint force, he plummeted toward the ground almost instantly.

But at the moment of contact, he bent his legs and waist, relying on his robust muscles and perfect control over his body to directly Dissipate Force.

This was the combat technique Xu Qing had realized himself!

"Ugh... so there isn't just one Bone Dragon..."

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, straining his vision to look into the distance.

He saw several serpentine figures in the sky.

For several days in a row, this was how Xu Qing spent his time.

For one, the fighting was exhilarating; for another, it was to avoid the old man's poison-immunity set meals.

Even with Xu Qing's level of Willpower, he couldn't keep a straight face in front of the Cthulhu Medicinal Cuisine, let alone consume it.

In the past, Xu Qing had treated this as a means to train his Willpower, but now he had figured it out.

"Is this old guy trying to dye me the same shade of green as his own skin?"

"Heh... my own innate skin is handsome enough as it is; there's really no need for that."

"What's no need for what?"

Speak of the devil.

Green Old Monster crossed his arms over his chest, his pectorals bulging as if they were about to pop out.

"It's time to head to the Far North. Titan Snow Demons are already rare, and they reside in the dangerous core zone; hunting for a soul ring safely won't be easy."

"We must go early. All this back and forth—the time consumed is no small amount!"

"Time is money! Money is strength! Strength is..."

Slap!

Xu Qing patted Du Busi on the shoulder, interrupting the old man's nagging, and said nonchalantly:

"Anyway, you're different from before now. After fully condensing your Soul Core, you don't have to worry about your Gold-Level Awakening causing a drop in rank from overuse."

"With an invincible bodyguard like you, old man, I can punch Star Dou and kick the Far North, sweeping across the Douluo Continent invincible and unstoppable."

"Sigh, nagging, nagging, nagging all day long—it's so annoying..."

As he spoke, Xu Qing turned and walked away, waving his hand behind him.

"Hey! You little brat!"

"And you're a little bear-blind..."

"..."

At this moment, Du Busi finally understood what Old Jin meant when he spoke of a rebellious phase.

Raising a child from infancy, through every mess and every struggle.

Without even turning his head, Xu Qing plopped down onto the steps under the eaves, settling into a patch of cool shade.

Yet, as if he possessed mind-reading abilities, he knew exactly what Du Busi was thinking.

"If you had taught me how to condense a Soul Core earlier, I might have considered listening to you just a little bit."