What a dazzling Soul Skill. Just an ordinary punch thrown straight ahead, and a lifelike Soul Beast phantom appeared.
Ji Juechen gathered his thoughts and suppressed his astonishment. Soul Power raced through his body. Then he raised his left hand in a sword-finger gesture, gripped his sword in his right, and slashed forward!
Whoosh—
A piercing whistle split the air, and a silvery-white sword beam flashed into existence. In the blink of an eye, the Golden Dragon phantom was cleaved in two, crumbling into scraps of Soul Power.
It dispersed into the air.
Below the stage, Xiao Meng's expression shifted. Her palm clenched unconsciously as she murmured under her breath, afraid of disturbing Xu Qing onstage.
"Come on, Brother Xu..."
Just then, Xu Qing's buildup had reached its final step.
He said:
"Ji Juechen, you could have cut apart my Soul Beast phantom, but you didn't interrupt my buildup... You really are a paragon of sportsmanship."
Ji Juechen flourished his sword and stood holding it, his expressionless face giving nothing away. Yet the aura around him kept climbing, step by step!
Lin Jiayi could even see the beams of aura condensing into solid form with the naked eye!
He clutched the Soul Master Data Detector in both hands. Its readings had already turned into gibberish!
"It can't display anything anymore!! This is a Level Six Soul Tool!"
Hall Master Jing's brow twitched. He knew Xu Qing was strong, but he'd never seen it for himself. Who could have guessed the kid was this ferocious?!
His eyes grew hotter and hotter. Heh heh heh... The more ferocious, the better...
Xu Qing's forehead bulged with veins. The Soul Beast phantoms carved across his upper body had unleashed such wild Soul Power that his shirt had been shredded into strips.
His perfectly sculpted torso was revealed, enough to send a young girl's heart rate soaring by a hundred and eighty beats per minute!
Watching Ji Juechen, who still "refused to get serious," Xu Qing thought to himself:
Tsk, it's not easy to find someone who can trade blows with me. You can't hold back now...
So he decided to up the ante:
"If you can defeat me, I'll sell you the Body Potion at cost."
At those words, the swordsman's expression changed dramatically! His pupils widened, and he stared at Hall Master Jing below the stage in disbelief.
Hall Master Jing reacted just as quickly. He knew the most important thing now was to make sure his grandson-in-law had a good time.
His lips moved. Only Ji Juechen could hear him:
"Beat him, and I'll pay for thirty shots of Nine Dragons myself."
Thirty shots!!!
A full thirty shots!! That was thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins!!
He usually used only fifteen shots of Nine Dragons a month. Now, all he had to do was defeat this Soul Ancestor boy, and he could enjoy two months' worth of Nine Dragons Potion, with barely perceptible side effects!!
"Phew..."
Ji Juechen's eyes were bloodshot, burning with near-mad flames. The four-foot sword in his hand trembled violently.
"With Nine Dragons Potion on the line, I have no reason to lose!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, all six of his Soul Rings melded into his sword's edge.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black!
His Soul Power surged at a tremendous pace. Ji Juechen was now giving the fight everything he had!
All my Soul Skills boost my Soul Power.
I lost powerful moves because of it, but in exchange, I gained a solid foundation no one my age can match!
So what if I don't have powerful Soul Skills?!
The sword in my hand is enough!!
He rasped:
"I have a sword strike. It's only half-finished, but it'll be enough."
Shing!
In the blink of an eye, Ji Juechen seemed to become a sword himself! His body skimmed along the ground in an impossibly bizarre motion!
No! It was an illusion caused by moving too fast!
In an instant, Ji Juechen was right in front of Xu Qing. To him, a swordsman would never attack someone from behind!
"Sword Technique—Silence!"
But Xu Qing reacted first. His eyes fixed on the sword, and the corner of his mouth curled up. His next move was even more horrifying to Ji Juechen!
"Watch closely. This punch is gonna look awesome!"
Xu Qing swayed and vanished right before Ji Juechen's eyes. Then a black fist—its color changed at some point—slammed toward his abdomen!
Four times the strength!
For an instant, Ji Juechen's vision blurred, and a black hand was already right in front of him.
He had no time to dodge. Nor could he dodge.
His left arm shot up in front of him, and the inconspicuous silver bracelet on his wrist suddenly lit up!
A Level Five Defensive Soul Tool!
Crack—!!
A piercing snap rang out.
Ji Juechen flew backward like a cannonball, his feet carving two deep black furrows into the metal floor.
He looked down. The silver bracelet was already covered in cracks!
Crack, crack...
The Level Five Defensive Soul Tool shattered completely, crumbling onto the ground.
Ji Juechen could hardly hide his shock! He jerked his head up and stared at Xu Qing.
Just how strong was this guy's body?!
Wait, his Soul Power fluctuations... had dropped!
"Nice punch." Ji Juechen exhaled a breath of stale air. "It really was awesome, but—"
Before he could finish, Xu Qing moved again.
He flipped his left hand, and a pea-sized blue crystal formed out of thin air. He tipped his head back and swallowed it, his Adam's apple bobbing.
His Soul Power fluctuations, which had returned to normal, soared again.
Forty-five, forty-six, forty-seven!
One level less than the first time.
Ji Juechen narrowed his eyes.
It's not a potion. Is it a Food-type Martial Soul...? Is his Second Martial Soul a fist?
But what are those Soul Beast phantoms? What kind of Soul Skill is that?
He had no time to think. Xu Qing had already thrown his second punch!
"Soul Beast—Deep Sea Demon Whale!"
"Roar, roar, roar—!!"
A deep-blue whale phantom, larger than the entire arena, burst out of thin air!
With a force that could overturn seas and mountains, it barreled toward Ji Juechen like a truck!!
"What the hell is that supposed to be?!!"
The aloof youth, who had spent years cultivating his mind and temper, actually let out a rare curse.
He wasn't the only one in shock. Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi's eyes were practically bulging out of their heads!
The Golden Dragon, a land-dwelling Soul Beast, had already been outrageous enough. So how had the Deep Sea Demon Whale from the ocean shown up too!!?
Ji Juechen hurriedly raised his sword and did everything he could to block it. But when his slash struck the phantom, it didn't cleave it apart like the Golden Dragon had.
It was as unbreakable as a fortress!
Fortunately, the Soul Beast phantom couldn't lock onto a target, and he managed to deflect it by the skin of his teeth.
Boom—!!
A huge crater appeared beyond the arena.
Ji Juechen gritted his teeth, a crazed look flashing through his eyes!
There's no other way!! I have to win!!!
He feinted with his left hand, and three red injections appeared out of thin air. Soul Power surged, and the needle caps disintegrated into dust, their tips gleaming with a dazzling silver light. Without the slightest hesitation—
He plunged them into his right upper arm!
"Threefold—Nine Dragons!"
It wasn't over! Three shots weren't enough to beat this monster!
More!
Whoosh!
Three more!
Boom—!!!
Soul Power Level, 70!
A Battle Soul Saint at Level 70!
Even if it was only temporary, even if it would last for just a few dozen seconds!
"Hah... hah..."
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