The First Soul Skill After Martial Soul Evolution, Infinite Devour

Soon, the bell rang to signal the end of class.

Su Ming and Hu Liena did not linger in the classroom, rising to leave side by side.

Yan watched the two of them, his eyes unable to mask his jealousy.

Seeing Yan in this state, Xie Yue could only pat his shoulder with a helpless sigh, "Brother, although I don't think much of your chances, I still have high hopes for you."

Yan clenched his fists, his resentment deepening!

The two left the academy, traversed the bustling streets of Spirit City, and arrived directly at the Great Soul Arena.

It was a magnificent structure, with crowds of people milling about in front of the entrance—all soul masters arriving to spar or watch the matches.

After entering, the two walked to the registration window.

"Hello, please help us register our match information."

The staff member looked at them, "Very well. Please provide your soul power levels and martial souls. We require accurate information here; the Soul Arena will not be held responsible for any accidents resulting from falsified data."

The two immediately reported their details.

Upon hearing that Su Ming was level thirty-nine, the staff member looked somewhat surprised.

However, he said nothing more, merely offering a reminder, "Are you certain the information is accurate?"

"Certain."

Receiving the confirmation, he fell silent.

"Please choose a name for your duo," the staff member said, following protocol.

Hu Liena turned to look at Su Ming, a playful smirk tugging at the corner of her lips as she suggested, "How about we combine our martial soul names? Let's call it the 'Su-Na Duo', what do you think?"

Su Ming's expression remained cold, "Whatever."

The name was entered into the system, the Su-Na Duo was officially established, and the two received their iron badges for the duo matches.

Afterward, they each applied for individual soul fighting badges.

Once they had their badges, Hu Liena showed no intention of starting a match immediately.

She tucked her badge away and said to Su Ming, "Teacher wants me to absorb my fifth soul ring now. She says our soul fighting will only have real value once my fifth ring is absorbed. So... you're going to have a rough time following me."

According to the ironclad rules of the Great Soul Arena, if teammates in a duo match have different levels, the matchmaking mechanism must force the pairing to match the rank of the higher-level soul master.

This meant that even though Su Ming was only a three-ring soul master, they would have to participate in the soul ancestor-tier duels, ranging from level forty to forty-nine.

And if Hu Liena were to break through to level fifty or higher, the opponents they faced would be even stronger!

It had to be said, this was a significant test for Su Ming.

But Su Ming felt no fear; he quite enjoyed this kind of challenge.

"I'm leaving first. You should participate in the individual matches on your own today," Hu Liena continued.

Su Ming nodded slightly.

After Hu Liena departed, he walked toward the waiting area for the individual matches.

He submitted his registration information.

Not long after, Su Ming's name echoed through the hall's speakers, notifying him to head to the seventh sub-arena.

Su Ming stepped onto the ring.

Standing opposite him was a tall, burly man named Tie Lei, a veteran power-attack soul master at level thirty-eight who had already secured many victories in the soul master-tier individual matches.

Seeing that Su Ming was merely a twelve-year-old brat, Tie Lei sneered on the spot, his eyes filled with contempt, "Is the Great Soul Arena out of people? Sending up a kid who hasn't even grown his hair out yet? Looks like this match is a free win."

The audience in the stands, witnessing this scene, also began to express surprise and skepticism.

The age gap between the two was simply too large!

It was clearly a case of an old man bullying a child!

The referee stood in the center, his expression unreadable.

"Both sides, prepare yourselves. Do not begin until I give the word."

The referee then raised his right hand high, paused for a second, and brought it down sharply: "Match start!"

Following the referee's command, Tie Lei let out a roar and instantly completed his martial soul possession.

His martial soul was a Rock Giant Bear. Accompanied by a roar, his body instantly expanded to two and a half meters.

A layer of hard, granite-like keratin surfaced on his skin, his palms transformed into massive bear claws, and two yellow and one purple soul ring swirled into existence.

Those who could secure multiple victories in the Soul Arena almost always possessed the optimal soul ring configuration.

If it wasn't optimal, one simply couldn't win many matches.

He stomped his foot, charging straight toward Su Ming with a heavy, air-tearing sound.

Su Ming stood his ground, releasing his martial soul without a moment's hesitation!

A pure black Evil Phoenix spread its wings behind him, tearing through the air. The powerful aura, coupled with his level thirty-nine soul power, immediately stunned Tie Lei across from him.

Two yellow and one purple soul ring rose from beneath his feet.

"Not bad, kid. I underestimated you." Tie Lei's expression darkened; he hadn't expected this inconspicuous boy to possess a higher soul power than his own.

Yet, his hands did not falter. So what if the soul power was higher? Countless others had fallen by his hand!

"First Soul Skill, Explosive Claw!"

Tie Lei unleashed his soul skill directly, intending to deal Su Ming a devastating blow.

Watching Tie Lei charge toward him, the first yellow soul ring on Su Ming's body flared to life.

"First Soul Skill, Evil Fire Chaos Origin!"

With a wave of his right hand, a glob of viscous, pitch-black evil fire shot out, slamming precisely into the Rock Armor on Tie Lei's chest.

Tie Lei initially dismissed it, but his expression shifted violently the next second.

The mass of black evil fire did not explode; instead, it spread instantly like a maggot to the bone.

To his horror, Tie Lei discovered that not only had his pride-and-joy rock defense failed to block the flames, but the soul power within his body was being devoured at a terrifying speed by the black fire.

Su Ming watched the scene silently, evaluating the consumption intensity of his first soul skill in his mind.

Ever since his Martial Soul had fully evolved into the Evil Phoenix, his first soul skill had undergone a transformation as well.

The previous evil fire had carried the scorching heat of flames, but now, it had shifted into a cold, devouring force!

Once the evil fire attached to an enemy, it would continuously drain their soul power until it was extinguished!

Su Ming sensed the feedback from the evil fire carefully. He realized the devouring speed was incredibly fast—more than three times stronger than before!

He had just unleashed a soul skill, and in these few seconds, nearly one-fifth of the soul power consumed by that skill had already been replenished.

At this rate, the opponent's level thirty-eight soul power would likely be drained dry in less than three minutes!

Furthermore, he discovered that the more extreme his evil attribute became, the stronger the devouring effect of the evil fire grew!

So, this is the improvement brought about by the qualitative change of a Martial Soul?

"Damn it! What the hell is this?!"

Tie Lei roared in agony, exerting his full soul power in an attempt to shake off the evil fire, but the more soul power he output, the more fiercely the evil fire burned.

Seeing that the experiment had achieved its expected results, Su Ming's black eyes narrowed, and the second yellow soul ring on his body shone brilliantly.

"Second Soul Skill, Evil Phoenix Falling Feather Kill!"

The wings of the pitch-black Evil Phoenix Martial Soul behind Su Ming gave a violent flap.

In an instant, thousands of black feather blades rained down like a torrential storm, hurtling toward Tie Lei below with overwhelming force.