Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul?

Just then, the bats seemed to sense something.

A piercing shriek rang through the entire valley.

"Eek!"

The swarm immediately launched itself at them at top speed.

The Law of Destruction activated. Countless dark purple bolts of Destruction Thunder swirled around Luo Yun, tearing apart the bats that charged at him and sending them plunging into the lava.

But the bats seemed endless, surging forward without pause.

"Let's go!"

Luo Yun thrust out his sword, killing the bats that came too close, then grabbed Qian Renxue and pulled her aside.

Neither of them feared the bats, but who knew how much farther Hell Road stretched? This wasn't the time to waste Soul Power.

Luo Yun took Qian Renxue's hand and ran at full speed. The bats all around them instantly went into a frenzy.

"Roar!"

A terrifying monster opened its eyes in the distance and let out an angry roar before chasing after them.

It was a Three-Headed Bat, much larger than the others.

A Three-Headed Bat.

Luo Yun's pupils contracted slightly.

The aura this bat gave off suggested it had cultivated for at least ten thousand years.

It wasn't something he could handle right now.

The Moon Eclipse Sword gave a low hum in his hand. Destruction Thunder danced along its blade, but Luo Yun suppressed the urge to attack.

No.

The Moon Eclipse Sword's range was too short. He had to get close to unleash the full power of destruction.

And the Three-Headed Bat was in the sky. Even if he ran, he couldn't outrun it.

Unless he used the Sun Corona.

Luo Yun didn't hesitate.

The Moon Eclipse Sword dissolved into points of light. He held out his right hand, and golden-green light welled up from his palm.

The Corona Sword.

Two purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet, slowly revolving.

"First Soul Skill."

"Holy Spirit Illumination."

A golden orb of light rose from the tip of the sword and floated into the air, like a miniature sun.

Golden light spilled down, covering an area dozens of meters across.

Qian Renxue's body trembled slightly.

For an instant, she felt her blood flow faster, her muscles grow stronger, and her reflexes sharpen. Even her thoughts seemed clearer.

A twenty percent increase to all attributes.

Speed, strength, Soul Power, perception—everything seemed infused with a fresh vitality.

The Three-Headed Bat's movements, meanwhile, grew noticeably sluggish.

A twenty percent reduction to all attributes.

Qian Renxue looked at the golden-green sword in Luo Yun's hand. A complicated emotion flickered in her azure eyes.

Twin Martial Souls.

So he really did have Twin Martial Souls.

She was lost in thought when a sudden force yanked her by the wrist. She stumbled, nearly falling, and came to her senses to find Luo Yun already running with her hand in his.

"Are you stupid?" Luo Yun called without looking back.

"Why are you standing there? You don't know how to run?"

Qian Renxue froze.

In all her years, no one had ever dared speak to her in that tone.

Even in Spirit Hall, the elders treated her with the utmost courtesy.

And this six-year-old child had just called her stupid?

She wanted to argue, but her lips parted and then closed again.

Because she saw Luo Yun's small figure running ahead, still holding her hand.

A feeling she couldn't explain suddenly welled up inside Qian Renxue.

She had been alone for as long as she could remember.

Alone, she bore every burden and expectation.

No one had ever stood in front of her, and no one had ever taken her hand and said, "Run!"

The feeling was strange.

So strange she didn't know how to describe it.

But the next second, Luo Yun's words shattered that peculiar feeling to pieces.

"Some Angel King you are. You can't even run."

Qian Renxue: "...Shut up."

Luo Yun didn't shut up, but he didn't say anything else either.

Because he'd spotted another problem.

The path ahead had collapsed.

That swipe from the Three-Headed Bat had smashed apart a large section of the passage.

Rubble tumbled into the lava, sending pillars of fire soaring into the air and completely sealing off their way forward.

Luo Yun stopped at the edge of the break and looked down at the roiling lava.

Going back wasn't an option.

The blood-red bats were still behind them, and the Three-Headed Bat circled overhead. Their retreat had long since been cut off.

Fly across?

Dream on. He couldn't fly.

And the Three-Headed Bat wouldn't let them cross safely.

Luo Yun frowned.

Would they have to fight it head-on?

He was only a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster.

His First Soul Ring was a thousand-year ring, and so was his Second. That made him a prodigy among ordinary people, but against a ten-thousand-year Three-Headed Bat, he still didn't stand a chance.

The Moon Eclipse Sword's power of destruction was indeed formidable, but the sword energy he could unleash had limited range. The bat was in the air and could easily dodge it.

He rapidly weighed all kinds of plans, but none had better than a fifty percent chance of success.

Just then, a soft laugh came from behind him.

Luo Yun turned around.

Qian Renxue was looking at him, a hint of amusement in her azure eyes.

The corners of her mouth curved slightly.

"Kiddo, watch this."

Qian Renxue released Luo Yun's hand and took a few steps forward.

Golden light surged from within her.

A pair of golden wings unfurled from her back.

They weren't phantom wings, but real wings formed from golden light. Every feather was clearly visible, gleaming with a sacred radiance in the lava's red glow.

The Six-Winged Angel.

Luo Yun's pupils contracted slightly.

He had read about the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul in the library of Frost Ridge City.

It was a god-level Martial Soul belonging to Spirit Hall's angel lineage. It was said to carry the blood of a deity, and only a handful of people on the entire continent had ever possessed one.

Information flashed through his mind.

Spirit Hall, Angel Martial Soul, golden hair, azure eyes.

"She's the Heaven Dou Crown Prince. How could she be from Spirit Hall? Could it be..."

Soul Rings rose from beneath Qian Renxue's feet.

One, two, three, four, five.

Five Soul Rings.

Two yellow, two purple, and one black.

The Fifth Soul Ring glimmered.

Black light flowed around Qian Renxue, and the Angel Phantom behind her slowly opened its eyes.

They were golden eyes without pupils, nothing but light.

The Angel Phantom raised its right hand. A massive golden holy sword took shape in its grip, ancient patterns covering its blade as it radiated a heart-stopping pressure.

"Fifth Soul Skill."

"Angel Judgment."

Qian Renxue brought her right hand down in a sweeping motion.

The Angel Phantom behind her made the same movement. Its enormous golden holy sword descended from the sky, moving too fast for the naked eye to follow.

All they saw was a flash of golden light.

All three heads of the Three-Headed Bat froze at once.

The middle head's eyes were wide, its mouth still open, but its cry caught in its throat.

A thin golden line ran from the very top of its head to its chin, then down its neck and along its body.