Everyone present was dumbfounded when the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass Martial Soul was summoned.
Its stem was a lustrous white, about a foot long and two fingers thick.
The surface was covered in fine silver patterns, crisscrossing like sword marks. It felt cold and hard to the touch.
Unlike the supple flexibility of ordinary plants, it had a weighty, almost metallic feel, and a faintly keen aura spilled from it.
Six leaves grew from the stem.
They were long and narrow like swords, their edges sharp as razors.
The leaf surfaces were pale green, and their veins were as clear as silver threads, echoing the patterns on the stem.
They had never seen a Martial Soul like this before. It was unlike anything they knew.
But what shocked them most of all were the Soul Rings attached to the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass.
Four black, two red!
The six Soul Rings pulsed in unison, their oppressive presence weighing heavily on everyone's hearts.
A Six-Ring Soul Emperor!
And one with such an outrageous Soul Ring Configuration.
Zhao Wuji and the two girls stared in shock.
It was unreasonable—an absurdly unreasonable Soul Ring Configuration!
They had never heard of anything this outrageous!
His First Soul Ring was already at the ten-thousand-year level.
And those two scarlet Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings made their hearts tremble even more.
The keen aura radiating from the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass Martial Soul was enough to leave them chilled with fear.
"Your Soul Ring Configuration... You're joking, right?"
Zhao Wuji's mouth twitched. His state of mind was about to shatter.
A level sixty-five Soul Emperor with this kind of Soul Ring Configuration could beat him, a Soul Saint, as easily as splashing water!
And his third and fourth rings were deep black, with a hint of red.
That meant they were at least ninety thousand years old, and very close to the hundred-thousand-year level.
He couldn't win. Not a chance.
If they really fought, he figured he'd lose miserably.
And there was also someone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect present!
If she used her support abilities on Lin Ye, his strength would increase tremendously.
"Teacher Zhao, shall we begin?"
Lin Ye rubbed his hands together, eager to get started.
He couldn't let such a great opportunity pass him by.
"Kid, you're pretty cocky, aren't you?"
Zhao Wuji's eyelids twitched. The kid looked excited. Was he itching for a fight?
"Not at all. Teacher Zhao, your strength is profound. We'll have to take this seriously."
"Is that so? Good, good. Then let me see what you've got."
Zhao Wuji summoned his Martial Soul and immediately used Martial Soul Possession.
When the seven Soul Rings appeared, the pressure was indeed immense.
"I'll go first."
Xiao Wu didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately charged at Zhao Wuji.
Zhu Zhuqing quickly followed, attacking from the side.
"Heh—come on, you little brats!"
Zhao Wuji grinned broadly. With a supermonster like Lin Ye on the field, he was taking this quite seriously.
The pressure from those six Soul Rings was simply too strong. He didn't dare let his guard down.
But what he hadn't expected was for Xiao Wu to cross ten meters in an instant, appearing right beside Zhao Wuji on his left.
Zhao Wuji's pupils contracted. Teleportation?
He had no time to see Xiao Wu's attack, so he used his First Soul Skill, Immovable Wisdom King Body.
A burst of brilliant golden light flashed. Xiao Wu, who had been about to kick him in the kidney, was sent flying.
Zhu Zhuqing charged toward Zhao Wuji's right side at that moment.
"Hell Stab!"
She unleashed her Soul Skill. Her speed instantly increased, and her claws stabbed toward Zhao Wuji's arm.
At the same time, Ning Rongrong's support reached them.
Lin Ye didn't just stand by and watch. He didn't use a Soul Skill, but with a thought, countless Nine-Leaf Sword Grass plants suddenly burst from the ground.
The Nine-Leaf Sword Grass that sprang up was as thick as a thigh, with countless sword-like leaves.
At his command, one plant caught Xiao Wu as she was sent flying back.
Xiao Wu reacted with astonishing speed, kicking off the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass and charging at Zhao Wuji again.
Zhu Zhuqing's attack was indeed fast. With her Soul Skill and Ning Rongrong's support, it would have hit in the blink of an eye.
However, after sending Xiao Wu flying, Zhao Wuji had already reacted.
He simply turned around and took the blow squarely on his chest.
"Not good!"
Although Zhu Zhuqing's attack landed, the sheer solidity of the impact made her expression shift. She immediately leapt backward.
But she hadn't expected Zhao Wuji's attack to come so soon.
He struck with his palm. Before it even reached her, the palm wind, infused with Soul Power, sent Zhu Zhuqing flying.
Lin Ye had no choice but to use the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass to catch her again. At the same time, countless more plants burst from the earth and stretched toward Zhao Wuji.
Since this was Lin Ye's attack, Zhao Wuji didn't dare take it lightly.
"Third Soul Skill: Gravity Enhancement!"
"Fifth Soul Skill: Gravity Crush!"
He unleashed two Soul Skills in succession. Everyone felt their bodies become incredibly heavy, and using their Soul Skills became much harder.
Their movements slowed dramatically. Terrifying pressure surged in from every direction, seemingly crushing their bodies to pieces.
Seeing this, Lin Ye immediately crouched down.
As he poured in his Soul Power, even more Nine-Leaf Sword Grass surged forth, trapping Xiao Wu and the other two before flinging them behind him.
At the same time, the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass grew wildly all around Zhao Wuji, reaching a height of ten meters!
"Sword Grass Cage!"
Lin Ye shouted. It was his Self-Created Soul Skill, perfectly suited for trapping and killing enemies.
Zhao Wuji glanced around. The Nine-Leaf Sword Grass was growing too fast, and the cage had already closed. This could be trouble.
The grass's razor-sharp leaves filled him with fear.
Those things seemed capable of cutting apart all things under heaven.
Even though the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass hadn't actually touched him yet, his scalp was already tingling.
Who knew how terrifying a Soul Skill used by a supermonster would be?
Xiao Wu and the others had been flung behind him, so they avoided the danger of being crushed by gravity.
Ning Rongrong could still provide support, continuously increasing her teammates' strength and speed.
The situation didn't seem to be in his favor.
He had to break through the Sword Grass Cage first!
With that thought, he decisively used his Second Soul Skill, Great Vajra Palm, attempting to smash the grass apart.
After all, this was a Plant-type Martial Soul. Surely it couldn't withstand his Great Vajra Palm?
But only when he began attacking did he realize just how astonishingly tough the grass was.
Not only did it completely block his Soul Skill, it even absorbed some of his Soul Power.
"You sneaky brat. This is interesting."
Zhao Wuji narrowed his eyes. A supermonster like this didn't seem to need to join an academy at all.
If he could leave even a Soul Saint like him helpless, he was already strong enough to make his way in the Soul Master World.
As he was thinking this, he suddenly sensed something unusual beneath the ground.
He instinctively jumped up.
When he looked again, he saw countless blades of grass bursting from the ground.
Luckily, he'd moved fast—otherwise, he would've been in a real fix.
"Not bad, kid. You've got good battle instincts. You didn't give your opponent a chance to catch his breath. You're impressive."
Zhao Wuji had to admit it.
Lin Ye's battle instincts were good.
He hadn't let up just because his opponent was trapped. Instead, he'd kept up the attack.
"Teacher Zhao, this is only the beginning. Please be careful from here on."
Lin Ye spoke with a straight face, then snapped his fingers.
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