Defeating a Soul Ancestor

Empowered by the flames, the arrow's piercing power was astonishing. Dragon scales melted like ice and snow, piercing through Long Chen's defenses and sinking deep into his skin.

As flames exceeding a thousand degrees came into contact with flesh, scorched black smoke instantly rose from his arm. The piercing pain twisted Long Chen's face.

Yun Ze landed steadily. The instant his feet touched the ground, he drew his bow again and fired another arrow.

Long Chen ignored the pain and hurriedly dodged to the side, but he was far too slow compared to the arrow. His arm was struck again.

"Ah!" Another miserable scream rang out as Long Chen tumbled to the ground, the flesh around the wound charred by flames.

Boom! Boom! Boom! The Blazing Fire Nine-Headed Bird continuously spat out fireballs, which crashed down toward Long Chen like tiny meteors.

Long Chen quickly got to his feet and dodged, circulating his Soul Power without reservation to suppress the burning sensation in his arms.

Phoenix Flames had extremely strong adhesion. They burned within his flesh as though they could not be extinguished. He had to suppress them with Soul Power, or the flames would spread throughout his body.

"Huff... huff..." Long Chen narrowly evaded the fireball assault, clutching one arm as he panted heavily.

His eyes were filled with savagery as he glared venomously at Yun Ze, his gaze seeming as though it could swallow Yun Ze whole.

Yun Ze ignored Long Chen's stare. With a stomp of his foot, his body shot forward like an arrow, kicking up a fierce gust that made the flames behind him sway.

"Good!" Long Chen roared, stomping the ground as well and charging toward Yun Ze.

His fighting style mainly centered on close combat. Yun Ze's decision to approach him voluntarily was giving him an opportunity.

As they drew close, Yun Ze leaped into the air. Flames wrapped around his arm as he threw a punch, accompanied by a majestic Phoenix Cry.

The flames around his fist took the form of a phoenix. The force of that punch was like a phoenix's charge, carrying astonishing pressure and exceptionally scorching flames.

Bang! Their fists collided, and the clash of power stirred up a violent energy gale. A sharp pain shot through Long Chen's arm, and he staggered backward in disarray, having lost out in the contest of strength.

Yun Ze was suspended in the air with nothing to brace against, and the impact sent him flying back. However, because he dissipated the force so skillfully, he landed steadily.

At the instant of impact, the flames on Yun Ze's fist poured out like a flamethrower, spewing a violent torrent of fire.

Suffocating heat rushed at him. Long Chen hurriedly shut his eyes and raised both arms in front of him.

The blazing flames engulfed him. His Soul Power defense could not completely withstand such extreme heat, and much of his skin was burned.

Long Chen was in a miserable state. His clothes had been burned into tatters, exposing large patches of charred skin.

Flames surrounded him. Even if he forcefully extinguished the flames on his clothes with Soul Power, they would reignite, so he did not waste any Soul Power on it.

He used Soul Power to forcibly protect the cloth covering his lower body's vital areas. That bit of fabric absolutely could not be lost.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Long Chen had barely steadied himself when another barrage of fireballs crashed down, forcing him to dodge before he could adjust.

At the instant Long Chen dodged, Yun Ze predicted his position. The Second Soul Ring around him lit up—Phoenix Sky Flame Arrow.

As the Soul Ring lit up, Yun Ze strode forward. Flaming wings condensed behind him, then he leaped into the air. His wings flapped, lifting him six or seven meters above the ground.

His hands took the shape of drawing a bow, and a Flame Longbow appeared in his grasp. Phoenix Patterns adorned its limbs, while a Flame Arrow rested upon its string.

Compared to the bow and arrow from before, this bow was visibly larger and more powerful. The arrow resembled a phoenix, poised to strike.

"Cry..." A phoenix's call rang out as the arrow left the string. A phoenix spread its wings and charged toward Long Chen, leaving a blazing trail through the air at incredible speed.

A powerful sense of danger rose within Long Chen. He looked up in horror as the flaming phoenix rapidly enlarged in his pupils.

Before he could react, the arrow pierced through the right side of his chest. The sharp pain of his skin being torn open and the agony of flames burning his flesh struck him at the same time.

"Ah!" Long Chen let out a shrill scream as the Phoenix Arrow carried him away.

The Phoenix Wings behind Yun Ze flapped as he hovered in the air. The Flame Longbow in his hand dissolved into fire and vanished. He did not attack again.

This battle was already over. There was no need for him to make another move. If he had wanted to, he could even have killed Long Chen directly just now.

But he did not. He had aimed the arrow at Long Chen's right chest, temporarily sparing his life.

Long Chen's body slid a great distance across the ground. After coming to a stop, he cast Yun Ze one unwilling glance before losing consciousness.

The bloody hole in the right side of his chest was charred black and emitted black smoke. Even the blood flowing out was scorching hot, and the smell of burned flesh lingered in the air.

The entire arena fell silent. Everyone stared blankly, their expressions extraordinarily varied and filled with disbelief.

"D-Did I see that wrong? Long Chen was completely crushed from start to finish and barely had any chance to fight back?" one student said with difficulty, doubting his own eyes.

"Probably not," someone replied uncertainly.

After a brief period of stunned silence, heated discussions erupted among the crowd. They looked at Yun Ze as though they were looking at a monster.

A brilliant smile appeared on Gu Yue Na's face. Just as he had said, defeating Long Chen had not been a problem.

Yun Ze slowly descended, and his Phoenix Wings vanished. With a wave of his hand, the flames on the ground rapidly gathered toward him and entered his body.

A few seconds later, not a trace of flame remained on the battle platform. Yun Ze did not even spare Long Chen a glance as he walked toward the edge of the platform.

Defeating Long Chen did not make him feel anything special. It was as though he had merely done something ordinary.

Gu Yue Na immediately left the stands and jogged toward Yun Ze.

Behind the stands, several elderly men wore expressions of astonishment. Having watched the entire match, they had yet to recover from the shock.

"As expected of someone born with twentieth-level Soul Power. He truly is a peerless prodigy. Incredible, truly incredible!" one of the old men praised excitedly.

The other four nodded in agreement. Fighting someone twenty levels above him and maintaining the upper hand throughout—such talent was truly terrifying.

"I originally thought Yun Ze's talent with Soul Tools far surpassed his talent as a Soul Master, but it seems that is not the case."

"His talent as a Soul Master is just as terrifying as his talent as a Soul Engineer," the old man in the center praised.

That old man was none other than Xu Lin, the headmaster of Sun Moon Royal Academy.

The moment someone informed him of the conflict between Yun Ze and Long Chen, he had chosen not to stop it. Instead, he had brought others to watch the battle.

He had wanted to see Yun Ze's combat ability anyway, so why would he stop them?

The outcome of the battle greatly surprised him. He had originally assumed Long Chen would win, but Yun Ze had emerged victorious instead—and with such an overwhelming advantage.

"This child must be nurtured with every effort. In the future, he will surely become someone who surpasses Yun Ming," an old man said seriously.

It was an exceptionally high evaluation. The Yun Ming he spoke of was the continent's publicly acknowledged strongest expert, the headmaster of Shrek Academy, a rank ninety-nine Limit Douluo and Four-Word Battle Armor Master.

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