Counter-kill

"Third Soul Skill, Tiger-Slaying River Cross!"

Hu Lie gripped the blade with both hands, pouring all his Soul Power into it without holding anything back. A savage, deep-purple tiger phantom appeared along the blade, its eyes wide as it swept across with a murderous intent that seemed to devour everything!

A terrifying blade arc twelve meters long swept straight across the entire arena. Wherever it passed, it cleaved a deep trench into the ground. The force wrapped around the blade arc was enough to grind a person to pieces.

The attack covered a huge area, leaving nowhere to dodge. Hu Lie meant to seal off every avenue of escape with this move and cut Ye Qiong in half!

There was no retreat in a life-and-death battle. Today, he was going to make sure that this arrogant little brat died without a whole corpse!

"It's over!" Everyone's hearts leaped into their throats.

The girls in the stands were so frightened that they covered their eyes, peeking at the arena through their fingers as they murmured, "Please, don't let anything happen..."

Ye Qiong remained calm, having already thought of a way to deal with it. So what if it's an area attack? With Mimi's boost, this isn't difficult at all.

His fourth Soul Ring suddenly lit up. "Don't worry. You can do it."

"Mimi!"

Mimi gave a determined cry, and a strange power instantly enveloped Ye Qiong.

Mimi's Cheer!

Ye Qiong felt his body grow lighter as his speed surged. He tapped his foot against the ground, his figure instantly turning elusive, and narrowly dodged the deadly blade arc.

"He dodged! He dodged it!" A burst of gasps erupted from the stands, and the girls were beside themselves with excitement.

"Thank goodness! He's okay!"

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the excited cries from Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, Mimi launched another flurry of attacks against Hu Lie.

Any target under the effect of [Mimi's Cheer] dealt an additional instance of true damage with every hit!

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

A few more punches landed. Each one carried a bone-chilling cold that made Hu Lie's movements grow slower and slower.

"Damn it! How is this happening?" The more Hu Lie fought, the more alarmed he became, but his murderous intent did not lessen in the slightest.

He realized his Soul Power was draining rapidly, while that little creature showed no sign of tiring, and Ye Qiong was slipperier than an eel.

His advantage had vanished, but there was no backing down in a life-and-death battle. Today, either Ye Qiong died, or he did!

He gritted his teeth, and his fourth Soul Ring suddenly lit up. "Fourth Soul Skill, Mountain-Splitting Tiger Slash!"

As he spoke, he raised the broadsword over his head. Soul Power gathered at the tip of the blade, taking the solid form of a tiger's claw, then came crashing down with enough force to split mountains and shatter stone.

This was his ultimate single-target armor-breaking skill. If it landed, it would be more than enough to split Ye Qiong in two!

The spectators who knew their stuff had already figured it out. "Hu Lie seems... to be running out of steam."

"That Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero keeps dodging and never fights him head-on. He's wearing Hu Lie down!"

"Brilliant! What a strategy! Making the most of his strengths to attack Hu Lie's weaknesses—he really knows how to play this!"

The girls nodded along. "He's so clever! He should just wear him down!"

"Little Dumpling is amazing too. It always manages to hit the vital spots!"

The four women in the stands had gone from worrying at first to excitement and anticipation.

"Keep it up, Ye Qiong!" Ning Rongrong couldn't help shouting. Zhu Zhuqing gave a slight nod, a hint of approval in her eyes.

Listening to the comments around him, Hu Lie's face turned liver-red.

He was the mighty Soul King with nineteen consecutive victories, yet a Soul Ancestor brat had pushed him to this point! He absolutely could not tolerate it!

"You bastard! You've forced my hand!"

A hint of madness flashed in Hu Lie's eyes. His last Soul Ring—and his strongest one, the ten-thousand-year black ring—suddenly lit up!

"Fifth Soul Skill, Tiger Soul Tyrant Blade Art!"

A terrifying aura erupted from him in an instant.

The Tiger-Slaying Broadsword grew to three meters long. Black tiger-soul armor appeared around his body, and his eyes turned into fearsome tiger pupils.

For ten seconds, his strength would increase by one hundred percent, his blade arcs would carry soul-devouring scorch damage, and his attack range would expand to ten meters around him! This was his finishing move!

"Die, brat!" Hu Lie roared, looking utterly crazed as he swung the massive blade arcs like a meat grinder, sweeping furiously toward Ye Qiong.

This time, he was staking all his Soul Power on the attack. Its range was immense, leaving Ye Qiong nowhere to dodge. He would tear him to pieces with the blade arcs and end this life-and-death battle once and for all!

Hu Lie roared as he swung the massive blade arcs, sweeping furiously toward Ye Qiong like a meat grinder.

The attack covered too large an area this time. Ye Qiong could no longer dodge it as easily as before.

"Bang!"

He was struck by the shock wave of a blade arc and sent flying, rolling across the ground in a sorry heap.

"Pfft!"

Ye Qiong spat out a mouthful of blood, his face paling.

As expected, the fifth Soul Skill is a bit troublesome. But the real show has only just begun.

"Ye Qiong!"

"Group Owner!"

The four women's hearts leaped into their throats again. Ning Rongrong nearly burst into tears.

The girls in the stands also had tears in their eyes. "Big brother!"

"How could this happen..."

"Hahahaha! It's over, brat!" Hu Lie laughed as he approached step by step, his eyes full of cruelty.

However, Ye Qiong slowly got back to his feet and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. There was even a hint of a smile on his face.

He looked at Hu Lie, who was already nearing exhaustion and relying on his Soul Skill to keep himself going, then shook his head.

"Over? No. It's only just begun."

As soon as he finished speaking, the effect of Hu Lie's berserk Soul Skill wore off.

A wave of intense weakness swept through him. His legs stumbled, and he nearly fell to his knees.

Now! A sharp glint flashed in Ye Qiong's eyes. This was the perfect moment he had been waiting for.

Ye Qiong and Mimi exchanged a glance and launched their final attack at the same time.

Mimi's figure vanished in an instant. When it reappeared, it was already right in front of Hu Lie.

This time, its little fists were covered in a layer of shimmering frost. Boosted by [Mimi's Cheer], every attack it landed dealt true ice damage that ignored defense!

And Ye Qiong finally stopped dodging.

He drew a deep breath and unleashed all the Soul Power within him. At the same time, he secretly activated his Second Martial Soul, attaching it to his palm as he charged straight at Hu Lie.

Void Archives: Mimicry—Fenghuang Down.

Black Tiger Steals Heart!

"Bang!"

Hu Lie's enormous body crashed to the ground. His chest caved in violently, and he spat blood as his body convulsed twice before going completely still. He was clearly dead.

A life-and-death battle had only one ending: death. Hu Lie had relentlessly pursued Ye Qiong's life, but in the end, this was how he met his own.

The referee froze for a long moment before finally coming to his senses and blowing the whistle.

"In this life-and-death battle, Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero is the winner! Hu Lie is dead!" The referee's voice trembled slightly. Even he had been shaken by this brutal fight to the death.

The entire Soul Fighting Arena fell silent.

This seemingly weak young man had actually delivered the final, lethal blow.

A few seconds later, a tsunami of cheers erupted.

"He won! He really won!"

"Unbelievable! A level-forty-two Soul Ancestor defeated a level-fifty-three Soul King!"

"I witnessed a legend! This is definitely the most exciting match at the Soul Fighting Arena this year!"

The girls cried with excitement, hugging each other in celebration. "He won! Big brother won!"

"That was amazing! I'm a fan of this duo now!"

The young wives also smiled with relief and chimed in. "He really didn't disappoint! That strength, that face—his future is boundless!"

The host, Doudou, was so excited that she could barely get her words out. "A miracle! This is a miracle! Let's remember this name: Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero! With a flawless strategy, he gave us a textbook example of a challenge across levels!"

In the stands, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing hugged each other excitedly. Ning Rongrong even cried tears of joy.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling exchanged smiles, their eyes full of shock and delight.

The first thing they did was send all four videos they had recorded to the group.

[I Am Not Yanzi: @everyone, come watch gods clash! The Group Owner won! That little pink-haired Martial Soul was amazing!]

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: @everyone, the Group Owner's first appearance in person! So handsome! Mimi is super cute too!]

The moment the videos appeared, the group exploded. Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan soon realized that the other was posting videos too—and that she was at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena as well.

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: @I Am Not Yanzi, you're there too?]