"Dare to hurt the prince? Take this old man down!"
A Heaven Dou Knight captain shouted. At once, over a hundred Heaven Dou Knights charged at Qian Daoliu!
"Wait! He's—"
Dugu Bo tried to stop them, but it was already too late.
"You're asking for death!"
Qian Daoliu released his Soul Power. A golden barrier sent the hundred-plus Heaven Dou Knights flying five kilometers away!
Their internal organs were shattered in an instant, and they drew no more breath.
"Great Enshrined, we were the ones who offended you. We didn't know you were hunting this Flame Venerable too!"
"Prince Xue Beng, apologize to the Great Enshrined! He's Qian Daoliu, a level 99 Peerless Douluo!"
Dugu Bo bent over deferentially, then kicked Xue Beng, who was rolling on the ground and crying out in pain.
"I'm sorry, Great Enshrined. I was wrong!"
Xue Beng forced himself to his feet, gritting his teeth against the pain. As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
I can't believe we ran into Qian Daoliu here. If he doesn't let us go, we'll probably die!
Cold sweat had soaked Dugu Bo from head to toe.
"Opposing Spirit Hall is a dead end! Remember that, Dugu Bo!"
"Take that good-for-nothing and get out of here!"
After speaking, Qian Daoliu flew toward the Flame Venerable.
If he hadn't been thinking of the greater good, Qian Daoliu would have killed Dugu Bo and Xue Beng already!
"Angel Domain!"
At that moment, golden light enveloped an area of over a thousand square meters, with Qian Daoliu at its center.
The flames covering the Flame Venerable began to weaken.
"Third Soul Skill, Air Cut!"
The black Soul Ring on Li Jiutian's body flickered faintly. A sonic boom rang through the air, and he Teleported directly in front of the Flame Venerable.
The Flame Venerable roared at the human before him, then swung a massive fist wrapped in flames down at him!
"Let's see whose fist is harder—yours or mine!"
"Left Arm Soul Bone Skill, Holy Light Burst God Fist!"
Li Jiutian gave a cold snort. A dazzling golden light burst from his left fist as he charged toward the Flame Venerable!
"Boom!"
After a deafening explosion, not even a whole corpse remained of the Flame Venerable. His body was blown to pieces in an instant.
The lingering force of Holy Light Explosive Punch blasted away every tree in the forest a kilometer behind the Flame Venerable before finally fading!
A black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring floated up from the Flame Venerable's body.
"What astonishing destructive power. Your Soul Bone Skill really is formidable!"
"Hurry and absorb that Soul Ring!"
Qian Daoliu nodded with satisfaction.
"Mm!"
Li Jiutian answered softly, then sat down and began absorbing the Soul Ring.
Night was about to fall when Li Jiutian suddenly opened his eyes. The temperature of the air around him rose with them.
"Brother, it was so cold just now. How did it suddenly get hot as soon as you finished absorbing your Soul Ring?"
Luo Zixuan tugged at her collar, puzzled.
Li Jiutian smiled faintly, then reined in his aura. The air temperature immediately returned to normal.
"How is that possible?!"
Qian Daoliu stared in disbelief.
"Master, after absorbing the Soul Ring, my Soul Power rose to level 47. My fourth Soul Skill is called Supreme Yang Flame!"
"Its fire is probably the hottest on the continent. It reaches ten million degrees Celsius. A mortal who touches it will melt into slag in an instant."
"Supreme Yang Flame also suppresses Evil Soul Masters and Soul Masters with dark attributes extremely well. It doubles the damage they take!"
After speaking, Li Jiutian snapped his fingers, and a tiny golden flame appeared at his fingertip.
"Brother, if your flame is that powerful, it must consume a lot of Soul Power, right?"
Luo Zixuan asked.
"Mm. At my current strength, it really does consume a lot of Soul Power!"
"Supreme Yang Flame also has two attack modes."
"I can use it against a single target or attack a group. The group attack is especially draining—it uses up half my Soul Power each time!"
Li Jiutian shook his head helplessly.
"Come on, don't worry about it for now. Let's go back and get some rest. Tomorrow, I'll take you to Spirit Hall Academy."
Qian Daoliu smiled faintly and led the two of them back to Elder Hall.
Morning.
Inside Pope Hall.
"Nana, starting today, Li Jiutian and another young girl will be training with you."
Bibi Dong raised her beautiful eyes and spoke.
"That arrogant brat is going to train with us?"
Thinking of what Li Jiutian had said six years ago, Xie Yue ground his teeth in anger.
"Understood, Teacher!"
Hu Liena replied respectfully.
"Good. Go back to the academy."
After speaking, Bibi Dong sat down on the Pope Throne.
Inside Spirit Hall Academy.
Li Jiutian and Luo Zixuan, dressed in spotless white uniforms, were strolling around.
"Spirit Hall Academy is so impressive!"
Luo Zixuan exclaimed.
"Li Jiutian, do you remember the promise from six years ago?"
A voice came from behind them.
"Oh, it's Brother Xie Yue. What promise from six years ago?"
Li Jiutian turned around and scratched his head in confusion.
"So he's the Great Enshrined's disciple!"
Yan scoffed.
"You said that six years from then, you'd challenge every member of Spirit Hall Team by yourself. Don't you remember?"
Hu Liena asked. She hadn't really wanted to start trouble, but Li Jiutian had been far too arrogant back then.
"I don't think he forgot. He's probably scared!"
Yan burst out laughing.
"Oh, right. There was something like that. What happens if I win?"
Li Jiutian asked with a smile. He hadn't taken the matter seriously at the time, and without Hu Liena's reminder, he really would have forgotten.
"What a bold claim. Forget challenging our whole team—you only have to last the time it takes an incense stick to burn against the three of us to win!"
"Of course, you won't win. If you do, we'll let you do whatever you want with us!"
"If you lose, get out of Spirit Hall Academy!"
Yan said angrily. He was hailed as one of the Golden Generation and had never been looked down on like this.
Luo Zixuan covered her mouth, accidentally letting out a laugh.
"Who's this girl?"
Hu Liena noticed Luo Zixuan and asked, displeased.
"Do you even know who we are? How dare you laugh!"
Yan raised his fist as if to attack, but Hu Liena stopped him with one hand.
"My name is Luo Zixuan. I'm Li Jiutian's younger sister. I really didn't mean to laugh—I just suddenly thought of something funny."
Luo Zixuan lowered her head, doing her best to stifle her laughter.
She knew better than anyone just how freakish Li Jiutian's strength was.
"Come on. Let's go to our academy's Soul Fighting Arena and have a match."
After speaking, Li Jiutian strode toward the Soul Fighting Arena.
Li Jiutian, I'd like to see where you get the confidence to take on all three of us at once!
Xie Yue thought, then followed Li Jiutian with the other two.
Inside the Soul Fighting Arena.
The stands were already packed with students. Nobody wanted to miss this match: Qian Daoliu's disciple taking on the Golden Generation. Just thinking about it was exciting.
"Qian Daoliu, let's see what your disciple can do!"
From the high platform, a smile appeared at the corner of Bibi Dong's mouth as she thought to herself.
She believed the Golden Generation she had personally trained would never lose to Li Jiutian.
The students' noisy chatter filled the arena:
"The Golden Generation will win! Nana, I love you!"
"Go, Xie Yue! Beat the crap out of that nobody Li Jiutian!"
"My goddess, Hu Liena, is so beautiful!"
"Is that Qian Daoliu's disciple? He's so handsome!"
Clearly, the Golden Generation was very popular at Spirit Hall Academy.
"Let's begin. You lose if you leave the Soul Fighting Arena or surrender!"
After speaking, Xie Yue shouted, "Reveal your Martial Souls!"
"Hu Liena, level 51 Control System Soul King. Please instruct me!"
"Yan, level 51 Power Attack System Soul King. Please instruct me!"
"Xie Yue, level 51 Power Attack System Soul King. Please instruct me!"
Hu Liena and the other two called out in turn. Their Soul Rings appeared one after another—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black. All three had only recently advanced to Soul King, and each had the optimal Soul Ring configuration.