"Level 38? How is that possible?"
Yu Feng and the others cried out from below. They hadn't expected someone so young to have even more Soul Power than they did.
Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in the other's eyes.
"Kid, you're strong, but you shouldn't question Yanyan's poison!"
Yu Tianheng shouted. A mighty phantom of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon appeared behind him.
"Tuo Longhu? What a strange surname." Qin Ming furrowed his brows. He had never met anyone with the surname Tuo before.
Dugu Yan flicked her sleeve, and purple poisonous mist immediately billowed around her.
"Ha!" Yu Tianheng shouted again. The two yellow and one purple Soul Rings beneath him pulsed in unison.
Dugu Yan refused to be outdone. Her Soul Power surged, and she, too, had a full three Soul Rings.
But, to everyone's surprise, Tuoba Xuan didn't have three Soul Rings. He had only one!
That was right. At that moment, only a single deep purple Soul Ring appeared around Tuoba Xuan. Its aura was dark and sinister, enough to make anyone's heart pound at a single glance!
Tuoba Xuan's first two Soul Rings had been condensed from the Dragon Soul Origin. They were Dragon-Bestowed Spirit Rings, which he could reveal or conceal without affecting his ability to use his Soul Skills.
"Only one Soul Ring?" Yu Tianheng was stunned. Tuoba Xuan's Soul Ring Configuration had clearly shocked him.
"What's going on? Could he have Twin Martial Souls?" Qin Ming's expression grew increasingly grave.
"You two, be careful." Tuoba Xuan spoke calmly, and the air around him instantly began to churn.
At that moment, Tuoba Xuan seemed less like a human and more like a towering, imposing mountain range.
Everyone on the Soul Fighting Arena felt as if they had been plunged into an abyss ten thousand meters beneath the sea. They could barely breathe, and resistance seemed impossible.
Tuoba Xuan hadn't released his Martial Soul, yet the pressure he unleashed instantly stunned everyone present.
"What kind of Martial Soul is that? Why do I feel mine trembling?"
The Shi Brothers cried out in alarm. Both had earth-type Martial Souls, and they immediately felt a shuddering, bone-deep terror.
"Damn it, even the arcs of electricity around me have stopped moving."
Yu Tianheng gritted his teeth, unable to believe it.
Dugu Yan was faring no better. She could only struggle to resist with the Jade Phosphor Poison mist.
"You two, brace yourselves." Tuoba Xuan smiled faintly. "First Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Jun Tremor."
"Boom! Boom!"
Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan both staggered, and the Soul Fighting Arena beneath their feet sank in an instant.
It was as if thousands of hands had seized their legs, trying to drag them into hell.
"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw! Second Soul Skill, Thunder Fury! Third Soul Skill, Thunder Ten Thousand Jun!"
Shocked, Yu Tianheng lit up all three of his Soul Rings at once. Without hesitation, he tried to drag Dugu Yan out of the mire.
"Increased Gravity." Tuoba Xuan flicked a finger, and Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan sank in again.
"Damn it!" Dugu Yan cursed. Her Soul Power erupted fully, and the purple poison mist flickered between solid and insubstantial as it began to spread wildly.
"I told you, your snake poison is easy to break."
The earth beneath their feet gathered again, locking Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan's legs firmly in the soil.
"Watch closely, Dugu Yan. See how the Jade Phosphor Poison you're so proud of gets broken!"
Tuoba Xuan's voice boomed like thunder, drawing everyone's attention at once.
Dugu Yan immediately grew wary, staring intently at Tuoba Xuan's every move.
Then Tuoba Xuan suddenly produced a bag of yellow powder and a flask of strong liquor.
He had prepared the Realgar Powder and high-proof liquor especially for Dugu Yan.
"This is... liquor?" Dugu Yan was completely stunned. She couldn't imagine how a flask of liquor and a bag of yellow powder could dispel her poison.
Everyone's eyes turned toward them.
"Watch closely, everyone!"
Tuoba Xuan was utterly confident. He struck with all his strength, smashing the Realgar Powder and liquor, which instantly mingled and collided with the poison mist.
"Hiss..."
A piercing sound rang out as the purple Jade Phosphor Poison mist burned, as if terrified.
"Ah!" Dugu Yan grunted. She could feel her Jade Phosphor Poison dissipating, and her Soul Power suffered a slight backlash.
"Yanyan, no! Damn it!" Yu Tianheng saw that something was wrong with Dugu Yan and shouted anxiously.
His arm instantly transformed into a ferocious dragon arm, countless streaks of lightning coursing over it.
"You bastard!" Seeing Dugu Yan hurt, Yu Tianheng completely lost control and violently broke free of the Ten Thousand Jun Tremor.
"Just what I wanted!" Tuoba Xuan was exhilarated. He, too, had yearned for a satisfying, all-out battle.
"Second Soul Skill, Dragon Breaks the Firmament!" Tuoba Xuan's aura surged higher and higher, and his dragon might exploded with a deafening roar.
The Thunder Dragon Claw, wreathed in endless lightning, collided in an instant with Tuoba Xuan's arm, hard as a mountain.
"Raaah!" Yu Tianheng gritted his teeth. His other dragon claw reached for Tuoba Xuan's ribs.
Tuoba Xuan smirked coldly. He seized Yu Tianheng's hand in an instant, then brought his right leg down like a whip against Yu Tianheng's waist and abdomen.
"Ah!" Yu Tianheng screamed. His strength was simply too weak compared with Tuoba Xuan's—not even as strong as Tian Bingyun's.
Tuoba Xuan felt a little disappointed. He hadn't expected Yu Tianheng to be unable to withstand even one of his moves.
Then again, he had been able to instantly kill Tian Bingyun, a Soul Ancestor, when he was only level 30. Now he was level 38, so dealing with a level 39 Yu Tianheng was as easy as picking something up off the ground.
Tuoba Xuan's attacks were so fast that the Imperial Fighting Team members below hadn't even had time to react.
"It's over!" Qin Ming's expression was grave. He, too, hadn't expected the two strongest members of the Imperial Fighting Team, the Heaven Dou Empire's pride and joy, to be instantly defeated by an opponent of the same level in such a short time.
If this had been a war, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan would already be dead.
Dugu Yan slumped helplessly to the ground. It wasn't just that the poison mist she had been so proud of was instantly dispersed; facing Tuoba Xuan had also left her with a profound sense of helplessness.
The others struggled to help Yu Tianheng up. He hadn't suffered any internal injuries, but he was in quite a bit of pain.
"Do you believe what I said earlier now?" Tuoba Xuan asked casually. "Dugu Yan, you should be able to tell that I used only a little Soul Power. I simply mixed Realgar Powder with strong liquor, and that was enough to break your poison mist."
Tuoba Xuan's words left everyone silent. Dugu Yan said nothing, and Yu Tianheng gritted his teeth, unable to say a word.
"I have to say, the two of you work together terribly, especially you." Tuoba Xuan looked at Dugu Yan. "Yu Tianheng had just broken free of my control, yet you were still standing there in a daze."
"Besides, there seems to be a weakness in your body. When your legs were pinned down just now, you should have felt a dull ache in your knees and along your ribs."
"To be honest, you're a little weak."
Tuoba Xuan shook his head and waved as he started to leave.
He had said everything he needed to say and done everything he needed to do.
How much of it they took to heart was up to them.
Besides, he had already warned Dugu Yan that she had a weakness. Given her temperament, she would surely tell her grandfather.
All he had to do was wait quietly.