Black Hole Derivation! Second Characteristic: Devour

BOOM!

Su Changge slammed his staff against Zhao Wuji's fist. Although he successfully blocked the lethal blow, the violent soul power recoil sent him flying back over a hundred meters before he could barely steady himself.

Facing a Soul Saint like Zhao Wuji, this single strike was all Su Changge could muster.

However, even this one strike was enough to turn the tide.

With the buffer of time, dozens of Soul Hunters unleashed their attacks simultaneously, sealing off the area for several dozen meters around Zhao Wuji.

Various assault-type soul skills bombarded Zhao Wuji in rapid succession, leaving him no opportunity to close the distance to Su Changge again.

Crack...

At the same time, the ten Divine Fire Thunderbolt Cannon V2.0s were leveled once more, firing upon Zhao Wuji.

Seeing those ten specialized shells hurtling toward him, Zhao Wuji's expression shifted drastically.

The scene from seven days ago, where ten standard shells shattered his Avatar of the Martial Soul, was still fresh in his mind.

"You little bastard, is hiding behind them all you can do!?"

"If you're a man, come out and fight me one-on-one!!!"

As Zhao Wuji activated his first soul skill, Immovable Wisdom King Body, relying on the skill's mechanics to tank the ten shells, he roared at the sky.

His eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Su Changge, wishing he could pound him into a bloody pulp, inch by inch.

"Heh... Zhao Wuji, has your brain finally rotted, or have you gone completely insane!?"

"You, a Soul Saint with a reputation across the Empire, are already shameless enough to ambush a lowly Soul Master like me... and yet, at a time like this, you can still spout such thick-skinned nonsense about a one-on-one duel???"

"What? Do you want me to write a script for you so you can broadcast your deeds today?"

"With a Vice Dean like you, can Shrek Academy really produce soul masters with sound values and strong capabilities?"

Su Changge was so angry he laughed.

Strange things happen every year, but today was particularly bizarre.

He wondered what the higher-ups in Spirit Hall were thinking back then.

Faced with a lunatic like Zhao Wuji—someone with a clouded mind and deep-seated hostility toward Spirit Hall—why didn't they dispatch higher-tier combatants? Instead, they had seemingly grandiosely sent sixteen Soul Emperors at once.

Why didn't the Title Douluo under Bibi Dong, or the Super Douluo in the Elder Hall, make a move?

Were they just there for decoration???

Seeing Zhao Wuji temporarily pinned down by the numerous Soul Hunters and Musket Cavalry, Su Changge calmed his mind and ignored him.

Killing Zhao Wuji right now was quite difficult, but... once his own strength increased, crushing Zhao Wuji would be as easy as crushing an ant.

He would let him live for a little while longer.

He walked over to the dying Golden Nine-Headed Lion and finished it off with a strike of his staff, then sat cross-legged and reached out toward the soul ring floating in mid-air.

The same steps, the same process!

The only difference was that the deep purple soul ring before him was of a higher age, reaching eight thousand years!

The soul power contained within was several times that of the soul ring dropped by the Titan Giant Ape from before.

Hum!

The deep purple soul ring flickered between light and dark. Under the transformation of that massive energy, Su Changge's aura grew increasingly profound...

"Damn it... you little bastard, you dare to ignore me!!!"

Seeing a mere Soul Master like Su Changge treat him as if he were nothing, calmly absorbing his second soul ring nearby, Zhao Wuji felt his lungs were about to explode with rage.

"Third soul skill: Gravity Enhancement!"

"Second soul skill: Vajra Palm!"

In his fury, Zhao Wuji's state surged as if buffed by some force, unleashing several soul skills in succession and severely wounding over a dozen low-level soul masters.

Even the Musket Cavalry were caught in the blast, suffering over a dozen casualties.

"Divine Fire Thunderbolt Cannons, increase fire rate! Do not give him a chance to get close!!!"

The cavalry commander roared as he turned, also wishing he could tear Zhao Wuji apart.

On a conventional battlefield, a dozen Musket Cavalrymen were a formidable force, capable of crushing over a hundred elite infantry.

Each one required a massive amount of gold soul coins, effort... and other resources to cultivate!

Yet now, his subordinates—the elite of the elite from the Murong Earldom—were being swatted to death like flies by Zhao Wuji right before his eyes.

Under the overloaded operation of the Divine Fire Thunderbolt Cannon V2.0, the alloy-cast barrels began to heat up, nearing the point of breaking down.

However, faced with this situation, not a single Musket Cavalryman looked away.

Because this was the only trump card they held to keep the humanoid monster before them in check.

Afraid of repeating his past mistake by using his Avatar of the Martial Soul, Zhao Wuji could only rely on the soul skills of his first six rings to push forward, lacking a decisive finishing move.

The Musket Cavalry and the Soul Hunters knew their own limits perfectly well; while suppressing Zhao Wuji, they deliberately exhausted his soul power...

Several dozen minutes later!

Su Changge's absorption of his second soul ring neared its end.

As the deep purple soul ring on the Golden Nine-Headed Lion's corpse shattered, the aura around Su Changge broke through its critical threshold, stepping into level 20.

After becoming a Great Soul Master, Su Changge's breakthrough did not stop.

Level 20 peak!

Level 21!

It was not until he reached the peak of level 21 that the fluctuations of aura around Su Changge finally fell silent.

At this moment, a familiar consciousness awakened once again in his mind.

Ding! Host has hunted the second soul ring. Martial Soul evolution: Goblin promoted to Hobgoblin. Obtained second trait reward: Devour.

Before Su Changge could even savor the realization, he heard Zhao Wuji's violent roar erupting from the center of the battlefield.

Even though it had become reality, he could not accept it; he could not accept that an ant like Su Changge had broken through so easily right under his nose...

"Releasing this move with my current soul power is a bit of a stretch, but it's worth a try."

Su Changge looked toward Zhao Wuji, a dangerous glint flickering in his eyes.

He saw Su Changge's two soul rings floating beneath his feet. With his right hand's five fingers pointed upward, five pitch-black black holes swirled at his fingertips, then, under the constant infusion of soul power, they surged a hundredfold, a thousandfold, suppressing Zhao Wuji.

Second Soul Skill: Black Hole Derivation!

This was not a semi-finished black hole simulated by energy through the Golden Nine-Headed Lion's innate talent, but a black hole in the true sense, formed by the distortion of space-time and the fusion of gravitational and repulsive forces.

As long as Su Changge had sufficient soul power, these black holes could operate independently and persistently.

Crack!

A massive suction force swept in all directions, and countless trees and flying rocks were swallowed by the black holes.

Even someone as strong as Zhao Wuji, faced with such an unconventional soul skill, had no choice but to release his Martial Soul Avatar just to stabilize his footing.

However, the moment the Martial Soul Avatar appeared, the rapid firing sound of the Divine Fire Thunderbolt Cannon V2.0 roared once again...

Zhao Wuji's Martial Soul Avatar lasted less than half a minute before being torn to shreds by dozens of shells.

Puff...

The backlash from his Martial Soul Avatar being broken swept through his entire body once more.

That feeling of weakness and powerlessness made Zhao Wuji nearly go mad.

Why? Why!?

He had been so careful!!!

But the Musket Cavalry did not give Zhao Wuji time to vent; another ten specialized armor-piercing shells struck, forcibly blowing off Zhao Wuji's right arm...

This notorious madman could no longer hold on, letting out a shrill, agonizing wail.