Kill Yu Xiaogang?
Yu Xiaogang's face darkened at once. Ye Xuan wasn't even pretending anymore.
Tang San was also indignant. "Ye Xuan, aren't you going too far? My teacher didn't even want to kill you."
"He didn't want to kill me; he just wasn't capable of it. Even now, he's still slandering me. Don't you think I should kill him?" Ye Xuan said coldly.
"I..."
Tang San was left speechless by Ye Xuan.
Every word Ye Xuan had said was reasonable.
After all, to everyone watching, it looked as though Yu Xiaogang had been the one provoking Ye Xuan all along.
If someone kept targeting Tang San like that, he would have dealt with them too.
While Tang San stood in silence, Ghost Douluo asked, "Young Master Ye, if we kill him for you, will you come back with us?"
"No."
"Then will you let us take this Soul Beast away?"
"No."
The back-and-forth only made Ghost Douluo angrier.
He said bluntly, "Young Master Ye, you won't agree to any of our requests, yet you expect us to do things for you. That won't do. Besides, we must take this Soul Beast away, no matter what. Do you intend to make an enemy of Spirit Hall?"
Ghost Douluo wasn't using himself and Chrysanthemum Douluo to threaten Ye Xuan. He was invoking Spirit Hall itself.
He hoped Ye Xuan would recognize the danger and come back to Spirit Hall with them without making trouble.
But was Ye Xuan the sort of person who could be scared off?
"Make an enemy of Spirit Hall? I don't mind." Ye Xuan said.
"Very well. Old Ghost said you had some skill. Let's see just how capable you are."
As soon as Chrysanthemum Douluo finished speaking, he lunged straight at Ye Xuan.
In an instant, countless petals turned into blades and whistled toward Ye Xuan.
Just as the petals were about to reach him, streaks of sword energy appeared around Ye Xuan.
The sword energy met them head-on, instantly shredding the petals.
Then it continued toward Chrysanthemum Douluo.
"Hmm?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo was greatly shocked. He hadn't used any skills, but Ye Xuan had effortlessly blocked an attack from a Titled Douluo and counterattacked. Ye Xuan truly was as powerful as Ghost Douluo had said.
Facing the oncoming sword energy, Chrysanthemum Douluo hurriedly used his fifth Soul Skill. Countless petals formed a shield before him to block the blades.
Yet even this plain sword energy broke through the shield formed by his fifth Soul Skill after only a few breaths.
The shield shattered, and the unstoppable sword energy continued toward him.
Chrysanthemum Douluo hurriedly dodged, but the sword energy kept pursuing him under Ye Xuan's control.
Ghost Douluo moved as well.
However, he wasn't moving to coordinate with Chrysanthemum Douluo. Instead, he lunged toward Xiao Wu first.
He was almost upon Xiao Wu. Tang San had been pulled away by Yu Xiaogang moments earlier, and it was too late for him to stop Ghost Douluo now. All he could do was shout, "Xiao Wu, run!"
"Run?" A bitter smile appeared on Xiao Wu's face. How could she run now?
Watching the ghostly hand draw closer, she closed her eyes in despair.
After keeping them shut for a while, she realized she hadn't been caught.
She slowly opened her eyes and saw a tall figure standing before her.
Ye Xuan was only a little over fourteen, but he was already nearly 1.8 meters tall. Standing in front of her, he was like a mountain shielding her.
"Young Master Ye, do you truly intend to make an enemy of us?" Ghost Douluo asked coldly.
"She is my friend. I can't let you take her away. There's no need to waste your breath. Show me what you've got. I've been curious to see your Polar Static Domain, too," Ye Xuan said calmly.
"It seems we knew far too little about Young Master Ye." Ghost Douluo's expression was grave. Not many people knew about the Martial Soul Fusion Skill he and Chrysanthemum Douluo possessed.
Besides, they had initially thought Ye Xuan was a Soul Beast. A Soul Beast would be even less likely to know so much.
"I wonder what you thought you knew about me," Ye Xuan asked in return.
Spirit Hall had been willing to give him books about Martial Souls, yet they'd tampered with them. He was indeed curious about Spirit Hall's true intentions.
"Old Ghost, there's no need to say more. Let's capture him and the little girl and take them back." Chrysanthemum Douluo had finally shaken off Ye Xuan's pursuing sword energy and hurriedly warned Ghost Douluo.
Ghost Douluo didn't dare delay. He quickly flew into the air, and he and Chrysanthemum Douluo unleashed the Polar Static Domain together.
Their brief clash had already convinced them that, on their own, the two of them were no match for Ye Xuan.
If they wanted to win, they had only one option: their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
As the two flew into the air, the people inside the Great Soul Arena began fleeing.
Some of those nearby had clearly heard that they were about to face a Martial Soul Fusion Skill from two Titled Douluo. They hurried to escape, afraid the shock waves would kill them.
However, many had only made it halfway out when the Martial Soul Fusion Skill activated.
Centered on the two of them, it began spreading in every direction.
Ye Xuan merely watched in silence. If he'd wanted to, he could have interrupted their casting just now.
But Ye Xuan wanted to see their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, so naturally, he didn't stop them.
The moment the Martial Soul Fusion Skill took effect, Ye Xuan distinctly felt his soul falter.
But after that brief pause, power began flowing through him, and he could move again.
Ye Xuan rolled his wrist and smiled. "Hmm, not bad. Your Polar Static Domain is pretty good."
The moment they saw Ye Xuan move, both men's expressions changed drastically.
They couldn't control him at all!
They had to know that when the two of them joined forces, as long as they successfully unleashed the skill, they could control even someone with greater Soul Power than theirs for a short while.
The higher the Soul Power Level, the shorter the time they could hold their target.
But Ye Xuan didn't look controlled in the slightest.
"Who exactly are you? You're not a Soul Beast?" Ghost Douluo asked in shock.
"A Soul Beast? You thought I was a Soul Beast?" Ye Xuan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. So the Soul Beast Spirit Hall had come here to capture was actually him?
Xiao Wu had just happened to be there.
"If you're not a Soul Beast, how can you have such great power without a Soul Ring?" Ghost Douluo demanded.
"So that's why you guessed that? And you altered those books about Martial Souls you gave me because you wanted to harm me, too?" Ye Xuan asked.
"You could tell there was something wrong with those books? It seems Spirit Hall truly miscalculated. But if you're human, Young Master Ye, why help a Soul Beast? No matter how powerful you are, you're still human. Is it really wise to oppose Spirit Hall?" Seeing that he was no match for Ye Xuan, Ghost Douluo tried to persuade him.
"I may be human, but I could still wipe out most of Spirit Hall all by myself. Would Spirit Hall fight me to the death then? If Spirit Hall suffered a devastating loss, I'm sure the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would all be delighted." Ye Xuan said mockingly.
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