Spirit Binding and General Summoning Evolution, Lin Ya's Strength!

"Quick! Block that ten-thousand-year Cave Demon Spider! Don't let it escape!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After a barrage of furious attacks, the ten-thousand-year Cave Demon Spider collapsed to the ground, its eyes still filled with deep unwillingness.

These Soul Masters had no sense of honor! Several Soul Emperors and Soul Sages ganging up on a spider that was less than twenty thousand years old—was there no one to do anything about this?!

The moment the Cave Demon Spider breathed its last, Lin Ya's Soul-Devouring Demon Spider soul spirit eagerly pounced on it to feast.

Buzz!!!

Five thousand years!

Eight thousand years!

Ten thousand years!

Amid a surge of powerful energy, Lin Ya's Soul-Devouring Demon Spider finally evolved into a ten-thousand-year soul beast!

A ten-thousand-year first soul ring!

"Chitter chitter chitter!" The Soul-Devouring Demon Spider smugly waved its foreclaws at Bear Two beside it, flaunting the fact that it had become a terrifying ten-thousand-year soul beast.

Bear Two could not be bothered with it. So what if it was a ten-thousand-year soul beast? Ten-thousand-year soul beasts were exactly what it fought! Lin Ya's soul power had now risen to rank 32, enough for it to display its true strength!

Yet Lin Ya paid no attention to the squabbling between the two soul spirits. At that moment, all his attention was fixed on his ten-thousand-year first soul ring!

Because he could feel it: as his first soul ring rose to ten-thousand-year quality, his Spirit Binding and General Summoning had evolved again!

Lin Ya looked at a Soul Emperor nearby who had yet to retract his martial soul. His gaze fell upon the man's soul rings, and he could sense that those rings seemed to be responding to him.

Lin Ya silently raised one hand, aimed it at the Soul Emperor's first soul ring, and suddenly said:

"Spirit Binding and General Summoning!"

Buzz!!

In an instant, something miraculous happened!

The yellow first soul ring on the Soul Emperor's body suddenly flew off, transforming into a streak of light that landed in Lin Ya's hand!

"My soul ring!" The Soul Emperor was horrified.

When had he ever encountered something like this? That soul ring had been with him for so many years—how could it suddenly run off with someone else?

"Don't panic." Xue Xing pressed him down with one hand, signaling for him to calm down first. "Don't worry. Lin Ya definitely won't harm one of his own."

As one of Xue Xing's trusted subordinates, the Soul Emperor quickly calmed down.

All he could do was pray inwardly:

That's right. Young Master Lin Ya never harms his own people.

"Spirit Binding and General Summoning!" Lin Ya's voice rang out once more!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

This time, the Soul Emperor's second and third soul rings also shot out, landing directly in Lin Ya's hand!

The Soul Emperor could feel that he had actually lost his connection to his soul rings!

Then Lin Ya's voice, as though it came from hell itself, sounded again:

"Spirit Binding and General Summoning!"

Yet this time, nothing happened.

"Ah, it seems that as a Soul Elder, I can still only bind the first three soul rings," Lin Ya sighed. With a wave of his hand, the three soul rings flew straight back onto the Soul Emperor's body.

The Soul Emperor felt as though he had been granted amnesty. He hurried to stand obediently off to one side, not daring to look Lin Ya in the eyes again.

The sensation of having his soul rings leave his body was simply too terrifying.

"Lin Ya, this is..." Xue Xing's eyes lit up as he hurriedly asked.

"My Spirit Binding and General Summoning has evolved. Now, it can not only bind the souls of soul beasts, but also bind other people's soul rings and even control them in reverse. However, this method consumes too much, and I can only control the first three soul rings."

Seeing Lin Ya's dissatisfied expression, Prince Xue Xing was speechless.

What was there for you to be dissatisfied about? Wasn't this equivalent to temporarily stripping someone of three soul skills?

In other words, if you fought a Soul Master of the same rank, they would be like a blank slate with no soul skills, facing you at full strength. Wouldn't that be a guaranteed loss?

It would not be an exaggeration to call you invincible among those of the same realm!

"Perhaps when it reaches a hundred thousand years, my soul skill can evolve once more."

Thinking this, Lin Ya shifted his gaze to his second soul ring.

"Next, it's time for the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear."

"Young Master Lin Ya! There's movement over there! Judging by the soul power fluctuations, it's at least a ten-thousand-year soul beast!" A Soul Emperor with a goshawk martial soul suddenly called out from the sky.

Hearing this, Lin Ya's eyes lit up.

Perfect. That was the one.

Just as Lin Ya was about to head over, the goshawk Soul Emperor suddenly said, "I can see it clearly. It's that ten-thousand-year Void Spirit Leopard from earlier. Your Highness, Young Master, should we choose another one?"

The Void Spirit Leopard, a spatial-attribute soul beast, had teleportation as practically standard equipment.

With so many soul masters approaching, that Void Spirit Leopard would definitely escape in an instant. They would never be able to find it.

"Then we'll pick another one..." Prince Xue Xing was about to give the order when he saw Lin Ya eagerly step forward and say:

"Uncle, how about... letting me try?" Lin Ya wanted to see how strong he was now.

With two ten-thousand-year soul rings and a Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear, dealing with a soul beast under twenty thousand years old should not be much of a problem.

"You! Lin Ya! That's a ten-thousand-year soul beast! It's equivalent to a Soul King! And it's a Void Spirit Leopard—it definitely has the strength of a peak Soul King!" Prince Xue Xing wanted Lin Ya to calm down.

However, Lin Ya merely smiled confidently at Prince Xue Xing's words. "Don't worry, Uncle. I know what I'm doing."

That phrase again.

Xue Xing sighed.

Still, whenever Lin Ya said that, nothing seemed to go wrong. Maybe... he should let him try?

There were so many people on their side. It wasn't like they could let him... Pah, pah, pah!

Xue Xing suddenly remembered that the last time he had thought that way, Lin Ya had been taken away by the Six-Winged Darkgold Tiger. He hurriedly shook his head, banishing that dangerous thought.

"Then, Lin Ya... be careful."

"Mm." Lin Ya nodded. His figure flashed, and the emerald-green Emerald Swan Wings spread open behind him as he flew toward the Void Spirit Leopard.

At that moment, the Void Spirit Leopard was drinking water. Sensing an aura approaching, it instinctively wanted to teleport away at once.

However, when it saw that the one flying toward it was merely a Soul Elder in his thirties, it quietly stopped.

What kind of day was this? It had just gotten hungry, and someone had delivered takeout right to its door.

As an eighteen-thousand-year soul beast, its strength was equivalent to that of a level 58 human Soul King! A mere Soul Elder would only be enough for one meal.

Roar!

With that thought, the Void Spirit Leopard teleported directly toward Lin Ya and pounced.

With that thought, the Void Spirit Leopard teleported directly toward Lin Ya and pounced.

Its sharp claws tore through the air, carrying spatial fluctuations as they went straight for Lin Ya's throat!

Lin Ya's gaze sharpened. He neither dodged nor retreated, only shouted in a low voice:

"Emerald Light Guard!"

Bzzz—

A crystalline emerald-green barrier instantly enveloped his entire body, like a fortress forged from jade!

This was precisely the soul skill granted by his hundred-thousand-year Emerald Swan soul ring!

The Void Spirit Leopard's claws slammed viciously into the barrier, erupting with a piercing boom!

The terrifying impact spread outward, instantly shattering the surrounding ground with several cracks.

But in the next instant, the violent force rebounded explosively!

The Void Spirit Leopard felt its claws go numb, and its entire body was violently thrown back, tumbling awkwardly through the air!

"What quick reactions... what incredible defense!" Xue Xing's pupils contracted as he muttered in shock.

No one had expected that Lin Ya, a mere Soul Elder, could rely solely on a defensive soul skill to forcibly withstand the full-force pounce of a Soul King-level soul beast!

The Void Spirit Leopard landed, a flicker of fury and alarm flashing through its eyes. Just as it was about to teleport again to flee or launch a sneak attack—

An eerie, chilling presence suddenly locked onto it!

The Demon Eye Tree soul spirit had silently appeared at some point. A vertical eye on its trunk blazed with cold light!

"Soul Impact!"

A soundless mental ripple swept forth!

The Void Spirit Leopard's entire body stiffened. A splitting headache plunged it into a dazed state, its gaze instantly losing focus as its spatial power fell into chaos!

It could no longer teleport!

"Bear Two, move!"

Lin Ya gave the command.

Roar—!!

The Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear soul spirit threw back its head and roared. Golden light surged from its entire body as it entered a berserk state!

Its muscles swelled, its fur stood on end, and soul power condensed into something nearly tangible around its iconic dark-gold claws, their sharpness tearing through the air!

Boom—!!

Bear Two leaped high into the air, then slammed its massive bear paw down on the Void Spirit Leopard's head with crushing force!

The sound of bones shattering rang out clearly.

The eighteen-thousand-year Void Spirit Leopard did not even manage a scream before its body went limp and collapsed to one side, utterly lifeless.

From the defensive rebound, to the soul stun, to Bear Two's killing blow—

The entire sequence flowed seamlessly, completed in one smooth motion!

It had taken no more than three breaths!

A ten-thousand-year spatial soul beast comparable to a peak Soul King had been forcibly slain by a level 32 Soul Elder!

This was the strength of level 32 Lin Ya!!!