"Quick! Block that ten-thousand-year Cave Demon Spider! Don't let it get away!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After a barrage of attacks, a ten-thousand-year Cave Demon Spider collapsed to the ground, its eyes still filled with deep resentment.
These Soul Masters had no sense of fair play! Several Soul Emperors and Soul Saints were ganging up on a spider that was less than twenty thousand years old. Was nobody going to do anything about this?!
The moment the Cave Demon Spider breathed its last, Lin Ya's Soul-Devouring Demon Spider Soul Spirit pounced on it impatiently to enjoy its feast.
Bzzzzz!!!
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 being!
His first Soul Ring had reached ten thousand years!
"Chitter, chitter, chitter!" The Soul-Devouring Demon Spider smugly waved its foreclaws at Bear Two, flaunting that it had become a terrifying ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.
Bear Two could not be bothered with it. Wasn't it just a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast? Those were exactly the kind it fought! Lin Ya's Soul Power had now risen to rank 32, enough for it to display its true strength!
But 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 sense that as his first Soul Ring rose to ten-thousand-year quality, his Spirit Binding and General Summoning had evolved again!
Lin Ya looked toward a Soul Emperor nearby who had yet to retract his martial soul. His gaze settled on the man's Soul Rings, and he could sense that they seemed to be responding to him.
Lin Ya silently extended one hand, aimed it at the Soul Emperor's first Soul Ring, and suddenly said:
"Spirit Binding and General Summoning!"
Bzz!!
In an instant, something incredible happened!
The yellow first Soul Ring on the Soul Emperor's body suddenly flew away from him, transforming into a streak of light that landed in Lin Ya's hand!
"My Soul Ring!" The Soul Emperor turned pale in shock.
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 get worked up." Xue Xing pressed him down with one hand, signaling for him to calm down first. "Don't worry. Xiao Ya would never take advantage of one of our own."
As one of Xue Xing's trusted subordinates, the Soul Emperor quickly calmed down.
He could only pray inwardly:
That's right. Young Master Lin Ya never took advantage of his own people.
"Spirit Binding and General Summoning!" Lin Ya's voice rang out again!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
This time, the Soul Emperor's second and third Soul Rings abruptly flew out as well, 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 chilling as if it had come from hell, sounded once more:
"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, then waved 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 a pardon. He hurried to stand obediently off to one side, not daring to look Lin Ya in the eye again.
The sensation of having his Soul Rings leave his body had been utterly terrifying.
"Xiao Ya, this is..." Xue Xing's eyes lit up as he hurriedly asked.
"My Spirit Binding and General Summoning has evolved. Now, it can bind not only the souls of Soul Beasts, but also other people's Soul Rings. I can even control them in reverse. But 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 rendered speechless.
What was there for him to be dissatisfied about? Wasn't this the equivalent of temporarily stripping someone of three Soul Skills?
In other words, if he fought a Soul Master at the same level, his opponent would be like a blank slate without Soul Skills, while Lin Ya would be fully equipped. Wasn't that a guaranteed loss?
It would not be an exaggeration to call him invincible within the same realm!
"Perhaps when it reaches one hundred thousand years, my Soul Skill can evolve again."
With that thought, Lin Ya turned his gaze to his second Soul Ring.
"Next, it's the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear's turn."
"Young Master Lin Ya! There's movement over there! Judging from 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.
Lin Ya's eyes brightened upon hearing that.
Perfect. That would do.
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 before. Your Highness, Young Master, should we find another one?"
Void Spirit Leopards were spatial-attribute Soul Beasts. Teleportation was practically standard for them.
If so many Soul Masters approached it, that Void Spirit Leopard would certainly escape in an instant. They would not be able to find it at all.
"Then let's find another..." Prince Xue Xing had just been about to give the order when he saw Lin Ya eagerly say:
"Uncle, why don't... you let me try?" Lin Ya wanted to test his current strength.
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! Xiao Ya! That's a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast! It's equivalent to a Soul King! And it's a Void Spirit Leopard, so it definitely possesses the strength of a peak Soul King!" Prince Xue Xing wanted Lin Ya to calm down.
However, Lin Ya merely revealed a confident smile after hearing this. "Don't worry, Uncle. I know what I'm doing."
That phrase again.
Xue Xing sighed.
But whenever Lin Ya said that, nothing seemed to go wrong. Maybe... he should let him try?
There were so many of them here. Surely they could not 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 and threw that dangerous thought aside.
"Then, Xiao Ya... be careful."
"Mm." Lin Ya nodded. Then, with a flash, the emerald-green Emerald Swan Wings spread behind him, and he flew toward the Void Spirit Leopard.
At that moment, the Void Spirit Leopard was drinking water. Sensing an aura approaching it, it instinctively wanted to use Teleportation to leave immediately.
However, when it saw that the one flying toward it was merely a Soul Elder in his thirties, it silently stopped.
What kind of day was this? It had just gotten hungry, and someone was delivering food right to its door.
As an eighteen-thousand-year Soul Beast, its strength was comparable to that of a human rank 58 Soul King! A mere Soul Elder was only enough for one meal.
Roar!
With that thought, the Void Spirit Leopard immediately used Teleportation and pounced at Lin Ya before it.
With that thought, the Void Spirit Leopard immediately used Teleportation and pounced at Lin Ya before it.
Its sharp claws tore through the air with spatial ripples, aiming straight for Lin Ya's throat!
Lin Ya's gaze sharpened. He neither dodged nor evaded, merely shouting in a low voice:
"Emerald Light Guard!"
Bzz—
A crystalline emerald-green barrier instantly enveloped his entire body, like a fortress forged from jade!
This was precisely the Soul Skill granted by the hundred-thousand-year Emerald Swan Soul Ring!
The Void Spirit Leopard's claws smashed fiercely against the barrier, setting off a piercing explosion!
The terrifying impact spread outward, instantly cracking the surrounding ground in several places.
But in the next moment, the violent force rebounded explosively!
The Void Spirit Leopard felt its claws go numb as its entire body was sent flying backward by the violent recoil, staggering and tumbling through the air!
"What fast reactions... what powerful defense!" Xue Xing's pupils contracted as he muttered in disbelief.
No one had expected that Lin Ya, a mere Soul Elder, could withstand the full-force pounce of a Soul King-level Soul Beast through a defensive Soul Skill alone!
The Void Spirit Leopard landed, a flash of fury and alarm appearing in its eyes. Just as it was about to use Teleportation again to flee or launch a sneak attack—
At that moment, a cold and eerie aura suddenly locked onto it!
The Demon Eye Tree Soul Spirit had silently appeared at some unknown moment. On its trunk, a vertical eye burst with a frigid gleam!
"Soul Impact!"
A silent mental ripple swept outward!
The Void Spirit Leopard's entire body stiffened. Its head was wracked by agonizing pain as it fell into a dizzy state, its gaze instantly unfocused and its spatial power thrown into chaos!
It could not use Teleportation!
"Bear Two, attack!"
Lin Ya gave the command.
Roar—!!
The Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Spirit threw back its head and roared. Golden light surged across its entire body as it directly entered a berserk state!
Its muscles swelled, its fur stood on end, and Soul Power condensed almost tangibly over its signature dark-gold giant claws, their sharpness ripping through the air!
Boom—!!
Bear Two leaped into the air, its enormous bear paw carrying overwhelming force as it slammed viciously onto the Void Spirit Leopard's head!
The sound of shattering bones rang out clearly.
The eighteen-thousand-year Void Spirit Leopard did not even have time to scream before its body went limp and toppled over, utterly devoid of life.
From the defensive rebound, to the soul-induced stun, to Bear Two's killing blow—
The entire sequence flowed smoothly, completed in one seamless motion!
Only three short breaths had passed from beginning to end!
A ten-thousand-year spatial Soul Beast comparable to a peak Soul King had been forcefully slain by a rank 32 Soul Elder!
This! Was the strength of rank 32 Lin Ya!!!
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