Crippled Tai Nuo's Arm!

Tai Nuo's gaze fell upon his son's mangled left arm, where shattered bone protruded through the flesh. His pupils suddenly constricted, and the fury in his heart erupted like a volcano.

"You! You actually dared to cripple my son's arm!"

Tai Nuo stared fixedly at Jiang Yu, his voice seeming to squeeze out through clenched teeth, brimming with killing intent.

Faced with Tai Nuo's rage, Jiang Yu remained remarkably calm.

"This has nothing to do with me. Your son was the one who came looking for trouble with me first!!"

"He wasn't skilled enough! Who can he blame!"

Jiang Yu said helplessly.

Jiang Yu was indeed telling the truth. He had been walking along the road perfectly fine.

Tai Long had come to provoke him simply because he was handsome.

Jiang Yu felt no burden whatsoever about crippling him.

"I don't care!"

"You crippled my son's arm, so today, you must repay it with your life!"

But the enraged Tai Nuo did not care about any of that. He immediately unleashed his martial soul.

"Martial Soul Possession, Powerful Orangutan!"

Amid his roar, Tai Nuo's body underwent the same transformation, becoming even larger and more ferocious!

Immediately afterward, two yellow and three purple soul rings—five in total—rose from beneath his feet. A terrifying Soul King-level pressure swept toward Jiang Yu like a tidal wave!

"You want my life?"

Jiang Yu faced that terrifying Soul King-level pressure head-on, a cold curve forming at the corner of his lips.

"Then let's see whether you have what it takes!"

Not far from where Jiang Yu and Tai Nuo faced off, on the window-side second floor of an elegant teahouse.

Ning Fengzhi, Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin sat by the window.

The commotion below naturally caught both of their attention.

Watching the enraged Tai Nuo below, Chen Xin could not help but say, "So it's that old ape's son, throwing his weight around and bullying others again."

Clearly, they were no strangers to Tai Nuo of the Strength Clan.

Ning Fengzhi, meanwhile, watched the blue-haired youth in the street with interest. A hint of admiration appeared on his gentle face.

"This little fellow is quite good. Facing a five-ring Soul King, he remains completely unfazed. His temperament is excellent."

"Uncle Sword, this child is a promising talent. If he is in danger later, please save him."

Ning Fengzhi had clearly taken a liking to his talent.

"Mm."

Sword Douluo Chen Xin merely replied indifferently, his gaze also drifting toward Jiang Yu.

On the street below, battle was on the verge of breaking out.

"Go die!"

"Third Soul Skill, Powerful Blazing Flame Palm!"

Tai Nuo struck first. A layer of crimson flames ignited over his massive fan-like palm as it came crashing down toward Jiang Yu's head with tremendous force!

Faced with Tai Nuo's savage attack, Jiang Yu did not choose to take it head-on.

"Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!"

In an instant, Jiang Yu's figure flickered, turning into a series of afterimages as he narrowly evaded the devastating blow.

Boom!

Tai Nuo's palm slammed heavily onto the empty bluestone pavement. Explosive flames and immense force combined, blasting a charred crater into the ground.

"So strong, is this the strength of a five-ring Soul King!?"

"It seems relying solely on Tang Sect footwork won't be enough!"

"In that case..."

With that thought, Jiang Yu no longer hesitated and unleashed his own martial soul.

Immediately afterward, three soul rings appeared beneath his feet.

Purple!

Purple!

Black!

When the colors of those three soul rings came clearly into view, the entire bustling street seemed to have had its pause button pressed.

Everyone's gazes froze as they stared at Jiang Yu's soul rings in disbelief.

Upstairs in the teahouse.

Smash!

With a crisp crack, the teacup slipped from Ning Fengzhi's hand and shattered on the table, tea splashing everywhere.

Ning Fengzhi's face was filled with unprecedented shock.

"What!? Two purple and one black!?"

"This... how is that possible!?"

It was not just Ning Fengzhi—even Chen Xin, the Sword Douluo beside him, wore an equally shocked expression.

"The first soul ring is a thousand-year ring... the second is also a thousand-year ring... and the third... is actually a ten-thousand-year ring!?"

Even with Chen Xin's experience and composure as a Titled Douluo, his heart was now roiling with towering waves.

This completely overturned their understanding of the world of soul masters!

Just how had this kid done it!?

They were not the only ones. Tai Nuo, standing in the street, was also staring wide-eyed, full of shock and confusion.

"Kid, your soul ring configuration...!"

Tai Nuo stared at Jiang Yu in shock and could not help crying out.

As a five-ring Soul King, he still did not possess a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

Yet Jiang Yu, a mere three-ring Soul Elder, actually had one.

How could he not be shocked? How could he not be astonished?

However, Jiang Yu had no interest in giving him any answers and attacked directly.

"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Descent!"

The first thousand-year soul ring on Jiang Yu's body suddenly lit up.

Centered on him, countless strands of Blue Silver Grass shimmering with a purple glow erupted madly from cracks in the ground, instantly covering an area dozens of meters wide!

"Blue Silver Binding!"

With a thought from Jiang Yu, the wildly growing Blue Silver Grass immediately transformed into countless tough vines that swept toward Tai Nuo from all directions.

The densely packed Blue Silver Grass bound Tai Nuo's massive body tightly in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it! Mere Blue Silver Grass thinks it can trap me!?"

Tai Nuo snapped out of his shock and let out a furious roar.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Giant Ape Strength!"

Tai Nuo's fifth soul ring flared brilliantly, and the strength throughout his body abruptly surged severalfold!

His knotted muscles swelled again, veins bulging as the Blue Silver Grass wrapped around him let out a series of creaks and began snapping apart one strand at a time.

"Hmph, you think that's enough to break free?"

Jiang Yu snorted coldly, his gaze utterly unruffled.

"Second Soul Skill, Diamond Body!"

His second purple soul ring lit up in turn!

A deep metallic sheen instantly spread across the Blue Silver Grass that was on the verge of breaking, as though it had transformed in an instant from vegetation into chains forged of metal!

Its toughness increased severalfold in an instant!

The Blue Silver Grass that had been continuously snapping immediately stabilized and continued binding Tai Nuo's body with even greater speed and force, winding around him layer after layer and cinching tighter and tighter.

"Crack... crack, crack..."

Tai Nuo exerted all his strength, his bones groaning under the strain, but the metallic Blue Silver Grass did not budge in the slightest!

"Damn it! How is this possible!?"

"You're only a puny three-ring Soul Elder! How can you possess such terrifying strength!?"

Tai Nuo stared at Jiang Yu in disbelief.

Although Jiang Yu's soul ring configuration was utterly shocking, Tai Nuo still saw him as nothing more than a three-ring Soul Elder!

Could it be that he, a mighty five-ring Soul King, could not even deal with a three-ring Soul Elder!?

Yet Tai Nuo had never imagined that, even after activating his fifth soul skill and multiplying his strength, he still could not tear apart this Blue Silver Grass.

This seemingly fragile Blue Silver Grass was incomparably tough, as hard as steel itself.

"There's nothing impossible about it."

"Now you can die!"

Jiang Yu's voice was ice-cold.

"Blue Silver Piercing!"

With another thought from Jiang Yu, dozens of incomparably tough Blue Silver Grass strands rapidly gathered and twisted together. Their tip instantly sharpened, transforming into a sharp spike that gleamed with a cold metallic light as it stabbed fiercely toward Tai Nuo's throat!

"Not good!"

Faced with this fatal strike, Tai Nuo was terrified out of his wits. His instinct to survive made him struggle desperately, raising his only right arm that could still barely move and holding it across his body.

"Riiip!"

A teeth-grating sound of flesh tearing rang out.

The sharp Blue Silver Spike pierced straight through Tai Nuo's blocking arm without any resistance!

Blood sprayed everywhere, exposing stark white bone.

It could be said that, just like his son, Tai Nuo had now lost the use of one arm.

"Ah! My arm!"

With his arm pierced through, Tai Nuo let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"Did you block it!?"

"Then have some more!"

Seeing that his attack had failed to finish the job, Jiang Yu did not hesitate in the slightest. He controlled the surrounding Blue Silver Grass to gather once more, countless Blue Silver Spikes aiming at Tai Nuo.

It could be said that if Jiang Yu's next attack landed—

Tai Nuo would be riddled into a beehive.

"Die!"

The moment Jiang Yu's voice fell, the spikes launched a frenzied assault on Tai Nuo.

Faced with the incoming barrage of spikes, Tai Nuo wanted to fight back and wanted to dodge.

However, dense Blue Silver Grass had wrapped around his entire body, leaving him completely unable to evade.

He could only watch helplessly as the spikes stabbed toward him.

"Stop right there!"

"Martial Soul Possession, Great Strength Defense!"

At that moment, accompanied by a furious roar, a massive figure stepped in front of Tai Nuo and blocked Jiang Yu's attack for him.

"Father! Grandpa!"

Seeing the newcomer, Tai Long and Tai Nuo both cried out.

That's right—the one who had arrived was Tai Long's grandfather, Tai Nuo's father, and the patriarch of the Strength Clan, Titan.