At that moment, Kui Ni's aura was far more terrifying than before, as though a genuine soul beast had appeared before everyone.
Having sensed no hostility, Zhang He could not help but retreat several steps.
Hiss!
Lightning gathered within that fearsome bloody maw, and a pillar of light shot skyward toward Huyan Jun.
"Watch me tear apart this giant snake with my bare hands! Eighth Soul Skill, Diamond Body!"
Huyan Jun's body was covered in diamond, his eighth soul skill granting him immense defensive power.
The thunderous beam fired from Kui Ni's mouth struck Huyan Jun's body, leaving behind only a scorched black mark.
Hiss, hiss!
Successive lightning beams shot from Kui Ni's mouth, but the results were all the same. None could break through Huyan Jun's defenses.
As Lin Jian and Zhang He watched this scene, they wore entirely different expressions.
The overall strength of their two families was not far apart. The key lay in the battle between their two Soul Douluo.
The situation was clearly tilting in Huyan Jun's favor.
This is bad. I should have kept a backup plan. Zhang He regretted it bitterly.
But he could not blame anyone else. If they did not seek the protection of the Thunder God Sect, their Gold Clan would sooner or later be swallowed up by the Lin family.
"Hahaha, is that all you've got?" Huyan Jun sneered.
With the Diamond Mammoth, a top-tier beast martial soul, his defense rivaled that of a Titled Douluo. Among soul masters of the same rank, he feared no one.
Hiss!
Another lightning beam was easily blocked by Huyan Jun. His fifth soul ring lit up, and his hill-like body crashed toward Kui Ni.
Kui Ni dispelled his Martial Soul Possession and returned to his soul master form. Facing the menacing Huyan