Bond Bridle! Man and Horse as One!

An ice-blue streak of light cut across the night sky, shooting without warning into the shadows nearby.

"What?!"

The Soul Sage hidden in the darkness clearly had not expected to be ambushed first. In his judgment, whoever emerged from the well should have been a cautious thief.

Yet what came at him was an incomparably sharp ice-blue beam, carrying bone-piercing cold as it struck straight at a vital point.

The beam came too fast and too suddenly. He had no time to react before Ice Beam slammed fiercely into his left shoulder.

"Urgh!"

Yu Yuanlie let out a muffled groan and was sent staggering back by the force of the Ice Beam.

Looking down, he saw that cold air was spreading from his struck left shoulder at a visible rate, soon about to freeze over his entire chest and left arm.

Yu Yuanlie hurriedly activated his soul power. Violent lightning crawled over his body and shattered the ice clinging to him, but the chill carried by the beam had already seeped into his meridians, making his left arm noticeably sluggish.

"How is this possible?!"

Yu Yuanlie's pupils shrank. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, the greatest beast martial soul under heaven, had actually been injured so badly by such a tiny beam!

This made no sense!

"Brother Lie!"

Yu Yuangang, hidden on the other side, roared in fury. He no longer concealed himself as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul possessed him instantly, and the massive phantom of a thunder dragon emerged behind him.

He threw a punch through the air. Lightning exploded, forcing back Xu Linjiu, who had been preparing to press his advantage.

"Are you all right, Brother Lie?!"

Yu Yuangang hurried over to Yu Yuanlie's side and examined his injuries.

"I'm fine. It's nothing serious."

Yu Yuanlie shook his head, shaking the ice shards from his left arm before lifting his gaze toward Xu Linjiu in the distance.

"You are the first person who has dared to cause trouble on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's territory. I'm curious—how did you discover us?"

"You concealed your presence well, but unfortunately, it was useless against me." Xu Linjiu dispersed the dust hanging over the battlefield and spoke calmly. "Before I came out, I already knew there were two idiots outside waiting to ambush me."

Yu Yuanlie narrowed his eyes. "If you knew we were waiting outside, you still dared to come out?"

Just then, the system's voice suddenly rang out beside his ears.

[Ding! It has been detected that the host is facing powerful enemies! A temporary mission has been activated!]

[Mission: Challenge Beyond Your Rank!]

[Mission Description: An outstanding Trainer must dare to challenge the strong!]

[Mission Requirements: Defeat the two enemies before you head-on!]

[Mission Rewards: Random Skill Lottery Ticket ×1, Random Item Lottery Ticket ×1, Exp. Candy XL ×5]

Now this was getting interesting.

A smile curled at Xu Linjiu's lips as he looked at the two men before him. "Why wouldn't I dare? Just because you two are Soul Sages?"

"Quite the nerve. Let's see whether your strength can match that courage!"

Yu Yuangang stepped forward, lightning crackling explosively around his body.

"First Soul Skill, Thunderclap Dragon Claw!"

Violent thunder power wrapped around his hand and formed a dragon claw as he charged straight at Xu Linjiu.

Yu Yuanlie took half a step back, keeping his eyes fixed on Xu Linjiu to prevent him from making any other moves.

Xu Linjiu frowned slightly as he watched the violent lightning rushing toward him.

Being able to deal with one Soul Sage did not mean he could withstand a direct attack from an assault-type Soul Sage.

A freezing cold wind swept across the field, instantly slowing Yu Yuangang's forward charge.

[Icy Wind: Blasts the enemy with freezing air, lowering the enemy's speed.]

Blue light flickered in Xu Linjiu's left hand, and Glastrier stepped into the field on rays of light.

The instant Glastrier appeared, an invisible pressure swept outward.

Yu Yuangang, who had been charging forward, immediately felt his strength weaken. Even Yu Yuanlie standing behind him was affected.

Facing the weakened enemy, Xu Linjiu erected both barriers and easily blocked Yu Yuangang's attack.

He then retaliated with two Ice Beams, firing one at each of them.

After several exchanges, Yu Yuangang and Yu Yuanlie had failed to gain even the slightest advantage over Xu Linjiu.

Yu Yuanlie's expression grew increasingly grave. "He is merely a Soul King, accompanied by a strange white horse soul beast. How can he be this troublesome?"

Yu Yuanlie turned to Yu Yuangang, who was dodging attacks. "Gangzi, we can't drag this out any longer!"

Yu Yuangang took two steps back to Yu Yuanlie's side and nodded at him. "Understood, Brother Lie!"

The two exchanged a glance and shouted at the same time as the lightning around their bodies surged!

"Seventh Soul Skill! Martial Soul True Body!"

As their voices fell, dazzling lightning erupted from both their bodies, and enormous phantoms of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragons soared into the sky.

"Roar!"

A dragon's roar echoed through the heavens. Then the phantoms vanished, replaced by two dragons completely transformed and wreathed in violent lightning.

"You're really giving me quite the honor!"

There was no way he could feel no pressure when facing the Martial Soul True Bodies of two top-tier beast martial souls.

Yet Xu Linjiu merely smiled faintly, flipped onto Glastrier's back, and took an item from the system space.

"Glastrier, are you ready?"

Glastrier snorted, unquenchable fighting spirit blazing in its eyes!

"Good. Then let's do this!"

The item in his hand burst forth with intense light, enveloping Xu Linjiu and Glastrier and forming a massive cocoon of light.

The next second, the cocoon exploded.

Xu Linjiu and Glastrier appeared unchanged, but their auras had completely merged as one!

[Xu Linjiu transformed!]

[Xu Linjiu's Ability became Man and Horse as One (possesses all Abilities of both Xu Linjiu and Glastrier)!]

[Xu Linjiu learned Snow Spear!]

Xu Linjiu's Ability became Man and Horse as One, and Intimidate activated once again.

The familiar oppressive pressure descended again, and the two lightning dragons in the distance instantly sensed that something was wrong.

"Damn it! Take this! Third Soul Skill, Thunderous Fury! Sixth Soul Skill, Blue Lightning Dragon-Piercing Cannon!"

Yu Yuanlie roared as violent lightning gathered within his dragon maw, transforming into a long thunder dragon that shot forth.

Xu Linjiu showed no fear in the face of the attack.

He extended his right hand, and astonishing cold gathered there. A gigantic spear formed entirely of ice condensed into existence.

"Go!"

With a wave of Xu Linjiu's hand, the Snow Spear shot out and collided head-on with the incoming thunder dragon.

Seeing this, Yu Yuangang shifted into the dragon-man form he was more skilled at using and roared as he charged toward Xu Linjiu.

He did not need to inflict any damage. He only needed to disrupt Xu Linjiu for his elder brother.

But Yu Yuangang had miscalculated. The instant the Snow Spear collided with the thunder dragon, the victor had already been decided.

The thunder dragon opened its enormous maw, attempting to swallow the Snow Spear whole.

But how could a spear formed from ultimate ice submit so easily to an ordinary element?!

Under the erosion of ultimate ice, the violent lightning actually solidified in midair like frozen flowing water.

The lightning had frozen!

"What?!"

Yu Yuanlie's pupils suddenly contracted.

How could lightning possibly be frozen?

Yet the truth was right before his eyes.

The frozen thunder dragon shattered inch by inch. When it came into view again, the spear had already become an unstoppable ice-blue streak of light that pierced into his dragon maw!

The snow-white spear drove straight through Yu Yuanlie's open dragon maw, piercing his throat and chest before bursting out through the dragon body's back!

[The opponent has fallen!]

[Xu Linjiu triggered the effect Chilling Neigh!]

[Xu Linjiu's Attack rose!]

"Brother Lie!"

Yu Yuangang's furious roar rang through the night sky.

But it was already too late.

Ice condensed once more, and the snow-white spear appeared again.

Xu Linjiu raised a hand and gripped the shaft, pointing the spear tip at Yu Yuangang. "You're next!"

Late at night, Heaven Dou City, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Yuanzhen sat in the study of a side hall, an unsealed secret report spread out before him.

[Coldstone City branch headquarters. Last night, a spirit-type soul master infiltrated a mysterious cold spring, suspected of stealing an ice-attribute energy source.]

[The soul master's cultivation was approximately at the peak of Soul King rank and he possessed an ice-attribute white horse soul beast.]

[When riding the white horse, the youth could defeat head-on two Soul Sages who had activated their Martial Soul True Bodies.]

[Elders Yu Yuanlie and Yu Yuangang, both killed in action!]