Awakening Gu Yuena—Is This Fiend Tribulation Lightning?

Hearing his words, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened in shock.

What did he mean?

Could this man actually be a One-Ring Soul Master who had not even obtained his second Soul Ring?

And she, a level 27 Soul Grandmaster, had actually been knocked unconscious by a One-Ring nobody with a single punch!

That was absolutely impossible. No matter how weak she was, she could not have been instantly defeated by a One-Ring Soul Master.

She refused to believe that this guy was merely a One-Ring Soul Master.

Seeing the shock in her younger sister's eyes, Zhu Zhuyun felt utterly delighted.

Her younger sister had looked down on her shameless behavior before, so what about now?

If Zhu Zhuqing learned that this man's first ring was a thousand-year Soul Ring—

And that even those experienced Soul Ancestor assassins had died by his hand—she would probably be shocked enough to fit a cucumber in her mouth.

Swaying her slender waist, Zhu Zhuyun walked step by step toward Zhu Zhuqing and lifted her chin with a fingertip.

"My dear little sister, did you really think your sister had taken the wrong medicine?"

"There is no second man like Master in the entire world. Perhaps I cannot compare to you in talent, but when it comes to judgment, I'm ten streets ahead of you."

"Rather than going after that Dai Mubai, you might as well stay by Master's side and be his little kitten."

"I can tell that Master seems to treat you differently. He seems especially tolerant of you."

"But opportunities are fleeting. No matter how tolerant he is of you, Master's patience is limited."

"Think carefully about what your sister has said."

With that, Zhu Zhuyun's fingertip slid from her chin down her fair, swanlike neck, traced the curve of her rounded figure, then finally gave her perky rear a hard smack. Smack!

Only then did she turn away with a satisfied, tinkling laugh.

Covering her rear, Zhu Zhuqing gritted her pearly teeth, her pretty face flushed red with embarrassment. She wanted nothing more than to bite Zhu Zhuyun to death.

Yet after hearing Zhu Zhuyun's words, she instinctively looked toward that man.

Could he really care about her that much? He couldn't possibly like her, could he?

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head with a red face, her heart pounding wildly as she dared not think any further.

Qin Jiuxiao had no idea that Zhu Zhuqing's mindset was changing.

At that moment, he had already set off toward the pack of Gale Wolves.

Although Yan Shi and the others did not follow closely behind, they remained some distance away to cover Qin Jiuxiao.

If any danger arose, they could rush forward to support him at once.

Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing naturally followed as well. They also wanted to see how Qin Jiuxiao would deal with this pack of Gale Wolves.

Gale Wolves were pack-dwelling soul beasts. Even powerful teams of soul masters would not provoke such a group.

When it came to hunting, they possessed exceptional intelligence and coordination.

They were extremely troublesome opponents.

Soon, Qin Jiuxiao encountered the pack of Gale Wolves.

In the dark woods ahead, pairs of ghostly green eyes lit up like will-o'-the-wisps.

Under the faint moonlight, the Gale Wolves slowly emerged.

They were not especially large, reaching only Qin Jiuxiao's waist.

Their bluish-gray fur stood like steel needles, while their sharp fangs resembled daggers, sending chills down one's spine beneath the moonlight.

"Awoo~"

The pack of Gale Wolves had clearly noticed Qin Jiuxiao as well.

The alpha wolf slowly stepped to the very front of the pack and raised its head to release a howl.

The other Gale Wolves fixed their gazes on Qin Jiuxiao, drool dripping from their mouths.

"Awoo~"

Following the alpha wolf's command, the pack charged out of the woods and launched their attack.

Qin Jiuxiao strolled forward leisurely, rolling his wrists.

His mastery of boxing, coupled with Heaven-Defying Comprehension, allowed him to develop a Self-Created Soul Skill at any time.

"First Soul Skill: Ultimate Power!"

"Extreme Fist: Sky Breaker!"

The purple Soul Ring around Qin Jiuxiao slowly lit up. The golden Heavenly Horned Chair behind him let out a skyward roar before turning into golden light and merging into his body.

He swept his right foot back in a semicircle, clenched his fist, and drew it to his waist.

After charging for three seconds, he unleashed a punch.

Golden fist force plowed a long trail across the ground. The first Gale Wolf in its path could not evade in time, and its head was instantly shattered.

Its corpse crashed into several Gale Wolves behind it, and then a faint yellow Soul Ring rose from the body.

A wide, empty path had been forcibly carved through the center of the pack.

Seeing this, the alpha wolf in the distance narrowed its pupils and immediately began issuing more commands.

"Awoo!"

Upon receiving the order, the wolves immediately scattered to both sides, attempting to surround Qin Jiuxiao.

But Qin Jiuxiao did not care in the slightest. Before absolute power, no amount of tactics mattered.

Facing the wolves' encirclement, Qin Jiuxiao slowly grinned, revealing an arrogant smile.

Boom!

He smashed a fist into the ground. Dust instantly billowed up, while spiderweb-like cracks rapidly spread in every direction.

The blow directly obscured the Gale Wolves' vision. They circled the dust cloud, somewhat at a loss.

One Gale Wolf seemed to have made up its mind and charged into the smoke.

Several dull thuds rang out, followed by the Gale Wolf's miserable howl. Then its corpse was violently thrown out.

While the other Gale Wolves were distracted by the body, Qin Jiuxiao burst from the smoke and entered the center of the pack like a ferocious beast that had wandered into a sheep pen, taking down one Gale Wolf with every punch.

The pack's rhythm was thrown into chaos. They tried to gang up on Qin Jiuxiao, only for their formation to be violently torn apart.

In mere moments, dozens of Gale Wolves had fallen beneath Qin Jiuxiao's fists.

The remaining wolves looked at Qin Jiuxiao with fear in their eyes, their paws slowly backing away.

Seeing the pack's devastating losses, the Gale Wolf leader let out an enraged howl.

"So you've finally chosen to act personally. I've been waiting for you."

Qin Jiuxiao knew that if he did not kill this Gale Wolf leader, it would never let the matter rest.

The man and beast exchanged a glance, seemingly seeing the killing intent in each other's eyes.

As though they had reached an unspoken agreement, they rapidly closed in on each other and unleashed their strongest attacks.

The Gale Wolf opened its jaws wide, spewing out a silver-white beam carrying the force to tear apart everything.

Qin Jiuxiao, with his powerful physique, directly crossed his arms before himself to block it, his forward charge not slowing in the slightest.

Boom!

The beam struck Qin Jiuxiao's crossed arms, but it did not cause much damage.

Instead, Qin Jiuxiao pushed through the beam and slammed fiercely into the Gale Wolf leader.

Bang!

With a whimper, Qin Jiuxiao's full-force punch tore through the Gale Wolf leader's lower jaw and pierced its skull.

As he violently pulled his fist free, the Gale Wolf leader's corpse crashed to the ground.

Seeing their leader killed, the remaining Gale Wolves whimpered and quickly fled back into the woods.

In the distance, Zhu Zhuqing covered her little mouth, staring at the scene in shock.

She had not expected Qin Jiuxiao's first Soul Ring to be a thousand-year one!

And this man, who was only a One-Ring Soul Master, truly possessed such terrifying strength.

If it had been her, she would have had no choice but to flee.

Zhu Zhuqing subconsciously clenched the token Qin Jiuxiao had given her, her thoughts in disarray.

Zhu Zhuyun naturally noticed the change in her younger sister, and the corner of her lips curved upward.

Some things were far more effective when one figured them out oneself than after hearing ten thousand words of persuasion.

As long as Zhu Zhuqing saw Master's excellence, the day when the two sisters stood on the same side would not be far away.

When that time came, with the sisters working together, would they not charm Qin Jiuxiao out of his wits?

Zhu Zhuyun did not believe that a man as outstanding as Qin Jiuxiao would have only one woman by his side.

If she wanted a higher position, she would have to approach things another way.

If one person was not enough, then what about two?

While Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun were each occupied with their own thoughts, Qin Jiuxiao sat down cross-legged as well.

Using the surrounding Gale Wolf Soul Rings as cover, he began condensing his second Soul Ring.

"I wonder which of the Ten Fiends it will be this time?"

Qin Jiuxiao muttered.

As he closed his eyes and focused completely on condensing his second Soul Ring—

Rumble!

A muffled thunderclap resounded between heaven and earth.

The thunder not only sent all the nearby soul beasts into hiding.

Even the fiend beasts deep within the forest opened their eyes, staring fearfully at the thunderclouds in the sky.

Beneath Lake of Life.

A silver dragon thousands of meters long slowly opened its dragon eyes, the scales across its body gradually unfurling.

Even without taking human form, one could still foresee that she was a peerless beauty.

Gu Yuena looked through Lake of Life toward the sky above Star Dou Forest. She, too, had been awakened by the thunder.

"Is this... Fiend Tribulation Lightning?"