Ye Lingling's Heart Stirs! The Special Ability of Lin Jiang's Third Soul Skill

Beneath her veil, Ye Lingling's usually calm eyes were filled with incredulous shock and an indescribable flutter. She stood there in a daze.

Before she could recover from the immense impact, a warm, powerful arm naturally wrapped around her slender waist.

"!" Ye Lingling's body suddenly stiffened, and she tensed all over. Her cheeks beneath the veil flushed scarlet with a whoosh, as though they were on fire!

Having never had such intimate contact with a man before, her mind went completely blank. She could only let him carry her as they lightly leaped into the air.

Lin Jiang's movements were gentle yet swift, as if he were merely brushing away a fallen leaf.

With Ye Lingling in his arms, he landed gracefully at the edge of the spirit battle stage after a few quick bounds, then gently set her down—outside the bounds of the arena.

The entire process was smooth and effortless, even carrying a tenderness that felt protective.

Only when her feet touched the cold ground below the stage and she heard host Doudou's surprised announcement did Ye Lingling seem to awaken from a dream.

"Huangdou Battle Team member Ye Lingling is out!" Ye Lingling finally came back to herself.

She abruptly looked up at the blue figure on the stage, already turning back toward the battlefield. Her heart pounded like a startled deer.

He... he's so gentle...

A voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, audible only to herself, slipped from beneath her veil, carrying ripples of emotion she herself had not noticed.

"Lingling!!!"

On the other side, Dugu Yan had barely managed to extinguish the lingering flames on her body with soul power. Her clothes were now tattered, barely covering her, when she happened to see Lin Jiang "abduct" Ye Lingling and gently carry her off the stage!

Especially when she saw Ye Lingling staring at Lin Jiang in a daze, an inexplicable fury flooded her mind, as though her best friend had been lured away by some scumbag!

"You bastard! Let go of Lingling! Go die!!!"

Dugu Yan's emerald snake eyes burned with rage and humiliation. Ignoring her own bedraggled state, she let out a shriek and spat out a thick cloud of deep-purple poisonous mist reeking of a sickly sweet stench!

"Third Soul Skill: Bi Phosphor Purple Poison!"

The purple poison moved like a living creature, rapidly shrouding Lin Jiang. Wherever it passed, even the air gave off sizzling corrosive sounds!

This was a deadly poison that even Soul Ancestors would not dare touch lightly!

Faced with this potentially fatal attack, Lin Jiang merely smiled faintly without even turning around.

The Thorn Crown vine wall that had yet to dissipate seemed to come alive, the flowing light across its surface accelerating once more!

Not only did the surging Bi Phosphor Purple Poison fail to corrode it, it was instead devoured and absorbed completely by countless tiny thorn tips, like a clay ox sinking into the sea!

The Thorn Crown's color became even deeper, even faintly taking on an eerie violet gleam from the same source as the Bi Phosphor Purple Poison!

It could not only absorb energy impacts, but also devour poison and make it its own!

Moreover, as it endured the attack, the countless black spikes across the vine wall's surface suddenly extended dramatically.

They gleamed with the dangerous luster of newly infused poison, like an enraged hedgehog. Both its defensive strength and the toxicity of its counterattacks surged in an instant!

"What?! My Bi Phosphor Purple Poison... was absorbed?!"

The rage on Dugu Yan's face instantly turned to horror as she cried out in disbelief!

Lin Jiang slowly turned around. Behind him, the Thorn Crown, having absorbed a vast amount of Bi Phosphor Purple Poison, slowly revolved like a demon king's crown, radiating a palpitating aura.

He looked at the pale-faced Dugu Yan, the smile at his lips growing deeper.

"Thanks for the gift!"

Meanwhile, high in the air, Yu Feng, who possessed the Windbell Bird martial soul, was having no easier a time.

He had originally relied on his aerial advantage to circle and strike, only to fall into an even fiercer siege.

Empowered by Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with dual boosts to strength and speed, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing soared through the air in turns like two deadly phantoms!

Xiao Wu's Waist Bow technique carried terrifying explosive force, each kick producing a sonic boom in the air;

Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld Thrust was as swift as a ghost, her claws tearing through the sky as they targeted the vital points of Yu Feng's wings.

Yu Feng was effectively facing two agility-type Battle Soul Masters at once, both boosted by thirty percent, perfectly coordinated, and viciously unpredictable in their attacks!

He flapped his wings with all his might, struggling desperately through the air and narrowly avoiding relentless attacks from every direction. He had no attention left for anything else.

After several intense exchanges, Yu Feng failed to evade in time, and Xiao Wu accurately predicted his flight path!

"Get down here, you little brat!"

Xiao Wu shouted sweetly. Her long legs whipped out like a scorpion's tail, her Waist Bow unleashed to its limit as she delivered an incomparably fierce flying kick straight into Yu Feng's chest!

Crack! A faint but teeth-grating sound of bones breaking rang out.

Yu Feng screamed as he spun through the air like a bird shot down, plummeting rapidly before smashing heavily outside the arena with a bang. He passed out on the spot.

"Yu Feng!" Yu Tianheng watched another teammate get eliminated, his heart burning with anxiety.

But his greatest problem right now was still Ma Hongjun—the source of evil fire spinning madly at the center of the formation, continuously sowing chaos!

He knew that if he did not immediately deal with this damned "evil fire top," the entire Huangdou Battle Team would be dragged down in this sea of purple-red flames!

"We have to clear the field!" A resolute glint flashed through Yu Tianheng's eyes.

Enduring the immense soul power drain and physical burden brought by his third soul skill, Thunderous Wrath, he pushed the lightning power in his berserk state to its peak!

At the same time, his second soul ring beneath his feet suddenly lit up with dazzling brilliance!

"Second Soul Skill: Thunderous Might!"

Rumble—!!!

Centered on Yu Tianheng's body, the countless blue-violet bolts of snake-like lightning coiling around him instantly expanded and erupted!

They transformed into thousands upon thousands of violent lightning arrows, wildly spraying in every direction like a burst dam unleashing a thunderstorm!

Every arrow of lightning contained terrifying destructive force and a powerful paralyzing effect!

The first to bear the brunt was Ma Hongjun's rampaging purple-red Phoenix Evil Flame!

Sizzle—!!! Boom—!!!

Thunder and evil fire collided and annihilated each other furiously!

Continuous thunderous blasts and blinding flashes erupted!

With overwhelmingly tyrannical thunder power, Yu Tianheng forcibly blasted apart, tore through, and purified that chaotic sea of evil flames!

Even more lightning arrows pierced through the gradually dispersing fire as though they had eyes, converging precisely on the source of the flames—Ma Hongjun!

"Ahhh—!!!"

Already suffering the double torment of spinning and stomach pain, Ma Hongjun had no time to react before he was instantly swallowed by countless violent lightning arrows!

His miserable screams echoed throughout the arena!

Powerful currents coursed through his chubby body, making him shake violently like a sieve!

Every strand of his hair stood straight up, instantly fried into a charred, curly explosion of hair. His face and body were blackened, wisps of smoke rising from him as a strange smell of burnt flesh spread through the air.

Even worse, the powerful electrical currents stimulated his already churning stomach, causing disastrous consequences—