Explosive Giant Fist

"The red side is in position. Blue side contestant Xuan Xiao, proceed to the stage immediately."

The broadcast urged him on, its voice echoing through the empty corridor.

Hearing that, Xuan Xiao looked thoroughly impatient. He slowly rose from his chair and strode toward the stage.

Before he even reached the entrance, the broadcast sounded again.

"The red side is in position. Blue side contestant Xuan Xiao, proceed to the stage immediately."

This time, the voice was noticeably more urgent, carrying a clear note of impatience.

Xuan Xiao stopped, drew a deep breath, and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"I'm coming, I'm coming! Quit rushing me! What, are you rushing me to nurse? I don't have any milk for you!"

His shout was full of force, and half the Soul Arena heard it.

"Pfft!"

No one knew who started laughing in the stands, but the entire Soul Arena soon erupted in laughter.

"Hahaha! This kid is hilarious!"

"Rushing him to nurse? How did he even come up with that?"

"I'm dying laughing! Is this guy here to fight or perform comedy?"

Mu En and several senior elders in the VIP seats had their mouths twitching as well. They wanted to laugh but felt awkward doing so, and their faces turned red from holding it in.

Mu En shook his head. This kid really was a walking treasure.

On the arena stage, Xu Sanshi and Beibei were already prepared.

Beibei suddenly received a voice transmission from Mu En. His expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.

He turned to Xu Sanshi and said in a low voice, "Sanshi, don't hold back. If possible, use Black Tortoise Awakening immediately."

Xu Sanshi's eyes widened as he stared at Beibei in disbelief.

Black Tortoise Awakening was his trump card. Under normal circumstances, he would never use it lightly.

But seeing how serious Beibei looked, he did not ask why. He merely nodded solemnly.

The contents of Mu En's voice transmission to Beibei were naturally an order for the two of them to go all out.

In the end, he wanted to probe Xuan Xiao's limits.

Soul Engineers generally relied on Soul Tools to fight, and their own combat capabilities were not especially strong.

Even if Xuan Xiao's Soul Rings were monstrously powerful, even if he did not reject Soul Tools, that had already become a fixed impression.

If he could pass this test, then Shrek had to keep Xuan Xiao no matter what.

If he could not, it meant he was nothing special and not worth Shrek paying too great a price for.

Xuan Xiao finally stepped onto the arena stage.

Standing in the center, he rolled his wrists and neck, producing a series of cracking sounds. Then he looked at the two across from him and grinned.

"Ready? Then come on."

Before his words had even faded, Soul Power abruptly burst from his body.

The instant Xu Sanshi saw Xuan Xiao's Martial Soul, he was dumbfounded.

It really was terrifying!

What the hell kind of Wind Elf was this? This was clearly a fighting machine!

Even Beibei could not help sucking in a sharp breath. His pupils contracted slightly, and his expression became grave.

Xu Sanshi asked the same question as the student who had registered Xuan Xiao.

"A Wind Elf? You're telling me this is a Wind Elf?"

Xuan Xiao shrugged, looking utterly innocent.

"That's right, but I prefer calling it by another name—Explosive Giant Fist!"

Xu Sanshi's mouth twitched. Explosive Giant Fist? That name really was simple and brutal.

Beibei took a deep breath as the blue lightning surrounding him rapidly began to shift toward golden yellow.

The blue dragon claw on his right arm also began turning golden, radiating a violent aura.

His Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul was evolving, transforming toward the higher-level Radiant Saint Dragon.

Watching this, Xuan Xiao smiled.

"Do you really think I'm slow?"

The six wings behind his back beat fiercely. He shot forward close to the ground like an arrow loosed from a bow, moving so fast that only an afterimage remained in the air.

Xu Sanshi's pupils shrank sharply. With no time to think, he immediately unleashed a soul skill.

"Second Soul Skill, Dark Tortoise Shield Formation!"

The Dark Tortoise Shield in his right hand instantly broke apart into countless smaller pieces. They rapidly assembled in the air, forming an enormous shield wall in front of him.

Bang!

A thunderous explosion erupted across the stage.

Xuan Xiao's fist smashed brutally into the shield wall, and the immense impact made the entire arena stage tremble slightly.

Xu Sanshi was breaking out in cold sweat.

What kind of monster was this guy?

Without even using a Soul Ring, one punch—just one punch—had already put him at a disadvantage. Cracks had even appeared on his shield.

If he took another two punches, his Dark Tortoise Shield Formation would surely be shattered.

"Sanshi, move!"

Beibei's voice came from behind him, and Xu Sanshi quickly shifted aside to clear a path.

Beibei's only Thousand-Year Soul Ring lit up, and Wrath of Thunder instantly boosted his condition.

His eyes turned golden yellow, and the lightning around him became even more violent.

"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw!"

A golden lightning dragon claw shot from his right arm, tearing through the air with a piercing shriek as it clawed viciously at Xuan Xiao.

Xuan Xiao shifted to the side, evading the lightning dragon claw by a hair's breadth. Then he closed in and drove a crushing punch into Beibei's abdomen.

"Urgh—"

Beibei let out a pained groan, his body folding like a shrimp as cold sweat instantly beaded on his forehead.

The force of that punch was so immense that it felt as if his internal organs were churning.

Seeing this, Xu Sanshi immediately unleashed his soul skill.

"First Soul Skill, Black Tortoise Shock!"

During those brief moments, he had also completely activated his Black Tortoise Bloodline. His Martial Soul temporarily transformed from the Dark Nether Turtle into the Black Tortoise.

A heavy, ancient aura emanated from his body, and the ground beneath his feet began to crack.

Xuan Xiao performed a backflip, instantly opening the distance between himself and the two of them.

He knew that if this soul skill struck him, it would not only knock him back but also inflict a stunning effect. That would be troublesome.

Xu Sanshi supported Beibei and asked quietly, "Are you alright?"

Beibei wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shook his head, his gaze turning even sharper.

"Together!"

Xu Sanshi nodded and immediately unleashed his third soul skill.

"Third Soul Skill, Power of the Black Tortoise!"

All his attributes instantly doubled. More than that, the air around them grew viscous.

That was the second effect of Power of the Black Tortoise: gathering a massive amount of water elements.

The moisture in the air rapidly converged, forming a thin layer of mist that blanketed the entire arena stage.

Beibei took a deep breath, and the second yellow Soul Ring on his golden dragon claw lit up.

"Second Soul Skill, Thunderous Force!"

An enormous net of lightning shot from his hand, descending upon Xuan Xiao. The electric net covered an area of over ten meters, nearly sealing off every avenue of retreat.

Beibei had thought that his and Xu Sanshi's lightning-water combination was about to take shape.

Lightning combined with water elements would greatly enhance conductivity.

At that point, even if Xuan Xiao was not electrocuted unconscious, his entire body would be numbed.

But was that really how things would go?

Xuan Xiao remained unhurried. He gathered strength in his right fist, then punched the instant the net reached him.

No matter how powerful a fist was, it could not hit intangible lightning. But its wind could.

The moment he threw that punch, a violent blast of wind roared forth like an invisible wall, slamming fiercely into the net of lightning.

Struck by the fist wind, the lightning net shuddered violently in midair. Then it veered entirely off course, grazing past Xuan Xiao's body and blasting into the open ground beneath the arena stage.

Xu Sanshi and Beibei both froze.

That worked too?