Crushing a Soul Emperor!

The man in black's pupils suddenly contracted. Staring at the opponent's Soul Ring configuration, the intense shock made him forget to breathe for a moment.

"Three purple, one black... How is this possible?! The first Soul Ring is actually a thousand years??"

His voice trembled with disbelief, and a crack appeared in his previous full confidence.

The impact of common sense being completely overturned was far greater than merely hearing about it.

"No need to be surprised. I am the peak you will never reach, even in death."

Su Changqing's tone was plain, yet carried a chilling arrogance.

"Arrogant!"

The man in black suppressed the shock in his heart and shouted, "No matter how high the Soul Ring's age, you are still just a Soul Ancestor!"

"Sixth Spirit Ability, Earth Splitting Slash!"

He knew he had to finish this quickly. The young man before him was too strange.

As his Sixth Spirit Ability glowed, the Soul Breaking Axe in his hand suddenly swelled. Pungent Soul Power condensed into a nearly tangible, several-meter-long giant axe blade!

He swung down the axe!

A full-power attack from a Soul Emperor, its momentum terrifying, causing the surrounding air to shriek under pressure!

"Changqing, be careful!"

Hu Liena cried out in alarm. Her Charm talent instinctively activated, attempting to interfere with the man in black. However, the opponent's Soul Power far surpassed hers, and with his focus, her interference had minimal effect.

She hadn't expected the opponent to give Su Changqing no chance at all, aiming for a swift victory!

Meanwhile, Su Changqing seemed to have been scared stiff. He neither dodged nor blocked, not even bothering to release his Second Spirit Ability. He simply stood still, waiting for the attack to hit.

"You're seeking death!"

Seeing this, a sinister grin flashed in the man in black's eyes, as if he already envisioned the bloody scene of Su Changqing being split in two.

Just as his attack was about to land, Su Changqing's fourth Soul Ring suddenly lit up!

"Fourth Spirit Ability, Holy Light Armor!"

A low, yet seemingly majestic command rang out.

"Buzz—"

Dazzling golden radiance instantly erupted from Su Changqing's body, like a small sun exploding around him!

An aura of divinity, majesty, and invincibility permeated the air. A magnificent golden-white armor, covering his entire body, instantly attached itself to him.

The moment the Holy Light Armor took shape, the opponent's attack landed upon it!

"Boom!!!"

The massive blade of the Soul Breaking Axe struck Su Changqing squarely on the head!

A deafening roar exploded, and a violent Soul Power shockwave spread out in a ring, cutting down the surrounding trees at their waists and gouging over a meter deep into the ground!

Hu Liena was forced back repeatedly by the blast, her beautiful eyes filled with horror and despair.

A victorious smile already graced the man in black's face. He was certain that no Soul Ancestor, not even a defense-type Soul King, could withstand his full-power Sixth Spirit Ability without dying!

Even if Su Changqing's Soul Ring configuration was heaven-defying, it didn't change the fact that he was merely a Soul Ancestor!

But in the next moment, the smile on his face froze, replaced by extreme bewilderment and shock.

Before his eyes, there was no scene of flesh and blood flying, nor the harsh sound of metal clashing.

The terrifying axe blade, capable of splitting the earth, upon contact with the golden-white armor, seemed to melt away silently... like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun???

No, it wasn't melting!

It was the golden light flowing on the armor's surface that, at the moment of contact, formed a subtle, almost imperceptible vortex, absorbing all of his attack energy!

The axe blade shattered, the energy annihilated, and Su Changqing, along with his Holy Light Armor, remained completely still. Even the small patch of ground beneath his feet was undamaged!

His full-power attack felt like nothing more than a gentle breeze passing by.

"No... Impossible!!!"

The man in black screamed, his eyes widening to the point of near bursting. His worldview had been subjected to an unprecedented shock.

His ultimate Sixth Spirit Ability couldn't even make the opponent take a single step back?!

What kind of monstrous defensive Spirit Ability was this?!

However, what truly terrified him was yet to come.

At this moment, Su Changqing's magnificent golden-white armor, after perfectly blocking the fatal blow, suddenly dissolved into countless tiny light particles and dissipated into the air, as if its mission was complete.

But simultaneously, an energy fluctuation far more terrifying and pure than his "Earth Splitting Slash" erupted from where Su Changqing had originally stood!

The nature of this energy was identical to his own attack, but its power was immeasurably greater. Even the man in black felt fear!

This was the effect of Su Changqing's Fourth Spirit Ability!

The Holy Light Armor, upon receiving a fatal blow, would disappear and return 100% of the attack's power!

While active, the armor ignored control effects, reflected 50% of damage from contact-based attacks, was immune to 50% of energy-based attacks, and increased light-attribute damage by 50%.

The only side effect is that this Soul Skill cannot be used for one day after blocking a fatal blow.

"What?!"

The man in black had no time to make any effective defensive or evasive moves. He could only watch helplessly as the attack he had unleashed with all his might was returned in such a bizarre and terrifying manner!

"Pfft—!"

The dull sound of a blade cutting flesh made one's teeth ache. The terrifying force instantly sent him flying back to his original position.

"Pfft—"

Another mouthful of blood was spat out. The man in black was already heavily wounded.

"It's over."

Su Changqing's second and first Soul Rings lit up simultaneously. Hu Liena, with practiced ease, closed her eyes.

"Second Spirit Ability, Rainbow Flowing Light!"

"First Spirit Skill, Holy Light Radiance!"

"Buzz—"

Light flared, and intense heat instantly fell upon the man in black. Flesh peeled away, and blood spilled out, creating a gruesome scene.

A few seconds later, the man in black was silent.

A six-ring Soul Emperor had died just like that!

Hu Liena's red lips parted slightly, and her delicate hand subconsciously covered her mouth. Her alluring peach blossom eyes widened, filled with extreme shock and bewilderment.

She had expected Su Changqing to be strong, even capable of challenging those above his cultivation level, but she had never imagined that the battle would end with such absolute defense and an instant counter-kill!

Su Changqing walked to the corpse of the man in black and searched him. Besides some Gold Soul Coins and ordinary healing medicine, he found no items that could prove his identity.

"If we can't find his identity, we don't know if they're investigating us from Heaven Dou City," Su Changqing said calmly.

He turned to look at Hu Liena, who was still in a daze, and smiled slightly. His smile dispelled the cold, murderous aura of the battle. "Sister Nana, it's alright now. Let's go in. The Immortal Herb should be inside."

Hu Liena then suddenly snapped back to reality and nodded gently.