Blood Explosion Technique

Ye An's pupils suddenly contracted.

This guy's soul ring configuration was actually better than Zhang Lexuan's!

Evil Soul Masters... they really were freakish!

An Evil Soul Master who hadn't even joined the Holy Spirit Cult could obtain soul rings beyond the optimal configuration simply by devouring other people's flesh and bones, without relying on the cult's secret method for increasing soul ring ages...

That was absurd!

But what exactly was so arduous about all that cultivation you mentioned? How come I couldn't see it?

All that hard work went into figuring out how to murder people and devour their flesh and bones, didn't it?

Seeing no reaction from Ye An or Zhang Lexuan, Yu Tianqi bared his teeth and rasped, "It took me a lot of effort to stage an accident and get separated from the Heavenly Dragon Sect's people. I need to make this quick, kill both of you, and get back as soon as possible."

The moment he finished speaking, the ground beneath Yu Tianqi's feet exploded!

His grotesque, swollen body shot straight toward Ye An like a cannonball. The scarlet bone spike on his right arm, fully two feet long, sliced through the air with a piercing shriek as it stabbed viciously toward Ye An's chest.

As he moved, all four soul rings beneath his feet except the fifth lit up almost simultaneously!

His body visibly swelled several sizes larger once again.

Ye An's eyes narrowed slightly. Three soul rings—two purple and one black—appeared beneath his feet, and a bone saber materialized in his hand. Stamping his right foot hard against the ground, he charged forward to meet the attack with his saber.

At the same time, his second and third soul rings lit up in alternating flashes.

Since obtaining his third soul skill, this was the first time he had met someone willing to engage him in close combat... and that suited him perfectly!

Second soul skill, White Bone Tempering!

Third soul skill, Bone Vein Seal!

The instant they collided, the circulation of soul power within Yu Tianqi's body fell into chaos. Yet only a trace of surprise crossed his face before it was replaced by even greater excitement.

Even with his soul power flow severely disrupted, he did not retreat. Instead, he raised his left arm, twisted it backward at an impossible angle, and swung at Ye An again!

This strike was aimed squarely at Ye An's temple!

An absolute lunatic...

But excitement soon rose on Ye An's face as well. He slipped sideways like a phantom, barely evading the blow, while slashing his bone saber straight at Yu Tianqi's chest.

Just then, a flash of intertwined silvery-white and brilliant gold light struck from behind Yu Tianqi. It transformed into two chains that wrapped around his body and bound him in place.

Zhang Lexuan had made her move.

Her opening move was none other than the soul skill of her newly acquired External Soul Bone, the Starmoon Illusory Wings!

The binding effect of the Starmoon Chains held Yu Tianqi firmly in place. Though he thrashed wildly like a savage Tyrant Dragon, he could not break free of the chains right away and could only let Ye An's saber strike his body.

The slash instantly carved an extremely deep, bloody wound across Yu Tianqi's chest.

Surprise flashed in Yu Tianqi's eyes—his first four soul skills all enhanced his physique and boosted his attributes. Together, they strengthened his body to an almost unimaginable degree.

He had assumed that, with his enhanced physique, Ye An could not possibly hurt him.

Yet the truth was that Ye An's slash had left a clear wound on his body.

In fact, Ye An was just as surprised.

The instant Yu Tianqi lunged at him, he had entered the state of Unity of Heaven and Man. Combined with his bone saber, which now rivaled a top-tier tool martial soul after the Second Awakening of the Body Martial Soul, that strike should have been enough to kill a Soul King.

Only when the blade touched Yu Tianqi's body did he realize how absurdly tough this guy's flesh was!

But Ye An reacted swiftly. While the restraining effect of Zhang Lexuan's Starmoon Chains still held, he decisively abandoned his bone saber and covered both fists with a layer of silvery-white bone markings instead.

The next instant, Ye An drove both fists straight into Yu Tianqi's chest!

Self-Created Soul Skill, Myriad Bone Tremor!

But at that very moment, Yu Tianqi abruptly raised his head, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

His fifth soul ring quietly began to flash.

Within the saber wound on Yu Tianqi's chest, so deep that bone was visible, the blood began to writhe as though alive.

Ye An's fists had only just touched Yu Tianqi's chest and released their vibrations when Zhang Lexuan seemed to realize something. Her expression shifted slightly, and the wings on her back immediately extended Starmoon Chains that attached themselves to Ye An and forcibly hauled him back.

The next instant, the blood pouring from the wound on Yu Tianqi's chest abruptly exploded!

Fifth soul skill, Blood Explosion Technique!

The scarlet blood mist detonated with a thunderous blast, sending a terrifying shock wave sweeping outward!

Having only just been pulled clear by Zhang Lexuan's chains, Ye An reacted almost instinctively—in an instant, countless stark white bones erupted from his body, forming a defense that completely enclosed both him and Zhang Lexuan.

Jin Peng and Yu Bo quietly appeared, arriving in front of Ye An and Zhang Lexuan almost simultaneously.

A deafening roar erupted, but Jin Peng and Yu Bo blocked the full force of the powerful blast.

The explosion lasted five seconds before slowly subsiding. The blood mist in the air gradually dispersed, revealing Yu Tianqi once more.

But Yu Tianqi barely looked human anymore. His swollen body had reverted to its original form, his clothes were in tatters, and numerous wounds covered him, some exposing stark white bones.

This Blood Explosion Technique was clearly a desperate soul skill that hurt its user even more than the enemy!

Ye An gradually retracted the bones under his control. Seeing that neither he nor Zhang Lexuan was injured, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Ice Explosion Technique, Corpse Explosion... and now there was even a Blood Explosion Technique!

If Zhang Lexuan hadn't reacted in time to pull him away from the center of the explosion, and if he hadn't shielded himself with bones while Uncle Peng and Yu Bo arrived just in time, he might really have taken a devastating hit.

"Xiao An, how are you?"

"Young Sect Master, are you all right?"

Jin Peng and Yu Bo turned toward Ye An almost simultaneously. Only after confirming that neither he nor Zhang Lexuan had suffered any serious harm did they breathe a sigh of relief.

That had been close... far too close!

Fortunately, they had both reacted in time. Otherwise... they would have become sinners of the Body Sect!