Blood Explosion Technique

Ye An's pupils suddenly contracted.

This guy's Soul Ring configuration was actually even better than Zhang Lexuan's!

Evil Soul Masters... they really were wicked to the core!

An Evil Soul Master who had not even joined the Holy Spirit Cult, without relying on the Holy Spirit Cult's secret method for increasing Soul Ring age, could obtain Soul Rings surpassing the optimal configuration simply by devouring other people's flesh, blood, and bones...

That was utterly absurd!

But where exactly was the "diligent cultivation" you mentioned? Why couldn't I see it?

You put all that diligence into figuring out how to kill people and devour their flesh, blood, and bones, didn't you?

Seeing that Ye An and Zhang Lexuan showed no reaction, Yu Tianqi bared his teeth and said hoarsely, "It wasn't easy for me to create an accident and get separated from the Heavenly Dragon Sect. I need to finish this quickly, kill both of you as soon as possible, and get back."

As his words fell, the ground beneath Yu Tianqi's feet suddenly exploded!

His already swollen and grotesque body lunged at Ye An like a cannonball fired from its barrel. The two-foot-long crimson bone spike on his right arm tore through the air with a piercing shriek as it viciously stabbed toward Ye An's chest.

Along with his movement, all four of the Soul Rings beneath his feet, aside from the fifth, lit up almost simultaneously!

His body visibly swelled several more times over.

Ye An's gaze sharpened slightly. Three Soul Rings—two purple and one black—appeared beneath his feet, while a bone blade appeared in his hand. He stomped hard on the ground and charged forward with the blade in his grip.

At the same time, his second and third Soul Rings lit up in alternation.

Ever since obtaining his third soul skill, this was the first opponent willing to engage him in close combat... just what he wanted!

Second soul skill, White Bone Tempering!

Third soul skill, Bone Vein Seal!

The instant their figures collided, the circulation of soul power within Yu Tianqi's body immediately fell into chaos. Yet only a trace of surprise flashed across Yu Tianqi's face before it was swiftly replaced by even greater excitement.

Even with the flow of soul power in his body severely disrupted, he did not retreat. Instead, he raised his left arm, twisted it backward at an unnatural angle, and smashed it toward Ye An again!

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

He was a complete lunatic...

Yet excitement soon rose on Ye An's face as well. He twisted aside like a ghost, barely avoiding the blow, while the bone blade in his hand slashed straight at Yu Tianqi's chest.

At that moment, a streak of intertwined silver-white and brilliant golden light suddenly attacked from behind Yu Tianqi. It transformed into two chains that directly locked around Yu Tianqi's body, binding him in place.

Zhang Lexuan had made her move.

The moment she attacked, she used the soul skill of the newly acquired external Soul Bone, the Starmoon Illusory Wings!

The binding effect of the Starmoon Chains firmly held Yu Tianqi in place. Although Yu Tianqi struggled madly like a savage tyrannosaurus, he was unable to break free from the chains for the moment and could only watch as Ye An's blade struck him.

With one slash, a deep bloody gash was instantly carved across Yu Tianqi's chest.

A look of surprise immediately appeared in Yu Tianqi's eyes—his first four soul skills were all skills that enhanced his physical body and boosted his attributes. Those skills had strengthened his body to an almost unimaginable degree.

He had thought that his enhanced body could never possibly be injured by Ye An.

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

In truth, Ye An was equally surprised.

The instant Yu Tianqi lunged at him, he had already entered the state of Unity of Heaven and Man. Combined with the bone blade, which had become comparable to a top-tier weapon Martial Soul after the Second Awakening of the Body Martial Soul, that strike had been enough to kill a Soul King.

Only when it struck Yu Tianqi's body did he realize that this guy's body was absurdly tough!

But Ye An reacted quickly. While the restraining effect of Zhang Lexuan's Starmoon Chains remained, he decisively abandoned the bone blade and instead covered the surface of both fists with a layer of silver-white bone patterns.

The next instant, Ye An's fists smashed directly toward Yu Tianqi's chest!

Self-created soul skill, Myriad Bone Tremor!

But at that very moment, Yu Tianqi suddenly raised his head, a sinister smile appearing on his face.

His fifth Soul Ring quietly flickered.

The blood in the bone-deep slash across Yu Tianqi's chest began to squirm like a living thing.

Just as Ye An's fists touched Yu Tianqi's chest and released the vibration from his punches, Zhang Lexuan seemed to realize something. Her expression changed slightly, and the wings on her back extended Starmoon Chains that connected to Ye An, forcibly dragging him back.

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

Fifth soul skill, Blood Explosion Technique!

A crimson blood mist erupted with a thunderous blast, and a terrifying shockwave spread outward!

Having barely been pulled away by Zhang Lexuan's chains, Ye An made his judgment almost instinctively—within an instant, countless grim white bones burst out from his body, forming a barrier of bone that completely enveloped both Ye An and Zhang Lexuan.

The figures of Jin Peng and Yu Bo silently appeared, the two of them arriving before Ye An and Zhang Lexuan almost at the same time.

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

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

However, Yu Tianqi was now barely recognizable as human. His once-swollen body had returned to its original state, his clothes were tattered, and his body was covered in wounds. In some places, stark white bones were even visible.

This Blood Explosion Technique was clearly a desperate soul skill that harmed the enemy for eight hundred while injuring the user for a thousand!

Ye An controlled the bones as they gradually drew back. Noticing that neither he nor Zhang Lexuan had been injured, he immediately let out a long breath.

Ice Explosion Technique, Corpse Explosion... and now even Blood Explosion Technique had appeared!

If Zhang Lexuan had not reacted in time and pulled him out of the center of the blast, and if he had not used the bones to protect himself while Uncle Peng and Yu Bo arrived in time, he might really have suffered badly just now.

"Xiao An, are you all right?"

"Young Sect Master, are you okay?"

Jin Peng and Yu Bo turned to look at Ye An almost simultaneously. Only after discovering that both Ye An and Zhang Lexuan were unharmed did they finally breathe a sigh of relief.

They had been so close... just a little closer!

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