Bang!

Hearing Flender announce his rank, Qian Mo felt a flash of understanding. No wonder this master bullshitter had proposed a two-on-two. He was relying on his higher cultivation level than Liu Erlong's, confident he could make up for the gap in their Martial Souls.

But as soon as he thought that, Qian Mo suddenly realized a problem.

Yu Xiaogang did not seem to have said what type of Soul Master he was just now, did he?

Qian Mo promptly gave it some careful thought.

Yu Xiaogang only had two soul skills in total. The first counted as an assault skill, while the second was a control skill, so it really was difficult to classify what type of Soul Master he was.

As for creating an entire summoning category specifically for Yu Xiaogang, there was simply no need.

After all, detached beast Martial Souls were not exclusive to Yu Xiaogang. For example, one of the education committee members at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy possessed the Black Demon Martial Soul, while Huo Wu of Blazing Fire Academy had the Flame Shadow Martial Soul. Both belonged to this category of Martial Soul.

It was just that Yu Xiaogang was the only one who had developed his so uselessly.

Moreover, with Qian Mo's current store of knowledge, it was easy for him to guess the origins of Yu Xiaogang's two soul skills.

Yu Xiaogang's first soul skill must have come from some kind of draconic soul beast.

But because of the Radiant Sacred Dragon bloodline within Luo Sanpao, it might not have absorbed the corresponding attribute, resulting in a mishap similar to a fire-attribute Soul Master absorbing a water-attribute Soul Ring. That was why it had mutated into a farting soul skill.

Yet even so, the fact that one fart could blast a soul beast to death was enough to prove the quality of that Soul Ring itself.

However, Yu Xiaogang's second soul skill being some kind of hypnotic fart was utterly ridiculous in Qian Mo's eyes.

Because judging by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's usual habits when obtaining Soul Rings, they definitely would not choose a soul beast geared toward control.

That could only mean that starting from his second Soul Ring, Yu Xiaogang had begun using his clever little brain to choose soul beasts with hypnotic effects for Luo Sanpao to absorb, completely wasting Luo Sanpao's potential.

Still, this was a soul fight, so Qian Mo could not be bothered to dwell on it further.

He drew the sword at his waist. The pair of feathered ornaments behind his ears unfurled, and Qian Mo held his sword before his chest as he said elegantly,

"Qian Mo, Martial Soul: Heaven Ring Angel, level 30 auxiliary-type Grand Soul Master. Please advise me."

Liu Erlong followed immediately after him. "Liu Erlong, Martial Soul: Fire Dragon, level 46 assault-type battle Soul Ancestor. Please advise me!"

Then Liu Erlong nervously moved close to Qian Mo and murmured,

"Qian Mo, how do we fight this?"

Although Liu Erlong knew that, in a team composed of one auxiliary and one assault fighter, she should take the initiative to bear the pressure from Yu Xiaogang and Flender.

Qian Mo's performance throughout their journey had made her trust him instinctively. At this moment, she also subconsciously chose to follow his judgment.

Qian Mo considered it briefly before giving his orders.

"Capture the ringleader first. You deal with Yu Xiaogang first. I'll hold the other one off for now. Once you've taken Yu Xiaogang down, come help me."

But no matter how much Liu Erlong trusted Qian Mo.

When she heard that she was being told to deal with the obviously weak Yu Xiaogang first while Qian Mo, a mere Grand Soul Master, would withstand the attacks of an expert with one foot in the Soul King realm, Liu Erlong felt that something was twelve parts wrong out of ten and wanted to dissuade him.

But what Liu Erlong saw was Qian Mo's handsome profile, smiling with confidence.

"Don't worry, Erlong. I wouldn't do anything without being certain."

In an instant, Liu Erlong was infected by Qian Mo's confidence.

Gritting her teeth, she turned a fierce gaze toward Yu Xiaogang and Flender, choosing to trust Qian Mo's judgment.

However, Liu Erlong's fists clenched tightly. She intended to erupt with her full strength from the very start, take down Yu Xiaogang as quickly as possible, and then support Qian Mo!

One minute passed in the blink of an eye.

With Ye Lulu's command, the agonizing wait finally ended.

Liu Erlong and Flender instantly burst from their starting positions like unbridled wild horses.

And Flender's target was naturally Liu Erlong.

After all, the reason he had turned this soul fight into a two-on-two was to clear the path for Yu Xiaogang.

Now that they were opening the distance, Liu Erlong, who had charged in first, was naturally the first target he needed to take down.

But to Flender's surprise, Liu Erlong sped past him at incredible speed, causing his pounce to miss completely.

"Not good! That woman's target is Xiao Gang!"

The battle-experienced Flender made the judgment instantly and prepared to turn back to aid Yu Xiaogang.

But at that moment, Flender saw a golden light flash.

Qian Mo followed close behind it.

Seeing that Qian Mo was only slightly slower than Liu Erlong, Flender's pupils contracted. Feeling absurdity rise in his heart, he hastily twisted aside and dodged Qian Mo's sword.

Holy Light Swordsmanship: Form One—Holy Light Thrust!

Flender knew that the most urgent matter was returning to assist Yu Xiaogang.

So he did not linger in battle and turned to flee.

At the same time, Qian Mo pursued relentlessly. The slender sword in his hand swung rapidly, transforming into a curtain of light.

Holy Light Swordsmanship: Form Three—Dawnlight Ripples.

Although Flender was an agility-type Soul Master, and the extraordinary dynamic vision granted by his Martial Soul was also immensely powerful.

Faced with Qian Mo's impenetrable rapid-strike swordsmanship, he suffered setback after setback. Several gashes appeared across his body, and dark-red blood continuously seeped out, leaving Flender looking utterly bedraggled.

Xiao Qi, watching from outside the arena, had stars in her eyes as she kept shouting,

"Teacher is amazing! Go, Teacher!"

Hearing the voice cheering him on, the corners of Qian Mo's lips rose almost imperceptibly. Clearly, he was in an exceptionally good mood.

Though Qian Mo appeared calm and unruffled on the surface, he remained vigilant within.

Because Qian Mo knew perfectly well that the main reason Flender was being suppressed so badly was that he was an agility-type Soul Master, whose combat power was among the weakest of all Soul Master categories.

But Qian Mo also clearly remembered the flaw in Yu Xiaogang's theory.

A Soul Master's path was not something one could take to an extreme merely by wanting to. Flender definitely possessed assault-type soul skills!

At that moment, Flender's fourth soul skill lit up.

Flender no longer cared whether he was using a cannon to kill a mosquito. Being suppressed and beaten by a Grand Soul Master like this, no matter how good his temper was, he could not take it anymore!

Fourth Soul Skill: Wind Blade Rapid Slashes!

With an inner roar from Flender, wind blades immediately swirled around his clawed hands before he flung them at Qian Mo.

But how could Qian Mo, who had long been prepared, possibly be hit?

With a light tap of his feet, he nimbly shifted and leaped, easily evading Flender's terrifying soul skill.

At the sight, Flender's pupils shrank sharply.

This was his most powerful soul skill at present, his ultimate trump card. Whenever he had used it before, it had always yielded abundant results. A situation like this, where he could not inflict even the slightest injury on his opponent,

Was something he had encountered for the first time!

But there was no time for Flender to continue being shocked, because something even greater was coming!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Deafening explosions rang out from nearby, making everyone instinctively shrink their necks.

After a brief moment of bewilderment, a question arose in Flender's mind.

"That first blast should have been Xiao Gang's first soul skill, Luo Sanpao: Heaven-Shattering Earth-Splitting Barrage. What was the second one?"