Self-Martial-Soul Fusion Technique's First Battle: Overwhelming Victory

"Testing my strength?"

Xia Yu sneered, the disdain in his eyes undisguised.

"You worthless trash, take a look in the mirror. Are you worthy?"

"Still, since you want to know how much of my teacher's true teachings I've inherited, I'll graciously satisfy your curiosity. Watch closely."

With that, Xia Yu ignored Ghost Fox's reaction and directly unleashed his Self-Martial-Soul Fusion Technique—Two Extremes Divine Transformation.

In an instant, Xia Yu was enveloped in two-colored radiant light, while the phantom of a red-and-blue taiji diagram emerged behind him.

"What the hell is that?"

Ghost Fox had originally thought Xia Yu would summon several Ninth-Level Soul Tools to bombard him, but who would have expected Xia Yu to pull something like this?

Although Ghost Fox did not know what Xia Yu was doing, he could still sense an extreme threat from that two-colored glow.

"Quick, activate the linked defense! Bring out everything we prepared beforehand! You have to hold him off!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ghost Fox's pupils contracted violently as he immediately ordered his subordinates beside him to defend.

But unfortunately, before those black-robed soul masters could act, the Two Extremes Stillness Domain inherent to Xia Yu's Martial Soul Fusion Technique had already spread outward.

Everything was frozen. Whether it was the black-robed soul masters or the defensive soul tools they were about to activate, none escaped the fate of being immobilized.

"How is this possible? This domain can freeze everything? That's impossible!"

Having witnessed this bizarre scene firsthand, Ghost Fox's face filled with disbelief.

It was not as though he had never seen other soul masters use domains, and he understood this special type of ability well enough.

But what soul master's domain could be so absurd as to directly freeze everything within its range?

Other soul masters' domains could, at most, suppress an opponent's various attributes.

How had it become so bizarre and terrifying in Xia Yu's hands?

At that thought, Ghost Fox's heart, liver, and spleen trembled violently, as if he were facing death itself.

No. I can't just sit here and wait to die. There must be some way to break this bizarre domain.

As Ghost Fox gritted his teeth against the immobilizing force of the Two Extremes Stillness Domain, he did not forget to search for a way to break it.

In truth, if he had observed more carefully, he would have discovered that the one percent of his soul power that had not been frozen was the key to breaking the domain.

As long as one possessed sufficiently overwhelming soul power, it was still possible to forcibly break through the Two Extremes Stillness Domain.

Whoosh!!!

As Ghost Fox frantically searched for a way to break the domain, Xia Yu also pulled out a soul tool and began his slaughter.

A solid cannon shell tore through the air with a sharp roar and struck one of the black-robed soul masters.

Bang!!!

With a muffled explosion, a light drizzle began to fall over the ruined street.

Except the rain was blood-red, thick with the stench of blood.

His vision was suddenly dyed crimson, while warm droplets slapped against his body...

Ghost Fox, who had been racking his brains for a solution, instantly turned pale.

There was no need to think. With his years of experience, he immediately knew what had happened.

A massacre—and one carried out by an exceedingly cruel method.

Xia Yu was taking revenge, repaying them for the ambush they had laid with fixed-mounted soul cannon shells.

With the strength of a Titled Douluo and a Rank-9 Soul Engineer, if Xia Yu had not deliberately chosen to do this, any casual attack of his could have utterly erased those black-robed soul masters.

Why would there be a rain of blood exploding into the air and drifting down like this?

Ghost Fox was certain that aside from the person already dead, everyone else had been scared out of their wits. That included him.

He did not want to die. He truly did not want to die.

He had thought this was a sure thing. They were only dealing with a junior who had just become a Titled Douluo. Wouldn't that have been effortless?

But could someone please tell him why Xia Yu possessed such a freakishly powerful domain?

Actually, even without using his Self-Martial-Soul Fusion Technique or unleashing the Two Extremes Stillness Domain, Xia Yu could have wiped out Ghost Fox and this worthless rabble.

But in that case, some things would have been difficult to control.

Once the aftershocks of a battle between two Rank-9 Soul Engineers surged out of these ruins and spread outward, they would be no different from a natural disaster for ordinary civilians.

At that point, a single attack from a Ninth-Level Soul Tool could very likely take the lives of hundreds or even thousands of civilians.

That was certainly not something Xia Yu wanted to see. He was not a good person, but neither did he regard human lives as worthless as ants or grass.

That was why, in order to avoid implicating more civilians, he had used his Self-Martial-Soul Fusion Technique and resolved the battle as quickly as possible.

As for why he had used solid soul cannon shells to blast them into blood mist, there was indeed an element of venting his hatred and taking revenge.

But that was not all. He was also making preparations to uncover the person behind this later.

Whoosh!!!

The sharp roar rang out again, and blood rain fell one after another without stopping.

Faced with this hellish scene unfolding again and again, Ghost Fox's heart was completely consumed by fear.

He feared that the next person to become blood rain would be himself.

It was rather laughable, really. The longer people lived, the more afraid they became of death.

Ghost Fox was a prime example. Especially after narrowly escaping death several decades ago, he had cherished his life all the more.

By now, there was only one thought in his mind.

Escape!

No matter what, he had to escape this bizarre and terrifying domain.

He did not want to die here, nor could he die here.

"I'm going all out!"

Driven by his overwhelming desire to survive, Ghost Fox directly used a secret technique that burned his blood essence and lifespan to forcibly increase his strength, attempting to break free from the immobilizing force of the Two Extremes Stillness Domain.

And strangely enough, his desperate gamble actually paid off.

Borrowing the immense soul power brought by burning his life, Ghost Fox broke free from the Two Extremes Stillness Domain's restraint.

But when he turned to flee, his vision was swallowed by a shadow, plunging completely into darkness.

Then Ghost Fox felt a massive hand seize him by the head and lift him up.

At the same time, his body was ravaged into a complete mess by an incomparably terrifying force.

The crackling sounds of breaking bones rang out without end. Looking down through the gaps between the fingers, he could even see fragments of components spraying out and falling.

Even after burning his life, he had ultimately been suppressed by Xia Yu with a casual gesture.

"So this is Xia Yu's true strength? It really is terrifying..."

At this point, Ghost Fox had finally understood his situation completely.

A flash of realization could not help appearing in his eyes.

Then his Mental Sea of Consciousness was blasted apart by an incomparably cold spiritual force, which brutally and forcibly read the memories that belonged to him alone.

It went very smoothly. With both body and mind tortured until they were riddled with holes, Ghost Fox had no ability whatsoever to resist Xia Yu's memory reading.

However, Xia Yu was destined to be disappointed. Ghost Fox did not know who the mastermind was either.

After obtaining the evil poison through the Holy Spirit Cult, he had also accepted the mission to deal with Xia Yu.

Perhaps imagining Xia Yu flying into a rage after discovering that his efforts had been in vain, Ghost Fox's consciousness carried a trace of delight and excitement as it sank into eternal darkness.

"You're quite cautious, aren't you? But whoever you are, you'd better stay hidden. Don't let me find you, or you'll wish you were dead."