The Worship Hall Elders All Wanted to Fawn Over Li Qinglian? The Power of the First Soul Skill, Death Siphon!

On Pope Mountain, the wind had stilled and the clouds had dispersed.

Thousands of gazes converged on the center of the square, where one tall and one short figure faced each other from afar.

Yan rolled his shoulders and neck, his joints cracking softly. His short crimson hair seemed to burn with a thin layer of flame beneath the morning light.

Two yellow and one purple Soul Rings rose beneath his feet.

He looked down at Li Qinglian, a confident curve on his lips.

If he lost this, he might as well find a pillar and bash his head against it.

"Kid, it's not too late to admit defeat. I don't want people saying I bullied a child."

Li Qinglian did not reply.

He merely raised a hand slightly, and a pitch-black tree silhouette slowly emerged behind him.

Its twisted trunk resembled black jade. Every leaf flowed with a ghastly white glow, carrying a deathly aura that instinctively made people want to stay away.

Two purple Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet and slowly revolved around him.

"Pur... purple?"

"Two Thousand-Year Spirit Rings?!"

Nearly every Soul Master looking at Li Qinglian gasped sharply at the same time.

A six-year-old child with two Thousand-Year Spirit Rings—such a thing had never appeared in Spirit Hall's history.

"Innate Soul Power rank twenty! Just like Xue'er, he has Innate Soul Power rank twenty!"

Bibi Dong's expression changed.

Li Qinglian was only six, yet he already possessed the cultivation of a Great Soul Master!

Other than Innate Soul Power rank twenty, there was no other explanation.

Moreover, Li Qinglian's two purple Soul Rings were far superior to Qian Renxue's two yellow Soul Rings!

In other words, Li Qinglian's talent surpassed even Qian Renxue's.

"What a monster. We saw it back at the Worship Hall, yet seeing it again is still astonishing."

"This kind of talent truly isn't something one can envy into existence."

Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, and the other worship elders were initially astonished, but then they found it perfectly reasonable.

They had already vaguely learned that Li Qinglian had actually come from the God Realm and was no ordinary person.

It was only natural for Li Qinglian's talent to be somewhat stronger than Qian Renxue's.

"I wonder what benefits Big Brother received. With this connection to the God Realm, Xue'er's chances of becoming a god will likely rise considerably."

"No wonder Big Brother has looked so pleased with himself. Even his spirit seems much better."

All the worship elders thought the same thing.

Qian Renxue's talent was high, but whether she could become a god had still been uncertain.

But now, the Qian Clan seemed to have gained a connection to the God Realm.

They had gone from ordinary Divine Trial candidates to people with connections.

Qian Renxue herself was highly talented, and now she also had ties to the God Realm. Her chances of becoming a god had indeed increased tremendously!

"Ahem. Keep your mouths shut. If this old man gains some good fortune in the future, perhaps I can pull you along too."

Qian Daoliu glanced at his old brothers and chuckled.

That was the Goddess who governed life.

With a casual wave of her hand, she could grant someone several decades or even a century of additional lifespan.

Compared to the other deities of the God Realm, this Goddess was clearly the one most worth currying favor with.

When the Goddess of Life came to take Li Qinglian away, she might truly grant them some lifespan in a moment of happiness.

After all, for that Goddess, such a thing really would not be difficult.

"Big Brother, we've actually guessed some of it already."

"How about giving us a little hint? What standing does Qinglian's family have over there?" Light Plume Douluo slowly moved closer to Qian Daoliu and asked with a smile.

"Over there, Qinglian's standing is equivalent to Xue'er's on Douluo Continent. It's at the very top." Qian Daoliu knew that if he did not reveal something to these brothers, they would never give up.

He could give them a few hints and keep these fools from acting without restraint and offending someone.

If the God Realm also had holy sons, then someone like Li Qinglian would be at the level of a holy son even there.

"Hiss!"

All the worship elders sucked in a breath, and the way they looked at Li Qinglian completely changed.

He stood at the very peak even in the heavens?

Good heavens.

Perhaps this was the only chance they would ever have in their lives to associate with someone from above.

"I want to go over there and do odd jobs. I wonder if I have a chance..."

Light Plume Douluo said shamelessly.

What was face? He did not know.

If he could be taken over there, he would fawn over Li Qinglian until Li Qinglian questioned his entire life.

The other worship elders found it amusing, yet at the same time, they secretly began considering the possibility.

Even being a dog over there would be better than being a worship elder here.

"Innate Soul Power rank twenty? No wonder the worship elders recommended you as the Holy Son!"

Yan's expression changed as well, and the disdain in his eyes turned solemn.

He stomped hard, and all three Soul Rings lit up at once.

Yellow, yellow, purple.

A standard configuration of hundred-year, hundred-year, and thousand-year rings.

"However, your Martial Soul is of the plant type, which I happen to counter."

"Li Qinglian, have you ever heard that among the five elements, fire restrains wood the most?"

After seeing that Li Qinglian possessed a plant-type Martial Soul, Yan's wary heart relaxed.

Never mind that Li Qinglian was only a two-ring Great Soul Master—even if he were a Soul Venerable, Yan could still win easily through elemental restraint.

Wood burned easily when it met fire!

That was an eternal truth.

"Fire restrains wood? Is that so?"

Li Qinglian rubbed his chin.

Fire did indeed restrain wood.

But his was the Death Divine Tree, possessing the Ultimate Death Attribute!

To restrain him, one would at least need power of the same level!

If Yan possessed Ultimate Fire, there might be some basis for saying so. But Yan clearly did not.

And even if he truly possessed Ultimate Fire, Li Qinglian was not an ordinary wood attribute. His primary attribute was not wood, but death!

What power in this world could restrain death?

"Li Qinglian! I never thought you would dare look down on a Soul Venerable. It seems you truly have been spoiled. I'll teach you a lesson now: talent does not equal strength!"

Seeing Li Qinglian treat him with such contempt, Yan grew somewhat angry.

He was a Soul Venerable, a full ten ranks above Li Qinglian in cultivation, and his attribute even countered Li Qinglian's. Yet Li Qinglian still dared to look down on him?

"First Soul Skill—Hell Lava Blast!"

Yan struck first.

He thrust both arms forward. Scorching crimson magma poured from his palms, surging across the ground like a roaring fire dragon. Stone tiles cracked in its wake, the air warped, and a searing heat wave rushed straight toward Li Qinglian's face.

The move was terrifyingly imposing, completely unlike the power a Soul Venerable should have been capable of unleashing.

Spirit Hall's Golden Generation truly lived up to its name.

"Not bad momentum."

Li Qinglian neither dodged nor evaded. He merely said lightly, "But far too slow."

Roots took hold beneath his feet.

First Soul Skill, Death Siphon.

Everyone's vision blurred as dark-purple roots silently spread from beneath Li Qinglian's feet, rapidly expanding along the ground like a spiderweb.

When the roots touched the surging magma, a bizarre sight unfolded.

The blazing magma visibly darkened, cooled, and cracked, as though something had drained away all of its heat.

His first Soul Skill was called Death Siphon!

It could siphon the elemental energy of heaven and earth, Soul Power, and life force, feeding them back to Li Qinglian himself.

Once an enemy was bound by the chains of Li Qinglian's Death Siphon, not only would Li Qinglian continuously absorb their energy, but their attack and defense would also plummet.

The longer Li Qinglian bound them, the more their attack power would decline. If they could not break free from Li Qinglian's chains, they would be drained to death alive!

As the transformed form of a hundred-thousand-year Death Divine Tree, all of Li Qinglian's Soul Skills came from himself. They were all bloodline talent Soul Skills of the Death Divine Tree, making them vastly more compatible than the Soul Skills humans gained by hunting Soul Rings.