Breaking Through Seven Levels in a Row

The Soul-Breaking Spear appeared in Yang Wudi's hand, wreathed in black flames as he thrust it toward the Ice Jade Scorpion.

The Ice Jade Scorpion sensed danger and reacted swiftly.

A ten-thousand-year soul beast already possessed considerable intelligence. Naturally, it would not sit still and await death.

Countless ice spikes condensed and shot toward Yang Wudi.

These were no ordinary ice spikes. Formed from Ultimate Ice, they were incredibly difficult to destroy and possessed immense offensive power.

Yang Wudi did not defend at all.

The Soul-Breaking Spear emphasized offense without defense, advancing without hesitation.

He had no need to defend. Dugu Bo had him covered.

With a sweep of Dugu Bo's hand, the Jade-Scaled Serpent Emperor's tail lashed out, sending every ice spike flying.

Yang Wudi closed in on the Ice Jade Scorpion and thrust his spear.

The spear tip collided with the Ice Jade Scorpion's massive claw, bursting into a shower of sparks.

Enhanced by the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, Yang Wudi's Soul-Breaking Spear had become even sharper. One thrust pierced straight through the Ice Jade Scorpion's massive claw.

The Ice Jade Scorpion cried out in pain and flew into a furious rage.

It swung its twin claws, relentlessly attacking Yang Wudi.

Yang Wudi did not indulge it either, swinging the Soul-Breaking Spear in counterattack.

Normal attacks woven with basic strikes—what mattered was that the first spear dealt heavy damage, and the second dealt even heavier damage.

As a man capable of facing a Titled Douluo head-on, how could Yang Wudi possibly lose to a mere twenty-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion?

The Ice Jade Scorpion race might possess formidable combat talent, but it could not overcome such a vast gap in level.

An ordinary twenty-thousand-year soul beast was merely comparable to an ordinary Soul Emperor.

But defeating an overpowered Soul Douluo like Yang Wudi was nothing more than a wild fantasy.

Thus, the Ice Jade Scorpion was beaten back step by step from the very first exchange.

Unlike the steadily retreating Ice Jade Scorpion, Yang Wudi grew more fired up the longer he fought, his Soul-Breaking Spear leaving afterimages with every thrust.

More than a dozen wounds of varying sizes had appeared across the Ice Jade Scorpion's body, blood flowing from them.

To prevent the thick scent of blood from attracting other soul beasts, Dugu Bo simply released a cloud of poisonous mist that blanketed the area.

He stood beside Bing Yekong, ensuring that the poison mist would not affect him. This was not a game; area-of-effect attacks did not distinguish friend from foe.

Yang Wudi did not need to worry about being poisoned. He had the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Herb on him, rendering all toxins ineffective against him.

As for the Ice Jade Scorpion before them, its cultivation was not high enough. Under Dugu Bo's full-force poison, it was inevitably affected, and its combat strength declined.

Interfered with by Dugu Bo, the Ice Jade Scorpion began to struggle in its battle against Yang Wudi.

Already at a disadvantage in cultivation, the Ice Jade Scorpion now found itself in an even more miserable state.

With Yang Wudi's frontal assault and Dugu Bo's poison disrupting it from the side, the Ice Jade Scorpion's defeat was certain.

"Come on, Yekong!"

As Yang Wudi shouted, Bing Yekong raised the Heavenly Frost Sword and charged forward.

"Third Soul Skill, Heavenly Frost Slash!"

The third purple Soul Ring beneath Bing Yekong's feet lit up, and enormous sword energy slashed toward the Ice Jade Scorpion.

The physical penetration allowed him to easily sever its head, ending the Ice Jade Scorpion's life.

As the Ice Jade Scorpion's life force faded, an ink-black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring slowly formed above its corpse.

The instant the Soul Ring formed, endless pressure swept over them alongside a howling icy wind.

Bing Yekong was completely unafraid. Sword energy surged around him, carrying sword intent as it shattered all the pressure.

He walked to the Ice Jade Scorpion's corpse, sat down cross-legged, and began absorbing its Soul Ring.

As the first Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring of his life, it left Bing Yekong exceptionally excited.

Circulating his soul power, he drew the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring toward himself, and it slowly settled around his body.

The instant the Soul Ring encircled him, terrifying Ultimate Ice-attribute soul power surged into his meridians like seawater rushing in after a tsunami.

The soul power rampaged through his meridians, delivering no small impact to Bing Yekong's body.

But Bing Yekong could no longer be measured as an ordinary Quasi-Soul Ancestor.

Even a Soul Emperor could not compare to his physical strength.

That was why he dared to absorb the Soul Ring of a twenty-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion.

Especially with the support of his twin Ultimate Ice origins, the Ice Jade Scorpion's paltry Ultimate Ice was simply nothing worth mentioning.

At the same time, within Bing Yekong's Sea of Spirit.

The phantom of an Ice Jade Scorpion slowly condensed, its eyes glaring at Bing Yekong in rage.

It was this human before it who had taken its life. It hated him intensely.

Resentment surged around the Ice Jade Scorpion's phantom as it charged toward Bing Yekong's spiritual form.

In the Ice Jade Scorpion's view, Bing Yekong had only killed it with the protection of his elders. His spiritual power surely could not compare to its remnant soul.

Bing Yekong smiled faintly. "Come on. Who's afraid of whom?!"

Behind Bing Yekong's spiritual form, the phantom of the Ice Dragon King slowly emerged.

An impassioned dragon roar resounded throughout the entire Sea of Spirit.

Upon hearing that dragon roar, the Ice Jade Scorpion's remnant soul nearly failed to maintain its form and almost dispersed.

It no longer dared to advance, instead trembling all over as it stared at the Ice Dragon King's phantom.

Naturally, this Ice Jade Scorpion had never seen the Ice Dragon King, but the suppression rooted deep within its bloodline filled it with terror.

Forget it—even if the Ice Empress herself came, upon seeing the Ice Dragon King in a soul state, she would have to kneel.

That was the difference in rank, an unavoidable suppression.

Every ice-attribute soul beast, including the Snow Empress, would have to kneel before the Ice Dragon King.

And so, beneath the Ice Dragon King's pressure, Bing Yekong gripped the Heavenly Frost Sword and destroyed the Ice Jade Scorpion's remnant soul with a single slash.

With the threat of spiritual backlash gone, Bing Yekong only needed his body to withstand the Soul Ring.

An hour later, Bing Yekong's absorption of the Soul Ring was nearing its end.

His soul power also began to soar with the absorption of the Soul Ring, along with the medicinal power he had not fully absorbed earlier.

Level forty-one.

Level forty-two.

Level forty-three.

He rose all the way to level forty-seven before finally stopping.

If not for his two Ultimate-attribute martial souls, an ordinary Soul Master absorbing it this way could already have set out to search for their fifth Soul Ring.

Bing Yekong opened his eyes, rose to his feet, and stretched his body.

After absorbing the Soul Ring and immortal herb, Bing Yekong's body had developed considerably. He was now nearly as tall as Yang Wudi.

"How was it, Yekong? How much did your soul power increase, and what's your Soul Skill?"

Yang Wudi and Dugu Bo asked in unison.

Bing Yekong looked at the two of them, a mysterious curve lifting at the corner of his lips.

The Heavenly Frost Sword appeared in Bing Yekong's hand.

Then, four Soul Rings appeared: yellow, purple, purple, and black.

"Bing Yekong, martial soul Heavenly Frost Sword, level forty-seven Assault-type Battle Soul Ancestor!"

"Level forty-seven?!"

Yang Wudi cried out in shock.

Even Dugu Bo's eyes filled with surprise.

He had broken through seven levels in one go. Was he really still human?

"As for my fourth Soul Skill, I'll demonstrate it for you."

Bing Yekong then walked over to Dugu Bo.