Sword Energy Runs Rampant, Battle Feng Xiaotian

Seeing that Bing Yekong did not back down, Feng Xiaotian's fighting spirit was roused as well.

"Good! Today, I'll give little brother Yekong a proper workout!"

Feng Xiaotian put particular force into that final word, "workout," and Bing Yekong instantly understood what he meant.

A Soul Master fighting a Soul Exalt seemed like a match with no suspense whatsoever, but Bing Yekong was different.

Feng Xiaotian might have been a genius too, but Bing Yekong was a genius among geniuses.

With twin Ultimate Ice martial souls in hand, he was confident he could defeat his opponent.

His insights into swordsmanship today had benefited Bing Yekong greatly. This battle was the perfect opportunity to digest what he had learned.

Feng Xiaotian stepped into the training grounds as well.

Huo Wu and the others watched anxiously from the edge of the field.

To them, a Soul Master fighting a Soul Exalt was a contest without the slightest suspense. Bing Yekong was certain to lose.

"Feng Xiaotian, be careful! If you hurt little Yekong, I won't let you off!"

Feng Xiaotian's formerly arrogant expression immediately changed when he heard his Huo Wu say that.

"Don't worry, Huo Wu. I won't use my third soul skill, and I'll hold back."

Bing Yekong shook his head helplessly. In some respects, Brother Feng Xiaotian was still far too authoritative.

Bing Yekong looked at Feng Xiaotian and summoned the Heavenly Frost Sword.

As the Heavenly Frost Sword appeared, a dark yellow Soul Ring emerged beneath Bing Yekong's feet.

Feng Xiaotian released his martial soul as well.

The Gale Twin-Headed Wolf appeared, accompanied by three Soul Rings—two yellow and one purple.

Looking at the Soul Ring beneath Bing Yekong's feet, darker in color than even his own second Soul Ring, Feng Xiaotian felt both shocked and uneasy.

"Brother Feng Xiaotian, please."

Bing Yekong raised a hand and crooked a finger at Feng Xiaotian.

The gesture was full of provocation.

The fire in Feng Xiaotian's heart was instantly ignited.

"Take this!"

He transformed into a cyan afterimage and charged toward Bing Yekong.

As an agility-type battle Soul Exalt, Feng Xiaotian was proudest of his speed.

In just a few breaths, Feng Xiaotian had arrived before Bing Yekong.

Cyan soul power wrapped around the wolf claws formed by his hands as they slashed toward Bing Yekong.

Bing Yekong smiled faintly, leaned back slightly, and easily avoided Feng Xiaotian's attack.

Then Bing Yekong swung his arm, driving the Heavenly Frost Sword in his hand upward in a slash.

Feng Xiaotian reacted swiftly, crossing his wolf claws before him and barely blocking Bing Yekong's attack.

But it was not over yet. Bing Yekong continued his pursuit while he had the advantage.

The longsword in his hand swung again and again, using exactly the fundamentals of swordsmanship he had just learned.

Yet in Bing Yekong's hands, those most basic sword moves took on entirely new variations.

Every strike and stance left Feng Xiaotian struggling to fight back.

Feng Xiaotian's expression was incomparably ugly. He was a dignified Soul Exalt, yet he was being driven into such a miserable state by a mere Soul Master.

"Second soul skill, Twin Wolf Possession!"

At that moment, Feng Xiaotian's second Soul Ring lit up, and the phantom of the Gale Twin-Headed Wolf behind him merged into his body.

A burst of cyan light immediately erupted from Feng Xiaotian's body.

His attributes rose significantly across the board.

His speed became even faster, and his attacks grew sharper still.

Bing Yekong was ultimately only a one-ring battle Soul Master. It had already been no easy feat for him to suppress Feng Xiaotian with swordsmanship he had only just learned. Now, he had to use his own soul skill as well.

"First soul skill!"

With Bing Yekong's loud shout, icy blue light lit up on the Heavenly Frost Sword.

"Heavenly Frost Battle Body!"

As his words fell, icy blue light radiated from Bing Yekong's entire body.

All his attributes rapidly increased, elevating his strength to a new level.

The longsword collided with Feng Xiaotian's wolf claws once more, and this time, Bing Yekong still held the upper hand.

Clearly, Bing Yekong's enhancement soul skill, with its higher ring age, provided a greater boost than Feng Xiaotian's.

"Damn it!"

Feng Xiaotian looked at Bing Yekong with anger and embarrassment.

"First soul skill, Wind Blade Formation!"

Several crescent-shaped wind blades flew out, encircling Bing Yekong from every direction and sealing off his retreat.

Faced with a situation he could not evade, Bing Yekong could only swing the longsword in his hand.

And at that moment, a current of air formed around him and swiftly condensed.

Those currents seemed to come alive, spontaneously forming one blade of air after another.

More precisely, they were sword energies.

At that critical moment, Bing Yekong successfully comprehended sword energy.

As the Heavenly Frost Sword in his hand continued to swing, streams of sword energy slashed forth one after another.

Everyone knew that once a sword possessed sword energy, it was no longer merely a close-range weapon.

Each slash of sword energy could cancel out two or three wind blades.

With that, Bing Yekong easily blocked every wind blade.

"How could this be?!"

Feng Xiaotian stared in disbelief.

He never could have imagined that after activating his second soul skill to enhance himself, then using his first soul skill, his attack would be so casually neutralized by his opponent.

And judging by Bing Yekong's appearance, he seemed to have suddenly gained insight into sword energy in the middle of battle.

This dealt Feng Xiaotian a huge blow.

He had always been researching self-created soul skills, yet even now, he had achieved no obvious results.

But now he was being told that his opponent had fought him—and before the fight had even ended, had gained an insight during battle and comprehended a new move.

It hurt. It hurt so much!!!

Feng Xiaotian felt as though his faith in his path had suffered a devastating blow.

But there was no helping it. The match was still ongoing.

Feng Xiaotian once again became a cyan blur and rushed toward Bing Yekong.

But this time, his attacks seemed utterly powerless.

Frigid currents surged around Bing Yekong, while sword energy ran rampant.

Powerful sword energy merged with Ultimate Ice soul power, forming a wall of air that firmly kept Feng Xiaotian outside.

The reason this air wall could stop Feng Xiaotian was not because its defense was particularly strong, but because its offense was strong enough.

As the saying went, offense was the best defense. That was the principle behind this wall of air.

As long as Feng Xiaotian dared touch the air wall, he would be subjected to indiscriminate attacks from the sword energy.

Faced with Bing Yekong's sword energy, Feng Xiaotian had nowhere left to retreat.

"Third soul skill, Gale Twin Wings!"

In his panic, Feng Xiaotian subconsciously lit up his third Soul Ring.

Cyan wings of light spread behind him, carrying him into the air and allowing him to evade the attack.

However, the moment he used his third soul skill, he had already lost this match.

After all, he had said before the fight that he would not use his third soul skill.

Although Feng Xiaotian had used his third soul skill, the match was not over yet.

Bing Yekong also wanted to see where his limits truly lay.

Feng Xiaotian hovered in midair. Then, gritting his teeth, he beat the wings behind his back and dived toward Bing Yekong.

The powerful impact instantly stirred up a fierce gale that swept toward Bing Yekong alongside him.

Yet Bing Yekong remained unmoved in the face of that ferocious strike.