In the forest, two powerful auras collided fiercely, neither yielding an inch. Terrifying pressure spread outward, sending all nearby Soul Beasts capable of moving fleeing far away.
War King Douluo fixed his eyes on Lin Yuhuan. "So, you refuse to give the Clear Sky Sect this courtesy?"
Lin Yuhuan showed no fear. "Aren't you refusing to give the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect any courtesy as well?"
The atmosphere nearly froze beneath the suffocating pressure.
War King Douluo suddenly said, "Fine. Since neither of us is willing to back down, let us follow the rules of the Soul Master world. If Soul Masters from two sides set their sights on the same Soul Beast while obtaining Spirit Rings, then those who need the Spirit Rings will fight. The Spirit Ring will belong to the victor. How about it?"
Lin Yuhuan did not agree upon hearing this.
Meanwhile, Lin Yan immediately cursed the man's shamelessness inwardly.
The one from the Clear Sky Sect who needed the Titan Giant Ape's Spirit Ring was a level-thirty Soul Elder.
Meanwhile, he was only a level-twenty Soul Grandmaster. With a ten-level gap in Soul Power, how was he supposed to fight?
Lin Yuhuan frowned at War King Douluo and said contemptuously, "No one here is a fool. You're a Titled Douluo, yet you can say something so shameless. You want my grandson, a Soul Grandmaster, to fight your Clear Sky Sect's Soul Elder one-on-one? You actually had the nerve to say it!"
War King Douluo replied, "That wasn't my rule. This has been the rule of the Soul Master world for a thousand years."
As he spoke, he looked at Lin Yan, then at Ning Tian and Wu Feng, who stood in the distance beside the old butler. He immediately said, "Since you say it isn't fair, then let's do this. Tang Tian won't use his second Soul Skill. That little brat, along with those two over there, can fight together. One against three. Whoever wins gets the Millennium Titan Giant Ape's Spirit Ring. How about it?"
Lin Yuhuan frowned.
Although the other side clearly had ill intentions, they had at least made a concession.
If they continued arguing, there truly would be no resolution.
Moreover, although the Clear Sky Sect had declared seclusion, its strength was greater than that of the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect. As a guardian offering of the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect, she had to consider the sect in her actions. She could not offend the Clear Sky Sect too deeply over a mere Millennium Spirit Ring.
Lin Yuhuan turned to look at Lin Yan.
Having heard their conversation, Lin Yan naturally understood what his grandmother meant.
Lin Yan took a deep breath and said seriously, "Grandma, agree to it."
Three days ago, when he had beaten up the Giant Force Ape, he had crushed it completely from start to finish. He still had not tested his limits.
Now, Tang Tian was the perfect opponent. Although there was a ten-level Soul Power gap between them, Tang Tian could not use his second Spirit Ring, and Lin Yan's side could fight three against one. He refused to believe he could not win.
"Fine, I agree!" Lin Yuhuan said.
"Tang Tian, show them the genius of our Clear Sky Sect!" War King Douluo said.
Tang Tian stepped forward. At thirteen years old, he had already reached a height of 1.7 meters.
Lin Yan called Ning Tian and Wu Feng over.
"Brother Lin Yan, Wu Feng and I will help you beat up that awful guy!" Ning Tian said, raising her fists.
Lin Yan shook his head and said seriously, "Wu Feng, don't interfere. This isn't a battle you can join. You two just watch from behind. Sister Ning Tian, just give me the strength boost from your first Spirit Ring from the rear."
After arranging the plan, Lin Yan walked over to stand opposite Tang Tian.
Tang Tian was thirteen years old.
Lin Yan was only eight.
Leaving aside their age difference, Lin Yan even looked a full head shorter than Tang Tian.
Tang Tian looked at Lin Yan, and a trace of disdain suddenly appeared in his eyes. "Little brat, don't cry when you lose later!"
As he spoke, black light flashed, and a large black iron hammer appeared in Tang Tian's hand.
The size of a weapon Martial Soul changed along with a Soul Master's cultivation.
Tang Tian's Clear Sky Hammer naturally could not compare to War King Douluo's Clear Sky Hammer.
Its handle was less than a meter long, while its hammerhead was only the size of a small bucket.
Seeing this, a similarly jet-black Spiked Club appeared in Lin Yan's hand.
At the same time, a bright yellow light flew over from behind and merged into Lin Yan's body. In an instant, Lin Yan felt his strength increase considerably. Ning Tian's boosting Soul Skill had arrived.
"Seven-Treasure Glazed Pagoda? So what if it's a one-ring Seven-Treasure Glazed Pagoda? The gap between a Soul Elder and a Soul Grandmaster isn't so easily bridged."
Tang Tian gripped the hammer's handle with both hands and charged toward Lin Yan in great strides.
Lin Yan's expression was solemn, and the increased power in his body gave him much more confidence.
He charged forward in equally large strides, gripping the Spiked Club with both hands. His arm strength erupted as he swung the club violently.
Clang—
Sparks burst through the air.
The Clear Sky Hammer's head and the Black Demon Mace collided fiercely. Amid a sharp metallic crash, both were forced back several steps by the recoil transmitted through their Martial Souls.
Tang Tian retreated five steps.
Lin Yan, however, only retreated three.
Just as I thought!
Lin Yan thought to himself.
His special physique, combined with the effects of the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, made his body no weaker than that of an ordinary Soul Elder. The fact that he could absorb a Millennium Spirit Ring proved it.
With the strength enhancement from Ning Tian's Seven-Treasure Glazed Pagoda Martial Soul, he had actually gained a slight advantage over Tang Tian, a Soul Elder, in their contest of strength.
Lin Yan had expected this result. However, War King Douluo, Tang Tian, and the others, who did not know about Lin Yan's special physique, immediately looked as though they had seen a ghost.
The Clear Sky Hammer was also a power-oriented assault-type Martial Soul. Soul Masters with the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul likewise emphasized strengthening their own physical power.
Yet they could not imagine that a Clear Sky Hammer Soul Elder would lose to a Soul Grandmaster in a contest of Martial Soul strength.
"Brat, so what if you're strong? Soul Masters don't fight with brute strength alone!"
Feeling deeply humiliated, Tang Tian no longer wore his earlier mocking expression. A flash of anger appeared in his eyes. As Soul Power at the Soul Elder level began to circulate, a deep, heavy dark glow suddenly radiated from the jet-black Clear Sky Hammer in his hand.
The next moment, Tang Tian charged again with the Clear Sky Hammer in hand.
Lin Yan likewise activated his Soul Power. Immediately, the faint purple lightning on the Black Demon Mace, previously as thin as strands of hair and barely visible, instantly thickened to the width of red cord.
Clang—
Another piercing metallic crash rang out.
This time, Lin Yan suffered a loss and was sent flying back dozens of steps by Tang Tian.
Tang Tian remained where he stood, but his expression changed slightly as well.
During that collision, a trace of lightning from the Black Demon Mace Martial Soul had passed through the Clear Sky Hammer into his body, leaving him with a faintly numb, electrified sensation.
"A ten-level gap in Soul Power really isn't so easily overcome."
Lin Yan twisted his wrist, which had been numbed by the impact.
Next, he changed his fighting style and no longer intended to continue clashing head-on with Tang Tian.
As one of the most powerful weapon Martial Souls in the power category, the Clear Sky Hammer also had its weakness: it was heavy and unwieldy.
Although it was powerful in direct clashes, it lacked flexibility. As long as one's reactions were quick enough, it could still be avoided.
However, just as Lin Yan was about to change his approach, Tang Tian seemed to see through his thoughts and suddenly unleashed his first Soul Skill.
The hammerhead, as large as a bucket and weighing over eight hundred jin, came crashing down. Lin Yan had originally intended to dodge, but earthen-yellow patterns suddenly lit up on the black hammerhead. To his shock, a powerful suction force abruptly surged from it, restricting his speed and making it difficult for him to evade.
"It has a Soul Skill like this!"
Lin Yan was shocked. This Soul Skill was clearly designed specifically to restrain fast opponents.
As long as the opponent could not dodge and was forced into a head-on clash, the Clear Sky Hammer's advantage in strength could be fully brought into play!
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