Thunderous Bagua's Roar

Shrek Soul Fighting Arena.

Zhou Yi stood within a circle one meter in diameter. Facing the combined assault of three people, she remained utterly calm.

She stomped her foot against the ground.

Bang—

The ground shook violently. A powerful force seemed to spread outward like ripples, and the Blue Silver Grass growing from the ground instantly shattered into several fragments.

At the same time, Lin Yan and Bei Bei's attacks arrived.

Her left hand shot out, her palm forming an eagle claw as she seized Bei Bei's fist. Her dry, sharp fingertips even pierced slightly into the blue-purple dragon scales on the back of Bei Bei's hand, making him suck in a cold breath.

At the same time, she raised her right hand to block Lin Yan.

Perhaps because of the gap in cultivation, Zhou Yi chose an entirely different method when facing the sweep of Lin Yan's mace.

A faint glow appeared, and a crystalline layer of soul power enveloped Zhou Yi's palm. Only then did she reach out with her bare hand to grab Lin Yan's mace.

The rules only restricted instructors from using their martial souls and soul skills during the match. They could still use soul power.

The moment the two made contact, Zhou Yi felt her palm sink. She immediately shot Lin Yan a surprised glance. "What brute strength!"

At the same time, she shook both arms, unleashing astonishing power and directly knocking both Lin Yan and Bei Bei back.

"Don't give this old woman a chance to catch her breath. Keep attacking!"

Lin Yan loudly reminded Bei Bei.

"Alright!"

Bei Bei nodded, and two Century Spirit Rings lit up almost simultaneously.

First soul skill, Thunder Dragon Claw!

Second soul skill, Thunderous Force!

Bei Bei's right hand, transformed into a dragon arm, suddenly grew even thicker, while the blue-purple lightning dancing across it became far more powerful.

Bei Bei shook his dragon arm, and a foot-long lightning dragon claw slashed through the air at Zhou Yi. At the same time, he charged forward again, his dragon claw strengthened by both soul skills smashing fiercely toward Zhou Yi's aged face.

Watching this, Lin Yan's expression turned somewhat strange.

Just moments ago, Bei Bei had said it was wrong to bully an old woman. Yet now that the fight had truly begun, he was ruthless and vicious, always aiming for the face without showing the slightest mercy.

Hiss—

Drawing in a deep breath, Lin Yan charged forward as his second Millennium Spirit Ring emitted a mysterious, noble purple glow.

Second Millennium Spirit Ring skill, Titan's Fury!

A deep roar, like that of a Titan Giant Ape, suddenly rang out. Heavy black light spread from the Black Demon Mace across Lin Yan's entire body.

A mass of black flame-like radiance covered Lin Yan's body.

He gripped the mace tightly with both hands, his expression grave and the veins on his arms bulging as he fiercely swung it out.

Zhou Yi's expression grew solemn. She thrust her left palm forward, and the soul power erupting from it had just crushed the incoming lightning dragon claw when Bei Bei's close-range attack arrived as well.

The ferocious dragon claw, enlarged by the two enhancement soul skills, struck fiercely at Zhou Yi's waist.

Zhou Yi nimbly twisted her left arm at incredible speed. Having just neutralized the Thunder Dragon Claw's power, her hand immediately dropped, and she slapped the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex scales on the back of Bei Bei's hand.

Smack—

A crisp slapping sound rang out.

Hiss—

Bei Bei suddenly sucked in a cold breath. Intense pain surged from the back of his hand, where even the highly defensive dragon scales showed signs of cracking.

Ignoring the pain in his hand, Bei Bei fiercely kicked toward Zhou Yi's waist.

Without even looking at Bei Bei, Zhou Yi raised her left leg to block his sweeping kick, while turning her gaze toward Lin Yan.

Compared with Bei Bei, Lin Yan, with the cultivation of a Soul Elder, was clearly more deserving of attention.

Seeing the mace wrapped in black flame-like radiance sweeping toward her, Zhou Yi showed no fear. Her palm, covered in soul power, struck toward the mace again.

Bang—

A dull collision rang out.

Zhou Yi felt an unexpectedly powerful force strike her. Just as she dissolved that force and thought she had blocked Lin Yan's attack, an unexpected surge of Inner Force suddenly transmitted into her palm.

Zhou Yi's hand was blasted backward.

At the same time, Lin Yan's first Spirit Ring lit up.

Thunder Awakening!

Among the mace's spikes, purple arcs that had originally been as thin as fingertips abruptly turned purple-black, taking the form of purple-black lightning serpents as thick as wrists. They surged directly along the mace and into Zhou Yi's body.

Purple-black lightning swept over her. Zhou Yi's right sleeve was almost instantly destroyed, revealing skin beneath that, unlike the dry, aged skin on her face, was fair and tender, like that of a young woman in the bloom of youth.

The power of lightning spread through Zhou Yi's body. Caught off guard, her body fell into repeated bouts of paralysis.

At the same time, blue-purple lightning also erupted from Bei Bei's dragon claw as it seized Zhou Yi's left shoulder.

Under the impact of the two lightning forces, Zhou Yi's body began to convulse uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Lin Yan's handsome face did not relax.

He knew very well that Zhou Yi had merely been careless. Given an opportunity, she would recover immediately. She was only being restrained by the lightning right now and had not been injured.

If they wanted to knock her out of the circle, this was undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Hiss—

Lin Yan drew in a deep breath, his gaze turning serious and stern.

He gripped the Black Demon Mace with both hands. His spiritual power merged with his soul power, and a mysterious, powerful aura emanated from the Black Demon Mace. Several silver-white patterns emerged across its pitch-black surface.

It was Thunderous Bagua!

The Black Demon Mace possessed the innate ability to merge soul power and spiritual power. Once the two fused, they could unleash exceptionally powerful strength, enough to support Lin Yan in challenging opponents above his level. It was currently his greatest trump card.

Lin Yan had named it Thunderous Bagua!

Several years ago, he had still been somewhat unfamiliar with this ability. But after years of study, he had long since mastered it with ease.

"Thunderous—Bagua!"

"Ha—"

The silver-white patterns on the Black Demon Mace burst forth with dazzling brilliance, while purple-black lightning roared wildly as the weapon lashed fiercely toward Zhou Yi.

At the same time, as she watched the mace rapidly enlarge before her eyes, a trace of shock appeared in Zhou Yi's gaze.

She had no time to think. Her Soul Emperor cultivation erupted in full force, finally dispersing the lightning that had invaded her body, and she hastily raised her hand to block.

But Lin Yan's mace was simply too fast, giving Zhou Yi almost no time to react.

By the time she broke free from the paralysis caused by the electric shock, the mace was nearly upon her. In her haste, she could only raise her palm to block it.

With the cultivation of a Soul Elder, Lin Yan unleashed Thunderous Bagua, and its power was nearly equivalent to the fourth soul skill of a top-tier Soul Ancestor.

Although Zhou Yi was a Soul Emperor, she had neither summoned her martial soul nor had time to prepare. Only a small amount of soul power had flowed into the meridians of her palm when she took Lin Yan's blow head-on. The outcome was obvious.

Zhou Yi's palm was almost instantly pierced through by the spikes of the Black Demon Mace. Then, through her hand, the heavy blow slammed brutally into her ample chest.

Puff—

An explosive sound rang out, as if something had been smashed apart by Lin Yan's strike.

The next moment, Zhou Yi spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying straight out of the circle.