Blood Debt Must Be Repaid in Blood! Kill!!

Burning Ring complete.

Xu Bayan lowered his head to examine the complete form of his Burning Ring. This was also the first time he had fully activated this state.

Explosive, overwhelming power filled every limb and bone. Blood-Qi Soul Power circulated rapidly through his body as he raised his eyes and said:

"This is the Burning Ring Soul Skill I created. Once activated, not only are Soul Power, physical strength, speed, and all other attributes greatly enhanced, but it also has one greatest advantage."

"Because blood qi fuses with the power of the Soul Rings, my control over Soul Skill power reaches one hundred percent. Therefore, while Burning Ring is active, my Soul Skills can be used without intervals—in other words, they have no cooldown."

"However, it also has side effects. Before I explain them, I want to properly show everyone the power of Burning Ring."

As soon as he finished speaking.

Xu Bayan tossed out five red gemstones. With a single clench of his hand, the gems shattered into powder in midair, turning into glittering red fragments of light, beautiful beyond compare.

Yet no one was entranced by those scattered specks of light.

Because as the gems shattered, a clear recording of a man and woman's conversation emerged from them.

First came the sounds of a man and woman making love.

Then came their conversation.

"Yanli, my dear little sister, do you know that the Xu Family's Great Soul Arena and auction house bring in nearly ten million Gold Soul Coins every year? Such a huge piece of meat must be firmly held in our hands!"

"Not ours, but yours?"

"Me? What can a woman like me do?"

"Yanli, think about it. If only your son in the Xu Family has the ability to inherit, and you have the Lin Family backing you, wouldn't taking control of the Xu Family's businesses be effortless?"

"You want to use my close contact with the Xu Family to find an opportunity to poison her and make her miscarry, leaving Xu Bayan without descendants!"

"Yanli, you only need to put a little something in that Madam Xu's food. No one will know. Maybe you can kill both mother and child in one stroke!"

"Then the Xu Family's businesses and those ten million Gold Soul Coins every year will all be yours, my dear little sister."

"The affair between us would never be tolerated by the world, but think about it—once we have Gold Soul Coins and power, we can still live freely and happily!"

"Fine! Second Brother, I agree. I'll do it!"

Then the second recording began.

"That little bastard from the Xu Family really has a tough life. He actually didn't die in the womb!"

"Flower Moon Twin Heroes, my eldest brother wants you to handle something..."

"Madam, to abduct Xu Huxiao, he must eat my Soul Skill food, the Fresh Flower Cake. Only then can the two of us activate our Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Mirror Flower, Water Moon, and secretly replace him without anyone noticing."

"No problem. I'm his aunt. This couldn't be easier."

"Once you succeed, leave the city immediately with Sors and await orders."

"Yes!"

The recording ended there.

The two recordings revealed two earth-shattering pieces of news.

The Lin siblings had committed incest and poisoned someone to cause a miscarriage?!

Flash Mongoose Douluo of Spirit Hall had masterminded the kidnapping of Demon Bear Douluo's son?!

For a moment.

The Great Soul Arena fell so silent that a needle dropping could be heard.

The red gemstones in Xu Bayan's hand came from the sixth auxiliary Soul Skill of Lin Mengmeng from his Blizzard Squad, Echoes of the Past. Its effect was to record sounds from another person's memories into red gemstones. Once the gem was crushed, the sound would play.

This was the only purely auxiliary Soul Skill Lin Mengmeng had gained by hunting the extremely rare Thirty-Thousand-Year Echo Beast in the Northern Frozen Forest.

Now, this Soul Skill had served its purpose, exposing the Lin Family's vile conspiracy before the entire Great Soul Arena!

"What did I tell you? There's no smoke without fire. I knew long ago that Demon Bear Douluo's son was kidnapped by the Lin Family, but none of you believed me. Hand over the twenty Silver Soul Coins."

"Fuck! Take it. Daddy's giving you pocket money. Boohoo~ This city's schemes run too deep. I want to go back to Holy Soul Village."

"I never expected the Lin Family to be so vicious. For profit, they used such despicable and shameless methods. They're simply scum of the Soul Master world!"

"Exactly! So sinister, just like fallen Evil Soul Masters. People like them aren't worthy of being Spirit Hall elders at all!"

"Hehe, sinister? Despicable and shameless? You lowly Soul Masters are still too naive. A man without ruthlessness cannot stand tall, and one who is not venomous is no true man. Achieving one's goal by any means necessary is the way we Soul Masters survive. You useless Soul Masters are truly stupid. I'm going to follow Flash Mongoose Douluo!"

"..."

"Fuck! Brothers, there's actually a shameless Lin dog making noise right in front of our Justice Squad. Beat him up!"

"Fuck! I, Bao Buping, hate contemptible scum like you the most. Stab his asshole and kill him!!"

The Soul Masters in the outer stands discussed it heatedly. On the family seating beneath the VIP area, after hearing the recordings revealed by the red gemstones, everyone instinctively moved away from the Lin Family's section.

Meanwhile, Lin Yanli and Lin Yuyang turned deathly pale and trembled uncontrollably when they heard their ugly conspiracy exposed on the Soul Fighting Stage.

"Second Brother, what should we do?"

"Don't be afraid, Yanli. Eldest Brother will protect us."

Above them, Lin Xie's face darkened as he shouted, "Slander! Those recordings were fabricated by that barbaric bitch to frame us!"

"My Lin Family would never do such a thing. Everyone knows that I have some grievances with that barbaric bitch. I just never expected her to publicly accuse me like this."

"Her intentions deserve execution!"

Ci Xue beside him nodded and said mildly, "Without solid evidence, a few recordings fabricated through Soul Skills are indeed difficult to use as proof."

"You want to smear the Lin Family with something like this? That's far too naive. Everyone, don't you agree?"

Snake Lance Douluo She Long raised his brows and snorted.

"Exactly. In my opinion, Elder Demon Bear has gone mad. He bites whoever he catches. How is he any different from a rabid dog?"

Lei Dao said nothing, but everyone could see that he stood with the Lin Family.

The four Douluo jointly condemned him, while everyone else remained silent. Ning Fengzhi's expression was indifferent. Now that the truth had come out, there was no meaning in winning an argument with words.

Feeling that he had gained support, Lin Xie became even more arrogant. He sneered at Xu Bayan, who stood on the central Soul Fighting Stage radiating rolling waves of flame aura.

"Elder Demon Bear, you've finished your little show, so get down. Don't think you can frame my Lin Family with such low tricks. I'll remember this debt. If you dare act recklessly again, don't blame me, Lin Xie, for showing no mercy!"

The Lin siblings below both relaxed inwardly. As long as Eldest Brother protected them, they were absolutely safe.

Xu Bayan turned toward the VIP seats. Aside from the blood-red killing intent carved deep into his bones, there was no other emotion left in his eyes.

"Oh, you'll remember the debt? But I think we should settle our previous debt first."

"You poisoned my son and sought to destroy my family. This hatred can only be repaid..."

"With blood!!"

The instant the final syllable left his mouth.

The glow of Xu Bayan's burning sixth black Soul Ring rippled, and he vanished from where he stood.

Sixth Soul Skill, Blood Demon Instant-Kill Fist!

Activated without restriction!

In less than a breath.

The Lin siblings, who had just been brimming with a sense of security, felt as though someone had seized their hearts in a crushing grip. Their faces twisted in terror, and their pupils shrank to pinpoints in an instant.

Because.

A figure wreathed in black-red blood flames and boundless killing intent appeared before them.

Demon Bear Xu Bayan!

Covered by that killing intent, the spectators in the VIP family area scattered and fled in an instant, disappearing completely.

Lin Yanli's twin arms trembled. Her pampered life of full breasts and wide hips had given her only the ability to please others as a woman.

Before this cold and berserk killing intent, her Soul Power became chaotic and dispersed. She had no thought of resisting at all, like a lamb awaiting slaughter.

"N-No... don't..."

Several dark-yellow stains seeped beneath the seat cushion, dripping with a rank smell. Lin Yanli, the source of them, had already been seized by the throat in Xu Bayan's right hand and lifted into the air.

Only then did Lin Xie barely manage to flash over. Seeing this scene, he screamed sharply:

"You dare!!"

Lin Xie's second and sixth Soul Rings lit up in succession as he unleashed Twin Claw Shadow Assault and Flash Mongoose Shadow Clone. White lightning flickered around him, pushing his speed to the limit as he pounced forward amid a sky full of claw shadows.

Facing the sharp claw strikes and the extreme speed of an agility-type Soul Master, Xu Bayan's gaze did not ripple in the slightest. His fifth Soul Ring blazed with black flames.

Fifth Soul Skill, Blood Demon Annihilation Cannon!

He raised his left hand toward Lin Xie. His reaction was even several degrees faster than the incoming afterimages.

It was not that his speed truly surpassed the other's. Rather, while in the Burning Ring state, his Soul Skills could be cast instantly, without the slightest delay.

Boom!

The Blood Demon Annihilation Cannon—a blood-flame light cannon imbued with scorching fire-fiend attributes—condensed in Xu Bayan's palm before blasting forth. It looked as though Lin Xie, who had struck first, had automatically thrown himself into its path.

At the instant their Soul Skills were about to collide.

Lin Xie could only risk injuring his internal organs, forcibly circulate his Soul Power, and twist sideways. He dodged the blast, then pushed off the ground with both claws, flipped around, and charged at even greater speed toward his younger sister, Lin Yanli, whom Xu Bayan held by the throat in his other hand.

Since a direct assault would not work, he had to save her first.

Lin Xie thought that with this change in tactics, his speed would definitely let him... save... his own...

"Third Sister!!!"

Just one second after he turned, his eyes nearly split open as he saw Lin Yanli being swallowed by the Blood Demon Annihilation Cannon.

Blood Demon Annihilation Cannon, fired from both palms simultaneously!

That was the unrestricted nature of Burning Ring Soul Skills. Lin Xie had relied on speed and reflexes to evade the blast from Xu Bayan's left hand, but the cannon from his other hand erupted directly at Lin Yanli's neck.

The cannon's scorching heat far exceeded the temperature of volcanic magma. Its powerful kinetic force, blasting straight through its target, engulfed the woman.

In only an instant.

Lin Yanli did not even have time to scream before she was burned into scraps and ashes. She fell from the air into the urine on the seat that had not fully evaporated.

Turning into a puddle of filthy black ash.

Bones crushed!

Ashes scattered!!

"The first debt."

"Lin Xie, did you write that down?"