Martial Soul Fusion Skill

"Bewitchment!"

Cui Yajie struck first, opening with her ultimate move.

Ning Tian and Wufeng became dazed, their bodies swaying as they struggled to remain standing.

Both of them had been hit by Bewitchment.

"Playing Genjutsu with me?"

Wang Xiao felt an energy invade his mind. He activated his Three Tomoe and glared back at her.

As their eyes met, his spiritual power was clearly stronger.

Cui Yajie suffered backlash from her own Soul Power and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Don't look into his eyes. He can use... Bewitchment too!"

Her entire body went limp as she collapsed to the ground. Closing her eyes, she temporarily lost consciousness.

Zhu Lu curiously looked up and saw Wang Xiao's scarlet eyes.

"Looks like six Tomoe. What cold, sinister eyes," she muttered to herself.

"What a piece of trash!"

Dai Huabin spat disdainfully. He did not care whether the woman lived or died; he only felt that Cui Yajie had disgraced him.

Zhu Lu crouched down, placing her palm on Cui Yajie and channeling gentle Soul Power into her.

However, Cui Yajie did not wake up immediately.

Meanwhile, Wang Xiao had already dispelled the Bewitchment affecting Ning Tian and Wufeng.

To him, this was merely the basics.

Ning Tian recovered, and two yellow Spirit Rings immediately appeared beneath her feet.

"Seven Treasures Have Names: first, speed; second, strength!"

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda trembled, firing four beams of energy that merged into the two girls' bodies.

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda? It's just trash."

Dai Huabin had no intention of stopping them. With his hands behind his back, his face was filled with arrogance.

Ning Tian said, "Cui Yajie could wake up at any moment. Seize the chance!"

"Little Wang, I'll deal with Zhu Lu!" Wufeng called out before charging forward.

Possessed by the Red Dragon, her body ignited in Lie Yan as she immediately unleashed her ultimate move.

"Huabin, they can break Yajie's Bewitchment. We should be careful," Zhu Lu warned.

A yellow Spirit Ring lit up beneath her feet as she moved to meet Wufeng.

Dai Huabin paid no attention to her. As the heir of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, what status did he possess? He stood proudly above the world. How could commoners possibly compare themselves to him?

With his hands behind his back, he strolled leisurely across the arena toward Wang Xiao.

"One ring means trash. No amount of enhancement can change the fact that you're worthless."

Dai Huabin tilted his nose toward the sky, utterly arrogant.

He had never intended to humiliate Wang Xiao. He simply looked down on such trash from the bottom of his heart.

Fighting a One-Ring Soul Master brought him no glory even if he won. To him, it was an insult.

"Come on, trash. Don't say I bullied you. I'll give you three moves."

Dai Huabin beckoned at Wang Xiao with extreme arrogance, too lazy even to summon his Martial Soul.

Wang Xiao immediately smiled upon hearing that. This was an unexpected bonus.

"That would be wonderful."

He formed hand seals. Lightning flared over his body as electric arcs danced around him, and he activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Wang Xiao leaped into the air. Brilliant lightning shone beneath his feet as the electric arcs compressed.

"Take this!"

He dove down, driving a kick at Dai Huabin's chest.

Blazing lightning exploded overhead with a crackling sound, like a flock of birds chirping.

Dai Huabin felt as though he had been granted a reprieve from death. His whole body froze in an instant as an unprecedented sense of dread slammed into his soul.

He had a powerful premonition that if he did not evade this, he would be seriously injured even if he survived!

But it was as if Wang Xiao had anticipated his thoughts. The lightning was about to strike, and he had no time to dodge. He had to take the blow.

"White Tiger Body-Protecting Barrier!"

The kick was immensely powerful. Dai Huabin hastily defended, and the floor beneath his feet caved in.

Bang!

He was knocked back seven or eight meters, scraping a shallow trail across the ground. Clutching his chest, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Having defended in such haste, he could not avoid being injured.

Wang Xiao withdrew the lightning from beneath his feet and walked forward. "You said you'd let me have one move. Is this all the integrity Young Master Dai has?"

"Despicable!" Dai Huabin spat out the word through gritted teeth, his gaze venomous.

He felt no shame whatsoever. He only felt that he had been tricked.

"You hid your strength. You're not a One-Ring Soul Master at all—you're a Soul Elder!"

Wang Xiao was startled for a moment, then smiled in understanding.

"I'm only level twenty. If you had watched even one of my matches, you wouldn't say something so brainless."

Dai Huabin frowned. He was certain that he had never watched Wang Xiao's matches—or rather, he had never watched anyone's matches.

"Whether you hid your strength or not, you dared to make this young master bleed. You will pay a painful price!"

A purple Spirit Ring lit up beneath Dai Huabin's feet. He was getting serious now.

Wang Xiao's kick had enraged him. No one had ever dared to trick him like this.

"Third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

Dai Huabin's muscles swelled, tearing through his white formal suit as his body expanded to a height of one meter ninety.

Behind him appeared an upright Evil-Eyed White Tiger, its limbs thick and powerful, its whole body dark purple. Even its fur had been dyed a faint violet.

"Kill!" he growled, and the evil tiger behind him let out a roar.

Wang Xiao exchanged a punch with the monster. Soul Power immediately surged across the arena as waves of air rolled outward.

Bang!

After just one exchange, he was blasted back seven or eight meters. A burning pain spread through his arm.

"So strong. As expected of the Evil-Eyed White Tiger!"

Wang Xiao had barely shaken his arm when Dai Huabin rushed before him, refusing to give him a moment to catch his breath.

The evil tiger stood two or three meters tall. Its tiger paw, as large as a washbasin, swung down and directly covered Wang Xiao's head.

Whoosh!

Only a patch of electric arcs remained where he had been. They were grazed by the tiger paw and immediately extinguished.

"Just as expected of an insect. You run fast."

Dai Huabin was secretly shocked. He had to admit that this speed had already surpassed Zhu Lu's Hell Spirit Cat.

Wang Xiao appeared in the distance, his expression grave. He had thought his physique was strong, but only now did he understand that the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, one of the top-tier Martial Souls, could completely crush him in raw strength.

Even with the strength enhancement from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the gap between them remained enormous.

"Since White Tiger Vajra Transformation is too powerful, I'll deal with your teammate first."

Wang Xiao changed his strategy. Rather than continuing to evade, he charged straight in.

As he fought Dai Huabin, he deliberately adjusted his position so that his back faced Zhu Lu.

After a fierce exchange, he slowed his movements and deliberately allowed himself to be hit by one of Dai Huabin's weaker attacks.

Bang!

Wang Xiao tasted sweetness in his throat and coughed up blood, but he did not care in the slightest. His body flew backward, following the route he had planned as he crashed toward Zhu Lu.

"Rasengan!"

His palm became like a miniature vortex, compressing energy as the wind reversed around it. A rapidly spinning sphere formed out of thin air, blossoming with dazzling blue light.

When Zhu Lu turned and saw this, her face went pale. Wufeng had sealed off the path ahead, while Wang Xiao was behind her. With nowhere to flee, she was caught in a pincer attack.

"Second Soul Skill, White Tiger Radiant Wave!"

At that critical instant, a white laser shot toward them.

Wang Xiao gritted his teeth. He had almost succeeded, but was forced to withdraw the Rasengan and summon the Blue Silver Emperor for defense.

Zhu Lu swiftly retreated to Dai Huabin's side.

"Damn it!" Wufeng regretted it deeply. They had nearly taken out one opponent first.

Wang Xiao sighed softly. Dai Huabin's team truly was difficult to deal with, far surpassing every opponent they had faced before.

Then Cui Yajie woke up, making an already disadvantageous battle even worse.

This time, they were probably really going to lose.

"Cui Yajie, you woke up at just the right time. Buy us time for that move," Dai Huabin said expressionlessly.

He was arrogant, but not stupid. He had truly sensed the depth of Wang Xiao's strength.

He could suppress Wang Xiao with White Tiger Vajra Transformation for now, but if his Soul Power ran out before he defeated Wang Xiao, then they would be the ones in danger.

"Huabin, is it really necessary to use that move against them?" Zhu Lu felt it was overkill.

"Better safe than sorry. Listen to me!"

Dai Huabin's tone allowed no objection. He grabbed Zhu Lu's hand as the Martial Souls within their bodies began to resonate.

"Hurry up. I'll hold them off."

Cui Yajie stood before the two of them, and two yellow Spirit Rings lit up beneath her feet.

Ning Tian's expression changed drastically as she cried out, "Oh no, they really can use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"

She drove the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with all her strength, firing two beams of Soul Power enhancement that merged into the two girls' bodies.

"I'm giving all my Soul Power to you. Hurry and stop Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu!"

(The new cover looks all right, doesn't it? I'm quite confident in my own aesthetic sense.)