Guang Ling fired several arrows in quick succession, straight at Jiang Baiyu, but the Five-Colored Divine Light around Jiang Baiyu swept over them, and they vanished instantly.
"How is that possible?" Guang Ling cried. With this ability alone, once Jiang Baiyu became a Titled Douluo, he would be a nightmare for archer-type Titled Douluo like him!
"Third Brother! Look closely. That boy's Soul Skill can only defend against attacks up to the Soul Emperor level right now. Those arrows you fired were too weak! Watch me!" Mad Lion roared. "Second Soul Skill: Heaven-Burning Lion's Roar!"
The giant flaming lion behind him threw back its head. Waves of sound wreathed in crimson flame swept across the arena, and a searing shock wave bore down on Jiang Baiyu. His Hundred Herbs Domain shuddered under the force, and vast swathes of illusory vegetation dissolved.
Jiang Baiyu's expression tightened. His third Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring flashed again, and an ancient, weighty green light poured from the Shennong Cauldron.
"Third Soul Skill: Jade Eternal Guard."
Vast green radiance struck the ground with a tremor. The towering phantom of an ancient tree rose once more, blocking the scorching wave of flame in its entirety.
"Boy, that move won't stop me!" Mad Lion snorted. Earlier, he had held back to give the boy a graceful way out. He had not expected his defensive Soul Skill to be so powerful. Still, a senior was a senior.
With that thought, Mad Lion's Soul Power surged. His pitch-black Eighth Soul Ring flashed, and all the crimson fire around him gathered into his right claw.
"Eighth Soul Skill: Blood Hell Burning Lion Claw!"
A molten-red claw crashed down. Its scorching pressure nearly baked the air into ripples as it struck the trunk of the Ten-Thousand-Year Green Ancient Tree head-on. The