Who Said Power Was the Weakness? Step Forward!

The Shi Mo had just landed and hadn't even had time to rebuild its shield when it saw the Golden claw-like beam already slashing towards it.

His pupils contracted sharply as he tried to dodge, but the claw-like attack came too fast.

In that instant, the Shi Mo started moving.

"Big brother!"

He suddenly rushed forward, shoving Shi Mo aside with his shoulder, and positioned himself between his elder brother and Ye Lin's claws.

A thick tortoise shield blocked his way.

He braced himself behind the shield with both arms, sank his feet, and poured all his Soul Power into the shield.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw descended.

The moment the claw tip struck the tortoise shield, a crisp cracking sound exploded on the Soul Arena Platform.

The Black Tortoise Shield, hailed as the world's number one defensive Beast Martial Soul, cracked open in the very middle.

The cracks spread to both sides at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The crack was reflected in the Shi Mo's pupil.

The shield shattered.

The fragments of tortoise shell peeled off the Shi Mo's arm, turning into specks of light and dissipating into the air.

Shi Mo was sent flying backward by the residual force of that claw, crashing into Shi Mo. The two of them tumbled back two or three steps before regaining their balance.

A deep claw mark was left on Shi Mo's arm, and blood seeped from the wound, dripping onto the table.

The Soul Arena Platform silent for a moment.

Dugu Yan stood at the back, her previous disdain completely gone, replaced by a blank expression.

Ye Lingling stood beside her, covering her mouth with both hands, her gentle eyes wide open.

The two brothers, Shi Mo and Shi Mo, helped each other to their feet. They both looked up at the same time, but remained silent for a long time.

Qin Ming stood at the edge of the Soul Arena Platform, his hands behind his back, and froze for a moment.

"No..."

"This kid's strength... is that great?"

"It shattered the tortoise shell, the number one defensive Beast Martial Soul in the world? It shattered it completely?"

Shi Mo looked down at his arm. The tortoise shell fragments had completely dissipated, but the lingering dark Golden aura on the wound remained.

He gritted his teeth, trying to move his wrist, but the moment he raised his forearm, the pain made him gasp.

A fine layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

His face went from rosy to pale, and his lips lost some color.

No one has ever broken the Black Tortoise's Shield Transformation Soul Skill.

The essence of this Soul Skill is to condense the Martial Soul itself into a shield.

As long as the shield is there, the Martial Soul remains; if the shield shatters, the Martial Soul is damaged.

Shi Mo has cultivated the Black Tortoise for many years and has encountered countless opponents, but no one has ever been able to break his shield.

Even Yu Tianheng's full-force attack with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon had never broken through it.

But now, the shield is shattered.

"Who said the force was weak? This is what weak force looks like!"

"Lingling!"

Dugu Yan was the first to react.

Ye Lingling has already moved.

She clasped her hands together in front of her chest, and a soft white light emanated from her palms.

White petals fluttered and danced, landing on the Shi Mo.

The dark Golden aura at the edge of the claw mark on Shi Mo's arm was gradually enveloped, dissolved, and dispersed by the layer of white light, and the rolled-up flesh at the wound began to close up.

The bleeding stopped, but the arm still couldn't be raised; the injury couldn't be fully healed in just one or two treatments.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on Ye Lingling's forehead.

"Shi Mo's Martial Soul is injured. I can heal the external wounds, but the damage to the Martial Soul itself will take time to recover."

"He won't be able to use the Shield Transformation again for a while."

Not only were the members of the Imperial Fighting Team stunned, but even Ye Lin, the person involved, was stunned.

He knew that the Dark Gold Dreadclaw was sharp, and that the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear was Ferocious Beast known for its killing prowess.

But he had never truly unleashed the full power of this Spirit Bone's attack.

He didn't combine the three-layer amplification, Ning Rongrong's power boost, and the Soul-Transformed Strength conversion into a single claw.

If I had known it was this strong, I wouldn't have needed any strategy.

Just push through from the front and you're done.

He greatly underestimated his own abilities.

Three top-tier Spirit Bones, a Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear Spirit Ring, plus the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Purple Demon Eyes, Mysterious Jade Hands, and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.

After these things are stacked together,

His strength was far beyond what a level 31 Soul Elder should possess.

Ye Lin continued to press forward.

Just as Shi Mo steadied the Shi Mo, he glanced up and saw the figure take a few more steps closer.

He gritted his teeth, pushed the Shi Mo behind him, and stepped forward to meet it.

With his Second Soul Ring activated, the pieces of tortoise shell on his body once again formed a tortoise shell shield.

Dugu Yan, standing behind, saw this scene and her pupils suddenly contracted.

"Get back to defend! Let's take him down together!"

Yu Tianheng abruptly stopped his attack on the other side of the Soul Arena Platform.

He glanced back, his pupils suddenly contracting.

Shi Mo's arms hung at his sides as Ye Lingling treated him, while Ye Lin had already crossed the Shi Brothers' defenses and stood in the heart of the Imperial Fighting Team's formation.

His brow furrowed slightly, and blue-purple lightning exploded beneath his feet.

He rushed in that direction.

Osler and Yu Feng also stopped their attacks at the same time, and the three of them surrounded Ye Lin from three directions.

Dugu Yan stood at the back, her Second Soul Ring lit up, and the Blue Phosphorus Blue Poison was activated.

A thick layer of blue poisonous mist billowed from her mouth.

Half of it drifted towards the Shi Mo and landed on his carapace, where a bluish luster rose from the surface of the shell.

Shi Mo's expression relaxed a bit, and all the pain in his body was temporarily suppressed.

Increases defense by 30% and eliminates all pain.

The other half of the poisonous fog surged towards Ye Lin, the blue mist enveloping his body and seeping into his meridians through his skin.

Ye Lin paused for a moment.

A tingling sensation spread from his extremities, as if countless tiny needles were piercing his muscles; his fingers stiffened slightly for a moment.

Seeing his reaction, Dugu Yan's lips curved into a smile, a hint of disdain returning to her expression.

"You bunch of simple-minded, muscle-bound barbarians, you're helpless now that you've encountered my poison."

Before she could finish speaking, a warm sensation suddenly came from the area where Ye Lin's eight spider legs were located on his back.

Although the eight spider legs did not activate, the External Soul Bone of the Eight Spider Lances sensed the invasion of the toxin the instant...

A layer of eerie purple light emanated from deep within the spine. That light spread along the meridians, and wherever it passed, the Blue Phosphorus Blue Poison that had seeped into the body was absorbed inch by inch, swallowing all the blue toxins.

The numbness receded from the extremities and disappeared completely after only a moment.

He swung his right claw, the tip striking the tortoise shell on Shi Mo's chest.

The force of that claw strike sent Shi Mo sliding backward.

Although it wasn't directly shattered like Shi Mo, Shi Mo's face also turned pale.

Yu Tianheng, Osler, and Yu Feng were now pressing towards him from three directions.

Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was facing him head-on, with lightning Entanglement and exploding around him.

Osler's Ghost Leopard was on the right, its figure like a silver-gray afterimage, rapidly approaching along the table surface.

The Yu Feng swooped down from above, its greyish-white wings cutting through the air.

Shi Mo was directly in front of him, Third Soul Ring was flashing.

Four people surrounded him from four directions.