Who Said Power Was the Weakness? Step Forward!

Shi Mo had just landed and had no time to form his shield again before the golden claw light was already slashing toward him.

His pupils shrank sharply. He wanted to dodge, but the claw light was too fast.

In that instant, Shi Mo moved.

"Big Brother!"

He charged forward, rammed Shi Mo aside with his shoulder, and placed himself between his older brother and Ye Lin's claw light.

A solid tortoise shield stood before him.

He braced both arms behind the shield, planted his feet, and poured all his Soul Power into it.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw descended.

The instant its claw tip struck the tortoise shield, a sharp crack exploded across the Soul Arena Platform.

The Black Tortoise Shield, formed by the beast Martial Soul known as the number one defensive Martial Soul in the world, split down the middle.

The crack spread toward both sides at a visible speed.

That crack was reflected in Shi Mo's pupils.

The shield shattered.

Fragments of tortoise shell peeled away from Shi Mo's arms, turning into specks of light that vanished into the air.

The residual force of that claw sent Shi Mo flying backward. He crashed into Shi Mo, and the two staggered back two or three steps before steadying themselves.

A deep claw mark ran across Shi Mo's arm. Blood seeped from the wound and dripped onto the platform.

The Soul Arena Platform fell silent for a moment.

Dugu Yan stood in the rear, and the disdain on her face had vanished completely, replaced by utter bewilderment.

Ye Lingling stood beside her with both hands over her mouth, her gentle eyes widened round.

The Shi Mo brothers supported each other as they stood up. Both raised their heads, yet neither spoke for a long while.

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