Tang Ya Goes Berserk, Madara Races Back

Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan glowed purple. He was ready to unleash everything he had and take on Yun Ying, Li Bai, Zhao Huaizhen, Kai, and the others at once.

But just then, his expression changed sharply.

"Hmm?"

Madara Uchiha whipped his head toward the distance, toward Lin Chen.

The Susanoo Skeleton he had left to protect Lin Chen was under attack.

The attack was neither especially strong nor weak. At this rate, it would soon destroy his Susanoo Skeleton.

Madara Uchiha's eyes darkened. He had no intention of dragging out the fight.

Wings sprouted from his enormous Susanoo. Its blue skeletal wings spread wide enough to blot out the sun, whipping up winds fierce enough to spawn small hurricanes.

He leaped onto Susanoo's head and looked down at the others.

"I'll have a proper match with you next time. I have business today, so I'm leaving. Don't try to stop me, or face the consequences."

Madara Uchiha unleashed the force of his will against them. As soon as he finished speaking, Susanoo soared into the air and sped away, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

"Well, isn't he arrogant."

Yun Ying lowered her spear and pursed her lips.

She would argue with heaven, earth, and the very air. She certainly wasn't about to accept Madara Uchiha's words without complaint.

Madara was strong, but they had numbers on their side, and she was no pushover herself.

Still, if he had something to deal with, she would let him go. She wasn't that petty. Besides, she had nearly killed him just now, but he had probably chosen not to block because he was counting on his ability to come back to life.

Thinking of it that way, she felt no guilt.

Zhao Huaizhen, however, walked up to Yun Ying with a stern expression.

"If he hadn't been able to come back to life, that last move would have killed him. I told you to go easy. Go easy."

"Isn't that how you're supposed to treat an enemy?

"Huaizhen, there goes that bleeding heart of yours again."

Yun Ying spoke.

"I'm not being softhearted."

Zhao Huaizhen objected.

"You are, you are. You're a bleeding heart."

Li Bai chimed in.

If someone was taking a jab at Zhao Huaizhen, he always had to add a word or two.

Zhao Huaizhen shook his head helplessly.

"Next time, don't go for the kill before we've talked things through."

"I know, Zhao Huaizhen! You're so naggy!"

I'd do it again next time!

She knew Zhao Huaizhen wasn't simply being softhearted. Their power needed restraint. They were too strong: their levels might not be high, but the stronger their opponent, the stronger they became.

When their lives weren't in danger to begin with, there really was no need to make every move lethal.

She stuck out her tongue to show she would watch herself from now on.

Meanwhile, on Lin Chen's side...

The one attacking Lin Chen was no Soul Beast. Every Soul Beast in the area had perished in Di Tian and Madara Uchiha's battle.

There probably wasn't a single insect left for miles, let alone another person. Who would dare come close?

The one attacking Lin Chen was Tang Ya, who had fallen into a frenzy.

Her eyes were bloodred, and she panted like an ox. Her gaze had lost all focus; she was completely out of her mind.

Her long black hair hung loose down her back. Thick black vapor and Blood Fiend Aura coiled around her, while nine enormous Blue Silver Vines rose skyward behind her.

Each vine was as thick as a barrel, covered in barbs and crowned with a Dragon Head.

The nine Dragon Heads were like nine flood dragons, devouring everything in a frenzy while battering the Susanoo shield protecting Lin Chen. Boom! Boom! Boom!

The pounding went on without pause. All nine vines struck together, slamming attacks of different attributes into the shield. The Susanoo Skeleton began to creak under the strain.

It had already withstood the shockwaves from Madara Uchiha and Di Tian's battle, leaving fine cracks across its surface.

Small as those cracks were, they could not endure Tang Ya's relentless bombardment. They were widening now.

That was why Tang Ya, despite being only a Soul Elder, could shake a Susanoo Skeleton created by Madara Uchiha, a Super Douluo.

After all, she had devoured Di Tian's dragon blood.

Di Tian was the son of the Light Dragon King and the Dark Dragon King.

Her Soul Power had already surged by dozens of levels. She simply had not obtained the Soul Rings yet, so breaking through the shield was only a matter of time.

Another fifteen minutes passed. At last, the cracks spread across the Susanoo Skeleton like a spiderweb, and under Tang Ya's frenzied assault, it shattered.

Lin Chen was absorbed in taking in the Soul Ring and had no idea what was happening outside. He still thought Madara Uchiha was beside him.

The instant the blue Susanoo Skeleton broke apart, a blue figure descended from the sky. Madara Uchiha had made it back in time.

The moment he landed, he swept the scene with his Rinnegan. His gaze settled on the frenzied Tang Ya. Without another movement, a terrifying Repulsive Force surged toward her and pinned her down, leaving her unable to move.

Fortunately, Lin Chen was unharmed. Otherwise, Madara would have skinned Tang Ya alive and pulled out her tendons.

Sensing the disturbance, Lin Chen emerged from his absorption.

He opened his eyes to the scene and froze in shock.

How had Tang Ya ended up like this?

Nine flood-dragon-like vines writhed behind her. Dense blood-colored energy and black vapor shrouded her, and her aura was terrifying. Had she lost herself to a frenzy?

One glance at Madara Uchiha beside him, and Lin Chen's worries vanished.

The most important thing had been absorbing the Soul Ring, and he had finished.

His Soul Power had been at level thirty-eight. After the Golden Hawksbill Turtle King's Sacrifice, it had shot straight to level forty.

Soul Rings offered through a sacrifice were the easiest to absorb. He remembered that after a sacrifice to Tang San, Tang San had been able to use his Soul Skill immediately. Lin Chen had taken relatively long, but this Soul Ring was unusual.

In truth, neither the Soul Ring nor the Soul Bone mattered most to him now. A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring was nothing extraordinary in his eyes, and he thought even less of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

After all, Peerless Tang Sect had so many top-tier Ferocious Beasts. Gathering a full set of Ferocious Beast Soul Bones would be no problem.

The real challenge before him had always been the Gold of Life.

That thing had drained even a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast of its vital blood. Its terrifying nature was plain to see.

The Gold of Life contained the purest essence of life. An ordinary Soul Master could not control it. At best, its life force would make them burst; at worst, it would keep draining their vitality until they were a dried corpse.

Even Di Tian could use only a small portion of it, and no one had ever managed to consume it.

But when the Golden Hawksbill Turtle King offered himself in sacrifice, he had offered the Gold of Life along with him.

It was an act that defied all reason, and only he could have done it. He had been fused with the Gold of Life for thousands of years; it had become part of him.

That did not mean anyone could swallow the Gold of Life and immediately offer it in a sacrifice. Only the Golden Hawksbill Turtle King, in his unique circumstances, could do so.

As the Gold of Life was offered, its supreme life energy flowed into both of Lin Chen's Martial Souls.

The Dart Blade Martial Soul and Nine-Turn Soul-Guiding Lantern Martial Soul each received half its life essence. Both were now undergoing a tremendous transformation.