Flight Ban, Invincible One-on-One

The Earth Emperor then said to Tang Chen, "All right. I believe you, kid. Don't let me down."

The Earth Emperor began gathering all the energy in his body.

A boundless gale suddenly swept across heaven and earth. The ground shook violently, soil and stone churning as though the very source of the earth had bowed its head before him.

Dark-red light from the Sacrifice shot skyward around the Earth Emperor, forming a sealed, blood-colored field that shut out all interference from heaven and earth.

Everything that made up the Earth Emperor began to dissolve, gradually gathering into a red Soul Ring marked with three golden patterns.

Tang Chen then drew the Soul Ring toward his Second Martial Soul, his Body Martial Soul.

A vast surge of Soul Power rushed into him. His bones rang with an unbroken chorus of tiger roars and leopard growls, cracking and thundering through his body as the force tempered and remade his fascia, meridians, flesh, and skin.

His once-immature body transformed at astonishing speed. A faint white mist of blood energy seeped from his skin, which grew lustrous and translucent. His sinews and bones shone clear as jade. Every shackle on his body was torn apart, broken, and reforged in an instant.

His Body Martial Soul gradually changed from silver-white to gold.

Outside the barrier formed by the Sacrifice, the two men stared, dumbstruck, as Tang Chen absorbed a 399,990-year Soul Ring. Neither could say a word.

After a long while, Yang Sheng finally said, "Sect Master, your son is far too monstrous."

Tang Yue kept a stern face. "At this rate, that brat will surpass his father before long."

He looked displeased, but inside, fireworks were going off.

Tang Yue desperately tried to pull the corners of his mouth down, only for them to keep rising.

Seeing this, Yang Sheng sighed. "Sect Master, if you want to laugh, just laugh. Holding it in won't do you any good."

At that, Tang Yue burst out laughing.

"My son's really made something of himself! Hahahahaha!"

While Tang Yue laughed outside, Tang Chen was having a difficult time absorbing the ring within.

Tang Chen's body was strong enough, but the Soul Beast had lived for nearly four hundred thousand years.

After two full days, Tang Chen finally finished absorbing the Soul Beast's ring.

Only then did he understand why the Earth Emperor had asked them to come down and talk to him.

He couldn't fly!

When Tang Chen emerged, both men were excited. Tang Yue asked first, "Chen'er, how did it go? Are the Soul Skills from that ring any good? What kind of Soul Bone did you get?"

Tang Chen began explaining. "Father, the two Soul Skills from my First Soul Ring are exceptional."

Before Tang Chen could go on, Tang Yue interrupted him. "First Soul Ring? Wasn't it your fourth?"

"I hadn't reached level forty yet," Tang Chen said. "Of course I absorbed the ring with my Second Martial Soul."

Tang Yue looked even more baffled. "Since when have you had a Second Martial Soul?"

"Since I first awakened. Didn't I tell you?"

Tang Yue's eyes widened. He answered one word at a time. "You never told me!"

Tang Chen scratched his head and thought for a moment. It seemed he hadn't.

He waved a hand. "That's not important, Father. What matters is that the two Soul Skills I got are unbelievably powerful."

Ignoring Tang Yue's stare, Tang Chen launched into his explanation.

"The first effect of my First Soul Skill is called Flight-Ban Domain. As the name suggests, once I activate it, no Soul Master within five kilometers can fly. Its range will increase as my Soul Power grows. The second effect is Earth Element. It gives my Body Martial Soul a new element: earth. I can use it to create Soul Skills of my own and give them Earth Element properties. Activating it also triples my defense."

Hearing what the two effects could do, Tang Yue nearly drooled with envy.

Even his ninth Soul Skill wasn't that strong.

Flight-Ban Domain was practically tailor-made for the Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang Yue couldn't help imagining Tang Chen's future opponents. If they didn't want to clash with him head-on, he had Duel Domain. If they didn't want to duel him and tried to fly away, he had Flight-Ban Domain.

Put plainly, anyone who made an enemy of Tang Chen wouldn't be able to beat him or escape him.

Tang Chen then took out a leg bone.

"This is Senior Earth Emperor's left leg Soul Bone. I'm going to absorb it now. Please guard me."

With that, Tang Chen sat cross-legged and pressed the Soul Bone against his left leg.

Before long, he had finished absorbing it and successfully broken through to level forty.

"Father, I'm done. I also gained two powerful Soul Bone Skills."

Tang Yue asked, "Chen'er, what do they do?"

"The first is called Power of the Earth. It's a passive Soul Skill. As long as I stand on the ground, my Soul Power is effectively endless. The earth replenishes what I use and heals my injuries a little. The second is called Sword of the Crag. It summons a mountain of lava to attack, and its power is immense. But it consumes too much Soul Power for me to use it yet."

Tang Yue nodded in understanding and prepared to take Yang Sheng and Tang Chen back to the Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Chen said there was one more thing. "Father, Clan Leader Yang, we can't leave yet. I still need a Soul Ring. I've reached level forty."

Tang Yue told Yang Sheng and Tang Chen to wait there while he caught a Soul Beast for Tang Chen.

After Tang Chen told him what kind he needed, Tang Yue flashed away in a streak of light.

Less than two hours later, Tang Yue flew back with a forty-thousand-year Purple-Gold Great-Horned Bull in his hand.

Tang Chen absorbed its Soul Ring with ease and gained a Soul Skill that enhanced his abilities.

Purple-Gold Protection: activating this Soul Skill doubled his strength, tripled his defense, and quadrupled his physical constitution.

Seeing that Tang Chen had reached level forty-three after absorbing the ring, and remembering that he was only eight years old, both men's faces twitched.

The Purple-Gold Great-Horned Bull had yielded no Soul Bone, so Tang Yue led the other two back to the Clear Sky Sect.

Half a day later, the three finally returned.

Their first order of business was to summon the sect elders and the members of the Clear Sky Team.

Tang Yue went to call all the Clear Sky Sect elders. Yang Sheng went to call the leaders of the Four Single-Attribute Families, while Tang Chen summoned the Clear Sky Team.

After some time, everyone had gathered.

Tang Chen took out more than a dozen jade boxes and set them before him one by one.

"Second Elder, this is Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma. It strengthens the foundation, nourishes vitality, and increases power. You've been stuck at level eighty-nine for years. Once you take it, it will widen your meridians and allow you to break through that bottleneck."