Soul Fighting Arena

In his first bout at the Soul Fighting Arena, he was matched against a level twenty-eight Power Attack System beast Soul Master whose Martial Soul was the Blazing Lion. His opponent had a brutal temperament and a fierce, domineering fighting style, with close-range explosive power that ranked among the best at his level.

The instant the Arena bell thundered, his opponent attacked without testing the waters. Two yellow Soul Rings lit up at once, and roaring crimson flames engulfed his body. Scorching waves of heat swept across the entire Arena, while a thunderous lion's roar made everyone's eardrums tremble. Claws laden with savage Soul Power lunged straight at him, seeking to crush him at close range and settle the match in a single strike.

The spectators erupted into an uproar, chattering among themselves. It was an exceedingly rare Detached Martial Soul! They had only ever heard of Yu Xiaogang awakening a physical Martial Soul, yet now they were seeing another.

A translucent, pearly-white, Two-Tailed White Fox crouched quietly at the center of the Arena. As large as an adult German Shepherd, the fox had a powerful, athletic build. The Liuli-like body was solid and compact, its luster subdued. Though seemingly delicate and transparent, it possessed clearly defined muscles and bones brimming with explosive strength, far from anything frail or easily shattered.

By contrast, the Blazing Lion Martial Soul boasted ferocious explosive power, an elemental advantage, and a Rampage-like offensive. In everyone's eyes, this was destined to be a crushing match with no suspense whatsoever.

At the rear of the Arena, Lin Chen stood calmly in place, his body not moving an inch.

Liuli's translucent, pearly-white, athletic body tensed, gathering strength. The glasslike radiance flowing across the fox's body settled into stillness, and a steady, weighty presence emanated outward. Liuli was already poised for battle.

There was no need to speak. A faint mental impulse had already delivered the command.

Liuli abruptly kicked off the ground, powerful limbs unleashing explosive strength as the fox's athletic body streaked forward in a pearly-white afterimage. The first Water Element Soul Skill erupted at full power! Dozens of rounded, tightly condensed raindrops instantly formed in midair, pairing off to lock onto two vital targets: the opponent's head and chest. Laden with fierce Soul Power, they slammed forward in a dense, heavy barrage, meeting the oncoming waves of flame and heat head-on.

Flames seared and heat surged, yet the dense barrage of raindrops punched straight through them, tearing most of them apart. The attacks collided head-on, scattering glittering fragments of Soul Power across the air.

Just as the Blazing Lion's claws came crashing down, Liuli twisted aside with superb footwork. The fox's agile body changed direction nimbly, evading the lethal blow perfectly, then landed with a firm stance and adjusted position to launch a second Power Attack.

The instant Liuli landed from the dodge, the second Wood Element Soul Skill erupted! A mass of sharp, blue-green leaves materialized, dividing into two precise streams aimed at separate targets: the meridians around the opponent's shoulder and neck, and the joints of his forelimbs. Their edges were bone-piercingly sharp, their force formidable as they spun at high speed and shot forward with deadly precision.

The Blazing Lion Soul Master's fiery assault had already been shattered head-on by the raindrops, exposing openings in his body. His tough beast-soul hide could not withstand the piercing, slicing Wood Element leaves. Both streams struck in succession, instantly cutting through his Soul Power shield, making his body shudder violently and throwing his Soul Power into disarray.

Throughout the exchange, Liuli attacked head-on, countering moves and breaking the opponent's momentum. Lin Chen remained stationed at the rear, using only his thoughts to fine-tune the attacks' impact points and the rhythm of their force. He never lifted a hand or entered the fight himself.

After taking two rounds of Dual Soul Skills-based Power Attacks, the Blazing Lion Soul Master's blood churned and his Soul Power fell into violent disorder. His Rampage-like close-range offensive collapsed completely. Impatience overtook him, leaving him wide open.

Lin Chen seized the fleeting opportunity. With a focused thought, he had Liuli instantly unleash the Water Element Soul Skill again. Two groups of intensely condensed raindrops struck precisely at two weak points around the perimeter of the opponent's Soul Mansion, their powerful impacts shattering his remaining Soul Power barriers.

The opponent's entire body stiffened, hanging powerless in midair, and he lost all ability to fight on. The entire battle had consisted of genuine Soul Skill clashes, head-on counters, and a decisive Power Attack finish, without drawn-out maneuvering. Through nothing more than seamless transitions between Liuli's two offensive Soul Skills and precise, forceful Power Attacks, Lin Chen cleanly secured his first victory.

In his second match, Lin Chen faced a level twenty-seven Agility Attack Soul Master whose Martial Soul was the Shadowblade Flying Squirrel, renowned for extreme speed and unpredictable ambushes.

His opponent was small and wiry, with elusive footwork that scattered overlapping afterimages across the Arena, making the real body almost impossible to distinguish. Relying on extraordinary movement speed, he repeatedly darted close to probe and slash from awkward angles. His attacks were sinister and swift; ordinary Soul Masters could not track his true body and could easily be worn down to death by the relentless ambushes.

Facing the frequent, high-speed harassment, Lin Chen still stood steadily at the rear of the Arena, his mind clear and undisturbed.

He abandoned sight and linked his spiritual power with Liuli's Martial Soul, spreading a Soul Power sensory net across the entire battlefield. He registered the Soul Power fluctuations in every inch of the Arena, stripped away all the false afterimages, and precisely tracked his opponent's true body. Throughout the fight, he neither approached nor intervened himself, merely watching calmly for openings and issuing commands.

When his opponent's true body swept in with razor-sharp Soul Power for a close-range ambush, reaching the lethal instant when only a few meters separated them, Lin Chen abruptly locked on with his mind!

Liuli surged forward, unleashing both Soul Skills at full power simultaneously. Water Element raindrops and Wood Element leaves divided into paired groups, locking precisely onto the opponent's ankles and lower back, the two points supporting his charge.

Dense, heavy, rounded raindrops intercepted the charge head-on, successive impacts slowing the opponent's movements. Sharp leaves sliced in from the side to seal off his escape routes, and the two-pronged offensive instantly caught him in a pincer.

The lightning-fast charge that the Agility Attack Soul Master took such pride in was broken head-on. His high-speed movement seized up, and every afterimage dispersed. Suppressed by the combined Power Attack of two Soul Skills, he stumbled backward repeatedly, his Soul Power shaking and falling into disorder.

Lin Chen continued directing Liuli to alternate dual-target attacks, overwhelming his opponent's rhythm head-on and repeatedly punching through gaps in his defenses. A fierce, tightly linked chain of attacks crushed the opponent and ended the match. The battle's pace was swift and savage, without the slightest mire of hesitation.

Over the years that followed, Lin Chen faced Soul Masters of every school. His fighting style remained crisp and fierce, built around frontal Power Attacks to break the opposition, never dragging battles out with endless maneuvering.

He stayed motionless at the rear, directing everything through thought. Every attack, counter, retaliation, and finishing blow relied entirely on Liuli's two offensive Soul Skills, Water Element and Wood Element. Support Soul Skills only provided quiet, hidden enhancements, maintaining the Martial Soul's condition and sustaining Soul Power. They were never revealed in battle or used as combat moves.

Against heavily armored, defense-type Soul Masters with tortoise-shell Martial Souls, Lin Chen directed Liuli to bombard them with alternating Soul Skills. Dense raindrop impacts cracked their defenses, while sharp leaves sliced and shaved them away. Precise strikes on two weak points tore through their thick protection layer by layer, head-on;

Against control-type Soul Masters, he relied on an exceptionally rapid Soul Skill release rhythm, forcibly interrupting their casting with two streams of attacks. He used offense as defense and broke their control head-on.

Every battle was a direct contest of pure offensive Soul Skills, a collision of force against force, with crisp tactics and hard-hitting blows.

Others cast their own skills and fought in person. He alone commanded a Detached Martial Soul throughout the battle from a commander's perspective, honing the precision of his Soul Power control, his timing, and his tactical planning to the utmost.

Countless Arena contests, skill clashes, and struggles for position freed his coordination with his Martial Soul, battlefield command, and tactical thinking completely from the shackles of textbooks. His foundation in actual combat grew ever deeper and firmer.

Precisely because he always kept his full abilities hidden and fought steadily, relying on his Detached Martial Soul to refine coordination and tactics to their utmost, Lin Chen forged an unbroken legend of total victory in the Soul Grandmaster Arena.

Over three years and dozens of official Arena matches, regardless of his opponents' schools or the strengths and weaknesses of their fighting styles, he won every bout without a single defeat. It was a genuine, fully earned undefeated record at the Soul Grandmaster level.