Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Bandit, Fourth Soul Skill: Machine Combustion, and a Small Pity Drop (4K)

Gold and silver shone dazzlingly. The two stood like the sun and moon in the sky, their sacred radiance and surging machine power nearly turning night into day. Everyone's eyes lit up, filled with hope for the battle against the Wolf Bandits.

"An angel, gold element..."

Recognizing the two martial souls, Shangguan Ying'er widened her alluring eyes in disbelief.

The Ordinary Commerce Association had always sought soul masters capable of suppressing evil, especially those with the Holy Angel martial soul.

The Holy Angel had originally been the god-tier martial soul, the Six-Winged Angel, which had produced two successive generations of Angel Gods.

However, ten thousand years ago, during the Battle of Jialing Pass, the last Angel God, Qian Renxue, had lost to Sea God Tang San. Her angel godhood shattered, and the Six-Winged Angel lost its divinely bestowed halo. It no longer possessed innate level 20 soul power or the Angel Domain, permanently descending a rank to become the Holy Angel.

Although Holy Angel wielders rarely made a conspicuous appearance, the legends behind this martial soul had destined it for widespread fame across the Douluo Continent.

Even a starved camel was bigger than a horse. Though the Holy Angel had suffered a cut to its strength, it still stood at the pinnacle of the continent's martial soul pyramid, a noble existence ordinary martial souls could only gaze up at!

Mingdu's underworld was locked in a three-way struggle. The Ordinary Alliance, the Xishui Alliance, and the Aodu Chamber of Commerce fought both openly and in secret, competing year after year for control of rare-metal smuggling.

According to investigations by Shangguan Wei'er, leader of the Ordinary Alliance, the Aodu Chamber of Commerce was backed by the imperial military, while the Xishui Alliance was most likely controlled by evil soul masters. If her faction could recruit a Holy Angel wielder, it would be like holding a trump card specifically designed to strike down evil soul masters!

"If I survive tonight, I'm willing to..."

Shangguan Ying'er silently made up her mind. For the Ordinary Alliance's grand ambitions, she could offer herself to serve two at once!

The Holy Angel stood proudly in the sky. Looking at the youth beside her and his surging aura, a flash of surprise crossed Ye Guyi's sacred face.

The sacred attribute came with purifying and dissolving effects. In terms of sheer dominance, only ultimate attributes could stand against it. Ye Guyi sensed that Lin Qing's machine element was extraordinary, but she could not be certain it was an ultimate gold element.

His soul power level was simply too high. Since when did an ultimate martial soul cultivate two whole tiers faster than ordinary martial souls?

Fast at cultivating and strong in a fight-how did you get every good thing?!

"Roar-"

The Wolf Bandits paid no heed to Ye Guyi's complicated thoughts, charging toward the caravan with blood-red eyes.

These malformed half-human, half-wolf creatures were lustful by nature. From several miles away, they had caught the scent of cosmetics drifting from the tender bodies of the Ordinary Commerce Association's women, and could no longer restrain their instinct to mate and reproduce!

"Kill!"

The soul master guards roared furiously, completing Martial Soul Possession one after another to intercept the Wolf Bandits attacking from every direction.

The women of the Ordinary Commerce Association were no less valiant than men. Aiming their soul tools at vulnerable spots all over the Wolf Bandits' bodies, they fought blood-soaked against enemies four times their number. They knew all too well how cruel the Wolf Bandits were. They would rather die fighting in the mountain forests than fall into their demonic clutches and suffer humiliation.

"First soul skill, Zero Generation."

"First soul skill, Holy Light Illumination!"

The soft calls from above sounded like those of holy saviors. Qingyi lit up their first soul rings simultaneously.

Machine element occupied half the sky. Silver guns and cannons formed behind Lin Qing, spreading an iron-blooded, unyielding pressure. Their barrels turned automatically, silver-white crosshairs locking onto the Wolf Bandits' foreheads from afar. Shells trailed brilliant, meteor-like flames as they bombarded them from above!

Unwilling to be outdone, Ye Guyi gripped a golden longsword in her slender, fair hand. It was a Level 4 Soul Tool.

The angel maiden had always cultivated as both a soul master and a soul engineer. In the future, she would represent the Ordinary Alliance in the Mingdu Soul Engineer Tournament, crafting a Class 6 soul-tool blade on-site before everyone's eyes-a testament to her considerable skill with soul tools.

Blazing spheres of light descended with piercing sword energy. The angel lineage had always loathed evil, and the Wolf Bandits' atrocities were no less vile than those of evil soul masters. At this moment, Ye Guyi unleashed her full strength, intent only on passing judgment and sending them to meet the great Angel God!

Once Lin Qing and Ye Guyi joined the battle, the disparity in individual combat strength became glaringly clear. Shangguan Ying'er might have been a Soul King, but in terms of destructive power, she could not compare to these two absurdly powerful Soul Ancestors.

Her long whip was still laboriously lashing the Wolf Bandits one at a time. It was hard to say whether that counted as punishment or a reward.

The guns and cannons overhead had already become Gatling guns spitting blue flames, their rattling fire mowing down swathes of enemies. Keen, chilling holy-light sword energy swept past at tremendous speed as the Holy Angel freely harvested the Wolf Bandits' lives.

Lin Qing had soul guidance technology, while Ye Guyi relied on her martial soul's gifts. Bullied by their absolute aerial superiority, the Wolf Bandits howled and scurried away like rats, clutching their heads.

A few particularly muscular Wolf Bandits had the outrageous audacity to resist, swinging their claws to unleash wind blades. Yet at the moment of impact, they were like ants trying to shake a tree. Cannon fire and holy light crushed through the wind blades, and the Wolf Bandits dropped dead in an instant!

"Awooo-"

An enraged howl exploded from deep within the mountain forest. As though they had suddenly found their pillar of strength, the faltering wolf-men organized another wave of attacks and hurled themselves fearlessly at the Ordinary Commerce Association's caravan!

Azure light burst forth fiercely as an exceptionally large azure Wolf Bandit charged and leaped through the trees.

In appearance, this Wolf Bandit closely resembled the Gale Demon Wolf soul beast, with a faint layer of azure light surging around its body. What struck terror into the heart was that it had two heads!

A mutated leader-a Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Bandit!

Gale Demon Wolves had a tiny chance of mutating, breaking through the shackles of their bloodline to become Gale Twin-Headed Wolves. The same held true for Wolf Bandits born from their union with humans.

The advantage of two heads was an equal emphasis on power and agility. The Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Bandit possessed both the offensive and defensive capabilities that power attack system soul masters took pride in and the lightning speed of agility attack system soul masters.

It was precisely thanks to their formidable twin-headed leader that this pack of Wolf Bandits had escaped the Heaven Dou Empire's encirclements time and again!

Raging winds wove a pair of azure wings that spread from the leader's back. The twin-headed Wolf Bandit took flight, a brilliant azure silhouette forming behind it.

With just two beats of its Gale Twin Wings, the twin-headed Wolf Bandit rode the fierce night winds blowing through the mountain forest straight upward.

As the Wolf Bandits' leader, it naturally would not stand by while Lin Qing and Ye Guyi slaughtered its subordinates at will. Its dark azure beast eyes fixed on them. Sweeping both claws sideways, it sent ten curved wind blades slashing out with ear-piercing whistles!

Innate soul skill, Wind Blade Array!

"To catch the bandits, catch their king first."

"Let's finish this quickly."

The Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Bandit's oppressive aura rivaled that of a Six-Ring Soul Emperor, and the caravan members below could not withstand a prolonged siege by the pack. With a single exchanged glance, Lin Qing and Ye Guyi reached an understanding: kill the twin-headed Wolf Bandit as quickly as possible, then join forces to wipe out the remaining beasts!

Her third soul skill, Sacred Praise, erupted. Her longsword abruptly pointed forward, and the Holy Angel beat her pure-white wings. Feathers drifted down, emitting dazzling platinum mist.

The intense light made her entire figure luminous and translucent, her sacred aura blazing fiercely. Sword energy shot toward the wind blades like rain!

"Humm-"

The pitch-black soul ring at the very end of the sequence shone. The soul ring of the ten-thousand-year dragon soul beast, the Bronze Hellfire Dragon, made its debut in battle against the Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Bandit.

A flicker of crimson-gold flame ignited in Lin Qing's silver-gray eyes. Deep within his pupils, magnificent light burst open like peonies in full bloom. Crimson-gold markings appeared faintly from the corners of his eyes down to his cheeks, mysterious and beautiful. A searing field enveloped the sky in an instant.

The silver torrent of element spanning heaven and earth was replaced in a flash by a tide of molten gold. The flames dancing within the field resembled a vast painting.

Fourth soul skill, Machine Combustion!

The machine element entered an overclocked combustion state, producing an all-attribute enhancement similar to Bloodthirsty Frenzy.

With Machine Combustion activated, the effects of every machine-element soul skill soared, and the soul tools' power rose after their ultimate sublimation.

Everyone knew Bloodthirsty Frenzy was a drug-like soul skill that squeezed out the last scrap of one's energy. Once the frenzy ended, the soul master would be weakened for a time.

Machine Combustion also exacted a price, but Lin Qing himself did not pay it. His soul tools carried that burden for him.

The soul tools overheated-burned out, in common terms-and could not be activated again for a short while.

Of course, anything capable of forcing ultimate-metal soul tools into a refractory period had to provide a terrifying boost!

Combustion energy a hundred times more pleasurable than lubricating oil poured in. Mechanical patterns like blood vessels slowly flowed across the soul tools' surfaces. Beneath their metal casings, the core arrays shone so brightly they became clearly visible, revealing flames erupting inside the soul tools and burning fiercely through every corner!

The Dragon Devourer Cannon grew delirious with excitement. Its dragon-head muzzle turned crimson-gold and released a dragon's furious roar like rolling thunder. Its core array burned with abandon, squeezing out the explosive soul tool's utmost potential!

"Awooo..."

Every hair on the Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Bandit stood on end, and several involuntary whimpers escaped its throat. The Dragon Devourer Cannon had locked onto it, bringing an unstoppable sense of despair!

The Wolf Bandit leader had inherited the Gale Demon Wolf's innate soul skills, as well as a soul beast's natural perception of danger.

Fiery light gathered within the Dragon Devourer Cannon. The raging dragon opened its enormous maw to spew world-destroying dragon breath, like a mountain toppling down. Even if the twin-headed Wolf Bandit exhausted every trick it possessed, it could not escape the affected area. It could only watch that towering mountain crash down upon it.

Its will to survive overcame its fear, and the twin-headed Wolf Bandit decided to gamble everything in a fight to the death. Its cultivation clearly held the upper hand. How could it lose so easily to two enemies weaker than itself?!

Its massive body shot high into the sky, even higher than the Holy Angel, Ye Guyi. Instinct told the twin-headed Wolf Bandit that it could not escape the Dragon Devourer Cannon's firing range. There was only one choice: meet the attack head-on!

In desperation, the twin-headed Wolf Bandit decisively revealed its trump card. Its Gale Twin Wings propelled its body upward at tremendous speed without making a single sound.

All the azure light spreading around it withdrew into its body. Its body and wings aligned at a perfect angle, the edges of its wind wings like two razor-sharp executioner's blades, reflecting an eerie azure glow beneath the clear moonlight.

Gale Combo Slash!

Its Gale Twin Wings swung repeatedly, layering wind blades upon wind blades. The twin-headed Wolf Bandit had grasped the true meaning of stacking power. Its wind wings slashed out countless afterimages, and the azure wind blades formed a gigantic crescent, unleashing a storm's power to rend and cleave!

Ye Guyi's golden eyes darkened slightly. She lit up her deep-purple fourth soul ring, and the Holy Angel's sacred light reached an extraordinarily dazzling intensity. Platinum radiance poured from her entire body, illuminating the night sky. It seemed as though the sacred light had carved a path through the midnight darkness of the Tianming Mountain Range. Her holy countenance moved everyone in the caravan.

Her angel wings first rose, then beat downward with force. Layer upon layer of sacred light gushed outward from her like a spring, constructing a brilliant golden array filled with solemn holy might!

The Holy Angel's fourth soul skill, Holy Light Spirit Array!

Gale Combo Slash and Holy Light Spirit Array collided head-on. The sonic boom instantly drowned out every other sound, nearly rupturing the eardrums of the humans and Wolf Bandits below.

They raised their heads and saw the continuously stacking giant wind blade break through the sacred light. Raging winds sliced the golden array to pieces, and glittering gold light scattered across the sky.

At the same time, the machine-power flames burning overhead reached their highest temperature. Like God raining down world-cleansing fire, the Dragon Devourer Cannon unleashed the explosive fiery energy of Machine Combustion. A crimson-gold dragon left the muzzle and plunged mercilessly downward!

The Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Bandit looked utterly crazed. Its wind wings were covered in cracks from their ceaseless beating, all to inject one more measure of soul power into the wind blade.

With a sharp crack, the Dragon Devourer Cannon bit through the wind blade. Rings of wind and fire spread into a fan, then a crimson-gold figure suddenly burst out, shaking its head and swinging its tail. It pounced on the twin-headed Wolf Bandit with ferocious precision, blasting apart its entire right half along with one hideous wolf head!

Foul blood spurted high like a fountain, and the Wolf Bandit leader fell helplessly to the earth. Unrivaled pressure poured down. The might of the machine element and the Holy Angel left the surviving Wolf Bandits' legs trembling, nearly forcing them to their knees in submission.

Flames danced, and heavenly fire descended upon the world.

Bullets from Finger Gun: Bee Swarm swept through like a swarm of frenzied bees, coldly stealing the Wolf Bandits' lives. The Holy Angel beat her wings, and Ye Guyi swooped down to support the caravan, killing a Wolf Bandit with a single stroke.

"We're... we're alive!"

Once the battle ended, the burly Hu San wiped the wolf blood splashed across his face, plopped down beside a Dragon-Scale Horse, and panted heavily. He cast a look of boundless gratitude toward Qingyi.

A Soul Emperor-level Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Bandit leading a hundred ordinary Wolf Bandits ranging from Soul Grandmaster to Soul Ancestor would undoubtedly have spelled annihilation for the caravan. The two had reversed the battle through sheer, formidable strength.

Every member of the caravan looked as though they had survived a catastrophe, regarding the Qingyi duo like gods descended to earth.

The women of the Ordinary Commerce Association gathered in a circle for a brief discussion. Shangguan Ying'er put the Soft Bone Rabbit and the Crimson Flame Spirit Cat together, freeing up two carriages for the heroes to rest in. Meanwhile, as though casually, she murmured in Lin Qing's ear:

After narrowly escaping the Wolf Bandits' demonic clutches, all seven of them felt terribly unsettled tonight. They wished for an unrivaled hero to soothe them in body and mind.

Lin Qing was an upright gentleman and merely pretended not to understand the tempting invitation to an eight-person romp. His machine element became a scalpel, and he dissected the Wolf Bandits' corpses one by one. When he cut open the Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Bandit's left leg, a glimmering mass of azure light appeared.

The bone was indigo throughout, shaped like a miniature human leg bone. The entire leg bone formed a seamless whole, with wolf-fang patterns along its outer side. Azure motes flickered and drifted, while a gentle breeze coiled around the bone.

Got a small pity drop!

From what he remembered, half-human, half-beast Wolf Bandits could produce soul bones. Lin Qing had only been looting corpses out of habit and had held little hope. After all, even the ten-thousand-year Bronze Hellfire Dragon had not dropped a soul bone. His luck did not seem particularly reliable.

Who would have thought it? A willow branch planted without intention had grown into shade. Nobody had expected anything from the Wolf Bandits, yet they had proved the most promising of all-a freshly dropped ten-thousand-year soul bone!

A Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Bandit left leg soul bone!