"What?! This guy actually dares to take on more than a dozen of us alone?"
"He's asking to die!"
The Soul Masters beside Mu Xi were startled, but then sneered and attacked together.
More than a dozen people revealed their Soul Rings at once.
They were all yellow and purple, but their sheer numbers made them look pretty damn intimidating at first glance.
"Eat my hammer!"
A burly fellow stepped forward, raised a huge hammer with a savage grin, and brought it down at Li Zha.
"Ice spikes!"
"Vines!"
Soul Masters attacked from either side of the burly fellow, and even those in the air gathered shattered stones, charging up their attacks.
Clearly,
before Li Zha could dodge the hammer, these people had immediately sealed off the space around him, leaving him nowhere to escape.
"Heh, all courage and no brains."
Mu Xi sneered.
A five-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider was almost impossible for beginner Soul Masters to defeat, so Mu Xi coveted it dearly.
Seeing Li Zha charging straight ahead, Mu Xi laughed. This brute-force approach was utterly brainless.
Yet Li Zha ignored them.
He thrust his spear straight at the hammer!
Boom!
The hammer collided with the Fire-Tipped Spear. The burly man's face abruptly turned pale, and then he watched his own Martial Soul get pierced by the Fire-Tipped Spear and shatter into fragments!
"Urgh!"
The burly man spat blood and collapsed. With his Martial Soul grievously wounded, he immediately exited the Spirit Ascension Platform.
"What?!"
The surrounding Soul Masters were dumbfounded. They hadn't expected Li Zha not to dodge at all.
But Li Zha had no intention of giving them time to react. He flashed into their midst, then began an indiscriminate slaughter like a wolf among sheep!
"Dividing Stance!"
Li Zha spread his hands, splitting the Fire-Tipped Spear in two, then swept them through a full three hundred and sixty degrees!
Bang, bang, bang...!
The crowd was swept off their feet. The Samadhi True Fire on the Fire-Tipped Spear rapidly spread over their bodies, immediately beginning to devour their Soul Power and even their minds.
"Aaaah!"
"What is this?!"
"It hurts! This fire-there's something wrong with this fire!"
Mu Xi discovered in horror that the Soul Masters she'd brought were rapidly being transported out of the Spirit Ascension Platform. This meant that a single basic attack from Li Zha was enough to kill them!
"What are you staring at? You're next!"
Li Zha hurled the Fire-Tipped Spear straight at Mu Xi.
Mu Xi's eyes widened. She dared not hesitate. "Radiant Sun! Third Soul Skill, Three Suns Shining on the Sun!"
A purple Soul Ring rose from beneath Mu Xi's feet.
Three miniature suns lined up between her and the Fire-Tipped Spear.
"Playing with fire? You dare parade your paltry tricks before a master?"
Li Zha scoffed. The tip of the Fire-Tipped Spear abruptly opened, spewing out a massive burst of Samadhi True Fire!
Under Mu Xi's stunned gaze,
the Samadhi True Fire instantly engulfed her three suns, then... actually set her suns ablaze!
"What?! It burned... burned my Radiant Sun?!"
Mu Xi stared blankly, her brain grinding to a halt. She couldn't understand what the hell this was!
Fine, his damn Tool Martial Soul could breathe fire, but that fire could even burn her own fire?
Fire could be burned too?!
While she stood there stunned, the Fire-Tipped Spear flew swiftly up to her and pierced straight through her skull!
Boom!
Mu Xi's body dissipated.
Thud!
Seeing this terrifying combat prowess, the few remaining Soul Masters dropped straight to their knees.
"Boss! We were wrong! Can we make peace?"
"Boss, we had too much to drink earlier! We didn't mean it!"
They could only curse their rotten luck now.
They'd provoked Li Zha right after coming in, before they'd killed even a single Soul Beast!
"Make peace? Are you kidding me?"
Li Zha swept his spear out in an instant, sending them out of the Spirit Ascension Platform.
Outside,
Mu Xi abruptly sat up, clutching her head.
The sensation of being pierced through and dying left her gasping violently, consumed by deep terror.
Around Mu Xi, all the Soul Masters who had entered with her sat up and screamed in pain.
"A monster... he's fucking got three rings?!"
Mu Xi couldn't believe it. She had three rings too, yet she hadn't lasted even one move against Li Zha.
He'd even killed more than a dozen of them without using a single Soul Skill!
Mu Xi gritted her teeth, endured her headache, and turned to the screen. Now she really wanted to see just how strong this Li Zha was!
Inside the Spirit Ascension Platform,
Li Zha had finished them off without even getting winded.
"Wait, I think I've come up with a good idea."
An idea flashed through Li Zha's mind. "Since Teacher wants me to take first place, why should I slave away killing Soul Beasts?"
"Couldn't I just wipe out every Soul Master who came in this time? Then I'd definitely be first!"
At that thought,
the corners of Li Zha's mouth lifted.
He felt certain that he'd understood his teacher's intention.
So that was it.
Teacher was deliberately testing me.
All right!
No sooner thought than done,
Li Zha simply left the five-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider alone for now. Damn it, absorbing Soul Power was painfully slow. He might as well hurry up and kill people.
Outside,
Mu Xi watched Li Zha, the corners of her mouth twitching.
"Hey, hey, he's not seriously going to wipe out all the other Soul Masters, is he?!"
"I'm fucking reporting an inside job! Is the Spirit Pagoda that damn afraid to lose?"
"Exactly! They took our money, then sent someone to kick us out! They're not letting us have a single freaking Soul Beast!"
The Soul Masters beside Mu Xi were all dumbstruck.
Who had let this guy in?!
Inside the Spirit Ascension Platform,
Li Zha didn't care about any of that.
He carried his spear around, searching everywhere for people.
He was more desperate to find people than to find porn!
In just half an hour,
Li Zha sent several hundred people out.
With his spear in hand, Li Zha was like a runaway truck, smacking anyone he saw without a second thought.
A great many Soul Masters emerged utterly bewildered. Some had been knocked out with a single sweep of his spear before they even realized what was happening.
Li Zha climbed onto a large tree,
and suddenly spotted Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi.
"Okay, found another two!"
Li Zha leaped down from the tree, raised his spear, and thrust!
"Holy shit!"
Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi looked up. Seeing Li Zha descending like a god of slaughter, they hastily retreated in fright.
Zhang Yangzi immediately released his Dark Fantasy Eagle Martial Soul and flew up at top speed, carrying Wang Jinxi out of the spear's path.
"Brother, is there some misunderstanding between us?"
Wang Jinxi immediately shouted.
"You're asking to die, brat! Jinxi, why bother talking to him? Just take him down!"
By comparison, Zhang Yangzi had a far more explosive temper and immediately struck back.
"There's no misunderstanding. I'm here to send you home."
Li Zha raised his spear and thrust forward.
Bang!
The Dark Fantasy Eagle flew out, only to be swatted away by a single strike from Li Zha's spear.
Zhang Yangzi immediately spat blood.
"What?! What kind of damage is this guy dealing?!"
Shocked, Zhang Yangzi exchanged a glance with Wang Jinxi, and they immediately nodded.
The world of Soul Masters had clear-cut ranks. One exchange was enough to tell whether you could win.
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill! Dark Eagle Dragon!"
Neither dared hesitate. They immediately unleashed their ultimate move.
Wang Jinxi's Ancient Dragon immediately fused with the Dark Fantasy Eagle, and a black eagle dragon appeared.
"Oh, so it's a dragon."
Seeing a dragon, Li Zha grew even more excited.
"Heaven-and-Earth Silk!"
Before the Dark Eagle Dragon could charge, a red ribbon immediately wrapped around him.
Zhang Yangzi discovered in horror that their Martial Soul Fusion Skill had been bound fast.
"How the fuck is this not cheating?"
"What the hell is that red ribbon?! Aren't weapons forbidden? Is that his Martial Soul, then? Twin Martial Souls?"
Li Zha gave no further answer. Once the Heaven-and-Earth Silk had bound the Dark Eagle Dragon, Li Zha charged forward and leaped onto his back.
Then he seized the eagle dragon's upper and lower jaws, one in each hand, and tore with all his strength!
Boom!
The Dark Eagle Dragon's mouth was instantly ripped in two!
Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi grunted sharply, and their bodies were transported straight out.
Li Zha jumped back to the ground and shook out his hands.
"Ah, that wasn't satisfying! I've got to find a real dragon to kill for a proper thrill!"
Li Zha sighed. Just then,
Xu Xiaoyan and her older brother Xu Xiaoyu stepped out.
"Hey, who exactly are you? Attacking people at random like this is wrong!"
The blue-haired Xu Xiaoyan, who had a delicate air about her, shouted angrily.
"We're all Soul Masters. There's no need for all this fighting and killing. Shouldn't we work together to kill Soul Beasts?"
"And even if you want to eliminate other people, your methods are far too cruel!"
Xu Xiaoyan frowned, vehemently condemning Li Zha's behavior.
"What are you babbling about?"
"Eat my spear!"
Li Zha hurled the Fire-Tipped Spear straight at her!
Outside,
Wu Changkong watched the screen,
and immediately sensed trouble.
"What on earth is going on with this kid? If this keeps up, Wulin and the others will be in danger too!"
Wu Changkong inwardly cursed the turn of events.
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