Something Was Off with Tang Ya

Wang Yan, watching from outside the Soul Fighting Arena, was too stunned to speak.

A Soul Ancestor, boosted by a peak Soul King, could actually face two Soul Emperors head-on? What kind of joke was this?

Wang Yan's gaze shifted between Chen Tianyuan and Gongyang Mo. Four rings of different colors-red, orange, yellow, and cyan-encircled Chen Tianyuan. These were the enhancements provided by Gongyang Mo's rainbow dragon martial soul.

Well versed in many aspects of martial soul theory, Wang Yan thought rapidly.

Chen Tianyuan possesses ultimate lightning, and his soul rings exceed the usual age limits. It's only natural that he can unleash Soul King-level combat power as a Soul Ancestor. Gongyang Mo is a peak Soul King, so his support should provide an enhancement of around thirty to fifty percent. Even with that boost, Chen Tianyuan should only reach the combat strength of a Low-Rank Soul Emperor at most.

But the power Chen Tianyuan unleashed just now was definitely at the level of a peak Soul Emperor. Otherwise, Ma Xiaotao wouldn't have voluntarily left the Soul Fighting Arena.

Wait...

A flash of inspiration struck Wang Yan, and he instantly understood the reason.

Chen Tianyuan's martial soul is unquestionably a true dragon, and an exceptionally high-quality one at that. Gongyang Mo's martial soul is also a true dragon. Under the influence of the former's martial soul, the latter's must have undergone some kind of change...

The battle continued in the Soul Fighting Arena.

No one could have imagined that Ma Xiaotao, whose cultivation was the highest, would be the first eliminated. Even she was still utterly bewildered. A Soul Ancestor's fourth soul skill had actually scared her off...

Both Soul Emperors had lost. Who could still stop Chen Tianyuan?

Since this was a friendly match, Chen Tianyuan had held back. Otherwise, no one below Soul Emperor could have endured the ultimate lightning he had unleashed in his earlier state.

Yet a moment later, Dai Yueheng, who had been pierced by ultimate lightning, actually stood up. His face was covered in dust and grime, and he looked thoroughly battered.

Dai Yueheng looked at Chen Tianyuan and said, enunciating every word:

"Junior Brother Chen, I still underestimated you."

"But you've also underestimated the evil-eyed white tiger martial soul passed down through generations of our Dai Family. Divine beast bloodline flows through my veins!"

"Fifth Soul Skill, White Tiger Demon God Transformation!"

Dai Yueheng's body abruptly swelled. Already tall and powerfully built, he now looked even more imposing than the giant Yao Haoxuan had transformed into.

He stared at Chen Tianyuan, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit, like a demon god standing amid a pile of corpses.

Compared to Dai Yueheng's overwhelming presence, Chen Tianyuan's aura had weakened. His fourth soul skill had consumed half his soul power. Together with the cost of his earlier skills, he now had only around thirty percent remaining, while Dai Yueheng had barely expended any.

Chen Tianyuan turned to Gongyang Mo and asked, "Senior Brother Gongyang, do you still have soul power?"

Gongyang Mo chuckled. "Fight to your heart's content, Junior Brother Chen. I'm still in good shape."

Hearing this, Chen Tianyuan set aside his concerns. He looked at Dai Yueheng, his own eyes burning with the same fighting spirit.

"If you want another round, Senior Brother Dai, I'll gladly oblige!"

Soul power surged around Chen Tianyuan as he activated his second and third soul skills again, leaving him with only ten percent...

The two instantly clashed.

As Dai Yueheng had said, he did indeed possess the bloodline of the divine beast White Tiger, but it was so exceedingly thin that it was almost nonexistent.

Yet the evil-eyed white tiger had not endured for ten thousand years by relying on some elusive divine beast bloodline. The martial soul itself could grant a Soul Master tremendous attack and defense, even rivaling the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

Chen Tianyuan and Dai Yueheng traded punch after punch. With two soul skills and Gongyang Mo's enhancements, Chen Tianyuan's strength was no lower than Dai Yueheng's with his skills activated. He even seemed to hold a slight advantage.

Dai Yueheng clenched his tiger fangs, his muscles crackling all over.

After exchanging another punch with Chen Tianyuan, he immediately retreated.

His brow furrowed deeply, and he looked at Chen Tianyuan as though he were a monster. Chen Tianyuan kept trading injury for injury as if he had no fear of death. Worst of all, Dai Yueheng was the first to find it unbearable, while Chen Tianyuan looked as though nothing had happened.

Dai Yueheng gave a bitter smile and said helplessly:

"Junior Brother Chen, if you can withstand this next strike, I'll concede. How does that sound?"

Chen Tianyuan was growing fiercer with every exchange. The gold of life within him repaired his physical injuries, while Gongyang Mo supplied him with soul power from behind.

He said, "Then bring it on, Senior Brother Dai."

"Good!"

"Junior Brother Chen, be careful!"

Soul power then poured out of Dai Yueheng. His sixth soul ring flashed beneath him, and an icy aura of slaughter emanated from his body.

"Sixth Soul Skill, White Tiger Annihilation Strike!"

Vast soul power instantly gathered before him, forming a gigantic golden character for "slaughter."

This was Dai Yueheng's strongest attack, and with the enhancement from White Tiger Demon God Transformation, its power was greater still.

Chen Tianyuan dared not let his guard down. He drained every last bit of soul power within him to form a shield before himself, then transformed both arms into dragon limbs and raised them to block.

A moment later, Dai Yueheng's attack reached him.

The intense fluctuations of soul power whipped up a gale.

Amid the curtain of wind, Chen Tianyuan's soul power shield shattered with a crash, and the golden character for "slaughter" slammed straight into his arms...

Just as everyone thought Chen Tianyuan could not possibly withstand the attack, a silver sheen lit up his body. A silver humanoid phantom appeared behind him. On closer inspection, it was an image of Chen Tianyuan himself.

With Dragon Transformation, the silver-level awakening of his body martial soul, the defense provided by his third soul skill, and Gongyang Mo's support, Chen Tianyuan endured Dai Yueheng's strongest strike head-on.

Once the attack dissipated, Chen Tianyuan was no longer standing in his original position. He had been forcibly pushed back several meters. The Dragon Transformation on his arms faded, revealing them drenched in blood.

His soul power was exhausted, and the blood within him churned, yet his gaze remained sharp:

"Well, Senior Brother Dai?"

Dai Yueheng shook his head with a bitter smile and voluntarily stepped down from the Soul Fighting Arena.

Few people remained in the Soul Fighting Arena now: Gongyang Mo, Chen Zifeng, and Xixi from the Inner Court, along with Bei Bei, He Caitou, and the others from the outer court.

But two of the three remaining Soul Kings were on Chen Tianyuan's team.

The outcome was now settled...

Xuan Zi raised the chicken leg in his hand and waved it, saying slowly, "All right, Gongyang Mo's team wins."

"The losers just have to shout, 'I'm a pig.'"

Everyone: "..."

Bei Bei slung an arm around Chen Tianyuan from behind and said with a wry smile, "You're becoming more and more of a freak."

Something suddenly occurred to Chen Tianyuan. He turned to Bei Bei, hesitated, then said, "I feel like something's been off with your Tang Ya's mood lately..."

Bei Bei froze for a moment, then sighed. "I've noticed it too. I keep feeling that she must be hiding something from me lately..."

Seeing Bei Bei's dejected expression, Chen Tianyuan pressed his lips together. In the end, he still spoke. "What if I told you Tang Ya might become an Evil Soul Master?"

Bei Bei frowned. "Where's your evidence?"

Chen Tianyuan shook his head. "I don't have any evidence, but I think you could ask Great Ancestor to examine Tang Ya's martial soul. I keep..."

"Enough. I understand." Bei Bei turned away.

"I'll tell Great Ancestor when we get back."

Chen Tianyuan watched Bei Bei's retreating back, his face expressionless.