Snake Lance Douluo Was Shocked: Where Did You Come From?

"The boss even used his Self-Created Soul Skill? Looks like he's really serious."

"Normally, I definitely couldn't block that. But there's nothing normal about this situation!"

Yan's gaze was solemn, but he showed no fear.

"Meteor Fall!"

The next moment, he began chanting a mysterious incantation, pointing the scepter in his hand at Demon Charm from afar.

"What is that?"

Xie Yue froze, but his heart shuddered, as though danger were descending upon him.

"Brother, look up!"

"There's a shooting star!"

Hu Liena's startled cry rang out.

Demon Charm looked up. Sure enough, a meteor roughly a meter in diameter came crashing down, trailing a long tail of flame.

"Did Yan fucking summon that?"

Horror surged through Xie Yue's heart.

But it was already too late to dodge.

The meteor covered a wide area, and its speed was faster than anything he could have imagined.

"This is fucking bizarre."

"We can only take it head-on!"

Silently cursing Yan, Xie Yue had no choice but to attack the meteor.

Boom!

Flames exploded, leaving a huge crater in the ground.

The tremendous shock wave sent Xie Yue and Hu Liena flying. They could no longer even maintain their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Thud.

Thud.

Hu Liena and Xie Yue landed off to the side, both wearing stunned expressions.

"So strong. He's really too strong!"

"We used our Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and we still weren't a match for Yan?"

"This is the biggest joke under heaven!"

Hu Liena kept murmuring.

This result... was rather hard to accept.

Yan had always brought up the rear among the three of them, yet now even she and Xie Yue together couldn't stand against him?

"What Soul Skill was that last attack? Can you really unleash such a powerful Soul Skill without a Soul Ring?" Xie Yue stared fixedly at Yan. Even if he lost, he wanted to understand why.

"Uh... strictly speaking, that wasn't a Soul Skill. It should be called 'magic.'"

As he spoke, regret crept into Yan's voice. "Unfortunately, my aptitude is poor, and I can't comprehend Lie Yan Pinoch's abilities. Once this transformation ends, I won't be able to unleash that attack again."

"That is a shame."

Xie Yue looked regretful. If Yan could fully master the power of "magic," it would definitely become a formidable trump card.

"But I'm already very satisfied. My horizons have broadened quite a bit today. Once I've saved enough money, I'll go open jars at the owner's shop and try to get a few more Costumes. Sooner or later, I'm bound to gain some insight."

Yan's eyes filled with excitement as he spoke.

However.

A furious shout rang out.

"You brazen villain! How dare you attack people inside Spirit Hall!"

Before the voice had even faded, a cold glint tore through the night sky, hurtling straight toward Yan!

"This powerful aura... it's a Titled Douluo!"

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan instantly recognized the newcomer's rank.

"Elder, don't!"

Everyone's hearts lurched.

It was already too late for Xie Yue and Hu Liena to stop him.

Yan panicked too. After all, he was the target.

Moreover, he could see that his attacker wore armor and carried a snake lance.

It was none other than Snake Lance Douluo, who guarded Spirit City.

What should I do?

If I don't fight back, I'm dead for sure!

"Knockback!"

Instinctively, he swung the scepter in his hand, smashing it toward Snake Lance Douluo.

"Hmph, you overestimate yourself. Your Soul Power is only in the sixties, yet you dare attack me? You truly don't know how the word 'death' is written. I could skewer a whole bunch of your kind with a single thrust!"

At the sight, Snake Lance Douluo couldn't help sneering.

But the next moment, when his snake lance collided with the golden scepter, his expression froze.

What tremendous strength! he cried inwardly. He felt an overwhelming force slam into him, sending him flying.

Boom!

Everyone watched as Snake Lance Douluo left almost as quickly as he had arrived, tracing a parabola before crashing into a high wall.

Everyone turned to stone.

"Yan really wasn't lying to us. Without a super armor ability or something like immunity to control effects, all you can do is get sent flying!"

"Even a Titled Douluo can't escape that fate!"

"This Knockback is practically a divine skill!"

Hu Liena's and Xie Yue's hearts trembled.

"I knocked down a Titled Douluo?"

Yan was stunned as well, staring incredulously at the golden scepter in his hand.

This defied the heavens. It truly defied the heavens.

First, he had defeated Hu Liena and Xie Yue while they were using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Now, he had sent Snake Lance Douluo flying with one swing of his scepter. Yan felt he had reached an unprecedented peak.

"Who are you? Where did you come from?"

"I've never heard of anyone like you on the Douluo Continent."

By then, Snake Lance Douluo had risen from the foot of the wall, pointing his snake lance at the transformed Yan from afar.

His eyes filled with a complicated mixture of emotions.

Shock, wariness, bewilderment...

He didn't remember there being a female Douluo like this on the Douluo Continent.

Although he hadn't used a Soul Skill just now, his strength was still nothing to scoff at. Yet he had been sent flying with a single blow.

His opponent's strength was unfathomable!

Snake Lance Douluo had immediately assumed his opponent was a Titled Douluo-and an exceptionally powerful one at that.

Yan came to his senses then and hurriedly said, "Elder, it's me! I'm Yan!"

"Hm?"

"Yan?"

Snake Lance froze, then looked shocked. "How did you turn into this hideous... pfft, beautiful form? And how did you get so powerful?"

"Well, this all started with three jars..."

Helpless, Yan could only swallow his embarrassment and patiently recount his earlier experiences.

As Yan spoke, Snake Lance Douluo's expression kept shifting.

Only his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"You're saying there's a miraculous little shop that sells all kinds of jars? And those jars contain all sorts of wondrous treasures-some that increase Soul Ring Age, some that raise Soul Power, and some that let you transform? But every kind can make your strength advance by leaps and bounds?"

"That's right."

Not only Yan, but Hu Liena and Xie Yue also nodded firmly.

"This is wonderful!"

Having received confirmation, Snake Lance Douluo's eyes shone with excitement as he asked the question that concerned him most. "Then are there any treasures that can strengthen a Martial Soul?"

Strengthen a Martial Soul?

Everyone froze.

They had to admit that Snake Lance Douluo really dared to dream.

But who could guarantee there weren't any?

"Sorry, Elder, we can't answer that question either. But you can go to the shop and seek the answer yourself."

"Good. Once I've finished dealing with the matters at hand, I'll go."

Snake Lance's heart burned with eagerness.

After all, despite being a Titled Douluo who seemed to stand high above everyone else,

the competition among Titled Douluos was actually fierce.

His combat strength ranked at the very bottom among Spirit Hall's many Titled Douluos. Some people even said he couldn't compare to certain top-tier Soul Douluos.

Wasn't that a blatant insult?

That was why he was so desperate to shed his reputation as the weakest. The appearance of the Jar Shop had given him hope.

Hu Liena offered a well-meaning reminder. "Elder, there's one thing I need to remind you of. Make sure you bring enough money."

Meanwhile.

Inside the little shop, Lin Xiao felt utterly bored.

"Eight jars, eight Level-Up Tickets. Anyone else would wake up laughing from their dreams, but what use are they to me? You could at least give me a Martial Soul!"

Lin Xiao felt helpless.

The tenfold drop rate was real, sure, but had it come with an inventory-scanning feature too?

The items were good, but he wasn't allowed to use them. That was truly maddening!

Lin Xiao no longer even had the energy to complain. He brought his hammer down again.

But the next moment, a flash of orange light flickered before his eyes...