He possessed innate divine strength, but the strength of the human body still had its limits. Even with powerful soul power reinforcing it, the body's own strength was a force that could not be underestimated. Lone Bamboo Sword could think of no other explanation except a divine beast bloodline, like the one Xu Sanshi possessed.
"Converge!" Chi Hengyu roared. The shield wall formed by eight Vajra Shields began to change, the eight shields merging into four larger, more imposing shields. They instantly shifted from a single row to surround Jiang Hai on four sides.
The four great shields tilted slightly as they closed in, their angles precisely calculated to prevent their surfaces from colliding and leave Jiang Hai no opening. However strong he was, he could never withstand the Vajra Shields converging from all four directions. After merging once, their power had received a considerable boost. Changing from a shield wall to an encirclement merely altered the area they covered; their attack power remained unchanged.
Merging the shield formation was a secondary transformation of his soul skill. Once the eight shields fused, both their power and defense underwent a qualitative change, allowing them to withstand an all-out attack from a Six-Ring Soul Emperor. However, the strain on him was immense. This was a match in which he was staking everything. Chi Hengyu was a Soul King, after all-how could he be easy to deal with?
Boom!
The four great shields closed together with a deafening crash. Yet an azure figure passed through the shields, and even through Chi Hengyu's body, like a phantom, appearing behind him.
The light of a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring illuminated the arena with a dazzling radiance. His third soul skill, Azure Light Flight, ignored the physical collision boundaries of combat, granted immunity to