"Class 5 soul tool armor, activate!"
"Class 5 melee soul tool, Raging Tiger Blade, activate!"
Atop Heaven-Questioning Peak, two elite officers of the Sun Moon Empire stood facing each other, each with five soul rings-two yellow, two purple, and one black-floating around his body. One wore an imposing suit of silver soul tool armor and held a battle saber roughly four feet long.
The officer facing him, however, looked rather different. He wore ordinary standard-issue iron armor, with a somewhat peculiar-looking belt fastened around his waist.
The belt was golden throughout, with a large, constantly rotating disc at its center. Intricate patterns shaped like the sun and moon covered the disc, and faint but immensely powerful soul power fluctuations radiated from it as it spun.
"Fragrant, soft, big steamed bun!" The officer extended his right hand, and a snow-white, steaming bun instantly appeared in his palm. He opened his mouth and devoured it in a few bites, after which the soul power fluctuations around him surged wildly.
"Chen Guang, martial soul: steamed bun. Level 52 support system Tool Soul King. Please instruct me!"
The five soul rings around the officer opposite Chen Guang pulsed faintly, and a bloody, murderous aura instantly enveloped Chen Guang.
"Heh, Guang, don't blame your buddy for showing no mercy. Military orders stand firm as mountains, so I'll have to offend you!"
"Wang Tao, martial soul: fierce tiger. Level 53 power attack system Battle Soul King. Please instruct me!"
At the same time, he darted forward, appearing behind Chen Guang almost instantly, and slashed his sharp saber toward the back of Chen Guang's head.
Off to one side, Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Hall Master Jing Hongchen and Xuan Ziwen watched the match intently. Xuan Ziwen also held a notebook, constantly jotting things down.
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