Sun Fire Line

Xu Yang's fist slammed into the lightning. A terrifying force split through it, tearing apart most of the lightning directly. The rest wrapped around him just as he had expected.

But Xu Yang only shook his body, dispelling the paralysis caused by the lightning. Then he transformed into a sharp arrow and charged straight at Yu Tianheng.

"Damn, that feels great. But just as I thought, Soul Power, being a form of energy, has excellent resistance against lightning!"

A trace of delight instantly welled up in Xu Yang's heart.

That move had indeed been extremely risky. But Xu Yang's first two Soul Skills were both unsuitable for direct combat. If he used his split Martial Souls to attack directly, he was afraid he might melt Yu Tianheng's entire body, so he had chosen to resist with Soul Power instead.

As for dodging, he had considered it, but rejected the idea outright. The lightning was simply too fast. With his current strength, he could react in time, but his body could not keep up with his reaction. He might as well endure it with Soul Power.

Fortunately, the result was exactly as Xu Yang had predicted. The transformed Sun Soul Power possessed far greater resistance to lightning than ordinary Soul Power. Combined with the Secret Skill converted through the First Soul Skill, the paralysis vanished completely after the Soul Power merely circulated through his body once.

Everything had happened in the blink of an eye, and Xu Yang had not expected Yu Tianheng to be stunned by it.

But he would not let such a good opportunity slip away. The instant the paralysis disappeared, he condensed Soul Power beneath his feet and charged straight at Yu Tianheng. He intended to seize this chance and firmly take control of the initiative.

Yu Tianheng was indeed the most talented disciple of this generation in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. His momentary daze lasted only an instant, and he quickly recovered. Seeing Xu Yang charging over, he put away his earlier contempt, then swung both dragon claws and met him head-on.

"What a pity!"

Seeing Yu Tianheng regain his senses, Xu Yang thought this inwardly, but the movements of his hands did not stop. He concentrated Soul Power into his hands and feet and began exchanging blows with Yu Tianheng.

Fist and claw collided. The immense force Xu Yang had imagined did not come, and instead, they seemed evenly matched. Only then did Xu Yang realize that his physical body seemed to be completely on par with Yu Tianheng's, even though Yu Tianheng had activated Martial Soul Possession.

"How is this possible?!"

Yu Tianheng's face was filled with disbelief. A Tool Soul Master had actually clashed head-on with a Beast Soul Master without falling into the slightest disadvantage.

He couldn't accept it!

He poured more Soul Power into both hands. The Thunder Dragon Claw instantly grew slightly larger, while his other dragon claw struck toward Xu Yang's abdomen.

But Xu Yang was even faster at mobilizing Soul Power. He cultivated Essence, Qi, and Spirit together. The instant he noticed the change in Yu Tianheng's Thunder Dragon Claw, his eyes narrowed slightly. His unoccupied left hand did not pause at all; it changed from a fist into a palm and struck out directly.

Bang!

The Thunder Dragon Claw collided with his palm. Yu Tianheng felt an overbearing Hidden Strength surge into the Thunder Dragon Claw. In an instant, it split into more than a dozen tiny strands of Hidden Strength and exploded outward.

Sizzle!

Blue-violet lightning flashed. The Thunder Dragon Claw formed by Yu Tianheng's First Soul Skill on his left hand shattered instantly, turning into countless tiny arcs of electricity that dispersed into the air. It could no longer maintain the shape of a dragon claw.

"So strong. He actually destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Thunder Dragon Claw with Hidden Strength. Even I couldn't do that!"

Seeing this, Wallace, who had been watching the battle intently, could no longer remain composed. Releasing Hidden Strength was easy; any Spirit Master with even a little strength could do it. The difficult part was using Hidden Strength to dismantle an opponent's Soul Skill.

That was a Soul Skill passed down by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for who knew how many years. In terms of stability, it could be said to be flawless. Yet Xu Yang had actually dismantled it with a single palm. This showed just how precise his control over Hidden Strength was, and that his control over Soul Power had reached a level where he could use it as he pleased.

"Impossible! I don't believe it!"

"Second Soul Skill: Thunderous Might!"

Yu Tianheng's defenses completely crumbled. He threw back his head and roared, instantly activating his Second Soul Skill. The countless electric snakes that had been coiling around his body due to Martial Soul Possession suddenly expanded, transforming into lightning arrows that swept in all directions. It was essentially an indiscriminate attack.

Xu Yang failed to react in time and was struck by several electric snakes. He immediately felt lightning rampaging through his body, leaving him paralyzed and barely able to move.

Immediately afterward, a fist formed from a dragon claw appeared before his eyes.

"Bang!"

Xu Yang barely managed to shift his body and took the blow with his chest. His entire body was knocked back more than ten meters before he steadied himself, and a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

Clearly, this strike had inflicted significant internal injuries on Xu Yang.

"First Soul Skill: Morning Light!"

As Xu Yang softly murmured, the Sun Martial Soul behind his head instantly rose into the air and descended in a beam of Golden Light. At the same time, Xu Yang circulated his healing Secret Skill. With the two effects stacked together, the injuries Xu Yang had suffered instantly healed completely.

"Your Soul Skills are used up. Now it's my turn!"

"Second Soul Skill: Heart Separation Control!"

The purple Soul Ring lit up. The Sun Martial Soul already floating in the air instantly began to split. In the blink of an eye, four more Sun Martial Souls appeared. Although they looked smaller than the one in the center, they were not to be underestimated.

"Go!"

Xu Yang pointed with one hand. The four newly appeared Sun Martial Souls transformed into four streaks of Flowing Light and flew to surround Yu Tianheng.

"Sun Fire Line!"

Xu Yang's expression turned solemn. The four Sun Martial Souls fired four straight lines of flame at Yu Tianheng one after another. At the same time, he fully deployed Heart Separation Control. This control was not for attacking Yu Tianheng, but for suppressing the power of the four fire lines. Otherwise, with the flames of the Sun Martial Soul approaching Ultimate Fire, the four fire lines would burn Yu Tianheng to death.

The so-called Sun Fire Line was a technique Xu Yang had developed after absorbing his Second Soul Ring, when his control over his Martial Soul had grown stronger. By taking advantage of the Sun Martial Soul's natural ability to spew flames, he condensed the flames it emitted into a single beam, increasing their power and speed.

"Damn it, I can't dodge!"

"Is that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Heart Separation Control?!"

Yu Tianheng's expression became extremely grim. If the four fire lines had been fired simultaneously, he could have relied on a burst of speed in that instant to evade them. But the four fire lines were being fired one after another, and each one targeted all of his possible escape routes. There was nowhere for him to flee.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The fire lines struck Yu Tianheng. The instant they hit, they exploded. The blast of the explosions sent Yu Tianheng flying. He bounced four times through the air before finally crashing heavily beside Wallace's feet. His clothes had been burned into tatters by the four waves of flame, and many charred patches covered his body. The faint smell of roasted flesh drifted through the air.

"That was close. I almost roasted Yu Tianheng alive. When low-level Spirit Masters fight and lack sufficient Soul Power, Ultimate Attributes have far too great an advantage!"

Xu Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead, his heart filled with relief. If he had been even slightly less careful just now, Yu Tianheng would have been burned to death by the Sun Fire. At that point, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would have become irreconcilable enemies.