"Grandpa Dugu, you can start now. I'm ready."
Li Ye withdrew his Martial Soul and stood calmly before Dugu Bo. After bringing himself to peak condition, he spoke to Dugu Bo.
Hearing this, Dugu Bo nodded, mobilized the Soul Power within his body, and extended a hand, sending Soul Power pressure sweeping toward Li Ye.
"Grandpa Dugu, are you putting any strength into this? Why don't I feel anything?"
At Li Ye's words, Dugu Bo immediately snorted. Still, he had to admit that Li Ye was indeed a little outrageously strong.
He had already released enough pressure to force a level-60 Soul Emperor to their knees and make them summon their Martial Soul, yet Li Ye still looked completely at ease.
Then he stopped holding back and began steadily increasing the Soul Power pressure, constantly watching Li Ye's reactions to adjust how quickly he raised it.
"Boy, it's at level 70 now. That's already Soul Saint territory."
Seeing Li Ye's face turn red from the strain while he remained motionless, Dugu Bo could not help reminding him, signaling that he should release his Martial Soul for some relief if he could no longer hold on, rather than hurt himself by forcing it.
"I'm fine. I can still hold on." Li Ye gritted his teeth, desperately keeping the Martial Soul about to emerge in his hand from being released, wanting to test exactly where his limits lay.
When the Soul Power pressure reached level 76, Li Ye finally could not withstand it anymore and released the Demonic Flame Spear to ease the pressure on himself.
"Level 79. Let's see how much longer you can hold on, boy!"
After spending so long only to force out one of Li Ye's Martial Souls, Dugu Bo was getting fired up too. He kept increasing