Hearing Jiang Xia's stated Soul Ring configuration, Tang Wulin and the others froze on the spot.
Three thousand-year Soul Rings?
Was that possible?
Their instinct was to doubt him, but Jiang Xia had already given them far too many shocks.
Nine years old, rank 34, and spiritual power approaching the Spirit Sea Realm!
Did Jiang Xia need to deceive them about the ages of his Soul Rings too?
There was absolutely no need.
Then what Jiang Xia said was true!
Shock flashed in Tang Wulin's eyes.
Something suddenly occurred to him. If Jiang Xia could withstand three thousand-year Soul Rings, then what about his physical constitution?
He kept saying he was no good at fighting, but was that really true?
Even without enhancement from his Martial Soul, a body capable of withstanding three thousand-year Soul Rings could probably deliver off-the-charts combat power with any old hammer, couldn't it?
At the very least, he could definitely put up a fight against a Soul Grandmaster.
Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi each had different thoughts.
But all of them understood the significance behind such a Soul Ring configuration better than Tang Wulin did.
The four remained stunned for a long time.
Only when Jiang Xia called to them did their eyes slowly regain focus.
"In a moment, I'll find the right opportunity to reveal my three thousand-year Soul Rings. What you need to do is seize that opportunity and take the initiative."
"Okay!"
Soon, their time to discuss tactics ended, and Wu Zhangkong opened his eyes.
Wu Zhangkong had not refused Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi's request to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
He walked to a spot more than twenty meters opposite the six of them, stopped, and turned to look at them.
"Begin!"
As he spoke, he summoned his Martial Soul, and cold air spread from his right hand.
A pale-blue longsword appeared in his hand. Together with his white clothes, it gave him an otherworldly bearing.
At the same time, rings of light appeared beneath his feet.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black!
A six-ring Soul Emperor!
His undisguised Soul Power pressure alone weighed heavily on everyone in Class Zero.
The biting cold sent the surrounding temperature plummeting. Even the circulation of their Soul Power seemed to stagnate.
Of course, that sensation lasted only a moment.
Having displayed his majesty at the right moment, Wu Zhangkong voluntarily suppressed his Soul Power to rank 34.
Even knowing that Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi intended to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, he still suppressed his Soul Power to rank 34.
And as Wu Zhangkong released his Martial Soul, revealed his Soul Rings, and suppressed his Soul Power,
Jiang Xia and the others opposite him finally made their move.
Broken Dream and Spirit Detection overlapped, swiftly enveloping the battlefield.
Broken Dream connected with reality. Although it could not yet turn illusion into reality, it could interfere with the mind.
Naturally, Jiang Xia would not be foolish enough to cast illusions on Wu Zhangkong.
He was not skilled at illusions to begin with.
But he could still subtly guide Wu Zhangkong.
For instance, Wu Zhangkong's attention was now focused beneath Jiang Xia's feet.
At that moment, he instinctively grew curious about Jiang Xia's Soul Rings, wondering why Jiang Xia had not revealed them during the fight just now.
Just as he was about to notice something amiss with his thoughts, Jiang Xia's Soul Rings appeared.
Purple!
Purple!
Purple again!
Three full purple Soul Rings appeared, interrupting Rong Nianbing just as he was about to discover that other thoughts were leading him astray.
He blurted out instinctively, "Impossible!"
Even though he came from Shrek and had seen all manner of monstrous talents, Wu Zhangkong instinctively doubted what he saw, unable to believe Jiang Xia's Soul Ring configuration.
He could hardly be blamed. Jiang Xia simply exceeded the standards by far too much.
Three thousand-year Soul Rings were not impossible to replicate, but taking Jiang Xia's age into account made it another matter entirely.
Reaching rank 30 at the age of nine was already inconceivable in itself.
And in the process, he also had to improve his physical constitution and spiritual power in tandem, at a pace far beyond his peers.
Unthinkable!
Wu Zhangkong had indeed been controlled.
With guidance from Jiang Xia's Spirit Detection and Broken Dream, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi had already charged forward.
Jiang Xia and Gu Yue simultaneously mobilized darkness elements to enhance the two.
Gu Yue worked on the level of reality, while Jiang Xia helped shoulder the drain on her mental resources on the spiritual level.
With the Bone Dragon King possessing him, Wang Jinxi's body grew a size larger. Pitch-black scales covered both his arms completely, and his hands turned into dragon claws.
Feeling the abundant darkness elements around him, Zhang Yangzi's heart settled. Without any hesitation, he turned into pitch-black mist and merged into Wang Jinxi's body, causing a pair of enormous wings to grow from his back.
The wings on Wang Jinxi's back beat, carrying him swiftly into the air.
With a few beats of those wings, he rapidly closed in on Wu Zhangkong.
Wu Zhangkong snapped out of his daze and looked at the enormous Darkness Sky Dragon, which had already claimed the high ground and was plunging straight down. Surprise flashed in his eyes.
He could tell that their Martial Soul Fusion Skill was now complete, no longer flawed as it had been during the class promotion tournament.
There was no time to analyze the reason. The Skyfrost Sword in his right hand radiated a biting chill.
The erupting ice-element sword Qi gathered into a single point at the sword's tip. The surrounding temperature slowly rose, as though all the cold had been drawn into that point.
He gathered all his strength at the sword's tip and thrust fiercely.
Even with only rank 34 Soul Power, Wu Zhangkong's technique was enough to unleash combat power far beyond that of most Soul Ancestors.
But Wu Zhangkong's opponent was the Darkness Sky Dragon, already in its Martial Soul Fusion state.
Its sharp eagle-dragon claw reached out, and with the momentum of its descent, its collision with the Skyfrost Sword unleashed a terrifying force.
The world's ambient Qi churned at that instant.
It spread outward, forming ripple after ripple.
The Darkness Sky Dragon was sent flying backward, but its wings beat and quickly reversed that backward force, sending it plunging down from above once more.
Having met the Darkness Sky Dragon's claw head-on with the Skyfrost Sword, Wu Zhangkong retreated three steps before forcibly stopping himself. But when the Darkness Sky Dragon attacked again, he did not take it head-on a second time.
Caught off guard just now, he had had no choice but to withstand it directly.
This time, his feet traced profound steps, his body swaying like a ghost, and he actually evaded the blow.
Yet as the Darkness Sky Dragon swept past, it still beat its enormous wings toward Wu Zhangkong's chest.
However agile and ghostlike his movements were, Jiang Xia was providing Spirit Detection on their side.
Wu Zhangkong raised the Skyfrost Sword vertically to guard his chest.
The third Soul Ring beneath him also lit up.
The presence of the ice element spread, seemingly forming a barrier of sword Qi.
Bang!
Wu Zhangkong staggered backward again, step after heavy step. His feet moved like a ghost as he continually used the special footwork of Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to dissipate the force, while also keeping himself outside the predicted range of his opponent's next attack.
Unfortunately, falling one step behind meant falling behind at every step.
While Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi launched their two consecutive attacks, Gu Yue had finished gathering power.
Above her head, a four-element vortex had formed. Water, fire, earth, and wind converged, giving off terrifying fluctuations that made hearts tremble.
Once the four-element vortex took shape, Gu Yue hurled it toward Wu Zhangkong.
The terrifying elemental fluctuations alerted Wu Zhangkong that something was wrong. He looked over, and his expression changed drastically.