"His Soul Skill alone was worth all of ours put together."
Mighty Lion Douluo's mouth twitched slightly. Beside him, Azure Luan Douluo shared Guang Ling's frustration. "A God-Level Martial Soul... Boss, I think what Bibi Dong said..."
Azure Luan Douluo did not dare finish the rest, because he had sensed killing intent from Qian Daoliu.
"What, you don't want to admit it?"
Bibi Dong twisted the knife without hesitation. "Compared with Xiao Chen's Celestial Star Crown, your Qian Family's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul is nothing!"
"Ahem, ahem."
Qian Daoliu desperately wanted to say something, but he simply could not refute Bibi Dong's words.
Before the Celestial Star Crown, the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul really could only be pinned to the ground and rubbed into the dirt.
"Ultimate Sacredness."
The most outrageous part was that Qian Daoliu discovered that the Angel Assault Luo Chen had simulated actually possessed the Ultimate Sacredness attribute, just like Qian Renxue's First Soul Skill.
What did that mean?
It meant that every element of the First Soul Skill Luo Chen obtained through the Celestial Crown could reach the level of an Ultimate Attribute.
"Ultimate Attributes-every attribute at the ultimate level!"
And this was only the effect of Luo Chen's First Soul Skill. Qian Daoliu truly did not know what to say.
Invincible. So damned invincible.
With a Soul Skill like this, who needed a bicycle?
Once Luo Chen grew up and became a Titled Douluo, this Soul Skill alone would let him trounce countless Soul Masters.
Before an Ultimate Attribute, the same attribute would be suppressed, without the slightest ability to resist.
In other words, if Luo Chen really could possess every Ultimate Attribute, he would have absolute suppressive power against any attribute he faced.
Light, fire, darkness, poison, space, water, ice, speed, strength, life...
"Only two Soul Rings, and he already has four attributes."
But Luo Chen could still add sixteen more Soul Rings. With sixteen whole Soul Rings added, wouldn't piling up a dozen or so Ultimate Attributes be child's play?
"Hehe~~"
Inside the Astral Realm, Na'er puffed out her little chest, her face practically proclaiming her invincibility. "My Soul Skill can do anything!"
"Pfft."
Beside her, Ah Yin could not help stifling a laugh at Na'er's mischievous display.
"Are we still fighting?"
Luo Chen had not revealed all his power at once. He looked at Qian Renxue in the air. "If not, I'll be switching to calling you Xue'er."
"Hmph!"
Qian Renxue accommodated Luo Chen immensely, but being called Xue'er was the one thing she could not accept.
"I'm the big sister!"
Faced with a disobedient little brother, a big sister ought to show her authority.
So what if she could not beat him?
Even if she could not beat him, she had to fight!
If she did not fight now, wouldn't she stand even less chance later?
Following the principle that little brothers had to be beaten early, before it became impossible to beat them, fighting spirit surged in Qian Renxue's heart once more. She swore to defend her position as the big sister!
"Even the same Soul Skill can differ in strength!"
"Let your big sister teach you that lesson."
Qian Renxue activated her First Soul Ring, the wings behind her beating powerfully.
Her figure traced a graceful arc through the air. The Angel Assaults she unleashed one after another formed a dense golden spiderweb, sealing Luo Chen firmly within.
"This child..."
Seeing Qian Renxue get serious, Golden Crocodile Douluo hurriedly focused, ready to rescue Luo Chen at any moment.
Luo Chen's Soul Skill might be incomparably wondrous, but his combat experience was lacking, after all.
All the Revered Elders present worried that Qian Renxue might accidentally injure Luo Chen, their hearts rising into their throats.
However!
Bang!
Inside the hall, facing countless streaks of golden light, Luo Chen merely smiled and raised a finger.
He gently pointed forward.
In an instant, every Angel Assault containing the power of Ultimate Sacredness froze.
"What?"
Qian Renxue paled in shock, and the other powerful spectators cried out as well.
"My First Soul Skill is called Elemental Control because I can completely control every element."
"Even Ultimate Power becomes ownerless once it leaves a Soul Master's body!"
As Luo Chen spoke, he loosely curled his right hand into a fist.
The next moment, all the golden light and fist shadows shattered with a crash. Then, under Luo Chen's control, they gathered into an enormous golden palm that reached for Qian Renxue.
"My Soul Skill!"
Qian Renxue instantly estimated the Soul Power contained in that palm. It held at least seventy percent of what she had expended unleashing her Soul Skill just now.
That meant Luo Chen had unleashed a counterattack equivalent to seventy percent of her attack with almost no expenditure of his own.
"Whoosh~~"
In the air, Qian Renxue sped up, turning into a streak of light to evade the golden palm's attack.
Soon, the enormous Angel Assault Luo Chen had unleashed began to dissipate.
His control was limited, and he could not keep that much Soul Power condensed for long.
Looking back at Little Angel, she had landed on the ground again, her little face somewhat flushed from her intense flight.
This scene once again gave the Revered Elders quite a shock.
"He can forcibly shatter Soul Skills that release energy of the same attribute, then steal them."
Light Feather Douluo complained again. "Heh, I told you. This Soul Skill really is absurd. It's too unreal."
Everyone shot Light Feather Douluo a disdainful glance, then ignored the old rascal and continued watching the two fight.
"Still not admitting defeat?"
"No!"
Qian Renxue clenched her little hands and bit her lip, stubbornly insisting, "Your big sister is your big sister. You're not allowed to forget your place!"
Yes, the little girl was simply stubborn about this.
"All right, then."
Helpless, Luo Chen could only smile. "Then let's continue, Xiao Xue'er."
"!!!"
"Second Soul Skill, Wings of Nihility!"
The wings that had originally appeared through Martial Soul Possession became ethereal and insubstantial under the Soul Skill's enhancement.
A sacred presence surged forth, golden light radiating in every direction.
"I'm getting serious, Xiao Chen!"
Qian Renxue already regarded Luo Chen as a true opponent. She cast off her restraints and squarely faced this naughty little brother who did nothing but bully his big sister.
After all, there were so many Titled Douluo-level experts around.
Keeping two mere level-thirty youngsters safe from accidents would be a breeze.
"My Second Soul Skill is called Wings of Nihility."
Annoyed as she was, Qian Renxue still explained very fairly, "This Soul Skill lets me enter a state of nihility, granting immunity to physical attacks, immunity to fifty percent of energy attacks, and a twenty-percent increase in speed."
The Qian Family's chivalry, their fighting style of refusing to take advantage of others, left Luo Chen unsure how to even criticize it.
He felt he needed to find an opportunity to properly correct this bad habit of Little Angel's.
In combat, especially a life-and-death struggle, how could she take her time and even explain her Soul Skill's effects?
"Since energy-type Soul Skills don't work on you..."
Qian Renxue gathered Soul Power in her hands. "Then I'll fight at close range!"
If energy did not work, she would use physical attacks!
Little Angel was going to use her righteous little fists to teach Luo Chen the proper hierarchy between older sisters and younger brothers.
As the little brother, he must not bully his big sister!
"Mm, the right choice."
After hearing Qian Renxue's description of the Soul Skill and her plan, Luo Chen smiled. "That Soul Skill of yours really is good, Xiao Xue'er. It sounds very good."
"Then..."
A pair of golden Soul Power wings condensed behind Luo Chen, just like Qian Renxue's. "Hand it over!"
"My Soul Skill!"
Qian Renxue watched in astonishment as Luo Chen unleashed a Soul Skill identical to hers.
Again?
At this sight, all the powerful spectators cried out inwardly in speechless disbelief.
Here, whether they were Titled Douluos or Super Douluos, even the Limit Douluo had become a mere bystander who could do nothing but shout "666."
Their understanding of the world had already been utterly shattered by Luo Chen.
His First Soul Skill could possess all sorts of attributes, every one of them at the ultimate level.
Now, seeing this display, the Revered Elders' keen eyes allowed them to judge the essence of this move almost instantly.
"Does that child's Elemental Control truly let him do whatever he wishes?"
Qian Daoliu sighed. He realized Bibi Dong had been right.
Compared with Luo Chen's Celestial Star Crown, the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul did not deserve to be called God-Level at all. The gap was simply too great.
"That's right."
Bibi Dong said proudly, "Besides possessing multiple attributes, Xiao Chen's First Soul Skill also allows him to control every element with exquisite precision."
"So exquisite that he can even copy Xiao Xue'er's Second Soul Skill?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo felt his scalp tingle. He could sense that Luo Chen's Wings of Nihility was not merely what it appeared to be on the surface.
The physical and energy immunity were difficult to discern, but he really had gained a twenty-percent speed increase.
But an enhancement effect like that should belong to a rule-type Soul Skill.
"Unlimited Soul Skills!"
Guang Ling, Lion, Azure Luan, and Qian Jun and Jiang Mo watching from afar-the five Revered Elders all thought of this term at once.
Luo Chen's First Soul Skill, Elemental Control, allowed him to construct Soul Skills at will.
That meant that, as long as Luo Chen wished, he could create Self-Created Soul Skills without end.
Besides that, there was something even more terrifying.
"Observation!"
Luo Chen had only glanced at Qian Renxue's First and Second Soul Skills before analyzing their essence and replicating them using the sacred attribute.
Such replication might have certain flaws.
But those were not flaws in Elemental Control. Luo Chen simply did not control enough attributes yet.
Take the earlier First Soul Skill, Angel Assault.
When Qian Renxue unleashed it, Luo Chen could clearly feel the scorching heat of flames.
But while Luo Chen's Angel Assault did possess Ultimate Sacredness's unique ability to dissolve a Soul Master's Soul Power, it lacked that power of Ultimate Fire.
Of course, Qian Renxue's Soul Skill had yet to display much Ultimate Fire, which was why Luo Chen had replicated it so easily.
"As long as that child observes enough Soul Skills, he can use his First Soul Skill to analyze their composition and differences."
Qian Daoliu did not need to explain what came next. The others could already imagine all sorts of possibilities.
Quickly copying others' Soul Skills in the early stages, using a vast number of Self-Created Soul Skills in the middle stages, then performing a grand fusion in the late stages-unleashing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill all by himself.
"Hiss~~"
At that thought, everyone could not help drawing in a sharp breath.
"Boss, this is only that child's First Soul Skill."
Light Feather Douluo timely reminded everyone, pointing out something even more terrifying.
Indeed.
His First Soul Skill alone already held dominion over the very concept of "Soul Skills."
Then what was Luo Chen's Second Soul Skill?
"If the sixteen Soul Rings that child adds later all have effects like his First Soul Skill..."
No, even if only half did, it would still be terrifying beyond belief!
"He's simply a monster."
When it came to shock, no one felt it more deeply than Qian Renxue, who was facing Luo Chen. "And here I was worrying about you so much just now. Hmph, you rotten Xiao Chen! Why didn't you tell me sooner that you had such an incredible Soul Skill?"
Had she still been on the ground, Little Angel would have stamped her feet twice, then gone over and vigorously kneaded Luo Chen's face.
"Didn't I only just find out myself?"
Luo Chen scratched his head and said, "Besides, I'm really not very suited for combat right now. If you don't believe me, look."
"What?"
Under Qian Renxue's puzzled gaze, Luo Chen flew a circle around her.
Little Angel did not seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack or play any little tricks.
She simply watched carefully, wanting to understand what Luo Chen had meant.
Their fight had been intended to test the effects of Luo Chen's Soul Skills in the first place, so when she saw that his flying was not particularly agile, Qian Renxue understood.
"So that's it!"
A Soul Skill was only a Soul Skill. Being able to use it and being able to use it well were two entirely different things.
Besides, Luo Chen's physical fitness was still somewhat too poor.
He simply could not fly through the air at high speed like Qian Renxue. That put too much strain on him.
"Well, it'll get better."
Thinking of why Luo Chen's body was so frail, Qian Renxue felt a pang of heartache. She comforted him, "Besides, you have Spatial Teleportation. You don't need to expend any physical strength at all."
Spatial Teleportation plus Angel Assault was enough to kite an opponent to death from a distance.
Qian Renxue also thought she could have Luo Chen observe more long-range light-attribute Soul Skills to increase his firepower.
"Mm."
Luo Chen nodded, then lightly tapped the third gem on his forehead. "Xue'er, use Angel Assault on me again."
"Hmph."
Qian Renxue was clearly unhappy about Luo Chen calling her Xue'er.
But she had given her word, and Luo Chen had indeed demonstrated the power to defeat her. Qian Renxue really could not go back on it.
Keeping her word was a principle of conduct Qian Daoliu had taught her.
Luo Chen: Just because you keep your word doesn't mean your enemies will honor theirs.
All he could say was that the Qian Family's upbringing really was far too rigid.
Luckily, I'm here.
Luo Chen thought Qian Renxue had many good qualities. He did not want Little Angel to become the Xue Qinghe of the original story, but he also wanted her to have a flexible bottom line.
"You can keep testing, but you have to be my little brother too."
Qian Renxue did not know what Luo Chen was thinking. Right now, she just wanted a little brother.
"Uh..."
Looking at Little Angel gazing pleadingly at him, Luo Chen said helplessly, "All right."
"Hehe."
At last, having gotten her wish, Qian Renxue smiled in satisfaction. "What should I do? Just use Angel Assault on you?"
"Mm, I want to test the effects of the third Ultimate Attribute."
"The third?"
Qian Renxue asked, "That black gem?"
Suddenly, Qian Renxue noticed something: of Luo Chen's four gems, only the white one was currently lit.
"Xiao Chen, can your Soul Skill only use one attribute at a time?"
"No."
Luo Chen knew what Qian Renxue was worried about. He said, "As long as I want to, I can use all the attributes together."
"Mm-hmm, that's good."
Qian Renxue breathed a sigh of relief. She did not want her little brother's Soul Skill to have such a flaw.
Although being able to use only one at a time would still be ridiculously overpowered, since she already regarded Luo Chen as a Little Monster, Qian Renxue naturally hoped he could become the strongest monster.
No one can catch up to my Xiao Chen!
Qian Renxue: My little brother is invincible!
"Here I come."
Fantasizing about how her little brother would protect his big sister once he grew stronger, Qian Renxue unleashed her First Soul Skill again. "Angel Assault!"
A golden fist condensed and hurtled toward Luo Chen.
This time, however, Luo Chen did not dodge. Maintaining Wings of Nihility, he raised his hand and condensed a black vortex before him.
"Ultimate Darkness!"
This Ultimate Attribute was exactly the same as Bibi Dong's Ultimate Darkness.
Whoosh!
Sure enough, after Angel Assault touched the dark vortex, the sacred power within it canceled out the power of darkness, while the remaining Soul Power was devoured outright.
"It got eaten?"
Qian Renxue asked, "Xiao Chen, this black Soul Power of yours can devour other people's Soul Power and Soul Skills?"
"Mm."
Luo Chen nodded, having also tested the strength of Ultimate Darkness.
Ultimate Darkness was very powerful, capable of devouring almost anything.
But it also had a flaw: it could not completely dissolve other kinds of Ultimate Attributes within an attack.
"How did it work?"
"It was a little... disappointing."
Luo Chen shook his head in disappointment and said, "Ultimate Darkness inherently has a devouring property. It has absolute suppressive power against non-Ultimate Attributes."
But against a Soul Master with an Ultimate Attribute like Qian Renxue, Ultimate Darkness could only forcibly absorb it.
And the price...
Luo Chen checked his Soul Power and found he had expended quite a bit. "It's too inefficient."
"Hmph, you bratty little brother. You got a bargain and you're still complaining."
Luo Chen's words practically amounted to looking down on Soul Masters who possessed Ultimate Darkness, such as a certain Bibi Dong seated below.
He instinctively glanced at Bibi Dong and, sure enough, saw a dangerous smile on her face.
"Ahem."
Luo Chen hurriedly changed the subject, bringing up the advantages of Ultimate Darkness. "But I discovered a special use for this devouring ability."
"A special use?"
Under Qian Renxue's puzzled gaze, Luo Chen unleashed Angel Assault again.
The originally unidirectional Angel Assault suddenly split into a dozen or so fists. Their power diminished considerably, but their coverage increased more than several dozenfold.
"That's!!"
Qian Renxue's eyes lit up as Luo Chen explained, "This is a second way of using Angel Assault that I developed especially for you, Xue'er."
"You mean I can learn this Soul Skill too?"
"Yes."
Luo Chen told Qian Renxue that after his Ultimate Darkness devoured someone else's Soul Skill, his efficiency in analyzing that Soul Skill increased dramatically.
Then he could develop variations of Qian Renxue's Soul Skills specifically for her, giving them multiple forms.
And because these Self-Created Soul Skills originated from Qian Renxue's own Soul Skills, with Little Angel's talent, she would soon be able to master them.
"So, as long as you're here, Xiao Chen, I can also gain countless Self-Created Soul Skills that suit me?"
Qian Renxue was so excited that her hands trembled. Then she swept into Luo Chen's arms like a fragrant breeze. "Xiao Chen, you're amazing! Mwah!"
Her soft, moist little lips pressed against Luo Chen's cheek. The warm, supple sensation carried traces of a milky fragrance unique to a young girl, making it impossible to get enough.
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