The Encirclement and Killing of Bai Yushan
Bai Yushan's right fist, Entanglement with a violent, bright blue electric current, slammed out from below!
"Thunder Dragon's... Iron Fist!!!"
"Bang--!!!"
The punch landed squarely on the scarred man's chin.
The scarred man felt a terrifying force spread up his chin, and his entire body flew upwards like a kite with a broken string.
His jaw was completely deformed from the blow. Several teeth, mixed with blood, spurted from his mouth.
"Ah--!"
The scarred man let out a shrill scream, his body tumbling several times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground several meters away, creating a huge crater.
"Bang--!!!"
Pei Wujiu, also known as the scarred man, tumbled several times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground, carving a three-zhang-long furrow. Debris flew everywhere, and dust filled the sky.
But he did not faint.
The Soul King's body had been tempered by Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, so even with a Sky-Rending Halberd, he could grit his teeth and get up. He braced himself with one hand on the ground, using the shockwave to straighten his body. His jaw was twisted, and blood trickled down the corner of his mouth, but there was no fear in his eyes, only a fierce glint of rage.
"This is a tough problem; let's work side-by-side."
His voice was lisping and extremely short.
Before the words were even finished, the four of them had already moved.
Shi Zhenyue slammed his palms into the ground three meters to the left and rear of Bai Yushan. His entire body was covered in grayish-brown Rock Armor, the plates on his shoulders and back bulging like a tortoise shell. The instant his fists struck the ground...
Third Soul Skill: Rock Wall Rise!
A two-meter-high and three-meter-wide rock wall suddenly rose from the ground ahead, completely blocking Bai Yushan's retreat. The surface of the rock wall was rough, with sharp edges like knives.
Almost simultaneously, Yu Qingxian gracefully retreated to a protruding rock on her right, her ten fingers spread wide. Ten dark blue, semi-transparent chains extended from her fingertips, their links flowing with dark patterns, moving through the air like living things.
First Soul Skill: Phantom Chain Entanglement!
Three chains shot across the ground, aiming for Bai Yushan's ankles, wrists, and waist. The chains cut through the air silently, but sparked a string of tiny sparks the moment they touched the ground.
Huo Jinghan, however, had already disappeared.
His figure had already started moving the instant Pei Wujiu was blasted away. His arms transformed into two ice-blue scythes as thin as cicada wings, his forearms were covered with fine armor, and his pupils shrank into eerie green vertical pupils.
Second Soul Skill: Sweeping Shadow!
His body almost became a blur, leaving only a pale blue Frost Mark in the air as he circled around to the side and rear of Bai Yushan.
Su Hexiang was positioned at the innermost layer of the formation, and a translucent pale pink flower stamen appeared in her palm.
First Soul Skill: Stamen Light Bath!
Four pale pink streams of light separated from the flower's stamen and flowed into Pei Wujiu, Yu Qingxian, Huo Jinghan, and Shi Zhenyue respectively. The four's Soul Power circulation accelerated, and their breathing rhythm synchronized.
The encirclement was completed in a single breath.
Bai Yushan's left ankle was entangled in chains.
He glanced down and a grin spread across his face.
That's it?
A bright blue electric current exploded from his body.
The 380,000-volt Electric Current Push at full power, crackling and burning the chains wrapped around her ankles until they glowed red-hot. Yu Qingxian groaned, feeling a scorching shock from the other end of the chains, her fingertips going numb.
But she didn't let go.
The more she struggled, the tighter the chains tightened—this was a characteristic of the Phantom Chain Entanglement. She gritted her teeth, frantically pouring her Soul Power into the chains, causing all ten chains to taut simultaneously, pulling Bai Yushan's limbs and torso back little by little.
"Now!" Yu Qingxian.
Pei Wujiu had already rushed to within five meters of him. His Sky-Rending Halberd pointed diagonally at the ground, the serrated edge of its blade humming. His Third Soul Ring lit up—
Third Soul Skill: Life-Chasing Chain Halberd!
The halberd's momentum was like a surging tide. The first thrust was aimed straight for the throat, Bai Yushan tilted the halberd, and the blade grazed the neck, drawing a thin line of blood.
The second thrust came immediately, this time aimed at his heart. Bai Yushan raised his arm to block, and with a clang, metal clashed, and pale purple lightning patterns appeared on his arm.
Thunder Pattern Possession, Activated.
The third thrust, the fourth thrust, the fifth thrust... the halberd's strikes grew faster and heavier with each strike.
Pei Wujiu's body pressed forward with the momentum of the halberd, each step leaving cracks in the ground.
On the seventh thrust, the halberd was surrounded by a dark red blood glow, and the tearing effect of the Soul Skill was triggered—the halberd blade sliced through Bai Yushan's ribs, tearing open a half-foot-long gash, and blood gushed out.
Bai Yushan grunted, but just as the power of his seventh thrust was exhausted, he unleashed a powerful punch with his right fist.
Lightning Rushing Thunder Fist!
A bright blue electric current compressed into a single point at the knuckles, heading straight for Pei Wujiu's face.
Pei Wujiu's pupils constricted sharply, and he parried with his halberd.
"Clang--!!!"
The halberd was bent from the impact, and Pei Wujiu's feet dug two deep furrows in the ground. He took four steps back before regaining his balance. His hands were split open, and blood dripped down the halberd handle.
But at the same moment, Bai Yushan's left rib was also slashed open by Huo Jinghan's scythe.
First Soul Skill: Frost Cut!
The icy blue scythe blades slashed across, instantly freezing a thin layer of ice at the wounds, affecting muscle contraction.
Huo Jinghan struck successfully and immediately retreated without pausing. His mission was always the same: to make a cut when the window of vulnerability appeared, and then disappear.
Bai Yushan glanced down at the frost on his left side and chuckled. An electric current exploded at the wound, instantly evaporating the thin ice and forcibly stopping the bleeding under the stimulation of the current.
Electromagnetic Clarity, turn on!
Subtle electromagnetic forces washed over his consciousness and nerves, instantly expanding his clear perception. The thickness of the rock wall, the trajectory of the halberd shadow, the angle of the chain, and the breathing rate of the assassin in the shadows were all clearly entered into his mind.
Pale purple lightning patterns emerged from beneath the skin, while bright blue electric currents crackled and popped on the body's surface.
Without dodging or avoiding, he slammed his right foot into the ground and charged straight at Pei Wujiu's Rending Edge Thrust!
"Clang clang clang--!"
Three crisp sounds rang out in one continuous note.
Bai Yushan used his palm as a blade, precisely striking the side of the three halberd shadows, deflecting them all. His palm, covered in Armament Haki, rubbed against the serrated halberd blade, sending sparks flying.
But just as he deflected the halberd—
"Snap!"
The ground beneath their feet suddenly cracked open.
Shi Zhenyue's Second Soul Skill: Earth Vein Tremor!
His Soul Power traveled along the ground, and a ten-meter-long crater Impact from the foot of Bai Yushan, causing the ground to tilt instantly and disrupting his balance.
Yu Qingxian had been waiting for this moment.
Second Soul Skill: Light-Splitting Chain!
A chain split into three, simultaneously locking onto Bai Yushan's wrists, ankles, and neck. The chain drew three eerie blue arcs in mid-air, at extremely tricky angles.
Bai Yushan lost his balance, and his wrists and ankles were simultaneously bound by chains. The dark blue chains tightened suddenly, and the dark patterns on the chain links lit up, beginning to burn his flowing Soul Power.
"Break it!"
Bai Yushan roared, Electric Current Push instantly reached its maximum. 380,000 volts of Bioelectricity flowed back into the chains, causing the dark blue chains to sizzle and the links to turn red.
But Yu Qingxian didn't give him any time to break free.
Third Soul Skill: Soul Network Vein Seal!
The tip of the chain pierced the Soul Power flow node on Bai Yushan's wrist, and a sealing force spread along the node, causing the Soul Power flow in his right arm to suddenly stop.
In that brief moment of hesitation—
Huo Jinghan made a move.
Second Soul Skill: Sweeping Shadow!
His figure accelerated instantly, bursting out from the shadows behind Bai Yushan, leaving only a faint blue Frost Mist afterimage in his place.
First Soul Skill: Frost Cut!
With scythes clashing across his arms, the icy blue blades aimed straight for Bai Yushan's nape and ribs. Frost condensed on the blades, freezing anything that struck.
Besieged on three sides!