Thunder dragons crashed into the wall of fire one after another. At last, they broke through its defenses, kicking up great clouds of dust.
The Calamity Fire Yazi flashed aside, dodging the lightning. A vicious light shone in its eyes as it slashed diagonally at Yu Yuanzhen, sending out a crescent of Sword Qi.
Yu Yuanzhen snorted coldly and beat his dragon wings, firing bolt after bolt of lightning like arrows at the crimson Sword Qi.
The two figures crossed paths. Several deep claw marks appeared on the Yazi, while more sword wounds appeared on Yu Yuanzhen's body.
Yu Xuan crouched low against the violent shock waves stirred up by their clash, watching the battlefield with a deep frown.
Father can hardly gain the upper hand. I have to do something. This Calamity Fire Yazi is a fire-attribute dragon-type Soul Beast. Perhaps I can activate my Fire Dragon King Martial Soul and suppress its bloodline.
But the bloodline suppression from my Martial Soul alone will only have a limited effect...
I can't worry about that now. As long as we gain even a slight advantage, the scales of victory will tip in our favor!
Yu Xuan hesitated no longer. He immediately activated Martial Soul Possession, summoned the Sword of Blood and Fire, and unleashed the Soul Bone Skill Wound of Blood and Fire, slashing a beam of sword light at the Calamity Fire Yazi from a distance.
After the Fire Dragon King's baptism, the greatsword's quality had improved once more, and its age had soared to seventy thousand years. It was far more powerful than before, though the Soul Power needed to activate its Soul Bone Skill had also increased considerably.
The sword light struck the Yazi as it fought Yu Yuanzhen. Thanks to the effect of Wound of Sword and Fire, the slash was equivalent to a hit on a vital point, carving a vicious bloody gash into its body!
It let out an enraged roar.
Under the added influence of the Fire Dragon King's presence, the Yazi's presence weakened somewhat at the same time.
Yu Yuanzhen keenly noticed the change. Seizing the opportunity, he unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, forming nine thunder dragons that all blasted toward the Calamity Fire Yazi.
Lightning exploded. The attack covered such a wide area that the Yazi had no way to dodge.
Once again, it held its sword in its mouth and dragged it across the ground. A wall of fire rose up, but it seemed to have been weakened: after blocking only two thunder dragons, the wall collapsed completely. The remaining dragons crashed toward it with lightning speed!
"Boom!!"
An earth-shaking explosion rang out, leaving the surroundings in ruins.
The Calamity Fire Yazi was sent flying backward, letting out two low roars. Its presence grew noticeably weaker.
Yu Yuanzhen beat his wings, and countless arrows of lightning pierced its body.
Once the beast was at death's door, he immediately called out in a deep voice, "Xiao Xuan, deliver the finishing blow!"
"All right!" Yu Xuan rushed forward, activating Sovereign Flame Dragon Body from his Second Soul Ring. Gripping the greatsword in both hands and relying on the state granted by Wound of Blood and Fire, he stabbed it into the beast's eyes!
The blow was enough to kill it!
"Roar!!"
The Calamity Fire Yazi struggled and wailed, scattering splashes of scalding molten fire.
Before long, its life finally came to an end.
A pitch-black Soul Ring rose from its corpse.
Yu Yuanzhen released Martial Soul Possession and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "The Calamity Fire Yazi's strength really was terrifying."
"Rumor has it that it possessed a portion of the pure Fire Dragon King's bloodline. It seems the rumor was true."
"Without your help, killing this Soul Beast would have been no easy feat for me."
"Absorb its Soul Ring. I have a feeling you'll gain a very good Soul Skill."
"All right." Yu Xuan rubbed his hands together, eagerly anticipating the Soul Skill he was about to obtain.
"Who's there!"
Suddenly, Yu Yuanzhen's expression darkened. A bolt of lightning shot out and struck a charred, dead tree in the distance, destroying it instantly!
Yu Xuan looked in that direction, his face full of puzzlement. "Was someone spying on us just now?"
"No one? Could it have just been a weak Soul Beast?"
Yu Yuanzhen frowned slightly, then softened his tone. "Xiao Xuan, absorb the Soul Ring first. I'll stand guard beside you."
"All right." Yu Xuan was still a little puzzled, but absorbing the Soul Ring was the most important thing right now.
With his father standing guard, nothing should go wrong.
This was only the mixed zone, not the core zone. Surely Di Tian wouldn't come out and kill the two of them.
Even if Di Tian came for the special things about him, once he made up his mind to kill, Yu Xuan wouldn't be able to escape even if he left the Star Dou Great Forest.
Yu Xuan understood that much.
Drawing the Soul Ring in front of him, Yu Xuan began the difficult process of absorbing it.
The Soul Ring settled over his Martial Soul, and an agony that seemed to burn his internal organs instantly spread through him.
At the same time, a fierce murderous intent burrowed into his mind, battering his Sea of Consciousness with violent killing intent.
This presence... it actually bears some resemblance to the Asura God's aura of slaughter. This Calamity Fire Yazi is no ordinary creature...
Yu Xuan's consciousness teetered on the verge of collapse. He did everything he could to steady his mind and keep it from falling apart completely.
Fortunately, the murderous intent came on fiercely but lacked staying power. Yu Xuan successfully endured the Soul Shock brought on by the Yazi.
With the danger of the Soul Shock past, his body gradually stabilized as well, escaping the danger of bursting apart.
Yu Yuanzhen let out a long breath, the weight finally lifting from his heart.
Time passed. Nine hours went by.
Yu Xuan slowly opened his eyes and exhaled softly, a smile appearing on his face.
After absorbing the Soul Ring, his Soul Power had risen to level forty-three. The result came as no surprise.
The Soul Skill Yu Xuan obtained was indeed quite good as well.
Fourth Soul Skill-Fire Dragon King's Wrath.
Attack, strength, defense, speed, and flame power attributes were each increased by 250%.
A layer of flame armor formed over the body, granting immunity to all physical control skills, as well as mental control effects such as charm, confusion, hallucination, and intimidation.
It granted him courage and used dragon might to intimidate his enemies.
Of all the Soul Skills he had obtained, this one had the most effects.
Moreover, every one of its abilities was highly practical.
Yu Xuan was satisfied.
"Xiao Xuan, it's a good thing you successfully absorbed that Soul Bone. How's the Soul Skill you obtained?"
Yu Yuanzhen stepped forward, unable to resist asking.
He was very curious about the Soul Skill Yu Xuan had obtained from absorbing the Calamity Fire Yazi.
After all, that thing had been too fierce...
Yu Xuan smiled, stood up, and told his father about his Fourth Soul Skill.
Yu Yuanzhen was delighted. "Immunity to all control effects-the effect of this Soul Skill could be called a divine skill."
Yu Xuan said, "That immunity to all control effects should be relative. If an opponent's strength exceeds mine by too much, it might not work."
"Even so, it's very powerful. With this Soul Skill, control-system Soul Masters are like lambs waiting for slaughter before you. They're less of a threat than agility-attack-system Soul Masters." Yu Yuanzhen smiled faintly.
Control-system Soul Masters relied on their control skills. If those skills failed, they really weren't much of a threat. After all, in a direct one-on-one fight, a control-system Soul Master generally couldn't match a Power Attack System Soul Master.
"Oh, right. I almost forgot that the Calamity Fire Yazi also dropped a bead."
Yu Yuanzhen reached into his Soul Tool and took out a bead.
The bead was as crimson as fire and about the size of a ping-pong ball.