Crushing Victory

The atmosphere in the training ground changed the moment both sides released their Martial Soul.

Sun Chuantao was the first to be stunned. He was standing at the very front, closest to Yan, and could see the most clearly. Five Soul Ring rose neatly from Yan's feet, yellow, yellow, purple, black, and black. The two outermost black Soul Ring slowly hovered in the air, their color as dark as ink. It wasn't that he hadn't seen Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring before, but this was the first time he had ever seen Soul Master with Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring starting from the fourth Soul Ring.

What nearly made his eyes pop out was the person behind Yan. Ning Buhui stood a few steps away, the Nine Hell Soul-Suppressing Pagoda suspended in his palm, five Soul Ring slowly rising beneath his feet. Purple, purple, black, black, black. The first Soul Ring was purple, and from the third Soul Ring onwards, they were all Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. Compared to him, Yan didn't seem so conspicuous.

"Holy shit!" Li Kai cursed out loud. "Three Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring? And the first one is a thousand-year Soul Ring? Judging from the color of those Soul Ring, their age is obviously not just a simple thousand years."

Xu Yu's Brilliant Gold Scepter wobbled, almost slipping from his grasp. He stared at the five Soul Ring at Ning Buhui's feet, his lips moving, before finally managing to utter, "This Soul Ring Configuration... is Xie Yue and the others like this too?"

"I don't know," Zhang Ping's voice was a little dry, "But it shouldn't be too bad."

Wei Zhan stood on the flank, his axe already gripped tightly, but his expression was noticeably less aggressive than before. Of the five, Sun Chuantao was the most composed. He took a deep breath and whispered, "Don't panic. High-level Soul Ring Configuration doesn't necessarily mean strong strength. It's five against two, we outnumber them. Li Kai and I will hold off Yan, Wei Zhan and Zhang Ping will go and cut off the backline support, Xu Yu will apply his buffs immediately, we'll launch a burst attack first. If we can take care of the support and the ones behind them, things will be much easier."

"Yes." The other four nodded in agreement.

Yan stretched his neck and wrists, then grinned at the person opposite him. "Ready? Here I come."

Ning Buhui didn't waste any words behind him. The first four Soul Ring lit up one after another, and he muttered in a low voice, "First Soul Skill ' Butterfly Dance Flowing Radiance ', Second Soul Skill ' Vine Armor Spring Life ', Third Soul Skill ' Wind Thunder Wing Shadow ', Fourth Soul Skill ' Bear Iron Wall '."

The white Yang fish swayed its tail repeatedly, first a golden butterfly shadow fluttered out and landed on Yan's shoulder, disappearing into his body. Then, a dark green vine armor phantom attached itself to Yan's chest and back. Next, cyan-purple wind and thunder light attached itself to Yan's limbs, and thunder patterns spread along his skin to his entire body. Finally, a golden bear spirit phantom rose from Yan's back and merged into his body.

The four amplification beams landed almost simultaneously, in just two breaths. Yan's entire body was enveloped in four layers of light—gold, dark green, cyan, and dark gold—overlapping together, and his Soul Power surged dramatically. He clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking, and grinned even wider. "Be careful."

Sun Chuantao didn't wait any longer. His Second Soul Ring lit up, Giant Ring Blade spun in his hand, its surface gleaming with silver light. He charged towards Yan. "Second Soul Skill, Ring Slash!" The giant blade swept horizontally, a semi-circular silver blade light slicing towards Yan's waist. At the same time, Li Kai circled around from the side, his Second Soul Ring lighting up, the Black-Horned Mountain Boar possessing him, and he charged towards Yan with his head down. "Second Soul Skill, Black Armor Charge!"

Wei Zhan and Zhang Ping then circled around to the flank, intending to bypass Yan and directly attack Ning Buhui in the back row.

As the four moved, Xu Yu also made his move. "First Soul Skill ' Edict of Strength ', Second Soul Skill ' Edict of Speed ', Third Soul Skill ' Golden Radiance Shines Everywhere ', Fourth Soul Skill ' Edict of Light '." Several auxiliary buffs landed on the four charging people almost simultaneously, and their momentum became even stronger.

The five people acted simultaneously, with clear division of labor and excellent teamwork.

Yan stood directly in front of Ning Buhui, without dodging.

His Third Soul Ring lit up, and dark red cracks appeared on his skin. Lava-like Soul Power overflowed from the cracks, making him look like a small, active volcano. "Third Soul Skill, Lava Body!" Immediately afterward, his Fifth Soul Ring shone brightly with black light, and dark red lava armor surged from his body, covering his upper body. Shoulder armor, chest armor, and arm armor were layered on top of each other, and crimson cracks flowed on each piece of armor. "Fifth Soul Skill, Flame Lord Descent!" His aura surged, and the flames all over his body were nearly twice as intense as usual.

Sun Chuantao's Ring Slash struck the lava armor, sending sparks flying and shattering the blade, leaving only a white mark on the armor. Li Kai crashed headfirst into Yan's side, but Yan didn't even flinch. Instead, Li Kai was thrown back several steps by the recoil.

Before Wei Zhan and Zhang Ping could even circle around to attack Ning Buhui, Yan grinned and said, "That's it?"

Immediately afterward, his Fourth Soul Ring lit up, and he pressed his hands to the ground, channeling crimson Soul Power from his palms into the earth. "Lie Yan Torrent!" A ring of crimson flames exploded from beneath Yan's feet, sweeping out in all directions. The torrent of flames directly covered the entire training ground, the temperature so high that it distorted the air.

Sun Chuantao raised his blade to block, the blade glowing red from the heat. He held on for two breaths before finally giving up and leaping out of the circle. Li Kai had barely regained his footing when the wave of fire rushed towards him. He scrambled away, his back still scorched, screaming in pain. Wei Zhan and Zhang Ping, having circled around to the rear and were closest, were directly thrown away by the wave of fire, rolling twice outside the circle before coming to a stop. Xu Yu, standing at the very back, knew he couldn't withstand the onslaught and had already jumped out of the fighting area.

In less than ten breaths, all five were defeated, and Yan had only used one move as his true attack method.

The training ground fell completely silent instantly.

Yan and Ning Buhui simultaneously withdrew their Martial Soul, their lava armor slowly fading away, and the crimson cracks disappeared. He stretched his shoulders, grinned at the five people sitting on the ground opposite him, and asked, "Do you submit?"

Sun Chuantao sat on the ground, the blade of the Giant Ring Blade in his hand glowing red-hot. He glanced down at it, gave a wry smile, and said, "I'm convinced! I'm utterly convinced."

Li Kai lay on the ground, his back scorched, wincing in pain. "Your Fourth Soul Skill was too powerful! I was almost roasted alive!"

Wei Zhan got up from the ground, put away his Army-Breaking Battle Axe, the blade still hot to the touch. He stood outside the circle, staring at Yan for several seconds, then looked at Ning Buhui behind Yan, who hadn't moved an inch from beginning to end, and finally choked out, "You guys are... way too exaggerated. Not only are your Soul Ring exaggerated, but your Soul Skill are also exaggerated."

Xu Yu picked up the Brilliant Gold Scepter from the ground, dusted it off, walked over, and looked up at Ning Buhui: "How much of an amplification do your Soul Skill provide combined?"

Ning Buhui collected the tower, the Soul Ring disappeared, and he thought for a moment, "The First Soul Skill increases all attributes and Soul Power recovery speed by 45%, and reduces the Soul Skill casting interval by 40%. The Second Soul Skill provides a shield that absorbs 45% of the damage. The Third Soul Skill increases movement speed by 60%, attack speed, and reaction speed by 45%. The Fourth Soul Skill grants invincibility and increases all attributes by 65%. Stacked together, all attributes will probably more than double."

Xu Yu remained silent after hearing this. He looked down at the Brilliant Gold Scepter in his hand, and then thought about the amplification ratios of his Soul Skill, suddenly realizing that the gap was quite large.

Zhang Ping sat on the side, rubbing the blisters on the soles of her feet, muttering as she did so, "Are Xie Yue and Hu Liena like this too?"

"Xie Yue is fifty-five, Hu Liena is fifty-three," Ning Buhui said. "Their Soul Ring Configuration are the same as Yan's."

Sun Chuantao stood up, retracted the red-hot Giant Ring Blade into his body, dusted off the ash from his pants, and then extended a hand to Ning Buhui: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Captain. Please take care of me in the future."

Ning Buhui shook his hand. "Yes."

Li Kai got up from the ground, dusted himself off, walked over and patted Yan on the shoulder. "Your fire was fierce enough, don't burn your own people next time."

Yan chuckled and put his arm around his shoulder, "Of course, I never burn my own people."

Xie Yue then stepped forward and said, "Since there are no problems, let's begin today's training."