Hunting the Rift Ruins Earth Dragons

"Qingchen, why aren't you leaving?" Ye Lingling hesitated, then bit her lip and asked.

For some reason, she hadn't even noticed that the way she addressed Lin Qingchen had changed.

"Yeah, it's too dangerous to stay here. We should leave first," Yu Feng chimed in.

Osler, who stood beside him, had been about to speak, but after hearing Yu Feng, he glanced at his flapping wings, rolled his eyes on the spot, and kept his mouth shut.

No matter how you looked at it, wasn't a birdman flying in the sky among those in the least danger?

Lin Qingchen shook his head and said to the others, "I think a Rift Ruins Earth Dragon's Soul Ring would suit me well. I can try to hunt them, so you should leave first."

Qin Ming frowned. "Are you serious? These are thirty-thousand-year soul beasts."

"Teacher Qin, you don't know this, but I just clashed with one of them. If it were a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, how could I possibly have held it off? So I think the Rift Ruins Earth Dragon's ability probably isn't creating clones. Those three might be independent beings, which would mean their cultivation is only a few thousand years." Lin Qingchen gave a brief explanation.

Qin Ming fell silent, then called out to the others. "In that case, we'll all stay."

"Huh?"

"What do you mean, huh? You're all my students. It's only right that we help each other, and it's my duty to help you hunt for Soul Rings, isn't it? Besides, you saved Lingling." Qin Ming smiled.

Ye Lingling, standing nearby, nodded hurriedly as well.

"That's right. Since we're classmates, this is nothing. But we can't search for the Rift Ruins Earth Dragons underground. What if they run away?" Yu Tianheng clenched his fists.

"That won't be a problem. My sense of the Power of the Five Elements is very precise. I can sense that the three Rift Ruins Earth Dragons are still beneath us. It looks like they hold grudges too, and have no intention of running away."

Lin Qingchen spoke.

He had even held a few things back. Under the senses granted by his Earth Element Great Escape, the three Rift Ruins Earth Dragons were like beauties stripped naked, with nowhere to hide from his eyes.

But drawing them up would take some thought.

"They aren't very intelligent. If I use the Power of the Earth Element to gather some concentrated power, I should be able to lure them up."

Thinking of this, Lin Qingchen said to everyone, "How about this? Hide off to the side first, and I'll find a way to lure them up. Then you can seize the chance to take them down. What do you think?"

Qin Ming immediately nodded in agreement. "All right, we'll do as you suggest. But know your limits and don't push yourself."

"I know."

Once the others had moved away, Lin Qingchen used Martial Soul Possession with his Five Elements Qilin.

Then, using the ability of the five elements to transform into one another, he temporarily converted all the power in his body into pure Power of the Earth Element.

At the same time, his sensitivity to the Power of the Earth Element was magnified to its limit in this state, allowing him to keep a close watch on the three Rift Ruins Earth Dragons' every move.

To those Rift Ruins Earth Dragons, Lin Qingchen was now like a walking light bulb, no different from Ultraman's human form in the eyes of an alien.

No, that wasn't quite right. There was a difference: unlike Ultraman's human form, which meant nothing but danger to aliens, Lin Qingchen was a highly nourishing delicacy to them.

Thus, the dragons, already lacking in brains, immediately scrambled to pounce on him, each hoping to swallow this great supplement before its companions.

In an instant, explosions rang out underground. Earth and stones flew, kicking up clouds of dust, and three great holes burst open in the ground. Three Rift Ruins Earth Dragons lunged at Lin Qingchen from different directions.

The corner of Lin Qingchen's mouth curled up.

"You're finally here. I've been waiting for you!"

In the blink of an eye, the Great Five Elements Divine Light swept out, blocking all the earth and stones surging toward him, while his other hand thrust toward one of the Rift Ruins Earth Dragons.

Five colored spheres of light appeared, then merged into one, transforming into a bolt of five-colored lightning that shot forth.

"Boom-"

The Five Elements Divine Lightning struck one of the Rift Ruins Earth Dragons like divine punishment, blasting it clean in two.

The charred black body fell to the ground, struggling violently.

"What powerful lightning!"

Yu Tianheng's mouth fell open. He could hardly believe it. Lin Qingchen clearly had only two rings, so how was his lightning even more powerful than that of someone who possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul?

"Boss, why are you standing there? Get in there!"

In the brief moment he had stood dazed, Yu Feng had already taken the lead and flown out.

He flapped his arms, which had transformed into wings, and several wind blades immediately flew out, slashing straight at one of the Rift Ruins Earth Dragons.

Hearing Yu Feng's urging, Yu Tianheng put further thoughts aside, used Martial Soul Possession with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, and completed his Dragon Transformation.

"Thunderous Might!"

Countless bolts of lightning erupted from him. With a slight desire to compete with Lin Qingchen, he made this Soul Skill of his even more powerful.

The Rift Ruins Earth Dragon screamed repeatedly as the lightning struck it. Its great speed became a disadvantage against such a wide-ranging attack, and it took the full brunt of the AOE.

It couldn't burrow back into the ground either. Every time it tried to retreat, the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo struck it from both ends with their tortoiseshell shields. Though the blows weren't very powerful, their considerable force was still enough to knock it back.

Although the members of the Imperial Fighting Team were still a little inexperienced, their teamwork was already taking shape.

At last, Osler and Yu Feng seized an opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the enemy's head from above, knocking it unconscious.

On the other side, Qin Ming had long since subdued his Rift Ruins Earth Dragon. He could even hold it down with one hand while taking his time watching the Imperial Fighting Team work together.

Seeing the Imperial Fighting Team successfully take down its opponent, he clapped his hands and praised them. "Not bad. Although you've only worked together for a few months, your teamwork is already better than that of many teams that have fought together for years."

Often, even the ability to coordinate instinctively in battle was a special talent. Without it, people might spend years on a team together and still find their cooperation less than effortless.

Qin Ming then turned to Lin Qingchen and asked, "Qingchen, all three Rift Ruins Earth Dragons have been dealt with. Which one's Soul Ring do you want to absorb?"

Lin Qingchen pondered briefly, then relied on his senses to choose the one with the most concentrated Power of the Earth Element in its body—the one Yu Tianheng and the others had taken down.

Of course, his absorption of the Soul Ring was only for show. In truth, he stored it in the Book of Partial Understanding.