At this moment, the members of the Huangdou (Emperor Team) below the Soul Arena widened their eyes listening to the two on the stage compliment each other.
Whether it was Qin Ming's Flame Armor or Xiao Lin's new way of applying soul skills, all of them couldn't help but gasp.
A self-created soul skill like Flame Armor— that was definitely worth copying.
And the fact that Xiao Lin's monstrous combat power could still grow even stronger—that was what truly shocked them.
On the arena
"Alright, enough chatter. Xiao Lin, I've already seen your strength. You can absolutely fight on equal terms with an ordinary Soul Emperor."
"But defeating me won't be that easy."
As soon as Qin Ming finished speaking, Xiao Lin clearly saw the flames around him surge upward again.
And as the flames swelled, Qin Ming's Flame Armor instantly restored itself—and even became thicker and stronger.
If Xiao Lin guessed correctly, the longer time dragged on and the stronger the flames burned, the larger the Flame Armor would become.
A gigantic Heavenly Wolf Flame Armor… Just how terrifying would its attack and defense be?
Of course, Xiao Lin believed Qin Ming would control the final size to avoid reducing the flame density and losing defense.
But contrary to Xiao Lin's expectation that Qin Ming would use his increasingly faster speed to continue pressing forward—
Qin Ming suddenly spat out a massive fireball.
The fireball was about five meters in diameter, instantly blocking Xiao Lin's line of sight.
"Swish!"
In that instant, Xiao Lin heard the sound of Qin Ming breaking the sound barrier as he moved.
There wasn't time to think—Xiao Lin unleashed his Blood Qi Power fully.
Golden flame-like energy erupted around him. Even without vision, he could sense through blood-qi perception.
Not to mention, Xiao Lin now opened his True Sight Fiery Eyes.
"I see you."
"Comet Star-Scar Slash!"
Xiao Lin quickly locked onto Qin Ming's position, and a black soul ring flashed.
The Qiu Dragon Staff in his hands suddenly seemed alive and extended instantly.
Because Xiao Lin didn't want to use his extreme ice and fire to counter Qin Ming, the Comet Star-Scar Slash had nothing but pure speed.
It looked like an ordinary staff swing—
But in reality, the extension speed of the staff rivaled a comet's flight.
Its speed far exceeded the speed of sound.
Previously, Xiao Lin was limited by his body, but now—no longer.
The Dragon Staff's extension speed exceeded Mach 200 (comets at 70km/s are about Mach 237).
Even though Qin Ming's speed increased again and again—
He still couldn't escape.
Seeing the staff extend toward him, Qin Ming's heart pounded. He knew that his speed was no longer enough, but believed he only needed to move faster than Xiao Lin could aim.
But unbelievably— Xiao Lin's staff seemed to know exactly where he planned to move, locking on perfectly.
Before Qin Ming could process it—
BOOM!
The Qiu Dragon Staff, carrying an overwhelming force, slammed directly against Qin Ming's chest and hurled him toward the arena's edge.
"Crack!!!"
The defensive barrier shattered like glass.
And Qin Ming was still carried forward by the terrifying kinetic power until he crashed into a small mountain near the Emperor Team's area.
"Oh crap!!"
On the stage, Xiao Lin stood dumbfounded, mouth wide open in shock.
With that destructive force—even after he purposely held back at the last moment…
The staff had only extended less than five meters.
Xiao Lin didn't know—at that speed, even a weightless needle could kill Qin Ming instantly.
Not to mention the Dragon Staff being extremely heavy.
"Damn it—Qin Ming-teacher isn't dead, right?!"
Finally realizing the scale of damage, Xiao Lin cried out loudly.
The Emperor Team members, who had been stunned into silence, snapped back to reality.
Remembering that terrifying scene, they rushed after Xiao Lin.
"Xiao San!"
Using his Fiery Eyes, Xiao Lin saw Qin Ming embedded inside the mountain rock—covered in blood, bones exposed, barely breathing.
Realizing the severity, he urgently called to Tang San.
Tang San also instantly understood—the wounds were beyond normal healing.
They needed extreme life energy—a Soul Ring Fusion Skill.
Without hesitation, while running toward Qin Ming, the two chanted the soul incantation:
Soul-Incantation
*"In the endless void, life and destruction entwine,With light of survival, illuminate the shadow of annihilation,
With fire of destruction, ignite the seed of life.
Spirit of life, soul of death, merge as one,
Cycle of rebirth, heaven & earth resonate,Cycle of rebirth—activate!"*
Pouring almost everything into it, Xiao Lin infused destruction power—death, ruin, chaos—each at extreme levels.
Instantly, Xiao Lin's energies merged with Tang San's life force—extreme metal, extreme dual-ice-fire, extreme speed-mass, extreme chaos…
A combined Möbius ring formed by their soul rings burst into emerald light.
A torrent of pure life force—purification, growth, healing, creation—rushed into Qin Ming.
Moments later, Qin Ming's fading breath strengthened.
"He's stable! Teacher Qin Ming is stabilized!"
Ye Lingling, with the Nine-Heart Begonia spirit who had seen countless injuries, originally believed Qin Ming was beyond saving.
But a miracle happened before her eyes—she had never seen life energy at such extremity.
"Rongrong, let's join too!"
As her spirit unleashed, group healing light enveloped everyone.
"Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!Fourth ability—Nine-Color Fusion Divine Light!"
The moment Ning Rongrong activated her spirit, Xiao Lin was stunned.
Under her glow, nine-colored light struck Tang San and Ye Lingling.
Suddenly—Tang San's already extreme life energy skyrocketed, causing his Blue Silver King to change.
A transformation at the level of life itself.
Xiao Lin understood—Tang San's Blue Silver King was evolving into Blue Silver Emperor.
Tang San clearly felt his body changing—like being in his mother's warm embrace.
Realizing the opportunity, he exhausted his soul power:
"First Soul Skill—Blue Silver Rebirth Bracelet!"
Instantly, countless Blue Silver Grass grew from the shattered mountain, wrapping Qin Ming like a mummy.
Inside, Qin Ming regained consciousness, but felt trapped in darkness, unable to open his eyes.
Damn that Xiao Lin… Way too brutal…
He never imagined that his teaching session would end with him being taught instead.
Elsewhere
On a small hill beside Heaven Dou Imperial Academy—
Tang Hao, nurturing the Blue Silver Emperor, suddenly widened his eyes, his rugged face filled with shock and joy:
"A-Yin, that's—?!"
For twelve years, A-Yin had lacked consciousness, but sensing the aura of Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor, she suddenly regained clarity and rapidly absorbed surrounding spirit energy.