One hundred and twenty-eight soul-guided cannons unleashed their power simultaneously. The current density of firepower was so immense that even Soul Sages could not ignore it.
"Hahahahaha…" Accompanied by Xiao Hongchen's unrestrained laughter, the members of Shrek Academy retreated steadily.
Xu Sanshi clearly hadn't expected his tactic to have such a significant counter-effect. If this continued, it wouldn't be them ganging up on Xiao Hongchen, but Xiao Hongchen single-handedly annihilating Shrek. He had no choice but to use Mysterious Dark Exchange again, preparing to swap Xiao Hongchen out.
Just then, a close-combat soul tool suddenly stabbed towards him. It was a member of the Sun Moon Soul Engineering Academy. "I won't let you interfere with Xiao Hongchen. You Shrek are doomed to lose!"
"Everyone, hide behind me!" Ling Luochen created an ice barrier, protecting everyone. This was the only thing she could do now. But against the continuous bombardment of one hundred and twenty-eight soul-guided cannons, her ice barrier wouldn't last long. Ling Luochen, and even Dai Yaheng who was a Soul Emperor, had to admit Xiao Hongchen's power. Although he was only a Soul King, his strength far surpassed theirs. In all of Shrek, perhaps only Ma Xiaotao could defeat him.
"Damn it, Xiao Hongchen, if you dare harm Yuwen Tuo, I will take your life! Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul True Body!" Ma Xiaotao frantically bombarded the Absolute Cage. She had to break free as quickly as possible, even using her ultimate technique, Martial Soul True Body, for this purpose.
The situation was extremely unfavorable for Shrek.
Old Ma exhaled smoke, proudly stating, "Xiao Hongchen's martial soul, the Three-Legged Golden Toad, is an extremely rare divine beast bloodline martial soul. It possesses a very special ability: the control of metal. No matter what type of metal, he can control it. He can even assist his own cultivation by absorbing energy from rare metals. After continuously using four soul skills, the power of metal will be greatly enhanced."
"This is the strongest genius in the history of our Sun Moon Empire. You monsters from Shrek, today you will witness what a true monster is…"
Just as Old Ma was basking in his triumph, someone suddenly pointed at the arena and shouted, "Wait, what is that person doing?"
"Hm?" Old Ma was stunned, looking towards the arena. He saw Yuwen Tuo, who had remained motionless in the arena, suddenly step forward.
"Yuwen Tuo, you're seeking death!"
Yuwen Tuo delivered himself to him, so Xiao Hongchen naturally wouldn't let him go. All one hundred and twenty-eight soul-guided cannons were aimed at him.
"Hmph!" Yuwen Tuo smiled faintly, completely disregarding the dense barrage of cannon fire, walking directly towards the center of the firepower.
The baptism of cannon fire instantly engulfed Yuwen Tuo. The entire arena was filled with smoke and dust from the cannon fire explosions.
"Tuotuo!" Xiao Xiao was outside the arena, watching with more anxiety than anyone inside. Although she had great confidence in Tuotuo's strength, this concentrated firepower was a bit too dense.
"Are you truly powerful, or just foolish?" Xu Yueran muttered to herself.
"This kind of attack, aside from kicking up a bit of dust, is completely useless." Yuwen Tuo's voice came from within the cannon fire. He was completely unharmed. Not only that, he continued to advance through the artillery. None of the cannon fire hit him. Even more astonishingly, many of the shells aimed at his head or heart seemed to pass directly through his head and chest.
At that moment, Yuwen Tuo's figure seemed to be in an ethereal state.
"How… how did he do that?" Everyone fell into shock and bewilderment. Could it be an ethereal-type soul skill? But wasn't his a flame martial soul? How could he have an ethereal skill? Besides, even if he did, what level of soul skill would that be? In any case, a hundred-thousand-year soul ring couldn't produce such a terrifying soul skill. Tang San, the ancestor of the Tang Sect from ten thousand years ago, only gained such a skill from a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
"I know! It's Divine Fire Clone!" Xiao Xiao guessed, her heart filled with excitement. She remembered Yuwen Tuo had told her about this strongest cultivation method of their sect. When cultivated to a high level, one could transform into flames, instantly move, or condense flames to form clones.
Currently, Yuwen Tuo's Divine Fire Clone had achieved a minor success, allowing him to condense clones with about twenty percent of his main body's strength. As for instant movement, he couldn't do that yet, but localized fire transformation was no problem. In Yuwen Tuo's words, this move was called elementalization, and it could immune many physical attacks. If the opponent was a Soul Sage or above, Yuwen Tuo's current elementalization might not be able to resist the powerful soul power of a Soul Sage, but mere Level 5 soul-guided cannons, no matter how dense, were still not enough.
Yuwen Tuo calmly walked up to Xiao Hongchen, meeting his gaze. At this distance, if it were a man and a woman, they would almost certainly kiss, but with two men, of course…
Boom!
Xiao Hongchen was thus clutched by Yuwen Tuo by the top of his head, his entire head slammed into the ground.
"Wah!"
Xiao Hongchen spat out a mouthful of blood, "So fast, so strong! I'm clearly a Five-Ring Soul King, yet I couldn't even react in time, let alone resist. Why is he so much stronger than me?"
That was natural. Although Yuwen Tuo's soul power was far inferior to Xiao Hongchen's, they were both Five-Ring Soul Masters. Not using the two soul rings of the Xuanyuan Sword didn't mean the physical enhancements they provided to Yuwen Tuo didn't exist. Furthermore, compared to Xiao Hongchen's two yellow, two purple, and one black soul rings, Yuwen Tuo possessed one hundred-year, one thousand-year, one ten-thousand-year, one special soul soul ring, plus one four-hundred-thousand-year soul ring, and a four-hundred-thousand-year soul bone. In terms of physical quality, he surpassed Xiao Hongchen by several times.
Indeed, a Soul Master's physical attributes are enhanced not only by soul rings and soul bones, but also by each level-up, which boosts overall attributes. However, this gap doesn't become apparent in the early to mid-stages, but rather bursts forth in the later stages. In the early to mid-stages, a difference of a dozen levels can be compensated for by soul rings and soul bones. In the later stages, especially after level ninety-five, a single level difference can be equivalent to a hundred-thousand-year soul bone.
But right now, it would be a miracle if Xiao Hongchen could evade his attacks.
"Damn it!" Xiao Hongchen struggled to get up.
"Stay still!" Yuwen Tuo punched him in the abdomen, once again knocking him back to the ground.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Metal Affinity!" Xiao Hongchen's final move, Metal Affinity, could instantly liquefy his body, turning him into a metallic liquid, almost completely offsetting over eighty percent of physical attacks. He intended to use this to evade Yuwen Tuo's attack.
"Transforming into metallic liquid in front of me? You don't need to rush to your death so quickly!" Yuwen Tuo lifted his right leg, condensing flames in his leg, and kicked fiercely. Feeling the intense heat, Xiao Hongchen immediately stopped his soul skill in fright. Flames melting metal, huh? If I were to turn into a metallic liquid under such high temperatures, wouldn't I be asking for trouble? But the result of stopping his soul skill was being kicked flying by Yuwen Tuo.
"Xiao Hongchen!" Ma Rulong cried out anxiously, immediately rushing to catch him. But Yuwen Tuo also followed closely. Seeing this, Ma Rulong pulled out his most prized soul tool, a seven-tier high-temperature soul-guided ray.
Yuwen Tuo smiled, extended his finger, and gently tapped. The seven-tier soul-guided ray ceased its operation, and the next moment, this meticulously crafted soul cannon turned into a puddle of golden dust.
"No… impossible!" Ma Rulong was in disbelief.
It wasn't just him; Xu Jiawei, Xuan Zi, Old Ma, and the team leaders from various academies were all filled with shock. A seven-tier soul tool, just like that, gone. What was the reason? Even a Titled Douluo could shatter a seven-tier soul tool, but it was impossible to completely disintegrate it. Could it be that the flames melted the metal? But whose melting is that fast? Not even Ultimate Fire could do that. And shouldn't melting turn it into a puddle of golden liquid, not powder?
Actually, Yuwen Tuo's move was not a soul skill, but an attribute counter. Because his soul was the Xuanyuan Sword Soul, it possessed traits similar to the original Xuanyuan Sword in all aspects. One of them was called Copper of Shou Mountain. Legend has it that the Xuanyuan Sword was forged by the immortals of the immortal realm for Xuanyuan Huangdi using the Copper of Shou Mountain. This special metal, though named copper, was considered the supreme metal in the world. This is why the Xuanyuan Sword was so sharp; other metal weapons that clashed with it would eventually turn into dust, just like this seven-tier soul tool, as soul tools are also made of metal.
However, the difference was that because Yuwen Tuo's Xuanyuan Sword was actually his soul, using this move would greatly consume his spiritual power. Yuwen Tuo could only use it once in a short period and couldn't use it continuously. If Ma Rulong had another high-grade soul tool, Yuwen Tuo would have been at a loss. Unfortunately, he was now stunned by Yuwen Tuo until Yuwen Tuo approached him, at which point he finally came to his senses.
"Heh heh, soul tools, no matter how exquisite, are useless against me if there aren't enough of them." Yuwen Tuo extended a finger, placed it on Ma Rulong's forehead, then flicked it. Ma Rulong's body was immediately sent flying, precisely colliding with Xiao Hongchen, who had been kicked away by Yuwen Tuo. The force on their bodies compounded, and they both flew out of the arena.
Yuwen Tuo smiled, "Soul Emperor, still nothing special!"
Ma Rulong lost in a very humiliating way. In truth, if he had fought Yuwen Tuo with all his might, he might not have lost so quickly even without soul tools, as his Soul Emperor strength was undeniable. But because his strongest soul tool was shattered by a single tap from Yuwen Tuo, he was plunged into confusion and fear, completely losing his fighting spirit, which led to his swift defeat.
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