"This battle should end now. Losing to me isn't anything to feel wronged about." Qin Wan'er swung her spear and prepared to strike again, but her expression abruptly changed. The ground beneath her feet suddenly shattered, and blinding light surged out, with Spiritual Energy weaving into the shape of a translucent lotus that enveloped her entirely.
"A Spiritual Array? This brat is actually a Spiritual Array Master?" some of the elders of the Nine Nether Bird Clan exclaimed in surprise.
"He's only just ascended to the Great Thousand World. He probably hasn't learned to arrange any true arrays here yet. Judging by its power, this one is on par with a high-tier Earth-grade Spiritual Array. I imagine this is a technique he brought from the lower planes." Clan Chief Tianhuang saw through it with a glance and added, "Still, to have arranged it without Qin Wan'er noticing… his composure is truly something."
They weren't worried about Qin Wan'er. A high-tier Earth-grade Spiritual Array could indeed pose a threat to a Sixth Grade Sovereign, but Qin Wan'er was at the peak of the Seventh Grade Sovereign level. Defeating her with this alone would be wishful thinking.
"Minor Divine Art: Soul Shatter Finger!" Facing the illusory lotus closing in, Qin Wan'er pointed her finger. A beam of light no wider than a finger shot from her fingertip and struck at the center of the Lotus Burial Array. At the same time, Xiao Yan channeled the array fully, igniting its heart with a flash of grey light to meet her attack.
As Tianhuang predicted, the Lotus Burial Array was unable to threaten Qin Wan'er. After only a few breaths of resistance, the lotus shattered, dissolving into countless specks of light in the air.
Seeing his array so easily broken, Xiao Yan's brows furrowed. His Demon Wrath Nine Absolutes was nearly unmatched in the Dou Qi Continent. Yet in the Great Thousand World, it was easily dismantled. The contrast was difficult to accept.
"Seems I'll need to find a way to enhance the Demon Wrath Nine Absolutes. Otherwise, it might not hold up here." Though his thoughts raced, Xiao Yan didn't stop. With a change of hand seal, a massive phantom rose behind him. A pulse of terrifying soul soundwaves erupted from its mouth, crashing toward Qin Wan'er.
Caught off guard while gathering strength, Qin Wan'er took the full brunt of the soul attack and coughed up blood. Xiao Yan was momentarily stunned—he hadn't expected Yellow Springs Heaven Fury to be so potent, capable of injuring someone who had just broken his array with ease.
But he quickly realized the truth. It wasn't that the technique was too strong—it was that his soul power had become monstrously overpowered. After breaking through the Dou Di realm, he had consumed many spiritual elixirs that greatly bolstered his soul, to the point where it was on par with a Lesser Earth Sovereign in the Great Thousand World.
"Yellow Springs Heaven Fury!" Sensing its effectiveness, Xiao Yan unleashed the technique repeatedly. The waves of soul-shattering sound battered Qin Wan'er, and her aura began to wane.
"Who would've thought this kid's mental power would be this terrifying… interesting." Clan Chief Tianhuang was visibly surprised. He could tell Xiao Yan's mental strength was nearing the Earth Sovereign level, no wonder Qin Wan'er was being suppressed.
"With such strong mental power, he might even have the talent to become a Battle Array Master." A woman in black gazed intently at Xiao Yan. Her words caused several others to blink in surprise. She was the captain of the Nine Nether Law Enforcement Division, a Lesser Earth Sovereign whose command over battle formations allowed her unit to challenge even Greater Earth Sovereigns.
What they called "mental power" here was known as soul force in the Dou Qi Continent, and spiritual force in the Tianxuan Continent. Through his repeated casts of Yellow Springs Heaven Fury, Xiao Yan managed to suppress Qin Wan'er. While he couldn't defeat her outright, lasting a stick of incense's time now seemed entirely possible.
Just as he was about to unleash more soul attacks, a frigid chill erupted from Qin Wan'er's body. It was hundreds of times stronger than before, freezing even the air around her. Xiao Yan's soul soundwaves froze mid-flight, suspended in ice.
"Damn… that's terrifying. It even froze my soul attack." Xiao Yan looked up. As the temperature plummeted, the arena was swept by violent snowstorms. Amid the swirling snow, a massive ice-blue bird took shape and spread its wings, letting out a soul-piercing cry.
"So this is a divine beast form…" Xiao Yan muttered solemnly.
Tianhuang had once told him about the evolutionary lines of the Nine Nether Bird Clan. The Nine Nether Dark Bird was the most powerful and rarest, while others like the Nine Nether Cold Bird or Nine Nether Flame Bird were slightly weaker but still extremely formidable.
What Qin Wan'er had now unleashed was precisely the divine beast form of the Nine Nether Cold Bird. This form paralleled the human Sacred Avatar, and while not part of the official 99 ranked Sacred Avatars, no one would dare underestimate its power. This one alone could likely rank within the top fifty.
"To think Qin Wan'er was forced to reveal her divine beast form so quickly… this kid's really something."
"For a Fifth Grade Sovereign to push a Seventh Grade to this point—and he's just arrived in the Great Thousand World—he definitely deserves a place in the Nine Nether Law Enforcement Division."
"But now that she's brought out her divine beast form, there's no suspense left in this battle."
They all thought Xiao Yan, having just ascended, couldn't possibly manifest a divine beast form. Even if his mental power was stronger, he wouldn't be able to contend anymore. Tianhuang had even begun to rise to declare the battle over.
But just then, Xiao Yan slowly raised his palm.
A brilliant lotus of flame, shimmering with ten different colors, suddenly appeared in full view of the crowd. As it did, the expressions of everyone present shifted dramatically.
(End of Chapter)
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