Chapter 433: The Possession of the Tool Martial Soul

"Swish!"

The Third Soul Ring on the body of the Shenfeng Yuanzhang lit up. Suddenly, wind blades swirled around him, and following the flapping of his brown wings, he whistled down in an instant, swift as lightning, aiming directly for Qin Jian.

He went all out from the very first move, without even a warm-up; clearly, he had been thoroughly infuriated by Qin Jian.

Behind them, a look of slight worry appeared on the face of Shui Bing'er. After all, it was a Soul Emperor challenging a Spirit Douluo; if that person were not Qin Jian, she would certainly feel there was no chance of victory.

"No need to worry. His strength has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to five years ago. You just need to wait quietly for him to win," Hu Liena said suddenly.

Shui Bing'er was slightly startled. She turned her head to look at the calm expression on her face, then smiled sweetly: "Thank you."

"Hmph."

Hu Liena crossed her arms with a haughty air.

"Hum!"

Just while they were conversing, Qin Jian's eyes suddenly filled with a blood-red glow. A pale white domain tinged with light purple suddenly expanded from his body, shrouding a hundred-meter radius around him, and also completely enveloping the diving Shenfeng Yuanzhang.

"A domain?!"

The Shenfeng Yuanzhang's eyes widened.

While inside the Killing God Domain, he subconsciously felt a sense of fear, and his body stalled for an instant, beyond his control.

It was in this very instant that Qin Jian, within his line of sight, suddenly vanished.

"Not good!"

The Shenfeng Yuanzhang's heart skipped a beat. His Second Soul Ring subconsciously lit up, and the wings behind him transformed into armor, protecting his entire body.

Almost at the same time, Qin Jian's figure appeared behind him. The Silver Dragon Spear radiated light, and he swung it fiercely down at his back.

"Bang!"

With an explosive sound, the figure wrapped in brown wings was smashed down like a kite with a broken string, directly creating a circular pit in the ground.

Everyone: "..."

They truly had not expected the first exchange of blows to be like this.

A dignified Spirit Douluo had been smashed into the ground by a Soul Emperor; this was a scene they had never seen before.

"Swish!"

Very quickly, the Shenfeng Yuanzhang jumped out of the pit.

"Cough, cough."

He coughed lightly and straightened his body, seemingly still wanting to maintain the bearing of a great Spirit Douluo expert, but his disheveled and dirt-covered appearance had long since exposed his disarray...

"How did you appear behind me?" he asked, looking up with some confusion.

This time, it was Qin Jian's turn to flap his wings and hover in mid-air. Looking down, he said indifferently: "In my domain, I am king."

Having uttered this very pretentious line, Qin Jian let out a slight breath, feeling refreshed all over.

"A domain ability?"

The Shenfeng Yuanzhang put away the last trace of his contempt, and his Seventh Soul Ring began to flicker.

"Spirit Avatar!"

His aura surged greatly, and his entire person was shrouded by the gray-brown Fenglie Eagle martial soul, while wild winds began to howl.

Qin Jian's expression tightened slightly.

His own strength was hard to define. If he fused his Spirit with Na'er's consciousness, he could rival or even suppress a Peak Douluo, though he could only sustain it for a few minutes.

But if he did not fuse, relying on his own strength—although his soul power level was limited to Level 70—with the bonuses from his many soul skills, Self-created Soul Skills, and the Soul Bone Skill of his domain, he could theoretically rival a Spirit Douluo.

But that was only in theory. If he used his skills improperly, his soul power level, being his shortcoming, would become a weakness, and there existed the possibility of being countered and defeated.

This was the difference between theoretical strength and actual combat power.

Fortunately, after three years of tempering in Slaughter City, his theoretical strength could already be brought to its limit.

Now, facing a Spirit Douluo who had activated his Spirit Avatar—even if it was a low-level one—he still habitually raised his vigilance by a few notches to prevent an upset.

If the Shenfeng Yuanzhang knew what he was thinking, he would probably be so angry his nose would go crooked.

A Soul Emperor facing a Spirit Douluo who had activated his Spirit Avatar, and he was vigilant about accidentally losing...

"Swish!"

Seeing a gray eagle pouncing toward him, Qin Jian continued to utilize the advantage of teleportation within his domain, appearing in the gray eagle's blind spot behind it, and the Silver Dragon Spear once again condensed its spear light to thrust forward.

"Bang!"

To his surprise, this time the opponent was not hit; instead, he turned around and counterattacked at an extremely fast speed.

In the collision, both figures flapping their wings retreated. Looking closely, one would find that the distance Qin Jian retreated was twice that of the Shenfeng Yuanzhang.

"After activating the Spirit Avatar, has your perception of wind been amplified? As soon as my figure flickered, I was already locked onto."

Qin Jian narrowed his eyes.

There was no absolutely invincible skill. Even if his Spirit Teleportation ability had evolved into domain-based teleportation, as long as he moved, it would inevitably cause changes in the wind, which could then be tracked.

"It seems it's impossible to defeat you relying solely on the domain..."

He sighed softly, and streaks of Sword Qi were born upon the Sword Wings behind him.

Many people's faces twisted for a moment, and the Shenfeng Yuanzhang's old face also twitched fiercely.

"I really have not... seen such an arrogant young man like you for a very, very long time..."

A Spirit Douluo still had his own dignity and pride. Being looked down upon by Qin Jian like this, his anger surged higher and higher.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Wind Blade Howl!"

The Sixth Soul Ring on his body suddenly lit up, and all the soul power he had been accumulating for a moment erupted. Countless emerald wind blades formed on his brown wings, shooting toward Qin Jian in front of him like a torrential downpour.

"Just right, what I've been charging up is about the same as your Sixth Soul Skill..."

Qin Jian smiled, and streaks of Sword Qi erupted from the wings behind him, likewise sweeping back like a torrential downpour.

"The fusion version of the Self-created Soul Skill Sword Array and the Sixth Soul Skill Sword Wings: Sword Qi Storm. Give it a try."

Swish, swish, swish...

The sky seemed to have turned into two colors; on one side was a jade-green wind blade storm, and on the other was a pale Purple Sword Qi Storm, converging and colliding in the center, emitting a blinding light.

"Qin Jian, did you fuse your martial soul into your Sword Wings?" Na'er's voice rang out, carrying a hint of surprise.

Because logically, it was impossible for Qin Jian to block a Spirit Douluo's Sixth Soul Skill head-on, but now a brief stalemate had formed, which meant the power of Qin Jian's Fusion skill had undergone a qualitative improvement.

And with Na'er's keen eye, she only had to look closely to discover that this time, Qin Jian had not manifested his martial soul, but instead transformed it into Sword Qi, fusing it with the Sword Wings, thereby significantly increasing the skill's power.

It was like the original soul skill release was a general commanding soldiers to charge, whereas now it was the general leading the soldiers himself; the cohesion was naturally different, and the power unleashed was different as well.

"Didn't you remind me last time? Why must a Spirit Tool martial soul be a physical object, while a Beast Spirit must possess the body?"

Qin Jian unleashed the Sword Qi Storm with all his might, while still able to spare the focus to explain to Na'er: "I've been thinking about it since then; since a Beast Spirit can possess the body, why can't a Spirit Tool? Although it's truly impossible to attach a sword to one's body, it can still be attached to other things, for example, soul skills, and also... the Silver Dragon Spear."

(End of chapter)