Chapter 109: Refinement

The two chatted idly for a while longer, and Tuo Yu planned to return to his family in the next few days.

Tie Li had indeed heard him mention Tuo Yu's family: the largest Soul Master clan in the small city of Luoyan City, in the Kingdom of Silvis.

This time he returned to his family, but he did not elaborate on the reason, and Tie Li naturally did not press further.

After Tuo Yu left, Tie Li, as usual, flipped through books.

"Thunder and Lightning has many forms; if it concentrates on the legs…"

During this period, the Soul Master knowledge Tie Li searched in the academy library mostly concerned Thunder Attribute soul skills.

That night, Tie Li went to the Thunder Stone site atop the mountain.

But this visit was not for cultivation; it was to conduct a verification.

While training deep in the Tiandou Plains, Tie Li once encountered a Thousand-Year Thunder Ape whose Thunder and Lightning Attribute had a cutting quality, condensing arcs of electricity into both palms to form a Lightning Light hand blade, possessing considerable destructive power.

Seeing the Thunder Ape's method of using thunder and lightning, Tie Li suddenly had an insight.

When the purple Lightning Light coiled around the right leg like a chain, he could deliver three rapid kicks in succession.

Then, by employing the Chaos Cloak Hammer Method, he could stack the force.

But that wasn't enough!

"Huff"

Tie Li summoned his martial soul and Soul Ring, and the First Soul Ring lit up.

At the same time he entered the Thunder Hammer Form; purple Lightning Armor covered his entire body. Previously, when releasing the First Soul Technique, the Lightning Armor could only cover the upper body, but after absorbing an eight‑thousand‑year Thunder Crystal Armor Beast as the Fourth Soul Ring, the armor's shortcomings were compensated.

The full-body Lightning Armor not only offered high defense, but also gave Tie Li an attribute boost.

The purple Lightning Light, transformed into chains around the right leg, interwove with the Lightning Armor; this time the speed was faster, the burst fiercer, and the stacked force made the third strike approach the power of a Thousand-Year Soul Technique.

Tie Li had an even more refined idea, but his left leg could not bear it; if the left leg could obtain a soul bone… unfortunately, that was only wishful thinking.

Soul bones are far too rare; even Thousand-Year-level soul bones are extremely scarce.

Even the Tiandou City auction may not feature a single soul bone for sale in a whole year.

After recalling his martial soul and Soul Ring, Tie Li did not rush down the mountain; instead, he sat cross‑legged on the ground, pondering how to perfect the recent burst.

After a night of contemplation, Tie Li's eyes grew ever brighter.

First he returned to his dorm, removed his school uniform, changed into his own clothes, and Tie Li planned to go to the Great Soul Battle Arena in Tiandou City for another verification.

The reason he avoided the uniform was that it was too conspicuous, like the girl he met last time.

Although he didn't know her purpose, she truly gave Tie Li an inexplicable sense of dread.

Without the academy attire's protection, entering Tiandou City would be considerably troublesome.

Just by asking a passerby on the roadside, he could learn the exact location of the Great Soul Battle Arena.

As the imperial capital, the Great Soul Battle Arena was naturally bustling; even in daylight, one could faintly hear cheers from within.

Upon entering the Great Soul Battle Arena, he registered for a personal Soul Battle, underwent a Soul Power test, and soon, with the staff's guidance, was matched with an opponent.

"You actually came to the Great Soul Battle Arena too; that's rare."

Hearing the familiar voice, Tie Li turned his gaze and saw Yufeng and others.

All seven members of the First Team were present, led by Teacher Qin Ming.

"Are you here for Team Soul Battle?"

"Exactly. With our strength, we'll easily win consecutively," Yufeng said nonchalantly.

Tie Li acknowledged the First Team's strength, but a continuous winning streak might not be that simple.

Among the Soul Elder teams in the Great Soul Battle Arena, many consist entirely of members at Thirty Eight Level or Thirty Nine Level.

"We battle on the main Soul Battle Platform; you can watch our Soul Battle later, or buy our win and earn some Gold Soul Coins," Yufeng said, feigning ease.

In fact, he had just been in the conference room and already learned about the opponent's healing from Teacher Qin Ming.

The team he would face had all members at Level Thirty Five or higher; although two of them lacked optimal Soul Ring Configurations, their higher Soul Power Levels still posed considerable pressure.

"Yufeng, if you don't come, we'll leave," Oslo shouted.

"Hey, wait for me," Yufeng hurriedly chased after them.

Tie Li was indeed curious about how strong the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus, hailed as the world's number one Beast Martial Soul, truly was.

A staff member reminded Tie Li that the personal Soul Battle was about to begin.

Tie Li did not delay; he arrived at the secondary Soul Battle arena, where the bloodstains from the previous Soul Master Soul Battle still lingered.

"Here they are, the Soul Battle of the two Four Ring Soul Sect members; the excitement will definitely exceed your imagination."

Under the host's introduction, both sides stepped onto the Soul Battle Platform.

Tie Li's opponent was a hulking man over two meters tall, his bulging muscles covered only by a thin layer of cloth.

The hulker gave Tie Li a fierce glare.

"Heavy Turtle, Forty‑Eight Level Strong Attack Battle Soul Sect, Martial Soul Giant Crocodile Turtle."

"Wang Li, Forty‑Two Level Strong Attack Battle Soul Sect, Martial Soul Purple Thunder Hammer."

Both sides announced their martial souls and Soul Power Levels; in terms of Soul Power Level, there was a huge gap.

"Then, one, two, three, Soul Battle begins!"

The hulker instantly summoned his Soul Ring, entered Martial Soul Possession State, and his exposed skin gained a layer of black‑brown keratin armor; behind him a snarling turtle shell, uneven and covered with spikes of varying sizes, sprouted.

His Soul Ring Configuration was three Yellow and one Purple, yet the soul power fluctuations he emitted were extremely fierce.

Tie Li was not the slightest careless; the moment he summoned the Purple Thunder Hammer, the First Soul Ring lit up.

A best Soul Ring Configuration of two Yellow and two Purple, especially the fourth Soul Ring's deep violet hue.

Entering the Thunder Hammer Form, the hammer's body expanded several times over, bearing fierce Lightning Light.

Facing Tie Li's fierce momentum, the hulker chose not to defend but to meet force with force.

The Second Soul Ring lit up, and the hulker's body swelled again, his height exceeding three meters, and his back's turtle shell appeared somewhat compact at that moment.

The purple thunder hammer rose and slammed down from above onto the strong man's forehead.

The strong man thrust out both palms; the keratin armor on his body blocked the purple lightning's damage and caught the descending purple thunder hammer.

A muffled hum emanated from within the strong man's body; the hammer's force was a bit beyond his expectation, but fortunately he caught it.

A fleeting purple flash flickered at the corner of his eye, and the strong man let out a cold sneer in his heart.

The Soul Master's attacks are all directed at the martial soul; his own combat power is not to be feared, especially since he is covered with a layer of keratin armor and a turtle shell protects his chest. The strong man does not at all think that Tie Li, who has seized his martial soul, can harm him.

Bang

A kick struck his chest, his complexion changed instantly, leaving him no extra time to react.

Bang bang

A swift, explosive three‑strike combo, and the turtle shell instantly sprouted a dense web of cracks.

To the audience, the strong man seemed as if he had only been kicked once.

(End of chapter)