Chapter 200: Questioning

Gu Qi's figure fell from the sky, with multiple frostbite wounds on his body.

In less than a few rounds, Gu Qi was eliminated by Shui Bing'er.

Damn.

Gu Qi, unwilling, pounded the ground; the suppression on his martial soul prevented him from unleashing his full strength, and being eliminated like this, he was, of course, unwilling.

"Give me the rest!" Tie Li said calmly.

The Tianshui Team's strength is not weak; since he entered the field, the battle will end directly.

"You're actually the second to appear."

Watching Tie Li step onto the competition arena, Shui Bing'er's gaze grew solemn, a point that exceeded their assessment of the Tiandou Royal Team.

"Surprised?"

As the words fell, two yellow, two purple, and one black Soul Rings appeared.

Another Soul King, and the arena instantly emitted a sigh.

The ten teams from the preliminary zone stared with astonished eyes, fixed on the Soul Rings on Tie Li's body.

"This year's Soul Master Competition is indeed not simple; it even featured two Soul King teams."

"His Fourth Soul Ring and Fifth Soul Ring are extraordinary, possibly surpassing the normal Soul Ring limits."

"Master Meng, you are saying..."

On the competition field, facing Soul King Tie Li, Shui Bing'er's pressure is imaginable.

Grasping the Zhen Long Chui Spirit, his First Soul Ring lit up.

Tie Li's unleashed speed was terrifying; his powerful legs served as the pivot for the burst, and the instantaneous speed would surpass that of an Agile Attack-type Soul Master.

First Soul Technique, Ice Seal!

A rapid-release control-type soul skill; with her Ice Phoenix martial soul's ice attribute rank, the Ice Seal's control effect is unrivaled among Soul Masters of the same level, not inferior to a Thousand-Year Soul Technique.

Tie Li's suddenly rising form felt a clear hindrance, as if provoked Black Thunder surged like a tide; Shui Bing'er's First Soul Technique was only a momentary control, which vanished under the shroud of Black Thunder.

"Zhen Long Chui Spirit? It's been a long time since this martial soul appeared in the Soul Master World."

In the Slyke Team, Tang Lie, upon seeing the Zhen Long Chui Spirit in Tie Li's hand, had an unusual glint in his eyes.

The Haotian Hammer is called the world's number one instrument martial soul; only a handful of instrument martial souls can be compared with the Haotian Hammer.

The Zhen Long Chui is one of them, infinitely close to the ultimate Thunder and Lightning Attribute; the Yin Lei Demon Dragon King sealed within the Zhen Long Chui all demonstrate the martial soul's greatness.

"If he can cultivate to the title Douluo, with the strength of the Zhen Long Chui Spirit, rebuilding the Fenglei Sect is not impossible," Yu Xiaogang said.

But the Zhen Long Chui Spirit has a restriction: it cannot be inherited.

The Zhen Long Chui Spirit cannot serve as an inheritable martial soul; it is non-replicable.

However, the next-generation offspring of the Zhen Long Chui Spirit have a very high chance of awakening the Yin Lei Mo Long Martial Soul.

"When I first saw him, his martial soul was still the Purple Thunder Hammer Spirit," Qin Ming suddenly asked.

"I consulted Master Ning; he had once returned to the Fenglei Sect's ruins, which may involve the Fenglei Sect's secret."

At this point, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but frown.

Originally his martial soul mutated, changing from the top-tier beast martial soul Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus into Luo San Cannon, undoubtedly mutating toward the weakest direction.

To unravel the mystery, he extensively consulted ancient texts and uncovered some clues.

Luo San Cannon's body contains a golden holy dragon bloodline; the original mutation might have been a metamorphosis toward another powerful martial soul, but for unknown reasons the mutation went awry, becoming the current Luo San Cannon.

But he did not give up, attempting to find a solution.

However, the answer he obtained left him in despair.

Dragon Pill!

Only a true dragon's Dragon Pill could reactivate Luo San Cannon's bloodline for the unfinished mutation.

But the existence of the Dragon Pill is too ethereal; Yu Xiaogang had to abandon it, devoting body and mind entirely to theoretical knowledge.

In his spare time, he still tried to locate the Dragon Pill's existence, and indeed discovered some clues, all pointing to the Fenglei Sect.

Later, the Fenglei Sect was destroyed by the Spirit Hall, and the Dragon Pill may have been taken by the Spirit Hall.

Yu Xiaogang went to the Spirit Hall, but did not obtain the answer he sought.

He now suspects that when Tie Li returned to the Fenglei Sect ruins, he may have taken the hidden Dragon Pill.

Perhaps only the Dragon Pill can explain how the Purple Thunder Hammer Spirit crossed several ranks to evolve into the top-tier instrument martial soul Zhen Long Chui.

But if he absorbs the dragon pill, would he then have no connection to it, and could the whole continent still find a second dragon pill?

"Hmm, the Fenglei Sect does have methods to alter martial soul aptitude, that's indeed true," Tang Lie nodded; back then the Clear Sky Sect had good relations with the Fenglei Sect, so he also knows some of Fenglei Sect's secrets.

"However, evolving from a mid-to-high Purple Thunder Hammer into the top-tier Zhen Long Chui, that's not ordinary..."

But his words were cut off by Tang Lie.

"Teacher Qin, don't underestimate the depth of an ancient sect."

Qin Ming only voiced what he found incomprehensible, but his remarks were questioning a sect's depth.

As an Elder of the Clear Sky Sect, what he cannot tolerate most is anyone insulting the Clear Sky Sect.

Qin Ming's questioning of a thousand-year sect's depth displeased this Clear Sky Sect Elder.

Fulangde, seeing the tension, immediately stepped in to smooth things over.

On the arena, Shui Bing'er consecutively released soul skills, trying to deplete Tie Li's soul power as much as possible.

But from start to finish, Tie Li only used the First Soul Technique.

Swinging the Zhen Long Chui Spirit, he smashed hard toward Shui Bing'er's position.

Shui Bing'er's Second Soul Ring lit up.

Second Soul Technique, Ice Ring Armor!

Ice armor enveloped Shui Bing'er, forming a defense.

The power of Shui Bing'er's soul skill is closely tied to the ice attribute rank of the Ice Phoenix martial soul, and this defensive soul skill's defense is quite good.

Even Huo Wushuang, who possesses the Unicorn Fire Tyrant Dragon martial soul, can hardly break the defense in a short time.

Yet under the onslaught of the Tremor Dragon Hammer, it appears so fragile.

Boom—

Sizzle

A hammer blast rang out, and the ice armor instantly sprouted a web of cracks; with a shattering sound, Shui Bing'er's form was hurled out of the broken ice mist.

The Tianshui Team members promptly caught Shui Bing'er and then stared at Tie Li with indignant gazes.

The soldiers watching and some other academy trainees cast dissatisfied looks toward Tie Li.

In just these few days, Shui Bing'er, relying on her own strength and striking appearance, has captured the hearts of several opposite‑sex Soul Masters.

"If it truly won't work, just give up; fighting him will easily cause injury."

"We still have other competitions coming up; if we get seriously injured by an opponent we can't defeat and then suffer consecutive losses in the following matches, that would be extremely unwise."

"I understand that, but the Team Leader was hurt by him, and I…"

"What can you do? Are you going to go up and fight him? Do you think, with your Three Ring Soul Honorable strength, you can beat a Five Ring Soul King?"

(End of chapter)