Chapter 31: Bronze Soul Medal

As Yang Xiong said, few martial souls have their first two soul skills both of the amplification type; such amplification soul skills easily gain an advantage in Spirit Battles, especially since the Hu Yan Meng before us has already reached Level 28, yet in team combat lacks the burst power of a group attack or defensive soul skill.

Hu Yan Meng's face darkened: "What do you know? That guy only relies on being able to fly; otherwise he's inferior to me in every way."

Yang Xiong nodded: "I understand. I'm afraid that person would wear you out alive, no wonder you lost."

Hu Yan Meng shouted angrily: "Enough idle talk, let me see just how strong your power truly is."

Yang Xiong shook his head: "Your flaw is still too obvious; even if you try to compensate, your body is too massive and not agile enough. Although I could also wear you out, I would rather test just how strong your power truly is."

Hu Yan Meng suddenly laughed: "You shouldn't waste time telling me all this. Although soul skills consume my soul power, the Diamond Mammoth, besides its exceptional defense, also has the strongest recovery among all martial souls."

Yang Xiong stared closely and saw that the five blood holes on Hu Yan Meng's shoulder had stopped bleeding, and even showed a faint sign of healing.

Yang Xiong laughed: "Just playing around. Did you forget that I haven't used any soul skill yet? Both my soul power and stamina consumption are far less than yours, and besides, who says what just manifested is my true power?"

Hu Yan Meng was taken aback for a moment, but before he could react, Yang Xiong lunged at him like a fierce tiger. Even if he gave his all to resist, his speed and agility were far behind Yang Xiong's.

After throwing several consecutive punches, Yang Xiong suddenly blocked Hu Yan Meng's fist with his elbow and delivered a heavy punch straight onto the wound on Hu Yan Meng's shoulder; even though he had a defensive amplification soul skill, the original wound began to split open.

Hu Yan Meng winced in pain, gritted his teeth, and tried to smash Yang Xiong's head with both fists at full force.

But Yang Xiong's face showed a strange smile; his hands, as fast as lightning, seized Hu Yan Meng's right arm that was punching, yet did not stop the attack, instead he shifted his body to the side and, using Hu Yan Meng's own force, slammed him down.

Hu Yan Meng was directly slammed to the ground by Yang Xiong's over‑shoulder throw, producing a huge bang that made the entire arena tremble, and Hu Yan Meng's full‑force attack seemed to rebound on himself, leaving his body completely shattered.

Before he could react, Yang Xiong had already grasped his neck, blood even spilling from it, clearly showing that a single squeeze from Yang Xiong could snap his neck.

Facing such a swift reversal, the referee finally reacted: "Congratulations to the Xiong Ba Tian Xia Contestant for winning this Spirit Battle competition."

The whole venue boiled again; a reversal with such an apparent power gap only heightened the excitement.

Yang Xiong simply shook his head and left the arena.

Originally, Yang Xiong intended to gain experience through the Spirit Battle competition, honing his combat awareness by fighting various opponents, but unfortunately the Great Soul Masters in the arena couldn't give him much pressure.

Like Hu Yan Meng, his strength is outstanding, he appears to have considerable combat experience, and his body also possesses some agility.

But his massive frame still limits him in combat; his speed and agility are far behind his own, and even his strength differs significantly. If Yang Xiong were only purely seeking victory, he could probably finish the opponent in less than a minute, perhaps even kill him.

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In the following period, Yang Xiong fought multiple battles consecutively, yet each battle could be won without expending much strength.

Even Yang Xiong encountered the opponent who had previously defeated Hu Yan Meng, a Level 29 Great Soul Master whose martial soul is Fire Eagle; this person can not only fly and is extremely fast, also possesses a Fire Attribute and even decent strength, making him virtually invincible among Great Soul Masters.

But Yang Xiong remained immovable as a mountain throughout, only counterattacking when the opponent struck. Moreover, Yang Xiong's counterattack speed was even faster, and even a martial soul with the Fire Eagle martial soul needs to expend soul power to fly, which ended up making the opponent waste his soul power.

This was also the longest round Yang Xiong participated in among all the competitions, lasting nearly an hour, as he wanted to experience fighting a Flying Soul Master; otherwise his first counterattack would have easily secured victory.

After thirteen consecutive days of Spirit Battle competitions, Yang Xiong achieved thirteen wins and also earned the Bronze Soul Medal.

【7】 However, Yang Xiong had no intention of continuing the Spirit Battle competitions; they offered too little pressure and couldn't truly improve his combat experience.

However, Yang Xiong does not plan to continue participating in the Soul Fighting Competition; this kind of Soul Fighting Competition exerts far too little pressure on him and cannot truly enhance his combat experience.

Moreover, in Heaven Dou City Yang Xiong had already obtained the information he wanted, and the next stage was the subsequent training—a truly blood‑shed kind of trial.

Early that morning, Yang Xiong left Heaven Dou City alone; his destination this time was Sunset Forest.

Sunset Forest is only a little over a hundred kilometers from Heaven Dou City; it is one of the famous Soul Beast Forests on the Douluo Continent, containing all sorts of Soul Beasts, including many Ten‑thousand Year Soul Beasts, making it perfect for genuine training and certainly able to provide enough pressure.

Yang Xiong knows very well that without facing danger, without experiencing bloodshed and pressure, a martial soul's growth will always be limited.

As for safety, Yang Xiong wasn't worried about encountering danger; on one hand, he is an Inner Disciple of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and ordinary people wouldn't easily provoke him.

On the other hand, he possesses two life‑saving soul skills, allowing him to escape quickly even when facing relatively high‑level martial souls.

Moreover, martial souls tend to be cautious with their lives; there is no special reason not to provoke a Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect disciple, otherwise it would bring a catastrophic disaster upon one's family and sect. This is the deterrent power of the top three sects, especially since this is the Heaven Dou Empire.

After walking for almost half a day, Yang Xiong finally arrived at the Soul Hunting Town on the outskirts of Sunset Forest.

Here there are various merchants selling items needed for forest life, as well as assorted mercenaries, mainly helping people hunt for Soul Rings.

Yang Xiong had already prepared these things long ago; most of his Soul Guidance Devices are fully stocked. After all, those years of study weren't in vain—the books detailed the survival rules of the Soul Beast Forest.

A mercenary who saw Yang Xiong alone seemed to want to strike up conversation, but he was quickly rebuked by a nearby person with a stern look.

Yang Xiong paid no mind and walked alone into Sunset Forest.

The would‑be chatter looked confused: "Boss, I think he's just one, maybe he could give us a big job?"

The middle‑aged boss looked unusually serious: "If you want to die, don't drag me into it. Looking at his attire, he must be from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, indeed a talent of the top three sects; at such a young age he dares to enter Sunset Forest."

The people around them heard this and their eyes filled with fear; the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is an insurmountable mountain in the martial soul world.

Everyone knows why they're heading to Sunset Forest; now it's just a matter of choosing the method and timing.

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