Chapter 375: Soul Gaze

On the other side, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong raced swiftly toward the far end of the mountain range.

Just as they used mental detection to locate Dai Hao's party and the high‑altitude probing soul conduits, they also spotted the enemy's figures.

The opponents were about eight kilometers away, with numerous ready‑to‑fire soul conduits positioned around them.

There were twelve enemies; according to the mental scan, four were Honored Douluo, four were Soul Douluo, and the remaining four were Soul Saints.

If they were correct, among those Honored Douluo there must be a ninth‑level soul guide master; given a ninth‑level soul guide master's range and long‑range suppression, letting them act freely would be too dangerous, so Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong decided that the two of them would go to suppress the enemy.

At full speed, their velocity even exceeded the speed of sound; covering the eight‑kilometer distance took them less than half a minute, and they soon arrived near the enemies.

At that moment, the enemies, aided by their high‑altitude probing soul conduits, also detected the movements of the White Tiger Duke and his subordinates; after a brief discussion, they produced a pre‑placed soul cannon ready to fire.

Just then, a slight dizzy sensation washed over them, and when they came to, the projectile had already been launched in an absurdly off‑center direction.

Before they could react to what had happened, a surge of intense mental wave rose, and a Soul Douluo's head exploded.

"Who?!"

At this point, they naturally realized enemies were approaching, and they hurriedly turned back, seeing a pair of man and woman whose features were obscured.

Under the influence of the power of Qian Kun Wenqing Valley, the Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong in their eyes were automatically transformed into another appearance.

The Eye of Fate atop Huo Yutong's head flickered with a cold light, and the strong mental wave caused the soul guide masters present to involuntarily become mentally dazed.

The unexpected turn already left them in a tangled mess of thoughts, and with Huo Yutong's influence, their senses were further dulled.

But Tang Wulin would not let their sluggishness go unpunished.

A massive dragon‑roar sounded, and golden dragon scales erupted over Tang Wulin's body; in an instant he closed in on a ninth‑level soul guide master.

"Ugh!"

The ninth‑level soul guide master's eyes widened suddenly, and he hurriedly activated his invincible shield.

Tang Wulin did not change targets; he brandished his long spear, instantly spewing hundreds of spear shadows.

Under this torrent of spear thrusts, the ninth‑level soul guide master, eyes bulging, realized his invincible shield lasted only a moment before being torn to fragments.

Fortunately, during that brief window he had already prepared a countermeasure.

A massive cannon appeared in his hand, and at the same time a yellow light flared as he deployed a ninth‑level defensive soul conduit.

If that ninth‑level defensive soul conduit could hold for one second, the soul cannon in his hand could send Tang Wulin to meet Yama.

But contrary to his expectation, when Tang Wulin saw the massive cannon in his hand, he turned and walked away, no longer paying attention to him.

What's this? Scared and trying to flee?

The ninth‑level soul guide master couldn't help but sneer, thinking the kid might believe soul guide masters attack only at short range like traditional soul masters—how contemptuous! This is his most prized soul conduit, not something one can easily escape! He scoffed as he poured massive soul power into the soul cannon, preparing to send the two straight to the Western Paradise. Yet his smile froze on his face a second later.

In front of his line of sight, a girl suddenly appeared, her eyes like two bottomless whirlpools.

As his gaze met the girl's, his mind instantly slipped into an uncontrollable daze.

The terrifying part was that, although his mind was dazed, the soul cannon in his hand had already finished charging, and his defensive soul conduit had not yet been retracted…

"Boom—"

A powerful blast wave radiated outward, instantly throwing everyone present into a chaotic tumble.

Such a massive disturbance occurred even though the ninth‑level defensive soul conduit absorbed a large portion of the damage, so one can imagine how lethal this thing is.

Even Tang Wulin, if hit head‑on by such a cannon, would likely sustain serious injury.

Without even looking, it was clear that the ninth‑level soul guide master had turned to ash under his attack.

If it weren't for Huo Yutong, he would have had to take the hit.

Just now she used the fifth soul skill of her Spirit Eye martial soul, Soul Gaze; its effect is simple: it forces the opponent's mind into a dazed state for over a second, with stronger mental power shortening the duration.

The soul skill has many limits: during use, not only does the opponent's mind become dazed, but Huo Yutong's body also cannot move; moreover, for three minutes after activation, the skill cannot be used again on the same target.

Clearly, although powerful, this soul skill is often a mere chicken‑rib ability, since the mutual immobilization itself is a huge restriction.

However, Huo Yutong possesses a fourth soul skill called Mental Clone; the clone it creates can employ any soul skill that can be driven solely by mental power.

She just now sent her mental clone to lock eyes with the opponent, and in one move eliminated a ninth‑level soul guide master.

Tang Wulin couldn't help but sigh again in his heart: fighting alongside Huo Yutong is just too exhilarating.

If he had faced that ninth‑level soul guide master in a normal fight, he would probably still win, but would have had to expend more than half his soul power; now, with their coordination, they eliminated the foe at a single glance.

With her directing the battle, his combat ability more than doubled; the feeling of winning effortlessly without having to think was truly long overdue.

While reflecting, Tang Wulin lunged in front of Huo Yutong, abruptly pulling her delicate body into his arms.

Their soul power instantly merged, and the martial soul fusion technique Frost‑Piercing Forest was released!

The power of their martial soul fusion technique had already reached the Super Douluo level; in an instant, countless ice‑blue spikes covered a radius of a kilometer.

Soul Saints and Soul Douluo had no resistance at all before the Super Douluo‑level fusion, being instantly pierced into a sieve.

Besides them, a Honored Douluo was also pierced; immediately, countless ice spikes erupted from his body, turning him into a hedgehog.

(End of Chapter)