Chapter 696: Opportunistic Shortcut

What Yu Fei didn't know was that after his primary Soul was pulled into Ye Liuyun's Soul domain, it immediately suffered a double onslaught from Ye Liuyun's Golden Armor Soul and the Mourning Bell.

If Ye Liuyun weren't after a fifty‑win streak, he would definitely have a proper fight with him and enjoy it. But he came with a mission now, so he can't act recklessly.

Otherwise, if he were caught up by people from the Nether Hell, the consequences would be severe. After all, his current realm is still too low to withstand their attacks.

Moreover, as the Steward at the registration desk said, a treasure is also part of the master's strength, so using a treasure does not count as a violation.

Ye Liuyun is merely exploiting the rules.

When the divine artifact appeared, Yu Fei's primary Soul could not resist it, was quickly struck by the artifact, and then gradually absorbed by Ye Liuyun.

At this moment, Yu Fei had already begun to attack Ye Liuyun with all his might.

Ye Liuyun also activated the Guardian God Seal and confronted Yu Fei again.

Moreover, he employed a method of circulating the bloodline within his body, suppressing Yu Fei's bloodline so that his power could not be fully manifested.

Even so, he was still being bombarded by Yu Fei, retreating repeatedly.

Each time he was bombarded, he felt as if his whole body were being shattered.

But he still persisted, waiting for a turning point.

Just as Yu Fei launched another barrage at Ye Liuyun, Ye Liuyun suddenly went all out, delivering a Bà Tiān Divine Fist that struck Yu Fei's body with void power.

While throwing the punch, Yu Fei's form suddenly stalled, and blood welled at the corner of his mouth.

His punch's accumulated True Essence immediately dispersed. At the same time, Ye Liuyun's punch detonated directly on his chest.

Although the True Essence inside him protected his heart, his lower chest was still smashed, and the powers of Blood Thunder and Golden Crow Holy Fire seeped in, continuing to drain his True Essence.

"Did you annihilate my Soul?"

Despite his injuries, Yu Fei struggled to ask Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun would not give him a chance to catch his breath; he launched another Spiritual Soul Attack, pulling Yu Fei's defensive Soul into his own Soul domain,

Only then did Yu Fei realize how his primary Soul was destroyed!

"You kid still have a divine artifact!" Yu Fei said with some helplessness. He had still underestimated Ye Liuyun's Trump Card.

He had been monitoring every battle of Ye Liuyun for a long time, and each time Ye Liuyun displayed new power, he secretly rejoiced that Ye Liuyun's Trump Card count had decreased by one.

Until the moment he acted, he thought Ye Liuyun's Trump Cards should be exhausted. At least if it were him, his Trump Cards would have been used up long ago.

Ye Liuyun said nothing to him and directly annihilated his defensive Soul.

At the same time, his Physical Body fell upright onto the platform!

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun immediately returned to the rest area to recover his True Essence.

Although the battle was brief, he had been constantly defending Yu Fei's attacks at full strength, consuming almost half of his True Essence.

One hour was destined to be insufficient for full recovery, so he could only do his best.

This time, by resorting to opportunism, he still consumed half of his True Essence!

"Next time I might have to use the divine artifact directly!" Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

"Did Ye Liuyun really annihilate Yu Fei's Soul?"

"And it didn't even take long! Both primary and secondary Souls were destroyed! How strong must this kid's Soul power be?"

The audience outside resumed cheering, and some whispered that Ye Liuyun's Soul was powerful.

Ye Liuyun, the dark horse from the Outer Region, has now become a star here.

The preparing strongmen also speculate that Ye Liuyun may have employed a treasure.

Otherwise, with Ye Liuyun's Soul power alone, it would not be enough to annihilate Yu Fei's primary Soul in such a short time. They just don't know which treasure he used.

At that moment, several Martial Cultivators immediately left the rest area.

Now, waiting in the rest area to face Ye Liuyun, only four Martial Cultivators remain.

These four all possess high‑tier treasures that defend against Soul attacks.

Their Souls are not weak, and with treasures, they need not worry about Ye Liuyun's Soul attacks.

They also realized that Ye Liuyun's Soul attack is the strongest among all abilities and the hardest to defend against.

Therefore, when Ye Liuyun faces them, he cannot use his strongest power.

The four of them looked at each other, trying to pick who would fight next.

"You don't need to look at me, I'll be the last!" Yan Yong said first.

He is the strongest in cultivation among them, so he has the most say.

Although he wants to avenge his younger brother, he is no longer as anxious as when he first arrived. Moreover, he tries not to expose himself, so he keeps a low profile.

He also wants to wait a bit longer to see if Ye Liuyun has any other Trump Cards.

Finally, the remaining three nominated one person to face Ye Liuyun; this person's Heaven and Earth Power is relatively strong.

They also saw that Ye Liuyun is weaker in this aspect, so they plan to have this Martial Cultivator use his strength to attack Ye Liuyun's weak point.

When Ye Liuyun stepped onto the platform again, he immediately understood their intention upon seeing the opposing Martial Cultivator.

He had already observed the remaining few with his Golden Pupil; they are the strongest capable of fighting him, and he knows each one's traits.

So once the fight began, he drew the Demon Slaying Sword, wielding its blade intent together with his Heaven and Earth Power, plus Blood Thunder and Golden Crow Holy Fire, simultaneously activating the Guardian God Seal and Buddha Demon Golden Body, barely supporting the opponent while still suppressing them with his bloodline.

This fighting style is the most True Essence‑saving. Apart from Spiritual Soul Attacks, he has already employed all usable power.

And during combat, he goes all out, releasing his Soul outright, sensing the opponent's Heaven and Earth Power, using this to quickly boost himself.

When he rests, he dares not release his Heaven and Earth Power, lest other strongmen ambush him.

But in battle, he is protected by the martial arena. If his Soul is ambushed, he can halt the match at any time.

Tuoba Qi, seeing him fight so desperately, couldn't help but laugh.

"This kid is really giving it his all!" he immediately released his Divine Sense, encircling the Zhan Tai to prevent others from harming Ye Liuyun's Soul.

After feeling the Divine Sense protection of this high‑tier strongman, Ye Liuyun felt more confident and boldly sensed the opponent's Heaven and Earth Power.

His opponent also noticed Ye Liuyun's Soul outward release while sensing his own Heaven and Earth Power.

But he did not dare to actively attack Ye Liuyun's Soul.

His Soul power was not as strong as Ye Liuyun's; he could only, under the protection of the honored-rank treasure, remain within the Sea of Consciousness to defend.

Moreover, he also felt that Ye Liuyun's on-the-spot comprehension would surely be too late; in the end, even if he did not lose to him directly, his True Essence would be drained by him and he would admit defeat.

So he merely gave a slight smile and continued attacking without cease.