Chapter 554: First Under the Sacred Soul

While Harawa was guessing, a sudden magical surge was sensed, and a glance across the arena's midair found Lei En's figure.

A five‑meter‑long azure greatsword was summoned.

Lei En vanished again.

The greatsword turned into a streak of blue light, even the eye struggled to follow, and in an instant it slashed into a nearby flock of rock‑horn flying dragons.

The sharpness of the Rending Sky Sword is something rock‑horn flying dragons cannot block.

Their gray rock scales were as fragile as paper, cut through instantly; there was no distinction between wings, belly or head.

Where the greatsword passed, all the dragons were split in two and vanished.

After a few breaths of back‑and‑forth slashing, the souls of twenty rock‑horn flying dragons returned to the Soul‑Gathering Tower, yet Harawa still could not locate Lei En.

The Rending Sky Sword continued toward the five‑headed white dragon.

Harawa felt uneasy.

The stronger the demon soul, the more soul power required to summon it. The white dragon is his strongest demon soul, yet even it cannot withstand the terrifying Rending Sky Sword; once slain, summoning it again would consume too much soul power.

Add the twenty rock‑horn flying dragons, and even the richest soul power cannot sustain several rounds of summons.

In an instant, the massive Rending Sky Sword locked onto an adult white dragon, flashing a streak of blue light and passing by.

The white dragon is the weakest, least intelligent, and poorest defended among true dragons, dubbed the "Shame of True Dragons"; its ice armor and scales only slightly delayed the Rending Sky Sword, after which its neck was cut off and it was beheaded.

The greatsword arced and flew toward the nearby young white dragon.

Puff!

The young white dragon's protection was weaker; the Rending Sky Sword pierced its belly, emerged the other side, and sliced off its wings, emitting a painful wail as it fell.

The two white dragons turned into light and vanished.

"We can't let him keep killing white dragons," Harawa decided on the spot, choosing to intervene and confront Lei En's Rending Sky Sword.

He produced five Cerdarlin Gems in his hand and crushed them with force.

Instantly, five spells were released.

Mighty Strength Technique, Advanced Acceleration Technique, Telepathy, Ice Armor Technique, Protective Flame!

These five are all support spells; Harawa's Main Soul lacks the corresponding Arcane Element, so they could only be stored in Cerdarlin Gems to be imbued during battle.

As he imbued the spells, Harawa's invisibility also ended.

All the spectators saw him and the five crushed gems, and couldn't help staring.

Even the lowest‑grade Cerdarlin Gem costs 3,000 Gold Shield each; three of the five are mid‑grade gems, and spending 40,000 Gold Shield just to imbue a few spells shows how wealthy Elder Harawa is!

Harawa's physique swelled again to three meters five, with strength, speed and defense all soaring, and Telepathy granting him precognition.

In the next instant, his figure turned into a flash of light and vanished.

Light Step Technique!

Now!

A black greatsword blocked the Rending Sky Sword; on its jet‑black blade a row of runes glowed, emitting a faint magical aura. When the razor‑sharp Rending Sky Sword struck the aura, it instantly melted away like ice snow meeting flame.

The spellcasters watching widened their eyes.

Dispel Magic!

Elder Harawa actually enchanted "Dispel Magic" onto his sword—unbelievable!

A murmur rose in the audience.

Many melee supernaturals, upon hearing this, stared greedily at the unassuming black greatsword in Elder Harawa's hand.

Spellcasters, especially Wizards, rank far above other supernaturals because they possess endless spells! Various control, protection, damage and support magical effects make other supernatural professions hard to counter.

Only magic can defeat magic!

The most famous among them is "Dispel Magic", which can erase most magical effects, including but not limited to negating spell energy, removing debuffs, dispelling control, piercing magical protection, destroying summoned magical entities, and so on.

Although Dispel Magic has many limits and often fails, mastering it always gives an edge when battling spellcasters.

At least you no longer let spellcasters butcher you.

Unfortunately, Dispel Magic is a five‑ring spell; aside from legendary spellcasters, other supernaturals can hardly master it.

The easiest method is to enchant it onto a weapon.

However, due to Dispel Magic's unique nature, enchanting it is extremely difficult, with a success rate near zero.

Any weapon enchanted with Dispel Magic, even a plain fine‑steel longsword, instantly rivals the value of top‑tier epic weapons, and countless supernaturals would spend fortunes for it!

Elder Harawa's black greatsword clearly bears more than one Dispel Magic.

This is a priceless weapon!

Harawa rescued the nearly slain young white dragon, scanned the surroundings, and the five serpentine heads behind him searched everywhere, trying to locate Lei En, but still found nothing.

What a hassle!

He was forced to reveal himself while the opponent remained invisible; the enemy hidden, us exposed, the situation reversed, violating the Ten Thousand Spirits Wizard's combat doctrine.

He was about to re‑cloak himself when a gust of wind pressure was sensed overhead.

The looking‑around serpentine head instantly spotted the enemy; Lei En raised his war hammer and smashed down, while the blue serpentine head above opened its mouth and spewed a blast of ice.

The other four serpentine heads cast spells simultaneously.

The multi‑headed serpentine lizard naturally possesses multi‑spell techniques: Ice Cone, Flame Arrow, Strong Acid Ball, Arcane Shock, Whirlwind Bind, with five three‑ring or four‑ring spells firing instantly, battering Lei En head‑on.

After spewing the spells in a rush, Harawa paid no attention to the outcome, transformed into a bolt of lightning and descended into his own beast herd.

He didn't want to take Lei En's long‑charged hammer head‑on.

Lei En's rainbow‑light cloak manifested, blocking several spells, while his blood‑red cape's resistance also activated, finally striking the Titan Strength armor without leaving a trace.

Clap!

He likewise turned into lightning and pursued.

Both can use Electric Flash Teleport, each at the five‑ring limit, but Lei En possesses a "Thunder‑Electric Form", allowing him to flash farther, with speed slightly higher.

Elder Ha La Wa had just steadied themselves on the ground, Lei En followed like a shadow, and the war hammer struck his head again.

He could not dodge this time.

Even though his five snake heads saw Lei En's movements clearly, and telepathy predicted Lei En's actions, he knew it was useless; his body couldn't keep up with his thoughts, his speed couldn't match Lei En's, always a half‑step slower.

Roar!

At the critical moment, Ha La Wa let out a furious roar and hoisted the black greatsword horizontally.

He instantly activated Blood Frenzy, planted both feet on the ground to absorb Earth Power, boosting his strength to the eleventh level, and his rock armor grew thicker.

Clang!

The war hammer struck the black greatsword.

Countless bolts of lightning erupted, so dense they nearly solidified, like a small sun exploding in the arena, and tens of thousands of spectators were pricked by the electric light until tears streamed from their eyes.

Ha La Wa's massive arms, as thick as pillars, emitted a crackling roar.

A terrifying surge of force reverberated back, shattering his rock armor, revealing a steel body; his skin cracked inch by inch, and his legs were hammered straight into the ground up to his waist.

The five snake heads behind him turned to ash.

The surrounding beast herd, lacking focused control, fell into disarray, and a large portion was instantly killed by the lightning.

Poof!

Wa La Ha spewed blood; a single hammer blow left him gravely wounded.

Steel body, Earth Pulse, eleventh‑level power, Blood Frenzy, rock armor, Advanced Stone Skin Technique—so many supreme Elements and magical defenses finally allowed him to withstand Lei En's heavy hammer, unlike Kuito and Ying Nuo who were blown apart by a single strike.

It was only a serious injury, which was already a very good outcome.

The audience all exhaled a breath.

The entire arena rang with enthusiastic cheers soaring into the sky.

Finally, Elder Nai Se was able to clash head‑on with Lei En, no longer being completely restrained and unable to retaliate.

Lei En was reverberated by Wa Ha La's power, causing his movement to pause briefly.

Ha La Wa seized the opportunity, activating the Light Escape Technique to create maximum distance, appearing at the opposite end of the arena; planting both feet, Earth Power healed his wounds, combined with the Level Eight regeneration of the Deer‑head Spirit's Main Soul, and the Multi‑headed Snake Lizard's severed limbs regenerated—within a single breath his injuries improved, not affecting the battle.

The Multi‑headed Snake Lizard's five heads also regrew.

A portal opened behind Ha La Wa, and Lei En charged out; his Titan‑strength armor made him a moving metal fortress, yet it did not hinder his speed at all.

The lightning‑formed wind‑thunder wings boosted Lei En's speed even further.

In an instant.

Lei En surged within three meters, letting out a dragon‑like roar.

Roar!

The intense sound wave instantly annihilated the five snake heads; Ha La Wa's Deer‑head Spirit mental shield rendered him immune to the dragon's might, and using the vision returned before the heads were destroyed, the Earth Pulse also sensed the enemy's footfalls, prompting him to spin and deliver a Reverse Slash.

A deafening crash as the sword blade collided with the war hammer.

The lightning was nullified by the dispelling magic on the sword.

Ha La Wa's black greatsword was also deflected; in a test of strength he could not surpass Lei En, and he was well aware of this, having prepared for it.

As the greatsword flew back, his left hand clenched into a fist and he hurled it forcefully outward.

Stone Fist Technique!

Crushing Blow!

Power Burst!

The first two supreme Elements, sourced from the Ge Long Beast King, plus the boost from Earth Pulse, enabled him to unleash his utmost melee power. At this moment he stood three meters five centimeters tall, while Lei En was just over two meters; his arms were a full limb longer than Lei En's, giving him a massive advantage.

Even if Lei En's defense were stronger, being struck by this punch would still cause injury.

Ha La Wa was extremely confident.

However, the next instant his attack missed.

Lei En seemed to have anticipated his move; after the war hammer and greatsword clashed, he instantly flashed and deftly evaded the punch.

He flashed a very short distance, ending up on the outside of Ha La Wa's right leg.

Simultaneously, he instantly launched a Space-Time Shock.

Ha La Wa's perception faltered for an instant; by the time he recovered, Lei En had already swung his war hammer down onto his knee.

Snap!

An excruciating, piercing pain surged as Ha La Wa's right knee joint shattered; even a third‑tier steel body could not endure the full force of legendary power, causing his body to involuntarily tilt down, his head turning toward Lei En's right side.

One misstep leads to another.

Lei En delivered another hammer blow, from below upward, striking his head directly.

Bang!

Shards of stone sprayed as the rock armor exploded, two antlers snapped, exposing Ha La Wa's head. Though the armor blocked the blow and prevented a headshot, Ha La Wa was still hammered into a daze, his mind blank, losing any chance to counter.

Lei En hammered again, this time striking the unprotected head directly.

Amid the clashing of metal, Ha La Wa was blasted upward, his feet leaving the ground, losing the protection of Earth Pulse, and his defense and regeneration plummeted.

Lei En flashed forward, appearing beside Ha La Wa, and hammered down fiercely.

Again the head!

A booming crack sent sparks flying.

Ha La Wa collapsed, gouging a huge crater in the ground; finally he was hammered into unconsciousness, the Main Soul's possession automatically released, his body shrank like a punctured balloon, reverting to a slender, tall figure about two meters tall, his head bleeding, knee broken, lying motionless in the pit.

The arena's demon souls all returned to his soul‑gathering tower, with some turning into soul cards that scattered on the ground.

This relentless, fierce series of battles dazzled the audience, yet everyone knew Lei En had won again.

Challenge Elder Nai Se and achieve three consecutive victories!

What a glorious achievement!

From today onward, Lei En is the number one beneath the Holy Soul!

The entire Phoenix Arena fell silent, the spectators' eyes filled with awe and admiration, quietly awaiting his next move.

(End of chapter)