Chapter 83: The Thousand-Year Soul Ring Shocks the World
Dai Yao took a deep breath, his eyes suddenly shining with a bright light. His tense body erupted with power, and countless fragments of bricks and stones were lifted into the air behind him.
Like a bolt of lightning, he shot toward the three members of the Huangdou team.
In everyone's eyes, Dai Yao resembled a Don Quixote charging at windmills—tragically heroic.
His teammates were injured, and in his helpless rage, he charged headfirst at an overwhelming force, using a metaphorical egg to strike a stone.
As he passed through the toxic mist, Dai Yao appeared unharmed in front of Dugu Yan and the others.
"Why? Why is my poison ineffective?" Dugu Yan exclaimed, astonished.
Seeing Dai Yao's eyes burning with fury, Yu Tianheng stepped in front of Dugu Yan, sneering coldly. The first yellow soul ring on his body shimmered.
"First Soul Skill—Thunderclap Dragon Claw!"
Although Yu Tianheng didn't understand why Dugu Yan's poison had no effect on Dai Yao, since Dai Yao refused to concede, he wasn't going to hold back.
Thunder surrounded Yu Tianheng, as if the thunder god himself had descended.
Yet Dai Yao appeared unaffected by fear, charging straight at Yu Tianheng.
"If you want to die, I will fulfill your wish!" Yu Tianheng said coldly.
The audience seemed to already foresee the impending tragedy. Many averted their gazes, covering their eyes in fear.
At that moment, a chilling tiger roar echoed through the Soul Arena.
The Ba Ji Crash collided with the Thunderclap Dragon Claw, and the inner force from Yu Tianheng's palm entered his body. However, this numbness only lasted for an instant, ineffective against him in the long run.
But that brief moment was all that was needed.
Dai Yao immediately activated his martial soul. As the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon's soul aura collided with the Divine White Tiger's soul aura, it was as though the White Tiger was being provoked, releasing a mighty roar.
Upon hearing the tiger's roar, Yu Tianheng's heart sank. It felt as though a heavy boulder was pressing against his chest, making it hard to breathe. Even the power circulating in his body was being suppressed.
Even the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon martial soul trembled—this was the tremor of fear!
Dugu Yan's reaction was even worse. She took several steps back, visibly frightened by the tiger's roar.
"What kind of martial soul is this?!" Yu Tianheng gasped.
The Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon martial soul was famously the strongest beast-type martial soul. In soul master battles, it always dominated its opponents, but today, not only was Yu Tianheng's martial soul suppressed by Dai Yao's, even the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon itself was trembling in fear.
However, Dai Yao did not do what Yu Tianheng had expected, which was to attack him again. Instead, after their clash, Dai Yao sidestepped and flapped the wings on his back, heading straight for the position of Ye Lingling!
Yu Tianheng's expression changed wildly. He immediately summoned his soul power and charged after Dai Yao.
But it was already too late.
Dai Yao's explosive speed, aided by his wings, was already faster than an average agility-type soul master. Yu Tianheng could not catch up.
Ye Lingling closed her eyes in terror, feeling a powerful gust of wind whip her hair and clothes around. However, she didn't feel any pain.
Opening her eyes in confusion, she saw Dai Yao's fist just an inch away from her face.
Following the arm's direction, her gaze moved up to the angry, youthful face.
"Save my teammates! I know what you're capable of!" Dai Yao's voice was as cold as ice.
"Alright..." Ye Lingling, her usually indifferent face showing surprise, replied.
She knew that if Dai Yao hadn't shown mercy, she would be lying on the ground in pain just like the other four teammates.
Gripping her skirt, she jumped off the Soul Arena and quickly ran over to the poisoned members of the Oakland team.
Sensing the malicious looks from the crowd, she apologized softly before using her soul skills. Soon, under the effect of the Nine Hearts Sea Lotus, the pain of the poisoned team members eased considerably.
"I can only heal your injuries, but the toxins are still in your bodies. To cure the poison, only Yanji can help," Ye Lingling explained.
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing, who was no longer in pain or frowning in her unconscious state, Dai Yao let out a relieved sigh.
He turned to Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, his voice cold and indifferent: "Without Ye Lingling, we can finally have a proper match."
Yu Tianheng's heart tightened. In just one brief encounter, he had realized how powerful Dai Yao was. However, the pride of the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon would not allow him to hesitate in battle. He didn't want to take advantage of the numbers either.
"Yanji, you step back first. I want to have a fair match with him," Yu Tianheng said.
"But your soul power..." Dugu Yan voiced her concern.
The Nine Hearts Sea Lotus could heal injuries but could not replenish the consumed soul power.
"His soul power level is only rank 23, and he just used a martial soul fusion skill. He doesn't have much left, just like me," Yu Tianheng said, his battle intent burning brightly in his eyes.
For the first time, Dugu Yan saw such determination in Yu Tianheng's eyes and could not help but say, "Alright, go ahead."
Dai Yao, his dazzling golden hair cascading over his shoulders, his cold eyes full of disdain, spoke: "You'd better come at me together. Otherwise, you'll lose too quickly, and it won't look good."
Soul power surged as two soul rings began to rise beneath Dai Yao's feet.
The audience erupted into stunned exclamations. Those who had been covering their eyes immediately opened them, their eyes wide in shock, mouths agape, unable to speak.
The exclamations quickly turned into waves of shock, as every eye in the Soul Arena turned toward Dai Yao.
"Thousand-Year Soul Ring!" someone gasped in disbelief.
Feng Qianli, ignoring the dangers of the Blue Scaled Purple Poison, lifted his sickly body and looked toward the Soul Arena, drawing a complaint from Ye Lingling.
But Feng Qianli seemed to hear nothing, his eyes only on the shining purple soul ring.
"No wonder this guy kept hiding his soul power and avoided talking about his martial soul!" Feng Qianli laughed.
Ye Lingling, too, turned around, staring at the purple soul ring in awe, standing still in shock.
In the VIP seats, the three individuals stood up in unison, faces filled with disbelief.
Jackson even cracked a grin, his mouth widening into a smile.
"Bishop, I didn't expect Dai Yao to have this kind of trump card. No wonder you weren't worried at all," Ning Fengzhi said, no longer as calm as before, his shock clear.
Ferdinand had mentioned Dai Yao's background in a letter, and although he had anticipated something like this, seeing the purple soul ring in person—a divine artifact in the soul master world—left him exhilarated.
Hearing Ning Fengzhi's astonishment, Salas composed himself as best as he could: "Even in my prestigious Spirit Hall, a talent like Dai Yao is exceedingly rare."
Ning Fengzhi could barely contain the heat rising in his chest. After years of composure, he finally regained some calm.
Auxiliary-type soul masters were often the weakest in combat, and they most desired a strong, offensive teammate. Many women from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had husbands who were powerful offensive soul masters.
With Dai Yao's talent, even the women of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan might find themselves drawn to him.
He looked meaningfully at Ning Rongrong by his side before turning his gaze back to the Soul Arena, a smile creeping across his face as a thought suddenly crossed his mind.
If Dai Yao truly joined the Spirit Hall, would Spirit Hall allow him to come to the Heaven Dou Empire?
...
The most shocked, however, were Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan.
Yu Tianheng, who had always disregarded talent, now looked at Dai Yao with fear in his eyes. His Adam's apple moved involuntarily as his voice trembled: "I didn't expect... you actually absorbed a thousand-year soul ring as your second soul ring?!"
"I told you, it's best if you both come at me together!" Dai Yao said coldly, his gaze turning toward Dugu Yan. "Dugu Yan, you must pay for your actions!"
(End of Chapter)