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Xu Yuan's soul rings changed once again, but this time, the transformation was entirely different from the previous two instances.
Initially, Xu Yuan had displayed a configuration of three purple and one black soul ring.
During the battle, when facing the simultaneous attacks of Wu Siduo and Xu Yucheng, he switched to his second martial soul, which only had a single purple soul ring.
When everyone assumed this was his true martial soul configuration, he astonishingly switched martial souls again—and this time, the soul ring configuration was completely different from the previous two.
Three purple rings!
What was going on?
What had just happened?
Could it be that there truly existed someone with three martial souls in this world?
The three distinct soul ring configurations clearly indicated three separate martial souls.
Unless all of Xu Yuan's previous soul rings were fake—perhaps mimicked through simulated soul skills.
But by now, no one believed Xu Yuan would go to such lengths to deceive them with mere simulations.
Wu Siduo, facing Xu Yuan directly, could feel that after switching martial souls this time, the three purple soul rings emitted an even more oppressive aura. Compared to the earlier configuration of three purple and one black rings, or even the single purple ring, these three purple rings now radiated an overwhelming sense of pressure, accompanied by a powerful surge of blood essence that weighed heavily on her heart.
"Is this... a third martial soul?" she muttered incredulously.
It was certain that Xu Yuan's soul ring states were real, each giving off a distinct sensation.
However, three different soul ring configurations implied three martial souls.
Did triple martial souls truly exist in this world?
Wu Siduo had been supremely confident, believing her dual martial soul setup, combined with her self-fusion martial soul technique, placed her among the top tier of soul masters on the Douluo Continent. With her innate talent, cultivating both martial souls simultaneously and maintaining the highest level of soul power among her peers, she was certain she would eventually ascend to the pinnacle of soul mastery.
But Xu Yuan had just shattered her illusion.
Now, Xu Yuan might possess three martial souls, crushing her confidence once again.
If there were any martial soul configuration stronger than her dual martial souls plus self-fusion martial soul technique, it would likely only be a triple martial soul.
At the very least, such a phenomenon would be far rarer—something never before heard of.
Despite switching martial souls, Xu Yuan still wielded a spear.
"His spear has changed. Could he have two spear-type martial souls?" Wu Siduo wondered to herself. "But the change in his martial soul just now felt more like a shift in form rather than switching to an entirely different martial soul."
Unfortunately, there was no time to dwell on these questions.
The soul rings around Xu Yuan's body began to shine brightly.
First soul skill: Five Elements Spear Art!
Second soul skill: Spear Demon Overlord Body!
Third soul skill: Piercing Spear!
His first soul skill originated from the essence of the Five Elements Spear Spirit, evolving into his signature spear technique. As the spirit's years increased, the spear art grew more refined, with each element of the Five Elements Spear Intent reaching perfection, seamlessly integrating with Xu Yuan's own spear momentum and intent.
The second soul skill, Spear Demon Overlord Body, was granted when the fusion of the Five Elements Spear Spirit and his blood essence nearly reached the threshold for forming a third martial soul. At that time, only the complete splitting of the spear's form and its full integration with the Five Elements Spear Spirit and blood essence were needed to achieve the third martial soul. This soul skill provided comprehensive enhancement, boosting his blood essence, physical attributes, and channeling the surging blood essence into the spear itself. As he swung the spear, it seemed as if he were wielding the essence of life itself, resembling a demonic god.
The third soul skill, Piercing Spear, was obtained after Xu Yuan fused the Dark Golden Terror Claw into the Five Elements Spear Spirit. It possessed the ultimate piercing power of the Dark Golden Terror Claw, concentrating all force into the spear tip and unleashing a peak-level strike.
The second soul skill represented an explosive release of Xu Yuan's blood essence and strength as a soul master, while the third soul skill fused all his power into a single point, erupting at the spear tip.
Combined, these two soul skills allowed one spear strike to pierce through anything.
A dark golden light flashed brilliantly.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Yuan appeared behind the Hell White Tiger as if he had transcended space itself.
The Tianyuan Five Elements Spear still radiated the power of blood essence.
In the eyes of the onlookers, only a streak of dark golden light lingered, refusing to dissipate for a long time.
The Hell White Tiger transformed into a beam of white light and vanished.
"Is this his third martial soul?" Wu Changkong's gaze was drawn to the compressed dark golden light trail.
This spear strike was truly astonishing.
It far surpassed Xu Yuan's previous displays when he activated his brain-type martial soul while wielding the Tianyuan Five Elements Spear.
The existence of spirit beings allowed Xu Yuan to use the Tianyuan Five Elements Spear while activating his brain-type martial soul.
However, it did not enable him to activate soul skills.
In that state, all his spear techniques were the result of his own accumulation and practice, including the Forbidden Seven Techniques, which were learned through postnatal training.
But now, he had finally activated the Tianyuan Five Elements Spear in its true martial soul form for the first time.
This spear strike was truly astonishing!
"The Body Sect martial soul naturally emphasizes explosive power. His Tianyuan Five Elements Spear contains two explosive-type soul skills that perfectly stack on top of each other, along with his own spear techniques and the Forbidden Seven Techniques inherited from the Pavilion Master. Even Wu Siduo's self-fusion martial soul technique pales in comparison," Shen Yi remarked with a bitter smile.
She was well aware of Xu Yuan's explosive potential.
In the inner court, Xu Yuan and his peers underwent evaluations every six months, and as their instructor, Shen Yi had observed them all.
However, she hadn't witnessed a recent evaluation—the last one was six months ago. Due to her transfer to the outer court, the six-month evaluation cycle had been canceled this time.
Six months ago, Xu Yuan's explosive power was already terrifying. Over the past six years, Xu Yuan had made immense progress every six months, and this period was no exception. Shen Yi had long anticipated his current level of strength.
"He's gained two levels in soul power, but what else has improved..." Shen Yi admitted that during the battle just now, she hadn't observed much beyond what she expected.
That's right—Xu Yuan's displayed strength was merely at the level he had shown during his evaluation six months ago.
Xu Yuan retracted his spear and stood tall, scanning the surroundings.
"Is there anyone else who wishes to fight me?"
His intensely aggressive gaze swept across the crowd. Only a few individuals dared to meet his eyes without lowering their heads.
Among those who met his gaze, only three remained steadfast.
Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and a seemingly frail-looking youth.
Xu Yuan recalled hearing the boy's name during class but knew nothing else about him.
An original character?
Fang Yuan, thirteen years old, Level 32, martial soul: Suppressing Spirit Stele.
That was all Xu Yuan knew about him.
There wasn't much else to say.
But reaching Level 32 at the age of thirteen clearly meant this individual was no ordinary talent.
Xu Yuan's gaze lingered on Fang Yuan for a moment before finally settling on Gu Yue.
"Shall we fight?"
Gu Yue's spiritual power—
Xu Yuan had just sensed it, and it hadn't yet reached the Lingyuan Realm.
That's right—it hadn't reached the Lingyuan Realm!
At this moment, Xu Yuan deeply realized just how unparalleled his own talent in the realm of spiritual power truly was.
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