69novels 644. Soul Fusion
644. Soul Fusion
"You are indeed an excellent opponent, but unfortunately I cannot continue our fair sparring tonight!" Ling Fengzhui's voice came through the ghost mask, carrying a strange frankness, but this frankness seemed particularly dangerous on the blood-soaked battlefield.
"Next, I'm going to use a power that isn't mine!"
Before he finished speaking, a soul power far more profound and vast than his own suddenly erupted from his body! The level of this soul power was clearly far beyond the previous "suspected Heavenly Realm", carrying the kind of grandeur and weight that only those who have truly stepped into the threshold of the Soul Heavenly Realm can possess!
"How is this possible?" Wei Jiangyuan exclaimed in surprise.
Xiao Yan was also greatly shocked, a strong sense of familiarity instantly striking him. The scene before him... was too similar! He instantly recalled the time when he faced Hai Bodong in the Jia Ma Empire, and when he faced the Xuanwen Sect in the Northwest Region, with Yao Lao entering his body to take over the fight against powerful enemies.
Beside Ling Fengzhui, there was another powerful soul entity lurking! This was not his own power, but rather another being bestowing its power upon him through a method that Xiao Yan was very familiar with!
"Stop him!" Xiao Yan's thought was crystal clear in a flash, his sense of danger sending him a frantic warning.
The swirling black vortex surged behind Ling Fengzhui. Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Yan's Xuanzhong Ruler, imbued with surging purplish-red strange fire, tore through the air with a heavy, thunderous sound, carrying the power to split mountains and shatter peaks, and fiercely slammed towards Ling Fengzhui, who was at the center of the strange fluctuations! He wanted to interrupt the transmission of this energy!
However, just before the immense power of the Xuan Heavy Ruler was about to strike, the phantom behind Ling Fengzhui, which had just unleashed a torrent of soul power, suddenly flickered. A soul power barrier, almost solidified, appeared out of thin air, like the most resilient crystal barrier, firmly positioned between the Heavy Ruler and Ling Fengzhui.
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At this moment, protected and guided by the powerful strength of his soul entity, Ling Fengzhui stood motionless, like a rock nailed to the ground in a raging storm. As his soul power and battle aura merged, his aura continued to rise. That was one of the signature skills of the Spirit Clan—Spirit Fusion!
The Crimson Lotus Heart Flame erupted from his body in an instant, transforming under his precise control into a vast, purplish-red ocean of flames that blotted out the sky. At the same time, a faint gray glint—the Hidden Shadow Needle—silently mingled with the blazing light and shot towards Ling Fengzhui!
The celestial soul body that merged with him possessed extremely keen perception. In this chaotic sea of fire and energy, the subtle soul fluctuations and piercing intent of the Hidden Shadow Needle were instantly captured and locked onto! The illusory soul body did not dissipate; it separated a portion of its power, and several incomparably pure, layered soul impacts instantly formed in front of Ling Fengzhui.
"Pop! Pop! Pop!"
The invisible, transparent wave of souls precisely struck the trajectory of the Shadow Needle. The Shadow Needle's greatest strength lay in its silence and explosive power; now, with its location exposed and subjected to layers of soul impact, its stealth and penetrating power were greatly weakened. It ultimately stopped a few inches from Ling Fengzhui, unable to advance any further.
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A soft sound of a sharp object piercing flesh rang out. A hidden needle, imbued with pure soul power and insidious destructive force, successfully pierced through the thin layer of soul defense that Ling Fengzhui had hastily gathered between his brows and sank deep inside!
The second lurking needle!
This attack came from Wei Jiangyuan, who was already injured but had been waiting by his side.
Ling Fengzhui focused all his energy on maintaining the crucial moment of spiritual fusion, fighting against the energy storm within his body and the pain of fusion. In the end, Wei Jiangyuan, the one with ulterior motives, took advantage of the situation.
"Ugh!" Ling Fengzhui groaned in pain. Beneath the hideous demon mask, two lines of crimson tears, like winding little snakes, uncontrollably gushed from below his eye sockets, streaming down his pale cheeks.
"Come back!" Ling Fengzhui also summoned back his soul form.
At his command, the ethereal soul figure hovering behind him, continuously channeling immense soul power to suppress the uncontrolled storm within him, suddenly trembled violently. A hint of helplessness and worry seemed to flash across the figure's face, but it ultimately obeyed and entered Ling Fengzhui's body. A massive amount of solidified, liquid-like soul power surged back into Ling Fengzhui's collapsing body like a river bursting its banks, exerting all its strength to suppress and calm the destructive impact of the Hidden Shadow Needle detonating deep within his soul!
Ling Fengzhui's face was contorted, his jaw clenched, and veins bulging on his forehead, clearly enduring terrifying pain! The powerful soul impact spread wildly from him like a tide, revealing that although Ling Fengzhui's power had increased, his condition was quite poor due to being hit by the Shadow Needle.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan knew this was his chance. The strange fire on his Xuan Heavy Ruler burned up again, and he swung the ruler down at Ling Fengzhui.
"The Celestial Ruler, Shaking the World!"
"Block it for me!" Ling Fengzhui roared, his eyes bloodshot, as he forcefully suppressed the excruciating pain from the Hidden Shadow Needle! His right fist, covered in ice armor, was enveloped in an even thicker stream of dark, icy light as he met the attack head-on!
"Shadow Claw!"
The claws and rulers collided again! A muffled thunderclap resounded!
With a single blow, Xiao Yan was forced to retreat several steps in mid-air. Ling Fengzhui's progress after two enhancements was truly remarkable. His counterattack was hasty but effective.
Ling Fengzhui's power continued to rise steadily, eventually even crossing the chasm between Dou Zun and Dou Sheng and reaching the realm of Half-Saint!
Two winding lines of blood slowly flowed down below his eyes, his eyes, though stained with blood, still gleamed with a fierce light! His soul fluctuations were as chaotic as a storm, but his burly body stood firm, actually withstanding the deadly Shadow Needle with his bare flesh!
"Monster... what a monster!" Wei Jiangyuan cursed under his breath as he watched his long-awaited killing move land but fail to knock it down. This aggravated the wound on his right shoulder, causing another sharp pain.
"Another Half-Saint!" Xiao Yan felt a bit troubled looking at Ling Fengzhui, after all, he knew the power of a Half-Saint best. He no longer had the clay puppet protecting him, nor the Spirit Clan's essence blood to forcefully unleash his power; dealing with him would only be more troublesome than facing Xuan Leizi!
The only good news is that Ling Fengzhui is clearly still suffering from the pain of the Hidden Shadow Needle attack and has not yet recovered his mobility. What happened just now was only a desperate defense against Xiao Yan's attack. He is still standing in mid-air, trying his best to control the surging power in his body and the chaotic soul power.
"I'll have to use the Fire Lotus again," Xiao Yan thought to himself.
"Old Wei, help me hold him off for a while." The voice, aided by the fighting spirit, reached Wei Jiangyuan's ears.