The first Spirit Ring beneath Tang San's feet lit up. Dozens of Blue Silver Grass rapidly extended along the ground, heading straight for Li Xun: "First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement."
Seeing Tang San make his move, Xiao Wu quickly launched her attack as well. Her strength lay in close combat, and since she was still some distance away from Li Xun, she needed to close the gap before she could strike.
"Nine Treasures Out, Glazed, first boost: Strength, second boost: Speed, third boost: Soul Power." Although Li Xun and the others appeared to be showing affection on the surface, their attention was actually focused on Tang San and his companions' movements.
As soon as Dai Mubai and the others made their move, Ning Rongrong swiftly turned around, gracefully moving from Li Xun's embrace to his back, while summoning her Martial Soul. Three-colored lights instantly merged into Li Xun and Zhu Zhuqing's bodies.
"First Soul Skill, Instant Flash." A sharp sword appeared in Zhu Zhuqing's hand, and with a flourish, she thrust it toward Xiao Wu, her figure vanishing in an instant.
Trusting in Li Xun's strength and with Ning Rongrong supporting from behind, she directly chose the only female companion among Dai Mubai's group as her opponent.
"The streets nearby are too crowded and narrow, making it difficult to use large-scale skills." One yellow and two purple Spirit Rings appeared beneath Li Xun's feet in succession.
Although his current level wasn't exceptionally high, his Spirit Rings stood out prominently compared to those of the Shrek Academy members present.
"My heavens! That kid's second Spirit Ring is already a thousand-year one. How did he manage that?" a passerby exclaimed in shock.
The onlookers were visibly excited, as such free Soul Duel scenes were rare: "I thought those young people earlier were already rare geniuses, but it turns out this young man is the real monster."
"Those young people aren't bad either, already Soul Grandmasters at such a young age." Everyone present couldn't help but marvel.
Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others also had their eyes fixed intently on the scene.
Among them, Tang San was relatively calm, as he had witnessed Li Xun obtaining his Spirit Rings. However, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu were all visibly shaken.
The three of them hadn't expected Li Xun to be so audacious as to absorb a thousand-year Spirit Ring at his second level.
There was a limit to how much a Soul Master could absorb in terms of Spirit Ring years, depending on their physical limits. What Li Xun had done wasn't just overstepping; it was playing with his life, as he could have exploded and died during the absorption process.
"Wood Release, Tree Sea Genesis." Li Xun didn't give them time to think. Clapping his hands together, the Spiritual Energy within his body rapidly circulated, and he lightly tapped the ground with his right foot.
The stone slabs paving the street in front of him were instantly flung into the air, and thick, sturdy branches tore through the earth, transforming into massive vines that appeared before everyone's eyes. These vines rolled like earth dragons, coiled like serpents, and surged like a flood.
In just one encounter, they shattered and swallowed the dozens of Blue Silver Vines Tang San had sent his way, then continued their momentum toward Dai Mubai and the others.
Tang San, seeing his dozens of Blue Silver Vines seemingly vanish without a trace, was momentarily stunned: "Is this the ability of Li Xun's Martial Soul? Although it's wood-based, its attack method is somewhat similar to my Blue Silver Grass. Moreover, it's not only thicker but also incredibly flexible.
But even so, it shouldn't have been able to instantly destroy my Blue Silver Grass. Could it be the resilience of the Solitary Bamboo?"
Tang San's expression turned grave as he muttered to himself, "Moreover, his Soul Power seems surging, not like someone who just entered the Soul Grandmaster level. This shouldn't be the case! We clearly obtained our second Spirit Rings together. Could he have had some fortuitous encounter that allowed him to rapidly increase his strength?"
As a Twin Spirits cultivator, Tang San's cultivation speed naturally far surpassed that of an ordinary Soul Master, not to mention he also had the Mysterious Heavenly Skill to assist him.
Both of them had obtained their second Spirit Rings on the same day. Logically speaking, even if Li Xun's second Spirit Ring was a thousand-year one, it could only be one or two levels higher than his at most. There was no way it could completely overwhelm him.
"Something's fishy..." Tang San's thoughts churned in his mind as he halted his steps, placing his hands on the Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night at his waist.
Both the quality and quantity of his plants were being overwhelmed. To avoid any mishaps, Tang San decided to observe the situation and find the right moment to use his Hidden Weapons to deal with the opponent.
Li Xun didn't perform any large-scale Ninjutsu, nor did he accelerate the growth of trees. Instead, he manipulated the branches to mimic the Blue Silver Entanglement, forming wooden vines. However, the scale of this was slightly larger than that of the Blue Silver Grass.
"White Tiger Light Wave." Due to his rapid charge, Dai Mubai was the first to face Li Xun's skill. Confronted with the overwhelming Tree Sea, his pupils contracted as he hurriedly used his Soul Skill to defend.
A white energy shot out from Dai Mubai's mouth. With the amplification of his third Soul Skill, the power of his second Soul Skill was significantly greater than usual.
The white energy, upon contact with the extending vines, destroyed them as easily as snapping dry twigs, leaving behind a massive amount of wood fragments before continuing to advance.
"Silver-headed wax spear, utterly fragile." Dai Mubai's lips curled into a cold smile. He had been startled when he saw the plants surging like a tide on the street.
For a moment, he thought he was facing a flood of plants.
But seeing his skill cause such destruction, his heart immediately relaxed, and a look of disdain flashed in his eyes.
However, before Dai Mubai could take advantage of this opportunity to charge forward, he froze in place. He saw his second Soul Skill, after advancing a certain distance, was instantly buried by the surging branches and vines that followed.
Dai Mubai's pupils contracted again as he quickly retreated, the joy of having just destroyed the plants in front of him now diluted. "Impossible!"
"Dai Laosi, I'll help you. First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fire Line." Ma Hongjun, seeing Dai Mubai's actions, revealed a strange smile. If they were fighting an ordinary Soul Master, he wouldn't have had the chance to steal the spotlight. But dealing with a plant-type Soul Master was right up his alley.
Ma Hongjun's first yellow Spirit Ring lit up as he suddenly opened his mouth, a thin purple-red flame shooting out like an extending line of fire, instantly leaping over Dai Mubai to scorch the oncoming plants.
The fire line, which distorted the air, made contact with the surging plants, immediately producing a series of crackling sounds. Thick smoke rose in an instant.
Ma Hongjun's eyes lit up as he quickly swung his head left and right, controlling the direction of the fire line he was spitting out. Although the flames he spat were thin, by controlling their direction with his head, he managed to form a blazing wall of fire.
A large tree suddenly rose from the ground beneath Li Xun, lifting him slowly upwards. From his elevated position, he looked down at the busy Ma Hongjun and chuckled.
After undergoing the dual tempering of the Immortal Herb and the Yin Yang Well, the plants he summoned had already reached the level of Ice and Fire Immunity. Although this wasn't absolute immunity, it was more than sufficient to deal with Ma Hongjun at this moment.
Li Xun lightly tapped his foot on the tree trunk, and his Spiritual Energy instantly transmitted through the branches into the roots of every plant underground.
Empowered by the Spiritual Energy, these plants became incredibly active in an instant, swiftly piercing through the fire barrier and extending straight toward the faces of Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai.
Just as Ma Hongjun was enthusiastically spewing flames, he saw hundreds of thick, charred vines extending toward him.
What!
Ma Hongjun's face turned pale with shock, and his plump body hastily retreated. He hadn't expected Li Xun, as a plant-type Soul Master, to be unafraid of his flames.
"White Tiger Light Wave!" Seeing Ma Hongjun in trouble, Dai Mubai quickly intervened, shattering the vines that had already reached Ma Hongjun's face. "Fatty, this kid can control too many plants. This isn't going to work."
Dai Mubai took a step forward and stood beside Ma Hongjun.
"I don't know why, but this kid's plants seem to be immune to fire," Ma Hongjun complained.
"No problem, let's just attack him directly," Dai Mubai said, his golden hair fluttering as he glared at Li Xun standing on the tree. With a furious roar, he shot forward.
"Second Soul Skill, Phoenix of Bathing Fire!" Ma Hongjun's body erupted with a burst of purple flames, burning from the inside out. He followed closely behind Dai Mubai, charging toward Li Xun.
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