Seeing his target about to escape, Xu Tianxi made a snap decision and activated his Third Soul Ring.
As the Eight Thousand Year Soul Ring, which was purple with a hint of black, radiated brilliantly, he raised both arms in mid-air as if lifting a massive object. A clear halo emerged from the depths of his eyes, thunder rumbled, and water vapor surged, enveloping everything around him, transforming into a vast, illusory ocean.
Spiritual Power and Soul Power condensed in Xu Tianxi's palm, forming a moon shadow. A clear moon hung in the sky, resembling the scene of a bright moon rising over the sea.
A colossal phantom of a Deep Sea Silver Demon Whale leaped out of the sea, appearing beneath the crescent moon. Its purplish-black light surged like a tide, sweeping out with a roar, as if cloaking Xu Tianxi in battle armor. Lightning arcs and deep-sea black water enveloped him, and his aura suddenly skyrocketed!
His Third Soul Skill, Cold Moon Gazing Whale Fall, removed all of Xu Tianxi's negative status effects. It doubled his Soul Power and Spiritual Power, and multiplied the explosive power of his physical strength, water, and lightning elements by several times. The Lightning Element reached near its peak, and his resistance to both water and lightning elements significantly increased.
This was a Soul Skill akin to a small Domain. Xiao Changfeng once commented that activating this Soul Skill was enough for Xu Tianxi to contend head-on with most Soul Kings, and even determine a victor.
The only issue was its significant consumption; it didn't have the half-hour duration of White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
Unveiling this trump card, Xu Tianxi abruptly stabilized himself, riding the waves with his Flying Soul Guided Device. Soon, a sorry figure, blasted and covered in blood, appeared in his sight—undoubtedly the Abomination Envoy.
Unexpectedly, this Abomination Envoy had also installed a Flying Soul Guided Device to escape, though it was only a level four, not as fast as Xu Tianxi's.
Without a word, Xu Tianxi's mind stirred. He clapped his hands together, activating both water and lightning elements to form a massive whirlpool that sucked the Abomination Envoy's bulky body from behind, forcing the latter to turn around and defend.
The Abomination Envoy's Martial Soul was a monster Xu Tianxi had never seen before. After a few glances, he couldn't find a corresponding creature in his memory. This fellow's body became incredibly bloated after activating his Martial Soul.
Four meters tall and four meters wide, he looked like a giant cubic meatball. The Soul Power fluctuations he emitted resembled irregular mist. His flabby, trembling skin was patched, and corrosive venom dripped from his gaping maw. Even a few spits from him were enough to make one nauseous.
Such a disgusting fellow... I remember now. This Martial Soul is indeed called Abomination. It's an undead creature from Electrolux's Undead Demiplane, and the Holy Spirit Church also has them. Their defense is astonishingly strong.
Xu Tianxi earnestly recalled the original work and finally remembered that a talented disciple in the Holy Spirit Church possessed this Abomination Martial Soul. Despite his Sixth Ring cultivation, his defense was even stronger than a Seventh Ring Bone Dragon Soul Sage.
The Abomination Envoy, looking like a middle-aged man, was naturally not that Holy Spirit Church genius, but his defense was terrifyingly strong. He took six Fixed Soul Cannon Shells head-on without dying instantly. The First Soul Ring, Second, and Fourth Soul Rings on his obese body were already lit.
His massive body continued to swell under the effect of his Soul Skill. Large plumes of green toxic mist spewed from his tattered and thick layers of fat, accompanied by nauseating yellowish-brown light that flowed and repaired his withered injuries.
This was a highly effective Soul Skill combination for the Abomination Envoy, providing immense protection for his defense and vitality. At Four Rings, he could use it to fight one Soul King and two Soul Ancestors, seizing an opportunity to kill one and escape.
But today, the pursuer behind him was not deterred by his usually infallible toxic mist, and was also faster than him. The Abomination Envoy couldn't help but turn his head and curse loudly, his face savage and wild.
"Damn it, you killed so many of my subordinates, and now you're pursuing me so relentlessly! Aren't you afraid I'll fight you to the death?!"
"If I were afraid of you fighting to the death, I wouldn't have come. Stop right there!"
Xu Tianxi activated the water-lightning vortex to engulf a large area of toxic mist, then chased after the Abomination Envoy like a shooting star. Two beams of light, condensing Spiritual Power and Soul Power into a single line, suddenly converged in his eyes.
"Swish—!"
The concentrated beams arrived in an instant. A gap appeared in the Abomination Envoy's toxic mist, and then his Flying Soul Guided Device was hit. Finally, even his strangely proportioned body, equal in length, width, and height, was pierced. His body stiffened, and he plummeted rapidly to the ground along with the out-of-control Soul Guided Device, exploding with a BOOM.
"Boom—!"
A large crater appeared on the ground, and dust billowed into the sky, obscuring Xu Tianxi's vision.
Having struck successfully, Xu Tianxi did not relax. He immediately leaped forward, pressing his advantage.
The previous attack was aimed at destroying the Flying Soul Guided Device; the damage inflicted was not yet fatal.
However, before Xu Tianxi could clear the dust, the Abomination Envoy's venomous, piercing voice came from within the pit.
"Kid, I didn't want to use this move, but you forced my hand! Fifth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Corpses Blood Soul!"
Within the dust, the Abomination Envoy, whose body had shrunk significantly, had two small holes around his heart, from which black blood flowed. Even the yellowish-brown light couldn't repair the injuries for a moment. A strong sense of lingering fear and terror appeared on his non-human ghost-like face.
Knowing he was at a critical juncture of life and death, he fiercely activated his Fifth Soul Ring. Large amounts of lard-like body fat rapidly dissolved, transforming into a massive blood shield that enveloped him, taking the shape of a gaping maw.
"Boom! Boom!"
An unexpected scene unfolded: large chunks of rock disintegrated and fell from the surrounding cave walls, hindering Xu Tianxi's pursuit.
Massive amounts of corpse chunks flew out from the rock walls and merged into the blood shield. The blood shield rapidly surged and expanded outwards, seemingly about to take human form, emitting corrosive toxins, evil and powerful.
What a ruthless trump card. Good thing I blew up all those bandit corpses earlier, otherwise, I might have suffered a significant loss.
Xu Tianxi waved his arm, shattering large falling rocks and breaking through the swirling dust. His gaze grew more serious, secretly grateful for his caution.
The more corpses this Abomination Envoy's Soul Skill absorbed, the greater its power. Although it wasn't as terrifying as the Death God Envoy's Corpse Explosion, it had its own unique devious aspects.
It was often said that Evil Soul Masters had the ability to fight across realms. Today, he witnessed it. This guy's defense and vitality rivaled a Soul Emperor, and his methods were bizarre. If he hadn't received a "Fixed Soul Cannon Shell" gift package from the start, whether he could have taken him down today would truly be an unknown.
"I can't let him prepare. I have to make the first move."
Xu Tianxi made up his mind. He moved his arms in a circular motion, and within the water-lightning vortex in front of him, purplish-black orbs rapidly condensed. They pulsed with the light of Rushing Thunder, concentrated the power of heavy water, and emitted the terrifying aura of elemental extremes, shooting towards the Abomination Envoy with a roar.
"Old man, this is my strongest long-range attack. If you still don't fall, I'll tear apart your fat body with my own hands."
Although this attack didn't have the boost of Moonlight Radiance, it condensed both water and lightning elements. The lightning was almost at its peak, and the water was already at its peak. This was Xu Tianxi's strongest offensive without a Soul Guided Device, and he had enough confidence to break through the opponent's defense.
At this moment, most of the mountain cave had collapsed. Streaks of morning light fell onto the battlefield. Xu Tianxi struck towards the heavens, with the Bright Moon hanging high behind him. The phantom of a Silver Whale cried out beneath his feet, and within the vortex, brilliant meteors seemed to streak and fall, illuminating a blood-red glow.
"Boom—!"
Countless purplish-black orbs, each about a foot in size, blotted out the sky, filling the Abomination Envoy's vision. The Abomination Envoy, who was incredibly confident in his Fifth Soul Skill, felt a sudden jolt in his heart, sensing something was wrong.
The lightning, gathered from the righteousness of heaven and earth, had always restrained the abilities of their Evil Soul Masters. The water element usually had no such effect, but for some reason, as the opponent's attack was unleashed, he felt a sudden crushing pressure, as if all surrounding water elements were disintegrating, and only the opponent's attack was real.
Even the interior of his blood-soul shield, formed by devouring many corpse chunks, began to tremble precariously. It was a terrifying palpitation, an absolute suppression in terms of attribute, as if his heart was being squeezed.
The clash of their strongest attacks quickly ended. The Abomination blood-soul, gathered from countless corpses and blood, vanished into nothingness under the fusion and explosion of lightning and water. Thunder reverberated, water light washed over everything, and a tumultuous thunder shower poured down from above, its deafening roars engulfing the Abomination Envoy's unavoidable body.
"This level of lightning and water elemental power, how is that possible!"
"He's still alive?! This fat is too thick."
With the commotion settled, Xu Tianxi descended, his face slightly pale. He frowned slightly, staring at the Abomination Envoy's tattered, riddled body.
The Abomination Envoy was far tougher than Chen Xiaojie. How could he be a target that three Soul Kings could take down? Three Soul Emperors would be more appropriate. Xu Tianxi's Soul Power was almost completely depleted; the incorrect intelligence had truly been detrimental.
If it had been any other Soul King attacked by him like this, they would have died countless times over.
However, even at this point, the Abomination Envoy was still unwilling to surrender. He shook his fat, big-eared head and lit up his Third Soul Ring.
"Hehehe, you want my life? Then let's die together! Soul-Snatching Hook!"
A ghastly white light rose from the Abomination Envoy's broken body, forming a large hook connected to a bone chain. It shot rapidly towards Xu Tianxi, his eyes crazed and eerie.
This was his strongest single-target Soul Skill, but it had a range limit. Just moments ago, he'd wished he could flee as far as possible, but now he could use it without any reservations.
"Die together? Do you think these hands of mine are just for show? Hmph... Ah!"
Squeezing out the last bit of Soul Power from his meridians, Xu Tianxi actively charged forward, his face wild. Wind and thunder surged around him as he reached out and grabbed the ghastly white hook. His right arm erupted with an incomparable, strange strength, his veins bulging like writhing dragons.
With one pull, he brought the hook, the connected bone chain, and even the Abomination Envoy's startled face close. Xu Tianxi's left hand clenched into a fist, glowing with a dead-black aura, and struck out with a resounding blow. The punch went straight through, splattering blood across his face!
"I have very little Soul Power left. I hope I can finish you before my strength runs out..."
Xu Tianxi said coldly. A pillar of Soul Power erupted from his body, engulfing the Abomination Envoy. Then came a crashing, thunderous sound, mixed with their roars.
One minute later.
The pillar of Soul Power dissipated. Xu Tianxi walked out, clutching his chest with one hand, gasping for breath. Large patches of skin on his hands were broken, and blood flowed from his chest. He was utterly exhausted.
Forcing himself to muster some energy, Xu Tianxi asked Zhi Sen, who had suddenly appeared, "Senior, is there any chance he's still alive?"
"He's been reduced to dust!" Zhi Sen, who had witnessed the entire annihilation of the Abomination Envoy, responded definitively.
"That's good."
Xu Tianxi gently nodded and asked again, "The person you were kind enough to capture, did you get him?"
"Yes, I did. Four of his six Demon Soul Knights were killed by you along the way. One won't live much longer, and I captured the last one." Zhi Sen's tone was somewhat emotional this time.
Having been in the Soul Master world for many years, he had never seen a young person as unique as Xu Tianxi.
"That's excellent. Please, could you give me a ride away from here and find a secluded, safe place? I don't have the strength to operate a Flying Soul Guided Device."
"Are you alright?" Zhi Sen asked with a concerned frown.
"I'm fine. I had a satisfying fight. That Soul Power bottleneck is just about to disappear... Once I break through, we'll go to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion to take a look..."