As Ye Yu landed another punch, the turtle shell was almost shattered, and Ye Zhiqiu spat out another mouthful of fresh blood.
Feeling Ye Yu raise his fist again, he was extremely panicked; this punch would completely shatter and obliterate the turtle shell.
Ye Zhiqiu quickly released the Profound Turtle Body Protection and used Profound Water Fluctuation. The water surged out violently.
Ye Yu threw a punch, dispersing the incoming torrent, his powerful force directly sending Ye Zhiqiu flying.
Ye Zhiqiu hit the ground hard, his whole body in pain. Even though the water had blocked some of the force, the terrifying power, landing on a body without the Profound Turtle Body Protection, caused further injury. In severe pain, he spat out another mouthful of blood, his face pale as death.
He felt as if his internal organs were breaking apart, at the very least cracked and bleeding.
Ye Zhiqiu was filled with fear; he had already lost his combat power.
The Profound Turtle Seal dissipated, and Ye Yu approached step by step, making Ye Zhiqiu's heart grow heavier, like the God of Death approaching.
"Please... don't kill me... I won't speak of anything about you, I beg you not to kill me."
Ye Yu sneered: "If I were the defeated one, you wouldn't have spared me either."
Ye Yu's words were clear, his tone icy. He knew that his death was inevitable.
Ye Zhiqiu was extremely terrified, crawling on the ground in the opposite direction of Ye Yu. No matter how hard he tried, it was useless; his injuries were too severe, crawling as slowly as a turtle.
"You look exactly like a turtle now; die!"
Ye Yu swiftly moved to Ye Zhiqiu's side, lifting his right foot and stomping down heavily.
"Ah!!!"
A piercing scream erupted; Ye Zhiqiu's back sank instantly, bones shattering, spurting out a large mouthful of blood mixed with broken organs. His eyes bulged, and he was motionless, life extinguished.
Outside the battle, the students of Canghui, upon hearing this ghastly scream, sensed something was wrong; the scream indicated at least severe injury or near death...
Canghui's students rushed into the forest, only to be met with Zhao Wuji arriving first.
Looking at the scene before him, Zhao Wuji marveled: "Good kid, truly impressive."
Zhao Wuji hadn't expected Ye Yu to kill a level fifty-three Defense Type Soul King; such a battle against superior levels was unprecedented, too outrageous.
Zhao Wuji exclaimed: "What a demon he is."
Ye Yu withdrew his Martial Soul, having killed Ye Zhiqiu, his soul power was nearly depleted.
At this point, Canghui's students arrived, seeing Ye Zhiqiu collapsed in a pool of blood, their expressions changed dramatically, exclaiming: "Teacher!"
They surrounded him, and upon close inspection, despite calling out and giving him a gentle shake to turn him over, the sight before them was a ghostly pale face, eyes bulged and devoid of color.
"The... teacher is dead!"
"How... how could this be..."
"How could the teacher have been killed?!"
Canghui's students immediately retreated, gathering together, gazing at Zhao Wuji in fear.
They were extremely angry, glaring at Ye Yu: "You're truly despicable! Luring the teacher into the forest, you had accomplices!"
They thought Ye Yu was so powerful, daring to face their teacher alone. Hearing the scream just now, they couldn't believe it, could not believe Ye Zhiqiu was hurt by Ye Yu. Now, arriving here, they realized the place was ambushed by someone.
Ye Yu couldn't be bothered to explain, and Zhao Wuji said: "I was the one who killed him, so what? He intended to kill one of my students, of course, I wouldn't let him off."
With that, Zhao Wuji displayed seven soul rings on his body, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black.
This immediately terrified all of Canghui's dozen or so students, causing them to tremble as they retreated: "Soul... Soul Saint!"
"W... we better run."
Canghui's students scattered in retreat.
Ye Yu said: "Thank you, Teacher Zhao."
What Zhao Wuji did led Canghui's students to think Ye Zhiqiu was killed by Zhao Wuji, avoiding some unnecessary trouble if they knew Ye Yu killed him.
"It's the least I can do; I'm your teacher, after all. My duty this time is to protect you all."
Just now, Zhao Wuji had been in the shadows, initially planning to step in if Ye Yu ran out of soul power and was in danger, but unexpectedly, Ye Yu won.
Zhao Wuji was well aware of how much of a demon Ye Yu was. Back when he fought Ye Yu, using his fifth soul skill, Ye Yu could barely hold on under Gravity Compression. Zhao Wuji thought Ye Yu, at full strength, could kill a level 49 Soul Sect but didn't expect he could even kill a level fifty-three Soul King.
When Tang San and his group arrived, they were slightly surprised to see Ye Zhiqiu's corpse.
Ma Hongjun asked: "Teacher Zhao, did you kill him?"
In front of Tang San and his friends, there was no need to hide. Zhao Wuji pointed at Ye Yu: "It was this demon who killed him."
Immediately, Tang San and the group were collectively astonished.
After the shock, they became even more admiring.
Ma Hongjun exclaimed: "Oh my! Boss Yu is so strong, killed a level fifty-three Soul King!"
Oscar admired: "Boss Yu never ceases to amaze us."
Dai Mubai smiled wryly: "We still underestimated Boss Yu's strength."
Ning Rongrong was even more admiring, her face showing adoration. Being also a Support Type, Ye Yu was simply her idol.
Ye Yu humbly said: "He was Defense Type, while I'm skilled in strength, hence I restrained him. Had it been a Strong Attack Type or Agile Attack Type, Control Type level fifty-three Soul King, even if I could win, killing him would still have been somewhat difficult."
"Boss Yu, stop being modest. Battles surpassing one's level are not uncommon, but skipping across two levels is unprecedented; you're one of a kind, definitely." Oscar praised.
Ye Yu killing Ye Zhiqiu could be said to be crossing two levels, or not, because after Voidification, Ye Yu's level increased to forty-one, making him a Soul Sect.
At forty levels, regardless of how long you cultivate, without acquiring a fourth soul ring, you're forever a Soul Venerable. However, Ye Yu's Voidification skill was so abnormal, it directly boosted him one level, and completely voidified, it boosted him two.
Zhao Wuji said: "Alright, you all go rest now. Xiao Ao, give Xiao Yu a Recovery Sausage, even though he's not injured, his soul power is almost depleted, and tomorrow morning we'll be entering the Xingdou Great Forest, must maintain peak condition."
When Oscar was about to make the sausage, Ye Yu said: "No need, my soul power recovery is fast, I'll be at my peak by tomorrow morning."
For others, Zhao Wuji wouldn't believe it, but with Ye Yu, it seemed nothing was impossible.
The next morning.
Ye Yu and the others set off, entering the Xingdou Great Forest, Oscar having preemptively given each person two sausages as a backup.
Entering the Xingdou Great Forest, Zhao Wuji reminded everyone not to exceed a distance of twenty meters from him.
Even though Zhao Wuji was a Soul Saint, he couldn't afford to let his guard down here.
Tang San and the others, including Ye Yu, were all focused and cautious. This place was unlike the Empire-cultivated Soul Beast Forest, danger could appear anywhere.
However, only Xiao Wu seemed excited, bouncing and jumping along the way, seemingly unbothered by the danger this place posed…