In the center of the training field, the two stood twenty meters apart.
"Release your martial soul. Let me see how much your strength has improved over these six years," Qian Renxue said indifferently.
There was not a trace of worry in her heart.
Although Jiang Chen's talent was astonishing, he was still sixteen levels below her.
Under her Angel Martial Soul, those ten-plus levels would become an insurmountable chasm.
Jiang Chen glanced at the eager guards and Xiao Ying, and laughed, "Are you sure you don't want to send them away? Otherwise, I'm afraid your image might be ruined later."
Qian Renxue could naturally hear the meaning behind Jiang Chen's words, but he simply didn't take her seriously.
Her willow-like eyebrows shot up, and her delicate face was already covered in frost.
"This old lady hates wishy-washy men the most." Qian Renxue rarely cursed. With a low shout, her Angel Martial Soul was already released.
Soul rings appeared one after another around her body: two yellow, two purple, one black.
Her already golden hair became even more radiant, as if every strand was emitting golden light.
The clothes on her back tore open, and two pairs of pure white wings surged out from behind her, then spread wide.
Her curvaceous and alluring figure slowly floated up, hovering about a foot off the ground as she looked down at Jiang Chen ahead.
At this moment, Qian Renxue only had four wings, not yet reaching the six-wing stage. Under the intense golden light enveloping her body, her clear black-and-white eyes had completely turned golden.
A sacred and majestic aura erupted from her, spreading throughout the entire training field.
The guards' expressions changed; they felt an immense pressure, this was suppression from rank, as well as from the martial soul.
When they saw Jiang Chen's extremely calm expression, they couldn't help but wonder: What exactly is the Holy Son's martial soul?
"Xue'er, I'm coming." Jiang Chen laughed loudly as he released his Zombie Martial Soul. Thick black qi spread around him, and an endless evil aura formed a sharp contrast with Qian Renxue's sacred aura.
With the martial soul possessed, the dense black qi contracted and all surged into Jiang Chen's body.
At this moment, his figure became even taller and more robust, and his skin turned a bronze color.
When he grinned lightly, two sharp fangs gleaming with cold light could be seen, adding an eerie charm to his handsome face.
His fingers also became slender and powerful. With a thought, dagger-like nails popped out, flashing with a dark glow; with another thought, they retracted again.
The incomparably evil aura did not disappear and similarly spread outward, actually contending equally with Qian Renxue's sacred aura in the vast training field, each occupying one side.
Four black soul rings revolved around his body.
Some were shocked, some frowned, some were curious.
What they noticed first were the four soul rings. Only four soul rings made them slightly disappointed, but the fact that they were all ten-thousand-year soul rings left them utterly shocked.
How on earth was this achieved?
Four soul rings, all ten-thousand-year-old, was this guy even human?
They had never heard of it, nor had they ever seen anyone with all-black soul rings.
But there was no denying that this was a powerful martial soul, consistent with their previous guesses.
What shocked them even more was that this mysterious martial soul was strong enough to contend equally with the Angel Martial Soul.
Didn't this mean that this martial soul was no weaker than the Angel Martial Soul?
As members of the Spirit Hall, they deeply understood the power of the Angel Martial Soul—it was a martial soul at the top of the pyramid.
"This is the Zombie Martial Soul," Xiao Ying said, her large eyes also filled with curiosity.
Jiang Chen had once told her this name.
Zombie Martial Soul? The guards and the Ninth Elder pondered for a moment but had no information about such a martial soul in their minds, and their curiosity grew even stronger.
On the training field, Qian Renxue's brows, which had been raised in anger earlier, were now tightly furrowed.
Jiang Chen's martial soul had actually become this powerful.
Six years ago, when Jiang Chen was six, her impression of this martial soul had not been as intense as it was now.
Seeing now that Jiang Chen's martial soul could actually contend with her proud Angel Martial Soul, how could she not be shocked?
She didn't waste any more words. Her four wings flapped, and her entire body turned into a golden bolt of lightning, shooting toward Jiang Chen.
The twenty-meter distance vanished in the blink of an eye. The first soul ring around her lit up, and her first soul skill, Angel Assault, was activated.
Her two pure white fists instantly turned golden, filled with an extremely dense sacred aura. She threw a punch at Jiang Chen.
"Come on!"
Jiang Chen did not use any soul skill. Having devoured so many Soul Sages and even a Soul Douluo, his own strength was already terrifying. With the addition of soul power, it became even more astonishing.
He threw a steady, balanced punch to meet Qian Renxue's fist.
Everyone watching widened their mouths in shock, staring at Jiang Chen in disbelief.
Was the Holy Son actually this arrogant? He didn't even use a soul skill and was meeting the opponent's soul skill with his bare fist.
Those who had bet on Jiang Chen winning earlier weren't too worried when they learned his cultivation was only at the Soul Elder level.
After all, those were four ten-thousand-year soul rings; perhaps they could make up for the gap in soul power rank.
But now, they were all dumbfounded and deeply regretted it.
They could already foresee the outcome. Jiang Chen was not using the advantage of his soul rings and instead only using his inferior soul power to fight Qian Renxue. Wasn't this just courting death?
Could it be that the Holy Son had never intended to win and was doing this just to win a smile from the beauty?
The tension on Xiao Ying's face disappeared, and a smile crept back onto her face.
The corners of Qian Renxue's mouth curved into a beautiful arc as she strengthened the soul power in her hand once more.
She wanted to smash Jiang Chen with one punch, leaving him clutching his arm and howling on the ground.
The ordinary fist met the golden, radiant fist. The scene of vomiting blood and flying backward that everyone had imagined did not appear.
Instead, a shocking, explosive sound rang out, and both of them retreated several steps at the same time.
A sacred power rushed into Jiang Chen's body during that brief contact.
This power carried a sacred burning characteristic and began to dissolve the soul power within his body.
He had experienced Qian Renxue's sacred power before. At that time, the difference in their ranks had been huge, and this soul power dissolution had caused him quite a bit of suffering.
Now, this peculiar power had just begun to take effect when it was extinguished by the powerful and domineering soul power within his body.
His soul power was already much purer than that of soul masters of the same rank. During his year in Slaughter City, although his soul power rank had been difficult to increase, its purity had continuously risen through constant battles. His soul power felt as if it had been compressed thousands of times.
Jiang Chen guessed that, aside from the total amount, the purity of his soul power was now at least at the Soul King level.
He had not used his full strength earlier; he had only been testing things out. The result was evenly matched with Qian Renxue's strike.
At the same time, a strange force entered Qian Renxue's body, causing her entire arm to feel somewhat numb and tremble slightly.
She was shocked, and her face showed a trace of daze. She finally realized that Jiang Chen was not simple.
If she continued to view Jiang Chen with her previous perspective, this battle might end in an unexpected outcome.
Jiang Chen twisted his shoulders a few times and grinned, "Not bad. Xue'er, you actually took my warm-up punch."
Qian Renxue, who had just begun to take Jiang Chen seriously, immediately felt her chest heaving with anger upon hearing this.
For some reason, her usually excellent mental composure always failed when she encountered Jiang Chen.
Every word and action from Jiang Chen could easily stir her emotions.
She didn't know what this meant, but right now she had a strong urge to defeat Jiang Chen quickly and crush his arrogant attitude.
"Xiao Ying was right. Today I'm going to beat you into a pig's head," Qian Renxue said through gritted teeth. The second soul ring around her had already lit up.
Her entire body emitted a faint golden light, and she became indistinct, as if she had entered a state of nothingness.
"Let's see how you attack me now."
The distance between the two was only a few meters. With one step, Qian Renxue was already in front of Jiang Chen.
Her first soul ring lit up again. A punch burning with sacred flames slammed toward Jiang Chen's chest.
Jiang Chen frowned. He was somewhat uncertain about the state granted by Qian Renxue's second soul skill.
He threw out another punch, once again meeting Qian Renxue's fist.
This time, Qian Renxue clearly increased her power, which could be seen from the burning fist.
Jiang Chen also surged with power. He was prepared to suppress Qian Renxue.
But before the smile could fully bloom on his face, he was stunned.
His fist actually passed straight through Qian Renxue's arm, as if striking empty air, unable to touch her body.
Bang! An explosion rang out.
Qian Renxue's illusory fist suddenly solidified the instant it touched Jiang Chen's body. Golden light blazed as the fist burning with sacred flames slammed into Jiang Chen's chest.
The explosive sound of the impact was like striking hard metal. The sound was extremely penetrating, as if it could pierce one's soul.
Jiang Chen was sent flying by the punch. His chest felt stuffy, and he had trouble breathing.
If his body's defense hadn't also greatly increased, Qian Renxue's punch might have already injured his lungs.
"Cough cough… Xue'er, you're too ruthless." Jiang Chen coughed a few times, expelling the chaotic airflow from his lungs, and finally felt a bit better.
"How is that possible? Even a Soul King would have broken bones and torn tendons from my punch," Qian Renxue couldn't hold back her shock and cried out.
This monstrous defense, was he even human?
He was practically a monster with copper skin and iron bones.
The onlookers had already turned to stone, staring blankly at Jiang Chen, unable to speak.
They shared the same thought as Qian Renxue: Was this guy even human?
The clear metallic impact sound from earlier was still echoing in their minds. They couldn't help but wonder if Jiang Chen's body was made of iron.
"This guy's body is really hard. I didn't expect it to become even harder after martial soul possession," Xiao Ying pouted aggrievedly, remembering some painful memories as her forehead throbbed faintly.
The clothes on Jiang Chen's chest had already turned into flying shreds from Qian Renxue's heavy blow, revealing a large circular hole. Two well-defined, solid pectoral muscles were exposed.
He simply tugged hard, flinging the tattered clothes away. A perfect, masculine physique appeared before everyone's eyes.
Beneath the two square pectoral muscles were eight tightly connected abdominal muscles. There wasn't an ounce of excess fat on his body. The streamlined muscles were just right, and combined with his current bronze skin tone, his whole body radiated an extreme sense of beauty.
"Pervert," Xiao Ying lightly spat, her pretty face slightly flushed as she turned her head away, though her eyes still peeked over.
"The Holy Son's figure is incredible," one guard couldn't help but praise. The envy in his voice was obvious to everyone.
Qian Renxue's gaze was also involuntarily drawn over.
She had seen men shirtless before, but she had never seen such a beautiful physique, it was like a work of art from the heavens.
Just as men couldn't look away when seeing a beautiful woman's body, Jiang Chen's current appearance similarly captivated her gaze.
Jiang Chen rubbed his chest; it was still a bit numb.
"Xue'er, what is the effect of your second soul skill?" he couldn't help but ask.
This skill could actually make his attacks ineffective, it was too amazing, and he couldn't help feeling a bit envious.
Qian Renxue forced herself not to look at Jiang Chen's body and maintained a calm tone, "My second soul skill Angelic Descent. My body enters a state of nothingness, immune to physical attacks, 50% immunity to energy attacks, and 20% increase in speed."
"So, your fists can't possibly hit me. Let me see your soul skills."
Jiang Chen shook his head and sighed, "My soul skills are too powerful. I originally didn't want to use them on you, but I have no choice now."
"Stop talking big. Make your move. I haven't even gone all out yet."
Jiang Chen smiled, "You'd better use your full strength next, or I'm afraid you won't have a chance to resist."
As soon as his words fell, his fourth soul ring lit up. His eyes shot out blood-red light, drawing Qian Renxue's gaze.
Qian Renxue's mind went blank for a moment as she fell into Jiang Chen's spiritual illusion skill, Corpse Mountain Blood Sea.
Her second skill could immunize against physical attacks, but not against spiritual illusion-type skills.
Endless mountains of corpses and seas of blood, along with overwhelming resentment, surged toward her spirit.
Qian Renxue immediately realized she had fallen into an illusion. The scene was too realistic, the pungent smell of blood and the stench of rotting corpses made her face turn pale.
Endless sacred flames surged from her body. The evil grudges rushing toward her instantly melted away like snow.
Her mind went blank again, and she returned to reality. From falling into the illusion to breaking free had only taken an instant, yet Jiang Chen was already right in front of her.
Jiang Chen's mouth was stretched wide, revealing his white teeth. His expression was extremely smug. Instead of attacking, he spread his arms and moved to embrace Qian Renxue's delicate body.
Once he hugged her, would Qian Renxue still have any chance to escape?
Seeing this scene, Qian Renxue trembled with rage. Instinctively, she kicked out.
Jiang Chen hurriedly clamped his legs together, catching Qian Renxue's smooth, jade-like foot between them.
His "scale" could withstand Xiao Ying's kick back then, but it might not withstand Qian Renxue's.
Taking advantage of that instant, Qian Renxue's fifth soul ring lit up. Surging sacred fire gathered in her hand, condensing into a long sword.
Her face flushed red with shame and fury.
The shirtless Jiang Chen had nearly embraced her. How could she not be furious?
Moreover, so many guards were watching intently. If she were taken advantage of by Jiang Chen, how could she maintain any dignity in the future?
The long sword burning with flames traced a graceful arc as it slashed toward Jiang Chen's body.
Unless Jiang Chen released her foot and retreated, he would definitely have to endure her strongest strike.
Fifth soul skill: Holy Sword!
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