Looking at Bu Le's angry appearance, Oscar's expression returned to calm, looking at him indifferently, "Then today, whether you live or die depends on who's stronger."
Hearing this, Bu Le froze for a moment, then a sense of fear rose in his heart.
This kid in front of him was so calmly discussing life and death with him? If he lost, would he dare to kill him?
Although he looked like a man in his forties, his actual age wasn't even forty yet. In his nearly forty years of life, this was the first time he was scared by a little kid?
However, regardless, Bu Le didn't think he would lose. After all, he was a Soul Elder.
In Bu Le's view, this kid was definitely bluffing, trying to break through his psychological defenses.
After straightening up a bit, Bu Le said, "In that case, let's start!"
There were no people here anymore. Even if there were, they were all hiding far away, not daring to approach. So this wide area in front of the vegetable market gave them space for their duel.
"Bu Le, Martial Soul: Ghost Hand, thirty-sixth level Agility Attack Battle Soul Elder!" Bu Le's aura surged, his hands transforming into a pair of pitch-black ghost hands. Combined with his wretched expression, it made people even more repulsed.
As his martial soul was released, three soul rings rose on his body: white, yellow, and yellow.
As Ma Hongjun had said before, this Bu Le didn't have the optimal soul ring configuration, but his soul power had reached thirty-sixth level, making him a genuine Soul Elder.
Originally, Oscar had planned to ambush Bu Le directly, but seeing Bu Le announce his martial soul and soul power level like a proper soul master duel, Oscar couldn't ambush him.
It wasn't that Oscar was being kind, but because this was an unwritten rule in the soul master world. Once one party announced their level, the other party also had to comply.
After all, this wasn't a battlefield. On the battlefield, these worldly courtesies weren't needed because one faced life-and-death danger at any moment.
And Oscar thought that doing this could also let Bu Le display his full strength, which would also test Oscar's own strength.
"Oscar, Martial Soul: Azure Spirit Jade Sword, twenty-two level Strong Attack Battle Great Soul Master!"
Oscar put his right hand behind his back and slowly raised his left hand. A sky-blue light bloomed, and then a jade sword one meter twenty long appeared in his hand. Two yellow soul rings rose slowly on his body, releasing a powerful aura that was actually evenly matched with Bu Le!
And in his right hand, hidden from Bu Le's view behind his back, Oscar held his true martial soul, the Supreme Sausage.
Yes, this was Oscar's scheme - using his external soul bone to disguise his true martial soul.
And he had thought of this from the moment he obtained this Azure Spirit Jade Sword's left palm bone. Besides doing this in front of Zhao Wuji and the others, this was his first time using it against a real enemy!
And the Supreme Sausage's length wasn't very long, so it could be perfectly hidden in Oscar's hand. Even when using soul skills, he wasn't worried about exposure, because he could smoothly put it into the soul guide on his right index finger.
And he could use the soul power fluctuations of using the external soul bone to mislead the enemy into thinking he was using a soul skill. Although he had only recently obtained this external soul bone, because it had already fused perfectly, Oscar could now use it as easily as his own arm.
If caught off guard, even Zhao Wuji and Flender might not have noticed at first.
And Ma Hongjun was already used to this. The moment Oscar released his external soul bone, he had also released his own martial soul.
With a clear phoenix cry, fierce flames burned on Ma Hongjun's body surface. Endless flames seemed to form a pair of flame wings. A red phoenix crown seemed to appear on his head, displaying the majesty of the king of all birds.
A yellow soul ring rose on his body surface. Ma Hongjun's eyes were full of anger. Yesterday he had been crushed by Bu Le single-handedly. Today with Oscar here, he wasn't afraid at all. Instead, his fighting spirit was blazing!
"Ma Hongjun, Martial Soul: Evil Fire Phoenix, fourteen level Strong Attack Battle Soul Master!"
As Oscar and Ma Hongjun released their martial souls, their auras actually vaguely suppressed Bu Le, whose soul power had reached thirty-sixth level. And looking at Oscar holding the jade sword with his silver-white robe fluttering, Bu Le felt even more pressure.
Plus the two bright yellow soul rings on Oscar's body and his extraordinary aura, Bu Le now didn't doubt at all that Oscar was lying.
After all, ordinary families couldn't cultivate such outstanding and extraordinary geniuses.
And precisely because of this, Bu Le's fear actually decreased, because geniuses of this level wouldn't bother lying and going back on their word.
So he only needed to win this battle, and not only would the other party not cause him trouble, but they would also give him a hundred gold soul coins as promised!
Just as both sides released their martial souls, Zhao Wuji, who had been hiding in the dark, also smiled. During training with Oscar, he hadn't paid much attention.
He didn't expect Oscar to be so handsome? Remember, this kid was still two months short of being nine years old. This style - even he, Old Zhao, who had lived nearly fifty years, had never been this impressive!
And just as Zhao Wuji watched the show, the battle had already begun.
To prevent Oscar from having any trump cards, Bu Le didn't put on any Soul Elder airs at this moment and attacked first.
"Second Soul Skill: Arriving Without Interval!"
With the release of the second century soul skill, Bu Le's speed suddenly increased. His originally short body of just over 1.6 meters instantly charged toward Oscar at lightning speed.
Just as he reached three meters from Oscar, he also released his white first soul ring, his ten-year soul skill.
"First Soul Skill: Source of Evil!"
At this moment, Oscar slightly turned the jade sword in his hand and slashed directly at Bu Le's incoming ghost claw.
"Clang!"
Under the enhancement of his first soul skill, Bu Le's ghost claw landing on Oscar's jade sword actually made the sound of metal colliding.
But Bu Le's expression wasn't as relaxed as it appeared. Just from the first clash, his pair of ghost claws felt extremely painful. And Oscar was only at twenty-two levels, while he possessed thirty-six levels of soul power.
The reason for this was naturally one of the characteristic soul skills of Oscar's external soul bone - Cutting!
And most importantly, Oscar's strength was also surprisingly strong, completely unlike a Great Soul Master at only twenty-two levels.
At this moment, Oscar also felt Bu Le's attack. But what Oscar hadn't expected was that Bu Le's strength really didn't seem like much.
With this thought, Oscar waved the jade sword in his hand. Although he hadn't systematically learned swordsmanship, having practiced dragon-pattern staff techniques for two and a half years, he could still handle fighting enemies.
As Oscar continuously swung his jade sword, Bu Le's ghost claws also went crazy with output. But every time he clashed with Oscar, he had to endure the stinging pain.
At this time, Ma Hongjun also directly joined the battle. He didn't use his first soul skill because Bu Le and Oscar were in close combat, and it was easy to cause friendly fire.
And Ma Hongjun now didn't only have his first soul skill to deal with enemies. Ma Hongjun formed claws with both hands, dark red flames gathering on his claws. With a trace of heat, one claw slashed toward Bu Le's chest.
If it were just Ma Hongjun alone, Bu Le naturally wouldn't be afraid. But now there was an Oscar who was almost evenly matched with him, and Ma Hongjun's joining immediately put Bu Le at a disadvantage.
Bu Le knew he had really kicked an iron plate this time. A Great Soul Master having such strength - this young man was indeed not simple.
But Bu Le was a Soul Elder. At this point, he had only used two soul skills.
Seeing he was at a disadvantage, Bu Le used his second soul skill again to speed up and dodge Oscar's slash and Ma Hongjun's claw strike. At the same time, his yellow third soul ring lit up.
"Third Soul Skill: Invisible Strike!"
With the release of Bu Le's third soul skill, his speed actually increased again. His whole body turned into an afterimage locking onto Oscar.
At this moment, Oscar gently tossed the jade sword in his hand. It instantly decomposed into streaks of sky-blue cold light. Then these streaks of cold light transformed into jade swords one meter long - a full ten of them!
Oscar didn't call out his soul skill. In fact, Bu Le hadn't called it out either. The reason they could be seen in the original story was because the author needed to convey to the readers.
With Oscar's soul power surging, the ten jade swords directly charged toward Bu Le locked on.
At the same time, Ma Hongjun's first soul ring also lit up. A clear phoenix cry rang out, and hot flames spewed from his mouth!
Facing the sudden ten sharp swords, Bu Le, who had turned into an afterimage, couldn't dodge. His ghost claws struck out several times toward the jade swords.
It had to be said that as a thirty-six level Soul Elder, Bu Le's strength was indeed powerful. Under Bu Le's swift attacks, one jade sword after another was torn apart by him.
But there were ten jade swords in total. After tearing apart nine, the last jade sword directly stabbed into his thigh, making his originally fast figure instantly stumble.
At that moment, Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line arrived, landing directly on Bu Le!
Even though Ma Hongjun was only at fourteen levels, without any protection, Bu Le being hit head-on by Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line meant that in just an instant, Bu Le's clothes were burned, and then his skin turned charred black. A smell of burning filled the air.
Oscar's left hand made a grasping motion, and the Azure Spirit Jade Sword condensed again. He stepped forward and came in front of Bu Le, placing the jade sword at his neck!
Ma Hongjun's flames stopped, but Bu Le couldn't be happy anymore. He had been defeated by two children!