"A Soul Giant Sword?"
Hong Yu's heart spirit jolted, and a BUZZING sound rang in his head.
The Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear's innate special move was actually a Soul Attack. Moreover, with its strength as a Tier Three low-level Desolate Beast, the Soul Attack it unleashed was powerful enough to severely affect the Soul of a Mid-stage Celestial Soul Realm powerhouse.
Even a slightly weaker Early-stage Celestial Soul Realm expert could have their Soul directly shattered by this one move.
It was easy to imagine just how terrifying the Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear's innate special move was!
The very instant the Soul Giant Sword entered his body, Hong Yu retracted his heart spirit and focused all his power on defending his Soul.
BOOM!
The Soul Giant Sword slamd into his Soul again and again.
This Soul Power was far too strong. Hong Yu was being pushed back relentlessly, and he could see the Soul Giant Sword was about to damage the very foundation of his Soul. He grew extrely anxious and tried to use the Profound Celestial Tower's power to defend his Soul, but at this critical mont, the Profound Celestial Tower was as silent as a stone dropped into the ocean, giving no reaction at all.
'Damn it, you're going to fail at a ti like this?'
Hong Yu was beyond frustrated.
The Soul Giant Sword was already reforming, preparing to launch an even more powerful assault.
But the more dangerous the situation beca, the calr Hong Yu grew.
'Since it's a Soul Attack, I'll just use the Spiritual Attack from my left Cyan Eye to cancel it out!' A glint flashed in Hong Yu's eyes.
Cyan light flowed within his left Cyan Eye. Deep within his pupil, a nebula swirled. Then, a powerful Spiritual Power suddenly gathered and rushed toward the Soul Giant Sword.
BOOM!
The Spiritual Attack only held for a mont before it was shattered by the Soul Giant Sword.
Left with no choice, Hong Yu activated his left Cyan Eye again.
One blast...
Two blasts...
He launched four consecutive Spiritual Attacks, but they only managed to weaken the Soul Giant Sword by a third.
His left Cyan Eye, having been pushed past its limit by the repeated activations, throbbed with unbearable, sharp pains, as if ten million steel needles were stabbing his eyeball.
'Move, damn you, move...'
Hong Yu endured the intense pain, continuously trying to activate his left Cyan Eye.
Inside his mind, the Soul Giant Sword had already reford. Judging by its gathering Montum, its next attack would be unstoppable, not resting until it achieved its goal. SWISH! The Soul Giant Sword unleashed its stored power. The mighty force of the Soul Shock surged forth, enveloping Hong Yu's Soul.
The imnse pressure made Hong Yu's entire body tremble violently.
His spiritual consciousness could feel the Soul Giant Sword relentlessly bearing down, getting closer and closer to his brain. It seed poised to completely obliterate his consciousness.
The chilling premonition of death filled his entire being.
'Move!'
Hong Yu roared furiously in his heart.
And his quiescent left eye finally responded to Hong Yu's desperate urging.
The searing pain made it impossible for Hong Yu to open his left eye, but deep within it, the nebula began to slowly activate. As the nebula started to stir, a faint blue radiance erged from the massive core at its center, slowly spreading to the dozens of stars in the outermost ring.
When these dozens of stars were tinged with the blue light, the once ordinary stars suddenly beca cold and proud.
Like the most brilliant glory in the night sky.
'Power of Ice Soul?'
Hong Yu was taken aback.
He discovered that after these hundreds of stars turned blue, information about the change automatically appeared in his mind.
This blue light was actually the Power of Ice Soul. The entire outermost ring of thirty thousand stars represented the Power of Ice Soul; the more stars that awakened, the stronger the Power of Ice Soul would beco. Once all thirty thousand outer stars were awakened, he could begin to awaken the stars in the middle and innermost layers.
Each stage of awakening would grant different abilities.
If he could awaken the entire nebula, that would be the mont his left Cyan Eye was fully awakened.
Hong Yu didn't know what imnse changes a fully awakened Cyan Eye would bring. The only thing he could clearly sense was that his Spiritual Soul Power had increased by a full three tis.
The current strength of his spirit and Soul was now in no way inferior to that of a Celestial Soul Realm expert.
'Since this is an attack that fuses Ice Soul Power with Spiritual Power, I'll call it the Ice God's Blade!'
With that thought, Hong Yu once again gathered a powerful Spiritual Power in his left eye.
The nebula swirled, and the Power of Ice Soul suddenly coalesced, forming a pale blue spiritual blade.
With a SWISH, it shot out.
The mont the Soul Giant Sword ca into contact with the Ice God's Blade, a wave of frost swept over it. A thin layer of pale blue ice spread across the Soul Giant Sword. A blue light flashed, and with a series of sharp KRACKS, the once-invincible Soul Giant Sword shattered inch by inch and completely dissipated.
At the sa ti, the Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear's massive body shuddered as if struck by lightning, and it staggered back dozens of ters with a series of heavy STOMPS.
It clutched its head with its sharp claws, letting out agonized roars and howls as it thrashed around on the ground.
All of this took a while to describe, but in reality, it happened in the blink of an eye.
Just monts ago, the man and the bear had been locked in a battle of Souls. Outsiders couldn't understand the specifics, but seeing the current situation, it was clear that Hong Yu had once again gained the upper hand in this clash.
"Vile beast, die!"
Hong Yu charged forward, crossing over thirty ters in an instant to appear before the Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear.
His left Cyan Eye held a faint blue glow.
An Ice God's Blade ford and shot out from his eye.
PFFT!
The Ice God's Blade ignored the Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear's powerful physical defenses and drilled into its body.
ROAR!
The Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear's body went rigid, and it let out a bloodcurdling shriek.
But soon, its struggles grew weak. A few breaths later, the massive Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear's life was completely extinguished.
BOOM!
The silent Martial Arts Arena instantly erupted.
From the mont the Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear appeared, its powerful body had made many people worry whether Hong Yu could win.
When the Soul Giant Sword launched by the Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear struck Hong Yu unopposed, more than half the crowd thought he had lost for sure.
And when Hong Yu repeatedly failed to resist the Soul Giant Sword with his Spiritual Power and a trail of bloody tears stread from his left eye, almost everyone, save for a few, believed he was as good as dead.
But now...
Hong Yu had actually reversed the tide of battle at the very last mont!
The shock and astonishnt from such a drastic reversal sent a rush of adrenaline through the many experts present, making them erupt in spontaneous, excited cheers.
Of course, there were so whose expressions were extrely ugly.
The Second Elder stared at the Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear—a beast he had spent a billion Gold Coins to acquire. He had planned to use it to sweep away all opposition and beco the undisputed number one figure in Shishui City. His expression turned as foul and green as a stone fished out of a cesspit.
"How could this happen? This Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear once killed a Mid-stage Celestial Soul Realm expert... H-How could it die at the hands of this little bastard?" the Second Elder muttered, completely crestfallen.
He simply couldn't accept this reality.
In truth, the Second Elder had forgotten a crucial point.
Even among Celestial Soul Realm experts, the strength of their Souls varies. So, like Spirit Cultivators who specialize in spiritual arts, are born with exceptionally strong Souls. For example, a Tier Two Low-Level Spirit Cultivator might only be comparable to an Early-stage Earth Soul Realm cultivator in power, but their Soul could often match that of a Late-Stage Earth Soul Realm powerhouse.
Conversely, so Celestial Soul Realm experts had Souls that were even weaker than those of Earth Soul Realm cultivators.
This was all perfectly normal!
The Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear's deadliest weapon was its Soul Attack. If its opponent had a weaker Soul, a single careless mont could lead to a tragic death from its impossible-to-defend-against Soul Attack.
Hong Yu's original Power of Soul was already comparable to the Peak of the Earth Soul Realm. Now, after another enhancent, it could rival that of a Celestial Soul Realm expert.
And this was only from awakening a few dozen stars.
'If the entire nebula were fully unlocked, just how powerful would it be?'
Even Hong Yu himself couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation.
But for now, there were clearly other matters to attend to.
Stepping over the corpse of the Evil-Devouring Ghost Bear, Hong Yu walked to the center of the fighting stage. He looked up slightly at the ashen-faced Second Elder on the high platform, his calm voice carrying across the entire Martial Arts Arena. "Second Elder, do you still think I am not qualified for the position of Honorary Elder?"
"Second Brother, why don't you answer!" the Third Elder taunted.
The Grand Elder glanced at him coolly. "Second Brother, it's ti for you to state your position."
Hong Yuanfeng glanced at the Second Elder. Seeing the deep disbelief and desolation on his face, he felt a pang of sympathy, as if they were both in the sa boat. He sighed inwardly, 'As expected, there was no stopping this little rascal. Ah, Second Elder, Second Elder, you should just accept your fate!'
Under the gazes of the crowd, the Second Elder finally let out a dejected sigh. "So be it. To think that a side branch of our Hong Family could produce a genius like you. Hahaha... co to think of it, this is actually a stroke of luck for our Hong Family. With you, Hong Yu, as our Honorary Elder, we can ensure the Hong Family's glory for a hundred years. That's more than enough. More than enough!"
"Congratulations, Young Master Yu, on becoming the thirteenth Honorary Elder of the Hong Family!"
"Young Master Yu has achieved so much at such a young age! He is destined to beco a legendary figure and bring glory to the na of Shishui City!"
"May Young Master Yu live for a thousand generations!"
One earth-shaking cheer after another echoed over the Martial Arts Arena.
So were sincere, so were hypocritical, and of course, so were red-eyed with jealousy...
But Hong Yu couldn't care less about any of it.
He didn't even care about being an Honorary Elder. The only reason he had fought for it was to repay the favor he owed the Third Elder.
Now that the favor was repaid and they were even, his trip to Shishui City had finally co to a satisfactory conclusion.
Hong Yu made a brief, perfunctory appearance at the grand banquet that night. Given his strength and status, no one dared to show any displeasure.
After speaking with the Third Elder, Hong Yu went to Master Xue's room.
When Master Xue learned that Hong Yu would be returning to the Cyan Nether Sword Sect the next day, he fell silent for a mont. He, too, decided to leave Shishui City, though he hadn't yet decided on his destination.
Before they parted, Hong Yu gave Master Xue a transcribed copy of excerpts from the Divine dicine Scripture.
After that, he went to the Tiger Instructor's residence.
But the room was empty. Hong Yu pushed the door open and found a letter on the table. He opened it and read that the Tiger Instructor had left a long ti ago. The letter didn't ntion where he was going, only that they would et again in the future.
Not being able to see the Tiger Instructor before leaving was his only regret in Shishui City.
Feeling dispirited, Hong Yu drank alone late into the night in the Tiger Instructor's courtyard before returning to the Rain Listening Pavilion.
Gazing at Yun ngyao, who was still up making boots for him, a gentle look appeared in Hong Yu's eyes. He stood by the windowsill for a long ti, silently clenching his fists...
'Yaoyao, Elder Zhu will definitely be able to heal you. Once you've recovered, I'll take you to find your parents!'
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