"Next!"
After effortlessly eliminating an evil Soul Sage, Qian Lingyi's condition didn't weaken but instead grew stronger, her aura reaching its peak. Brimming with battle intent, she stood with a cold expression, her burning gaze fixed on the Holy Spirit Sect's rest area, like a hunter sizing up her prey.
Hearing Qian Lingyi's provocative words, the Holy Spirit Sect's contestants naturally couldn't tolerate it. One of their remaining five members immediately leaped onto the arena without hesitation.
"Holy Spirit Sect, Lu Genggeng!" The contestant named Lu Genggeng glared at Qian Lingyi with deep resentment. After announcing his name, he spat out a threat, "You, who harms the followers of the Holy Emperor, will face the Holy Emperor's punishment! Roar!"
The Holy Emperor was the deity worshipped by the Holy Spirit Sect, though its origins were unknown. Qian Lingyi paid no mind to Lu Genggeng's threat, viewing it as nothing more than the empty bravado of a dying man.
Lu Genggeng immediately released his martial soul and soul rings. His martial soul was an Abomination, a quintessential undead creature with immense strength and a robust physique, considered one of the more powerful types of undead. Lu Genggeng was a Soul Emperor, with two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings glimmering behind his enlarged, muscular, green-tinted body.
"So ugly!" Qian Lingyi couldn't help but comment upon seeing Lu Genggeng's appearance after activating his martial soul.
Her remark was entirely justified. After soul possession, Lu Genggeng's appearance was indeed unsightly. The Abomination was an inherently grotesque undead creature, and even as a martial soul, it couldn't possibly look appealing.
At this moment, Lu Genggeng had transformed into a round, five-meter-tall mass of flesh, surrounded by swirling dark green mist. His eyes glowed with a blood-red light, eerie through the green fog enveloping his body. A black soul ring lit up, and his body was suddenly coated in a layer of crimson. Immediately, Lu Genggeng's form visibly grew heavier, and he rolled toward Qian Lingyi with crushing force, leaving dense cracks in the arena wherever he passed.
"Well met!" Qian Lingyi let out a soft shout. Gripping the Sun Holy Sword with both hands and positioning it in front of her, her second soul ring flared with light. The sword was instantly imbued with a golden radiance, and a six-pointed star array appeared beneath her feet, seemingly channeling endless power into her.
As Lu Genggeng closed in, the distance between them shrinking to less than five meters, Qian Lingyi took a step forward. The Sun Holy Sword, charged with holy power, slashed out with precision, striking Lu Genggeng's body.
The blade clashed briefly with Lu Genggeng's protective soul power, but his soul power melted away like snow under the morning sun. The holy-infused sword sliced deeply into the Abomination's body.
"Ah—" Lu Genggeng's movements halted abruptly, his piercing scream echoing through the venue. Everyone watched as beams of golden light burst from the grotesque, massive evil creature's body. The stunning angel sheathed her sword, swiftly retreating dozens of meters. Then, soaring into the air, she spread her six angelic wings, golden light cascading from them onto the evil creature below.
Boom! After an explosion, only Qian Lingyi remained on the arena. Lu Genggeng had vanished completely, leaving only the shower of golden light as proof of his existence.
The audience erupted into cheers, celebrating the holy angel's triumph over evil once more. In the Holy Spirit Sect's waiting area, the members' faces darkened. Lu Genggeng's death was even more chilling than those of the previous two, as this vicious angel had infused his body with light power and then applied holy power externally. The connection between light and holiness caused Lu Genggeng to explode, a truly ruthless method!
"I'll take the next match!" one of the two previously unseen girls from the Holy Spirit Sect's remaining four contestants declared. Her face was grim, her eyes glinting with chilling malice.
"No!" Zhang Peng firmly rejected her, saying, "Next match, Yan Feng, you're up!"
"Yes!" The Holy Spirit Sect disciple named Yan Feng responded immediately, declaring, "I'll tear that bird-woman to pieces!"
As Yan Feng leaped onto the arena, the girl turned to Zhang Peng, angrily questioning, "Why not let me go? You know Yan Feng is just going to die up there!"
"It's strategy!" Zhang Peng replied. "The Sect Leader's orders are to ensure the absolute elimination of the Angel martial soul wielder. Sacrifices are necessary to achieve this. We need to deplete her soul power first, so you'll have a better chance of killing her later!"
"Nonsense!" The girl was furious. "Together, my sister and I can kill even a Titled Douluo! A mere Soul Sage—why would we need anyone else's help?"
"Hmph!" Zhang Peng sneered. "This is an individual elimination match, which means one-on-one. You and your sister's individual strength is something you know better than I do!"
"This…" The girl fell silent instantly.
However, in the brief moment of their argument, the match on the arena had already concluded. Yan Feng, also a Soul Emperor with a Skeleton martial soul, was, as the girl had predicted, no different from a sacrificial lamb against the increasingly formidable Qian Lingyi. With a single Holy Spirit Slash, Qian Lingyi thoroughly judged the Holy Spirit Sect disciple.
"Heh, excellent!" On the main platform, the black-robed Imperial Preceptor, seeing another of his disciples die, laughed in rage. If he weren't confident in the Wu Yun and Wu Yu sisters, he would have already lost his composure.
"Now it's our turn, isn't it?" The girl, Wu Yun, the elder of the Wu Yun and Wu Yu sisters, gritted her teeth.
"Not yet!" Zhang Peng shook his head, then addressed the last male disciple in the Holy Spirit Sect's waiting area. "Gu Yu, you're up!"
"…Alright!" Gu Yu had overheard Zhang Peng's conversation with Wu Yun and knew full well that going up meant certain death. But he didn't dare defy Zhang Peng's orders. Turning to Wu Yun and Wu Yu, he said, "Holy Maidens, avenge me!"
Gu Yu stepped onto the arena with a resolute, death-defying demeanor, deeply affecting the Wu Yun and Wu Yu sisters. Their hatred for Qian Lingyi reached its peak. Seeing this, Zhang Peng smirked, thinking to himself that sacrificing so many disciples hadn't been in vain.
The martial soul of the Wu Yun and Wu Yu sisters was called the Soul of Vengeance, an exceptionally unique and powerful evil martial soul awakened in the depths of extreme hatred. The greater their hatred for someone, the more formidable their combat power would be against that person. This was why Zhang Peng sent Yan Feng and others to face Qian Lingyi despite knowing they were no match for her.
They were fueling the Wu Yun and Wu Yu sisters' hatred for Qian Lingyi, and now, the results were promising. The sisters' hatred had reached its zenith, and combined with their own realm of strength, eliminating a Soul Sage-level angel was well within their grasp!
On the arena, Qian Lingyi's sword descended, piercing Gu Yu's heart. Holy light power spread instantly from his heart to his limbs and body. His sins ignited into raging flames, and under the scorching blaze of holy fire, Gu Yu let out a wretched, mournful wail that brought sorrow to those who heard it and tears to those who listened.
But Qian Lingyi remained unmoved. As an angel, one needed both a compassionate heart and a ruthless one. Only thus could evil soul masters be utterly eradicated.
Gu Yu was incinerated into dust by the holy fire, dissipating into the air. This was the fifth evil soul master Qian Lingyi had slain, and the audience erupted into enthusiastic cheers. This time, the cheers outnumbered the silences. No matter the time or place, people always longed to see justice triumph over evil.
"Wu Yun, Wu Yu!" The black-robed Imperial Preceptor, witnessing the audience's cheers, could no longer hold back. With a low murmur, the Wu Yun and Wu Yu sisters in the waiting area froze, their faces simultaneously breaking into wicked smiles.
"Finally, it's our turn!" The sisters' voices were eerily synchronized. As their voices trembled, their figures seemed to blur, merging into one yet remaining distinct, causing some to question their own eyes.
On the arena, Qian Lingyi stood at the edge, eyes closed, regulating her breathing. Slaying five evil soul masters in succession—one Soul Sage and four Soul Emperors—had taken a toll on her. Fortunately, each time she vanquished an evil soul master, she received a gift of light, replenishing her soul power and elevating her realm.
She had a premonition that if she could eliminate three more Soul Emperor-level evil soul masters, her soul power would reach level 79.
As she pondered, she sensed a new opponent stepping onto the arena. Opening her eyes instinctively, she saw a girl who appeared to be fifteen or sixteen years old, her face bearing a sickly smile, surrounded by sins so dense they were almost tangible.
Qian Lingyi frowned. She could sense that this girl's strength was extraordinary, far surpassing the previous five evil soul masters. For this match, she would need to exercise utmost caution!
"Holy Spirit Sect, Wu Yun!"
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