Chapter 126: Hidden Weapons—The Nightmare of Tool Spirit Masters
"First Soul Skill: Hell Lava Surge!"
Yan's first soul ring lit up beneath his feet as he slammed a fist into the ground. From his fist, scorching magma erupted like a miniature lava geyser toward Qian Renchuan.
Qian Renchuan's eyes quietly turned golden-purple. This was the third level of the Purple Demon Eye—Mustard Seed Realm. After absorbing the Longing Dew, his Purple Demon Eye reached the peak of the second level, and with years of hard cultivation, he had finally broken through. His spiritual power had soared once again.
He had also cultivated his split-mind control to the sixth level—Six Aperture Heart.
A straight line.
Qian Renchuan saw through the trajectory of the Hell Lava Surge in a glance. Using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Tracks, he sidestepped it effortlessly. Several Blue Silver Grass vines grew around him, and his hands turned jade-colored, emanating cold air. Two of his six split-minds activated—his hands and two vines ran along the rest of the Blue Silver Grass.
Shhhhhh…! Dozens of cold flashes burst from Qian Renchuan's ten fingers, shooting toward Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena—targeting their shoulders, knees, and abdomen. Not a single strike repeated its position.
If these three hadn't been Spirit Hall soul masters but actual enemies, Qian Renchuan would have targeted their eyes, throat, lower abdomen, and other critical points to injure them further and make them bleed out.
"Ah!" ×3
All three were caught off guard. Yan's second soul ring lit up, coating him in a layer of tough, black granite armor. The Blue Silver Grass leaves bounced off without leaving a scratch.
Qian Renchuan wasn't fazed. The two vines that had launched leaves toward Yan now whipped at his eyes.
Yan had no choice but to cover his head, using granite-covered arms to block the vines. Inside, he fumed—this fighting style was disgusting!
Xie Yue spun his Moon Blade to form twin blood-colored windmills, shielding Hu Liena and deflecting or shattering the Blue Silver Grass leaves.
Think that's enough? Batwing Reincarnation.
Qian Renchuan used Crane Control Dragon Capture to command twenty-four Blue Silver Grass leaves at once and launched them. Some were dodged, others were blocked by the Moon Blades.
Xie Yue's third soul ring lit up, coating his arms and legs in blood-red light—likely an enhancement-type skill. Just as he was about to attack, his skin felt like it was being sliced open.
Those were the leaves he thought he dodged—now returning to injure both him and Hu Liena.
Qian Renchuan smiled faintly. You think you can dodge Batwing Reincarnation? Even he would have to use his second martial soul and take flight to escape twenty-four simultaneous strikes.
In a fight between archer and warrior, the archer usually loses—since warriors hit harder, have more health, and close distances quickly.
But Douluo Continent is different. Tool Spirit warriors may hit hard but are frail and poorly defended. Without soul skill boosts, they're not that fast either.
Qian Renchuan also had Ghost Shadow Perplexing Tracks. So even if his attack power wasn't high, he could completely counter tool spirit masters. Only beast-type warriors like Yan gave him trouble because of their high defense—he had to find ways to break through.
"Sis!"
Xie Yue shouted and crashed into Hu Liena. Their figures merged, the Moon Blade in hand growing by a third. They fused into a figure with long hair—gender indiscernible. A thick red mist erupted, enveloping Qian Renchuan.
Within the red mist, Qian Renchuan's senses, soul power, and movements were all suppressed by 50%. It was similar to the Angel Domain, though not as versatile.
This was, at best, a pseudo-domain.
"Holy Son, with this domain, we've even beaten Soul Emperor-level teachers. You can't win."
A seductive voice echoed from all directions. Normal Soul Ancestors wouldn't be able to locate its source—they'd be instantly defeated.
But Qian Renchuan was different. His spiritual power rivaled a Soul Emperor's. Even without the Purple Demon Eye, he could track the succubus's location.
"It's over."
The succubus launched two Moon Blades at Qian Renchuan. Controlled by her mind, the handles of the blades were aimed at his neck, intending to knock him out.
"Yes, it is."
Just before the handles struck his neck, Qian Renchuan activated Mystic Jade Hands and caught them, hurling them away in the opposite direction of the succubus's position.
"You can see through my attacks? Damn!"
The succubus's pupils shrank. She quickly tried to recall the blades, but Qian Renchuan was already dashing toward her.
"You shouldn't have thrown your Moon Blades. Without your weapon, you're just a soul master with empty power. I'm in a hurry—sorry."
Qian Renchuan reached her, activating Mystic Jade Hands, Crane Control Dragon Capture, hand strikes, and punches. As a veteran of countless battles and a disciple of Tang Sect assassination techniques, he unleashed them all.
The succubus stood no chance. Even Feng Xiaotian, with spirit possession, lost in close combat to Tang San. Her Moon Blades were still returning, and with Hu Liena as her controller—without Bibi Dong's training—her melee combat was weak.
Shoulder joints, chest, neck—all suffered sharp blows.
Finally, Qian Renchuan clasped his hands together and blasted the succubus out of the red mist.
She broke apart into Xie Yue and Hu Liena. The red mist vanished, and the Moon Blades returned to Xie Yue's body as streaks of light.
"Incredible! His Holiness the Pope's Holy Son defeated the succubus so quickly!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo was thrilled. He couldn't see clearly inside the red mist, but Qian Renchuan's second and fourth soul rings had been his idea. As his half-student, Qian Renchuan's strength made him proud.
Qian Xunji nodded. Chrysanthemum Douluo had guided Qian Renchuan's martial cultivation, Ah Yin taught him spirit control, and Qian Xunji himself taught him combat strategy. Now, Qian Renchuan was every tool spirit master's worst nightmare.
Beast spirit masters, especially those with thick skin and high defense, were still tricky for him. Blue Silver Grass couldn't be poisoned, so his leaf-based hidden weapons lacked damage.
But once Qian Renchuan awakened the Blue Silver Emperor and gained the Blue Silver Tyrant Spear, that shortcoming would be gone.
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