Copy.
That's right—Xu Zihuang's fourth soul skill was Copy.
However, after combining this fourth soul ring with his Golden Eyes Martial Soul, some beneficial changes occurred.
For example, the Silver Shadow Beast could only copy one soul skill at a time and had to release it before copying again.
But Xu Zihuang could store up to three soul skills simultaneously.
He could copy them and store them for later use in battle, or he could copy them on the spot during combat.
However, once a copied skill was used, only then would a slot reopen. And within a single day, he could use this skill at most three times.
In simple terms, if Xu Zihuang had already copied and stored three skills, after using one, the empty slot would only become available again after a full day.
It was equivalent to a one-day cooldown.
Moreover, thanks to the innate dynamic vision of his Martial Soul, Xu Zihuang could copy skills even faster.
What he had just done was his very first use of this fourth soul skill. Once he grew familiar with it, he could complete the copying and release in the very moment his opponent activated their soul skill.
In other words, it was a kind of instant replication. There was no need to wait for the enemy's soul skill to finish before copying it successfully.
Against those with weaker foundations or slower casting speed, he might even gain the upper hand.
The strength of his fourth soul skill, Copy, was beyond doubt—especially when combined with his first soul skill.
His first soul skill not only dispelled control effects in an area and increased his spiritual power by ten percent, but also granted a ten percent attribute boost.
Though the increase wasn't large, it was a genuine qualitative change.
Because of the vast gap in cultivation between himself and the Earth King, he could not unleash the full might of its innate skill.
But with the ten percent attribute boost, the Magma Shattering Strike he copied from the Earth King was absolutely superior in effect.
That the Earth King was scorched was entirely within reason.
Still, to heavily injure a soul beast of over forty thousand years was unrealistic—the difference in cultivation was too great.
Ordinarily, unleashing a thirty-thousand-year skill at full force would drain a Soul Ancestor's soul power completely, leaving nothing. Xu Zihuang, with his Ultimate Martial Soul, was the exception. Though his soul power was more than half depleted, he still had some reserves left.
He quickly looked to Zhang Lexuan and shouted:
"Senior Sister, this Earth King should be perfect for Senior Wu's seventh soul ring!"
Only then did everyone snap back to awareness.
Zhang Lexuan turned to look at Wu Ming, who nodded back at her.
"Ming'er, don't hold back. Go all out. Qingtian, Ye Liu—stay on alert. If any other soul beasts approach, notify me immediately."
As she spoke, Zhang Lexuan's eight soul rings flared one by one. A faint silver mist rose from beneath her feet, enveloping her body. In its glow, her beauty gained a dreamlike quality.
Xu Zihuang could clearly sense Zhang Lexuan's soul power and aura rising at an astonishing speed under the effect of the mist, as though she were charging up. Above her, the crescent moon gradually grew larger, moving toward fullness. Her eyes shone with silver light.
She was using a secret technique that instantly ignited her own power. If soul power was water, then she was making it boil.
This secret art was somewhat like the "Bloodlust" skill, but unlike Bloodlust, it was more like an innate talent, and it lacked the severe side effects.
Her first, second, and third soul rings lit up simultaneously.
In midair, the full moon shone bright, releasing beam after beam of moonlight like soul tool rays, all striking the Earth King.
Clearly, Wu Ming and Zhang Lexuan had worked together before. As Zhang Lexuan forced the Earth King back step by step, Wu Ming also moved.
With a clear cry, golden-red flame wings spread from her back.
Flying-type Martial Souls were natural counters to scorpion-type Martial Souls, and Wu Ming's Golden Crow was superior even in attributes.
The aura of her Martial Soul made the Earth King tremble involuntarily.
Wu Ming raised her right hand, and her second soul ring lit up. A cluster of golden-red flame danced in her palm, then blazed outward, enveloping her whole body in fiery light. The surrounding space glowed gold and red.
Her third soul ring also lit up. She pressed both palms down toward the Earth King.
Pinned down by Zhang Lexuan, the Earth King had no way to respond.
The flames around Wu Ming attached themselves to its body. A roaring explosion followed, waves of scorching heat rolling out as the Golden Crow True Fire ignited on its armored shell.
This was the combined might of Wu Ming's second soul skill, Golden Crow True Fire Burn, and her third soul skill, Golden Crow True Fire Blast.
The Earth King's aura weakened greatly once again.
It was indeed strong, comparable to a Soul Douluo, but that depended on its opponent.
Zhang Lexuan, the Senior Sister of Shrek Academy's inner court, could hardly be compared to an ordinary Soul Douluo.
With a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, her combat power was not inferior to a Title Douluo.
If she had fought alone without restraint, the Earth King might not have lasted ten minutes.
At that moment, Xu Zihuang acted once more.
Brilliant golden light spread across the battlefield. The Earth King, which had just gathered a breath to counterattack, suddenly slowed strangely.
Zhang Lexuan would not miss such an opportunity.
Her sixth soul ring shone. The black ring rose into the sky and merged into the full moon.
The moon changed. From silver-white, it dimmed, then turned pitch black, leaving only a silver halo around its edge.
A silver ring of light fell from the sky.
Black light flashed, striking the Earth King, already hindered by Xu Zihuang's third soul skill, Temporal Disorder.
Its body froze. A shaft of moonlight fell, engulfing it completely.
A deafening explosion followed. The Earth King was blasted onto its back, its abdomen charred black.
A gaping wound half a meter wide pierced right through its body. More terrifying still, its deep blue armor turned silver and melted rapidly.
Zhang Lexuan shouted sharply:
"Ming'er!"
Wu Ming understood instantly. With a beat of her flaming wings, she dove down.
Her first soul ring lit up. From her palm erupted a golden-red pillar of fire, which poured into the Earth King's massive abdominal wound, extinguishing its life completely.
Dots of black light condensed above the corpse, finally forming a deep black soul ring.
Its oppressive fluctuations of soul power spread outward, brimming with menace.
Thus, the Earth King—one of the overlords of the Star Dou Forest's core zone—fell.
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