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Chapter Nine
The man in black standing in front of Tuoba Yan spoke with a hint of disdain, "I admit he is indeed a genius. In the past decade, how many geniuses have died at my hands?"
"Entangle!"
As the man in black extended his palm towards Tuoba Yan from a distance, hundreds of purplish-black Ghost King Vines traversed the void, wrapping around Tuoba Yan.
In the blink of an eye, Tuoba Yan was wrapped up like a giant rice dumpling by the Ghost King Vine.
Tai Nuo seized the opportunity, leaping from the ground and leaving a parabola in the air before delivering a beautiful punch to Tuoba Yan.
"Buzz!"
Before the fist even hit Tuoba Yan, the airflow it passed through formed a level 5 gale, blowing down the signs of many shops.
Tuoba Yan's soul power surged, and his fourth soul ring glowed with a black light. Golden power-type soul power rippled across Tuoba Yan's body.
"The ultimate technique of powerâtremor!"
The surging energy shook the Ghost King Vine that was binding Tuoba Yan, causing it to snap inch by inch.
Then, in the instant he broke free of his restraints, Tuoba Yan leaned forward quickly and kicked Tai Nuo behind him, sending him flying back the way he came.
Tuoba Yan controlled the monstrous strength perfectly.
Head-on collision, Tai Nuo's kick, with its force more than doubled, sent the opponent flying over fifty meters. It bounced three times on the ground before finally stopping.
Supervisor Ao frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "Not bad strength! Tai Nuo, get serious and show us your true abilities!"
Earlier at the Crown Prince's residence, Manager Aude did not use his true strength, believing that Tuoba Yan had only managed to block his Ghost King Vine by chance.
Now, as the battle resumes, Tuoba Yan breaks free from his restraints in the blink of an eye. Furthermore, Tuoba Yan's strength is used to repel Tai Nuo, finally causing Manager Aude to abandon his contempt for Tuoba Yan.
Tai Nuo was inwardly groaning. He felt like a mute eating bitter melon, unable to express his suffering.
This is Tai Nuo's third match against Tuoba Yan.
To his utter surprise, Tuoba Yan kicked him away. Tai Nuo desperately suppressed the surging blood and qi within his body.
That seemingly simple kick was executed with such skill that it could only be described as miraculous.
Tai Nuo dared to say that the wonders of that magical strength were comparable to the Haotian Sect's Nine Absolute Techniques.
As for Manager Aude's statement that Tai Nuo hadn't used his true strength, little did Manager Aude know that Tai Nuo had fought Tuoba Yan three times without any underestimation, and the power he had just used was his strongest power.
However, he was kicked away by Tuoba Yan.
"Sixth Soul Skill: Heavenly Net!"
Suddenly, the serious-looking Manager Aude's soul power surged, and countless Ghost King Vines covered the sky and the sun, wrapping around Tuoba Yan from all directions.
This soul skill is very skillful.
The Ghost King Vines around him deliberately blocked Tuoba Yan's path.
Just as Tuoba Yan was about to deal with Tai Nuo, he took a step forward, and Ghost King Vine followed him, adjusting its attack position.
Moreover, the towering Ghost King Vine formed a massive cage, completely blocking out the sky. In addition to sealing off Tuoba Yan's five escape routesâfront, back, left, right, and aboveâit also deliberately blocked out the light.
The support of over sixty levels of soul power is the powerful foundation of this soul skill.
If it were a Soul King at the fifth ring, they wouldn't be able to unleash such a powerful control skill.
It was obvious that Manager Aude had been forced to reveal his true strength by Tuoba Yan.
Does the Demon King Vine only possess control-type abilities?
Of course, that's not all.
For any plant-based martial soul, there are only three directions of evolution: control, healing, and poison.
The thorny Ghost King Vine is an evolved version of the Ghost Vine.
Tang San's Blue Silver Grass martial soul developed towards control and poison, while Ao Zhu's Ghost King Vine took a different path, developing towards both control and attack.
The thorns on the Ghost King Vine are extremely sharp. As it grows and stretches forward from the ground, it easily tears through the hard bluestone floor.
If a soldier encounters the Ghost King Vine on the battlefield, its sharp thorns can easily pierce through his armor.
With each breath, Tuoba Yan was completely enveloped by three layers of Ghost King Vine, both outer and inner. It could be described as airtight.
Supervisor Ao extended his palm, then suddenly contracted it.
"Die, you mere four-ring Soul Master! You forced me to use my full strength and died by my sixth Soul Skill. You have every reason to be proud!"
"receive!"
As Manager Aude's hand clenched into a fist, the solid Ghost King Vine began to writhe, like a shrinking meat grinder, and began to grind.
Tai Nuo smiled, a rare occurrence for him, thinking to himself, "This monster is finally going to die."
The Power Clan and Yuexuan have a close, secret relationship.
Tai Nuo once cooperated with Manager Aude to kill a Soul Saint who posed a threat to the Haotian Sect and the Power Clan.
Coincidentally, that Soul Saint was also of the fire attribute.
Tai Nuo remembered that he and Director O fought with all their might and finally killed the other party.
He believed that Tuoba Yan would be no exception this time. This was because the Ghost King Vine of Manager Aude had gained a strong fire-resistant property due to a medicinal herb he had consumed, greatly increasing Manager Aude's combat abilities.
Moreover, the realm of the Ao Sect Master was higher than that of Tuoba Yan. The suppression of realm prevented Tuoba Yan from breaking free of the restraints for the time being by using the power of the Ao Sect Master's power.
That's a control-type soul skill from a soul ring that has a lifespan of 50,000 years.
As is well known, the higher the age of a spirit ring, the stronger the power of the spirit skill.
As the vines contracted, a purplish-black flame appeared.
"Your fire is useless!"
As Ao increased his output of soul power, the second soul ring beneath his feet lit up simultaneously.
"Second Soul Skill: The Restlessness of Life"
The burned Ghost King Vine quickly regenerated into new Ghost King Vine under the effect of the second soul skill.
The second soul skill, fully activated by a six-ring Soul Emperor, caused the Ghost King Vine to grow at an incredibly rapid pace, surpassing the speed at which it could be destroyed by flames.
"receive!"
All that could be heard was Manager Aude muttering incantations. His hand, which had been closing up with one hand, now held both hands together, palms facing each other, and they continued to slowly bring their hands together.
Sweat kept pouring from the forehead of the supervisor.
When his hands got close enough, they couldn't get any closer. Veins bulged on the backs of his hands and forehead. To kill Tuoba Yan, Manager Aude had used every ounce of his strength.
However, some blood began to appear inside the airtight cage, but no more blood flowed out after that.
Instead, a white light shone through. From within it came the voice of Tuoba Yan.
"You're quite capable of multitasking and using two soul skills simultaneously. But if you think you can kill me like that, you're seriously underestimating my evolved flames!"
As Tuoba Yan spoke, a burst of purplish-black energy erupted from the Ghost King Vine Cage.
With a loud "boom," the Ghost King Vine exploded, and a mushroom cloud rose into the sky.
The broken Ghost King Vine could no longer stretch.
In the sky, a body that was thought to have been torn to pieces by an explosion miraculously reassembled into a complete physical body under the influence of white light.