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Huyan Zhen was able to kill a fifty-thousand-year Scaled Armor Beast with a single punch using nothing but his physical strength. His raw physical power was truly terrifying. After all, the core of a Soul Master was their Martial Soul.
Although body-refining techniques could enhance a Soul Master's strength, Huyan Zhen had trained his physical body to such an extent outside of his Martial Soul, making him someone who absolutely could not be underestimated.
In fact, if he had merely refrained from using his Martial Soul but still utilized his soul power to supplement his physical body, Ling Xiao would have been surprised, but certainly not to this extent.
After all, once the Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul was cultivated to the eight-ring realm, the soul power nourished by the Martial Soul would become extremely potent and overbearing.
Under such circumstances, even without using the Martial Soul, rendering him unable to contend with experts of the same level, the body-refining cultivation techniques of the Elephant Armored Sect ensured that a body reinforced by soul power was not something a Soul Saint could resist.
However, Huyan Zhen had not used any soul power at all.
He had relied purely on his physical body, which was what made it so shocking. Huyan Zhen's physical cultivation had likely surpassed his Martial Soul cultivation in terms of level. Relying solely on his physical body, he possessed the strength of a Soul Douluo.
Combined with his soul power—even without using his Martial Soul—he could probably fight against a Titled Douluo. Once he deployed his Martial Soul, his strength would truly step into the Titled Douluo level, completely unyielding.
This was no longer just using body refinement to assist a Martial Soul. It was more like a path of cultivation distinct from Martial Souls, only lacking a standardized grading system.
"Looking at it this way, this Prajna Heavenly Elephant Technique is truly terrifyingly powerful to be able to cultivate the physical body to such a state," Ling Xiao could not help but remark.
In the process of cultivating a Martial Soul, whether through the absorption of soul rings or the tempering of the body by soul power, a Soul Master's physical strength would always increase. Beast Martial Souls could even imperceptibly strengthen a Soul Master's body over time.
However, among these three methods, only the absorption of soul rings provided a certain level of active physical enhancement. The other two methods were mostly passive, strengthening the physical body bit by bit.
Under these circumstances, it could not be considered true physical cultivation.
It merely ensured that a human Soul Master's physique was strong enough—strong enough to bear the use of their Martial Soul, and nothing more. Although the power of soul power would gradually increase under the enhancement of a Martial Soul, under normal circumstances.
If a Soul Master fought without using their Martial Soul—relying solely on soul power paired with their physical body—their combat strength would not even be half of what it was after deploying their Martial Soul.
Although physical strength was factored in after unleashing a Martial Soul, it still showed that for a Soul Master, the power of the Martial Soul far exceeded that of the physical body. The Martial Soul was the true foundation of a Soul Master.
But for Huyan Zhen, the situation had likely reversed.
Because his Martial Soul cultivation could no longer progress further, he had turned his focus completely to physical cultivation, training his body to a point where it was even stronger than his Martial Soul.
When the two complemented each other and he exerted his full strength, it was enough for him to cross an entire major realm in battle, truly enabling him to rival a Titled Douluo. At the same time, this highlighted the extraordinary nature of the Prajna Heavenly Elephant Technique.
Whether it was the Elephant Armored Skill or the Savage Elephant Vigorous Method, both could at most be cultivated to the Soul Saint level.
In other words, if either of these two cultivation techniques was trained to great completion, and the Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul was also cultivated to the Soul Saint realm.
Then even without using the Martial Soul—relying solely on soul power and the physical body—it would be enough to contend with battle Soul Masters of the same rank. Once the Martial Soul was deployed, their strength would multiply.
This showed just how precious these two cultivation techniques were.
However, for realms beyond Soul Saint, the boost in strength and defense provided by the Elephant Armored Skill or the Savage Elephant Vigorous Method was no longer significant, making it difficult to push the physical body any further.
On the other hand, the Prajna Heavenly Elephant Technique could cultivate the physical body to the level of a power-attack system Titled Douluo.
Otherwise, he could not have displayed the power of a Soul Douluo-level expert and killed a powerful fifty-thousand-year soul beast with a single punch using only raw physical strength.
"As expected of the most profound ultimate technique of the Elephant Armored Sect."
Ling Xiao put away his previous astonishment and regained his composure, a faint smile appearing on the corner of his lips.
There was no trace of worry or anxiety in his expression; instead, it was filled with anticipation. These words from the Chrysanthemum Douluo gave Ling Xiao a brand-new understanding of the Elephant Armored Sect's power, yet he remained completely confident in his own strength.
While the Elephant Armored Sect possessed a powerful inheritance and deep foundations, he, Ling Xiao, was no ordinary person either. His naturally powerful Martial Soul talent had nothing to do with his personal efforts, so he would not feel proud or arrogant because of it.
His confidence stemmed more from what he had studied and practiced in Spirit Hall over the years, the teachings of his master, and his numerous experiences—especially the tempering between life and death inside the Death Canyon.
Moreover, the stronger the Elephant Armored Sect and the Huyan Clan were, the happier he became. Only in this way would defeating them hold any real meaning. Otherwise, if everyone was far weaker than him and got instant-killed in a single move, what would be the fun in that?
Someone who could only defeat the weak could hardly be considered a true powerhouse.
A powerhouse's enemies, or rather rivals, should also be powerhouses.
Although he heard from the Chrysanthemum Douluo that the cultivation requirements for the Prajna Heavenly Elephant Technique were incredibly high—requiring not only a strong physical cultivation but also strict demands on soul power cultivation.
Making it absolutely impossible for low-to-mid-tier Soul Masters below the Soul Saint realm to practice—and that it was impossible for Huyan Li to cultivate it with his current level.
The fact that the Elephant Armored Sect could create an ultimate technique like the Prajna Heavenly Elephant Technique meant their other inheritances were likely extraordinary as well.
It was precisely this point that made him extremely excited.
He wished tomorrow would arrive sooner so he could properly experience the might of the Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul and the Elephant Armored Sect's inheritance.
Watching Ling Xiao's reaction, Yue Guan could not help but chuckle softly.
He lamented in his heart that this was truly a young genius who was forever filled with confidence.
The strength of an opponent would only make him more excited and fuel his battle intent. He did not worry about failure, nor did he fear it; his entire mind was set on cultivation and aggressive advancement.
This was also a common characteristic of young Soul Masters.
Once they grew older, attained higher cultivation levels, held greater authority, and bore heavier responsibilities on their shoulders, they would probably no longer be able to maintain such purity after realizing all of this.
Their thoughts and considerations would often become entangled with interests. If the Soul Master world had more of the younger generation like Ling Xiao, it would probably develop much better in the future.
However, that was far too idealistic. Then again, regarding the Elephant Armored Sect, there were actually some things he had not fully explained. The foundations of the Elephant Armored Sect did not stop at just this.
Among the Seven Great Sects of the Soul Master world, not a single one capable of spreading its fame far and wide to shake the continent was simple. However, those things did not need to be explained right now.
With the implementation of this challenge plan, Ling Xiao would naturally come to understand those details in the future. Furthermore, he believed that after this operation, both Ling Xiao and Yan would undoubtedly achieve tremendous growth once again.
By gaining an understanding of the various major powers in the Soul Master world and exchanging blows with the successors of those major powers, it would be of immense benefit to both their strength, knowledge, and mental maturity.
These would be beneficial for their future travels in the Soul Master world. Of course, in reality, their current actions could already be considered their first steps into the Soul Master world. After this operation, the Soul Master world would likely undergo a significant change.
Yue Guan suddenly found himself filled with interest toward the future Continental Elite Young Soul Master Tournament. This iteration of the Soul Master Tournament would surely be completely different from those of the past.
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