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"Profound Sky Axe."
At the center of the square, Huyan Li stared solemnly at Ling Xiao, his gaze locked onto the Profound Sky Axe martial soul in his hand.
As the opponent directly facing Ling Xiao, he felt the true weight of the Profound Sky Axe most profoundly at this moment. The giant axe seemed saturated with the malice and murderous aura of heaven and earth, bringing him an unprecedented sensation.
It was something no martial soul he had ever seen before could compare to.
On the continent, the strength of the beast martial soul lineage was noticeably greater than that of the tool martial soul lineage. In terms of numbers, top-tier beast martial souls also outnumbered tool martial souls.
The number of top-tier tool martial souls was quite scarce.
Among them, the ones with the greatest prestige and most resounding reputations were the Clear Sky Hammer, hailed as the number one tool martial soul under heaven, and the Seven Kill Sword, known as number one in attack power.
Although he had not yet seen these two top-tier tool martial souls with his own eyes, as the eldest grandson of the Elephant Armored Sect's Sect Master Huyan Zhen and the foremost figure among the sect's third-generation disciples.
Huyan Li had been fortunate enough to see a few types of top-tier martial souls. Every single one of them was exceptionally powerful, even a cut above the Diamond Mammoth martial soul inherited by his Hu Yan Clan.
Yet, at the same cultivation realm, the aura they radiated had never been as powerful as this Profound Sky Axe martial soul, nor had they ever given him such a heart-shaking feeling.
Huyan Li could not help but praise, "What a fine Profound Sky Axe. To think it is this powerful. I'm afraid that even the Clear Sky Hammer, which is hailed as the number one tool martial soul under heaven, would find it difficult to surpass it."
Facing Huyan Li's praise, a trace of pride surfaced in Ling Xiao's eyes.
"What does the Clear Sky Hammer even amount to? One day, the number one tool martial soul under heaven will be the Profound Sky Axe. It will never be the Clear Sky Hammer again."
"Hmm?" Ling Xiao's words left Huyan Li stunned.
He could not help but be won over by the confidence and arrogance in Ling Xiao's words, and he boomed out, "Good! Ling Xiao, I didn't expect you to have such grand ambitions, actually wanting to seize the title of the number one tool martial soul under heaven from the Clear Sky Hammer. I, Huyan Li, admire you."
Possessing an exceptionally powerful high-tier beast martial soul like the Diamond Mammoth, Huyan Li had once harbored wild ambitions of his own, hoping his Diamond Mammoth martial soul could defeat the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
Become the number one beast martial soul under heaven. However, as his age grew and his cultivation rose, facing the absolute dominance of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he ultimately recognized it as an impossible dream.
He had already lost his grand ambitions of the past, burying his former ideals deep within his heart. At this moment, stirred by the heroic spirit in Ling Xiao's words, he could not help but think of his past self.
He, too, had once thought of striving for the title of the number one beast martial soul under heaven.
"Ling Xiao, though your cultivation is high and your martial soul is strong, I, Huyan Li, will absolutely not admit defeat easily. Bring forth your true capabilities and let me see just how powerful your Profound Sky Axe really is."
His voice was high-pitched, fierce, and uninhibited.
At this moment, this towering young man's eyes were exceptionally bright, his overall aura far surpassing what it had been just moments ago. Ling Xiao's words seemed to have ignited the ambition that had been suppressed in his heart for a very long time.
Huyan Li let out a loud shout, his right foot violently stomping the ground.
His fists clenched tightly as he concentrated fully, entering a complete state of battle.
The soul power within his body surged like a torrential tide, and a brownish-yellow glow of soul power erupted around his entire body, an astonishing wave of soul power rapidly spreading out from him.
Evidently, when facing Ling Xiao, whose strength was clearly above his own, Huyan Li did not dare to harbor the slightest contempt or underestimation. From the very beginning, he decided to go all out and wage a battle with everything he had.
"Diamond Mammoth Possession!"
As the soul power within his body circulated, relying on the connection between his own soul and his martial soul, the Diamond Mammoth martial soul behind him rapidly stepped forward under his control, merging into Huyan Li's body.
The giant elephant phantom of brownish-yellow light instantly swallowed Huyan Li's body. Because it was simply too massive, the Diamond Mammoth martial soul directly shrouded Huyan Li entirely.
For a moment, Huyan Li's exact physical form could not be clearly seen. Only a colossal elephant phantom radiating brownish-yellow light remained, gradually transforming from illusion to reality as its light flared blindingly.
"Roarr!!!"
A high-pitched, deep roar of a giant elephant echoed out from the Diamond Mammoth martial soul.
As the brownish-yellow light grew increasingly dazzling and brilliant, the giant elephant phantom continuously shifted, actually standing up on its hind legs in an instant.
Its body size rapidly shrunk, transforming into a humanoid shape with an elephant's head and a human's body. Its head was identical to the previous form of the Diamond Mammoth, immensely huge and shimmering with brownish-yellow light.
One could only faintly discern Huyan Li's facial features. Aside from that, the most distinctive traits were the massive tusks shimmering with crystalline brilliance and the thick, powerful elephant trunk.
It looked terrifyingly impressive.
Aside from the head, his torso was similar to a normal human's, except his proportions were exaggerated to the extreme. Although he was already much smaller compared to his previous Diamond Mammoth form, he still stood at a height of about two and a half meters.
His hands resembled half a door panel each, and his legs looked like giant stone pillars. His entire body radiated a brownish-yellow light, immensely huge and incredibly solid, to the point where even his deep brown fur was clearly rendered.
This was precisely the battle form of the Diamond Mammoth martial soul after martial soul possession, showing the preliminary materialization of the martial soul.
Seeing Huyan Li execute his martial soul possession, Ling Xiao could not help but marvel in his heart. The Diamond Mammoth martial soul truly lived up to its reputation as a giant beast martial soul.
The transformation after martial soul possession was truly astonishing. It was this massive even when forced into a humanoid shape, to say nothing of the Martial Soul Avatar once he reached the Soul Saint realm.
That would truly be a colossal behemoth.
A casual stroll could shake the earth, and once its strength was fully unleashed, it could smash mountains, shake peaks, split the earth, and collapse summits.
"As expected of the Diamond Mammoth martial soul. What a powerful, fierce aura."
Ling Xiao praised.
As he spoke, he twisted his right wrist and loosened his grip, resting his palm against the hilt of the giant axe and applying downward pressure. He actually slammed the giant axe in his hand down into the ground.
The sharp blade sliced right through the surface and bit deep into the earth, with nearly half the face of the axe buried underground. Securing the Profound Sky Axe into the ground, Ling Xiao retracted his right hand and looked at Huyan Li.
The soul power within his body rapidly circulated, and a blackish-red glow of soul power erupted from him. Streamers of soul power, resembling currents of air, wrapped around his body.
His soul power fluctuations grew stronger and stronger, eventually stopping at the peak of the Soul Elder realm.
"Ling Xiao, what are you doing?"
Seeing Ling Xiao set the Profound Sky Axe aside, Huyan Li could not help but find it bizarre and asked in surprise.
Looking at Huyan Li, Ling Xiao spoke with great interest.
"I, Ling Xiao, have wanted to experience the power of the Diamond Mammoth martial soul for a long time. However, a good meal is worth the wait. Before that, I want to first experience your Elephant Armor Skill and Savage Elephant Vigorous Method."
"Even looking at the entire soul master world, the Elephant Armored Sect has quite the accomplishment in body-refining techniques. I want to see just what makes it so extraordinary."
"Huyan Li, do you dare to forego your martial soul for now and compete with me bare-handed, using only physical body strength and soul power first?"
Huyan Li snorted, "Hmph, Ling Xiao, my Elephant Armored Sect is renowned throughout the soul master world for our powerful physical bodies."
"Although you have also cultivated a body-refining type technique, the boost it grants to strength and defense can absolutely never compare to the legacy of my Elephant Armored Sect."
"Even though your cultivation is higher than mine and you've undergone the tempering of one more soul ring, when it comes to raw physical strength, you are definitely not noticeably stronger than me."
"I will grant your request and let you witness the body-refining techniques of my Elephant Armored Sect."
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