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"Big Brother!"
"Big Brother!"
Arriving at Huyan Li's side, Huyan Ba, Huyan Shan, and the other six brothers spoke in unison.
Huyan Li nodded in response, letting out a low grunt as a fierce battle intent flared up in his eyes once more. Although Huyan Li had just been defeated by Ling Xiao and his morale had slightly faltered, the momentum of the seven brothers didn't diminish now that they had gathered.
Instead, it surged.
As the saying goes, "When brothers are of one mind, their sharpness can cut through gold." Together, their fighting spirit soared to its peak. Not only them, but even the spectating disciples of the Elephant Armored Sect experienced a massive boost in confidence.
In their eyes, Ling Xiao's current action was nothing short of being blinded by victory. For him to foolishly attempt to fight seven of them at once meant his defeat was inevitable. He was merely lifting a rock only to drop it on his own feet.
Once this battle concluded, the Elephant Armored Sect could be considered to have defeated Spirit Hall. Should word of this spread, the sect's reputation wouldn't just be preserved—its prestige would skyrocket.
One by one, the disciples of the Elephant Armored Sect rubbed their palms and cracked their knuckles, looking even more excited than before, as if they themselves were about to defeat Ling Xiao, conquer Spirit Hall on behalf of the sect, and claim such supreme glory.
However, compared to these low-ranking disciples of the Elephant Armored Sect, Huyan Li was not nearly as optimistic. Though his fighting spirit was burning, he didn't harbor even a shred of contempt for Ling Xiao in his heart.
Having just clashed with him, Huyan Li understood all too well the massive chasm in strength that lay between them. Previously, when Ling Xiao tested his physical body and soul power against him before moving on to a contest of Martial Soul power, Ling Xiao had utterly bested him in every aspect.
Furthermore, Huyan Li could clearly sense that Ling Xiao was noticeably holding back and had shown mercy multiple times throughout the fight.
Even if Ling Xiao suppressed his soul power to the peak of the Soul Elder realm, his combat strength remained a force to be reckoned with. It was absolutely not something that could be easily overcome through a mere increase in numbers.
This battle would by no means be as simple as the ordinary disciples of the sect imagined. Yet, as a direct-line descendant of the Elephant Armored Sect, he also possessed immense confidence in his sect's ultimate techniques.
He believed that even if they couldn't defeat Ling Xiao in this match, the defensive prowess of the Elephant Armor Formation would grant them an impregnable position, at least securing a draw.
While it was a matter of using the many against the few, it would ultimately claw back some dignity for the Elephant Armored Sect. Locking his gaze onto Ling Xiao, Huyan Li spoke in a deep, resounding voice:
"Ling Xiao, your strength is indeed formidable, and I am no match for you alone. However, if you think you can break the Elephant Armor Formation deployed by the seven of us working together, you'll have to see whether you truly possess the capability."
Immediately after, his eyes swept left and right as he roared, "Brothers, release your Martial Souls!"
Instantly, a dazzling radiance of soul power erupted from the center of the square.
A rich, thick brown light enveloped the bodies of Huyan Li and his six brothers, accompanied by a violent surge of soul power fluctuations.
Though the seven distinct auras each possessed their own unique characteristics, they shared the exact same origin—tyrannical, heavy, and seemingly radiating the aura of primeval behemoths.
The soul power fluctuations of the seven individuals seemed to fuse into a single entity. Their grand momentum was exceedingly terrifying, far surpassing the time when Huyan Li had unleashed his soul power alone.
Flames of soul power soared into the sky, accompanied by seven thunderous elephant roars that echoed almost simultaneously. Seven Diamond Mammoth Martial Souls abruptly manifested, standing side-by-side.
In the blink of an eye, these seven Diamond Mammoth Martial Souls became the absolute center of attention on the field. The Diamond Mammoth was already a giant-sized beast Martial Soul, possessing a colossal frame.
Now that seven of them were manifested together, they held a stark, visually overwhelming advantage in contrast to the solitary Ling Xiao and his single axe, exerting an immense sense of oppression.
In the next instant, practically at the exact moment they released their Martial Souls, the seven Huyan brothers completed their Martial Soul Possession.
As the Diamond Mammoths merged into their physical forms, the seven transformed into their elephant-headed, human-bodied states, looking identical to Huyan Li's prior transformation.
Boom!
Huyan Li and his six brothers truly did not underestimate Ling Xiao in the slightest. Showing zero signs of relaxation or carelessness, they acted in perfect, unspoken harmony the moment their Martial Soul Possessions were complete.
Moving as one, they launched a proactive assault, charging at Ling Xiao from different directions as each unleashed a devastating heavy punch. All seven channeled their Martial Souls to the absolute limit, gathering the Diamond Force.
Alongside their surging soul power, a brilliant, radiant light erupted from their fists.
Like seven diamond-forged iron fists trailing intense streaks of energy, their coordinated attacks blasted toward Ling Xiao like cannonballs. Seeing the wildly violent offensive launched by Huyan Li and his brothers, Ling Xiao didn't show a hint of fear.
Instead, a look of pure excitement crossed his face as a sharp light flashed in his eyes.
"Come then!" he shouted.
Before his voice even faded, Ling Xiao channeled immense strength into both arms.
Twisting his waist, he swung the Profound Sky Axe horizontally in a sweeping strike capable of mowing down thousands. Instantly, a massive, ten-meter-long crescent of axe-radiance sliced through the air, cleaving directly toward the seven Huyan brothers.
Boom!
With a thunderous explosion, the massive axe-radiance generated by the Profound Sky Slash tore through the void and collided head-on with the fists of the seven brothers. Two torrents of energy erupted in mid-air, sending streaks of soul power flying in all directions.
The joint attack of the seven Huyan brothers possessed remarkable power and astonishing physical weight, but unfortunately, they were still forced back by this single strike. The hands and forearms of their possessed forms were stung by the razor-sharp energy of the axe-radiance.
Their aggressive momentum ground to a halt, forcing them several steps backward.
What a terrifyingly powerful attack!
Huyan Li's brothers thought to themselves, excluding Huyan Li who already knew what to expect. They had attacked together in a direct, frontal assault, yet they were stopped dead in their tracks by a single swing of Ling Xiao's axe.
Is this his true strength? No wonder Big Brother was completely suppressed in their previous clash.
At this moment, a distinct axe mark was visible across the knuckles of all seven possessed forms.
However, if anyone looked closely enough, they would notice that even though all of them had endured a strike from the Profound Sky Axe, the marks on Huyan Xi and Huyan Qi were the thickest and longest.
Meanwhile, the one who suffered the lightest injury wasn't Huyan Li—who possessed the highest cultivation—but rather Huyan Shan. For reasons unknown, his defensive power seemed to surpass even Huyan Li's.
Having repelled their attack with a single swing, Ling Xiao did not hesitate. He immediately launched a fierce counteroffensive. Executing an explosive step, he lunged directly toward the seven brothers, swinging the Profound Sky Axe downward as he charged.
Facing a collection of much stronger opponents, Ling Xiao no longer held back. The soul power within his body surged rapidly, circulating according to a specific method as he unleashed the Profound Sky Shatter.
A colossal, blackish-red orb of energy erupted from the giant axe like a sweeping torrent, hurtling toward the center of the seven brothers like an energetic meteor.
As it flew, it seemed to swallow and destroy everything in its path, exerting a sense of oppression that far exceeded the previous Profound Sky Slash.
"Not good! Watch out!"
Sensing that the energy fluctuations of this Profound Sky Shatter were incredibly terrifying and packed with a horrifying destructive force, Huyan Li couldn't help but shout a warning.
Faced with an attack that was vastly more explosive than the previous one, Huyan Li and the others simultaneously decided to combine their defenses.
Under the activation of their Martial Souls, a yellow soul ring emerged from each of their bodies, spinning rapidly the moment they materialized. It was the standard first soul ring of the Huyan clan's direct line, activating their first soul skill: Impregnable Fortress.
As this standard first soul skill was deployed, a giant shield constructed entirely from the Diamond Force materialized in the hands of Huyan Li, Huyan Ba, and the others. Every single shield was exceptionally massive, easily large enough to completely shelter their transformed bodies.
With several heavy thuds, the seven giant shields slammed onto the ground, held firmly in front of them. In the blink of an eye, just as the seven completed the release of their first soul skill, the Profound Sky Shatter arrived right before their eyes.
An intense, tyrannical aura rushed over them.
Unlike before, when the seven brothers had combined their strength to boost their own momentum, this direct attack from Ling Xiao forced the other six brothers to finally experience the sheer brutality and overbearing dominance of the Profound Sky Axe, just as Huyan Li had before.
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