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Similar to Huyan Xi and Huyan Qi, Huyan Li also assumed a charging stance.
A torrent of violent soul power erupted from his body, creating an aura that completely eclipsed the other two.
Driven by this terrifyingly explosive momentum, he took a step forward, causing the ground to shake continuously with a violent tremor that sounded like war drums beating in unison. He transformed into a streak of deep brown light, flashing past in an instant.
His speed was so immense that his silhouette had already vanished from his starting point, yet he left behind a dense trail of afterimages originating from that exact spot.
As he charged, a series of explosive sonic booms echoed through the air, as if the atmosphere itself were being violently shattered and torn apart.
The sound of breaking the air was deafening to the ears.
This was precisely one of the foundational inheritance soul skills of the Elephant Armored Sect: Mammoth Charge.
As a single-target, linear offensive soul skill, it pursued the absolute pinnacle of explosive physical force, making it highly difficult to change direction flexibly. Nevertheless, it remained an incredibly crucial combat asset for soul masters with the Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul.
Once mastered, a soul master could execute this technique without relying on a soul ring. Furthermore, as their cultivation realm progressed, its power would scale up accordingly, ensuring it would never become obsolete like early-stage soul rings.
It was also a perfect complement to the Mammoth Trample; when paired together, their synergy was exceptional.
At this moment, Huyan Li unleashed the Mammoth Charge, aiming directly at Ling Xiao.
His two thick, elongated, and massive tusks resembled giant spears and great lances, thrusting toward Ling Xiao with catastrophic force. Though the soul skill was named a "charge," it was far more than just a blunt-force kinetic collision.
When combined with the massive tusks of the Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul, it was more than capable of inflicting catastrophic puncture wounds upon an enemy, possessing truly terrifying lethality.
When one's cultivation level was high enough and their strength sufficiently formidable, they could even carry an enemy straight through a mountain or pierce clean through a city wall.
If deployed on a battlefield by high-ranking Diamond Mammoth soul masters unleashing their Martial Soul Avatar, they could puncture through an army of one hundred thousand men in a single instant.
Years ago, at the invitation of Emperor Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire to help resist the Star Luo Empire, a large number of direct descendants from the Elephant Armored Sect's Huyan clan—led by several clan elders—formed a Diamond Mammoth Legion.
Although their numbers were few, falling short of a thousand and consisting of only a few hundred men, a single charge from them inflicted catastrophic losses on the Star Luo forces.
They nearly tore all the way through that massive, sky-blotting army formation, and even the high-ranking soul masters embedded within the Star Luo Empire's army failed to stop them.
Following that battle, the Elephant Armor Legion became famous throughout the world, once again demonstrating the supreme deterrence of a large-scale army composed entirely of soul masters sharing the exact same Martial Soul.
Right now, Huyan Li, Huyan Xi, and Huyan Qi charged forward almost simultaneously. Continuous sonic booms reverberated as they carried a frightening amount of power.
At the very front of their charging bodies, their dense soul power radiated outward, practically molding into a colossal, soul-power-enveloped cone. Their twin tusks seemed to merge into one, resembling a singular horn or a massive battering ram.
A mere distance of a dozen-plus meters was crossed in the blink of an eye under the terrifying speed and power of the trio.
Ling Xiao's expression turned solemn.
Circulating his soul power, he swung the Profound Sky Axe in rapid succession. As he unleashed two consecutive variations of the Profound Sky Shatter, massive spheres of highly destructive energy shot forth like an exploding torrent, rushing to meet Huyan Xi and Huyan Qi.
As they flew through the air, the spheres radiated a blackish-red energy halo, overbearing to the extreme, as if looking to swallow every existence in their path.
Immediately following that, Ling Xiao gripped his axe with both hands and channeled strength through his entire body. He raised the Profound Sky Axe high and hacked it downward with violent force toward the oncoming Huyan Li.
Just as the enemy was about to reach him, the sharp intent of the Profound Sky Axe surged drastically under the stimulation of Ling Xiao's soul power.
A piercing, razor-sharp aura erupted from the axe blade, accompanied by an unmistakable, domineering presence. As Ling Xiao brought his axe down, an extraordinarily massive axe light extended from the weapon.
It was not a crescent-shaped blade aura; instead, it took the full shape of the Profound Sky Axe itself, radiating a violent, tyrannical blackish-red energy flame as it finally crashed down upon Huyan Li's body.
Ling Xiao's counterattack collided with the multi-directional assault of Huyan Li's trio almost simultaneously. Instantly, a thunderous explosion reverberated across the square as three torrents of powerful soul power erupted, flashing with blinding brilliance.
The two instances of the Profound Sky Shatter that flew toward Huyan Xi and Huyan Qi detonated with full force. The massive, swelling energy looked ready to swallow them whole, and the violent shockwaves completely halted their momentum.
The surrounding terrain within a radius of several meters was utterly demolished by the escaping residual energy; the clash site looked as though it had been thoroughly ravaged by a tempest, sending countless stone fragments flying in every direction.
Meanwhile, Huyan Li—possessing the highest cultivation level and the strongest combat capabilities—met the massive axe light extending from the Profound Sky Axe head-on with the peak of his offensive might.
The resulting energy fluctuations were the most violent of all.
For a brief moment, the two attacks hung in a dead lock, nearly freezing in place. The two distinct colors of compressed soul power clashed aggressively, painting the immediate area in a bizarre, dual-toned hue as visible ripples of energy constantly radiated outward.
Under the sheer intensity of the two opposing attacks, even the space itself seemed to warp with successive ripples. The surrounding earth was gouged into a massive crater by the overflowing shockwaves, making it look as if the ground beneath their feet had caved in out of nowhere.
Huyan Li gritted his teeth, pushing his limits to the absolute maximum. Using the physical tusks and skull of his Martial Soul form, he braced against the axe light manifested by the Profound Sky Slash, refusing to yield a single inch.
Yet, a verdict was reached in the very next breath.
With a deafening BOOM, Ling Xiao's Profound Sky Axe crashed heavily into the earth, and the colossal axe light sliced deep into the terrain.
Unable to shatter the attack, Huyan Li was hacked backward by several meters. As he stumbled back consecutively, the radiance of the soul power enveloping his body rapidly dimmed, and his soul power aura began to plummet.
After taking several heavy steps backward, Huyan Li finally stabilized his stance. On the surface, he did not appear to have sustained any internal injuries, yet his current appearance left many of the spectating Elephant Armored Sect disciples completely dumbfounded.
At this moment, after enduring the full brunt of the Profound Sky Slash, only one of the two massive tusks on Huyan Li's Martial Soul form remained.
The other had actually been hacked clean off from the root by the Profound Sky Axe during the clash. The remaining stub of the severed tusk was less than a quarter of its original length, looking glaringly asymmetrical.
Even the surviving tusk had clearly sustained severe damage; ravaged by the sharp aura of the Profound Sky Axe, it was now covered in a web of fractures, looking as though it would snap apart if subjected to just a bit more combat.
Before Huyan Li was forced back, Huyan Xi and Huyan Qi had already been repelled a step earlier by the explosive force of the Profound Sky Shatter.
Though they had sustained minor injuries, they were not severe. Seeing that Huyan Li had actually had one of his tusks severed, they were instantly deeply alarmed.
With anxious expressions, they called out, "Big Brother, are you alright?"
Huyan Li shook his head.
He stared solemnly at Ling Xiao, filled with immense admiration in his heart.
This Mammoth Charge was already his most powerful offensive capability—even the raw destructive power of his third soul skill could not compare to it.
Yet, it had been broken by Ling Xiao even while the latter was simultaneously intercepting the attacks of three people. It seemed that even if he had followed up with this strike right after executing a Mammoth Trample, he might still have failed to achieve a decisive victory.
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