Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 9, First Soul Skill: Condensed Shadow

Looking at Ye Xixuan's youthful face, Bei Bei originally didn't want to make a move. After all, winning would be dishonorable, and losing would be even more humiliating.

But he was swayed by Elder Xuan and Ye Xixuan's words, leaving him no room to refuse. Moreover, Sister Le Xuan was also there, and he didn't want to back down in front of her.

Bei Bei and Ye Xixuan looked at each other from afar, and Bei Bei said in a deep voice, "Bei Bei, a level 23 offensive-type battle soul master, please give me your guidance!"

"Ye Xixuan, a level 12 offensive-type Soul Master, please enlighten me!" Ye Xixuan's Martial Soul, Heart Demon Shadow, has almost no weaknesses; in fact, it can be said to be extremely versatile, especially after acquiring his first Soul Skill. However, since the purpose of Soul Battle is to defeat the opponent, he can indeed be considered an offensive-type Soul Master.

As for the increase in his soul power level, it was naturally due to the soul ring of the thousand-year-old dark elemental soul beast.

Soul Masters with ultimate attribute martial souls possess soul power of far superior quality to ordinary soul masters, which is automatically compressed and condensed during cultivation. Therefore, even after absorbing a thousand-year-old first soul ring, Ye Xixuan's soul power level only increased to level twelve.

More accurately, it's about a two-and-a-half-level increase in soul power.

"Let's begin here. Xuanzi and I will keep an eye on things." Elder Mu finally spoke, watching as Ye Xixuan and Beibei walked to the center of the open space, until they were nearly ten meters apart.

As both are offensive-type Soul Masters, their battles will undoubtedly be head-on clashes, where the opponent must be overwhelmed by sheer power. Distance will not affect the fairness of the fight.

Old Master Xuan chuckled, took a swig of wine from his gourd, and immediately assumed the role of referee, issuing the command: "Begin!"

Bei Bei's gaze sharpened, and she activated her martial spirit first, causing her aura to change abruptly.

A dazzling blue light shone from between his brows, then instantly spread, descending from his brow into his entire body. Blue-purple lightning crackled, the electric currents like tiny snakes circling and coiling around his body.

Despite having a beast spirit, apart from a lightning bolt-shaped mark on his forehead, his entire body did not change due to the spirit's possession.

This is what makes the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul special. Only after a Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Soul Master breaks through to the Soul Venerable level and obtains their third Soul Ring will their body begin to transform into a Martial Soul, truly becoming a dragon, which is more powerful than other beast Martial Souls.

Bei Bei is currently only a two-ring Great Soul Master and has not yet mastered the ability to transform into a dragon, but the power of the top-tier beast spirit, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, is already undeniable. His temperament has become sharp and aggressive, and his eyes, crackling with lightning, exude a captivating aura.

"Millennium Soul Ring?!"

However, when Bei Bei saw the dazzling purple spirit ring emerging from beneath Ye Xixuan's feet, his entire body froze. The first spirit ring was already at the thousand-year level, which was completely beyond his comprehension.

The instant his gaze met Ye Xixuan's, Ye Xixuan suddenly appeared before him, his fair face covered with hideous and eerie black demonic patterns. Behind him, a series of dark afterimages flashed, his speed even surpassing that of agility-type battle spirit masters of the same level.

A magnificent purple light emanated from Ye Xixuan's crossed hands, and two jet-black daggers suddenly materialized. Though called daggers, they resembled extremely short broadswords, with wide blades and far more terrifying lethality.

With a quick bend and extension of his legs, he instantly unleashed two extremely short, broadswords, their blades shimmering with a deep, obsidian-like light that sent chills down one's spine.

The black sword light magnified in Bei Bei's eyes, and the usually gentle and refined man couldn't help but swear on the spot.

"Holy crap, you're telling me this speed is from a power-attack type Soul Master?!"

Zhang Lexuan, who was watching from the sidelines, was also surprised. However, what concerned her most was Ye Xixuan's martial soul aura, which seemed to have an inexplicable and amazing affinity with her Silver Moon martial soul.

The moon, also known as Taiyin, is inherently yin and corresponds to darkness.

At night, her martial spirit could unleash its most powerful force. Zhang Lexuan now seemed to understand why Elder Mu had summoned her to the Sea God Pavilion.

Beibei leaned back, narrowly avoiding Ye Xixuan's horizontal slash with his two extremely short broadswords. A strand of hair drifted out of his sight. He immediately let out a low shout and launched a counterattack.

The first spirit ring shone brightly, and with a surge of intense spirit power, a blue-purple lightning dragon claw, about a foot in diameter, shot towards Ye Xixuan like lightning.

Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex's first soul skill: Thunder Dragon Claw!
Ye Xixuan's response was even more unexpected. He released the two extremely short broadswords from his hands and shot them towards Bei Bei. At the same time, a massive, thick, black shield materialized in front of him, blocking Bei Bei's lightning dragon claw.

"Crack—" A violent bolt of lightning struck the giant shield, only to be swallowed up by the darkness like mud sinking into the sea. Only faint flashes of electricity could be seen within it.

This is an absolute suppression in terms of martial soul attributes.

Bebe spun in mid-air, the two extremely short broadswords whizzing past him and embedding themselves deeply into the hard granite floor. Catching a glimpse of this out of the corner of his eye, he was secretly alarmed.

But before he could even think, Ye Xixuan, shielded by the giant dark shield, charged toward him with overwhelming force.

"A one-ring Soul Master, how come he seems even more troublesome than that dead tortoise?" Bei Bei was extremely frustrated and finally stopped holding back. Her second Soul Ring shone, and the countless snake-like electric currents around her body amplified simultaneously, transforming into lightning arrows that flashed in the air, forming a dense net of lightning that enveloped Ye Xi Xuan.

Second Soul Skill: Thunderous Might.

Combat experience may need to be accumulated through repeated battles, but there are always some geniuses who are born with amazing combat instincts.

Ye Xixuan calmly stopped and raised the Dark Shield above his head to protect his body.

The arrows of lightning rained down in an instant, producing a deafening roar like thunder.

Despite the ten-level difference in soul power, coupled with the formidable power of the top-tier beast martial soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, he managed to block most of Bei Bei's attacks, but a layer of fine lightning also appeared on his body.

The Shield of Darkness dissipated into nothingness, and Ye Xixuan's upper body clothes were also penetrated by lightning, bursting open to reveal the hideous demonic patterns covering his entire body.

The Heart Demon Mark talent ability is equivalent to giving him an extra soul skill.

The effect of his first soul skill, Condensed Shadow, is that he can materialize his tangible yet intangible shadow, condensing it into various weapons for his own use. Moreover, the weapons are far stronger and sharper than any rare metal in the world, as if they were nonexistent primordial matter.

The effect of the Condensed Shadow, combined with the innate ability of the Heart Demon Rune, makes Ye Xixuan's physical strength comparable to that of a human killing machine.

Despite the powerful attack of Beibei's second soul skill, Thunderous Might, he suffered almost no damage.

Ye Xixuan silently watched Bei Bei, then slowly raised his right hand. This time, what appeared in his hand was a Shadow Spear shrunk to his height.

"It seems that Beibei is really going to suffer a great loss this time." The surprise in Elder Xuan's eyes subsided slightly, and he felt even more gloating.

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