Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 47 Life Drain, Victory!

"Third Soul Skill - Xuanming Power!"

As Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao used the Ghostly Shadow Steps to retreat, Xu Sanshi also unleashed his strongest soul skill.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Sanshi's tortoise shell shield, which had been emitting bursts of black shockwaves, instantly condensed into a massive amount of water element, enveloping his figure in it and forming a "cocoon" that continuously emitted strong soul power fluctuations, much like a domain.

"Um?"

Upon seeing Xu Sanshi unleash his thousand-year soul skill, Luo Chen, who had been on guard, couldn't help but frown when he saw the massive water element that suddenly appeared before him.

Through Huo Yuhao's mental detection, he discovered that the water element shield enveloping Xu Sanshi had an indescribable and strange fluctuation.

Under the interference of this fluctuation, he was no longer able to use the shared mental detection that Huo Yuhao had given him to detect Xu Sanshi's specific situation inside the water cocoon.

Upon noticing this change, both Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao narrowed their eyes. This meant that they could only observe with their naked eyes and could no longer use mental detection to "predict the enemy's moves."

However, this did not have much impact on Luo Chen, since he usually relied on changes in the life aura of his opponents and his own intuition in his battles.

Seeing that Xu Sanshi had caught up with them at an extremely fast speed while using the Ghost Shadow Step, and that the Xuanming Shield in his hand had been broken into several small shields that swirled around him, accompanied by black light, they were shocked.

Luo Chen instantly understood Xu Sanshi's intention: to use his own domain-type soul skill as cover while they used Ghost Shadow Step, and secretly release the same stun soul skill as before.

Moreover, just to be on the safe side, he split his large Xuanming Shield into several smaller pieces, using his mental power to control these fragments of the Xuanming Shield, which were imbued with stun soul skills, and engaged them in close combat.

For Xu Sanshi, a defensive three-ring Soul Master, he didn't have many offensive methods. Even if he did, it would be difficult to attack Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao, who were using Ghost Shadow Step. Therefore, he could only rely on the stun effect of his first Soul Skill to create a favorable situation for himself.

However, Luo Chen, who is only a two-ring Great Soul Master, and Huo Yuhao, who is a one-ring Soul Master, are simply no match for Xu Sanshi, who is a three-ring Soul Venerable.

If Xu Sanshi gets close and uses his first soul skill, Xuanming Zhen, a range-repelling soul skill, on them, Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao will instantly faint. Moreover, the knockback effect of Xuanming Zhen is quite strong.

Luo Chen, who possesses the physical and mental strength of a Soul Master, might be able to barely resist this Soul Skill if he were hit by it. However, if Huo Yuhao were hit by this Soul Skill, he would instantly lose consciousness, give up control of his Soul Power, and then his body would suffer a terrifying shock effect.

If it were during his battle with Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi would never have been so reckless, immediately unleashing his third soul skill and abandoning the advantages of a defensive soul master to take the initiative.

It was precisely because of Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao's shallow soul power level that he abandoned defense and attacked in his strongest form, intending to defeat Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao in one blow and end the match.

However, Xu Sanshi overlooked one point despite his meticulous planning. While it was true that Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao's soul power levels were shallow, their spiritual power was extremely strong, not to mention Luo Chen, who had already cultivated the Purple Demon Eye to the Mustard Seed Realm.

Even Huo Yuhao, who is only at level 15 in spirit power now, has a spiritual power that far surpasses his previous level. Even Tang Ya, who has just broken through to the third ring of spirit master, is probably not as terrifying in terms of spiritual power as Huo Yuhao with his spirit eye martial soul.

Seeing Xu Sanshi, who was moving incredibly fast and even surpassing them in terms of Ghost Shadow Steps, almost catching up to him, Luo Chen couldn't help but let out a cold snort, and a flash of purple light suddenly appeared in his blood-red eyes.

At the same time, the Ghostly Steps he was using stopped, and the Death Scythe in his hand suddenly shone with a dazzling blood-red light, extremely crimson!

At the junction of the blade and hilt, there was a huge eye filled with the aura of death, which slowly opened eerily, staring intently at Xu Sanshi, who was so close to Luo Chen, as if it were a living creature.

"What is that?!"

Upon seeing such a bizarre scene, Xu Sanshi's previously confident expression instantly changed. The moment his eyes met those strange pupils, his whole body trembled uncontrollably, and he froze on the spot like a statue.

Along with the massive water element that enveloped it, it instantly collapsed after losing the power of its soul, turning into specks of deep blue light and dissipating.

"Yuhao, now's the time!"

Seeing Xu Sanshi's terrified expression and the violent fluctuations of his soul power, Luo Chen, wielding the blood-red giant scythe, didn't offer any explanation. Instead, his face was somewhat pale as he called out to Huo Yuhao behind him.

"clear!"

Upon seeing this scene, Huo Yuhao did not hesitate. His bright eyes swirled with purple and gold light, accompanied by a faint gray glow. The next moment, a powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted and rushed towards Xu Sanshi, who was frozen in place in front of Luo Chen!

The Purple Demon Eye combined with the mental shock was the strongest attack Huo Yuhao could unleash at the moment. At the same time, this attack consumed almost all of his mental and soul power. After releasing this attack, the mental detection shared with Luo Chen also became ineffective.

However, despite enduring the combined mental attacks from Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, aside from a significant decrease in his aura and the trickle of blood from his seven orifices, still had the strength to circulate his soul power to counteract Luo Chen's control.

However, Luo Chen would not give him any more chances. Not to mention that after Xu Sanshi released several soul skills in succession, his soul power was not much left, and his mental power was also worn down by Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao's attacks. He might even have suffered a lot of mental trauma.

The fact that he was still able to stand still without falling down was entirely due to his own tenacious willpower. Moreover, what Luo Chen had just used were two of his own soul skills!

The Death Gaze, enhanced by the Purple Demon Eye, had an advanced control effect that even Xu Sanshi, a Soul Venerable of the third ring, was forcibly controlled for two seconds. In addition, there was an unsolvable true damage skill released at the cost of one-fifth of his own life force.

With this combo, Luo Chen was confident he could cripple even a four-ring Soul Master, let alone a three-ring Soul Venerable. Although the cost was high, it took him and Huo Yuhao almost all their soul power and spiritual power, as well as one-fifth of his own life force, to achieve this.

As Xu Sanshi struggled to suppress the dizziness caused by his mental trauma and looked at Luo Chen with a somewhat panicked expression, Luo Chen slowly stepped forward and placed his palm on Xu Sanshi's forehead.

The next moment, as a suction force emanated from Luo Chen's palm, Xu Sanshi, whose physical strength was exhausted and whose spirit was damaged, clearly felt something important rapidly flowing out of his body.

However, because Luo Chen's control effect was still attached to him, no matter how much Xu Sanshi struggled with his remaining strength, he could only watch helplessly as his body became weaker and weaker. Then, everything went black, and he uncontrollably fell into a coma.

Luo Chen, who had just been pale, now stood upright in the arena as if nothing had happened, supporting the unconscious Xu Sanshi and the unsteady Huo Yuhao.

Upon seeing this, the stunned students in the stands, as well as the referee standing outside the arena, finally snapped out of their daze. The referee then announced the result of the match with a slight stutter:

"Ben, in this match, first-year students Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao win!"

(End of this chapter)