Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 326 You Can't Take Her Away

Zhao Yang's martial soul is the Golden Violent Bear, which inherently possesses a trace of Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear bloodline, making it near-top-tier among bear-type martial souls. Defense, strength, and attack are all its forte.

After he unleashed his first soul skill, Golden Body, and his third soul skill, Berserk, a layer of metallic luster suddenly appeared on his skin. Not only that, his body also swelled up, and his powerful muscles made him look like a raging bear.

Coco gritted her teeth, ignoring the two giant tower shields thrown at her, and fired the Thunder Cannon!

A blue-purple shell, over a foot in diameter, hurtled towards Zhao Yang. Cracks of lightning flashed, the air twisted violently, and ordinary soldiers were reduced to charred remains without even being hit.

Zhao Yang snorted coldly, grabbed a heavily armored soldier next to him, and threw him forward to block his way.

The cunning Zhao Yang released his defensive soul skill to confuse Ke Ke. How could he possibly use his own body to face a soul-guided cannonball that was clearly a high-level soul tool? He would be a fool to take it head-on. Although he didn't like soul tools, as a member of the Sun Moon Empire, disliking them didn't mean he didn't understand them.

A deafening roar exploded in the air, instantly pulverizing the heavily armored soldiers. A burst of blue-purple light erupted in the sky. The powerful shockwave knocked over at least a hundred people in the vicinity. Lightning flashed, and the soldiers closest to the blast point were all blasted away and reduced to charred remains.

Despite the shockwave, Zhao Yang charged towards the orange again.

At the same time, Ji Lin unleashed two crimson sword energies, instantly splitting the two tower shields that were about to smash into Ke Ke in two, which then flew past Ke Ke.

Keke felt the whistling sound in her ears and her face turned pale. She had just thought she was going to die. With her small arms and legs as a Soul Master, if she were hit by those two tower shields, she would be smashed into a pulp.

Although she was prepared to face death when she followed Orange into the battlefield, she didn't want to die so miserably, without even leaving behind a complete corpse.

Keke looked at Ji Lin gratefully; he had saved her life! Thinking of her previous attitude towards Ji Lin, she felt extremely guilty.

Although Keke was surprisingly still alive, Zhao Yang no longer cared about Keke's life or death; all he wanted to do now was catch Ju Zi.

Meanwhile, among the surrounding army, four other Soul Master squads joined the battle, using flying Soul Tools to drop trigger-activated Soul Bombs from the air. The bombs sent the rebel soldiers flying, greatly relieving the pressure on the mountaintop.

With Ju Zi's reinforcements fast approaching, Zhao Yang knew his hopes were dwindling. His only option now was to capture Ju Zi himself and negotiate with the Crown Prince; otherwise, the Crown Prince's men would never let him go. Time was of the essence!

Zhao Yang pounded his chest with both hands, and a roar that shook the surrounding area suddenly burst from his mouth, and his fifth spirit ring shone brightly.

His roar was so powerful that it knocked everyone except Ji Lin and Ju Zi to the ground.

Ju Zi was not knocked down because Ji Lin stood in front of her.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhao Yang strode towards the orange. His target was clear: the orange. It was as if Ji Lin did not exist in his eyes.

Ji Lin's lips twitched. This was the first time someone had ignored him like this. This guy was pretty brave. No wonder he had a bear-type martial soul; he was just reckless.

Zhao Yang didn't witness the complete annihilation of the Soul Master team, so he didn't know who Ji Lin was, let alone how strong Ji Lin was.

All he wanted to do now was grab the orange as quickly as possible to save his own life. His large, fan-like hand slammed down on Ji Lin's head. Instantly, a gust of wind rushed towards him. Because of the excessive force, Zhao Yang's feet actually sank into the hard rocks of the hill when he exerted his strength, leaving two deep footprints.

Ji Lin held the Heavenly Fire Judgment in his left hand, while his right hand was gradually covered by ice crystals. He punched Zhao Yang's large hand.

Power-type Soul Skill: Ice Emperor's Claw.

"Bang!"

As their fists and palms collided, a sound like the air being shattered rang out. Zhao Yang staggered back a few steps, his palms trembling slightly, clearly having just suffered a loss.

Ji Lin remained motionless, and the ice crystal diamond on his right hand remained smooth and bright.

Ji Lin smiled faintly and said, "Although your efforts are admirable, it's a pity that with me here, you can't take her away."

Orange, standing behind Ji Lin, felt a tremor in her heart and looked at Ji Lin's back with a complicated expression. Could it be that he really is!

Zhao Yang's face was gloomy. He had felt a strong sense of crisis during the previous exchange, and he used his strongest soul skill without hesitation.

The jet-black seventh spirit ring suddenly shone brightly, and Zhao Yang's figure swelled once more. He grew to a height of five meters, with bright golden mane covering his entire body. Except for his face, which still resembled a human, he looked like a real giant bear.

Yes, this is the qualitative change that occurs after a Soul Master's cultivation reaches the seventh ring, and it's also the watershed between mid-level and high-level Soul Masters. True Martial Soul Form!

Once the Martial Soul True Form is unleashed, the user completely transforms into the form of their Martial Soul, resulting in a surge in power. Furthermore, all existing Soul Skills will nearly double in power. This is why, upon reaching the Soul Saint level, Soul Masters of the same rank, unless they possess special Soul Tools, find it extremely difficult to contend with a Soul Master.

Ji Lin chuckled lightly. Martial Soul True Body, is it very strong?

Zhao Yang, in his true form as the Golden Bear, roared and charged toward Ji Lin. At the same time, the Golden Bear's eyes were filled with blood, its whole body shone with golden light, its sixth soul ring shone, and a huge bear shadow appeared behind it.

The enormous light and shadow surged forward instantly, like a siphon, merging into his right arm. His already extremely powerful arm swelled to twice its original size, and the hair on it had turned dark gold.

Dark Gold Fist of the Terror Demon. Zhao Yang's strongest attack soul skill. This punch fully unleashed the trace of Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear bloodline contained within his Violent Golden Bear Martial Soul, unleashing his strongest destructive power in his Martial Soul True Form state.

Ji Lin's diamond ice crystals dissipated in his right hand, and he took the Heavenly Fire Judgment from his left. Six spirit rings, one yellow, two purple, one black, and two red, circled and danced around him. His fifth spirit ring shone with a dazzling red light, and crimson flames burst forth from the Heavenly Fire Judgment.

Fifth Soul Skill: Heavenly Fire Erosion.

Entering a burst state, Ji Lin transformed into flames and rushed towards the true form of the Golden Bear.

A crimson sword light flashed, and Ji Lin and Zhao Yang, who had transformed into the Golden Bear, passed each other.

Silence fell upon the hilltop. Whether it was Coco and the Soul Masters who had been knocked to the ground by the sound waves, or Ju Zi, or the soldiers who had stormed the hilltop, they all stared blankly at the two people passing by.

(End of this chapter)