Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

"Give up, kid. Meeting me is the biggest tragedy of your life. I'll be a shadow you'll never forget!"

With his back to Long Aotian, Xu Sanshi turned around and didn't forget to throw out his final declaration.

Then he saw the referee's raised right hand suddenly swung down!

Game start!

At the same time, Long Aotian released his soul ring.

Yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black.

When the seventh spirit ring rose up, a chorus of exclamations erupted from the distant spectator area.

Seven spirit rings, and they are even better than the optimal combination, with four ten-thousand-year spirit rings among them. This level of spirit rings has even surpassed that of the Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan standing next to him.

Aside from Huo Yuhao's exceptional abilities, even within Shrek Academy, only Wang Dong'er has achieved this level.

However, in terms of cultivation, even Wang Dong'er, who has already added six soul rings to her Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, is only a high-level Soul Emperor, which is one level lower than Long Aotian!

Seven rings! Soul Saint.

Long Aotian is not the first Soul Saint level expert to appear in this competition. The previous one was Kong Tianxu.

But who is Kong Tianxu? He was a peerless genius who once defeated the previous generation of Shrek Seven Devils, represented by Ma Xiaotao, and possessed the Twin Silver Dragon Martial Soul!

From which nook and cranny did this Long Aotian emerge? How could he suppress the cultivation of all seven members of the Shrek Seven Devils, the strongest generation in thousands of years?

"Ah, I remember now!" Zhang Lexuan slapped her forehead and exclaimed, "They are—"

"The Original Body Sect!" Huo Yuhao said through gritted teeth, enunciating each word clearly.

"Heh, what a good draw." Wang Qiu'er sneered.

"It's alright, we'll defeat them." Huo Yuhao patted Wang Dong'er's hand lightly from a distance; Wang Dong'er's face was extremely pale.

On the competition stage, the battle has already begun.

Almost at the same instant Zheng Zhan's arm fell, Long Aotian moved.

No, more accurately, his power dynamics have shifted.

The harmless and peaceful feeling vanished instantly, replaced by a ferocity and violence like a wild beast unleashed!

With a thud, the specially made metal tabletop made a dull sound, and his figure, gleaming with a white jade-like luster, moved as fast as lightning. He seemed to glide along the ground, covering dozens of meters in the blink of an eye, and appeared in front of Xu Sanshi!

A hundred meters is but a fleeting moment for Long Aotian, who moves with effortless grace.

So fast!

Xu Sanshi was shocked. The moment Zheng Zhan announced the start of the match, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. An unprecedented sense of danger washed over him like ice water. He felt as if he were being watched by a ferocious beast.

Even a Soul Saint shouldn't have given him such a terrifying feeling!

He dared not be negligent, and instantly summoned the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield to block in front of him.

However, Long Aotian didn't use any fancy soul skills at all. He simply twisted his waist, extended his shoulder, and threw a punch!

This punch, seemingly simple and unadorned, reached a wondrous state of harmony between man and nature the moment it was thrown. With each inch the fist advanced, the oppressive force emanating from it increased.

Xu Sanshi felt as if the air, light, and even the ground beneath his feet were extensions of his opponent's power, as if he were in a tightening cage, and the entire arena trembled slightly.

"boom--!"

Fist and shield clashed! A dull, heart-pounding thud.

Xu Sanshi, shield and all, was struck head-on by a siege hammer. He was sent flying backward uncontrollably, crashing heavily into the soul-guided protective shield behind him with a dull thud.

The surface of the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield was filled with wildly flashing white light. He felt a sweet taste in his throat, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and his single eye was filled with horror.

Wow, that's incredible! How can someone be so strong!

Even though he was caught off guard by the opponent's seven-ring cultivation and lightning-fast attacks, how could his Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield not even be able to defend against a simple punch from the opponent? He was a defensive-type Soul Master!

Xu Sanshi finally understood where that deadly sense of oppression came from; Long Aotian's strength had indeed reached a terrifying level that he had never seen before.

What's more troublesome is that a kind of harmonious and resilient alien energy is invading his body through the shield, constantly interfering with the normal operation of his soul power and blood. This power is completely different from soul power, and his Xuanming power cannot drive it away at all.

Chapter 283 Long Aotian Shatters the Turtle's Gallbladder with Three Punches, Huo Yuhao Makes His Debut, Showing His Five-Year Prowess

"It's a combat skill! And a profound combat skill that incorporates the concept of the unity of heaven and man! This person is truly strong. His combat skill must be self-created, and his understanding of it is extremely profound. His cultivation has even reached the level of the unity of heaven and man. For him, whether he uses a soul skill or not doesn't really make much difference. His own soul skill is the strongest. Such a person is terrifying."

Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

Because he lacked the many opportunities and circumstances described in the original story, he was unable to elevate his reign to the level of the Goddess of Light.

However, he also mastered his own unique technique, "The Emperor Reigns Above the Beams," and has achieved some proficiency in combat skills.

Therefore, he could fully understand Long Aotian's strength at that moment. That seemingly simple punch actually contained extremely sophisticated techniques.

By briefly fusing spirit, soul power, physical body, and the power of heaven and earth, an extremely powerful force is unleashed.

A seventh-ring Soul Saint, in perfect harmony with heaven and man, Third Senior Brother is in danger!

The thought had barely formed in Huo Yuhao's mind when another unexpected event occurred on stage.

Xu Sanshi struggled to calm his churning blood and qi, and before he could even swallow the blood that surged to his throat, Long Aotian's second attack was already upon him like a shadow!

Having suffered the loss from that punch, Xu Sanshi dared not be negligent in the slightest.

His third spirit ring suddenly erupted with intense black light, the Xuanming Heavy Water on the surface of his shield surged violently as if boiling, and his aura suddenly turned cold and gloomy.

Almost simultaneously, the first spirit ring lit up half a step behind. Layers upon layers of black light surged wildly from the shield like bubbles, one after another, like overlapping waves, pushing towards Long Aotian.

Third Soul Skill: Xuanming Power; First Soul Skill: Xuanming Tremor!

Because he was intimidated by the momentum and power of Long Aotian's previous punch, Xu Sanshi went all out this time.

He subconsciously unleashed his soul power to its maximum, focusing all two instant-cast soul skills onto the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield in a short period of time, in preparation for Long Aotian's even more powerful attack to come.

However, Long Aotian did not follow up with a second punch as Xu Sanshi had expected.

His rapid running momentum suddenly stopped at the last moment, as if a pause button had been pressed, just before he was about to touch Xu Sanshi.

All the previous pressure and oppressive force directed at Xu Sanshi vanished without a trace.

Xu Sanshi was originally releasing the Xuanming Shield Shadow with all his might to resist Long Aotian's seemingly omnipresent suppression, and, drawn by Long Aotian's sudden opportunity, he had already sent out the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield.

Furthermore, the power of Xuanming Zhen reached its peak at that moment.

However, Long Aotian did not throw that punch.

This instantaneous shift from extreme motion to extreme stillness caused his immense Xuanming power to surge forth like a flood, yet it could find no target to attack and instantly lost its direction.

His opponent was right in front of him, but his soul power lost its target, preventing him from setting his Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield to its optimal defensive state.

The overwhelming sadness made Xu Sanshi groan, his face flushed, and he forced back the blood that was rising in his throat.

Long Aotian would never give his opponent any chance to breathe.

To Xu Sanshi's utter astonishment, two of the seven soul rings on Long Aotian's body, which had remained dormant until then, lit up simultaneously.

With the first and third spirit rings shining, Long Aotian underwent some strange changes at an astonishing speed. His entire body slowly swelled up, becoming even more robust than before, and his skin surface suddenly gained a layer of dark golden luster.

The release of his two soul skills made his aura even more powerful.

Anyone with eyes can see that his two soul skills should respectively enhance physical strength and speed, and make the body more resilient, similar to body metallization, but obviously more advanced.

The pause seemed to be just a momentary illusion. The moment the changes in his body were fully formed, Long Aotian bent his knees and rushed in front of Xu Sanshi again, slamming his left palm down at an extremely tricky angle!

"Boom!"

As if struck squarely by a battering ram, the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield let out another heart-stopping thud, and several cracks began to spread.

At the critical moment, Xu Sanshi barely managed to change the position of the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield and block the attack, his arm tingling with numbness.

This time, not only did the shield light up with that eerie incandescent light, but his own body surface also faintly shimmered with the same incandescent glow as Long Aotian's Unity of Heaven and Man combat technique.

In terms of martial spirit, Xu Sanshi's Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield is definitely not weak; it is a top-tier martial spirit on par with the renowned Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

His control over defending against powerful attacks has reached an exquisite level, making him the pinnacle of defensive Soul Masters his age. Logically, he shouldn't be so helpless.

The problem is that when Long Aotian goes all out, his attack method, which combines soul skills and combat skills, has exceeded his experience.

Limited by the sect's foundation and his own cultivation level, Xu Sanshi had almost no knowledge of the combination of spiritual power and soul power, or even higher-level combat techniques, nor did he have any interest in them.

He follows a path similar to that of Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, focusing on deeply exploring the potential of his own martial soul and soul skills.

This path and the path of creating one's own combat techniques may lead to the same ultimate level, but one is easy at first and then difficult, while the other is difficult at first and then easy.

However, at the sixth ring stage, under the same conditions, combat skills are naturally superior, not to mention the fundamental difference in martial spirit and cultivation between Xu Sanshi and Long Aotian. If Bei Bei, who excels at ruling the world, were here, the situation might be much better.

He vomited the blood he had just held back. After suffering a series of injuries, Xu Sanshi knew he couldn't continue like this.

His mind raced, and his second and third spirit rings simultaneously shone brightly. The Xuanming Shield Formation overlapped and appeared, and Long Aotian seemed to be slightly slowed down by the layers of shield shadows.

Xu Sanshi twisted his body as if to roll over to the other side of the competition platform.

But as soon as he peeked out from under the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, he discovered that the shield, which he was holding tightly, was as if it were welded to the spot and remained completely still.

Ok?

Xu Sanshi caught a glimpse of it and then froze.

It was clear that, at some point, Long Aotian's left palm, which had been pressing against the surface of his Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, had become violently twisted.

It could no longer be called a human left hand, but had expanded into an extremely thin suction cup, firmly adhering to the Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield, with waves of powerful suction constantly surging in.

Furthermore, the suction force released by the suction cup formed by Long Aotian's left hand also carried the power of the "Unity of Heaven and Man" combat technique! This made his attempt to break free extremely difficult.

On the other side, the suction cup is connected to Long Aotian's left arm.

He suddenly exerted force with his left hand, and his slender left arm, which had been stretched, suddenly burst out with a huge pulling force, like a rubber band, pulling Xu Sanshi's body closer again.

At the same time, a bizarre scene unfolded once again. As Long Aotian's second soul ring shone, his right arm twisted and deformed, turning into a dark golden longsword.

Without the slightest hesitation, the dark gold longsword, accompanied by a piercing whistle that tore through the air, slashed down fiercely at Xu Sanshi's exposed head like lightning!

That was formed from Long Aotian's arm, and his movements were extremely fast, giving Xu Sanshi no chance to dodge.

The original martial soul can actually be used like this? Constantly transforming one's body?

Xu Sanshi stared in disbelief, quickly pulling his head back inside the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield. He tilted the shield, trying to deflect as much of the dark golden blade's frontal attack as possible.

"Clang—!"

A piercingly sharp sound of metal breaking rang out as the dark gold longsword slashed fiercely into the shield. The crack that had been created by the force of the punch suddenly expanded, and the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield let out a painful wail, its black light violently erratic.