The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

At the edge of the arena, Nanmen Yun'er was already trembling and pale from the clash between Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er. A sense of fear, seemingly originating from her bloodline and the very essence of her martial soul, welled up within her. The Emerald Demon Bird clan had been nearly wiped out by the Dragon Clan, and both Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er were essentially possessors of top-tier dragon-type martial souls.

She felt an even stronger sense of fear from Xu Zihuang. But in her current state, she couldn't care less about such things.

Inside the arena, the confrontation between Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er continued, seemingly a stalemate, but Zhang Lexuan could see Yu Tianhuang's composure.

Wang Qiu'er noticed this as well, and her anger and fighting spirit mingled together as she suddenly raised her head. Her long, wavy, light blue hair cascaded down her back, billowing behind her without any wind.

Starting from the roots, her long hair was changing at an astonishing speed. It was as if a layer of golden liquid was flowing out from the roots and spreading all the way to the ends.

The golden light emanating from her grew even stronger, and a layer of fine golden dragon scales covered her entire body except for her face. The dazzling golden light illuminated half of the arena.

She raised her right hand, which transformed into a golden dragon claw. Then, the deep black spirit ring that was sixth in the rankings beside her suddenly lit up.

A terrifying, golden claw-like shadow, fifty meters long, descended from the sky.

If you look closely, you will find that the patterns of golden dragon scales are faintly visible on the five golden blades.

This extremely sharp aura is probably enough to easily tear apart the true form of a martial soul unleashed by a typical seven-ring soul saint.

This is the soul skill that Wang Qiu'er obtained from the 20,000-year-old Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear soul ring: Golden Dragon Terror Claw!

The most powerful Dark Gold Terrorclaw Soul Skill of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear lineage, combined with the Golden Dragon bloodline within her, mutated into a terrifying Soul Skill that possesses both crushing and tearing effects.

Where the claw's shadow passed, black cracks appeared in the air. It was clearly a sign that space itself was being torn apart.

Xu Zihuang's left hand, which had been fused with the external soul bone, the Radiant Dragon Claw, felt slightly warm, and a strong sense of hostility quietly arose. He was startled and forcibly suppressed the strange feeling in his left hand.

Chapter 368 Wang Qiu'er's True Martial Soul

"Dark Gold Terror Claw?!" Unlike Xu Zihuang, who possessed the Golden Eye Martial Soul, the onlookers could not notice the golden dragon scale patterns on the five dark gold claw shadows in the blink of an eye. However, they also recognized at a glance that this was the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's strongest innate soul skill, Dark Gold Terror Claw.

Zhang Lexuan and Ning Tian knew that Wang Qiu'er's sixth soul ring was taken from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear with 20,000 years of cultivation, but they were still very surprised to see Wang Qiu'er unleash the Golden Dragon Terrorclaw, which originated from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw.

Although the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's spirit ring is the best of the best, providing human spirit masters with exceptionally powerful spirit skills, it is generally biased towards defense.

The Dark Gold Terror Claw Soul Skill can only appear in the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear Soul Bone, and it must be from the left or right arm bones.

However, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Soul Skills that appear on the left and right arm bones cannot compare with those of a real Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear. Only the palm bones that drop after a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear dies, which have a very small chance of revealing the Terror Claw Soul Skills, are the strongest and most complete.

These are experiences summarized by a senior member of Shrek Academy who studied the spirit rings and spirit bones of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, a type of spirit beast. This content is taught in one of the courses in Shrek Academy's inner courtyard.

Wang Qiu'er's acquisition of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Soul Skill by absorbing the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear Soul Ring was clearly beyond Zhang Lexuan and Ning Tian's expectations.

The others were even more shocked, especially Dai Huabin, who had just suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Wang Qiu'er.

"She actually obtained a spirit ring from a ten-thousand-year-old dark gold dinosaur claw bear?"

Beyond his shock, Dai Huabin's eyes also gleamed with intense jealousy. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's spirit ring had always been something he desperately wanted. However, Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears were extremely rare and powerful, which was why he hadn't been able to obtain one all these years.

Yu Tianhuang's situation was special; such a terrifying combination of spirit rings would be impossible for him. But Wang Qiu'er's ten-thousand-year-old dark gold dinosaur claw bear spirit ring gave him the illusion that he could do it too.

In the center of the arena, Xu Zihuang, who had been suppressing the strange behavior of his external soul bone, the Radiant Dragon Claw, finally released his own soul ring.

Five black and one red spirit rings pulsed slowly around him. The strange, brilliant golden patterns in his eyes shone brightly, and his deep fourth spirit ring lit up.

His right hand bent its five fingers and suddenly rose upwards. Like a mirror image, five equally terrifying dark golden claw shadows appeared in the air.

Xu Zihuang used his Golden Eyes fourth soul skill, Imprint, to replicate Wang Qiu'er's sixth soul skill, Golden Dragon Terror Claw. Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon Terror Claw was infused with the Golden Dragon bloodline within her; anyone else, even with the Imprint soul skill, would be unable to replicate it. Possessing the Golden Dragon bloodline is a crucial prerequisite.

Xu Zihuang perfectly fits this requirement. Moreover, the Golden Dragon bloodline within him is more concentrated than that of Wang Qiu'er, and the age of his fourth soul ring is as high as 50,000 years.

It was clear that the Golden Dragon Claws he unleashed were more solid and more powerful.

"boom!"

A terrifying explosion rang out, and the shockwave from the collision of violent energy instantly swept across the entire area. After only a brief stalemate, the five dark gold blades that had descended from the sky quietly disintegrated and shattered, their remaining tiny dark gold shadows raging wildly in the air.

An extremely sharp aura exploded out, leaving countless smooth cuts on the hard granite surface. The cuts still retained a brilliant golden light, seemingly containing some kind of special energy. Any granite touched by this golden light would quickly crumble into dust, as if melting away.

Only the area around Xu Zihuang's body remained unaffected. His Golden Dragon Claw attack, undiminished in momentum, rose over a hundred meters into the air before gradually dissipating.

At that moment, a resounding dragon roar echoed throughout the arena. Following her sixth soul skill, Wang Qiu'er used her fifth soul skill.

A huge golden dragon instantly appeared from her body, encircling her delicate form.

Looking into Xu Zihuang's bright golden eyes, which remained completely devoid of any emotion from beginning to end, Wang Qiu'er's anger and fighting spirit grew even stronger. As if she had made up her mind, the look in her eyes became firm.

Immediately afterwards, the golden dragon surrounding her suddenly burst into flames, even more dazzling than before.

Everyone on the sidelines felt a pang of fear and instinctively took a few steps back.

"These are abilities with light and fire attributes?" Zhang Lexuan was shocked. According to the information she had, Wang Qiu'er's martial soul should be of the power attribute.

Wang Qiu'er at this moment was completely different from before.

What shocked Zhang Lexuan the most was that both the light and fire attributes were close to their extremes.

Not only Zhang Lexuan, but also Elder Xuan, who was drinking in the Sea God Pavilion, suddenly stood up and looked in the direction of the outer court of Shrek Academy with surprise and uncertainty.

The golden dragon beside Wang Qiu'er's body seemed to melt, revealing its true form. Its overall shape resembled a lion, but with dragon-like claws, and its entire body was wreathed in golden flames, exuding an extraordinary and wondrous aura. Its body was like translucent crystal, with fine golden scales beneath its golden fur. A faint, eerie red line could be seen between its brows.

It's hard to notice without careful observation. Xu Zihuang only vaguely noticed the thin red line by using the abilities of his Golden Eye Martial Soul and his tangible spiritual power.

Even a powerhouse of Xuan Lao's caliber would likely find it difficult to see through.

Xu Zihuang's gaze sharpened; he knew this must be a special ability of the Imperial Auspicious Beast.

Moreover, the transformed illusory image of the martial spirit is clearly the appearance of Wang Qiu'er's true form, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

However, Wang Qiu'er still held back; this dragon-lion-like phantom did not develop a third eye. Presumably, the thin red line was where the third eye was located.

Contrary to Xu Zihuang's initial guess, Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon bloodline had been forcibly taken away by him, making it impossible for her to simulate the Golden Dragon Martial Soul. However, Wang Qiu'er's Martial Soul was not the so-called Golden Dragon Lion, but rather her true form, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

The Golden Dragon Lion was merely a facade. The Suanni inherently possesses characteristics of both a dragon and a lion. And she usually only uses the abilities belonging to her Golden Dragon bloodline.

This was the first time she had truly used the power of her martial soul.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion possesses three attributes: its primary attribute is spirit, along with near-perfect light and fire attributes. As a martial soul, its quality is even slightly superior to the legendary Six-Winged Angel martial soul of yesteryear.

Wang Qiu'er proudly raised her head, coldly staring at Xu Zihuang in the distance. At the same time, the three-eyed golden lion phantom behind her raised its head and let out a long cry, and a strong arc-shaped golden halo instantly enveloped the entire Soul Battle Arena, as if forming a huge golden sun with a diameter of 100 meters.

The entire area, spanning nearly a kilometer, was rendered in gold.

Fifth Soul Skill, Shattering Void Chant!

Smoke and dust swirled around the golden sun, lingering for a long time. The terrifying energy contained within the sun was enough to chill anyone to the bone. Even the space itself seemed to be shattering, trembling and rumbling.

"squeak?!"

As if startled, the Thunder Beast's fluffy fur bristled and burrowed into Ning Tian's hair, leaving only its head exposed. Its eyes were filled with terror as it looked at Wang Qiu'er.

Zhang Lexuan immediately activated the soul-guiding shield at the edge of the arena. Under the impact of powerful shockwaves and energy collisions, dense ripples of light spread across it, obscuring the view of the arena.

The Golden Dragon Claw attack and the Shattering Void Chant, the two soul skills that Wang Qiu'er unleashed earlier, both exceeded the limits of a regular Soul Emperor's attack.

The halo lasted for a full seven or eight seconds before slowly dissipating.

Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er's figures then came into view.

Wang Qiu'er's full chest heaved slightly as she stared intently at Xu Zihuang opposite her. Having used her two strongest attack soul skills consecutively, her soul power was being significantly depleted.

On the other side, Xu Zihuang was in the center of a silver rhombus-shaped crystal, completely unharmed, calmly meeting Wang Qiu'er's gaze.

His calm voice reached Wang Qiu'er's ears.

Is that enough?

Xu Zihuang's deep eyes gave Wang Qiu'er the illusion that her identity had been seen through, sending a chill down her spine. His words were like a direct question: was she really willing to risk exposing her identity to win this struggle?

The most complete form of her fifth soul skill should also incorporate mental attribute attacks, making it a powerful soul skill that combines light, fire, and mental attributes. Similar to Elder Mu's Dragon Emperor's Evil-Slaying Rift and Dragon Emperor's Domain-Shaking Rift, it would draw upon her primordial power when used. The power of this soul skill would not be limited by the age of her soul rings and would evolve as her cultivation level increases.

Therefore, she just unleashed a power far exceeding that of an ordinary ten-thousand-year fifth soul skill.

However, if she incorporates attacks with mental attributes, her martial soul would need to open its third eye and reveal its complete form.

Wang Qiu'er, belatedly realizing what was happening, gritted her teeth and calmed down slightly. She didn't think Xu Zihuang could recognize her identity based on these things.

After all, since she has taken human form, unless a human soul master reaches the god level, they cannot see through her soul beast identity. Furthermore, her third eye has always been hidden; who could possibly connect her with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?

Feeling unconvinced, Wang Qiu'er's gaze remained cold as she ignored Xu Zihuang. As her fourth spirit ring shone, both her hands transformed into golden dragon claws, wreathed in golden flames.

The fourth soul skill, Golden Flame Burst, contains the power of light and fire attributes and comes with a powerful explosive ability.

The silver rhombus-shaped crystal formed by the Soul Barrier skill of the 100,000-year-old head bone dissipated, and Xu Zihuang completely lost his patience, his figure floating down to the ground.

Just as Wang Qiu'er made a move, dark red ripples suddenly enveloped the entire area.

Wang Qiu'er's body was instantly imprisoned by the hard, dark red crystal. Although she managed to break free from the Mirror's Destruction control in time thanks to her near-perfect light and fire elemental abilities, that brief moment of delay had already determined the outcome.

Xu Zihuang appeared behind Wang Qiu'er in a flash, grabbed her wrists with both hands, and then pressed down with his knees, pinning her to the ground.

His hands also transformed into dragon claws, but their surfaces were covered with sharp, blackish-purple scales.

Xu Zihuang used the abilities of his mutated Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex martial soul to complete his dragon transformation. Dark purple lightning flashed on his dragon claws, resisting the golden flames on Wang Qiu'er's golden dragon claws.

"boom--"

Wang Qiu'er's body sank deep into the ground, her face making direct contact with the ground.

However, she showed no sign of yielding, stubbornly turning back to look at Xu Zihuang behind her, her long hair now a light blue-pink. Through the gaps in her hair, one could see Wang Qiu'er's fierce, predatory eyes, but also a hint of humiliation and resentment.

This majestic imperial beast probably never imagined such a day would come. Trampled underfoot by what she considered lowly humans.

Xu Zihuang's gaze was cold, showing no leniency towards Wang Qiu'er.

Is that enough?

"Not enough!" A trickle of crimson blood spilled from the corner of her mouth as Wang Qiu'er gritted her teeth and replied. She wasn't suffering from serious internal injuries; rather, she had bitten her lip until it bled from anger and resentment.

Xu Zihuang frowned slightly.

Just then, a series of figures entered the Soul Battle Zone. It was Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, Dai Luoli, and Huo Yuhao.

Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes widened at first, then their expressions turned strange. Only Huo Yuhao, with his head down and a gloomy demeanor, didn't react much.

"Tianhuang, what are you guys up to?" Xu Sanshi chuckled mischievously, his untimely remarks bringing Bei Bei and the others, as well as Zhang Lexuan and her Shrek team, back to their senses.

Before Xu Sanshi could finish speaking, Elder Xuan arrived with a group of senior members. Among them were Yan Shaozhe, the dean and vice dean of the Martial Soul Department, and Cai Meier.

The group of elders naturally noticed Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er in the center of the arena. However, their expressions were less interesting, all showing thoughtful looks.

With his gaze fixed on the golden flames entwined around Wang Qiu'er's golden dragon claws, Yan Shaozhe's pupils contracted, and he asked the old man beside him.

"Elder Xuan, this is..."

"Approaching the pinnacle of light and fire attributes," Elder Xuan muttered to himself. "And he's perfectly fused the two together. Shouldn't a Soul Master with a Golden Bloodline Martial Soul usually have an advantage in physical abilities? How could he possess such strong attribute control? Could it be a mutated Martial Soul?"