Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

In the afternoon, in front of the Papal Palace, the two teams in the loser's bracket final stared at each other.

'Zhu Qing should be able to handle the two with Spirit Fusion Skills. With Rongrong and Oscar's support, Fatty should be able to hold off Yan. As for the other Spirit Masters, Tang San and Xiao Wu together can probably hold off three of them. So, my opponent is pretty much only... this Crown Prince, right?'

Standing in front of the Shrek Academy students, Xiao Yan seemed lost in thought until finally his gaze fell on Qian Renxue.

'Level 61... Just broke through?' With a sweep of his spiritual power, Xiao Yan saw through Qian Renxue's soul power level.

On the other side, noticing Xiao Yan's gaze on her, Qian Renxue pursed her lips, stepped forward, and said in a clear voice, "Xiao Yan, I heard that during the preliminaries, you challenged Lin Dong to a duel, with the team's victory determined by your individual win..."

"Do you have the courage to challenge me to a one-on-one duel on this final stage, and let the outcome of our match determine the team's victory?"

The phantom of the golden six-winged angel's spirit appeared behind Qian Renxue. Behind her, a pair of pure white wings unfolded, and six spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—pulsated slowly beneath her feet. Her spirit power level, which she had thought would remain hidden until the start of the competition, was now fully exposed.

'Soul Emperor?!' Tang San's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

He probably couldn't catch up with Xiao Yan's soul power level, but he really couldn't imagine that there would be a genius who became a Soul Emperor before the age of twenty-five. Their senior, Qin Ming, who was thirty-four years old, was already the second in history to become a Soul Emperor.

A six-winged angel?

A glint flashed in Ning Fengzhi's eyes. The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul had always been the inherited Martial Soul of the Spirit Hall. However, after the death of the last Pope, there had been no record of another Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul appearing. He originally thought that the Martial Soul inheritance had been cut off, but now it seemed that the information had simply been covered up and hidden.

'But does being a Soul Emperor really make you think you can easily overpower Xiao Yan?' Ning Fengzhi's lips curled into a smile. 'You're really arrogant...'

Arrogance? Or courage?

Amidst the surrounding commotion, Lin Dong looked at Qian Renxue on the stage with some surprise. If she was planning to unleash her hidden strength in the team battle, Lin Dong was certain that the rest of the Shrek Academy team would be distracted, creating a seven-on-one "advantage" for the Spirit Hall. But revealing her strength at the very beginning...

Lin Dong didn't think this 'Crown Prince' would be unaware of the gap between her and Xiao Yan.

"A one-on-one duel?" Xiao Yan glanced at the team members behind him—

All six of them smiled helplessly. If it were only four Soul Kings, with Xiao Yan holding one of them back, they would still have the chance and strength to deal with the other six. But with a Soul Emperor among them...

Whether Xiao Yan was willing to hold her back or not, the six of them had become stumbling blocks for him.

"I don't care, but are your teammates willing to give up such a great advantage?" After confirming his teammates' thoughts, Xiao Yan looked at the members of the Spirit Hall Academy team behind Qian Renxue.

“They have no objections,” Qian Renxue said firmly.

Putting aside her identity, just the fact that she possessed the cultivation level of a Soul Emperor was enough to deter any member of the Spirit Hall team from disobeying her orders.

"Then let's have a one-on-one fight." Xiao Yan was always indifferent.

After the two agreed to a duel, the cardinal, acting as the referee, waved his hand and announced the start of the match.

"Aren't you going to reveal your name?" As their teammates left, Xiao Yan casually summoned the Xuan Heavy Ruler, its tip touching the ground, and calmly looked at Qian Renxue, who was wearing a veil.

"Qian Renxue." She parted her lips slightly and uttered a few words softly.

"A good name." Xiao Yan nodded, and five spirit rings, one yellow and four black, slowly rose up.

"You go first."

The five words, spoken lightly, reached Qian Renxue's ears. She bit her lip lightly. Although she considered herself inferior to Xiao Yan in strength, she still had one more soul ring and her soul power was nearly ten levels higher than his. Under these circumstances, Xiao Yan's refusal to make the first move still made her somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Divine Sword!"

With a clenched fist, golden flames suddenly rose up and quickly condensed into a golden longsword. Then, a golden tail of flame trailed behind Qian Renxue, and she rushed towards Xiao Yan like a shooting star.

Qian Renxue was very fast; at least without Xiao Yan using his mental power, he could only see her blurry figure. However, facing Qian Renxue rushing straight towards him, Xiao Yan had no intention of dodging.

With a powerful stomp of his foot on the ground, accompanied by cracks appearing on the granite, Xiao Yan shot out like a cannonball towards the oncoming Qian Renxue.

Xiao Yan didn't use his mental power, but Qian Renxue wouldn't restrict herself. Facing the incoming Xiao Yan, Qian Renxue's mental power was firmly locked onto him. As her third soul ring lit up, rings of golden light, accompanied by strange and beautiful sounds, enveloped Xiao Yan directly.

Unfortunately, this soul skill that affects mental power had no effect on Xiao Yan. Facing the graceful figure approaching him, he swung his arm, and the Xuan Heavy Ruler brought a fierce force that smashed straight towards Qian Renxue's waist.

Sensing the whistling energy in front of her, Qian Renxue frowned slightly and thrust out her flaming longsword. The golden flaming longsword left a golden arc in the air, and the sharp tip, carrying a scorching heat, pierced through the air. With a crisp "clang," the tip of the sword struck the Xuan Heavy Ruler that was smashing down horizontally.

As the flaming longsword and the Xuan Heavy Ruler clashed, the two figures slowly came to a stop.

"The response is good."

After giving a brief comment, Xiao Yan suddenly raised his arm, and the massive Xuan Heavy Ruler, carrying a golden longsword, swung horizontally to the right. At the same time, his left hand slammed down on Qian Renxue, who had briefly lost her balance.

Because of Xiao Yan's words, Qian Renxue hesitated for a moment, but her unbalanced body and the left fist that was coming towards her right arm with a strong wind made Qian Renxue quickly regain her senses. Her fourth soul ring lit up, and a bright golden light enveloped her whole body. She barely managed to take Xiao Yan's punch.

Immediately afterwards, her first spirit ring lit up, and golden light condensed on Qian Renxue's right fist. Under the cover of the light of her fourth spirit skill, she swung her right fist toward Xiao Yan's face. The condensed golden light was like a huge round shield, which crashed straight into Xiao Yan's body.

The repeated flashes of golden light finally made Xiao Yan realize that he seemed to have a soul skill as well...?

A purple flame flashed, and a huge fire curtain separated Qian Renxue's right fist from Xiao Yan's body. The round shield formed by golden light melted silently the moment it came into contact with the purple fire curtain, just like solid ice meeting fire.

After a brief pause, the two of them simultaneously took more than ten steps back.

'Second soul skill?'

After stopping her retreat, Qian Renxue's gaze fell on Xiao Yan's spirit rings. Although there wasn't much information, she had seen this move in the information about Xiao Yan's spirit skills.

According to the intelligence, this is the second soul skill, but it seems to be an illusion. She didn't seem to have seen any of Xiao Yan's soul rings light up at all just now.

Seemingly noticing Qian Renxue's gaze, Xiao Yan's second spirit ring finally lit up, but dimmed again after a moment.

"A little trick: the soul skill takes effect first, and the soul ring reacts afterward, which can confuse the opponent's perception during battle."

When Qian Renxue's bewildered gaze shifted to Xiao Yan's face, Xiao Yan explained in a serious tone.

"Very good technique..."

Subconsciously, Qian Renxue nodded, but quickly, she realized what she meant—

The prerequisite for releasing a soul skill is activating the soul ring. How could there be a technique where the soul skill is released first, and then the soul ring reacts?!

"Angel Realm, open!"

Originally, she planned to wait until Xiao Yan used his domain first or unleashed the so-called "Flame Profound Talisman" before activating it, but after hearing Xiao Yan's words that completely looked down on her intelligence, she activated her domain directly.

Golden light emanated from Qian Renxue and began to radiate outwards, distorting the air wherever it passed, and Qian Renxue's aura surged in that instant.

"Talent Domain?"

Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised. At this moment, he could clearly sense the slowdown in the circulation of his Dou Qi, and the speed at which he absorbed external energy to recover was also reduced. Even his senses were affected.

"It can actually affect the five senses?" Xiao Yan looked at Qian Renxue in surprise. "Are there any other effects?"

Xiao Yan's reaction was completely unexpected by Qian Renxue. In her opinion, after she took the lead in using her martial soul's innate domain, Xiao Yan should have relied on his own domain to counter her.

"What about your domain? Or do you still not intend to use it?" Qian Renxue raised the Holy Sword, its tip pointing directly at Xiao Yan, her tone growing increasingly cold.

Her soul power was higher than Xiao Yan's, and she used her domain first. However, under these circumstances, Xiao Yan, whose martial soul strength was almost the same as hers, still did not intend to use his domain... This was undoubtedly looking down on her!

"My... domain?" Xiao Yan's surprised expression froze on his face—

I even created my martial soul by hand, how could I possibly have any domain? Wait, what makes you think I have a domain? Do you think my martial soul is particularly powerful?

A series of questions immediately surfaced in Xiao Yan's mind, but now was definitely not the time to ask them.

"My domain?" Xiao Yan coldly curled the corner of his mouth. "Wait until you can hurt me before you talk!" He raised his left hand, and dozens of fire rhinoceroses appeared at the same time, charging towards Qian Renxue.

"I said... unleash your domain!"

Provoked by Xiao Yan once again, Qian Renxue stared intently at him, uttering each word carefully. As for the charging rhinos…

In the Angelic Domain, where the golden light grew increasingly intense, the ordinary Flame Rhinoceros, which was not imbued with Xiao Yan's Dou Qi, had long been completely "purified and dissolved" by Qian Renxue's soul power.

"As long as you can hurt me."

Xiao Yan still only said this one sentence.

Upon hearing these words from Xiao Yan again, all the Soul Masters who knew what a talent domain was subconsciously frowned.

"That's a bit presumptuous..." Ning Fengzhi shook his head slightly. "A domain can only rely on its own domain to fight back!"

"Taking a loss now and then is no big deal; at least it's just a simple competition, not a life-or-death battle."

Sword Douluo Chen Xin closed his eyes. In his perception, Xiao Yan was suppressed by at least 10%, while Qian Renxue had an increase of about 30%. Given that his soul power was already inferior to Qian Renxue's, Xiao Yan would definitely suffer a loss in the next encounter.

'Speaking of which, this should be the first weapon spirit with a talent domain, right?' Dugu Bo knew Xiao Yan's strength, so he wasn't too worried about him. However, his thoughts suddenly drifted to a strange place, 'In that case, Xiao Yan's weapon spirit is the number one weapon spirit in the world, isn't it?'

'Two god-level martial souls... Is this the person the Angel God is looking for?'

Bibi Dong's icy gaze fell on Xiao Yan. She had already decided to kill Xiao Yan, whose talent was so great, but at this moment she was no match for Qian Daoliu beside her.

Everyone was watching the two players intently on the field, wondering whether Xiao Yan possessed a talent domain...

Is there even a need to think about this? At ten years old and level thirty, having absorbed multiple spirit rings beyond his age limit, how could he possibly withstand it without sufficient strength in his martial spirit?

Faced with Xiao Yan's complete indifference, Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, picked up the Angelic Holy Sword, and charged forward.

Seeing the increasingly intense golden light emanating from the longsword in Qian Renxue's hand, Xiao Yan lowered his eyelids slightly. 'Still not planning to use a stronger soul skill, or even a self-created soul skill inherited from her?'

With a sudden swing of his right hand, which was gripping the Xuanzhong Ruler, a crescent-shaped beam of light, half a zhang long, shot out from the ruler like lightning, its target Qian Renxue.

'Flame-Dividing Wave Ruler? No, that move isn't that weak, and it's unlikely to be instantaneous.'

Upon seeing the familiar crescent moon light, Lin Dong instantly stood at attention, but quickly realized something was amiss. The power of this crescent moon light was pitifully weak, as if—

'It's as if it was released entirely from soul power.'

Just as Lin Dong had thought, this move was Xiao Yan's complete release of Dou Qi after splitting the Flame Devouring Wave Ruler. Its advantage was that it could be released instantly, with a maximum of ten strikes in a moment. Its disadvantage was that its power was relatively weak, and whether it could cause damage depended entirely on the amount of Dou Qi Xiao Yan input.

At this moment, the power of the crescent moon light released by Xiao Yan was almost the same as that of Huo Wu's fourth soul skill.

Facing the approaching crescent moon light, Qian Renxue simply changed the angle of her charge to completely dodge it, then accelerated again, closing in on Xiao Yan's body in less than a second.

The longsword in his hand vibrated, and a crisp sword sound rang out. With a flick of the blade, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, it carried a scorching heat and ruthlessly stabbed towards Xiao Yan's chest.

Calmly watching the sword tip grow larger in his pupils, Xiao Yan slightly moved his left hand, and purple flames suddenly appeared in front of Qian Renxue's thrusting sword, then accurately enveloped the golden flame sword.

'Frozen?'

Qian Renxue's pupils contracted slightly, and she subconsciously loosened her grip on the longsword.

However, Qian Renxue's reaction speed was still a bit slow. The purple ice had completely covered the longsword in her hand and began to climb up her fingertips.

"Angel's Roar!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the sixth spirit ring lit up, the mark between his eyebrows shone with golden light, and an invisible spiritual impact spread outward from there.

Chapter 125 A Battle Without Suspense

Angel's Roar is a soul skill that instantly converts half of one's soul power into a mental shock to launch a wide-range attack.

When attacked, the attacker will experience a strong mental shock. If the opponent's mental strength is more than twice that of the Angel Soul Master, the soul will shatter and the head will explode, resulting in death.

If the difference is less than one time, it will be converted into a mental shock, causing mental damage to the opponent and causing dizziness. The duration of dizziness depends on the difference in mental strength between the opponent and oneself.