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Chapter 47: Bai Chen vs Huo Yuhao (Part 3 – Finale)
Simply put, Spiritual Interference affects the enemy, while Simulation affects the environment.
This is also why the Simulation soul skill is extremely difficult to see through. Spiritual Interference becomes ineffective when the gap in strength between opponents is too large. Simulation, however, works by influencing the environment around Huo Yuhao, meaning it can function regardless of the opponent's strength.
At this stage, Huo Yuhao's Simulation couldn't completely conceal his aura yet, but merely hiding his physical form was already troublesome enough for Bai Chen.
Because it meant he could no longer clearly see his opponent's movements.
If Huo Yuhao successfully executed this soul skill, the rhythm of the battle would fall entirely into his control.
He couldn't hold back any longer.
Bai Chen made his decision instantly.
The first spirit ring, which had not been used since the beginning of the battle, finally lit up.
Huo Yuhao's body was instantly frozen in place.
Time Solidification.
The moment this soul skill activated, the course of the battle was rewritten.
Bai Chen didn't dare waste a single moment. He rushed forward immediately, attacking simultaneously with the Evil God Hook and the two forging hammers in his hands.
BOOM! BOOM!
Two violent impacts rang out in succession. Just from the sound alone, one could tell how powerful the strikes were.
At the same time the hammer blows landed, a pure black streak of light flashed through the air.
The Evil God Hook sliced through the air and shot straight toward Huo Yuhao's throat.
Pffft!
The sound of flesh being pierced echoed.
Frozen in time, Huo Yuhao couldn't dodge. The fatal strike landed directly on his vital point.
Yet strangely—
Even in that condition, he did not die immediately.
Instead, he slowly raised his hand, as if trying to do something.
"Tsk!"
Don't tell me the system even replicated the Life Gold's regenerative ability?
Bai Chen clicked his tongue.
At that moment, his second spirit ring, which had never been activated before, finally lit up.
BOOM!
A violent explosion erupted.
The shockwave immediately blasted Bai Chen backward, sending him flying from the recoil.
As for the opponent at the center of the explosion—he was finally completely destroyed.
"Haa…"
Only then did Bai Chen truly relax.
The other version of himself also possessed the Darkgold Terrorclaw right palm bone. If Bai Chen's judgment was correct, Huo Yuhao had been trying to launch a final strike with the Darkgold Terrorclaw before dying.
If that attack had been successfully unleashed, things could have turned very dangerous.
So Bai Chen had immediately used the strongest offensive method he currently possessed.
Second Soul Skill — Evil Explosion Technique.
From the name alone, it was obvious that this ability resembled techniques like Ice Explosion or Corpse Explosion.
Its effect was simple:
It detonated the evil energy released by Bai Chen, producing maximum instantaneous destructive power.
The evil attribute already possessed terrifying corrosive properties, and when combined with this soul skill, its lethality multiplied several times over.
At that moment, the mechanical voice finally sounded again.
"Assessment complete. All current trials have been successfully passed. You may now leave."
As the words ended, a gentle white beam of light descended from above and landed a short distance in front of Bai Chen.
After straightening his clothes, Bai Chen stepped into the beam.
A familiar pulling sensation followed.
When his vision stabilized again, he had returned to the deep-blue chamber.
Waiting for him were Zhen Hua, looking extremely pleased with himself, and Zang Xin, whose expression looked as if he had just seen a ghost.
And it was understandable.
The ultimate assessment represented the highest difficulty challenge of the Hall of Heroes. Since this system had been created, no one had ever passed the ultimate trial overseen by Huo Yuhao's phantom.
And those who had merely reached the ultimate stage were all individuals who later became the most outstanding figures of their era.
Yet Bai Chen—a six-year-old child—had actually passed it.
From Zang Xin's perspective, Bai Chen had cleared the final stage with astonishing ease.
The entire fight had lasted less than three seconds.
Zhen Hua chuckled proudly and said to Zang Xin,
"Well? I told you this kid's Soul Master talent is unmatched in the world, didn't I?"
Truth be told, even he hadn't known Bai Chen was this strong before today… but that didn't stop him from showing off a little in front of Zang Xin.
Zang Xin stared deeply at Bai Chen for a moment before nodding firmly.
"Yes. His talent is indeed the highest I have ever seen in my life."
He bent down and asked gently,
"Child, could you tell me how you defeated your opponent in the final stage?"
"Mm."
Bai Chen nodded lightly.
"My first soul skill is Time Solidification. Its effect is…"
He then explained the abilities of both of his soul skills to Zang Xin.
After listening quietly to Bai Chen's explanation, Zang Xin couldn't help letting out a long sigh.
"No wonder… If that's the case, everything makes sense."
One soul skill was a powerful crowd-control ability with no activation warning, capable of instantly freezing the opponent.
The other maximized the offensive potential of the evil attribute.
When combined, the two skills created an incredibly lethal first-strike effect.
In Zang Xin's opinion, even if his four-ring self had encountered Bai Chen, there was still a real possibility he might have fallen to that combination.
After thinking for a moment, Bai Chen made a decision.
He looked at Zang Xin and said seriously,
"Senior Zang Xin, I've discovered a flaw in my martial soul."
"Oh?"
Zang Xin blinked in surprise.
"What flaw?"
Bai Chen spoke in a low voice.
"My martial soul can only grow by devouring life. Normal cultivation methods are almost impossible."
"…"
For a brief moment, both Zang Xin and Zhen Hua's expressions changed.
That sounded exactly like the talent of an evil soul master.
However, both of them were experienced individuals. They quickly calmed their emotions.
Zang Xin asked softly,
"So… what are you trying to say?"
Bai Chen answered seriously,
"I hope you can help me find targets outside humanity that I can kill freely."
"Hmm…"
Hearing that, Zang Xin's somewhat tense expression softened considerably.
From Bai Chen's words, it was clear that he had no intention of killing humans to cultivate.
That was good.
An evil soul master was a label given to a person—not to a martial soul.
Even if a martial soul was evil in nature, as long as the person who possessed it remained kind, they would not be considered an evil soul master.
Seeing Zang Xin's expression soften again, Bai Chen silently breathed a sigh of relief.
In truth, saying those words had required a great deal of courage.
Although the Tang Sect also accepted soul masters with evil martial souls, someone whose ability was as extreme as his—one that required killing to grow—was probably unheard of.
He couldn't be certain Zang Xin wouldn't develop the intention to kill him.
But since he had already come into contact with Zang Xin, the truth about his cultivation method would inevitably be discovered sooner or later.
Rather than hiding it and raising suspicion, it was better to be completely honest from the start, which would reduce future risks.
And as it turned out—
He had made the right gamble.
Once Zang Xin realized that Bai Chen had no intention of harming people, his hostility toward the boy disappeared entirely.