Chapter 30 Yu Zhanhui's trump card, a sword cry that resounded throughout the heavens and earth!
Yu Zhanhui's face turned deathly pale, and all his spirit rings simultaneously shone at their brightest! The true form of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon! He used all his life-saving skills and barely dodged the stone pillar before it fell on his head.
"BOOM—!!!"
The entire hill was crushed by this pillar! Tons of rock collapsed with a deafening roar, sending plumes of dust billowing into the sky, blotting out the sun!
The shockwave uprooted trees within a radius of 100 meters and plowed a trench several meters deep into the ground!
The Titan Ape, carrying a stone pillar, burst out of the ruins, its golden eyes scanning its surroundings.
It saw Yu Zhanhui, who, despite being in a sorry state, covered in blood, and with his right arm twisted and deformed, had actually survived the attack.
However, Yu Zhanhui was in terrible condition. His Martial Soul True Body was forcibly shattered by the Titan Ape, and he could no longer use his seventh soul ring for a short period of time. A piece of his chest had collapsed, at least three of his ribs were broken, and his left shoulder was hit by rubble, leaving it a bloody mess.
Even if the Titan Ape's attack only grazed him, it almost killed him!
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Yu Zhanhui stared at the Titan Ape, a look of madness flashing in his eyes.
He could not retreat, nor could he escape. Ye Tianchen must die. His growth rate was too fast. Once he was given the opportunity to grow, he might not be able to defeat him the next time they met!
Yu Zhanhui began to mobilize his soul power, which surged into his head all at once.
His head suddenly began to glow, not the light of a spirit ring, but a strange, blood-red light emanating from inside his skull.
The light grew brighter and brighter, eventually coalescing above his head into a phantom image of a skull covered in blood-red patterns.
That was the 100,000-year-old head bone he had peeled off Ye Zhantian's corpse ten years ago!
A burst of blood-red light appeared, and seven clones identical to Yu Zhanhui's original body materialized out of thin air!
Each one emanated genuine soul power fluctuations, and each one adopted a different attack stance!
Seven bolts of purple lightning struck the Titan Ape simultaneously from seven directions!
The Titan Ape roared, and its stone pillar swept across, instantly destroying the three clones!
But the other four were already close in, and Thunder Dragon Claw... Thunderous Leap... Heaven-Shattering Dragon Roar... all kinds of soul skills poured down like a torrential rain!
As the number one beast martial soul on the continent, the Titan Ape still gave its opponent the respect it deserved, its stone pillars flying as it blocked the attacks one after another.
Looking at the Titan Ape that was fighting his clones, Yu Zhanhui, whose body was perfectly integrated with the surrounding environment and almost transparent, glanced at the opponent with disdain and slowly moved towards Ye Tianchen not far away.
Ye Tianchen had recovered from the shock. His gaze was fixed on Yu Zhanhui, who was fighting with the Titan Ape. For some reason, the golden seed in his body was restless. The unease in his heart was not relieved by the arrival of the Titan Ape, but instead became stronger.
However, three steps behind him, Yu Zhanhui slowly raised his bloodied left hand, purple lightning flashing in his palm. At such close range, let alone a three-ring Great Soul Master, even a seven-ring Soul Saint would die in an instant!
A cruel smile curled at the corners of his mouth.
Die, you little bastard, you shouldn't have been born!
Just as his palm was about to strike, a chilling sensation suddenly ran down Ye Tianchen's spine!
Almost instinctively, the newly developed Soul Skill Fusion Technique—Dust and Lightning Domain—exploded in an instant.
This time, however, the domain wasn't expanding outwards, but rather... contracting inwards!
All the dust, all the lightning, all the energy were compressed into a three-foot radius behind him in an instant!
It formed a terrifyingly dense, visible golden-brown sphere of light!
On the surface of the sphere of light, countless fine lightning and earth patterns intertwined and flowed, emitting a deep hum!
"BOOM—!!!"
Yu Zhanhui slammed his left palm down onto the compressed Dust and Lightning Domain. In the deafening explosion, the purple lightning and the golden-brown dust and lightning energy clashed and annihilated each other!
The shockwave blasted Ye Tianchen away, sending him crashing heavily onto the wrecked ground. He coughed up blood, but a smile appeared on his face—he had survived!
Yu Zhanhui's second soul bone skill was destroyed in the explosion. He staggered backward, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"How is this possible?! How could you, a mere three-ring Great Soul Master, possibly block my close-range attack?! Even though I'm injured, this strike still possesses the power of a Soul Saint. How could you..."
Suddenly, he stared intently at the ten-thousand-year soul ring beneath Ye Tianchen's feet, and at the eerie domain surrounding him that made his heart tremble.
"A combination of earth and lightning... a self-created fusion technique?!"
Yu Zhanhui's breathing became rapid, but this time, it was no longer greed, but... fear!
Too fast! Ye Tianchen's growth rate was simply too fast! Just three months ago, he was a good-for-nothing known throughout the family, but now? Not only did he obtain the sacrifice of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, but his third soul skill was also 10,000 years old, and even... he created his own soul skill, blocking an attack that was powerful enough to kill a seven-ring Soul Saint!
If they gave him another year, two more years...
Yu Zhanhui dared not think any further.
"He can't stay... Absolutely can't stay!"
A resolute killing intent flashed in Yu Zhanhui's eyes.
"Even if I have to die with this boy today, I cannot let him live any longer!"
His eighth spirit ring emitted a jet-black light, and large swaths of blue-black thunderclouds gathered above his head, with purple lightning flashing within them. Even though it had only just taken shape, Ye Tianchen could already sense a deadly threat emanating from it.
"Eighth Soul Skill! Dragon Soaring Thunder... Explode!"
Countless purple lightning bolts fell from the thunderclouds, transforming into small thunder dragons that shot towards Ye Tianchen. Each strike was enough to kill Ye Tianchen, a three-ring Great Soul Master!
"Get out of my way!"
The Titan Ape roared, its stone pillars flying up and down, smashing the four clones that were entangled with it to pieces. But the lightning was too fast, and by the time it rushed toward Ye Tianchen, it was clearly too late.
Ye Tianchen looked at the purple lightning dragons crashing down on him, and a hint of regret appeared in his eyes.
The Dust and Lightning Domain had exhausted his soul power, but even if he forced it out, he might not be able to block it, since it was the eighth soul skill of a Soul Douluo.
Am I going to die?
Ye Tianchen suddenly recalled the blurred image of his father in his mind, as well as the various humiliations he had suffered in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family over the past six years.
No! I can't die such a pathetic death!
Ye Tianchen struggled to his feet, a crazed glint in his eyes!
Whoever you are, don't you like swallowing grenades? Today I'll let you swallow one!
He mobilized all the soul power in his body, frantically circulating the golden seed, attempting to devour the purple lightning dragons rushing towards him.
But just as the thunder dragon was about to strike...
"Bass—!!!"
A clear and melodious sword cry resounded throughout the heavens and earth!
The sword's cry was neither high-pitched nor piercing, yet it seemed to penetrate the soul!
Amidst the clang of swords, a silver sword light tore through the sky like a meteor, arriving from the horizon in an instant!
[end of the chapter]