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With a sharp cry, Yan pulled his arms back and then thrust them forward, both fists striking out simultaneously.
In an instant, two massive fireballs tore through the air, hurtling toward Ling Xiao. As they flew, the fireballs expanded until they exceeded a meter in diameter, radiating intense high temperatures and an explosive aura.
Crimson flames flickered and rose from the surface, while the cores glowed a deep, dark red—a color far more profound than the surface flames, appearing like solid lava.
This technique was a customized attack skill Yan had developed based on the amplification of his third soul skill, Hellfire. Named Purgatory Flames, it was a move that pursued the absolute peak of fire's explosive and scorching power.
Watching the two massive fireballs approach, Ling Xiao's expression remained unchanged.
Instead, he let out a laughing shout, "Well timed!"
Gripping the Profound Sky Axe with both hands, Ling Xiao swung it left and right.
As he injected a massive amount of soul power into the weapon, he stimulated the very origin of his Martial Soul. Instantly, a brilliant blackish-red light erupted from the great axe. Ling Xiao slashed out two giant, half-moon-shaped axe glows, each radiating a piercing, sharp intent.
The axe glows broke through the air and collided with the two fireballs.
BOOM!!!
The collision of the two attacks produced a staggering explosion.
The axe glows sliced through the fireballs, but were themselves swallowed by the fireballs' explosive force. An energy fluctuation even more powerful than before burst forth in an instant.
The energy ripples swept in all directions, destroying nearly half of the arena.
The bluestones at the center were pulverized into dust by the shockwave, while the stones further away exploded into fragments, leaving spiderweb-like cracks covering most of the stage.
Yan was not surprised by this.
Having a deep understanding of Ling Xiao's strength, he didn't expect this single blow to defeat him. After launching the two rounds of Purgatory Flames, Yan took a step back, concentrating a massive amount of soul power into his right arm while driving his Martial Soul to its limit.
Under the amplification of Hellfire, a massive amount of dark red flames surged frantically toward his right arm. In an instant, more than half of the flames on his Martial Soul body gathered on that single limb, flickering and rising as if a giant fire dragon were coiled around his arm.
With a loud roar, Yan slammed his fist into the ground.
The arena floor shattered instantly as a surging, torrential tide of flame poured into the earth like a fire dragon entering the soil.
A streak of dark red fire-light shot from Yan's position toward Ling Xiao.
Because of the violent fluctuations from the previous collision and the unique trickery behind Yan's strike, Ling Xiao didn't notice the attack immediately. By the time he detected it, it was already too late to intercept.
The dark red fire-light had already reached Ling Xiao's feet.
He felt an incredibly dense and explosive energy gathering beneath him. Once it broke through the ground, it would surely erupt like a volcano, sending lava skyward and subjecting him to the agony of being incinerated by intense flames.
Not good!
He realized.
With no time to dodge or block on the ground, Ling Xiao made a split-second decision in the heat of the moment. He rapidly circulated his soul power and kicked off the ground with everything he had, fully executing Explosive Steps.
Leveraging the violent impact of the soul power discharge alongside his physical strength, he shot up into the air. As he ascended, Ling Xiao spared no soul power, venting a powerful blast of energy beneath him.
The blackish-red soul power flamed out brilliantly, leaving a trail of fire as he soared upward at an even faster speed, instantly reaching a height of over ten meters. Just as he leaped, the ground where he had been standing erupted.
A concentrated surge of fire power burst forth with a thunderous roar. The dark red flames were so dense they resembled liquid magma as they tore through the floor, geysering upward like a volcanic eruption in pursuit of Ling Xiao.
"Slash!"
Seeing the lava fire erupting and accelerating toward him, Ling Xiao exerted force with his waist and flipped his body mid-air.
He turned upside down, facing the rising torrent of lava head-on.
"Slash!"
With a low shout, Ling Xiao drove his Martial Soul and swung the Profound Sky Axe downward.
Injected with soul power, the axe radiated a blinding light and a dense aura.
The silver-white edge of the blade surged with sharpness, and a massive blackish-red axe glow condensed onto the blade. Instead of flying out, the glow stayed attached to the Profound Sky Axe, not only increasing its cutting power but also vastly expanding its strike surface.
Ling Xiao brought the axe down from high to low.
The Profound Sky Axe, empowered by the massive glow, cleaved straight into the pillar of lava.
Instantly, the rising lava fire was split in two.
As the axe glow carved through, it forced the flames into two separate streams that cascaded outward. This ingenious attack by Yan had been a hassle even for Ling Xiao to deal with, but he had finally successfully broken it.
However, Yan's offensive did not stop there.
From the distance, Yan thrust both fists out again, once more utilizing Purgatory Flames. Two massive dark red fireballs flew toward the airborne Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao had spent precious time neutralizing the lava pillar and was caught off guard.
The two massive fireballs were moving at high speed and were already incredibly close, and being in mid-air, he had no way to maneuver and dodge.
But even if he could dodge, so what? When facing an enemy's attack, Ling Xiao had always preferred a head-on confrontation; dodging was simply not his style.
"Break for me!"
With a low growl, Ling Xiao put his strength into his arms and twisted his waist, swinging the Profound Sky Axe in a horizontal sweep.
A giant half-moon axe glow, radiating a blackish-red light and a domineering aura, slashed out instantly. It tore through the air and detonated the two massive fireballs just a few meters in front of him.
BOOM!
With the Purgatory Flames broken, the fireballs exploded violently.
Crimson light flared as flames and lava splattered everywhere.
The scorching aura filled the sky, and a fierce shockwave of energy erupted from the center. The agitated air created a series of energy ripples; at this moment, the power of this shockwave alone was no weaker than the thousand-year soul skill of a typical three-ring Soul Elder.
Seeing that the intense energy fluctuations were about to wash over him due to the proximity of the explosion, Ling Xiao thrust his left palm forward. As a purple thousand-year soul ring released from his body, a vast amount of golden light condensed on his palm, dazzling and eye-catching.
"Third Soul Skill: Vajra Barrier!"
As Ling Xiao channeled the power of his third soul ring to activate his third soul skill, a barrier of golden energy extended from his left palm.
It transformed into a massive wall of energy nearly twenty meters in length and width.
Bang!
The crimson torrent of energy was completely blocked by the golden barrier formed by the third soul skill.
However, because of the immense power behind the blast and his lack of leverage in the air, Ling Xiao—despite blocking the hit—was pushed back a dozen meters by the shockwave before finally landing on the ground.
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