147: Seven-Leaf Lotus Soul Core

How could the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus be in the hands of an unknown outsider? Moreover, in this era, apart from a few Saint Craftsman and the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua, no one else could forge the internal components of the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus... Shen Guyan didn't care whether the people of this continent knew about this item. The so-called Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus was actually a combination of Hidden Weapons and Puppet Technique that his wife, Ming Yuexin, and Tang Lan had specialized in for many years after retiring from the Jianghu.

It was the strengthened version of Ming Yuexin's signature skill, the Seven Leaf Lotus Splendor, from when Gongzi Yu and his wife roamed the Jianghu.

Dai Zhongquan's first reaction upon seeing this thing was Pre-set Soul Tool Cannon Shells, but hadn't the competition strictly forbidden the use of Pre-set Soul Tool Cannon Shells?

So what was this thing... "That thing, there's no core formation inside..." Zang Xin only felt it briefly before concluding that it was not a spirit tool.

All of this happened in a flash of lightning, and the Seven Leaf Lotus Splendor had already arrived before Dai Zhongquan.

His intuition told him that this thing was extremely dangerous!

Dai Zhongquan's expression drastically changed, and he immediately, without hesitation, fully activated the battle armor on his body. The battle armor was donned instantly, and a thick energy shield emerged from its surface, tightly enveloping his body. This shield shimmered with a blazing white light, a powerful defense formed by the battle armor condensing all of Dai Zhongquan's Soul Power.

The Seven Leaf Lotus Splendor spun rapidly in the air, like a blooming flower of death, its petals gleaming with mysterious and dangerous light. As it approached, the air seemed to ignite, emitting a "sizzle" sound, and space itself warped—

In an instant, the Seven Leaf Lotus Splendor exploded with a roar in front of Dai Zhongquan. A destructive Soul Power fluctuation spread wildly outwards from the epicenter of the explosion.

The dazzling Soul Power light instantly illuminated the entire arena, as if a small sun had been born in the stadium. A powerful airwave, like a surging tsunami, instantly shattered the hard ground in its path, turning it into countless gravel that shot out in all directions. The surrounding air was rapidly compressed, and then rebounded with even greater force, forming visible shockwaves.

The flames generated by the explosion presented a bizarre golden-red color. This was not ordinary fire, but destructive flames containing the venomous force of the Great Purple Yang Hand and the Great Primordial Art.

The flames, like agile venomous snakes, spread rapidly, instantly engulfing the energy shield and fiercely eroding its energy. Under the scorching of the flames, the shield's light gradually dimmed, and tiny cracks began to appear on its surface. The shooting Hidden Weapons struck the shield like raindrops, emitting dense "clinking and clanking" sounds, and each impact widened the cracks on the shield by another fraction.

As time passed, the energy shield finally couldn't bear the load and shattered with a "bang."

Dai Zhongquan was exposed to the lingering power of the Seven Leaf Lotus Splendor, and the golden-red flames instantly engulfed his battle armor. The metal on the surface of his two-word battle armor began to melt under the erosion of the flames, emitting a "sizzle" sound and a pungent odor.

"Ah—" Dai Zhongquan let out a painful scream as the flames spread through the gaps in his battle armor to his body, instantly charring his skin.

Countless metal fragments also took the opportunity to penetrate the broken shield and fiercely stab into Dai Zhongquan's body. His arms, chest, and legs were instantly covered in metal fragments, and blood gushed out like a spring.

Dai Zhongquan's body trembled violently in excruciating pain, and he swayed precariously. But relying on the powerful willpower of a Spirit Emperor, he endured the severe pain and tried to condense Soul Power for defense again.

At this moment, Dai Zhongquan's battle armor was riddled with holes, his body covered in bloodstains, and his once refined face was twisted in pain. His eyes were filled with fear and unwillingness; he had never imagined that a mere Spirit Ancestor could possess such a terrifying killing move.

Shen Guyan stood not far away, coldly observing all of this, with even a hint of fanaticism in his eyes. For so many years, this was the first time he had so thoroughly and exhilaratingly displayed his many unique skills!

The Seven Leaf Lotus Splendor had broken through his defense, but it still hadn't completely defeated Dai Zhongquan. After all, the Soul Power gap between them was evident.

"It should be a Soul Core. This kid actually integrated a Soul Core into his Hidden Weapons technique and detonated it." Yun Ming, sitting in the VIP stands, gasped. Shen Guyan's metal fragments did not contain any core formations related to spirit tools, yet they could unleash such immense power in conjunction with Soul Power. There was no other explanation besides the method of Soul Core detonation.

"Soul Core..." Yali's expression changed slightly. A child less than ten years old could so easily condense a Soul Core and detonate it as an attack method... this was truly terrifying... After a Spirit Master's Soul Power reaches the Titled Douluo level, it transforms from its original liquid state to a solid state. Upon completing this solid transformation, they break through the Bottleneck of rank ninety and then obtain their ninth spirit ring to become a Titled Douluo.

This Bottleneck is extremely difficult for most Spirit Masters to overcome. This is also why there are many Spirit Douluo, but a very limited number of Titled Douluo.

When Soul Power is compressed from a liquid to a solid state, it settles in the Spirit Master's Dantian, forming the Soul Core. The Soul Core, while continuously rotating, absorbs external Soul Power through the Spirit Master, supplying it for their use. Both combat power and recovery ability are much stronger than before. Hence the saying, achieving Titled Douluo is a step to heaven.

After Soul Power solidifies, further improvement becomes much harder than when it was in liquid or gaseous form.

The human body cannot circulate solid Soul Power within it. Thus, solid Soul Power must be broken down into granular form, and then one's own Soul Power is controlled to move them in a gaseous or liquid state.

This process is not only difficult but also dangerous. Therefore, some Spirit Masters who consider their talent to be lacking, after achieving Titled Douluo, may even give up on further improvement and remain stable at the rank ninety-one Titled Douluo state.

This is the so-called principle of Soul Core construction. Using one's own Soul Power as a guide, it causes spatial collapse, even forming a black hole that can endlessly devour the elemental energy of heaven and earth. Theoretically, this black hole would continuously devour the elemental energy of heaven and earth. If one intentionally loses control, like Shen Guyan, then an unstable situation would occur, leading to an explosion, which is the so-called detonation of the Soul Core.

However, for a mere Spirit Ancestor to casually conjure a Soul Core indicates that he must have Cultivated a Cultivation Technique several times superior to the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

It must be said, Yun Ming truly lived up to his reputation as the continent's foremost expert, immediately analyzing the general situation from Shen Guyan's Seven Leaf Lotus Splendor.

"This child, after the competition, my Sea God Pavilion wants him," Yun Ming said, taking a rare deep breath, his eyes burning with fervor.