64: The battle against the soul body of an eighth-rank strong man is comparable to the attack of a forbidden spell!

[Ding! You killed the Dark Beetle Knight (LV25), EXP + 1938]

[Ding! Your Rank has increased, current Rank LV9]

A prompt sounded in Luo Xi's ears.

It pulled her out of her shock, a trace of pleasant surprise appearing on her face.

She then looked toward Jiang Yuan.

He was bending over to loot the corpse, putting a large pile of Materials into his System backpack.

[Ding! You obtained the Dark Beetle Knight's thighbone (Materials)]

[Ding! You obtained Mithril Metal * 10]

[Ding! You obtained rare high-tier equipment: Mithril Long Boots]

[Ding! You obtained the Heart of Darkness (Fragment)]

[Ding! You obtained...]

"Bang!"

With a loud crash,

a battered 'Wu Ping' shot out from the rubble.

He stared angrily at Jiang Yuan, "Despicable and shameless brat! How dare you steal my kill!"

"This old man won't spare you!"

"This old man?" Luo Xi was astonished.

Jiang Yuan stood up, using his newly acquired psychokinesis skill to summon the distant dark gold bone spear back into his hand.

He looked at 'Wu Ping' and sneered coldly, "You really are a bit abnormal."

Luo Xi walked to his side and said with a vigilant expression, "Did an Abyss monster take over his body?"

"What the hell are you talking about! What Abyss monster? This old man is Feng Guanyu, a renowned eighth-Rank hunter back in the day! When I was famous, both of you weren't even born yet," 'Wu Ping' cursed angrily.

"Fifty years ago, this old man unfortunately lost his physical body during the Abyss turmoil. My Soul slumbered in my personal accessory for many years until this brat awakened me, temporarily lodging in his body, that's all!"

Wu Ping shouted within the Domain of the mind, "Teacher, calm down..."

Jiang Yuan was a bit surprised upon hearing this; so it was the classic old-man-possessing-youth trope.

This brat had quite a great Opportunity and profound Luck.

That made it all the more reason to eliminate him.

Jiang Yuan stared at 'Wu Ping', a smile spreading across his face:

"Do you think I'll believe that?"

[Divine Speed]

He instantly appeared before 'Wu Ping' and thrust his spear forward.

'Wu Ping' barely dodged, his cheek scratched by a cut, furious to the extreme.

"Hateful brat, so what if you've mastered Martial Will? Don't think this old man is afraid of you!!"

"Even if this old man's strength is less than one in a thousand, my Martial Skill remains, and I am not someone you can defeat!"

He confidently picked up the greatsword, his Qi and blood vibrating and boiling all over, emitting thick white smoke.

He took a heavy step forward.

'Wu Ping' figure instantly burst forth, swinging his sword at Jiang Yuan.

"Absolute Shadow Triple Annihilation!"

The distance between the two vanished in a flash.

"Swoosh!"

Three pitch-black sword lights flashed through the air, cutting across Jiang Yuan's body like thunderbolts, tearing a deep fissure into the ground.

Jiang Yuan's body shattered like foam.

Then he reappeared behind 'Wu Ping'.

He swung his full-circle spear down heavily.

'Wu Ping' blocked it with his greatsword!

"Clang——!!"

Accompanied by a muffled sound, a wave of Qi swept all around, and 'Wu Ping' dragonized legs plunged violently into the ground!

Furthermore, as Jiang Yuan's arms exerted force, the ground beneath his feet continuously shattered and caved in, causing his body to sink lower and lower.

"Hiss... Why is this brat's strength so great?!"

'Wu Ping' wore a look of shock.

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!

The dark gold bone spear in Jiang Yuan's hand fluttered up and down, executing vertical slashes, thrusts, horizontal cuts, and upward lifts...

Countless spear images!

'Wu Ping' continuously parried with his greatsword, yet he was still beaten back repeatedly, his HP and stamina continuously draining.

Puff!

Another thrust.

'Wu Ping' was sent flying, sliding back nearly a hundred meters!

His gray eyes stared intently at Jiang Yuan.

He couldn't go on like this; his current body wouldn't hold out.

He raised his hand and clenched it toward Jiang Yuan!

"Soul Claw!"

A dozen large gray hands grabbed toward Jiang Yuan! It was as if they were going to drag him into the world of the dead!

Hum——!

"Mental Spike!" Jiang Yuan whispered, and his scorching Mental Energy transformed into a dozen spikes, colliding with those large gray hands.

The invisible mental shock spread along with the collision!

'Wu Ping' cast a skill once again.

Soul Fire!

Boom!

Several clusters of gray flames rushed toward Jiang Yuan's face. Although he used psychokinesis to block them in time, a portion of his Mental Energy was still burned away.

Feeling the long-lost pain, a smile that grew increasingly icy appeared on Jiang Yuan's face.

"Oh?"

A flash of black light crossed his golden pupils.

[Endless Cage]

'Wu Ping' vision immediately went black.

But he quickly reacted, condensing his Soul power to forcefully break through the illusion, though he lost some Soul power in the process and became increasingly fatigued.

Jiang Yuan didn't let this Opportunity slip by, once again executing a space-splitting strike with the dark gold bone spear.

"Swoosh——!"

As a straight dotted line swept across, the ground was cut into a bottomless ravine.

'Wu Ping' feet were half-sunken into the ground as he slid back several dozen meters.

He panted heavily, staring fixedly at the black-haired, golden-eyed youth in the distance. The pale Soul aura emanating from his body was growing thinner and thinner.

"Hoo hoo hoo, damn it, I didn't expect the consumption this time to be so huge!"

"This brat is truly a monster. Whether it's physique, spirit, Martial Skill, or even combat experience, he is the pinnacle among his peers, flawless without a single flaw."

"The most crucial thing is that he hasn't even used his talent up to now."

Thinking of this, 'Wu Ping' heart couldn't help sinking as he cursed in a low voice, "What on earth do kids nowadays eat while growing up?"

Wu Ping said anxiously within the Domain of the mind, "Teacher, are we still going to fight? You won't be able to hold on..."

"There's one last move. If that doesn't work, we'll just have to abandon the ruins and head back."

As 'Wu Ping' spoke, he took a deep breath, put away the greatsword, and took out a stringless bow. Pulling the invisible bowstring, he burst forth with all the Soul power he could use, condensing it into a gray arrow formed from Soul Fire, aiming at Jiang Yuan.

"Brat, the power of this arrow is something even a fourth-Rank advanced Martial Artist cannot block, and you have already been mentally locked onto by me and cannot dodge. If you are willing to leave right now, we can mutually not disturb each other," 'Wu Ping' said, staring at Jiang Yuan.

Being pointed at by the arrow formed from Soul Fire,

Jiang Yuan, feeling a sense of danger surge into his heart, didn't speak; instead, he took a step forward.

Luo Xi looked at his figure, a hint of worry in her eyes.

Was he really going to take it head-on?

Even she could feel the terror of that gray arrow, as if it could destroy all things.

When he said he was a former eighth-Rank advanced Martial Artist, he probably wasn't joking.

"Come on!"

Jiang Yuan laughed loudly, holding the dark gold spear as he began to run forward, his speed getting faster and faster.

'Wu Ping' watched Jiang Yuan running toward this side and expressionlessly released his fingers.

Swish!

The sound of air tearing rang out.

A streak of gray light flashed past from the ground!

It instantly appeared in front of Jiang Yuan.

In Jiang Yuan's blazing golden pupils, which shone like mirrors reflecting firelight, the gray arrow continuously grew larger.

Yet a trace of delight gradually appeared in his eyes.

Along with that sense of danger came a long-lost excitement!

"Boom——!!"

Accompanied by a loud crash,

the earth trembled and roared, collapsing and shattering, waves of Qi surged into the sky, and smoke and dust scattered in all directions.

A small mushroom cloud slowly rose from the ground!

Relying on a rare defensive piece of equipment, Luo Xi barely managed to steady her footing in the shockwave without being blown away.

One could imagine just how strong the power of this move was!

It was practically comparable to a forbidden spell ultimate skill that a third-Rank forbidden mage could only release after expending half their life and chanting for several minutes.

"Hoo..."

When the smoke and dust cleared,

a giant crater with a diameter of a hundred meters appeared in the spot, charred black, with electric arcs flickering.

Wu Ping was startled in the Domain of the mind and said, "Is he dead?"

"Probably not, I can't feel the aura of death."

'Wu Ping' knelt on one knee, forcing out a smile, "Even a fourth-Rank greatshield would end up severely injured taking this move head-on. That brat must have used a teleportation stone to escape at the critical moment."

"Who did you say escaped?"

"!!"

In 'Wu Ping' disbelief-filled gaze,

a hand reached out from the bottom of the giant crater.

"Bang!"

The ground exploded open.

A charred figure appeared before their eyes.

"Hum!"

Qi and blood shook.

The charred outer layer shattered into slag.

Black hair fluttered, golden pupils radiant.

A human youth with a straight figure, well-proportioned muscles, distinct abdominal muscles, and a completely bare, perfectly fair body came into view.

He was covered in injuries, his flesh split open, with some places deep enough to see bone. However, clusters of black-red flames emerged at the wounds, rising with wisps of charred smoke. While causing his injuries to recover rapidly, they also caused the surrounding temperature to rise sharply, rapidly melting the stones near his feet.

"Ahhhhhh..."

Luo Xi opened her mouth wide, her eyes wide, and her pure yet alluring face blushed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Reacting, she hurriedly covered her eyes with her hands, but she couldn't help parting her fingers to secretly peek through the gaps.

"This is the first time I've been injured this heavily..."

Jiang Yuan looked at his charred right hand and gently clenched his fist. The charred outer skin peeled off, revealing a fair and lustrous palm.

"It hurts a bit, but it feels pretty good."

This time also made him realize what level his ultimate defensive power had reached.

Above fourth-Rank, below fifth-Rank.

If just now's strike had been a few percent or several times stronger, it wouldn't have been as simple as him being injured; he would have been in genuine mortal danger.

Jiang Yuan looked at the stunned 'Wu Ping' in the distance:

"You ruined my equipment and clothes. How are you going to compensate me for this debt?"

Watching his injuries heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, 'Wu Ping' didn't hesitate in the slightest, immediately taking out a white teleportation stone and crushing it.

Fight, my ass!

To be enemies with a monster like this, his brain must be broken.

You can just have the ruins!

Who needs it anyway!

Watching 'Wu Ping' vanish into the white light at the speed of light, Jiang Yuan was also stunned for a moment and scratched his head.

"He really runs fast."

After his whole-body injuries recovered,

he put away the Undying Phoenix Flame, glanced at himself, and then looked toward Luo Xi in the distance.

Luo Xi, with her hands blocking her eyes like a startled little beast, hurriedly turned around.

Taking out the clothes prepared by Ji Feiyue from his System backpack, Jiang Yuan sighed inwardly at her brilliance.

After changing clothes,

he walked past Luo Xi and said,

"You've seen mine too, so we're even now."

Luo Xi's face instantly turned crimson, even the roots of her ears turning completely red, and she muttered:

"I—I didn't look!"