Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Clay, the Creator of All Things

The strength of petrification depends on the difference in soul power levels between the two parties.

At this moment, the Baron's soul power level was clearly far higher than that of Lu Yan and his group.

Even Wang Dachui, who has the highest soul power level, could not break free from the petrification ray's control within two seconds.

So, die!

"Die!" Shi Yue roared, his chilling killing intent fully revealed.

His first and second spirit rings lit up simultaneously.

First Soul Skill: Rock Mountain Pressing Down!

A rocky mountain nearly three meters high appeared about ten meters above Lu Yan and Teacher Li beside him.

Second Soul Skill: Thousand-Pound Fall!

As Shi Yue activated his second soul skill, the entire rocky mountain seemed to become even more imposing, and that was indeed the case.

With just the combination of his first and second soul skills, Shi Yue's attack power is in no way inferior to that of a Soul Master of the same level who is a strong attack type, and may even surpass it by a considerable margin.

Therefore, his third soul skill was designed with control as its main focus, in order to compensate for the short delay in the activation of his attacks.

To be honest, the petrification ray, which has no offensive power whatsoever, is actually Shi Yue's core skill.

It was only when he used his third soul skill that Baron Lingfeng Shi Yue revealed his true strength.

Compared to that, using only the first and second soul skills can indeed be considered a "small warning"!

Its level of danger has increased several times over.

The rocky mountain was about to collapse, smashing Lu Yan and Teacher Li into mincemeat.

At this moment, Lu Yan and his group were all petrified and controlled, and the Spirit Hall enforcement team was still far away, so they could not rescue them in a short time.

Lu Yan and Teacher Li were certain to die, but Shi Yue's face showed neither joy nor sorrow.

He was just a Soul Master and a Grand Soul Master; killing him was no big deal.

If the Spirit Hall's enforcement team hadn't suddenly appeared, we wouldn't have missed the chance to obtain the spirit ring we were looking for, in order to avoid their bias.

Someone as insignificant as Lu Yan, a mere Soul Master, is not worthy of his intervention.

He even used a combination of his first and second soul skills to ensure that he could kill Teacher Li, who was at the level of a Great Soul Master.

Since we've already made our move, there's no question of holding back.

As long as Lu Yan is dead, there will be no rivals vying for the first spirit ring. What can the Spirit Hall's enforcement team do if they want to show favoritism?

Who should the spirit ring be awarded to? Should we just waste the spirit ring of the rare Earth Rock Lizard?

Based on Shi Yue's understanding of the Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Forest Enforcement Team, this was impossible.

The law enforcement team has a responsibility to maintain the ecology of the Soul Hunting Forest and also needs to prevent the waste of resources.

Therefore, the spirit ring will ultimately belong to his son.

At most, there would be a few words of argument, and then the Spirit Hall's enforcement team would try to smooth things over, and the matter would be dropped.

Shi Yue knew exactly what kind of people the Spirit Hall was.

It must be some kind of upright and just force.

Back when he was just a commoner Soul Master, why didn't the Spirit Hall uphold justice for him?

Why should he himself disregard everything and give everything to don this noble baron's tiger skin?

Therefore, instead of missing out on the Soul Ring that was right in front of them, they decided to go and find the second Earth Rock Lizard mentioned in the intelligence.

Shi Yue still chose to kill Lu Yan, after all, the little Soul Master in front of him was much easier to kill than the Earth Rock Lizard.

As for ambushing and killing someone in front of the Spirit Hall's enforcement team?

Haha, do you really think a Soul Master leading an enforcement team of four Great Soul Masters would be afraid?

At worst, it was just a one-off affair, and the chances of things turning sour are slim.

He wasn't just some ordinary baron with no background.

Otherwise, the Spirit Hall would have been displeased with him for quite some time after he massacred the village.

They haven't made a move yet, have they?

He just pulled some dirty tricks to completely ruin his reputation!

Shi Yue was able to rise from a commoner to his current position as a baron, so he was certainly not an impulsive or brainless person.

Every action he takes is based on his own considerations.

Unfortunately, this time, his wishful thinking is going to fall through.

"Stop!" "How dare you!"

In the distance, the five members of the Spirit Hall enforcement team, seeing Shi Yue shamelessly launch a sneak attack right in front of them, immediately began to angrily rebuke him.

However, the middle-aged law enforcement captain, who was in charge of them, did not speak up and rebuke them like the others.

The middle-aged law enforcement captain summoned his martial spirit, the longbow, with four spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, and purple—fluctuating around him.

The spirit ring lit up, and the drawing of the bow and arrow was completed in one smooth motion.

As the arrow pierced the air, his cold, angry voice exploded in the sky.

"How dare you! A mere Soul Master dares to challenge the order and authority of my Spirit Hall?"

Chapter 33: Brother Tao Appears, Baron Submits

Just as the rocky mountain above Lu Yan and Teacher Li's heads had just taken shape and had not yet fallen,

A streak of cyan arrow light pierced into the rocky mountain like lightning.

"boom"

The next moment, cracks appeared in the rocky mountain, and a blue light emanated from them before the mountain exploded.

However, it was not over yet, at the very moment the rocky mountain exploded.

Simultaneously, streaks of cyan wind formed spherical vortices in mid-air, scraping the shattered rocks into countless fragments that drifted in all directions.

Just as that streak of blue arrow light pierced into the rocky mountain, Shi Yue, whose expression remained neither joyful nor sorrowful, was deeply shaken.

The next moment, his face turned deathly pale. Not only was his soul skill broken, but his martial soul was also severely damaged.

His body suddenly became unsteady, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood, but he forced it back down.

Shi Yue staggered back several steps until his two subordinate agility-type Soul Masters reacted and helped him regain his balance.

Shi Yue didn't have time to help his two subordinates up; instead, he turned his head completely and looked in the direction from which the five members of the Spirit Hall's enforcement team had arrived.

Upon seeing the four spirit rings floating on the middle-aged law enforcement captain, Shi Yue's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Spirit Master?"

How can it be?

The captains of the Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Forest Enforcement Team should never all be Soul Masters!

Looking at the five members of the Spirit Hall enforcement team slowly walking towards them, especially the four spirit rings floating up and down on the middle-aged captain in the lead, they were impressed.

Shi Yue's already pale face became even more ashen.

Oh no! Damn it! This was a terrible decision!

He stared intently at the approaching group from the Spirit Hall, his expression solemn, and remained silent, his thoughts unknown.

Meanwhile, Shi Yue's close associates also sensed that something was wrong, and their expressions, like Shi Yue's, grew increasingly solemn.

Even the young baron stood beside Shi Yue, remaining silent with a worried expression on his face.

"Are you challenging the authority of the Spirit Hall's order?" The eight members of the Soul Hunting Team, hired by the Baron, silently distanced themselves from the Baron and his entourage.

Sorry, we don't know them well.

Why risk your life for a business worth only a few hundred gold soul coins? Why offend the Spirit Hall?

Especially considering that the opposing team was unexpectedly led by a Soul Master.

Lu Yan and his group were all freed from their petrified and frozen state, including Lu Yan, who was the weakest among them.

He brushed the rock fragments off his body, but his body felt limp.

He was so close, so very close, that he would have been dead.

This time, I was even closer to death than last time.

Moreover, in a short period of time, they were attacked twice by the same person.

Two life-or-death feuds!

At that moment, Lu Yan felt a surge of murderous intent towards Shi Yue.

If he weren't lacking in strength, he would have killed Shi Yue and his entourage immediately.

Lu Yan had never harbored such hatred for anyone before. Even when Yu Xiaogang tried to kill him in front of the academy dormitory, he was able to face it calmly.

Only at this moment could he not suppress the murderous intent within him.

Similarly, the desire to become stronger has never been so intense.

Because when facing Yu Xiaogang, he was confident that the other party could not do anything to him.

Faced with Shi Yue's sneak attack, he could only rely on others, once Teacher Li, and once the enforcement captain of the Spirit Hall.

Lu Yan then focused his gaze on the middle-aged law enforcement captain, or more precisely, on the four spirit rings floating around him.

Strength! Strength!

If I had enough strength, how could I have almost died twice in such a short period of time!

Thinking of this, Lu Yan couldn't help but glance at Shi Yue and his group again.

The look in someone's eyes when they want to kill them cannot be hidden.

Lu Yan will never forget the feeling of being petrified and unable to move, helplessly waiting for the mountain of rocks to crush him.

We could only wait to die, even if it was only for a few seconds.

But for him, it felt like an eternity.