Douluo Continent: The Five Elements Lock Martial Soul, Five Elements Divine Might Transformation

You should stay by Huo Li's side at all times and let him protect you.

"Hehe, because I want to see who's sneaking around following me. If they have bad intentions, I'll eliminate them with swift and decisive action! I don't like being followed by strangers."

Ling Yun raised the corners of his mouth and chuckled softly, while secretly gathering his soul power, preparing to strike first!

"So that's how it is. As expected of the number one genius of Blazing Fire Academy, your courage is truly commendable. However, I am a Soul Saint, and you are destined to die by my hand today!"

Shi Nian gave a cold laugh and continued, "Speaking of which, you haven't made a move in the previous matches."

"Then today, I will witness your strength. I believe that I, a Soul Saint, am worthy of your attention!"

"Martial Soul True Form: Nightmare!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the seventh spirit ring under Shi Nian's feet suddenly flashed, and then, in Ling Yun's eyes, the surrounding scenery suddenly distorted, turning into a dreamlike scene.

This is the power of the Remnant Dream Martial Soul: it can silently create terrifying illusions, trapping opponents in them and making them unable to extricate themselves. It is a top-tier mental control type Martial Soul.

Unfortunately, he encountered Ling Yun.

Although Ling Yun doesn't possess Tang San's Purple Demon Eye, having consumed the Autumn Water Dew, his mental strength is by no means weaker than Shi Nian's.

Although he could not directly break the illusion created by Shi Nian, he could find Shi Nian's true form outside the illusion, and that was enough.

Upon realizing this, Ling Yun closed his eyes, and his invisible spiritual power spread out in all directions. In just an instant, he found Shi Nian's true form.

"Got you!"

"Soul Bone Skill: Magma Earth Shattering Strike!"

The soul power he had gathered earlier finally came in handy. A fiery scorpion tail burst forth from his lower back, radiating a dazzling crimson light.

"What...what is this?!"

Outside the environment, upon seeing Ling Yun's fiery tail hook, Shi Nian's expression changed slightly, and he exclaimed in surprise.

"Could it be this kid's soul skill?"

"No, that's not right! He didn't even release his martial spirit, so how could he possibly use a soul skill?"

"But if it's not a soul skill, could it be a soul bone?!"

Upon realizing this, Shi Nian was terrified and immediately tried to gather his soul power to defend himself, but the red light emanating from the fiery tail hook made him dizzy and disoriented.

Although Shi Nian regained consciousness in just a second or two, within that time, the Flame Tail Hook had already unleashed a crimson lava blast that swept toward him with lightning speed.

As Ling Yun's strength continued to improve, this external soul bone also continued to evolve. Now, his Flame Tail Hook is no less valuable than a 30,000-year-old soul bone.

The Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone skill was terrifying. In an instant, the scorching aura enveloped Shi Nian's entire body, causing him to be drenched in sweat and cold sweat to pour down his back.

"Damn it! I didn't expect this little brat to actually have a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, how infuriating..."

Just as he was about to gather his soul power to resist, the lava impact engulfed his body first, and the scalding lava directly pierced through his chest.

During the "Broken Dream" period, he died tragically on the spot!

Shi Nian's abilities were mainly in the mental realm, and his physical defense was not strong. It was only natural that he would die instantly when he was directly hit by Ling Yun's magma-shattering strike.

After Shi Nian's death, the illusion before Ling Yun's eyes also completely disappeared, but the meticulous Ling Yun still maintained a defensive posture, vigilant about his surroundings while muttering to himself.

"Have I truly escaped the illusion now?"

In his previous life, Ling Yun had watched many movies. Many horror movie protagonists went through all sorts of hardships and finally escaped danger to reunite with their families.

Years later, one day, he suddenly realized that he had never been out of danger, and that it was all just a strange illusion.

"Although I am very strong, and I know the effects of Shi Nian's soul skills, killing a Soul Saint so easily seems a bit too simple..."

"Never mind, let's do a test first!"

puff!

After saying that, Ling Yun used his hand as a knife to cut his arm. Instantly, blood splattered and pain enveloped his entire body.

“I can clearly feel the pain, but that doesn’t matter. If I’m really in a hallucination right now, then I should be able to heal the wound immediately.”

As Ling Yun spoke, he fantasized about his wounds healing, but after a long time, the wounds on his arm remained.

Immediately afterwards, he released his mental energy to check the surroundings. Only after confirming that Shi Nian's aura had disappeared did Ling Yun feel relieved.

"Hehe, it seems I was overthinking it."

"If Tang San, a Soul Master, could defeat Shi Nian, why can't I, a Soul King, do the same?"

With a smile, Ling Yun walked to Shi Nian's corpse, preparing to extract his soul bone.

Chapter 64: Gifting a Soul Bone, and Then Being Forced to Kiss Again

He gathered his soul power, and the fiery tail hook blazed with fierce flames before severing Shi Nian's head like a sharp blade.

At the same time, a pinkish-purple head bone slowly passed through Shi Nian's head and appeared in front of Ling Yun.

And this soul bone is the wisdom skull of the Ten Thousand Year Illusion Realm from that year.

Ling Yun picked up the soul bone and examined it carefully. Then he murmured, "Judging from the quality of this soul bone, it is at least 30,000 years old, and it is a spiritual attribute soul bone."

Unfortunately, I have a better soul bone in terms of spiritual attributes!

Ling Yun was referring to one of the rewards of this year's Soul Master Competition: the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull. This was a head soul bone with an age of over 50,000 years, much better than this 10,000-year-old Illusionary Realm Wisdom Skull.

"Although I don't need it, I can give it to Sister Huowu and Sister Bing'er."

As he spoke, Ling Yun stuffed the soul bone into the soul tool and burned Shi Nian's corpse to ashes before returning to Tian Dou City.

Upon returning to the Blazing Fire Academy's base, they saw Shui Bing'er and Huo Wushuang looking anxious.

Seeing him return safely, Shui Bing'er immediately came over and asked worriedly, "Ling Yun, you're finally back! Where did you go? I just asked you to buy lunch and ice cream, did it take you so long?"

"Something unexpected happened. I'm sorry to have worried you."

Ling Yun said apologetically. Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er simply nodded, "It's alright, we were just worried about you. Anyway, it's good that you're alright."

"By the way, Sister Bing'er, where are the dean and the others?"

"They're in the room. If you don't come back soon, we're coming looking for you."

"I see. Then I'll go find the dean and the others first."

After saying that, Ling Yun went to the dean's room. Huo Li, Shui Qingyue and Ling Qiufeng were there. He immediately reported that he was safe.

"Dean, I'm back."

Seeing Ling Yun return, Huo Li couldn't help but smile wryly and said, "You finally decided to come back, kid. I thought you had disappeared. Speaking of which, where did you go without telling us beforehand!"

Ling Yun glanced around to make sure they were the only ones in the room before saying solemnly, "I've been attacked."

"What? Are you alright now? You're not hurt, are you?"

Upon learning that Ling Yun had been attacked, Huo Liteng immediately stood up from his chair and rushed over to check on Ling Yun's condition.

However, Ling Yun shook his head and laughed, "Don't worry, Dean, I'm fine. I killed the other party."

Upon hearing this, Huo Li finally felt relieved, and then asked, "Who did this? How dare they mess with someone from my Blazing Fire Academy! I won't let them get away with it!"

"It's Shi Nian, the team leader from Canghui Academy."

Ling Yun explained, "That guy was jealous of my talent. In order to eliminate an opponent for the students of Canghui Academy, he used a soul skill to control me and make me leave Tiandou City. Just as he was about to attack me, I woke up in time and killed him..."

Ling Yun recounted the general course of events, but concealed the fact that he possessed an external soul bone.

"So it was that old bastard Shi Nian. But you're really something, kid. Not only did you survive him, you even managed to kill him!"

Huo Li chuckled. To kill a Soul Saint with the cultivation of a Soul King, let alone Shi Nian, Huo Li was even jealous of Ling Yun's talent.

"I consumed a magical herb that raised my spiritual power to the Soul Saint level, which allowed me to break the illusion he created. Once the illusion is broken, even ten years wouldn't be a match for me in close combat!"

"Ling Yun, don't worry, I will definitely report this matter to the Soul Master Competition Committee. I will make Canghui Academy pay the price and give you an explanation!"

Huo Li said forcefully, but Ling Yun shook his head slightly and smiled, "I don't think it's necessary, because after the counterattack, I obtained a head soul bone with an age of 30,000 years."

If we reveal that we killed Shi Nian, the people of Canghui Academy will know that Shi Nian's soul bone has fallen into our hands.

If they spread this news further, everyone will know that we obtained Shi Nian's soul bone.

A ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, and the most precious head soul bone among the six great soul bones—even a titled Douluo would be tempted by it. In that case, we'd become the target of everyone's attacks!

"A head bone from 30,000 years ago?!"

Huo Li exclaimed in surprise, not expecting Ling Yun to be so lucky. Not only did he kill Shi Nian, but he also obtained a 30,000-year-old head soul bone.

After a moment's thought, Huo Li nodded slightly and said, "You're right. We can't let anyone know that we've obtained a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone..."

The soul bone was secondary; what Huo Li was truly worried about was that Ling Yun's strength would make others wary.

Ling Yun is only a little over ten years old, yet he has already become a five-ring Soul King. If others knew that he had the strength to easily kill a Soul Saint, they would be even more wary of his talent and would send stronger Soul Masters to assassinate Ling Yun!

At that time, Lingyun will probably be in danger.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Huo Li agreed to Ling Yun's idea and then smiled and said, "Speaking of which, Ling Yun, now that you have obtained a ten-thousand-year soul bone, hurry up and absorb it. The soul bone will make you even stronger!"

"No, this soul bone is not suitable for me in terms of attributes, so I plan to give it to Sister Bing'er."

"This is your soul bone, do as you please."

Huo Li chuckled, while Shui Qingyue secretly rejoiced, happy that her precious daughter had obtained a ten-thousand-year-old head soul bone, and at the same time, she found Ling Yun increasingly pleasing to the eye.

It's safe to say that if Lingyun were to propose to her daughter someday in the future, she, as her mother-in-law, would absolutely not object.

After bidding farewell to Huo Li, Ling Yun found Shui Bing'er and recounted what had just happened.

Upon learning that Ling Yun had been targeted by the Soul Saint, Shui Bing'er was both shocked and frightened, and said worriedly, "Fortunately, we didn't know about your abilities back then, otherwise you would have been in danger."

Ling Yun, many people now see you as a thorn in their side. Be extremely careful lately, and unless it's absolutely necessary, don't leave Heaven Dou City.

"I know. From now on, I will never leave you again." Ling Yun smiled, then took out the Ten Thousand Year Illusionary Realm Wisdom Skull and handed it to Shui Bing'er.

"Sister Bing'er, I'll give you this Ten-Thousand-Year Illusionary Wisdom Skull. I think it's perfect for you."

"Ah, this..." Looking at the soul bone that Ling Yun handed over, Shui Bing'er's eyes revealed a hint of longing, but she still said, "This is too precious, it's not appropriate to give it to me, is it?"

"What's wrong with that? Because you deserve it!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er's face instantly turned rosy. After accepting the soul bone, she smiled and said, "Thank you, Ling Yun."

boo~