LRAB Chapter 143 Exploding Rings!
Chapter 143 Exploding Rings!
In Sunset Forest, Lei Meng helped Tang Chen obtain his fourth spirit ring the next day.
After searching all morning, I finally found a suitable ten-thousand-year-old soul beast at noon.
"This Earth Demon Pearl has about 15,000 years of cultivation, so it should be able to grant you some decent control skills."
Tang Chen waved his hand, telling Qian Yuhan and the others not to make a move yet, as he wanted to deal with this guy alone first.
After more than fifty rounds, Tang Chen had actually gained the upper hand, launching a rapid attack that gave the Earth Demon Orb no chance to retaliate.
The Earth Demon Pearl darted left and right, dodging the earth-shaking Haotian Hammer in Tang Chen's hand, which weighed a thousand pounds.
Even while dodging, it was inevitable that it would be hit hard by Tang Chen. The repeated bombardments left the Earth Demon Pearl somewhat at a loss.
It had never seen such a reckless and frenzied attack style before.
After the battle of Yelin City, Tang Chen seemed to have found a fighting style that suited him. It was this kind of relentless, overwhelming, and all-out attack!
A few days before the start of the semester, Tang Chen and Qian Yuhan discussed things and practiced together in the Soul Arena of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, gaining a lot of insights.
"I'll give you the end—" Tang Chen said in a deep voice, without uttering a single unnecessary word.
Three spirit rings lit up simultaneously beneath his feet, two yellow and one purple.
The Earth Demon Orb seized the opportunity when Tang Chen was about to unleash his skill, attempting to escape underground. It could clearly sense the presence of powerful Soul Masters nearby, making it unwise to linger.
Tang Chen was about to circulate his soul power as he changed his hand seals when he realized the Earth Demon Pearl's intention. He turned to Qian Yuhan and the others and said, "Help me, help me trap it!"
Qian Yuhan nodded and was about to take a step forward to make a move when Mu Chen stopped him.
Mu Chen laughed and said, "Fourth brother, you don't need to use any control skills, Sister Ouyang, let me handle it!"
As he spoke, he stopped Ouyang Luoxue, who was also about to make a move.
Ouyang Luoxue nodded in response.
The black fourth spirit ring beneath Mu Chen's feet flashed.
"Fourth Soul Skill: Death's Poisonous Mist!"
Mu Chen changed his hand seals, and the Cave Demon Spider suddenly noticed extremely mysterious patterns on the ground beneath its feet. Sensing something was wrong, it tried to leap up and leave.
The pattern instantly enlarged, and Mu Chen raised his right hand, shouting, "Rise!"
Then, billowing black smoke began to rise from the pattern, and the Earth Demon Pearl, which was about to move, was sucked into the black mist.
Suddenly, he felt as if his whole body was incredibly heavy. But facing life and death, the Earth Demon Pearl began to burn its cultivation power, struggling to break free into the distance.
"Second Brother!" Mu Chen called out.
Tang Chen finished charging up his power, and his three spirit rings flashed. However, he did not unleash any spirit skills.
Qian Yuhan asked in confusion, "What is Second Brother trying to do?"
Lei Meng seemed to have figured something out, and chuckled as he whispered, "Interesting."
Tang Chen's three spirit rings appeared, each one trembling, and the first yellow spirit ring even began to show signs of cracking.
Qian Yuhan squinted and murmured, "Could this be—"
At this moment, Lei Meng shouted, "Explode! Ring!"
"Ring explosion?! Tang Chen can actually explode rings?!" Ouyang Luoxue exclaimed in surprise.
Ouyang Luoxue held an extremely high status within the Ice God Sect. Her father had told her many stories of his travels with his friends when he was young, including the "Exploding Rings" skill used by Tang Zhen, the current sect leader of the Haotian Sect.
“Each spirit ring can undergo a ring explosion. After the ring explodes, its power is fully unleashed, instantly becoming part of the user's own power and merging into their attacks, generating power far exceeding their original strength. The higher the quality of the spirit ring during the explosion, the greater its effect,” Ouyang Luoxue continued to explain. “Tang Chen only has one Earthshaking skill, which is an enhancement skill; Earth Split is a control skill; and Clear Sky Protection is a purely defensive skill. Therefore, to have explosive power, ring explosion is probably the best choice. I just didn’t expect that he would actually—actually know such a skill now.”
The spirit ring shattered, and the energy flowed into the Earth-Shaking Clear Sky Hammer in Tang Chen's hand.
Tang Chen's Earth-Shaking Haotian Hammer shone with golden light, and its size more than doubled. He gripped the hammer handle with both hands and smashed it down with all his might towards the "Death God's Poisonous Mist" released by Mu Chen. He knew that the Earth Demon Pearl was still in that "poisonous mist," and that the range of his Haotian Hammer was enough to cover the "Death God's Poisonous Mist."
The giant hammer ripped through the sky and crashed down to the ground. Sensing the threat of death, the Earth Demon Orb quickly mobilized the remaining power within its body to its two sharpest and hardest forepaws, unleashing several attacks at the death threat it sensed in the air.
However, the attack landing on the Earth-Shaking Haotian Hammer did not affect its falling speed in the slightest.
"boom--"
The giant hammer landed, causing the surrounding mountains to collapse and the earth to crack. The air currents surged like a raging tide, crashing against every blade of grass and tree. Qian Yuhan and the others had to mobilize their soul power to resist the overwhelming shockwaves.
Of course, this had no effect on Lei Meng, who was at the Contra level, and he stood there with his hands folded over.
"So powerful—" Qian Yuhan murmured softly, "I couldn't withstand the power of that attack!"
"Is this the increase after the 'ring explosion'?!" Mu Chen exclaimed in shock.
……
Beneath the deep pit lay the corpse of the Cave Spider, its black spirit rings floating in the air.
Lei Meng then stepped forward and came to Tang Chen's side, who was meditating and adjusting his breathing. He transferred his soul power to him to heal the internal organs that had been slightly injured by the exploding ring.
"Fortunately, it was just a minor shock. If it had been any more serious, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to absorb the spirit ring at all—" Lei Meng said with a wry smile, shaking his head.
An hour later, Tang Chen felt he had recovered enough, so he went to the Earth Demon Pearl and began to absorb its power.
Two hours later, Tang Chen slowly opened his eyes, and four spirit rings—two yellow, one purple, and one black—appeared on the Earth-Shaking Clear Sky Hammer.
"Second Brother, congratulations!"
"Wow, Second Brother, that's fast! You've absorbed it all in just two hours." Mu Chen patted Tang Chen on the back and laughed.
"Yes, it worked. Your soul power is about level 42, the same as yours, Third Brother," Tang Chen said.
"What kind of soul skill did you acquire?" Mu Chen asked curiously.
Tang Chen shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It's not the control skill I initially thought of, but a powerful offensive skill. I'll name it: Skybreaker."
Lei Meng then said, "This is because your fierce attack did not give the Earth Demon Orb a chance to unleash its power. In the end, you fought back desperately, using attack to defend against attack. Therefore, you were given an attack skill instead of a control skill."
"It's alright, Second Brother. Your Clear Sky Hammer was meant to have an ultimate attack skill attached to it anyway. I feel that your 'Earth Shatter' is enough," Mu Chen said.
Qian Yuhan nodded in agreement.
"Congratulations! You've all advanced to Soul Master!" Fang Ya said with a smile.
"Xiaoya, you should be almost there too, good luck!" Mu Chen replied with a smile.
"Yes, let's cheer each other on!" Fang Ya said with a smile.
"Alright, we've acquired all the spirit rings, let's go back to school!" Lei Meng said.
……
It was already evening when the group returned to the academy. After saying goodbye and leaving, Ouyang Luoxue went to the mailbox at the side gate of the academy, opened it, and looked for the letter that Qian Yuhan had put in earlier.
After searching for a long time without finding anything, Ouyang Luoxue frowned deeply, her face turning quite grim: "It seems someone really did steal the letter—"
“Old Liu!” Ouyang Luoxue said coldly.
"Miss!" Old Liu suddenly appeared behind Ouyang Luoxue and said respectfully.
"Investigate this. I want to see who's so eager to commit suicide..."
"Yes, Miss," Old Liu replied, then vanished from the spot in a flash.
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