Devouring Soul Emperor

Chapter 348: Chapter 348: Pressing the Attack

"Mu!"

"Stop sending out this trash to disgrace yourself! Do you dare come down and fight me?!"

Chu Qingyun raised his sword and demanded.

The tip of his blade pointed directly at Mu!

Mu narrowed his eyes, a cold, sharp glint flashing within them.

Although he had witnessed Chu Qingyun’s strength—had even seen with his own eyes how easily he slaughtered Tier Three Martial Spirits after taking an Elixir...

But Mu held a very high position in the Lianshan County Martial Soul Hall. Moreover, his own strength was not something an ordinary Tier Three Martial Spirit could compare to.

Therefore, Mu found this provocation from Chu Qingyun utterly unbearable!

Just then, however, a Tier Three Martial Spirit suddenly stepped forward. "Insolent! A mere Tier One Martial Spirit who’s only killed a bit of trash dares to provoke Lord Mu!"

"Lord Mu, this subordinate is willing to fight and kill this arrogant fool for you!"

Mu looked at the Tier Three Martial Spirit for a moment, then nodded lightly and said, "Alright, Bing Tuo. Be careful. This Chu Qingyun’s strength is not as simple as it seems."

After speaking, Mu turned to Chu Qingyun and shouted, "Chu Qingyun, I know you must have more Elixirs on you, but if you dare to take one today, someone will kill those five people immediately!"

Hearing this, Chu Qingyun snorted coldly and said, "Even without Elixirs, you’re all still going to die!"

"Arrogant!"

The Tier Three Martial Spirit, Bing Tuo, cupped his fist to Mu, then leaped lightly, drifting down into the valley.

"Chu Qingyun, die!"

Bing Tuo wasted no time after landing. Primordial Power surged through his body as he raised his hand and thrust a palm strike, imbued with terrifying Primordial Power, straight at Chu Qingyun!

He planned to use his greatest advantage—the pure Primordial Power and strength from being two Realms higher than Chu Qingyun—to crush him directly!

Facing Bing Tuo, Chu Qingyun’s expression turned grave. He didn’t dare to be the slightest bit careless.

Unlike those Tier One Martial Spirits, Bing Tuo’s aura was not only powerful but also incredibly solid—the true aura of a Tier Three Martial Spirit!

"Martial Soul Power!"

"Thunder Light Sword Qi!"

Chu Qingyun connected with his Iron Wire Ten-Star Vine Martial Soul, drawing out a surge of Tier Four Martial Soul Power. He then abruptly drew his Thundercloud Sword, activated the Thunder Light Sword Qi, and slashed down at Bing Tuo.

BANG!

A violent collision.

The Primordial Power in Bing Tuo’s palm was torn asunder. The sharp Sword Qi left a deep Sword Mark on his hand, from which icy blue Martial Soul Power began to flow.

But after taking the blow head-on, Chu Qingyun wasn’t faring well either.

The force of the Tier Three Martial Spirit’s Primordial Power and strength rocked his body, making his Qi Blood churn and his chest feel tight. He retreated more than ten meters before he could stop himself.

"Iron Wire Ten-Star Vine!"

After steadying himself, Chu Qingyun didn’t hesitate to unleash his Iron Wire Ten-Star Vine Martial Soul.

’If I used the Fourth-Layer Profound Celestial Divine Pattern now, I could probably suppress or even kill Bing Tuo easily,’ Chu Qingyun thought. ’But I can’t. Behind him is the unfathomable Mu. I don’t want to reveal my full strength before I have to fight him.’

Ten vines shot out, stabbing and coiling toward Bing Tuo from all directions.

As a Tier Four Martial Soul, the power of each attacking vine far surpassed the Soul Techniques of a Tier Three Martial Soul.

Hearing the sharp sound of the air being torn asunder, even a Tier Three Martial Spirit like Bing Tuo didn’t dare to lower his guard.

"Ice Soul Spear!"

Bing Tuo let out a soft cry. A long spear that looked as if it were condensed from solid ice swiftly appeared in his hands. With a flick of the spear, he met Chu Qingyun’s vine assault.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG...

Amidst a series of crisp ringing sounds, Bing Tuo jabbed each of the ten vines.

Under the power of a Tier Three Martial Spirit, he knocked back every single vine.

Although Bing Tuo was just an ordinary Tier Three Martial Spirit from the Martial Soul Hall with no special talent for Spear Technique—having cultivated neither "Momentum" nor "Qi"—he could still rely on his combat experience to completely defend against the vines with his spear in hand.

And just as Bing Tuo was defending against the vines, Chu Qingyun closed the distance again, channeling his Thunder Light Sword Qi with full force and thrusting his sword toward Bing Tuo’s head!

"You’re courting death!"

Bing Tuo roared in anger.

He had already been caught off guard by the Thunder Light Sword Qi once, getting his palm cut open, so he certainly didn’t dare to be careless now.

He rubbed his hands together, and the Ice Soul Spear began to spin at extreme speed against his palms as he thrust it out to meet Chu Qingyun’s Thunder Light Sword Qi.

SCHREEE!

Where the spear and sword met, a shower of ice shards was kicked up, mixed with blasts of Ice Cold Power that flew in all directions.

Chu Qingyun was once again repelled, sent flying by the immense force. This time, however, he was prepared and wasn’t thrown into disarray like before.

Bing Tuo’s expression changed, however, as he looked at his Ice Soul Spear in shock. ’What terrifying Sword Qi!’

The tip of his Ice Soul Spear had been completely ground away by the high-speed rotation!

If it were a human Martial Artist, their Martial Soul might have collapsed after suffering such a powerful impact!

But fortunately, Bing Tuo was from the Martial Soul Hall; his Ice Soul Spear Martial Soul was, in a sense, a part of him.

As long as he was unharmed, the spear could be easily restored. It would just consume some Martial Soul Power.

A surge of icy blue power flowed forth, and the spear tip was instantly restored.

Bing Tuo was about to pursue Chu Qingyun, but the vines he had just knocked back attacked again, forcing him back on the defensive.

And after steadying himself, Chu Qingyun attacked once more.

With just his Thunder Light Sword Qi and the Iron Wire Ten-Star Vine, Chu Qingyun fought Bing Tuo to a standstill.

Vines crisscrossed the valley and the spear’s afterimage flickered. For a moment, sand and stones flew as the fierce battle raged, leaving the valley floor a complete wreck.

But as the battle wore on, Chu Qingyun gradually began to gain the upper hand.

From his first contact with the vines, Bing Tuo had discovered their abnormal tenacity. Even a full-power strike from him, a Tier Three Martial Spirit, could only crack them.

’If I get tangled up in these vines, it’ll be incredibly difficult to break free,’ he thought.

’Then all ten vines will swarm me, and with that terrifying Sword Qi on top of it, I’ll be finished!’

Because of this, Bing Tuo remained on high alert, not daring to make the slightest mistake.

In contrast, Chu Qingyun had ten flexible vines to run interference, giving him a much larger margin for error than Bing Tuo.

Watching the two locked in a bitter struggle, many of the surrounding members of the Martial Soul Hall frowned.

Mu, too, quietly tightened his grip on his sword, his brow furrowed as he stared intently at the two fighters in the valley.

They had never imagined that Chu Qingyun, a mere Tier One Martial Spirit, could actually suppress a Tier Three Martial Spirit in a fight!