Devouring Soul Emperor

Chapter 349: Chapter 349: Devouring in Battle

"A Tier Three Martial Spirit from our Martial Soul Hall is still so much weaker than a human, after all..."

Watching Bing Tuo, who was now at a complete disadvantage in the valley below, Mu couldn’t help but sigh and mutter to himself.

He had personally witnessed Chu Qingyun taking a severe beating when facing a human Tier Three Martial Spirit, forced to rely on an elixir to survive.

And yet, facing Chu Qingyun, Bing Tuo—also a Tier Three Martial Spirit—was the one being completely suppressed.

A Secret Technique, Sword Momentum, an elixir, a Spiritual Treasure... if Bing Tuo had possessed any one of these, he could have reversed the tide of battle.

Unfortunately, Bing Tuo had none of them!

’He must be reaching his limit.’

After watching for another moment, Mu murmured to himself again.

Down in the valley, under Chu Qingyun’s increasingly ferocious assault, Bing Tuo’s defense grew more and more difficult, leaving him stretched perilously thin.

"Dammit, get away from me!"

Bing Tuo suddenly roared. A massive amount of Primordial Power erupted from his body as he pushed his Ice Soul Spear to its absolute limit, swinging it wildly in all directions.

The instantaneous explosion of power forced back both Chu Qingyun and the Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine!

"True Martial Soul!"

With a furious roar, Bing Tuo’s body wavered. In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into an Ice Long Spear over two meters long.

The Ice Long Spear hovered in mid-air at about a person’s height, continuously emitting waves of frigid air. Snowflakes even began to crystallize around its shaft, making it seem as if it were snowing.

A chilling cold instantly swept through the entire valley.

The people of the Martial Soul Hall could not cultivate Secret Techniques, and most lacked the talent for Secret Manuals. But they had their own source of power—the True Martial Soul!

The Ice Long Spear hovered silently for a moment before instantly shooting forward. It seemed to pierce through space itself, leaving a trail of falling snow as it hurtled toward Chu Qingyun!

"Bring it on!"

Chu Qingyun’s gaze sharpened, but he showed no hint of panic. ’It’s just a True Martial Soul,’ he thought. ’I’ve seen this many times before.’

Ten vines from the Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine instantly twisted together, striking at the long spear.

The vines were continuously shredded, only to constantly regrow from the Martial Soul, frantically draining the power of Bing Tuo’s True Martial Soul.

After holding on for several breaths, the Martial Soul Illusion behind Chu Qingyun shattered with a BANG. The intense power drain had exceeded its limits!

"Thunder Light Sword Qi!"

Once again, Chu Qingyun pushed his Thunder Light Sword Qi to its limit and slashed at the long spear.

CLANG!

The Sword Qi tore through the frigid air and cracked the spear’s tip.

However, the tremendous force of the impact made Chu Qingyun’s right arm go numb on the spot, and he even lost his grip on the Thundercloud Sword.

Chu Qingyun was sent flying backward by the shockwave, but the Ice Long Spear remained unstoppable, thrusting straight for his heart!

A cold glint flashed in Chu Qingyun’s eyes. Primordial Power suddenly erupted from his left hand as he viciously slapped it toward the long spear!

Seeing this, the five men tied to the wooden racks, including Xia He and Xiao Feng, couldn’t bear to watch any longer and squeezed their eyes shut.

Meanwhile, the members of the Martial Soul Hall, Mu included, all had smiles forming on their lips.

’For a mere Tier One Martial Spirit to fight a Tier Three to a standstill, he must have reached his limit.’

’Now, facing a powerful True Martial Soul without his Tier Four Martial Soul or his Thundercloud Sword, Chu Qingyun is a dead man!’

However, none of them noticed the faint smile playing on Chu Qingyun’s lips.

Just as his left hand was about to make contact with the True Martial Soul, a massive amount of Primordial Power erupted from Chu Qingyun’s hand. The dazzling, eye-piercing power completely enveloped the entire long spear.

"Devouring Power!"

The instant the Primordial Power surged out, Chu Qingyun commanded his Devouring Power to follow close behind, hiding it beneath the Primordial Power as it wrapped and bound itself to the Ice Long Spear!

Chu Qingyun had discovered before that after absorbing that turquoise energy, his Martial Soul Power had grown much stronger and had become far easier to control.

During the recent battle, Chu Qingyun had also experimented; he could perfectly control his Primordial Power and Devouring Power at the same time, hiding the Devouring Power within his vines or Primordial Power so that it was completely undetectable.

Once unleashed, the Devouring Power began to frantically consume the Ice Long Spear.

Meanwhile, the Ice Long Spear instantly pierced through Chu Qingyun’s Primordial Power and stabbed into his palm, instantly freezing half of it solid!

However, after piercing halfway through, the Ice Long Spear suddenly trembled and came to an abrupt halt.

The burst of Devouring Power was finally too much for it to bear; it no longer had the strength to advance.

At this moment, everyone stared with wide, nervous eyes at the dazzling ball of Primordial Power, desperate to see the outcome within.

Had the Martial Soul Long Spear pierced Chu Qingyun, or had Chu Qingyun’s Primordial Power stopped it?

Inside the sphere of Primordial Power, the Ice Long Spear trembled violently, trying to break free from the Devouring Power’s grasp.

But with its power exhausted, it had entered a weakened state and was completely unable to break free. Bing Tuo could only watch helplessly as his own Primordial Power and Martial Soul Power were rapidly devoured, unable even to make a sound!

Once the devouring was complete, Chu Qingyun caused the Primordial Power within his grasp to suddenly detonate.

BOOM.

The Primordial Power slowly dissipated. Chu Qingyun still stood proudly, but Bing Tuo had vanished without a trace.

Bing Tuo, a Tier Three Martial Spirit, had been obliterated by Primordial Power, not even a speck of dust remaining!

Surrounding the valley, all the Martial Spirits from the Martial Soul Hall gasped in unison.

Was that... really a Tier One Martial Spirit!?

As for Mu, his expression had turned completely grim, his gaze fixed on Chu Qingyun, brimming with icy killing intent.

Mu hadn’t cared when Chu Qingyun killed the fourteen Tier One Martial Spirits. In his eyes, those who had been forcibly promoted to Tier One were nothing but cannon fodder, sent to their deaths anyway.

But Bing Tuo was different. He was a Tier Three Martial Spirit and one of Mu’s most important subordinates!

Having devoured a Tier Three Martial Soul, Chu Qingyun didn’t hold back. He immediately used its power to strengthen his Iron Wall Martial Soul, reinforcing it to 20%.

And the Primordial Power from a single Tier Three Martial Spirit was far more abundant than that of fourteen Tier One Martial Spirits combined!

He circulated Primordial Power through his left hand, and the frozen area instantly recovered.

However, just as Chu Qingyun was about to use Primordial Power to restore his Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine Martial Soul and use its Martial Soul Power to heal his wounds, a faint wisp of turquoise energy separated from the green dot on his right forearm and sped toward his left hand.

Nourished by that wisp of turquoise energy, his pierced palm began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the time it took to blink twice, the wound on his palm vanished completely. Not a single trace was left behind; it was impossible to tell he had ever been injured there at all!

’What a miraculous power!’

Chu Qingyun couldn’t help but glance at the small green dot on his right arm.