C5 Killing Yang Wei

"With your pathetic martial souls, you dare to act all high and mighty with me here? Are you tired of living, or just looking for trouble?"

Seeing this, Ye Chen looked at the two in front of him as if they were fools and slowly spoke.

"Ye Chen... if you were still in the top ten of the Outer Academy, maybe you could still act so arrogant. But now, you're just a useless mutt, yet you dare to boast here!"

"Red Flame Bear, attack!"

Hearing Ye Chen's words, Yang Wei sneered, then urged the Red Flame Bear behind him to strike fiercely toward Ye Chen. He wanted to crush Ye Chen's confidence and pride, humiliate him thoroughly, and then finish him off!

On the side, Tu Qi wasn't about to be outdone. He commanded the Ironback Jackal to block Ye Chen's escape route, ensuring he couldn't flee from the Red Flame Bear's attack. Letting him escape would be a loss for them both.

However, Ye Chen showed no intention of running away.

"Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul, attack!"

With a cold laugh, Ye Chen unleashed the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul within him, launching a ferocious assault towards Yang Wei and Tu Qi. In the next moment, the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul soared into the sky!

Suddenly, the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul opened its massive jaws and lunged toward the Flame Bear and Ironback Wolf Martial Souls, ready to consume them.

Clearly, the dragon's interest in the Flame Bear and Ironback Wolf far surpassed its interest in Yang Wei and Tu Qi.

"What?"

At that moment, seeing Ye Chen summon a golden giant dragon Martial Soul left Yang Wei and Tu Qi momentarily stunned. They were quickly overwhelmed by a terrifying pressure that immobilized them completely.

They watched helplessly as their Flame Bear and Ironback Wolf Martial Souls were swallowed whole by Ye Chen's golden dragon, letting out piercing, agonized cries.

As those cries echoed, the battle was over almost as soon as it began. The pull from the dragon's jaws intensified, causing the Flame Bear and Ironback Wolf to explode into countless crimson and earthy fragments.

In an instant, the shattered pieces of the Flame Bear and Ironback Wolf were forcibly devoured by the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul!

Yang Wei and Tu Qi, who had been so arrogant and overconfident just moments ago, were now filled with shock and disbelief. What on earth was happening here?

Wasn't Ye Chen's Martial Soul and bone structure supposed to have been shattered and stripped away? How could he possibly summon such a terrifying Golden Giant Dragon Martial Soul?

Meanwhile, Ye Chen could clearly feel pure Spirit Energy from the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul surging into his body, causing his entire aura to rise continuously. His strength was increasing rapidly, reaching a staggering 28,000 pounds!

The Nine Dragon Heaven Swallowing Technique had evidently broken through to the fifth level of the Dragon Blood Stage. With his current strength, combined with his tenth level in the Body Tempering Stage, he could easily defeat any warrior or demon beast below the fifth level of the Martial Soul Stage.

On the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul, the original three yellow glows were now breaking through to four, then five! It wasn't until it reached the fifth rank of the Yellow Rank that the golden light on the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul began to dim.

At that moment, Ye Chen felt a sudden shock within his body. The golden Martial Patterns inside him shattered, and streams of golden Spirit Energy poured into his bones and meridians. Wherever the golden Spirit Energy flowed, his bones and meridians became as clear and lustrous as refined medicine pills, incredibly smooth and radiant!

"Boom!"

After a moment, the golden spirit energy coursed through Ye Chen's body, causing him to shudder. Instantly, he felt as if he had broken through a barrier, a wave of relief washing over him. In his dantian, as the golden energy receded like a tide, a massive golden sword, shimmering with a gilded glow, was revealed.

"True to the Nine Dragon Heaven Swallowing Technique, I didn't expect that after reaching the first level of the Martial Soul Stage, I would awaken a second Martial Soul!"

Sensing the formidable power of the first level of the Martial Soul Stage within him, and the familiar sight of the second golden sword Martial Soul in his dantian, a glint of determination flashed in Ye Chen's eyes as he emerged from his meditative state. After all, he still had unfinished business with Yang Wei and Tu Qi.

"Ye... Ye Chen, wasn't your Martial Soul shattered? How did you awaken such a terrifying golden dragon Martial Soul again?"

At this moment, Yang Wei and Tu Qi, suffering from the backlash of their own shattered Martial Souls, looked at Ye Chen with faces full of fear and disbelief, their bodies trembling. The contempt that once marked Yang Wei's face had completely vanished.

Instead of the expected fear and horror, his face was filled with shock and terror. After all, he never imagined, even in his wildest dreams, that Ye Chen's strength would not only remain intact after his bone structure and Martial Soul were shattered but would actually increase to such a terrifying extent.

"Yang Wei, let me give you one last piece of advice: some secrets... only the dead are privileged to know." Ye Chen looked at the terrified, trembling Yang Wei and Tu Qi, and after a cold laugh, he spoke slowly.

"Ye Chen, you..."

Before Yang Wei could finish his sentence, the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul behind Ye Chen struck like a golden lightning bolt, piercing through the hearts of Yang Wei and Tu Qi. The two of them widened their eyes in disbelief and fell heavily to the ground.

Seeing that the two were beyond saving, Ye Chen let out a cold laugh and unceremoniously pulled the storage bags from their waists, adding them to his own collection. After quickly cleaning up the traces of the battle, Ye Chen swiftly departed.

...

"My second Martial Soul is actually the Heaven Slaying Sword from my past life!"

After finding a hidden cave in the Spirit Mist Mountains, Ye Chen entered and released his second Martial Soul. His face lit up with joy, followed by a look of disbelief.

Before him spun a pale golden giant sword, continuously circling in the air. If you focused closely, you could sense the overwhelming sword intent and commanding aura emanating from this magnificent weapon. The Heaven Slaying Sword was the most terrifying artifact among the divine weapons of the Heaven Rank.

Back in the day, Ye Chen held the top position among the nine Divine Emperors, not only because of his unmatched strength but also due to this Heaven Slaying Sword, his ultimate trump card and reliance.

"Unfortunately, even though the Heaven Slaying Sword was reborn with me, its energy has been completely depleted. Now, it's merely a Yellow Rank Martial Soul. To elevate its rank, it seems it will need to devour and upgrade, much like the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul," Ye Chen thought to himself, shaking his head in resignation as he gazed at the sword shimmering with a pale golden light.

What puzzled Ye Chen, however, was what exactly the Heaven Slaying Sword needed to consume to enhance its rank, given that the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul could improve by devouring Martial Souls and Demon Beast Cores.