Chapter 32: Outrageous Combat Power
"Your attack is not weaker than that of a strong attacking Soul Saint."
Lin Qinghan's fourth soul skill could not only rely on physical strength but also superimpose the effect of spiritual power. The combination of the two—kinetic energy and the Thunder Spear's attack—was already very strong. Therefore, Zhang Lexuan, who blocked Lin Qinghan's attack, was also shaken all over and had no chance to chase the retreating Lin Qinghan.
"But you have to be careful next time. Close combat is not my strong point."
As soon as the words fell, Zhang Lexuan's fourth and fifth soul rings flashed. A large crescent-shaped energy slash shot towards Lin Qinghan like a barrage, wrapped with a rotating moon wheel.
However, Zhang Lexuan obviously did not use her full strength. Most of the crescent slashes deviated from their path due to the obstruction of Lin Qinghan's spiritual position, and only a few targeted him directly. The remaining moon wheel attacks were intercepted and quickly disintegrated by Lin Qinghan.
Seeing her attack fail, Zhang Lexuan's sixth soul ring began to flash.
Instantly, the moon behind Zhang Lexuan split into two, spinning behind her and making her look like a moonlight fairy—cold and sharp.
Lin Qinghan was about to launch an attack when the moon disk behind Zhang Lexuan released a dazzling beam of light. Lin Qinghan had no time to defend and had to use his mental power to launch the Thunder Spear in his hand.
The two powerful attacks collided, and the entire training ground was suddenly illuminated by a blinding light.
Tang Ya, who was watching the battle from the side, couldn't open her eyes to look directly at it. The aftermath struck her, sending her flying backwards until she hit the wall. She wanted to cry but had no tears. Though uninjured, her eyes were temporarily blinded—she couldn't see anything clearly.
She had practiced the Purple Extreme Demon Pupil for years and didn't even feel dazzled when looking directly at the sun!
Lin Qinghan thought Zhang Lexuan might now be without a worthy opponent below level 90. His Thunder Spear had nearly reached its limit in this clash.
Zhang Lexuan's martial soul attribute was light. The aftermath of their collision had not only physical and visual impact, but also a mental shockwave.
Just when Tang Ya felt defeated by her own lack of strength, Lin Qinghan and Zhang Lexuan had no intention of stopping. They were both unscathed and hadn't used up much soul power—how could they stop now?
Lin Qinghan's first soul ring flashed, and the Thunder Body was activated. At the same time, the spiritual stance was linked, and the entire arena seemed covered by thunder.
He completely ignored the consumption of soul power and summoned dozens of thunderbolts to continuously attack Zhang Lexuan.
As a top Soul Douluo, Zhang Lexuan naturally wasn't harmed by these thunder attacks, which were only as strong as those of a Soul Emperor at most.
Her second soul ring flashed, and a hemispherical barrier appeared around her, isolating all incoming thunder.
Though Zhang Lexuan had already noticed Lin Qinghan's strength, she was still deliberately holding back. She had yet to use her martial soul's true body or her eighth soul ring.
At this time, Lin Qinghan even started mental overclocking, and the mental projection was also in effect. The stage became filled with fake figures created by him.
With Zhang Lexuan's level of spiritual power, she couldn't distinguish the real from the fake. Nor could she use her large-area destructive soul skills without wasting power. The two entered a stalemate.
Neither backed down, and the battle dragged on.
Lin Qinghan still hadn't used his powerful mental attacks or the third soul skill of his bioelectric martial soul. Zhang Lexuan hadn't used her martial soul's true body or her eighth ring either.
"Sister Lexuan, let's stop."
By now, Lin Qinghan had used more than half of his soul power. Since this wasn't a real life-or-death fight, and neither could go all out, they decided to call a halt.
Zhang Lexuan nodded, and both of them canceled their soul skills, lifting their martial soul possession states.
"Qinghan, your current regular combat power is comparable to that of a Soul Saint who has activated their martial soul body."
The arena was already scarred and even pierced in places by slashes. It was clearly unusable.
Zhang Lexuan was shocked. Even without using her true strength, she could usually kill a Soul Saint in seconds. Yet she couldn't do anything to Lin Qinghan for a while.
She hadn't used her most powerful soul skills—but she knew Lin Qinghan hadn't used his lethal soul skill either, nor his strongest mental attack.
In her opinion, Lin Qinghan's current combat power was at least comparable to a Soul Saint with an active martial soul body. It was hard to imagine how outrageous his strength would be if he went all out.
"No, the space here is a bit restrictive for high-level soul masters. If I don't use my killer moves and face a Soul Saint who's activated their martial soul body, I'd probably lose."
Lin Qinghan shook his head, not wanting to let pride take over.
"You're too modest. The soul skills I just released would be enough to kill most ordinary Soul Saints in seconds."
Zhang Lexuan thought Lin Qinghan was being overly humble and had underestimated himself.
Lin Qinghan just waved it off with a smile, and the two of them walked off the stage together.
As soon as they came down, they saw a rather embarrassed Tang Ya. They were a bit awkward—they had completely forgotten she was even there.
"Tang Ya, are you okay? You're not injured, right?"
Zhang Lexuan hurried forward to check Tang Ya's condition. After confirming she wasn't seriously injured, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Next time you two fight, I'm definitely staying far away," Tang Ya muttered. After all, she, the spectator, had taken the most damage.
Lin Qinghan patted her head, and green lightning flashed from his hand, healing some of her minor injuries.
After adjusting their breathing, Lin Qinghan and Zhang Lexuan soon recovered their soul power.
Once Lin Qinghan arranged for the martial arts arena to be repaired, the group left the training ground.
"Sister Lexuan, I want to enhance my lightning control ability. Can you recommend a soul beast?"
Having prepared the essentials for heading to the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Qinghan turned to Zhang Lexuan.
Though the Lin family had soul beast references for thunder-element martial souls, all of Lin Qinghan's soul rings were over-aged, making those references less suitable.
Zhang Lexuan had deep knowledge of soul beasts. She had also suggested his fourth soul ring choice previously, which had worked well.
Everyone in the Lin family relied on ancestral soul beast knowledge, without much research. Asking Zhang Lexuan was clearly the smarter choice.
"Enhance lightning control? I know a soul beast—a spider-type soul beast with lightning attributes."
Zhang Lexuan thought for a moment, and her eyes lit up.
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