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Before he finished speaking, a strong surge of soul power suddenly erupted from Shi Nian's body. A pale purple soul ring rose from beneath his feet, followed by a second, a third... a total of seven soul rings arranged in sequence: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black. The aura of a Soul Saint instantly enveloped the entire street!
His martial spirit "Remnant Dream" was quietly released, and the surrounding air began to distort, vaguely revealing countless blurry black shadows, as if countless wronged souls were howling within them.
"Oh no! Quickly activate your Martial Soul!"
Xue Tianxing shouted sharply, and he was the first to release his martial spirit.
Pale blue ice elements condensed around him, and six soul rings rose. The Soul Emperor's pressure collided with the eerie aura of the Remnant Dream, making the surrounding airflow even more turbulent.
Shui Bing'er, Dugu Yan, and the others also realized what was happening and released their martial spirits.
The wings of the Ice Phoenix, the poisonous gas of the Azure Phosphorous Serpent King, the weight of the Xuanwu Shield, the aroma of sausages, the light of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and the gentleness of the Immortal Jade Dolphin—six different martial soul lights shone simultaneously. The soul power of three Soul Kings and three Soul Sects converged together, barely able to contend with the Soul Saint aura of Shi Nian.
"Hmph, a bunch of greenhorns, so what if they team up?"
Shi Nian sneered, a strange light flashing in his eyes. His seventh black soul ring suddenly lit up, "Remnant Dream - Soul Devourer!"
As his soul skill was activated, the distorted air around him suddenly transformed into countless pale purple threads, silently wrapping around Xue Tianxing and the others.
These threads, seemingly without substance, easily pierced through their soul power defenses and drilled directly into their minds.
Xue Tianxing felt a sudden, intense pain in his mind, and the scene before him changed instantly—the familiar street disappeared, replaced by a pitch-black space, with piercing screams echoing around him, and countless hideous ghostly figures rushing towards him.
He tried to mobilize his soul power to fight back, but found that his body was as if bound by invisible shackles, and he could not move at all.
Shui Bing'er's condition wasn't much better.
Before her eyes appeared the scene of Tianshui City being engulfed in flames, her mother, Mizuki, lying in a pool of blood, reaching out her hand, but she could not grasp it no matter what she did.
Overwhelmed by immense fear and grief, her mental defenses were on the verge of collapse.
Dugu Yan was trapped in an illusion where Poison Douluo was being chased by the Spirit Hall. She watched as her grandfather was besieged by countless spirit masters, but she could only watch helplessly, unable to muster any strength. Tears streamed down her face.
Cao Qing, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Shui Yue'er each fell into their own most terrifying nightmares—Cao Qing saw his Xuanwu Shield shattered and his teammates fall one by one;
Oscar discovers that his sausages have lost their effect and can no longer help his teammates;
Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda turned into a pile of fragments, and she could no longer provide amplification for everyone;
Shui Yue'er's martial soul shattered, and she didn't even have the strength to use her soul power... In just a few seconds, Xue Tianxing and the other seven were all dragged into a nightmare by Shi Nian's "Remnant Dream" martial soul.
They stood there, their eyes vacant, their bodies trembling slightly, clearly having lost all sense of reality.
Looking at the scene before him, Shi Nian wore a smug smile.
"What a bunch of fragile little devils! It's just a soul skill, and they've become lambs to the slaughter. Now, it's my turn to take the soul bone!"
He walked slowly toward Xue Tianxing, his eyes brimming with greed—Xue Tianxing became a Soul Emperor at the age of fifteen, and he must possess more than one high-quality soul bone, which was about to become his own.
Just as Shi Nian's hand was about to touch Xue Tianxing, a cold glint flashed in Xue Tianxing's empty eyes, and a chilling voice echoed in his mind:
"Shi Nian, do you think you can trap me like this?"
Shi Nian, who had already reached Xue Tianxing and was about to take the soul bone, suddenly heard Xue Tianxing's voice in his ear. His pupils shrank, and a strong sense of unease surged in his heart.
"How is that possible?!"
Shi Nian exclaimed in surprise, subconsciously circulating his soul power, wanting to retreat and get away from Xue Tianxing—he had clearly dragged Xue Tianxing into a nightmare, how could the other party still be sober and even speak?
But Xue Tianxing gave Shi Nian no chance to retreat. Just as Shi Nian's mind trembled and his movements became flawed, Xue Tianxing clenched his right hand, and pale blue ice elements instantly condensed, forming a crystal-clear ice sword that exuded a chilling aura in his hand.
Immediately afterwards, Xue Tianxing's soul power suddenly erupted, and all six soul rings lit up at the same time, especially the sixth black soul ring, which shone exceptionally brightly.
"Emperor Sword - Unrivaled Ice!"
Xue Tianxing let out a low shout and swung his arm, the ice sword tracing a cold arc as it thrust towards Shi Nian's chest. This sword strike was extremely fast, carrying the ultimate power of ice elements; the temperature in the air dropped instantly, even condensing into tiny ice particles.
Although Shi Nian was thrown off balance by the shock, he was, after all, a Soul Saint level expert, and his fighting instincts made him immediately dodge to the side.
However, Xue Tianxing's sword strike was not only fast but also extremely tricky in angle. In addition, Shi Nian had relaxed his vigilance due to his arrogance, and in the end, he was still a step too slow.
"Pfft—" The ice sword pierced through Shi Nian's chest without any resistance, and the tip of the sword emerged from his back, with a thin layer of frost still condensed on it.
Shi Nian let out a muffled groan, his face instantly turning deathly pale. Blood gushed out from the cracks in the ice sword, quickly staining his gray robe red.
What caused him even more pain was that the extreme ice element contained in the ice sword seeped into his body through the wound, constantly freezing his meridians and soul power, making it extremely difficult for him to even circulate his soul power to heal.
Despite the excruciating pain, Shi Nian used all his strength to leap backward, finally breaking free from the ice sword's restraints.
He staggered back a few steps, leaning against the wall beside him. While barely suppressing the raging ice element within his body with his soul power, he looked at Xue Tianxing in disbelief and asked in a trembling voice:
"You... how did you do that? My 'Remnant Dream' martial spirit has never failed. How could you possibly escape my spirit skill?"
Xue Tianxing gripped his ice sword and walked step by step toward Shi Nian, his eyes cold and devoid of any warmth.
"You don't need to know all this. All you need to know is that today is your death day."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Tianxing launched another attack.
He flashed like a ghost and appeared in front of Shi Nian, unleashing a series of sharp ice blades with his ice sword.
Shi Nian was already seriously injured, and his soul power was blocked. Faced with Xue Tianxing's fierce attack, he could only barely raise the shield formed by his soul power to passively resist.