As Ye Yu voidifies, the left side of his face is covered with a red patterned white bone mask, his left eye's white turns pitch-black, and the pupil becomes golden.
His entire aura becomes extremely violent and evil, the surrounding temperature plummets, but this coldness isn't physical—it's a shiver that pierces the spirit soul.
What shocked Ye Zhiqiu wasn't just Ye Yu's transformation; he suddenly noticed that the Soul Rings around Ye Yu had changed!
The first purple Soul Ring glowed more intensely; the second purple one had turned black! The third black Soul Ring glowed darker.
Three Soul Rings, transformed into purple-black-black! Thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand years!
"Wha—what's going on?!"
Ye Zhiqiu stared at Ye Yu's face in horror, and exclaimed, "Could it be... a Soul Bone? But why is it outside, is it..."
Ye Zhiqiu's expression changed drastically, his eyes suddenly filled with greed.
"Could it be... an External Soul Bone even rarer than Soul Bone?!"
Ye Zhiqiu's eyes were full of greed and excitement as he decided in his heart to kill Ye Yu, so that the Soul Bone would explode out.
After voidifying, Ye Yu's Soul Power advanced by one rank, not matching level forty-one strength, but equivalent to a true forty-one rank, Soul Sect level.
The difference between matching and being a true forty-one rank is immense.
Ye Yu achieving level forty-one meant his full-force combat power was unimaginable.
Simultaneously, the age of his Soul Rings increased.
Now that Ye Yu was level forty-one, each Soul Ring's age increased by eight-thousand years!
With the rise in strength, the Soul Rings' age had initially increased by one-thousand years with partial voidifying, now it increased by eight-thousand years with partial voidifying. If fully voidifying, it would rise by sixteen-thousand years.
So currently, his first Soul Ring equaled a nine-thousand-year Soul Ring, the second one, a seventeen-thousand-year Soul Ring, and the third one, twenty-eight thousand years.
"I must kill you!" Ye Zhiqiu excitedly and coldly said.
"I must kill you, you turtle."
Ye Yu replied with a cold expression.
Ye Zhiqiu sneered, "You are indeed a demon never seen before on this continent. If given twenty years, you might become a very powerful Titled Douluo. However, you're too high-profile, possessing such terrifying aptitude yet not knowing how to keep a low profile, and you'll be strangled in the cradle."
Ye Yu indifferently mentioned, "In front of a dying turtle like you, there's no need for me to hide."
Ye Zhiqiu grimly claimed, "Even if you have External Soul Bone, you can't kill me!"
"Fourth Soul Skill, Profound Turtle Qi!"
As Ye Zhiqiu's fourth purple Soul Ring radiated light, a thick blue aura enveloped the Profound Turtle, immediately increasing its Defense.
The Fourth Soul Skill, Profound Turtle Qi, improves shell defense by fifty percent upon use.
Being a Defense Type Soul King, Ye Zhiqiu was confident that with the First Soul Skill Profound Turtle Body Protection, alongside Profound Turtle Qi enhancing the turtle's Defense, even a fifty-six rank level Soul King couldn't harm him quickly.
In his view, Ye Yu, just a Soul Venerable, was far inferior to a rank fifty-six Soul King, even with long accumulation, capable of breaking his defenses; but until then, Ye Yu's Soul Power would be exhausted.
"Fifth Soul Skill! Profound Turtle Seal!"
When Ye Zhiqiu released his Fifth Soul Skill, a twenty-meter area instantly raised four walls of Profound Turtle; then, a turtle shell fell, covering this space. Instantly, the space was sealed.
Ye Zhiqiu sneered, "Now you can't escape even if you want to; I will kill you and explode the Soul Bone out of your body!"
Ye Zhiqiu was extremely thrilled, believing that Ye Yu's External Soul Bone would soon be his.
However, Ye Yu's face remained unchanged, mocking, "All five Soul Skills used, is making you this confident? Your Fourth Soul Skill Turtle Qi was merely this, and this Fifth Soul Skill, Profound Turtle Seal? You've sealed off your exit, allowing me to catch you easily like a turtle in an urn."
Turtle Qi... Turtle in an urn...
Ye Yu's continuous mockery ignited Ye Zhiqiu's raging anger, and he answered solemnly, "Then try attacking all you want!"
"Of course, you turtle refusing to move naturally calls for me to strike."
As Ye Yu fell silent, his foot pressed the ground, causing a depression and crack, transforming Ye Yu into a streak of black light reaching a distance of twenty meters in the blink of an eye, left fist exerting full force!
With Ye Yu's three Soul Rings, his strength increased by forty percent, for Ye Zhiqiu's already strong Defense enabled Ye Yu's Third Soul Skill, growing stronger when facing strength, to ascend to its peak, further enhancing power by seventy percent.
Ye Zhiqiu was startled, feeling the terrifying force of this punch. Even a rank forty-nine Soul Sect would be injured, but fortunately, he was a Defense Type currently on full guard; such a punch couldn't break his Profound Turtle Body Protection.
Yet, suddenly, Ye Zhiqiu's face changed drastically, his heart seized!
Only to see Ye Yu's left arm External Dark Gold Tiger Left Soul Bone surface, suddenly boosting strength by another forty percent!
Bang!!!
The punch collided with the turtle shell, reverberating earsplitting sound waves unable to escape, echoing within the space, causing the ground to ripple like seawater.
Despite full guard with Profound Turtle Body Protection, Ye Zhiqiu felt a sharp pain in his back, a small egg-sized depression appearing on the shell.
Ye Zhiqiu was incredibly startled, "So another External Soul Bone!"
Ye Zhiqiu knew the boosting trait of this External Soul Bone was strength, because of the sudden increase in punch force. Besides, upon impact with his shell, he felt his Defense lowered!
The turtle shell's Defense had reduced by a third!
This was Ye Yu's Third Soul Skill's supplementary ability, Breaking Defense, reducing target's Defense by thirty-five percent instantly upon attack.
Ye Zhiqiu's back hurt immensely, terribly shocked, believing ten punches of such might would be unbearable!
Ye Zhiqiu incessantly released cold air permeating the confined space, intensifying the chill, temperatures plummeting, rendering the floor a sheet of ice, not affecting Ye Yu.
Ye Zhiqiu was astonished countless times, because of the youth before him.
"Is his body still considered human?" Ye Zhiqiu was incredulous.
Ye Yu maintained his assault, left fist persistently pounding the turtle shell with full force.
The first punch triggered the supplementary ability from the left arm External Soul Bone, double strike at zero-point-five times.
The second punch, double strike triggered at zero-point-seven times, the third punch base zero-point-five times, the fourth at zero-point-eight times.
Indeed, Zhao Wuji had been unlucky previously, facing Ye Yu's first double strike, triggering the current highest triple, at a three percent chance.
Within the shell, Ye Zhiqiu's mouth was now bleeding, shock overflowing; he initially thought Ye Yu's punch force was constant, felt he could withstand ten punches, hoping Ye Yu's Soul Power wouldn't last ten punches, but shockingly discovered their force diversely slight, with most blows stronger!
The turtle shell was largely depressed, with several cracks visible.
Ye Yu's punches were indeed rapidly consuming Soul Power; each strike could kill a rank forty-nine Soul Sect.
When the seventh punch landed, finally, it triggered a six percent chance of double strike!
Crunch!
The turtle shell instantly fractured, crisscrossed with cracks, Ye Zhiqiu within the shell let out a painful grunt.
"Puh!"
Ye Zhiqiu spat out a mouthful of blood, face pale, unimaginable dread.
"What happened, why was this punch's power so strong?!"