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"Hmph! Hmph! Hmph!"
Li Kai slammed a foot forward and ducked his head, once again activating his first soul skill, Boar's Violent Charge. He charged forth, leading with the massive black horn atop his nose.
Sun Chuantao's gaze turned cold.
With a powerful flick of a single arm, a streak of silver light shot out.
The Giant Ring Blade spun at a high velocity, whistling toward the charging Li Kai. Its speed was staggering, containing not only Sun Chuantao's own augmented strength but also the mechanical power of his second soul skill, Great Ring Defense.
The true way to utilize his second soul skill was not, as he had shown at the very beginning, simply controlling it like a magical treasure to attack back and forth. That had merely been him imitating the attacking style of Xie Yue's Moonblades.
Unlike Xie Yue's extremely light and sharp blades, the Giant Ring Blade was naturally heavy; it was both a sharp weapon and a blunt instrument. When combined with his physical strength and the force the soul skill applied to the Martial Soul, it shot out with staggering power.
Furthermore, the second soul skill enhanced his mastery over the blade, allowing him to control the Martial Soul remotely to change directions. It was a weapon that possessed both immense power and surprising flexibility.
On the stage, Li Kai's Boar's Violent Charge was exceptionally ferocious as he thundered forward. Just as the silver-white Giant Ring Blade was about to collide with him, a beam of golden light descended from the sky and landed on Li Kai.
A voice that Sun Chuantao found rather grating rang out once more.
"Second Soul Skill: Light of Support!"
With the arrival of Xu Yu's support, Li Kai's momentum surged violently.
The power of the Boar's Violent Charge skyrocketed. With a loud bang, the Giant Ring Blade was sent flying. As Sun Chuantao caught it, he was shaken by the counter-force, stumbling back several steps.
Regaining his footing, Sun Chuantao's expression turned ugly.
He hadn't expected to lose this exchange.
Across from him, Xu Yu looked perfectly composed. He understood Sun Chuantao's current thoughts very well because his second soul skill, Light of Support, was indeed different from typical supportive augmentation skills.
General augmentation skills did nothing more than boost strength, speed, defense, or attack power, or perhaps enhance a Soul Master's elemental attributes. Those were all excellent and standard augmentation skills.
His Light of Support, however, while perhaps not outstanding in terms of raw percentage—Forget comparing it to the terrifying effects of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda; even compared to the Ruyi Disk, its boost in a single fixed attribute might not be stronger.
But its specialty lay in the fact that it augmented soul skills themselves rather than a fixed attribute. Depending on the effect of the target's soul skill, his augmentation effect would adapt accordingly.
Therefore, compared to the singular effects of ordinary Support System Soul Masters at low levels, his augmentation was much more diverse and flexible. Of course, this also placed a much higher demand on his ability to find the perfect timing.
Because of these characteristics, when Xu Yu used Light of Support to assist a partner, he didn't maintain it for long periods like most Soul Masters. Instead, he looked for the precise moment a teammate activated a soul skill to apply the buff.
This short-duration support saved Soul Power and ensured that the effect of the Light of Support wasn't wasted. Naturally, if he needed to boost a teammate's long-duration augmentation skill, he would have to maintain the Light of Support for a longer period as well.
"Damn it."
In the distance, Sun Chuantao's brow furrowed deeply.
Sensing the situation was turning unfavorable, he decided to end the fight quickly to avoid further variables.
He flicked his arm upward, sending the Giant Ring Blade floating into the air. Soul Power circulated rapidly within his body as he channeled a massive amount of energy to drive his Martial Soul. He held two fingers upright, and a blinding silver Soul Power erupted from his body.
A purple soul ring was released from his body, rotating slowly. With the activation of this thousand-year soul ring, a powerful pressure rose from Sun Chuantao.
"Third Soul Skill: Surging Sea Massacre!"
As Sun Chuantao unleashed his third soul skill, the Giant Ring Blade above him erupted with silver light. Suddenly, amidst a flicker of silver shadows, the blade multiplied. Over a dozen identical Giant Ring Blades appeared, their sharp auras intensifying.
The dozen or so blades filled a small patch of the sky.
Under the silver radiance, they looked like a silver canopy.
Seeing this, the frown on Zhao Pan's face behind Sun Chuantao smoothed out, replaced by a look of joy. He raised the Ruyi Disk in his palm, channeled his Soul Power, and activated his third soul skill once more.
"Ruyi Light Bloom: Speed Augmentation!"
A powerful silver light flew from behind and landed on the cluster of blades.
Following the augmentation from Zhao Pan's Ruyi Disk, Sun Chuantao pointed forward and shouted, "Go!"
The dozen-plus blades in the sky instantly pierced through the air.
Such a large number of massive rings not only carried incredible force but, while spinning at high speeds, their outer blades became sharp beyond measure. Their attack power was chilling; if one failed to block them, they would likely lose a layer of skin even if they survived.
Seeing Sun Chuantao use his third soul skill, Surging Sea Massacre, Li Kai couldn't help but swallow hard.
He clenched his fists nervously. Previously, he had frequently lost to this specific skill, and he had developed a bit of a psychological shadow—a trauma of it. Truthfully, his Black-Horned Mountain Boar Martial Soul possessed great strength and quite decent defense.
Normally, his combat power shouldn't be weak.
Unfortunately, he followed the Power Attack System rather than the Defense System, and he currently lacked a defensive soul skill. If his opponent had an ordinary combat Martial Soul, it would be fine—
But the Giant Ring Blade was a high-grade Martial Soul with formidable attack power. Additionally, Sun Chuantao was also a Power Attack System Soul Master, and based on their results so far, Sun Chuantao's versatility was slightly superior.
Li Kai's defensive traits hadn't yet been fully realized, which was why he often lost.
"Don't be afraid. Listen to me. Boar's Violent Charge—rush them!"
At that moment, a voice came from behind, leaving Li Kai stunned. Facing Sun Chuantao's powerful third soul skill, he didn't even have enough time to focus on full defense, yet he was being told to charge? Wouldn't that lead to an even faster defeat?
"No time to explain, Senior! If you don't want to lose to Sun Chuantao again, please trust me!"
Xu Yu spoke with a hint of urgency.
To be honest, making Li Kai charge was a desperate move. From what he knew, the main reason Li Kai lost to Sun Chuantao was that his defense was just a bit too low.
Lacking a defensive soul skill to boost his protection, he couldn't withstand the Surging Sea Massacre relying solely on his Martial Soul's innate toughness. Xu Yu himself currently lacked an augmentation skill that directly and significantly increased defense.
His first soul skill, Brilliant Radiance, provided both healing and a boost to basic Martial Soul defense, but it was designed for wide-area group augmentation long duration, low consumption.
Therefore, even if he channeled the full power of his soul ring and the Brilliant Golden Scepter to briefly convert the effect into a defense boost, it wouldn't be enough to raise Li Kai's defense to a level where he could resist Sun Chuantao's third soul skill.
Thus, he had to rely on the Light of Support to buff Li Kai's Boar's Violent Charge.
By combining the momentum of the charge with the defense and healing from Brilliant Radiance, he hoped to force Li Kai through Sun Chuantao's attack and leave him with enough strength to continue the fight.
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