The sun was setting over Sunset Forest. After a week of traveling, Oscar and Ye Lingling finally reached the habitat of the two-thousand-year-old Holy Spirit Flower.
It was a deep valley, where the vegetation was more lush and vibrant than anywhere else nearby.
Oscar and Ye Lingling stood at the edge of a cliff overlooking the valley below.
"So this is where the Holy Spirit Flower resides? I can indeed sense a familiar and powerful aura. This Holy Spirit Flower truly is the most suitable soul beast for my fifth soul ring," Ye Lingling said to Oscar beside her.
Oscar took out a white Wind-Swallow Sausage and handed it to her. "You've already experienced what this sausage can do. If you encounter danger and I can't protect you in time, use it to fly up and escape immediately."
Ye Lingling accepted the white sausage and nodded seriously.
Although Oscar was strong, there were plenty of ten-thousand-year soul beasts in the area, and the Holy Spirit Flower was likely guarded by at least two such beasts. Having a life-saving means was essential for Ye Lingling.
He hadn't given her a copy-type sausage because, while Ye Lingling was cautious and quick to flee, she had never systematically trained in combat.
Even if she had been given a sausage copied from Ma Hongjun's blood, her combat power would have been minimal,less than a tenth of its full potential. Flight was more useful in her case.
After scanning the surrounding cliffs, Oscar confirmed that they were already within the territory guarded by the two ten-thousand-year soul beasts protecting the Holy Spirit Flower. That meant there would likely be few other beasts nearby.
Once he was sure it was temporarily safe, Oscar raised his hand. A long sword appeared,silver-white, four feet three inches in blade length, with a handle two feet seven inches long. Seven silver stars gleamed along its ancient, majestic blade.
As the sword manifested, six soul rings appeared around Oscar's body,two yellow, two purple, and two black.
Seeing this, Ye Lingling was stunned. This wasn't the same configuration she had seen the first time she met Oscar.
Back then, his rings had been two yellow, one purple, two black, and one red,an extraordinary and unprecedented combination. But now, the rings seemed… ordinary.
However, her surprise quickly turned to shock as she recognized the sword.
A twin martial soul? The Seven-Killing Sword?!
Ye Lingling gasped. The sight of Oscar's Seven-Killing Sword martial soul shook her no less than the first time she saw his miraculous ring configuration.
The six soul rings shone brilliantly as Oscar stood atop the sword, hovering in midair. He explained casually, "This isn't my second martial soul,it's merely the effect of one of my soul skills. The Seven-Killing Sword doesn't belong to my martial soul."
Hearing that, Ye Lingling was confused. Could someone actually copy another person's martial soul?
Was that even possible? If a soul master could truly replicate another's martial soul, wouldn't that make them invincible?
Oscar smiled faintly. "I'll explain later. Wait here. I'll be right back."
Before Ye Lingling could respond, Oscar rode the sword toward the deep valley. In a flash of sword light, he disappeared from sight.
Oscar had given this clone a drop of Chen Xin's blood precisely so he could experience the differences between various sword martial souls,learning from each and strengthening himself.
With his sixty-second-level Seven-Killing Sword, combined with his peerless swordsmanship and the full set of seven ten-thousand-year soul bones inherited from Chen Xin, Oscar feared no soul beast under fifty thousand years.
Riding the sword through the sky, he had barely approached the valley when two earth-shaking roars erupted from within.
"Roar!"
The next moment, two enormous beasts burst from the valley, each exuding a terrifying and overwhelming aura as they charged at Oscar.
One was a silver-furred giant ape, standing upright at nearly ten meters tall. The other was a blue hawk more than eight meters long.
Seeing them, Oscar's gaze hardened. A Silverback Giant Ape of over thirty thousand years and a Bluewind Hawk of forty thousand years,one specialized in ground combat, the other in the air,and they were even working together.
Both were top-tier soul beasts, their bloodlines among the strongest in Sunset Forest. Their cultivation levels placed them at the very peak of the forest's soul beast hierarchy.
After all, in Sunset Forest, where powerful beasts were rare, reaching the ten-thousand-year level already marked one as a formidable existence.
Now, with these two beasts joining forces, they could easily threaten even a Soul Douluo-level expert. But although Oscar was only level sixty-two, his foundation far surpassed that of most Soul Douluos.
Having copied both Chen Xin's martial soul and his soul bones, Oscar, with six fully equipped soul bones, felt no fear of the two ten-thousand-year beasts.
The Bluewind Hawk attacked first, its speed blinding. In an instant, it was upon him, like a massive arrow capable of piercing anything in its path.
The Silverback Giant Ape was no slower. With a thunderous leap, its colossal body shot upward, crossing dozens of meters in a single bound. Its enormous fists gleamed silver as they crashed down toward Oscar.
Oscar, standing calmly atop his sword, didn't evade. His second yellow ring and fifth black ring lit up simultaneously.
"Second Soul Skill: Spirit Sword Guard!"
"Fifth Soul Skill: Might That Shakes the Heavens!"
These were Chen Xin's only defensive and semi-defensive soul skills, and the fifth skill retained immense offensive power.
When activated, the sword could parry an opponent's strike while releasing a surge of destructive sword energy that tore through the enemy's attack,and if the opponent fought at close range, the sword energy would rip straight into their body.
Though he had only used a hundred-year and a ten-thousand-year soul skill, under Oscar's terrifying foundation, the combined attack of the two beasts,both above thirty thousand years,failed to harm him in the slightest. Instead, they were blasted backward by the impact.
The Bluewind Hawk, despite its higher cultivation, had weaker defense. It was hurled away at incredible speed, blood streaking its body where Oscar's sword aura had cut deep.
The Silverback Giant Ape was merely forced back a few steps, but white marks appeared across its fists.
In the next instant, Oscar's first yellow soul ring glowed as the Seven-Killing Sword in his hand descended with immense might.
"First Soul Skill: Sword Edge Unleashed!"
"Sword Dao – Seven Kills Subdues Evil!"
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