"No wonder it's so strong, it's the Soul-Breaking Spear!"
Ma Hongjun hadn't expected to encounter a Soul Master with the Soul-Breaking Spear spirit in the Star Luo City's Grand Soul Arena. The
Soul-Breaking Spear story begins with the Clear Sky Sect, one of the three upper sects.
The Clear Sky Sect is undoubtedly the strongest of the three sects, excluding the direct line of the Tang family's Clear Sky Hammer.
Just considering the Clear Sky Sect's four affiliated families, their strength is comparable to the lower four sects. Each family has a Soul Douluo powerhouse.
The four families are:
the Strength Clan, the Mighty Ape, and the Tai Family;
the Defense Clan, the Plate-Armored Giant Rhinoceros, and the Niu Family;
the Agility Clan, the Sharp-Tailed Swift, and the Bai Family; and
the Breaking Clan, the Soul-Breaking Spear, and the Yang Family.
The four families each represent the limit of a direction.
Unfortunately, because of Tang San's father's battle with the Spirit Hall more than ten years ago, they became completely opposed to the Spirit Hall.
In order to preserve their strength, the Clear Sky Sect had to hide.
And the four families were also abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect.
The Soul-Breaking Spear represents the pinnacle of attack power, its destructive force no less than the Clear Sky Hammer, making it arguably the most invincible martial soul in a one-on-one duel at the same level.
In the original novel, Yang Wudi, the patriarch of the Breaking Clan, with the strength of a Soul Douluo,
fought a Title Douluo single-handedly without being at a disadvantage. This is terrifying information; fighting across levels is manageable in the early stages, but as the level increases, especially at the Title Douluo level, a difference of even one level becomes an insurmountable chasm.
Being able to fight a Title Douluo across levels demonstrates just how powerful the Soul-Breaking Spear's attack is.
However, it's unfortunate that the Soul-Breaking Spear has a limitation that prevents it from shining as brightly as the Clear Sky Hammer.
Similar to the Black Tiger and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial souls, the Black Tiger's limit is level 69 Soul Emperor, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's limit is level 79 Soul Saint.
The Soul-Breaking Spear also has the same limitation, its maximum cultivation level being only 89 Soul Douluo.
Under the organizer's arrangement, the original opponent for the Invincible Divine Spear, a Gold-level martial soul, was changed to Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun is now a celebrity. When he displayed the Dragon Soul Spear, the Grand Soul Arena already knew he was Ma Hongjun from Shrek Academy.
As the captain of Shrek Academy, who won the Continental Soul Master Tournament, Ma Hongjun's information had spread among various forces.
Although the match at the Spirit Hall wasn't public, and most soul masters didn't know Ma Hongjun, major forces like the Grand Soul Arena were already well aware of it.
Their regret was that they hadn't had time to promote the match beforehand; otherwise, it would have been a huge success, and the casinos would have been incredibly exciting.
However, it wasn't too late.
The organizers had scheduled the match between the Unyielding Golden Spear and the Invincible Divine Spear for last
and had already begun promotion.
Ma Hongjun's fame was undeniable; as soon as the organizers announced that he was the champion captain, the prestige of his name would immediately increase.
The Invincible Divine Spear already had a large following here; his Sapphire Soul Badge and winning streak had become a kind of faith.
In a short time, news of this duel spread throughout the entire Grand Soul Arena audience.
Ma Hongjun had no objection to the Grand Soul Arena's promotional tactics; after all, they were just starting out to make money.
Most importantly, his Fairy Robe Pavilion needed to cooperate with the Grand Soul Arena.
The Zhang family, with whom he had always cooperated, didn't have much say in the Grand Soul Arena of the Star Luo Empire, so he needed to rebuild their relationship.
This match was a kind of welcoming gift to the Grand Soul Arena.
In the VIP lounge, a cool-looking young man sat calmly.
His skin was somewhat dark, his features were regular and sharp, giving him a very sharp aura.
The other Soul Fighters in the lounge kept a certain distance from him, emanating a strong sense of pressure.
He raised an eyebrow, brushed aside his disheveled bangs, and muttered to himself,
"Heh, 'Unbreakable Golden Spear,' what a tacky name. 'Invincible Divine Spear' is more imposing.
When it comes to spears, our Yang family has never met a worthy opponent."
The dark-skinned young man was Yang Feng, a direct descendant of the Breaking Clan.
Yang Feng's name was given to him by his grandfather, Yang Wudi, when he awakened his martial soul at the age of six, because his awakened martial soul actually meant he had innate full soul power.
This gave the Yang family a glimmer of hope; he was the strongest genius in the family's history. Changing his name to Yang Feng was a way of hoping they would break free from the family's constraints and reach the Title Douluo level.
Yang Feng used the nickname "Invincible Divine Spear" to emulate his grandfather, Yang Wudi, who had also used this title to create countless records in the Great Soul Arena.
Now, he was following in his grandfather's footsteps, honing his skills, and easily surpassing Yang Wudi.
Zhu Zhuqing and the others' matches were over. Upon learning of Ma Hongjun's match, they all rushed to the main Soul Arena to buy tickets and take their seats.
"Sister Shuang'er, did you bring any gold coins?"
Ning Rongrong suddenly remembered something and excitedly asked Shuang'er.
Soon, Ning Rongrong had collected all the gold coins the group had on them.
Then she ran to the arena.
"Make way, make way, I want to place a bet."
There were too many people betting, and Ning Rongrong finally managed to squeeze in. However, she saw that many people were betting on Invincible Divine Spear to win.
"Ten thousand gold soul coins, I bet on Invincible Divine Spear."
"Thirty thousand gold soul coins, I bet on Invincible Divine Spear."
"It's rare to see Invincible Divine Spear with such high odds, I bet on Invincible Divine Spear."
"The odds are the same, which proves that this Unyielding Golden Spear is definitely not weak. I heard that this Unyielding Golden Spear is the captain of the champion team in this competition, I bet on Unyielding Golden Spear."
...
On the betting board, the odds for Unyielding Golden Spear and Invincible Divine Spear were the same, one to one.
It is rare to see a one to one situation in the Great Soul Arena. Generally, the odds for super popular Soul Fighters are lower.
"Five hundred thousand, I'm betting on Unyielding Golden Spear!"
Ning Rongrong slammed several cards onto the stage and said domineeringly.
Five hundred thousand gold soul coins, this is a very large number. Even in the Star Luo Imperial Capital, it is rare to bet more than one hundred thousand.
The surrounding crowd immediately cast surprised and curious glances.
"Hmph, ignorant people, how could you possibly know the power of the Unyielding Golden Spear?"
Ning Rongrong glanced at the people around her with a smug look, a cold smile playing on her lips. She truly knew the power of the Unyielding Golden Spear; in her mind, it was invincible.
It was nighttime, and the matches in the sub-arenas were almost over.
The Central Grand Arena finally welcomed the final, headlining match of the night.
"Welcome to the Star Luo Central Grand Arena! Tonight's final match will be a one-on-one showdown.
The audience should be excited; this is arguably the most anticipated match of the year.
Now, let's welcome the two fighters to the stage.
Invincible Divine Spear—I believe everyone is already familiar with him. He is currently the only Soul King-level Soul Master in our Grand Arena, possessing a Sapphire Soul Badge.
Since joining the arena, he has never been defeated."
The host paused appropriately, and the audience below began chanting Invincible Divine Spear's name!
Yang Feng hadn't stayed at the Star Luo Grand Soul Arena all along; he hadn't been there long. His fame stemmed from his previous victory over the only Soul King in the arena with a purple-gold Soul Badge.
That person was a descendant of the Tiger Soul Clan of the Star Luo Empire.
The Tiger Soul Clan was the third largest family in the Star Luo Empire, after the White Tiger and Spirit Cat Clans.
One of the Star Luo Empire's four Title Douluos came from the Tiger Soul Clan.
The Tiger Soul Blade Martial Soul was a top-tier offensive Martial Soul, its fame in Star Luo no less than that of the Clear Sky Hammer.
"The Unyielding Golden Spear might be unfamiliar to some; this is his first time participating in a Soul Battle at our Star Luo Grand Soul Arena.
However, that doesn't diminish his brilliance. He's the champion of this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.
This honor alone is enough to prove his strength."
This time, the audience was filled with surprise, as many were unaware of Ma Hongjun's achievement.
The two slowly walked onto the arena from opposite sides.
In the audience, two gloomy gazes fell upon Ma Hongjun and Yang Feng respectively.
Hu Yiming and Hu Erming sat in a corner, their faces grim.
Their eyes were coldly fixed on Yang Feng and Ma Hongjun as they entered the arena, their hatred undisguised.
These two brothers were the young geniuses of the Hu family, the Tiger Soul Blade clan.
Hu Erming was the Tiger Soul Blade spirit master who was injured by Ma Hongjun during the competition against Star Luo Royal Academy.
Hu Yiming was the Soul King with the Purple Gold Battle Spirit Badge who had been defeated by Yang Feng.
Hu Yiming's reputation in Star Luo City was completely ruined by Yang Feng.
He was originally a Purple Gold Battle Spirit with over a hundred consecutive wins, the number one genius of the younger generation in Star Luo City. Even rising stars like Davis and Zhu Zhuyun couldn't match him at the same stage.
However, one defeat destroyed his reputation as an invincible genius, while Yang Feng rose to fame and became a legend in Star Luo City.
Under the gloomy gazes of the two brothers, the battle on the stage was about to begin.
"Will it be the invincible Divine Spear, or the unyielding Golden Spear? Let us witness it together, the match begins!"
Both sides summoned their Martial Souls.
Yang Feng's Soul-Breaking Spear was a thick, dark iron spear.
Ma Hongjun's silver spear had a silver base with gold, blue, cyan, and green light shining on it.
Visually, Ma Hongjun's spear was undeniably impressive.
However, judging from the cheers from the crowd, it seemed people preferred Yang Feng's long, black spear.
"The invincible Divine Spear will definitely win; his thick, black spear has already won me tens of thousands of gold soul coins."
"I also like his thick, black spear."
"That unyielding Golden Spear, its Martial Soul is all flashy; I think it's just a silver-coated spearhead, all show and no substance."
"
I really don't understand people's aesthetics these days. "
Ma Hongjun curled his lip.
His gun wasn't just for show.
With the appearance of his martial soul, the spirit rings followed closely behind.
Yellow, purple, purple, black! Yellow,
purple, purple, black!
Every time Ma Hongjun displayed his spirit rings, he was met with a chorus of exclamations; he'd gotten used to it over the years.
Seeing the spirit rings appear, the audience's tone changed; it seemed this silver gun was the real deal.
Hu Yiming was also surprised to see Ma Hongjun's spirit rings, but he had personally experienced Yang Feng's strength, which was also formidable. He turned to Erming and asked,
"Whose gun do you think is more powerful?"
Hu Erming had fought Ma Hongjun in the competition and had also witnessed his battle with Yang Feng.
Before Hu Erming could speak, a young man next to him spoke up.
This young man was the defensive spirit master with the lava rock martial soul from the competition.
He had faced Ma Hongjun's spear head-on, and even his prized lava rock couldn't stop it.
Ma Hongjun's spear had incredible penetrating power; he felt no defense could withstand it.
His voice still trembled as he said,
"Ma Hongjun's spear hurts a lot!"
(End of Chapter)