The Yellow Sand Dragon charged forward, its two large pincers outstretched, about to surround Ma Hongjun.
The red soul ring lit up, and the Wind Domain skill was fully activated, wisps of azure energy forming within a thirty-meter radius around Ma Hongjun.
Wind Domain: Creates a wind array within a thirty-meter radius, reducing the enemy's speed by 70%. Increases the user's speed by 70%.
Can create three clones, each possessing 70% of the user's strength, which can transform into the real body within the wind array.
The Yellow Sand Dragon's speed faltered; its movements slowed in Ma Hongjun's eyes.
The azure energy condensed in the air, instantly forming three figures of Ma Hongjun.
They looked exactly like Ma Hongjun's real body, making it impossible to distinguish the real from the fake.
In reality, there was no real or fake body; within the wind array, these wind shadow clones could transform.
The Yellow Sand Dragon was startled, its raised pincers seemingly about to clamp down on someone.
Ma Hongjun didn't give it a chance; he was currently using a 100,000-year soul skill, which consumed a great deal of soul power.
Three clones surrounded the Yellow Dragon Salamander from three directions, all the dark blue patterns on the Martial God blazing brightly.
Under Ma Hongjun's control, the three clones attacked the Yellow Dragon Salamander simultaneously.
Ma Hongjun's main body constantly shifted among the three clones, trying to find the Yellow Dragon Salamander's defensive weaknesses.
The long dragon tail coiled like a snake, while the scorpion head remained constantly moving.
Three Martial God Spears thrust out simultaneously.
The clone in front used a spear-controlling technique, guiding the Martial God Spear to pierce the Yellow Dragon Salamander's mouthparts, but it was blocked by the two large pincers. The
clone on the side used a spear-hammer, smashing the Yellow Dragon Salamander's tail.
And the main body behind, Ma Hongjun, aimed at the junction of the Yellow Dragon Salamander's dragon tail and scorpion head, unleashing his strongest single-target attack soul skill,
Extreme Shadow Flying Dragon Spear.
The Martial God Spear pierced through instantly.
...
Under the two large pincers, the first clone was torn in two, turning into a cloud of blue mist.
The poisonous stinger at the tip of the tail emerged, piercing the second clone, which also instantly turned into blue mist.
Only the main body remained intact, and the Martial God Spear was completely pierced into the connection point.
At this moment, the Martial God Spear turned to glow with dark green patterns, frantically absorbing the blood power of the Yellow Salamander.
Zhu Xiaofan was stunned. Judging from the size of the Yellow Salamander, she had estimated that it was about 50,000 years old. A
50,000-year-old Yellow Salamander was equivalent to the strength of a human Soul Saint.
However, at this moment, Ma Hongjun seized the vital point of this Yellow Salamander and pierced it through with a single spear thrust.
Ma Hongjun could feel the Yellow Salamander's life force rapidly draining away. It wanted to fight back, but its head was already restrained by the Martial God Spear, and it couldn't turn around.
As for the barbs on its tail tip, they had been broken by a spear-hammer strike from the clone.
Slowly, the Yellow Salamander lost its ability to resist.
Even Ma Hongjun was very surprised that the Yellow Salamander was dealt with so quickly.
The soul skills of a 100,000-year soul ring were indeed powerful.
The Extreme Shadow Flying Dragon Spear, with 200% attack power, was incredibly strong.
However, with great power came great soul power consumption.
In those few short moments, Ma Hongjun unleashed several powerful soul skills in succession, essentially a burst of energy.
His soul power was nearly depleted.
The Yellow Sand Dragon collapsed to the ground, Ma Hongjun's Martial God Spear still embedded in it.
Having absorbed the Yellow Sand Dragon's life force, Ma Hongjun was replenished, his soul power and stamina rapidly recovering.
A black soul ring rose, and the Martial God Spear, which was absorbing the Yellow Sand Dragon's life force, also absorbed the soul ring.
At this moment, Ma Hongjun's body desperately needed replenishment, and the power of the soul ring was perfect.
The Martial God Spear drew the power of the soul ring into his body, directly transforming it into Ma Hongjun's sixth soul ring.
Absorbing a soul ring is a dangerous undertaking, usually performed with extreme caution and meditation.
But this time, Ma Hongjun simply stood there, using the Martial God Spear to absorb it.
The impact of the soul power had no effect on his body; instead, it became a source of replenishment.
Ma Hongjun gradually relaxed. This time, absorbing the soul ring wasn't as intense as usual; he seemed to be able to withstand it easily.
Soon, Ma Hongjun understood the key. Previously, the spirit rings he absorbed were all limit-level spirit rings, each one pushing his body's limits.
Now, Ma Hongjun's body strength could withstand a 100,000-year spirit ring.
Absorbing a 50,000-year spirit ring posed no pressure whatsoever.
Zhu Xiaofan stared in astonishment, seeing someone absorb spirit rings in such a ferocious way for the first time.
Ma Hongjun calmly surveyed his surroundings; the Martial God Spear was still absorbing the life force of the spirit ring and the Yellow Sand Dragon.
He could clearly feel his power slowly recovering and increasing.
Then, more movement came from the sand dunes…
A swishing sound filled the air.
The sand scorpion army was approaching.
The Yellow Sand Dragon had caught up too quickly earlier, so the sand scorpion army was only now arriving.
"Hold them off for a moment!" Ma Hongjun said to Zhu Xiaofan. This was a crucial period for his absorption; although the Martial God Spear absorbed quickly, a 50,000-year-level soul ring still needed some time. Zhu Xiaofan didn't hesitate, suppressing her disgust for the sand scorpions, and rushed forward.
Her Earth Fire Dragon Serpent Martial Soul was activated, and her soul ring lit up, blocking the sand scorpions. With her strength, dealing with this group of sand scorpions was still somewhat difficult. At this moment, many of the sand scorpions that had caught up were 1,000-year-level, most were 100-year-level, and the 10-year-level ones couldn't run fast and were left behind. Her conjured snake tail swept out, and streams of flame shot out. Her fourth soul skill was activated. Fire Dance Dragon Serpent! Dragons and serpents formed from flames shot out and rushed into the sand scorpion horde. Her hands were covered in scales, and she punched out, repelling the sand scorpions that rushed towards her. The millennium-level sand scorpions were enormous, their size no less than hers. In an instant, Zhu Xiaofan was surrounded by these massive creatures. Ma Hongjun was still absorbing his spirit ring; he couldn't stop now, or the power of the spirit ring would backfire, severely injuring him. The sand scorpions' stingers were powerful and their attacks were cunning. Zhu Xiaofan's combat experience wasn't extensive, and she had already been struck by a sand scorpion's stinger. Most importantly, there were simply too many sand scorpions. Zhu Xiaofan wanted to block them all to prevent Ma Hongjun from being affected, but in this situation, she would inevitably be injured. Ma Hongjun hadn't expected the situation to develop this way; the swarm of sand scorpions was clearly much stronger than before. It seemed the sand scorpions emerging from beneath the yellow sand were even more powerful. A dozen or so millennium-level sand scorpions were already Zhu Xiaofan's limit. Not to mention the countless hundred-year and ten-year-level sand scorpions. It was only with the scales and armor of her Earth Fire Dragon Serpent martial soul that she could barely withstand them. Zhu Xiaofan could still resist, but she had already been pierced by the sand scorpion's stingers, and the venom had begun to spread within her body. At this point, if she didn't retreat, her life would be in danger. Actually, if Zhu Xiaofan abandoned Ma Hongjun and fled, using Ma Hongjun to temporarily distract the sand scorpion, she could still escape. Although the sand scorpion's venom was potent, it was only a thousand-year-old sand scorpion; its venom wouldn't be enough to kill Zhu Xiaofan, and her Earth Fire Dragon Serpent Martial Soul inherently possessed some resistance to venom. However, Zhu Xiaofan didn't seem to intend to escape alone, glancing at Ma Hongjun who was fully focused on absorbing the spirit ring. In the end, she strengthened her resolve to protect Ma Hongjun. Abandoning Ma Hongjun would temporarily avert the crisis, but in the vast desert, injured and poisoned, she would find it difficult to survive. She was gambling, gambling that Ma Hongjun could successfully absorb the spirit ring before she gave up and come to her rescue. For some reason, she had confidence in this man. (End of Chapter)