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Not far away, nearly twenty Wind Baboons swarmed forward, their bodies glowing with the azure light of wind-attribute soul power. Bracing themselves, they swung their razor-sharp claws at Hu Liena, moving with extreme speed like a pack of hungry wolves.
Hu Liena crouched slightly and tapped the ground with her toes, her entire body lunging forward in an instant. She was incredibly fast, appearing like a silver phantom, leaving several blurring afterimages in her wake to confuse the enemy's vision.
Silver light flickered continuously as Hu Liena nimbly threaded through the group. Nearly twenty Wind Baboons were unable to hinder her steps; their attacks missed repeatedly, causing them to roar in frustration, yet they couldn't even graze her shadow.
As Hu Liena channeled her Charming Fox Martial Soul, a crimson flame suddenly ignited upon her silver-white fox claws, burning with extraordinary heat.
Ever since Bibi Dong allowed Hu Liena to choose the path of Dual-Attribute Fusion Stream, she had selected fire-attribute soul beasts specializing in speed and attack for her second and third soul rings.
Now, her Single-Attribute Fusion Stream had begun to bear fruit; the secondary attribute of fire power attached to her Charming Fox Martial Soul was already quite impressive, comparable to the level of a Three-Tailed Flame Fox.
As she unleashed her Flame Claws, shadows of claws flew through the forest.
The fox claws, wreathed in crimson fire, possessed formidable power. When they struck the Wind Baboons, they instantly tore through their physical defenses, leaving behind jagged, rending wounds.
The heat even ignited their dark-green fur.
The flames spread wildly, growing more intense by the second. Before blood could even leak from the wounds, the flesh had already been charred like coal. The painful, low howls of the Wind Baboons echoed continuously.
A silver figure flashed through a series of rapid turns, and Hu Liena repositioned herself, emerging from the center of the pack. The nearly twenty Wind Baboons were all heavily injured; every single one was covered in lacerations and scorched by the blazing fire.
With their wounds blackened and charred, their auras instantly became withered and weak.
Hu Liena tapped the ground again, a powerful burst of soul power erupting as she soared into the sky. She left behind a trail of silver-white soul light, her three silver fox tails trailing behind her like three bolts of silver silk.
Leaping over ten meters into the air, Hu Liena crossed her arms over her chest.
Simultaneously, she activated the fire-attribute power within her Martial Soul and circulated her soul power. Intense flames suddenly erupted along her arms, the crimson firelight completely covering the arms of her Charming Fox form.
With a wave of her arms, she spread them wide.
Crimson light flashed, and in an instant, the flames on her arms leapt outward, condensing into a large number of crimson, diamond-shaped crystals. Each crystal was wafer-thin and extremely sharp at both ends, radiating a scorching fiery aura from within.
"Fox Flame Wedges!"
As she spoke, the dozens of fiery-red diamond shards shot out like a barrage of throwing daggers toward the pack of Wind Baboons.
They moved with lightning speed, leaving dozens of red light trails in the air. The Wind Baboons had already been badly hurt; how could they possibly dodge such a swift attack?
They were instantly struck by the crimson crystals, and some even had the diamond shards embed themselves entirely within their bodies.
Hu Liena landed gracefully and smiled, her lips parting slightly: "Explode."
The moment the word left her mouth, a series of thunderous booms resounded.
The red light on the dozens of diamond crystals flickered violently before detonating simultaneously like a cluster of exploding fireballs. Firelight splashed in all directions, followed by a surge of scorching air waves.
The momentum was startling as the numerous Wind Baboons wailed in unison, suffering heavy trauma. Nearly twenty Wind Baboons were sent flying in all directions by the fiery force of the Fox Flame Wedges.
They all collapsed to the ground, incapacitated.
A few were even killed instantly as the flames erupted from within their bodies; their blood was completely evaporated by the high-temperature fire, and their broken corpses were turned to charcoal.
Seeing Hu Liena resolve the encounter so cleanly and decisively, Ling Xiao's eyes brightened with a look of approval. Although he knew her strength was impressive, this was a battle against soul beasts, not a routine spar, and she had been fighting against superior numbers.
These Wind Baboons were all hundred-year rank, but each was at least over five hundred years old, with some approaching the thousand-year mark. With nearly twenty of them in total, an ordinary Soul Elder would find it difficult just to stay alive, let alone win.
"Nana truly is the disciple of Her Holiness the Pope. Because of her chosen path, the Dual-Attribute Fusion Stream is extremely slow to take shape. To forge a second attribute, it's hard to fully develop the primary attribute."
"Splitting one's focus makes her strength seem less dominant in the early stages. However, relying on her mastery and application of her Martial Soul, combined with high-level technique, she still displays remarkable strength."
"This self-created soul skill, Fox Flame Wedges, is quite powerful, practical, and perfectly suited for her Charming Fox Martial Soul," Ling Xiao couldn't help but comment.
Several roars accompanied by the sound of rushing wind reached them.
Ling Xiao and Hu Liena turned to see that after the pack was defeated, the three thousand-year-level Wind Baboons had finally snapped out of their stupor. Though they saw their subordinates defeated, they weren't scared away.
Instead, their eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Opening their mouths wide, azure energy light erupted within. Each of the three thousand-year Wind Baboons spat out a sphere of azure light. These contained dense wind-attribute energy, acting like condensed masses of wind blades.
Not only was the flight speed incredible, but the surfaces radiated a sharp, cutting aura.
A hint of gravity appeared in Hu Liena's eyes.
These three thousand-year soul beasts were sparing no soul power to launch a joint attack. It was undeniably strong; the attack power was sufficient to exceed the third soul skills of many three-ring Battle Soul Masters.
Hu Liena rapidly circulated her soul power to activate her Martial Soul.
A strong silver-white light radiated from her body, becoming increasingly intense as it gathered at the tails of the Martial Soul. An astonishing scene occurred: from her possessed state, Hu Liena's three silver-white fox tails suddenly extended upward into the air.
Each tail grew longer and longer until they were over ten meters in length, appearing like silver chains. As Hu Liena activated her secondary attribute, a massive amount of firelight appeared.
Scorching crimson flames rapidly spread, covering the fox tails and increasing their momentum significantly.
"Flame Tail Strike!"
Hu Liena let out a low shout and leaned forward slightly.
As she drove her soul power, the three long tails wreathed in flames seemed to possess a life of their own. They curved slightly and, carrying immense force, lashed out at the three azure light spheres.
BOOM!!!
A muffled, thunderous explosion rang through the air.
The three burning silver fox tails smashed the wind-energy spheres directly, triggering a startling burst of energy fluctuations. The scents of wind and fire filled the air as ripples of energy expanded, devastating the surrounding trees.
Clearly, for Hu Liena's Charming Fox Martial Soul, the most potent weapon was not her claws, but her tails. They could be used for both attacking and binding enemies.
In the world of soul beasts, many fox-type species develop toward the "Nine-Tailed" form, whether they are the mental-attribute Charming Fox or the elemental-attribute Flame Fox or Ice Fox.
The cultivation of a Martial Soul follows the same logic.
To evolve a fox-type Martial Soul toward the Nine-Tailed state, one cannot simply absorb soul rings haphazardly. Only by using the Martial Soul's origin as the core to strengthen and expand when absorbing rings can one further develop the potential of the soul.
Otherwise, if one only covets high soul ring years or powerful soul beast bloodlines that do not match the Martial Soul's development direction, one might gain a strong soul skill, but at the cost of derailing the soul's evolution.
Teachers who encourage such a path are merely misleading their students.
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