Devouring Soul Emperor

Although Sun Daxiong was one of the more formidable captains, he had rarely spoken with the Grand Commander, let alone the Lord Military Commander.

Facing the two superiors, the usually boisterous Sun Daxiong grew reserved.

"Heh, Sun Daxiong, don’t be nervous," Grand Commander Chu Yu said with a smile. "The Lord Military Commander has summoned you because he wants to learn more about this Chu Qingyun. Just tell us everything about your interactions with him, from the beginning."

Grand Commander Chu Yu said with a smile.

Hearing this, Sun Daxiong understood and silently breathed a sigh of relief.

’Other than Chu, what else about me could possibly be worthy of the Lord Military Commander’s attention...’

And so, Sun Daxiong began to recount his story, starting from his first encounter with Chu Qingyun at the Flame City Lord’s Mansion.

On the battle stage, Chu Qingyun had finished practicing how to execute Thunderbolt Flash using his vines.

Many of the surrounding Great Xia Dragon Guards felt that something was off. The thunder crackling on the vines and the fierce, violent aura didn’t seem like he was just toying with Meng Chengde.

But with their level of perception, they couldn’t yet tell what Chu Qingyun was doing.

A few had some vague ideas, but they couldn’t quite put their finger on it.

Meanwhile, on the stage, Meng Chengde’s face was a mask of horror.

Only he, standing opposite Chu Qingyun as his opponent, could personally feel just how strange the situation was.

The ten vines had been relentlessly attacking from the front with the exact same method.

But the pressure Meng Chengde felt was growing greater and greater!

When all ten vines were able to execute Thunderbolt Flash, he was actually starting to struggle.

That’s right. Merely defending against the ten vines from the front was making a mighty Captain Jin Xun like him struggle!

The power of Thunderbolt Flash was far inferior to that of Thunder Sword Momentum.

But if all ten vines could use it, it meant Chu Qingyun could bombard Meng Chengde with a continuous, non-stop barrage of Thunderbolt Flashes!

Executing a powerful Sword Technique, much like using a Soul Technique, instantly consumed a large amount of Primordial Power from one’s meridians.

Therefore, after executing a sword move, one needed a certain amount of time to channel more Primordial Power from their Qi Sea. No one could perform Sword Techniques non-stop.

But using vines to execute them was a different story.

The vines themselves could act like meridians in the body, storing a certain amount of Primordial Power and Thunder Power.

Moreover, with Chu Qingyun’s Control Power, he could perfectly execute the Sword Technique with his vines while simultaneously channeling Primordial Power from his Qi Sea to replenish them!

Of course, besides that, he could also choose to strike with all ten at once, unleashing ten attacks in a single burst!

’Thunderbolt Flash is complete. Next up, Thunder Sword Momentum!’

A smile appeared on Chu Qingyun’s face, and his gaze toward Meng Chengde grew fervent.

Seeing the smile on Chu Qingyun’s face, Meng Chengde’s heart suddenly tightened. He had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next moment, a vine enveloped in a terrifying layer of thunder lashed out at him like a great whip, ripping through the air with a piercing shriek.

’Damn it, he got stronger again!’

The corner of Meng Chengde’s mouth twitched. He poured the pure Primordial Power of a Level Nine Martial Artist into his Martial Soul, the Water-Splitting Spirit Fork. A brilliant blue light flared on the fork as he met the incoming vine.

PFFT!

The thunder shattered, and the vine was severed!

But for the first time, the blue glow on Meng Chengde’s Martial Soul, the Spirit Fork, cracked from the impact!

Although it repaired itself in an instant, it had, indeed, been cracked!

Although Chu Qingyun’s previous strike didn’t have the full power of Thunder Sword Momentum, its force was still much greater than Thunderbolt Flash.

Chu Qingyun gave Meng Chengde no time to be shocked. What followed was a torrential storm of attacks, as each vine took its turn executing Thunder Sword Momentum and blasting toward Meng Chengde.

Fortunately, Meng Chengde was a powerful Captain Jin Xun, with a strong Martial Soul and Fork Technique Secret Manual.

Otherwise, it was questionable whether anyone else could have lasted this long.

’It would be frustrating if my training was interrupted because my opponent was too weak. Finishing Thunder Sword Momentum in one go is the best-case scenario.’

With each attack, Chu Qingyun grew more and more proficient at executing Thunder Sword Momentum through his vines.

At a certain moment, inspiration suddenly struck him in a flash of insight.

"This time, it’s the complete Thunder Sword Momentum!"

An unprecedented amount of Thunder Power and Sword Momentum enveloped one of the vines.

However, after just a moment, the part of the vine wrapped in thunder shattered with a BANG, and the Thunder Power and Sword Momentum quickly dissipated.

"This is... The vine can’t withstand that much power!"

Chu Qingyun pondered for a moment and quickly figured out the reason.

His arms and body were strengthened and protected by the Second Layer of his Profound Celestial Divine Pattern and his Primordial Power.

His Thundercloud Sword was a Spirit Level Treasure Sword, so its inherent durability was more than enough to execute a full-power Thunder Sword Momentum without issue.

But the vines of his Ten-Star Vine, despite having the passive Soul Technique, ’Tenacity,’ were ultimately manifested using the Primordial Power of a Level Eight Martial Artist.

The power of a move like Thunder Sword Momentum already surpassed that of ordinary Tier Three Soul Techniques, so it was normal that the vines couldn’t withstand it.

It was the same principle as before, when Chu Qingyun’s Refined Iron Longsword couldn’t withstand Martial Master Level Primordial Power.

Having figured this out, Chu Qingyun began to experiment.

After several more vines burst, he finally determined that they could currently withstand about seventy percent of Thunder Sword Momentum’s power.

In other words, through the vines, he could only execute a weakened version of Thunder Sword Momentum, with seventy percent of its full power.

’Now that I’ve practiced Thunder Sword Momentum, there’s no more use for Meng Chengde.’

"Meng Chengde, prepare to leave the stage."

Meng Chengde’s face was flushed with anger. "Brat, it won’t be that easy to make me lose!"

Never show weakness, even in defeat.

Besides, although Meng Chengde knew he couldn’t beat Chu Qingyun, he felt he could still hold on for a while longer against attacks of this level.

"Then... let’s begin."

"Thunder Sword Momentum!"

A vine wrapped in thunder and Sword Momentum violently chopped down toward Meng Chengde.

"Hmph, it’s still just the same old move!"

Meng Chengde snorted, raising his fork to block the strike. "An attack like this isn’t enough to knock me off the stage!"

"Oh? Is that so?" A cold smile appeared on Chu Qingyun’s face. "Then let’s continue!"

"Thunder Sword Momentum!"

"Thunder Sword Momentum!"

"Thunder Sword Momentum!"

...

This time, all ten vines lunged at Meng Chengde. One after another, without a moment’s pause, they executed Thunder Sword Momentum, continuously slamming into him.

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

Meng Chengde gritted his teeth, continuously pouring Primordial Power into his Martial Soul, the Water-Splitting Spirit Fork, to resist the incessant attacks.

He defended against the first and second strikes with ease, but by the third and fourth, he was beginning to feel the strain.

The fifth Thunder Sword Momentum shattered the blue glow on his Spirit Fork, which could no longer be repaired even as he poured in more Primordial Power.

The sixth and seventh strikes completely shattered the blue glow, battering Meng Chengde so badly he could no longer even maintain his Martial Soul.

The eighth strike tore through his Protective Primordial Power, severely injuring him and causing him to vomit blood.

The ninth Thunder Sword Momentum sent him flying backward, violently coughing up blood as he crashed heavily outside the battle stage.

Severely injured and utterly defeated!