Devouring Soul Emperor

"Ordinary Captain Chu Qingyun, versus two Gold Medal Captains, seven Silver Medal Captains, and six Iron Medal Captains!"

"Begin!"

The announcer’s voice cracked with excitement as he declared the start.

After so many years at the dueling arena, he had never seen a scene quite like this!

For the final battle, neither side wasted any words and attacked immediately.

"Thunder Sword Momentum!"

Chu Qingyun instantly sent out six vines, all of them unleashing Thunder Sword Momentum as they ruthlessly struck at the last two Gold Medal Captains.

"Damn it! Defensive Soul Techniques!"

"Attack him!"

The vines moved like lightning, arriving in an instant.

The two captains’ expressions changed drastically. Faced with this ferocious assault, they had no choice but to abandon the Soul Techniques they were halfway through preparing, releasing a large amount of pure Primordial Power to defend themselves.

Soul Techniques had to be channeled through a Martial Soul. Therefore, if both sides were of similar speed and going all out, the execution of a Sword Technique would be a fraction faster than a Soul Technique.

This tiny difference was precisely why Chu Qingyun had always used Sword Techniques instead of bothering with an Attack-type Martial Soul.

First, he couldn’t use an Attack-type Martial Soul openly. Second, it simply wasn’t as effective as his Sword Technique.

The two captains’ Primordial Power defenses managed to stall the Thunder Sword Momentum for a moment.

Then, two Defensive Soul Techniques quickly enveloped them.

One was a protective layer, like a shield of light, that enclosed one of the Gold Medal Captains.

The other petrified the second Gold Medal Captain’s skin, enhancing his defense.

However, each of them was facing three vines unleashing Thunder Sword Momentum!

Even if each vine only had 70% of the full power, with three erupting at once, the total was 210%!

More than double the power of a full-strength Thunder Sword Momentum!

The power of a single Thunder Sword Momentum already surpassed a Tier Three Soul Technique.

More than double that power instantly shredded their Primordial Power and Soul Technique defenses!

The terrifying force erupted completely over the two Gold Medal Captains, sending them flying off the stage with miserable cries.

Right at the start of the battle, the two strongest combatants were taken out!

Among the fifteen of them, aside from the two Gold Medal Captains, there were ten with Attack-type Martial Souls, two with Defense-type Martial Souls, and one with a Control-type Martial Soul.

As the two Defensive Soul Techniques were cast, the other Soul Techniques were also readied.

Ten attack-type Soul Techniques of various shapes and colors shrieked through the air as they smashed toward Chu Qingyun.

And the one with the Control-type Martial Soul also made their move.

From the void behind Chu Qingyun, several chains seemingly condensed from light materialized, wrapping around his body one by one.

Instantly, the entire stage was filled with all sorts of sharp fluctuations of Qi, causing the Great Xia Dragon Guards below the stage to pale and subconsciously take two steps back.

The power of more than a dozen Captain-level experts attacking at once was simply terrifying!

A scene like this was rarely witnessed; it was something that would typically only occur in a large-scale battle.

Chu Qingyun, however, had already experienced this several times and was completely unfazed.

Under Chu Qingyun’s perfect control, the remaining four vines performed a series of dazzling maneuvers.

Although it was a Control-type Martial Soul, it now acted as a Defensive Type, blocking all dozen or so incoming Soul Technique attacks!

But his opponents were, after all, elites among the Captains of the Great Xia Dragon Guards, and many of them possessed Tier Three Martial Souls.

Intercepting so many Soul Techniques came at a great cost to the Ten-Star Vine; all four vines were blown to smithereens, section by section!

This initial exchange, though it sounds long to describe, had actually taken place in the short time it takes to cast a single Soul Technique.

From the very start, Chu Qingyun had taken out his opponents’ two strongest members!

This result once again stunned all the onlookers!

In the distance, the Celestial Wind Army Master and his two companions also watched the stage with great astonishment.

It had been a long time since anything had managed to surprise an Earth Spirit Realm expert and a Celestial Spirit Realm expert so many times in such a short period!

The Celestial Wind Army Master looked at Grand Commander Chu Yu and said, "Chuyu, did you have this kind of strength when you were a level-eight Martial Artist?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Grand Commander Chu Yu shook his head with a bitter smile. "How could I? I was nowhere close..."

"Sun Daxiong, you mentioned earlier that when Chu Qingyun was at the exchange office, he wanted to buy a Treasure that required Army Guardian Level clearance?" the Celestial Wind Army Master asked, turning to Sun Daxiong.

Sun Daxiong nodded hurriedly. "Yes, at the time he even asked me how to obtain Army Guardian Level clearance."

"I see..." The Celestial Wind Army Master pondered for a moment before saying, "Go and tell him later. If he can become a Gold Medal Captain within ten days, I’ll grant him Army Guardian Level clearance."

A glint of understanding flashed in Grand Commander Chu Yu’s eyes upon hearing this.

He understood. The Celestial Wind Army Master had most likely taken a real liking to Chu Qingyun’s strength and was preparing to have him join the elite squad. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be in such a hurry for him to become a Gold Medal Captain.

Becoming a Gold Medal Captain was also a way to prove one’s strength to everyone.

Sun Daxiong, however, couldn’t help but exclaim in shock, "Ten days! How is that possible? No one succeeds on their first try!"

He immediately clamped his hand over his mouth, looking cautiously at the two high-ranking officials before him.

The Celestial Wind Army Master smiled and turned to leave. "Chuyu, let’s go."

"Lord Military Commander, aren’t you going to see the results?"

"There’s no need. With the two Gold Medal Captains defeated, the rest will soon fall apart."

The outcome was exactly as the Celestial Wind Army Master had predicted.

After the first wave of attacks ended, the second clash began swiftly.

All ten vines began to attack with their full power, unleashing Thunder Sword Momentum like a tiger pouncing on a flock of sheep, completely routing the remaining thirteen people!

Whether they were Iron Medal Captains or Silver Medal Captains, none could withstand a single blow from the Thunder Sword Momentum, even at 70% power!

Once a vine targeted them, no matter how they defended or struggled, there was only one outcome.

To be blasted off the stage in a single move!

As for the Soul Technique that had restrained Chu Qingyun, it was merely a Tier Two Soul Technique.

Chu Qingyun pushed the Second Layer of his Profound Celestial Divine Pattern to its limit, and with a powerful struggle augmented by the strength of two vines, he snapped all the chains and broke free.

After losing their two most threatening members, the Gold Medal Captains,

the remaining seven Silver Medal Captains and five Iron Medal Captains lasted less than a minute before they were all blasted off the stage by Chu Qingyun, all of them severely injured!

"So... so fast..."

This was the only thought in everyone’s mind.

Fifteen against one. They had expected a fierce, earth-shattering clash.

They never imagined that Chu Qingyun would display such overwhelming power, defeating all fifteen captains in just two or three minutes!