Chapter 181: Is This Even Human?

The opposing Contra Soul Master facing Oscar had spirit rings arranged as white, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black. His spirit ring levels didn't offer him much advantage over Oscar; if anything, Oscar held a slight edge.

"Where's all that talk now? Too scared to taunt me?" Oscar laughed smugly.

"Even if you're a Soul Emperor, so what? The nearly twenty levels between us is an insurmountable gap! An auxiliary-type Soul Master daring to act arrogant before me? I'll end you!" Enraged by Oscar's taunting, the Contra activated his seventh spirit ring, transforming fully into his spirit—a massive leopard.

Eighth Spirit Skill: Invincible Leopard Fist!

The Contra thrust his fist forward, and his spirit power coalesced into a towering five-meter leopard head, charging toward Oscar.

"I've got a mirror sausage!" Oscar muttered, his eyes glinting.

A drop of red blood appeared before Oscar, transforming quickly into a crimson sausage. He ate it without hesitation, and his spirit power immediately shifted to a fiery red. Behind him, a blazing red dragon appeared, surrounded by silvery lightning.

"Is that… a fire dragon?" Flander exclaimed, turning to Liu Erlong. "Erlong, isn't that your spirit?"

Liu Erlong was equally dumbfounded; the fiery dragon behind Oscar looked exactly like her own spirit.

Oscar had received an inner core from Mu Chen, which, like a divine-bestowed spirit ring, generated the most suitable spirit ability for him. Though Oscar hadn't yet traveled to the northern tundra as he did in the storyline, this inner core granted him a sixth spirit skill with a replication ability akin to what he later developed.

Oscar's sixth spirit skill, granted by the core, allowed him to create a replica of any spirit ability at 70% power by using a drop of the target's blood. If the user's spirit power rank was lower than the blood source's, they could only replicate abilities within their rank range. It could replicate spirit ring skills, but not spirit bone or domain abilities.

This secret sixth skill was known only to the high-ranking members of the Tang Sect.

"Erlong, didn't you give him your blood?" Mu Chen, noticing Liu Erlong's stunned expression, asked curiously.

"No, I didn't… although he did ask, but I hadn't agreed yet," she answered, frowning, puzzled. She hadn't directly given her blood—so how did Oscar get it?

"Have you been injured recently, maybe lost blood that Oscar could have acquired by chance?" Mu Chen inquired.

"No, I haven't been injured in a long time," Liu Erlong replied, then froze, her eyes widening as her cheeks flushed. "Although… I did have… a certain time recently when…" Her face reddened further, realizing the embarrassing source of the blood Oscar might have obtained.

Liu Erlong, though a mature woman, couldn't help but blush deeply as she grasped how Oscar might have acquired her blood.

"Oscar, you owe me an explanation!" she roared, her embarrassment turning to fury.

Oscar, aware of his questionable methods, dared not respond. If he confessed to obtaining her blood through such an intimate route, Liu Erlong would likely skin him alive.

He resolved to stay silent, refusing to confirm or explain.

Sixth Spirit Skill: Explosive Fire Dragon Blitz!

Facing the oncoming leopard head, Oscar punched, his fist blazing with dragon fire as he launched forward like a comet, his speed enhanced. The fiery fist connected with the leopard spirit power, scorching his opponent.

The opposing Contra reeled back, coughing blood from the relentless onslaught of Oscar's attacks.

"Don't just stand there! Kill them—finish this quickly!" one masked figure shouted, and the rest surged forward, converging on Mu Chen and his companions.

"Rongrong, you're up!" Mu Chen commanded.

"I can use my spirit power?" Ning Rongrong asked.

"Yes, and everyone else too. This time, don't hold back—leave no survivors." Mu Chen's words were as cold as his gaze.

If Spirit Hall sought a lesson, then only their complete annihilation would suffice.

"Understood," Ning Rongrong replied with a smile, stepping forward as her spirit power surged, six spirit rings appearing beneath her feet—yellow, yellow, purple, black, black, black. Her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda had ascended to nine levels.

"Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda!"

A nearby Soul Master sneered, "Little girl, didn't anyone teach you? An auxiliary-type Soul Master has no place standing in the front lines. You're asking to die!"

With that, he swung his fist toward Ning Rongrong, confident she would either die or be gravely injured by his attack.

Eight Extremes Collapse!

Ning Rongrong didn't dodge; instead, she met his punch with her own.

Boom!

Five shockwaves rippled out as her punch connected, blasting the Soul Master backward until he embedded himself into a stone wall, unable to free himself.

"…What?!"

The masked attackers froze, their eyes widening in shock as they stared at Ning Rongrong.

"Is… is that really an auxiliary-type Soul Master?"

Another Soul Master couldn't help but mutter in disbelief.

Boom!

Another impact drew their attention as Zhu Zhuqing, wielding her healing staff, punched an attacker, forcing him to retreat step by step. Had she not diluted her medicinal baths, her strength would likely have been even more devastating.

"Is that… a healing staff?"

All eyes turned to Zhu Zhuqing in shock.

"Is she… really a healing-type Soul Master?" one of the masked men stammered, his disbelief echoing throughout the battlefield.

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