Chapter 79 – New Properties of the Rank ６ Soul Arrow

Everyone was momentarily baffled.

But this was not the time to ponder.

In just a few blinks.

The Pale Lord had already charged to close range.

The Rock Ghost was the first to meet it head-on.

Facing the Pale Lord’s ferocious charge, it stepped forward boldly without the slightest hesitation.

Like a tank on the offensive, it slammed straight into the enemy.

In the blink of an eye.

The two collided violently at the center of the battlefield.

Boom!

A deafening roar exploded in an instant.

Making everyone’s chests tighten involuntarily.

Centered on the two Pet Beasts, a violent shockwave erupted, sweeping in all directions.

The nearby Pale Guards were hurled away like torn cloth sacks.

Their pale skeletal bodies shattered with a series of cracks mid-air.

Stomp, stomp, stomp!

The Rock Ghost was ultimately a step behind, unable to withstand the force and stumbling back several paces.

With a crack, one of the Earth Element stones surrounding it shattered instantly.

The Pale Lord, meanwhile, stood in place with perfect composure.

The crowd was not surprised by this.

The Pale Lord’s Power Level was as high as Tier 5, Stage 8—even wounded, its combat ability far surpassed any Pet Beast present.

The fact that the Rock Ghost could clash head-on with it and emerge unscathed was a testament to its formidable strength.

“Leave the Pale Guards to you!”

Liu Man made a snap decision and shouted to Song Ting and the other two.

She then ordered her three Pet Beasts to abandon the minor minions and turn their attacks on the Pale Lord instead.

In an instant.

The Pale Lord found itself surrounded and besieged by four Pet Beasts.

Yet even so.

The Pale Lord still held a slight advantage.

After all, among the four Pet Beasts in the siege.

Aside from the Dragon Lion at Tier 5, Stage 4.

The other three were all at Tier 5, Stage 2.

A vast gap in strength compared to the Pale Lord.

Seeing that they could not suppress the Pale Lord, Liu Man and the others furrowed their brows.

Gu Lengyan and Song Ting wanted to help.

But their Pet Beasts were held back by the Pale Guards and could not break free to assist.

Guo Xinyi was in the same situation.

The standoff dragged on for a time.

Among everyone present, only Lin Ze remained calm and composed.

He glanced at Xiao Xue beside him.

After the successive use of skills earlier, the Pet Beast Maiden had expended considerable energy.

Considering they still needed to head to the Second Ring afterward, Lin Ze thought it over and dismissed the idea of having Xiao Xue face the Pale Lord.

“It seems I’ll have to do this myself.”

With a soft sigh, Lin Ze mobilized his Soul Power, preparing to cast a Soul Art.

The girls immediately sensed the fluctuation of Soul Power in the area and quickly scanned their surroundings.

Soon.

They noticed a Soul Arrow condensed from Soul Power forming in front of Lin Ze.

“Soul Arrow?”

Liu Man and the others were taken aback, confusion flashing in their eyes.

Against a Pale Lord at Tier 5, Stage 8, what effect could their Soul Arts possibly have?

Especially one of the most Basic Soul Arts—Soul Arrow.

“I’ve heard that Junior Lin Ze has remarkable Soul Art Attainment.”

Gu Lengyan suddenly remarked.

Liu Man and Song Ting were momentarily stunned, then instinctively looked at Guo Xinyi.

If anyone present knew Lin Ze best, it was undoubtedly the girl who was also a First Year student.

Guo Xinyi snapped back to reality and said hesitantly:

“Lin Ze’s Soul Art skill is indeed extraordinary—he once injured a Tier 4 Pet Beast with a Soul Arrow.”

Liu Man and the other two were all startled at once.

Injuring a Tier 4 Pet Beast with a Soul Arrow… one would need to have cultivated the Soul Arrow to at least Level 5 to accomplish such a feat.

For such Soul Art Attainment to appear in a First Year student—how could that not shock everyone to the core.

“This junior… really is full of surprises!”

Liu Man couldn’t help but exclaim.

But then, she furrowed her brows again.

“However, even if Junior Lin Ze truly has mastered Tier 5 Soul Arrow, it won’t be enough to deal with the Pale Lord.”

Against a Tier 5 Ferocious Beast of the second or third rank, a Tier 5 Soul Arrow might pose some threat.

But against the Pale Lord at Tier 5, Rank 8, it probably wouldn’t even be enough to tickle it.

All the girls present came from prominent families and possessed considerable knowledge, so they naturally understood this.

And because of that.

They were even more puzzled by Lin Ze’s actions.

Although they hadn’t known him for long, they could all tell that Lin Ze was a steady, composed person who planned before acting.

By all logic, he shouldn’t be wasting his efforts like this, needlessly expending precious Soul Power.

While the girls were lost in confusion, Lin Ze had already prepared his Soul Art.

The next instant.

The Soul Arrow shot forth in a flash.

Tearing through the air, it stirred up a piercing sonic boom.

In the blink of an eye, the arrow crossed a distance of over a hundred meters, and under everyone’s stunned gaze, it slammed fiercely into the Pale Lord’s chest.

Boom!

As if struck head-on by a large-caliber cannon shell, the bone armor on the Pale Lord’s chest violently exploded, sending countless fragments of white bone scattering in all directions.

The Pale Lord, as if struck by lightning, staggered backward several steps.

When it finally steadied itself, a massive gaping hole the size of a basketball had appeared in its chest.

One could even faintly see the ghastly white sternum within.

“!!!”

Liu Man and the others all widened their eyes in unison, mouths agape as they stared at the scene before them, utterly shocked and speechless.

He had actually… really wounded the Pale Lord!

Even the attacks of Tier 5 Pet Beasts like the Dragon Lion and the Silver Centaur could only leave shallow dents on the Pale Lord’s bone armor.

They would have to strike the same spot multiple times consecutively just to create shallow cracks.

Yet a single Soul Arrow from Lin Ze had directly pierced through the Pale Lord’s bone armor.

Its power even surpassed several combined attacks from multiple Tier 5 Pet Beasts.

It was simply unimaginable!

The girls stared blankly at the scene before them, feeling a surreal sense of being in a dream.

“…Tier 6 Soul Arrow!”

Gu Lengyan suddenly spoke.

This girl, who was always calm and rational, rarely showing any emotional fluctuation, now had a tone that could hardly conceal her shock and amazement.

Liu Man and Song Ting drew in a soft breath, their pretty faces filled with astonishment.

But neither of them spoke up to refute.

For an attack to cause such damage to the Pale Lord in a single strike, there was no other explanation than a Tier 6 Soul Art.

Yet that was precisely why they were so shocked.

Even Liu Man, who was the second seat of the Second Year, only had Soul Arts of at most Tier 4 in her repertoire.

Even so, Liu Man’s Soul Art talent was already considered quite outstanding by many.

But compared to Lin Ze now, it was like a minor sorcerer standing before a great master.

For a moment.

The girls were all plunged into intense shock, silent and wordless.

Lin Ze paid no attention to the girls’ reactions, instead immersing himself in the delight brought by the overwhelming power of the Tier 6 Soul Arrow.

After advancing to Tier 6, the Soul Arrow had gained a new trait.

Like the Soul Guardian, it could continue to channel Soul Power on top of the base consumption, thereby enhancing the power of the Soul Art.

In that Soul Arrow just now.

Lin Ze had infused a full 100 points of Soul Power.

He only stopped when he reached the limit and could no longer channel any more.

And the results were quite satisfactory.

“It’s a pity that I can only inject up to 100 Soul Power. If I could pour in all 1,500-plus Soul Power, I might be able to instantly kill the Pale Lord.”

Lin Ze thought with some regret.

However, he quickly dispelled the stray thoughts and squinted at the Pale Lord, who was roaring in fury in the distance.

“I still have over 1,400 Soul Power left—more than enough to give this big guy a run for his money.”