Long Xiaoyao's two major soul cores within his body spun rapidly, causing even his breathing to become somewhat hurried. On his right arm, which had already transformed into a dragon claw, soul power even seeped out from the gaps between the dragon scales.
He found it somewhat difficult to understand. The opponent was merely a Title Douluo who had just obtained his ninth soul ring, yet in a pure contest of soul power, he was actually able to hold on for so long under his hands.
As time continued to pass, Long Xiaoyao's eyes suddenly flashed. Another dragon roar rang out, and the soul power inside his body surged violently. A loud boom echoed throughout the entire stone chamber, causing continuous showers of sand and gravel to fall from the ceiling.
In an instant, both figures were simultaneously sent flying backward. The mask on Lin Xiao's face instantly shattered into pieces, falling onto the surrounding stone walls with clinking sounds. His left leg lit up, and beneath his foot seemed to appear blooming flower petals, allowing his body to stabilize.
Feeling the chaotic soul power in his meridians, Lin Xiao had no time to care about anything else and simply raised his eyes to look toward the opposite side.
Although both had been sent flying backward, Long Xiaoyao appeared much more relaxed. With a fierce step in mid-air, his figure immediately stabilized. He put his right hand behind his back, concealing it within his wide sleeve.
"Stop."
Before Lin Xiao could even stabilize the soul power within his body, he heard Long Xiaoyao suddenly speak.
Slightly furrowing his brow, he did not withdraw his martial soul. "What does Senior Dragon Emperor mean by this?"
"Why didn't you listen to my warning and still approach that statue?" Long Xiaoyao did not answer, but instead asked a question in return.
Lin Xiao paused for a moment and did not speak. Before fighting with Long Xiaoyao, Lin Xiao could feel the power within the statue resonating with Electrolux's power.
Although it was only for a brief instant, it was impossible to hide such a thing from the perception of a Limit Douluo, so he simply didn't open his mouth to explain.
Long Xiaoyao seemed to have already anticipated this answer. "You can also sense the power within this statue, right?"
Also?
A trace of doubt flashed through Lin Xiao's heart, yet he still did not speak, quietly listening as Long Xiaoyao continued.
"But do you know that even I cannot comprehend this power? For you, it would bring nothing but harm and no benefit."
"I know you. Very early on, I had already seen you. After you underwent the spirit ascension ceremony, I noticed that you were somewhat different from the other disciples, but..."
Long Xiaoyao paused, seemingly thinking of something. "I did not tell anyone else about this matter. I originally thought you had encountered some other fortuitous opportunity, but now it seems that you sensed the power within this statue and thus were not affected by it."
Lin Xiao still did not speak, though his heart calmed down slightly. Although he still didn't know why Long Xiaoyao had suddenly attacked earlier, judging from his current tone, it didn't seem like he intended to continue fighting.
Looking around, the blood pool on the ground had completely dried up. The soul beast blood inside had long since evaporated under the aftermath of his battle with Long Xiaoyao. Nana finally had the opportunity to slightly raise her head, but upon seeing Lin Xiao's face, she froze in place.
Every time she had seen Lin Xiao before, his face had always been covered by that cold mask.
Whether it was the first time he exposed her whereabouts, using her mother's soul to threaten her into serving the Holy Spirit Cult, or later in the branch altar when he killed a Holy Spirit Cult disciple with a flick of his finger, all of these matched the image of an evil soul master in her mind.
Yet she never could have imagined that this Eighth Elder, who exuded an aura of death, was actually someone from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
Moreover, she had once felt a trace of warmth from the academy in a few caring words spoken by this very person.
Countless thoughts swirled in her mind, but at this moment, both Lin Xiao and Long Xiaoyao had almost completely forgotten about her existence. Their eyes held only each other.
Lin Xiao's expression was completely serious. Hearing Long Xiaoyao's words, he wasn't too surprised.
The reason Limit Douluo are called "Limit" is precisely because they possess power that can touch the limits of this world. No one knows what kinds of abilities they still grasp.
But if it was merely because of this that Long Xiaoyao paid him extra attention and had been secretly observing his actions in the stone chamber all along, then why stop now?
Moreover, he had even helped conceal the fact that he was not affected by the spirit ascension ceremony, and now he was openly telling him all of this.
Long Xiaoyao slowly descended to the ground with his hands behind his back, slightly raising his head to look at Lin Xiao, who remained full of vigilance in the air. "Come down. That palm strike of yours was indeed impressive, but if I truly wanted to kill you, I had at least two ways to avoid it."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao's figure also slowly descended to the ground.
"That palm strike of yours was quite interesting. What do you call it?"
Lin Xiao looked at the now relaxed Long Xiaoyao, who seemed like a completely different person from before.
After a moment of silence, he finally replied, "I call it... The Other Shore."
"The Other Shore..." Long Xiaoyao softly repeated the name, as if savoring something. "Truly a fitting name."
"Your talent is excellent. Among all the Title Douluo I have seen during my travels across the continent, almost none have the same soul power level as you possess, such combat strength."
"If I am not mistaken, what you possess should be an Ultimate Martial Soul, correct?"
Lin Xiao nodded slightly, not denying it.
"Sigh, as expected." Long Xiaoyao let out a soft sigh. "Then I absolutely cannot allow you to approach this statue now."
Under Lin Xiao's gaze, Long Xiaoyao slowly took two steps forward. His eyes fell upon the statue, yet it also seemed as though he was looking somewhere else.
"I believe that even if you are not a disciple of the Holy Spirit Cult, you should have heard of my name. The Black and White Dual Holy Dragons, traveling across the continent, vanquishing demons and upholding justice, how magnificent and spirited I once was."
"I don't know if you've ever wondered why the Dark Holy Dragon, who once vanquished demons and upheld justice, would appear here and even become the chief worshipper of the Holy Spirit Cult?"
Isn't it because of Ye Xishui?
Lin Xiao secretly guessed in his heart, but looking at Long Xiaoyao's current demeanor, it seemed that the reason was not simply because of Ye Xishui.
"Originally, I only came here for one person. But after that, I discovered that the Holy Spirit Cult was far more complicated than it appeared on the surface."
"Just like the statue before your eyes, it contains not only immense power, but power that surpasses all soul masters."
Long Xiaoyao looked at Lin Xiao's expression, originally expecting that after hearing about the statue, Lin Xiao would show greater shock. After all, power that surpasses all soul masters could only mean the power of "god" that every soul master pursues.
However, Lin Xiao's reaction was not as great as he had anticipated. After a slight pause, Long Xiaoyao gently shook his head and continued speaking.
"Throughout the generations, every leader of the Holy Spirit Cult has come here to comprehend this power. There was once a leader who became completely lost within it, his body and soul both destroyed."
"Do you think I came here to guard it because I coveted this power?" Long Xiaoyao shook his head again. "No, I long ago abandoned such thoughts. I only wish to see too many people go astray."
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