Multiverse Skill System

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It is unbelievable in this world that a soul beast actually hid behind a soul master. In people's common sense, no matter how weak a soul beast is, it is generally stronger than a soul master. Otherwise, why would a soul master sign a contract with a soul beast?

The way the black pot was put on the table clearly surprised Zhang Hua and his group. Even those who had already reached a higher level of understanding were momentarily stunned and almost suffered a backlash.

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! This is your soul beast? Instead of protecting its master, it hides behind its master. If I had a soul beast like this, I would have broken the contract long ago. It's a disgrace to the soul beast world."

Zhang Hua endured the pain and spoke loudly. At this moment, in his heart, Yi Shuihan was already a dead man.

Lu Xiu and the others shook their heads, having no expectations for Yi Shuihan. The three women couldn't bear to see Yi Shuihan being torn apart, and their gazes toward him were full of sympathy.

"Wait, he hasn't given up yet. That look in his eyes seems so familiar!"

Tang Yin felt a sense of familiarity when he looked at Yi Shuihan, but for a moment he couldn't recall where or on whose face he had seen that look before.

"Did you know? My main profession is actually not Soul Master."

Everyone except Yi Shuihan was baffled by this statement. The next moment, they witnessed a scene they would never forget in their lives.

Yi Shuihan did not wait for the six Soul Kings to attack, but instead chose to counterattack first, rushing over at a relatively slow speed.

To others, this was undoubtedly a foolish act, akin to throwing an egg against a rock.

"You think it's easy to die? I'm going to torture you properly."

After the soul beasts ascended, the soul masters' emotions were also affected by them, becoming more beastly and savage. The soul beasts probably knew that this was their last moment, releasing their power without any restraint, completely disregarding the harm it would cause to the soul masters. The soul masters did not restrain this power either, because this was the purpose of their ascension.

The first Soul King to come into contact with Yi Shuihan wanted to sever one of Yi Shuihan's arms. Just like he said, it seems that he didn't want Yi Shuihan to die so easily. The forced sublimation made his hatred for Yi Shuihan soar.

Unfortunately, these people had no idea what kind of monster they were facing, and the power that sublimation brought them was utterly insignificant in front of Yi Shuihan.

Yi Shuihan's arm was naturally not broken. On the contrary, the Soul King who wanted to cut off Yi Shuihan's arm had his four limbs broken by Yi Shuihan. Originally, Yi Shuihan wanted to break all five limbs, but then he changed his mind and canceled the plan. If he really did that, wouldn't it be that he taught Yi Shuihan to take the blame for everything?

"I...I'm not seeing things, am I?!"

"It seems not. I thought I saw it too. He actually defeated the sublimated Soul King. Most importantly, I didn't see any signs of him being possessed by a Soul Beast."

"No way! How is that possible? He couldn't possibly be this strong without the help of a soul beast. Maybe the soul beast is just too peculiar for us to discover."

Lu Xiu and the others were dumbfounded. Yi Shuihan had taken on six opponents single-handedly, demonstrating brutality right before their eyes. He had utterly defeated six Soul Kings who had reached the level of Soul Beasts. They couldn't even tell who the real Soul Beast was—Hei Guo or Yi Shuihan.

That's a Soul King after his ascension! Even a Soul Emperor or a Soul King possessing him wouldn't be as powerful as Yi Shuihan. It's like a father beating his son; there's no difficulty at all.

The six Soul Kings, who were in the process of Soul Beast Ascension, were completely bewildered. Even the soul-piercing pain brought about by the ascension could not bring them to a state of clarity.

In less than half a minute, all six Soul Beasts that had ascended to Soul King status met the same fate: their limbs were all broken, and they could not rise again.

"It seems they can't help you get revenge. Why don't you come yourself?"

Yi Shuihan slowly walked towards Zhang Hua, a smile on his face.

"You...you stay away."

Zhang Hua was terrified by Yi Shuihan's brutality. Even though he hated Yi Shuihan to the bone, he dared not resist. He was stronger than those Soul Kings individually, but even if he used his Ascension technique, he would not be a match for six Ascension Soul Kings, let alone Yi Shuihan, who easily dealt with six Ascension Soul Kings.

Faced with death, Zhang Hua could even temporarily disregard the hatred over being deprived of his manhood; death was far more terrifying than being unable to be a man.

Yi Shuihan naturally didn't stop talking to Zhang Hua and continued to approach him. The smile on his face looked like a devil's smile to Zhang Hua.

"By the way, this is the Caesar Academy's assessment ground. You can't maliciously hunt down examinees, or you'll be disqualified from the assessment. Don't do something that will jeopardize your chances."

In desperation, Zhang Hua remembered what the examiner had said and threatened Yi Shuihan.

“If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have forgotten. But I only broke your limbs and dumped you here. I didn’t kill anyone, so how can that be considered malicious hunting?”

The first half of the sentence made Zhang Hua's heart leap with joy, but the second half plunged his heart into despair once again. This was no safe place. Even the Caesar Academy's assessment grounds were teeming with soul beasts. If he were to be broken in four limbs and left here, his fate would be worse than being killed outright. That would be much quicker than being devoured by soul beasts.

Zhang Hua was so frightened that his face turned as white as paper. He deeply regretted provoking Yi Shuihan.

"Brother Lu Xiu, please save me! Our five clans are all of one mind. If you leave me to die, my father will not let you off the hook. And this brother, let's talk this out. I admit my mistake, I admit my mistake, okay? As long as you don't break my limbs, I'll give you whatever you want."

Ignoring his grudge against Lu Xiu, he sought help from him while also yielding to Yi Shuihan, his expression quite sincere, completely unlike his previous clamor to kill Yi Shuihan.

To be honest, Lu Xiu hesitated after hearing Zhang Hua's words. After all, if he let Yi Shuihan kill Zhang Hua in front of him and did nothing, even if it had nothing to do with him, Zhang Hua's father would seize on it and cause him trouble. The five major clans were not on good terms, especially since the Zhang family had recently gained a Soul Saint.

However, Lu Xiu was also in a dilemma. He knew his own situation. He had no connection with Yi Shuihan. His words were completely useless to Yi Shuihan, and his martial prowess was even less effective. He estimated that he would be no better than those six ascended Soul Kings.

Chapter 1106, All Limbs Severed

"Lucius, don't worry about him, he deserved to die."

Tang Xiaoya, seemingly eager for chaos, disliked Zhang Hua and wished for him to be killed by Yi Shuihan. She didn't consider Lu Xiu's feelings at all and acted entirely on her emotions.

The other two women are from the same family as Lu Xiu, and they follow Lu Xiu's opinions without intending to express their own.

Lu Xiu ignored Tang Xiaoya's words and turned his gaze to Tang Yin. If we're talking about relationships, Tang Yin is the only one on their side who can talk to Yi Shuihan.

“I remember now, his eyes were exactly the same as the way my father looked at those small family patriarchs back then, it was a look of contempt.”

Tang Yin shouted, attracting everyone's attention.

Seeing everyone staring at him, Tang Yin touched his face sheepishly and asked...

"Why are you all staring at me? Are you impressed by my handsomeness?"

"Don't be so narcissistic, okay? He's still my brother."

"Xiaoya, you've finally admitted that I'm your brother."

"You misheard me, I didn't say anything just now."

Tang Yin's goofy demeanor eased the tense atmosphere slightly. Lu Zheng was about to ask Tang Yin to persuade Yi Shuihan when he was interrupted by a miserable scream.

Looking in the direction of the sound, we discovered that our black pot had somehow appeared in front of a Soul King and cleanly bit into his genitals, just like it had done to Zhang Hua before; the Soul King had become one of his kind.

"Don't come any closer, please don't come any closer, please, no!"

Like a young wife encountering a lecherous thief, the Soul Kings, their limbs severed, were filled with terror.

Faced with the scapegoat, these Soul Kings were powerless to resist and all of them became Zhang Hua's kind.

"Ah, kill me, kill me! I don't want to live anymore, I don't want to live anymore..."

With all five limbs severed, and the souls of the soul beasts undergoing sublimation suffering severe damage, coupled with the current time and place, these Soul Kings completely collapsed, losing their will to live and die.

The sight of this tragic scene chilled Lu Xiu and the others to the bone. Lu Xiu couldn't utter a word; he didn't know if speaking out would anger Yi Shuihan and lead to something similar...

The thought of possibly ending up like the others on the ground sent chills down Lu Xiu's spine. He was no longer afraid of the Zhang family settling scores later. Although he didn't want to admit it, Lu Xiu was now more afraid of Yi Shuihan than of the Zhang family's threat.

“I didn’t kill them, and I really couldn’t stop it. Even if the Zhang family comes afterward, I’m in the right.”

Reassuring himself, Lucius made no further moves.

All of this, though said at length, actually only took about ten seconds, not long at all. By the time Lu Xiu made up his mind, Yi Shuihan had just walked up to Zhang Hua.

The sight of Yi Shuihan so close made Zhang Hua tremble with fear, his teeth chattering. Despite being a Soul King who was considered a strong opponent in the assessment, he couldn't even unleash the power of an ordinary person.

Yi Shuihan raised his hand, startling Zhang Hua so much that he almost lost his balance and fell over.

Speechless, Yi Shuihan abandoned his provocative act of touching Zhang Hua's face.

"Forget it, let's finish this quickly and call it a day. It's not worth wasting time on him."

Having made up his mind, Yi Shuihan didn't waste any time and broke Zhang Hua's limbs in no time, the whole process as smooth as flowing water.

Yi Shuihan nodded in satisfaction after kicking Zhang Hua into the center of the six Soul Kings who had suffered the same fate.

"Sigh, I was too kind. If it were outside, I definitely wouldn't have shown any mercy."

With a sigh, Yi Shuihan headed towards the sixth-tier soul beast he sensed. Black Pot followed behind him, wagging its tail happily, just like a little tagalong.

Once Yi Shuihan's figure disappeared, Lu Xiu and the others felt their hearts beat again. They had been terrified and had subconsciously held their breath, as if that would prevent them from being discovered.

"Good heavens, they really are playing dumb to lure people in! With the admission token on their waist, they're really trying to get people to take the bait! Luckily, we didn't fall for it, otherwise, if we had angered this guy, we would have ended up like them."

Tang Yin exclaimed in amazement.

"Lucius, what do we do now? Are we just going to leave them like this?"

"Lucius's cousin asked."

"Lucius, Lucius, you can't leave. If you leave, you'll be abandoning me to my death. You have to stay and save me! If you save me, I'll definitely go back and persuade my father to stop causing trouble for your family. I'll also reward you handsomely."

Zhang Hua's previously blank expression became lively. Even in this situation, he had not given up hope of living. Now, the meaning of his life had completely become revenge. He would not rest in peace until he saw Yi Shuihan dead.

Moreover, Zhang Hua hated Lu Xiu and his group for their inaction to the core. He was only being accommodating now out of necessity. Once he was freed, what awaited Lu Xiu was not the generous reward Zhang Hua had promised, but rather revenge.

Lu Xiu saw the hatred hidden deep in Zhang Hua's eyes and ultimately chose to leave without reacting to anything Zhang Hua said.

Lu Xiu and the others saw Yi Shuihan after walking for a while. Yi Shuihan wasn't walking very fast either. However, this time they followed from a distance and didn't seem to have any intention of coming up to talk to her, even Tang Yin did the same.

"Help, help!"

Two female soul masters, their clothes torn and revealing large glimpses of their private parts, ran towards Yi Shuihan, looking extremely flustered and glancing back frequently as if some ferocious beast was behind them.

Soon, the soul beast chasing the two female soul masters revealed itself. It was a level 3 sword tiger with half a corpse in its gaping maw, which it was eating as it chased.

"Brother, please help us."

Upon reaching Yi Shuihan, the two female Soul Masters were overjoyed, as if they had seen a savior. Their tearful expressions evoked pity in anyone who saw them. Any man with a modicum of sense of justice would have done the same, wanting to show off his chivalry.

However, Yi Shuihan dodged the hands that were grabbing his clothes, sidestepped the two female soul masters, and continued walking forward on his own.

The two female soul masters stared in utter astonishment at Yi Shuihan's retreating figure, frozen in place for a moment.

"How cold-blooded and ruthless."

Tang Xiaoya, who witnessed this scene from behind, muttered to herself.

"It's time for me, Young Master Tang, to show my manly spirit."

Tang Yin pretended to straighten his clothes, put on what he thought was a charming smile, and walked towards the two distressed female soul masters.

"Don't be afraid, ladies. I am Tang Yin, and I will protect you."

Chapter 1107, Twin-Tailed Cat Soul Beast

Tang Yin deliberately raised his voice when he spoke, as if afraid that people wouldn't hear him.

It must be said that it was precisely because of this loud noise that the two somewhat dazed female soul masters came back to their senses. Seeing that Tang Yin was dressed in extraordinary clothes and had an aura that belonged to a soul king, even though Tang Yin looked a little young, they still felt safe and smiled at Tang Yin.

"Thank you, Young Master Tang."

"Young Master Tang is such a kind person."

Although the two women were somewhat disheveled, they were still beautiful and had a unique charm. Their soft words made Tang Yin feel comfortable in a short time, and he straightened his back and puffed out his chest.

"Don't be afraid. It's just a mere third-tier soul beast. I'll destroy it with a flick of my hand and avenge you."

These words almost slipped out, but under the expectant gazes of the two female Soul Masters, Tang Yin remained motionless, staring ahead as if he had become a statue.

The two female soul masters were surprised. They turned their heads and saw the third-tier sword tiger split in two from the center and fall to the ground with a thud.

"It's him!?"

It is obvious that the person who did this was Yi Shuihan; there was no other choice.

The two female soul masters wondered how Yi Shuihan had done it, and were even more surprised by Yi Shuihan's strength, while Tang Yin and the others had witnessed the whole thing from beginning to end.

When Yi Shuihan and Jianhu met, Yi Shuihan raised his hand, then swung his hand in a chop, and Jianhu was done for. It was simple and brutal, which startled Tang Yin, who had expected Hei Guo to intervene.

Having witnessed Yi Shuihan's terrifying power before, Tang Yin still cannot accept the fact that Yi Shuihan himself is stronger than a soul beast.

"Hehe, it seems I don't need to take action."

Tang Yin realized what was happening and gave a rather awkward smile.

At this moment, Lu Xiu and the others also came over, looking at the two female soul masters with scrutinizing eyes.

Lu Xiu's gaze was somewhat sharp, making the two female soul masters feel intimidated. They subconsciously moved closer to Tang Yin, avoiding eye contact with Lu Xiu.

"Tang Yin, I never expected you to be this kind of person?"

"What did I do wrong? Acting bravely for a just cause is a glorious virtue of us Soul Masters. Besides, we are both examinees, and we might even become classmates in the future. We should help each other even more."

Tang Yin refuted his sister righteously.

"I know you well. If they weren't pretty, you wouldn't be so enthusiastic."

"Everyone has a love for beauty, so what's the big deal about me?"

"hehe."

Tang Xiaoya replied to Tang Yin with this word, her eyes filled with contempt.

"I am Lu Lan. May I ask if you two ladies could tell me what happened to you?"

A girl next to Lucius asked in a very friendly tone.

Hearing Lu Lan's words, the two female soul masters calmed down a bit.