Chapter 293: Chapter 163: Soul Technique, Soul Fire

First, Lu Shang had defeated the champion, Li Yuanqing, with a single punch.

Then, Li Yuanqing’s older brother, the current Crown Prince Li Chang’an, had stepped in and given Lu Shang a thorough thrashing. But just when everyone thought the matter was settled, Lu Shang unexpectedly revealed a hidden technique!

And it was a baffling technique at that.

The black flames erupting from Lu Shang’s body didn’t seem to be physical. Instead, they were Soul Fire, condensed from a nearly-tangible Divine Soul.

“I didn’t want to use this move in front of everyone, but you forced my hand, so don’t blame me for what comes next!” He stared at Li Chang’an, a vicious grin on his face. “Watch closely! This is the great power that will one day rule the world! The humiliation you just gave me, I will now return a hundred, a thousand times over!”

As soon as he finished speaking,

Li Chang’an found that black flames had suddenly ignited on his body as well.

The black flames started burning from his fists—the very parts of him that had touched Lu Shang’s body—and traveled upward, threatening to set him ablaze like a human torch!

An incredibly sharp pain shot through both of Li Chang’an’s fists.

The source of this agony wasn’t physical; it originated from his soul.

Li Chang’an lifted his arms to look at the burning flames. With every flicker of the fire, the excruciating pain was a hundred times worse than being burned physically.

’This attack strikes the soul directly!’

’That strange power the other guy left on me really was a problem. Now, it’s acting like gasoline, igniting my Soul Fire!’

Seeing the black flames raging on Li Chang’an’s arms, everyone was stunned. They had no idea when Lu Shang had made his move on the Crown Prince.

All they knew was that after the fire appeared on Lu Shang, flames had ignited on Li Chang’an as well!

Someone exclaimed, “What kind of technique is this? Could it be an Immortal Skill?”

Another person shook their head. “This isn’t an Immortal Skill. Immortal Skills aren’t this bizarre, nor are they so impossible to defend against…”

Li Shiran, who had just been helping Li Yuanqing to his feet, saw this happen. Her beautiful phoenix eyes filled with terror, and she hurried forward. “Brother, what’s wrong?”

Li Chang’an waved a hand at her, signaling for her to stay back.

A short distance away, Lu Shang couldn’t help but laugh maniacally. “Now do you see the consequences of opposing me? Don’t worry, I won’t let you die so easily. I’ll make your death utterly agonizing!”

As he spoke, he took two steps forward. The raging Soul Fire on his body transformed into two masses of incredibly pure Energy and shot toward Li Chang’an.

Although both of Li Chang’an’s fists were already alight,

Lu Shang was clearly not satisfied with this progress.

He wanted to set Li Chang’an’s entire body on fire, to make him experience the torment of Hell.

This sudden and unexpected development had indeed put Li Chang’an on the back foot.

Normally, it would be almost impossible for someone in a lower Realm than him to pose even the slightest threat. And yet, this “child of destiny” named Lu Shang had genuinely managed to do just that with his technique.

Staring at Li Chang’an, Lu Shang tried to find any sign of fear or astonishment on his face.

But his hopes were clearly dashed.

Li Chang’an sidestepped the two masses of Soul Fire Lu Shang had thrown, then glanced down at the Soul Flame raging on his hands with great interest. “A technique that directly targets the soul? How novel…”

With that, he flicked his hands.

To Lu Shang’s utter disbelief, he simply shook the flames out, which should have clung to him like a maggot to a bone. Li Chang’an smiled. “That’s a pretty good technique. I’ll take it. Do you have any others?”

Looking at Li Chang’an’s completely serious face,

and then at his fully recovered hands, Lu Shang’s voice cracked with disbelief. “You… How did you do that?”

His flames burned the soul directly.

As long as his opponent was touched by even a speck of his Soul Power, he could use his technique to ignite their soul.

And once a soul was ignited, there was almost no way to extinguish the flames unless he himself recalled them.

Not only that, but as time went on, the victim’s soul would become fuel for the fire until it was completely burned away, leaving behind nothing but a perfectly intact husk of a body.

At that point, all he needed to do was reabsorb the separated flames, which would in turn greatly nourish his own being.

He had used this move to devour countless “delectable” souls.

Among them were many High-tier Martial Artists he couldn’t have dealt with in the past.

No matter who it was, once touched by the Soul Fire, death was essentially inescapable. The only difference was that Martial Artists with strong and resilient souls and minds could last a bit longer, while those who weren’t would be devoured in short order.

But this—having his Soul Fire extinguished by a mere flick of Li Chang’an’s arm—was something Lu Shang had never encountered since he began practicing the Soul Technique!

’What the hell?’ He felt like he had encountered more unexpected things today than in the past twelve years combined.

That guy standing a short distance away didn’t seem like a nine-year-old boy at all. He was more like a bottomless ocean trench, horrifying Lu Shang again and again with his terrifying depth!

Seeing Li Chang’an start walking toward him again, Lu Shang’s resolve finally began to waver.

’This guy is just too bizarre!’

Although he still had many techniques he hadn’t used, he felt not a shred of security when facing Li Chang’an.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep