"Welcome to the Life and Death Arena. Only when one side dies can this life-and-death battle end, and you can leave this space. Countdown initiated."
A strange voice echoed from all directions in this space.
The Life and Death Arena reverted Su Wen's state to before he awakened his Martial Spirit, but it couldn't be said to have locked him into this state.
Even if it did lock him, Su Wen could still use this Source Soul Power.
It's just that it would be more troublesome in the end.
At this moment, it's just a regression, not a lock, which is good news for Su Wen.
"Have you witnessed the awakening process of a Martial Spirit?" Su Wen looked at The Dark Devilgod Tiger and asked.
Dark Devilgod Tiger, still displeased that Su Wen showed no fear and instead maintained a cheerful attitude, grimaced upon hearing Su Wen's question.
"That's how my Martial Spirit awakened back then," he replied.
Su Wen mobilized his Source Soul Power, urging his own Martial Spirit.
Without external force, under his own stimulation, the Martial Spirit sealed within his Martial Spirit Space finally unsealed.
A dusty book appeared in Su Wen's right hand.
Same sensation, different experience.
This time, Su Wen immersed himself fully in the moment of his Martial Spirit's awakening, as if experiencing a wondrous process.
"The awakening of a Martial Spirit is also the awakening of a Spirit Master."
Su Wen earnestly said to Dark Devilgod Tiger, "Truly, I must thank you for allowing me to experience this process again."
The Dark Devilgod Tiger had completely lost patience. At this moment, the countdown in the ethereal voice finally ended.
No fear at all. This human is too annoying, I must kill him!
As the supreme existence among Spirit Beasts, the overlord of Spirit Beasts, The Dark Devilgod Tiger would never admit that he felt even a hint of fear deep inside.
Because among the Spirit Masters in this Life and Death Arena, none had ever mobilized Soul Power, let alone initiated their own Martial Spirit awakening here.
He had a bad feeling about this.
However, it was too late.
Su Wen's perception delved deeper into his Martial Spirit Space. After the Martial Spirit awakened, the meager Source Soul Power was only at the fourth level.
Su Wen decided to finely control his Soul Power.
He only released a tiny strand, spreading it through his Martial Spirit Space towards a certain direction. The remaining Source Soul Power transformed into Su Wen's own Soul Power after the Martial Spirit awakened.
Level five Soul Power.
Inside the Martial Spirit Space, that strand of Source Soul Power carried Su Wen's consciousness beyond the Sea of Consciousness.
"Open!"
Su Wen's strand of Source Soul Power did not crash against the barriers of the Sea of Consciousness; its purpose was simply to extend Su Wen's consciousness.
It assisted Su Wen in sensing his Sea of Consciousness and the entities within it.
The Sea of Consciousness was also rewound, along with the Spiritual Power.
But one thing remained unchanged. That is Su Wen's will.
The Visualized World he perceived and condensed through his will did not dissipate. Even though the visualization technique was initially constructed based on Su Wen's Spiritual Power, over time, as Su Wen comprehended the artistic conception of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and deeply understood various artistic conceptions while traveling the Continent, the foundation of the Visualized World gradually transitioned from Spiritual Power.
The current foundation of the Visualized World is these special artistic conceptions Su Wen comprehended. As long as the artistic conceptions exist, the Visualized World exists. The Visualized World trembled internally, and the Sea of Consciousness was successfully opened.
"Roar!"
A gigantic black cat like beast lunged at Su Wen. Although it had reverted to its juvenile form, it still measured 1.5 meters in length and retained a terrifying ferocity.
A page turned in Su Wen's hand, and a Fireball condensed and formed. Even without the Spirit Rings and Spirit Skills, the Spirit Skill in the visualization could still be utilized.
The only thing to watch out for is the consumption of Soul Power.
Su Wen meticulously controlled his Soul Power, not wasting a single bit.
The Fireball emitted a burst of explosive energy, booming and blasting Dark Devilgod Tiger away.
Roar!
Dark Devilgod Tiger roared angrily at the Life and Death Arena, seemingly accusing it of cheating.
"He's cheating!"
However, there was no response.
Seeing this, Su Wen didn't rush to continue clashing with Dark Devilgod Tiger.
Rather than fighting, he was more interested in further studying this Life and Death Arena.
It could be said that this Spirit Skill of Dark Devilgod Tiger not only created the Life and Death Arena but also allowed him to transport himself and others here.
Of course, research was secondary.
The main thing was that the longer he delayed, the greater Su Wen's advantage became.
This Life and Death Arena is indeed terrifying, even causing Su Wen's fusion with his Martial Spirit to revert to its initial state.
However, Su Wen used visualization to instantly achieve the operation of Internal Strength in his current state just after awakening his Martial Spirit.
As Internal Strength took shape, although Su Wen's Soul Power did not instantly breakthrough to a higher level, its recovery speed was extremely high.
Especially with the assistance of the Visualized World in refining external energy, Su Wen could now recover almost as much Soul Power as he expended.
Having completed this operation, Su Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, obediently transform into my Spirit Ring now."
He exerted force under his feet, Soul Power erupted, and a strong wind propelled him forward. There were also currents swirling around his body, reducing resistance as he moved.
Throughout this process, his Soul Power remained undiminished because he could recover as much as he expended.
"Roar!" (Unfair)
Dark Devilgod Tiger bolted. Facing Su Wen, who possessed Soul Power and seemed to be able to spend it freely within the fifth level of Soul Power, he was already feeling fearful.
Having Soul Power and not having Soul Power were two completely different concepts.
He fled, and Su Wen pursued.
He couldn't escape even if he had wings.
Su Wen's speed was not slow. He quickly caught up to The Dark Devilgod Tiger, and a sphere the size of an egg formed from converged wind hovered above his right hand.
Miniature Rasenshuriken.
There wasn't much Soul Power left.
Nevertheless, even with this small amount, the damage from the miniature Rasenshuriken was terrifying.
Su Wen swiftly hurled the miniature Rasenshuriken in his hand.
Boom!
The Dark Devilgod Tiger lunged sideways, but the exploding wind from the Rasenshuriken grazed his left hind leg, leaving a scar from the burst of wind blades.
Su Wen once again began to consume Soul Power to condense the Rasenshuriken.
Starting as a sphere formed by wind the size of a pinky finger, it expanded as Su Wen continued to expend Soul Power, eventually reaching the size of an egg.
He threw it again.
Boom!
Boom boom boom boom boom!
The Dark Devilgod Tiger turned to roar at Su Wen. By now, his flesh was mangled.
He gave up resistance.
This time, it was a done deal.
He surrendered.
Boom!
Another miniature Rasenshuriken struck The Dark Devilgod Tiger squarely in the head.
Everything around started distorting, space shattered, endless darkness surged forth, and Su Wen's body disappeared from the spot.
...
Douluo Continent.
Star Dou Great Forest.
Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi guarded the area where the black hole had been, waiting for the outcome.
Bang!
The massive body of The Dark Devilgod Tiger suddenly fell to the ground and a strange, entirely black bead shot out from the corpse, emitting a green and blue glow.
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