Soul Land: Legend of Saint Seiya

Chapter 219: Rolling Boulders

"Let's move on to the next level!"

Xiao Yu waved at the three women. Since the Second Prison was filled with skeleton soldiers and had no beasts capable of producing substitute soul ring inner cores, and since his battle with the Abyss Knight hadn't provided a breakthrough to the Spirit Douluo level, they decided not to linger. After a brief rest, they quickly advanced to the Third Prison.

The Third Prison was a place for punishing the greedy and the wasteful. Unlike the flat plains of the Second Prison, it was a rugged and rocky mountainous terrain, shrouded in a thick concentration of dark elemental energy.

Maintaining the same formation they had used to charge through the undead army in the Second Prison, the group moved nimbly through the jagged rocks, gradually venturing deeper into the Third Prison.

"Be careful!"

As they advanced further into the mountains, Xiao Yu, the strongest among them, was the first to sense danger and shouted a warning.

In the next moment, countless boulders began tumbling down from above like raindrops. The boulders moved at incredible speed, reaching the group within moments.

Without hesitation, Xiao Yu, Qian Renxue, and Huo Wu activated their martial souls. Relying on their physical strength alone, they smashed the incoming boulders into rubble without needing to use soul skills.

The continuous downpour of boulders was relentless, crashing down like waves against the shore or the roar of a stampede. The valley echoed with the rumbling of the rolling stones.

While these falling rocks couldn't harm Xiao Yu and the others or even drain their soul power, the unending assault was undoubtedly irritating. Xiao Yu wasn't about to waste time on such a meaningless obstacle.

"Let's find whoever is behind this attack!"

Xiao Yu cleaved a few incoming boulders with a single sword slash. He released his spiritual power, letting it spread in all directions, and quickly pinpointed the source of the attack.

"That way!"

Xiao Yu pointed in a direction, then spread his wings and flew ahead. "I'll lead the way. Follow me closely!"

The three women nodded in unison. Qian Renxue unfolded her golden wings, Ye Lingling used the flying skill from her Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone, and Huo Wu relied on her incredible leg strength to leap after Xiao Yu toward the source of the rolling boulders.

Dark light radiated from Xiao Yu's body as he charged against the oncoming boulders. His powerful soul force shattered the massive rocks with ease.

Before long, they finally saw the culprits responsible for the unending assault.

It was a group of over a hundred Flame Demon Gorillas of various sizes, similar to the one they had encountered in the First Prison. Xiao Yu suspected that the Flame Demon Gorilla enslaved by the Dark Arbiter had secretly been brought to the Third Prison to gather reinforcements.

"Huo Wu, your luck is truly something!"

Xiao Yu glanced at Huo Wu with a teasing smile. "There are over a hundred Flame Demon Gorillas here, with varying levels of cultivation. You'll have plenty of options for your sixth soul ring!"

Looking at the group of Flame Demon Gorillas ahead, Huo Wu's lips curved into a satisfied smile. "Then I must thank you, Young Master Xiao!"

"Roar!!"

At that moment, the leader of the group, a colossal Flame Demon Gorilla over twenty meters tall with a robust physique and thick fur providing formidable defense, let out a thunderous roar.

The roar signaled the other gorillas, who stopped rolling boulders and charged down like a raging flood. As they rushed forward, they pounded their chests wildly, as if trying to ignite their fighting spirit further.

"Huo Wu, protect Lingling!"

Unlike the skeletal army of the Second Prison, these Flame Demon Gorillas, though fewer in number, were far stronger. Each one had the cultivation level of a Spirit Emperor or higher. Since their fire attribute rendered Huo Wu's attacks less effective, Xiao Yu instructed her to stay back and protect their support, Ye Lingling.

Xiao Yu and Qian Renxue flapped their wings and soared toward the gorilla horde with lightning speed.

"Third soul skill, Holy Light Meteors!"

Qian Renxue let out a long cry as her third purple soul ring lit up. Countless golden meteors formed high in the sky behind her, raining down furiously on the charging gorillas.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After reaching level seventy and awakening her god-level martial soul, Qian Renxue's strength was already comparable to that of a Title Douluo.

Golden meteors rained down with a deafening roar onto the Flame Demon Gorilla horde. The red ocean of demonic flames churned violently under her assault, throwing the group of gorillas into chaos, scattering them like headless flies.

"Not bad. It seems your strength has improved again!"

Xiao Yu's eyes gleamed as he observed her attack. From that single strike, he could clearly sense that Qian Renxue's spirit power had already reached level seventy-five.

"Fourth soul skill: Nether Sword Rain!"

Although Xiao Yu, as someone from Blue Star, had no inclination toward toxic masculinity, he wasn't about to let Qian Renxue steal all the spotlight in front of him. His fourth black soul ring radiated brilliance, summoning countless sword shadows that covered half the sky, pouring down on the enemy like a torrential rainstorm.

The Flame Demon Gorillas, already thrown into disarray by Qian Renxue's meteor strike, suffered yet another devastating blow. The sharp sword light pierced their rock-like tough hides. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the hundred-strong Flame Demon Gorilla horde had been killed or severely injured.

"Roar!"

Seeing its kin suffer such heavy losses in such a short time, the leader of the Flame Demon Gorillas, which could rightly be called their king, fell into a violent rage. Its furious roar echoed like a thunderclap in their ears, sending a shiver down everyone's spine. Energy surged wildly within its massive body, unleashing terrifying shockwaves that spread in all directions.

Even Xiao Yu and Qian Renxue had to halt their charge momentarily under the immense pressure.

"It seems we're dealing with another beast on the level of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast!"

Qian Renxue's dark, intelligent eyes locked onto Xiao Yu as she said with a faint smile, "Well, what's the plan? I'll leave this one to you!"

"Of course!"

Xiao Yu chuckled. "I can feel it—my spirit power progression is accelerating rapidly during these battles. I have a hunch that, after one or two more fights like this, I'll reach the bottleneck of level eighty!"

"Then I'll be looking forward to it!"

With that, Qian Renxue flapped her golden wings and slowly ascended into the sky, taking her place as a spectator for the upcoming clash.

(End of Chapter)

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