Lin Chen formed hand seals, and a surge of soul power also emanated from him.
Moreover, this soul power was purer and vaster than Zhou Yan's.
"Peak of the Divine Abilities Nine Heavens Realm? However, your divine abilities are far inferior to soul secret arts."
Upon seeing Lin Chen's cultivation, Zhou Yan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
In Zhou Yan's eyes, Lin Chen's soul realm was even weaker than his own.
"Boom, boom, boom~~~"
As their soul powers collided, a series of roaring explosions erupted.
Although Zhou Yan's soul secret art had also reached the Divine Abilities Ninth Heaven Realm, it was not as potent as Lin Chen's. Thus, in the competition of soul power, he was naturally no match for Lin Chen.
"Bang!"
With a palm strike of soul power from Lin Chen, Zhou Yan's entire body was sent flying.
Zhou Yan's body crashed heavily onto the ground, and he continuously spat blood.
"Hmph, you're lucky this time. I'll let you go!"
Zhou Yan snorted coldly and turned to leave.
Lin Chen did not stop Zhou Yan.
He knew that Zhou Yan was truly no match for him this time, and even if he went all out, he might not be able to defeat Zhou Yan.
However, Lin Chen was not unreasonable.
Since Zhou Yan had retreated, he naturally would not pursue him further.
"This time, it was a lucky win... However, his soul is still too weak. If it were those few people, I would have been killed long ago!"
Lin Chen sighed inwardly.
Afterward, he returned to the inn.
However, he did not go into his room directly. Instead, he stood outside the window, gazing in the direction of the city gate.
He wanted to wait and see if those people would pursue him!
As expected...
Lin Chen's prediction was correct.
Soon, a group of black-clad figures rushed over rapidly from a distance.
Before long, they had arrived near the city wall.
"That person named Zhou Yan must be on the city wall! Charge, kill him!"
A young man roared, then led the others, soaring into the sky and charging towards the city wall.
"Hahahaha... Lin Chen, you're dead!"
Just then, Zhou Yan's wild laughter suddenly echoed through the heavens.
"Hmm? You found me?" Lin Chen frowned.
"Lin Chen, today is the day of your death!"
Zhou Yan's voice rang out again.
At this moment, thousands of black-clad figures had already gathered on the city wall, each of them exuding a powerful aura.
Furthermore, their strength had all reached the Divine Abilities Ninth Heaven Realm.
"So strong!"
Sensing the aura of these black-clad figures, Lin Chen's pupils couldn't help but constrict slightly.
"Lin Chen, with so many of us now, do you still have any room for resistance? If you know what's good for you, surrender immediately, or you'll wait for death!"
A sinister smile appeared on Zhou Yan's face.
"Heh heh... Such big talk. I, Lin Chen, would like to see what means you have!"
Lin Chen's gaze turned cold, and he said in a low voice.
"Hmph!"
Zhou Yan snorted coldly. He flipped his palm, and a dark long spear appeared in his hand.
"Swish!"
His footsteps left a blur in place, and then he flashed, appearing before Lin Chen.
"Hmph!"
Seeing Zhou Yan's sudden appearance, Lin Chen was slightly surprised, but his expression remained very calm.
His soul secret art was a special technique within soul secret arts.
Moreover, this soul technique was something he had comprehended himself.
This was because his soul power and Zhou Yan's soul power were entirely different.
Zhou Yan's soul secret art was to use his soul to absorb all surrounding elements into himself, and then condense them into a seed of divine abilities.
Lin Chen's soul power, on the other hand, was to use his soul power to envelop the space within a thousand-meter radius around him.
Therefore, within this range, he could clearly sense Zhou Yan's every move.
Thus, the moment Zhou Yan approached, Lin Chen's soul had already detected it.
"Buzz!"
Lin Chen waved his hand, and the surrounding space began to vibrate violently.
"Whoosh!"
The moment Zhou Yan drew near, ripples appeared in the space within a thousand-meter radius around Lin Chen, and the surrounding space was torn apart.
"What? How is this possible? He can actually break space? His soul secret art is this powerful?"
Zhou Yan was greatly alarmed by this.
"Soul secret art?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.
He had witnessed Zhou Yan's soul secret art before, but that was merely a surge of soul power, and it was utterly incapable of harming him.
...
Zhou Yan's soul secret art was named "Soul Sea."
This was the highest-level soul secret art among soul-based martial techniques.
It not only possessed formidable offensive power but could also control surrounding soul energy.
"Hoo!"
Zhou Yan took a deep breath, then opened his mouth and spat out a ball of black mist.
As soon as this mist appeared, it immediately transformed into numerous small black snakes, which then darted out in all directions.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"
The black mist snakes instantly pierced through the spatial barrier that Lin Chen had set up around him, and then devoured all the soul energy in the surrounding space.
Zhou Yan's soul power was significantly more advanced than Lin Chen's.
"Hmph! Lin Chen, a large portion of your soul power has already been consumed by me, and my soul secret art can devour all soul energy. Therefore, you are destined to lose!"
Zhou Yan sneered, his eyes filled with mockery.
"Oh? Then I'm truly eager to witness how you intend to destroy my soul power." Lin Chen said indifferently.
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Zhou Yan couldn't help but scoff inwardly.
"Overestimating yourself! I'll show you what true soul attack is later."
Zhou Yan sneered repeatedly, then formed a hand seal with two fingers and sharply pointed at one of the small black snakes.
"Chirp, chirp!"
As Zhou Yan's fingers struck, the small black snake suddenly swelled, transforming into a giant black python, which madly lunged towards Lin Chen.
"Hmph, mere petty trick!"
Lin Chen sneered. At the same time, he bent his five fingers – index, middle, thumb, ring, and middle fingers – and fiercely pointed them at the giant python.
Instantly, five streaks of black sword energy shot out from Zhou Yan's fingertips, like five black dragons, carrying world-shattering power, and struck the giant python.
The black sword energy pierced the python's head, then tore it apart.
A dense black mist spread in the air.
Zhou Yan's soul secret art was truly formidable!