After listening to Yan's narration, Xie Yue and Hu Liena both showed an expression of disbelief, especially Hu Liena.
Her eyes, which were originally full of confidence, now revealed a trace of unwillingness.
The three of them grew up together since childhood. Whether in the training ground of the Spirit Hall or in the vast Death Canyon, they fought side by side and grew up together.
But at this moment, Hu Liena found that the gap between herself and Yan seemed to have been widened overnight.
When they parted last time, Hu Liena was still full of confidence and believed that she would get the fourth soul ring before Yan.
But now, seeing that Yan has reached level 42, while she is still hovering below level 40, she can't help feeling a little disappointed.
On the contrary, Xie Yue's eyes were shining with excitement.
Xie Yue regarded Yan as his best friend, but also regarded Yan as his biggest competitor. Even though he was recognized as the leader of the golden generation of the Spirit Hall, he never relaxed his vigilance against Yan.
Among the young soul masters in the Spirit Hall, Yan has the greatest hope of catching up with and surpassing him.
After both of them obtained the fourth soul ring, Yan's soul power has surpassed his. This is also the first time Yan has surpassed him since they met.
This makes him excited. He likes the feeling of competition and facing challenges.
Xie Yue smiled and said:
"I thought that absorbing that five thousand year soul ring was the limit. Unexpectedly, you actually challenged a six thousand year soul ring and succeeded. Now, your soul power has surpassed me by half a level. I will definitely try to catch up with and surpass you."
Yan shook his head modestly.
"I said, it's just good luck."
Next, Yan told Xie Yue and Hu Liena everything about the encounter with the flying fire fox and the battle with the two-headed demon snake, and how to hunt the flying fire fox.
When Yan finished speaking, the brother and sister fell into a brief silence.
Although Hu Liena was unwilling, she had to admit that Yan's strength and luck were both first-rate.
"You are indeed lucky."
Hu Liena pouted and pretended to be angry:
"If it weren't for the fact that the flying fire fox was already injured, you would never have been able to successfully hunt it."
Xie Yue looked at his sister and knew that she found it difficult to accept Yan's surpassing.
He gently patted Hu Liena's shoulder and comforted her:
"Nana, luck is also part of strength. We must believe in Yan. Even without that luck, he is capable of hunting that flying fire fox."
Xie Yue knew his sister's temper very well. She always ignored Yan.
If it were in the past, Yan would not mind.
However, Xie Yue felt that Yan had changed. Yan's attitude towards things was more serious than before.
Yan ignored Hu Liena's contempt and just smiled indifferently.
Hu Liena remembered something and asked curiously:
"What about the Sparks Rain? Is it your fourth soul skill?"
Yan shook his head and said lightly:
"That's just a new attack method. My fourth soul skill is called "Flame Slash", which is a single attack skill."
Yan planned to tell the brother and sister later that he had an external soul bone.
External soul bones are top-grade soul bones, which are growable and will evolve as the owner's soul power increases. They are the treasures that countless soul masters dream of getting.
Yan knew very well that once this rare treasure was exposed, it would likely cause unnecessary trouble. Before he was strong enough, he needed to keep a low profile.
So, he would not easily show his flaming wings in front of others unless it was absolutely necessary.
Xie Yue joked: "Yan, you are quite powerful when you are serious. It seems that I have to work harder to surpass you again."
After Xie Yue finished speaking, he looked at Hu Liena.
"Nana, Yan is so powerful, you have to work harder."
Hu Liena also regained her fighting spirit at this moment.
"Don't underestimate me, I am also about to break through level 40. When I get the fourth soul ring, we will compete again."
After Hu Liena finished speaking, she turned around and left.
Practicing alone is not enough, she wants to hunt fierce beasts and stimulate her potential in dangerous situations, so as to break through level 40 as soon as possible.
Xie Yue looked at her sister's back as she left, feeling a little worried but also a little relieved.
He turned to Yan and said:
"Nana is like this, sometimes she is too willful, you should bear with her."
"It's okay, we grew up together, I'm used to it."
The two smiled at each other, Yan didn't care about Hu Liena's feelings.
Xie Yue asked:
"Then do you want to act with us?"
"No need. Let her face the challenge alone."
Xie Yue nodded.
"Then we will say goodbye and meet up again after Nana breaks through level 40."
"Okay."
Then, the two left in different directions.
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After Yan and Xie Yue separated, he found a secluded place in the vast canyon alone and began to practice.
He knew that in order to become a truly strong man, he must constantly explore and break through himself.
As a fire attribute soul master, he has both fire and earth attributes, which is a unique talent.
In the Douluo World, soul masters can not only obtain skills through soul rings, but also have the opportunity to create their own soul skills.
Of course, creating your own soul skills is not that simple, and it cannot be completed overnight.
Yan thought that he could use the dual attributes of fire and earth to explore more possibilities.
Although it is impossible to complete your own soul skills in a short period of time, you can enrich your own attack methods through continuous attempts and explorations, rather than just relying on the skills given by soul rings.
In the following days, Yan was immersed in the exploration of new moves.
He tried to perfectly combine the two elements of fire and earth to exert greater power.
After continuous attempts and summarization, he finally made a breakthrough.
That day, he once again concentrated his mental power and tried to mobilize the elements of fire and earth at the same time.
With the circulation of soul power in his body, the air began to become hot, and the sand and gravel on the ground began to vibrate slightly.
Immediately afterwards, a stream of flames gushed out from his palm.
At the same time, the sand and gravel on the ground were instantly absorbed and merged with the flames.
In the blink of an eye, a vortex formed by fire and sand and gravel appeared out of thin air, completely covering an area around Yan.
This is his new killer move - the flaming sand cage!
If it were just the flames, it would not be enough to restrain the opponent, but with the fusion of the earth element, this cage has a certain degree of defense, which can be said to be an attack and defense in one.
This attack can not only restrain the enemy, but also cause continuous burning damage.
What's more powerful is that with Yan's mind control and the release of soul power, this flaming sand cage can change size.
After compressing it, the oxygen around the trapped person will be quickly swallowed by the high-temperature flames. If the restraints cannot be broken in time, they will suffocate to death.