Chapter 646: The Qilin Beast's Challenge and the Truth of the Source of the Martial Spirit

The low roar of the Qilin beast echoed in the cave, making everyone's eardrums buzz.

"This Qilin beast looks like it's not easy to mess with. Its aura is so strong." Zhang Meng swallowed. Although he was fearless, he couldn't help but feel nervous when facing this powerful existence that guarded the source of his martial soul.

"Don't panic, everyone. We have encountered many powerful soul beasts before. As long as we find its weakness, we can defeat it." Although Chu Tian said this, his eyes were full of caution.

The Qilin beast launched the attack first, it opened its mouth wide, and a beam of colorful light spurted out from its mouth, shooting towards everyone. This light looked beautiful, but in fact it contained a powerful soul power fluctuation, and wherever it went, the ground was burned with a mark.

Qin Feng reacted quickly, holding the Dragon Shadow Sword, and rushed forward. The runes on the Dragon Shadow Sword flashed with golden light, and he shouted: "Dragon Shadow Sword? Breaking Light Slash!" A golden sword blade flew towards the colorful light, and the two collided in the air, erupting with a strong soul power impact, shaking the surrounding rocks down one after another.

"What a powerful fellow!" Qin Feng was secretly shocked that the Qilin beast's casual attack could be so powerful.

Seeing that the attack missed, the Qilin beast stomped its huge hoof on the ground, and the whole cave shook violently again. Then, it rushed towards Zhang Meng at a speed as fast as a flash of lightning.

Zhang Meng was not to be outdone. He let the Giant Rock Bear spirit completely possess him, and his muscles bulged, making him as strong as a hill. "Come on, see how powerful I am!" He waved his bear paw and rushed towards the Qilin beast.

"Bang!" The bear's paw collided with the Qilin's hoof, making a loud noise. Zhang Meng felt as if he had hit a steel mountain. His arms were numb from the shock, and his body involuntarily slid back several meters, leaving two deep marks on the ground.

"This guy is stronger than me!" Zhang Meng's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ye Li commanded the Frost Fox to release its extremely cold soul power. The Frost Fox stood on her shoulder, its eyes flashing blue light, and a stream of cold air spewed out of its mouth. The cold air quickly spread towards the Qilin Beast, trying to freeze its movements.

The Qilin beast seemed to sense the threat of the cold air, and the colorful light on its body suddenly became stronger, dispelling all the cold air. Then, it turned its head and rushed towards Ye Li, revealing a hint of anger in its eyes.

"Ye Li, be careful!" Chu Tian shouted, he flew into the air, gathered the thunder spirit power in his hands, and blasted towards the back of the Qilin beast. "Thunder? Divine punishment from heaven!" A thick pillar of lightning fell from the sky and hit the Qilin beast. The Qilin beast's body shook slightly, and its speed slowed down a little, but it did not stop rushing towards Ye Li.

Just as the Qilin beast was about to rush in front of Ye Li, Qin Feng rushed over again. He mobilized the inherited power in his body, and the golden dragon phantom on the Dragon Shadow Sword emerged. He performed a move "Dragon Shadow Sword? Guardian Shield". The Dragon Shadow Sword quickly rotated in front of him, forming a golden soul shield. The Qilin beast hit the shield and was bounced back.

"We can't just fight on our own like this. We have to find a way to cooperate." The mysterious man shouted from the side.

Everyone gathered together and began to discuss countermeasures. The mysterious man carefully observed the Qilin beast and found that every time the Qilin beast launched an attack, its horn would flash.

"You see, its horn may be the key. There will be a reaction before each attack. Let's try focusing on attacking its horn." said the mysterious man.

After hearing what the mysterious man said, everyone nodded. They readjusted their positions and prepared to launch a new round of attacks on the Qilin beast.

The Qilin beast seemed to have sensed their intentions, and it became more alert. It paced back and forth, staring at Chu Tian and the others, with the colorful light on its body flashing continuously, as if warning everyone not to act rashly.

Suddenly, the Qilin beast launched another attack. It raised its hoof towards the direction where everyone was, and a wave of soul power spread out from it. This wave of soul power was like a surging wave, sweeping towards everyone.

"Let's hold on together!" Chu Tian shouted.

Everyone released their soul power to form a joint shield to resist the soul power fluctuations of the Qilin beast. The shield was shaky under the impact of the fluctuations, but everyone gritted their teeth and persisted.

Just when the soul power fluctuation was about to dissipate, Qin Feng saw the opportunity and rushed towards the Qilin beast first. He used the "Dragon Shadow Sword? Phantom Piercing" and turned into a golden stream of light, stabbing towards the Qilin beast's horn.

When the Qilin beast saw Qin Feng rushing towards its horn, it quickly raised its head, and its horn shone brightly, shooting a colorful beam of soul power towards Qin Feng.

Qin Feng was well prepared. He dodged the attack of the soul power beam by leaning sideways in the air, and then continued to rush towards the horn of the Qilin beast.

At the same time, Zhang Meng, Ye Li, the mysterious man, and the students also launched attacks. Zhang Meng rushed towards the Qilin beast from the side, and his bear paws brought a whistling sound and slapped the Qilin beast's body. Ye Li let the Frost Fox release cold air, and this time she condensed the cold air into ice spikes and shot it towards the Qilin beast's horn. The mysterious man formed seals with his hands and muttered something. A mysterious soul power shot out from his hands and flew towards the Qilin beast's horn. The students also displayed their own skills. For a moment, various soul power lights gathered towards the Qilin beast's horn.

The Qilin beast felt a huge threat and wanted to dodge, but it was too late. Many attacks hit its horn, and the light on the horn dimmed instantly.

The Qilin beast roared in pain, and its body shook a few times, almost falling down. But it was a powerful existence that protected the source of the martial spirit, and it quickly stabilized its body. It looked at Chu Tian and others angrily, with murderous intent in its eyes.

"We succeeded! Its horn is injured. This is our chance!" Qin Feng shouted excitedly.

The Qilin beast attacked again, but this time its attack was obviously not as powerful as before. It rushed towards the crowd, with anger in every step.

Chu Tian and the others did not flinch either. They rushed towards the Qilin beast. The two sides engaged in a fierce close combat. Chu Tian continuously used the Thunder Spirit Power to attack the Qilin beast's eyes in the air to interfere with its vision. Qin Feng was dealing with the Qilin beast on the ground, using the Dragon Shadow Sword to look for the Qilin beast's flaws. Zhang Meng rushed around the Qilin beast like a heavy tank, and occasionally gave the Qilin beast a bear paw. Ye Li commanded the Frost Fox to release cold air to lower the surrounding temperature, making the Qilin beast's movements slow. The mysterious man and the students also continued to attack the Qilin beast with their spirit power skills.

After a hard fight, the Qilin beast finally ran out of energy. Its body began to shake, and the colorful light on its body became weaker and weaker.

"Now is the time, let's launch the final attack together!" Chu Tian shouted.

Everyone gathered all their remaining soul power together to form a huge soul power attack wave. This attack wave blasted towards the Qilin beast, and the Qilin beast let out a final roar, and then was hit by the attack wave, and its huge body fell to the ground and stopped moving.

"Huh, I finally defeated it." Zhang Meng panted and sat down on the ground.

"Thank you for your hard work, but we haven't found the source of our martial spirit yet." Ye Li said.

They continued to walk deeper into the cave. In the deepest part of the cave, there was a sphere emitting a soft light. This sphere was not big, but it contained extremely powerful soul power fluctuations, making people feel as if they were in an ocean of soul power.

"Is this the source of martial spirit?" a student asked curiously.

The mysterious man walked forward and carefully observed the sphere. After a while, he said, "Yes, this is the source of the martial soul. It is the foundation of the martial soul world, and the power of all martial souls comes from it."

Everyone gathered around the source of the martial spirit, feeling its magical power.

"But how do we protect it now?" Qin Feng asked.

The mysterious man thought for a while and said, "We need to set up a powerful protective formation here, which must be able to resist the attacks of the dark forces. At the same time, we must leave some people here to guard."

So, they began to set up a protective formation around the source of the martial soul. The mysterious man took out some special rune stones from his arms. These rune stones exuded an ancient atmosphere. He placed the rune stones around the source of the martial soul in a specific order, and then began to inject his soul power to activate the formation.

Chu Tian, ​​Qin Feng, Ye Li, Zhang Meng and the students also injected their soul power into the formation. With the injection of soul power, the formation gradually started, and a layer of transparent soul power shield enveloped the source of martial soul.

"This formation should be able to temporarily protect the source of the martial soul." said the mysterious man.

"But we can't stay here forever. We still have to go back to the Soul Master Academy. There are still many things to do." Zhang Meng said.

"That's right. We can select some reliable students in the academy and have them take turns to guard here. At the same time, we must also strengthen the academy's defenses to prevent dark forces from invading from other places." Chu Tian said.

Just as they were discussing the follow-up plan, suddenly, the source of the martial soul emitted a strong light. Some images appeared in the light, showing the origin of the martial soul world and some secrets about the dark forces.

"It turns out that the dark forces have been searching for the source of the martial soul. They want to use the power of the source of the martial soul to rule the entire martial soul world. Moreover, they have a bigger conspiracy. This conspiracy involves the foundation of the martial soul world. If successful, the entire martial soul world will fall into an irretrievable situation." The mysterious man looked at the content in the video and his face became very solemn.

"Then what should we do?" Ye Li asked anxiously.

"We must return to the academy as soon as possible and tell everyone the news. Then, we must unite the power of the entire martial arts world to fight against the dark forces together." Chu Tian said firmly.

They left the cave and set out on the journey back to the Soul Master Academy. They knew that a more difficult battle was coming and they had to be fully prepared to protect the peace and stability of the Soul World.