Chapter 212: Capture Alive

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Among both sides present, Su Yu's group held the advantage in overall strength. 

However, the uncertainty surrounding the fixed soul-guided cannon shell in Nangong Wan's hands made it a considerable threat. 

Although Su Yu's perception of fate did not indicate an overwhelmingly deadly danger, the threat level was still significant—not any lower than what Xuan Zi, a Rank 98 powerhouse, could pose. Moreover, the intensity of this threat fluctuated, likely due to variations in whether the fixed soul-guided shell could land a direct hit. 

Under these circumstances, Su Yu's top priority was naturally to eliminate this unpredictable factor. 

A massive hand woven from Blue Silver Grass descended, seizing Nangong Wan. 

Nangong Wan felt an immense force constricting him. 

At this moment, he had just finished activating his Martial Soul Possession. 

Mental Shock! 

Creating a self-developed mental-type soul skill wasn't particularly difficult for Su Yu. With his level of spiritual power, even a rudimentary custom-made technique would be effective against Nangong Wan—let alone the refined version he had created. 

"Seventh Soul Skill—Sky Centipede True Form!" 

"First Soul Skill—Sky Centipede Venom!" 

"Fourth Soul Skill—Ironclad Spikes!" 

Only after being grabbed by the giant Blue Silver hand did Nangong Wan complete his Martial Soul release, instantly activating three soul skills. 

He transformed into a massive, dark green Sky Centipede. However, under the immense pressure of the Blue Silver Giant Hand, his entire body felt as if it were being painfully compressed. 

Transforming into his Martial Soul True Form under these conditions was an immense struggle. The expansion of his body size meant he had to resist the crushing force of the hand while fully manifesting his form. 

Nangong Wan had assumed that his Sky Centipede True Form, with its natural durability, combined with the defensive boost from his fourth soul skill and the poisonous spikes growing from his body, would be enough to break free. Additionally, his first soul skill, which enhanced his venom, should have corroded the hand. 

Yet, the moment he executed all three skills, he realized just how naïve he had been. 

The massive hand appeared to be merely an extension of Su Yu's Blue Silver Grass control, but in reality, it was an intricate fusion of multiple abilities. 

The overwhelming life attribute infused into the Blue Silver Grass granted it natural resistance to poison. No matter how lethal the Sky Centipede's venom was, it posed no significant threat to Su Yu. 

Poison? 

Even if I were poisoned to death, my boundless vitality would restore me in an instant! 

At worst, I'd be poisoned—but never completely succumb. 

With his Battle Armor fully integrated, Su Yu's abilities had reached new heights. The runes within his spiritual sea activated, infusing the Blue Silver Grass with an unparalleled blend of extreme vitality, stellar power, and blood energy—all seamlessly merged with soul and spiritual energy. 

This overwhelming combination alone was already formidable. Yet, Su Yu further optimized his energy circulation on top of it. 

He even achieved oneness with heaven and man, channeling the forces of heaven and earth, merging soul power, blood energy, and spiritual power. By borrowing these cosmic forces, he imbued the Blue Silver Grass with a suppressive force. Within his blood energy flowed the might of three divine bloodlines—Dragon King, Phoenix, and Auspicious Beast—pushing his power to its absolute peak. This extreme strength, combined with the suppression effect, produced staggering results. 

Although Su Yu had not specifically inscribed suppression runes, his extensive research on soul tools and constant insights into martial combat had made him highly familiar with such effects. The fusion of his three energies, coupled with the borrowed power of heaven and earth, allowed him to replicate an effect equivalent to at least a 50,000-year soul skill. 

"Ahhh!" 

Nangong Wan let out a miserable scream. 

His Sky Centipede form, unable to fully manifest, was forcibly compressed into a much smaller state, sending waves of unbearable pain through his body. 

"Ninth Soul Skill—Demonic Fang Venomous Breath!" 

A dense, foul-smelling poison mist burst from his body, its toxicity so extreme that even space itself seemed to corrode, emitting a sharp hissing sound as black cracks spread through the air. 

The Blue Silver Giant Hand visibly eroded under the venom, and with his body finally given some breathing room, Nangong Wan unleashed an overwhelming flood of poison, further corroding the Blue Silver Grass. 

Meanwhile, Feng Ling had also taken note of the battlefield. Although wary of Ye Yulin, she had no choice but to intervene in an attempt to rescue Nangong Wan. 

However, Ye Yulin was already prepared. A massive Soul-Guided Ray Cannon materialized in his hands, while a Sun-Moon Divine Needle hovered above his head, locking firmly onto Feng Ling. 

"Damn old bastard!" 

Had Ye Yulin long since formed an agreement with Sun-Moon Hall? Was this entire Soul Engineer Tournament just a setup to help Sun-Moon Hall make their move? 

At Feng Ling's side, the Third Elder of the Holy Spirit Church, Dark Thunder Douluo, activated his fifth soul ring, unleashing a surge of black thunder from within his body. 

The dark lightning enhanced his physique, significantly boosting his defense, while the excess energy spiraled around him, forming a protective barrier. 

With his Fifth Soul Skill—Dark Thunder Guard, he blocked Huo Yuhao's attack. Then, he produced a violently pulsating metal sphere in his hand. 

"Heavenly Thunder Seed!" 

A one-time-use, Rank 8 Soul Tool.

Since it was purely explosive with no consideration for recovery, the Heavenly Thunder Seed, an eighth-rank soul tool, unleashed a devastating explosion. 

When combined with the Dark Thunder Power of Dark Thunder Douluo, the blast's destructive force became even more overwhelming. 

Dark Thunder Douluo hurled the Heavenly Thunder Seed, but Su Yu remained calm and composed. 

Mental Shock! 

A surge of immense spiritual power struck, causing Nangong Wan's resistance to momentarily falter. 

I'm not targeting you because of your strength—it's because of the fixed soul-guided cannon shell in your hands. 

Su Yu activated his Fate Power, instantly deducing the exact location of the fixed soul-guided shell within a storage-type soul tool. 

With the advancement of soul tool technology, storage-type soul tools had become increasingly diverse in form. A Soul Master's storage soul tools were not something that could be easily identified at a glance. 

Nangong Wan himself carried over ten pieces of equipment suspected to be storage-type soul tools. On his left hand alone, he wore three rings, each emitting faint spatial fluctuations—clear indications of storage soul tools. He also had a storage belt at his waist. 

However, through Fate Power deduction, Su Yu pinpointed that the fixed soul-guided shell was stored within a wrist guard on Nangong Wan's right hand—the one without any rings. 

In Su Yu's spiritual sea, the "Void" rune flickered. 

A pulse of spatial energy surged—the wrist guard on Nangong Wan's right hand was instantly teleported away! 

At the same time, just as the Heavenly Thunder Seed was about to strike Su Yu, his figure suddenly vanished. 

In a pre-prepared section of the Blue Silver Domain, a thick Blue Silver Grass vine rapidly expanded, transforming into the Towering Blue Silver Emperor. 

BOOM! 

The Heavenly Thunder Seed exploded, sending a deafening shockwave across the entire battlefield. 

As a result, the massive Blue Silver Hand Su Yu had formed naturally loosened, allowing Nangong Wan to break free—but his face was grim. 

The instant his wrist guard disappeared, he immediately realized what had happened. 

"Spatial power?!" 

Spatial manipulation was an ability reserved for Limit Douluos. Without a special soul skill, only Limit Douluos could wield and control spatial forces with ease. 

Technically, Soul Masters could begin influencing spatial power as early as the Soul Sage realm, using it to enable flight. 

However, true mastery of spatial power was something only Limit Douluos could achieve—unless they possessed a unique soul skill. 

Even then, such abilities—or even the natural spatial control of a Limit Douluo—rarely displayed such fine precision. 

Yet Su Yu had done precisely that—manipulating spatial power with extreme accuracy, transferring only Nangong Wan's wrist guard! 

The level of refinement in his control was already astonishing, but what weighed even more heavily on Nangong Wan's heart was that Su Yu had deliberately stolen the wrist guard containing his storage soul tool. 

That wrist guard held his greatest trump card. 

Without it, the thought of surrendering immediately flashed through Nangong Wan's mind. 

The battle had just begun, but it was already clear—Feng Ling was incapable of suppressing Ye Yulin, and Dark Thunder Douluo, who had assisted him earlier, was now being pressured by Huo Yuhao. 

As for Su Yu? 

There was no way Nangong Wan could fight him. 

And now, his greatest advantage had been taken away. 

By this point, the battle had raged for a full thirty seconds. 

In Sun-Moon, powerful fluctuations of soul power erupted in multiple locations as numerous figures soared into the sky. A thunderous, oppressive voice resounded: 

"How dare you!" 

It was Kong Deming. 

From deep within the Imperial Palace, another powerful presence stirred—Zhongli Wu had arrived. 

Sensing the commotion, he immediately appeared to intercept Kong Deming. 

If Kong Deming reached the battlefield, Feng Ling would undoubtedly die. 

Even though intercepting Kong Deming meant facing a life-and-death risk, Zhongli Wu's status itself provided some security. 

At that moment, Ye Yulin shouted: 

"Eliminating evil Soul Masters is our duty!" 

The Sun-Moon Divine Needle above his head erupted with an intense surge of soul power.

This also drew the attention of many Ninth-Rank Soul Masters within Sun-Moon. 

"It's Ye Yulin!" 

"An Evil Soul Master!" 

By the time they reached the Ninth-Rank Soul Master level, it was impossible for them to be unaware of the movements of the Sun Moon Empire's upper echelons. Naturally, they were aware of the connection between the evil soul masters and the royal family. 

Most of them usually maintained a neutral stance, but when an evil soul master clashed with the Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire in Sun-Moon, they could not afford to stand by. 

Moreover, Ye Yulin himself had a fairly strong network of allies. 

Several Ninth-Rank Soul Masters immediately prepared to assist. 

Feng Ling's expression shifted slightly. 

Were there still evil soul masters in Sun-Moon? 

Yes. 

However, if the evil soul masters revealed themselves now to stop the Ninth-Rank Soul Masters, many of the Holy Spirit Church's covert operations would be exposed. 

Additionally, exposing the identities of these evil soul masters would make future actions far more difficult. 

A mysterious, powerful figure could interact with various important people without suspicion, but if evil soul masters openly approached them, it would be nearly impossible to gain their trust or form alliances, considering the immense external pressure. 

With Sun-Moon Hall causing trouble, once the news spread, they would undoubtedly investigate the evil soul masters involved and scrutinize all those they had interacted with. 

Any potential cooperation would quickly spiral out of control. 

For the Holy Spirit Church to expand its influence and secretly control the Empire's major institutions would become incredibly difficult. 

The Sun-Moon Divine Needle only needed less than a second to charge. 

A massive amount of soul power was compressed into the small needle, with a glowing orb of destructive energy forming above it, emitting an aura of annihilation. 

Feng Ling's pupils contracted as multiple soul rings shimmered around her. 

Ye Yulin, controlling the Sun-Moon Divine Needle, unleashed the attack in an instant. 

A terrifying laser shot out from the Sun-Moon Divine Needle, heading straight toward Dark Thunder Douluo. 

Huo Yuhao, who was sharing mental detection, immediately deduced Ye Yulin's target just before the attack was released, channeling his blood energy into his own attack. 

Though he lacked the insights and advancements Su Yu had, making his use of blood energy more rudimentary, it still allowed him to briefly suppress Dark Thunder Douluo. 

The Sun-Moon Divine Needle's strike landed squarely on Dark Thunder Douluo. 

"No!" 

Caught off guard by Huo Yuhao's sudden burst of power, Dark Thunder Douluo attempted to use a defensive soul skill, but during the vacuum between his soul skill activations, he was struck by the overwhelming threat of the Sun-Moon Divine Needle. 

Clink! 

Boom! 

Su Yu, sharing Huo Yuhao's mental detection, had already known Ye Yulin's target before he acted. 

"Ye Yulin... he has some sense of justice, though not much." 

He would act against the evil soul masters, but his resolve to completely offend the Holy Spirit Church was not strong. 

Still, even if the Sun-Moon Divine Needle targeted Feng Ling, it wouldn't guarantee a perfect hit. 

On the other hand, targeting Dark Thunder Douluo could potentially lead to his death. 

Su Yu wasn't sure if Ye Yulin's choice was good or bad. 

"Blue Silver Forest Thunder Domain!" 

"Thunder God's Whip!" 

A burst of light emanated from within Su Yu, and a long, thunderous whip materialized above his head, crackling with terrifying destructive power. 

The Thunder God's Whip merged with the Blue Silver Forest Thunder Domain, channeling devastating thunder energy, which manifested into tangible whips of lightning that lashed out at Feng Ling.

The Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Soul emerged, taking control of Su Yu's Blue Silver Emperor Avatar, firmly restraining Nangong Wan. 

Meanwhile, Su Yu detached from the Blue Silver Emperor Avatar, transforming into the Lord of the Thunder Domain, wielding the power of lightning to relentlessly lash at Feng Ling. 

A furious phoenix cry echoed throughout Sun-Moon. 

A massive evil phoenix, radiating a dark aura, let out a long screech toward the sky. Soul power surged violently as countless wraiths emerged around her, their forms seemingly ignited by the dark energy. In an instant, they fueled Feng Ling's soul power, intensifying her presence. 

Su Yu let out a cold snort and continued his assault with lightning. 

Boom! Boom! Boom! 

Lightning, with its pure yang energy, possessed destructive power capable of suppressing wraiths and countering all evil arts. 

To withstand this suppression, Feng Ling burned through a vast number of wraiths. 

As the Vice Leader of the Holy Spirit Church, she commanded an almost endless supply of them. 

"Elder Yi, I'll leave this to you." 

"With this many wraiths… who knows how many innocent lives Feng Ling has slaughtered?" 

Sigh. 

Electus, who had long since recovered from his weakened state after leaving Dragon Valley, had been steadily regaining his strength within the Life Space created by the Blade of All Life. 

Now, as Elder Yi took action—the Holy Spirit Church trembled. 

A radiant light aura flickered within Su Yu's life force, expanding rapidly. 

For a brief moment, this light aura even surpassed the intense life force fluctuations within him. 

Ultimate Light. 

Among the bloodlines within Su Yu, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion carried the essence of Ultimate Light, though he had yet to fully awaken its power. However, under Elder Yi's guidance, it was now drawn out. 

Grand Light Incantation! 

Electus—Saint Magus of Necromancy, Scourge of the Undead. 

But he was also once known as the Child of Light, possessing profound mastery over light magic. Even after becoming an Undead Magus, he fused light and necromancy, making his undead spells immune to traditional light-based suppression. 

To achieve this, his understanding of how light countered necromancy and evil arts had reached an unparalleled level. 

"Screeech!" 

Feng Ling let out a blood-curdling cry. 

Her shriek was so agonizing that it seemed as if she were enduring the most excruciating torment imaginable. 

The light aura's suppressive force overwhelmed even the power of thunder, crushing her completely. 

It was as if this light had been designed specifically to annihilate evil soul masters. 

The soul power surge she had gained from burning wraiths was instantly dissolved by the Ultimate Light. 

The light then continued its purge, devouring and purifying her soul power from within. 

Even the evil energy embedded deep within her soul core suffered devastating damage. 

Boom! 

The accumulated thunder force materialized into a Blue Silver Grass-formed giant hand, crackling with pure lightning energy as it came crashing down. 

A massive palm imprint was left on the ground. 

Everyone present was terrified. 

Nangong Wan, gripped by fear, wanted to flee but knew escape was impossible. 

At this point, surrendering gave him a better chance of survival than resisting, as he might still hold enough value to be kept alive. 

Su Yu turned and locked eyes with Nangong Wan, whose face had gone deathly pale, his body frozen in place. 

"Yuhao." 

Huo Yuhao retrieved a soul tool resembling handcuffs, looking at Nangong Wan as he spoke. 

"Alliance Master Nangong, put them on yourself." 

Nangong Wan gazed at the handcuffs, a bitter sorrow rising within him. 

Without resistance, he disabled his own soul power and clasped the handcuffs around his wrists. 

The handcuffs, a Seventh-Rank Soul Tool, were designed to seal both soul power and spiritual energy. 

While they couldn't forcibly suppress a Titled Douluo, they worked as long as the target didn't resist. 

Once fully activated, even a Titled Douluo would be unable to break free. 

As the Thunder Domain dissipated, the aftermath of the battle became clear. 

Beneath the massive handprint, a faint trace of life force remained. 

Feng Ling had reverted from her Martial Soul Avatar back to her original form. 

The Thunder God's Whip had her bound tightly, with electric currents surging through her body, ensuring she could not resist in any way. 

(End of Chapter)