Chapter 149: Bear Lord: It's Tickling
The moment Zhou Ming's martial soul was attached, five soul rings also rose from under his feet.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black.
Even a prodigy of heaven is nothing more than this.
The audience saw the Soul King release his soul rings, but not a trace of surprise appeared on their faces. Indeed, seeing it so often, they were no longer surprised.
Gu Yuena took a step forward, and soul rings rose from under her feet.
Red...
Most of the audience and contestants' pupils contracted, and they rubbed their eyes.
Red soul ring?
The first soul ring is a red soul ring, is it fake?
Red, red, red, red!
When four red soul rings appeared, the audience was dumbfounded. Is this the so-called Soul Ancestor ant?
This Soul Ancestor's soul rings are somewhat horrifying!
Zhou Ming knew that Gu Yuena was not simple and also knew about her soul ring configuration, but at this moment, his face still changed, and he instinctively took a step back.
The pressure brought by the 100,000-year soul ring was extremely terrifying, not to mention that these soul rings came from one of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, Bear Lord!
On the stage, the referee's eyes twitched. He was a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse, yet he had never possessed a single 100,000-year soul ring, but this little girl had four!
If he hadn't seen a real 100,000-year soul beast, he wouldn't have believed it was true.
This soul ring couldn't be more real!
Look at the patterns and the pressure it generates, is there a more real 100,000-year soul ring than this?
"Gu Yuena, Gu Yuena!"
"Liyue! Liyue!"
The audience cheered and shouted, showing their stance.
As expected of Liyue Academy, such a young girl is not only a Soul Ancestor powerhouse but also has such a terrifying soul ring configuration.
Such a thing, in the past, not only had they never seen it, but they didn't even dare to think about it.
Before the fight even began, a bead of sweat appeared on Zhou Ming's forehead. The gap in soul rings was a minor issue; the level gap could be compensated for.
But Gu Yuena was no ordinary soul master!
"Come out, Bear Lord!"
Hearing this, Zhou Ming's eyes twitched. So it was like this?
What he was facing was not the over level 40 Gu Yuena, but the Bear Lord, equivalent to a thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!
An ordinary Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear would be one thing, but this was the ancestor of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears!
Even an ordinary thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was not something his level 51 soul ring could handle.
"After all, Bear Lord has become a soul spirit, and attacking will consume Gu Yuena's soul power."
"I just need to consume more of her soul power to create opportunities for those who come after."
He was the first to go on stage, and winning or losing didn't matter. The pressure wouldn't fall on him; he just needed to do what he was supposed to do.
As soon as Bear Lord appeared, Gu Yuena took out a bottle from her storage soul tool and held it in her hand.
This bottle had a scientific name: Milk Bottle.
It can store soul power and also allow the user to quickly recover soul power!
"???"
Zhou Ming was full of questions. What was Gu Yuena doing using a Milk Bottle right from the start?
How was he supposed to consume her soul power now?
"You... you have no shame!"
Zhou Ming was on the verge of tears. Facing such a "shameless" opponent, what could he do? He was also desperate!
The competition rules didn't say that Milk Bottles couldn't be used, nor did they prohibit the use of normal soul tools. Whether to use them or not was entirely up to the contestants.
Gu Yuena used a soul power recovery tool, the Milk Bottle, as soon as she came on stage, but she didn't violate any rules.
"Roar~"
Following the normal procedure, Bear Lord let out a roar upon appearing, then stood still, waiting for Gu Yuena's orders.
Of course, even if Gu Yuena didn't give any orders, it could easily defeat or even kill its opponent.
In terms of combat experience, having lived for so long, it had never been afraid of anyone!
"Sss~ So this is Bear Lord?"
"Even if it can't exert its full strength, it still looks terrifying."
The "racial value" of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was just too high, making people both respect and fear it.
"Bear Lord, use Tickle!"
Gu Yuena held the Milk Bottle in her left hand, pointed at Zhou Ming with her right hand, and spoke to Bear Lord.
Bear Lord: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Tickle??
Ha~ hahaha...
For some reason, they just wanted to laugh.
This was one of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, Bear Lord, and it was told to use Tickle...
Bear Lord's eyes twitched slightly. Had Gu Yuena really turned into a little girl after sealing her cultivation and reincarnating?
Such a shameful skill... What kind of skill was that?
Wasn't it just casually swiping its claws to attack the opponent?
As the one being attacked, Zhou Ming's mouth was slightly open, and silent spoke volumes.
No sooner said than done, although Bear Lord was quite speechless, it still launched an attack on Zhou Ming.
With a casual swipe of its claws, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw tore through the air, causing some distortion, snapping Zhou Ming back to reality.
This was the Dark Gold Terrorclaw, how could his human body withstand it?
"First Soul Skill: Wolf King Transformation!"
"Third Soul Skill: Berserk!"
"Fifth Soul Skill: Flame Destruction Slash!"
Zhou Ming didn't hesitate at all. The first, third, and fifth soul rings on his body flashed rapidly, his body swelled up, and raging flames surrounded him.
The flames formed the shape of a wolf's head, pouncing towards Bear Lord.
As a 10, 000-year soul skill, and a 10, 000-year soul skill enhanced by the first and third soul skills, the Flame Destruction Slash was incredibly powerful.
An ordinary Soul King would find it hard to withstand this attack!
But was Bear Lord an ordinary Soul King?
It had nothing to do with Soul Kings.
You must know that the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's most powerful aspect was its attack, especially the Dark Gold Terrorclaw, and secondly, the terrifying defense of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!
Facing Zhou Ming's full-force attack, Bear Lord's mouth curled into a cold smile, not dodging or avoiding...
"Bear Lord, dodge!"
Bear Lord: "..."
Such an attack couldn't possibly injure it!
But the master's orders had to be obeyed.
Gu Yuena was promoting the diversity and strength of soul spirits, not the terrifying racial value of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
Bear Lord sidestepped, and its massive body avoided the attack.
Although Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears weren't known for their speed, their speed wasn't slow, and their stamina was top-notch.
"Bear Lord, use Elbow Strike to knock the opponent out of the arena!"
Once again receiving the order, Bear Lord started running quickly. The arena wasn't large, and in a moment, it appeared in front of Zhou Ming, delivering an elbow strike!
Compared to the Dark Gold Terrorclaw, this was very restrained.
Zhou Ming was still in shock from Bear Lord dodging his attack when his vision went black, his head went numb, and his body was sent flying out of the arena.
At this moment, Bear Lord was about two to three meters tall, and an elbow strike to the 1.8-meter-tall Zhou Ming naturally couldn't hit his chest, only his head.
"Bang..."
Zhou Ming landed on the wall outside the arena, making a sound.
He seemed to be imprinted on the wall, unable to be pried off.
"Sss~ As expected of Bear Lord, such terrifying strength!"
"If only I could obtain such a soul spirit."
Too strong, this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear soul spirit was just too overpowered!
More people were thinking, so this is how a soul spirit can fight?
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Chapter 150: Soul Tool Beyond Ages
"Pfft~"
Zhou Ming spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes wide open, before passing out.
Is the gap between a genius and a monster really that big?
Is the gap between a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and an ordinary spirit beast also that vast?
"No, I can't accept this!"
Zhou Ming was truly unwilling. This was his inner roar before he lost consciousness.
In the contestant waiting area, many contestants felt their scalps tingle. Was this really a Spirit Ancestor and her "little companion"?
With just one strike, her "little companion" had sent a Spirit King flying out of the arena, severely injured and unconscious.
"Gulp~"
Some swallowed hard, dumbfounded. Were these really opponents they could handle?
"She's too strong. This is just the spirit beast fighting alone. The spirit master hasn't even started to cooperate with it, and the spirit beast has already easily secured victory."
"Well, that's true, but... but doesn't this ignore the spirit master's own strength?"
For traditional spirit masters, such a battle feels like using external tools like spirit tools, neglecting the spirit master's own combat power, which is a kind of "unorthodox path."
"The spirit beast and the spirit master are one. The spirit beast's strength is part of the spirit master's power. How can this be considered neglecting the spirit master's own strength?"
"For example, if a direct disciple of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect uses a spirit beast in battle, aren't they still enhancing the spirit beast and commanding it to fight?"
"This Gu Yuena might just be a support-type spirit master..."
Elementalist, an unheard-of spirit, but it's likely a support type, since no one has seen Gu Yuena personally step into the arena.
When she fights, she always commands Xiong Jun to participate, so no one knows her true abilities.
Of course, Bei Bei and Zhong Li know a little more. After all, how could the Spirit Beast Sovereign be someone without combat power?
In the arena, Gu Yuena's expression remained unchanged as she calmly said, "Next."
Using the reputation of Shrek Academy to fully establish the reputation of spirit beasts is also a good thing!
Hearing this, the people from Shrek Academy were furious. This little girl really doesn't give the academy any face!
After all, it's an academy with a ten-thousand-year heritage. Not giving any face at all is a path to death!
"She's only a Spirit Ancestor, with limited spirit power, unable to sustain Xiong Jun in prolonged fighting. That's why she took out a milk bottle to replenish her spirit power at the start."
"He Caitou, you go. Use long-range spirit tools to drain her spirit power. Don't worry about the invincible shields; the academy will compensate for any losses."
Hearing this, He Caitou quickly nodded.
He didn't dare to clash head-on with Xiong Jun!
Against an unbeatable spirit beast, as long as you drain the host's spirit power, you can win without a fight.
"Yes, teacher."
Without hesitation, He Caitou walked towards the arena with a serious expression.
Although his spirit power level isn't high, he is a spirit tool master with diverse combat methods.
Long-range attacks are his forte.
"He Caitou, please advise."
After stepping onto the arena, He Caitou simply announced his name and quickly took out a large number of spirit tools from his storage device to arm himself.
In just a moment, He Caitou's body was adorned with many metal tubes, and he hung seven or eight invincible shields in front of him.
Everyone's eyes twitched, somewhat speechless.
This guy is really loaded, directly taking out so many invincible shields!
Invincible shields also have levels. A ninth-level invincible shield can withstand one or even multiple attacks from a Titled Douluo.
A fifth-level invincible shield can withstand one or even multiple attacks from a Spirit King, depending on the attack's strength.
Invincible shields are as difficult to make as spirit tools of the same level and use similar materials, but they are one-time use items.
Thus, spirit tool masters don't make many invincible shields, as it's a waste of materials and money.
Unless money is no object, it's hard to bear such consumption.
Gu Yuena glanced at He Caitou, her face showing no fluctuation.
Long-range consumption?
"Xiong Jun, charge!"
While giving the command to Xiong Jun, Gu Yuena also took out many invincible shields from her storage device.
Surprisingly, these invincible shields were equipped with milk bottles!
These milk bottles looked somewhat different, like sealed milk bottles, the kind that can store spirit power for a long time.
Milk bottles can store spirit power but cannot store it long-term, which is a technical challenge.
But Xuan Ziwen, who overcame this technical challenge, happens to be in Liyue...
He is still experimenting with advanced milk bottles, but he can mass-produce sealed milk bottles below the seventh level.
Using invincible shields also consumes spirit power, though very little, as the shields themselves have a spirit power supply, and only a bit of spirit power is needed to activate them.
But invincible shields with sealed milk bottles don't require spirit power to activate. Even an ordinary person with no spirit power can use them!
As a genius spirit tool master, He Caitou understood the trick at a glance after seeing the equipment on Gu Yuena.
"This... this is impossible!"
"How could Liyue have mastered the sealed milk bottle technology before Shrek Academy?"
Milk bottle technology isn't a secret, but sealed milk bottle technology is something terrifying.
Why are Tang Sect hidden weapons so popular?
Because even ordinary people can pose a life threat to spirit masters with hidden weapons.
Spirit tools, as the name suggests, require spirit power to use. Ordinary people without spirit power can hardly use any spirit tools.
But sealed milk bottles can change this. Sealed milk bottles can store spirit power long-term, providing the necessary power for spirit tools.
Sealed milk bottles can eliminate the flaw that ordinary people can't use spirit tools!
This is an epoch-making change!
How many years has the Sun Moon Empire researched this?
How many years has Shrek Academy researched this?
Why does this technology appear in Liyue?
He Caitou was puzzled, He Caitou was confused.
Fortunately, he didn't forget that this was the arena, and they were still in the match.
"Invincible shield!"
Without hesitation, He Caitou activated the invincible shields on his body, then aimed all the black metal tubes at the spirit beast Xiong Jun.
As for Gu Yuena, his attack will at most consume a bit of the invincible shields, which does not require spirit power to use.
It's better to attack Xiong Jun and drain more of Gu Yuena's spirit power.
"Xiong Jun, use Sky Splitting Claw to break the invincible shields!"
Just as He Caitou prepared to attack, Gu Yuena shouted to Xiong Jun.
At this moment, Xiong Jun was only about ten meters away from He Caitou. Hearing the command, it immediately stopped, raised its right claw, and a dark golden light flashed.
Sky Splitting Claw is Xiong Jun's signature move. Even Di Tian had his dragon scales scratched and left with a tiny mark by this technique.
Invincible shields are strong, but they can't withstand Xiong Jun's Sky Splitting Claw!