This time, Long Yue swung his double-tipped spear like a staff, both hands gripping it tightly as he brought it crashing down toward Gu You's head.
A thunderous dragon roar erupted from Gu You as he swept his halberd horizontally to meet the blow.
Clang!
The clash of high-tier weapons rang out sharply and cleanly.
Boom! Another collision followed.
But Gu You's weapon was of a higher grade—a true divine artifact! Though not yet fully awakened, and for now still functioning as a basic divine weapon, that alone was already more than enough.
This time, Long Yue was blasted backward, retreating five whole steps before barely steadying himself. His arms trembled, and his raised spear exposed his chest defenselessly.
Gu You's arms spread wide. In the next instant, he let go of the halberd, hurling it forward like a shooting star straight at Long Yue's chest.
At that moment, Long Yue, dragged back by the previous blow, had his arms raised and seemed to have no strength left to intercept the incoming halberd.
If it struck him head-on…
The entire crowd held their breath. They had witnessed the raw power behind the earlier blows, especially the terrifying might of the Purple-Gold Dragon God Halberd. If that thing pierced someone directly—it would leave more than just bruises.
"River!" Long Yue shouted, his second soul ring flaring.
Massive torrents surged from sky and earth alike, turning the entire arena into a vast network of intertwining rivers.
One of the torrents slammed into the halberd, but its fearsome momentum wasn't stopped at all. The halberd sliced through the water and closed in on Long Yue's chest in an instant.
"Swamp!" His third soul ring lit up. A brown light expanded rapidly. The halberd's advance was finally slowed. Though it still pushed forward, when it landed on Long Yue's chest, its speed had clearly diminished.
Boom! Long Yue's massive frame was blasted back like a cannonball, flying over a hundred meters before crashing into the soul barrier on the side and rebounding.
He drove his spear into the ground to stabilize himself, flipping upright as he landed. His breathing grew heavier.
Gu You stared silently at him, and at the rivers and swamps that still lingered across the battlefield.
What had seemed like a brief exchange had immediately pushed the match to its climax.
'Is he even human? Just how heavy is that halberd?'
Long Yue took a deep breath, and the caved-in part of his chest slowly rose back up. Holding his spear in one hand, he raised the other and gave Gu You a thumbs up.
In that direct contest of pure strength, he had lost—just slightly. And he had to admit it.
His eyes turned a deep crimson. Gu You's power had fully awakened Long Yue's fighting spirit. He had never cared much for this tournament—until the Shrek Academy team appeared, he hadn't seen a single opponent worth his effort.
'Gu You… are you my destined rival?'
Gu You summoned the Purple-Gold Dragon God Halberd back into his hand. He stretched his arms out to both sides. Starlight shimmered around him, starting from his dragon claws and spreading upward.
His claws, arms, and shoulders became encased in rolling layers of purple-gold armor. Under the brilliance of the star-forged light, it merged seamlessly with his body.
Purple-Gold!
His two-word battle armor was fully released. His aura now approached the level of a titled Douluo.
Mountain Dragon!
Long Yue's massive body burst with yellow light. His full battle armor deployed, and his strength rose by another level.
The audience was beyond excited—ecstatic wasn't enough to describe the atmosphere anymore.
In a way, this was now a clash between two titled Douluo-class opponents.
For ordinary citizens to witness something like this in person—it was a once-in-a-lifetime event.
In the waiting zone, both teams watched tensely. When Long Yue was blasted away by Gu You, Dai Yun'er couldn't help but scream. In her heart, Long Yue had always been invincible. But just now, her heart had leapt into her throat.
"Mountains and rivers!" Long Yue roared from the stage. A series of towering mountains burst from the ground.
"Rivers!" Torrents surged between the peaks, forming a majestic landscape of rivers and mountains.
Gu You immediately felt as if he had shrunk into insignificance within this world, like a mere speck of dust.
Long Yue vanished into this constructed terrain, while invisible pressure surged in from every direction.
This wasn't a stage anymore—it felt like another world. And in this world, Long Yue was the master.
'His soul skills can actually fuse together to form something like a domain?'
Gu You pondered. At the same time, the surrounding mountains suddenly began to collapse. Huge boulders fell from the sky, while roaring rivers below surged toward him like beasts.
"You like creating things?" Gu You narrowed his purple eyes. "Then I'll destroy everything you made!"
He took a deep breath. A manic roar burst from his throat, and a glowing figure separated from his body.
'If this world is an illusion, then I'll fight illusion with illusion.'
A colossal shadow emerged behind him. It roared at the sky, and its cry sent ripples through the rivers and mountains. The waves halted. Then its massive tail swept out, shattering nearby boulders into fragments.
A thousand-meter-long purple dragon had appeared. The instant it manifested, its terrifying presence dominated the entire battlefield.
Gu You's eyes narrowed. Beneath him, a golden light flared—without a trace of purple—lifting him into the sky. The light grew stronger, fusing with his bloodline. Roaring dragon cries echoed, shaking the rivers and mountains apart.
Boom!
All of it—gone.
The purple dragon vanished. The golden light faded. The mountains and rivers crumbled into nothing.
Gu You's eyes sparkled with purple-gold brilliance. On the other side, Long Yue's gaze also burned—with blood-red light flaring in his pupils.
"Good!" Long Yue roared.
"Swamp!" The ground turned muddy. This time, it wasn't illusion. Gu You leapt upward, trying to dodge the swamp—but it followed him, rising into the air, chasing him like a living beast, trying to swallow him whole.
Dragon God's Wrath!
Gu You's third soul skill activated, infused with the attribute of extreme ice.
The moment the energy orb of Dragon God's Wrath touched the swamp, everything froze.
The swamp disappeared. What remained were floating crystals of ice suspended in the sky.
Long Yue snorted coldly and drove his double-tipped spear into the ground. Both hands—
(End of Chapter)
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