Tang Sect rest area.
Xu Sanshi frowned slightly and asked Beibei in a low voice beside him: "Heavenly Dragon Sect? I remember this sect has a pure Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul inheritance. From this Yu Tianlong, I sense an aura somewhat similar to yours and Tianhuang. Could it be that he…"
"Tianhuang actually comes from the main lineage of the Heavenly Dragon Sect's sect master. Due to his somewhat special status, he came to our academy. If I'm not mistaken, this Yu Tianlong should be the next sect master heir of the Heavenly Dragon Sect." Beibei nodded gently.
"Both come from the same lineage. This match is both a dispute between fellow sect members and a contest between brothers."
"So that's how it is." Xu Sanshi suddenly understood. Although he had known early on that Yu Tianhuang's origins were related to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, he had never looked into it in great detail. Shrek Academy had also never publicized Yu Tianhuang's identity.
Tang Ya's beautiful eyes widened with great interest.
"So this Yu Tianlong is Tianhuang's older brother, right?"
Speaking of this, she couldn't help but recall the events from back when she first met Yu Tianhuang in the Star Dou Great Forest. The dejection on Yu Tianhuang's face when he spoke of the Heavenly Dragon Sect remained deeply etched in her memory.
"I remember Tianhuang's relationship with this Heavenly Dragon Sect isn't very harmonious, right? This match…" A trace of worry gradually appeared on Tang Ya's pretty face.
He Caitou, who knew the inside story, lost the honest look on his face, and a sharp glint flashed deep in his eyes.
Back then, when Xu Zihuang was able to escape imprisonment, the Heavenly Dragon Sect had secretly helped him. Although he didn't know what purpose Xu Zihuang had for appearing now, he figured he wouldn't turn hostile toward the Heavenly Dragon Sect.
Dai Luoli, who greatly respected Xu Zihuang, upon hearing the secret about his background, immediately focused intently and listened while constantly paying attention to the situation on the field.
"Heavenly Dragon Sect, Yu Tianlong."
"Shrek Academy, Yu Tianhuang."
Upon hearing both sides announce their names, the referee once again showed a surprised expression. The two names were simply too similar, easily leading people to associate certain things.
But he quickly reacted and announced loudly: "The match begins!"
The instant the referee announced the start, Yu Tianlong moved first. He strode directly toward Yu Tianhuang.
As the distance between them grew shorter, Yu Tianlong raised his right hand to his side. Strands of blue-purple lightning spread from his body, blue-purple scales quietly emerged, and his body continuously grew larger as he advanced.
Unlike ordinary beast soul masters who complete martial soul possession instantly, the process of Yu Tianlong merging with his martial soul gave a sense of gradual progression. Yet the oppressive aura he exuded rose steadily.
By the time Yu Tianlong reached the center of the competition stage, he had already become a monster over two and a half meters tall, with shoulders wider than one and a half meters. His terrifying and majestic arms bore the thickest scales, entwined with strands of blue-purple lightning, making him look exactly like a humanoid giant dragon.
Even his eyes had turned blue-purple.
"As expected, it's the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul!" The Tang Sect representative team spoke in unison with a gasp of surprise.
Moreover, just from observing the degree of fusion between Yu Tianlong's martial soul and body, Beibei could already determine that Yu Tianlong's strength was absolutely not inferior to his own.
In fact, that was the case. This year, Yu Tianlong was only twenty years old, but his soul power rank had even far surpassed Beibei's, reaching a shocking sixty-seventh level. He was no less impressive than Ma Xiaotao from five years ago when she participated in the previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Competition. He was likewise a genius soul master with the astonishing talent of this era.
After fully releasing his martial soul, the lightning flickering across Yu Tianlong's body suddenly became even more brilliant. In the next instant, his figure had already appeared in front of Xu Zihuang. A trail of lingering lightning remained in the air.
A low dragon roar sounded. His right leg swept horizontally like lightning, actually whipping out a long, tail-like strike resembling a dragon's tail. Thunder and lightning instantly spread across Xu Zihuang's body.
This sudden change caught almost all the spectators in the arena, even the referee with Soul Saint cultivation, off guard.
Yu Tianlong, who possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and was clearly an assault-system battle soul master, erupted with speed in that instant that surpassed even same-level agility-system battle soul masters. His entire being was filled with madness and dominance, just like his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.
In stark contrast, Xu Zihuang appeared extremely calm throughout. Yet beneath this calm lay a chilling sharpness that made hearts tremble.
Similarly, lightning and dragon scales spread, but what appeared on Xu Zihuang was a profound black-purple. After completing martial soul possession with his variant Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul ability, Xu Zihuang's build did not become as burly as Yu Tianlong's; instead, it gave a feeling of essence being restrained within the body. Every muscle contour and scale pattern was just right.
The black-purple dragon scales covering his body were even more angular, and the moment the deep black-purple dragon claws appeared, the surrounding light seemed to be devoured, becoming dim.
Meeting Xu Zihuang's pair of deep purple vertical pupils, a trembling sensation originating from bloodline and martial soul quietly arose in Yu Tianlong's heart.
At the same time.
Boom—
A terrifying, explosive sound rang out. Blue-purple lightning instantly engulfed Xu Zihuang's body. The violent thunder power erupted, forcing even the referee to quickly retreat to avoid being affected.
The protective layer on the floor glowed dazzlingly. After lasting for a moment, the figures of Xu Zihuang and Yu Tianlong reappeared from within.
Xu Zihuang extended his left arm to protect his front, steadily blocking this attack from Yu Tianlong.
In terms of attributes, he held an absolute advantage. In terms of strength, he could also suppress Yu Tianlong, though the gap was not as large as he had anticipated.
After all, he had once seized most of Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon bloodline, as well as an external soul bone, the Radiant Dragon Claw, that had evolved along with his cultivation.
From just this one clash, Xu Zihuang judged that Yu Tianlong possessed an extremely high-quality right leg soul bone, and this soul bone's attribute leaned toward power. It was precisely because of this soul bone that the strength gap between them had been narrowed to some extent.
Moreover, Yu Tianlong very likely possessed multiple soul bones. As the next sect master heir of the Heavenly Dragon Sect, such treatment was only to be expected.
However, what concerned Xu Zihuang the most was that during the earlier clash with Yu Tianlong, he only felt bursts of thunder roaring and exploding inside his body.
If he hadn't completely suppressed Yu Tianlong in attributes, his protective soul power might have been shaken apart. For any other Rank 6 Soul Emperor, this invading thunder power would likely have paralyzed their entire body.
This was…
Wrapped in black-purple lightning all over his body, Xu Zihuang's black long hair fluttered without wind. His gaze toward Yu Tianlong flickered slightly. But before he could ponder further, amid a deafening dragon roar, Yu Tianlong attacked again with a cold and severe expression.
Yu Tianlong's body swelled once more, directly expanding to over two and a half meters in height. The blue-purple scales on his body became thicker and more raised. At the same time, he lowered his body and charged forward with a shoulder ram toward Xu Zihuang. This powerful and heavy strike caused the air to whistle from intense friction.
Sensing something, Xu Zihuang showed no intention of dodging. He likewise lowered his shoulder and actively met Yu Tianlong's charge head-on with shoulder against shoulder.
This simple and brutal physical brawl stirred the emotions of the entire audience. On the competition stage, Xu Tianran, along with Zhong Liwu, Ju Zi, and Jing Hongchen beside him, all watched the center of the field with rapt attention.
Bang—
As black-purple and blue-purple lightning intertwined and clashed, the bodies of Xu Zihuang and Yu Tianlong collided fiercely.
Dragon scales against dragon scales, splashing brilliant sparks.
Their gazes met in midair.
In the spark of the moment, Yu Tianlong felt a terrifying, immense force transmit over. He, who had always been extremely confident in his own strength, was actually knocked back more than a dozen steps.
His judgment was correct: Yu Tianhuang not only surpassed him in attributes but also far exceeded him in strength. He knew that even now, Yu Tianhuang still had not used his full power.
Meanwhile, Xu Zihuang sensed it even more clearly this time. Yu Tianlong was using a special combat method, or rather, a battle technique similar to ruling over the heavens. Moreover, it was the battle technique most suited to Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon soul masters.
This battle technique combined thunder and lightning power, spiritual power, and soul power into one. With a powerful physique as the foundation, it fused these three to form a kind of ability similar to Thunder Dragon Gang.
Boom, boom, boom, boom—
Originally intending only to achieve a certain purpose, Yu Tianlong gradually developed a competitive heart. He boldly advanced, clenching his claws into fists, clashing again and again with Xu Zihuang.
Lightning splashed in all directions, and the surrounding space was slightly distorted under the violent thunder power. Even with the soul guidance protective shield isolating it, such intense lightning fluctuations gave an extremely terrifying visual impact.
The two moved faster and faster, their attacks growing fiercer.
The audience in the entire venue even felt dazzled. Because most spectators were ordinary people, they could not capture the two figures at all. They could only vaguely see patches of the wide field erupting with intertwined dual-colored lightning.
Beibei exclaimed in shock: "Such strong lightning control ability. They're using lightning power to stimulate their bodies and elevate speed and strength. Tianhuang's situation is special, so I'm not surprised he can do this, but I didn't expect Yu Tianlong to be capable of it too."
Among various elements, lightning is the most violent and unstable. Controlling lightning is far more difficult than controlling other elements. In terms of lightning attribute control ability, he admitted he was inferior.
Worthy of being the pure Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.
Meanwhile, the referee at the edge of the field was ultimately affected by the battle between Xu Zihuang and Yu Tianlong. Lightning surged over his entire body as he retreated in an extremely disheveled state, his face completely charred black. He even briefly lost the ability to move due to full-body paralysis.
Although he possessed Soul Saint-level cultivation, his combat power was not necessarily comparable to Xu Zihuang and Yu Tianlong. As a pampered soul engineer, his battle experience was even more lacking.
Of course, this was also due to his carelessness. If he had promptly released a seventh-level defensive soul guidance device to protect himself, he would not have ended up in such a sorry state.
Seeing this scene from the rostrum, Xu Tianran's expression immediately turned somewhat gloomy.
The astonishing talent and combat power displayed by Yu Tianhuang and Yu Tianlong were secondary; the main issue was that this referee had completely lost face for the Sun Moon Empire. As the referee presiding over the match, he had actually been affected by the contestants' battle.
What a waste.
At that moment, an old man in a cyan long robe rose into the air from the rostrum. With a lift of his hand, a cyan light curtain enveloped his body. As if completely unaffected by the soul guidance protective shield, he floated gracefully through it and landed on the competition stage.
With a wave of the old man's right hand, he coldly slapped the referee out of the field.
"This old man is Zheng Zhan, chief referee of this tournament. I will preside over the remainder of this match."
As a ninth-level soul engineer, Zheng Zhan held a pivotal position in the entire Sun Moon Empire and was a major figure in the Sun Moon Empire's Worship Hall. In terms of cultivation, although he was not as strong as Mingde Hall Master Jing Hongchen, the gap was still enormous. He specialized particularly in defensive soul guidance devices. His title was Unbreakable, Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan.
However, the attention of the entire audience was not diverted by this Unbreakable Douluo. Because in the field, Yu Tianhuang and Yu Tianlong had already ended their exchange.
In the blue-purple lightning enveloping Yu Tianlong's body, a portion of black-purple lightning had merged in. He clutched his chest, looking in disbelief at the calm and proud Xu Zihuang opposite him.
He had never imagined that one day he would be injured by thunder power, and by the thunder dragon gang activated through their Heavenly Dragon Sect's own secret technique, no less.
Xu Zihuang's pair of brilliant golden eyes had returned to deep purple vertical pupils. His expression toward Yu Tianlong was somewhat complex.
Although their earlier exchange appeared intense, he could sense Yu Tianlong's intention. Yu Tianlong had clearly been deliberately displaying the Heavenly Dragon Sect's secret technique that fully unleashed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul's power to him.
The Heavenly Dragon Sect's attitude toward him was perhaps not as it appeared on the surface.
And Yu Tianlong's next action further confirmed his guess.
He had just used the Golden Pupil martial soul's ability to learn the Heavenly Dragon Sect's secret technique when Yu Tianlong activated his own soul skill.
Yu Tianlong's palms faced each other from afar. A pitch-black thunderball instantly formed, and his fifth soul ring lit up.
In an instant, all the lightning around his body turned black. Then this black thunderball suddenly expanded. Yu Tianlong raised it high with both hands. The surrounding space turned pitch-black under the influence of this thunderball.
Even the scales on his entire body turned the same color.
Yu Tianlong's body shook. Terrifying black lightning instantly surged outward and exploded.
Thunder Hell! Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's fifth soul skill.
This soul skill was precisely one of the innate soul skills of the Thunder Hell Prison Vine.
Not only had Xu Zihuang encountered opportunities, but Yu Tianlong had as well. His fifth soul ring came from a ten-thousand-year Thunder Hell Prison Vine. Relying on this soul skill, he could even briefly elevate his martial soul's attribute to an extent extremely close to ultimate thunder.
His earlier actions were carried out according to his grandfather's instructions, to pass the Heavenly Dragon Sect's secret method to Yu Tianhuang in this way. The subsequent use of Thunder Hell was to further confirm the ability of Yu Tianhuang's second martial soul.
If Yu Tianhuang could still suppress him, it would prove that his second martial soul's attribute was truly ultimate.
The black lightning instantly blazed. That terrifying, explosive thunder power seemed intent on tearing everything on the field into dust.
Even with Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan's cultivation, he had to preemptively deploy a defensive soul guidance device to avoid being affected.
Almost at the same moment, a flash of purple-gold lightning appeared without warning on the competition stage. Immediately afterward, a strange soul power fluctuation overflowed from Xu Zihuang's right leg.
Zheng Zhan's pupils contracted sharply. With his cultivation, he naturally sensed this flashing purple-gold lightning.
A low rumbling suddenly sounded. The originally clear sky darkened. Winds and clouds shifted. In the space above the competition stage, clusters of black-purple thunder balls rapidly condensed. On the ground, black-purple thunder balls rose one after another. An extremely terrifying aura seemed intent on destroying the entire world.
Ten-thousand-year Thunder Hell Prison Vine right leg bone skill—Thunder Hell.
The same Thunder Hell, yet the power between the two was worlds apart.
Countless thunder balls exploded. The field had completely turned into a black-purple world. The soul guidance protective shield around the competition stage shattered instantly. Terrified screams erupted from the entire audience.
Fortunately, Zheng Zhan acted in time, using the ability of his earlier natal defensive soul guidance device to prevent the terrifying thunder energy from leaking out.
The rumbling lasted a full quarter of an hour before the field finally returned to calm.
By now, not a single spot on the competition stage remained intact; it was a complete mess. Metal floor fragments scattered like fine rain or drifting dust.
Yu Tianlong half-squatted in a huge, deep pit in the center of the field, his chest heaving violently, his face slightly pale. However, he had not suffered much injury.
Xu Zihuang slowly walked up to Yu Tianlong and proactively extended his right hand.
Yu Tianlong was stunned for a moment, then the coldness in his eyes instantly dissipated. He grasped Xu Zihuang's right hand.
Everything was understood without words.
Both understood what the other was thinking. Through the earlier battle, Yu Tianlong had passed the Heavenly Dragon Sect's secret technique to Xu Zihuang, while Xu Zihuang had displayed the complete version of Thunder Hell, allowing Yu Tianlong to gain enlightenment.
After being pulled up by Xu Zihuang, Yu Tianlong patted Xu Zihuang's shoulder. When their bodies drew close, he seemed to say something before jumping off the competition stage.
Xu Zihuang, meanwhile, looked thoughtfully toward the distant viewing platform.
Zheng Zhan, who had arrived belatedly, looked as if he had seen a ghost. He withdrew the cyan light curtain protecting the competition stage and once again landed beside Xu Zihuang.
In that soul skill just now, he had genuinely felt a fatal threat.
"By mutual agreement between both sides, the match between the Shrek Academy representative team and the Heavenly Dragon Sect team is decided in one bout. In the third round of the preliminary elimination stage, Shrek Academy wins."
Only after Zheng Zhan announced the result did the entire venue erupt in excitement once more.
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