Defeating Zhang Yangzi

Yu Nanyuan had defeated his opponent again in the blink of an eye, and that opponent was Wang Jinxi, who possessed the top-tier Darkness Attribute Martial Soul, the Bone Dragon King. That powerful Space Attribute Martial Soul and the Instant Movement ability he had possessed from birth once again deified Yu Nanyuan's image in everyone's eyes.

They could not imagine all these auras being stacked onto Yu Nanyuan alone.

The entire place fell into a deathly silence.

Compared with the students of Freshman Class One, Ye Yingluo observed things much more thoroughly. Yu Nanyuan's Martial Soul and his Innate Ability of Instant Movement were certainly powerful, but the main reason he had been able to defeat Wang Jinxi so easily was his keen insight and his grasp of timing.

Of course, as a Tool Soul Master, the fact that Yu Nanyuan could suppress Wang Jinxi with pure strength was also something that surprised her.

What Wang Jinxi's Bone Dragon King Martial Soul should have excelled at most was close combat and strength. Even among Three-Ring Soul Venerables, very few could contend with Wang Jinxi in strength. Looking at it this way, didn't that mean Yu Nanyuan's strength and Body Strength were even more formidable than an ordinary Three-Ring Soul Venerable's?

"The First Round of the second round, Yu Nanyuan wins." Ye Yingluo reined in her emotions and announced the result of this practical combat match.

Yu Nanyuan withdrew his Martial Soul and took the initiative to extend his right hand toward Wang Jinxi.

Wang Jinxi was stunned at first, then also raised a hand and clasped it with Yu Nanyuan's. In a hoarse voice, he said, "Thank you. You're very strong. But next time, I definitely won't lose like I did today."

Though Wang Jinxi, who had been regarded as a genius since childhood, was usually quiet and taciturn, he had his own pride all the same.

Yu Nanyuan smiled without speaking and pulled Wang Jinxi up. The two returned to the edge of the field together.

The students of Freshman Class One looked at Yu Nanyuan with eyes full of awe. Strength First was an eternal, unchanging theme on the Douluo Continent. Some of the female students were secretly sizing Yu Nanyuan up, their little faces slightly flushed. On top of his powerful talent and strength, Yu Nanyuan's looks and bearing were flawless as well. However, young as they still were, what they felt was more of a hazy fondness for an outstanding member of the Opposite Sex, just as people naturally liked beautiful things.

Wei Xiaofeng's expression was the most interesting of all. The facts were right before his eyes. Even the ever-arrogant him had to admit that Yu Nanyuan's talent and strength were far above his own.

Zhang Yangzi, on the other hand, had become even more silent. He took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind.

In the following matches of the second round, Zhang Yangzi and Wei Xiaofeng easily defeated their opponents in succession and advanced. By the time the third round arrived, only Yu Nanyuan, Zhang Yangzi, Wei Xiaofeng, and another lucky student who had advanced remained.

Whether Ye Yingluo had done it deliberately or not, in the First Round of the third round, she arranged Zhang Yangzi and Wei Xiaofeng together. The two sides were close in Soul Power Cultivation and strength, so this practical combat duel could be called full of highlights.

However, in the end, Zhang Yangzi still relied on the deep foundation of his Dark Illusion Demon Eagle Martial Soul to steadily edge out Wei Xiaofeng. As for the other match, there was naturally no need to say much. Yu Nanyuan won even more easily than in the previous two rounds.

Ye Yingluo then announced a short break so that Zhang Yangzi could recover his Soul Power.

Time passed second by second, and the final quietly drew near.

"The final match, Yu Nanyuan versus Zhang Yangzi. Prepare."

After nearly half an hour of Meditation Cultivation, Zhang Yangzi's Soul Power had fully recovered. Sharp light flickered in his eyes as he rose and walked toward the center of the training ground, facing Yu Nanyuan from a distance. Intense Fighting Spirit surged in his heart.

Yu Nanyuan calmly met Zhang Yangzi's gaze. Everything was said without words.

Ye Yingluo put down the documents in her hands, and everyone present was also focused on this battle in the spotlight.

"Begin!"

Zhang Yangzi's gaze sharpened, and two yellow Soul Rings swiftly lit up beneath his feet. A clear eagle cry rang out from his mouth, piercingly carrying into the ears of everyone present.

His hands turned into sharp eagle talons, and a pair of wings shimmering with a faint black halo spread open behind him.

At the same time, a black shadow also flew up from behind Zhang Yangzi. It was clearly a young eagle, pitch-black all over yet possessing a pair of strange purple eyes.

It was none other than his Soul Spirit, the Dark Demon Eagle.

This Hundred-Year Dark Demon Eagle was not large in build, but its sharp eyes shone brilliantly as they locked onto Yu Nanyuan opposite it.

"I always thought I was the best among my peers. Even Jinxi and Xiaofeng had never beaten me once before. Until I met you here." Zhang Yangzi murmured softly with no expression on his face, but his entire aura was rising step by step. His intense Fighting Spirit stirred up all the essence, energy, and spirit in his body.

"So, Nanyuan, let me personally feel the true gap between myself and this world!"

With the assistance of the wings behind him, Zhang Yangzi erupted with speed even faster than Wei Xiaofeng, an Agility System Battle Soul Master. Eagle and falcon Martial Souls had always been known for their speed. Although he walked the path of a Control System Soul Master, the instinctive talent belonging to his Martial Soul still existed.

From this, one could also see the power of Zhang Yangzi's own Martial Soul. In terms of Martial Soul Quality, it was at least one level higher than Wei Xiaofeng's.

Affected by Zhang Yangzi's emotions, the students of Freshman Class One watching from the sidelines were all visibly moved. In their respective hometowns, they had all been the most outstanding geniuses, but who among them had the courage to challenge Yu Nanyuan as Zhang Yangzi had?

Especially Wang Jinxi and Wei Xiaofeng, who had grown up in the same place as Zhang Yangzi since childhood, clenched their fists even more deeply in empathy.

"Yangzi."

When he was less than twenty meters from Yu Nanyuan, the wings on Zhang Yangzi's back suddenly expanded. Endless darkness descended, instantly enveloping this entire area.

First Soul Skill, Darkness Canopy.

Completely opposite to Lei Ge's First Soul Skill, Holy Radiance, Zhang Yangzi's First Soul Skill, Darkness Canopy, achieved the effect of depriving vision by devouring all light within the space. Not only that, within the range of the Darkness Canopy, the Perception Ability of any Soul Master or Soul Beast would be weakened to a certain extent. Moreover, through his own control, he could make allies immune to the effects of the Darkness Canopy.

It could be said that this was almost a weakened version of a domain. It was precisely because of the existence of this Soul Skill that Zhang Yangzi had always been able to keep Wang Jinxi and Wei Xiaofeng firmly beneath him.

Just then, Void Chains blooming with dazzling silver light broke through the air once more. They crisscrossed and interwove, actually cutting this Darkness Canopy apart by force. Separated and isolated by Space Power, the darkness could no longer encroach even the slightest bit outward.

The smile on Yu Nanyuan's face had long since disappeared. His toes lightly tapped along the Silver Chains as he rose high into the air. In his clear Brilliant Gold Eyes, some inexplicable emotion seemed to be growing.

"Yangzi, as you wish. I'll use my strongest Soul Skill to defeat you."

The space behind him shattered, and the Silver Wing Void Piercing Snake poked its massive serpent head out from within. Its deep black vertical pupils and its enormous Body Type brought an invisible pressure to everyone present.

Yu Nanyuan stood on the Silver Wing's serpent head, and the two luxurious Purple Soul Rings pulsing around him seemed so glaring at this moment.

"Thousand-Year Soul Ring?!" Ye Yingluo could not help letting out a cry of alarm. As for the students of Freshman Class One, they retreated again and again in terror. Unlike ordinary Artificial Soul Spirits, the feeling brought by the Silver Wing Void Piercing Snake was entirely that of a Soul Beast that had truly existed in the Primordial Era and Ancient Era. Some timid female students were even scared stiff, and because of the fear in their hearts, little pearls kept sliding from the corners of their eyes.

Directly facing the terrifying pressure brought by Yu Nanyuan and the Silver Wing Void Piercing Snake, Zhang Yangzi's figure could not stop trembling, and every step became difficult. Fear, disbelief, defeat, and unwillingness mixed together, venting along with his hoarse roar.

"Impossible! The distance can't possibly be this vast!"

Zhang Yangzi's facial expression twisted violently. His legs parted, and he stomped hard against the ground. The Second Soul Ring beside him shone brightly.

Zhang Yangzi leaped up in an instant, his entire body radiating powerful black light as he became illusory. The Dark Demon Eagle, which had been pressed by the aura of the Silver Wing Void Piercing Snake into landing on his shoulder, also swiftly turned into a shadow and merged into his body. The pair of wings behind him expanded by more than three times.

In that instant, an extremely powerful aura burst from Zhang Yangzi's body, as if a black arrow had torn through the sky and charged toward Yu Nanyuan.

Second Soul Skill, Eagle Strikes the Sky!

Yu Nanyuan calmly and slowly raised his right hand, chanting softly.

"Second Soul Skill, Void Impalement."

Countless chains flashing with blinding silver light descended into the world like divine punishment from the high sky behind him. The long, spearpoint-like wedges connected to the front ends of the chains contained the Power of Spatial Cutting, and in an instant, they broke through the defense of the Soul Guidance Barrier.

"Come on!" Zhang Yangzi roared. At this moment, the fear in his heart instead vanished. Yu Nanyuan's strength was like a denial of everything in his past.

The silver chains and the black arrow were clearly divided in the high sky, and in the next instant, the two sides collided.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft..."

Without the slightest pause, the Silver Chains pierced through the enormous black wings on Zhang Yangzi's back one after another. The Power of Spatial Imprisonment attached to them instantly froze his body in midair.

Wang Jinxi and Wei Xiaofeng's expressions changed drastically as they roared, "Yangzi!"

Zhang Yangzi's blurred consciousness returned. In his vision, the Silver Wing Void Piercing Snake had merged into the main body of the Void Chains, transforming into an incomparably huge Silver Chain that descended from the heavens, piercing through heaven and earth.

The chain's diameter exceeded one meter, thicker than an ordinary stone pillar. The wedge at the front of the chain was like a meteor falling from the sky.

Soul Spirit Integration, the perfect fusion of a Soul Master's Soul Skill and Soul Spirit. Although it could not compare with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it was equivalent to giving one's own Soul Skill a soul. The power of Soul Spirit Integration was far more nimble than directly releasing a Soul Skill, and also much stronger.

Ye Yingluo reacted swiftly. Just as she was about to step in and save Zhang Yangzi, all the chains in the sky had already transformed into countless silver motes of light and melted away completely.

In everyone's sight, Yu Nanyuan's figure drifted down to the center of the field, and the smile reappeared on his face, warm and gentle.