Another One Driven to Self-Doubt

After hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Xue Qinghe sighed softly. "Yes! Wherever Brother Chen goes, he causes a huge commotion!"

"How long do you think Yu Tianheng can hold on?" Ning Fengzhi asked with a smile and a nod.

At that, a trace of disdain flashed through Xue Qinghe's eyes, and he answered with certainty.

"That depends on how long Brother Chen wants to take to finish him."

"Oh! You have that much confidence in Nephew Dugu? Yu Tianheng is, after all, one of the two most outstanding members of this generation of the Blue Lightning Sect."

Xue Qinghe said calmly, "Then please wait and see, Teacher."

Ning Fengzhi looked toward the Battle Soul Platform. "I didn't expect Senior Zhi Lin to preside over this personally. It seems they place great importance on this soul battle!"

On the Battle Soul Platform, Zhi Lin looked at the two talented young men before him with considerable satisfaction. But his expression soon turned bitter as he gave them a helpless reminder.

"The two of you are mainly here to spar. Do not strike too ruthlessly."

As he spoke, he shot Dugu Chen a meaningful glance. Sensing Zhi Lin's look, Dugu Chen could not help rolling his eyes.

Dugu Chen raised his head and looked at Yu Tianheng. Their gazes collided, as if sparks had been struck in the air.

Dugu Chen crooked a finger at Yu Tianheng. Yu Tianheng's poker face stiffened slightly, though his face usually carried little expression anyway, making it hard to tell.

Though he was seething inside, Yu Tianheng's expression was extremely grave as he looked at Dugu Chen across from him. Whether from what he had learned or what he had just experienced firsthand, his wariness of Dugu Chen had reached its peak.

"Yu Tianheng, Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Level 35 Power Attack System Soul Elder!"

"The Number One Beast Martial Soul Under Heaven, is it? I won't bully you. I won't use my Martial Soul, and I'll use the same amount of Soul Power as you." Dugu Chen spoke calmly as he looked at Yu Tianheng.

"Isn't Dugu Chen being a little too overconfident?" Ning Fengzhi asked doubtfully. At their level of cultivation, they could still hear the conversation on the platform from this distance.

Sword Douluo's brow twitched as he said calmly, "This old man thinks his chances of winning are not low. You are not a Battle Soul Master, so you cannot sense the power contained within that seemingly frail body of his. That vigorous vitality and blood energy—even this old man finds it somewhat astonishing."

Deep in Xue Qinghe's eyes, his gaze remained unchanged. By now, even he could faintly sense danger from Dugu Chen, while her Martial Soul was the God Tier Martial Soul, the Six-winged Angel, and her rank had already reached Soul Emperor.

"Arrogant! Martial Soul Possession!" Fury surged through Yu Tianheng's heart, and he immediately let out a shout. His opponent was simply humiliating him—humiliating the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

A deep dragon's roar sounded. A dazzling mass of blue light abruptly lit up from Yu Tianheng's Brow Center, then instantly spread from his Brow Center across his entire body.

His entire body was enveloped in blue light, while streaks of blue-violet lightning drifted several inches from the surface of his skin.

Other than a blue lightning emblem appearing on his forehead, Yu Tianheng's body did not change much. Unlike other beast Martial Souls, his body did not swell several times over after Martial Soul Possession.

Blue-violet scales began creeping over Yu Tianheng's right arm. Dragonification—the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's unique ability.

Yu Tianheng spread his arms, and a blue-violet Tyrant Dragon phantom appeared behind him. Bolts of blue-violet lightning emerged across his body as an intense draconic pressure spread outward.

Beneath him, two yellow and one purple Soul Rings gleamed.

Starting from level thirty, every time a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master obtained a Soul Ring, one part of their body would become dragon-like when they used their Martial Soul.

Upon reaching level seventy, a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master could truly transform into a dragon and unleash an extremely terrifying power.

Feeling the pressure radiating from Yu Tianheng, Dugu Chen curled his lips into a smile. This dragon's might was nothing special.

Yu Tianheng stomped heavily on the ground with his left foot and instantly shot into the air. His right claw, faintly covered in dragon scales, lunged toward Dugu Chen's chest and abdomen with astonishing force.

Faced with Yu Tianheng's charge, Dugu Chen clenched his right hand into a fist and threw a straightforward punch.

Seeing Dugu Chen's seemingly light punch, a trace of mockery appeared on Yu Tianheng's face, followed by raging anger. This guy was far too overconfident—he was looking down on him far too much!

His Soul Power accelerated, lightning flickering at the tips of his dragon claw and making them even sharper.

"Heh." Seeing Yu Tianheng's expression, Dugu Chen gave a faint laugh. Soul Power circulated, and a fierce red glow suddenly erupted from his entire fist.

"Not good!" Being the closest, Yu Tianheng instantly felt a wave of scorching heat strike him, his skin pricked by burning pain.

"Third Soul Skill, Wrath of Thunder!" Yu Tianheng hurriedly activated his Thousand-Year Soul Skill.

A dazzling burst of blue lightning instantly erupted around Yu Tianheng, briefly dispelling the effects of Dugu Chen's Ultimate Fire.

"Bang!" A massive explosion rang out. Feeling the power transmitted through his hand, veins bulged on Yu Tianheng's forehead, and stormy waves rose in his heart.

"Oh—" Dugu Chen was somewhat surprised to see Yu Tianheng block his punch. It seemed he had underestimated the enhancement brought by Dragonification, but it was no big deal.

His fist became a palm, which seized Yu Tianheng's dragon claw and yanked it toward himself. Then he drove a merciless knee forward.

Yu Tianheng possessed extremely rich combat experience and was ruthless by nature. His First Soul Ring lit up, and his left hand became wrapped in dense lightning as it swept toward Dugu Chen's face.

"No martial virtue!" Cursing Yu Tianheng's move inwardly, Dugu Chen immediately lashed out with his left foot.

His abdomen struck hard, Yu Tianheng's eyes turned fierce. His last Soul Ring lit up, and the lightning in his left hand transformed into a dragon claw that lunged forward. Violent lightning sealed off Dugu Chen from all sides, making escape seem impossible.

"Flame Burst!"

Crimson magma surged up from beneath the ground, enveloping Dugu Chen. Violent Soul Power spilled outward, and Yu Tianheng's attack was swallowed by the magma without stirring even a ripple.

Yu Tianheng staggered backward, staring at the scene before him in shock.

Dugu Chen now stood beneath towering magma, like a walking natural disaster.

"What is that?" Even Ning Fengzhi stared at the scene before him in shock.

"What a violent attack!" Sword Douluo saw further than the others. If Dugu Chen could control that violent power, his title as the continent's number one attacker might change hands.

Dugu Chen looked at the stunned Yu Tianheng opposite him. Soul Power surged through his body as the magma behind him slowly gathered from the ground beneath his feet, then gradually dissipated.

Feeling the Soul Power within his body, Dugu Chen nodded in satisfaction. With a few more refinements, he could use it as a standard method.

"What was that?!"

"Pinch me, quick. Am I dreaming?"

All the students present, teachers included, stood there with their mouths hanging open in shock, unable to believe what they had just witnessed.

Looking at Yu Tianheng opposite him and Zhi Lin beside him, who had raised his guard to the utmost, Dugu Chen said calmly, "Well? Still want to fight?"

"How could the gap be this huge? I don't believe it!" Yu Tianheng said in disbelief.

At Yu Tianheng's words, a violent wave of Soul Power swept across the entire venue. The previously noisy arena instantly fell silent.

Yellow, purple, purple, black!

Four soul rings emanating an aura of nobility rose one after another beneath Dugu Chen's feet. The final black soul ring, in particular, radiated a violent presence, as though an invisible hand had clenched everyone's hearts.

"How could anyone have such a soul ring configuration?!"

Someone cried out in shock, and the venue erupted. Though rumors had circulated over the past year that Whale Rubber could allow one's second soul ring to reach a thousand years, no one had actually seen it. Not to mention the fourth Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, which struck at everyone's minds.

Yu Tianheng struggled to hold on beneath Dugu Chen's violent Soul Power. Veins bulged across his forehead as he growled, "It's impossible to win. To someone like you, what are people like us even supposed to be?"

As they listened to Yu Tianheng's low growl, the students at the edge of the arena watched the four slowly pulsing soul rings in the center bloom with rich halos, blending with the violent fluctuations of Soul Power. Dugu Chen's shoulder-length black hair fluttered in the wind.

No words or actions were needed. At that moment, he had already become the center of the entire venue.

That's right... To him, what are the so-called geniuses of our generation?

Zhi Lin looked at the crowd, whose spirits were on the verge of collapse, and felt a headache coming on. Things had happened too quickly; he had never expected it to turn out like this. Dugu Chen would likely become an insurmountable mountain in everyone's hearts now.

"In this Soul Combat, Dugu Chen wins!"

Hearing Zhi Lin's announcement, Dugu Chen withdrew his aura and looked at Yu Tianheng opposite him. "If you refuse to accept this, you can bring the other Blue Lightning Twin Star who is as famous as you, and we can fight again. But for now, don't expect me to acknowledge that title of Number One Beast Martial Soul Under Heaven."

Yu Xiaolong, who had been watching from below, flashed to Yu Tianheng's side. Staring at Dugu Chen, she said, "The dignity of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon is not something a brat like you can insult." With that, an intense dragon's might pressed down on Dugu Chen.

Zhi Lin had intended to intervene, but then his body paused, and he stopped mid-step.

"Sword Uncle, if Dugu Chen can't hold on later, lend him a hand," Ning Fengzhi said to Sword Douluo beside him.

"Fengzhi, there's no need to worry. This kid isn't someone without backing," Sword Douluo said calmly.

Ning Fengzhi's expression tightened at those words. It seemed that person had arrived.

At the side, Xue Qinghe also let out the breath he had been holding.

"Hmph!"

Feeling the dragon's might bearing down on him, Dugu Chen snorted coldly.

A clear, majestic roar rang out. In an instant, nearly every Soul Master present with a beast martial soul shuddered, as though they had encountered absolute suppression from a higher rank.

Dugu Chen's hands transformed into gold-red dragon claws. A massive Qilin phantom appeared behind him, while his four soul rings began pulsing around him once more.

The instant Dugu Chen's martial soul appeared, a vast pressure spread across the entire arena. Yu Xiaolong seemed to have encountered something terrifying; her aura instantly fell into disorder as she stared at Dugu Chen in horror.

"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon is nothing special," Dugu Chen mocked as he looked at Yu Xiaolong opposite him.

Since they refused to play fair, letting an old-timer interfere in a fight among the younger generation, then he could hardly be blamed for attacking everyone indiscriminately.

When it came to backing, Dugu Chen had plenty of his own.