Battle with Teacher Jun

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the two of them put thirty meters between themselves.

Then, a sharp glint flashed through Long Yu's eyes.

"First Soul Skill, Divine Dragon Body! Phoenix Dance Six Illusions!" Long Yu immediately unleashed his first Soul Skill and charged straight at Teacher Jun.

Long Yu's speed once again shattered everyone's understanding of how fast a Soul Elder should be, leaving behind a string of afterimages.

However, before Teacher Jun, a level seventy-nine Soul Sage, it was still possible to tell them apart.

Though she was greatly shocked by the speed of a mere Soul Elder, the first yellow Soul Ring on her body lit up.

"First Soul Skill, Golden Eagle Step." Teacher Jun's speed suddenly surged as well. She charged toward Long Yu, far faster than he was.

"Dragon Emperor Spear! Aura!" Seeing her figure rapidly loom before him, Long Yu summoned a spear into his hand. He intended to strike first.

"Sweeping Army!" Long Yu calculated the distance between them and swept his spear out. It howled through the air with a sonic boom.

At the same time, a powerful aura burst forth from Long Yu, pressing down upon the surroundings.

Aura—vast and majestic, borrowing the power of heaven and earth for oneself, suppressing opponents while strengthening one's own attacks.

"Second Soul Skill, Golden Feather Body Protection!" Teacher Jun's third Soul Ring lit up as she felt an inexplicable sense of suppression.

Then, the wings behind Teacher Jun abruptly spread. Countless golden feathers appeared upon them, embedded like golden flying daggers and encircling Teacher Jun.

Clang! Long Yu's spear slammed fiercely into Teacher Jun's wings, producing a metallic ring.

Then, amid everyone's cries of surprise, level thirty-two Long Yu actually knocked Teacher Jun several steps to the left.

"Dragon Breaker!" Long Yu's heart remained utterly calm as he chose to continue his assault.

Long Yu gripped the Dragon Emperor Spear tightly in both hands. Though the shock had made the web between his thumb and forefinger ache, he still unleashed the Dragon Emperor Spear Art.

"Dragon Breaker!" Long Yu stomped hard, leaving a small crater in the ground. His entire body shot toward Teacher Jun like a rapidly spinning drill, a multicolored dragon phantom circling around him as the Dragon Emperor Spear served as its spearhead and lunged straight at Teacher Jun.

Within the Dragon Emperor Spear Art, Dragon Breaker was a direct single-target attack with obvious results and powerful penetrating force. Taking advantage of Teacher Jun's lack of preparation, Long Yu launched it without hesitation.

"Good kid, not bad at all. Fourth Soul Skill: Teleportation!"

Teacher Jun's fourth purple Soul Ring lit up, and her figure vanished from where she stood. Long Yu's attack struck nothing but empty air.

"Where did Teacher Jun go?" Quite a few students were still searching for her figure.

As expected of the advanced class's homeroom teacher. Her strength was truly formidable. She was a Flying Soul Master, and her fourth Soul Skill was even such an exceptional skill as Teleportation.

After losing his target, Long Yu halted and turned, his gaze shifting toward the sky.

Teacher Jun's aerial advantage, combined with her fourth Soul Skill, truly made her difficult to deal with.

Unfortunately, the Dragon Emperor Spear Art had a move specifically meant for striking upward from below, and its effect was quite good.

Once it locked onto its target, even though Teacher Jun's Soul Power Level far exceeded Long Yu's, she would still be unable to escape unless she possessed a Soul Skill similar to the effect of Long Yu's third Soul Skill. Otherwise, she could only take the attack head-on.

This was the strength of Soaring Dragon. It was almost impossible to escape from.

"Soaring Dragon!" Long Yu tightly grasped the Dragon Emperor Spear, feeling reassured by the tiny dragon scales on its shaft. He held the spear behind him with both hands, then mobilized his Soul Power and gathered it into the Dragon Emperor Spear. A multicolored dragon phantom coiled around the spear. With a sweep of his weapon, the multicolored dragon phantom flew out, charging at Teacher Jun with immense momentum.

Long Yu did not wait to see how effective his Soaring Dragon would be, because he knew Teacher Jun would not be harmed by this move.

"It truly is an impressive Self-Created Soul Skill. Its power has already reached the level of an ordinary Soul King's fifth Soul Skill. Unfortunately, it still isn't enough against me." Teacher Jun sensed that she had been locked onto, but she remained unruffled.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Golden Feather Fall!" Teacher Jun's golden wings shook, and countless golden feathers filled the sky as they fell away. With a movement of her Soul Power, golden feathers grew back once more.

Then, the golden feathers rushed toward the multicolored dragon phantom, striking the multicolored dragon again and again.

The multicolored dragon phantom's speed was steadily weakened and slowed. Clanging collisions rang out as its body was repeatedly sliced apart. In the end, it was completely severed and dispersed in midair.

"Hm? Second Soul Skill: Golden Feather Body Protection." Teacher Jun sensed that Long Yu had somehow climbed onto one of the pillars, and his body had already leapt into the air near her. Long Yu bent into an astonishing arc, the Dragon Emperor Spear clenched tightly in both hands.

"Dragon Suppression!" Long Yu viciously smashed his spear toward Teacher Jun. Teacher Jun silently admired Long Yu's strength and reactions, then quietly raised the amount of Soul Power she was using to sixty percent.

When Teacher Jun unleashed her fifth Soul Skill, Long Yu had already used the golden feathers to obstruct her vision and planned to use the pillars to close the distance between them.

After making a rapid choice, he used Phoenix Dance Six Illusions to climb directly to the top of a pillar. Then he unleashed Dragon Suppression, intending to smash Teacher Jun to the ground.

A Flying Soul Master's advantage was simply too obvious. They were difficult to hit from the ground.

Boom! With a tremendous crash, Teacher Jun was slammed to the ground by the enormous force of Long Yu's spear.

Of course, despite Teacher Jun's somewhat bedraggled appearance, she had not actually suffered any damage. Her golden wings had only developed a few cracks.

After all, the gap in Soul Power between Long Yu and Teacher Jun was simply far too great. If Teacher Jun had truly fought Long Yu to the death, Long Yu would have been defeated within three exchanges.

Naturally, Teacher Jun's task was merely to test the limits of Long Yu's current combat strength.

"Dragon Armor, Dragon Thorn!" Long Yu directly summoned his External Soul Bone. His physical abilities improved once again, and he also unleashed the Soul Skill of his External Soul Bone.

His first Soul Skill and the several moves of the Dragon Emperor Spear Art had consumed a great deal of Soul Power. He had to end this quickly.

Countless spikes detached from Long Yu's dark green Dragon Armor. Though each was only a third the size of a fingernail, no one believed their power would be insignificant.

"That... that's an External Soul Bone!

Long Yu already has an External Soul Bone at the Soul Elder stage? That's just too terrifying!" one student said in disbelief.

Hu Liena's eyes shone with brilliance as she looked at Long Yu. This was the man she liked—so outstanding and powerful! "Hm? An External Soul Bone?" Teacher Jun quietly raised the amount of Soul Power she was using to seventy percent. The golden feathers glowed once again.

Countless spikes heavily struck Teacher Jun's golden wings.

"Something's wrong. Is that all the power this External Soul Bone's Soul Skill has?" Teacher Jun was puzzled even as she shielded herself.

Could it be that his previous Soul Power expenditure had been too great, leaving him unable to sustain the consumption of this External Soul Bone?

"Dragon Suppression!" Long Yu once again unleashed the Dragon Emperor Spear Art. Striking downward from above gave Dragon Suppression a longer charging time, and coupled with the enhancement from his Aura, the move's power became even greater.

Feeling Long Yu draw closer and closer, Soul Sage Teacher Jun withdrew her second Soul Skill.

"Third Soul Skill, Golden Eagle Claw!" Teacher Jun's third thousand-year Soul Ring lit up, and her hands transformed into two golden claws.

Then, she actually caught Long Yu's Dragon Emperor Spear directly. However, the tremendous force made Teacher Jun's knees bend slightly, and cracks appeared in the ground beneath her.

Teacher Jun mobilized the Soul Power within her body and forcefully flung Long Yu away with her golden claws before steadying herself again.

That had nearly been utterly humiliating. Teacher Jun felt a lingering chill of fear.

"This should end now. Sixth Soul Skill, Golden Eagle Roar!" Teacher Jun's black ten-thousand-year Soul Ring lit up as she prepared to end the battle.

"Everyone, cover your ears!" one teacher shouted.

He then released his Martial Soul as well. "Sixth Soul Skill, Protective Barrier!" A transparent shield enveloped the students around him.

The other teachers also used their Soul Skills, protecting the students beside them as much as possible.

Teacher Jun's move directly targeted the mind. Ordinary physical defenses were useless against it.

Furthermore, even if a level seventy-nine Soul Sage held back while unleashing her sixth Soul Skill, it was not something an ordinary Soul Emperor could withstand.

Clearly, Teacher Jun intended to end the battle directly. After serving as a punching bag for so long, she also wanted to force out Long Yu's final third Soul Skill and fully test his strength.

Teacher Jun let out a long, piercing cry. Waves of invisible sound rushed toward Long Yu.

"Third Soul Skill, Dragon Emperor Overlord Body!" Long Yu's third ten-thousand-year Soul Ring lit up, and golden light enveloped his entire body.

"Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, Second Soul Skill: Claw of Ruin!" Long Yu then charged directly at Teacher Jun, the dragon claw on his hand attacking Teacher Jun with incomparably sharp force.

"What? My sixth Soul Skill can't affect him? This ten-thousand-year Soul Skill is far too outrageous." Looking at the different afterimages before her, which continuously grew larger, Teacher Jun could not help but marvel.

She quietly raised the amount of Soul Power she was using to eighty percent. "Third Soul Skill, Golden Eagle Claw." Teacher Jun's hands once again transformed into two golden claws.

Clang! With a tremendous crash, Long Yu's dragon claw collided with Teacher Jun's golden claws. Though Long Yu had exhausted his Soul Power, sweat streamed down his face, and he panted heavily, he still could not advance even a single step further.

Feeling the Soul Power within him completely depleted, Long Yu shook his head.

He had still lost. Teacher Jun had not even used her seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar, and she had essentially remained on the defensive the entire time. One had to know that Teacher Jun's Golden Light Eagle was not a defensive soul beast.

Then, the two withdrew from their Martial Soul Possession states and looked at each other.

"Teacher Jun, I still lost," Long Yu said weakly.

The other students and teachers: What, did you really think you could defeat level seventy-nine Teacher Jun as a level thirty-two Soul Elder? Even if your third Soul Ring is a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, you have four Self-Created Soul Skills, a movement technique, an External Soul Bone, and can even undergo dragonification.

Forget it. The more they thought about it, the angrier they became.

But the difference between your Soul Power Levels was not remotely small!

"You're very impressive. Though you're only level thirty-two, ordinary Soul Emperors can no longer defeat you," Teacher Jun said, looking at Long Yu with great satisfaction.

"Thank you for showing mercy, Teacher Jun," Long Yu said sincerely.

After all, she had personally taught this Spirit Hall super genius. Now that Long Yu had displayed his strength, Teacher Jun was naturally very happy and proud.

Most importantly, under the influence of Long Yu's Martial Soul aura during their battle, Teacher Jun's Soul Power bottleneck had actually broken through by a level. She had reached level eighty, a quasi-Soul Douluo.

She only needed to absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring to advance to Soul Douluo. At that point, both her strength and status within Spirit Hall would rise greatly.

They both had this battle to thank. Both had gained immensely from it.

Long Yu walked down from the sparring platform beneath the admiring gazes of the other students. If they had not witnessed it personally, they would never have believed that a Soul Elder could reach such a level.

"Junior Brother, you're just too strong!" Hu Liena looked at Long Yu with sparkling eyes.

At the same time, Long Yu's fighting figure was deeply engraved in Hu Liena's heart, becoming impossible to erase.

Only Yan watched Long Yu with a gloomy expression. How long had it even been? This kid who had "stolen" his Nana already possessed such terrifying strength. He was afraid he no longer had any chance.

Was he really going to give up just like this?

No! He had liked Nana from the first moment he saw her and had sworn that he would win her over. He absolutely could not give up like this.

"Senior Sister, you flatter me. My Soul Power is exhausted right now, so help me back first," Long Yu said. Sensing Hu Liena's fragrance, he felt something stir within his heart, but he still shook his head.

"Mm." Hu Liena nodded, and the two slowly left together.

Watching the two depart, Yan gritted his teeth and said, "Teacher, let's begin our spar."

"Good. If you want to pursue Hu Liena, strength comes first!

Remember this! Hu Liena is three years younger than you, yet her Soul Power Level has already reached the Soul Ancestor stage. You still have a long road ahead of you.

But don't be too discouraged. I have seen your talent, your Martial Soul, and your hard work. Your future achievements will not be low. At the very least, you will become a Titled Douluo," said a middle-aged man with fiery red hair and pupils.

Having spent so much time with Yan, he knew that his disciple liked Hu Liena.

However, he could tell that Hu Liena was also a proud and ambitious woman. Only a man with absolute strength could possibly conquer her.

He said this because he feared Yan would lose confidence because of Long Yu's appearance. As for a freak like Long Yu, he had never even heard of one before.

"Yes, Teacher! I will definitely work hard," Yan said, clenching his fists.

"Mm, very good. In at most three years, His Holiness the Pope will openly select and rank the strongest members of Spirit Hall's younger generation.

They will represent Spirit Hall Academy in the next All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament. You must seize this opportunity!"

"Yes, Teacher. I will definitely seize the opportunity," Yan said firmly.

"Mm. Let's begin our spar." The middle-aged man then walked toward the sparring platform assigned to Yan and himself.

After enjoying this visual "feast," the other students also silently resolved to take Long Yu as their goal and cultivate diligently.

Although this book's statistics are not very good and it has fewer than two thousand bookmarks, it is the author's first novel. But since it has already been signed, the author will keep writing it and will not abandon it.

As for some comments saying this book resembles another book, all I can say is that there are many Douluo fanfics, so it is not strange for some plot points to be similar.

However, the main plot of this book was absolutely conceived by the author himself. There is no plagiarism of anyone else's work.

As for the Dragon Emperor Battle Art and the protagonist using a spear, those were inspired by skills from The King's Avatar anime. They were not copied from any Douluo fanfic novel.

Lastly, thank you to Malignant Loneliness for the reward!