Facing the aggressive Yu Tianheng, Lu Jiang unhurriedly held up two fingers and said:
"First, I wasn't ganging up on you. My ability is summoning, and she counts as part of my strength."
"Second, I had Firefly fight you to save you some face. If I fought you myself, losing to me would only make you look worse."
Yu Tianheng paid him no mind and closed in on Lu Jiang at lightning speed, throwing a punch straight at his face.
"Too slow, kid!"
Yu Tianheng laughed, thinking he had already landed the hit.
However, at that moment, an arm covered in iron armor suddenly appeared and caught his fist.
Yu Tianheng froze, then saw Firefly standing before Lu Jiang, with only one arm covered in armor.
"Your opponent is me. You're not allowed to hurt the Trailblazer!"
Firefly shouted angrily. Flames then enveloped her entire body as she transformed into Sam.
No one else had ever seen such a strange ability, and they all widened their eyes in shock.
That included Ning Fengzhi, seated upstairs.
"No, when did our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect ever have a Soul Master with an ability like this?"
"Could it be that he had been hiding his true strength all along?"
Ning Fengzhi watched Lu Jiang with a grave expression, wanting to see what his true strength was.
Yu Tianheng was somewhat astonished. His martial soul was the number one power-attack martial soul in the world.
Even among Soul Elders, his strength stood above the rest.
Yet this girl before him had blocked it with just one hand. How was that possible?
Although Yu Tianheng was greatly shocked, his years of combat experience quickly calmed him down.
He strained with all his might, trying to break free from Firefly's grasp.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not break free.
Then, Firefly slowly raised her other arm.
A ring of raging flames coiled around that arm.
A sense of foreboding rose in Yu Tianheng's heart.
"Second Spirit Skill, Myriad Thunderbolts!"
Lightning instantly surrounded Yu Tianheng, as though countless thunder snakes were surging around him.
They transformed into countless bolts of lightning and flashed explosively toward Firefly.
Firefly raised her head slightly, released Yu Tianheng's arm, and instantly retreated backward.
The lightning struck where Firefly had been standing, turning the ground into scorched earth.
Seeing this, Yu Tianheng laughed.
It seemed this girl was not that strong after all. He had merely used his Second Spirit Skill, yet he had already forced her back.
However, when he looked up, he saw a confident smile on Lu Jiang's face.
Yu Tianheng froze. Lu Jiang's smile made him feel a faint sense of unease.
The next second, Firefly leaped up, hung upside down from the ceiling, and then dove down fiercely.
"Firefly IV, Sub-level Combustion Mode activated!"
Firefly plunged downward, blazing with searing flames.
Seeing this, Yu Tianheng hurriedly raised his arms above his head to block.
"Third Spirit Skill, Wrath of Thunder!"
Blue light flickered in Yu Tianheng's eyes, and lightning covered his entire body.
At the same time, dragon scales gradually appeared across the surface of his body.
After using Wrath of Thunder, all his lightning abilities were amplified by one hundred percent.
At that moment, he could easily withstand even an attack from a Soul Ancestor.
Boom!
The two collided, Firefly's fist striking Yu Tianheng's arms.
In an instant, Yu Tianheng's Thunder Dragon Armor shattered.
Then, before his disbelieving eyes, he watched his own arm snap.
At the same time, the burning flames reduced his sleeves to ashes, exposing a horrifying arm.
Yu Tianheng knelt on the ground, his arms attached to his shoulders at an extremely unnatural angle.
"I lost."
Yu Tianheng gritted his teeth and spoke while enduring the agonizing pain.
All the members of the Imperial Dou Team wore astonished expressions.
Was this really their arrogant captain?
Yu Tianheng, a peerless prodigy among his generation, was now kneeling so miserably before Firefly.
This was the first time they had heard the words "I lost" from Yu Tianheng's mouth.
Yu Tianheng had never admitted defeat to anyone, because if he did, it meant the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, the greatest sect in the world, had admitted defeat to someone else.
And those who fought Yu Tianheng usually took the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect behind him into consideration.
Today was the first time someone had shown him absolutely no mercy.
Ning Fengzhi gripped the armrest of his chair tightly, his fingers sinking deep into the expensive leather.
Th-this was impossible!
He had defeated Yu Tianheng with just one move?
And across a difference in cultivation levels?
Impossible. Wasn't Lu Jiang Rongrong's useless little boyfriend?
How could he possibly defeat Yu Tianheng?
After his shock faded, Ning Fengzhi's gaze settled on Sam.
The ability to summon someone clad entirely in armor was something he had never heard of before.
But he remembered that Lu Jiang's martial soul was supposed to be nothing more than a useless card, wasn't it?
Interesting. Very interesting.
A faint, nearly imperceptible smile appeared on Ning Fengzhi's lips.
The thought that Lu Jiang had come from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect made excitement impossible for him to suppress.
Most disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect possessed support-type martial souls. Only the two Titled Douluo protecting the sect kept other sects from coveting them.
Otherwise, his disciples would have long since been taken away.
But with only two Titled Douluo, it was difficult for the sect to gain a firm foothold on Douluo Continent.
If he could nurture Lu Jiang...
Ning Fengzhi began calculating in his heart.
However, at that moment, Xue Qinghe said from beside him:
"What do you think? He's a new retainer of my Crown Prince's Mansion. How is his strength?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly before saying:
"His Highness the Crown Prince truly has a keen eye. If this young man is properly cultivated, his future achievements will certainly not stop at Titled Douluo."
Ning Fengzhi slyly refrained from revealing that he knew Lu Jiang, nor did he mention Lu Jiang's connection to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
As long as Xue Qinghe did not know his intentions, he still had a chance.
After the battle's outcome had been decided, Ning Fengzhi gave Lu Jiang another look before hurriedly leaving.
"Your Highness, there are some urgent matters in my sect that require my attention. Please excuse me."
Xue Qinghe merely nodded and did not stop him.
After all, his goal had already been achieved.
Slowly binding Lu Jiang to himself—today was merely the beginning.
He wanted to openly tell Ning Fengzhi that Lu Jiang was his man.
In the future, he would tell even more sects.
Then he would slowly nurture Lu Jiang and make him one of his own.
After Ning Fengzhi left, Sword Douluo Chen Xin followed and asked:
"What is it, Sect Master? Is there something wrong with that young man?"
Ning Fengzhi shook his head, thinking to himself:
Lu Jiang is definitely no ordinary person.
What a pity. I didn't look into him more back then, and Rongrong let him go so easily.
But we still have a chance. I'll have Rongrong step forward and call him back. He treated Rongrong so well, so he'll probably be desperate to come back, hahaha.
My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has gained another genius!
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