Lone Wolf vs. Two (Part 1)

"You should rest for now. Leave the rest of the battle to me." Jia Youcai carefully carried the injured Yan Lingzhuo and took her off the field.

Then, he looked coldly at the two opponents before him. Four Purple Spirit Rings floated steadily around his body.

Jia Youcai knew full well that, in terms of martial soul quality, he was far inferior to those two. But he had his own advantage: the age of his spirit rings. As long as he could fully unleash the power of his four spirit rings, combined with the enhancement from his spirit bone, he might not necessarily lose to the two of them.

Given the current situation, the Cloud Breath Fan martial soul was useless. Its first three spirit skills were all support skills for others. Only the Fourth Spirit Skill had any offensive power, but that little damage was nowhere near enough.

Among the five SR martial souls he currently had, the most useful overall was still this Blue Silver Grass.

However, with his blood surging, Jia Youcai's craving for intense physical clashes grew stronger and stronger. Without hesitation, he opened the system, forcibly removed the Cloud Breath Fan martial soul, and replaced it with the Lightning Lone Wolf martial soul.

The system's original rule was that martial souls could be swapped before a match, but not after entering the arena. However, this Dou Hun Arena was meant for players to practice their martial souls. Though that was the rule, an exception could be made under Jia Youcai's insistent demand.

After Jia Youcai switched his first martial soul to Lightning Lone Wolf, his entire aura underwent a drastic change. His formerly gentle temperament became wild and domineering. Faint lightning flickered across his body, crackling continuously.

Jia Youcai attacked first. The ground beneath his feet trembled slightly as he charged fiercely toward Dai Mubai. As he closed in, he leaped upward and brought one foot crashing down with the force of thunder.

Dai Mubai reacted quickly, instinctively raising an arm to block. With a deafening bang, their strength collided, sending dust flying.

Jia Youcai planted his foot on Dai Mubai's arm and pressed down with force, trying to suppress him. At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing circled behind Jia Youcai, her sharp claws gleaming with cold light as they stabbed toward him.

Jia Youcai lowered his body, then rolled away. Bracing himself with both hands on the ground, he swiftly flipped back to his feet. Dai Mubai's fist came straight at him from the front, carrying a howling gust of wind.

Jia Youcai raised a hand to block it directly. Thanks to the advantage of his spirit rings, his strength was not inferior in the slightest to Dai Mubai's after consuming the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Their fists collided with a dull thud.

Zhu Zhuqing flashed forward, launching a flying kick at Jia Youcai's head. She was so fast that she dazzled the eye.

Jia Youcai raised his other arm to block, his movements clean and decisive without the slightest hesitation. Dai Mubai's other fist also came crashing in. Seeing this, Jia Youcai exerted force to knock Zhu Zhuqing away first, then quickly caught Dai Mubai's fist with his other hand.

In an instant, the White Tiger and the Lone Wolf unleashed fierce roars as they competed in pure strength. In the end, both exerted force and retreated several steps. Dai Mubai had only managed to match Jia Youcai in strength with the boost of his Third Spirit Skill.

Unwilling to be outdone, Dai Mubai leaped into the air. His Fourth Spirit Ring lit up, its glow brilliant as the stars. He let out a low roar. "White Tiger Meteor Shower." Then he swung both fists fiercely forward, and countless white energy meteors poured down upon Jia Youcai like a torrential rain, a spectacular yet terrifying sight.

"Third Spirit Skill, Violent Thunder Strike." Jia Youcai shouted.

Jia Youcai's Third Spirit Skill was seven thousand years old. Its power was no weaker than Dai Mubai's Fourth Spirit Skill. Lightning around Jia Youcai instantly surged, rolling like a raging purple tide. Thick bolts of lightning burst from his body, weaving together in midair into a dense net of thunder that met the White Tiger Meteor Shower pouring down like a storm.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Deafening explosions echoed continuously through the Dou Hun Arena. The light produced by the collision of energies was so dazzling that no one could keep their eyes open. Fierce winds howled through the area, kicking up clouds of dust that swallowed all three figures.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged glances, each seeing the gravity in the other's eyes.

As the dust gradually settled, Jia Youcai was still standing firmly where he was. The lightning around him had dimmed somewhat, but his momentum remained undiminished.

Then Jia Youcai took the initiative again, instantly closing in on Dai Mubai. His right fist, wrapped in the power of lightning, slammed fiercely toward Dai Mubai's chest.

Dai Mubai did not retreat. Golden White Tiger light flared brightly around him as he crossed his arms over his chest and forcibly received Jia Youcai's punch. With a bang, both their bodies trembled slightly.

For some reason, Jia Youcai felt a tremendous rebounding force coming from Dai Mubai, numbing his arm. Then, borrowing that force, he flipped through the air and swept both legs toward Dai Mubai's head like steel whips.

Dai Mubai reacted swiftly. He suddenly leaned backward, bent his legs, and sprang back, dodging Jia Youcai's fierce kick.

Then, before Jia Youcai could land and steady himself, Zhu Zhuqing had already rushed in like a shadow, repeatedly clawing at his abdomen. Jia Youcai had no choice but to pull back first. This woman's attacks had terrifying piercing power; he had to deal with her carefully.

The next moment, Zhu Zhuqing charged fiercely toward Jia Youcai's left side. She was incredibly fast, like a bolt of black lightning.

Jia Youcai controlled lightning to envelop his entire body, like purple snakes slithering over him.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing hesitated slightly in her movements. Jia Youcai successfully dodged her attack, then seized the opportunity to grab her arm. He leaped upward, dragging her body with him before smashing her heavily toward the ground.

However, the moment Jia Youcai grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's arm, he felt that something was off. After he hurled her heavily toward the ground, she turned into a cloud of purple mist and vanished.

"A clone? Interesting," Jia Youcai said.

At that moment, Jia Youcai caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye. Not far away, Dai Mubai was completely focused, his body slightly crouched as he clearly prepared to gather power. Strands of light rapidly converged in his mouth, growing brighter and brighter.

"Second Spirit Skill, Thunder Wolf Roar." Jia Youcai launched the attack first. With an angry roar from him, purple lightning surged wildly around his body before transforming into a sharp sound wave that swept toward Dai Mubai.

Almost at the same moment, Dai Mubai also shouted, "Second Spirit Skill, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave." A dazzling golden beam burst from his mouth and collided violently with Jia Youcai's purple beam.