[Yet Yu Xiaotian still did not dodge. Instead, he flashed a mouthful of white teeth.]
["Sanpao, time to eat."]
["Roar!"]
[Three-Eyed Demon suddenly opened his huge mouth!]
[First soul skill—Devour Heaven Eat Earth!]
[The terrifying Lightning Breath vanished like a stone sinking into the sea the instant it touched Three-Eyed Demon's mouth!]
[Gulp!]
[Three-Eyed Demon actually swallowed the lightning pillar that could shatter rocks in a single bite!]
[He refined it directly!]
["This..." Lei Bufan was dumbfounded. How the hell was he supposed to fight now?]
["Now that you're full, it's time to move."]
[A sharp gleam flashed in Yu Xiaotian's eyes.]
["Devour Heaven Eat Earth: Dragon Draws Water!"]
[A terrifying suction force suddenly erupted, locking directly onto Lei Bufan!]
[Lei Bufan discovered in horror that his body was flying toward Yu Xiaotian beyond his control.]
[He tried to evade with his movement technique, but under the suppression of the Golden Sacred Dragon, he simply could not escape!]
["Get down!"]
[The instant Lei Bufan was pulled before him, Yu Xiaotian casually sent out what looked like a light palm strike.]
[Bang!]
[Lei Bufan flew off the arena like a kite with its string cut, crashing heavily outside the ring!]
[The battle was over.]
[An eighteenth-level Battle Soul Master had completely defeated a thirty-fifth-level Battle Soul Elder!]
[The entire venue fell silent for a full three seconds.]
[No one dared believe what had just happened.]
[Clap! Clap! Clap!]
[Dean Lei Tian, an old hand at this sort of thing, was the first to react.]
[He instantly rose to his feet and clapped hard, his face piled with a fawning smile!]
["Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! Young Master is practically a God descended to earth! Such talent is unprecedented and will never be seen again!"]
[The accompanying teachers also came to their senses and began frantically flattering him.]
[The exaggerated praise made even Yu Yuanzhen blush a little. That's enough, that's enough. Tone it down a little.]
Black World: Shrek Academy
Seeing Three-Eyed Demon devour the lightning and then pull Lei Bufan toward himself.
Tang San shot to his feet in shock.
"Did he create a second variation of his Soul Skill?"
Tang San muttered in disbelief:
"It isn't merely devouring. He turned the negative pressure produced by devouring into a terrifying pulling force. It even carries a hint of gravity manipulation!"
That immediately reminded Tang San of Vice Dean Zhao Wuji's fifth Soul Skill, Gravity Squeeze.
That skill could also make someone's body fly uncontrollably toward the caster.
But Zhao Wuji's was a fifth Soul Skill!
Yet Yu Xiaotian had achieved this without taking up a single additional Soul Ring slot.
He had done it solely through deep development of his first soul skill!
"Is this what it means to understand one's martial soul to the utmost..."
Dai Mubai was utterly convinced now as well.
His eyes were filled with shock.
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan
Yu Xiaogang was completely stunned, his mind blank.
He stared fixedly at the image, waves of turmoil rising in his heart.
His third Soul Ring was clearly also a Devouring Dragon. How could the gap between them be so enormous?
"How can his Soul Skill be used in such ways? Why can mine only be used for eating?"
It was an unprecedented agony, along with deep self-doubt.
If he had been able to think like Yu Xiaotian back then.
If he had been able to develop his Soul Skills to such an extent, would his life have turned out completely differently?
Would he have been able to rise rapidly as well?
Liu Erlong keenly sensed Yu Xiaogang's pain.
She encouraged him:
"Xiaogang, since Yu Xiaotian can do it, you're Master. I believe you can definitely do it too!"
Yu Xiaogang's entire body trembled.
He slowly raised his head, and a spark reignited in his deadened eyes.
"Mm... if Yu Xiaotian can do it, why can't I?"
Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath.
He felt that he could no longer keep giving up on himself like this.
If he wanted to break through the limitations of his useless martial soul.
He first had to break the shackles in his own heart.
Wasn't it just researching Soul Skill Variations?
That was precisely the field he excelled at most as Master!
White World.
Thunder Academy.
Watching the scene of himself being slapped away.
Lei Bufan, who had long since become the dean of discipline.
Faced the strange, mocking look in his son Lei Dong's eyes.
Yet he remained unusually calm, even somewhat pleased with himself.
He took a leisurely sip of tea and said:
"Brat, what do you know?"
"Looking across the entire continent today, how many people are qualified to exchange a few moves with Lord Yu Xiaotian?"
"And your old man was the first to enjoy that honor!"
Listening to his old man's bizarre train of thought.
Lei Dong was left speechless.
Could he really force a recovery of his dignity from that angle?
But upon thinking about it carefully, it did seem to make sense.
Meanwhile.
Old Dean Lei Tian watched the close-up on the Sky Screen of himself clapping and cheering with extreme obsequiousness.
His old face turned bright red, and he wished he could crawl into a crack in the ground.
"This damned Sky Screen! Why does it keep giving this old man these close-ups? What the hell is it trying to do?!"
Although he was perfectly justified in wanting to become stronger, could it give him fewer shots?
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Bibi Dong's eyes shone with admiration.
She asked softly:
"Xiaotian, was that Dragon Draws Water your trump card back then?"
Yu Xiaotian smiled and shook his head.
He raised one finger and waved it:
"That was merely one of them. With Devour Heaven Eat Earth alone, countless variations can be created."
"For example, reverse propulsion, compressed vortex explosions..."
He paused, speaking with some emotion:
"I always felt that everyone's development of Soul Skills was far too rigid and simplistic."
"Even divine skills were used only in straightforward ways. It was truly a waste of talent."
Hearing her eldest brother's humblebragging remarks.
Yu Xiaogang kept a smile on his face.
But inwardly, he could not help ranting wildly:
"Big Brother, only an unparalleled genius like you can innovate to that extent, all right?"
"Is it that we don't want to develop them? We really just can't do it!"
[The accompanying teachers hurried over to check Lei Bufan's injuries.]
[Lei Bufan had only suffered superficial wounds and Soul Power exhaustion. Yu Xiaotian had shown great restraint.]
[This made them respect the eight-year-old Young Master even more.]
[At that moment, on the arena.]
[The Thunder Team members surrounded Yu Xiaotian, each wearing a complicated expression—unwilling, furious, yet fearful.]
[Yu Xiaotian stood with his hands behind his back, swept his gaze across them, and said calmly:]
["Your Captain is temporarily injured and needs time to recover. From today until the Soul Master Tournament, I will lead you."]
["Does anyone object?"]
[The students clenched their fists, their eyes filled with anger and disbelief.]
[They did not believe that Lei Bufan, the God of War in their hearts, could lose like this. Nor were they willing to accept the leadership of an eight-year-old child.]
["Roar—!"]
[Seemingly sensing their hostility, Three-Eyed Demon let out another deep roar.]
[The powerful aura of the Golden Sacred Dragon erupted once more, like a mountain pressing down on their shoulders. It made breathing difficult and their legs go weak!]
[Before such absolute strength and bloodline suppression, every trace of defiance was forcibly swallowed back down.]
["We will obey the arrangements." Everyone could only lower their heads and reluctantly agree.]
[The accompanying teachers in the distance were dumbfounded at the sight.]
[He had not merely won the match—he had beaten the pride out of these unruly geniuses!]
[The students understood the cruelty of strength better than the teachers did. Since he had defeated Lei Bufan, they had nothing to say.]
[Heaven Dou City]
[Just as Yu Xiaotian defeated Lei Bufan.]
[Outside the major Elemental Academies stood Blue Tyrant Academy, which was likewise deeply connected to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.]
[At Blue Tyrant Academy's Soul Battle Arena, another one-sided battle was playing out.]
[A maiden in a fiery red fighting outfit stood proudly.]
[She possessed a figure completely unfitting for her age.]
[Violent crimson flames coiled around her body!]
[She was none other than the young Liu Erlong!]
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