"Since that's settled, you can choose the place."
Hearing that Yu Tianheng had agreed to even ten thousand gold coins, Su Ze eagerly left the choice of venue to him.
After all, he wasn't familiar with Heaven Dou Royal Academy at all.
"Good. Heaven Dou Royal Academy has a Dueling Arena specifically for students who want to fight."
"Let's go to the Dueling Arena for our duel."
Yu Tianheng's voice held a note of anticipation. He was also eager to see what kind of Martial Soul Su Ze had.
There was no doubt that fighting was the best way to learn about someone else's Martial Soul.
"Then let's go!"
Su Ze didn't mind either way. As it happened, he'd already stored up all the thunder needed for his ultimate move and second Soul Skill.
Trading that stored-up thunder for ten thousand gold coins was perfectly acceptable.
With Yu Tianheng leading the way, Su Ze left Thunder Gorge.
With a superstar like Yu Tianheng there, the moment Su Ze emerged, he attracted everyone's attention.
The girls who had been waiting for ages started cheering, but Yu Tianheng had no time for them just then.
He led Su Ze toward the Dueling Arena.
"Who's that kid? Why is Yu Tianheng bringing him out?"
"I don't know! Where are they going?"
"That looks like the Dueling Arena. Are they going to have a Soul Duel?"
The handsome youth who had spoken to Su Ze earlier watched as Yu Tianheng brought him out.
Confusion showed in his eyes.
He'd spent the better part of the day waiting for Su Ze to come stumbling out in a sorry state, but he'd never appeared.
A few minutes ago, he'd even considered asking a teacher to go in and check on him, in case he'd been struck to death.
But in the blink of an eye, that Su Ze had emerged with nothing but a tattered shirt.
No way.
He'd been struck by lightning for half the day without any protection, and all he had to show for it was a torn shirt?
While the youth was still puzzled, he heard someone nearby say that the kid was going to have a Soul Duel with Yu Tianheng.
"A Soul Duel with Yu Tianheng? Has that junior lost his mind?"
The youth's first thought was that the junior had lost his mind.
But after seeing him get struck by lightning for so long and come out with only a torn shirt, he began to realize that the junior might be no ordinary person.
Curious, the youth immediately followed the throng toward the Dueling Arena.
A short while later, at the Dueling Arena,
Su Ze and Yu Tianheng stood facing each other, with plenty of people gathered around to watch.
"Are you sure I don't need to suppress my Soul Power? I'm a level 28 Soul Grandmaster!"
"At your age, you've only just become a Soul Grandmaster at most."
Besides shoring up his confidence, Yu Tianheng also wanted to see what kind of Martial Soul Su Ze had.
If Su Ze lost too quickly, there wouldn't be much point in having the Soul Duel.
"Don't worry about that, Senior. You don't need to suppress your Soul Power at all!"
"I'm a Soul Grandmaster too!"
As he spoke, Su Ze released the full force of his Soul Power.
Everyone nearby sensed his level 26 Soul Power.
The moment it emerged, a commotion erupted among the onlookers.
The most shocked of them all was naturally Yu Tianheng.
He stared at the boy before him, his first thought being that he'd sensed wrong.
The kid in front of him looked no older than seven or eight.
A Soul Grandmaster at seven or eight.
And level 26, at that!
He was at least five years older than Su Ze, yet his Soul Power was only two levels higher.
Yu Tianheng's confidence wavered badly once more.
Below the arena, the handsome youth's eyes were wide, too.
He sensed that Su Ze's Soul Power was no weaker than his own.
After a long silence, he finally managed to blurt out, "A genius this monstrous actually exists?"
As he marveled at his junior's talent, the youth thought back to what he'd done earlier.
A wave of embarrassment rose within him.
His earlier warning had made him look like a clown.
On the arena,
Feeling his confidence falter, Yu Tianheng took a deep breath. Once he'd steadied himself,
his gaze turned completely serious.
As the representative of the Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan at Heaven Dou Royal Academy,
if he lost to a boy five years younger than him who had an attribute like his own,
not only would the momentum he'd built up over the years collapse,
but people would also start to wonder whether the Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was all reputation and no substance.
Whether he thought of himself or his clan, Yu Tianheng couldn't accept losing this Soul Duel.
"Yu Tianheng, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, level 28 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master!"
"Please guide me!"
Two yellow Soul Rings lit up beneath Yu Tianheng's feet.
At the same time, a powerful aura burst from him, and a dazzling blue light flared within him.
Frenzied lightning spread out from beneath his feet.
As Martial Soul Possession took hold, Yu Tianheng's entire body swelled by a full size, making him look immensely fierce and muscular.
His eyes became vertical pupils, and waves of Dragon Might radiated from him.
"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!"
Feeling the Dragon Might coming from Yu Tianheng, Su Ze felt nothing at all.
His Sikong Zhen Martial Soul had fused with the Storm Dragon King.
How could a mere Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon compare to the Storm Dragon King?
Yu Tianheng's Dragon Might had no effect on him.
"Su Ze, Mutated Lightning Attribute Martial Soul, level 26 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master."
Hearing Su Ze's introduction, a look of understanding flashed across Yu Tianheng's eyes.
So it was a Mutated Lightning Attribute Martial Soul.
No wonder he'd never seen one before.
But even if he'd never seen one before, Yu Tianheng would prove today that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was the Strongest Martial Soul in Lightning Attribute.
"Be careful, Junior Su Ze!"
As Yu Tianheng spoke, Su Ze raised his hand.
The thunder stored within him was released in full.
At the same time, a yellow Soul Ring and a purple Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet.
The purple Soul Ring lit up.
Thunderous Celestial Phenomenon.
A huge surge of thunder shot skyward from Su Ze's hand. In an instant, dark clouds blanketed the sky above the entire Dueling Arena.
Frenzied lightning surged through the clouds.
What was going on?
Yu Tianheng, who had been about to attack, looked up at the clouds that had suddenly gathered over the Dueling Arena, his face full of confusion.
His first instinct was to look at Su Ze.
Then he saw the purple Soul Ring glowing at Su Ze's feet.
Yu Tianheng's face filled with astonishment once more.
It was a purple Soul Ring.
This guy had managed to absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring at level 20?
Were these people crazy?
And the Dark Clouds Gathering across the sky—had Su Ze caused that?
What kind of Soul Skill could summon a celestial phenomenon?
Yu Tianheng was completely stunned by Su Ze.
Not only could his Martial Soul absorb lightning, but his Soul Skill could actually summon it.
He'd been alive for more than twenty years.
This was the first time he'd ever seen a Lightning Attribute Martial Soul like this.
At the same time, the students watching from below were also astonished.
"What's going on?"
"Is it going to rain? But why are clouds covering only the sky above the Dueling Arena?"
"Didn't you hear Su Ze? His Martial Soul is a Mutated Lightning Attribute Martial Soul. He must be the one affecting the weather."
"That's right. Look, a Soul Ring has lit up beneath Su Ze's feet. Wait, that's a purple Soul Ring!"
"A purple Soul Ring? Is this Su Ze guy crazy? He's only level 20 and already dared to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring. Isn't he afraid of dying?"
Su Ze's Soul Ring and the celestial phenomenon he'd triggered immediately set off another heated discussion among the onlookers.
Naturally, their discussion caught the attention of other students who hadn't known what was happening.
The attention of the entire student body at Heaven Dou Royal Academy was drawn over.
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