Exploding Kill Dai Mubai, Confidence Collapses!

"Dai Mubai, Martial Soul White Tiger, Level 37 Attack-Type Soul Elder!"

In the arena, Dai Mubai stared intently at Bai Mu, his eyes practically spitting fire.

He cupped his fists in a salute, his movements precise yet tinged with suppressed ferocity.

Before his words even fell, his Soul Power erupted, and three Spirit Rings rose around him: yellow, yellow, and purple.

His body began to swell, white fur covering his skin, his hands transforming into massive tiger claws, a black royal pattern appearing on his forehead, and his sinister eyes glinting with light.

"Bai Mu, Martial Soul Zygarde, Level 40 Attack-Type Soul Elder."

Bai Mu returned the salute, his tone calm.

He nodded to the Zygarde beside him, then took two steps back, placing his Martial Soul protectively in front of him.

This action caused everyone present to pause, but they understood.

External Martial Souls were like this; a powerful Martial Soul did not necessarily mean a powerful spirit master. It was the correct choice to proactively avoid the opponent's sharp edge.

"Roar~"

Zygarde stood in front, its gaze proud yet cold, releasing a terrifying Dragon Might that pressed down on Dai Mubai.

Seeing that both sides were ready, Zhao Wuji immediately shouted, "Begin the match!"

"White Tiger Intense Light Wave!"

Dai Mubai roared, his second Spirit Ring flaring brightly beneath his feet.

As his Soul Power rapidly gathered, he opened his mouth and spat out a blinding white light projectile directly at Zygarde!

At the same time, he fixed his gaze on Bai Mu, his legs exerting force, and his body shot forward like a cannonball towards Bai Mu, who was behind Zygarde.

He knew very well that no matter how strong an External Martial Soul was, the spirit master's body was still the weakness!

It wouldn't be easy to defeat the higher-level Zygarde in a short time. As long as he defeated the spirit master Bai Mu, Zygarde would naturally collapse!

However, "A good idea, but----"

Bai Mu remained unfazed, crossing his arms and softly uttering two words: "Extreme Speed."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Zygarde transformed into a black-green afterimage and vanished from its original place!

The light projectile missed, kicking up a cloud of dust.

With a "swish!", a white streak of light cut through the air and, in the blink of an eye, appeared on Dai Mubai's charging path, slamming squarely into his chest.

Bang-!

"Ugh~"

Dai Mubai was instantly sent flying backward like a broken kite, his chest tight, blood churning, almost unable to breathe from the impact.

"How is this possible! How could it be so fast?!"

He landed unsteadily, his eyes filled with horror.

He hadn't even seen Zygarde's movement just now. The moment he sensed something, Zygarde had already struck him!

"I must end this quickly!"

Dai Mubai thought to himself, no longer daring to hold back, his third purple Spirit Ring blazing!

"White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

His already powerful muscles swelled further, his skin took on a metallic sheen, and his strength, speed, and defense all doubled. He even gained considerable resistance to various abnormal status effects, with a duration of up to half an hour!

With the Spirit Skill activated, he stomped on the ground, charging at Zygarde again with even greater speed, his tiger claws tearing through the air with immense power!

"Land's Wrath!"

Zygarde stomped its forelimbs on the ground, its body glowing green.

Rumble--!

The surrounding ground instantly cracked, and countless green-white beams of light erupted from the earth, blooming like lotuses and binding Dai Mubai like a spiderweb!

Each beam contained pure earth energy, relentlessly bombarding Dai Mubai!

"What!?"

Dai Mubai cried out in alarm. He tried to dodge but found there was no space to escape; the area within a dozen meters was within the attack's range.

"White Tiger Protection Barrier!"

In the critical moment, he could only hastily defend. His first Spirit Ring lit up, creating a sturdy white barrier that enveloped his entire body.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The light beams continuously struck the barrier, emitting dull thuds.

However, in less than two seconds, the barrier shattered, and a large number of light beams slammed into Dai Mubai!

"Ah!"

Dai Mubai screamed as his body was instantly blasted away.

He landed with his clothes in tatters, covered in abrasions and blood trickling from the corner of his mouth; he had clearly sustained significant injuries.

"Yikes! That looks painful!"

Outside the arena, Ning Rongrong looked puzzled. "It's really strange. The gap in their levels isn't that large, so why does it feel like their strength is on completely different orders of magnitude?"

"Brother, didn't you spar with Little Mu three years ago? How did that go?"

Xiao Wu poked Tang San, who was staring in a daze, and asked in a low voice.

"Times have changed; Bai Mu and Zygarde have grown much stronger!"

Tang San snapped back to reality. Seeing the girls looking at him, he said solemnly, "Zygarde is a very unique External Martial Soul. It's just like a real Spirit Beast, born with the ability to awaken and develop Self-Created Soul Skills. When Bai Mu sparred with me back then, Zygarde had already used Bite, Dragon Breath, and Stomp—three skills with considerable power."

"You might not have noticed, but the Spirit Ring at Bai Mu's feet never lit up. Do you know what that means?"

"Are you saying... that Extreme Speed and Land's Wrath that Zygarde just used are also Self-Created Soul Skills?"

Xiao Wu instantly grasped Tang San's meaning.

"Th-that's impossible! Self-Created Soul Skills aren't that easy to learn or master—let alone so many of them." Ning Rongrong's eyes were filled with disbelief; she felt that Bai Mu and Zygarde had once again exceeded her understanding.

"Bai Mu's first Spirit Skill is called Jungle Healing; it's a healing-type Spirit Skill. I'm certain of that!"

As Tang San spoke, he suddenly realized, "So that's it! Bai Mu must have known that Zygarde could develop its own skills, which is why he chose a healing-type skill to begin with!"

"I've seen Jungle Healing before... and I've seen one of his other self-created skills as well."

Zhu Zhuqing, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up to corroborate everything.

"To think such a genius exists..."

Ning Rongrong muttered to herself.

Her beautiful eyes darted about, focusing all her attention on Bai Mu, as if she wanted to see right through him.

In the arena, "Young Master Dai, are you still able to go on?"

Bai Mu remained standing where he was, watching calmly as Dai Mubai struggled to climb up from the ground.

"Don't celebrate too early! The fight... isn't over yet!"

Dai Mubai let out a roar and charged toward Bai Mu with long, aggressive strides once more.

His Second Spirit Ring lit up repeatedly, and he unleashed a barrage of White Tiger Intense Light Waves, all firing toward Bai Mu.

Under these circumstances, Zygarde would usually have to choose between attacking or defending!

But Bai Mu chose to do both!

"Dragon Pulse!"

"Roar!"

Zygarde spewed a formidable draconic wave from its maw, which lunged forward with claws and fangs to swallow all the incoming White Tiger Intense Light Waves, forcing them to detonate!

BOOM!

The explosion occurred in the center of the arena, and the violent shockwave rippled in all directions.

"Die!"

Through the swirling smoke, Dai Mubai lunged out, pouncing toward Bai Mu with the momentum of a Fierce Tiger Descending the Mountain!

"Crunch!"

Bai Mu's eyes remained entirely calm.

"Roar!"

With a flash of Green Light, Zygarde moved faster than its opponent. An aura of malice surged as its sharp fangs intercepted and clamped down on Dai Mubai's tiger claw from the side.

Crack!

The sound of bones shivering under pressure echoed out.

Following that, Zygarde swung its head with force, tossing Dai Mubai's body away.

"The farce should end here."

Bai Mu raised a finger and commanded, "Dragon Pulse."

"Roar!"

Another dragon-shaped wave was released by Zygarde.

The evil dragon roared as it flew out, completely swallowing Dai Mubai in mid-air.

BOOM!

Air currents surged, sweeping away the clouds.

Dai Mubai fell from the explosion like a ragdoll.

Had he not activated his White Tiger Protection Barrier at the critical moment, he would have been dead or at least half-crippled by now!

"Cough, cough..."

Dai Mubai knelt on one knee, coughing and gasping for air.

The state of Martial Soul Possession could no longer be maintained; his fur and muscles receded, his clothes were tattered, and his entire body was covered in wounds.

"How is this possible... how could it end like this..."

He looked up at the still-majestic Dragon Dog and Bai Mu standing behind it, his eyes bloodshot and filled with disbelief.

He had originally assumed he could secure victory by attacking Bai Mu directly.

But the reality was that Zygarde stood like a fortress wall, one he simply could not cross!

Let alone finding a way to attack Bai Mu!

He had imagined he might fail, but he never expected to be defeated so miserably!

He hadn't even had the chance to touch the hem of Bai Mu's clothes, having been suppressed and beaten by his opponent from start to finish!

He hadn't even managed to inflict a single point of damage on Zygarde!

"I... have been completely defeated..."

Dai Mubai gave a miserable smile.

His self-confidence had completely collapsed.