Douluo Traversal: I Pulled Out a Dou Technique, and You Didn't Explode? Part 25

"Aaaah! Break for me—!!"

Yu Tianheng's eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging across his forehead as a beastlike roar erupted from his throat.

He poured every last bit of Soul Power in his body into his Dragon-Transformed right arm without holding anything back.

Lightning flared wildly over the dragon claw, nearly solidifying into substance!

Yet even so.

He could still clearly feel the searing pain from his dragon claw growing worse by the moment!

The flames around Liu Bai's fist were absurdly hot, as though they could burn everything to ashes!

What shook Yu Tianheng even more was—

No matter how much strength he unleashed, he could not move Liu Bai in the slightest!

He was being pushed back!

It was no illusion.

His body was sliding backward beyond his control!

Even with the muscles in his legs tensed and Soul Power crazily flooding through them as he tried to root himself firmly to the ground, that overwhelming force still pushed him back inch by inch!

"No... impossible!!"

Yu Tianheng screamed frantically in his heart.

He had already used Dragon Transformation, already used his strongest Third Soul Skill, pushing himself to an unprecedented peak!

How could he—

Be suppressed head-on by someone who had not even used a Soul Skill, relying only on a Self-Created Soul Skill despite having less Soul Power than him?!

How could the gap possibly be this vast?!

In just over a month...

What exactly had happened?!

"It's time to end this."

An indifferent voice rang out.

The instant those words fell, golden-red flames flashed in Liu Bai's eyes!

The flames wrapped around his fist suddenly collapsed inward, all that violent energy compressed to the absolute limit in an instant—

Then, it erupted completely!

"Dazzling Fire Fist: Burst!"

BOOM—!!!

"Wha...?!"

Yu Tianheng felt the force bearing down on his dragon claw suddenly multiply severalfold!

The balance he had barely managed to maintain was utterly torn apart at that moment!

"No—!!!"

With an unwilling roar, the lightning on his dragon claw crumbled inch by inch beneath the impact of even more blazing Golden Flame!

The next moment, he could no longer steady himself. Like he had been struck head-on by a massive hammer, his feet left the ground and he flew backward!

His clothes tore apart and scattered through the air.

As he flew backward, Yu Tianheng kept his gaze locked tightly on Liu Bai.

There was no contempt in those eyes, no mockery.

Only calm.

So... from the very beginning, you never considered me an opponent?

Thud!

Yu Tianheng crashed heavily outside the arena, lying flat on his back.

He did not want to move.

And he could no longer move.

He stared blankly at the sky, somewhat dazed.

Liu Bai slowly withdrew his fist.

A few scorched black marks from the lightning remained on the surface of his fist.

But he did not even spare them a second glance.

"Sister Lingling, please go treat him."

Only after those words fell did the entire venue finally snap back to its senses.

Hiss—!

Yu Tianheng had lost!

That genius who had once sat firmly as the number one among his peers in the Elite Class had actually been defeated head-on by a newly arrived eight-year-old boy!

And his opponent had not even used a Soul Skill, accomplishing all of this with only a Self-Created Soul Skill!

Ye Lingling hurried over to Yu Tianheng and summoned the Nine-Heart Begonia to heal him.

Gentle healing light flowed around him, and in just a short while, Yu Tianheng's condition improved considerably.

He staggered to his feet and pushed away the companion who wanted to support him.

His gaze never left Liu Bai.

"Liu Bai! I lost this time!"

"But next time, I'll definitely win it back!"

Liu Bai met his gaze, his eyes as calm as still water.

"Alright."

"I'll wait for you."

For some reason, those words made Yu Tianheng feel a little relieved.

But the very next moment, Liu Bai's following words left him standing there in a daze.

"Those defeated by me have never been worthy of being considered my opponents."

"I'll give you time to catch up."

"Until you can no longer even see my back."

His words fell.

Liu Bai turned around, returned to the center of the arena, and stood quietly as he waited for the next challenger.

Yet not a single person below the stage stepped forward.

Everyone had been stunned by those words.

What kind of dominance was that? What kind of arrogance?

And yet, strangely, no one felt the slightest disgust.

Because only one thought remained in their hearts—

It should be so.

Yu Tianheng staggered a step, opening his mouth but not knowing what to say.

Anyone you've defeated will never be considered an opponent? You'll give me time to catch up until I can no longer even see your back...

Such a person...

Could someone like him truly defeat such a person?

An unprecedented sense of frustration quietly took root in his heart.

Ever since awakening his Martial Soul, he had always been the pride of his clan and family.

Whether in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan or at Heaven Dou Academy, he had always been an unquestionable genius.

But today.

For the first time, he had encountered someone who defeated him so effortlessly.

Could he... still catch up?

No one cared about what he was thinking.

The fights continued.

It was just that those who stepped onto the stage afterward were no different from Yu Tianheng in essence.

From beginning to end, Liu Bai never used his Soul Rings or Soul Skills. With only his Martial Soul and Self-Created Soul Skills, he easily defeated every opponent.

Even when one of the few Soul Ancestors in the Elite Class stepped forward, the result did not change in the slightest.

Only when his Soul Power was nearly depleted did Liu Bai voluntarily leap down from the arena.

Dugu Yan immediately hurried over and supported Liu Bai, whose body was slightly unsteady.

"You idiot, couldn't you have come down earlier?"

"Did you have to push yourself to the brink of collapse before you were satisfied?"

But as soon as she finished speaking, her tone changed.

"Still... what you said just now was really cool."

"Absolutely domineering."

Ye Lingling also smiled and nodded.

"At that moment, I almost didn't recognize Xiao Bai either."

"That feeling of looking down on everything."