Genius, Merely the Threshold to Meet Me

"Kid, being defeated by the world's number one beast martial soul is an honor in itself!"

"Today, I'll teach you a proper lesson and show you what a true genius is!"

As he spoke, Yu Tianheng gave a low shout and directly completed his Martial Soul Possession.

Dazzling blue lightning erupted in an instant, and the phantom of a domineering Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon emerged behind him.

Immediately afterward, two yellow hundred-year Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet, pulsing up and down.

The surrounding students immediately burst into cries of surprise.

"So this is the heir to the young sect master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan? What domineering lightning! What terrifying dragon might!"

"He reached the Soul Grandmaster realm at twelve and even has the optimal Soul Ring configuration. He truly is a top-tier genius!"

"..."

As the base for the empire's noble heirs, Heaven Dou Royal Academy was filled mostly with wastrels just muddling through their days.

Otherwise, Moonlight Pavilion, which also taught people in Heaven Dou City how to put on airs, would not have flourished so spectacularly.

In their shallow understanding, Yu Tianheng's configuration was undoubtedly invincible among his peers.

Listening to the worshipful praise and flattery from below the stage, Yu Tianheng proudly raised his chin.

As a noble dragon, he had to thoroughly trample this pretty boy beneath his feet today. While he was at it, he would let Dugu Yan see just how foolish it had been to reject Yu Tianheng.

In response, Lin Nuo did not even bother to lift an eyelid at this behavior, like a clown flaunting its feathers.

He had already caught sight of Xue Qinghe in the VIP box from the corner of his eye.

This round, the advantage was his!

"Buzz—"

An incomparably dense purple-black Soul Power suddenly surged from Lin Nuo's body without warning.

The instant he completed his Martial Soul Possession, sharp cracks of grinding bones rang out. Lin Nuo's lower body instantly transformed into a savage, powerful spider form, while his upper body was rapidly covered in a layer of deep-purple armor that gleamed with cold, ghostly light.

A tyrannical, icy aura of imperial majesty soared into the sky.

"Impossible! How could there be a martial soul in this world whose quality can suppress my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?!"

Yu Tianheng, who had been utterly arrogant just moments ago, immediately lost his composure. He could clearly feel that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Bloodline in his body, always so proud, was actually trembling slightly under suppression.

However, an even more jaw-dropping sight for Yu Tianheng—and for every onlooker in the arena—had only just appeared!

One yellow, one purple.

Two glaring Soul Rings slowly rose beneath Lin Nuo's feet. In particular, the thousand-year Soul Ring of deep purple radiated terrifying fluctuations that instantly suppressed the entire venue.

"H-How is that possible?!"

The moment that deep-purple radiance entered the VIP box, even the ever-composed Ning Fengzhi could not stop his eyes from widening!

At that moment, stormy waves surged through Sect Master Ning's mind.

Absorbing a Soul Ring beyond one's level?!

If this rule-breaking secret method could be replicated, then even at any cost, he had to obtain it for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

On the Soul Fighting Arena, Lin Nuo's expression was indifferent. He did not take Yu Tianheng, who was several levels above him, seriously in the slightest.

"In the eyes of others, they might call you a genius."

Lin Nuo spoke calmly. His voice was not loud, yet it carried clearly throughout the entire arena.

"But to me, so-called geniuses... are merely the threshold to meet me!"

The instant his words fell, Lin Nuo's Soul Power pressure, at an astonishing level twenty-five, poured forth without reservation.

Yu Tianheng's pupils contracted sharply, and his heart churned.

This brat, who looked no more than seven or eight years old, was actually a level twenty-five Soul Grandmaster?!

Damn it, he had truly kicked an iron plate today!

But the arrow was already on the string, and he had no choice but to let it fly. For the honor of his family, he could not retreat from this battle no matter what!

"Roar—"

A dazzling blue light shone from Yu Tianheng's brow, while violent lightning frantically spread beneath his feet.

With his Martial Soul Possession, Yu Tianheng's body suddenly swelled by a full size. His originally normal eyes transformed into cold, imposing vertical pupils, and waves of dragon might erupted alongside the lightning.

Watching Yu Tianheng treat him as a formidable enemy, a trace of contempt flashed through Lin Nuo's eyes.

"You are merely a draconic species with a trace of thin dragon blood, yet you dare call yourself number one in the world? Nothing to fear!"

Unfortunately, Yu Tianheng, only a Soul Grandmaster at present, could not even use the Dragon Transformation he was so proud of. He was destined to be unable to give Lin Nuo a satisfying fight.

Yu Tianheng roared and struck first.

"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw!"

With the pride of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul in his heart, the first yellow Soul Ring beneath Yu Tianheng's feet abruptly lit up, and blinding lightning instantly condensed around his hands.

Stimulated by the lightning, his sturdy body erupted with terrifying speed. With a flash, he pounced before Lin Nuo, carrying an incomparably dreadful pressure.

The dragon claw, condensed with highly compressed lightning, tore through the air with a piercing shriek as it struck straight at Lin Nuo's face. Crackling arcs of electricity exploded through the air in a series of deafening booms.

Lin Nuo neither dodged nor evaded.

Purple-black mist suddenly churned in his palm, and an enormous Magic Scythe radiating an aura of deathly stillness instantly took shape!

Clang—

A tooth-grinding clash of metal rang out. Yu Tianheng's Thunder Dragon Claw, which had seemed certain to hit, was firmly blocked by Lin Nuo's Death Demon Scythe, held upside down in one hand. It could not advance even an inch further!

"A soul skill that can materialize a weapon?!"

Yu Tianheng was horrified, but the situation before him gave him no time to think further.

Seeing that his first strike had failed, the second hundred-year Soul Ring beneath his feet instantly shone brilliantly.

"Second Soul Skill, Thunderbolt!"

Having his first Soul Skill so casually blocked filled Yu Tianheng with unprecedented humiliation and unwillingness.

He possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, the "world's number one beast martial soul"!

He was one of the future young sect master heirs upon whom his family had placed great hopes!

If he could not even defeat this brat before him today, how would he have any face left to remain at Heaven Dou Royal Academy?!

"Break!"

With an enraged roar filled with fury, the second yellow Soul Ring beneath Yu Tianheng's feet shone brilliantly.

Endless azure lightning instantly boiled.

Then countless thick lightning snakes danced wildly through the air. Centered on him, they carried a destructive, violent aura as they poured outward in all directions without discrimination.

The crackling roar of electric currents was deafening. Blinding lightning instantly interwove into an exceedingly dangerous electrical web, trapping Lin Nuo firmly within it.

Yet Lin Nuo, standing at the very core of the lightning's eruption, showed not the slightest ripple on his exquisite face in the face of this overwhelming Soul Skill.

"A firefly's faint glow dares compete with the sun and moon?

Yu Tianheng, you have chosen the Way of Seeking Death!"