But...
That was all.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon head roared, unleashing its dragon might. Yet the sturdy Dragon-Patterned Ice Shield only shuddered violently. The dragon patterns on its surface flickered under the bombardment of furious lightning, but the shield didn't even crack!
"Is that your second Soul Skill?"
Li Jiuxuan sneered. After those two attacks clashed, he was the one wearing a look of contempt.
Yu Zigang's pupils shrank. His face was full of disbelief. His all-out attack, backed by all his twenty-five levels of Soul Power, had actually been stopped dead by an ice shield he'd conjured in an instant?!
And that wasn't even a Soul Skill!
"Boom!"
The Soul Power finally intertwined, then exploded.
The two stood facing each other once more, just as they had in the first round.
Yu Zigang's hair was disheveled, and his clothes were in disarray.
Li Jiuxuan, meanwhile, had only slightly soiled the hem of his clothes.
"..."
This time, the people from Thunder Academy and the Elephant Armor Sect below the stage were so stunned that they couldn't even manage expressions of amazement!
A chill crept up their backs.
Against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, currently known as the Number One Beast Martial Soul in the world, he could hold it back with nothing but the power of ice?
They shouldn't forget the difference in their Soul Power!
"Jiuxuan..."
Shui Bing'er was stunned, too.
At first, she'd been terribly worried about Li Jiuxuan, but her little brother's performance now left her astounded!
His Martial Soul, physique, Soul Power, and mental strength—all of it was strong beyond reason!
Could an ordinary person really possess such power?
Shui Yue'er was even more excited. She was undoubtedly shocked, too, waving her arms around. Even while Han Ningshuang was treating her injuries, she kept her attention fixed on Li Jiuxuan.
He ignored the gap in Soul Power, ignored the gap in physical strength, and even overwhelmed his opponent in mental strength!
Could there be a second talent like his in the world?
"How is this possible?!"
On the stage, Yu Zigang clenched his dragon claws. His Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul had swept through all opposition, and he'd defeated countless talented foes. Yet now he couldn't even break the defense of a six-year-old child?
"Second Soul Skill, Violent Dragon Strike!"
He refused to believe it. Veins bulged across his face, and lightning burst from his body again as he prepared to unleash his second Soul Skill once more!
He was one of the most gifted disciples in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. There was no way he couldn't defeat a Soul Master at level seventeen!
"Fine. Then I'll use you to test the practical power of my First Soul Skill!"
Seeing this, Li Jiuxuan shook his head and sneered.
To be honest, he'd been a little nervous at first. After all, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was currently hailed as the Number One Beast Martial Soul in the world.
But only after fighting it for real did he realize it was nothing to fear!
Heh. If they wanted to shake him, they could send Tang Xiaochui!
Before the words had even faded, he pointed skyward with one hand. "First Soul Skill, Extreme Cold Ice Blade!"
Soul Power abruptly surged through Li Jiuxuan's body. The seventeen levels of Soul Power within his six-year-old frame swept across the arena with a ferocity that defied all reason!
His First Soul Ring lit up beneath his feet!
The cold aura swirling around him instantly sharpened, turning piercingly cold. The temperature on the stage dropped again!
Before long, cold air and Soul Power gathered in the sky above Li Jiuxuan. A gigantic, glittering Dragon-Patterned Ice Blade formed, so cold it pierced to the bone. Its diameter covered the entire stage!
"What?"
Yu Zigang had already activated his second Soul Skill and was charging at Li Jiuxuan again, but he soon realized that the storm had grown even more violent. Before the magnificent Dragon-Patterned Ice Blade, he looked tiny in his Dragon Transformation, like a man standing before a mountain!
Even the frost scattered by the blade could engulf his entire figure!
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's gifted young disciple was left dumbstruck.
W-was this a First Soul Skill?
"Slash!"
The enormous Dragon-Patterned Ice Blade came crashing down, cleaving through the howling snowstorm!
A sweeping blue streak of ice appeared across the sky, as though it had split time and space!
With the Extreme Cold Ice Blade Dragon King possessing him, a true dragon coiled around the blade. It roared as it smashed violently into the stage!
"Boom!"
The scene was so immense that heaven and earth seemed to lose their color. The Dragon-Patterned Ice Blade cleaved the enormous arena in two, and the boundless storm it kicked up swallowed everyone's view!
Yu Zigang was like a faintly glowing firefly, instantly swallowed by the overwhelmingly tyrannical surge of energy!
"Y-Yu Zigang is dead, isn't he?"
Below the stage, Huyan Zhen sucked in a sharp breath. Li Jiuxuan was only a level-seventeen Soul Master, yet even he, a level-eighty-nine Soul Douluo, was utterly shocked!
Well, Yu Yuanzhen, you were right to do what you did.
This boy would undoubtedly change the standing of your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul one day.
The gap was too great!
The genius from your Thunder Academy was completely outclassed by this boy!
Beside him, Yu Luomian sprang to his feet in a sudden fury, staring at the stage!
What about Yu Zigang? It seemed his presence really had vanished!
"Xiao Jiuxuan won?!"
Shui Yue'er, on the stretcher, was delighted. She sat bolt upright and cheered excitedly!
Woohoo~
Only after Shui Bing'er smacked the back of her head did she clutch her skull and start whimpering.
"..."
Shui Bing'er and Han Ningshuang were, of course, incomparably shocked, but the worry on their faces only deepened!
With Xiao Jiuxuan showing such dazzling talent, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would be even less likely to let him go!
She glanced at Yu Luomian beside them. His face had twisted into a savage scowl. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he might erupt and kill someone at any moment!
In fact, Huyan Zhen had been right.
Yu Zigang was dead!
As the waves of energy subsided, Li Jiuxuan slowly withdrew his Martial Soul. Soon, they could see Yu Zigang's horrific death!
Just like the arena, he'd been split in two! He still held his Dragon Transformation form, reduced to two indistinct heaps of flesh and blood!
Li Jiuxuan stood on one side of the stage, coldly gazing at Yu Zigang's corpse, a trace of satisfaction in his heart!
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was treacherous and vicious!
Now, one of its own disciples had died a miserable death like a fish on a chopping board!
This could count as an offering to the uncles and aunts from his village...
What, Yu Luomian and Huyan Zhen were still down there?
Heh. Even if he hadn't killed Yu Zigang, would they really have let things go today?
If he got the chance, he'd like to kill a few of the Thunder Academy disciples below, too.
"How dare this beast!"
Just as expected, Yu Luomian flew into a rage!
A terrifying aura erupted from him in an instant!
Someone had killed a Thunder Academy student right before his eyes?
It was an outright trampling of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's dignity!
Violent Soul Power surged from Yu Luomian like a tsunami, accompanied by deep-blue lightning. Its pressure forced everyone nearby to their knees!
Even Huyan Zhen, also a level-eighty-nine Soul Douluo, broke out in a cold sweat!
"Yu Luomian, what are you doing?!"
Seeing the situation turn dire, Han Ningshuang left Shui Yue'er behind and flashed directly in front of Yu Luomian.
Xue Furong and seven Soul Saints came with her!
"What am I doing? Your Tianshui disciple dared to kill a student from Thunder Academy. A thousand deaths couldn't atone for that!" Yu Luomian's face was now as dark as a bottomless pool.
He stomped down!
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black—eight Soul Rings appeared at once!
The killing intent in Yu Luomian's eyes was almost tangible as he fixed his gaze on Li Jiuxuan on the stage.
"Heh. Didn't you just say he was a student of Thunder Academy? Why are you changing your story now?!"
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