On the Soul Fighting Arena, Lin Yan looked at the disheveled Yu Tianheng opposite him and let out a sneer filled with mockery.
Honestly, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's twin stars were nothing special; at least, that was how Yu Tianheng appeared in his eyes. He truly couldn't understand why these two held such a reputation in the Soul World.
Across from him, Yu Tianheng knelt on one knee due to his injuries. Seeing the expression on Lin Yan's face, a towering rage ignited within his heart.
He roared toward the back.
"Lingling, heal me!"
However, after a few seconds, no one in the arena responded.
"Lingling!"
Yu Tianheng looked behind him, only to discover that the healer of his team had been bound by several blue-gold grass vines, her mouth even gagged tightly.
"When did this happen?"
He whipped his head back, his gaze locking directly with Lin Yan's smiling eyes.
Clearly, this was the handiwork of the person before him.
In this desperate situation, he laughed out of extreme anger.
"Heh~"
"You don't really think you have the victory in the bag, do you?"
"A mere Evil Fire Demon Dragon is not worthy of shining alongside my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!"
[Dragon Transformation!]
A roar erupted from Yu Tianheng's throat. It was unclear if it was out of extreme hatred for Lin Yan or if his desire for victory had reached a point of paranoia.
The next second, before Lin Yan's eyes, his right hand forcibly transformed into a dragon claw wreathed in lightning.
This was not the illusory dragon claw of a soul skill, but a physical dragon claw in the truest sense.
"Dragon Transformation?"
Lin Yan clenched his palm, finally showing a hint of seriousness.
It was said that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul possessed the purest true dragon bloodline on the continent, which was why they were born with the ability to perform the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique. This ability would gradually unlock after level 30, until the full-body transformation was complete...
He hadn't expected to actually witness this scene today.
His own martial soul was also a true dragon; could he also master the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique, or was this an ability unique to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan that no other martial soul could imitate?
Doubts arose in Lin Yan's mind, but Yu Tianheng had already charged over with an aura far more ferocious than before.
At the critical moment, a pair of magnificent purple Dragon Wings suddenly sprouted from Lin Yan's back, and his figure vanished from the spot.
BOOM~
Yu Tianheng's attack missed, slamming into the Soul Fighting Arena and carving a deep crater into the stage.
"What? You can also perform a Dragon Transformation?"
He looked back and saw Lin Yan's Dragon Wings, his expression turning to one of shock.
Lin Yan's tone was indifferent.
"No! This is a soul bone."
Only then did Yu Tianheng heave a sigh of relief.
That's what he thought; how could the secret technique of their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan be learned by an outsider? It was just a false alarm.
However... a soul bone?
He looked at Lin Yan in the air, the rage in his eyes intensifying.
"Bastard, if you have the guts, keep clashing with me head-on!"
Lin Yan did not refuse, as he still wanted to see what this Dragon Transformation Secret Technique was truly capable of.
Soon, the two figures in the arena began to clash once more.
Only this time, Lin Yan did not trade blows directly, instead using the speed boost provided by the Dragon Wings to dodge continuously.
Unsurprisingly, it became difficult for Yu Tianheng to touch Lin Yan. He quickly grew more and more irritable, and in the end, before Lin Yan could even say anything, his eyes turned blood-red and he began to pant like an ox.
At this moment, Lin Yan finally discovered the clue and spoke slowly.
"Are you becoming more irritable after using the Dragon Transformation?"
In his blind rage, Yu Tianheng naturally did not answer. He was like a madman now, disregarding his soul power consumption entirely. Violent arcs of lightning danced wildly around his body, as if he wanted to tear Lin Yan to shreds the second he caught him.
Dugu Yan, watching from below the stage, couldn't help but advise him.
"Tianheng, let's just concede."
"Shut up!" the transformed Yu Tianheng roared, "I must kill this bastard today! I will smash his bones one by one!"
Long-standing pride had fostered an extremely conceited personality in Yu Tianheng. He could not accept that his peers were stronger than him, nor could he accept failure, so the reason for his hatred toward Lin Yan was simple.
Even as he spoke, his eyes remained locked on Lin Yan, as if he were ready to devour him whole.
Lin Yan nodded slightly, his expression unchanged. Having roughly figured out the side effects of the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique, he no longer had the mood to waste any more time.
Retracting his Dragon Wings, he once again coated his fists in flames.
In the next second, the eerie purple figure vanished instantly, the force of his explosive dash even kicking up a cloud of dust where he had stood.
BOOM!
The Fire Fist slammed directly into Yu Tianheng, who hadn't had time to react, sending the blue figure flying backward like a hunched-over shrimp.
"Tianheng!"
Dugu Yan let out a shrill cry, then looked toward the referee.
"Referee, we forfeit!"
"It only counts if the team member on the arena says it themselves."
The referee's cold refusal sent Dugu Yan's heart plummeting to the bottom of a valley.
Fortunately, at the speed Yu Tianheng was flying backward, he should land outside the perimeter of the Soul Fighting Arena, which would spare him from any further attacks.
However...
The purple figure descended from the sky, pinning the airborne Yu Tianheng to the ground with a single stomp.
Yu Tianheng coughed up a spray of blood from the sheer force of the kick.
Outside the arena, Yu Xiaogang stood up in a fit of agitation.
"Lin Yan, what are you doing?"
"This is the Soul Fighting Field."
The man's furious voice reached Lin Yan's ears. Lin Yan turned his head, glanced at Yu Xiaogang, and then refocused his gaze on Yu Tianheng.
"That's your uncle, isn't it? He's my team's instructor."
"What?"
Yu Tianheng's eyes were filled with disbelief. Lin Yan didn't care, continuing his explanation instead.
"Surely you must know what happened to him."
"That guy wanted to prove his theories were correct, so he became a teacher and started instructing students."
"So, do you understand now?"
He didn't finish his sentence, leaving plenty of room for the other to imagine the rest.
On the ground, Yu Tianheng, whose Martial Soul had been stomped out of him, quickly regained his senses. After grasping the meaning behind Lin Yan's words, he glanced at Yu Xiaogang outside the arena.
Immediately afterward, he was so infuriated that his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
Lin Yan's expression froze; he hadn't expected this guy's ability to accept reality to be so poor. Could this also be a side effect of the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique?
"Tsk, how boring."
He cast a disdainful glance at the other, then kicked Yu Tianheng off the stage.
The conscious members of the Imperial Fighting Team immediately swarmed over, and at this moment, the referee finally made the announcement.
"Shrek team wins!"
"Woohoo!"
"Lin Yan is so cool!"
"Brother, you're awesome!"
Unlike the somber atmosphere where Ye Lingling was silently casting her Healing Aura for the students, Dai Mubai and the others on the stage had already surrounded Lin Yan.
Winners are kings, losers are villains.
This time, the invincible Imperial Fighting Team had finally experienced the taste their past opponents had endured.
Amidst the noisy crowd, Lin Yan didn't forget the business of the day. He stepped out from the group and approached Dugu Yan.
"Tell your grandfather that I will be waiting for him at the Suotuo City hotel three nights from now."
"Just tell him I am the son-in-law of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master."