You Can't Fall into the Same Pit Twice

"Not bad, kid."

Yu Xiaotian watched his son unleash two Soul Skills in a row and immediately activated Martial Soul Possession without hesitation.

He'd learned that lesson the hard way.

Back when he'd sparred with Yu Tianchen, he'd underestimated how terrifying his son could be when he brought all his tricks to bear. He'd figured that as a Soul Saint, there was no need to activate his Martial Soul to fight a mere Soul Grandmaster.

He'd nearly been beaten into the ground. By the end, he'd been forced to activate his Martial Soul, and almost lost every last shred of dignity.

Since then, Yu Xiaotian had understood that his son was a complete freak, and couldn't be measured by ordinary standards.

"Xiaochen, are you going all out right away, or taking it step by step?"

After the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul possessed him, Yu Xiaotian's body took on distinct dragon-like features.

Thunder crackled around the dragon claws that had replaced his arms, radiating tremendous pressure.

Even his voice carried a hint of arrogant confidence.

"What's the point of dragging things out?"

"Of course I'm going all out."

Yu Tianchen's lips curled up. He brought his hands together.

"Great Sun Thunder Body—Bronze Thunder Body, activate!"

"Five Thunder Shock Drums—Limit Excitation Stance, activate!"

The Five Thunder Shock Drums appeared behind Yu Tianchen, linked to one another by lightning as they blazed with dazzling light.

At the same time, his body, hidden beneath his armor, began to take on a bronze sheen, streaked with lightning patterns.

Yu Xiaotian didn't stop him. He watched with interest.

He'd seen all this before.

There was nothing to be surprised about.

He wanted to see what improvements his son had made on top of this foundation.

After activating the Great Sun Thunder Body and the Five Thunder Shock Drums' Limit Excitation Stance one after the other,

Yu Tianchen paused.

He closed his eyes and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

"Eight Gates Resonance!"

"Open Gate, Rest Gate, Life Gate, Injury Gate..."

Yu Tianchen murmured softly, then suddenly opened his eyes.

"Open!"

Rumble!!

A surging wave of air swept in all directions with a deep hum.

The four acupoints in Yu Tianchen's body entered a state of synchronized resonance. His Soul Power began to boil along with the vibrations, and his aura surged dramatically.

Wave after wave of air rose around him.

"This aura..."

Feeling the unending waves of air and seeing his son's sudden surge in power,

Yu Xiaotian narrowed his eyes, alarm bells ringing in his mind.

Could the kid actually force him to use his sixth Soul Skill and Martial Soul Avatar today?!

Yu Xiaotian and Yu Tianchen's sparring sessions could be divided into stages.

The first stage had been the shortest: the time Yu Xiaotian had nearly been turned over because he'd fought without activating his Martial Soul.

After that, Yu Xiaotian had held back his Soul Power, gradually unleashing more as Yu Tianchen grew stronger.

In their last two bouts, Yu Tianchen had ended up forcing him to use his fifth Soul Skill.

Judging by how things looked now, his son might be able to force him to use his sixth Soul Skill.

Sure, being forced to use a sixth Soul Skill by a Soul Grandmaster sounded pretty humiliating.

But when that Soul Grandmaster was his son, it was another matter entirely.

His son was a top-tier freak on the continent!

While Yu Xiaotian was feeling both proud and impressed, Yu Tianchen's voice rang out from across the field:

"Dad, you'd better watch out!"

He breathed out a wisp of white mist.

His hair fluttered upward in the waves of air rising around him.

The next instant, a sonic boom cracked through the air.

Yu Tianchen vanished.

At the same time, five thunder dragons descended from the sky, roaring as they charged at Yu Xiaotian.

"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw!"

Fierce lightning flashed over Yu Xiaotian's dragon claws.

He raised his hands and struck one after another, tearing the incoming thunder dragons apart in an instant.

But in the next moment,

Yu Tianchen appeared behind him and delivered a side kick in midair.

Yu Tianchen was fast.

Yu Xiaotian's senses were just as keen.

Almost as soon as Yu Tianchen's kick came in, Yu Xiaotian ducked and dodged the powerful blow.

"Heh, son..."

After dodging Yu Tianchen's attack, Yu Xiaotian was just about to run his mouth and throw off his son's rhythm.

But in the very next moment, a huge foot crackling with lightning slammed into the back of his lowered head.

"Heh, Dad, I've told you more than once."

Seeing Yu Xiaotian take the hit, Yu Tianchen chuckled.

"People can't fall into the same pit twice!"

Lan Minghua's tricks really were effective.

They were practically impossible to guard against in a fight.

Last time they sparred, his dad had fallen for the same trick.

And now, he'd failed to see it coming again!

Hahaha.

"Hmph, you brat..."

The second Yellow Soul Ring beneath Yu Xiaotian lit up.

"Second Soul Skill, Thunderbolt!"

The lightning coiled around Yu Xiaotian burst outward.

Yu Tianchen used the defensive power of the Black Tortoise Thunder Armor to withstand the attack, then rode the force of the lightning up into the sky. The berserk thunder around him gathered into his hands under his guidance, forming long spears of lightning.

"Go."

Yu Tianchen hurled ten spears with tremendous force. Like arrows loosed from a bow, they shot toward Yu Xiaotian.

At the same time, lightning flared around him, and under cover of the ten spears' feint, he charged at Yu Xiaotian again.

"Good! Come on!"

Yu Xiaotian roared as the fourth and fifth Soul Rings beneath him lit up at the same time.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Armor!"

"Fourth Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Roar!"

Lightning armor like dragon scales covered Yu Xiaotian's sturdy frame. He opened his mouth wide, and a beam of lightning, exuding a terrifying aura, shot out.

It shattered all the spears Yu Tianchen had sent flying.

Then Yu Xiaotian charged forward and began fighting Yu Tianchen at close quarters.

Yu Xiaotian had reached the Soul Saint realm, and his combat style had long since settled into place.

His attacks suited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's fierce, domineering nature: broad, powerful, and direct.

But aside from his Soul Skills, his repertoire of attacks was relatively limited.

Yu Tianchen's style, by contrast, was much more varied.

Over the past two years, he hadn't limited his development of the Five Thunder Shock Drums to simply activating their Limit Excitation Stance.

When it came to controlling lightning, he'd drawn on the many different anime he'd watched in his previous life and developed all sorts of techniques suited to his current abilities.

He'd come up with ways to shape elements into beasts, turn them into weapons, compress lightning into beams, and even create effects like Enel's ultimate attack, Raigo.

He'd developed all of those techniques.

The only pity was that he still hadn't figured out how to use lightning to manipulate the magnetic fields within it.

If he could control electromagnetism, there'd be even more he could do.

Yu Tianchen and Yu Xiaotian didn't spar for long.

Since Yu Tianchen had activated Eight Gates Resonance, increasing his battle strength fourfold,

Yu Xiaotian's fifth Soul Skill was already struggling to withstand his attacks.

In the end, Yu Xiaotian unleashed his sixth Soul Skill, defeating Yu Tianchen with overwhelming force.

"Not bad, Xiaochen."

After recalling his Martial Soul, Yu Xiaotian walked over to Yu Tianchen. Seeing how tired his son looked, he wore an expression of both surprise and admiration.

"What new technique have you come up with? How did it make you so much stronger all at once?"