Dragon Fist Subdues White Tiger · Ice Fire Plays with Golden Crow

Dai Yueheng suppressed the complex emotions in his heart and stepped forward, his attitude appearing quite humble as he cupped his fists toward Long Jinyu. "Junior Long's strength is astonishing; it is truly admirable. I wonder if I might have the honor of requesting a spar, so that my Evil Eye White Tiger martial soul might witness just how vast the gap is between us."

Ma Xiaotao was immediately displeased upon hearing this. Supporting Long Jinyu, she glared at Dai Yueheng and Wu Ming with annoyance. "What is wrong with you two? The kid just 'went through a bitter battle,' and not only do you not show any concern, but you're also more bellicose than the last? Trying to kick him while he's down?"

Long Jinyu always felt there was some ulterior motive behind Dai Yueheng's request, but that sincere expression made it impossible to find any leverage.

He thought to himself: As expected... he has much deeper schemes than that brute Dai Huabin...

Yan Shaozhe happened to want to further observe Long Jinyu's performance against different types of assault-system soul masters, especially beast martial souls like Dai Yueheng's that excelled in power and explosive force, so he went with the flow. "Since Yueheng has the heart for it, you should spar with Jinyu as well. Jinyu, feeling the tyrannical power of his Evil Eye White Tiger martial soul will be beneficial to you."

Long Jinyu: "???"

No, 'Dean,' did I agree to this? Are you addicted to watching the show now?

Upon second thought: Fine, fine. Since you all want to probe my bottom line, I might as well teach you all a lesson. It'll be a good way to establish my prestige in the Inner Court, so that any Tom, Dick, or Harry won't dare to come testing me in the future. Hehehe~

"Hey! Teacher! How could you be like this too?" Ma Xiaotao was anxious. "He just... got injured!" She tried hard to find excuses for Long Jinyu.

Seeing this, Long Jinyu leaned into Ma Xiaotao's ear, lowered his voice, and said with a smile, "Senior Sister, have you forgotten? I have the Ultimate Life attribute; my recovery power is super strong. This little bit of consumption is nothing."

Ma Xiaotao was stunned. Recalling it, it did seem to be the case? She had been worrying for nothing.

However, she still feigned anger and gave Long Jinyu's butt a light kick. "Go, go, go! If you want to go, then go! Don't come back crying if you lose!"

Long Jinyu rubbed his butt with a grin and turned to walk toward the center of the field.

Yan Shaozhe served as the referee once again. Dai Yueheng and Long Jinyu stood facing each other.

"Dai Yueheng, sixty-second-level assault-system battle soul emperor, please advise!"

"Long Jinyu, forty-fifth-level assault-system Soul Ancestor, please advise!"

"Begin!"

"Senior Dai," Long Jinyu kindly reminded, "don't hold back. Use all your amplification soul skills like White Tiger Vajra Transformation and White Tiger Demon God Transformation; it'll be more satisfying that way."

A flash of light crossed Dai Yueheng's eyes, and he did not decline. "Good! Then Junior, be careful!"

"Third soul skill—White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

"Fifth soul skill—White Tiger Demon God Transformation!"

With two low roars, Dai Yueheng's body suddenly expanded, his muscles knotting as white fur covered his skin. The "King" character on his forehead shone brilliantly, and his momentum instantly climbed to its peak, filled with a sense of wild power! This was his strongest state!

Following that, his sixth soul ring flashed, and blinding golden light erupted from Dai Yueheng's body.

"Sixth soul skill—White Tiger Destruction Kill!"

Two streams of golden light intertwined and converged, actually condensing in the air into a "Kill" character filled with oppressive force. Carrying extreme sharpness and an aura of destruction, it lunged straight at Long Jinyu! This was his strongest finishing move, condensing his attack power to the extreme!

Facing this strike, which was enough to severely injure an ordinary soul emperor, Long Jinyu did not dodge. The pair of iridescent Nine-Colored Dragon Wings behind him instantly unfolded, crossing to shield his front.

"Boom—!"

The "Kill" character slammed heavily into the dragon wings, emitting a loud noise and kicking up a sky full of dust.

"Kid! Are you stupid? Why didn't you dodge?!" Ma Xiaotao felt her heart tighten and couldn't help but shout.

The dust quickly dissipated...

Long Jinyu was seen standing motionless. Those magnificent dragon wings slowly unfolded; there wasn't even a single scratch on them. The light flowed across them as if they had just been brushed by a gentle breeze.

Ma Xiaotao: "..."

What on earth was I worrying about? I forgot this kid is harder than a turtle shell...

Dai Yueheng: "???"

He could hardly believe his eyes!

Are you kidding me?! My strongest strike didn't even hurt his wings?! For others, wings are a weakness, but for him, they're an invincible shield?!

Just as Dai Yueheng was shocked and distracted, Long Jinyu moved! His hands were covered in fine, colorful dragon scales before anyone knew it. His figure turned into a blurred afterimage, appearing before Dai Yueheng almost like a teleportation! A simple and direct Dragon Fist, containing terrifying immense power, imprinted itself onto Dai Yueheng's crossed, blocking arms.

"Bang!"

Dai Yueheng only felt an irresistible force coming at him, and his whole body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, heading straight out of the field!

But Long Jinyu clearly didn't intend to hurt him. Almost simultaneously, he flapped his dragon wings, his figure blurred again, and he appeared at the end of Dai Yueheng's flight trajectory even faster. He reached out and caught him steadily, a gentle stream of Ultimate Life energy flowing into him to soothe his impact and surging blood.

The entire battle process took less than two minutes. Dai Yueheng, defeated in seconds!

Dai Yueheng landed in Long Jinyu's arms, still a bit dazed. Feeling the power coming from the other's arms and that warm life energy, he looked up to see Long Jinyu's excessively exquisite profile at close range, and his face felt inexplicably hot.

This junior... not only is his strength ridiculously strong, but he also knows how to hold back. He even caught me and treated me for fear I'd get hurt? And he's... actually quite... good-looking?

Long Jinyu: "???"

No, big brother, why are you blushing like a teapot? I'm a man! A pure one!

He hurriedly helped Dai Yueheng stand straight and gave a light cough to hide his embarrassment. "Cough, cough, Senior Dai, are you alright?"

Dai Yueheng quickly regained his senses, suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, and praised sincerely, "I'm fine, I'm fine. Many thanks to you for holding back, Junior. You... are truly strong. I am convinced of my defeat."

His words carried genuine admiration, mixed with a hint of appreciation for Long Jinyu's character.

Wu Ming, who had witnessed the whole thing from the side, saw her eager flames of excitement instantly extinguished by more than half. She quietly shrank back, already starting to have second thoughts in her heart. This junior was clearly even more ferocious than she had imagined!

How could Yan Shaozhe let her off? He immediately called her out. "Wu Ming, don't just stand there. Go up and spar with Jinyu as well, and let him experience the characteristics of different fire-attribute martial souls."

Wu Ming: "!!!"

Dean! You are pushing me into a pit of fire!

Long Jinyu chuckled.

Actually, this is perfect... hehehe~

He looked at Wu Ming, a "kind" smile appearing on his face: "Senior Sister Wu Ming, please enlighten me~"

The result was self-evident.

When fighting Wu Ming, Long Jinyu was not nearly as "gentle and protective of the fair sex."

On one hand, he wanted to continue testing his skills; on the other... there was a bit of "personal vendetta." Who told this young lady to always love stirring up trouble and watching the show? It was the perfect opportunity to use all the moves he couldn't bear to use on Ma Xiaotao on Wu Ming instead!

He no longer relied solely on defense... oh no.

It should be said... he stopped holding back...

He went straight on the offensive!

He had Wu Ming's head spinning.

He alternated between his dual attributes of ice and fire. At times, he used fireballs condensed from Ultimate Fire to bombard her, forcing her to jump around frantically, and at other times, he used Ultimate Ice to create ice prisons to restrict her movement. Finally, he used Ultimate Power to shatter her defenses, sending her out of the arena with a precise strike, and incidentally wrapping her in a layer of frost "plastic wrap."

"Ouch!" Wu Ming cried out as she flew backward.

Long Jinyu still had a good sense of proportion; he flashed over to catch her by the waist, simultaneously following up with Ultimate Life energy to heal her. He looked a bit embarrassed: "Ahem, well... Senior Sister Wu Ming, I'm sorry. I didn't control my strength well, I didn't control it..."

Wu Ming was so angry she reached out to pinch the soft flesh at Long Jinyu's waist and twisted: "You brat! You definitely did that on purpose! You weren't like this when you fought Xiaotao! Double standards! Such double standards!"

Although she complained, her inner abacus was clicking away: Hehehe~ Getting to be held openly by my junior brother just for a few minor injuries? This wave isn't a loss! A little pain is fine, he'll heal it anyway... This 'heater' is so comfortable to hold. If I hold on a bit longer, maybe my Martial Soul really will evolve?

Long Jinyu hissed in pain as she pinched him: "Hey, hey, hey! Senior Sister Wu Ming! I was wrong, I was wrong! Easy! My waist is going to break!"

Yan Shaozhe watched from the side, beaming: It's a good thing I arranged a few more matches. This kid kills everyone else in seconds. So, the back-and-forth he had with Xiaotao earlier was basically... flirting? That final blow that sent her flying was such a perfunctory performance!

Ma Xiaotao stood on the sidelines with her arms crossed, watching Long Jinyu show "no mercy" to Dai Yueheng and Wu Ming while still providing timely healing, then comparing it to the cautious "holding back" and protection he had shown her earlier. The tiny bit of disappointment she had felt due to the gap in their strength vanished, replaced by a sense of peace and a hint of sweetness.

It seems... I should treat this brat a little better in the future. She reaffirmed this thought in her heart, unable to suppress the corners of her mouth.