Chu Men tapped the ground with his foot and drifted away like a leaf, easily dodging the attack.
"Second Soul Skill, Thunder Blade!"
A blue blade of energy came slicing after him, following up with practiced precision.
Chu Men dodged to the side again, letting the thunder blade strike the ground behind him and blast out a huge crater.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Thunderstorm!"
Seeing that his single-target attack had failed, Yu Songtao immediately switched to an area attack.
Soul Power quickly gathered, and countless bolts of lightning rained down from the sky, their dazzling blue light engulfing Chu Men completely!
Yet Chu Men moved nimbly through the lightning, strolling at his leisure and handling it with ease!
Every so often, he even taunted Yu Songtao:
"Hey, did you forget to eat? No power, no aim—you've got no punch at all!"
Yu Songtao burned with fury and immediately increased the output of his Soul Power!
The web of lightning grew denser and denser!
A few thick bolts even began tracking Chu Men nimbly under Yu Songtao's control.
Chu Men darted about with agility, occasionally raising a hand to smash a bolt of lightning.
The lightning not only failed to hurt him, it turned into pure Soul Power and surged through his limbs and bones!
He could withstand the lightning of a Soul King—and even convert it!
As Yu Songtao watched Chu Men dodge the encircling lightning again and again, he grew increasingly anxious, and the Thunderstorm grew ever more ferocious.
Victory seemed just within reach!
But caught up in the fight, he failed to realize that Chu Men was merely toying with him.
A hint of a smile appeared on Liu Erlong's face as she watched from the sidelines.
Just as expected of someone this old lady had put through the wringer—their mental fortitude and battle sense kept getting stronger!
A powerful sense of satisfaction filled her heart!
Especially with someone surnamed Yu right there watching. There was no doubt she'd just put one over on him.
A smug expression unconsciously appeared on Liu Erlong's face, though even she didn't notice it.
Yu Zhentian's expression, meanwhile, grew uglier by the moment.
Yu Songtao's attacks were fierce, and he seemed to have the upper hand, but he couldn't inflict any real damage. Meanwhile, his Soul Power was draining faster and faster.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's Martial Soul excelled in attack, defense, and damage, and its lightning even carried armor-piercing and paralyzing effects. Its one weakness, though, was endurance.
After a dozen or so breaths, Yu Songtao realized it too.
His attacks couldn't even touch the hem of Chu Men's clothes, and Elder Yu Zhentian and Liu Erlong were both watching from the sidelines.
He couldn't drag this out any longer!
A Soul King fighting a Soul Ancestor, and already losing momentum from the start? He'd never live that down!
He steeled himself, channeled his Soul Power, and unleashed the sole skill granted by his Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring—
"Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Rush!"
The black Soul Ring flashed. Countless streams of lightning poured into Yu Songtao's body, and his speed instantly skyrocketed.
Yu Songtao's dragon eyes quickly locked onto Chu Men. With a flash of lightning, he shoved forward with his dragon claw.
A blue lightning dragon, bearing seven-tenths of its full splendor, roared toward Chu Men. It did, in fact, have quite a presence!
"Now that's more like it." Chu Men grinned. "Guess it's time for this grandpa to get serious too.
"Inversion—reverse attack direction!"
Chu Men snapped his fingers, and the Inversion Pen turned into a purple blur, landing precisely on the lightning dragon's forehead.
The next second, the lightning dragon abruptly wheeled around on the spot and charged straight at Yu Songtao.
"What?!"
Yu Songtao's pupils shrank. He tried to dodge, but it was already too late.
The lightning dragon slammed into him. The lightning itself didn't do much damage to him, but the tremendous impact still sent him flying!
More than half the dragon scales on his body shattered.
"Pfft—"
Yu Songtao spat out a mouthful of blood and crashed heavily to the ground.
"How is this possible?!"
Yu Songtao stared at Chu Men in disbelief, unable to make sense of it.
"What kind of Soul Skill was that?"
But all he got in response was Chu Men's cheeky voice—
"Guess?"
Before the words had even faded, a pitch-black Uzi submachine gun had appeared in Chu Men's hands.
Let's shoot him for a minute first!
"Rat-tat-tat—"
Angry tongues of fire burst from the muzzle, and bullets poured out like raindrops.
Yu Songtao hadn't even reacted before sparks flew from the dragon scales covering his body.
The once-hard scales covering him had lost their luster. They were riddled with dents, and blood seeped out here and there.
"Ah!"
Yu Songtao screamed, then scrambled to his feet and used the last of his Soul Power to painfully raise a thick shield of dragon scales.
Chu Men didn't rush. He tossed a flashbang, followed by a concussion grenade.
"Bang! Vmmm!!"
A blinding white flash was followed by an enormous roar, instantly robbing Yu Songtao of his senses.
His vision went black and his head spun. All that remained in his ears was a fierce ringing.
Taking advantage of the opening, Chu Men tossed out a high-explosive grenade. It sailed over the dragon-scale shield and landed precisely beside Yu Songtao's feet.
"Boom!!"
A violent explosion erupted. Dust billowed, and the shock wave blasted him through the air once more.
The entire sequence flowed like water.
[Holy crap, conventional weapons against Soul Masters? That's an entire dimension of difference!]
[You can't put it like that. His opponent had already burned through most of his Soul Power—that's why the explosives were so effective!]
[The streamer keeps getting stronger. He still can't handle someone at Liu Erlong's level, but against a Soul King, he's got it in the bag!]
As if he'd just finished bullying a kid, Chu Men blew the smoke from the submachine gun's muzzle and glanced at Liu Erlong and the others, who'd been caught in the crossfire.
He raised his chin slightly in celebration!
Liu Erlong had covered Xiao Wu's ears, while Yu Zhentian had raised an enormous protective barrier in front of himself.
Just as Chu Men got distracted showing off, Yu Songtao forced his way forward once more. Beneath his broken dragon scales, he threw a plain, desperate punch.
No wonder it was the greatest Beast Martial Soul under heaven—it could really take a beating!
Seeing this, Chu Men tossed aside the light machine gun and met him with both fists raised!
Let's see how much this Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon can take.
"Thud, thud, thud..."
Neither of them used Soul Power. They traded blows, flesh against flesh, locked in a fierce struggle.
Yu Songtao's fists landed on Chu Men, but not only was Chu Men unharmed, his bones and muscles grew sturdier still.
The damage-reversal trait was working to perfection against this Soul King, whose rank was not far above his own!
Yu Songtao, meanwhile, grew more and more desperate with every blow.
As his muscles, bones, and joints took hit after hit, he could muster less and less strength, while Chu Men's blows grew ever more ferocious.
The scales tipped further and further.
Before long, Yu Songtao had been beaten until his face was swollen and bruised, until he looked like a pig's head!
"I... surrender!"
Yu Songtao collapsed to the ground and said weakly, his voice full of despair.
Humiliation!
Yu Songtao spat out bloody broken teeth. Through his blurry vision, all he could see was the sole of Chu Men's shoe.
Forty years of pride had been knocked flying in a single morning. Amid the ringing in his ears, all he could hear was that one line—
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was doomed!
Yu Zhentian glanced at Yu Songtao's miserable state, his killing intent stabbing toward Chu Men like something tangible!
But for Liu Erlong's sake, Chu Men stopped. He flexed his numb fists and looked down at Yu Songtao.
"Should've admitted defeat sooner. But no, you had to act like a hotheaded fool and represent your whatever-the-hell Tyrant Dragon. You had to take a vicious beating before you were satisfied?"
Yu Songtao's chest heaved violently. He tried several times, but couldn't get back to his feet.
Seeing how unwilling to give up he looked, Chu Men wondered if he should finish him off and nip the problem in the bud...
But he hadn't noticed Yu Zhentian standing nearby, his face ashen, veins bulging across the back of his hand. He was clearly furious beyond measure.
"You insolent brat!"
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