The Birth of a Loser and Unyielding Spirit

"Elemental Control!"

Gu Yue was truly the successor to the Silver Dragon King's other astonishing wisdom; the moment she saw the domain, she reacted instantly.

Dark and light elements erupted from her body simultaneously. Under the influence of her second soul skill, the two elements converged into a pair of vortices. Violent elemental power surged within them, slamming fiercely against the Monarch Domain.

Taking advantage of the brief obstruction caused by the elemental force, Gu Yue's body lit up with silver radiance, and she vanished like a streak of light.

"Spatial power? It seems the Gu Yue of this lifetime has awakened more than six elements ahead of schedule."

Jiang Xiu's gaze shifted. He was not in the slightest affected by the failure of his Monarch Domain; instead, his blood-red eyes tracked Gu Yue's constantly shifting figure, secretly calculating something.

"Gu Yue still has about sixty percent of her soul power remaining. No rush, it will be over soon."

Jiang Xiu's blood energy surged once more as he lunged toward Gu Yue, baiting her into attacking and continuously draining her soul power.

With the Body Sect's most formidable ultimate technique, the Flawless Golden Body, Jiang Xiu had absolutely no need to worry about sustaining injuries.

As things stood, other than getting him covered in saliva—which was filthy—Gu Yue couldn't hurt him at all.

Moreover, this was merely the first stage of the Flawless Golden Body. Once cultivated to its highest level, one could even rival gods with a mortal frame!

Although Gu Yue had the replenishment of her first soul skill, Elemental Tide, her soul power continued to drop as she constantly obstructed Jiang Xiu's attacks. Furthermore, she discovered that her current attacks could barely break through Jiang Xiu's defenses.

"Is he even human? The sturdiness of this body is almost approaching that of a Spirit Master with a power-attack type beast soul at the Spirit Ancestor level."

The calm and indifferent expression on Gu Yue's pretty face had long since vanished, replaced by deep solemnity.

She realized she had been careless. Na'er hadn't found some ordinary genius; she had found a top-tier powerhouse!

Furthermore, a faint pressure emanated from Jiang Xiu, making her feel quite stifled and causing the Silver Dragon King bloodline within her to stir restlessly.

In the monitoring room, Na'er was already beaming, her pink cherry lips slightly curled.

According to the law of conservation of energy, smiles never disappear; they only transfer.

The smile that had previously been on Gu Yue's face had now successfully transferred to her own.

"This Gu Yue truly has good talent, possessing seven elements, one of which is the rare spatial element. This trip wasn't in vain."

Leng Yaozhu parted her red lips and whispered softly.

"Master, will you take Gu Yue as your disciple?"

Na'er looked at her master and asked with some hesitation, her pretty face showing a hint of reluctance, as if something she liked was about to be taken away.

"Of course not. One disciple is enough. There are so many geniuses in the world; surely you don't expect me to take them all in?"

Leng Yaozhu seemed to see through Na'er's thoughts and chuckled.

She intended to bring Gu Yue into the Spirit Pagoda and cultivate her into one of the future Four Great Spirit Envoys. After all, under the control of the Qiangu Family, the power of their Phoenix Clan was shrinking, and she had to make preparations early.

"Hehe, I knew you were the best, Master."

Hearing this, Na'er felt a slight sense of relief and turned her gaze back to the soul guidance screen.

"Gu Yue, the elemental control you are so proud of is now so weak and pathetic, and you still don't know that your defeat is already sealed."

Watching Gu Yue struggle, Na'er whispered with a knowing tone.

Jiang Xiu's first soul skill was formidable, and while his second soul skill had a certain restriction, Na'er also felt it was completely overpowered. After being dominated by it once, she had never dared to fight Jiang Xiu again while burning through her soul power.

Clearly, Na'er could see that the Jiang Xiu on the field was gradually lifting that restriction on his second soul skill.

"It's coming!"

Suddenly, Na'er's eyes narrowed, and a mischievous smile appeared on her lips, as if the outcome on the field was already set.

"Gu Yue, let's end this duel today. After all, Na'er's request was to finish the match in three minutes."

Watching Gu Yue continue to shift positions, Jiang Xiu slowly came to a halt. He glanced at the clock on the wall, a faint smile touching his lips.

"What do you mean? Are you admitting defeat?"

Seeing Jiang Xiu stop, Gu Yue looked at him with confusion, unable to understand his intent.

"No, it means you have already lost."

Jiang Xiu raised his left hand slightly, his second soul ring glowing with purple light, and pointed vaguely at Gu Yue in the distance.

In the next instant, a streak of black light shot out like a bolt of lightning. It seemed to leap through space, reaching Gu Yue in the blink of an eye.

Gu Yue wanted to use her spatial element to dodge again, but she was astonished to find that this black light had already locked onto her aura; she had nowhere to hide.

However, Gu Yue did not detect any offensive power from the black light. It looked like an ordinary orb of light, completely harmless.

"Hum!"

The black light reached Gu Yue and, like a fish entering water, instantly merged into her shadow.

"Devouring Shadow of Ultimate Evil!"

Seeing this, the soul power within Jiang Xiu surged, and he clenched his left hand in the air.

Just as Gu Yue was feeling puzzled, she suddenly discovered that her shadow was slowly standing up, separating itself from her body.

As her shadow detached, the remaining thirty percent of the soul power in her body began to drain rapidly, flowing from her into the shadow.

"What is this?"

Feeling the weakness spreading through her body as her soul power faded, Gu Yue's pretty face trembled slightly, her beautiful eyes fixed intently on Jiang Xiu.

At this moment, she also discovered that she had been frozen in place like a statue, while her own shadow stood upright before her.

As the shadow raised its hands, Gu Yue realized that she could not control her own hands either, and they rose in tandem.

It was as if she were being dominated by her own shadow!

"Say it: I admit defeat."

Jiang Xiu strolled toward Gu Yue and gave the command.

As Jiang Xiu's words fell, the shadow actually opened its mouth; although no sound emerged, Gu Yue found her own red lips parting to speak.

"I... will not... admit defeat..."

Feeling herself being manipulated, Gu Yue felt a surge of anger while resisting, but there was also a faint sense of shame. She was the Silver Dragon King! Yet now, she was being controlled by a human boy.

And she still had no idea how this human boy's soul skill had taken effect!

"I... admit defeat!"

But as the last trace of soul power in her body surged toward the shadow, Gu Yue could no longer hold on and uttered those three words.

Her transformation cultivation was currently sealed, and furthermore, she had to join the Spirit Pagoda for the sake of her future grand plan; she absolutely could not reveal any strength beyond her current cultivation level.

"Match over, Jiang Xiu wins!"

Following Gu Yue's concession, that mechanical voice rang out once more within the Battle Space.

Damnable Na'er, I will definitely get my revenge in the future!

Gu Yue watched as her shadow returned to her feet, whispering in shame. Her noble self, the Silver Dragon King, had been utterly defeated before this human boy.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear; at this moment, the doors to the Battle Space opened, and Na'er walked in slowly, following Leng Yaozhu.

"Na'er, are you feeling very smug right now!"

Gu Yue's indignant voice resonated within Na'er's Sea of Consciousness.