Soul Duel: Dragon Transformation

"..."

Seeing the expectation in Shui Yue'er's eyes, Jiang Lan called out without the slightest psychological burden:

"Senior Sister Yue'er~"

It was just calling her senior sister. So what if he had to call her a loli mom?

Right, right, loli moms were always right.

"Hehe~" Shui Yue'er smiled even more happily. She patted her chest, putting on the air of an older sister as she said in a childish voice, "Junior Brother, if anyone bullies you from now on, just tell me. Big Sister will protect you!"

"Pfft~ Who protects whom is still uncertain. Lan'er is a genius with Innate Full Soul Power, and he has already obtained his first Soul Ring. His Soul Power is several levels higher than Yue'er's. Yue'er's idea probably won't come true." Shui Qinghan burst into laughter at Shui Yue'er's adorably confident appearance.

"Ah~ How could this be..." Shui Yue'er's little face instantly fell, her cute features filled with disappointment.

"It's okay. My Martial Soul's support abilities are very strong. When the time comes, I can support Senior Sister Yue'er," Jiang Lan comforted her.

"Really?" Shui Yue'er's eyes lit up as she asked.

"Of course~"

"Junior Brother is an Auxiliary Soul Master?" Shui Bing'er asked curiously.

"No, I'm a strong attack-type Soul Master. It's just that my Martial Soul has very powerful support abilities. Not only can it make my teammates immune to attribute attacks, it can also heal their injuries and restore their Soul Power. It can even grant them an additional fifty percent damage boost," Jiang Lan replied, shaking his head.

"Sis, could this be a domain Soul Skill?!" Shui Qingrou subconsciously looked toward Shui Qinghan and asked quietly.

For a veteran Soul Master Academy like Skywater Academy, domain Soul Skills were no secret.

"Mhm." Shui Qinghan nodded slightly and explained, "This is Lan'er's Martial Soul's innate domain. We've truly found a treasure this time."

Innate domains were abilities possessed only by Martial Souls of extremely high quality.

To put it bluntly, Shui Bing'er's Innate Soul Power was level nine because level nine was the limit of her talent. Jiang Lan's Innate Soul Power was level ten because Innate Full Soul Power only went up to level ten.

Though the difference appeared to be only one level of Innate Soul Power, in truth, it was the difference between heaven and earth.

"An innate domain?! No wonder you accepted him as your disciple, Sister," Shui Qingrou said with feeling.

"What a powerful support ability! Little Junior Brother, are you really a strong attack-type Soul Master?" Shui Bing'er could not help asking.

Immunity to attribute attacks, healing injuries, restoring Soul Power, and an additional fifty percent damage boost.

Such support abilities had already far surpassed disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at the same level.

"Absolutely genuine. If Senior Sister Bing'er doesn't believe me, we can have a Soul Duel right now." Jiang Lan smiled.

"A Soul Duel? Sure!" A flicker of fighting spirit flashed through Shui Bing'er's eyes as she nodded at once.

"Then I'll serve as the referee." Shui Qinghan smiled.

Fortunately, the courtyard was spacious enough to serve as a Soul Duel arena for the two of them.

"Yue'er, come here." Shui Qingrou called out to Shui Yue'er and pulled her to her side.

"Both sides, retreat ten meters," Shui Qinghan said.

The two obeyed and slowly backed away. Only after each had retreated ten meters did they stop.

"Both sides, release your Martial Souls!"

The moment Shui Qinghan finished speaking, Shui Bing'er immediately released her Water-Congealing Flying Luan Martial Soul. A bright yellow Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath her feet, and the air around her began to freeze at a visible rate. A thin layer of ice even appeared over the grass in the courtyard.

Jiang Lan likewise entered Martial Soul Possession. His hands underwent Dragon Transformation, his black hair instantly lengthening and turning an almost-white icy blue. His dark eyes became blood-red, and an icy-blue horn grew from his forehead. As his Martial Soul possessed him, Jiang Lan grew nearly a head taller, reaching almost one meter sixty in height. Muscles bulged all over his body, brimming with the beauty of power.

"Wow~ Junior Brother is so handsome!" Shui Yue'er's eyes lit up at the sight of Jiang Lan after Martial Soul Possession, her gaze filled with little stars.

"This is... Dragon Transformation?!" Shui Qingrou cried out as she stared at Jiang Lan's fully transformed hands.

Thunderclap Academy and Skywater Academy were both among the Five Elements Academies, so Skywater Academy was naturally no stranger to Dragon Transformation.

After all, the force backing Thunderclap Academy was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

The collateral disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan generally studied at Thunderclap Academy, so Skywater Academy had naturally witnessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's Dragon Transformation secret art before.

Even practitioners of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Dragon Transformation secret art had to reach level forty before they could use it. Even the exceptionally gifted needed to reach level thirty.

Yet this was the first time she had seen someone like Jiang Lan, who could undergo Dragon Transformation with only one Soul Ring.

After Jiang Lan entered Martial Soul Possession, a noble and resplendent pale-purple Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath his feet, radiating intense Soul Power fluctuations.

"A... a Millennium Soul Ring?!" Shui Bing'er stared at the Millennium Soul Ring rising beneath Jiang Lan's feet, momentarily stunned.

"A Millennium first ring?! H-How is that possible?!" Shui Qingrou covered her red lips lightly, her beautiful eyes wide as she cried out.

Seeing the shocked expression on her younger sister's face, Shui Qinghan nodded with a satisfied look. She could not be the only one getting startled.

"Junior Brother is amazing!" Shui Yue'er clapped her hands, sincerely happy for Jiang Lan.

"The Soul Duel begins!" Shui Qinghan declared.

Hearing this, Shui Bing'er came back to her senses, and a trace of determination flashed through her eyes.

So what if his first Soul Ring was a Millennium Soul Ring?

She would not admit defeat so easily!

"First Soul Skill, Ice Seal!" Shui Bing'er waved her delicate hand, and a mass of icy-blue Soul Power slammed into the ground. Ice spikes immediately began sprouting from the grass, rapidly spreading toward Jiang Lan.

Watching the ice spikes spread toward him, Jiang Lan did not choose to dodge. Instead, he unfolded his innate domain—the Sea of Tides—and allowed the ice spikes to strike him and seal him in ice.

As expected, Ice Seal only counts as an abnormal status, not an attribute attack. Instantly frozen by Shui Bing'er's first Soul Skill, Jiang Lan sighed inwardly. Then he violently shook both arms and shattered the ice around him.

"What?! He broke free from Ice Seal so quickly!" Shui Bing'er's expression changed, and her first Soul Ring flashed again.

"First Soul Skill, Ice Seal!"

"First Soul Skill, Flash Strike!" Seeing this, Jiang Lan's Millennium Soul Ring flashed. He raised a hand and punched the grass fiercely, applying the additional effect of Starlight Strike to himself.

Ground HP -1.

If the opponent was not in a boosted state, they would be immune to all abnormal statuses and ability-reduction statuses for two minutes.

And the ground just so happened not to be in a boosted state.

By then, a great mass of ice spikes had already spread before Jiang Lan.

Yet before those ice spikes could touch him, they were blocked by an invisible force.

"My Soul Skill... failed?" Shui Bing'er stared at her first Soul Skill being neutralized, completely dumbfounded.

It works after all. The corners of Jiang Lan's lips curled up slightly.