One-on-One Soul Battle, Dugu Lin VS Feng Xiaotian

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As Feng Xiaotian and Dugu Yan walked along, they suddenly discovered a problem—a very serious problem!

"Senior Sister..."

Feng Xiaotian looked at Dugu Yan and the Jade Phosphorous Serpent coiled around her arm and shoulder. He wanted to speak but hesitated, his heart full of doubts.

Dugu Yan turned around and blinked her adorable big eyes. "Little Junior Brother, what's wrong?"

Feng Xiaotian was struck by Dugu Yan's cute appearance and nearly fainted.

"Little Junior Brother? Little Junior Brother? Dummy!"

"Ah? Oh~ Oh~ Senior Sister." Feng Xiaotian came back to his senses and looked at the Martial Soul on Dugu Yan's shoulder. "This snake... wasn't it the Martial Soul Dugu Lin summoned just now? Why does it... feel... like a real soul beast?"

"That's right, it's my little brother's Martial Soul! Let me introduce you. Its name is Little Lin. I often play with it, and we're really close." Dugu Yan answered with an innocent expression.

Your little brother's Martial Soul?

You often played with it?

Feng Xiaotian was not reassured in the slightest. Instead, he grew even more puzzled. "Is it really a Martial Soul? No matter how I look at it... it seems more like a soul beast!"

"That's right! Little Lin is not only a Martial Soul, but also a soul beast! Amazing, right?"

Dugu Yan looked immensely proud as she explained in detail, "Little Lin is a one-of-a-kind External Spirit. It has its own body and consciousness, completely no different from an ordinary soul beast! It eats and sleeps too."

"An External Spirit?! It eats and sleeps?"

Feng Xiaotian stared in shock at the Jade Phosphorous Serpent on Dugu Yan's shoulder. At that moment, he was so stunned that he nearly forgot to breathe!

Could Martial Souls eat and sleep too?

He suddenly recalled that there had once been someone whose Martial Soul was also very unusual. That person was named Yu Xiaogang. But at the time, the world had no clear definition for such special Martial Souls. So this type of Martial Soul was called an External Spirit!

"That's incredible!"

He exclaimed from the bottom of his heart as he watched the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul affectionately rub its head against Dugu Yan's cheek, making her giggle.

He was a little envious... he wanted that too!

Before long, Dugu Lin walked over with a smile. "Little Junior Brother, shall we begin training?"

"Ah? Oh~"

Feng Xiaotian was somewhat dissatisfied with being called Little Junior Brother, but he had more or less accepted it. They were under the same master, after all. Besides, Dugu Lin was Poison Douluo's grandson, so he had received Poison Douluo's guidance long ago.

"How are we training? Are we going to have a soul battle?" Feng Xiaotian asked.

Dugu Lin thought for a moment. "Then let's start with a one-on-one soul battle."

Dugu Lin would not be going to the Great Soul Arena anytime soon. So if he wanted to fight someone his own age... no! Someone at the same Soul Power Level, he could only spar in private.

Dugu Yan said, "You two want to have a soul battle? Then don't hurt yourselves."

The soul battle began.

"First Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Halo!"

"Hisss~~" All of Dugu Lin and the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's attributes increased by thirty percent, making Feng Xiaotian incredibly envious.

An all-attribute enhancement soul skill, and a growth-type all-attribute enhancement soul skill at that, was among the finest of all soul skills. Anyone would envy it.

The man and snake attacked Feng Xiaotian from two directions.

"Second Soul Skill: Twin Wolf Possession!"

This was also an enhancement-type soul skill. His attack, defense, and agility all increased by fifty percent! However, this soul skill would not grow along with Feng Xiaotian's strength.

"So fast!"

The instant Feng Xiaotian completed his soul skill, Dugu Lin was startled. He immediately switched from offense to defense, crossing his fists before him. With a bang, Feng Xiaotian's fist struck Dugu Lin, sending him staggering backward.

But at that moment, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent bit at Feng Xiaotian from another direction.

Who would have thought that just as the Jade Phosphorous Serpent was about to bite Feng Xiaotian, he abruptly came to a halt in the midst of his high-speed movement!

This caused the Jade Phosphorous Serpent, which had predicted Feng Xiaotian's movement, to lunge at empty air.

"Not only is he fast! He can stop instantly too!"

Dugu Lin was greatly surprised.

Although Douluo Continent was a fantasy world, the conservation of momentum still had to be respected, at least a little. To pull off an instant stop while moving at high speed required techniques and Soul Power expenditure that not just anyone could manage.

"First Soul Skill: Wind Blade Formation!"

A slight curve formed at the corner of Feng Xiaotian's lips. Sharp wolf claws sprang from his palms, and with a swipe, ten half-arc wind blades flew out, sealing off every route Dugu Lin could use to evade!

Unless Dugu Lin was willing to endure being slashed by the wind blades.

Dugu Lin's pupils contracted slightly. We only just exchanged blows. Am I going to lose in the second round already?

"Dugu Lin, you've lost!"

Feng Xiaotian charged toward Dugu Lin confidently, intending to end the battle in a single strike.

"Little Lin!"

Suddenly, Dugu Lin gave a soft shout. The Jade Phosphorous Serpent curled its tail around Dugu Lin's arm, then hurled him backward!

The ten half-arc wind blades could not keep up with Dugu Lin's speed as he was thrown away, but the Jade Phosphorous Serpent was completely exposed beneath the wind blades!

"Useless! Your Martial Soul will be cut apart by the wind blades..."

Before Feng Xiaotian could finish speaking, he saw the wind blades pass through the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's phantom and strike the ground.

When he looked back at where the Jade Phosphorous Serpent had been, it was nowhere to be seen.

"What happened?" Feng Xiaotian stopped attacking and looked at Dugu Lin, who stood across from him with ease.

Dugu Lin smiled. "Is that so hard to understand? Little Lin is a Martial Soul. I just need to retract it! Little Lin, come out!"

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent appeared beside Dugu Lin once more, flicking its bright red tongue.

Feng Xiaotian opened his mouth and muttered, "It... it can do that?"

The battle continued.

After the two exchanged several more rounds, Dugu Lin discovered that Feng Xiaotian's talent was genuinely outstanding!

His movements, techniques, and control over Soul Power were all exceptionally refined, even beyond Dugu Lin's expectations!

No wonder Feng Xiaotian could develop the Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, a skill only slightly inferior to the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer! So he had shown such talent for controlling Soul Power and technique since childhood! This kind of talent really is suited to creating self-created soul skills... he truly deserves his reputation as a genius!

Dugu Lin sighed inwardly. He had already made his judgment about this soul battle: without the perfect cooperation of the External Spirit Jade Phosphorous Serpent, he would not have lasted more than a few rounds. Not to mention that, as a half-baked fighter, trying to beat Feng Xiaotian at the same Soul Power Level in speed and technique was simply unrealistic!

However, Dugu Lin had plenty of ways to win, such as using the Ultimate Ice attribute or poison.

"Second Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Red Poison."

Red poisonous mist spread out, leaving no way to avoid it.

Feng Xiaotian felt dizzy after inhaling only a tiny amount. After breathing in a little more, he began seeing double.

The next instant, Feng Xiaotian swept up a gust of wind with his Soul Power and dispersed the poisonous mist.

But by then, the poison had already taken effect. His legs felt weak, everyone appeared doubled in his vision, and in his daze, he saw eight fists flying toward his face.

Then he lost consciousness.