Zhao Wuji had naturally noticed the strangeness of this kid, yet even now, he had not figured out his opponent's abilities.
A dragon-type martial soul capable of transferring damage, yet not the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon... a mutated martial soul?
There was no time to think. Zhao Wuji stepped forward.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Targeting Pursuit."
"Second Soul Skill, Mighty Vajra Palm."
Under the effect of Targeting Pursuit, the Mighty Vajra Palm rode the air currents as it struck directly toward Duan Yu.
Zhao Wuji was certain that Duan Yu would absolutely be unable to escape this palm strike.
Once locked onto by Targeting Pursuit, it would not dissipate until it hit its target. As long as this palm strike landed, he would have a chance to seize the initiative and swiftly finish off this murderer.
Just as Zhao Wuji believed, even a Soul Saint of the same rank as him would not come away unscathed after taking Zhao Wuji's palm strike.
But Zhao Wuji had forgotten something. Duan Yu was a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, not someone at the same rank as him.
A silver gleam flashed through Duan Yu's eyes, and the Mountain Dragon King's Crown above his head suddenly lit up. A low dragon's roar rang out from the crown.
An immense power erupted from within his body. The originally silver-white dragon scales on his body changed color, becoming streaked with silver and gold.
Not only that, under the effect of the Dragon King Crown, the dragon scales that had originally covered only his hands rapidly spread up his arms, covering nearly half his body in the blink of an eye.
In this state, Duan Yu possessed not only the bloodline of the Spatial Dragon King, but also the empowerment of the Mountain Dragon King's bloodline, directly exerting absolute suppression over the Mighty Vajra Bear.
"Is that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Dragon Transformation?"
Zhao Wuji's pupils contracted as he said in disbelief, "Are you really from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
Seeing Duan Yu covered in dragon scales, with characteristics strikingly similar to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's exclusive Dragon Transformation, Zhao Wuji was momentarily stunned and blurted it out.
He really was from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Although Zhao Wuji had suspected it from the dragon martial soul's pressure on Duan Yu at the very beginning, he had never been able to confirm it.
But now, the Dragon Transformation on Duan Yu's hand made Zhao Wuji even more certain of his suspicions.
It had to be Dragon Transformation. Otherwise, there was no explanation for why the Mighty Vajra Bear was trembling at this moment.
Under Targeting Pursuit, the Mighty Vajra Palm instantly arrived before Duan Yu.
"It was you, Thunder, comparing me to those inferior dragons again."
A trace of disdain flashed through Duan Yu's eyes. With a tap of his toes, he charged forward. The silver-gold dragon claw met the Mighty Vajra Palm, and the two sides immediately deadlocked.
Just as Zhao Wuji thought there was hope and his face lit up with delight, Duan Yu lightly tapped with his dragon claw. Mountains and rivers, a flowing river, and a galaxy appeared at his fingertips.
The energies of the three swirled together, and in an instant, the Mighty Vajra Palm was worn away and dissolved.
After dealing with the Mighty Vajra Palm, Duan Yu suddenly clenched his dragon claw at the empty air. Several tearing sounds rang out from every direction as silver-white dragon claws ripped through the air.
Zhao Wuji's invisible gravity-suppression battlefield was on the verge of shattering at that moment.
Duan Yu lightly tapped his toes. A silver flash appeared, and he vanished from where he stood. When he reappeared, he was already above Zhao Wuji, his dragon claw reaching straight for Zhao Wuji's head.
His speed at that moment was so fast that even Zhao Wuji failed to react in time.
He saw only an afterimage before Duan Yu's attack came crashing down toward his forehead.
This was clearly meant to take his life!
"Sixth Soul Skill, Mighty Vajra Roar!"
Zhao Wuji did not dare be careless. He took a deep breath, his chest suddenly swelling as he unleashed a thunderous roar at Duan Yu above him.
Waves of sound rushed head-on toward Duan Yu. With a flash of silver light, Duan Yu dodged the attack.
Zhao Wuji's Mighty Vajra Roar was not merely a sonic attack; it also contained a wide-range spiritual shock. Countless sound waves rebounded within the area, making it difficult for opponents to evade.
Even a Soul Douluo would be stunned for an instant if struck head-on by the roar.
Duan Yu raised an eyebrow slightly at the sight, a mocking smile curling at his lips.
Then, a gentle barrier of light emerged from the top of the Mountain Dragon King's Crown, blocking every bit of the sonic waves.
Mountain Dragon King's Crown trait: immune to all spiritual shocks!
Duan Yu was not affected by the Mighty Vajra Roar in the slightest. His dragon claw carried enough power to rip apart the air as it swept toward Zhao Wuji, determined to kill him here.
Zhao Wuji's heart jolted. He stomped violently against the ground with both feet, launching himself into the air with the borrowed force and evading the attack.
When one move failed, he followed with another.
Duan Yu stepped forward, and space shifted once more. The distance between them was shortened again.
This time, Zhao Wuji had nowhere to evade. He clenched his fist and met the attack head-on.
Bang!
A thunderous crash rang out.
A claw mark appeared on Zhao Wuji's Immovable Wisdom King Body.
With a crack, the Immovable Wisdom King Body shattered instantly. Zhao Wuji could no longer hold on and was sent flying backward once again.
It was suppression—complete and utter suppression.
Zhao Wuji looked at Duan Yu with a grave expression. If he had fought this man back in Heaven Dou City, he would only have found him strange, never believing that he could be stronger than himself.
But now, he could clearly feel that Duan Yu's strength completely surpassed his own. He did not even know whether the other party had used a soul skill.
Zhao Wuji took a deep breath. He could no longer underestimate his opponent, or he would be the one to die.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"
The seventh black soul ring beneath Zhao Wuji's feet shot into the sky. His body abruptly expanded, his muscles bulging as he transformed into a brilliant golden giant bear five meters tall.
On Douluo Continent, Soul Masters were divided into ten realms. From Soul Warriors without soul rings to nine-ring Title Douluos, there had always been a saying that each realm was a world apart.
But in truth, there was another way to classify Soul Masters.
From Soul Warriors without soul rings to one-ring Soul Masters.
From Four-Ring Soul Ancestors to five-ring Soul Kings.
From six-ring Soul Emperors to Seven-Ring Soul Saints.
Going from no soul ring to possessing a soul ring was one threshold. Going from thousand-year soul rings to Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings was another threshold.
But the greatest threshold was between Soul Emperor and Soul Saint.
A level sixty-nine Soul Emperor and a level seventy Soul Saint appeared to differ only slightly, but in truth, they were separated by a chasm.
The difference between them was not merely one Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, but a Martial Soul Avatar.
After a Soul Saint with a Martial Soul Avatar released it, they could use all soul skills below the seventh ring, apart from the Martial Soul Avatar itself, without restriction for thirty minutes, at one hundred and fifty percent of their original power.
The stronger the martial soul, the greater the enhancement granted by its Martial Soul Avatar.
For instance, the Mighty Vajra Bear's Martial Soul Avatar also granted the terrifying effect of increasing defense by two hundred percent. This was Zhao Wuji's final trump card.
Transformed into a brilliant golden giant bear, Zhao Wuji slapped toward Duan Yu. Wherever the bear paw passed, the sound of air tearing was crisp and thunderous.
Zhao Wuji could confidently say that if this palm strike landed, even a small mountain would shatter on impact.
When that happened, this kid before him would surely perish here!
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