Mountain Dragon King's Crown, Spirit Overlord Body

Zhao Wuji had naturally noticed the oddity of this kid, yet even now, he still 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 further. 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 airflow through the air and slammed straight toward Duan Yu.

Zhao Wuji was certain that Duan Yu would absolutely be unable to escape this palm strike.

Once Targeting Pursuit locked onto a target, it would not dissipate until it struck. As long as this palm hit him, Zhao Wuji would have the chance to seize the initiative and swiftly deal with this murderer.

Just as Zhao Wuji thought, even a Soul Saint of the same realm as him would not have an easy time taking this palm strike head-on.

But Zhao Wuji had forgotten one thing: Duan Yu was a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, not someone in the same realm as him.

A silver light flashed in Duan Yu's eyes, and the Mountain Dragon King's Crown above his head suddenly lit up. A deep dragon roar rang out from the crown.

An immense power erupted from within his body. The originally silver-white dragon scales on him changed color, becoming streaked with silver and yellow.

Not only that, under the effect of the Dragon King's Crown, the dragon scales that had originally covered only his hands began rapidly spreading up his arms. In the blink of an eye, they covered nearly half his body.

In this state, Duan Yu not only possessed the bloodline of the Spatial Dragon King, but also the blessing of the Mountain Dragon King's bloodline, exerting absolute suppression over the Mighty Vajra Bear.

"Is this the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's Dragon Transformation?"

Zhao Wuji's pupils contracted as he said in disbelief, "Are you really from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect?"

Seeing Duan Yu covered in dragon scales, his form and traits strikingly similar to the Dragon Transformation exclusive to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Zhao Wuji was momentarily stunned and cried out in shock.

He really was from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. Although Zhao Wuji had suspected it when he first felt the pressure of Duan Yu's dragon-type martial soul, he had never been able to confirm it.

But now, the Dragon Transformation on Duan Yu's arm made Zhao Wuji even more certain of his inner speculation.

It was Dragon Transformation. If it were not, there was simply no explanation for why the Mighty Vajra Bear was trembling at this moment.

Under Targeting Pursuit, the Mighty Vajra Palm arrived before Duan Yu in an instant.

"It's you thunder types again, comparing me to those inferior dragons."

A trace of disdain flashed through Duan Yu's eyes. With a tap of his toes, he rushed forward. The silver-yellow dragon claw met the Mighty Vajra Palm, and the two sides immediately fell into a deadlock.

Just as Zhao Wuji's face lit up, believing he had a chance, Duan Yu lightly tapped with his dragon claw. Mountains, rivers, and a galaxy appeared reflected at his fingertips.

The three energies intertwined, and in just an instant, the Mighty Vajra Palm was worn away and dissolved.

After neutralizing the Mighty Vajra Palm, Duan Yu suddenly clenched his dragon claw toward the void. Several tearing sounds rang out as silver-white dragon claws ripped through the air from every direction.

Zhao Wuji's invisible gravity-suppressing battlefield was on the verge of shattering at that moment.

Duan Yu lightly tapped his toes. A flash of silver light appeared, and he vanished from where he stood. When he reappeared, he was already above Zhao Wuji, his dragon claw aimed directly at Zhao Wuji's head.

His speed was so fast that even Zhao Wuji had no time to react.

He saw only an afterimage, then saw Duan Yu striking toward his forehead.

This was clearly an attempt to take his life!

"Sixth Soul Skill, Mighty Vajra Roar!"

Zhao Wuji did not dare be careless. He drew in a deep breath, his chest abruptly swelling as he unleashed a thunderous roar at Duan Yu overhead.

Waves of sound surged toward Duan Yu. With a flash of silver light, Duan Yu evaded the attack.

Zhao Wuji's Mighty Vajra Roar was not merely a soundwave attack; it also contained a wide-range spiritual shock. Countless soundwaves rebounded within the area, making it difficult for opponents to evade.

Even a Soul Douluo struck head-on by the roar would be stunned for an instant.

Duan Yu raised his brows slightly, a mocking smile curling across his lips.

Then, a gentle barrier of light appeared atop the Mountain Dragon King's Crown, completely blocking the soundwaves.

Mountain Dragon King's Crown trait: immunity to all spiritual shocks!

Duan Yu was completely unaffected by the Mighty Vajra Roar. His dragon claw, carrying enough force to tear apart the air, shot toward Zhao Wuji, determined to kill him here.

Alarmed, Zhao Wuji stomped violently against the ground. Borrowing the force, he leaped into the air and evaded the attack.

When one move failed, he launched another.

Duan Yu stepped forward, and space shifted once more. The distance between them was pulled close again.

This time, Zhao Wuji had nowhere to evade. He clenched his fist and met the attack head-on.

Bang!

A thunderous boom rang out.

A claw mark appeared on Zhao Wuji's Immovable Wisdom King Body.

With a crack, the Immovable Wisdom King Body instantly shattered. Zhao Wuji could no longer hold on and was sent flying backward again.

It was suppression—complete and utter suppression.

Zhao Wuji stared solemnly at Duan Yu. If he had fought this person back in Heaven Dou City, he would only have found him strange and would not have believed Duan Yu could be stronger than him.

But now, he could clearly sense that Duan Yu's strength was completely above his own. He did not even know whether Duan Yu had used any Soul Skills.

Zhao Wuji took a deep breath. He could no longer underestimate his opponent, or the one who would die would be him.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"

The seventh black soul ring beneath Zhao Wuji's feet rose into the sky. His body suddenly swelled, his muscles bulging as he transformed into a dazzling 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 like a separate heaven.

But in truth, there was another way to categorize 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 rings to possessing soul rings 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 seemed only a step apart, but in truth, they were separated by an insurmountable chasm.

What separated them was not merely a ten-thousand-year soul ring, but also a Martial Soul Avatar.

After a Soul Saint with a Martial Soul Avatar unleashed it, he could use all Soul Skills below the seventh ring, aside 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 boost brought by its Martial Soul Avatar.

For example, the Mighty Vajra Bear's Martial Soul Avatar also granted the terrifying effect of a two-hundred-percent increase in defense. This was already Zhao Wuji's final trump card.

Having transformed into a dazzling golden giant bear, Zhao Wuji swung a paw at Duan Yu. Wherever the bear paw passed, the sound of air tearing was crisp and piercing.

Zhao Wuji could say with complete confidence that if this palm strike landed, even a small mountain would shatter on impact.

When that happened, the kid before him would surely die here!