Could it be that he had been hiding his true strength all along?
Other than hiding his strength, Ju Guan could not think of any way for someone to become a Title Douluo in just a few days.
Which Title Douluo on the continent had not trained bitterly for decades before barely reaching the realm of a Title Douluo?
"You said that was last time. Over these past few days, I attained enlightenment overnight, crossed dozens of realms, and successfully reached the realm of a Title Douluo!"
Qin Feng raised his head and gazed toward the horizon, his eyes filled with thirty percent bleakness, thirty percent mockery, and forty percent nonchalance.
"..."
Ju Guan was speechless at that answer.
Was that even something a human would say? Attained enlightenment overnight? If that were true, then what did that make of his decades of bitter cultivation to become a Title Douluo? Did it mean he simply had not worked hard enough?
"Don't envy me, brother. You can't envy my talent."
Qin Feng spread his hands and said with a smile.
"Damn it, I hate it most when people show off in front of me!"
Seeing Qin Feng's punchable expression, Ju Guan cursed angrily. Then, the Ninth Soul Ring around him flickered faintly.
"Ninth Soul Skill! Chrysanthemum Withered! The Ground Covered in Wounds! Flowers Fall, Hearts Break!"
Ju Guan's shrill voice echoed through the skies above the Xingdou Great Forest.
As his words fell, the Heaven-Piercing Exotic Velvet Chrysanthemum Martial Soul in his hand slowly bloomed like a weapon.
Countless golden petals drifted out, then shot into the sky.
At the same time, a phantom of a golden chrysanthemum suddenly appeared beneath his feet.
"Kill!"
Ju Guan roared. His piercing voice seemed capable of stabbing through the soul itself, brimming with sky-soaring killing intent.
At the same moment, the golden petals surrounding him seemed to receive an order and swiftly changed direction, locking onto Qin Feng.
Immediately afterward, thousands of petals transformed into petal-shaped metal weapons and charged at Qin Feng with glinting cold light.
"Wait, you're using your ultimate already?"
Qin Feng scratched his head. This had barely begun! He had wanted to show off a little longer, but Ju Guan had already lost patience.
"Since that's the case, I won't hold back either!"
Qin Feng stopped Dajin, who was preparing to help at his side, and thirteen Buddhist beads appeared in his hand.
"Ninth Soul Skill! The Buddha's Dharma Is Boundless! How Could It Ever End!"
He pressed his palms together. At that moment, his eyes radiated a faint golden glow, while the thirteen Buddhist beads in his hand spun rapidly around him.
Then, countless scriptures shot into the sky and transformed into a golden phoenix.
"Screech!"
A phoenix cry rang out as the golden phoenix circled through the air.
Then, the phoenix lowered its head, its eyes locking onto Ju Guan.
With a thought from Qin Feng, the phoenix moved and dove toward Ju Guan.
"Clang!"
The thousands of metal petals it encountered along the way were instantly shattered by the golden phoenix. However, with every metal petal it destroyed, the golden light around the phoenix dimmed slightly.
"Not good!"
Seeing this, Ju Guan's eyes widened. He inwardly cried out in alarm as the Soul Rings around him flickered again.
"First Soul Skill! Light Barrier!"
He roared once more.
In an instant, a golden barrier appeared around him and enveloped his body.
After doing all that, he let out a breath of relief. He raised his head to look at the diving golden phoenix, his expression somewhat grim.
He could sense that Qin Feng's Soul Power was much weaker than his, yet he had not expected that he would still lose even so.
"Screech!"
At that moment, the golden phoenix in the air had already shattered every last metal petal. After letting out a piercing cry toward the heavens, it rapidly dove toward Ju Guan's true body.
"Bang!"
A muffled impact sounded.
"Crack, crack..."
Cracks spread across the barrier before it exploded into pieces.
Yet the golden phoenix also turned into specks of golden light after exhausting its energy.
"Pfft..."
As the barrier shattered, blood trickled from the corner of Ju Guan's mouth.
"Why...?"
He wiped the blood from his lips, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked at Qin Feng.
He could not understand why a Title Douluo weaker than him still had enough strength to shatter his barrier after neutralizing his strongest Soul Skill, his Ninth Soul Skill.
After all, among Title Douluos, every rank of difference was like the distance between heaven and earth, let alone two ranks.
"Just as expected! System-made, guaranteed quality!"
Qin Feng was not surprised in the slightest. Come on, the Soul Power one absorbed on one's own was bound to contain impurities, right? And impurities meant one's Soul Power was inevitably unstable.
But what about the system? It directly infused the purest Soul Power into his body, building him an exceptionally solid foundation.
With such an obvious gap, was it really excessive for him to fight above his rank?
"So? Lord Ju Douluo?"
Without thinking much about it, Qin Feng's gaze fell on Ju Guan. He raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly.
"I refuse to accept this!"
Ju Guan's face was full of unwillingness.
He could accept being defeated by a Title Douluo stronger than him, but he would never accept being defeated by one weaker than him. This was not merely a matter of pride; it was the dignity of a Title Douluo!
"Refuse to accept it? Then let's continue!"
Qin Feng shook his head. If Ju Guan refused to accept it, then they would continue until he did.
"Hmph! Seventh Soul Skill! Martial Soul Avatar!"
Ju Guan snorted coldly. The Heaven-Piercing Exotic Velvet Chrysanthemum Martial Soul flew from his hand and rose above his head, slowly blooming.
"Eighth Soul Skill! Myriad Radiance!"
It was not over yet. Ju Guan's eighth Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring flickered faintly, and the Heaven-Piercing Exotic Velvet Chrysanthemum Martial Soul above his head began to rotate slowly.
Several red openings suddenly appeared in the sky, and streams of radiance shot out from them, firing straight at Qin Feng.
"Seventh Soul Skill! Martial Soul Avatar!"
Qin Feng's expression did not change. He spoke calmly.
In an instant, a phantom of a Buddha appeared behind him. The Buddha sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly open, brilliant golden light shining from within those half-closed eyes.
"Eighth Soul Skill! Buddha's Kingdom in the Palm!"
Qin Feng shouted again.
"Rumble!"
A thunderous roar immediately came from the sky.
Then, an enormous golden palm descended from above. However, it did not strike down. Instead, it reached directly for Ju Guan.
"Wh... what the hell is that?"
Ju Guan's expression changed drastically. Was that even a Soul Skill a human could release?
At the very least, a normal person's Soul Skill was related to their Martial Soul. Wasn't Qin Feng's Martial Soul thirteen beads? What did that have to do with a palm?
Before he could think further, Ju Guan willed it, and several streams of radiance swiftly changed direction, charging toward the grasping golden palm.
However, when those streams of radiance struck the golden palm, they did not inflict any damage whatsoever.
"Are you kidding me? Is this a Title Douluo?"
Ju Guan's mouth twitched slightly, and all his unwillingness vanished at that moment.
He had no choice but to accept it!
First there was a phoenix, then a palm. More importantly, every Soul Skill Qin Feng unleashed could effortlessly block his own Soul Skills.
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