Battle with Dugu Yan

Three Spirit Rings—yellow, yellow, purple—flashed into existence around Dugu Yan. At the same time, a vicious long serpent covered in green scales emerged from her body.

"First Soul Skill: Jade Phosphorous Red Poison."

A cloud of red mist flowed from Dugu Yan's hand, instantly enveloping her entire body.

Her first Soul Skill, also known as Frenzy Poison, stimulated the nerves, increasing her attack power and speed by twenty percent.

Once her Soul Skill was activated, Dugu Yan's long, pale leg lashed toward Wang Feng like a whip. It was so fast that it reached him in an instant.

Though she was a control-type Soul Master, her close-combat abilities were far from weak.

And with the enhancement from her first Soul Skill, if that whip kick landed on Wang Feng, it would definitely render him unable to move at once.

Bang!

With a thunderous impact, Dugu Yan's whip kick struck the platform. Wang Feng was nowhere to be seen.

"How is that possible? How did he dodge that?"

Even as she stared in surprise, Dugu Yan swiftly searched for Wang Feng's figure.

"Behind you."

Sensing his presence behind her, Dugu Yan spun and kicked, her long pale leg sweeping toward Wang Feng. Yet to her disbelief, her attack missed once again.

"What incredible speed!"

Below the stage, Qin Ming, Yu Tianheng, and the others watched Wang Feng appear behind Dugu Yan, their faces full of shock.

Although Dugu Yan was positioned as the control-type Soul Master of their team, neither her combat ability nor her speed was weak.

Yet Wang Feng, a mere Soul Grandmaster, had easily evaded Dugu Yan's attacks.

"So powerful. As expected of a Soul Elder." Wang Feng's timely voice came from behind Dugu Yan, causing her to pause just as she prepared to attack again.

She felt as though he was mocking her.

"Now, it's my turn to attack."

As Wang Feng's voice fell, a green longsword appeared in his hand.

His figure flashed, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared before Dugu Yan. The green longsword in his hand came slashing down.

Dugu Yan's reaction was not slow either. She twisted aside and narrowly evaded the blade. At the same time, she kicked toward Wang Feng with her long leg.

Bang!

Wang Feng reached out and caught her long pale leg. Dugu Yan frowned and spun into another whip kick. Wang Feng released the leg he held, twisted his body, and caught the leg she had used to attack him once more.

For a moment, their bodies became entangled.

Bang!

Slapping impacts rang out one after another as their battle unfolded in an intense fashion. From one side of the platform to the other, traces of their clash were left everywhere.

Within moments, the two had already exchanged and countered more than a dozen close-range moves.

"What's going on with that sword of his? He didn't release a Spirit Ring or even summon his Martial Soul, so how did it appear?"

The spectators below looked at the sword in Wang Feng's hand.

By the rules of this world, one had to summon a Martial Soul and release Spirit Rings before using Soul Skills, yet Wang Feng's sword clearly did not follow that rule.

"A Self-Created Soul Skill. That's a Self-Created Soul Skill."

Qin Ming, with his broad experience, blurted it out instinctively. No wonder Wang Feng had dared to challenge Dugu Yan—his confidence had a foundation.

"A Self-Created Soul Skill?"

"He actually knows a Self-Created Soul Skill."

Hearing Qin Ming's words, the others looked on in surprise at Wang Feng, who was fighting Dugu Yan evenly atop the stage.

"Now, I'm going to put some strength into it. If you can't take it, just tell me. I'll go a little easier on you." Wang Feng put away his green longsword and smiled at Dugu Yan.

From their earlier exchange, he had already learned how strong Dugu Yan was.

With his speed advantage, Dugu Yan was no match for him. Even if she used her third Soul Skill and her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison, it would make no difference.

After all, Wang Feng's Green Light possessed healing abilities—and extremely powerful ones at that. Moreover, the Soul Power Body Tempering method he had created could use Soul Power to block the erosion of poison.

Defeating Dugu Yan would be effortless.

"Hmph, it seems I underestimated you. I'll use my full strength now as well. If you can't withstand my poison, you'd better say so in advance. Otherwise, even I won't be able to save you." Dugu Yan put away her contempt for Wang Feng as a purple Spirit Ring lit up around her.

"Third Soul Skill: Jade Phosphorous Purple Poison."

Purple mist spread out, instantly covering more than half of the battle platform.

"This is bad. That's Yanyan's third Soul Skill. Her Martial Soul is the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. If she uses the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison while her third Soul Skill is active, Wang Feng definitely won't be able to withstand it. Teacher Qin Ming, should we stop Yanyan?"

"No. Wait a little longer."

Ever since Wang Feng had displayed a Self-Created Soul Skill, Qin Ming had known that Wang Feng was far from simple. Since he had not admitted defeat, it meant he was confident in himself. Qin Ming wanted to see just how strong Wang Feng truly was.

Whoosh—

At that moment, green light gradually began to emerge from Wang Feng's body.

His current state was extremely similar to powering up in Dragon Ball.

Wang Feng's Soul Power was green, and when he used Soul Power Body Tempering, he could only release green light.

At that moment, the Soul Power within his body accelerated continuously. In this state, his speed, attack power, and defense could all be enhanced. His speed received the greatest boost of all. He called it Light Escape Mode.

"Teacher, look at Wang Feng. What is happening to him?"

"I don't know. I've never seen anything like this either. Could this be another one of his Self-Created Soul Skills?"

"I'm coming."

As Wang Feng's voice fell, his figure flashed, and he instantly appeared behind Dugu Yan.

"What? How is that possible?"

Seeing that Wang Feng was moving so fast she could not even see him, Dugu Yan was instantly shocked.

"Left."

Hearing a voice on her left, Dugu Yan immediately turned to look. Yet she saw no one, only felt a hand strike her body once.

"Right."

The next second, a voice came from her right.

Dugu Yan reacted instantly and lashed out with her long leg, but she still failed to hit anyone.

The poisonous mist shrouded the battle platform, and the spectators below could not see what was happening above at all. They could only hear the sounds of movement coming from within the haze.

Bang!

The next second, Wang Feng struck Dugu Yan in the back with his palm. Unable to withstand the heavy blow, Dugu Yan staggered several steps forward. When she turned back, she looked at Wang Feng in disbelief. Had she lost just like that? And why was her poison ineffective against him? Before she could figure it out, she lost consciousness the next moment.

Seeing Dugu Yan collapse, Wang Feng hurried forward and caught her delicate body. This was tied to whether he could obtain the Immortal Herbs. He could not let her get hurt.

He had deliberately toyed with Dugu Yan just now. With her proud personality, losing to a Soul Grandmaster like him would definitely leave her unconvinced. After that, he could start with Dugu Yan and make plans for the Immortal Herbs.

"Yanyan!"

As the poisonous mist dispersed, everyone below saw Wang Feng holding Dugu Yan. An anxious Yu Tianheng was the first to rush onto the stage.

Everyone at Heaven Dou Royal Academy knew that he liked Dugu Yan.

If Dugu Yan had agreed to it, she would have become his girlfriend long ago.

Now that he saw Dugu Yan unconscious in Wang Feng's arms, how could his anxious heart possibly endure it any longer?