Crushing Yu Tianheng!

Dugu Yan took a deep breath.

Her emerald-green eyes stared straight at Tang Feng.

"I surrender."

Only then did Tang Feng withdraw the Ruination Blue Silver Emperor.

The dark blue vines dissolved into motes of light.

Dugu Yan's feet touched the ground again.

The meridians in her legs had been briefly suppressed, and as soon as she steadied herself, her body swayed to one side.

Tang Feng reached out and caught her by the waist.

Through the academy uniform, his palm rested against her slender waist.

Dugu Yan instinctively grabbed Tang Feng's shoulder.

Her emerald-green hair slipped down over her chest, its tips lightly brushing the back of his hand.

Only half a step remained between them.

Dugu Yan lifted her eyes and glanced at him.

"Had you planned this all along?"

"What?"

"You tied me up first, then waited for me to lose my balance."

Tang Feng let go.

Dugu Yan immediately straightened up.

"I was just saying."

"You're standing perfectly well. You didn't need help."

"Tang Feng!"

Ye Lingling walked over to the two of them.

She raised her hand and summoned the Nine-Hearted Begonia, restoring Dugu Yan's suppressed meridians.

"Yanyan, the two of you fought him together."

"And Tang Feng still didn't even use his true limits."

Dugu Yan looked toward the dark purple traces gradually fading from the courtyard.

In that battle just now, Tang Feng had only used his second soul skill and his right leg spirit bone.

He had not used his first soul skill.

Nor had he used the Life Blue Silver Emperor that could restore one's life essence.

Even with Ye Lingling constantly healing them, they had not managed to touch Tang Feng even once.

Dugu Yan fell silent.

After a moment, she raised a hand to smooth out the hair the vines had mussed.

"Once I've completely cured the Martial Soul Backlash, we'll fight again."

Tang Feng turned and walked toward the courtyard exit.

"The result won't change."

"Just you wait."

"Wait until your grandfather gets here first."

Meanwhile.

The core training area of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Yu Tianheng sat in the lounge.

Several Royal Dou members beside him were discussing what had happened three days ago.

"Did you hear?"

"That new guy, Tang Feng, has been looking for Dugu Yan for three days straight."

"He even tied her up with vines."

"The news has spread outside. They're saying Dugu Yan has been bullied by a freshman for three days."

Yu Tianheng raised his head.

"Who did you say?"

A student beside him immediately replied.

"Tang Feng."

"Nine years old, level twenty-two, just entered the core class."

"He's been staying in the herb garden with Dugu Yan these past few days."

Yu Tianheng abruptly rose to his feet.

His chair scraped backward several feet and slammed into the wall.

"Tang Feng?"

Blue-purple lightning leaped across his arm.

He did not ask any more questions and charged straight out of the lounge.

The other Royal Dou members exchanged glances and immediately followed.

The academy training ground.

Tang Feng had only just left the courtyard.

Yu Tianheng approached from ahead and blocked his path.

His blue academy uniform fluttered in the currents of Soul Power.

Blue-purple lightning continuously flickered between Yu Tianheng's shoulders and arms.

He stopped before Tang Feng.

"Are you the one who bullied Dugu Yan?"

Tang Feng glanced at the Royal Dou members following behind him.

"A misunderstanding."

Yu Tianheng raised his right arm.

"We'll talk after we fight!"

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul possessed him in an instant.

His right arm rapidly swelled.

Blue-purple dragon scales covered his skin, and his five fingers transformed into dragon claws.

Three Spirit Rings rose beneath his feet.

Yellow.

Yellow.

Purple.

Lightning erupted throughout the training ground.

Yu Tianheng's first Spirit Ring suddenly lit up.

"First soul skill!"

"Thunderclap Dragon Claw!"

Blue-purple lightning condensed into an enormous dragon claw.

The lightning tore through the air and shot directly toward Tang Feng's chest.

Tang Feng raised his left hand.

"Ruination Blue Silver Emperor."

A mass of dark blue vines burst from the ground.

The first layer of vines had only just formed when the Thunderclap Dragon Claw forcibly tore it apart.

Dark purple sap splattered everywhere.

Yu Tianheng did not stop.

He stepped over the broken vines, his dragon-scaled right arm swinging out again.

Lightning rushed toward Tang Feng's head and neck.

Yet the vines that had fallen to the ground did not vanish.

Every broken end rapidly split apart.

More thin vines emerged from underground to replace them.

A thin vine wrapped around Yu Tianheng's ankle as he charged forward.

He lifted his foot and shattered it.

A second and third thin vine immediately coiled around his calf.

A black Spirit Ring slowly rose beneath Tang Feng's feet.

The pressure radiating from the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring made the surrounding students retreat at once.

Yu Tianheng's movements also paused for an instant when he saw that black Spirit Ring.

"Second soul skill!"

"Star-Binding Annihilation!"

Nine Destruction Vines rose around the training ground.

Star patterns sealed off every avenue of retreat for Yu Tianheng.

Blue-purple lightning bombarded the vines in rapid succession.

Countless blades of grass were torn apart by the lightning.

Yet more vines continued pouring forth from the broken ends and the ground.

[Jeweled Gauntlet activated!]

[Triple soul skill critical strike!]

The power of all nine vines contracted inward at once.

The protective lightning around Yu Tianheng's body flickered violently.

Dark purple corrosive power surged into his meridians through the gaps in his dragon scales.

The circulation of his lightning was immediately obstructed.

Just as he was about to light up his second Spirit Ring, several main vines had already wrapped around his right arm, chest, abdomen, and legs.

Boom!

His protective lightning was forcibly scattered.

Yu Tianheng was pressed to the training ground by the vines.

His dragon-scaled right arm could not be raised.

Blue-purple sparks flickered several times at his fingertips before finally going out completely.

Yu Tianheng looked up at Tang Feng.

"How is this possible?!"

Tang Feng remained where he stood.

"Your lightning is pretty powerful."

"Too bad you can't hit me."

All around the training ground.

Every Royal Dou member fell silent.

Yu Tianheng was the main attack Spirit Master of the Imperial Fighting Team.

A Three-Ring Soul Elder.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul was also one of the continent's top beast Martial Souls.

And yet, he had not even touched the corner of Tang Feng's clothes before being pinned to the ground by vines.

Just then.

A terrifying pressure descended from the sky.

The ground of the training field suddenly sank.

The surrounding trees all bent outward at once.

A figure descended from above the academy.

Green hair cascaded down his back.

Dugu Bo stood in the center of the training ground, his emerald-green eyes fixed on Tang Feng.

"Who gave you the nerve to bully my granddaughter?"

The Soul Power pressure of a Titled Douluo instantly enveloped Tang Feng.

Tang Feng's body sank slightly.

Several cracks spread across the stone slabs beneath his feet.

[Physique enhancement!]

[Mental strength enhancement!]

His right leg spirit bone simultaneously lit up with a blue-gold radiance.

Life energy rapidly circulated through his muscles, bones, and meridians.

Tang Feng's knees did not bend.

His feet remained firmly planted where they were.

Surprise flashed through Dugu Bo's eyes.

A level twenty-two Soul Grandmaster could actually remain standing beneath the pressure of a Titled Douluo.

The next moment.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor appeared behind Dugu Bo.

Dense green poison mist bore down directly on Tang Feng.

Tang Feng did not retreat.

The Ruination Blue Silver Emperor took the Serpent Emperor Venom head-on.

The Dark Blue Vines were swiftly covered by the toxic mist.

Dark violet patterns immediately lit up.

Devour!

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Venom continuously poured into the vines.

The power of ruination broke down the deadly poison.

The Soul Power carried within the snake venom was also absorbed by the vines.

[Vampiric Habit triggered!]

Pure energy flowed back into Tang Feng's body through his Martial Soul.

The Soul Power he had expended in the previous consecutive battles rapidly recovered.

Not only did his aura not weaken, it instead returned to its peak.

Dugu Bo stared at the Dark Blue Vines as they continuously devoured the toxic mist.

"You can devour my poison?"

He raised his palm.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor behind him opened its jaws.

An even denser poisonous glow began to gather.

"Grandfather, stop!"