Duel with Yu Yuanzhen

The Sacred Dragon Bloodline within his body was stirred.

Golden dragon scales covered his body, and a pair of sacred dragon wings unfurled behind him.

A faint, almost imperceptible restlessness flashed through his dark-gold dragon eyes.

Holy Light Flame coiled around him, burning away every enemy.

Under the Second Soul Skill's enhancement, the original Holy Light Scorch had turned into Holy Light Flame...

That was quite an improvement.

Drawing upon the force of heaven and earth to empower himself, he mobilized the world's light for his own use. The amplification of his light attribute stacked to the utmost limit he could currently withstand, greatly increasing his physical strength and speed.

That had been the original effect of the Sacred Dragon Battle Body Secret Art. It was somewhat weaker than a Martial Soul Avatar, but its effects were different and could stack simultaneously with a Martial Soul Avatar.

But... the power enhancement in this life was far, far too great.

That restless draconic nature gradually surfaced from within him.

Logically speaking, this should not have happened in his current state.

Where had this attribute of ultimate power come from? Why was it affecting him?

He was certain it had not come from the Ice Dragon King or the Fire Dragon King.

The Gold Dragon King? That was impossible too.

He had heard the two Dragon Kings say that although the Gold Dragon King was not dead, he was imprisoned in the God Realm.

He had no chance to come into contact with him, and even if he did, the Gold Dragon King would not give him a gift.

Not every Dragon King had as good a relationship with him as the Icefire Dragon Kings did.

Then... let's fight.

On a whim, he had discovered an anomaly he had not known about.

For Yu Xiaogang, that was the greatest gain from choosing to spar with his old man this time.

As for whether he should tell his old man about it... there was no need.

He did not want to make him worry.

Yu Yuanzhen stood with his hands behind his back. "Xiao Gang, are you ready?"

He had also noticed that Yu Xiaogang seemed to have something on his mind.

Still, he was in no hurry.

Methods from his previous life would naturally differ somewhat when used with low-level cultivation in this life.

Besides, the starting points of his two lives had been different.

In his previous life, Xiao Gang had been born with half a rank of Soul Power and started out with Luo Sanpao.

In this life, he had awakened the Golden Sacred Dragon from the very beginning.

Even the foundation of his martial soul had changed, so the effects of related Soul Skills might also change.

Using them in battle would certainly not affect Xiao Gang, but he would not be able to carefully experience the differences as he could during a spar like this.

Yu Xiaogang condensed a coin-shaped object from light Soul Power. "I'm ready, Father. We'll use the instant the coin hits the ground as the signal. No problem?"

"Fine."

Yu Xiaogang tossed the coin high into the air.

Both of them entered a combat stance.

The instant the coin hit the ground, they moved at the same time.

Yu Xiaogang rapidly retreated. "Myriad Radiances Descend from Heaven!"

Hundreds of Holy Light Rain streaks appeared in the sky, raining down to bombard the entire battlefield.

The dazzling brilliance made it impossible to keep one's eyes open.

Myriad did not mean a false number; it was simply that his current cultivation was insufficient, reducing the countless light rains to merely a few hundred.

But under the current circumstances, that was enough to achieve his purpose.

Someone below the stage cried out in shock, "Another Self-Created Soul Skill?!!!"

Yu Xiaogang's assault was far from over.

Light power gathered in his mouth. "Radiant Dragon Breath!"

A brilliant pillar of sacred dragon breath blasted straight toward Yu Yuanzhen's position.

Yu Yuanzhen's voice drifted over. "Xiao Gang, that's not very sporting. Sneaking in Soul Skills, are you?"

Yu Yuanzhen directly used his Sixth Soul Skill—Myriad Thunderfall.

Countless blue-violet bolts of lightning crashed down from the sky, annihilating all the light rain.

His hands transformed into dragon claws and directly seized the dragon-patterned chains hidden around him within the curtain of light.

How could he not understand? Those shouted Soul Skills had only been meant to draw his attention.

In truth, Yu Xiaogang had secretly used his earlier control-type Soul Skill—Sacred Radiance Prison.

"Fourth Soul Skill—Violet Lightning Dragon Breath!"

Yu Yuanzhen deliberately poured more Soul Power into it.

Violet Lightning Dragon Breath collided head-on with Radiant Dragon Breath.

Clearly, Yu Xiaogang's Soul Power was far inferior to Yu Yuanzhen's, and he was forced back.

"The old ginger is still spicier, Father." Yu Xiaogang immediately cut off his Radiant Dragon Breath and darted out of Violet Lightning Dragon Breath's attack range.

"A theory Grandmaster who can't use tactics? Who would believe that?" After blocking all of Yu Xiaogang's attacks, Yu Yuanzhen remained completely unscathed.

He charged toward Yu Xiaogang at tremendous speed.

He swung a claw.

Having learned that Yu Xiaogang possessed a self-created control Soul Skill, he had already guessed that this grand assault must conceal something more.

Myriad Radiances Descend from Heaven in front, Radiant Dragon Breath behind, and Radiant Light Prison hidden in the shadows.

The three attacks moved in coordination. If anyone else let down their guard even slightly, Yu Xiaogang would have taken them down at once.

Yu Xiaogang did not yield either. He swung the Radiant Dragon Spear and thrust it straight forward.

Yu Yuanzhen had also restricted his own power to the Soul Saint level.

The two exchanged blows back and forth, neither yielding an inch.

But only Yu Yuanzhen knew that the foundation of his physical body was ultimately that of a Titled Douluo. Even using strength at the Soul Saint level, he would still be stronger.

He had also gotten a clear grasp of Yu Xiaogang's current approximate level.

With his enhancements fully stacked, his strength could rival that of an early-stage Soul Saint.

With so many Self-Created Soul Skills, aside from lacking a Martial Soul Avatar, Yu Xiaogang could be regarded entirely as a Soul Saint.

The gap in Soul Skills had long since been made up for; in fact, he even held an absolute advantage.

In close combat, Yu Yuanzhen could not gain the slightest advantage over Yu Xiaogang, which meant he was at a disadvantage.

Several times, Yu Xiaogang nearly found an opening.

Yu Yuanzhen had no desire to find out what it felt like to be struck by the Radiant Dragon Spear condensed from his own son's ultimate light attribute.

Was this what one would expect from a peerless prodigy who had forcibly cultivated to rank ninety-nine in his previous life?

Truly terrifying.

After another collision between dragon claw and Radiant Dragon Spear, Yu Yuanzhen took the initiative to pull back.

Yu Xiaogang did not continue pursuing him either. He stood in place with his spear in hand, breathing hard.

"Xiao Gang, if this continues, your Soul Power will soon run dry, won't it?" As a veteran Titled Douluo, Yu Yuanzhen naturally saw through Yu Xiaogang's current condition at a glance.

Yu Xiaogang's cultivation was only rank thirty-four in the end. The contribution of his third Soul Ring could not be understated for allowing him to fight Yu Yuanzhen for so long with his enhancements fully activated.

It also made Yu Yuanzhen truly understand just how outrageous his son's theoretical knowledge, understanding of martial souls, and advanced grasp of his own condition and development path were.

Rank thirty-four, yet comparable to an early-stage Soul Saint—if you told others that, they would only think you were insane.

Yet this scene was unfolding right before his eyes.

And that person was his son! His biological son!

"You see clearly, Father." Yu Xiaogang did not deny it. His cultivation was indeed far too low at present.

If his third Soul Ring had not come from the Radiant-Forged Bone Dragon, and if its Soul Skill had not granted the exceptionally rare top-tier trait of reduced Soul Power consumption, his Soul Power would have run dry two minutes ago.

Now, he still had a small portion left.

"Do you have any other means to 'deal with enemies'?" Yu Yuanzhen deliberately emphasized the words "deal with enemies."

Yu Xiaogang understood Yu Yuanzhen's meaning as well. He was asking whether he had any other conventional means of fighting enemies.

Aside from his divine soul, Divine Power, and the Blood-Burning Secret Art, he really did have one Self-Created Soul Skill that would not harm himself.