Dead on Arrival: Yan Shaozhe Sweated Buckets, and Xuan Zi Questioned His Life

Having missed his target, Dai Yueheng, who was fully immersed in the battle, felt a chill run down his spine almost instantly.

His battle instincts as Battle Soul Master compelled him to press his body down, leaving five deep claw marks on the ground with his tiger paws. He forcefully twisted his body in an astonishing manner, and at the same time, a strong white aura quickly protected his neck and head.

The White Tiger Clan's unchanging first Soul Skill, passed down for ten thousand years: White Tiger Protective Barrier!

The next instant, a silver light suddenly appeared out of thin air and then slashed past the White Tiger Protective Barrier.

It was clearly a collision of energies, but it unexpectedly produced sparks that would only occur when metal clashed.

In just a moment, Dai Yueheng felt the hairs on his body stand on end.

Because he personally felt the terrifying attack power contained in that silver light, the White Tiger Protective Barrier was only a hundred-year-old Soul Skill, and even with his Soul Emperor- level Soul Power, it was absolutely impossible to block such sharpness.

If the White Tiger Protective Barrier is broken, he will most likely be decapitated on the spot!

With his life at stake, Dai Yueheng unhesitatingly unleashed his Second Soul Skill, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, and his body flew backward using the recoil generated by the skill's eruption.

The instant Dai Yueheng fled, the White Tiger Fierce Light Wave was shattered into pieces by the silver light, which then fell to the ground of the Soul Fighting Arena after losing its target.

Boom--

After a loud bang, a gruesome gash nearly five meters long and almost one meter wide appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Hiss--"

The spectators outside the stadium gasped in unison.

It should be noted that the Inner Court's Soul Fighting Zone arena, apart from a thin layer of hardened soil on the surface, has the hardest granite base underneath. Jiang Yu's Soul Skill could not possibly be Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill, meaning that this is one of his two thousand-year Soul Skill.

Even after being repeatedly weakened and blocked by Dai Yueheng's two hundred-year Soul Skill Soul Skill possessed such great power. If Dai Yueheng had reacted even slightly slower...

It's estimated that this battle will not continue now.

It's estimated that there won't be any more students named Dai Yueheng in the Inner Court in the future.

On the highest stand, Yan Shaozhe's hand trembled violently for a moment.

Coming to his senses, he turned his head and spoke in a trembling voice:

"Master Xuan Zi, this little guy is a bit too fast. I... I'm sweating a bit. How about you be the Referee?"

Before anyone knew it, Xuan Zi had also arrived beside Yan Shaozhe.

Upon hearing this, his lips twitched, and then he said with lingering fear:

"Yan Shaozhe, this isn't about who's the Referee. Just now, if it weren't for the White Tiger Duke's Mansion's son's considerable combat experience and decisive judgment, he would have been finished. And this was only Jiang Yu's first move..."

Xuan Zi's words were veiled, but the meaning was clear: given this fighting style, he had no other options and didn't know when to make his move.

After all, given that the difference in their cultivation levels wasn't that great, even if Jiang Yu's fighting style was naturally advantageous to Dai Yueheng, it's still rare for two people to almost kill each other in their very first encounter.

Xuan Zi, in particular, clearly saw that Jiang Yu was only using his first Soul Skill.

In fact, after Jiang Yu's Martial Soul merged into one, the Spirit Ring and Soul Skill originally attached to the Light and Shadow Twin Daggers also perfectly fused together because they shared the same origin.

The original Light Dragon Blade and Shadow Dragon Blade were combined into one and named Space-Time Blade. However, due to the loss of the weapon Martial Soul carrier, this move can now only be used for ranged attacks in over 99% of cases.

Seeing Dai Yueheng flying backward, Jiang Yu gave him no chance to catch his breath. With a flash of silver light, three more Space-Time Blade shot out, heading straight for Dai Yueheng's landing point.

Faced with such a rapid attack, Dai Yueheng, who had just landed, had no choice but to take the hit.

His first, third, and fifth Spirit Ring lit up simultaneously, his already robust muscles swelled again, and black horizontal lines appeared on his skin. His aura was boosted to its peak by the three amplification-type Soul Skill.

roar--

After a deafening tiger's roar, Dai Yueheng swung his claws and smashed the three Space-Time Blade to pieces.

Having just escaped with his life, he knew he absolutely could not allow Jiang Yu, who excelled at long-range attacks and ranged combat, to pull him into his attack rhythm, so he chose the most aggressive offensive rhythm.

Without any hesitation, he charged straight forward, his terrifying aura freezing the surrounding space.

He knew he had to find Jiang Yu's weakness and strike decisively, otherwise his opponent's ever-changing spatial techniques would be beyond his ability to handle.

To put it bluntly, if Jiang Yu wanted to, he could hide in the space and wear him down indefinitely.

Some battles are actually decided from the very beginning, but Dai Yueheng firmly believes that anything is possible with human effort, and he is willing to try his best until the very last moment.

For Dai Yueheng, as a Battle Soul Master, the essence of life is dignity, and the principle of giving one's all even in the face of a battle with a huge disparity in strength is the courage and dignity of life, as well as respect for oneself and one's opponent.

Sensing the do-or-die fighting spirit emanating from Dai Yueheng, Jiang Yu had to admit that Dai Yueheng was far superior to Dai Huabin.

No wonder Dai Huabin, who possessed Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the original novel, lived almost his entire life in the shadow of Dai Yueheng. As an opponent, Dai Yueheng was indeed worthy of respect.

Unfortunately, Jiang Yu didn't consider him an opponent, because they were on opposite sides from the very beginning.

After dodging several fierce attacks from Dai Yueheng, a glint flashed in Jiang Yu's eyes once more.

A flash of silver light appeared again, and eighteen shimmering silver dots lit up the space around Dai Yueheng in an instant.

At first, even Dai Yueheng didn't understand the purpose of these silver dots, but as Jiang Yu unleashed the first Space-Time Blade through the silver dots, the expressions of Dai Yueheng and everyone watching changed drastically.

"This is... a continuous soul skill similar to the Gale Wolf Gale Demon Wolf Eighty-One Consecutive Slashes, a soul Soul Skill Self-Created Soul Skill Wind Wolf Douluo ten thousand years ago... The power of the next strike is nearly fifty percent stronger than the previous one. If this keeps stacking up, hiss..."

Yan Shaozhe gripped the railing tightly, but at the same time, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"This Soul Skill is powerful, but it seems to be at most a combination of Jiang Yu's first and Second Soul Skill. Moreover, each attack requires a charging time. With Dai Yueheng's strength, it shouldn't be difficult for him to seize this opportunity to escape, but why does he seem to be trapped inside?"

"Xuan Zi, you..."

Yan Shaozhe turned his head and was then startled by Xuan Zi's state.

Xuan Zi stood blankly beside him, his eyes vacant, still holding the chicken leg and gourd in his hand, as if about to put them into his mouth.

"Xuan Zi, Xuan Zi? Xuan Zi!"

Yan Shaozhe gently tugged at Xuan Zi's sleeve, but Xuan Zi remained unresponsive until Yan Shaozhe raised his voice, at which point Xuan Zi snapped back to reality.

"Shao... Yan Shaozhe, this is amazing, truly amazing! Is this Soul Skill born from the intertwining of spacetime power? It's absolutely incredible!"

Hearing Xuan Zi's slightly trembling voice, Yan Shaozhe was filled with questions. He shook Xuan Zi's arm again, then said urgently:

"Xuan Zi, what are you talking about? What Soul Skill interwoven with the power of space and time? I haven't sensed it at all!"

Xuan Zi stared blankly at Dai Yueheng, whose body was covered in wounds from the continuous attacks of the Space-Time Blade. After a long while, he finally came to his senses and said in a daze:

"Yan Shaozhe, I've lived for over two hundred years, and this is the first time I've been so shocked by a kid in his teens that I'm questioning my existence... If my understanding of time and space... no, I mean space itself, were as natural and seamless as the Soul Skill this kid unleashed, would I have been stuck at level Level 98 for so many years..."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe's eyes widened instantly...