I Can Become Stronger by Pitfalling Yu Xiaogang

All in all, Zhang Tianyu's move stunned everyone and abruptly cut off the cheers of the brainless fans with his own strength!

Two words appeared in everyone from Shrek Academy's minds—show-off.

That Wang Xuanlin was a show-off, but you were even more flamboyant!

"Zhang Tianyu's entrance was truly... incredible! Astonishing!" The host finally reacted. "He shocked us right from the start! I believe every audience member, just like me, is now eagerly looking forward to this match! All right, the match begins!"

Cheers suddenly erupted. Now, it was not just Wang Xuanlin's fans—ordinary spectators also burst into applause and cheers.

Hadn't everyone paid to come here just to see something fresh and exciting? Otherwise, who would spend money coming here? Wouldn't it be better to find a beautiful girl at a tavern and have some fun?

Zhang Tianyu's appearance instantly piqued their interest!

Wang Xuanlin sneered. Showing off, huh?

Fine. Just wait and see how I burn you later!

Absolute Power!

The Hellfire Hound instantly fused with him. Wang Xuanlin's flowing red hair became even more vivid, like a flame in winter.

The long robe on his body seemed to burst into flames, and even his eyes spewed fire.

Zhang Tianyu felt that this guy looked a bit like the Flame Demon God right now, except he was much more handsome than that bald guy.

The system mocked, "Isn't it rude to call someone bald?"

"Mr. Bald," Zhang Tianyu said.

System: ...

Oh, so adding "Mr." made it polite?

"Of course," Zhang Tianyu said. "Adding an honorific often makes something sound polite. For example—"

"'F*** your mother' is extremely impolite, but if you change it to 'F*** your honored mother,' see? Add an honorific, and it becomes much more polite."

System: ...

Wasn't that still an insult even with an honorific? How was that polite?

Zhang Tianyu shook his head in disappointment. "As my system, your standards need to be lowered."

Wang Xuanlin sneered and asked, "Hey, brat, why are you covering your face? Are you too ugly and afraid of scaring people?"

The flames around Wang Xuanlin grew even fiercer, and he was beginning to resemble a Flame Demon God.

His flashy, arrogant appearance gave him courage, and he immediately began taunting Zhang Tianyu.

Zhang Tianyu did not answer. He looked at Wang Xuanlin as though he were looking at a roasted suckling pig.

"What? Did I hit the mark?" Wang Xuanlin burst into wild laughter. "If you don't want to become even uglier, surrender now! Otherwise, don't blame me if I roast you into a pig later!"

Zhang Tianyu still did not answer. He spread his arms and opened his hands—

Whoosh!

A biting chill erupted outward from Zhang Tianyu!

The cold current howled past, instantly extinguishing more than half the flames on Wang Xuanlin's body!

Wang Xuanlin was startled out of his wits. He raised his hands in disbelief and looked at the flames that had already gone out on his arms. Then he looked up at Zhang Tianyu in terror and swallowed hard.

What terrifying cold! What strange cold!

What was going on?

Was this his Soul Skill?!

A pitch-black longsword flew out from behind Zhang Tianyu.

Wisps of cold air drifted from the blade.

Whispers sounded beside Wang Xuanlin's ears!

Wang Xuanlin jumped again and sharply turned his head from side to side. "Who! Who is talking in my ear?!"

Those dreamlike whispers and sobs seemed to come from the depths of the Nine Netherworlds beneath the earth, sending chills through Wang Xuanlin's entire body and making every hair stand on end!

Seeing him like this, everyone was a little confused.

The host shouted, "What is this? What happened? Has Wang Xuanlin begun hallucinating?"

"It's you messing with me! I'll kill you!" Wang Xuanlin roared. "Third Soul Skill—Hell Roar!"

His third Soul Ring lit up, and a massive burning dog head appeared behind him, letting out a deafening roar!

"It's here, the Third Soul Skill!"

"Hell Roar!"

"Good lord, that kid on the other side actually has some skill! He forced Wang Xuanlin to use this killing move right away!"

Hell Roar allowed the Martial Soul to unleash a terrifying roar that could directly stun the opponent. The roar also carried the power of flames, so while the opponent was stunned, they would also be set ablaze.

The closer the opponent was, the better this Soul Skill worked, and the longer the stun lasted. The longest it had ever stunned an opponent was a full five seconds.

Five seconds!

That was enough time to serve a feast for five people!

This also showed that Wang Xuanlin had already lost his composure. He had actually used this Soul Skill from seven or eight meters away from Zhang Tianyu.

Even so, it could at least stun an opponent of Zhang Tianyu's level for up to two seconds.

Having landed the blow, Wang Xuanlin immediately followed up seamlessly with his Second Soul Skill.

"Hellfire Tongue!"

The burning phantom dog head behind him suddenly opened its eyes, and two tongues of extremely high-temperature fire shot from its eyes, flying straight and fast as they accurately struck the "stunned" Zhang Tianyu!

"Oh no!"

"Tianyu is going to get hurt!"

In the stands, everyone from Shrek Academy was horrified!

Xiao Wu was already preparing to rush onto the stage to save him. Forget her—even Flender wanted to charge in to rescue him!

Even if it meant breaking the Great Soul Arena's rules, they had to save the greatest genius in history!

"See what I said? This kid just wouldn't listen!" Flender rolled up his sleeves and cracked his knuckles. "He was talking about absolute suppression through strength, and now someone caught him off guard with actual combat experience! Suppression my ass!"

Only Ma Hongjun remained calm.

There was even an expression on his face somewhat like the proud look Xiao Wu used to wear.

"Don't worry," Ma Hongjun said. "That Wang guy's flames are nowhere near as good as my Phoenix Flame. Zhang Tianyu isn't even afraid of my Phoenix Flame, so why would he fear some trash Hellfire Hound?"

Hearing this, everyone quickly calmed down.

That made sense!

When it came to playing with fire, Ma Hongjun's phoenix was an expert. What the hell was that so-called Hellfire Hound?

Sure enough, Ning Rongrong suddenly widened her eyes. "Look! Zhang Tianyu is fine!"

Everyone looked over and saw Huangquan floating before the two fire tongues. The flames could not harm it in the slightest and were even forced back step by step!

"What? How is that possible?" Wang Xuanlin was utterly shocked!

"Is that all you can do?" Zhang Tianyu floated above the arena and slowly said, "Then this ends here."

Whoosh!

Black light burst from Huangquan!

The two fire tongues were instantly extinguished. Zhang Tianyu's Second Soul Ring lit up, and Huangquan transformed into a bolt of black lightning, tearing through the air.

Boom!

The burning dog head floating behind Wang Xuanlin was blasted apart in midair by Huangquan!

It turned into scattered sparks amid the thunderous explosion!

Pfft—!

Before everyone's stunned eyes, Wang Xuanlin spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed unconscious onto the ground.

That sword strike was equivalent to severely damaging Wang Xuanlin's Martial Soul. Wang Xuanlin had lost at least half his life.

The entire arena fell silent.

Everyone stared blankly at Zhang Tianyu.

Zhang Tianyu raised a hand, and Huangquan obediently flew back to his side. Then he looked up at the host. "Speak."

The host trembled so hard that the microphone nearly fell from his hand!

"Ah! Incredible! Astonishing! Zhang Tianyu is too strong! He defeated Wang Xuanlin with a single strike! The winner of this match is Zhang Tianyu!"

"This is absolute suppression through strength!" Flender sighed. "Wang Xuanlin's combat awareness and techniques were both good. After being suppressed by Zhang Tianyu's Martial Soul aura at the beginning, he decisively chose to attack—control first, then attack, all in one smooth motion. But unfortunately, he could not even break Zhang Tianyu's defenses and was defeated by Zhang Tianyu in one strike instead."

"This is absolute suppression through strength! This Martial Soul is extraordinary, truly extraordinary! Zhang Tianyu's strength is truly terrifying!"

You could hit someone a hundred times, and they would not react.

But they could hit you once, and you would be KO'd.

That was suppression through absolute power!

Cheers erupted everywhere. Zhang Tianyu raised a hand in acknowledgment, then turned and floated away.

Tang San Lost Again!

In an instant, Zhang Tianyu's name spread everywhere.

Many people heard that at Arena No. 7, a masked Soul Master named Zhang Tianyu had not only ignored two Soul Skills from an opponent of the same level—

but had also instantly defeated him with just one Soul Skill.

Douluo Continent had a fierce culture where the strong were revered.

A powerful person capable of defeating an enemy in one move would naturally be remembered by many.

"We can't watch him tonight. Tomorrow night, let's come watch Zhang Tianyu's match again."

"Right. I want to see whether that kid is really as impressive as they say!"

Besides those who admired the strong, gamblers who specialized in Gambling Duels at the Great Soul Arena also began to take notice.

"If he really is invincible among those of the same level, we'll bet on him from now on. Guaranteed profit, hahaha!"

"That's right! We definitely have to go see that kid tomorrow night!"

"Who wouldn't like a guaranteed-profit deal? Hahahaha!"

When Zhang Tianyu returned to the stands, everyone except Ma Hongjun, who was preparing for his match, was there.

"Not bad, kid. You're actually somewhat interesting." Flender smiled in satisfaction.

"Keep performing well from now on, and I'll only bet on you to win. Hehehe!"

Flender's opinion of Zhang Tianyu was growing better and better.

He was powerful and incredibly talented. Not only could he bring honor and prestige to Shrek Academy, but he could also bring immediate, tangible benefits—prize money from winning bets!

For example, tonight, Flender had gone all in and bet his entire fortune on Zhang Tianyu: twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Because Zhang Tianyu was a newcomer without any prior fame, the odds for such complete newcomers were generally very high—at the very least, much higher than for veteran competitors like Wang Xuanlin.

Other than those seeking thrills or those with strong confidence, almost no one would bet on a newcomer to win.

Flender was the latter. He had great confidence in Zhang Tianyu and bet his entire fortune.

The result was an immediate massive windfall!

Ten-to-one odds!

Twenty thousand became two hundred thousand!

Flender was so happy that snot bubbles were practically coming out of his nose!

Two hundred thousand! Hahaha, he could sleep on a pile of money!