Chen Jin swept his right hand sharply.
An enormous Phoenix Claw formed from pure golden flames materialized in midair.
The Phoenix Claw was several yards across, every joint clearly visible.
A sacred halo flowed over it, making it resemble the hand of a god.
"What move is that?"
"A self-created Soul Skill?"
In the VIP seats, Xue Qinghe rose to his feet, his clear eyes filled with shock.
Beside him, Ning Fengzhi looked equally astonished, his gaze fixed on the enormous golden claw.
"No, this isn't merely a self-created Soul Skill. This is a manifestation of fire-attribute control taken to its utmost limit."
Ning Fengzhi's voice was low.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin nodded beside him, a flicker of approval crossing his eyes.
Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang of Blazing Fire Academy gaped, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Under the eyes of the crowd.
The golden Phoenix Claw collided fiercely with the purple-black lightning dragon in midair.
The expected violent explosion never came.
At the instant of contact, the enormous lightning dragon was like fragile glass meeting a heavy hammer.
Within the golden Phoenix Claw's grasp, the lightning instantly collapsed, scattering into tiny purple sparks that filled the air before vanishing on the wind.
The sacred flames of the Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix held absolute purifying and suppressive power over lightning.
Its force undiminished, the enormous claw carried a heat wave that could topple mountains and overturn seas as it slammed into Yu Tianheng's chest.
Thud!
The dull sound of impact against flesh rang through the deathly silent arena.
Yu Tianheng spat out a great mouthful of blood, his entire body flying backward like a fallen leaf.
He crashed heavily below the platform and slid more than ten meters across the hard ground before coming to a stop.
His body was charred black, all his lightning gone.
Yu Tianheng had not even managed a scream before losing consciousness.
The entire arena fell deathly silent.
Even a falling leaf could have been heard.
Yu Tianheng had lost?
The top genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had actually lost just like that?
After the brief silence, the entire arena erupted.
"Heavens!"
"One move! He defeated Yu Tianheng with just one move!"
"Who in the world is he? Where did Blazing Fire Academy find this monster?"
Cries of astonishment and shouts nearly lifted the roof off the Great Soul Arena.
Huo Wu's pretty face flushed red with excitement as she jumped in place.
"Chen Jin is amazing!"
The members of Blazing Fire Academy also burst into enthusiastic cheers, pride written across every face.
However.
Just as everyone was immersed in shock and excitement.
A cold, sinister killing intent suddenly rose from the platform.
A green figure blurred into an afterimage, charging toward Chen Jin from a tricky angle.
She moved with extreme speed, without stirring the slightest sound of wind.
It was Dugu Yan.
Looking at the unconscious Yu Tianheng below the platform, Dugu Yan's eyes brimmed with venomous hatred.
Jade Phosphorous Bewitching Formation!
Dugu Yan recited the words silently.
Her third Soul Ring erupted with an eerie purple glow at that moment.
She opened her mouth wide.
Endless green poisonous mist spewed from Dugu Yan's mouth like a volcanic eruption.
Under the control of her Soul Power, the poisonous mist formed an enormous green dome, instantly enveloping Chen Jin entirely.
The poisonous mist was extremely dense, giving off a pungent, cloyingly sweet odor.
Even the golden flames lingering nearby hissed upon contact with the poisonous mist and were rapidly corroded.
"Watch out!"
Huo Wu's expression changed drastically in the stands, an urgent cry escaping her lips.
However.
Everything had happened too quickly.
There was no time to react at all.
Before countless horrified gazes, the white-robed figure was swallowed by the dense, dark-green poisonous mist, disappearing without a trace.
At the center of the platform, thick, dark-green mist surged like a tide.
Dugu Yan vanished into the poisonous mist, leaving only a pair of eyes gleaming with an eerie green light flickering within it.
Gasps rose one after another in the stands, everyone's gaze converging on that eerie green glow.
"This poisonous mist is no trivial matter!"
"As expected of Poison Douluo's granddaughter. Once the Jade Phosphorous Bewitching Formation is unleashed, Soul Masters of the same rank have almost no way to counter it!"
In Blazing Fire Academy's section, Huo Wu stamped her feet anxiously, her hands clasped over her chest and her tall, slender body trembling.
"Chen Jin, hurry and dodge!"
Huo Wu's voice was filled with worry.
Beside her, Huo Wushuang also frowned deeply, the Soul Power within him stirring as he prepared to rush onto the platform to save Chen Jin at any moment.
In Shrek Academy's stands.
Watching the mass of green mist that had already enveloped Chen Jin, Tang San finally relaxed his tense body a little.
"Dugu Yan's poison isn't so easy to withstand."
"Even if Ultimate Fire is powerful, inhaling Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison unprepared will certainly leave him unable to fight."
Tang San murmured to himself, his tone certain.
Ma Hongjun grinned even wider, the fat on his plump face quivering.
"Arrogant bastard. Let's see how you keep swaggering now!"
"He'd better be poisoned into a cripple. Let's see how he puts on airs in front of me then!"
Ma Hongjun's voice was extremely loud, drawing sidelong looks from quite a few people nearby.
Zhu Zhuqing said nothing, her beautiful eyes fixed on the dense green mist.
Beneath her black leather clothing, her slender fingers clenched until they were distorted.
Zhu Zhuqing did not believe Chen Jin would lose so easily.
The Chen Jin who had once preferred leaving the academy to wallowing in the mire with the others would never fall here.
At the very center of the poisonous mist, Chen Jin stood quietly, his expression composed.
His white robes swayed in the poisonous wind, untouched by even a single green stain of poison.
Around Chen Jin, two yellow Soul Rings and one purple Soul Ring pulsed slowly.
Yellow, yellow, purple.
Although it was only a Soul Elder's Soul Ring configuration, the pressure emanating from that purple Soul Ring made even the surrounding air grow heavy.
The domain of Ultimate Fire had long since formed an invisible barrier within one meter of Chen Jin.
The seemingly ferocious Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison was vaporized by the intense heat upon touching this barrier, reduced to nothing.
Under cover of the poisonous mist, Dugu Yan had silently circled behind Chen Jin.
With her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul Possession, Dugu Yan's hands had already transformed into emerald-green serpent claws.
An eerie green sheen glimmered at her fingertips.
Dugu Yan moved, suddenly lunging like a venomous snake prowling in the shadows.
Her serpent claws reached straight for the back of Chen Jin's neck.
Five meters.
Three meters.
One meter.
Looking at the white robes within arm's reach, the venomous hatred on Dugu Yan's face grew even deeper.
I've got him!
As long as my claws land, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison will invade my opponent's bone marrow!
However.
At the very moment Dugu Yan thought the outcome was settled.
Chen Jin turned his head.
Two clusters of brilliant golden divine fire suddenly leaped to life in his eyes.
"Playing with poison."
"Before me, you still have a long way to go."
Chen Jin's voice was neither heated nor cold, yet it reached Dugu Yan's ears clearly.
Dugu Yan's heart lurched, and an intense sense of danger swept through her entire body.
She wanted to retreat, but it was already too late.
The purple third Soul Ring around Chen Jin erupted with dazzling light at that moment.
"Third Soul Skill, Heaven-Burning Purgatory."
His calm words fell.
Boom!
Terrifying golden flames beyond description erupted in a ring with Chen Jin at its center.
Those were no ordinary flames.
They were the Ultimate Fire of the Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix, sacred and fierce, possessing the power to purify the evil and filth of the world.
The golden sea of fire swallowed the entire platform.
The incredibly dense, highly corrosive dark-green poisonous mist did not even have a chance to struggle when it touched the golden flames before it was vaporized.
Hissing sounds filled the air.
In the blink of an eye, the poisonous mist filling the air vanished completely.
The temperature throughout the Great Soul Arena soared, and the spectators in the stands felt waves of heat striking their faces, making even breathing difficult.
"How... how is this possible?"
Dugu Yan stood rooted to the spot, her serpent claws frozen in midair.
The Jade Phosphorous Bewitching Formation she took such pride in had actually been dismantled completely.
Even the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul within her began trembling violently upon sensing the aura of those golden flames, sending out waves of fear.
That was the absolute suppression of a higher Martial Soul over a lower one.
Ultimate Fire, the natural bane of all poisons!
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