Battle

"Yang, be careful." As an assault-type battle Spirit Master, Yu Tianheng took the initiative and launched the first attack.

Rather than directly consuming soul power to unleash a soul skill, he chose to feint, rushing toward Yang Yunhai with both hands formed into claws while observing his movements.

"First Soul Skill, Stretch." With a thought, Yang Yunhai directly activated his First Soul Skill.

As the First Soul Ring beneath his feet lit up, the Blue Silver Grass in his hand rapidly stretched and grew into a thorn-covered whip.

With a flick of his hand, the whip immediately swept horizontally toward Yu Tianheng close to the ground. It expanded rapidly in the wind, growing to dozens of meters in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, the Third Soul Ring beneath his feet lit up, and tiny Parasitic Spores scattered through the air as the whip swept across the ground.

He had a few clever tricks, after all. Qian Renxue's gaze flickered as she thought to herself.

The ground of this Training Ground was already dry. When Yang Yunhai swept his whip along the ground, it naturally kicked up plenty of dust. That way, even if Yang Yunhai released the Parasitic Spores created by his Third Soul Skill, Yu Tianheng would neither notice nor be able to distinguish them.

"Haha, Tianheng is probably going to suffer." Meng Shenji stroked his beard and smiled as well.

Yang Yunhai had mentioned his Third Soul Skill before, when telling them about hunting his Third Soul Ring alone.

"?" The Heaven Dou Battle Team members immediately looked puzzled.

The next second, with a tap, Yu Tianheng pushed off the ground and leaped into the air, easily dodging the whip.

"Is that all?" Dugu Yan frowned slightly. Knowing that Education Committee Member Meng Shenji must have had his reasons for saying that, she could not help but wonder, Could there be some follow-up move?

As she pondered, Yu Tianheng had already entered within roughly ten meters of Yang Yunhai.

"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw." His First Soul Ring lit up beneath his feet. He pushed off the ground, about to leap into the air.

"Stretch!" Yang Yunhai's clear voice suddenly rang out.

The next second, without any warning, several Blue Silver Grass plants suddenly sprouted from the ground beneath Yu Tianheng's feet and wrapped around his ankles.

"How did this Blue Silver Grass grow out?" The Heaven Dou Battle Team members seated beneath the canopy immediately looked astonished.

"When!?" Feeling the force around his feet, Yu Tianheng instinctively lowered his head to look.

The next instant, his pupils contracted. Large amounts of Blue Silver Grass suddenly surged from all over his body below the neck, rapidly growing into thorn-covered vines that coiled around him, including those already wrapped around his feet.

At the same time, an inexplicable suction force came from every part of his body covered by the Blue Silver Grass. At that moment, he could clearly feel the soul power within him draining away rapidly.

"This Blue Silver Grass is actually devouring my soul power." Yu Tianheng was horrified.

"Second Soul Skill, Thunderous Might!" Without hesitation, he hurriedly unleashed his area-of-effect offensive soul skill.

Crackle! Thunder Arcs exploded around his body, yet it was completely useless. The vines on his body instead grew even faster.

In just the blink of an eye, his entire body was wrapped like a rice dumpling, with only his head left exposed.

"Third Soul Skill, Thunder Fury!" Yu Tianheng gritted his teeth and immediately unleashed his strongest current enhancement soul skill.

As the direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he had his own pride. Yang Yunhai's Soul Power Level was eight levels below his. With such a gap in cultivation, if he lost—and lost without even touching his opponent—wouldn't that disgrace his clan?

As the thought flashed through his mind, he unleashed his Second Soul Skill again. "Second Soul Skill, Thunderous Might!"

Even more violent Thunder Attribute energy erupted in an instant. With a series of bangs, Thunder Arcs spread outward, forcing the vines around his body apart one by one. Yu Tianheng's face flushed, his muscles tightened all over, and his limbs strained with all their might, intending to tear the vines apart through sheer physical strength.

"Pop, pop." As he increased his force, some of the outer vines gradually showed signs of splitting, with their surface textures beginning to stretch into threads.

Yet the next moment, they rapidly recovered, and the force with which the vines constricted him suddenly intensified.

"Rip, rip." The barbs tore through his school uniform and skin, blood continuously seeping out.

"Tianheng!" Dugu Yan could no longer remain seated. She cried out in alarm and sprang to her feet.

"Student Yang, stop." Meng Shenji also hurriedly rose and called for a halt.

Was this really a spar? Why did it feel like he was crushing a weakling? Yang Yunhai had stood in the same spot from beginning to end without even moving his feet.

Even Yu Tianheng's Second Soul Skill, enhanced by his Third Soul Skill, could not break through it. Just how powerful must Yang Yunhai's own martial soul's Thunder Attribute be?

A martial soul being tough and difficult to break free from was one thing; withstanding high-intensity attribute attacks was another.

The vines Yang Yunhai created could actually take Yu Tianheng's Thunder Attribute soul skills head-on without a scratch. This forced Meng Shenji to think of the intensity of Yang Yunhai's martial soul's Thunder Attribute itself.

If its intensity were not comparable—or even greater—he did not believe it could possess such resistance.

Was this the advantage of cultivating through heavenly lightning? A glint flashed through Qian Renxue's eyes.

Yang Yunhai, I'm truly looking forward to you more and more, she thought to herself.

Meanwhile, the other Heaven Dou Battle Team students also recovered from their shock, and the way they looked at Yang Yunhai had changed.

Yu Tianheng was the direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Yet he had been defeated just like that by Yang Yunhai, whose soul power was eight levels lower and who had not even moved his feet?

Had they not seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed this could be the result.

Ridiculous. It was truly ridiculous.

As they thought, Yang Yunhai had already withdrawn the vines and hurried to Yu Tianheng's side to support him.

"Senior, are you alright?" he asked with concern, then added apologetically, "Sorry, Tianheng Senior."

"I only obtained my Third Soul Skill less than half a month ago. I'm still not very proficient at triggering and using it together with my other two soul skills."

"It's nothing. They're only superficial wounds." Yu Tianheng shook his head and forced out a smile. "Yang, I have to say, your combination of skills is indeed formidable. And the toughness of the vines created by your martial soul is truly remarkable. Even I couldn't break free from them."

Even he, a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Spirit Master known for physical strength and with eight more levels of soul power, could not break free. He truly found it absurd.

To be honest, being tied up like this had him questioning his entire life.

"I was just lucky. Due to some fortunate circumstances, my Martial Soul underwent an evolution once," Yang Yunhai said modestly.

"We can talk about that later. Tianheng Senior, I'll help you over so you can receive treatment first." As he spoke, he looked toward the awning.

Dugu Yan was hurrying over with Ye Lingling, with the rest of the group following behind them.

Yu Tianheng naturally saw this as well. He smiled, raising a hand to greet Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling and signal that he was fine, then said, "No need. We can just wait here. Our team has a healing-type Spirit Master."

"That's good." Yang Yunhai immediately put on an expression of someone who hadn't known before but did now, secretly letting out a sigh of relief.

Before long, Ye Lingling arrived and immediately released a soul skill to treat Yu Tianheng.

Meanwhile, Dugu Yan first shot Yang Yunhai a fierce glare, then quickly walked to Yu Tianheng's other side and supported him.

"Alright, Junior Yang didn't do it on purpose," Yu Tianheng said reassuringly.

Seeing this, Yang Yunhai had no intention of staying around to watch them flaunt their affection. He stepped forward and slightly cupped his hands toward the three Education Committee members and Qian Renxue.

Then he turned to Zhu Zhuqing, gave a slight nod, and offered her a reassuring look.

She said nothing, merely taking a few small steps to stand at his side. Together with Yang Yunhai, she quietly watched Ye Lingling treat Yu Tianheng.

It had to be said that Ye Lingling's healing abilities were truly exceptional. In just a short while, Yu Tianheng's injuries had healed without leaving even the faintest scar.

However, though his injuries had healed, his clothes were still shredded into strips, making him look rather bedraggled.

Seeing this, the three Education Committee members did not intend to linger. After calling out to Yang Yunhai and instructing Qin Ming to take everyone back to the dormitories first, they escorted Qian Renxue away.

Thus, under Qin Ming's lead, everyone headed straight for the dormitories.