For a moment, Guang Long failed to react. His attack had been easily blocked by a seemingly ordinary child.
He sized Yu Longyue up again, trying to sense fluctuations of Soul Power from him, but found nothing. That gave Guang Long a sense of threat he had never felt before.
"Who are you?"
Guang Long asked in a low voice, more cautious than before.
He was the typical sort who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
Behind Yu Longyue, Tang Wulin waved his fists excitedly.
"Brother Yue, go for it! Beat him until his own parents can't recognize him!"
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help shaking his head. Tang Wulin really was...
Yu Longyue smiled faintly and ignored Guang Long outright. He turned his head slightly toward Xie Xie. "Take care of the owner. Leave this to me."
Xie Xie hesitated. "Can you handle him?"
Yu Longyue didn't answer. Instead, he proved himself through action, making a provocative gesture at Guang Long.
"I'm just an ordinary kid. Cut the crap. If you want your protection money, come and get it."
"What an arrogant brat." Guang Long's expression darkened instantly. He stamped his right foot and charged at Yu Longyue, his white Soul Ring lighting up as he threw another punch.
First Soul Skill, Iron Armor Possession.
He refused to believe this kid could take his punch without even activating his Martial Soul.
His Martial Soul was the Iron Armored Dragon, a subspecies of Earth Dragon that excelled in strength and defense.
He was also born with immense strength.
That was why he was so confident in his own strength.
Yet in the next second, Yu Longyue raised a hand and caught Guang Long's punch in his palm again. Then he swiftly used a grappling technique and pinned Guang Long to the ground in an instant.
Without another word, Yu Longyue sat down on Guang Long, who screamed in pain all over.
"This..." The two burly men nearby were dumbstruck at the sight, as was Xie Xie, who was protecting the owner.
He had subdued a Soul Grandmaster with one hand, without activating his Martial Soul? And one with an Iron Armored Dragon Martial Soul that excelled in strength and defense?
Even with only two layers of the Golden Dragon King Seal released, Yu Longyue's physical strength surpassed that of a Soul Emperor, so dealing with a Soul Grandmaster was naturally a breeze.
"You two standing there, go fetch his brother. You can't settle this yourselves." Yu Longyue yawned, then reached down, not forgetting to pat Guang Long's face beneath him.
"If you're late, I can't guarantee he'll stay alive."
"You... you know Guang Long's brother is Guang Biao, the captain of Eastsea City's mecha brigade, and you still dared lay a hand on him?" the two men blurted out.
The next second, Guang Long screamed even louder.
Clearly, Yu Longyue had reached down and broken another of his bones. He merely gave the two men a silent look, as if to say he didn't want to repeat himself.
The two men scurried off to fetch reinforcements.
"This..."
At that moment, Xie Xie came over. He swallowed, walked up beside Yu Longyue, and looked at him with a complicated expression.
"Aren't you really afraid of Guang Biao? He's notoriously difficult to deal with."
"It's fine. I'll settle this for you once and for all today." Yu Longyue gestured to him and gave him a friendly nod.
"Xie Xie, don't worry about this guy," Huo Yuhao couldn't help saying. "Anyone who dares provoke him has rotten luck to the extreme. What's a mecha captain to him?"
Others might not know, but Huo Yuhao did.
It wouldn't be wrong to call this guy the crown prince of the entire Douluo Continent. When it came to background, no one could top him.
"Huh?"
Before long, the reinforcements arrived.
A crowd came swarming over. The man at their head stood over two meters tall and had an exceptionally imposing build. He too was bald, with a full beard. In his ferocity, he looked like an upgraded version of Guang Long.
His arms were bare, revealing terrifyingly well-defined muscles. He fixed his icy gaze on Yu Longyue, who was sitting on Guang Long.
"I'll give you three seconds to get the hell off my brother. Otherwise, you won't even have a chance to kneel and beg me for mercy."
A polite smile appeared on Yu Longyue's face.
"You're Guang Biao, right? It's simple. If you beat me, I'll get lost. If I beat you, you take your brother and get lost, and never collect protection money again. Deal?"
Guang Biao was visibly taken aback.
In all his time out in the world, he had never met anyone so arrogant.
"Hahahaha! Simple and straightforward. I don't dislike you. Let's let our fists do the talking. Whoever has the bigger fist is in the right!"
Guang Biao laughed loudly. Soul Power surged out of him, and his presence rose steadily.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, purple. Six Soul Rings flashed together.
A Soul Emperor, a Six-Ring Soul Emperor!
Xie Xie and Tang Wulin were visibly nervous.
They looked at Yu Longyue. His opponent was a Soul Emperor...
Guang Biao released his Martial Soul, and his body grew a full half meter taller. Though it was the same Iron Armored Dragon Martial Soul, the presence Guang Biao gave off was countless times stronger than Guang Long's.
But Yu Longyue's expression didn't change. He rose to his feet at an unhurried pace and gently brushed the dust off himself.
"Let's see what you're really capable of."
Guang Biao gave a great shout, and his Soul Rings blazed with light as he fully released his Iron Armored Dragon Martial Soul. A layer of iron-gray scales covered his skin, his muscles bulged even more, and he looked like a dragon in human form.
He strode forward and sent a punch blasting toward Yu Longyue.
His fist tore through the air with enough force to split mountains and shatter stone.
Yet Yu Longyue merely shifted to one side and easily dodged Guang Biao's attack.
His first strike missed, so Guang Biao immediately changed tactics. His fists and feet swept toward Yu Longyue like a violent storm.
The next moment, Yu Longyue extended a hand, palm open. Four Soul Rings, black as ink, appeared before him, and a great surge of lightning power burst forth, forcing Guang Biao back in an instant.
"Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings!"
Guang Biao stared at the four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings on Yu Longyue, dumbfounded.
He was only a Soul Ancestor, but those four Ten Thousand Year...
On top of that, his own Martial Soul was being forcibly suppressed by Yu Longyue's, indirectly proving that his opponent also had a dragon-type Martial Soul.
And its quality surpassed that of the Iron Armored Dragon.
Add to that his luxurious clothes and extraordinary bearing...
"May I ask who you are, sir? There may be some misunderstanding here. We mustn't let the flood wash over the Dragon King's temple." Guang Biao immediately stopped, cupped his fists, and pressed him for an answer.
Sweat was already pouring down his back.
This person was definitely no ordinary individual. He had a powerful background. If Guang Biao injured him, he would probably find his life as brigade captain made difficult; worse still, he might even lose his position.
"I said, if you win, I get lost. If I win, you get lost."
Yu Longyue repeated himself in an indifferent tone.
Holy shit!
Seeing this from behind him, Xie Xie felt a sudden surge of admiration and reverence for the big shot.
He had thought himself aloof enough, but he had never imagined that beyond the heavens lay another heaven.
He was even more aloof than his teacher, Wu Changkong!
Guang Biao gritted his teeth and had no choice but to brace himself and go on.
There was nothing else he could do. He had already offended him, so he would go easy and let his opponent fight to his heart's content. Perhaps only then could he earn a chance at his forgiveness.
His little brother had suffered a loss he could only swallow in silence today, and there was nothing Guang Biao could do about it.
Guang Biao's momentum was clearly no longer as fierce as before, but just as he stepped forward, Yu Longyue moved.
Third Soul Skill, True Dragon's True Form.
Yu Longyue exhaled a breath of lightning. His hands became dragon claws, a pair of dragon wings grew from his back, and a great surge of lightning power burst from his eyes.
He raised his hand again, unleashing his first Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw.
An immensely dense bloodline power poured forth in full force. Even the dragon roar of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon rang in Guang Biao's ears.
Under the pressure of True Dragon's True Form, Guang Biao couldn't even use his Soul Skills. His mind was in a fog, and he followed his body's instincts and dropped to both knees before Yu Longyue. Even his Iron Armored Dragon Martial Soul and his very soul submitted to Yu Longyue from the depths of their being.
Guang Biao could only stare blankly as Yu Longyue's Thunder Dragon Claw drew closer, unable to do anything.
He was completely subservient to his opponent.
I... I haven't even started going easy on him yet...
Smack!
Yu Longyue withdrew the lightning power, and his dragon claw merely slapped Guang Biao on his bald head.
If he exerted any force, Guang Biao's head would burst open like a watermelon.
So he said indifferently:
"You lost. Take your brother and get lost. If I catch you two committing evil again, I'll strip the dragon hide off both of you."