Douluo: My Custom Achievement System, Chapter 43

However, Huang Yun and Li Tianyu were upper-year students at Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy might not entirely live up to its reputation in other aspects of teaching, but its ability to train students in combat skills was beyond question.

So when Huang Yun and Li Tianyu realized they couldn't evade the attack, they managed to do one last thing in time.

They used their life-saving Soul Skills to reduce the damage they would take as much as possible.

At that moment, Jiang Yi had quietly released his Martial Soul and used his first Soul Skill, raising his Blue Silver Grass to its strongest state.

Across the ground, Blue Silver vines rushed like giant pythons toward the area ravaged by the Moon Blades.

"Damn it!" Xing You's face turned exceedingly grim as he saw his two teammates engulfed by such a powerful Soul Skill.

He knew they had underestimated their opponents this time.

Dark light flashed in Xing You's eyes, and his fourth Soul Ring lit up behind him. The dense black mist surrounding him abruptly erupted with tremendous power.

"Get lost!" Xing You shouted coldly as some of the black mist formed a giant fist.

From above Bei Bei, it smashed down at his head.

Bei Bei's expression changed. Although the fist was formed from black mist, the threat it posed to him was unprecedentedly great.

With no other choice, he pulled back his dragon claw and raised it to block the giant fist.

The lightning serpents collided with the fist. Bei Bei's body jolted, and his dragon claw trembled slightly.

"So strong. As expected of a level forty-five Soul Ancestor." Bei Bei's face flushed red.

Using three Soul Skills at once just now had already consumed much of his Soul Power. Facing this attack, he was under tremendous pressure to hold on.

At the edge of the arena, Wang Yan looked on in astonishment.

The battle he had expected to be one-sided had taken a completely opposite turn.

Of the three Soul Ancestors around level forty-five, two had actually been suppressed.

Huang Yun and the others really did underestimate their opponents, but Jiang Nannan and her teammates are also extremely strong. Otherwise, they could never have brought about a situation like this, Wang Yan analyzed inwardly.

Leaving Wang Yan's reaction aside, on the other side of the battlefield,

the dense swarm of Moon Blades had begun to slowly dissipate after that burst, revealing Huang Yun and Li Tianyu within the area of attack.

Huang Yun was down on one knee, while Li Tianyu was barely standing.

Both were covered in wounds of all sizes, especially Huang Yun. As an Agility Attack System Soul Master, he didn't have such powerful defenses.

Even after using his life-saving Soul Skill, he had only enough strength left for one final attack.

Li Tianyu, a Power Attack System Soul Master with a Beast Martial Soul, had long since completed Martial Soul Possession and was shrouded in black light.

Before the attack struck, he had used his third Soul Skill, Black Tiger Body.

It doubled his physical capabilities, greatly reducing the damage he took and leaving him still capable of fighting.

Li Tianyu stared at Jiang Nannan and the others and said coldly, "Your strength really is surprising, but the battle is over now."

As a level forty-five Soul Ancestor, he naturally felt utterly humiliated to have been beaten into this state by his juniors.

From here on, he would no longer underestimate them. He would finish them off with his strongest means.

"Huang Yun, use your fourth Soul Skill," Li Tianyu said to Huang Yun.

Huang Yun nodded heavily. Although he was badly injured, he didn't want to lose to juniors whose Soul Power was so much lower than his either.

Just as the two were about to unleash their power, dozens of silver "giant pythons" had arrived at his feet without anyone knowing when.

Moving with lightning speed, the Blue Silver vines wrapped around their ankles and then yanked hard.

Having just survived the attack, how could the two have expected this?

After all, to beat them into such a state, these Soul Elders must have given it their all. How could they possibly have any strength left to attack?

It's that Blue Silver Grass Soul Master who didn't make a move! The thought occurred to both of them at once.

As their bodies toppled to the side, both tried to use their Soul Skills, but the vines had already spread upward, binding their arms and bodies, and even their necks.

The vines kept tightening. The tremendous pressure left Huang Yun, who had only enough strength for one attack, unable to release a Soul Skill, and his consciousness began to fade.

Li Tianyu's eyes widened with fury. He was unwilling to be defeated like this.

"Roar!" An earth-shaking tiger roar rang out, and his fourth Soul Ring lit up behind him.

His enormous black tiger claws blazed with intense black light, and the muscles all over his body bulged. He used every ounce of strength he had, trying to break free of the Blue Silver vines.

Under that tremendous force, tiny cracks appeared in the grayish-white Blue Silver vines, which were gradually being torn apart. The vines were as hard as cold iron.

Just as the Blue Silver vines were about to break, a powerful surge of vitality erupted and healed them.

Even so, under a Soul Ancestor's strength, the Blue Silver vines would inevitably snap again.

"Now!" Jiang Yi shouted.

Almost at the same instant, Xu Sanshi sprang forward and slammed his Xuanming Shield into Li Tianyu's head, releasing Xuanming Quake as well.

Li Tianyu, who had been straining to break free, was struck on the head and instantly fell into a daze.

With the Blue Silver vines tightening around him as well, he too fell unconscious.

And just like that, two Soul Ancestors whose levels far exceeded theirs fell at their feet.

But the battle wasn't over yet. There was still one Soul Ancestor who was nearly at full strength.

"Smack!" The fist formed from black mist struck Bei Bei in the abdomen, sending him flying backward.

A strand of grayish-white Blue Silver Grass immediately appeared behind Bei Bei, wrapped around his waist, and pulled him back.

"Bei Bei, are you all right?" Jiang Yi asked with a frown.

Bei Bei's face was pale as he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"I'm fine, but I'm afraid I can't keep fighting."

"It seems defeating three Soul Ancestors around level forty-five is still too much for us," Bei Bei said with a bitter smile.

They had used all their Soul Skills to defeat the two Soul Ancestors.

Jiang Nannan's face was already pale. She had used all her Soul Power and moonlight power on her third Soul Ring, and now she truly couldn't continue fighting.

Xu Sanshi had used all three of his Soul Skills. Besides, he was a defense-type Soul Master, so even if he kept going, he couldn't defeat a Soul Ancestor.

Before the match, Jiang Yi had also made it clear to them that he wasn't strong enough to deal with a Soul Ancestor.

Just as Bei Bei was losing hope, Jiang Yi touched the back of his right hand, where he had felt a faint, constant heat.

"Maybe there's still a chance," Jiang Yi suddenly said softly.

Chapter 67: Countering Darkness, Victory Through Holy Light (Please Keep Reading!)

Jiang Yi's voice was so soft that Bei Bei hadn't heard what he said clearly.

"What did you say?" Bei Bei asked instinctively.

Before Jiang Yi could answer, Xing You spoke from a distance.

By this point, Xing You's earlier anger had instead dissipated, leaving him with only a sense of helplessness.

When they first heard they were going to fight a few second-year students, they hadn't taken it seriously. After all, how strong could second-years possibly be?

But after arriving, they discovered that wasn't the case. There were actually three Soul Elders among the second-year students.

Back when they were in their second year, their Soul Power had still been hovering around level twenty-seven or twenty-eight.

Even so, they still hadn't taken Jiang Nannan and the others seriously.

Three Soul Elders and a Soul Master who claimed to be level sixteen-how could a lineup like that possibly match them?

But the situation on the field had now proven them utterly wrong.

"Juniors, your strength has truly amazed me and taught us a lesson," Xing You said with a helpless, bitter smile rather than rushing to attack.

"But now you're at the end of your rope. It's impossible for you to defeat me, so admit defeat."

Xing You's words left the others feeling helpless. He was telling the truth; they had no strength left.

But at that moment, Jiang Yi said, "We won't know whether we can win until we fight. Senior, how about the two of us fight one-on-one from here?"

Xing You looked astonished as he gazed at the Soul Master with a Thousand-Year Soul Ring floating behind him.

Jiang Yi hadn't done much in the battle just now. His Blue Silver vines at the end had indeed been good enough to restrain the injured Li Tianyu, but that was the most they could do.

Defeating Xing You with Blue Silver Grass like that was nothing but a fantasy.

"Are you sure you didn't misspeak?" Xing You asked again, unable to believe it.

Jiang Yi didn't answer. Instead, he looked at Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi.

"Let me try," Jiang Yi said directly.

The Holy Mark could counter the darkness attribute. As long as certain conditions were met, there was hope of defeating Xing You.

At those words, all three looked at Jiang Yi. Jiang Nannan naturally nodded without hesitation, and Bei Bei agreed afterward.

Seeing this, Xu Sanshi said, "Go ahead and try."

Jiang Yi was very strong. Xu Sanshi felt that defeating him would be difficult unless he truly unleashed his full strength.

But the idea that Jiang Yi could fight a Soul Ancestor was still too incredible.

Even so, they had no other options now, so there was no harm in letting Jiang Yi try.

Jiang Nannan and the other two left the match area, taking Huang Yun and Li Tianyu with them. Only Jiang Yi and Xing You remained on the field.

"A one-on-one fight. Is it really possible?" Wang Yan watched intently from the sidelines.

Seeing that Jiang Yi was serious, Xing You's gaze grew serious as well. He truly didn't dare underestimate these juniors of his now.

With a thought from Jiang Yi, the Blue Silver vines surged toward Xing You.

Facing the attack, Xing You's first and Second Soul Rings lit up behind him, and large quantities of black mist poured continuously from his body.

It instantly formed a giant shield, blocking all the Blue Silver Grass surging toward him.

When Jiang Yi's Blue Silver Grass touched the black shield, tiny black spots appeared on it, and it began to corrode slowly.

That was the effect of Xing You's second Soul Skill: it gave his black mist a corrosive attribute.

His black mist Martial Soul could spread over a wide area. This second Soul Skill greatly increased his combat strength, especially in a prolonged battle.

Corrosion was particularly effective against Plant-type Soul Beasts.

"Give up. No matter how strong your Blue Silver Grass is, once it meets my corrosive black mist, it will eventually lose its ability to fight," Xing You urged.

Jiang Yi said nothing and continued pouring out Soul Power. The Blue Silver vines erupted with powerful vitality, instantly healing the black spots.

Once again surging forward with unstoppable momentum, their tips suddenly sharpened. They pierced the black shield and headed straight for Xing You.

Xing You was somewhat surprised. Jiang Yi's Blue Silver Grass could actually grow stronger and had even pierced his black shield.

But that wouldn't change the outcome: Jiang Yi would lose.

Xing You, who had remained on guard, immediately released his fourth Soul Skill.

An instant before the Blue Silver vines could strike Xing You,

the black mist formed a giant hand that reached forward and seized every one of the Blue Silver vines.

The Blue Silver Grass, which had always been overwhelmingly powerful, was utterly helpless before the hand.

No matter how much Soul Power Jiang Yi poured into it, it couldn't move an inch.

"Junior, you're very strong. I've never seen a One-Ring Soul Master as strong as you, but your Soul Power is too low."

"Once your Soul Power improves, I certainly won't be your match. The future is yours, but for now, I'll take the victory."

Seeing that Jiang Yi had no way out, Xing You had already begun his victory speech.

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi had begun to sigh. Only Jiang Nannan, who believed in Jiang Yi, still held a sliver of hope.

Wang Yan sighed helplessly. At Jiang Yi's current level, defeating a Soul Ancestor was still asking too much.

Xing You had just finished his victory speech when a smile appeared on Jiang Yi's face, because he had achieved his goal.

Just as Xing You was about to strike and defeat his exceptionally gifted junior,

the Holy Mark appeared on the back of Jiang Yi's right hand.