Imperial Palace Martial Contest, First Partial Fusion

West side of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

Royal Martial Arts Arena.

This is not the Great Soul Arena.

There was no large general audience.

Only three members of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's academic committee, several members of the royal family, and Xue Qinghe were on the high platform.

The training ground is divided into four areas.

stone forest.

Shallow water.

sandy ground.

Wooden bridge.

The four flags are located in different areas.

Two combined teams.

The goal is to capture as many flags as possible within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The game is over.

The side with more flags wins.

The first group is located on the east side.

Yu Tianheng, Li Man, Shui Bing'er, Yu Feng, Huo Wushuang.

The second group is located on the west side.

Huo Wu, Dong Jian, Dugu Yan, Feng Xiaotian, Xue Wu.

There is no familiar complete combination.

Everyone has rivals they've faced in the past.

Qin Ming and several college teachers stood outside the venue.

Xue Qinghe raised his hand.

"Start."

The first group took the lead.

Rising into the Yu Feng.

Responsible for observing the four flags.

Shui Bing'er chose the shallow water area.

That was the best place for her to change her environment.

Huo Wushuang stone forest.

Yu Tianheng then looked at Li Man.

"You're in charge?"

"Divided into regions."

Li Man answered.

"Shui Bing'er controls the shallow water."

"Huo Wushuang, take the sand!"

"Yu Feng provides the perspective."

"Let's go to the wooden bridge."

Yu Tianheng nodded.

There was no direct action as in the first Simulation war.

"Let me know in advance if the route changes."

Li Man said:

"One word."

"Change."

On the other side.

Dugu Yan has already released the poisonous mist.

Huo Wu used her heat to push the poisonous gas toward the entrance of the Stone Forest.

Xue Wu creates fine snow.

Harden the surface of the sand.

Feng Xiaotian ascended into the sky.

Dong Jian stood in the center of the group.

Which side should we take first?

Feng Xiaotian asked.

Dugu Yan said:

"Stone forest."

Huo Wu also said:

"Wooden bridge."

The two exchanged a glance.

"Stone Forest is suitable for poisonous fog."

Dugu Yan said.

"The wooden bridge is the narrowest."

Huo Wu replied:

"My firewall can block off roads directly."

Dong Jian looked towards the venue.

"Let Feng Xiaotian take the wooden bridge flag."

"You two are pressing down on the stone forest."

"Xue Wu goes to the sandy area."

Huo Wu raised an eyebrow.

"You arranged it quickly."

"Let's keep arguing."

Dong Jian said:

"The other side has already captured the shallow water flag."

far away.

Shui Bing'er indeed stepped into the center of the shallow water area.

The ice layer spreads along the water surface.

The first flag lit up with an icy blue light.

Huo Wu stopped arguing.

"Walk."

The competition was quickly divided into several zones.

Feng Xiaotian lunged at the wooden bridge.

Yu Feng arrived from the other side.

For the first time, two flying Soul Master were officially vying for the same goal.

Feng Xiaotian was faster.

However, Yu Feng had already occupied the top of the bridge.

The wing wind continuously compresses the angle.

Feng Xiaotian did not force his way in.

Deliberate descent.

The Yu Feng instinctively followed.

The next moment.

Feng Xiaotian suddenly flipped upwards using the airflow from the side of the bridge.

Bypass the blockade.

However, Li Man had already left a weakening array point beneath the wooden bridge.

The fluctuations in Soul Power were extremely faint.

Until Feng Xiaotian approached the flag.

The bamboo shadows just began to rise from the cracks in the bridge.

It's not Entanglement.

Instead, it bounced towards the flagpole.

The flag was tilted towards Yu Tianheng.

"Thunder Dragon Claw!"

Yu Tianheng grabbed it.

The wooden bridge flag was captured by the first group.

Feng Xiaotian landed on the bridge railing.

Look at the bamboo shadows under the bridge.

"Well hidden."

Li Man replied:

"Shui Bing'er taught me."

Next time, I'll look under the bridge first.

Another place.

Huo Wu and Dugu Yan have entered the Stone Forest.

The firewall blocked the left side.

The toxic fog covered the right side.

Both range controls occur simultaneously.

Huo Wushuang had just approached.

They then discovered that their escape route had been completely cut off.

He was very familiar with Huo Wu's habits.

Immediately determine that the seemingly strongest point of the firewall may actually be a heat outlet.

The fire dragon slammed its arms forward.

Boom!

The fire wall was torn apart by forces of the same element.

Huo Wushuang burst out from the gap.

Dugu Yan's poisonous fog then pressed down.

Shui Bing'er, however, remotely froze the ground of the stone forest from the shallow water area.

Low temperatures slow down the spread of toxic gases.

Huo Wushuang seized the opportunity to obtain the Stone Forest Flag.

The second side belongs to the first group.

"You two siblings seem to know each other well."

Dugu Yan said.

Huo Wu's expression remained unchanged.

"I won't let him walk through the fire wall next time."

The second group is currently lagging behind.

Xue Wu has already built up an ice layer on the sandy ground.

The flag on the sandy land was protected by remote array eyes left by Li Man.

It was not maintained by the individual himself.

It is very weak.

Xue Wu only needs to destroy the array's core to capture the flag.

Dong Jian did not go to the sandy area.

He remained in the central government.

Because Yu Tianheng is approaching.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's Thunderclap came crashing down from the front.

Dong Jian released Bear Astral Energy Body Protection.

He did not directly block the dragon's claw.

The Circular Force Redirection and adhered to Yu Tianheng's wrist.

Yu Tianheng was already familiar with his methods.

Lightning erupted from the dragon's claw midway through its flight.

We will no longer allow Dong Jian to easily leverage our strength.

Dong Jian's arm went numb.

Retreat immediately.

Yu Tianheng continued his pursuit.

You can't stop me.

"I didn't plan to keep blocking them."

Dong Jian landed on his right foot.

Short Tremor!

Yu Tianheng jumped up ahead of time.

Avoid ground tremors.

But Dong Jian didn't aim for his footing.

Step your left foot to the side.

Mountain-Shifting Step.

The right leg counter-attacks and transfers.

The left foot landed for the second time.

The shockwave is less powerful.

But it landed precisely where Yu Tianheng was regrouping and exerting his strength.

Yu Tianheng swayed slightly.

Dong Jian took the opportunity to retreat to the sandy area.

It wasn't about escaping.

Instead, they led Yu Tianheng towards the ice layer of Xue Wu.

Xue Wu understood the intention.

The cold air spread rapidly.

When Yu Tianheng landed.

The sand beneath my feet suddenly froze.

Increased hardness.

Dong Jian raised his foot again.

Ye Lingling frowned slightly from the sidelines.

The ice surface trembled.

It is even more powerful.

The recoil is also stronger.

Dong Jian did not use the complete Mountain-Shaking Stomp.

It only triggers Short Tremor.

Click!

The ice layer cracked.

The oscillation spread along the crack.

Yu Tianheng lost his footing.

Xue Wu seized the opportunity to take the Sandy Flag.

The second group finally won the first flag.

The match is already halfway through.

The first set has two sides.

The second group, one side.

The last section remains on the central platform.

Both groups approached simultaneously.

Huo Wu and Dugu Yan joined forces to spread out the area of fire poison.

Shui Bing'er and Li Man used ice paths and bamboo formations to cut a passage.

Yu Feng and Feng Xiaotian kept exchanging positions high in the sky.

Yu Tianheng and Huo Wushuang charged head-on.

The scene quickly descended into chaos.

Li Man's weakening formation was repeatedly discovered by Huo Wu.

Dugu Yan's poisonous mist prevented Shui Bing'er from getting close at will.

Neither side could maintain stable contact with the flag for ten breaths.

"If this continues..."

Shui Bing'er said:

"Nobody can get the flag."

Li Man looked towards the center.

The safest way.

It was to force Yu Tianheng to break through.

But Feng Xiaotian was always restricted from above.

Huo Wu and Dugu Yan then sealed off both sides.

It requires a single impact that simultaneously alters the rhythm of both the ground and the air.

"Yu Tianheng."

Li Man said.

"Block three breaths for me."

Yu Tianheng did not ask why.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon charged into the center.

Thunderous Might erupted.

Huo Wu, Dugu Yan, and Dong Jian retreated simultaneously.

Li Man placed the two main banners on either side of the central flag.

It's not to pester people.

Instead, it establishes a conductive framework.

She looked at Dong Jian in the distance.

The two were more than twenty paces apart.

Separated by flames, poisonous fog, and ice.

Complete Martial Soul Fusion is impossible.

However, the Vibrating Bamboo Spear can be passed across the formation's key points.

Dong Jian understood as well.

He did not approach.

He concentrated the Black-and-White Earth Suppression Soul Power into his right palm.

Li Man's Second Soul Ring lit up.

The Dragon Bamboo Piercing Formation array.

A golden bamboo spear appeared.

Dong Jian's Soul Power entered through the two central array points.

The distance is too far.

Strength is constantly being lost.

The black and white patterns on the surface of the bamboo spear only cover less than one-third of the surface.

But it didn't collapse immediately like it had in the past.

"Put."

Dong Jian said.

Li Man raised her hand.

The Vibrating Bamboo Spear was fired at the central high platform.

It's not an attack on anyone.

The tip of the gun struck the side of the platform.

Boom!

The golden light pierced through the air simultaneously with Short Tremor.

The platform did not collapse.

The surrounding ground shook collectively.

Huo Wu, Dugu Yan, Shui Bing'er, and Huo Wushuang were all affected simultaneously.

Feng Xiaotian and Yu Feng in the air were forced to separate due to changes in the updraft.

Only Yu Tianheng was prepared.

He leaped up before the tremor occurred.

When it falls.

He grabbed the central flag.

The third flag in the first group lights up.

Before the end of the match.

The second group didn't have time to recapture both sides.

The incense has gone out.

Xue Qinghe announced:

"The first group wins."

Everyone on the field withdrew their Martial Soul.

Dong Jian still experiences slight numbness in his right palm.

Li Man, on the other hand, was visibly exhausted from maintaining the Vibrating Bamboo Spear at a long distance.

Shui Bing'er looked at the cracks in the central platform.

"This is not an ordinary combination Soul Skill."

"It's not a fusion technique yet."

Li Man said.

"Only a portion of its power was fused."

Feng Xiaotian landed.

"If it is truly completed."

Will the entire area shake?

Dong Jian replied:

"It's not possible right now."

"And the farther the distance..."

"The weaker the power."

Xue Qinghe walked down from the high platform.

The outcome was not determined beforehand.

Instead, they went to the crack.

"The core of the town."

"Bamboo array transmission."

He looked at the two of them.

"You have found part of a common cycle."

Li Man said:

"It was only a partial success."

Partial success.

Xue Qinghe replied:

"It's often more important than forcibly pursuing a complete form."

His judgment was completely in line with Qin Ming's.

The Key Fragment deep within Dong Jian's consciousness vibrated slightly once more.

But this time...

It's not because of the name "Yin-Yang Iron-Eating Beast".

But it happened when the Vibrating Bamboo Spear was completed.

The moment when the black and white Soul Power and the golden bamboo Soul Power stabilized together.

A prompt appeared in the Divine Dragon Secret Realm:

"An improvement in Dual-Key Cycle stability has been detected."

Current stability: 24%.

It's still very low.

But it is closer to true integration than the previous seventeen failures.

After the presentation.

The royal family did not arrange any banquets.

There was no demand for loyalty from the people.

Xue Qinghe only prepared a medicinal bath for each participant that matched their Martial Soul attribute and one access to the royal archives.

Dong Jian did not investigate the Yin-Yang Iron-Eating Beast.

Li Man did not investigate the Dragon-Patterned Bamboo of Martial Soul.

They chose the most common information.

Ground recoil damage.

The mental burden on the plant's core.

Xue Qinghe learned of this.

He only said one sentence:

"Know what you need most right now."

"More precious than pursuing distant secrets."

When leaving the palace.

Dong Jian's Soul Power is already close to the peak of level 29.

Li Man's Soul Power also began to weaken after continuous control and partial fusion.

Qin Ming did not immediately lead them to Soul Hunting.

"First, break through to level 30."

"Let's talk about the Third Soul Ring again."

The palace gates slowly closed behind them.

No new tasks.

There was no assassination.

There were no palace intrigues either.

Only one demonstration.

A test.

And the first shared Soul Power cycle that the two finally found.