Douluo Dalu: The World Suppressing Douluo

Chapter 127: Chapter 128: Reversal of Offense and Defense



"Bang!"

As two fists collided, a thunderous boom erupted like muffled thunder. A violent fluctuation of soul power suddenly exploded, stirring the air and transforming into howling waves that swept in all directions.

For a moment, the fierce gusts made it difficult for many of the onlookers standing nearby to keep their eyes open.

But suddenly, an astonished exclamation erupted from the stands surrounding the arena:

"Impossible!!"

On the stage, after Lin Ye and Yan exchanged a punch...

The one retreating was not Lin Ye, who hadn't even summoned his martial soul, but Yan, who had already summoned his martial soul and entered the state of martial soul possession!

On the stage, under Lin Ye's full-force punch, Yan only felt a powerful force suddenly transmit from his fist. His arm went numb, and his entire body uncontrollably stumbled back several steps before he managed to stabilize himself.

At this moment, looking at Lin Ye again, Yan was utterly shocked:

"How is this possible? A Grandmaster possessing such tremendous strength!"

Although his martial soul was the Flame Lord, known for its top-tier defensive power, and despite not being injured by Lin Ye's punch, the fact remained that in a direct contest of strength, he, a Soul Elder, had been bested by a mere Grandmaster who hadn't even summoned his martial soul.

This filled Yan with immense humiliation.

This battle was taking place in front of his goddess, Hu Liena.

He had initiated the challenge, yet he had fallen into a disadvantage. How utterly disgraceful!

Overwhelmed by extreme shame, Yan's face turned crimson.

To justify himself, he ignored Lin Ye and roared furiously:

"You! There's no way your strength is just that of a Grandmaster! Even a Grandmaster with a top-tier martial soul couldn't possess such power after activating martial soul possession. You must have already used your martial soul! I'll expose your true form!"

With that, Yan clenched his fists and let out an enraged roar:

"First Soul Skill: Explosive Flame Wrath!"

"Second Soul Skill: Granite Rock!"

As Yan roared, the first two of the four soul rings surrounding him lit up in succession.

With the activation of his first and second soul skills, Yan's aura surged dramatically.

The first soul skill, Explosive Flame Wrath, increased both his strength and defense by 50% and enhanced the burning damage of his molten armor by another 50%.

Simultaneously, black, cracked rocks began to rapidly grow over Yan's arms, forming a layer of molten armor nearly two inches thick.

The cracks on the thick armor glowed faintly with a magma-like substance, radiating intense heat and light.

This was the effect of his second soul skill, Granite Rock!

"Take this!"

After activating both his first and second soul skills, Yan roared again and charged at Lin Ye. As he approached, he raised his thickened arms and threw a massive punch at Lin Ye.

Facing Yan's attack, Lin Ye had no intention of dodging. Instead, he decided to display his full strength. He gathered the Nine Yang True Qi in his hands and met Yan's punch head-on.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

...

On the stage, Lin Ye clenched his fists, channeling the Nine Yang True Qi into his hands.

Under the influence of the Nine Yang True Qi, Lin Ye's fists emitted a faint golden glow.

With a calm expression, Lin Ye continuously exchanged punches with the roaring Yan. Each collision of their fists produced muffled booms.

After activating his first soul skill, Yan's strength increased significantly.

Initially, even in his martial soul possession state, Yan's punches had less than half the force of Lin Ye's, only about 4,000 jin.

However, with the activation of his first soul skill, his strength surged by nearly 50%, reaching about 7,000 jin.

Though still weaker than Lin Ye, the additional weight of his molten armor gave Yan a significant advantage in mass. Coupled with the burning effect of the armor, Yan managed to hold his ground in their exchanges.

But this advantage was only temporary.

To the surrounding spectators, it seemed that Yan had gained an overwhelming upper hand after using his soul skills, practically suppressing Lin Ye.

However, on the stage, Yan was silently suffering.

Despite turning the tide with his soul skills, the duration of Explosive Flame Wrath was limited to just thirty minutes, as was Granite Rock.

If he couldn't defeat Lin Ye within this time, he would fall back into a disadvantage. This was why Yan launched such a relentless assault.

But despite his all-out efforts, Lin Ye remained calm and composed.

Though it appeared to the spectators that Lin Ye was constantly retreating and dodging, Yan knew that his attacks had failed to inflict any real damage.

Lin Ye wasn't retaliating because he was conserving his strength.

This realization only made Yan more anxious.

If he couldn't defeat Lin Ye within this half-hour window, he would have to break his promise to Hu Liena and use his third and fourth soul skills.

But even if he did, there was no guarantee of victory. Lin Ye hadn't summoned his martial soul or used any soul skills yet.

"Damn it!"

Growing increasingly desperate, Yan gritted his teeth and intensified his attacks.

But no matter how hard Yan tried, his slow speed as a defense-type soul master was no match for Lin Ye's agility.

With the external soul bone Heavy Pupils activated and the Phoenix Dance Six Illusions footwork in play, Lin Ye's evasive ability was maxed out.

Yan's attacks were utterly futile.

As time passed and the duration of Yan's soul skills neared their end, his anxiety grew, and his attacks became disorganized.

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Ye launched a counterattack. Activating the Phoenix Dance Six Illusions at full force, he dashed toward Yan.

Moving rapidly around Yan, Lin Ye raised his Nine Yang True Qi-infused fists and struck continuously.

Amid the muffled sounds of fists and feet colliding, Yan was forced to retreat step by step.

After nearly half an hour of battle, Lin Ye had consumed significant amounts of Nine Yang True Qi due to simultaneously using the Phoenix Dance Six Illusions and activating the Bullet Time soul skill. To protect his fists from the molten armor's burns, he had also expended a lot of energy.

Now, Lin Ye's internal Nine Yang True Qi was less than a quarter of its full capacity.

Since Yan was already showing signs of defeat, Lin Ye decided to launch a swift and decisive counterattack.

If Yan didn't use his third and fourth soul skills, Lin Ye planned to end the fight without even summoning his Nine-Spirit Celestial Magnolia martial soul.

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