Douluo: In an extraordinary world, with unparallel understanding!

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Lu Jun's combat style was a direct counter to Dai Huabin's. Aerial combat and prolonged battles put Dai Huabin at a serious disadvantage. 

A barrage of soul-guided beams rained down, striking Dai Huabin. 

After a series of continuous explosions of light, his figure emerged, now covered in severe burns. 

However, it was clear that these injuries weren't enough to take away his ability to fight. 

Lu Jun's expression shifted slightly. 

So this is the strength of a top-tier martial soul? 

The Evil-Eyed White Tiger martial soul was exceptionally powerful. Although individual differences affected the quality of a martial soul, the combination of soul rings could significantly enhance it. At the Soul King level, Dai Huabin's martial soul was undoubtedly among the best. 

Even the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul could sometimes awaken with only innate soul power at the third or second level. Its true strength lay in its high ceiling and immense potential. 

If the combination of soul rings was optimal, even an Evil-Eyed White Tiger martial soul that had awakened with only third-level innate soul power could reach the level of an innate full soul power martial soul after acquiring five powerful tiger-type soul rings and soul skills highly compatible with it. 

After all, a well-matched soul skill meant that the soul ring itself was enhancing the martial soul's strengths. 

The only real downside was the slower cultivation speed. 

A martial soul refined in this way didn't undergo a true metamorphosis; rather, it was merely strengthened. The improvement in a soul master's personal aptitude was relatively limited. 

In contrast, someone like Su Yu, who cultivated step by step with a Blue Silver Grass martial soul, continuously broke through his limits, improving both his martial soul and his innate talent simultaneously. 

However, for those born with top-tier martial souls but awakened with a lower innate quality due to personal factors, their potential could still be gradually unearthed. Yet, their personal growth wouldn't always keep pace with the martial soul's refinement. 

Even so, having a top-tier martial soul provided one distinct advantage—stability. 

An Evil-Eyed White Tiger martial soul awakening with only third-level innate soul power? 

Rare. 

In most cases, those who awakened the Evil-Eyed White Tiger martial soul would start with at least fifth-level soul power. If their innate talent wasn't poor, reaching the sixth or seventh level was entirely normal. 

Dai Huabin felt the pain coursing through his body, and his Evil Eyes burned with fury. 

A tiger's roar erupted from his throat as his second soul ring flashed. 

"Second Soul Skill—White Tiger Fierce Light Wave!" 

A massive amount of soul power gathered in his mouth. 

Beams of energy shot forward in rapid succession. 

The continuous barrage of White Tiger Fierce Light Waves restricted Lu Jun's ability to dodge. 

However, it wasn't a perfect blockade—gaps remained, leaving room for evasion. 

Lu Jun controlled his wings and adjusted his position using the thrusters embedded throughout his body, allowing him to maneuver nimbly in midair and evade Dai Huabin's attacks. 

At the same time, he stowed away his soul-guided beam cannon into his storage-type soul tool and retrieved a soul-guided cannon instead. 

Boom! 

A powerful blast erupted, intercepting the strongest incoming energy wave. Lu Jun seized the opportunity to slip through the opening. 

Dai Huabin continued his barrage, but his sharp eyes remained locked onto Lu Jun. 

"Fourth Soul Skill—White Tiger Meteor Shower!" 

A massive surge of soul power burst forth from Dai Huabin, forming golden spheres the size of fists around him. 

Like a meteor shower, they streaked through the air toward Lu Jun. 

Lu Jun quickly calculated their trajectories, preparing to evade.

However, at that moment, Dai Huabin suddenly surged forward. 

That's right—he charged straight ahead. 

A flight device appeared behind him, its numerous thrusters activating under the support of his soul power. Combined with the initial momentum he gained by forcefully pushing off the ground, his speed instantly reached its peak. 

Whoosh! 

Before the golden spheres could reach Lu Jun, Dai Huabin had already closed the distance. 

"Fifth Soul Skill—White Tiger Demon God Transformation!" 

A resounding tiger's roar echoed across the arena. Dai Huabin's body expanded once more, dark purple energy patterns coursing across his skin. Even from a distance, the sheer explosive power emanating from him was palpable. 

Boom! 

With his extreme acceleration, Dai Huabin threw a devastating punch. 

Clang! 

A golden barrier formed around Lu Jun, blocking the strike. 

—Invincible Shield! 

Despite the protection, Lu Jun was sent flying backward through the air from the sheer force of the blow. 

Landing a direct hit, Dai Huabin immediately manipulated the golden spheres that had already surrounded him, redirecting them all toward the airborne Lu Jun. 

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! 

A barrage of golden spheres crashed against the Invincible Shield. 

While the barrier absorbed the damage, the repeated explosions generated enough force to continuously push Lu Jun toward the edge of the battlefield. 

Dai Huabin didn't let up. Another energy wave rapidly formed in his mouth. 

In the blink of an eye, he unleashed a White Tiger Fierce Light Wave— 

Striking Lu Jun just as he struggled to regain control and take flight again. 

Dai Huabin's combat instincts were sharp. Seizing the perfect moment, he used the White Tiger Fierce Light Wave to completely cancel out Lu Jun's attempt to regain his balance. 

His thrusters roared to life once more, propelling him forward as he caught up with Lu Jun's retreating form. 

With another powerful punch— 

Lu Jun's Invincible Shield finally reached its time limit and vanished. 

Now defenseless and unable to struggle any further, Lu Jun was forced to the ground. 

—Defeated. 

However, Dai Huabin had expended a significant amount of soul power in the process. 

Even if he immediately used a Milk Bottle to recover, it would be impossible to restore too much of his energy in a short time. 

Following Lu Jun's defeat, Sun-Moon Soul Engineering Academy sent out their second competitor. 

—Rest Area. 

Huo Yuhao fixed his gaze on Dai Huabin, his eyes burning with undisguised killing intent. 

Now that his true objective had been exposed, there was no longer any need to hide his emotions. His face was filled with murderous intent as he stared at Dai Huabin, yet Su Yu could sense that Huo Yuhao's overall mental state had improved considerably.

It was as if a heavy burden had suddenly been lifted from his shoulders. 

Even Electrolux had not mentioned anything about Huo Yuhao becoming more obsessive in recent times. 

Dai Huabin was unable to last against a third opponent. He and Sun-Moon Soul Engineering Academy's second contestant ended up taking each other down. 

After Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu took the stage. She fought Sun-Moon Academy's third competitor to a draw but managed to hold out until their fourth contestant entered, though she didn't manage to exhaust them significantly. 

Following Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, Tang Sect sent out their third fighter—Bei Bei. 

—A Six-Ring Soul Emperor. 

Although multiple Soul Emperors had already appeared in the tournament, each one still carried significant weight. 

A team fielding a Soul Emperor as their mainstay was practically a guaranteed top-eight contender in the eyes of the audience. 

Moreover, Bei Bei's martial soul was a True Dragon-type martial soul—the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon—and a mutated version infused with the power of Light. 

Bathed in brilliant golden light, surrounded by crackling lightning, Bei Bei's dragon's might exerted an overwhelming sense of pressure on the battlefield. 

Su Yu observed Bei Bei's martial soul and immediately noticed the stark contrast between his and Yu Tianlong's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon—it carried an undeniable light-attribute radiance. 

"It looks like he's undergone an evolution." 

Su Yu recalled the time they had encountered Bei Bei in the Star Dou Forest. Back then, his martial soul only exhibited traces of the light attribute, still leaning more toward the traditional Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. 

At that time, his martial soul merely contained the bloodline of the Holy Light Dragon. 

Now, however, that bloodline had been fully awakened, drastically altering even the appearance of his martial soul. 

"This degree of evolution… It's not just a refinement of his bloodline. It seems he also obtained that Dragon Core." 

That Dragon Core came from none other than a Holy Light Dragon, a creature so powerful that even Mu En had struggled to fully absorb its energy. It was rumored that by harnessing the Dragon Core's power, one could break through to Limit Douluo—suggesting that the Holy Light Dragon had likely been at the God-Level before its demise. 

Such a Dragon Core would undoubtedly hold tremendous research value for Su Yu. 

"I wonder if I'll have a chance to obtain it." 

Anything related to Godhood piqued Su Yu's interest. 

"I also wonder if the God of Life could help answer some of my questions." 

Su Yu knew he needed to prepare multiple paths forward. 

The knowledge the God of Life had been passing down to him made him increasingly suspect that he was being guided toward creating his own God Position. But doing so was no easy feat. 

Establishing a new God Position wasn't just about elevating oneself to a higher realm—it required tremendous mental and spiritual effort to condense the God Position while undergoing the breakthrough process. 

In other words, even if Su Yu reached an insight level comparable to a God-King, the additional strain of creating a God Position could temporarily limit him to a mere First-Class God. 

Not to mention, forming a God Position itself consumed an immense amount of energy. 

And most crucially— 

Could the current God Realm even withstand the emergence of a newly condensed God-King-level God Position? 

That was the question that weighed heaviest on Su Yu's mind.

If the God Realm couldn't withstand it, then everything would be nothing more than a pipe dream. 

As for merely becoming a lowly First-Class God? 

Su Yu found that utterly unacceptable—such a result did not align with his talent. 

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Bei Bei's martial soul still retained some characteristics of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, but its proportions had diminished significantly. At this point, it had essentially evolved into a Holy Light Dragon. 

Perhaps, it could now be called the Holy Light Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. 

A dragon's roar erupted from Bei Bei's body as white scales, tinged with blue lightning and radiant holy energy, emerged across his skin. 

His physique expanded, and arcs of blue lightning crackled around him, making him resemble a mighty prehistoric beast. 

The roar carried an overwhelming dragon's might. 

True Dragon martial souls possessed immense suppression power—especially when releasing their Dragon Might, which could exert pressure on nearly all martial souls. 

Under this oppressive force, Bei Bei's opponent immediately found their strength diminished by twenty percent. 

A Six-Ring Soul Emperor was no ordinary opponent. With ease, Bei Bei eliminated his adversary. 

He went on to secure victory in the second and third rounds as well, defeating his opponents with relative ease. 

However, after three consecutive battles, his soul power was significantly depleted. 

His condition had slightly declined, and even the Dragon Might radiating from him had weakened. 

Finally, the captain of Sun-Moon Soul Engineering Academy's team stepped onto the stage. 

"Sun-Moon Soul Engineering Academy—Ming Yun." 

"Tang Sect—Bei Bei." 

"The match begins!" 

Ming Yun wasted no time in equipping himself with Soul Tools. 

A soul-tool longsword materialized in his hand, while multiple soul-power thrusters activated across his body. 

The impact of the three-man challenge at Sun-Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy over a month ago still lingered. 

At the very least, Sun-Moon Soul Engineering Academy—one of the top institutions, second only to Sun-Moon Royal Academy—had quickly adapted and learned from that event. 

Mirror Red Dust's intent back then had been obvious. 

Following the match, he had even issued direct orders to several academy instructors, instructing them to increase training in combat techniques and soul-tool warfare. 

Even if they couldn't forge Battle Armor, their combat proficiency could not be neglected.

Su Yu's past combat techniques from his battle with Xiao Meng Hongchen had already been incorporated into Jing Hongchen's new training curriculum long ago. 

In this year's Soul Dueling Tournament, many soul engineers utilizing soul-power thrusters in conjunction with footwork techniques had begun to emerge—most of whom had studied under Jing Hongchen. 

Since Sun-Moon's academies weren't completely isolated, knowledge-sharing between them was common. 

Moreover, to enhance their training programs, Sun-Moon Soul Engineering Academy's instructors had made several visits to Sun-Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy to learn from their techniques. 

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"Sixth Soul Skill—Dragon Emperor's Shock Domain!" 

Bei Bei's sixth soul ring flickered, and an enormous golden energy field spread outward from him, covering most of the arena. 

Within the glowing domain, a phantasmal yet lifelike Holy Light Dragon emerged, exuding an overwhelming Dragon's Might that filled the battlefield with suffocating pressure. 

Ming Yun's expression darkened slightly, but he activated his soul power, resisting the suppression. 

Even so, his overall combat effectiveness dropped by at least twenty percent. 

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In the resting area, Su Yu observed Bei Bei's domain-type soul skill, his eyes gleaming with interest. 

From the back row, Ji Juechen had already stood up, his gaze locked onto Bei Bei with burning battle intent. 

"Dragon Emperor's Shock Domain?" 

Su Yu murmured the name to himself. 

He had clearly heard Bei Bei shout the soul skill's name. 

As for why some soul masters called out their abilities during combat, Su Yu wasn't about to mock it. 

After all, in card games, people still shouted things like "Four Jacks!" or "Rocket Bomb!" at the top of their lungs. 

Some even played with their cards exposed for the world to see. 

So what if a soul master called out their move in battle? 

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More importantly, this Dragon Emperor's Shock Domain wasn't just the name of a soul skill—it had another origin entirely. 

"If I remember correctly, Mu En's self-created techniques included both the Dragon Emperor's Shock Domain and Dragon Emperor's Evil-Breaking Rend—the same skill Bei Bei used as his Fifth Soul Skill." 

What intrigued Su Yu was how Bei Bei had managed to convert Mu En's original techniques into actual soul skills. 

Mu En's ultimate moves were self-created techniques, not soul ring abilities. 

Yet now, Bei Bei had undoubtedly inherited Mu En's skills, transforming them into his own soul ring abilities. 

"Interesting." 

It was likely a method to simplify the mastery process. 

By using soul beast abilities as a foundational framework and refining them under Mu En's guidance, Bei Bei had successfully converted these techniques into official soul skills. 

This significantly reduced the difficulty of mastering them. 

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"His spiritual power and soul power are highly integrated, allowing him to unleash extraordinary strength." 

Su Yu had been paying special attention to Dragon Emperor's Shock Domain and Dragon Emperor's Evil-Breaking Rend because both techniques, originating from Mu En, were a fusion of spiritual and soul power. 

They were similar to Mu En's "Sovereign's Descent", which could unleash destructive force far beyond what standard soul power or spiritual power could achieve alone. 

Although not as transcendent as Sovereign's Descent, which approached a harmonized state of man and heaven, these skills were still perfectly refined fusion techniques. 

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Su Yu wasn't the only one watching. 

With his reminder, the entire Sun-Moon Royal Team had begun carefully analyzing Bei Bei's soul skill performance. 

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao listened to Skydream Ice Silkworm and Ice Emperor's analysis within his Spiritual Sea, his eyes keenly observing every minute detail of Bei Bei's execution. 

Within his own body, spiritual power and soul power swirled together, as he attempted to mimic Bei Bei's soul skill in real-time. 

(End of Chapter)