Chapter 34: Goddess Mu! You Are My God!
In the center of the arena, the two men shook hands.
Yan Xujia hadn't expected Xia Feng to actually show up today, let alone appear so calm and indifferent, seemingly unaware of the vast differences in their spiritual garments, combat experience, and, most importantly, their spiritual weapons.
It was both ridiculous and pitiful.
"Xia Feng, do you know how to write the word 'stupid'?" Yan Xujia's lips twitched, his tone dripping with mockery. "You're just like the insects beneath us. You've never seen the height of the sky, so you're shortsighted and lack self-awareness. Perhaps this is the tragedy of you lower-class people."
Xia Feng frowned slightly and said helplessly, "You talk too much nonsense."
"..." Yan Xujia choked, his mouth snapping shut. He opened it again to retort, but Xia Feng cut him off.
"If you want to fight, fight. Stop wasting time with all this talking." Xia Feng waved his hand dismissively and turned to walk toward his starting position.
"You're really asking for death!" A cold glint flashed in Yan Xujia's eyes, and a playful smile curled at the corner of his lips. "In that case, don't blame me for being merciless."
"Note 1: Except for special cases, if one party voluntarily admits defeat or remains unconscious for ten seconds, the duel ends, and the winner is determined," the priest of the Church of Justice declared solemnly from a high platform in the sky, his hands clasped behind his back. "Note two: Each fair duel is limited to five minutes. If no winner is determined within that time, the duel is declared a draw and forcibly ended."
"Note three—"
"Competitors, please prepare. The match is about to begin. Ten-second countdown: 9, 8—"
Xia Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, his focus razor-sharp.
"3, 2—"
Ding—
The race bell rang for the third time.
"Whoosh!" Xia Feng instantly transformed into a golden mist, the slender golden tail at his end creating a faint trailing effect as he moved at high speed, darting across the battlefield.
His Plan A tactic was simple: use every possible means to force Yan Xujia to reveal his spiritual weapon's abilities.
"Tsk, you think you can get close to me with just one tail?" Yan Xujia sneered, performing a hand seal. Black and gold light enveloped his body, coalescing into five small orbs of energy on his index and middle fingers.
He smirked and pointed forward. The five unstable orbs of thunder surged toward Xia Feng like heavenly lightning, sealing off all escape routes.
"C-rank Spirit Garment: Five Thunders of Annihilation!"
Dark clouds blotted out the sky, and five bolts of lightning seemed to drain all color from the world, locking down the space ahead. Xia Feng had no way to retreat!
Just two seconds into the match, before anyone could react, the audience was stunned into silence, holding their breath.
"It's over! He used his ultimate move right away! He's trying to kill Xia Feng!"
Even those who hadn't been optimistic about Xia Feng couldn't help but worry for him in that moment.
But to everyone's surprise, Xia Feng didn't retreat. Instead, he charged straight into the thunderous formation.
"Shit, is this guy crazy?!"
Most people had bet on Xia Feng lasting more than ten seconds before losing. Now, his suicidal charge threatened to ruin their bets.
"It's over before it even began."
But the next scene left them wide-eyed.
Two long tails appeared at the end of Xia Feng's golden mist, forming a protective shield around his waist, barely resisting the lightning's onslaught.
"Two tails?" Yan Xujia was stunned, surprised. Xia Feng had learned the two tails so quickly? Hadn't he only received the six-tail structure diagram a week ago?
"How could it be so fast?" Zhao Jie, sitting in the referee's room, was equally shocked. He straightened his back, his gray eyes narrowing.
As the acting president of the Six-Tails Society, he knew how difficult it was to master the six-tails technique. Xia Feng's progress had already shattered the club's records.
In truth, with the foundation of one tail, mastering the second tail was easier for Mu Qingtong, who had already achieved it. So, four days ago, Mu Qingtong had found the time to learn the second tail, and Xia Feng had naturally followed suit after studying it for a mere 0.01 seconds.
It was almost too simple.
Seeing Xia Feng grinning as he prepared to break through the thunder formation, Yan Xujia smiled faintly. "Xia Feng, it's too early for you to celebrate."
"Thunder." Yan Xujia took a step back, gathering his strength. A web-like electric current surged through his feet, propelling him 30 meters into the air. He clasped his hands together in a strange gesture and muttered, "Heaven, announce the rain."
Suddenly, dense raindrops carrying electric currents fell from the sky within the arena, merging with the lightning snakes roaming freely in the thunder formation. The combination created a strange splitting effect, causing the thunder formation to expand rapidly.
This was the advantage of having multiple spiritual garments. By combining weaker N-rank spiritual garments with stronger C-rank ones, Yan Xujia could create combination skills that amplified their effects, achieving a perfect 1+1>2 result.
[Initial insight into the general structure of the Lightning Spirit Garment. Your understanding of the Lightning Spirit Garment has improved. You have successfully mastered the N-rank Spirit Garment: Heavenly Rain.]
[Your understanding of the Lightning Spirit Garment has improved. You have successfully mastered the D-rank Spirit Garment: Thunder Steps.]
"!" Xia Feng's pupils dilated slightly, shocked. Mu Qingtong's learning speed seemed to have accelerated again—and it was visible to the naked eye. In the past, mastering a D-rank spirit garment required a structural diagram and a long period of study.
But now? She could understand the effects just by observing them?
He instinctively glanced in Mu Qingtong's direction. Sitting high in the crowd, the woman in the black dress exuded a calm demeanor, a faint smile on her lips as she watched him quietly.
For some reason, Xia Feng felt a chill run down his spine.
Never mind! In that case, I can adjust my attack plan slightly.
Using Mu Qingtong might make it easier to force Yan Xujia to reveal his spiritual weapon.
Xia Feng's mind raced as he looked up at the sky.
Yan Xujia looked down at Xia Feng, smirking playfully as he hooked a finger at him.
Xia Feng's lips curled slightly, and he stepped back to gather his strength. "Thunder Steps!"
The Thunder Steps technique was incredibly fast but had an obvious drawback: it only worked in areas with strong electric currents.
Whoosh— Xia Feng rode the lightning into the sky, rushing toward Yan Xujia while the latter was still stunned.
Yan Xujia reacted quickly, his expression shifting as he retreated, narrowly avoiding Xia Feng's electrified whip kick.
The audience erupted in an uproar.
"Wow, he can actually use Thunder Steps?"
"I guess he learned it specifically to counter Yan Xujia's Five Thunders of Annihilation."
"Are you kidding? Cramming? Have you ever seen someone master a D-rank spirit garment in just one week? And he's using it so skillfully!"
Yan Xujia frowned, glaring coldly at Xia Feng. "You—"
Before he could finish, he suddenly stepped back. "Thunder Explosion!"
As he murmured solemnly, the aimless lightning snakes in the arena began to go wild.
A lightning snake directly in front of Xia Feng exploded, the searing heat and pain hitting him like a wave. Xia Feng turned and fled.
Fortunately, Yan Xujia hadn't yet mastered the B-rank spirit garment, Wanxiang Tianyin, which would have allowed him to detonate multiple lightning snakes at once. For now, he could only detonate them one by one, but this still forced Xia Feng to dodge a relentless barrage of thunderous explosions.
[Your understanding of the Lightning Spirit Garment has greatly improved. You have successfully mastered the D-rank Spirit Garment: Thunder Explosion.]
"Ha—as expected!"
Goddess Mu! You are my God! Xia Feng turned to face Yan Xujia, raised his hand, and grinned. "Thunder Explosion!"
I don't believe I can't force your spiritual weapon out this time!
(End of this chapter)