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Yu Yuanzhen watched as his thunder was devoured, momentarily stunned. However, he quickly prepared for the next phase of his attack. After all, at this stage, both combatants were still merely testing each other and hadn't yet gone all out.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Strike!"
Yu Yuanzhen's body radiated intense lightning, which coalesced into a massive blue dragon that surged toward Long Zhentian.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Tyrant Dragon Ascension!"
Long Zhentian's darkness condensed into the shadow of the Tyrant Heavenly Black Dragon, charging forward to meet the blue dragon.
The two phantom dragons collided, but it was clear that the black dragon held the upper hand. The blue dragon possessed only the attribute of lightning, while the black dragon had both darkness and the ability to pierce through space.
After just a few seconds of clashing, the black dragon broke through the blue dragon and charged directly at Yu Yuanzhen's body. From Li Luochen's perspective, the black dragon on the right had shattered the blue dragon on the left.
Hmm, it's true what they say—when beams collide, the one on the left always loses, except in the case of that Dyna (T/N: Ultraman Dyna). The internet never lies.
Since his second soul skill, Yu Yuanzhen had been at a disadvantage. However, these were merely low-level skills. For Title Douluos, the decisive moves came from their ten-thousand-year soul skills.
Yu Yuanzhen's lightning dispersed the black dragon, but he didn't launch an immediate follow-up attack. Instead, he stared at Long Zhentian and said, "Finished testing? It's time to get serious."
"Agreed. If we keep going like this, I might fall asleep." Long Zhentian also found this exchange somewhat tedious. Though comparing martial soul strengths required starting from the first soul skill, while visually impressive, it wasn't satisfying enough. After all, this wasn't child's play—they were competing for a title.
"Seventh Soul Skill, True Body of the Martial Soul! ×2"
Yu Yuanzhen transformed into a forty-meter-long azure-purple dragon with dragon wings, horns, claws, tail, and head—a classic Western dragon appearance.
On the other hand, Long Zhentian grew even larger, nearing a hundred meters in length. His form resembled a deer's antlers, a camel's head, a rabbit's eyes, a snake's neck, a clam's belly, fish-like black scales, eagle-like claws, tiger-like paws, and cow-like ears. His entire body was pitch-black.
His silver vertical pupils cut through the gloom like yin and yang dividing night and dawn. Silver flame-like clouds swirled around him, and his silver dragon claws seemed capable of tearing through space.
The black dragon loomed in the sky, towering over the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. In terms of both presence and size, it clearly surpassed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, being more than twice its size.
Though Yu Yuanzhen was at a disadvantage in size and presence, he wasn't discouraged. On the contrary, he was exhilarated. It had been a long time since he'd faced such a formidable opponent. His blood boiled with excitement. He felt that if he won this battle, he could break through to level ninety-six. After all, he'd been stuck at level ninety-five for many years.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Head!"
Yu Yuanzhen unleashed dozens of blue dragon heads, each radiating intense lightning, raining down like meteors toward Long Zhentian's True Body of the Tyrant Heavenly Black Dragon.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Phantom Dragon Ghost Cry!"
From the mouth of the Tyrant Heavenly Black Dragon erupted a sonic wave that dispersed the Thunder Dragon Heads and simultaneously attacked Yu Yuanzhen's true form. This was a powerful soul skill combining soul power and mental force.
"Hmm? Not good. Head Soul Bone Skill, Thunder Dragon Roar!"
Yu Yuanzhen immediately activated his head soul bone skill. When masters fought seriously, they utilized everything at their disposal.
This head soul bone was a treasured heirloom of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, a sixty-thousand-year-old artifact symbolizing the lineage of its patriarchs.
Yu Yuanzhen's Thunder Dragon Roar shattered Long Zhentian's sonic wave attack and unleashed multiple roars targeting Long Zhentian.
"Soul Condensation—Overlord Skull Skill, Overlord's Will!"
An eighty-thousand-year-old head soul bone skill, Overlord's Will fortified the spiritual sea, granting immunity to mental control, doubling resistance to mental attacks, and doubling one's own mental strength—but at the cost of one-fifth of one's mental energy.
The fierce Thunder Dragon Roar was blocked by Long Zhentian. From this moment on, both sides began fighting in earnest.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Dragon Soaring Thunder Explosion! Combined with the Right Arm Soul Bone Skill, increasing thunder attributes and power by one hundred fifty percent."
Yu Yuanzhen unleashed five thunder dragons, charging toward Long Zhentian. Upon collision, their dragon heads would trigger massive explosions.
Hell Black Dragon Torso Bone Skill, Dark Void.
Long Zhentian entered the state of Dark Void, gaining immunity to physical and energy-based attacks. Only light, holy, or mental attacks could harm him. In this state, he could traverse obstacles, and his dark attribute was amplified by two hundred percent.
*Boom!*
The five thunder dragons exploded violently, affecting even the spectators. Soul Sages and above erected soul barriers to protect the audience.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Spear of Dark Annihilation! Combined with the forty-thousand-year Hell Black Dragon Left Arm Soul Bone Skill, doubling strength and darkness attributes and adding a dark corrosion effect."
The Tyrant Heavenly Black Dragon condensed into a powerful black spear with piercing, space-tearing, armor-piercing, and dark-corrosive properties—an exceptionally potent single-target attack.
*Whoosh!*
A pitch-black spear shot through the smoke of the thunder explosion, aiming directly at Yu Yuanzhen's true form.
Yu Yuanzhen was startled. The spear's speed was too fast to dodge—he could only brace for impact.
"Left Arm Soul Bone Skill, Thunder Shield."
Yu Yuanzhen surrounded himself with a protective barrier of lightning, reinforced by his immense soul power. With his Title Douluo-level perception, he knew this spear couldn't be blocked—it was dangerous!
*Boom!*
The black spear struck the azure-purple lightning shield, triggering a massive explosion. The Tyrant Heavenly Black Dragon vanished, still cloaked in Dark Void, preparing to press the attack.
As the explosion dissipated, Yu Yuanzhen's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon form appeared battered. Though it had withstood most of the damage, its body was still injured, with many azure-purple scales blasted off.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Tyrant Dragon Apocalypse Flame!"
The Tyrant Heavenly Black Dragon suddenly appeared in the blind spot behind the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, unleashing waves of dark apocalyptic flames toward Yu Yuanzhen's back.
Before the dust settled, another attack followed. Yu Yuanzhen had barely caught his breath before being struck again. He had thought his eighth soul skill would give him the advantage, but Long Zhentian had firmly seized control of the rhythm.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Thunder Breath."
Yu Yuanzhen endured the dark flames and charged at Long Zhentian, unleashing Thunder Breath. Beast martial souls were known for their resilience. During the Seven Great Sects' election, this old dragon had withstood the blows of Tang Zhen, the father of Tang Hao, wielding the mighty Hao Tian Hammer.
These minor burns? They were nothing. Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial souls were built to endure punishment. Hadn't Yu Tianheng, despite being beaten by Shrek's Seven Monsters in the original work, still stood up to counterattack?
Yu Yuanzhen's ability to withstand these attacks was no accident—it was all part of his strategy.
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