As Yang Xiong said, very few Soul Masters have their first two soul skills as amplification skills. This type of amplification soul skill is very advantageous in Soul Duels, especially since the Huyan Meng in front of him has already reached level twenty-eight, but in team battles, he lacks the explosive power of group attack or defense soul skills.
Huyan Meng's face darkened: "What do you know? That guy was just relying on being able to fly, otherwise, he's inferior to me in all aspects."
Yang Xiong nodded: "I understand. I'm afraid that person wore you down to death. No wonder you lost."
Huyan Meng roared: "Enough nonsense! Let me see how strong you really are."
Yang Xiong shook his head: "Your weakness is still too obvious. Even if you try your best to compensate, your body is still too large and not flexible enough. Although I can also wear you down to death, I'd rather try to see how strong you really are."
Huyan Meng suddenly laughed heartily: "You shouldn't waste so much time talking to me. Although soul skills consume my soul power, the Diamond Mammoth, besides its outstanding defense, also has the strongest recovery ability among all Soul Masters."
Yang Xiong looked closely. The five bloody holes on Huyan Meng's shoulder were no longer bleeding and even showed signs of healing.
Yang Xiong smiled: "Just playing around. Did you forget that I haven't used any soul skills yet? My soul power and physical stamina consumption are much less than yours. Besides, who said what I showed just now was my full strength?"
Huyan Meng was surprised, but before he could react, Yang Xiong had already pounced on him like a fierce tiger. Even if he resisted with all his might, the difference in speed and flexibility between him and Yang Xiong was too great.
After throwing a few punches, Yang Xiong suddenly used his elbow to push away Huyan Meng's fist and directly landed a heavy punch on the original wound on Huyan Meng's shoulder. Even with his defense amplification soul skill, the original wound began to split open again.
Huyan Meng winced in pain, gritted his teeth, and tried to smash his fists towards Yang Xiong's head with all his might.
But a strange smile appeared on Yang Xiong's face. His hands were as fast as lightning as he grabbed Huyan Meng's right arm that was swinging a punch, but instead of stopping his attack, he shifted his body to the side and used Huyan Meng's momentum to throw him forcefully.
Huyan Meng was directly thrown heavily to the ground by Yang Xiong with an over-the-shoulder throw, making a loud bang. The entire arena floor trembled slightly. Huyan Meng's full-force attack seemed to have completely backfired on himself, and he was thrown into a daze.
Before he could react, Yang Xiong had already grabbed his neck, and blood was even flowing from his neck. It was clear that Yang Xiong could twist his neck off with just a little force.
Facing such a rapid reversal, the referee finally reacted: "Congratulations to contestant Hegemon of the World for winning this Soul Duel Competition."
The entire venue erupted in cheers again. This kind of reversal, where the apparent strength difference was huge, was even more exciting.
Yang Xiong just shook his head and left the arena.
Originally, Yang Xiong wanted to use the Soul Duel Competition to gain experience and hone his combat awareness by fighting different opponents. Unfortunately, the Soul Greatmasters in the Soul Duel Arena couldn't give him much pressure.
Just like this Huyan Meng, although his strength was outstanding, and he seemed to have some combat experience, and his body had a certain degree of flexibility.
However, his massive body was ultimately a limitation in combat. His speed and flexibility were too far behind Yang Xiong's, and even in terms of strength, there was a significant gap. If Yang Xiong had simply wanted to win, he probably wouldn't have needed more than a minute to defeat his opponent, or even kill him.
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In the following period, Yang Xiong participated in multiple battles, but in each battle, he basically didn't need to exert too much strength to win.
Yang Xiong even encountered the opponent who had previously defeated Huyan Meng. This was a level twenty-nine Soul Greatmaster with the Flame Eagle Martial Soul. This person could not only fly and was extremely fast, but also had a certain fire attribute, and even his strength was good. Among Soul Greatmasters, he was basically an invincible existence.
But Yang Xiong remained as still as a mountain throughout the match, only counterattacking when the opponent attacked. Especially since Yang Xiong's counterattack speed was faster than his, not to mention that even a Soul Master with the Flame Eagle Martial Soul needed to consume soul power to fly. Instead, it turned into Yang Xiong consuming his soul power.
This was also the longest match Yang Xiong participated in among all his competitions, taking almost an hour. This was still because Yang Xiong wanted to experience fighting a flying Soul Master, otherwise, he could have easily won with his first counterattack.
After participating in the Soul Duel Competition for thirteen consecutive days, Yang Xiong achieved thirteen victories and also obtained the Bronze Soul Duel Medal.
However, Yang Xiong had no intention of continuing to participate in the Soul Duel Competition. This kind of Soul Duel Competition put too little pressure on him and couldn't truly improve his combat experience.
Moreover, in Heaven Dou City, Yang Xiong had already obtained the information he wanted. The next stage was the next phase of training, which would be a true, blood-soaked experience.
Early in the morning that day, Yang Xiong left Heaven Dou City alone. His destination this time was the Sunset Forest.
The Sunset Forest was only about a hundred kilometers away from Heaven Dou City. It was considered one of the famous Soul Beast Forests on the entire Douluo Continent. It contained various kinds of soul beasts, and there were quite a few ten-thousand-year soul beasts. It was definitely suitable for his true training and would definitely give him enough pressure.
Yang Xiong knew very well that without experiencing danger, without experiencing bloodshed and pressure, the growth of a Soul Master would ultimately be limited.
As for safety, Yang Xiong wasn't worried about encountering any danger. On one hand, he was an Inner Sect disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and ordinary people wouldn't easily provoke him.
On the other hand, it was because he had two life-saving soul skills, allowing him to quickly escape even if he encountered relatively high-level Soul Masters.
Moreover, Soul Masters cherished their lives and wouldn't dare to provoke disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect without a special reason. Otherwise, it would bring disaster upon their families and sects. This was the deterrent power of the Upper Three Sects, especially since this was the Heaven Dou Empire.
It took Yang Xiong a good half a day to reach the Soul Hunting Town on the outskirts of the Sunset Forest.
Here, there were not only various vendors selling items needed for living in the forest, but also various mercenaries, mainly helping people hunt for Soul Rings.
Yang Xiong had already prepared these things long ago. More than half of his Soul Tool was packed full. After all, he hadn't read books for so many years for nothing; the survival rules of the Soul Beast Forest were detailed in the books.
A mercenary who saw Yang Xiong alone seemed to want to strike up a conversation, but he was quickly stopped by a stern look from someone nearby.
Yang Xiong didn't pay much attention to this and walked directly into the Sunset Forest by himself.
The person who had intended to strike up a conversation was a bit puzzled: "Boss, I saw he was alone. Maybe he could give us a big job?"
The middle-aged boss looked exceptionally serious: "If you want to die, don't drag me down. Looking at his attire, he should be from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. As expected of a talent from the Upper Three Sects, he dares to enter the Sunset Forest at such a young age."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding people's eyes were filled with fear. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was an insurmountable mountain in the Soul Master world.
Everyone knew why he was going to the Sunset Forest. The rest was just a matter of choosing the method and time.
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