Before the shark arrived, Yu Tianming had already placed his hands before his chest. The soul power he had just gathered turned into two solid balls of wind.
As his hands came together, a massive shockwave instantly erupted from his palms, spraying water in all directions as it surged toward the soul power-formed shark.
The moment the two attacks clashed, the wind-formed shockwave was dispersed. Although the soul-powered shark was somewhat battered, it still charged forward with undiminished momentum.
Yu Tianming couldn't help but sigh inwardly: This is ultimately just a casual application of soul power—not comparable to the Blue-Spotted Shark's fourth soul skill. At this point, he had no time to dodge and was directly pushed against the pool wall by the soul-powered shark. His back slammed into the wall, creating a sizable circular dent.
Seeing Yu Tianming take a direct hit, the Blue-Spotted Shark let out a breath of relief. But before he could feel pleased, Yu Tianming climbed out of the wall's dent completely unscathed. He rubbed his chest and said, "Didn't expect your soul skill to pack a punch."
Hearing this, the Blue-Spotted Shark, already drained of soul power, completely lost the will to fight. If even a casual strike from him is so hard to endure, and my full-power move couldn't harm him, how am I supposed to win?
Though he still had some strength left, the Blue-Spotted Shark released his Martial Soul possession and floated to the surface of the water. Closing his eyes in resignation, he shouted to the referee, "I concede!"
The host was stunned for a moment when he saw Yu Tianming crawl out unharmed. He hadn't expected someone without a fourth soul ring to win the match so easily.
But upon hearing the Blue-Spotted Shark's surrender, he quickly regained his professionalism and picked up the amplification soul device to loudly declare, "The match is over. Forktail Dragon wins!"
With the result announced, the entire Soul Arena erupted in cheers. The wave of excitement reached the VIP room, where Dugu Yan, who had been leaning against the glass, leapt up joyfully.
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The next day, the group boarded Yu Yuanzhen's soul device and traveled across the sea toward the soul hunting location deep within the ocean.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was located in the eastern part of the continent, not far from the sea. Clan leader Yu Yuanzhen carried with him a soul-powered device capable of sea travel.
Unlike the Dragon Abyss Boat that Tang San and the others had bought at the auction, Yu Yuanzhen's Sea Dragon Shuttle could only seat six people, but it was sturdy enough to defend against soul beasts below the 10,000-year level.
Inside the Sea Dragon Shuttle, Yu Yuanzhen spread out a map and pointed to a specific location, explaining to the group, "A few years ago, the clan received information that sea serpents with dragon lineage had been spotted here. Since the area was dangerous, we sent a Soul Douluo elder to investigate."
"When the elder arrived, he didn't find any sea serpents with dragon blood, but instead discovered an 80,000-year-old White-Ringed Sea Serpent King. That's the soul ring we've prepared for Elder Dugu's ninth ring."
The White-Ringed Sea Serpent was a fast, highly venomous oceanic soul beast—extremely dangerous, with the slightest misstep possibly resulting in fatal poisoning.
Yu Yuanzhen then turned to Dugu Yan with a smile. "The soul bone for Yan Yan also came from here."
Dugu Yan didn't respond. Her face turned bright red as she remembered Yu Yuanzhen's joke a few months ago—that the soul bone was part of her dowry—and she was at a loss for words.
At this point, Dugu Bo asked worriedly, "An 80,000-year soul beast—and we're going into its territory to hunt it? That's far too dangerous. How do we ensure Yan Yan and Tianming's safety?"
Yu Yuanzhen laughed. "I'll store them inside the Wishful Hundred-Treasure Pouch. You and I will do the hunting ourselves."
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A few days later, under the control of Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo taking turns, the Sea Dragon Shuttle finally arrived at the target sea area.
Here, White-Ringed Sea Serpents would occasionally dart out from beneath the water, spitting toxic darts in attempts to attack the shuttle.
After sailing for another half hour, the number of serpents began to increase. In the distance, a small island stood alone in the ocean—this was the core territory of the White-Ringed Sea Serpents.
Upon seeing this, Yu Yuanzhen placed Dugu Yan and Yu Tianming into the Wishful Hundred-Treasure Pouch. Yu Yuanzhen flew above the water, while Dugu Bo transformed into a giant snake and swam beneath the surface to follow. The two headed toward the island together.
As they approached, Yu Yuanzhen remained unaffected by the sea serpents. But when the White-Ringed Sea Serpents saw Dugu Bo's massive serpent form, they surged toward him. Countless sea serpents coiled and writhed, forming a sight from above that looked like a cauldron of boiling noodles with a green vegetable tossed in.
Though Dugu Bo regretted not letting Yu Yuanzhen fly him in, the low-level serpents posed no real threat. A faint poisonous mist exuded from his body, and any weak serpent that touched it was instantly killed, their corpses floating to the surface.
With their high cultivation and speed, the two quickly reached the island.
The island was covered in jagged rocks, and many thick serpents, as wide as water barrels, lay coiled on the stones basking in the sun. But before the two landed, these giant snakes, seemingly sensing their power, retreated into the sea rather than attacking like their weaker brethren.
Only one snake remained.
A colossal beast, as massive as a train—the 80,000-year-old White-Ringed Sea Serpent King.
It coiled its massive body, raised its head high, and eyed the two cautiously.
Facing this near-100,000-year soul beast, neither dared to let down their guard. Dugu Bo coiled his serpent body on the ground, mirroring the sea serpent's posture as he observed cautiously.
Yu Yuanzhen, on the other hand, stepped forward directly. His body underwent full dragonification—scales and armor emerging all over him as he stood upright like a humanoid dragon. He looked calmly at the massive serpent and said, "Eighth soul skill—Sky-Thundering Dragon Blast."
As he spoke, a vast dark blue thundercloud rapidly formed above him. Countless arcs of blue lightning began to brew within it.
Seeing this, the White-Ringed Sea Serpent King stopped hesitating. It first spat a storm of poisonous arrows toward the pair, then turned into a streak of white light and shot at Yu Yuanzhen.
At the same moment, Dugu Bo's eyes emitted twin beams of light that struck the serpent's body.
This was a soul skill granted by his head soul bone—Medusa's Gaze. The skull originated from the so-called Snake Queen Medusa, and the stone-turning beams it fired from the eyes were said to petrify even energy.
The beams struck instantly, and the giant serpent was petrified on contact.
However, Dugu Bo had not yet acquired his ninth soul ring, and the serpent's cultivation was a staggering 80,000 years. The petrification only lasted a moment before signs of recovery began to show.
Seeing this, Yu Yuanzhen waved his right hand, shattering the rain of poison arrows. The thunderclouds above then rained down countless bolts of lightning—each forming into a small thunder dragon mid-air and striking at the serpent's body, deliberately avoiding its head.
Just as the giant serpent was about to break free from the petrification, several powerful lightning strikes rained down again. The electrical paralysis froze it once more.
As if sensing its impending defeat, the serpent's eyes revealed a trace of human-like savagery. Its jaws parted slightly, and a droplet-shaped venom pearl—completely devoid of soul power fluctuations—condensed and instantly shot toward Yu Yuanzhen.
(End of Chapter)
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