Chapter 376: The Duel Begins
"Alright, Master Lin Yu, the battle arena has been constructed!"
As Lin Yu was encouraging Zi Feng, Shui Bing'er, leading the Tianshui Battle Team's women, quickly used ice to create a battle soul arena in the rest area of the Tiandou Great Soul Arena. She couldn't help but turn to Lin Yu and say.
"Is it already ready?"
Upon hearing Shui Bing'er's words, Lin Yu, somewhat reluctant to stop motivating Zi Feng, turned his attention to Dugu Yan and said, "Since the arena is ready, Yan Yan, go up there."
"Just like I told you before, make full use of everything I've taught you. Don't just aim to defeat this Yu Tianheng; beating him up badly is also perfectly fine."
"Anyway, in this duel, you represent our Immortal Palace, so give this kid a good lesson. There are some things I don't want to handle myself, but you can!"
"I understand, Young Master!"
Dugu Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement and anxiety in her heart, nodded firmly, and then headed straight toward the ice arena constructed by Shui Bing'er and the others.
"Yan Yan, go for it! Give this guy, who loves to argue and is so shameless, a good thrashing!"
As Dugu Yan walked toward the arena, Xiao Wu raised her little fist and shouted loudly.
On the other side, Yu Tianheng also took a deep breath and, filled with strong anxiety and unease, walked toward the arena.
Around them, the participants of the small competition from various soul master teams of the Tiandou Imperial City Academy were gathering in the rest area. However, most of them were looking at Yu Tianheng with disdain and mockery in their eyes.
Yu Xiaogang was indeed a good uncle to Yu Tianheng.
But after the live broadcast's exposure, Yu Xiaogang's deception of Bibi Dong, and the fact that he had plagiarized the Spirit Hall's knowledge and presented common soul master knowledge as his own theories, his reputation had already been tarnished throughout the soul master community!
And while Yu Tianheng stubbornly defended Yu Xiaogang, his defense was illogical and forceful. However, Yu Xiaogang's actions were facts, right in front of everyone.
Not to mention the exposure from the live broadcast, even his book on the ten core competitive strengths of the Spirit Hall is still widely circulated in many books!
Yu Tianheng's defense of Yu Xiaogang was only possible because of the background of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and his own formidable strength, which made many people hesitant to argue with him.
But even though people didn't dare to argue, many still secretly mocked and despised Yu Tianheng.
"Master Lin Yu seems to have absolute confidence in Miss Du Gong Yan!"
After Dugu Yan climbed the steps to the ice arena, Xue Qinghe returned to Lin Yu's side and couldn't help but smile lightly as he spoke.
"Of course, compared to Yu Tianheng, Yan Yan's talent is not much inferior to his. The only differences are in the spirit and physical strength, but those are things I can change. I've already given her the means to improve."
Upon hearing Xue Qinghe's words, Lin Yu smiled calmly and replied, "Heh, let's wait and see the result of this duel!"
Seeing Lin Yu so confident, Xue Qinghe also smiled warmly and turned his attention to the arena.
As Lin Yu and Xue Qinghe spoke, many people around them were discussing. Naturally, the topic of conversation was the duel between Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng.
However, it wasn't as dramatic as one might expect.
Because of Lin Yu's widespread fame and the many rewards he received in live-streamed Q&A events, everyone across the Douluo Continent knew about him.
Therefore, most people believed in Lin Yu and were confident that Dugu Yan would defeat Yu Tianheng and win the duel.
This would make Yu Tianheng scream angrily in the rest area, calling his uncle a hypocritical, shameless fool!
However, a few still felt Yu Tianheng had a greater chance of winning.
This wasn't because they didn't trust Lin Yu.
It was simply that Du Gong Yan, being a girl and originally a control-type soul master, might not perform as well in combat skills.
Moreover, Du Gong Yan's spirit was the Green Phosphorus Snake, which was somewhat inferior to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon spirit, so there was a chance she might lose.
As discussions swirled around the arena, on the ice arena, both Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan had already taken their places on opposite sides of the ring.
At this moment, everyone stood around the arena. The size and design of the ice arena were almost identical to the official battle soul arena at the Great Soul Arena.
However, because it was an ice arena, the ice surface was extremely smooth and could interfere with the battle. Therefore, Shui Bing'er and the others had intentionally done a lot of anti-slip treatments on the arena.
"Summon your spirits. You have ten seconds to prepare. After ten seconds, when I announce the start of the battle, you may begin. The fight will continue until one of you leaves the arena or loses your ability to fight!"
After Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan were in position, Shui Bing'er, the arena's creator, stood to the side and called out in a stern voice.
Upon hearing Shui Bing'er's words, Yu Tianheng, already having summoned his spirit, did not need to do so again.
However, Dugu Yan shouted sharply, summoning her Green Phosphorus Snake King spirit and entering the spirit possession state.
"Green Phosphorus Snake King, possession!"
At Du Gong Yan's sharp cry, a long, slender giant snake, entirely green with red mixed into the sides of its head and body, and with an emerald bone crown on its head and a pair of dragon horns, suddenly appeared behind her with a hiss and then quickly entered her body.
After the spirit possession, Du Gong Yan's figure grew taller, and her body became more slender.
At the same time, snake scales of green mixed with yellow appeared on the back of her hands, along her cheeks, on her forehead, and the corners of her eyes. A pair of green dragon horns sprouted from her purple hair.
Simultaneously, five soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black—rose from beneath Du Gong Yan's feet and circled around her.
"It's the Soul King, she's actually a Soul King?!"
Seeing the soul rings appear around Dugu Yan after she possessed her spirit, the crowd around the arena erupted in astonished exclamations.
No one had expected Du Gong Yan's strength to reach the Soul King level!
Although after the Green Phosphorus family allied with the Immortal Palace, everyone knew Dugu Yan must have received full training from Lin Yu.
But the issue was that even if Lin Yu fully supported Dugu Yan with pills, Dugu Yan still had to absorb all the medicinal power of the pills. Otherwise, no amount of pills would matter.
So, under these circumstances, talents like Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang wouldn't have fallen far behind Dugu Yan simply because she had more pills. They were still in the Soul Master rank not long ago, while Dugu Yan had already reached the Soul King level.
It seemed Dugu Yan had other ways to improve her cultivation apart from pills, but whether it was immortal herbs or powerful techniques was unknown!
As the five soul rings surrounded Du Gong Yan, the entire rest area was filled with envious gazes.
(END CHAPTER)
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