Chapter 268: Details of Demonic Charm
Just as Yu Tianlin was about to discuss tomorrow's tactics with his teammates, a cyan figure suddenly flashed into the conference room, startling everyone.
"Senior Dugu?" Once Yu Tianlin saw who it was, he immediately exclaimed, "Why are you here?"
That person was none other than Dugu Bo.
"Little monster, I came to tell you something." Dugu Bo's gaze swept across the conference room before he turned and walked toward the adjacent room. "Come with me."
Since Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One was also participating in the tournament, Dugu Bo had been sitting in the VIP section and observing the matches during this period, so everyone present recognized him. Seeing him specifically seek out their captain, they all turned to look at Yu Tianlin.
Yu Tianlin waved his hand, signaling them not to be nervous, then followed Dugu Bo into the small room.
After Yu Tianlin entered, Dugu Bo flicked his sleeve and directly shut the door. At the same time, a faint layer of green light spread across the whole room, clearly meant to block outside observation.
Seeing that, Yu Tianlin could not help but praise him. "Senior, it has only been a short while, but your strength seems to have improved again."
"Just some minor tricks." Dugu Bo shook his head. "After reaching the Title Douluo realm, continuing to improve is not that easy."
"Compared to that, you are the truly outrageous one. At your age, you have already become a Spirit King and even possess three 10,000 year Spirit Rings. The younger generation really is terrifying."
Hearing that, Yu Tianlin laughed. "Senior, you didn't come all this way just to praise me, did you?"
Dugu Bo had only mentioned Yu Tianlin's cultivation in passing. He quickly got to the point.
"I was also at the drawing today, so I already know the result. Your Thunder Academy is facing Spirit Hall Academy Team."
Yu Tianlin nodded.
Dugu Bo continued, "The moment the draw came out, Spirit Hall immediately summoned all of their competitors. They were obviously discussing how to deal with your Thunder Academy. From what I heard, even the Pope and several Elders personally got involved."
At this point, Dugu Bo's expression became a little strange.
"Spirit Hall is making such a huge fuss, yet your Thunder Academy doesn't seem particularly nervous. Is there really only one Spirit Saint discussing tactics with you?"
"I originally thought your grandfather would come in person to give you some instructions, but I just saw Yu Yuanzhen casually going off to drink tea with Ning Fengzhi..."
Grandfather went off to drink tea?
After hearing that from Dugu Bo, even Yu Tianlin broke into a small sweat. His grandfather was either too carefree, or simply too confident and completely unbothered by the outcome, so he could not be bothered to interfere.
Still, what puzzled Yu Tianlin more was why Dugu Bo seemed even more concerned than his grandfather.
Thinking of that, Yu Tianlin asked directly, "Senior, why are you so concerned about our match with Spirit Hall Academy Team?"
"Isn't it because I hope you win?" Dugu Bo's beard twitched as he replied. "As long as you win, Spirit Hall Academy Team will be eliminated, and Little Yan won't have to face them."
"I don't want Little Yan fighting the Spirit Hall Golden Generation in this tournament. Although her improvement has been fast recently, she is still slightly weaker than those three. If they really clash and she loses, it may leave a shadow in her heart and affect her future cultivation."
Hearing that, Yu Tianlin could not help but interrupt, "Senior, why are you so sure Sister Yanzi would lose? I actually think she has a chance to win."
"Of course there is a chance." Dugu Bo frowned slightly. "But at most, it is a thirty percent chance."
Yu Tianlin felt that Dugu Bo was still underestimating Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One. In the first few rounds of the finals, they had clearly been holding back. In Yu Tianlin's view, if they really fought Spirit Hall Academy Team, their chance of winning should be close to fifty percent.
Still, Yu Tianlin did not continue arguing with Dugu Bo over that matter. Instead, he asked, "Then what exactly do you plan to do?"
"Naturally, I came to tell you the details of Spirit Hall Academy Team, especially the three members of the Golden Generation. None of them are simple." Dugu Bo said, "Originally, I thought your grandfather would explain all this to you, but since he didn't come, I might as well do it myself."
"That won't be necessary, Senior." Yu Tianlin smiled and waved his hand. "We already have a general understanding of Spirit Hall's lineup. We also know the Golden Generation fairly well, even the abilities they haven't shown yet."
"The three members of the Golden Generation are all Spirit Kings. Among them, Xie Yue and Hu Liena also possess the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Charm Demon, right?"
"You even know about Charm Demon?" Dugu Bo was startled and looked at Yu Tianlin in surprise.
Throughout the whole tournament so far, Charm Demon had never appeared. Dugu Bo had assumed Yu Tianlin knew nothing about it, but he had clearly underestimated him.
Still, Dugu Bo quickly pressed further. "Then do you know the exact effects of Charm Demon?"
That question really did stump Yu Tianlin.
He only knew the broad outline of Charm Demon, such as the red mist suppression and the moon blade attacks. As for the exact details, he truly did not know much.
Seeing Yu Tianlin fall silent, Dugu Bo smiled. "The Martial Soul Fusion Skill Charm Demon was quite famous 20 years ago. I once fought against Xie Yue and Hu Liena's parents myself, so I know it very clearly."
"Charm Demon is a Martial Soul Fusion Skill that is part offensive and part domain type. The offensive side means that once it is activated, it forms a humanoid figure wielding moon blades, controlled by Xie Yue to attack. The domain side means that after activation, a large area of red light spreads outward from the user as the center. That red light has effects similar to a domain, suppressing opponents, and it is maintained by Hu Liena."
"Strictly speaking, Charm Demon leans more toward the domain side, which is why Hu Liena is actually the core of this Martial Soul Fusion Skill."
"Within the red light created by Charm Demon, the opponent's senses are weakened by 50 percent, their Spirit Power is suppressed by 50 percent, and even their movements become 50 percent slower."
Spirit Power directly cut in half? Senses and actions reduced too? The suppression was indeed terrifying, even stronger than the suppression of an ordinary domain in some respects.
Still, while an ordinary domain might have weaker suppression, it usually affects all attributes. Charm Demon, on the other hand, specifically targeted senses, Spirit Power, and movement. It was hard to say which was truly better overall.
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