69novels Chapter 161 Thick Earth Crocodile King
Chapter 161 Thick Earth Crocodile King
Chapter 161 Thick Earth Crocodile King
Although he didn't release his martial spirit or even use his soul power in his palm strike and punch, he was born with exceptional physical talent. His martial spirit and soul skills were both geared towards close combat. With his muscular and physically robust physique alone, even an ordinary Soul Saint might not be able to withstand his attacks. However, Kong Tianxu effortlessly deflected his offensive.
With his toes touching the ground, Kong Tianxu, whose body was much weaker than Jin Yehuan's, exerted his strength out of thin air, spinning around in a rapid circle that left afterimages. When he turned around, a finger shadow with dazzling silver light had already been pointed out.
It was just a finger, yet it possessed an unimaginable sharpness under the silver light. Jin Yehuan felt a chill at his waist, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
At this moment, he was in a weakened state where his old strength had been exhausted and new strength had not yet emerged. A strong sense of crisis made him immediately abandon the idea of continuing to test the waters with his bare body and begin to follow his powerful fighting instincts.
With a roar, a layer of fine brown-gold scales began to spread wildly across his body, instantly tearing his school uniform to shreds, and a huge, long tail covered in scales and spikes was dragged out from behind him.
Jin Yehuan seemed to have anticipated this situation, as he was wearing a dark green undergarment underneath. The undergarment was extremely elastic, and despite his body suddenly swelling, it showed no signs of tearing.
What's somewhat comical is that after he completed the Martial Soul Possession, although his originally robust physique expanded to become even taller, directly exceeding five meters, and his torso became more muscular, his limbs did not lengthen along with it. While becoming thicker, they also highlighted his shortness.
However, it was this seemingly comical transformation that made him seem to break through the limitations of the human body. He twisted his bones at an impossible angle, and his hands, which had turned into sharp claws, tore down. Kong Tianxu felt a strong gust of wind immediately rush towards him.
The sharp energy fluctuations caused even the air to groan.
Kong Tianxu narrowed his eyes and stopped using a single finger to fight. A flash of silver light appeared, and his thick dragon claw slammed out horizontally.
As soon as the silver light collided with the immense force, Jin Yehuan groaned and his legs sank slightly into the ground, while Kong Tianxu took a few steps back, his eyes fixed on Jin Yehuan's changes.
Thick Earth Crocodile King, a variant of the Golden Crocodile King's martial soul, is a top-tier beast martial soul with astonishing strength and defense.
As you can tell from its name, this martial soul is of the earth element, but few people can clearly sense that it also possesses the harmony of the water element and the sharpness of the metal element.
However, compared to the scene before them, a top-tier martial soul that was far from reaching the super level seemed insignificant.
Beneath Jin Yehuan's feet, eight spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, three black, and one red—rose one by one. When the final blood-red 100,000-year spirit ring appeared, a terrifying aura of malevolence instantly filled the entire assessment area.
A 100,000-year spirit ring? They've only just entered Shrek Academy, and they've already seen such a legendary existence as a 100,000-year spirit ring?
Old Ma frowned deeply. However, the heavy emotions that had just surfaced in his heart were immediately replaced by pure shock, and Yan Shaozhe beside him stared wide-eyed in disbelief—
Almost the instant the blood-fiend light of Jin Yehuan's 100,000-year soul ring was fully revealed, an equally intense radiance emanated from Kong Tianxu.
It was also a shade of red, but it gave people a completely different feeling.
If Jin Yehuan's 100,000-year spirit ring gives the impression of reckless, undisguised ferocity, then the red spirit ring ranked third behind Kong Tianxu at this moment reflects the aloofness of a plum blossom braving the snow.
The terrifying aura that showed no sign of yielding directly tore through Jin Yehuan's aura suppression, occupying half of the venue, with six golden patterns faintly shimmering on it, standing in stark contrast.
The third spirit ring—100,000 years?
The Shrek Academy disciples and several teachers, who were originally full of confidence, were completely stunned. Even Zhang Lexuan, who was the most serene, was slightly agape and moved. This made the male students of the inner academy even more astonished.
Seeing Kong Tianxu's first two purple thousand-year soul rings was already surprising enough, but the hundred-thousand-year red soul ring sandwiched between these two thousand-year and two ten-thousand-year soul rings completely shattered their psychological defenses.
A 100,000-year spirit ring is a legendary treasure in the world of spirit masters. It is a precious existence that can help any spirit master advance to the Super Douluo level. How could someone possess it on their third spirit ring?
In an instant, their envy, jealousy, greed, and unbelievable shock were mixed together like a jumble of overturned seasonings, creating a complex and bittersweet feeling.
Especially the Shrek Seven Devils who participated in the previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, they clearly remembered that Kong Tianxu's soul ring ratio was three purple and two black last time!
Could it be some kind of secret technique?
For a moment, a mixture of shock and fear even showed in the eyes of the group.
Not to mention the teachers and students of Shrek Academy, even the other students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy who came with them couldn't help but cast surprised glances at Kong Tianxu.
Even with Kong Tianxu's legendary status, the appearance of a 100,000-year soul ring on his body was enough to astonish them. That was a 100,000-year soul ring, which was extremely rare even in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms where soul beast resources were abundant. In the Sun Moon Empire, it was truly just a legend.
Meng Hongchen's beautiful eyes sparkled with wonder, while Xiao Hongchen seemed to remember something, her eyes gleaming slightly as she looked at Kong Tianxu.
Seeing the 100,000-year soul ring on Jin Yehuan's body, and the obvious complex emotions revealed by several of the strongest inner courtyard disciples, Kong Tianxu thought to himself, "As expected."
Many years ago, Xuanzi got separated from twelve inner court disciples while leading a team. Unfortunately, these twelve people encountered a 100,000-year-old soul beast. Although they suffered heavy casualties, one of them eventually obtained the soul ring and soul bone of that 100,000-year-old soul beast.
Kong Tianxu, who was familiar with the plot, knew very well that this person could not possibly be Zhang Lexuan.
At twenty-six years old, she has already broken through to level eighty, which is an incredibly fast pace, creating a record in Shrek Academy's nearly three-thousand-year history.
He had always suspected it was someone else, and it seemed the survivor from back then was the chief disciple of the inner court standing before him.
Based on the whispered conversations among the group, Kong Tianxu guessed that Zhang Lexuan might have delayed her graduation, which was why she didn't become the chief disciple as in the original story.
Jin Yehuan's words further confirmed his guess.
"A 100,000-year spirit ring? That's truly a blessing from heaven. Back then, I went through so much to get it—"
Jin Yehuan shook his head self-deprecatingly, but his eyes immediately became incredibly sharp.
"Although I don't know how you obtained this 100,000-year soul ring, I will no longer treat you as a quasi-Soul Emperor. Let me see where your limits are!"
He charged forward again with fierce momentum. His massive body did not appear bulky at all. His short, thick limbs moved nimbly, and with a crocodile tail that was like a whip and a drill, his attack came like a tidal wave.
Kong Tianxu remained fearless, and with agility, his dragon claws forcefully blocked all of Jin Yehuan's claw attacks, shoulder strikes, headbutts, and crocodile tail strikes, stabs, and entanglements.
Sparks flew, and with each collision, terrifying blood energy erupted outwards from the two combatants, almost solidified in its own form.
The spectators had already retreated far from the core area. Inside the assessment arena, Jin Yehuan was like a ferocious beast tearing at the enemy, but Kong Tianxu always managed to escape from seemingly hopeless situations, forcing Jin Yehuan to use even greater power in return.
Everyone fell silent at this scene; the entire viewing platform was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
If Jin Yehuan's previous probing attacks could be explained as Kong Tianxu's luck, then when such a head-on collision occurred, there was no other explanation but that Kong Tianxu's strength and physical body were comparable to Jin Yehuan, the strongest senior brother in their hearts.
Within Shrek Academy's inner courtyard, there's an unwritten rule: everyone must address the chief disciple as "Senior Brother" or "Senior Sister." Undoubtedly, Jin Yehuan enjoys extremely high prestige among the inner courtyard disciples. While he doesn't have the widespread male following of Zhang Lexuan, his authority is far greater within the core inner courtyard student group.
The foundation of all of this is his absolute strength.
Admittedly, since this is just an assessment, Jin Yehuan hasn't used a single soul skill yet. However, the fact that he was able to absorb a real 100,000-year soul ring has already proven that his physical strength, under the state of martial soul possession, is sufficient to reach the level of a titled Douluo. After possessing a 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone, he will only go a step further.
But now, he was stopped by a quasi-Soul Emperor who was only fifteen years old.
"monster."
Du Weilen swallowed hard, looking at Kong Tianxu in disbelief. He was at a loss for words.
As the dean of studies at the top academy on the entire continent, he had seen countless genius students. But he had to admit that Kong Tianxu was the one with the most abnormal physical abilities he had ever seen.
Du Weiren's words expressed the sentiments of everyone.
Monster—that was the first impression the teachers and students of Shrek Academy had of Kong Tianxu. The teacher may not have uttered it with a compliment, but for Shrek Academy, whose motto was to cultivate only monsters, not ordinary people, it was the highest form of respect.
It should be noted that in this assessment area, apart from Super Douluo Yan Shaozhe and Jin Yehuan, no one else has reached the level 90 physical standard.
Kong Tianxu's physique was indeed monstrous.
To unleash such power with level 60 soul power is truly astounding. Even with the amplification of soul skills, a powerful attack-type Soul Douluo might not be able to achieve this.
Jin Yehuan was increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed. In fact, Kong Tianxu's current strength had already reached the Inner Academy standard; he was merely testing Kong's true strength.
But so far, Kong Tianxu is like a bottomless pit; no matter how much effort he puts in, he gets the same amount back, and there's no indication of how deep he is.
Calculating the time in his mind, Jin Yehuan increased his power output again, forcing Kong Tianxu back once more, but did not immediately launch another attack.
Suddenly, he stepped forward with his left foot and pressed his hands inward. A strong, earthy yellow light burst forth, blocking all of Kong Tianxu's escape routes like a wall.
At the same time, Jin Yehuan turned around, and his large tail swept out, carrying a series of brown-gold light and shadow as it struck Kong Tianxu.
That was certainly not a simple lash. When the huge crocodile tail lashed out, the air in its path became completely distorted and illusory, making it impossible to see the true location of the long tail. The terrifying airflow stimulated the air to emit a series of shrieks and sonic booms.
He still didn't use any soul skills, only physical attacks, but Jin Yehuan had already begun to use his Soul Douluo-level soul power to amplify himself.
Surrounded by the dense earth element, Kong Tianxu had nowhere to hide. Could he still deal with it as calmly as before?
Faced with this drift, Kong Tianxu made a move that almost no one expected.
His body also spun rapidly, his right leg sweeping backward like lightning, and a deep dragon roar rang out, conjuring a crimson dragon tail formed from golden-red flames!
Yan Shaozhe, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up.
The dragon's tail, like thunder and fire, swept out, releasing terrifying heat that was immediately withdrawn, but it still spread along the crocodile's tail to Jin Yehuan's body in an instant.
Jin Yehuan was not afraid but rather delighted. A thick layer of rock armor enveloped his entire body, and the burning sensation disappeared instantly. The sixth spirit ring behind him finally lit up.
The earthen-yellow light behind Kong Tianxu instantly transformed into a real wall, yet it was as soft as mud and sand, surging as if it wanted to devour him. He felt his body rapidly becoming heavier, as if he were about to turn into a stone or a mountain. Meanwhile, Jin Yehuan's crocodile paw instantly transformed back into a human hand, with rough calluses clearly visible everywhere.
Sixth Soul Skill: Mountain-Splitting and Rock-Shattering Palm!
Kong Tianxu pulled his leg back, turned around, and remained motionless.
The palm struck his face; there was no wind, yet a thunderous sound was heard, finally stopping just an inch away.
"Senior Brother won!" a male student exclaimed excitedly, only to find that no one else echoed his sentiment.
Zhang Lexuan explained softly, "Three minutes have passed."
She was just as surprised as the other inner court students, but her surprise was much less pronounced; instead, her eyes were filled with an inexplicable doubt.
"I really envy those of you who can still focus on other things during battle. I can't do that; I get carried away easily. It's not shameful that Xiaotao and the others lost to you." Jin Yehuan's rock armor dissipated, and he scratched his head before revealing a simple and honest smile: "In short, welcome to the inner academy."
Kong Tianxu nodded to him, seemingly handling the situation with ease. However, Jin Yehuan was holding back. Judging from that last palm strike, it was clear that the opponent's raw strength as a pure Soul Master was likely no less than his own. If they continued sparring, the outcome would be hard to predict.
Of course, in a real battle where life and death are at stake, that's a different story.
"Excuse me, what should I do now?"
"Oh, I almost forgot," Jin Yehuan, who was deep in thought, looked up. He was still in his Martial Soul Possession state, and waved his short hand at the people in the inner courtyard. "Who's taking him to Seagod Island?"
"I'll go."
An unexpected voice suddenly rang out, and Zhang Lexuan stood up. Her blood-red school uniform could not hide her gentle and beautiful appearance.
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