Long Yue swung both hands, and the giant dragon illusion behind him appeared once more.
"Immovable like a mountain!" Long Yue roared, suddenly growing imposing and massive.
Is he starting a defensive stance?
Gu You smiled. His figure flashed, raising his dragon claws high. Terrifying purple lights streaked out.
Purple Emperor Terror Claws!
The Purple Emperor Terror Claws struck Long Yue with unstoppable force, aiming directly for his enormous body. Yet the result was unexpected: the claws seemed to strike a massive mountain. Stone chips flew, but they caused little real damage to Long Yue.
Is the Mountain Dragon King's defense really this terrifying?
Gu You's heart raced. This so-called "Immovable like a mountain" was the result of Long Yue fusing his first soul skill, Mountains and Rivers, with his own body.
"Rushing like a river!" In the next instant, Long Yue moved. His Mountains and Rivers skill expanded. His right fist swung out violently, glowing with dazzling blue light. In that moment, he seemed like a surging great river.
Perfect timing — I love close combat.
Gu You's expression hardened. His dragon scales retracted slightly, and a rising fighting spirit surged through his bloodline from within.
But just as he prepared to clash fists with Long Yue, to have a proper battle…
Long Yue suddenly shifted. In the next instant, he vanished mysteriously, as if merging with the ground itself.
Then, a brownish wave of mud and earth surged upward like a reversed landslide, engulfing Gu You without warning.
No honor in fighting, huh!
Gu You cursed inwardly. Earlier, after activating Wrath of the Dragon God with its extreme ice attribute, all the swamp and mud had been frozen. But it seems everyone had forgotten — what's frozen can be recreated by Long Yue!
What kind of absurd skill is this?
The mud around him completely enclosed him. Gu You released soul skills one after another, attempting to break free, but the terrifying swamp brought him only darkness and suffocation.
Boom—! The swamp descended like a tornado, crashing violently into the ground. Gu You was pinned down as massive waves of mud pressed him relentlessly.
Suddenly, a mountain peak shot up from below, propelling him skyward to the top of the 200-meter-high protective barrier.
Long Yue appeared again. The mountains and mud vanished. Gu You's body fell freely from the sky.
Two hundred meters! As he was about to hit the ground, Long Yue's massive tail whipped out, striking Gu You. He flew like a cannonball, smashing into the barrier and bouncing back to the ground.
Though it may sound slow, all of this happened in just a few seconds. From Long Yue fusing soul skills with his body, to completely engulfing Gu You, the process was seamless and unbroken.
"Interesting skill idea, but your attack is too weak." Gu You spat mud from his mouth. This was the first time he had been at a disadvantage — a strange, exhilarating feeling. From invincible to having a worthy opponent.
Honestly, Gu You had never bothered to study combat techniques deliberately, relying entirely on his raw strength. Now, facing an opponent whose bloodline was only one tier below his, he indeed felt slightly disadvantaged. He could certainly defeat Long Yue eventually, but he had to admit: Long Yue's soul skills were strong. To an outside observer, it was as if a god of creation had descended, continuously forming and utilizing objects in battle.
Long Yue's eyes glowed ever redder. A frenzy began to surge from him.
He rarely fought at full power, not because he didn't want to, but because once he went all out, he could hardly control his emotions.
Like the Mountain Dragon King's suppressed fury: once unleashed, it could destroy heaven and earth.
Thus, the seemingly easygoing Long Yue was in truth a Dragon Madman — a being who descends into madness when exerting his full power.
Behind great strength, there are often problems. The world is balanced. Possessing immense power comes with enormous personal challenges.
And now, Gu You was about to face Long Yue at his full strength.
Battle!
Hngh!
A piercing dragon roar erupted simultaneously from both of them. Long Yue exuded a wild frenzy.
Destruction flowed from Gu You's body, elevating his aura to another level.
"Not good!" On the podium, En Ci's expression changed.
He knew his disciple well. The previous series of bursts had already awakened Long Yue's frenzy. But after years of training, Long Yue had been learning to control his emotions, preventing them from spiraling out of control.
When he approached Gu You just now, the blood-red tint in his eyes had already begun to fade — proof that he was gradually mastering his emotions.
In his mind, the berserk Long Yue was invincible.
Bang! Bang!
The sounds of metal colliding, or scales striking scales, rang out.
Their fists moved so fast that the human eye could barely follow.
Terrifying airstreams surged, and the spirit barrier trembled, on the verge of shattering.
Gu You — truly a madman too! Pure raw strength, without soul power amplification.
The two warriors' battle armors gleamed brilliantly, the earthy brown and purplish-gold light colliding in dazzling streaks.
Neither showed restraint…
Gu You frowned. It seemed the fight was nearing its end.
A flash of blue light erupted from his left foot.
Ice God Kick!
A blue dragon silhouette soared upward, carrying Long Yue's massive body.
In his frenzied state, Long Yue didn't even use skills — he could only roar helplessly.
Gu You took a deep breath. The Purplish-Gold Dragon God Halberd appeared again, aimed at Long Yue in the sky.
This strike… pierces the stars!
Boom! It shot forward.
The blue dragon silhouette seemed to sense Gu You's intent, biting onto Long Yue and diving from the sky straight toward the Purplish-Gold Dragon God Halberd.
Not good!
At that moment, a figure suddenly charged toward the arena. As he reached the spirit barrier, a flash of golden light appeared — the barrier was forcibly torn open.
En Ci moved. He sensed Gu You's murderous intent!
At the same time, a red figure rushed in. Even the spirit barrier could not stop him.
"Who dares to cause trouble in Xingluo City?" En Ci's hands clasped behind him, his unmatched aura erupting. Instantly, the Purplish-Gold Dragon God Halberd was deflected, nearly striking Long Yue.
"Who are you? You are not worthy of knowing!"
Charging in…
(End of chapter)