Sacred Flame mixed within the fist-rays, setting the entire arena ablaze. The ice mist was instantly vaporized. When the flames dissipated, Ling Luochen was also covered in burns and had fallen unconscious once more.
Su Ming's face was now somewhat pale, and his Spirit Power was only about 20%.
Dai Yueheng and Wang Yan simultaneously stepped onto the ring. Wang Yan directly took Ling Luochen away, while Dai Yueheng urged the referee.
"Senior, please begin."
Tiansha Douluo didn't hesitate, giving him this face.
"Match begins!"
To didn't give Su Ming a chance, Dai Yueheng summoned his Martial Spirit while running.
"White Tiger, Possess!"
"Third Spirit Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
"Fifth Spirit Skill, White Tiger Demon God Transformation!"
"First Spirit Skill, White Tiger Protection Barrier!"
By the time he finished releasing all these Spirit Skills, he had already run to the middle of the ring, only about twenty meters away from Su Ming.
Su Ming stood in place, his expression grave.
No matter how much Bei Bei's bloodline Awakened, he was still a Spirit Ancestor. Xi Xi was an agility-attack type, an assassin class, with a fragile frame. Ling Luochen was a control type, a mage, and was countered by the fire element. Against these three opponents, Su Ming could charge ahead without thinking.
But Dai Yueheng was different. With White Tiger Vajra Transformation stacked with White Tiger Demon God Transformation active, he could really charge through the sky full of Lion's Fangs fist-rays.
In that case, it was time to start operating.
Su Ming took a deep breath and began gathering Spirit Power in his right fist.
Seeing this, Dai Yueheng sneered inwardly. You're out of Spirit Power. Time to step down.
However, in the next moment, Su Ming's Spirit Power erupted, causing Dai Yueheng's expression to freeze.
Above Su Ming's glabella, an illusory purple Spirit Ring shattered.
The familiar scene sent a chill down his spine.
Not good!
Su Ming's nearly depleted Spirit Power seemed to be instantly replenished. Moreover, his entire person seemed to sublimate, as if connected to Heaven and Earth, carrying a... divine pressure. His Spirit Power aura far surpassed his previous peak.
If the Su Ming from the team battle, whose Martial Spirit was stripped, had only the Spirit Power Fusion Skill left from borrowing power, then now he was a Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill! The power borrowed from the Douluo 3 Su Ming wasn't as strong as the sublimation of the Douluo 2 Su Ming, because the Douluo 2 Su Ming's Martial Spirit was Spirit Power itself! All the borrowing back and forth was borrowing Spirit Power.
Operation begins.
"Supreme Shockwave Fist!"
Su Ming fiercely unleashed the strongest punch he had thrown in this era.
Where the fist-ray passed, space twisted with it as the center, and various elements were swallowed by the fist-ray in a vortex shape.
Dai Yueheng's eyes widened with fury. Gritting his teeth, he released his sixth Spirit Skill.
"White Tiger Annihilation Kill!"
Brilliant golden light erupted from his entire body. The king character pattern on his forehead even took on a trace of blood-red. All the golden light was compressed and condensed by him, forming a massive "Kill" character in the air ahead, which fiercely charged towards Su Ming's fist-ray.
BOOM!
The golden "Kill" character collided with the seven-colored fist-ray. The energy shockwave even spread across most of the ring, and fragments of rare metals were sent flying. The energy shield created by the one hundred and eight metal pillars fluctuated violently. The one hundred and eight Spirit Masters who had spat blood earlier due to Yan Shaozhe's forced entry onto the ring were now trembling faintly, struggling to maintain the shield's operation.
Wang Yan gripped the railing of the preparation area tightly, his gaze fixed on the explosion's epicenter, trying to see Dai Yueheng charging out.
On the royal city wall, the observing White Tiger Duke Dai Hao frowned deeply, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes.
The energy shockwave dissipated.
Dai Yueheng lay on the ground, unconscious.
Remnant white Spirit Power still flowed over his body, but the White Tiger Protection Barrier had already dissipated. Residual fire, light, and dark elements continued to erode his wounds.
A sense of despair welled up in Wang Yan's heart.
Lost.
Even Dai Yueheng, on whom he had placed high hopes, had lost.
Was this because Dai Yueheng didn't try hard enough?
A Spirit Elder defeating a Spirit Emperor with a single punch?
At this moment, Su Ming's invincible figure was deeply engraved in the hearts of over two hundred thousand spectators.
Looking at him now, Su Ming was quietly recovering his Spirit Power, his aura not as overwhelmingly powerful, yet a sense of oppression could still be felt. This wasn't given by Su Ming, but rather a feeling from within their own hearts.
Too strong.
Yan Shaozhe's tightly clenched right fist slowly loosened.
Helplessness.
He, the former Dean of Shrek's Martial Soul Department and current Elder of the Sea God Pavilion, also felt a deep sense of helplessness.
"Teacher Wang Yan, should we still go up?" He Caitou asked hesitantly.
"Go!" Wang Yan collected his emotions, blaming himself for not seizing the opportunity created by Dai Yueheng immediately. Even though Su Ming somehow suddenly became much stronger again, no matter what, he can't do it again, right? Things shouldn't be repeated more than three times. Back when his Martial Soul was stripped by the Golden Road, he had already shattered one illusory purple Spirit Ring.
"What a freak, he can actually borrow power from the world again," Tianmeng marveled within Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness.
"Brother Tianmeng, what do you mean? His Spirit Power eruption just now was also borrowed power?"
"If I'm not mistaken, yes."
"But, how is that possible? He directly borrowed Spirit Power. I can't understand it!" Huo Yuhao racked his brains but simply couldn't comprehend Su Ming's secret technique.
"Sigh, I still haven't figured out what his Martial Soul is even now," Tianmeng said. "I was sensing it when you stripped his Martial Soul, and then it seemed like you only stripped his Spirit Power, which allowed him to still borrow power."
"What part of the body is his Body Martial Soul, exactly?"
Huo Yuhao was also intrigued by Tianmeng's words.
Yes, what exactly is Su Ming's Martial Soul? He still didn't know.
"Cigar Martial Soul? That's quite rare."
Seeing He Caitou smoking a cigar, Su Ming's heart stirred slightly, and he spoke these words.
He Caitou was very sensitive about this and instantly fixed his gaze on Su Ming. Cigar Martial Souls were rare; his mother's bloodline inherited the Cigar Martial Soul. But the Cigar Martial Soul wasn't strong; it was just that his generation happened to have a mutation, giving him powerful innate Spirit Power.
Had Su Ming guessed something? With just one sentence from Su Ming, He Caitou began to grow suspicious.
"Spirit Engineer, I wonder how your Spirit Tool technology is?" Su Ming smiled.
He Caitou's expression was grave. After the referee announced the start of the match, a huge Spirit Cannon appeared on his shoulder.
The battle was imminent.
And it ended as soon as it began.
Huo Yuhao was still pondering Su Ming's Martial Soul when his senior brother He Caitou was already eliminated by Su Ming. It was his roommate's familiar voice that interrupted his thoughts.
"Teacher Wang Yan, perhaps I should go up."
Wang Dong, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
Wang Yan frowned deeply. He stared at Wang Dong.
"I still have a trump card. Perhaps it's our only hope for a comeback," Wang Dong's eyes burned intensely, his tone heavy.
Wang Dong still had a trump card?
Huo Yuhao snapped back to reality and looked at Wang Dong in confusion. We even share a bed, how come I didn't know you had a trump card?
Noticing Huo Yuhao's gaze, Wang Dong shook his head, offering no explanation.
You wouldn't understand.
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