The red light trembled and dispersed, and the effects of the Martial Soul Fusion Technique had already disappeared, revealing Hu Liena and Xie Yue's figures.
Both of them had pale faces and were breathing heavily. They had nearly been unable to withstand Yu Tianheng's two major soul skills.
Behind them stood Jing Wuming and Zhao Youyue, staring vigilantly at Yu Tianheng, who stood ten meters away on the opposite side.
At this moment, there was not a single drop of soul power left in Yu Tianheng's body, but his powerful physique still kept his body tall and straight.
On his massive right fist, the dragon's scales had split open, revealing a wound deep enough to see bone, with blood dripping down.
Upon closer observation, one could see that the wound was rapidly recovering.
Yu Tianheng now understood the gap between himself and Xie Yue.
Thanks to his powerful zombie physique, he still had the strength to fight, and he hadn't used corpse poison in the battle just now.
However, Xie Yue and Hu Liena still had remaining soul power, so in the end, the victor was still uncertain.
He glanced at Jing Wuming and Zhao Youyue behind him and couldn't help but show a bitter smile.
These two were his own kind, fellow disciples from the same sect, and they had preserved their peak strength. How could he possibly win?
"Referee, I concede." Yu Tianheng calmly shouted, then cupped his fists toward Hu Liena and the others before stepping down from the arena.
Xie Yue watched Yu Tianheng walk away, his expression grave as he slowly said, "In single combat, I am not his match."
He knew his own soul skills very well and would have been unable to block Yu Tianheng's final strike just now.
"He is stronger than me," Jing Wuming also stated.
Zhao Youyue and Hu Liena both nodded, their evaluations of Yu Tianheng extremely high.
If Yu Tianheng's soul power had been a few levels higher, the outcome of this match would have been uncertain.
The various academies watched as Yu Tianheng calmly walked down from the arena, unable to help but feel regret.
Yu Tianheng had fought the four great geniuses to such an extent and still managed to retreat unharmed, which was enough to prove his strength.
Unfortunately, his teammates weren't capable enough. With only one Soul King on the team, it was difficult for a single pillar to support the whole.
At this time, Yu Feng and the others had already recovered under Ye Lingling's powerful healing ability.
Ye Lingling stared at Jing Wuming in the arena, her eyes wide open, constantly grinding her teeth.
She recognized that this was the person who had rudely carried her and thrown her off the arena earlier.
Jing Wuming sensed her murderous gaze, looked over, and a slight smile tugged at his cold, hard face.
"Hmph." Ye Lingling snorted coldly and turned her head away.
Although the Spirit Hall Academy had deployed its four great geniuses to defeat the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, no one doubted their strength.
Tang San withdrew his gaze, his expression grave, while many doubts filled his heart.
Yu Tianheng had actually become this powerful.
When he had previously discovered that Yu Tianheng had become a Soul King, he had already been shocked. The first time they met at the Soto Grand Soul Arena, the other party had only been six or seven levels higher than him.
But now, this gap had widened even further. He was only at level forty-one, while Yu Tianheng was already over level fifty.
Through the battle just now, he had discovered many more suspicious points.
"Teacher, what was Yu Tianheng's innate soul power when he awakened?" Tang San asked.
"Level seven." Grandmaster answered without any hesitation. He had been present as Yu Tianheng's uncle when the latter awakened his Martial Soul, and the memory was very clear.
"Teacher, don't you find it strange? A little over a year ago in Soto City, his soul power was six or seven levels higher than mine, but now it's directly at least ten levels higher."
"How is that possible? You have the full soul power of level ten, while he only had level seven. Logically, his cultivation speed shouldn't be faster than yours." Grandmaster looked puzzled.
He hadn't noticed this detail before, but only realized it after Tang San pointed it out.
According to cultivation talent, Yu Tianheng's cultivation should have gradually caught up to by Tang San, but now the gap was growing larger and larger.
"Also, Yu Tianheng's energy used to be blue-purple, but now it has turned blue-black, and its power seems to have increased significantly," Tang San continued.
Grandmaster frowned and said, "I noticed it during his last match. His Martial Soul may have undergone some unknown mutation."
Tang San then looked at Ning Rongrong and asked, "Rongrong, do the Nine-Hearted Begonia's skills have any black ones?"
Ning Rongrong immediately shook her head and said, "No, the Nine-Hearted Begonia lineage is passed down through a single line. No matter which generation, the soul skill colors are all white. Didn't you see it in Soto City?"
Tang San's expression became solemn as he said, "I observed earlier that inside that red light, Ye Lingling's soul skill color also turned black when she attacked Jing Wuming and Zhao Youyue."
"How is that possible? The Nine-Hearted Begonia has no offensive power; its only skill is healing," Ning Rongrong immediately denied, her face full of disbelief.
"What if it mutated? Just like Yu Tianheng, as we mentioned earlier," Tang San asked.
Grandmaster's expression turned serious. "If what you say is true, and two people have undergone the same mutation, it is indeed very suspicious. After the matches end today, I need to ask Tianheng about it."
Tang San nodded and didn't continue speaking.
He already had a bold guess in his heart, but he didn't dare voice it before confirming it.
He had been puzzled before about why he couldn't detoxify the Jade Phosphor Serpent, one of the Five Poisons of Jade Phosphorus, back in Soto City. After researching it for a while, he discovered that Dugu Yan's poison wasn't simple snake venom anymore, it had evolved into something far more complex.
And now, strange situations were appearing again on Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling, which made him involuntarily think of one person.
Jiang Chen!
If it had been before today, he wouldn't have thought of Jiang Chen, but he had just discussed Jiang Chen with Grandmaster earlier, and then immediately discovered the abnormalities with Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling, making it easy to connect the dots to Jiang Chen.
If it really was Jiang Chen, then it would explain why he couldn't detoxify Dugu Yan's poison, and the soul power turning black could also be the result of influence after becoming a zombie.
He clearly remembered that when he was six years old, a young boy had been bitten by Jiang Chen and then obeyed Jiang Chen's commands.
Tang San's gaze turned toward the arena and saw Jing Wuming, who was walking down from it.
Although Jing Wuming had matured a lot and his appearance had changed somewhat, one could still vaguely see his past features. It was obvious that he was the same young boy who had been bitten by Jiang Chen back then.
"If Yu Tianheng really was bitten by Jiang Chen, would he also obey Jiang Chen?" Thinking of this, Tang San felt a chill run down his spine.
Under the guidance of Grandmaster and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, he had already learned about the Spirit Hall's ambitious ambitions.
If even the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy had been infiltrated, he truly didn't dare to think further.
"I should wait until the teacher has asked Yu Tianheng before saying anything," Tang San thought to himself.
Jiang Chen sat in the judging seats, watching Tang San's group from afar and noticing the grave expressions on Tang San's and Grandmaster's faces.
"Hehe, suspecting me already?" The corners of Jiang Chen's mouth curled up.
From the moment Yu Tianheng first made his move, Jiang Chen had guessed that Tang San would have suspicions.
As expected, after today's matches ended, Grandmaster would probably go ask Yu Tianheng.
He called out in his heart, then walked out of the arena.
Yu Tianheng looked at Dugu Yan and said, "You guys watch first. I'm going to relieve myself."
Soon, master and disciple met up.
Jiang Chen gave a few instructions, telling Yu Tianheng that no matter what, he must not tell Grandmaster about his zombie identity, nor reveal that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had already submitted to the Spirit Hall.
Otherwise, given Grandmaster's unfriendly relationship with the Spirit Hall, it wouldn't be long before news of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's submission to the Spirit Hall spread throughout the entire soul master world.
After fabricating a reason for Yu Tianheng, the two returned to the arena area once more.
The explanation he gave Yu Tianheng was: He and Ye Lingling had accidentally eaten a poisonous medicinal herb, and after barely surviving, their soul power had undergone a mutation.
This kind of thing couldn't be verified at all. Tang San's suspicions could only remain suspicions, and in the end, he could only believe that Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling's Martial Souls had mutated.
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