Chapter 72: Twin Spirits? (4000 Words)

Just as Ning Feiliu stepped onto the Douhun Platform, his opponent Liu Ba and the audience watching the Spirit Fighting Battle seemed to realize for the first time that Ning Feiliu's age appeared...

... to be quite young?

Although his face was concealed by a mask, Ning Feiliu's height and physique still betrayed the fact that he was not very old.

At the very least, he was definitely not yet eighteen.

"Such a small child... and already a Soul Elder. It seems he is another student from the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy..." a spectator in the stands began to discuss.

"We'll see if this little kid is just a pushover; the last one was hopeless," another spectator beside him said. "He got beaten so badly he hasn't been seen here in a long time."

"There are a few formidable ones among the kids from the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, like that Yu Tianheng from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and that Yufeng; they both already have ten-win streaks in Spirit Fighting."

"Those few are the minority after all; most kids coming out of academies are, to some extent, hopeless at the start."

It seems it is a very common occurrence for students of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to come to the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena to participate in Spirit Fighting Battles.

And they had mistaken Ning Feiliu, who had broken through to Soul Elder at such a young age—not even eighteen—for a student of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Yet he was already the head of the original Blue Tyrant Academy, which later became the resurrected Shrek Academy.

If asked, it's just that he feels he is very powerful, much like how there are always some junior college students who are inexplicably confident and look down on undergraduate university students.

It was mainly because of Ning Feiliu's temperament and etiquette; even if he wasn't a student of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, he might well be some noble from Heaven Dou City.

His hands underwent the greatest change, having grown fully twice their original size. Yellow fur covered his entire palms, and as his ten fingers twitched, short, dagger-like claws continuously extended and retracted from his palms. Each of those claws was like a blade, eight inches in length, flickering with a chilling, gloomy light.

"Alright." He smiled slightly again and said quite politely, "Let us begin the Spirit Fighting Battle; it wouldn't be good to just stand here chatting."

After all, within this Heaven Dou City, only the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy could produce such excellent students.

Behind him, three soul rings emerged: one white and two yellow.

Even in the Four Elements Academies, there are only two, three, or four members who have broken through to Soul Ancestor at the age of around twenty.

He truly looked down on Ning Feiliu, this novice participating in a Spirit Fighting Battle for the first time, and really did not believe he would be defeated by a child like Ning Feiliu who hadn't even grown all his hair yet.

"Fine! Little brother, excuse me!" Liu Ba also shouted, observing the courtesy of "civility first, force later."

However, the scene of him summoning his martial soul shocked everyone present.

Like Tailong, one of the strongest among the substitute quartet for Tang San and his group in the original story—when Tailong appeared, he was already twenty-three or twenty-four years old and only at level thirty-seven soul power.

Bursts of soul power fluctuations erupted from his body; he stretched both arms out to his sides, puffed out his chest, and his entire body's bones cracked and popped as his muscles suddenly expanded, stretching the clothes on his body.

As a commoner, it was better for him not to easily offend Ning Feiliu.

But he simply felt that his combat experience was richer than Ning Feiliu's, so he could easily defeat Ning Feiliu.

"Are you a student of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy?" Seeing Ning Feiliu so young, Liu Ba's originally fierce expression faltered, becoming less menacing.

Therefore, breaking through to Soul Elder before the age of twenty can already be considered an excellent Spirit Master from a first-class Soul Academy.

The most critical point is also...

To him, there was no point in impersonating a student of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

The situation of having two martial souls is called Twin Spirits.

"This is... two martial souls?! Twin Spirits?!" Someone saw the two distinct weapons in Ning Feiliu's hands—Eagle Eye and Zhuiming—and their pupils instantly constricted as they shouted aloud.

Now that he saw Ning Feiliu was such a small child and was participating in a Spirit Fighting Battle for the first time, he felt much more at ease, which was why his expression softened to chat.

His fierce and ferocious appearance just now was merely a disguise, intended to suppress his opponent with presence before the battle.

At the same time, three soul rings spiraled up from beneath his feet.

Yellow fur surged out from the surface of his entire body, and four faint markings appeared on his forehead—three horizontal and one vertical—forming the character for "King."

Even the most excellent normal genius Spirit Masters can only break through to Soul Ancestor at around the age of 20, like Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan in the original story.

Sometimes, showing mercy in battle and being extremely polite to an enemy is equivalent to looking down on the enemy.

"No." Ning Feiliu had always been honest, so he said.

As everyone knows, people can only have one martial soul.

In fact, his ferocity was also just an act.

"Fierce Tiger Possession!" Suddenly, Liu Ba shouted.

A typical soul ring configuration for an ordinary civilian Spirit Master.

Although Liu Ba's soul ring configuration was poor, and although he only broke through to Soul Elder when he was nearly thirty.

It can only be said that one shouldn't look at the fact that the Shrek Seven Devils all broke through to Soul Ancestor at fourteen or fifteen; that was because not only was their talent top-tier, but they also consumed the Immortal Herbs given by Tang San.

Seeing this, Ning Feiliu also smiled and summoned his martial souls: "Black Night Silent Illumination, Moonlight Fills the Sky!"

In the eyes of the audience, Ning Feiliu, not yet eighteen, already having the cultivation of a Soul Elder, was definitely a proud son of heaven from the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

And being able to break through to Soul Ancestor cultivation at around 20 years old already makes one an absolute main force in first-class tournament teams like Tianshui, Chihuo, Shenfeng, and Leiting Academy Academy.

From his hands, two special martial souls suddenly appeared: Eagle Eye and Zhuiming.

Only the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy could produce such gifted Spirit Masters.

If he were truly a heinous villain, would he come here to fight this kind of "show mercy" Spirit Fighting Battle?

If he were truly a heinous villain, he should be living a life of licking blood from the edge of a blade, just like the two people Ning Feiliu dealt with before who ended up as fertilizer.

In the original story, the participants of the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament were basically around twenty years old, with the oldest being no more than twenty-five.

This is an extremely rare existence, so rare that since records began on the Douluo Continent, there have been no more than two Twin Spirits Spirit Masters. (Not counting Tang San, as he hadn't exposed his Twin Spirits at this time.)

Among them, the first Twin Spirits Spirit Master was the unprecedented example of appearing with two martial souls, and also the first pioneer to show the potential of Twin Spirits to the world.

As long as one cultivates the first martial soul to the extreme, and then uses the second martial soul to absorb all ten-thousand-year or even all fifty-thousand-year-plus soul rings.

Then that Twin Spirits Spirit Master's strength would be so powerful that Spirit Masters of the same level would be no match!

But unfortunately, when this first Twin Spirits Spirit Master was adding a soul ring to his second martial soul, upon reaching the third one, the two martial souls conflicted, and he died from his body exploding.

But then a second Twin Spirits Spirit Master appeared, and she succeeded directly!

The current Pope of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, relying on the advantage of Twin Spirits, broke through to Title Douluo before the age of fifty. Now, her strength has become even more unfathomable after adding soul rings to her second martial soul, directly ranking her among the top-tier powerhouses currently known on the Douluo Continent.

(Not counting the semi-reclusive elders of the Spirit Hall; of course, no one knows about the sea, land, and air, so they don't count either. Therefore, the current top tier consists of those with ninety-fifth level soul power like Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Yu Yuanzhen, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Gui Douluo.)

The success of Bibi Dong completely proves that the path of Twin Spirits is correct.

Therefore, Spirit Masters with Twin Spirits have also become even more sought-after existences than Spirit Masters with Innate Full Spirit Power.

But it is a pity... after so many years, only two possessors of Twin Spirits have appeared...

Yet now, before them, a suspected possessor of Twin Spirits has actually appeared?!

If this were to spread, it would definitely make all the major powers excited!

For instance, in the original plot, when Tang San shone brilliantly in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, the Spirit Hall had no designs on him.

But after he displayed his talent for Twin Spirits, and with the second martial soul being the Clear Sky Hammer,

the Spirit Hall could no longer sit still; they risked universal condemnation to set an ambush disguised as bandits on the road to Wuhun City to kill Tang San.

Besides Tang San's identity as the son of Tang Hao, wasn't it also because they feared his talent for Twin Spirits?

If Tang San were just an ordinary Spirit Master, then wanting to take revenge on the Spirit Hall, even with the Clear Sky Sect behind him, would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But Tang San has Twin Spirits, so that is different.

After he grows up, the Clear Sky Hammer, filled with Soul Rings over 50,000 years old, combined with the effects of the Clear Sky Sect's secret technique, the Great Sumeru Hammer, would definitely make his combat power invincible among his peers, and fighting above his level would be a matter of course!

Therefore, the powerful aspect of Twin Spirits is definitely worth making people green with envy!

Ning Feiliu also felt the abnormality of the surrounding audience at this moment, but he did not care.

In reality, he also wished he had Twin Spirits, but unfortunately, he really does not.

It is just that his current appearance while fighting with the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon does indeed look very much like Twin Spirits.

In reality, if someone truly familiar with Twin Spirits came over, like Gangzi, Bibi Dong, and a few top-tier Title Douluo, they would know at a glance at Ning Feiliu's current situation that Eagle Eye and Zhuiming cannot be Twin Spirits.

Because... in the original plot setting, in Douluo Continent, one cannot summon two martial souls to fight together with Twin Spirits.

Therefore, someone like Ning Feiliu simply cannot have Twin Spirits.

(Looking at the original plot, the Third Young Master is truly crazy about retconning; when Tang San first showed his Twin Spirits to Tang the Big Hammer, he could summon them together, right?

When fighting the Man-Faced Demon Spider, he could also summon both martial souls together to attack, but then it suddenly started being said later that Twin Spirits cannot be used together, otherwise, if the Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer actually did a meteor hammer combo... that would be too powerful.

But as the saying goes, the original work has the highest right of interpretation; we must abide by the original work's settings.)

Just as the audience and the host present were shocked about whether Ning Feiliu really had Twin Spirits, Ning Feiliu moved directly!

Liu Ba, who was also somewhat shocked, reacted quickly at this moment.

He immediately lunged toward Ning Feiliu, his hands' sharp claws seemingly wanting to tear Ning Feiliu apart.

Just at this moment, he saw the second... hmm? Thousand-Year Spirit Ring on Ning Feiliu's body?!

"Zhuiming! Second Soul Skill..."

The second purple Thousand-Year Spirit Ring on Ning Feiliu's body flickered, "Super Heavy Dull Light!"

The next moment, he gripped Zhuiming and exploded forward with a dark purple light wave attack!

At this time, the audience finally noticed the three Spirit Rings on Ning Feiliu's body, two of which were purple Thousand-Year Spirit Rings!

"What is this?!"

"What? The second Spirit Ring is already a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring?!"

"How is this possible?!"

All the audience exclaimed in disbelief, but the scene before them forced them to believe it.

And the battle on the Douhun Platform continued.

Super Heavy Dull Light: after Ning Feiliu activates it, his attacks can add a 100% gravity increase, causing the attacked opponent to be affected by double gravity.

Liu Ba's forward momentum was directed straight at Ning Feiliu, and naturally, it was also directed straight at the ordinary attack from Zhuiming that Ning Feiliu followed up with.

The next moment, the dark purple light wave landed on him.

Most Spirit Masters with the Fierce Tiger as their martial soul are Assault System Battle Spirit Masters, and Assault System Battle Spirit Masters, when facing an opponent's ordinary attacks, choose to rely on their powerful physiques to take them head-on.

This time was no exception; Liu Ba blocked in front of himself with his sharp claws, intending to take this attack head-on.

It was just that facing the attack from Ning Feiliu's activated second soul skill, he was still a bit cautious, and the third Spirit Ring on his body lit up directly.

"Third Soul Skill! Tiger's Fury!"

As the yellow Spirit Ring flickered, it added a hint of gold to Liu Ba's already strong body, as if it were a Diamond Body.

The dark purple light wave landed directly on Liu Ba, but its amplified gravity caused this attack to land on Liu Ba's arms, erupting with a bone-cracking sound that made one's teeth ache!

The arm bones of Liu Ba, which had been reinforced by his third soul skill, were directly smashed and cracked by Ning Feiliu's attack!

But just at this moment, Liu Ba ignored the pain in his hands entirely, and after blocking the attack, he stomped his feet forward violently!

He actually wanted to take this opportunity to get close to Ning Feiliu and counterattack.

However... Liu Ba's forward lunging speed at this moment was not that fast; this was, of course, the side effect of Super Heavy Dull Light—causing the attacked opponent to be affected by double gravity.

That is to say, Liu Ba was now fighting while bearing double gravity.

This made his speed abnormally slow.

And his lunging motion left his defenses wide open!

Ning Feiliu immediately launched continuous attacks at Liu Ba, one after another of Zhuiming's light wave attacks smashing into Liu Ba, shattering and then turning into nothingness, leaving one wound after another on his body.

And the effect of Super Heavy Dull Light persisted, directly keeping Liu Ba under double gravity the whole time, completely unable to get close to Ning Feiliu.

This... was completely a one-sided beating.

Even if Liu Ba used his strongest third soul skill, he could not break through Ning Feiliu's gravity deceleration control.

Finally...

"Stop, I concede." Liu Ba, covered in wounds and looking utterly disheveled, lay panting on the Douhun Platform and said.

"Conceding?" Ning Feiliu was stunned for a moment, but he quickly nodded and stopped his attacks.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Liu Ba's defeat was only a matter of time.

In this battle, he didn't even touch Ning Feiliu once!

Instead, he was already nearly beaten into a pig's head by now.

Liu Ba naturally conceded; there was no deep hatred between him and Ning Feiliu that required a fight to the death.

This was just an ordinary Spirit Fighting Battle, there was no need to risk his life like that.

Immediately, the host saw this and announced in a loud voice, "In this round of Spirit Fighting Battle! The winner is Spirit Elder Yafei, record: one win, zero losses. Spirit Elder Liu Ba's record is thirty-eight wins and twenty-three losses!"

Meanwhile, small characters appeared before Ning Feiliu's eyes—

【Defeat ten powerful enemies of the same rank to obtain two years of Jax's martial arts learning experience. (Currently still need 7 more)】

Everyone suddenly cheered and shouted, "Yafei! Yafei! Yafei!"

Ning Feiliu turned and stepped off the Douhun Platform, but after registering the points for this Spirit Fighting Battle, he tossed those ten Gold Soul Coins back to the staff member.

"Help me continue signing up for Spirit Fighting Battles. From now on, as long as I don't come back to find you, just keep signing me up." Then he turned and walked to the area below the Douhun Platform, continuing to wait for the next battle.

Because the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena is relatively large in scale, it allows Spirit Masters to sign up for multiple Spirit Fighting Battles in a single day; precisely because of this, Ning Feiliu could engage in Spirit Fighting as he pleased.

He wanted to grind through this task today!

Resting on Saturday, today's four thousand words are all here. I'm going out to hang out with friends in the afternoon and going on a date with my girlfriend in the evening, brothers, don't miss me.

Next, I won't write the Spirit Fighting Battle parts in detail every single time. I'll write the second battle next—because in the second battle, he can switch to a new weapon to prove that the protagonist doesn't have Twin Spirits, and I'll omit as much as possible afterward.

Then, there is a match against Yu Tianheng after the auction, I'll write that—a brutal beating of Dugu Yan's "ex-boyfriend."

(End of chapter)