Chapter 57: Nine Heart Begonia VS Healing Scepter

"Boom!"

Following a loud explosion, the Round Fusion Golden Shield finally could not withstand Nan Feihuang's Fangtian Halberd and shattered with a roar.

Although the current Nan Feihuang could not yet unleash the full power of the god-level martial soul Fangtian Halberd, it was still not something a medium-grade martial soul like an ordinary shield could compare to.

Feihuang swept his long halberd, and the intense gale instantly knocked the two opposing Soul Elders back to the edge of the arena, where they barely managed to maintain their footing.

If their soul power had not been much deeper than Nan Feihuang's, they would likely have fallen off by now.

"This guy's attack power is so strong it doesn't seem like a Great Soul Master's." In the stands, Liu Erlong frowned. As a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, she had some authority when it came to attack power.

But Nan Feihuang's current attack power already far exceeded that of a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon at the same level. Even for Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who now held the position of the continent's number one attack Douluo, whether he had such attack power during his Great Soul Master period—being able to instantly crush two Soul Elders—remained a big question mark.

"And this guy doesn't seem to be using his full strength. Why does he insist on using a one-handed halberd?" Another point of confusion for Liu Erlong was that Nan Feihuang's martial soul was a long halberd, not a short one.

This type of martial soul should be held with two hands; using one hand is far inferior to two in terms of both force and the finesse of the moves.

It could be said that the strength Nan Feihuang was currently displaying was far from his full potential. If he used both hands, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he would be twice as strong, but every move and stance would at least increase in force by forty percent, and his attack speed would also increase.

Liu Erlong couldn't help but suspect that either Nan Feihuang didn't know how to use a two-handed halberd at all, or his other hand was crippled.

The reality, of course, was neither of these. Nan Feihuang's hand was perfectly fine, and someone who had mastered the Single-Handed Eighteen Picks could not possibly be unable to use a two-handed halberd. Nan Feihuang did this for the sake of his future.

His full strength in the future must be unleashed while holding the halberd with one hand, so he had to get used to it now; he would avoid using two hands whenever possible.

Being a little weaker for now didn't matter; even without using his full strength, ordinary people were no match for him anyway.

"Third Soul Skill, Soul Locking Chain!" Just then, the Soul Elder with the chain martial soul suddenly attacked, and the slender chain lashed out to bind Nan Feihuang.

And it was his Third Soul Skill right away—a thousand-year soul skill.

As a Control System Spirit Master, he had grasped Nan Feihuang's attack power from the spirit fighting just now and understood that ordinary control skills probably wouldn't hold him; he had to go all out to have even a sliver of a chance at victory.

But Nan Feihuang was not alone; a snake tail whipped out from behind him and entangled the chain.

"Don't underestimate my Jade Phosphor Snake. I am the Control System Spirit Master of our team, after all. Even without using poison, I have my own ways to control," Dugu Yan laughed.

Her snake tail possessed the same ability as the chain: binding, entangling, or rescuing her teammates.

"Well done, Feihuang, Yan'er. Leave the rest to me." Yu Tianheng charged toward the center of the opposing team; his goal from the start had been the opposing Healing-type Spirit Master, Jiang Zhu.

Targeting the support first in a team battle was a consensus for many.

"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw!" Yu Tianheng struck out with a palm. With the three opposing Soul Elders entangled by Nan Feihuang and Dugu Yan, they were completely unable to stop him.

The power of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was not just reflected in the martial soul, but also in the Spirit Rings.

A major peculiarity of this martial soul was that the requirements for Spirit Rings were extremely high; they had to be from dragon-type or sub-dragon-type Spirit Beasts. While this high requirement increased the difficulty for Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit Masters to hunt Spirit Beasts, it also ensured that every Spirit Ring they obtained was extremely formidable.

A top-tier martial soul paired with the best Spirit Rings made the attack power of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit Masters the best among Spirit Masters at the same level.

Even though it was only his First Soul Skill, when Yu Tianheng struck with this palm, Tailong, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan had to join forces to block it.

Even with three against one, two were still sent flying by Yu Tianheng's palm; only Tailong, relying on the inherently formidable strength of the Power Clan, managed to hold on.

"Haha, worthy of being a descendant of the Power Clan. This strength is indeed well-deserved and not inferior to a Soul Elder's, but unfortunately, you only have strength!" Yu Tianheng said proudly.

So what if the Vigor Ape's strength could exceed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon? Its other aspects were far inferior; speed, defense, and that overbearing, vigorous thunder power were not things the Vigor Ape could compare to.

When it came down to it, this was just one of the sects subordinate to the Clear Sky Sect, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was as famous as the Clear Sky Hammer.

The lightning power traveled through his palm into Tailong's body. Tailong only felt his entire body being ravaged by lightning; the pain was unbearable, worse than death.

The few people on the field who should have been engaged in a game of spirit fighting were fighting as if it were a death match, each attacking without defending because they all had confidence in the support behind them.

The healing array of the Scepter and the Begonia flowers drifting across the sky each occupied half of the Soul Fighting Arena.

On the ground of the Soul Fighting Arena, streaks of emerald light merged into Tailong and the others, while in the sky, it seemed to be raining flowers. These petals were the greatest source of confidence for Nan Feihuang and Yu Tianheng as they charged at the front, deep into enemy lines.

"Oh my, the emerald array and the sky full of Begonia flowers—this spirit fight is truly beautiful."

"Indeed, the spirit fight where the people on the field are trading blows, attacking without defending, is also very passionate."

Cheers erupted from the audience. Such a dazzling display of soul skills greatly satisfied the spectators' eyes. They didn't understand much, only that the fight looked good, and that meant the ticket was worth the price.

The situation soon began to tilt.

The recovery speed on the side of the Lanba Team was clearly not keeping up with Nan Feihuang and Yu Tianheng.

Often, just as Tailong and the others stopped their bleeding, Yu Tianheng's wounds had already healed.

"It seems the healing ability of the Scepter is indeed far inferior to the Nine Heart Begonia," Liu Erlong murmured. "According to the tactics Xiao Gang once taught me, it's time for us to target their back row. This tactic, which the Power Clan is most adept at, is to stall and block!"

Liu Erlong was teaching her students entirely according to the theories the Grandmaster had once taught her. Just as she had arranged before the match, Tailong suddenly rushed forward and grabbed Yu Tianheng in a bear hug, his immense strength seemingly preparing to crush his body.

But doing so also meant Tailong would face all of Yu Tianheng's thunder power alone.

"Heh, naive guy, do you think such a desperate tactic is useful?" Yu Tianheng suddenly exerted force, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon let out a dragon roar; the crackling sound of lightning resounded throughout the arena.

Tailong let out a miserable howl.

Everyone understood that this guy couldn't lock down Yu Tianheng at all. His attempt to crush Yu Tianheng's body was pure delusion; instead, his own body would surely end up charred and crispy from the lightning.

(End of chapter)