Chapter 151: Peak Speed

Bai He heard the words, placed one hand behind his back, struck a pose like a sage, and said calmly:

"That's barely sufficient, go light the incense."

In reality, who would have time to keep incense in their pocket?

Yu Tianyun silently took out another incense stick, lit it, and directly inserted it into the previous one.

Then he immediately activated his martial soul possession, while his whole body underwent Dragon Transformation; after a flash of lightning and thunder, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black—six Soul Rings appeared sequentially on his limbs.

A massive dragon aura burst forth, but he quickly reined it back into his body, otherwise Bai Chenxiang would have been overwhelmed, since that pressure was beyond what she, a tiny Great Soul Master, could endure.

Yu Tianyun attached a blue-silver field to his surface to conceal the true colors of the Soul Rings; after all, they were too conspicuous and would invite speculation, and he didn't want to attract trouble for no reason.

Although his soul power cultivation remains astonishing, if he wants to reliably surpass Bai He, it will be hard to hide his own level.

Bai He quietly watched Yu Tianyun prepare; he wasn't planning any disrespectful ambush, since regarding speed he has always been extremely confident and arrogant.

However, when he saw Yu Tianyun release the Soul Rings, he couldn't hide his astonished expression; not even sixteen yet, already at Soul Emperor level? This grandson-in-law, Bai He decided he must take him! Meanwhile, Bai Chenxiang, who had just been defeated by Yu Tianyun, no longer showed any resentment in her watery big eyes, turning instead into an incredulous glow. She finally understood that her defeat was not unjust; he was a six-ring Soul Emperor, and she naturally wasn't worthy of his martial soul.

Bai He, though internally shocked, acted without any hesitation or probing.

A sudden brilliance flashed on his body, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black—eight Soul Rings appeared simultaneously.

At the moment his martial soul was released, Yu Tianyun instantly darted back; in the next instant, Bai He's hand had already swept past his former position.

"So fast!"

Yu Tianyun furrowed his brows as his first, fourth, and fifth Soul Rings lit up together, boosting his speed amplification to the maximum.

Indeed, as a single‑attribute martial soul cultivator, even though it's not the optimal Soul Ring Ratio, each Soul Ring is dedicated to speed amplification, and the martial soul itself is the fastest—sharp‑tailed swift swallow; this speed cannot be called merely astonishing, it is earth‑shattering, faster than any Title Douluo he has seen.

Yu Tianyun suddenly regretted initiating this contest; he had previously underestimated Bai He, yet he did not give up immediately.

Without any hesitation, Yu Tianyun flashed again; after Dragon Transformation and the boost from three Soul Rings, his speed was not weak, his figure became extremely blurred, and the only thing visible in the hall was a faint phantom.

However, Bai He did not pursue him as he had expected.

Bai He's astonishment was no less than Yu Tianyun's; the speed Yu Tianyun displayed had already surpassed that of most Title Douluo he had seen.

He now understood that without showing real skill, he would truly lose this contest; for his clan and to reel in this golden son‑in‑law, he must give his all!

In an instant, two white beams burst from his eyes, and his seventh Soul Ring lit up first.

Under the effect of that black ten‑thousand‑year Soul Ring, Bai He emitted layer upon layer of visible strange radiance; then his body hovered mid‑air, his arms turned into wings, his legs merged into a tail feather, and in the blink of an eye, the clan head of the Sensitive One Clan transformed into a sharp‑tailed swift swallow about one meter long with a wingspan of only one and a half meters.

This is his martial soul true form.

Yu Tianyun, who had been constantly leaping and darting, was stunned; his complexion turned slightly sour. He had truly been careless, underestimating the continent's Soul Masters, perhaps because his strength had surged in the past six months, making him a bit complacent.

Bai He was far more troublesome than he imagined; normally, releasing a martial soul true form makes the body larger, and a massive body can bear stronger soul power.

Yet the martial soul true form of the Bai He before him had shrunk his body, but Yu Tianyun clearly sensed that his soul power had not decreased, rather it had become more concentrated. A smaller body with concentrated soul power meant his unleashed speed could only be described as terrifying. Yet this was far from over!

What left Yu Tianyun speechless was that when Bai He activated his martial soul true form and hovered, all eight Soul Rings surrounding him, except the seventh, all the other seven also lit up. Clearly, he had given his all, leaving no spare strength.

Facing a Bai He who was ready to unleash a big move, Yu Tianyun muttered inwardly, "Is it necessary? Why is this old guy working so hard? Aren't 3,000,000 Jin Hun Coins tempting?"

At the same time, he hesitated whether to reveal more tactics.

If he didn't want Bai He to catch him, it would be easy: using his two great fields plus the gravity‑strong‑control soul bone technique would sharply reduce Bai He's speed, but that would inevitably expose his strength, and he didn't want to kill anyone.

"Fine, let's take it one step at a time."

Yu Tianyun let out a light sigh, his form turned into an illusory shadow again, nearly vanishing in the hall, stirring a strong gust that knocked tables and chairs over.

On the other side, after all of Bai He's Soul Rings lit up, in an instant that sharp‑tailed swift swallow multiplied from one into five, each covered with a glow between white and cyan.

His duplication skill differs completely from Bai Chenxiang's first Soul Ring duplication; this is his eighth soul skill, and each clone possesses the same speed and defense as the main body. Of course, his pitiful defense is almost negligible among Soul Masters of the same rank.

But the point, the key, is that the five bodies, including his main body, can each be considered real or illusory.

Because within his controllable range, he can at any time make any clone the main body, or turn the main body into a clone, switching at will.

For a Bai He lacking strong attack and defense, this skill is a god‑level escape technique.

Even a Super Title Douluo could not block all five Bai He with such speed; as long as one clone escapes, he can instantly switch to the main body and flee.

If Yu Tianyun knew the effect of this skill, he would say it is the best scout skill; leaving one body while the other four can roam anywhere unchecked—a truly astonishing application.

But the usefulness of Bai He's clones goes beyond that; all his soul skills can be applied to the clones, which Yu Tianyun also noticed, evident from the cyan‑white glow covering all bodies.

With a flash, the five sharp‑tailed swift swallows scattered instantly; that terrifying speed was like teleportation, leaving faint afterimages on the spot, showing just how dreadful Bai He's speed was.

However, Yu Tianyun's speed increased again, also leaving faint afterimages in midair; although he didn't want to apply the blue‑silver field, the evil god field, and the gravity‑strong‑control soul bone technique on Bai He and expose himself, he applied those three skills to himself.

The two great fields gave him comprehensive amplification; though weaker than the Soul Ring boost, they still raised his speed another tier, and using gravity‑strong‑control to minimize the gravity he bore, his speed naturally surged again, not at all inferior to Bai He.

Thus the two vanished in the hall; ordinary eyes could no longer see them, only feeling the violent airflow raging like a whirlwind.

Watching the battle, Bai Chenxiang's hair was tossed by the gale, but she paid no mind, her cherry‑like mouth slightly open, a blank stare on her face.

Her eyes darted quickly, trying to discern the two figures; the Sensitive One Clan's speed also granted them ultra‑sharp vision.

Yet she could only see faint afterimages, unable to pinpoint their exact positions; she never imagined Yu Tianyun's speed could match her grandfather's, filling her with shock, even more unbelievable than seeing his six Soul Rings.

(End of Chapter)