Chapter 226: 226. Chapter 225: The Advantage Is Mine

226. Chapter 225: The Advantage Is Mine

Watching the four attacks draw near, Yu Tianyun couldn't help but wonder how he would break the deadlock if he were at the strength just after breaking through the Soul Ancestor.

The reason he considered the strength just after breaking the Soul Ancestor is that he felt his power before entering the Dragon Valley was already comparable to an ordinary Blue Electric Tyrannosaur Soul Emperor within the sect.

Yu Tianyun's thoughts raced like electricity; even as the four attacks were about to land, they were enough for him to devise a suitable way to break the deadlock.

In the next instant, the first three Soul Rings on his body suddenly lit up together, his dragon scales shining ever brighter, as if coated with a diamond-like layer, appearing extremely hard and smooth.

The electric arcs wrapping his whole body grew denser, with crackling sounds nonstop, like donning a radiant robe woven from lightning; especially at his hands' Dragon Claws, the lightning almost solidified into blue‑gold Thunder Dragon Claws, exuding a thrillingly powerful aura.

However, Yu Tianyun did not actually unleash his first three soul skills. One should know that even Tang Hao, the continent‑shaking Haotian Douluo, is not worthy of using soul skills on him; if he used a soul skill on the little Karami before him, he would probably leave not even a speck of dust.

His three soul skills were merely an illusion created by using the Blue Silver Domain's camouflage ability—hollow on the surface, bringing no amplification at all.

Immediately after, Yu Tianyun's body sprang into motion like an arrow released, soaring toward the Fire Leopard Soul Master.

Huo Wu, who was holding a fireball, was taken aback; she didn't understand why Yu Tianyun chose the hardest direction to break through.

The Fire Leopard Soul Master's seven-star projectile attack is the most intense, and Blue Electric Tyrannosaur Soul Masters are generally melee specialists; shouldn't he be matching with the equally melee‑oriented Huo Wushuang?

Huo Wu felt puzzled, thinking her plan seemed to have veered off course.

Originally, she intended for Huo Wushuang to entangle Yu Tianyun with several amplification soul skills, while the two Fire Crane Soul Masters and the Fire Leopard Soul Master would launch ranged attacks from afar.

She believed that Huo Wushuang's several amplification soul skills could resist Yu Tianyun, who had full-body Dragon Transformation and only one Thunder Rage amplification soul skill, for a short time.

Combined with the three others' ranged attacks, even if they couldn't stop Yu Tianyun, they could still drain a large amount of his soul power. Finally, she would unleash a super‑amplified Huo Wu Radiant Sun, enough to settle the world in a single strike.

At first, she was secretly delighted to see Yu Tianyun standing still on the ground, but now that he didn't act as she expected, she was taken aback.

She wasn't worried about losing control, but found Yu Tianyun's thinking odd.

Putting aside whether Yu Tianyun could break through the Fire Leopard Soul Master's block unharmed, even if he emerged unscathed from its attack, he would still be blocked for a moment, after which the three powerful attacks from Huo Wushuang would await him.

"Does Yu Tianyun have absolutely no combat experience?" Huo Wu's doubt grew stronger, but she didn't halt the gathering of Huo Wu Radiant Sun, because she felt the situation wouldn't be that simple.

It seemed as if they were on the same wavelength; Huo Wushuang thought the same. During his charge, his first and fourth Soul Rings lit up in succession, with no reservation at all.

Regardless of Yu Tianyun's thoughts, Huo Wushuang would just give his all, and that wouldn't be wrong.

The charging Huo Wushuang's dark‑red dragon scales seemed to thicken considerably, as if he wore a heavy dark‑red armor. Surging flames erupted around his body, raising boundless heat waves. The blades between his palms lengthened by several inches, and his body swelled to over two and a half meters, like a small giant. His presence was by no means inferior to Hu Yanli, who wields a Diamond Mammoth martial soul.

"Hmph, even if your martial soul is stronger than the Blue Electric Tyrannosaur, you still won't easily breach our defenses." The three powerful amplification soul skills filled Huo Wushuang with confidence.

The Blue Electric Tyrannosaur, famed as the continent's top beast martial soul, had naturally been studied.

Although the Dragon Transformation granted by the Blue Electric Tyrannosaur Weapon Soul is far stronger than the amplification from the dragon scales and claws of ordinary dragon martial souls, the cumulative amplification from his three successive amplification soul skills definitely exceeds the Blue Electric Tyrannosaur's Dragon Transformation boost.

Moreover, as he knows, Blue Electric Tyrannosaur Soul Masters usually have only one amplification soul skill—Thunder Rage. Even if Thunder Rage and Dragon Transformation stack, Huo Wushuang reckons it still wouldn't surpass the boost from his three simultaneous amplification soul skills.

Besides, he's not fighting alone; he has three teammates! Moreover, each of them has been amplified by two support Soul Masters.

So, the advantage is mine!

Yu Tianyun lacks the mystical ability of mind‑link, so he doesn't know Huo Wushuang's thoughts. Even if he did, he'd only say, "The inner drama is quite rich."

His reason for attacking the Fire Leopard Soul Master is simple: the Fire Leopard Soul Master is the closest to him, nothing more.

At this moment, Yu Tianyun has placed himself back into the state of just entering the Soul Ancestor. His mind has already calculated the values he should display.

From his perspective then, the four before him posed roughly equal threats. Thus, he would simply attack whoever was nearest, with no need to seek distant targets, and certainly not stand foolishly to be hit.

"Trivial tricks," Yu Tianyun sneered at the Fire Leopard Soul Master's attack. Honestly, even when he was eight or nine and still a Great Soul Master, he could handle such attacks with ease.

Yu Tianyun surged forward with thunderous force, his lightning‑charged Dragon Claws slamming at the seven eerie blue fire projectiles, striking them seven times in succession.

He forcibly altered the trajectory of those seven eerie blue fire projectiles, redirecting them toward the three Huo Wushuang.

Five of them flew toward Huo Wushuang, while the other two each headed for the two Fire Crane Soul Masters.

However, after Yu Tianyun's strike, the seven fire projectiles lost much of their power. The five that hit Huo Wushuang barely slowed his charge, causing only a slight pause without significant effect.

The two fire projectiles, confronting the Crane Shadows formed by the Fire Crane Soul Masters, almost caused no hindrance at all, merely dimming the firelight of the Crane Shadows slightly—hard to notice without close inspection.

"Thunder Dragon Claw!"

Yu Tianyun instantly launched two Dragon Claws condensed from lightning, charging fiercely at the two Crane Shadows.

To outsiders, he appeared to be using the most common Soul Ring soul skill of the Blue Electric Tyrannosaur Soul Master—Thunder Dragon Claw. In reality, Yu Tianyun merely mimicked the appearance of a genuine Thunder Dragon Claw, shaping it with his own lightning power.

Benefiting from his strong spirit, his soul core, and a trace of Thunder God bloodline among other factors, Yu Tianyun's control over his abilities is extremely high.

These two "knock‑off" Thunder Dragon Claws are indistinguishable in appearance from his genuine second soul skill Thunder Dragon Claw. However, they are less effortless to use than a Soul Ring skill, though they allow far greater control over power.

If he employed the Thunder Dragon Claw attached to his second Soul Ring, even while trying to limit damage, it would turn the two Fire Crane Soul Masters into ash.

Nevertheless, these two "knock‑off" Thunder Dragon Claws are unsuitable against opponents of equal rank, as their maximum power falls short of a true Thunder Dragon Claw and the sluggishness introduces major flaws. Yet against the Soul Elders and Soul Ancestors before him, they pose no problem at all.

This also reflects the difficulty of creating original soul skills. Most self‑crafted soul skills improve the method of force, such as the Chaotic Cloak Hammer, the Gale Wolf Thirty‑Six Slash, and even Haotian Nine Absolutes.

However, for someone like Yu Tianyun, self‑crafted soul skills composed of pure energy are extremely difficult, and even when created, they usually fall short of the soul skills attached to his Soul Rings.

Take the Sword Douluo's Killing Word Technique, whose seven energy sword beams formed from killing aura and sword qi are weaker than his own eighth and ninth soul skills; they are usually employed only as minor abilities.

This does not mean the Sword Douluo's self‑crafted soul skills are trash.

On the contrary, being able to create such soul skills shows the Sword Douluo's exceptionally high comprehension, his talent not inferior to Tang Chen.

However, compared to energy‑emission self‑crafted soul skills, those that modify force techniques clearly yield greater benefits and are relatively easier to create. For example, the Chaotic Cloak Hammer, when applied well, can surpass Soul Ring skills in effect.

This is the conclusion Yu Tianyun reached through personal practice. After all, energy‑emission self‑crafted soul skills require thoughtful consideration and control of soul power flow to release, whereas Soul Ring skills simply inject soul power brutally into the ring for activation.

Energy‑emission self‑crafted soul skills are labor‑intensive with little payoff compared to Soul Ring skills. Consequently, over time, few people pursue such self‑crafted skills.

Even when creating self‑crafted soul skills, most, like Feng Xiaotian, opt for techniques like the Gale Wolf Thirty‑Six Slash that rely on force methods. Though limited, they can be effectively executed with desirable results.

Of course, this does not imply that energy‑emission self‑crafted soul skills lack merit; when an ultimate is on cooldown, such self‑crafted skills are undoubtedly a good way to fill the attack gap.

However, raising their power and smoothness to match Soul Ring skills demands extensive practice.

Moreover, there is a shortcut for energy‑emission self‑crafted soul skills: evolving them from one's own soul skills into more efficient abilities. For instance, Yu Tianyun's early‑learned Thunder Sword Finger, created using his first and second Soul Rings, is as smooth as a Soul Ring soul skill and even more powerful.

He simply does not wish to employ any Soul Ring soul skill effect now, relying solely on his control over the lightning attribute to release this "knock‑off" Thunder Dragon Claw.

After Yu Tianyun swung two Thunder Dragon Claws, he no longer looked at the three, but fixed his gaze on the Fire Leopard Soul Master before him.

A fresh layer of lightning power quickly adhered to his sharp Dragon Claws.

The Fire Leopard Soul Master was too late to be shocked that Yu Tianyun had so easily nullified his attack, and he sensed a massive threat from those sharp Dragon Claws.

So, he lit his second Soul Ring without hesitation.

A layer of deep blue flame ignited instantly, quickly spreading over his entire body. His moving form suddenly accelerated, darting backward in an attempt to create distance.

This second soul skill is his only augmenting soul skill, capable of increasing the flame's power, speed, and strength by fifty percent.

"Useless!" Yu Tianyun had long anticipated that the Fire Leopard Soul Master would not dare to clash head‑on with him, yet he was not at all worried about the Fire Leopard Soul Master escaping his Dragon Claws.

The True Dragon Soul Beast is praised as one of the most powerful and perfect soul beasts mainly because it has no obvious weakness, all its physical stats are top‑tier, and its speed is naturally no exception.

Although most True Dragon Soul Beasts are regarded as strong‑attack, power‑type soul beasts, this does not mean that their speed, defense, and other attributes are weak.

On the contrary, they are also top‑level, and even the True Dragon Soul Beast's resistance to mental attacks is extremely high. This is one reason for its high standing among soul beasts.

And the Blue Electric Tyrannosaur Weapon Soul, which is the true dragon martial soul, including his now‑evolved Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Weapon Soul, is the same.

Therefore, the speed Yu Tianyun can now display is also very fast, and there is no need to worry whether it exceeds the usual speed expected of a strong‑attack soul emperor.

His figure surged past like a bolt of lightning, instantly arriving in front of the Fire Leopard Soul Master. He clenched his thunder‑electric Dragon Claws and struck ruthlessly.

"Is it over?" the Fire Leopard Soul Master said, looking at the fist larger than a sandbag, crackling with blue lightning, and his scalp tingled instantly.

He intended to resist, but his first Soul Ring only flickered briefly, not yet fully lit, when he suddenly felt the heavens start to spin.

There was no pain, because his mind was a blank.

Immediately after, the rotating sky in his view gradually darkened…

Huo Wushuang's color suddenly changed; just as he burst out from the explosions of those five flame projectiles, he saw Yu Tianyun punch the Fire Leopard Soul Master, sending him spiraling upward and rendering him unconscious.

"That was way too fast!" Huo Wushuang was momentarily stunned.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The Fire Leopard Soul Master, like a stone skipping on water, bounced three times on the arena before his backward‑flying form halted, stirring thin circles of dust.

A single punch eliminated a high‑rank Soul Elder, fully waking Huo Wushuang. His complexion grew exceedingly serious, and he suddenly felt the advantage might no longer be on his side.

"That punch took a full ninety percent of my strength," Yu Tianyun swung his fist, turned his head toward Huo Wushuang, "Huo Wushuang, I wonder if you can block it?" (End of chapter)