Chapter 523: Showdown! Tang Wulin vs Yun Ming (4k)

Tang Wulin asked, "How about it? If you're not satisfied, we can change the battlefield."

He actually hadn't heard of the battle between Yun Ming and Chen Xinjie; he had only heard Yun Ming say he wanted to pick a deserted place, and subconsciously thought of the skies over the ocean.

After deep meditation, he had completely mastered the power of the Space Dragon King External Soul Bone; now, working with Huo Yutong's Mental Detection Sharing, he could basically freely teleport within half a continent's range.

However, there is a drawback: the farther the distance, the greater the pressure on the mover; for top-tier powerhouses like them it's no problem, but if he were to teleport an ordinary person half a continent, that ordinary person would probably be left with not even scraps of flesh.

Hearing his voice, Yun Ming also snapped out of his daze, he lightly shook his head and smiled:

"No need, this place is fine; who goes first?"

Although Yun Ming was very confident, he didn't think he could take on both monsters at once.

Tang Wulin stepped forward without hesitation.

"I'll go first."

Without a doubt, going first in this battle has an advantage, since one can learn Yun Ming's fighting style beforehand and not have to figure it out mid-fight.

Moreover, he is much tougher than Huo Yutong; even if he takes a few hits, he'll be fine, so he chose to go first.

Of course, there's another reason: as Huo Yutong's fiancé, he doesn't want to stand behind her; if possible, he wants to stand in front of her to protect her—that's the relationship he desires.

"Good."

Regarding that, Yun Ming had no objection; frankly, he was also curious about Tang Wulin, a youth who was unknown but suddenly became famous worldwide.

Seeing the two men decide the order by talking to themselves, Huo Yutong felt somewhat helpless, but out of trust in Tang Wulin she said nothing more; she flickered and appeared ten thousand meters away from the two.

With Mental Detection Sharing, where she watches the battle doesn't really matter; being too close would actually restrict their performance.

Seeing Huo Yutong leave the battle area, Yun Ming reached out, and the dread-aura-emitting Heavenly Halberd appeared in his hand, pointed at Tang Wulin.

"Come, as the former strongest, I'll let you have one move."

"Fine, then I'll accept your concession."

Tang Wulin didn't refuse; this battle wasn't originally aimed at victory—their purpose was purely to enjoy themselves.

The Golden Dragon Spear appeared in his hand; Tang Wulin thrust it forth like a dragon, the Golden Dragon Spear viciously stabbing toward Yun Ming.

Yun Ming's pupils contracted instantly; he hastily raised his Heavenly Halberd, attempting to block.

Tang Wulin's spear thrust actually wasn't of a high level; it was just a simple straight thrust.

The problem is, this spear's speed is incredibly fast—so fast he could barely react.

"Clang!"

A crisp sound rang out; Yun Ming turned his head, and the deflected Golden Dragon Spear grazed his cheek, leaving a bloodstain.

At the critical moment he managed to catch up, but he misjudged the force contained in that thrust, so he couldn't fully block it.

Consider that Yun Ming, as the current number one person and a Limit Douluo whose martial soul is the Heavenly Halberd, his understanding of spear techniques is absolutely deeper than anyone's in the world; yet facing Tang Wulin's simple thrust, he actually got wounded on first contact—something he would never have dared imagine before.

However, faced with this variable, Yun Ming instead showed an excited expression.

How many years has it been? He's been invincible for too long; now finally an opponent who could truly give him trouble has appeared, his hands trembled and a strong excitement surged in his chest.

He bellowed:

"Great! But be careful—I'm about to fight seriously from now on!"

Speaking, as intense golden light rose, chunks of metal began to emerge from his body's surface, and a set of shining golden armor appeared on him.

Four-Word Battle Armor! Without Yun Ming saying, Tang Wulin understood—this absolutely belonged to Yun Ming's battle armor, and it had already reached the four-word level.

As this battle armor appeared on him, Yun Ming's aura immediately began to rise steadily, and an overwhelming, sweeping domineering aura began to surge from his body.

He raised his long spear high; golden light burst forth from it, stabbing toward Tang Wulin like lightning.

"!"

This time it became hard for Tang Wulin to react; he hastily used the Golden Dragon Spear to block, barely managing to deflect the strike.

But this was only the beginning.

The golden light surged violently; Yun Ming wielded his Heavenly Halberd Spear, launching a continuous assault on Tang Wulin.

His offensive was like a rushing river, spear after spear, Tang Wulin could see no end.

Moreover, more importantly, during the battle Tang Wulin discovered a trait of the Heavenly Halberd.

Namely, it constantly draws power from the air, and this power grows stronger as altitude increases.

No wonder it's called the Heavenly Halberd……

Tang Wulin gave a helpless smile; the next second, Yun Ming ruthlessly flung him away.

Yun Ming held nothing back, raising his Heavenly Halberd high; the halberd spewing golden light instantly stabbed toward Tang Wulin.

"Boom!"

Instantly, the terrifying golden light completely engulfed Tang Wulin, blasting him into the sea with a single strike.

Yun Ming stood upright in midair, silently watching where Tang Wulin fell into the sea, not pursuing but also not relaxing his vigilance; the power gathering on his Heavenly Halberd grew ever greater.

He believed Tang Wulin would definitely not be defeated by that blow so easily.

As expected, soon after, with a sound of water breaking, a figure leapt out of the sea, soared upward, and once again appeared before Yun Ming.

Seeing his appearance, Yun Ming couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.

"How is this possible……"

At this moment Tang Wulin had unfurled his gold-and-silver dual-colored dragon wings; moreover, his body was covered in golden dragon scales, which shone with splendid nine-colored light, giving an extremely strong impression, while six gold, one-colored seven blood essence soul rings rose and fell around him.

However, that's not the most important; the important thing is that Yun Ming couldn't see a single injury on Tang Wulin's body.

Yun Ming's strike just now had held nothing back; as a tool martial soul assault-system soul master, his pride lay in his attack power—even if Tang Wulin were stronger than him, logic dictated he couldn't possibly emerge unscathed.

Yun Ming's judgment wasn't wrong; in fact, facing his full-force strike just now, Tang Wulin had indeed been injured.

His attack power was indeed terrifyingly strong, making Tang Wulin feel hard-pressed to cope, but that was all there was to it.

If you asked someone not very familiar with Tang Wulin what his strongest point is, they might answer strength, speed, or defense or something like that.

But actually, all of those are wrong.

If you ask Huo Yutong, her answer will definitely be "recovery ability".

Originally, after Tang Wulin condensed a life-attribute soul core, his recovery ability had already become terrifyingly strong, and after he absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor, this recovery ability leapt forward once more. Because the two eighth soul skills the Blue Silver Emperor gave him are simple, both related to recovery—one is passive regeneration, the other active regeneration.

With these two soul skills, combined with his life-attribute soul core, Tang Wulin can now even accomplish the feat of instantly recovering from limb-severing injuries.

Yun Ming did indeed manage to wound him just now, but unfortunately he recovered effortlessly, without even consuming any soul power.

Against Tang Wulin, breaking through his defense is merely the beginning; the real challenge starts after his defense is breached.

Tang Wulin stretched his limbs and gave Yun Ming a brilliant smile.

"Impressive, but be careful—I'm about to fight seriously now."

Saying the exact same words as Yun Ming just did, this gave Yun Ming immense pressure.

He instinctively raised his hand, preparing to thrust the Heaven-Shaking Long Spear, whose power had already been gathered.

But the next moment, his movement came to a halt.

He couldn't help but stop, for in just an instant Tang Wulin appeared before him, sidestepped his charging spear, and with a hand transformed into a dragon claw grabbed Yun Ming's hand gripping the Heaven-Shaking Spear; the terrifying force made it hard for him to break free.

Space movement! Yun Ming immediately realized.

Tang Wulin being able to use space movement didn't exceed his expectations, after all just moments ago he had brought the three of them directly from Shilake Academy to the skies above this ocean.

But he hadn't expected that there wouldn't even be the slightest omen.

Normally, before using space-movement techniques, shouldn't space be somewhat distorted!

But saying anything now was too late; the reflection of the Golden Dragon Spear in his eyes rapidly enlarged, and Yun Ming couldn't help but show a bitter smile.

"Boom!"

The next second, he was struck by the nine-colored light and sent into the sea.

Tang Wulin likewise did not pursue, simply holding his spear and waiting for Yun Ming to recover.

Yun Ming didn't make him wait long; soon he flew out of the seawater and complained:

"Do you hold a grudge that much?"

Whether in attack method or target, Tang Wulin's strike was exactly the same as his earlier attack that had sent Tang Wulin into the sea.

Obviously, he's playing with symmetry.

Unlike Tang Wulin, Yun Ming doesn't have such a tough physique; he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and quickly used soul power to heal his internal injuries.

Tang Wulin shrugged and smiled.

"How about it, have you figured out my strength? Can you relax now?"

Yun Ming sighed and nodded.

"Well, please forgive my earlier contempt for you."

Tang Wulin said nonchalantly:

"It's fine; if you really went all out with no restraint from the start, I'd instead wonder if I'd somehow provoked you."

"Then it's settled."

Yun Ming took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and then as he suddenly opened them, the entire space instantly changed.

As his seventh soul ring glowed slowly, he unleashed his Instrument Soul True Form, and the light on the Heaven-Shaking Spear gradually became blinding enough to sting the eyes.

Obviously, only now was he truly exerting his full strength.

As Tang Wulin said, although he hadn't held back just now, he actually hadn't gone all out either, after all Tang Wulin is a guest; if his strength weren't actually that great and he accidentally seriously injured Tang Wulin, that would be no laughing matter.

Only after Tang Wulin had taken his blow head-on unscathed and then sent him flying into the sea did he finally put his mind at ease.

This young man before him is at least his equal, definitely no problem, so he can go all out with confidence.

Facing Yun Ming's Instrument Soul True Form, Tang Wulin did not relent; a huge pink flower appeared behind him, and the heavenly-earth energy in the surrounding air began rushing toward him at high speed, while his first and fourth soul rings lit up together.

Devour Heaven and Earth, Golden Dragon Body, Golden Dragon Ferocious Domain—three powerful enhancement-type soul skills were applied to him, and his aura instantly surged.

The two faced off for a moment, then moved together.

"Clang!"

The clear sound rang through heaven and earth as the two violently collided in midair.

A terrifying sight appeared: where their spears clashed, space shattered into fragments, and even the vast ocean directly beneath them split apart in an instant.

Yun Ming revealed an excited smile; his Heaven-Shaking Spear, like a changeable flood dragon, swept Tang Wulin into the spear-force domain it formed as he waved it.

Tang Wulin, meanwhile, met each move with a counter, relying on his speed and defensive advantage to block Yun Ming's attacks without a single leak.

But this wasn't enough; staying purely on the defensive could neither establish a victory nor satisfy Yun Ming's hope to witness greater power.

Thus Tang Wulin narrowed his eyes, stopped dodging, let his second soul ring flare, took Yun Ming's attack head-on with his body, and thrust his nine-colored-glowing spear at Yun Ming.

Yun Ming's attack power was indeed terrifying; even with Tang Wulin employing so many defensive measures, his spear still pierced Tang Wulin's body.

But correspondingly, Tang Wulin also strengthened this attack via Golden Dragon Tyrant Body, forming a huge nine-colored dragon head in the air that engulfed Yun Ming.

"!"

However, at the very instant the nine-colored dragon head engulfed Yun Ming, it was Tang Wulin who felt fear.

He quickly retreated, creating distance from Yun Ming, after which a terrifying hundred-meter spear made of soul power tore the dragon head apart and stabbed toward the spot where Tang Wulin had just stood.

If Tang Wulin hadn't dodged in time, he would have been struck head-on; although his recovery ability would likely prevent serious harm, he could no longer retain the initiative in the ensuing fight.

Yun Ming gazed with emotion.

"You are truly strong; this is already my last resort. If you can defeat someone like me, you will become the new strongest on the continent."

However, Tang Wulin shook his head.

"That's not necessarily true; I'm not sure whether I or Yutong is stronger."

Yun Ming laughed.

"Is that so? That's really something to look forward to."

After all, Tang Wulin saying that implies Huo Yutong's strength is not weak either, giving him another enjoyable battle to look forward to.

(End of Chapter)