Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 358 Offense and Defense
"Since it's Drunken Fist, it's bound to be short-lived; you never know when you'll be completely drunk."

"I need to conserve my soul power, so at this time, I should avoid his sharp edge and stall for this drunken fist period."

In an instant, Feng Xiaotian made a decision: Hide!
Xu Wei was surprisingly agile when drunk. Even though wind attribute is known for its speed, Feng Xiaotian had to use his full speed to dodge Xu Wei's drunken fist attacks every time.

Feng Xiaotian had considered flying into the air to evade, until Xu Wei collapsed from the alcohol. However, the fat man in his drunken fist state had amazing jumping ability, and could jump more than ten meters away with a light leap.

However, according to the competition, there is a rule specifically designed for Soul Masters with the ability to fly:
If the flight altitude exceeds ten meters, it is considered to have left the ring area and the player is immediately eliminated.

When drunk, Xu Wei can jump as high as ten meters, so flying is naturally ineffective in front of him.

Time passed by, and about five minutes later...

Xu Wei, who was in the middle of his drunken boxing practice, suddenly fell headfirst to the ground with a thud, and his steady snoring once again echoed across the ring.

"Finally, I'm drunk."

Feng Xiaotian wiped away his cold sweat. He had been dodging intensely for five minutes. He hadn't used up much of his soul power, but he had used up a lot of his physical strength.

"Unfortunately, given the current situation, if I were to use excessive force, it would seem like I was doing it on purpose, and you would be getting off easy."

Their goal was to seriously injure at least two of the four divine inheritors of the Eating and Drinking Team, but Xu Wei was already unconscious, so Feng Xiaotian couldn't make a move.

Therefore, he had no choice but to remove Xu Wei from the ring, thus successfully defending his title.

To prevent Xu Wei from faking his drunkenness, he didn't approach him, but instead casually sent a gust of wind to send him off the stage.

With Xu Wei eliminated, the Eating and Drinking Team now has three of its four divine inheritors remaining.

At this moment, it was the turn of the team with the second draw to take the stage in the third round of the individual competition.

The reigning champion was Feng Xiaotian, so the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School naturally sent an ordinary member to act as a substitute for the loser and leave him on the stage.

After the exchange of tiles, it was the turn of team number three to take the stage.

"Boss, should I go?"

The team's vice-captain, Xiong Lai, yawned, looking sleepy.

"No, it's not time yet, let's continue exchanging pieces!"

Yi Shuihan directly rejected the idea and waved for one of the two remaining substitute members of the team to step up as the challenger.

With the exchange of pieces ending, the third round of the individual competition concluded, and the fourth round began.

The Four Elements Academy sent representatives to the event.

The Eat & Drink team chose to continue exchanging pieces, so Feng Xiaotian did not choose to continue defending his position, but instead had a member of the Wind & Fire team replace him.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which drew the second lot, is their ally, so the person who appeared was naturally also a trader. After Ning Rongrong appeared, he immediately shouted that he was admitting defeat.

Ning Rongrong, a support-type Soul Master, making her debut in the individual competition, undoubtedly solidified her identity as a successor of the gods.

"Support-type Soul Emperor, boss, who should go?"

As Xiong Lai spoke, he rubbed his eyes, which were not yet fully open.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School sent out a support-type Soul Emperor, clearly intending to lure one of the three of them into making their appearance.

They've already used two of their three tokens, leaving only one. They feel it's a huge waste to use it on a support character.

Therefore, even though they knew it was a deliberate attempt to lure them into the scene, they had no choice but to fall for such a blatant scheme.

"The one from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School hasn't made a single move yet, so I need to conserve my strength to deal with her."

“Well then,” Ning Rongrong was only a Soul Emperor, and sending Xiong Lai would be a waste of her talent, so Yi Shuihan bypassed Xiong Lai, who was looking forward to going on stage, and said to Li Cang:

"Old Li, you go up and finish this quickly. Use your speed advantage to win the game directly."

Li Cang nodded and stepped onto the arena amidst Xiong Lai's slightly envious gaze.

"The inheritor of the God of Speed?"

Ning Rongrong raised her eyebrows, immediately understanding the Eating and Drinking Team's plan.

Among the four divine inheritors of the Eating and Drinking Team, Li Cang was the first to appear, so he had a deep impression of that match.

In that match, Li Cang displayed unparalleled speed, single-handedly eliminating seven of his team's opponents in the blink of an eye.

The fact that the Eating and Drinking Team has sent Li Cang as a challenger is tantamount to trying to replicate that match and win with absolute speed.

"We are both Soul Emperors, but he is a Battle Soul Master while I am just a Support Soul Master. I would definitely lose in a head-on confrontation, but I can still use the defensive power of the Nine-Colored Robe to maneuver around him and wear down his soul power."

Ning Rongrong held her breath and focused, and the moment Li Cang stepped onto the arena, the nine-colored shawl was draped over her shoulders.

Ding!
The moment the nine-colored light screen appeared, it caused violent ripples.

"A defensive artifact?"

Li Cang's figure appeared near Ning Rongrong at some point, and he was now looking at her in surprise at the nine-colored shawl she was wearing.

Behind him was a pair of pure white wings, which did not match the wings of the Martial Soul Sky-Splitting Falcon. Faint divine power fluctuations emanated from the wings, implicitly indicating that these were not wings after the Martial Soul had possessed him, but a divine artifact.

The divine artifact of speed—the Wings of Freedom!
The artifact's hardness, combined with the unparalleled speed granted by the Wings of Freedom, made the wings of the Wings of Freedom indistinguishable from the sharpest blade under Li Cang's wielding.

The Wings of Freedom's feather blades failed to break through the Nine-Colored Light Curtain's defense, which is why Li Cang guessed that Ning Rongrong's Nine-Colored Cloak was a defensive artifact.

In fact, the Nine-Colored Silk Robe is a versatile artifact that can be used for both offense and defense, as well as for support and healing.

A jack of all trades is a master of none; therefore, the Nine-Colored Silk Robe is quite ordinary among divine artifacts.

However, the inheritor of the divine artifact could not unleash its full power. The Nine-Colored Silk Robe was no longer mediocre in the mortal world, but an all-around divine artifact that excelled in all aspects.

If Ning Rongrong weren't essentially a delicate support-type Soul Master, and also a successor of a god with the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, how could she have lost to Li Cang?

Ding Ding Ding!
After several more probing attacks, the Wings of Freedom's feather blades could only create ripples on the nine-colored light screen.

"This really is a defensive artifact; this is troublesome!"

Li Cang's expression was somewhat solemn.

What good is the world's fastest speed? If you can't break through the defenses, no matter how fast you are, it's useless.

"If I can't win her over, am I supposed to just give up?"

"No, I can't break through her defenses, but she can't do anything to me either."

"She can deplete my soul power, and I can deplete hers in return. It's just a matter of whose soul power runs out first."

At times like these, it's all about the depth of one's soul power.

Whoever runs out of soul power first will lose the match.

However, there is one point to consider: when it comes to the total amount of soul power, if the soul power level is the same and there is only one martial soul, the soul power of a support-type soul master is usually greater than that of other types of soul masters.

(End of this chapter)