Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

Chapter 292 The Restrained Tang Ya
As soon as Bupo Douluo finished saying "the game begins", surprisingly, the one who took the first action was not Tang Ya, who had the advantage in soul power, but Ma Hongjun, who had consumed a huge amount of soul power in the previous battle.

In an instant, Ma Hongjun's body was surrounded by bright light, and five soul rings were neatly surrounded around his body. The blazing phoenix flame gushed out from his body, wrapping him up completely. From a distance, he looked like a phoenix reborn from the ashes.

With an excited roar, he turned into a dazzling flame and rushed towards Tang Ya like an arrow. The air was filled with sharp whistling sounds caused by the high-speed movement.

Facing Ma Hongjun's fierce charge, Tang Ya's expression remained as indifferent as water, as if the attack in front of her was not worth mentioning to her. She walked calmly towards Ma Hongjun step by step, her steps steady and firm.

Her speed was not fast, but with every step she took, the dark blue light emanating from her body became more intense.

The dark blue light was like a deep ocean, making her beautiful face look even more cold and noble, and it even revealed a queen-like majestic aura that was intimidating.

As the distance between the two gradually shortened, the circles of soul rings under Tang Ya's feet finally slowly lit up.

First, there were two bright yellow soul rings, followed by two soul rings emitting mysterious purple light, and then, three inky black soul rings also appeared one after another. The seven soul rings complemented each other, releasing a powerful and terrifying aura.

"Seven!" In the Tang Sect rest area, Jiang Nannan couldn't help but exclaimed, her voice full of shock and disbelief.

Several other people who had known Tang Ya for a long time were also staring at the stadium in amazement, with shock written all over their faces.

A hint of surprise also flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. His gaze was fixed on Tang Ya, and a huge wave of emotion rose in his heart.

They were all very familiar with Tang Ya. They had studied and lived together at Shrek Academy, so they naturally knew Tang Ya's talent and strength.

Looking back, Tang Ya couldn't even step into the threshold of Shrek's inner courtyard due to various reasons.

But now, her cultivation level far exceeds that of these elite students carefully trained by Shrek Academy. This huge contrast is really hard to accept.

Beibei watched the competition quietly, with a look of pain in his eyes. He knew Tang Ya's talent very well. At a normal training speed, it would be impossible for Tang Ya to break through to the Soul Saint realm before the age of twenty.

Thinking that her current level of cultivation was most likely obtained by killing countless innocent people and practicing evil methods, Beibei's heart felt like it was being stabbed by a sharp knife.

He knew very well that even if Tang Ya might be controlled by the Holy Spirit Church, the fact that she practiced evil methods and killed innocent people could not be changed in any way.

Beibei thought to herself that those of them who had a close relationship with Tang Ya might be able to use the excuse that Tang Ya was being controlled to numb themselves and try to alleviate the pain and entanglement in their hearts.

But if Tang Ya ever regained consciousness, how would she face her actions? And what about others? How would those who didn't know the truth view Tang Ya? Thinking of this, Bei Bei felt a mixture of pain and helplessness, weighing down his heart.

Seven soul rings? He's actually a seven-ringed soul saint!

Ning Tian and others from Shrek Academy stared at the seven glittering soul rings at Tang Ya's feet, their hearts filled with shock and disbelief.
Looking back, when Tang Ya was studying at Shrek Academy, there was already a clear gap in her cultivation compared to Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi of the same class. Even compared with Jiang Nannan, she was far inferior.

At that time, Tang Ya seemed quite ordinary among the many outstanding students in Shrek Academy, and it was almost impossible for her to enter the inner courtyard of Shrek.

This was also an important reason why Tang Ya left Shrek Academy.

Time flies. Who would have thought that after just a few years, Tang Ya appeared in front of everyone again with seven soul rings on her body.

This meant that she had grown into a formidable Seven-Ring Soul Saint! Such a dramatic change was beyond everyone's expectations.

Looking at Tang Ya's powerful figure, Ning Tian and the others couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, "Could it be that the power of this evil soul master is really so terrifying? How could a soul master with mediocre talent achieve such an astonishing transformation in just a few years?"

Among the seven soul rings, the third soul ring was the first to bloom with dazzling light. Tang Ya looked calm. She slowly raised her right hand with an elegant and calm movement, and made a patting gesture in the direction of Ma Hongjun.

In an instant, a powerful soul power wave surged out from her body and condensed into a dark blue ball of light. This ball of light was like a cannonball ready to be fired. With a sharp whistling sound, it shot towards Ma Hongjun at lightning speed.

During the flight, the dark blue ball of light changed its shape. It continued to expand and stretch, and the originally compact sphere gradually stretched and deformed.

In the blink of an eye, it turned into a huge dark blue net. The net exuded a gloomy atmosphere, with strange dark blue lines flowing on it. As if it had life, it rushed towards Ma Hongjun head-on.

The posture seemed to completely envelope Ma Hongjun, leaving no chance of escape.

For those who are familiar with Tang Ya, when they see this scene, they immediately recognize that this is Tang Ya’s third soul skill - the Sha Luo Snake Net.

This soul skill comes from a thousand-year-old mandragora snake. It is worth mentioning that this thousand-year-old mandragora snake was hunted by Beibei and Huo Yuhao.

Looking back, Tang Ya entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Bei Bei in order to obtain the third soul ring, and that's when she met Huo Yuhao. She accepted Huo Yuhao into the Tang Sect and recommended Huo Yuhao to Shrek Academy with the privileges of the Tang Sect. Otherwise, with Huo Yuhao's cultivation and talent at that time, he would never have been able to enter Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent.

Huo Yuhao and the others were naturally very familiar with Tang Ya's soul skill.

Looking back to the past, when Tang Ya first used this skill, the scale of the Sha Luo snake net was far less astonishing as it is now.

However, at this moment, the Sharo snake net cast by Tang Ya had reached a huge scale of ten meters in diameter, like a dark blue sky, covering Ma Hongjun's head.

This huge coverage area made Ma Hongjun feel an unavoidable and strong sense of oppression in an instant.

It felt as if no matter which direction he dodged, he could not escape the coverage of this huge net.

But this was just the beginning. At the same time as the Sharo Snake Net was activated, Tang Ya's first soul skill shone brightly.

In an instant, countless dark blue vines rushed out from behind her like a surging tide.

These vines looked crystal clear, as if carved from deep sapphires, emitting a charming luster. They stretched freely in the air, spreading out in all directions, their movements agile and orderly. In the blink of an eye, they had formed a subtle encirclement towards Ma Hongjun.

The scene was like a carefully woven net, gradually trapping Ma Hongjun inside.

Although Tang Ya has now embarked on the path of an evil soul master, surprisingly, she has not changed the direction of her cultivation and is still steadfastly fighting as a control-type soul master.

Faced with such a fierce attack, Ma Hongjun's forward steps suddenly paused, and then the majestic Phoenix True Fire surged out of his body like a volcanic eruption, instantly turning into a blazing fire net.

The fire net was so powerful that it quickly opened up to face the oncoming Sha Luo snake net. After a short while, it became the same size as the snake net.

Two completely different large nets, one containing the power of high-temperature fire, and the other emitting an icy and cold aura, collided violently in the air.

There was only a dull sound, and the rapidly attacking snake net suddenly stopped, and then was covered by the blazing phoenix true fire.

In an instant, flames shot up into the sky and the air was filled with the smell of burning.

Everyone in the Tang Sect knew very well that Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul did not have the characteristic of being immune to fire, while Ma Hongjun's Phoenix True Fire was naturally a strong nemesis of the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. The two had mutually exclusive attributes, and in the battle between soul masters, this kind of attribute suppression often played a key role.

At this moment, in front of the incomparably hot Phoenix True Fire, the Sharo Snake Net that Tang Ya had just cast was instantly at a disadvantage. The blazing flames devoured the snake net mercilessly. The Sharo Snake Net was completely suppressed by Ma Hongjun's Phoenix True Fire and had no power to fight back. In just a moment, the Sharo Snake Net was burned to ashes and dissipated into the air.

Ma Hongjun seized the opportunity and rushed forward without hesitation, aiming directly at Tang Ya. His figure was like a swift lightning, cutting through the air and bringing up a whistling wind.

However, facing the failure of the Sharo Snake Net, Tang Ya's expression remained as cold as ice, without any emotion.

It seemed as if the defeat just now was just a trivial episode to her. Just as Ma Hongjun rushed over, dozens of vines transformed from dark blue silver grass swept towards Ma Hongjun like nimble pythons.

These vines were extremely fast, leaving dark blue light and shadows in the air, and in the blink of an eye they arrived in front of Ma Hongjun.

Not only that, Tang Ya suddenly raised her right hand, and the fourth soul ring on her body instantly lit up, emitting a circle of purple light.

Ma Hongjun was not very familiar with Tang Ya's current soul skills, but Huo Yuhao knew them very well. Thanks to Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection and sharing ability, Ma Hongjun instantly understood Tang Ya's next move and responded quickly.

He pushed the ground with his legs and suddenly rose up like a cannonball, leaping high into the air and leaving the ground in an instant.

Just as he jumped up, a large patch of blue silver grass suddenly emerged from the ground beneath his feet. These blue silver grasses had strange shapes, like sharp spears, densely packed on the ground, forming a terrifying "spear forest".

Each strand of blue silver grass emits a cold light, as if telling of endless danger. This is Tang Ya's fourth soul skill - the blue silver thorn array.

If Ma Hongjun had reacted a little slower, he would have been pierced by these sharp blue-silver spears, and the consequences would have been disastrous.

At this time, Ma Hongjun leaped towards Tang Ya in the air. With the help of his own momentum, he suddenly opened his mouth and spit out a surging phoenix fire line.

This Phoenix Fire Line was like an angry fire dragon, roaring and rushing towards Tang Ya. Wherever it passed, the air was burned and distorted, making bursts of "crackling" sounds.

Facing the oncoming Phoenix Fire Line, Tang Ya remained calm. She saw a large amount of blue silver grass growing rapidly from the ground. In the blink of an eye, it formed a solid barrier in front of her, firmly blocking the Phoenix Fire Line.

The flames mercilessly burned the blue-silver vines. For a moment, the crackling sound of burning was endless, the air was filled with the smell of burning, and the battle became more and more intense.

"boom--"

With a deafening bang, the Phoenix Fire Line spit out by Ma Hongjun collided violently with the Blue Silver Grass Barrier summoned by Tang Ya, causing a violent explosion.

The blazing flames spread out in all directions like surging waves. The dazzling flames instantly illuminated the entire venue, and rolling heat waves swept across.

However, what was surprising was that in this fierce confrontation, Tang Ya, who should have been at a disadvantage and had her attributes restrained, actually showed amazing resilience with the blue silver grass barrier she released in the flame explosion like a furious beast, and she survived tenaciously.

Ordinary audiences may only see the brilliant flames and intense scenes, but are not clear about the details.

But those soul masters with higher cultivation levels, with their keen insight, saw the clues at a glance.

It turns out that behind this seemingly incredible result, the gap in cultivation plays a key role.

Tang Yaqiao injected a huge amount of soul power into the blue silver grass. These soul powers were like an invisible protective film, effectively isolating the high temperature invasion of the Phoenix True Fire.

It was precisely because of this method that, even in the unfavorable situation where her martial soul attributes were restrained, Tang Ya's blue silver grass barrier was still not easily broken by Ma Hongjun's astonishingly powerful Phoenix True Fire.

As the saying goes, "Even when exercising restraint, one must abide by the basic laws." In the world of soul masters, the difference in soul power is often of decisive significance.

A sufficiently powerful soul power can make up for the disadvantages in martial soul attributes to a certain extent and become a key factor in turning the tide of battle.

The Phoenix True Fire attacked with all its strength, but failed to break through Tang Ya's defense as it wished. This result made Ma Hongjun lose consciousness for a moment.

With his understanding of the characteristics of martial spirits, he could naturally see that there were significant differences between Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass and Tang San's.

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass has the property of being immune to ice and fire, but Tang Ya's obviously does not.

(End of this chapter)