Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 328 Long Yue VS Gu Yue
In the first quarterfinal match, Bai Yuan's crushing victory over Dai Yueyan was like a bucket of ice water, extinguishing the enthusiasm of the Xingluo audience for the "four-on-four" match.

The atmosphere in the arena was somewhat oppressive and heavy. The glimpse Shrek Academy had shown was already putting immense pressure on everyone.

Amidst the commotion, the referee's voice rang out again, tinged with a hint of joy:
"The second match of the quarterfinals!"

"Monster Academy, Dragon Leap!"

"Fighting against Shrek Academy, Gu Yue."

The moment Long Yue's name was mentioned, the audience erupted in cheers. As members of the Star Luo Clan, who didn't know the name of the Dragon King? They were certain to win this round!

Two figures stepped onto the arena.

On one side is Long Yue, the "Dragon King," who has just suffered a crushing defeat, still bearing unhealed injuries, yet his eyes burn with an even stronger fighting spirit and suppressed madness. On the other side is Gu Yue, a cool and aloof girl dressed in white, with a temperament as cold as the moon and silver hair dancing lightly in the wind.

Long Yue stared intently at Gu Yue, as if he wanted to unleash all the humiliation and anger he had accumulated with Bo Xi and Bai Yuan onto this opponent. However, he was proud and disdained to bully girls.

Since beast martial souls are the mainstream in the Star Luo Continent, he habitually releases the overwhelming bloodline pressure of the Mountain Dragon King at the beginning of the battle, wanting to subdue the enemy without fighting. Like an invisible mountain crashing down, he attempts to directly defeat the opponent on a spiritual level and seize the initiative.

The terrifying dragon's might swept across the entire arena like a tangible storm. Many Soul Masters with Beast Martial Souls in the stands felt a chill run down their spines, as if they were being watched by a prehistoric behemoth.

However, Gu Yue, at the eye of the storm, remained as still as a rock in a raging sea. Not a ripple appeared on her exquisite face; her silver eyes calmly gazed at Long Yue with a hint of… faint indifference?

It was as if the Mountain Dragon King's oppressive aura, which was enough to make ordinary dragon-type martial souls submit, was nothing more than a gentle breeze.

But Gu Yue was not as calm as she appeared. She could sense the Mountain Dragon King's accusations against the Dragon God, which she considered a great disrespect. The two-word battle armor "Dragon Moon" possessed her, adding a touch of heroism to her.

As Gula's biggest benefactor, Gu Yue was the first to complete her two-word battle armor. Equipping the armor shows that she no longer just wanted to play around, but really wanted to fight.

But that calm indifference stung Long Yue more than any mockery. How dare a mere fourth-ring Soul Master disregard his authority like this?!

He didn't pay attention to the fact that Gu Yue's battle armor was a two-word battle armor. After all, it was already incredibly powerful for a Soul Master to have a complete one-word battle armor. How could it be a two-word battle armor? It didn't make sense, so he didn't think much of it.

But among the audience, there were always discerning people, and as they recounted their stories, Gu Yue attracted many surprised glances.

"Roar—!" Long Yue was completely enraged. His remaining rationality was ignited, and he no longer cared whether Gu Yue was male or female. His eyes were bloodshot.

New and old grudges surged in his heart, and he held nothing back any longer. His first spirit ring shone brightly, "Mountains and Rivers!"

The ground bulged, and a massive rock fist slammed into Gu Yue. His second spirit ring then lit up, "River!" A torrent of turbid mud and rocks surged forth, blocking Gu Yue's retreat.

Faced with Long Yue's enraged attack, Gu Yue finally moved. She did not release her Martial Soul True Form, but simply raised her right hand gracefully. A faint seven-colored halo lingered around her fingertips.

"Wind," she whispered.

A condensed azure wind blade appeared out of thin air, accompanied by a shrill whistle that tore through space, and struck the weakest structural node of the giant rock fist with perfect precision.

Any elemental soul master facing Gu Yue will feel the despair of being controlled by the seven elements. It is a kind of all-round control. Every attack you make is as childish as a child in Gu Yue's eyes.

"Hey!"

Despite the fact that earth element is supposed to counter wind element, the massive rock fist suddenly split open like butter being sliced ​​by a hot knife, turning into countless pebbles.

"Fire." A halo of light flowed from Gu Yue's fingertips.

A crimson wall of fire appeared out of nowhere in front of the mudslide. The seemingly raging mudslide was instantly evaporated upon contact with the wall of fire, the soil was scorched into hard lumps, the impact force was greatly reduced, and it dissipated like waves crashing against rocks.

Long Yue's pupils contracted. His combat intelligence told him that Gu Yue was humiliating him. Using an element that was supposed to counter his attack was not humiliation, but what was?!
The third spirit ring immediately lit up, "Swamp!" The ground beneath Gu Yue's feet instantly transformed into a swamp that swallowed everything!

"Earth." Gu Yue lightly tapped her foot.

The muddy ground instantly solidified and hardened, becoming even more solid than steel! She stood as if on flat ground, her body completely still. "Fourth Soul Skill - Earth!" Long Yue roared, his fourth soul ring blazing with black light.

Thick rock armor covered his entire body, greatly increasing his defensive capabilities. At the same time, he stomped the ground, and countless sharp earth spikes burst forth from the ground around Gu Yue like a forest, frantically piling up!
"Ice." Gu Yue's body temperature plummeted!
A layer of crystal-clear, extremely cold ice instantly covered all the ground spikes, freezing them in place like works of art made of ice.

"Fifth Soul Skill - Mountain Suppression!" Long Yue's fifth soul ring lit up, and a huge mountain phantom crashed down with immense force. He charged forward, but Gu Yue teleported away to dodge.

“Light.” Gu Yue raised her left hand.

A pure, condensed, holy beam of light, seemingly capable of purifying all darkness, shot into the sky like a divine spear of punishment piercing the heavens, precisely striking the energy core of the mountain phantom!
"Pfft!" The seemingly enormous mountain phantom collapsed into countless points of light, like a punctured balloon.

Long Yue's attacks were deflected one by one by Gu Yue in an almost artistic and effortless manner.

She stood still, not even moving more than a few steps, but with the light flowing from her fingertips, she manipulated the elements of wind, fire, earth, ice, and light, and played with Long Yue's soul skills at will.

What they displayed was an elemental control and combat wisdom far exceeding the level of a four-ring Soul Master. Their understanding of the elements was on a completely different level!
The audience was deathly silent. Everyone was stunned. Could a four-ring Soul Master really do that?

She manipulated every element with unparalleled precision, switching between them with effortless ease. Long Yue's ferocious attacks seemed like mere props in her performance.

Long Yue's eyes were bloodshot with rage; he felt like a wild beast being toyed with.

Even though his opponent's soul power level was far lower than his own, he felt a frustrating sense of helplessness. His pride and joy in his strength and destructive power couldn't even come close to matching his opponent's, as they were completely suppressed by his opponent's exquisite elemental manipulation!
"Sixth Soul Skill: Wrath of the Mountain Dragon King!!"

Long Yue no longer held back, and his sixth spirit ring erupted with destructive black light. He wanted to tear this hateful woman to pieces.

However, just as he was about to unleash his power, Gu Yue deliberately suppressed all his soul power fluctuations, and the four purple soul rings beneath his feet, symbolizing a four-ring Soul Master, quietly disappeared.

She calmly watched Long Yue teetering on the edge of rage, a slight smile playing on her lips, and her cool voice rang out:

"My soul power is exhausted, I concede defeat."

After saying that, she turned around and walked lightly off the stage.

The Soul Master used the two-word battle armor to amplify his power, and his soul power should indeed have been exhausted.

Long Yue was left standing alone on the arena, poised to unleash his power, but his strength seemed to hit cotton, leaving him nowhere to vent it.

"Uh..." The referee was stunned for a moment before he reacted, "Shrek Academy's Gu Yue concedes defeat. The winner is Monster Academy's Long Yue!"

The verdict of victory was announced, but there were no cheers.

Everyone could see that Gu Yue hadn't even tried her best. She had only used the equivalent of a four-ring Soul Master to perfectly neutralize all of Long Yue's attacks, who was a six-ring Soul Emperor.

She ultimately conceded defeat purely because of the difference in her soul power cultivation. If her soul power level had been higher, even just reaching the Soul King level, the outcome of this battle would likely have been completely different.

Moreover, what ordinary viewers don't know is that Soul Masters can roughly tell that Gu Yue is four or five years younger than Long Yue.

This realization was even more suffocating and despairing for the Star Luo audience than Bai Yuan's crushing victory.

Shrek Academy... Is it really that powerful? A mere four-ring Soul Master can force their First King to this extent.

Long Yue stood on the arena, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Gu Yue's departing figure, his body trembling violently from extreme anger and humiliation.

He won... but he felt utterly defeated. Even the madness of his bloodline was silenced by the heavy blow, leaving only endless despair and self-doubt.

He staggered off the stage, his back view appearing incredibly lonely and desolate.

(End of this chapter)