Douluo: Twin Origins, Suppressing the World

Chapter 170 Brother, the time to prove yourself has come!
There was no passionate pre-battle declaration; Ma Rulong simply stared intently at Ling Shuang, using the baby bottle soul tool to recover his depleted soul power before the referee announced it.

Ling Shuang saw everything, but said nothing.

To him, there wasn't much difference between a Ma Rulong who had exhausted his soul power and a Ma Rulong whose soul power was at its peak.

However, since Tian Sha Douluo was a member of the Star Luo Empire, he naturally couldn't give Ma Rulong much time to recover his soul power.

After Ling Shuang stood opposite Ma Rulong, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo immediately announced the start of the match.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ma Rulong immediately canceled the soul power recovery and a silver long cannon instantly appeared on his shoulder.

The shell, trailing a trail, hurtled straight toward Ling Shuang.

As a level six soul master, Ma Rulong can easily use various level six soul tools.

The long cannon he carried on his shoulder was a level six soul tool, and its power was among the best of all level six soul tools.

Ma Rulong was prepared for Ling Shuang to use her strange emerald green soul skill to block his attack.

This was one of the few things they knew about Ling Shuang.

There was no way around it; Ling Shuang had shown far too little.

Although she has participated in so many matches, Ling Shuang has only used the first two soul skills. The various academies are still completely unaware of the three soul skills Ling Shuang possesses.

This has caused a lot of headaches for many people.

After all, information is an extremely important factor in battles between Soul Masters.

Some bizarre soul skills can have a miraculous effect when there is an information gap, and can even enable the weak to defeat the strong.

Ma Rulong only has some understanding of Ling Shuang's first two soul skills.

Therefore, he subconsciously assumed that Ling Shuang would definitely use the Jade Barrier, a defensive soul skill, and he was already thinking about the corresponding countermeasures.

however……

Ling Shuang's second spirit ring did not light up, but her third spirit ring, which had never lit up in any previous competition, did.

His figure became strangely ethereal, and the incoming shell passed right through his body, landing on the ground behind him and exploding with a bang.

Because things didn't go as he expected, Ma Rulong, who was still in a daze, suddenly had his pupils shrink.

From within the smoke of the explosion, a dark, razor-sharp blade that seemed to tear through space flew straight towards them.

The speed was so fast that Ma Rulong didn't have time to react.

A golden shield rose up, blocking the attack for him.

"Invincible shield!" Xu Jiujiu, who was in the audience, recognized the origin of the golden shield at a glance.

A hint of heartache flashed across Ma Rulong's face.

The invincible shield is expensive to make and is a disposable item. If he didn't have some connections, he probably wouldn't even be able to get one of these things.

Now that his only invincible shield had been used up, Ma Rulong felt extremely distressed.

But before he could even lament the depletion of his invincible shield, three leopard-shaped phantoms appeared out of nowhere on his left, right, and front, lunging at him with destructive power.

There's more to it?!
Ma Rulong cursed inwardly.

This is the effect of information asymmetry.

If he had known the effect of Ling Shuang's third soul skill from the beginning, he certainly wouldn't have been so unprepared and passive.

However, as the captain of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team, Ma Rulong still has some emergency response capabilities.

Three shields gleaming with metallic luster appeared around him, withstanding the attacks of three leopard-shaped phantoms.

"A level seven soul tool." Xu Jiujiu clicked his tongue.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy truly lives up to its reputation as an academy of the Sun Moon Empire; its expertise in soul tools is unparalleled, surpassing all other academies. Although Star Luo has also begun to emphasize the production and use of soul tools, it still lags far behind the Sun Moon Empire.

Only then did Ling Shuang reappear in the arena.

The Twin Staffs of Creation in his hand were still shimmering with a dark purple light.

He raised an eyebrow slightly as he looked at Ma Rulong, who was still standing there without falling.

This was somewhat beyond his expectations.

In Ling Shuang's opinion, her third soul skill should have been enough to render Ma Rulong unable to fight.

Having fought so many Soul Masters from the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent, he subconsciously forgot that he could still use Soul Tools during battle.

Meanwhile, Ma Rulong was actually not having a good time.

Although he managed to block Ling Shuang's attack with the help of his soul tool, his soul power was almost completely depleted.

Ma Rulong had already consumed a lot of soul power when he fought three opponents. Although he recovered some of it by using the Milk Bottle Soul Tool, he was still far from his peak strength.

He forcibly activated the level seven defensive soul tool again, and by this time, the soul power in his body had completely dissipated.

Seeing the Twin Staffs of Creation and Annihilation in Ling Shuang's hand begin to flicker again, Ma Rulong hurriedly shouted, "I surrender! I surrender!"

Ma Rulong wasn't stubborn; he didn't want to push himself beyond his limits and suffer unnecessary pain.

Seeing that he had surrendered, Ling Shuang stopped what she was doing.

He and Ma Rulong didn't have the same conflicts as Huo Yuhao and Xu Sanshi, so there was no need for him to teach them a lesson.

The reason the two are rivals is solely because of his deal with Xu Jiujiu.

"Brother, it's your turn."

Meng Hongchen gestured with her small lips toward Xiao Hongchen beside her.

"You've always said you're no less than Ling Shuang, now's your chance."

"Captain Ma just had someone use their third soul skill, which should be about the same as their peak condition, so it's just fair."

Go, prove yourself!

Meng Hongchen wore an expression of anticipation, waving her little pink fists.

She wanted to see what her proud brother would do now.

"Tch, just watch how I deal with this guy." Xiao Hongchen felt uneasy inside, but he didn't back down at all and continued to put on a brave face.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't get him to reveal too much."

Ma Rulong looked guilty as he walked off the field.

A teammate comforted him, saying, "It's alright, Captain. It's already quite an achievement that you defeated three members of the Star Luo Royal Academy."

"And didn't this also reveal Ling Shuang's third soul level?"

As a member of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team, Elder Ma stopped Xiao Hongchen, who was about to go on stage, and solemnly instructed him: "Don't be reckless, winning or losing doesn't matter."

His biggest worry right now is that Xiao Hongchen, a guy with an extremely strong sense of pride, won't be able to swallow his pride and will insist on fighting Ling Shuang to the death once he's on stage.

If something were to happen to this person, he really wouldn't know how to explain it to the Master of Mingde Hall.

Xiao Hongchen's face turned ugly. He snorted coldly, did not answer, shook off Old Ma's hand, and walked onto the stage.

Although he knew he was probably no match for Ling Shuang, what did he mean by that?
Winning or losing doesn't matter, don't be stubborn.

This shows they simply didn't believe he could win!
Although it's true, doesn't he have any pride?
　Meng Hongchen's appearance is based on a comic book, because I personally prefer the white-haired guy.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)