Douluo Jueshi: I can only explode the ring, all I can do is operate.

Chapter 318 Experience the allure of steel!
"Laugh, I lost..."

Back in the group, Meng Hongchen didn't dare to raise her head. She walked back to Xiao Hongchen with her head down, her hands hanging limply at her sides, a feeling of indescribable defeat welling up inside her.

Her poison was indeed very potent, but against these truly powerful beast spirit masters, she had no chance to use it at all. Her strength was completely insufficient to allow her deadly poison to penetrate their bodies and put her in an advantageous position.

This was especially true when her opponent was a genius of similar age, whose combat instincts far surpassed her own, and who could even launch a counterattack in an instant by using hidden cards when she thought she was about to succeed.

If she hadn't been so eager to end the match, and had instead quickly set up more folding mirror ice plates to wear down her opponent after they pulled away, perhaps she would have been the winner.
After all, Ning Yueming's soul skills also require a pre-cast animation. As long as she is in a completely defensive state, she can definitely catch those slight pre-cast animations and use her third soul skill to create distance.

Even if hit, his armor would not necessarily render him unable to fight.

The reason for this was that she was too impatient. Even though her advantage did not lie in offense, she still tried to seize the opportunity to speed up the battle, given that the opponent's sixth soul skill was unknown.

"Don't worry about your sister. You just need to grow more. I will wait for you, and Grandpa will wait for you too. Failure is not terrible. What is terrible is that you cannot learn from this failure."

Moreover, we were at a disadvantage in terms of intelligence for this match. Ning Yueming's mother came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and possessed a mutated Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, so she herself had no template for choosing spirit rings for her family's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.

Reaching out, Xiao Hongchen gently rubbed his sister's head, his voice a little stiff as he offered words of comfort, hoping to rekindle her fighting spirit and confidence.

"Therefore, Ning Yueming chose all six of her soul skills based on her personal experience. Soul master battles inherently involve the interplay between soul skills. Before you can figure out the opponent's soul skills, it's best to always assume the worst-case scenario. Ning Yueming did this very well."

You'll learn a lot from this match. Today is the first time, but not the last. Okay, now it's time for your older brother to clean up the mess. Next up is Shixing, then Xiao Ping.

"Thank you for laughing!"

Meng Hongchen's low spirits improved considerably, but the smile on her face seemed somewhat forced. She could tell that her brother's words of comfort sounded like a rehearsed script.

He seemed to have anticipated his defeat. She appreciated the comfort, but found it hard to accept that his lack of solace was a kind of "emotional" reassurance.

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"Next!"

"Next!"

"Next!"

On the arena, Ning Yueming was panting heavily and swaying slightly, looking like he was about to collapse. He could no longer hold onto the Mo Dao in his hand, and the dragon claws and scales on his hands were broken. His dragon armor had also turned into dragon scales and stuck to his body again.

After defeating Meng Hongchen of the Sun Moon Team, he fought two Soul Kings in the arena. With their powerful Soul Tools, they would be far superior to Soul Masters of the same level in battlefield combat.

Ning Yueming always had a hard time getting close enough to break through their defenses, especially since they had that disgusting, worthless invincible shield! It often took him a lot of soul power to forcefully break through and end the match.

You said the invincible shield itself has a time limit, right? Why not wait for the time to pass?

Of course, it's because of the Soul Master's lousy positional tactics! Once they've gained a breather and set up a Soul Guide firepower coverage network, it will take Ning Yueming a considerable amount of time to charge forward again.

Not to mention that the opponent can fire at the exact moment the invincible shield disappears, making it impossible for him to block the door. If he tries to block the door, he is likely to step on the opponent's carefully laid soul-guided mines and get himself into serious trouble.

"You should go down and rest." The fourth person to take the stage was Xiao Hongchen. He walked up the stage with elegant steps and advised Ning Yueming to go down and rest the moment he met her gaze.

After all, Ning Yueming's condition was too poor. His soul power was probably only one or two tenths of what it used to be, and his physical strength was also greatly depleted. He didn't even need to use his Ascension Soul Guidance Device. He could take down the opponent by relying on the Mayfly Soul Guidance Ray Gun.

Rather than letting the other person get hurt, he would prefer that the other person go down and rest for a while.

but……

"Thank you for your concern, but it's okay if it takes a little of your soul power to win, isn't it?"

Rejecting Xiao Hongchen's suggestion, Ning Yueming raised her hands in a dragon claw stance, assuming an attack posture.

Xiao Hongchen shook his head helplessly at this.

Soul power?

He has no shortage of such things. Because of the ascension of the soul tool, it can automatically absorb the surrounding soul power to replenish itself. If the soul power consumption of the Martial Soul True Body did not far exceed the soul power replenishment, he could even maintain the "metal ascension posture" in the Martial Soul True Body state indefinitely!
"Then come."

However, Xiao Hongchen respected the other party, and a warrior would not back down. Ning Yueming's attitude impressed him. Despite being seriously injured, she was still willing to create an almost impossible opportunity for her teammates.
"I will let you fall in the ring as a warrior; that is the greatest respect I can give you."

"I can't ask for it!"

"Fourth round of the individual elimination tournament, both sides take their positions, battle spirit—begin!"

The referee stood in mid-air, observing the movements below. With his command, Ning Yueming, who was on the arena, moved.

Like a cheetah, he dragged the arc of electricity and swung his dragon claws as he pounced towards Xiao Hongchen.

but……

"With your Martial Soul infused, first Soul Skill: Metal Control, second Soul Skill: Metal Boiling, third Soul Skill: Metal Condensation. Experience the allure of steel!"

Raising his left hand, Xiao Hongchen's martial spirit transformed his skin into a golden, metallic toad skin.

Countless iron balls flew out from his soul tool, and in an instant, they were simply shaped as he used his three soul skills. A huge steel hand condensed on his left side like a guard, and then opened its big hand towards Ning Yueming who was rushing towards him.

Before he could even grab Ning Yueming who was rushing towards him, Ning Yueming let out a loud shout and vanished in a flash of lightning.
"Sixth Soul Skill - Lightning and Thunder!"

When~
Like the sound of a bell, Ning Yueming's dragon claw struck the hollowed-out metal plate, but did not land on Xiao Hongchen as he had expected.

The calm, everyday voice of Xiao Hongchen rang in my ears:

"Sometimes raw metals aren't necessarily weaker than soul tools; they're just suited for different situations. For example, right now, how about it? Can you feel the charm of the metal itself?"

(End of this chapter)