Douluo Dragon King: I, the wielder of the Holy Sword, will vanquish all evil.

Chapter 181 Grace! I want this one!

At the moment of impact, Long Yue almost rolled his eyes back, and crashed back into the deep crater.

But his wildness had already been completely ignited, and he stubbornly held on to his last breath. The earthy yellow light, wrapped in blood, stained the rock walls of the giant pit crimson.

"Come again!"

A roar shook the dust and smoke. Long Yue crawled out of the pit on all fours like a ferocious beast. He stomped his feet hard on the ground and charged straight at Su Qiu like a cannonball. His dragon claws tore through the air, creating a sharp whooshing sound.

"You're really stubborn, kid."

Su Qiu shifted half a foot to the side, just avoiding the sharp edge of the dragon's claw.

At the same time, he raised his hand, and with a slight twist of his wrist holding the holy sword, the spine of the sword, carrying immense force, slammed hard into Long Yue's back.

"boom!"

With another muffled thud, Long Yue, like a kite with a broken string, crashed back into the deep pit, sending up a shower of rubble.

But it's not over yet.

Long Yue rushed forward but was knocked back, and this happened several times.

Finally calmed down.

"not coming?"

Su Qiu looked down at the large cloud of dust and lightly swung his sword, unleashing the Wind King's Iron Hammer.

As it revealed the shape of the holy sword, it dispersed all the smoke and dust.

The view at the bottom of the pit was finally clearly revealed to everyone.

Long Yue had lost all reason; he was aimlessly destroying things in the rubble.

A low, beast-like growl escaped its throat, and its murky eyes were now filled with a deep crimson.

The reason it didn't attack again was because the smoke and dust obscured the beast's vision, causing it to lose sight of its target.

On the platform, Enci's face was grim. The moment he saw Su Qiu put on his battle armor, he knew that Long Yue would inevitably lose control of the battle.

But I never expected it to come to this.

"Is this the origin of the nickname 'Dragon Madman'?" Su Qiu asked, but no one answered.

"The future of Xingluo?"

The audience in the stands were completely silent, and the Soul Masters of the Star Luo Empire were even more pale, their mouths tightly shut, and they even held their breath.

Enci, standing on the podium, had a grim face.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something to save face for the Star Luo Empire, but looking at Long Yue, who was like a madman at the bottom of the pit, and Su Qiu, who was calm in mid-air, he finally let out a heavy sigh.

"I'll help you adjust things." Su Qiu sheathed his holy sword and landed on the ground. He actually had a very bad impression of Long Yue.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that he robbed someone of their tuition fees for no reason and then mocked them after the fight made Su Qiu really want to beat him up.

Upon spotting its target, Long Yue charged forward instantly. Its posture resembled that of a ferocious beast poised to pounce, its eyes glowing with a crimson light that seemed to drip blood.

He let out a deafening roar.

Suddenly, the rubble at the bottom of the pit transformed into countless sharp rock spikes, raining down on Su Qiu. Each rock spike carried the immense power of the Mountain Dragon King, enough to pierce through the protective soul power of an ordinary soul master.

Before Su Qiu could even move, the rock spikes shattered into powder, leaving not a trace.

Long Yue's figure loomed closer.

His claws grew to three times their normal size, their tips gleaming with a chilling light, as he viciously clawed at Su Qiu's chest, tearing the air apart with two ear-piercing sharp sounds.

"too slow."

As Su Qiu dodged to the side, she raised her hand and grabbed Long Yue's wrist. Golden light spread along Long Yue's arm, forcefully suppressing the circulation of his soul power.

Long Yue winced in pain as an invisible shockwave exploded outwards from him, causing rubble to fall from the bottom of the pit and even making the air buzz. This soul skill was originally used to shatter the enemy's protective soul power, but now he used it as a trump card to break free. The shockwave, carrying a violent aura, slammed into Su Qiu's arm.

Su Qiu raised an eyebrow slightly, and instead of loosening her grip on his wrist, she tightened it even more.

The golden halo flowed upstream along Long Yue's meridians, and wherever it passed, the raging soul power was instantly shattered by an even stronger force.

"Roar--!"

Long Yue panicked completely. He slammed his other free claw toward Su Qiu’s face, while simultaneously using his waist to unleash his thick dragon tail, which swept across the room with a powerful gust of wind.

This attack, launched from both sides, was extremely cunning; even a Soul Douluo-level expert would have to temporarily avoid its sharp edge.

But Su Qiu.

He twisted his wrist sharply, causing Long Yue to lose his balance. The sharp claws aimed at his face grazed his helmet, while the sweeping dragon tail struck his back squarely.

"Click——"

With a sharp crack, a sharp pain shot through Long Yue's spine. He groaned and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Su Qiu didn't stop, and kicked him hard in the back of the knee.

Long Yue's legs buckled, and he collapsed to his knees, his knees slamming into the gravel and splattering blood.

Su Qiu leaned down and placed his palm on the back of his neck. Golden soul power surged in like a tide, instantly sealing off all the meridians in his body.

It didn't use much force, just a superior level of skill.

Su Qiu felt that Long Yue's berserk state was just average, even less impressive than when Long Yue wasn't wearing his battle armor.

"Dawn".

"Eeya!" The little auspicious beast jumped out, standing tall and straight.

"Come on, give him a purification." Su Qiu raised her chin, her tone indifferent.

Although the little auspicious beast Xiaxi was puzzled as to why it needed to purify the enemy, it still swung its fluffy tail and jumped onto Long Yue's shoulder, pressing its two little paws against his temples.

At the same time, the third eye opened and shot out divine light.

The divine light gently enveloped Long Yue's head, and the violent soul power that had been rampaging through his body was soothed by an invisible hand and gradually calmed down.

The meridians that had become disordered due to loss of control were slowly repairing their minute cracks under the nourishment of the divine light.

Long Yue's tense body visibly relaxed, the redness in his eyes receded like the tide, and his cloudy pupils gradually regained their clarity, though they still carried a heavy sense of fatigue and confusion.

He opened his mouth, a dry sound coming from his throat, but he couldn't utter a single word. He could only stare blankly in Su Qiu's direction.

After doing all this, Xiaxi wiggled its fluffy tail, slowly closed its third eye, and then hopped back onto Su Qiu's shoulder, rubbing its little head against his cheek and making soft, sweet babbling sounds, looking like it was asking for praise.

Su Qiu raised her hand and rubbed its head, without even looking at Long Yue, and said to the referee, "Shouldn't the results of the match be announced now?"

The referee, finally snapping out of his shock, quickly raised the microphone and announced, "The winner of this match is Su Qiu!"

However, the stadium was completely silent, except for the faint cheers from people from Douluo Continent.

Even Dai Tianling on the stage fell silent for a moment, finally sighing, "Sigh, teacher. The next generation's protagonist is in Douluo Continent again, what should we... teacher?"

Dai Tianling turned to look at Enci beside him, only to see the usually calm and composed Imperial Preceptor.

He was staring intently at Su Qiu, his eyes burning with desire, his breathing rapid.

Dai Tianling asked in confusion, "Teacher, what's wrong?"

“Dragon Leap returned to normal instantly,” Enci murmured to herself.

"It should be a purification-type soul skill, which is indeed very rare, but not that rare... Wait!" Dai Tianling vaguely guessed something, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat: "Teacher, are you thinking...?"

(End of this chapter)