Douluo Continent: Steadily Growing Stronger in Shrek Academy

Chapter 41 Zhan Xiao Hongchen

Seeing Lin Chen agree so readily, Xiao Hongchen realized that he had been tricked; Lin Chen had been waiting for him all along!

But words spoken are like spit, and Xiao Hongchen couldn't go back on his word. Besides, Xiao Hongchen had provoked him first, so it would be too immoral not to fight back.

In fact, Lin Chen had no intention of plotting against Xiao Hongchen. He genuinely didn't want to fight, as one of his principles was that it's better to avoid trouble.

Lin Chen was tempted when Xiao Hongchen mentioned the bet on a level six soul tool; when Xiao Hongchen mentioned the bet on a level seven soul tool, Lin Chen accepted it without hesitation.

"Okay, see you at the Soul Arena at 8 PM tonight," Xiao Hongchen said.

"No, no, no, I don't have time to play with you tonight. If you want to play, go now."

"Alright, let's go." After saying that, Xiao Hongchen took the lead and walked towards the Soul Arena, while Lin Chen followed at a leisurely pace.

The two had attracted a lot of attention when they made their bet. When Lin Chen agreed, many classmates followed suit, wanting to see if Lin Chen could defeat Xiao Hongchen.

However, most people believe Lin Chen would lose because he has never demonstrated his strength in the outer academy. The only time everyone saw Lin Chen fight was during the promotion assessment, but he passed it with almost no effort. Therefore, everyone thinks Lin Chen can't beat Xiao Hongchen.

Xiao Xiao, Lin Xiaolei, and Wang Dong also went to the Soul Arena. Xiao Xiao even ran to Class 4 to drag Zhou Mingxing along to watch the duel between Lin Chen and Xiao Hongchen.

Five minutes later, the two of them arrived at the Soul Battle Arena.

This incident continued to escalate, and thanks to the deliberate promotion by some classmates, even some fifth and sixth graders came to watch the battle.

Xiao Hongchen had also fought with fifth and sixth-year students from the outer academy, but those upperclassmen were much weaker than Lin Chen's year because of Huo Yuhao. Some of them were even less powerful than Lin Chen at the moment.

"Go, Xiao Tu!" Xiao Xiao shouted from the stands.

"Spirit Battle, begin!" announced the instructor in charge of the Spirit Battle Arena.

Both of them revealed their spirit rings at the same time.

Yellow-yellow, purple-purple, black-black, and yellow-purple-purple-black soul rings were respectively fitted onto Xiao Hongchen and Lin Chen.

"Wow, this guy levels up so fast? He's already on drugs?" Lin Chen wondered.

In order to win the championship, Xiao Hongchen took drugs to reach the Soul Saint level in the second competition. Although this put a lot of pressure on the other contestants, he himself stopped at the Soul Saint level. Lin Chen really thought that he had something wrong with his mind.

Xiao Hongchen's body shone with golden light, and metal tubes extended from the void behind him.

With a wave of his hand, Xiao Hongchen unleashed countless soul-guided rays, soul-guided lasers, and soul-guided bombs at Lin Chen.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Thunder Body." A black soul ring flashed, and the sky gradually darkened, with large patches of dark clouds replacing the original blue sky. A bolt of lightning descended from the dark clouds, striking Lin Chen, and for a moment, Lin Chen's entire body was filled with intense lightning.

This fifth soul skill also inherits the abilities of the Thunder Kirin, which can increase its own attack power and speed by 200%, and can also add the power of thunder to the attacks it launches, giving the opponent a double blow.

Without a doubt, this ability is best suited to deal with Xiao Hongchen; it's practically a perfect counter.

Metals conduct electricity, and lightning and electricity have similar properties; the only difference is that the former is more powerful.

At this moment, Lin Chen, in his Thunder Body state, used the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to dodge Xiao Hongchen's attacks.

But those present only saw a blue light moving back and forth across the field.

"Wow! Xiao Tu is so fast?!" Xiao Xiao exclaimed excitedly from the stands. It seems Lin Chen has a very good chance of winning!

It's not just big, it's as big as it can get!

After playing with Xiao Hongchen for a while, Lin Chen decided not to continue, since he still needed to go back to eat and cultivate. So he simply used the skill of his soul bone.

"Thunderous Qilin's Left Arm Soul Bone Skill: Nine Heavens Thunder Prison!"

In an instant, Xiao Hongchen and his metal tubes were enveloped by Lin Chen's Nine Heavens Thunder Prison and were constantly bombarded by heavenly lightning.

Nine Heavens Thunder Prison is not a domain skill. It does not weaken the opponent's strength at all. Instead, it is a range skill that only works within a certain range. Once the opponent leaves this range, the user who continues to use this soul skill is only trapping themselves and wasting their own soul power.

Xiao Hongchen had already put away the metal lumps covering his body. Just now, in the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison, one of his metal pipes was struck by lightning, which directly transmitted the power of the lightning to his body, causing him injury.

Immediately afterwards, the second, third, and fourth metal pipes all transmitted the thunderous power from the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison to his body, dealing a significant blow to Xiao Hongchen.

Xiao Hongchen also realized that this was a skill that completely countered him. Not only could the power of lightning be transmitted through metal, but his size, combined with the Soul Guidance Cannon, made it almost impossible for him to dodge the falling lightning within Lin Chen's range of soul skills.

Therefore, he had no choice but to abandon his most advantageous combat method, put away the Soul Guidance Cannon, and plan to escape from Lin Chen's Nine Heavens Thunder Prison first.

But Lin Chen wouldn't let him escape so easily. He immediately set up his third soul skill around the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison. As soon as Xiao Hongchen got close, he would be attacked by sword shadows.

Xiao Hongchen was also driven to desperation, so he directly used his fifth soul skill, Golden Affection, in an attempt to break free from the whirlwind of sword shadows.

Seeing Xiao Hongchen's behavior, Lin Chen was completely speechless. He said, "I told you you had some problems with your head, but I didn't expect you to actually have them."

Isn't your fifth soul skill made of metal?

A bolt of lightning struck the molten metal that Xiao Hongchen had transformed into, instantly shattering his fifth soul skill. Xiao Hongchen himself was also paralyzed by the lightning and lay on the ground, his body charred black. This was only after Lin Chen had restrained his soul power at the last moment.

After all, he had no grudge against Xiao Hongchen, so there was no need to risk his life.

"Brother!" Meng Hongchen didn't even have time to look at Wang Dong. She rushed up to the Soul Battle Platform, picked up Xiao Hongchen, and glared at Lin Chen.

"How could you be so cruel?" Meng Hongchen said angrily.

"Please get this straight. First, your brother provoked me first. Second, I already restrained my soul power at the end. Your brother is not in any danger and can recover on his own. Before you get angry, can you at least understand what happened?"

Seeing that she couldn't win the argument with Lin Chen, Meng Hongchen glared at him, then picked up Xiao Hongchen and left.

"The winner is Lin Chen!" the referee announced loudly.

Three figures stood in the corner.

"A promising talent," Cai Meier said.

(End of this chapter)