Douluo Dragon King: Embarking on the Path to Godhood from the Start

Located on the left side of the dueling arena is the first-year Class 5 team led by Wu Changkong.

The starting lineup remains the same: Yu Chen, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie.

Their appearance immediately drew everyone's attention.

After a week, Yu Chen and Gu Yue's soul power levels remained unchanged at 21 and 19 respectively.

Xie Xie surprised them by successfully breaking through to level 20 and becoming a Great Soul Master.

Located to the right of the dueling platform is Ye Yingluo, the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 1.

She looks about 80% like Ye Yingrong, but her brows have a more flamboyant and arrogant air about them.

Behind her were the students representing Class 1, Grade 1: Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Wei Xiaofeng.

"Both sides should send their personnel into the arena," Long Hengxu announced from the platform.

"Yu Chen, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, step forward."

As before, Wu Changkong gave the order in a calm tone.

Yu Chen led Gu Yue and Xie Xie calmly onto the arena.

On the other side, Ye Yingluo looked at Wu Changkong with a resentful expression, then fiercely said to the students behind her, "Yangzi, go! Teach them a lesson!"

Clearly, this is yet another beauty whose heartstrings have been unknowingly "stirred" by the aloof male god of Donghai Academy.

Soon, the three contestants from Class 1, Grade 1, also stood on the other side of the arena.

"Yu Chen, Martial Soul: Golden Eyes, Level 21!"

"Gu Yue, Elementalist Martial Soul, Level 17!"

"Xie Xie, Martial Soul: Light Dragon Dagger, Level 20!"

Looking at their three opponents, Yu Chen and his companions wore confident smiles and were all ready for battle!

"Zhang Yangzi, Martial Soul: Dark Illusionary Demon Eagle, Level 22!"

"Wei Xiaofeng, Martial Soul: Azure Shadow Serpent, Level 21!"

"Wang Jinxi, Martial Soul Bone Dragon King, Level 22!"

After the two sides exchanged names, the atmosphere instantly became tense.

"I don't know how you guys managed to beat those weaklings, but you're not worthy of winning against our class today! This time, we'll make sure you suffer a crushing defeat!"

Wei Xiaofeng extended his right hand, thumbs down, in a provocative gesture.

"This guy!"

Immediately, anger flashed in Xie Xie's eyes, and he clenched his fists.

"Hmph! Wei Xiaofeng, today I'll show you what happens when you underestimate someone!" Xie Xie stared at Wei Xiaofeng and said coldly.

"The match begins."

Seeing the tension between the two sides, and the air thick with the smell of gunpowder, Long Hengxu shouted, and the ultimate showdown, representing the strongest battle among the first-year students, began.

Both sides instantly released their martial spirits.

Xie Xie and Wei Xiaofeng, the two "mouth doubles," clashed first, their blue snake shadows and golden dagger lights flashing and intertwining in a fierce battle.

Just as Xie Xie was entangled with Wei Xiaofeng, Yu Chen and Gu Yue rushed towards Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi simultaneously.

Suddenly, a dense black light curtain spread out without warning, quickly enveloping the area where Yu Chen and Gu Yue were located, completely obscuring their vision.

"A control-type soul skill with dark attributes?" Gu Yue frowned slightly, but a slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

A yellow spirit ring lit up beneath her feet, and she immediately tried to activate the wind element.

A powerful gust of air swept outwards from her, attempting to disperse the obstructive black mist.

However, this dark light curtain was unusually viscous and solid, and the wind element could only cause it to fluctuate slightly, but could not completely dispel it.

A glint flashed in Gu Yue's eyes, and without any hesitation, she immediately changed her elemental attribute.

A soft yet bright light emanated from her palm, and light elements rapidly converged, transforming into several suspended orbs of light that illuminated an area of ​​several meters around them like miniature suns, barely dispelling the nearby darkness.

"Gu Yue, don't completely dispel it yet; leave some of the dark areas intact."

Yu Chen's voice rang in her ear at just the right moment, deep and calm, "They may be trying to use the obstruction of vision to their advantage. We will play along and lure them in."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue immediately understood Yu Chen's intention.

She controlled the brightness and range of the orb of light, ensuring it only illuminated her surroundings while leaving the surrounding area shrouded in darkness, creating the illusion of "limited vision and an effort to break through the darkness."

At the same time, she projected more of her mental energy outward, combined with her faint perception of the wind element, to be alert to any movement in the darkness.

"Yu Chen, this is bad! It seems they're going to use the Martial Soul Fusion Technique directly!" Gu Yueyu suddenly became serious and said to Yu Chen.

Gu Yue sensed that Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi had taken advantage of the moment when the two's vision was obscured to directly complete their Martial Soul Fusion Technique, intending to take them both away in one fell swoop.

Clearly, after studying Class 5's previous matches, Class 1 had a clear understanding of the threat posed by Yu Chen and Gu Yue.

Especially with Yu Chen's abnormal strength and ghostly speed, if they cannot take advantage of the situation at the beginning to quickly defeat him, once Yu Chen seizes an opportunity to get close, they may not even have a chance to complete the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

"Get behind me, stay away!"

Upon hearing Gu Yue's words, Yu Chen immediately gave the order without hesitation, and stepped forward to block Gu Yue's path.

Without any hesitation, Gu Yue immediately retreated and moved away.

"They're here!" Yu Chen's eyes narrowed.

Even with the illumination of the light sphere, it remains pitch black outside the visible range.

But a chilling, heavy, and terrifying aura, carrying the oppressive power of dragons, was rapidly approaching from the depths of darkness!

"Gu Yue, prepare for wind element amplification. The target is my upcoming soul skill. Go all out!"

Yu Chen's words were rapid and clear.

"Understood!" Gu Yue responded immediately, and the wind element around him began to surge intensely.

The next moment, a huge, ferocious dragon claw made entirely of stark white bones tore through the darkness, whistling through the air, and struck directly at the location where Yu Chen was!

Even before the dragon's claws arrived, the immense pressure was already making it difficult to breathe.

Yu Chen shifted his feet, narrowly dodging the thunderous attack.

The bone dragon claws slammed into the ground, leaving deep claw marks.

"Now!" Yu Chen's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

Faced with the bone dragon claws attacking again, he no longer dodged; a second spirit ring flashed beneath his feet.

Suddenly, he uttered an ancient, obscure language that seemed to contain the very essence of fire!

"My wrath is the wrath of a king; let it rise from the heights of Babylon and burn like the sun!"

"Word of Power: Lord's Flame!"

boom!!!

The fire element, at its most violent and extreme, exploded with a deafening roar centered on Yu Chen!

The blazing white flames expanded instantly, their power like a violent napalm bomb being detonated, or like a small sun being born on the arena!

Terrifyingly high temperatures and shockwaves swept wildly in all directions!

Almost at the same moment, Gu Yue's long-accumulated wind element power also erupted completely!

She gave a clear shout and pushed her hands forward. A highly compressed, rapidly spinning cyan wind tornado appeared out of thin air. It was not used to attack the enemy, but to precisely wrap around, entangle, and propel the "Monarch Flame" released by Yu Chen!

The fire is fueled by the wind, and the wind fuels the fire's power!

The already incredibly violent King's Flame, propelled even further by the frenzied wind tornado, instantly reached a new level of power!

The blazing white flames and the azure whirlwind merged completely, transforming into a crimson and azure fire tornado with a diameter of over ten meters that connected heaven and earth. It roared and crashed fiercely into the dark depths ahead, into the place where the Bone Dragon King's aura was most concentrated!

The violent collision of energy triggered a tremendous explosion!

The blinding light instantly dispelled all the darkness!

A terrifying shockwave, mixed with intense heat and flames, spread outwards, causing even the protective shield at the edge of the arena to fluctuate violently!

"My God! What's going on?! Why are Class 5 and Class 1 using their ultimate moves right from the start? This is the first battle that's the decisive one!"

A gasp of surprise erupted from the audience.

The traditional rhythm of the game—probing, grappling, and deciding the outcome with a special move—was completely disrupted at this moment.

This opening exchange ignited a fierce battle that left all the spectators speechless.

In another battle, Wei Xiaofeng, who was fiercely fighting Xie Xie, was also shocked by the sudden and terrifying explosion and the fire tornado that shot into the sky, causing his offensive to falter.

On the battlefield, things can change in an instant.

A moment's lapse in concentration could lead to total defeat.

Xie Xie was incredibly perceptive; he immediately seized this fleeting opportunity!

The Light Dragon Dagger shone brightly, and his speed increased again, allowing him to completely control the rhythm of the attack.

However, Wei Xiaofeng was subdued by Xie Xie in just two rounds.

"Heh heh, you dare to get distracted while fighting me?" Xie Xie mocked as usual, and then, without giving Wei Xiaofeng a chance to refute, he directly choked him to sleep with a chop to the neck.

After confirming that the other party had temporarily lost consciousness, Xie Xie immediately turned his attention to the main battlefield and began to watch the battle.

"roar--!!!"

A painful and piercing scream came from the center of the explosion.

The martial soul fusion skill—the ferocious phantom of the Bone Dragon King, which combined the power of the Dark Illusionary Demon Eagle and the Bone Dragon King—let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain under the head-on impact of the raging fire tornado.

Extreme heat scorched the bones, and violent wind pressure tore apart the structure.

It lasted for less than three seconds before the massive bone dragon king phantom collapsed and disappeared into countless specks of light.

Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, who were pale-faced, exhausted of their soul power, and bleeding from the corners of their mouths, were revealed.

Their eyes were filled with unbelievable horror.

The crimson and cyan fire tornado, though its energy was somewhat depleted after shattering the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, still possessed residual power and swept towards the two exhausted individuals with terrifying momentum!

"Keep it!"

Long Hengxu and Ye Yingluo stood up from their seats almost simultaneously, exclaiming in disbelief!

However, once the combined soul skill, which combines the Flame of the Sovereign and the full power of the Ancient Moon's Wind Tornado, is completely detonated, even Yu Chen himself would find it difficult to precisely control its dissipation in an instant after releasing it.

Moreover, in order to provide Junyan with the maximum wind element amplification, Gu Yue almost exhausted her own soul power and a large amount of mental power.

At this moment, her face was pale, her forehead was covered with fine sweat, and her body swayed slightly. Finally, she could not hold on any longer and staggered to the ground in a duck-sitting position. She was obviously powerless to help control or dissipate this complex soul skill.

Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi were about to be engulfed by the aftershocks of the fire tornado!

Just then, everyone felt a blur before their eyes!

A tall, slender white figure appeared as if by teleportation between Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and the raging fire tornado!

Her white robe was spotless, and her long, lake-blue hair flew wildly in the energy storm.

His dark green eyes were like a deep, cold pool, unfathomable.

He simply stood there, and the chilling aura emanating from him caused the raging fire tornadoes to momentarily freeze.

It is truly a dance in the sky!

He stretched out his right hand, and a long sword, pale blue in color and seemingly formed from autumn ice, appeared out of thin air in his hand.

On the sword, rings of spirit energy appeared and swirled one after another from the hilt.

The size of the spirit rings wasn't exaggerated, but their colors instantly plunged the entire audience into a deathly silence!

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black!

Two yellow, two purple, and two black!

The six spirit rings were perfectly matched, especially the last two deep, abyss-like black ten-thousand-year spirit rings, which exuded a terrifying pressure that made people's hearts tremble!

Wu Changkong didn't even pay much attention to the incoming fire tornado.

He merely turned his wrist slightly, and the Heavenly Frost Sword pointed diagonally forward.

The third purple spirit ring on his body suddenly shone brightly!

"Third Soul Skill, Frost Whisper."

There are no fancy move names, just a few simple words.

The next moment, an ice-blue arc-shaped sword beam was casually unleashed from the Heavenly Frost Sword.

The sword light was not huge at first, but it grew longer as it was lifted off the sword and carried by the wind. In an instant, it transformed into a crescent-shaped icy slash that swept across the arena, flying forward silently to meet the roaring fire tornado.

There was no earth-shattering, loud collision.

The icy blue sword light sliced ​​into the crimson-blue fire tornado, like a hot knife cutting into butter.

Wherever it passed, the raging flames and whirlwinds seemed to be paused.

The extreme power of ice instantly invaded, froze, and calmed the raging fire and wind elements.

The sword's edge pierced through the fire tornado and disappeared into the distant sky.

The fire tornado that had been raging and roaring, connecting heaven and earth, began to solidify and condense rapidly from the part that had been cut by the sword light!

The crimson flames transformed into dancing ice sculptures, and the blue whirlwind solidified into swirling vortexes of ice crystals.

In just two or three seconds, the entire massive fire tornado was completely frozen into a spectacular and bizarre ice sculpture!

Sunlight shines on the crystal-clear ice sculpture, refracting a dazzling and dreamlike brilliance.

Wu Changkong then slowly sheathed the Heavenly Frost Sword.

The sword transformed into a stream of light and entered his body, while the six dazzling soul rings dissipated.

He acted as if he had only done a trivial thing, then turned and walked towards his students.

Just as he lifted his foot to take a step...

Click... Click...

A faint cracking sound was heard.

The massive ice sculpture of a whirlwind of flames was covered with countless fine cracks.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, the entire ice sculpture collapsed with a roar, turning into billions of tiny ice crystal particles that refracted the sunlight in seven colors. Like a sudden shower of diamond stardust, they fluttered down, covering half of the arena and shimmering in the sunlight, like a dream.

This scene of extreme violence and extreme beauty was deeply imprinted in the hearts of every spectator.

"My idol—!!!"

It's unclear which girl was the first to let out an excited scream.

In an instant, the audience, especially the area where Class 5 was located, erupted in cheers!

Cheers, screams, and applause erupted like a tsunami.

Countless admiring and fervent gazes were focused on Wu Changkong's proud and upright figure.

The students in Class 5 were so excited that their faces turned red, and they proudly puffed out their chests, feeling honored.

"Yu Chen and Gu Yue... their combat power is just too outrageous!"

On the platform, a teacher couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"The two of them working together were actually able to defeat a Martial Soul Fusion Technique executed by two Level 22 Great Soul Masters head-on! Although the fusion technique might not be fully mature yet, its power... is simply terrifying!"

"Wu Changkong... how on earth did he manage to train such a monstrous student in such a short time?"

Exclamations and discussions spread throughout the spectator stands.

On the arena, dust gradually settled.

This high-octane showdown, which started strong and decided the outcome in one fell swoop, ended with Class 5 emerging victorious once again.

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