Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 76 The Perception of Gold

Seeing that Wang Qiu'er's attacks were becoming increasingly fierce, Ji Lin dared not be distracted and swung his greatsword to block Wang Qiu'er's attack.

Wang Qiu'er leaped into the air with a burst of energy, raising the Golden Dragon Spear from above and smashing it down on Ji Lin. Ji Lin quickly raised his greatsword to block the blow, which felt like a meteorite hitting the earth.

The weapons in their hands clashed in mid-air, producing a deafening metallic clang and sending sparks flying.

Ji Lin was so shocked by the powerful blow that his feet sank into the ground, leaving a clear crater beneath them. Dust and gravel flew up and filled the air.

Ji Lin felt his hands, which were gripping the sword, go numb. A sense of unease crept into his heart. Wang Qiu'er's power had increased again. This girl had grown stronger in the battle with him. Where did this protagonist come from?! This was unbelievable. Why didn't he feel any increase in power?

Oh! He hasn't even used his full strength yet, how could he possibly break through and become stronger during the battle?

He knew he could no longer hold back and had to give it his all.

So, Ji Lin took a deep breath, and the fourth soul ring on the Heavenly Fire Judgment lit up. He finally used his fourth soul skill, Heavenly Fire Holy Flame.

Ji Lin was surrounded by flames. With a forceful movement, he wielded the Heavenly Fire Judgment and repelled Wang Qiu'er.

He swung his Heavenly Fire Greatsword repeatedly, unleashing dozens of sword energies towards Wang Qiu'er. Wang Qiu'er used her ultimate talent, Golden Perception, and with her three-dimensional senses, gracefully dodged all of Ji Lin's sword energy attacks. She seemed to be able to predict Ji Lin's every attack and react in advance.

Her movements were unpredictable, sometimes shifting to the left, sometimes dodging to the right, and each time she just barely avoided Ji Lin's sword energy.

It was as if they could foresee the future.

Ji Lin was dumbfounded when he saw this. Holy crap, where did that Observation Haki come from?

Coach, I'm reporting the opposing team for cheating.

Amidst the storm of sword energy, Wang Qiu'er skillfully dodged all the sword energies and walked step by step toward Ji Lin.

Ji Lin frowned. He knew that Wang Qiu'er's perception was almost as good as predicting the future.

In Heroic Spirit terms, it's Intuition A.

It seems that neither single-target ranged attacks nor melee combat can defeat Wang Qiu'er; both are suppressed by Wang Qiu'er's Golden Perception.

Therefore, Ji Lin decided to change his strategy. He took a deep breath, concentrated his soul power to the extreme, and then suddenly swung the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, using his second soul skill to manipulate the flames and gather the sword energy released by his third soul skill together, transforming it into a massive storm of fiery sword energy that swept towards Wang Qiu'er. Along the way, the earth was torn apart by the sword energy, and the rubble was crushed into dust by the storm of sword energy.

He didn't believe that Wang Qiu'er could dodge this large-area AOE skill using her senses.

Upon seeing this, Wang Qiu'er's expression changed drastically. She knew that the power of this move was extraordinary, and if she were caught in it, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Moreover, this move also happened to counter her Golden Sense, but Ji Lin had indeed underestimated Wang Qiu'er's Golden Sense.

Although she couldn't dodge this wide-range attack with her senses, her Golden Sense was no simple thing.

She quickly retreated, raising the Golden Dragon Spear as if to throw it.

Then she closed her eyes and carefully sensed the surroundings. After a moment, she opened her eyes and murmured, "Found it."

A phantom of a giant golden dragon appeared behind Wang Qiu'er, hovering above the Golden Dragon Spear. Wang Qiu'er then hurled it, and the Golden Dragon Spear transformed into a giant golden dragon, charging towards the storm of fiery sword energy.

To Ji Lin's surprise, the Golden Dragon Spear easily shattered the storm of fiery sword energy and charged straight at him.

Ji Lin was greatly surprised and hurriedly raised the Heavenly Fire Judgment to block the attack, but things happened too suddenly. He did not expect that his storm of fiery sword energy would be broken so easily.

In the chaos, Ji Lin's Heavenly Fire Judgment was knocked away by the Golden Dragon Spear, and his cheek was grazed by the passing spear, leaving a wound from which blood slowly trickled down.

Ji Lin touched his cheek blankly, feeling the dampness in his hand, and was a little confused.

This was the first time he had been injured during the assessment, and it was by Wang Qiu'er, who was of a lower rank than him. Although it was just a scratch, he was indeed injured.

He just didn't quite understand how his fiery sword aura storm had been so easily defeated by Wang Qiu'er.

Seeing Ji Lin's puzzled expression, Wang Qiu'er said, "My Golden Perception can sense and understand your soul skills, so I found the weakness in your soul skills. As long as I attack the weakness, your Flaming Sword Qi Storm is just paper."

Ji Lin looked frustrated. Wang Qiu'er made it sound simple, but finding the weakness in an enemy's soul skill and defeating it in an instant was something even a Title Douluo couldn't do. Only someone with Wang Qiu'er's exceptional talent could do it so easily.

Just look at the teachers on the viewing platform who are just as bewildered as Ji Lin, and you'll know how terrifying Wang Qiu'er is, capable of doing something like this.

As expected of an imperial auspicious beast, the darling of the Star Dou Great Forest, its talent is simply heaven-defying.

Ji Lin suddenly had a thought. Wouldn't Wang Qiu'er's talent be perfect for helping him cultivate his soul skills? He could correct any flaws, but the real challenge was finding the flaws in his own soul skills. Wang Qiu'er could find them easily, making her the best assistant for cultivating soul skills!

At this moment, Wang Qiu'er felt a chill run down her spine, sensing that someone was watching her. She looked at Ji Lin suspiciously.

She was unaware that Ji Lin planned to use her as a tool to help him cultivate his soul skills.

Although Ji Lin's weapon was knocked away, Wang Qiu'er also lost her Golden Dragon Spear, and the two are now fighting hand-to-hand.

Wang Qiu'er clenched her fists, conjuring a golden dragon head, and pushed off with her feet. "Bang." The sound of air being torn apart rang out, and Wang Qiu'er instantly appeared in front of Ji Lin. The wind from her fist swept towards him, and Ji Lin's eyes narrowed. He retreated rapidly, crossing his arms to protect his chest.

"Bang!" The two fists collided in mid-air, producing a muffled sound. Ji Lin felt a tremendous force coming from him, and his hands were almost shaken off. However, he still managed to withstand Wang Qiu'er's attack by relying on his strength and skills.

Ji Lin's eyes showed admiration. As expected of the Golden Dragon Martial Soul simulated by Wang Qiu'er, its ultimate power was not fake. This power was even stronger than his own.

You must know that he is a Soul Master, which is higher than Wang Qiu'er's level. He has also absorbed and refined 100,000-year-old whale glue, Snow Emperor's soul bone, and the Taixu Sword Qi. This is the reason why he can absorb a 30,000-year-old soul ring with his fourth soul ring.

However, Wang Qiu'er is only a three-ring Soul Master, yet she is stronger than him in terms of power. With Wang Qiu'er's current strength and physical attributes, her fourth Soul Ring could also be a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Wang Qiu'er did not stop her attack because Ji Lin was distracted; her other fist swung out quickly. Ji Lin hurriedly dodged to the side, but Wang Qiu'er's fist grazed his shoulder, making a whooshing sound.

Ji Lin was startled. He took a deep breath and suddenly disappeared in front of Wang Qiu'er, appearing behind her. This was a footwork technique that Chi Yuan had taught Ji Lin. It had no name and was just a way to dodge and move around.

He reached out a hand to grab Wang Qiu'er's shoulder, but Wang Qiu'er, who possessed the perception of gold, reacted extremely quickly and turned to face Ji Lin.

Wang Qiu'er, who had suddenly turned around, froze, and Ji Lin, who had reached out to grab her, also froze, his face full of astonishment.

The entire room fell silent.

(End of this chapter)