Douluo Continent: Awakening the Original Martial Soul at the Start.

Chapter 32 Breakthrough in Mental Power

On the arena!

The ghostly attack was already in front of Li Fei. Li Fei pushed off with his feet and dodged to the right. At the same time, he grabbed the ghostly arm with his right hand in a claw shape.

As the grandson of Ghost Leopard Douluo, Ghost Shadow naturally knew the weaknesses of agility-type Soul Masters and had learned how to deal with them. He switched his hands alternately, changing his attacking hand from his right to his left, thus dodging Li Fei's large hand.

With the release of soul power, a claw directly grabbed Li Fei's chest.

The sharp claws tore through Li Fei's shirt, revealing muscles as if cast in bronze.

The imagined sensation of sharp claws piercing flesh did not occur; instead, it felt as if I were gripping a hard granite, unable to penetrate at all.

The ghost looked incredulously at the spot where it had attacked, and discovered that the earth-yellow soul power was flowing across its skin like a stream of light, constantly resisting its attack.

"I don't believe it!"

The ghostly figure roared, increasing its soul power output. Dark light shone brightly on its claws, breaking through the layer of soul power on Li Fei's chest that resembled a protective aura.

"Iron block!"

With a low shout from Li Fei, his skin turned slightly pink, and the muscles in his chest tensed up quickly, blocking the ghost's claws. A metallic clang rang out as the claws were easily deflected.

The Iron Block was created by Li Fei using his original martial soul's absolute body control ability, combined with the control of muscles and force from the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique, and based on his understanding of the Six Powers from watching One Piece in his previous life.

Its defensive capabilities may not be as strong as the Six Powers of the One Piece world, but its advantage lies in its ability to move freely.

His right hand transformed from a claw into a fist, and his earth-yellow soul power surged continuously, accompanied by a booming sound, as he punched the ghostly figure.

Ghostly Shadow's face turned grim, and he kept issuing warnings in his mind. He quickly withdrew his hand, his whole body like a cheetah retreating after a failed hunt, dodging away.

"boom!"

The fist slammed heavily onto the ring, instantly cracking it and creating a shallow crater about two meters deep.

"Such immense power! Is this something a Soul Master could achieve?!"

Ghost Shadow's pupils constricted slightly, he swallowed hard, and stared incredulously at the shallow crater left by Li Fei's fist. If he had been hit by that, he would have been crippled or killed. He finally abandoned his contempt.

"Your Highness, you know about this self-created soul skill?!"

On the stands, Yingjie stared at Li Fei in disbelief. Seeing that Qian Renxue next to her showed no surprise, but rather an expression of expectation, she knew that Qian Renxue must know.

"This isn't really a soul skill, it's just the application of soul power. Li Fei had mentioned an idea to me before, which was to condense soul power and then release it in an instant to cause tremendous destruction! I just didn't expect him to achieve it so quickly, while I still haven't been able to succeed!" Qian Renxue said with some pride.

"Concentrate your soul power and then release it instantly. This not only enhances your own power but also consumes less energy. It's a really good idea." Sister Ying looked at the two people constantly exchanging blows on the stage and suddenly realized what was going on.

This technique is exactly the superhuman strength of Tsunade in Naruto. Li Fei improved upon his self-created soul skill, Explosive Step, turning the original method of increasing speed into an increase in strength.

However, Li Fei cannot integrate superhuman strength into his daily life like Tsunade, easily achieving the level of strength to uproot mountains. Currently, he can only finish the attack in the instant, which can be considered a half-finished technique.

"We can only use the technique Grandpa taught us!"

Ghost Shadow exchanged a few blows with Li Fei and felt frustrated. His attacks could not break through Li Fei's defense, and he dared not let Li Fei hit him. He could only keep dodging Li Fei's attacks.

"Second Soul Skill - Ghost Shadow - Enhancement!"

As the second spirit ring lit up, the ghost's speed instantly doubled, and it began to circle Li Fei rapidly, its arms trembling violently.

"The next move should be a powerful one!!"

Li Fei could tell from the fleeting figure that the ghost was in great distress, guessing that it might have forcibly used some technique that it couldn't use at the moment, which was why it was like this.

"I need to be careful. My soul power is inferior to his; I must utilize my physical advantages!"

Not daring to be careless in the slightest, Li Fei took a deep breath and began to circulate his soul power throughout his body. He was extremely focused and stared intently at the ghostly figure.

The outcome could be decided in an instant; the next strike from Ghost Shadow would be crucial.

"There's practically no opening!" The ghostly figure circling Li Fei several times frowned, its face grave. Li Fei had been facing it the entire time, making it difficult to find an opportunity. "Besides, maintaining this Ghostly Figure state is draining my soul power too quickly. I can't continue like this!"

"Give it a shot!"

"First Soul Skill: Ghost Shadow Flash!"

As his first spirit ring lit up, he vanished from his spot like a black lightning bolt. The nails on his right claws grew to more than twice their normal length, and a dark light continuously gathered around them!

"Oh no! It's more than twice as fast as before!"

"shave!"

Li Fei's expression changed drastically. His leg muscles and soul power compressed and exploded simultaneously, causing him to shift two meters to the side. His mind was more focused than ever before.

In an instant, Li Fei felt a subtle change in the environment of the entire arena. The ghostly attack began to slow down in his eyes, and he could clearly see the cold light flashing on the claws and the soul power it was breathing.

"I see it, the attack is here!"

Li Fei twisted his body and reached out with his right hand to grab the ghost's hand as if it had been offered to him. With a pull of his arm, he lifted the ghost's entire body up.

"If you can't fly, you can't take advantage of speed."

Ghost Shadow was grabbed by Li Fei, whose powerful strength made it impossible for him to break free. He was flung into the air like a sack of potatoes and then slammed towards the arena.

Bang! Bang! ...

After slamming it twice, feeling that the ghost had lost its fighting ability, he threw it onto the side of the arena.

"Sento! Sento!..."

Seeing the ghostly figure lying motionless on the ground, many spectators in the stands cheered loudly, witnessing Li Fei's victory together.

"The winner is our Soul Master Zhan Tu! Congratulations to him on achieving eight consecutive victories in the Great Soul Master Tournament!"

The host examined the ghost and found that it had indeed lost its fighting ability, and immediately announced the result of the match.

"Are you alright?!"

Li Fei took out a set of clothes from his storage bracelet, put them on, and slowly walked up to Ghost Shadow, extending his hand. He recognized Ghost Shadow's martial soul; having lived in the Spirit Hall for some time, he had met Elder Ghost Leopard and consulted him on cultivation matters, so he naturally knew what this martial soul represented.

"I'll win next time!"

Ghostly figure paused for a moment, snorted coldly, and still grasped Li Fei's hand.

"Then you'd better do your best!" Li Fei pulled him up and helped him walk down the tower.

(End of this chapter)