Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

Upon seeing those battle scenes, Chen Luo subconsciously connected them with the plot of the book.

The soul skills and abilities displayed by Sea Spear Douluo are not much different from those in the book, except that Sea Spear Douluo seems to be more serious.

In the book's plot, the ones who challenged Sea Spear Douluo were Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong from the Shrek Seven Devils.

With the amplification of Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile and the blessing of Oscar's sausage, Dai Mubai barely managed to defeat Sea Spear Douluo.

Their victory was mainly due to Sea Spear Douluo's carelessness.

In addition, Ning Rongrong's soul bone skill played a crucial role.

"So far, everything seems to be going smoothly. As long as that Sea Spear Douluo loses his patience, Erlong still has a chance..."

Chen Luo thought to himself, his gaze falling on the golden spear suspended in mid-air, and finally settling on Liu Erlong, who had transformed into a giant fire dragon.

After a fierce battle, the Sea Spear Douluo and Liu Erlong have now distanced themselves and are in a standoff.

A moment later, Sea Spear Douluo took the initiative to attack. His third spirit ring lit up, and the golden spear split into three streaks of light, flying toward Liu Erlong at incredible speed.

Liu Erlong then used her fourth soul skill, a huge dragon claw that swung towards Sea Spear Douluo, but in mid-air it formed a huge fire fist that suddenly collided with the three golden spear shadows, causing a violent explosion.

The force of the explosion caused waves to surge outwards from the surrounding ring of sea, and trees further away to fall backwards.

Its power is undeniable, but it did not harm Liu Erlong or Hai Mao Douluo in the slightest.

Both men were decisive in their attacks and responses, demonstrating extensive combat experience, and neither gave the other a chance.

If they continue to fight like this, it will be difficult to determine a winner in a short period of time.

However, if the battle continues for such a long time, the final victor will definitely be Sea Spear Douluo, because Sea Spear Douluo's soul power is ultimately much more abundant than Liu Erlong's.

The advantage of her Soul Power level and the advantage of having an extra Soul Ring are not to be underestimated. If it comes down to consumption, Liu Erlong's Soul Douluo strength is no match for the Title Douluo-level Sea Spear Douluo.

It's important to know that Liu Erlong was able to possess such great power at the cost of recklessly consuming her soul power.

It's fair to say that as long as Sea Spear Douluo can maintain his composure, Liu Erlong will have absolutely no chance of victory.

However, all the titled Douluo-level powerhouses have their own pride, and Sea Spear Douluo is no exception.

Sea Spear Douluo was unwilling to win in this way. Even if he won in the end, it would not be an honor in the future, but might even become a laughing stock.

Knowing that his ordinary soul skills would hardly harm Liu Erlong, Sea Spear Douluo decided to use his ninth soul skill in order to win the battle with dignity.

A golden spear hovered over the ring of sea, radiating a dazzling golden light. Large swathes of seawater suddenly turned golden. Then, the golden spear flew towards the sky, releasing a dazzling light and shooting up a huge water column with a diameter of more than five meters. The water column was also completely dyed golden.

"boom!!!"

After reaching a certain height, the golden spear stopped rising, while the golden water column it carried exploded in the air, turning into a large shower of golden light that fell from the sky. The golden light rain looked drifting and was not fast, and had no offensive power.

However, it covered every corner of the Sea Spear Pillar.

The terrifying fluctuation of soul power caused both Flander and Chen Luo to change their expressions.

Compared to Flander's shocked expression, Chen Luo was relatively calm, because he had been mentally prepared beforehand.

Just as he had predicted, Sea Spear Douluo ultimately couldn't hold back and, just like in the book, used his ninth soul skill.

And this is precisely Liu Erlong's opportunity.

The Sea Spear Douluo's ninth soul skill is a single-target attack that can concentrate a huge amount of energy into a single point and explode, causing the golden spear to expand rapidly. The terrifying energy fluctuations can cause dozens of twisted black lightning bolts to swirl around the spear.

The attack speed of this skill is comparable to instant teleportation, making it impossible for the locked target to dodge.

The golden water column that exploded into a golden rain of light did not have any offensive power, but it was infused with the spiritual power of the Sea Spear Douluo, perfectly covering every area.

Once locked onto by the Sea Spear Douluo's mental power, the Sea Spear Douluo can instantly reach the target and launch a devastating attack.

This move is almost impossible to counter.

Unless one can foresee the effect of Sea Spear Douluo's ninth soul skill in advance, one should immediately choose to escape during the release of the ninth soul skill to avoid Sea Spear Douluo's mental capture.

Alternatively, one could possess a soul skill that allows them to evade mental capture, and ideally, also conceal their aura to prevent Sea Spear Douluo from locking onto their target.

In the book's plot, it was Ning Rongrong who used her soul bone skill to open the Illusion Space, thus perfectly avoiding the Sea Spear Douluo's ninth soul skill. Otherwise, Ning Rongrong and Dai Mubai would have had no chance of winning.

"I have a feeling that Erlong is going to lose," Flander said softly.

The golden rain fell on the giant fire dragon, causing no harm whatsoever, but Flander sensed a great crisis.

Flander naturally didn't know the effect of Sea Spear Douluo's ninth soul skill, but based on the terrifying soul power fluctuations, he could guess how terrifying the subsequent explosion would be.

Chen Luo appeared very calm, his eyes now covered in gold, having activated his Dragon Eyes.

“No, Erlong is going to win,” Chen Luo said.

Flander frowned slightly: "We're going to win? How is that possible!"

"Wait, why isn't Sea Spear Douluo attacking yet? His ninth soul skill must consume a lot of energy, right?"

Chapter 245 A Narrow Victory (Part 2)

In mid-air, the enormous golden spear confronted the massive fire dragon. The surrounding soul power fluctuations had reached an extremely terrifying level, but the golden spear hesitated to make its move.

Flander was somewhat confused, but Chen Luo had an expression of complete control.

“What exactly is going on?” Flander asked.

Chen Luo said, "You'll know soon enough."

Before Chen Luo's voice had even faded, the enormous fire dragon in mid-air transformed into a phantom and slowly dissipated.

That's right, Liu Erlong disappeared.

To be precise, Liu Erlong had already disappeared before the golden rain of light fell.

Upon seeing this, Flander's face showed a hint of surprise, while Chen Luo's lips curled up slightly.

“This is Erlong’s soul bone skill,” Chen Luo said.

Flander frowned slightly: "How come I never knew she had a soul bone?"

Chen Luo said, "Maybe you just didn't ask."

Flanders: "..."

Liu Erlong does indeed possess a soul bone, and it is a 50,000-year-old Hidden Dragon left arm bone.

The Hidden Dragon is a type of dragon-like spirit beast, and its appearance is very similar to that of a lizard, possessing the ability to become invisible.

The soul skill of Liu Erlong's soul bone is the core ability of the Hidden Dragon: creating a substitute, then entering a stealth state, concealing one's aura, and accelerating the recovery speed of soul power.

Chen Luo only learned that Liu Erlong possessed a soul bone after their relationship deepened.

However, this seems reasonable. With Yu Luomian's abilities, it would be relatively easy for him to obtain a soul bone for his daughter.

It was precisely because Chen Luo knew that Liu Erlong possessed such a soul bone that he had a certain degree of confidence in Liu Erlong's ability to fight against Sea Spear Douluo.

Otherwise, even if Liu Erlong possesses extraordinary combat power, given the absolute difference in strength, defeating Sea Spear Douluo would still be an impossible task.

While one can compensate for a lower level by relying on the strength of their own martial spirit and combat ability, one must have something extra to offer in order to have the ability to fight against a higher level, such as a high-level spirit ring or spirit bone.

In particular, Sea Spear Douluo is different from ordinary Title Douluo. His combat power is outstanding, and his ninth soul skill is basically unbeatable. Once locked on, defeat is inevitable.

Fortunately, Liu Erlong's soul bone possessed a soul skill that could counter Sea Spear Douluo's ninth soul skill; otherwise, the battle would have already ended.

Liu Erlong has now entered a state of invisibility, and her soul power is rapidly recovering.

In contrast, Sea Spear Douluo's condition was constantly declining, and maintaining his ninth soul skill was extremely taxing on his soul power.

The Sea Spear Douluo, who was originally in control of the battle, is now in an extremely passive situation.

The ninth soul skill is indeed powerful, but it also consumes a great deal of soul power. Without absolute certainty, Sea Spear Douluo dared not make a move rashly.

Sea Spear Douluo's spiritual perception is quite strong, and he was able to identify Liu Erlong's substitute at a glance. If he had used his ninth soul skill on Liu Erlong's substitute, he would probably have suffered an even greater loss.

Chen Luo possesses the Eyes of the Divine Dragon, which allows him to vaguely detect Liu Erlong's location.

Liu Erlong was slowly approaching Sea Spear Douluo, appearing very cautious, clearly wanting to end this battle.

Sea Spear Douluo remained vigilantly observing his surroundings, trapped in a stalemate where he couldn't make a move.

Just as Sea Spear Douluo was struggling to make a decision, Liu Erlong suddenly launched an attack.

A huge dragon tail suddenly appeared, lashed out at the golden spear, and sent it flying.

Caught completely off guard, Sea Spear Douluo was struck by this heavy blow, his ninth soul skill was forcibly interrupted, and he was also forced to end his Martial Soul True Body state.

"puff!!!"

Sea Spear Douluo landed on the Sea Spear Sacred Pillar platform, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face full of resentment.

Liu Erlong had already ended her Martial Soul True Body state and landed steadily in front of Sea Spear Douluo, clasping her hands in greeting: "Thank you for your humility, senior!"

Although Sea Spear Douluo was very reluctant to admit it, he finally said, "You won."

Perhaps it was his inner resentment that drove him to ask, "This must be the first time you've seen my ninth soul skill, right? Why are you waiting for me to use it, as if it were pre-planned?"

Liu Erlong said, "I don't know what the effect of your ninth soul skill is, but my soul skill is indeed prepared for your ninth soul skill."

Sea Spear Douluo laughed: "That's right, suddenly disappearing can indeed deal with various sudden changes."

Liu Erlong smiled, then looked at Chen Luo and Flander on the outer perimeter of the ring, her gaze finally settling on Chen Luo.

"I did it!" Liu Erlong said, his heart filled with joy.

Being able to defeat a Title Douluo is undoubtedly a great achievement for a Soul Douluo.

Liu Erlong's successful defeat of Sea Spear Douluo means that Liu Erlong has completed her fourth trial and has also received the corresponding reward, which is that her soul power level has increased by one level.

Liu Erlong's current soul power level has reached level 87. With her original foundation, she is not far from level 88.

If Liu Erlong can successfully complete the fifth and sixth trials, reaching the Title Douluo realm on Seagod Island seems like a real possibility.

Flander, however, faces a much more difficult situation. Even if he completes the fourth assessment with Chen Luo's help, the rewards he receives are unlikely to be substantial, and he probably won't receive the reward of a level increase in soul power.

In the book's plot, Oscar and his friends used this opportunistic method when challenging a Title Douluo, and the only reward they received was a half-level increase in their soul power.

Flander only had the fifth level of the Black Rank Trial, so it was impossible for him to use the trial rewards to try and become a Title Douluo.

As the saying goes, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

Flander knew he had no hope of becoming a Title Douluo, and his gaze toward Liu Erlong held not only envy but also a hint of disappointment.

"Boss Fu, I plan to start the fourth assessment in a few days. What are your plans?" Chen Luo asked.

He then added, "If you plan to train for another six months, that's fine too, I'll wait for you."