Douluo Continent: Naru Sacred Heart, Snow Shines Forever

On the battle stage, the two stood facing each other.

Qin Ming, who was on one side, was still explaining the rules of the Soul Battle when he said in a deep voice:

"Battle Spirit - Begin!"

Before the last note had faded, two low growls, poised to erupt, burst forth simultaneously.

"Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, possess me!"

A dazzling blue light suddenly shone from between Yu Tianheng's eyebrows, then instantly spread, surging from his brow into his entire body.

Streaks of blue-purple electricity erupted like small snakes, circling around his body and crackling loudly.

Aside from a new blue lightning bolt symbol on his forehead, his right sleeve had completely ripped and turned to ashes due to the expansion of his right arm.

Its arm length increased by more than half a foot, and the entire arm became extremely thick, covered with hard, bluish-purple scales. Its hand also transformed into sharp dragon claws.

Every joint in his hand became extremely large, and the blue-purple snake-like electricity swirling around him constantly condensed or flowed on his arms, crackling loudly.

The three spirit rings—two yellow and one purple—did not coil around the body of other spirit masters, but rather hovered on this special dragon-transformed arm, trembling gently with the fluctuations of spirit power.

This is unique to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex—

The spirit rings were coiled around the dragon's arm, not around its entire body.

This way, the power is more concentrated, and the explosive force is even more terrifying.

On the other side, Chen Jieqi's aura suddenly changed.

There were no violent roars, no grotesque mutations, only a pure, warm, and radiant sacred power.

As the mark between his brows slowly awoke, a golden halo flowed over his entire body like water.

Slowly, a tangram puzzle resembling a crystal aggregate emerged, gleaming with a soft golden light, hovering in front of my head.

He then raised his hand, and a pale golden light shone from his right palm. The light condensed, and a strange longsword appeared—the Ashbringer.

The faint light at the blade had been completely elementalized, the flames boiling, carrying a sacred aura that purified everything, and was extremely impactful.

"Yu Tianheng, Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, Level 39 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Master, please enlighten me!"

Yu Tianheng said in a deep voice, "This is the Soul Battle Etiquette among Soul Masters in the Douluo Continent."

Chen Jieqi's voice was calm and steady:

"Chen Jieqi, Martial Soul: Heart of Naru, Level 43 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Master, please enlighten me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Tianheng took the initiative to strike, because he knew that he was inferior to his opponent in both the power of his soul skills and the amount of soul power, so he had to take the initiative to strike first.

The third spirit ring, the purple ring, suddenly lit up and trembled violently on the dragon-transformed arm.

Third Soul Skill: Thunderous Fury

This self-amplification skill enters a berserk state for a certain period of time after use, increasing lightning power by 100% and soul power by 50%. It can last until the soul power is exhausted if not actively canceled.

Suddenly, blue lightning surged around Yu Tianheng once more, his dragon blood boiled, and a deep roar rolled from his throat, as if an ancient thunder dragon had awakened.

On the dragon's right arm, dragon scales stood up one by one, and the electric arc aura gradually reached its peak. Blue-purple snake electricity swirled wildly around him, and even the floor of the battle chamber crackled with electricity.

Watching the battle, Yu Feng subconsciously clenched his fists. "Boss Yu went all out right from the start!"

At the same time, the first yellow ring also lit up.

[First Soul Skill - Thunder Dragon Claw]

This was the enhanced Thunder Dragon Claw, and Yu Tianheng swung his right arm fiercely out from a distance!

A gigantic phantom of a lightning dragon claw shot out from the arm, its entire body composed of condensed blue-purple lightning, its five sharp, blade-like claws gleaming coldly.

With a sharp whistling sound that pierced the sky, it was like a bolt of lightning that struck down from the sky, grabbing fiercely towards Chen Jieqi!

"Take this!"

Despite the massive dragon claw hurtling towards him, Chen Jieqi remained unmoved, his golden eyes still calm and composed.

Suddenly, the first yellow ring on his body shone brightly.

[First Soul Skill - Holy Protection of Light]

Consumes 1% of base soul power to amplify oneself, while increasing strength, defense, and holy attributes by 80% for the duration of an incense stick burning.

Instantly, the golden light imprint on Chen Jieqi Naru's heart shone brightly, and warm holy light covered his entire body like flowing water, making his aura instantly more magnificent and holy.

"That's not enough. We're facing the number one beast spirit, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, with its attack amplified by its third spirit skill and dragon transformation!"

Chen Jieqi thought to himself,

Immediately, the second purple ring shone brightly, and the holy light surged once more.

[Second Soul Skill - Holy Light Praise]

Consumes 2% of base Soul Power to increase all personal attributes by 50%, Holy attribute by 100%, and resistance to abnormal statuses such as Darkness and Corrosion by 100%. Lasts for the duration of two incense sticks.

The divine aura instantly surged to a new peak, and Chen Jieqi's body was surrounded by intense golden light, which even shone a pale gold on the walls of the Soul Fighting Room.

"Double increase..."

Dugu Yan narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Still as cautious as ever."

Immediately, the Ashbringer in his hand drew the first dazzling streak of light in mid-air, and with a burst of strength, he slashed the sword horizontally, the golden blade detaching from the blade.

Then, with a swift twist of his wrist, Ashbringer slashed vertically downwards.

The second light blade descended vertically, intertwining with the horizontal light blade in mid-air to form a giant golden cross, the flames at the edge of the cross even scorching the air.

"Cross Light Blade Slash!"

Chen Jieqi said in a deep voice,

The cross-shaped light suddenly expanded, and the sacred energy condensed to its extreme, like a golden sun, striking towards the oncoming giant dragon claw.

This is Chen Jieqi's self-created soul skill, an attack method that condenses and compresses his own divine attributes behind the sword; it belongs to elemental attack.

As its attributes are refined and enhanced, it is now amplified twice, making its power comparable to the fourth soul skill of an ordinary Soul Master.

The next moment—

Holy light and thunder collided with a deafening roar!

"boom--!!"

Golden and white light, along with blue and purple light, exploded in the center of the battle arena. The blinding light instantly engulfed the entire arena, and even the team members watching the battle subconsciously squinted their eyes.

The deafening thunder and the soft murmur of holy light intertwined, as blue-purple lightning frantically tore at the golden light blade.

Meanwhile, the blazing holy light continuously purified and dissolved the raging thunder power, and the two forces clashed fiercely in mid-air.

The enormous lightning dragon claw twisted slightly, and the electric arcs on its surface continuously disintegrated under the erosion of holy light, while the cross-shaped light blade remained sharp and undiminished, its golden blade even becoming more intense with each collision.

Where the claws collided with the blade, an energy storm swept wildly, and the shockwaves swept in all directions. The onlookers could all feel the astonishing impact.

A brief stalemate,

"Click"

A sharp, cracking sound, like glass shattering, clearly reached everyone's ears.

The holy light patterns on the cross-shaped light blade suddenly became extremely bright, forcefully breaking through the lightning aura and tearing a straight 'X'-shaped crack in the center of the dragon claw phantom!

The light of the Thunder Dragon Claw dimmed suddenly, then vanished with a roar, turning into countless blue-purple electric fragments, which were completely purified by the holy light.

Ye Lingling tightened her grip on the Nine-Heart Begonia, a look of shock flashing in her eyes.

After piercing the dragon's claw, the cross-shaped light blade lost most of its power, yet it still slashed forward.

At this moment, Yu Tianheng subconsciously stepped back, then his dragon-transformed right arm was held horizontally in front of him to block with all his might.

Instantly, he felt a force of recoil travel along the dragon's arm, filled with dissolving and purifying power, frantically eroding his soul power meridians.

He gritted his teeth and continued to increase his soul power until he slowly dissipated the force.

Yu Tianheng steadied himself, his dragon-transformed right arm trembling slightly.

He looked up at Chen Jieqi, a complex expression flashing in his eyes.

Shock, resentment, but even more so, a burning fighting spirit.

"Even with the enhancement of my third soul skill, it's still no match for your first two soul skills..."

He took a deep breath, and a smile appeared on his lips.

Chen Jieqi did not pursue him, but simply watched him quietly.

He knew that if Yu Tianheng's third soul skill, "Thunderous Fury," wasn't canceled, it would continuously consume soul power.

He can't fight a war of attrition; he can only rely on bursts of power. But this burst of power has been completely undermined by his own actions.