Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 344 Xie Xie: Please, another me

In the waiting area, Long Yue's expression turned somewhat gloomy.

This year's Monster Academy competition was a historic one, a humiliating one.

It's worth noting that in every previous Monster Academy competition, they've always had a full team that made it into the top 32. In one edition, they even swept the top eight spots in the individual competition of the Continental Elite Youth Soul Master Tournament.

But what about their generation? Apart from Long Yue himself and Dai Yueyan, everyone else was eliminated in the round of 64, something that had never happened before in the competition!

All of this happened after the arrival of these visitors from Douluo Continent.

Meanwhile, the four Shrek Academy students on the other side also had extremely solemn expressions.

Tang Wulin said in a deep voice, "He has become stronger." He could clearly see the five ten-thousand-year soul rings on Shenwei's body. Sure enough, not only were they getting stronger, but their opponents' strength was also constantly improving.

Even Shenwei is already a Soul King, so how could Lu Fa, as the captain, be any less powerful? He's probably a Soul King too.

As for Lu Fa, he is from the same region as Tang Wulin and the others. If nothing unexpected happens, they will definitely meet in the upcoming matches, either in the round of 16, the quarterfinals, or the semifinals.

Na'er also said, "It's a pity that his battle process was completely obscured by the lightning, otherwise we could at least have seen some of his fighting techniques."

"Hmm." Yuan Enhui nodded slightly and said, "He was already a One-Word Battle Armor Master a year ago, and now he has the cultivation of a Soul King. It seems that he and Long Yue will have a tough battle."

Upon hearing Yuanen Yehui's words, Tang Wulin and Na'er subconsciously looked at Xie Xie.

Yes, Long Yue's strength in this competition is definitely top-tier. Even if they don't say it, they don't really think Xie Xie can win.

Xie Xie, however, remained in deep meditation, seemingly oblivious to their conversation.

Xie Xie seemed a little different today compared to usual.

The competition continued fiercely, but the people of Xingluo were not very enthusiastic. And rightly so; even Feng Wang Lin San had suffered a crushing defeat against the Douluo Continent team, so it would be strange if they weren't excited.

Not to mention, compared to yesterday's competition, today's contestants seemed to be significantly weaker. However, the audience's attention was quickly drawn back to the final, most important match of the day.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the final match of today's competition is about to begin. The two opponents are Xie Xie from Shrek Academy in Douluo Continent and Long Yue, the Dragon King from Monster Academy, whom everyone has been eagerly anticipating."

Long Yue stood up with a calm expression, his face unchanged, like a mountain that has never changed in millennia.

Xie Xie didn't look in Long Yue's direction. He appeared very calm at this moment, his usual playfulness seemingly vanished. He strode out and walked towards the competition stage.

Yuan Enhui looked at the focused Xie Xie, his eyes flickering slightly. He had indeed grown, and this match would likely be a very difficult challenge for him.

She had fought against Tengteng from Monster Academy, and although she did win in the end, it was not an easy victory. It was because of this that she understood the power of these Monster Kings.

Long Yue's strength was undoubtedly greater than Tengteng's, so much so that even she lacked confidence that she could defeat him. If they were the same age, Yuanen Yehui believed she wouldn't lose to Long Yue, but unfortunately, they were five years apart.

And Xie Xie? Could he handle his opponent? Just because of one sentence from him, was he going to fight Long Yue to the death? A ripple appeared in Yuan En Ye Hui's eyes.

Without a doubt, this was a match that everyone was watching closely. It's fair to say that the entire audience in the Xingluo Stadium was incredibly tense at this moment.

Because they all knew that Monster Academy couldn't afford to lose again. If they lost this match, Monster Academy would be completely wiped out.

On the arena, Long Yue looked at Xie Xie, who remained calm despite his expression, with some surprise. How could this Shrek Academy student be so composed when facing him?

However, Long Yue was only slightly surprised. He had watched several of Xie Xie's matches and did not think Xie Xie would be his opponent.

The referee glanced at both sides, then took a deep breath. He knew that Monster Academy couldn't afford to lose this match. However, the Continental Elite Youth Soul Master Tournament was open to the entire Star Luo Continent, allowing no room for any unfair practices. Everything had to be done fairly.

"Three, two, one, the match begins!"

The referee's announcement rang out, but neither Xie Xie nor Long Yue chose to charge forward.

Long Yue's decision stemmed from his strong self-confidence. He was nearly five years older than Xie Xie and was the number one young person in the Star Luo Continent, so he naturally had his own pride. Therefore, he chose to let Xie Xie make the first move.

And what about Xie Xie?

On Xie Xie's right arm, streaks of black and white light swirled, and white battle armor with black patterns quickly covered his right forearm, hand, and shoulder—two pieces of battle armor. In terms of the number of battle armor pieces, he, like Tang Wulin, was relatively few among his companions.

At the same time, Xie Xie's body remained motionless, and upon closer inspection through the screen, it could be seen that he had closed his eyes.

He held the Light Dragon Dagger in his right hand and raised it to his chest. He seemed to be frozen in place, but his aura began to rise continuously. A faint golden mist rose from his body as he gathered his strength!

"Oh, gathering momentum?"

On the other side, Long Yue raised an eyebrow. He could tell what Xie Xie was doing. Was he planning to win with one blow?

As time went on, Xie Xie's aura grew stronger and stronger, but Long Yue did not make any move, as if he was waiting for Xie Xie to raise his combat power to its strongest level.

Yes, he wanted to face Xie Xie's strongest attack. Defeating his opponent when they unleashed their strongest attack would bring a sense of accomplishment and truly suppress them.

The golden mist surrounding Xie Xie began to condense, and his fourth soul ring lit up. The golden flames gradually coalesced into a dragon shape, and the Light Dragon Dagger in his hand suddenly vanished as a stream of light. The golden dragon-shaped light and shadow instantly solidified, just like a golden dragon.

Unlike Tang Wulin's golden dragon, his golden dragon was filled with the aura of light, so to be precise, it was a dragon of light.

Fourth Soul Skill: Light Illusion Dragon!

A strange change occurred in Xie Xie's eyes; his right eye turned gold, while his left eye became transparent like crystal. The aura of the Light Illusion Dragon continued to rise, and its form grew larger and larger as it accumulated power.

Xie Xie was well aware of Long Yue's strength; the Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul was so powerful that even Le Zhengyu's Angelic Holy Sword struggled to break through it. Therefore, even with his Light Dragon Dagger, he would likely find it difficult to injure Long Yue.

In terms of speed, Long Yue's soul skill attack range is also extremely large, so rather than scratching the surface of the defense, it is better to finish the job in one fell swoop and decide the outcome with one strike.

The Radiant Dragon finally took shape, its wings spread, and it roared to the sky. The intense aura of light seemed to draw the sunlight in the sky, causing golden flames to rise around Xie Xie's body.

"Light and Shadow Illusion Dragon"

A glint of light flashed in Xie Xie's eyes, and he lunged towards Long Yue with terrifying speed, leaving behind a trail of afterimages. He was even faster than Dai Yun'er had been.

With the Light Illusion Dragon having gathered its power for a long time, this attack could be said to be the strongest attack Xie Xie could use at the moment. Even if it was a Soul King, Xie Xie was confident that he could severely injure it with one blow.

"it is good."

Long Yue shouted, considering Xie Xie's attack to be quite impressive. To achieve this at such a young age, Xie Xie had much to be proud of.

"Unfortunately, it's still a little short."

Long Yue let out a roar, and then his entire being underwent a dramatic transformation.

Long Yue's already enormous figure was rapidly growing larger, expanding to over five meters tall in the blink of an eye.

His entire body was covered in a layer of huge, brownish-red scales. These scales were round and each one was extremely large. The scales were like spheres cut in half and protruding outwards. A long tail was dragged behind him. He had terrifying muscles and broad shoulders.

Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul, Possession!

Three purple, three black, and six spirit rings appeared!

After his martial spirit possessed him, Long Yue looked at Xie Xie rushing towards him, a flash of bloodlust crossing his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. Then, Long Yue raised his fist and smashed it towards Xie Xie.

"Bang!!"

Xie Xie's desperate strike landed on his fist as if it had struck a massive mountain. Although stone chips flew everywhere, Long Yue's immense power still brought his momentum to a halt.

"Um?"

Just then, Long Yue let out a soft exclamation, because at that moment, a ripple suddenly appeared in the air above Xie Xie, and a phantom light and shadow pressed down.

A glint of purple light flashed in Long Yue's eyes—the Tang Sect's ultimate technique: Purple Demon Eye. Yes, Long Yue was still a member of the Tang Sect.

With the exceptional observational abilities granted by his Purple Demon Eyes, Long Yue vaguely saw a blurry figure of light and shadow, echoing Xie Xie below, attacking him from both above and below.

"So that's how it is. This is your real attack," Long Yue said with some surprise.

Yes, Xie Xie possesses twin martial souls. How could he possibly use a single Light Dragon Dagger to deal with Long Yue? As early as when he was gathering his strength, Xie Xie had already secretly used his third soul skill to create an invisible shadow dragon clone.

This clone had been hiding nearby, waiting for its opportunity. Because the clone and the original body shared the same aura, even Long Yue didn't notice it immediately.

The purpose was to deliver a fatal blow to Long Yue at this very moment through the Illusionary Dragon of Light and Shadow.

The invisible Shadow Dragon descended from above, attacking from both above and below the Light Dragon. The two dragons pressed down simultaneously, seemingly resonating with each other, which further amplified the power of the attack.

"Immovable as a mountain!"

With a low shout from Long Yue, he suddenly became towering, halting Xie Xie's momentum with the Illusionary Dragon of Light. Then, a tremendous force emanated from the Light Dragon Dagger, sending Xie Xie flying.

"Still not working?" Xie Xie steadied himself from flying backward, dissipated the force, and landed smoothly. Feeling his hands, which were already a little numb, he gave a wry smile.

That last attack was arguably his strongest strike, a combined attack with the Twin Dragon Daggers of Light and Shadow, which caught Long Yue off guard, yet it still couldn't break through his defense.

"This guy's mastery of soul skills has reached a level of perfection."

Looking at Long Yue's towering figure, Xie Xie's eyes flashed, because this so-called immovable mountain was the product of Long Yue combining his first soul skill, Mountain and River, with himself.

To be able to use one's soul skills so flexibly is something that probably few people in Shrek Academy could do. The strongest king of Monster Academy truly lives up to his name.

"You are indeed very interesting, but you are still too young. If you were my age, I wouldn't mind competing with you. Now you should be able to see the gap between us, so admit defeat," Long Yue said calmly.

The one who beat Dai Yun'er up was Lu Fa from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Xie Xie, on the other hand, was from Shrek Academy, so the two weren't from the same academy, and Long Yue wouldn't hold a grudge against Xie Xie.

"Heh, I haven't lost yet." Xie Xie gripped the Light and Shadow Dragon Dagger tightly and said in a deep voice.

"Is that so? Then go ahead!" With a deep roar, Long Yue threw a punch out of thin air, aiming straight for Xie Xie's chest. He was five meters tall, and even a single fist was the size of a washbasin. The terrifying power caused the air to explode violently.

"So strong!"

Facing Long Yue's sonic boom-inducing punch, Xie Xie felt even breathing became difficult. He never imagined that the gap between him and Long Yue would be so vast.

His full-force attack was easily blocked by Long Yue using his first soul skill, but he already felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness when facing Long Yue's punch. But it didn't matter; he still had a trump card.

"The rest is up to you, Shafulin!" Xie Xie thought to himself.

Most of the time, Shafulin would only guide him, but rarely helped him fight. In Shafulin's words, it was because he was afraid Xie Xie would develop a dependence on it, so Xie Xie usually had to fight alone.

However, today's match is different. Today's match is about the honor of Shrek Academy. At the same time, he also wants to seek justice for Le Zhengyu, who was seriously injured by Long Yue, and also wants to show his strength in front of Yuanen Yehui.

Of course, the most important thing was the last goal, for which he had begged Shafulin for a long time before it agreed to let him play online.

"Kid, this guy named Long Yue is far stronger than you. Let me be blunt, even if I control your body, I can't beat him. At most, I can only inflict some injuries on him. Even so, do you still want me to go?" Shafulin's voice echoed in Xie Xie's mind.

Upon hearing this, Xie Xie smiled slightly and replied, "That's enough. Please, my other self."

(End of this chapter)