Having heard Xu Yuan mention it earlier, Tang Wulin was particularly cautious. When he saw Long Yue's eyes beginning to redden, he immediately realized that this guy was about to go berserk and became more vigilant.
With preparations already in place, Tang Wulin avoided direct confrontation with Long Yue as much as possible after each hammer strike.
However, this decision still had some flaws.
Even though his strength was augmented by the Chaotic Windsplitting Hammer stacking technique, it still couldn't match Long Yue's full-powered outburst.
The massive hammer, after sixteen layers of stacking, collided with Long Yue's dragon claw and was instantly repelled by the overwhelming force. Despite being well-prepared, Tang Wulin struggled to retain the dissipated force using the energy-storing mechanism of the exoskeleton mech.
This single collision caused nearly half of the accumulated force from the Chaotic Windsplitting Hammer stacking to dissipate.
If not for the exoskeleton mech, all of his stacked power would have been wasted.
But thanks to the mech, even when his movements were deformed due to uncontrollable forces, the exoskeleton could store part of the lost energy and reintegrate it into the Chaotic Windsplitting Hammer stacking.
Tang Wulin took a deep breath, quickly retreating toward the edge of the arena while continuously spinning to stack another four layers of the Chaotic Windsplitting Hammer. By then, Long Yue had already begun his frenzied pursuit, his bloodshot eyes glowing red.
Around Long Yue's body, earthy-yellow energy flowed, giving off a heavy and oppressive sensation. However, amidst the yellow energy now mingled streaks of blood-red, exuding an aura of madness.
In the Heavenly King Team's viewing box, everyone was alarmed.
"It's over… How did Long Ge enter this state?"
"What exactly provoked Long Ge so much?!"
Dai Yun'er turned pale with shock.
Even the mischievous little devil girl felt uneasy facing Long Yue in this state.
It wasn't just Dai Yun'er. Others like Dai Yueyan were also frightened, unable to understand why Long Yue had entered such a berserk state.
According to common sense, Long Yue should have been able to control his emotions. Even if he couldn't defeat Tang Wulin in his normal state, he could have chosen to fuse with his battle armor. Only after exhausting all options with his battle armor would he possibly enter a berserk state.
But why had he gone berserk without even using his battle armor?
En Ci watched the rampaging Long Yue on the stage, his expression wavering.
He knew how insane Long Yue could become in this state. If the opponent continued to resist without backing down, there was a real possibility of death!
Although Long Yue still retained some rationality in this state, he no longer had the ability to stop himself voluntarily. He would grow increasingly frenzied until he lost all reason, with the sole goal of killing his enemy.
Therefore, surrendering as soon as possible was the wisest choice.
If one stubbornly resisted, there was no telling when Long Yue might suddenly unleash a fatal attack.
En Ci hesitated.
Deep down, he harbored a slightly wicked thought.
After all, this match was conducted under a life-and-death agreement.
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In the Shrek viewing box
Xu Yuan watched the frenzied Long Yue thoughtfully.
He had specifically wanted to see what Long Yue looked like when he went berserk.
Now, he had witnessed it.
Tang Wulin's bloodline suppressed Long Yue's Mountain Dragon King, and Long Yue, unable to accept this, inevitably went berserk.
Xu Yuan's purpose in observing this state was to analyze the origins of Long Yue's Mountain Dragon King martial soul.
Now, having seen this state, he could confirm his suspicions.
"Long Yue's original martial soul was likely not the Mountain Dragon King. However, he must have possessed the perfect prerequisites to carry the Mountain Dragon King martial soul, which is why he obtained this opportunity in the Dragon Valley."
In the Dragon Valley, there were the remains of the Mountain Dragon King, along with its residual soul, which Long Yue obtained. Either it was integrated as a soul spirit into his martial soul to complete its evolution, or he also acquired the Mountain Dragon King's soul bones.
However, in the original storyline, the Mountain Dragon King's torso bone should have been given to Tang Wulin, and at the time, that bone should have contained the residual consciousness of the soul.
"So, they weren't the same Mountain Dragon King?"
How many true dragon corpses were there in the Dragon Valley?
So many soul bones…
Xu Yuan couldn't help but drool at the thought.
Although he didn't place much importance on soul bones and wasn't overly concerned about them, it didn't mean he underestimated their value.
Dragon-type soul bones were the most valuable among all soul bones, and those in the Dragon Valley were undoubtedly top-tier.
If he could retrieve one or two, they might even be exchanged for a piece of Heaven-Forged Metal.
Of course, beyond that, Xu Yuan was also curious about the state of those residual souls.
"Even a residual soul, with just a wisp of lingering consciousness, should have the potential to create a corresponding soul spirit."
Using a soul bone as the base, combined with a trace of residual soul, could there be a chance to create a corresponding dragon-type soul spirit?
Although Xu Yuan wasn't from the Spirit Pagoda, he had learned quite a bit about soul spirit creation techniques from Xu Shengqun due to his earlier need for Shan He, the Paper Soul Spirit.
His hypothesis had a high probability of success.
"Pity, I don't have any use for dragon-type soul spirits," Xu Yuan sighed.
The Dragon Valley was undoubtedly a treasure trove, but the current exploration by the Tang Sect was extremely primitive. They hadn't even ventured deeply into the Dragon Graveyard, let alone dared to explore further.
Xu Yuan remembered that in the original storyline, even someone like Dai Yun'er, who was a core member of the Tang Sect and had access to most of the Dragon Valley's intelligence, didn't dare venture toward the Dragon Graveyard.
Moreover, she likely possessed deeper information obtained from Long Yue, yet she still refrained from exploring.
Hence, Xu Yuan concluded that the Tang Sect's exploration of the Dragon Valley was still in its infancy.
As for the benefits of obtaining the treasures within the Dragon Valley?
Xu Yuan stated that his dreamscape required these research materials.
Dragon bones, dragon souls, and the power of true dragon bloodlines—these were all things he needed to study.
He would eventually need to condense his own bloodline, and researching why dragon bloodlines were so powerful was the first step.
He hadn't fully managed to strip the Golden Dragon King's bloodline power, but he was confident it wasn't his fault—it was likely due to the influence of Tang San, who had locked it with forces at the level of universal laws.
However, the true dragon bloodline power within dragon bones varied in strength, providing ample material for Xu Yuan to gradually study.
Long Yue, his eyes blazing red, leapt into the air, transforming into a massive mountain range, as if an entire continent was crashing down.
Tang Wulin gritted his teeth, withdrawing his dual hammers. The previously stacked power was rapidly transferred through the exoskeleton, converting from an attack into an explosive burst.
His legs propelled him with great force, turning his body into a blur as he narrowly dodged Long Yue's attack.
Boom!
The arena trembled, and even the entire stadium seemed to shake.
Tang Wulin swallowed hard, his eyes flashing with a hint of fear.
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