Yuwen Tuo and Long Aotian stood at opposite sides of the soul battle arena.
This soul battle required no referee, as the Body Sect had complete faith in both individuals' character. Even without a referee, they believed they would compete fairly and justly.
"Yuwen Tuo, Level 54, Attack-Type Battle Spirit King, please advise!" Yuwen Tuo reported his level first. After all, he was the junior, so he had to be courteous to his senior.
Fire Elephant Power permeated his entire body, and the flames reflected, making Yuwen Tuo's hair fiery red.
Around him, one yellow, one purple, and three black — five high-grade spirit rings — shimmered.
"Long Aotian, Level 62, Attack-Type Battle Spirit Emperor, Junior Brother, you must be careful!" Long Aotian also assumed his starting stance, releasing six spirit rings: one yellow, two purple, and three black. It was also a super-standard, high-grade configuration, not much inferior to Yuwen Tuo.
Moreover, he had actually already broken through to Spirit Emperor. In the original work, it would be over four years later before he even initially entered Spirit Saint.
But now, he had suddenly grown stronger, and Yuwen Tuo realized it was due to his own influence.
Because of his appearance, Poison Douluo allowed him to absorb the 100,000-year spirit bone granted by the sect earlier, and Yuwen Tuo had also given him a top-tier torso bone of 90,000 years.
With these two spirit bones attached to him, how could his spirit power not increase?
It seemed that while he and Xiao Xiao were hunting spirit beasts these past few days, he hadn't been idle at home either.
His sixth spirit ring's cultivation year should also have surpassed the limit, at least 40,000 to 50,000 years.
Feeling the two immense spirit power fluctuations, their auras evenly matched, Xiao Xiao exclaimed, "Tuo Tuo and Big Brother Long are both so amazing!"
She had originally thought she was a rare twin martial soul genius in the world, but she admitted that if Tuo Tuo hadn't helped her, she would absolutely not have reached his level at an age similar to Long Aotian's.
Don't let Long Aotian's tall stature fool you. In reality, he was only one year older than Yuwen Tuo, just fifteen years old this year. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to participate in the soul battle competition four years later in the original work.
The soul battle competition in this era was not like ten thousand years ago where anyone under twenty-five could participate; it was restricted to twenty years old. This showed how terrifying Long Aotian's talent was.
Miao Xin said proudly, "That's natural. They are both the top prodigies of this era!"
Such talents, for an ordinary sect to have one, would already be akin to burning incense for their ancestors. But they had two. How could the sect not flourish?
"However, the more formidable one is probably still Little Tuo. Aotian's aura has already reached its peak, but Little Tuo clearly still holds back. He might not go all out in this soul battle!" Jin Peng muttered.
He could see Yuwen Tuo's intentions. He probably wanted to experience the second awakening of his core martial soul, which was why he challenged Long Aotian.
But Long Aotian was the Young Sect Master. He couldn't let him lose too quickly or too badly. Otherwise, they wouldn't see the second awakening, and Long Aotian would lose face in front of all his junior brothers.
"First Spirit Ability, Flame Execution Blade!" Yuwen Tuo struck first, unleashing a Flame Blade. A powerful blade glow, accompanied by fierce flames, directly targeted Long Aotian.
"Good swordsmanship! First Spirit Ability, Demonic Ape Transformation!" Long Aotian praised, and immediately used his spirit ability to defend.
He could feel that Yuwen Tuo's spirit power was lower than his, but his physical attributes were probably far superior to his.
If he fought him without using his full power, he would surely lose miserably.
Long Aotian's first spirit ring was obtained from a tyrannical demonic ape. Demonic Ape Transformation allowed his body to become more robust, amplifying all his attributes by thirty percent.
Although it wasn't as much as Yuwen Tuo's fifty percent, Long Aotian's move amplified all attributes simultaneously—strength, speed, defense, etc. Purely in terms of cost-effectiveness, it even surpassed Flame Execution Blade.
Long Aotian forcibly withstood Yuwen Tuo's blade with his body. With a roar, Yuwen Tuo's blade light and fierce flames were all pushed into the air by him.
And aside from a single blade mark on his clothes, his body was completely unharmed. He was indeed a master who used his skin as a martial soul. Moreover, that 90,000-year torso bone, being a defensive spirit bone itself, further enhanced his defense to a terrifying degree.
"Hah!" Long Aotian roared, taking a large stride. With a mighty leap, he jumped in front of Yuwen Tuo, then delivered a heavy punch, "Second Spirit Ability, Golden God's Fury!"
Both his left and right arms simultaneously began to transform. His right arm became a dark golden long blade, and his left arm became a dark golden great hammer.
This time, it was very similar to Flame Execution Blade; both were skills that transformed into weapons. Such skills generally amplified attack power.
Long Aotian's fierce assault was like a tiger descending from the mountain, his momentum overwhelming. In an instant, he unleashed dozens of moves. His right arm attacked with slashes, and his left arm attacked with slams.
Where his right arm swept, the arena cracked. Where his left arm slammed, the earth caved in.
Yuwen Tuo, in those dozens of counter-attacks, couldn't gain even a sliver of an advantage. It had been a long time since he had engaged in such a head-on battle with an opponent. Previously, his opponents were only capable of passively defending his attacks; none had the ability to fight back against him.
This was clearly no longer something a Second Spirit Ability could achieve. Long Aotian had incorporated his Unity of Heaven and Man combat technique into this spirit ability, naming it "Aura Condensation."
Therefore, each of his strikes was so grand and immensely powerful.
"Hah, well fought! Second Spirit Ability, Starfire Across the Sky, Third Spirit Ability, Phoenix Armor Dispel, Fourth Spirit Ability, Red Earth Thousand Miles!" Yuwen Tuo unleashed three spirit abilities in one go.
His flaming blade gained attack power, his fiery wings behind him increased speed, his fiery armor increased defense, and the burning hot blood on his body increased his strength.
His ultimate technique required formidable physical attributes to be fully unleashed.
"Blade Mountain, Fire Sea Power!" This was the move Yuwen Tuo used to sweep the entire arena during the Shrek core disciple selection.
With just one strike, he shattered Long Aotian's Unity of Heaven and Man combat technique. When Long Aotian prepared to make another move, each time he raised his left arm, a blade would already strike prematurely, forcing him to abandon his attack and retreat to defense. When he raised his right arm, he would be swept by the back of the blade, losing his balance.
"How can this be? Aotian's Unity of Heaven and Man combat technique actually can't be used! Has Yuwen Tuo also entered the Unity of Heaven and Man state?" Seventh Elder Liang Yusu asked in shock.
Jin Peng shook his head, "No, Yuwen Tuo is just in his normal state. But his normal state is already equivalent to Aotian's Unity of Heaven and Man state!"
Hearing this, the Titled Douluo elders were all shocked.
A normal state equivalent to the Unity of Heaven and Man state? Didn't that mean that every move Yuwen Tuo made was like a Unity of Heaven and Man combat technique?
One must know that Unity of Heaven and Man was the key for a Spirit Master to transition from an ordinary Titled Douluo to a Super Douluo. Many of these elders themselves had not fully comprehended it yet.
Long Aotian being able to comprehend it in the Spirit King realm was already considered a rare prodigy among tens of thousands.
But what the hell was Yuwen Tuo doing, integrating Unity of Heaven and Man into his normal state?
His realm was probably much higher than a Super Douluo's. This meant that in the future, as long as his spirit power was sufficient, he would face no bottlenecks, even after becoming a Titled Douluo.
"No, I can't block it anymore. Junior Brother Yuwen has all four spirit abilities activated, raising his body attributes far above mine. Plus, he has more 100,000-year spirit bones than I do. It seems there's no other way. To make up the gap, I can only use this move!" Long Aotian's eyes narrowed, becoming completely serious.
A silvery-white light emerged from the surface of his skin!
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