"Your strength is decent, and your speed is good too, but your force is too rigid, lacking variation."
"You don't seem to have fully mastered the power boost from dragon transformation; there's a slight sluggishness."
Dai Chengfeng calmly critiqued, his figure retreating half a step like willow fluff, perfectly avoiding the opening left by Yu Tianheng due to inertia.
Yu Tianheng's heart tightened. With just two fingers, Dai Chengfeng had broken through his fully charged attack and immediately identified the problems he was encountering while practicing the dragon transformation secret technique.
Indeed, he still couldn't control the surge of power after dragon transformation as effortlessly as moving his own limbs.
"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle! Watch this move!"
Yu Tianheng shouted, his third soul ring lighting up. Countless thunder serpents erupted from his body, instantly enveloping a large area around him.
Third soul skill, Thunder Wrath!
AOE attack with paralysis effect!
Simultaneously, a faint pair of dragon wings made of lightning appeared behind him, dramatically increasing his speed. He darted out from the lightning, his dragon claw gathering highly compressed thunder energy, exuding a dangerous aura—clearly using some powerful combination of soul skills.
"Not bad. Combining area control with individual breakthroughs."
Dai Chengfeng still didn't use soul power. His figure weaved through the dense thunder serpents, his steps profound, dodging lightning strikes at the last possible moment each time.
His eyes narrowed slightly, concentrating on his opponent. Faint golden light seemed to swirl deep within his pupils.
He closely followed every movement of Yu Tianheng, especially his transformed right arm.
He observed, analyzed.
He watched how Yu Tianheng's muscles exerted force under dragon transformation, how soul power coursed through specific meridians...
How the ancient dragon power hidden in his bloodline was triggered, causing such an astonishing transformation of flesh and blood.
Seeing Yu Tianheng's dragon claw attack again, this time Dai Chengfeng did not meet it head-on. Instead, his figure flickered like a ghost, closing in. His palm moved like a butterfly weaving through flowers, avoiding the sharp claws, and gently pressed against Yu Tianheng's transformed forearm.
A resilient, gentle force was emitted—not an attack, but like the most precise probe, instantly sensing the structure, strength, and internal soul power flow trajectory of the dragonized arm.
"Hmm? The defensive power of the scales is astonishing, the density and strength of the muscle fibers have increased several times...
The nature of the soul power has become more violent, with strong electrical properties...
This change seems to start from deep within the bone marrow, guided by the bloodline power..."
Dai Chengfeng rapidly analyzed in his mind.
He felt that the core of the dragon transformation secret technique lay in stimulating and guiding the ancient dragon power hidden in the bloodline.
This power combined with soul power caused a qualitative change.
This was not just a simple application of soul skills but involved a localized elevation of life essence.
Yu Tianheng felt his arm grow heavy, as if crushed by a mountain, and his attack was thwarted again.
He was shocked. Dai Chengfeng hadn't even used any soul skills, yet with just his physical body and techniques, he suppressed him to this extent?
He refused to show weakness, roaring furiously. A faint blue light flickered on his left arm, and shadowy scales began to appear. Though not as complete as his right arm, it was evident he started attempting dragon transformation on his left arm too!
Both fists shot out, lightning flashed explosively, the onslaught resembling a violent storm, engulfing Dai Chengfeng.
"Twin dragon transformations? Interesting, but you're far from mastering it. The incomplete dragon transformation of your left arm has instead become your weak point."
Dai Chengfeng skillfully dodged and blocked among the shadows of punches, reading the "data" of Yu Tianheng's dragon transformation secrets with every contact.
Whether with fingers or palms, slapping or pressing, he always found the awkward points where Yu Tianheng's force was strained and his soul power flow was blocked, lightly touching them and making Yu Tianheng feel so uncomfortable he wanted to spit blood.
Liu Erlong initially watched with a mix of embarrassment and amusement, but gradually her expression turned serious.
As a Soul Saint-level powerhouse herself, she had exceptional insight and could clearly see the terrifying combat proficiency and micro-level control over power hidden beneath Dai Chengfeng's seemingly relaxed and casual movements.
Without using soul skills, relying solely on his physical body and techniques, he toyed with Yu Tianheng, who had activated dragon transformation and was giving his all...
Just how far had this guy's strength reached?
She realized she had underestimated him before.
At the same time, she also saw Yu Tianheng's progress.
Though he hadn't yet used his self-created soul skill, being able to withstand Dai Chengfeng's pressure for so long and continuously adjust tactics showed that Yu Tianheng's growth far exceeded her expectations.
And all this seemed to stem from the "blow" dealt by the detestable man beside her.
"His attacks... seem to always see through Tianheng's next move, no, they see through the essence of Tianheng's power flow..."
Liu Erlong thought in astonishment, "Is he stealing the secrets? Is he observing the mysteries of the dragon transformation secret technique?"
She was right.
At this moment, most of Dai Chengfeng's attention was immersed in analyzing the dragon transformation secret technique.
He discovered that dragon transformation was not simply limb hardening or energy covering, but a complex enhancement involving cell activity, energy transmission efficiency, and structural stability.
Its principle bore a striking resemblance to his refinement of the body through innate Origin Metal Essence, pushing his body towards a higher level of evolution, albeit in different directions and forms of manifestation.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family's dragon transformation was a shortcut passed down through bloodlines, while his innate Origin Metal Essence was a more fundamental and comprehensive path to physical sanctification.
Observing dragon transformation greatly inspired him to refine his innate Origin Metal Essence, especially in efficiently triggering and utilizing the latent power within his body.
"That's enough," Dai Chengfeng thought to himself.
Through this "intimate" contact, he had gained a preliminary but profound understanding of the underlying logic of the dragon transformation secret technique.
The rest would require higher levels of dragon transformation or prolonged contemplation for verification and deepening.
At this moment, Yu Tianheng, who had been unable to break through for a long time, finally found an opportunity. He suddenly retreated a step, bringing his palms together in front of his chest. All his lightning soul power crazily converged into his palms, even causing the scales on his transformed right arm to glow faintly due to energy overload.
Veins bulged on his forehead, clearly showing the immense strain this move placed on him.
"Uncle! Take my self-created soul skill—Thunder Dragon Roar Breakthrough!"
With a roar, Yu Tianheng thrust his palms forward.
An extremely condensed, almost solid column of blue lightning roared forth. At the front of the lightning column, a fierce dragon head vaguely formed, exuding a destructive aura. Wherever it passed, the air was ionized, emitting crackling explosions!
The power of this strike far exceeded his usual fourth soul skill, approaching the attack power of a Soul King level!
Liu Erlong's expression changed slightly.
She instinctively looked at Dai Chengfeng, wondering how he would respond.
Finally, a serious look flashed in Dai Chengfeng's eyes.
He still didn't use soul skills, but this time, he no longer just evaded or cleverly deflected.
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