Chapter 119: Extreme Lightning attribute, Thunderbolt. Thunder Dragon! About fifty percent strength!
Yang Wudi said indifferently, "What's the rush? Let's eat first. Besides, how can a Soul Douluo who specializes in defense be so shameless as to compete with a child? He's only at the Soul Elder Realm, you Old Rhino!"
Bai He: ...
Bai He looked at Yang Wudi with a mournful expression. 'Are you indirectly scolding me?'
"What! Soul Elder! This kid looks no more than seven, right? Old goat, are you serious?" Niu Gao's eyes widened.
Yang Wudi pouted and said, "Yes. If you don't believe me, ask Old White Bird. He has already competed in speed with Hu Bai without suppressing his soul power and mental power, only allowing the use of the first three soul skills, and he still lost."
Bai He: ...
Bai He knew that Yang Wudi was teasing him because of the Immortal Herb, but on this point, he was indeed in the wrong and had to endure it.
Moreover, he was already very fortunate. Yang Wudi teasing him like this, willing to vent his anger, proved that their relationship was still good.
"He was comparing speed. Are you going to compare defense with Hu Bai? Even if you only use your first three soul skills, with the boost from your Soul Douluo soul power, it would be quite difficult to break through your defense."
Yang Wudi's words did not belittle Hu Bai in the slightest.
In his opinion, Hu Bai's strength was already that of a prodigy, but facing such an unequal competition, he would be at a disadvantage.
Hu Bai, however, blinked and smiled. "Since Senior Niu Gao wants to test my strength, it's a good opportunity for me to experience your defense. Following the same rules as before, Senior Niu Gao can only use his first three soul skills. Let's have a three-move agreement to see if I can break through your defense."
Niu Gao was stunned, then laughed heartily. "Good! Straightforward! But I'm not like Old White Bird. I'll suppress my soul power to the same level as yours. I, Niu Gao, pride myself on having unmatched defense among those of the same level. I really don't believe you can break my defense!"
At the same level, Niu Gao's defense was indeed very strong; perhaps only the Diamond Mammoth of the Elephant Armored Academy could compare to him.
As for the White Armored Earth Dragon of the Sacred Dragon Sect, it was a combination of attack and defense, slightly weaker in defense than these two, but with stronger overall strength.
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After the meal.
In the spacious square outside the Defense Clan's mansion,
Hu Bai and Niu Gao stood about ten meters apart. The next moment, Niu Gao released his Martial Soul—the Armor Plated Giant Rhinoceros!
His soul ring configuration was two yellow, three purple, and three black—just like Bai He—a level eighty-one Soul Douluo.
Hu Bai then released his Nine-Tailed Sky Fox Martial Soul, with soul rings of yellow, purple, and white, which also surprised Niu Gao.
But Niu Gao did not delve into Hu Bai's soul ring configuration, saying grandly, "Come on, let me see your attack. But let's be clear: mental attacks don't count."
Through Yang Wudi and Bai He, Niu Gao had learned a bit about Hu Bai's attack capabilities: he could use elemental and mental attacks—truly an all-rounder."
Hu Bai: "Of course, I will only use pure elemental attacks."
"Alright, come on!"
Niu Gao suppressed his soul power to the same level as Hu Bai, so he didn't dare to be careless. He immediately activated his Martial Soul, and his first soul ring enhanced his defense, covering his entire body with a layer of gray armor.
Seeing Niu Gao fully armored, Hu Bai didn't waste any more words. He simply raised his right hand and pointed at the sky, which immediately became covered in dark clouds.
"Thunderbolt. Thunder Dragon!"
A giant blue Thunder Dragon roared at Niu Gao in the air, descending with a series of whooshing sounds.
It is worth mentioning that after a year, Hu Bai's lightning attribute finally entered the Extreme attribute—a day ago—and the lightning attributed soul ring was also the first soul ring he obtained.
The moment it entered the Extreme Lightning attribute, the lightning attribute Element Heart automatically condensed.
"Holy crap!"
Niu Gao looked up at the fierce Thunder Dragon, his body trembling involuntarily. Not daring to be careless, he activated both his second and third soul rings, raising his hands to his head, and took the Thunder Dragon head-on.
Hu Liena looked at the Thunder Dragon and blinked. "Did Second Brother have another breakthrough? He used this move in the academy last time, but it didn't seem this strong then?"
Qian Renxue nodded and said, "Yes. This is an Extreme Lightning attribute—naturally different from before."
Not just Niu Gao; even Yang Wudi and Bai He, seeing the attack power and penetrative ability of this Thunder Dragon, subconsciously swallowed, terrified!
Yang Wudi calculated in his mind that he should not propose a competition with Hu Bai.
If they were in the same realm, he would be 100% no match for Hu Bai.
Niu Gao and Bai He, comparing defense and speed respectively, didn't suffer too much damage.
But if he were to compete with Hu Bai, it would be a real battle. Winning would not look good, and losing would look even worse. He should just avoid making a fool of himself.
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The smoke and dust dispersed.
Niu Gao was seen scorched black—his outer armor undamaged but completely blackened, with wisps of white smoke coming out of his mouth.
Niu Gao patted his chest in fear. Fortunately, he had activated his second and third soul rings in time, and his own defense had broken through to the mid-level Soul Ancestor at that moment, barely blocking this destructive and penetrating Soul Skill.
Tsk.
Hu Bai was slightly dissatisfied with this result and murmured, "I didn't expect it to be blocked. As expected of Senior Niu Gao. It seems I'll have to show some real strength to deal with your defense."
Niu Gao: ...
"Wait, wait! Let me ask—how much strength did you use in that last move?" For the sake of his own life, Niu Gao felt it was better to ask.
"Emm, about fifty percent, I guess. After all, we agreed on three moves, and the first move was just a test."
Hu Bai estimated very sincerely.
But this made Niu Gao feel a bit defeated, yet he had no choice but to believe it.
After all, Hu Bai had summoned the Thunder Dragon so effortlessly just now, appearing with a mere flick of his right hand. Wasn't that just a basic attack?
And his basic attack had directly forced out his ultimate move. How could he play like this?
"Cough, cough, kid, don't use lightning attribute anymore. Your lightning is too overbearing; it doesn't suit me." Niu Gao was very thick-skinned.
Yang Wudi saw Niu Gao's expression and knew what he was thinking. This old Rhino might think that the lightning attribute should be Hu Bai's most proficient move, but he felt that might not be the case!
Since he claimed to be an elemental envoy, he should at least be able to use three or more elements, and the power unleashed by these elements should not differ too much.
The attributes Hu Bai had shown so far were only space, wind, and lightning. The wind attribute had even advanced during his battle with Bai He, which meant Hu Bai still had other elemental trump cards he hadn't used.
At least two more!
Although Hu Bai's spatial ability was good, what he had shown was only for auxiliary purposes. Yang Wudi believed he should have something even more powerful.
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