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Chapter 140: Grasping Time
🕑 Added 2024-12-28 17:14:10 +0000 UTCAfter the match between the Second Team of Heaven Dou and the Sky Water Academy, if the audience was full of excitement, other teams were serious and somber.
The Second Team of Heaven Dou showcased most of their strength in this match, but it also revealed how deep and unfathomable their power was. Despite facing the Sky Water Academy, who had defeated the First Team of Heaven Dou, they were able to secure a quick victory with minimal injuries to their team.
What shocked everyone the most was Yang Ping'an and Ye Lingling.
Yang Ping'an's fifth soul skill was able to withstand the fusion skill of a Soul Sect, achieving a complete victory. His combat ability once again surpassed everyone's expectations. Especially Yang Ping'an's incredible strike with his fifth soul skill, which could probably not be stopped even by a Soul King.
Even more terrifying was Ye Lingling. Her healing ability was beyond imagination, and her soul power had reached level 48, causing everyone to underestimate her.
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang's expression was darker than during the arena match. "Xiao San, what do you think we should do to defeat the Second Team of Heaven Dou?"
Tang San also looked grim. "To defeat the Second Team of Heaven Dou, we must first find a way to deal with Ye Lingling. As long as she's on the field, we have no way of dealing with the other members. But Ye Lingling is always surrounded by protectors, so we can't approach her."
"Yang Ping'an, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Niu Meng, these four are very powerful, and their teamwork is seamless. Even if we send all our main players, we may still not win."
At this moment, both Yu Xiaogang and Tang San felt some relief. Thankfully, they had recruited Talon and Bai Xiaofei early; otherwise, the strength of the Second Team of Heaven Dou would have been even more terrifying.
As for Yang Podi, they no longer considered him. The Second Team was already this strong without him; what would happen if Yang Podi entered the fray? It was beyond everyone's imagination.
Currently, the rankings were as follows: The Second Team of Heaven Dou was in first place with a perfect record.
Divine Wind Academy ranked second, having only lost one match to the Blaze Academy. Yang Podi was speechless about Divine Wind's loss; Feng Xiaotian was known as the famous sycophant of Douluo, with no resistance to Huo Wu at all.
Sky Water Academy tied for second, and they hadn't yet faced Divine Wind Academy. Their strength was indeed outstanding.
The First Team of Heaven Dou was also tied for second, having only lost to Sky Water Academy. They hadn't yet faced Divine Wind Academy or the Second Team of Heaven Dou.
Now, the top four teams had already gained a clear advantage, and it seemed they had secured their spots in the qualifiers.
The teams behind them, Blaze, Thunder, Elephant Armor, and Canghui Academy, would likely compete for the remaining two qualifying spots.
After the match, the group prepared to rest and encountered Canghui Academy on the way.
The leader of Canghui Academy was a very thin and gloomy old man, who seemed to be the leader, Shi Nian. Next to him was Ye Zhiqiu, whom they had encountered once before at Soul Hunting Town, where Yang Podi had humiliated him by grabbing him by the neck and throwing him out of the restaurant.
Yang Podi's younger sister, Yang Tianyue, spoke up. "Big Brother, what do you think of Canghui Academy? It seems we haven't fought them yet."
Yang Podi glanced at Shi Nian, seemingly calculating something, and then snorted lightly. "A small Canghui Academy, nothing to worry about. Consider it practice."
The members of Canghui Academy were all furious upon hearing this, seemingly wanting to argue, but the presence of the Second Team of Heaven Dou made them feel desperate and silent.
It was Shi Nian, the leader, who spoke up. "Young man, don't be so arrogant. Your team is strong, but the outcome is still uncertain."
Yang Podi completely ignored Shi Nian's words. "Have you ever seen a tiger take notice of a mouse?"
He then led his team away, no longer caring about the increasingly dark expression on Shi Nian's face.
The next time was for observing some competitors' matches. Yang Podi seemed to notice Shi Nian's resentful gaze.
Yang Podi communicated with Li Xiang and told him to continue leading the team for observations while he went out to buy something.
Yang Podi left the team and walked towards the street.
However, as Yang Podi walked on the street, although it was still bustling, the atmosphere seemed slightly unreal, lacking a bit of the usual liveliness.
Yang Podi pretended not to notice and continued forward.
After walking for about half an hour, Yang Podi suddenly spoke up. "After all this time, is it really interesting?"
Shi Nian seemed a bit surprised. "Kid, I didn't expect you to recognize that this is my illusion. Why would you still dare to follow me out?"
Yang Podi sneered. "Just an illusion. What impact could it have?"
Shi Nian seemed very angry. "Kid, since you look down on my illusion so much, I'll let you know my strength and teach you a lesson. I love torturing geniuses the most."
Suddenly, the world around Yang Podi shifted. It seemed like he was back to his childhood, with loving parents and caring grandparents. Then the scene changed abruptly, and he was in the battle at Clear Sky Sect, where countless members of the Breaking Clan died in a pool of blood, even his parents and grandfather were covered in blood.
At this moment, Yang Podi couldn't help but snort. "Shi Nian, your martial soul is interesting, but you are just a Soul Sage, too weak."
Before him, the illusion shattered in a flash as Yang Podi's eyes turned red, and a white light shot from him, instantly covering the entire illusion, destroying it.
What followed was an image of a gloomy old man, Shi Nian, but now he looked much weaker, bleeding from his seven orifices, gasping in pain.
Shi Nian tried to suppress his surprise and pain, speaking. "I didn't expect you, at such a young age, to have such power. You are from the First Team of Heaven Dou, so you've been hiding your strength for the final battle, huh?"
Yang Podi shook his head. "Just a soul master competition. It's not that important. I just want to see how the Spirit Hall views the Breaking Clan, and how the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family view us. That's more important."
Shi Nian was shocked but still spoke. "When you left the battle soul arena, you must have known you were under my illusion. Why pretend to be affected and follow me so far?"
Yang Podi smiled. "Although you are just a Soul Sage, I don't care about your life. But I'm interested in the soul bone you have. After all, it's a ten-thousand-year soul bone. It's such a waste to keep it on you."
Shi Nian was stunned. "How do you know I have a soul bone? You think you can deal with me so easily? I'm a Soul Sage."
Yang Podi sneered. "Just a Soul Sage. I've killed plenty of those."
Shi Nian seemed to want to make a desperate counterattack. Seven soul rings appeared on his body, and his seventh soul ring shone, creating an illusionary world around them.
But Yang Podi's eyes turned red, and two blood-red spear beams shot from his eyes, instantly turning the illusion into nothing.
This was Yang Podi's fourth move of the Breaking Soul Nine Styles: Blood Rain and Blood Wind, which he had recently comprehended.
This move, Blood Rain and Blood Wind, combined mental power, the Killing God domain, and spear beams into one. It inflicted damage on the enemy with mental force, causing them to gradually fall into a blood-soaked storm, inflicting great mental trauma. After being injured, their soul power and mental strength were suppressed, making it a deadly, invisible attack.
Yang Podi estimated that below Title Douluo, few could defend against this move, and with the increase in his mental power, this technique would only get stronger. Once he reached Title Douluo, it would be even more terrifying and impossible to defend against.
In the entire Douluo World, except for soul masters with head soul bones and those proficient in spirit-type martial souls, there were few mental-based attacks. This move filled the gap in Yang Podi's abilities, and he was even willing to challenge a Title Douluo head-on with it.
With the illusion shattered, Shi Nian fell to the ground, severely injured and on the verge of death. Yang Podi had deliberately controlled the power, or else he would have been killed instantly.
As for Shi Nian, whether his martial soul or soul bone, Yang Podi felt some regret. A Soul Sage-level spirit master was rare on Douluo Continent, and if he could be captured, he would be valuable.
However, Shi Nian's ten-thousand-year soul bone was too low in age, and while soul bone skills were powerful, its potential was far inferior. Yang Podi wouldn't have cared if it had been a 60,000-year soul bone, but since it was only a ten-thousand-year one, it was not worth much.
If Yang Podi's talent were any weaker, or if he had met Shi Nian a few years earlier, he might have fallen for his trick. Now, whether it was Shi Nian's strength or soul bone, they were too insignificant.
In the end, Yang Podi sighed, took some healing pills, fed them to Shi Nian, and then stored him in a soul-guiding device that could sustain life. He quickly left the area.
Within just ten minutes, Yang Podi returned to the Breaking Clan. Before his grandfather Yang Wudi could speak, Yang Podi immediately followed him and his father into the secret chamber.
In the secret room, Yang Podi took Shi Nian out of the soul-guiding device. After taking the medicine, Shi Nian seemed to improve slightly.
Yang Wudi couldn't help but ask, "Podi, is this Shi Nian from Canghui Academy? Why did you bring him back?"
Yang Podi shook his head. "Shi Nian ambushed me, but I injured him. I was going to kill him, but his martial soul is still useful, and he has a ten-thousand-year head soul bone."
"How about this, Grandpa, let's seal his soul power and treat him. If he's willing to help the Breaking Clan, fine. If he resists, we can kill him."
Grandpa Yang Wudi spoke, "Shi Nian has a bad reputation and is known for holding grudges. Won't leaving him alive be a disaster?"
"Grandpa, although he has a bad reputation, his ability is still good. I may have use for him in the future. It's better to keep him around. Besides, he's just a Soul Sage, we can eliminate him whenever we need to."
In the end, Yang Wudi agreed, "Alright, since you value him so much, we'll keep him here and wait for him to recover. We'll see how he reacts."
Yang Podi nodded and returned to the battle soul arena.
