NOVEL WEB Chapter 150: Chapter 150
"Haha! Is this the true strength of the Elephant Armored Academy—renowned for its size, power, and impenetrable defense? This is all you've got?" Jun Tianlin chuckled as he exerted his full strength, effortlessly lifting Hu Yanli into the air.
At this moment, Huyan Li had fully merged with his martial soul and was using his third soul skill to suppress and crush his opponent. The pressure he exerted was immense, easily exceeding a thousand pounds. Yet, Jun Tianlin lifted him with nothing but his raw physical strength—and with complete ease.
"The weight of a real mammoth is no less than 6,000 kilograms, Huyanli. You're still far from that level. Now—fly!" With a powerful heave, Jun Tianlin hurled Huyan Li out of the arena.
"Big brother!" Huyan Shan reacted quickly, using his trunk to wrap around Hu Yanli. Sensing this, Hu Yanli immediately deactivated his martial soul possession, significantly reducing his weight. In this lighter state, Huyan Shan easily reeled him back in.
Jun Tianlin smirked "You're quite resourceful when it matters, but it would've been better if you just accepted your defeat and flew out honestly." He turned toward Senior Sister Huanyin, who nodded—her preparations were complete. Everything they had done so far had simply been to buy time for her soul skill
"Third Soul Skill—Cold Plums Reflecting the Snow!"
Huanyin's delicate fingers danced across the strings of her guqin, sending a mesmerizing melody cascading through the battlefield. A soft light shimmered over Huang Dou's team, yet their strength didn't appear to increase. The spectators in the stands, including Bone Douluo Gu Rong and several Soul Douluos, were left bewildered.
If this was an auxiliary soul skill, it should have provided some form of enhancement—but nothing seemed to have changed.
"Everyone, end the battle in thirty seconds! Move quickly!" Yu Tianheng, the team captain, issued his command with unwavering confidence. Defeating the Elephant Armored Academy—famous for its near-impenetrable defense—within such a short time was nothing short of audacious. But his belief in his team's strength was absolute.
As captains, it was only natural for him to take on the opposing leader, Hu Yanli. Meanwhile, Jun Tianlin wasted no time, charging directly at Huyan Shan and Huyan Ba.
At the same time, the Shi brothers, Osler, and Yufeng sprang into action, each engaging their designated opponents.
Osler and Yufeng, the fastest of the group, struck first.
"First Soul Skill—Wing Blade!"
"First Soul Skill—Leopard Shadow Assault!"
Both attacks were physical-based, and their opponents sneered, scoffing at their seemingly naive attempt to break their renowned defense.
But the next moment sent chills down their spines
The instant the sharp wings and leopard claws made contact with their chests, their supposedly impenetrable defenses crumbled like fragile paper. A searing pain shot through them as fresh wounds bloomed across their bodies.
Though the injuries were shallow, the sheer shock of what had just happened left them frozen in terror. Before they could react, Osler darted behind them, delivering a swift double kick that launched them into the air. Yufeng followed up immediately, summoning a whirlwind that sent them spiraling out of the arena.
The Shi brothers wasted no time either, unleashing their soul skill, Xuanwu Zhen, to knock their opponents away. Meanwhile, Jun Tianlin casually retracted his demon sword, grabbed Huyan Ba and Huyan Shan's elephant trunks with his bare hands, and effortlessly flung them out of the ring with an over-the-shoulder throw.
"How… how is this possible? What happened to our defense? Where's our strongest shield?" Huyan Li's face was filled with disbelief as he surveyed the battlefield. In less than twenty seconds, six of his teammates had already been eliminated. How had this happened?
"There's no time to be distracted. Your opponent is right in front of you!"
Yu Tianheng's voice cut through his thoughts as he lunged forward, his dragon-clawed hand crackling with lightning. He struck Hu Yanli directly in the face, forcing him back toward the edge of the arena.
It was at that moment that Huyan Li finally realized the reason behind their crushing defeat.
Yu Tianheng wasn't the only one who could bypass their defenses—his entire team could.
Their greatest pride, their invincible defense, had been rendered useless. Without it, the Elephant Armored Academy was nothing but a group of slow-moving, oversized targets.
"I see now… It's the guqin soul master… That third soul skill… It doesn't enhance their strength—it allows them to ignore our defense completely!"
In the stands, Ning Fengzhi nodded, having already deduced the truth.
"What does that mean?" Gu Rong asked
"The ability to ignore" Ning Fengzhi explained "is exactly what it sounds like. It allows the user to disregard a specific attribute of their opponent. In this case, Huang Dou's team has completely ignored the defense of the Elephant Armored Academy."
Gu Rong's expression darkened "That's incredibly targeted… I didn't expect that new girl, despite her lower soul power, to possess such a powerful auxiliary skill." He paused for a moment, then added "If she were to become a Titled Douluo, she could potentially weaken me by seven levels instantly."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head "It's not that simple. While her soul skill is indeed powerful, it requires time to charge. Without Jun Tianlin and the others buying her time, she wouldn't have been able to activate it at all."
In other words, this soul skill was only effective when backed by a strong team.
And now, with Jun Tianlin and his teammates at her side, Huanyin had found the perfect stage to shine.
"Hmph!"
At that moment, Huyan Zhen, watching from the stands, saw Hu Yanli teetering on the brink of defeat. He clenched his jaw, his mouth moving ever so slightly.
Ning Fengzhi's sharp gaze caught the movement "Clan Head Huyan, your actions seem… inappropriate for a fair competition, don't they?"
Huyan Zhen remained unfazed, feigning innocence "I don't understand what Clan Head Ning means. Did I say anything?" His confidence stemmed from knowing that as long as his message remained undiscovered, no one could prove a thing.
Back in the arena, Yu Tianheng was just about to push Hu Yanli off completely—when a sudden surge of force sent him flying backward instead.
The crowd gasped.
Huyan li now stood with an imposing aura, a golden helmet materializing on his head, giving him a domineering presence.
"A skull soul bone!"
The entire arena erupted in excitement. No one had expected to witness a soul bone—a head soul bone, no less, which ranked second among the six major soul bone types—appear in the very first match.
Huanyin's soul skill could only ignore a soul master's innate defense, not the additional protection granted by soul bones. As a result, Yu Tianheng's attack had backfired, and he had fallen into Hu Yanli's trap.
"You bastards, now it's my turn—ugh!"
Huyan li barely had time to celebrate before Jun Tianlin appeared before him in an instant, striking his chest with the blunt edge of his demon sword and sending him flying out of the arena.
"You activated your soul bone, yet instead of attacking, you wasted time talking. Do you just enjoy hearing yourself speak?" Jun Tianlin sneered, having already anticipated Huyan li's move.
And so, Huyan Li not only failed to force out Jun Tianlin's true strength but he also exposed his soul bone—only for it to be completely useless in the end.
The only thing it had accomplished was delaying the inevitable by a mere few seconds.