Chapter 91: Dugu Yan vs. Yu Tianheng

"Yes."

Yu Tianheng's expression remained resolute in response to Dugu Yan's question. "For the past four years, I've wanted to prove that my feelings for you have nothing to do with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

"Yu Tianheng, there's no possibility between us!" Dugu Yan sighed. "Your feelings are your own they don't mean I have to reciprocate."

"Besides, my heart already belongs to someone else..."

"Belongs to someone else?" Yu Tianheng felt a sharp pain in his chest, worse than when Dugu Yan had first rejected him.

"That's right." Dugu Yan nodded. "My future will be at Ning Rongrong's side, just like Elder Sword and Elder Bone are now."

"This..."

Yu Tianheng was momentarily at a loss for words. Dugu Yan's response had caught him completely off guard he had assumed she had fallen for someone else.

But her words made one thing clear.

She would never leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and she might never marry.

"Dugu Yan, even if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan formed an alliance through marriage, it wouldn't be impossible." Yu Tianheng refused to give up.

Dugu Yan didn't possess the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda martial soul. Marriages between major factions weren't unheard of usually, under mutual supervision, a mental-type soul master from the sect would erase certain memories related to sect secrets.

"Give up. We will never be together." Dugu Yan had no interest in continuing this conversation. As she spoke, her martial soul, the Jade Phosphor Snake, materialized behind her.

Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Purple four soul rings slowly rose.

"Level 50, Control-type Battle Soul Ancestor, Dugu Yan."

"F-Fifty?!" Yu Yuanzhen abruptly stood up, his rugged face twisting in shock. "How is this possible? A 19-year-old level 50 Soul Ancestor?"

Judging by her soul power fluctuations, Dugu Yan's foundation was rock-solid no signs of instability whatsoever.

"Clan Leader Yu, perhaps we should call off the match."

Ning Fengzhi spoke calmly.

"To be honest, if not for Elder Dugu wanting Yan Yan to consolidate her strength fearing the soul shock from a ten-thousand-year soul ring might be dangerous she would already be a level 51 Soul King."

A soul master's rank only updated after absorbing the next soul ring.

For example, Dugu Yan was still considered a Soul Ancestor despite being level 50.

Yu Yuanzhen collected himself, subtly glancing at his grandson.

"Tianheng, maybe we should "

"No. Even if I lose, I want to fight Dugu Yan properly once." Yu Tianheng's gaze was unwavering. "The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon doesn't cower before strong opponents! If I lose, I'll lose with dignity."

Yu Yuanzhen: "..."

What the hell am I supposed to say to that?

I'm just worried you'll fall into another four-year depression if you get crushed.

Accompanied by Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen, Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng arrived at the training grounds.

Given the potential implications for their sects' reputations, only Ning Rongrong was permitted to observe no other spectators were allowed.

Regardless of the outcome, the Upper Three Sects still had face to maintain. As a renowned businessman across Douluo Continent, Ning Fengzhi wasn't about to openly humiliate the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Even in defeat, Yu Yuanzhen's dignity had to be preserved.

A faint breeze swept across the solemn arena, adding a touch of melancholy to the atmosphere.

Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng stood facing each other from a distance.

With four soul rings Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Purple Dugu Yan's level 50 presence exerted immense pressure on Yu Tianheng.

However, in terms of martial soul quality, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon surpassed Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Snake, mitigating some of the soul power disparity.

To an observer, their auras seemed evenly matched.

"To think that after four years of hard training, I've only fallen further behind you."

Yu Tianheng unleashed his full power, blue lightning crackling around his body. His hands had transformed into draconic claws.

"Dragonization, huh..."

Dugu Yan's calm gaze remained fixed on him, her tone indifferent.

As she released her soul power, a faint green mist began spreading around her.

As a Jade Phosphor Snake user, Dugu Yan's understanding of poison had far surpassed her original counterpart's.

Since her opponent wasn't attacking immediately, she saw no reason to hold back.

Her third soul ring flashed.

Placing a finger to her lips, Dugu Yan exhaled a stream of purple poison that rapidly expanded across the battlefield, advancing toward Yu Tianheng.

Seeing this, Yu Tianheng leaped into the air, arcs of electricity dancing around him as he avoided the toxic cloud.

He couldn't let her saturate the area with poison that would put him at an increasing disadvantage. In a battle of attrition, his soul power would likely lose out too.

Midair, the lightning around Yu Tianheng intensified as he dove toward Dugu Yan with thunderous momentum.

Each time he evaded the poison mist, the ground trembled slightly from the force of his movements.

As Yu Tianheng closed in, Dugu Yan didn't retreat. Instead, she sprang upward lightly.

Her Jade Phosphor Snake fully manifested as her fourth soul ring a thousand-year purple activated.

An emerald serpentine phantom coiled through the air, its gem-like eyes gleaming dangerously.

Empowered by her fourth soul skill, the Jade Phosphor Snake's maw gaped open, unleashing a barrage of venomous green arrows.

The sheer toxicity of the attack sent a chill down Yu Tianheng's spine.

"Incredible poison!"

With projectiles coming from all directions, dodging was impossible.

Crossing his draconic arms defensively, Yu Tianheng let out a resonant roar.

The lightning around him condensed into a crackling net, attempting to intercept the incoming arrows.

The collision of electricity and venom produced ear-piercing screeches.

Sparks and emerald light intertwined spectacularly.

"ROAR !"

With another thunderous bellow, Yu Tianheng charged through the hail of arrows, relying on his lightning barrier to block the attacks as he closed in on Dugu Yan.

"That boy knows how to fight!" Yu Yuanzhen remarked approvingly.

Against control-type soul masters, the best strategy was to deny them control closing the distance quickly. Trying to outrange a control-type as a power-type was just asking for trouble.

Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly but said nothing.

The outcome had been decided from the start what was there to discuss?

Dugu Yan's physical prowess wasn't inferior to any battle soul master of her rank. Otherwise, what was the point of consuming all that 100,000-year whale glue?

Sure enough, as Yu Tianheng reached her, Dugu Yan showed no panic.

She simply backstepped gracefully to maintain distance.

Yu Tianheng pursued relentlessly, desperate to end the fight quickly yet every strike seemed anticipated and evaded.

For a control-type to dodge consecutive attacks from a power-type, even with an eight-level advantage, was nearly inconceivable.

Power-types typically overwhelmed control-types in close combat due to their martial soul enhancements.

"It's over."

Seizing an opening, Dugu Yan flipped backward, landing seven to eight meters away.

Just as Yu Tianheng prepared to press forward again, he suddenly clutched his chest and collapsed to his knees.

Gritting his teeth, he tried to stand but his arms trembled, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"Wh-what's happening...?"

Why did his body feel numb, as if electrocuted?

For a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon a lightning-attributed martial soul to be paralyzed by electricity was utterly bizarre.