Douluo: I achieve godhood through System

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In Yu Tianheng's line of sight, Wang Li's figure rapidly enlarged as he delivered a kick straight to his chest.

Yu Tianheng froze for a moment. Wasn't Wang Li a control-type soul master? Why was he attacking proactively?

However, Yu Tianheng reacted quickly, raising his strong right arm to block, though he slightly underestimated the power behind Wang Li's kick.

Boom! 

Yu Tianheng was sent stumbling back three meters before finally regaining his balance. No matter how unbelievable it seemed, he now understood that he had to take Wang Li's strength seriously.

Wang Li performed a quick somersault, landing lightly on the ground.

*Explosive Kick!*

He silently recited the technique and, with lightning speed, shot forward. Wang Li had a particular fondness for using his legs, as they were far stronger than his arms. After all, a leg could generate more force than an arm.

Like a bolt of lightning, Wang Li struck, executing a downward kick that hit Yu Tianheng's knee, bending it and forcing his body to drop slightly.

However, that was all for now. Without giving Yu Tianheng a chance to react, Wang Li swiftly withdrew, too fast for Yu Tianheng to grab hold of him.

Wang Li's physical strength was remarkable. While other soul masters could refine their bodies by absorbing a soul ring, every time Wang Li increased the age of his soul rings, it acted as another form of physical tempering.

Thanks to his passive "Resilience" ability, each tempering effect was enhanced by 120%. With such repeated refinement, this was the current state of Wang Li's body.

However, despite his strength, Wang Li didn't want to engage in close combat with Yu Tianheng. The sensation of lightning coursing through his body would likely be quite unpleasant.

By leveraging his speed and strength together, Wang Li aimed to create an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

Wang Li was proving far more difficult to handle than Yu Tianheng had anticipated. A plant-type soul master should have been an easy target for him to defeat. The fact that Wang Li had forced him into such a corner made Yu Tianheng grit his teeth. In his mind, the pride of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon could never be bested by Blue Silver Grass.

He prepared to use his Thunder Dragon Claw again, but as he glanced around, he realized Wang Li's speed was too much for him to charge up a proper strike.

He had no choice but to reluctantly accept the reality:

"Second soul skill, Thunderclap!"

With a massive consumption of soul power, terrifying lightning gathered around him, and the blue-purple glow was almost blinding.

When Yu Tianheng activated the technique, the lightning shot forward like a barrage of thunderbolts, originating from him and racing toward the space in front of him.

Wang Li was momentarily taken aback. Although he was in midair, he used his Explosive Kick to change his trajectory. As long as his soul power remained sufficient, his Explosive Kick could allow him to momentarily hover and alter his direction.

Wang Li immediately brought his hands together in front of him, and a large number of Blue Silver Grass grew rapidly in the wind, creating a dense network that solidly absorbed the incoming attack.

Crackle, Boom, Boom!

Countless Blue Silver Grass fragments fell to the ground, turning to ash before disappearing completely.

When the air cleared again, no trace of the lightning or the Blue Silver Grass remained.

Wang Li activated Explosive Kick once more and shot forward. Yu Tianheng, exhausted from using so much soul power and gasping for breath, found himself kicked back more than five meters.

This was the advantage of the Blue Silver Grass martial soul—it consumed very little of Wang Li's soul power. On the other hand, Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, with its First Soul Skill Thunder Dragon Claw and Second Soul Skill Thunderclap, both had immense power but also drained a tremendous amount of energy. The worst part for him was that none of his powerful attacks had landed, making his soul power deplete in vain.

At this point, Wang Li was like a fast assault-type soul master with the speed of a control-type, capable of using control and healing skills, making his overall combat strength quite formidable.

Qin Ming's eyelids twitched. He could hardly understand the current young generation. He had intended for Yu Tianheng to push Wang Li to his limits, but now it seemed Wang Li was the one pushing Yu Tianheng to his.

The other students were also stunned, though only Duguyan seemed to feel a sense of relief.

"Go Wang Li! Give Yu Tianheng a good beating!" she cheered.

Yu Tianheng was absolutely furious, his eyes wide with rage. He could not accept the idea of losing:

"Third soul skill, Thunder Fury!"

"Second soul skill, Thunderclap!"

His purple soul ring radiated with light, and an immense amount of energy surged. Thunder Fury doubled the power of his lightning, and in this state, using Thunderclap would envelop his entire body in a dense field of blue-purple lightning.

Boom! Boom!

It was like an explosion. Centered around Yu Tianheng, the area within a 15 to 20-meter radius was completely covered by lightning.

Wang Li was too close. Although he tried to flee, he didn't manage to escape entirely. The lightning web ensnared him, and though the damage was within tolerable limits, the paralyzing effect struck immediately, leaving him frozen in place.

Two figures quickly entered the arena. One was Qin Ming, who stopped Yu Tianheng from continuing. It was supposed to be a sparring match, but a Soul Elder fighting a Great Soul Master and using a thousand-year soul skill was crossing the line. If this wasn't stopped, the match would lose its meaning.

The other figure was Duguyan. She was looking at Wang Li, who had collapsed to the ground due to the paralyzing effect. She was furious and immediately mocked:

"A Soul Elder bullying a Great Soul Master, using a thousand-year soul skill—yet he claims he won't go too hard on the younger brother. How shameless!"

Yu Tianheng's face darkened with frustration. When Wang Li was attacking him, Duguyan cheered him on; now that he was fighting Wang Li, Duguyan was mocking him. He tried to explain:

"No, Yanzi..."

Duguyan's eyebrows furrowed sharply as she turned to face him:

"Are we that close? Call me Duguyan!"

As the paralyzing effect on Wang Li began to fade, he glanced at Duguyan, then at Yu Tianheng, feeling some sympathy. In his heart, he thought:

"This obvious favoritism... When they're favoring you, everything you do is right, even if it's not. But when they're not, everything you do is wrong, even if it's not. You want to reason with them? Don't think that just because you have a mouth, you can make any sense of it. Even if you had ten mouths, you wouldn't be able to explain!"

Wang Li climbed to his feet and smiled, saying:

"Yanzi, don't blame Senior, after all, this is real combat. If you don't use your full strength, it's meaningless. And look, I'm fine!"

Hearing this, Duguyan angrily poked his forehead with her delicate finger. With a tone full of helplessness and a hint of affection, she said:

"You are really too naive. And you're only nine years old! When the teacher tells you to run five more laps, you run five more laps. When the teacher tells you to fight Yu Tianheng, you actually went. He's a Soul Elder, a whole rank above you, and he even used a thousand-year soul ring. And you're still defending him?!"

In comparison to Wang Li, Duguyan suddenly found Yu Tianheng to be rather detestable. They hadn't known each other for long, and she decided that from now on, she would cut off all contact with him.

As for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect—did Duguyan really need to cling to that relationship?

(End of Chapter)