Chapter 43: "That's Right, Wang Dong Has Won"
"Damn it! Just how many types of monsters does he have!"
Wang Dong struggled to dodge the dense thicket of lightning surrounding her, cold sweat dripping from her forehead.
If this continued, Lin Xuan wouldn't even need to act personally; the indiscriminate bombardment from this lightning behemoth alone would be enough to completely crush her!
"I didn't want to reveal my trump card so early, but Lin Xuan, you forced my hand!"
With a furious roar, Wang Dong swung her butterfly wings violently once more. Her figure flickered as she dodged several bolts of lightning, reaching the high air at the edge of the arena.
Then, with a wave of her left hand behind her back, a dense black light gathered in her palm, quickly forming the shape of a hammer!
The hammerhead wasn't large, and its overall design wasn't particularly striking. Yet, this unremarkable hammer seemed to weigh over a thousand catties; the moment it appeared, even the air became viscous!
"What is that? A hammer?"
"Is it a spirit tool? Doesn't look like it... these fluctuations are clearly a Martial Soul!"
"My God... Twin Martial Souls! Wang Dong is actually a possessor of Twin Martial Souls!"
Outside the walls, the sharp-eyed upperclassmen were the first to erupt in unbelievable cries of shock!
Twin Martial Souls—a term that was nearly legendary in the hearts of Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent, symbolizing infinite potential—was like a spark dropped into boiling oil, instantly igniting everyone's perception.
Up on the high platform, the knowledgeable Teachers, especially the senior Teachers of the Martial Soul Department, all gasped in unison as their pupils constricted the moment they saw that small black hammer clearly!
"Those patterns! That aura... there's no mistake!"
"Clear Sky... Clear Sky Hammer?!"
"Wang Dong... is a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect!!"
"The Light Goddess Butterfly and the Clear Sky Hammer... two top-tier Martial Souls gathered in one person! This talent, this potential!"
Shocked whispers spread rapidly through the Teacher's observation area.
If Lin Xuan's 'Purple, Purple, Black' Soul Rings and his eerie, ever-changing summons had previously showcased an amazing 'current combat power'...
...then the Twin Martial Souls Wang Dong revealed now—especially since one lineage was the legendary number one Weapon Spirit in the world, the Clear Sky Hammer—represented a future ceiling that invited even more boundless imagination!
At this moment, many students even felt in their hearts that Wang Dong would win this match.
"Teacher, you've lost." Zhou Yi could hardly hide the smile on her face. She had originally thought she was going to lose, never expecting Wang Dong to give her such a massive surprise.
"Don't speak too soon, Zhou Yi. Anyone with eyes can see that Lin Xuan still holds a greater advantage right now."
Despite her words, Teacher's face darkened. She never would have imagined that Wang Dong actually possessed a second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer!
...In the arena, bathed in countless gazes of shock, wonder, and anticipation, Wang Dong felt a surge of heroic pride and intense battle intent welling up in her chest!
She raised her head slightly, looking down at the white figure below who was still accumulating momentum, her voice ringing through the venue.
"You should have been able to defeat me, but your mistake was being arrogant and underestimating your opponent! If all your summons attacked together, I would have absolutely no chance of winning. But unfortunately, you must now pay the price for your negligence!"
With that, Wang Dong gave a loud shout and dove down from the sky at extreme speed, swinging the Clear Sky Hammer with both hands toward Lin Xuan.
As this hammer swung out, the air emitted a low, overburdened wail, and ripples of transparent energy visible to the naked eye spread out from the hammerhead!
Its prowess was far beyond any previous Soul skills of the Light Goddess Butterfly.
Overbearing, pure, and unstoppable!
Everyone watching this scene couldn't help but hold their breath, suddenly feeling their blood boil!
It's getting heated!
They all vaguely hoped that Wang Dong could defeat Lin Xuan.
Humans are just like that; they always love to personally create a god, and then ruthlessly pull Him down from the altar!
Before the hammer even arrived, that terrifying pressure was already like a physical mountain, pressing down upon Lin Xuan below!
Facing this world-shaking hammer strike, Lin Xuan, who had been maintaining his charging stance below, finally moved.
His feet shifted slightly, and his figure blurred for a moment without warning.
In the next thousandth of a second, he had actually appeared several meters in the air, precisely to the side and front of Wang Dong's downward path!
Lin Xuan pulled his right arm back, fist clenched tight. The knotted muscle lines on his arm instantly tensed like steel wires. Dark Soul Power, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, compressed and condensed toward his fist at an unimaginable speed!
Without any frills, he threw a direct punch to meet the crashing Clear Sky Hammer!
Instead of panic, a glint of 'as expected' success flashed through Wang Dong's eyes, and the corner of her mouth even curled into a smile of a successful scheme.
"Lin Xuan—you've been tricked!"
Just an instant before Lin Xuan's fist collided with the Clear Sky Hammer, Wang Dong's hands gripping the hammer suddenly loosened. She changed the swing into a push,'shoving' the Clear Sky Hammer, which had condensed her entire body's strength, toward Lin Xuan's fist like a thrown heavy object!
Using the counter-force of the push, her figure spun eerily in the air, actually drifting back and upward!
She never intended to clash head-on at all!
At least seventy percent of that previous full-strength strike was a bluff!
Her true goal was to lure Lin Xuan into striking with his strongest 'Black Flash,' and then, relying on her flexible evasion and preparation, launch a truly fatal blow at the moment when the opponent's old strength was exhausted and new strength had yet to be born!
This was the strategy she had formulated in a flash—winning through danger by using herself as bait!
"Now!"
The black Clear Sky Hammer and Lin Xuan's fist collided with a boom!
Zzt—Crack!!!
Black-red electrical sparks suddenly exploded and spread like scars tearing through space!
"Woom—!"
The Clear Sky Hammer emitted a low hum of vibration, and the heavy black light flowing over the hammerhead flickered uncertainly!
That terrifying impact, enough to split mountains and rocks, was actually 'pushed' back by the black-red lightning in an even more domineering fashion, even carrying with it a portion of the terrifying power from Lin Xuan's fist!
But Wang Dong was Wang Dong after all. The moment the Clear Sky Hammer left her hands, she was already prepared for any contingency.
Enduring the churning blood caused by the Soul Power backlash, she gave a sharp cry, narrowly avoiding the direct hit from the hammer handle while reaching out with both hands to precisely grab the end of the handle as it flew back!
"Hah—!"
She used the momentum to spin her body, stacking the force of the flyback with her own rotational force. Her waist twisted, and her arm muscles bulged, incredibly completing a second exertion of force in mid-air!
"Second Strike! Go down!"
The pitch-black hammerhead drew an even more violent arc in the air, crashing down once more toward Lin Xuan, whose figure seemed to pause slightly and whose black-red lightning was rapidly fading and dissipating!
This strike's timing was perfect down to the smallest detail!
The brilliant light of imminent victory already shone in Wang Dong's eyes!
Countless spectators below also held their breath at this moment, their hearts in their throats!
"So... Wang Dong is going to..." the class Teacher of Freshman Class 2 murmured in a low voice.
"That's right, Wang Dong has won." Zhou Yi smiled; she could already see the image of Wang Dong's victory!
However—
At the very instant that pitch-black hammer shadow was about to touch Lin Xuan's body again.
Lin Xuan's head, which seemed slightly lowered due to fading strength, slowly lifted.
His gaze was still calm.
Then, in the reflection of Wang Dong's suddenly frozen pupils, and under everyone's unbelievable gaze—
Lin Xuan's right fist, which was originally dim and seemingly exhausted, slowly clenched its fingers again.
Then, he threw a punch!
Zzt—Crack!!!!!
A second bolt of black-red lightning exploded with a roar!
This Black Flash appeared without any warning, its power even greater than the one before!
"Clang—!!!!!"
This time, it was a heaven-shaking boom like a giant bell being struck!
The black-red destructive lightning and the black light of the Clear Sky Hammer violently collided, annihilated, and splattered!
"Crack..."
A faint but clear sound of shattering echoed indistinctly.
"Pfft—!"
Wang Dong was sent flying as if struck by lightning, blood spraying wildly. The webs of her hands holding the hammer handle split open, dripping with blood.
She felt an indescribable massive force surge arrogantly into her body along the hammer handle, instantly throwing her Soul Power into chaos and shocking her internal organs!
The Clear Sky Hammer let out a wail, its black light completely collapsing as it turned back into a black stream of light and retracted into her body.
Her entire person was thrown back like a kite with its string cut, drawing a long parabola. She flew across half the Assessment Area and, with a 'boom,' slammed heavily against the protective barrier at the edge of the Soul Dueling Platform, slowly sliding down and collapsing onto the ground. After struggling twice, she ultimately failed to stand up again.
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