After her Martial Soul Possession, Zhu Zhuqing, who had always maintained the mindset of an Agility Attack System Soul Master, adhered to the principle of seizing the initiative and was the first to launch an attack.
With the Nether Cat Martial Soul possessed, Zhu Zhuqing transformed into a phantom and charged towards Dugu Yan in a Z-shaped pattern without using any Spirit Ability.
So fast!
This speed is even faster than my speed when I used the first Spirit Ability, Hell Rush Stab, before.
While marveling, Zhu Zhuqing had already reached Dugu Yan's side, raising her hand which had grown sharp claws and swiping at Dugu Yan's arm.
Zhu Zhuqing already knew the quiet girl's Spirit, the Nine Heart Begonia, which had terrifying healing abilities. With someone to back her up, she did not hold back in this attack.
What incredible speed, even faster than the two-ring Bai Chenxiang.
Regarding the speed Zhu Zhuqing was displaying now, a reference point appeared in her mind, and that was the extreme speed Soul Master, Bai Chenxiang.
To this day, Bai Chenxiang still didn't have the courage to defy her Family's wishes; her spirit rings were still all speed-increasing ones. Out of their years of friendship, Yu Yan had provided her with some help, making her the number one of the Speed Clan's younger generation, but he had no intention of searching for an Immortal Herb for her.
Dugu Yan raised her arm to meet Zhu Zhuqing's swipe, while emerald-colored spirit power swirled around her right arm, providing a simple layer of spirit power protection.
Zhu Zhuqing hit her mark and immediately retreated to pull away, maintaining a relatively safe distance where she could react in time.
Stepping back several paces, Dugu Yan looked at the five scratch marks left on her arm and gained a general understanding of Zhu Zhuqing's attack power.
Her attack power has at least tripled compared to before.
One knows their own business best; through this exchange with Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing roughly confirmed her current attack power. In the past, she wouldn't have been able to leave such obvious scars on a prepared Spirit Ancestor.
"You are a quite good opponent. Next, I won't just stand here like a wooden stake."
Dugu Yan shook her arm, and as the emerald spirit power flowed over the wounds, they healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The life attribute of the Emerald Blood Jade Dragon could heal her own small wounds in addition to dealing damage to opponents; this was a simple application of Spirit abilities.
"Good."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded. After briefly testing her own abilities, she indeed needed a hearty battle to gain a clear and profound understanding of herself.
Finishing her exchange with Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan activated her first Spirit Ability, Blood Jade Corrosion Claw. An emerald dragon claw phantom enveloped her arm, and she charged straight at Zhu Zhuqing.
Not quite understanding why Dugu Yan would charge at her without any defense, Zhu Zhuqing pulled back, choosing to observe Dugu Yan's purpose first.
Dugu Yan was not discouraged by her frontal attack missing; she continued to pursue Zhu Zhuqing methodically, intentionally forcing her toward a corner.
Restricting the movement space of an Agility Attack System Soul Master was a standard tactic used by non-agility Soul Masters when dealing with them.
Yu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Ye Lingling, who knew Dugu Yan's Spirit Ability, all knew what she was going to do next. After more than a minute of observation without any intelligence, Zhu Zhuqing chose to launch an attack on Dugu Yan.
This battle was meant to test her combat strength. If she kept dodging with her flexible speed, she would never be able to measure her true fighting capabilities.
Adjusting her posture slightly, the first spirit ring landed on Zhu Zhuqing as she advanced. The Hell Rush Stab Spirit Ability made her speed, which was already faster, increase by another seventy percent.
Once speed reaches a certain level, it brings with it extraordinary power.
In less than the blink of an eye, Zhu Zhuqing arrived in front of Dugu Yan, extending her sharp claws to pierce her.
When Zhu Zhuqing's attack reached Dugu Yan, she raised her hand in time, using the emerald dragon claw to block the swift thrust.
If Dugu Yan were only a Spirit Grandmaster, she would definitely have been unable to accurately capture Zhu Zhuqing's movement trajectory or take the most appropriate action in time, and would have suffered some injuries.
By this point in the battle, Dugu Yan somewhat understood the meaning of what Yu Yan called 'Double A in Strength and Speed, Invincible among the same rank'.
However, I'm no pushover either.
Using her emerald dragon claw to grab the Zhu Zhuqing who wanted to leave, the second spirit ring landed on Dugu Yan. Four blood-jade energy chains with emerald dragon patterns extended from behind Dugu Yan to seize Zhu Zhuqing.
Dugu Yan's Second Spirit Ability was specifically chosen after witnessing the diverse applications of Yu Yan's Profound Ice Chain; the Spirit Ability was named Blood Jade Dragon Bind.
After the Blood Jade Dragon Bind restrains an opponent, it can forcibly absorb their spirit power and vitality. Prolonged absorption would drain all of the opponent's spirit power and life force; exhausting spirit power leads to collapse, and the consequences of exhausting life force go without saying.
And once the Blood Jade Dragon Bind chains are retracted, the absorbed spirit power and vitality can provide a certain degree of feedback to Dugu Yan.
This was a Spirit Ability that integrated control, debuffing, and recovery.
If one had to mention a drawback, it was that the speed of absorbing life force was very slow.
Watching the blood-jade chains extend toward her, Zhu Zhuqing erupted with full force. As her dark-black spirit power circulated, a faint golden light blossomed from her body. Her strength suddenly exploded, instantly breaking free from Dugu Yan's dragon claw, and she used the acceleration of Hell Rush Stab to dash to the side.
The experienced Dugu Yan immediately controlled two blood-jade chains to extend to both sides of her body the moment Zhu Zhuqing forcibly broke free, attempting to trap Zhu Zhuqing in this corner of the Private Soul Fighting Arena and restrict her range of movement here.
Attempting to seize the chance to rush out, Zhu Zhuqing leaped into the air as the blood-jade chains extended to block her path, trying to traverse through the sky.
Dugu Yan smirked, and another blood-jade chain suddenly shot out across the air, piercing toward Zhu Zhuqing who was unable to move while airborne. She was far too experienced in dealing with Agility Attack System Soul Masters.
Unable to dodge while in the air, Zhu Zhuqing could only try her best to take emergency measures to minimize the damage from this strike.
The blood-jade chain collided with Zhu Zhuqing's body, and a layer of faint golden light appeared where the chain contacted her, absorbing most of the damage for her.
Because of the golden light, the blood-jade chain did not penetrate Zhu Zhuqing's body, only leaving a very obvious bruise on her.
What strong defensive power.
This thought appeared in the minds of both Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing simultaneously.
Dugu Yan quickly snapped back to her senses. While controlling the blood-jade chains to attack Zhu Zhuqing, she also swung her Blood Jade Corrosion Claw and charged at her, hoping to seize the gap while Zhu Zhuqing was dazed to claim victory in this battle.
Even with her spirit power suppressed, Dugu Yan was still a Spirit Ancestor. If she lost to Zhu Zhuqing in front of Yu Yan and the other two, she would lose face.
As danger approached, Zhu Zhuqing, who had been shocked and bewildered by her own powerful defense, regained her senses and engaged in a frontal battle with Dugu Yan once more.
In the intense clash, although a winner had not yet been decided between the two, both Yu Yan and Xiao Wu could see that Dugu Yan had won this battle.
Zhu Zhuqing was lacking in terms of spirit power quality, total spirit power, and combat experience.