Published: March 2, 2025
The atmosphere suddenly cooled down.
Aoga looked at Wen Yu's face, trying to find traces of deceit.
But Wen Yu just calmly stared back at Aoga, his expression filled with obvious sincerity.
“I really incapacitated you, I'm not joking,” Wen Yu repeated this known fact, and Aoga seemed to also sense Wen Yu's sincerity...
“Roar!”
A furious dragon roar erupted the next second, and Aoga's figure suddenly grew larger as he charged madly towards Wen Yu.
This blow from the soul balance nearly stripped away half of Aoga's soul strength!
For Wen Yu, the soul balance was the ultimate trump card, but for the recipient, it was nothing less than a fierce poison!
It was undefendable and unresistable. Once struck by the soul balance, one would suffer the full effects, leading to a significant reduction in soul strength—this was an unbearable pain for anyone!
This meant a decrease in resistance to soul system skills, illusions, and negative states, which indicated a drop in one of the two basic stats, and furthermore, it suggested the emergence of a weakness.
To say he was incapacitated may not be entirely accurate, but the impact was certainly not something that could be brushed off lightly.
Thus, Aoga was enraged.
...
In Beijing, at Wen Yu's mansion.
Just a few days after shopping with Tang Haofei and Sun Xuewei, Tang Haofei had been frequently bringing Sun Xuewei for visits. On the surface, it seemed that the relationship between Tang Haofei and Wen Yu had returned to its original state.
Good buddies, good brothers, they were comrades who fought side by side, and also mutual goals to strive and surpass each other.
“Yesterday, the Guardian sent a message that the ranking competition will begin in less than two months. Thinking back, it's been a long time since we last sparred. By the way, I remember, last time you seemed to have beaten me pretty badly,” Tang Haofei remarked.
The sovereign's announcement regarding the re-sequencing and reopening of the ranking competition had already been widely spread. This time, Wen Yu and Tang Haofei were sure to participate simultaneously. In other words, it was once again time for the two to compete for the top rank.
“I see you're quite confident, have you resurrected again?” Wen Yu asked, to which Tang Haofei merely shrugged, not confirming or denying it. He had deduced that the psychological therapy he had been employing was indeed quite effective, allowing for a qualitative leap in Tang Haofei's strength.
The two had exchanged some casual banter about the upcoming ranking competition, but neither mentioned anything about fixing matches...
With the sovereign's warning in mind, it seemed both of them wanted to use this ranking competition to probe each other's limits. In any case, as they chatted, their topic drifted to unrelated matters.
Until in the Demon Realm, Wen Yu confronted Aoga and activated the soul balance.
Vehement soul energy surged simultaneously within eight Wen Yu clones, and while conversing with Tang Haofei, Wen Yu's expression suddenly changed—volatile soul energy fiercely replenished Wen Yu's soul strength, reaching its peak in a short period.
In Tang Haofei's eyes, he only saw Wen Yu's figure momentarily freeze, and the next second, profound soul pressure erupted wildly, multiplying countless times in a brief moment!
The immense pressure flashed by, and while it didn't cause significant damage to the surrounding environment, both Tang Haofei and Sun Xuewei, facing Wen Yu, still felt the abrupt qualitative change emanating from him.
Old Tang gasped, looking at Wen Yu with bewilderment, as if Wen Yu had suddenly revealed his true form, transforming into a primordial giant beast that preyed on others.
And Sun Xuewei promptly fainted.
...
The sudden change came swiftly and left just as quickly. In the blink of an eye, Wen Yu successfully contained the pressure, as if nothing had happened, picking up a teacup and leisurely sipping tea.
It was Tang Haofei who glanced at Wen Yu, then at the unconscious Sun Xuewei. He opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to inquire about what had changed in Wen Yu.