15: Chapter 15 Elder Zhan

Smoke and dust filled the air, with arcs of electricity shooting into the sky.

On the open ground of the sparring arena, a large crater had been blasted into the earth, surrounded by extensive scorch marks.

Long Aotian knelt on one knee. The fierce Power of Thunder had left him covered in injuries, and his originally silvery, jade-like skin was now dusty and disheveled, looking extremely wretched.

Lin Feng's expression remained calm. He walked slowly toward him, looking down at him from above, and said indifferently, "You lost. Go back and practice more!"

As he finished speaking, Long Aotian's body began to tremble violently. A sense of immense humiliation and shame surged into his heart, and a layer of gloom clouded his mind.

Long Aotian bit his lower lip hard, fresh blood flowing into his throat. His voice was hoarse, "I… lost?"

His words carried seven parts disbelief, two parts complexity, and one part fear.

Long Aotian had never imagined he would lose. Even among his peers, he rarely met an equal. Possessing invincible self-confidence since childhood, he had never thought he would be defeated.

And to be defeated so thoroughly!

In the sky, Sect Master Du Busi could no longer restrain himself. He turned into a beam of green light and dove down, followed by the other Elders and Titled Douluo.

Sect Master Du Busi reached out a large palm and placed it on Long Aotian's forehead, saying with a complex tone, "What is it? Are you discouraged by a little setback?"

"You were indeed defeated, not just in strength, but your Dao Heart was defeated as well!"

"A person can be destroyed, but they can never be defeated."

"Sect Master…!"

Long Aotian raised his head, tears wetting his eye sockets, sobbing uncontrollably…

The next moment, he stood up quickly, reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and a new brilliance ignited in his gaze as his Dao Heart re-solidified.

Lin Feng felt speechless inside. Looking at Sect Master Du Busi and the group of Titled Douluo behind him, he realized that he had been used as a tool…

No, perhaps this was exactly the outcome they wanted to see.

Establishing prestige for himself while tempering Long Aotian's sharp edge?

Thinking of this, Lin Feng looked toward the Titled Douluo behind Sect Master Du Busi, the corners of his mouth curling into a smile.

Lin Feng stepped forward and said respectfully, "Sect Master, I would like to ask a few Sect Elders for guidance. Would you be willing to agree?"

A strange look appeared in Sect Master Du Busi's eyes. He smiled and said, "Do you know that the Sect Elders behind me are all Titled Douluo level powerhouses? Are you not afraid?"

"Afraid? Not at all!"

Lin Feng shook his head lightly. "In my dictionary, there is no such word as fear. I have reached this point today relying on this firm Dao Heart of mine."

"Good, truly young and reckless. I will grant your request!"

Sect Master Du Busi laughed, then raised his eyebrows at the Titled Douluo Elders behind him, asking with great interest:

"You heard Xiao Feng. Which Elder is willing to step forward?"

The several Titled Douluo Elders looked at each other. Asking them to fight a junior—wasn't that bullying?

Just as they hesitated and no one stepped up, an old voice suddenly rang out:

"Since no one else is responding, let me do it. I also want to learn about the strength of Little Friend Lin Feng to see if it is as formidable as the rumors say!"

Sect Master Du Busi and the Titled Douluo looked back to see a tall, thin figure with a primitive face and an icy Aura, giving people the feeling of a "walking skeleton."

This person was one of the Body Sect Elders, with the Spirit Bone, a Level 92 Defense-type Titled Douluo.

"So it is Elder Bone. Very well, you shall spar with Xiao Feng. Remember, do not use Spirit Ability!"

Sect Master Du Busi nodded after thinking for a moment when he saw Elder Bone step out, cautioning him carefully.

Elder Bone nodded and walked out from the crowd to stand in front of Lin Feng.

Sect Master Du Busi also had the watching Body Sect Disciples retreat to a safe viewing area several hundred meters away. A fight between Titled Douluo was not child's play.

Even without using Spirit Ability, the power was not something these juniors could withstand.

Lin Feng cupped his hands in a salute to Bone Douluo, "Elder Bone, I have long admired you. Please forgive any offense later!"

Elder Bone chuckled, "No matter. Just use your full strength."

Lin Feng took a deep breath, his Soul Power surging throughout his body.

When fighting Long Aotian, he could use thirty or fifty percent of his strength, but against a Titled Douluo, he would go all out.

He summoned the Thunder Prison Vine, and scarlet lightning flashed across the arena, causing everyone present to feel a tremor of fear from the bottom of their hearts.

Jin Peng's eyes narrowed. It was those strange lightning bolts—what kind of lightning was this?

They naturally wouldn't know that this scarlet lightning was the lightning of the Heavenly Tribulation. When the Holy Unicorn was Undergoing Tribulation, Lin Feng had absorbed the tribulation lightning into his body to use for himself.

Elder Bone's eyes were filled with shock!

Having lived for most of his life, this was the first time he had seen red Power of Thunder. In his impression, shouldn't lightning be blue or purple?

Lin Feng did not intend to give him too much time to think. The scarlet tribulation light wrapped around Lin Feng's body along the vines, turning into a suit of tribulation lightning armor. He stomped hard on the ground and threw a punch forward.

Elder Bone composed his mind, swung his arm forward, and manipulated his bones to grow a thick bone spur, colliding with Lin Feng.

The Power of Thunder surged out from Lin Feng's body, with the scorching scarlet tribulation lightning and the crackling Thunder Prison Vine striking toward Elder Bone together.

The terrifying energy fluctuations spread rapidly along the arena. Sect Master Du Busi raised his hand, and an energy barrier unfolded, enveloping the arena so it wouldn't spread far and injure others.

Boom!

Elder Bone flicked his sleeve, and a white bone dragon flew out from his body. It was imposing, thick as a mountain, and possessed immense power.

This was the power of a Titled Douluo. Even without using Spirit Ability, his raw strength alone was comparable to the power of ordinary Spirit Ability.

"Well come!"

Lin Feng roared, standing proudly in the arena. His third black spirit ring instantly bloomed with dazzling black light, making him look like a God of Thunder.

The scarlet tribulation light erupted from the depths of his eyes, and a red thunder dragon circled outside his body. As he threw a punch, the thunder dragon opened its bloody mouth and bit toward the bone dragon.

Third Spirit Ability — Wrath of the Thunder Dragon.

"Boom!"

The thunder dragon extended a pair of large claws and grabbed the white dragon. The thunderous dragon head bit down fiercely. In an instant, the crimson scales seemed to be burning, the lightning illuminated the entire firmament, and the explosion resonated through the sky.

Elder Bone narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to block. In this momentary distraction, Lin Feng had already crossed the lightning explosion, his fists covered in scarlet lightning, smashing heavily toward his chest.

Elder Bone's body was hit. Fortunately, his body's defense was astonishing. Before the fight started, he had covered his body with a layer of white bone armor, isolating most of the Power of Thunder.

However, even the small portion of scarlet lightning remaining was absolutely uncomfortable—this was lightning that even Spirit Beast found very troublesome.

Regaining his composure, Elder Bone no longer held back. He pointed one hand toward the sky, and his palm transformed into a giant white bone claw.

"Rumble."

The giant white bone claw reached out, spreading forward as if to suppress Lin Feng underneath. White mist filled the palm, appearing vast and boundless.

Lin Feng gasped. The next moment, he dodged into the air, stepping on the Thunder Prison Vine, his body surrounded by tribulation lightning. His second and fourth purple and black spirit rings lit up one after another.

Thunder Cage, Forest of Thunder!

Among them, the second Spirit Ability, Thunder Cage, was cast on himself, while the fourth spirit ring, Forest of Thunder, was used against the enemy.

The next moment, on the sparring arena, countless Thunder Prison Vines drilled out from the ground, and the scarlet lightning lit up one after another, as if starting some ritual or magic array. All the Power of Thunder struck toward the giant bone claw in mid-air.

"Boom boom…"

The Forest of Thunder was extremely violent, the tribulation light brilliant, as if it wanted to prop up the entire sky. The giant bone claw collided with it, erupting with intense energy fluctuations.

Elder Bone's eyes opened and closed, white light shooting out. His hands gestured, and a massive giant bone fist condensed again.

This was a self-created Spirit Ability he had comprehended himself—Bone Manipulation—which could control the growth and deformation of his own bones.

The Bone Spirit was a Spirit with high creativity regarding one's own Spirit, or rather, the creativity of Body Martial Soul was quite good.

Lin Feng's expression was very serious at this moment. Facing the powerful bone fist, his Soul Power surged again. The Thunder Prison Vine soared into the high sky, red electricity surging like a tide, all rushing toward the bone fist.

The Thunder Prison Vine wove into a giant net in the air. The moment the bone fist fell, it was like a giant stone falling into a net, smashing a deep indentation.

But fortunately, the Thunder Prison Vine had been tempered by countless lightning strikes and had long since become extremely tough. Under the annihilation of the lightning, the power of the bone fist was reduced significantly.

When it broke through, Lin Feng once again produced countless lightning balls to annihilate the bone fist.

Lin Feng was panting, his gaze becoming very solemn as he stared at Bone Douluo. The strength of a Titled Douluo was indeed very strong; even if his own lightning was strong, under the huge Rank gap, it was still impossible to make up for it.

Bone Douluo looked at Lin Feng with a strange expression, his gaze filled with a touch of appreciation, "Junior, your strength is indeed very strong. At your age, those who can take two of my moves across the entire continent do not exceed the number of fingers on one hand."

"Next is the final move. As long as you can take it, I will admit defeat!"

"Good, it's a deal!" Lin Feng said with a stern face, nodding slightly.

After speaking, Lin Feng took out a celadon porcelain bottle from his Storage Ring and, under the astonished gazes of everyone, poured out a pool of scarlet liquid and swallowed it.

The next moment, Lin Feng's face instantly turned incredibly flushed. Vast, sea-like power surged crazily within his body. He fully operated the Divine Thunder Body Refining Art, and only after cycling through seventy-two major circulations did he refine it.

Feeling the full Soul Power and surging strength in his body, Lin Feng grinned. Then, his first spirit ring suddenly lit up with a scorching purple light. Countless Thunder Prison Vines rose from the ground behind him, standing in the center of the sparring arena like towering giant trees.

At the same time, the sky seemed to be attracted by something. Unknown when, countless black clouds drifted over. Before long, there was thunder and lightning, turning into a domain of purple electricity.

"Lightning, come!"

Lin Feng roared, and the Thunder Prison Vine also took the opportunity to erupt with a burst of full arcs. The dark clouds in the sky seemed to be attracted as well, one after another, striking the Thunder Prison Vine with thunderbolts.

This appearance was as if the Thunder Prison Vine was using the heavenly thunder to recharge.

After absorbing enough energy, all the tips of the Thunder Prison Vines gathered a ball of lightning the size of a ball. Lin Feng controlled these lightning balls to slowly move closer and fuse with each other.

At this moment, he was extremely nervous, only because the center of all the lightning balls was filled with violent Power of Thunder. If one went wrong and detonated during the Fusion, let alone him, even Elder Bone might be severely injured on the spot.

However, the most dangerous situation did not happen. Under Lin Feng's precise control, all the lightning balls gathered together, forming a lightning ball the size of a giant stone.

All the Thunder Prison Vines guarded the lightning ball. The energy of the lightning ball was introverted, with the outermost layer wrapped in a mass of blue-purple current. Through this layer of lightning membrane, one could clearly see the violent scarlet lightning inside.

This was another self-created Spirit Ability that Lin Feng had brought out—Compound Lightning Blast!