Chapter 244: The Gap in Strength
The moment the referee announced the start of the match, Dai Mubai moved without the slightest hesitation.
His White Tiger Martial Soul instantly possessed him. As his golden hair turned white and a black [King] mark appeared on his forehead, the muscles all over his body swelled, and 4 Spirit Rings, yellow, yellow, purple, and purple, rose and revolved around him.
Although Dai Mubai had spoken confidently in front of Yu Tianlin, he did not dare be careless in the slightest.
He knew very well that he had already been thoroughly beaten by Yu Tianlin once before. Even though he had grown much stronger now, he was still far from Yu Tianlin's match.
After all, Dai Mubai was currently only level 41. In Blue Tyrant Academy's internal sparring, he lost more often than he won against Yu Tianxin, let alone against Yu Tianlin.
On the other side, after the referee gave the signal, Yu Tianlin still did not move at all. He kept the same smile as before and calmly looked at Dai Mubai.
"What does this mean? He doesn't even need to release his Martial Soul?!"
The moment he saw this familiar scene, Dai Mubai's heart tightened violently.
The first time he had been beaten by Yu Tianlin, Yu Tianlin had not used his Martial Soul either.
The difference was that the first time, Dai Mubai had thought Yu Tianlin was too arrogant. This time, he felt it was only natural.
He shook his head fiercely and forcefully drove those thoughts out of his mind.
No matter how strong Yu Tianlin was, Dai Mubai would not allow himself to be looked down on like this.
Even if he could not win, he had to at least force Yu Tianlin to release his Martial Soul.
And if, on top of that, he could consume more of Yu Tianlin's Spirit Power and create a chance for his teammates to defeat him, then that would be even better.
No matter what others thought, Dai Mubai knew one thing very clearly. His good friend Yu Tianxin truly wanted to defeat Yu Tianlin in this tournament.
Yu Tianxin had been arranged as the last to appear. If the people before him, including Dai Mubai, could wear down Yu Tianlin's strength, then Yu Tianxin might really have a chance to win.
With that thought, Dai Mubai's eyes narrowed, and he immediately activated his 2nd Spirit Ring.
White Tiger Blazing Light Wave!
Although Dai Mubai had 2 body enhancement skills and mainly developed as a close combat Spirit Master, it was obvious that if he fought Yu Tianlin head on in melee, he would suffer. Since that was the case, it was better to attack from range instead.
White light condensed in Dai Mubai's mouth. Then, accompanied by a tiger's roar, it shot straight at Yu Tianlin.
This White Tiger Blazing Light Wave did not carry any elemental attribute. It was merely a pure blast of Spirit Power, and it was only a 100 year Spirit Skill.
So, when facing Dai Mubai's attack, Yu Tianlin could not even be bothered to dodge or use Spirit Power to resist. He simply crossed his arms in front of himself, and that was enough.
The next moment, the beam of Spirit Power surged in front of Yu Tianlin and slammed into his crossed arms, completely engulfing him in white light.
The skill looked flashy, but unfortunately, it lacked power and could not move Yu Tianlin in the slightest.
Yu Tianlin took it head on without retreating even half a step, nor was he injured at all.
Then he exerted force with both arms, and to everyone's astonishment, he directly tore apart the pillar of Spirit Power in front of him.
"Damn, this freak!"
Seeing that Yu Tianlin had actually blocked his 2nd Spirit Skill with nothing but his body, Dai Mubai immediately felt a chill run through his heart.
At that moment, he actually saw Zhao Wuji's shadow in Yu Tianlin.
Back then, every time he sparred with Zhao Wuji, he had that same feeling of helplessness, no matter how hard he tried, he was only a child playing around in the eyes of the other side.
"Could it be that Yu Tianlin is already comparable to Teacher Zhao and has reached the strength of a Spirit Saint?"
That thought flashed through Dai Mubai's mind, but he instantly suppressed it.
"No, that can't be."
"When Yu Tianlin fought Teacher Zhao before, although Teacher Zhao suffered a loss, it was only because Teacher Zhao had held back and never used his full strength."
"At that time, Yu Tianlin was still far from Teacher Zhao. It has not even been 2 years since then, so there is no way he could have reached that level already."
Dai Mubai could only force himself to think like that, because otherwise his fighting spirit would completely collapse.
Many thoughts flashed through Dai Mubai's mind, but Yu Tianlin did not think that much at all. Instead, he only felt a bit regretful.
He had overestimated the power of White Tiger Blazing Light Wave, so he had chosen a rather conservative way of defending.
Now it seemed he should have just punched it apart. That would have looked much cooler and been far more imposing.
It would be nice if Dai Mubai used White Tiger Blazing Light Wave again.
Yu Tianlin genuinely hoped Dai Mubai would "cooperate."
"You could block my White Tiger Blazing Light Wave, but what about this move?!"
The massive gap between the 2 of them had stimulated Dai Mubai badly. A fierce light flashed in his evil eyes, and he directly used his 4th Spirit Skill, the symbol of his Spirit Sect strength.
As the 4th Spirit Ring shone, the black tiger stripes all over Dai Mubai's body turned golden after Martial Soul possession. With a burst of dazzling golden light, hundreds of golden light spheres instantly condensed around him, locked onto Yu Tianlin, and then all shot toward him.
This was Dai Mubai's 4th Spirit Skill, White Tiger Meteor Shower. It condensed hundreds of energy spheres to bombard the enemy. Each of those energy spheres contained the equivalent of 1/10 of Dai Mubai's own Spirit Power.
Seeing the hundreds of "meteors" flying toward him, Yu Tianlin immediately laughed.
This skill… well…
Both it and his Thunderous Might were large scale bombardment type skills. However, Yu Tianlin's Thunderous Might carried the paralysis effect of lightning, while Shui Bing'er's Meteor Ice Cone, aside from the powers of stars and ice, also possessed extremely sharp physical cutting force.
What about Dai Mubai's White Tiger Meteor Shower?
There was nothing special about it. It was simply a straightforward bombardment of Spirit Power.
So aside from being good at sweeping away weak opponents, White Tiger Meteor Shower could only suppress enemies for a short time through overwhelming bombardment. In terms of actual damage, it was still somewhat lacking.
In the end, Dai Mubai's White Tiger Martial Soul was truly strongest in close combat. His ranged attacks were only there to make up for his weakness of being kited, so their power was naturally average.
Of course, no matter how average White Tiger Meteor Shower was, it was still a Spirit Skill close to 5,000 years old. Yu Tianlin did not underestimate it. Just before the attack reached him, lightning suddenly burst from his entire body and wrapped around him.
Then Yu Tianlin was completely swallowed by the White Tiger Meteor Shower.
Golden explosions erupted one after another, and dense booming sounds continuously rang out. The scene was undeniably magnificent.
"It hit? He didn't even dodge, and he didn't use a skill to cancel it out?"
Dai Mubai's thoughts moved rapidly.
"He actually underestimated me and was that arrogant."
"Even if it were him, if he took my 4th Spirit Skill head on, he might not lose, but he would definitely be injured."
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