Chapter 309: Victory and Defeat Decided!
Under normal circumstances, a hundred thousand year Spirit Ring would grant a Spirit Master 2 Spirit Abilitys. However, a God Bestowed Spirit Ring was different.
Even if a Spirit Master gritted their teeth, endured to the limit, and pushed a God Bestowed Spirit Ring all the way to the hundred thousand year level, it would still only produce a single skill.
At first glance, that seemed inferior to a Spirit Ring produced by a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast. But in reality, that was not the case at all.
Precisely because a hundred thousand year God Bestowed Spirit Ring only produced one skill, the power of that skill would be far greater.
One less skill in exchange for much stronger power. It was hard to say which kind of hundred thousand year Spirit Ring was truly better.
Yu Tianlin's 6th Spirit Ring was a God Bestowed Spirit Ring, so although it only gave him the skill Eight Desolations Thunder Annihilation, that single skill was extremely overbearing.
The moment it was activated, Yu Tianlin could use Lightning Power to lock down the surrounding space, making it impossible for his opponent to move even a fraction. Unless the opponent's strength far surpassed Yu Tianlin's, there was simply no way to break free by brute force alone.
After sealing the opponent in place, Yu Tianlin could activate the second stage, causing the Lightning Power to erupt and shatter the surrounding space inch by inch, like a mirror breaking apart. The opponent trapped within it would naturally suffer the resulting spatial destruction.
It was also worth mentioning that if Eight Desolations Thunder Annihilation was activated while the Thunder Domain was deployed, its power would increase by a full 30 percent, becoming even more terrifying. Of course, that also came at a cost. After using it this way, the Thunder Domain itself would be shattered and could not be used again for a short time. As for whether it was worth it, that depended entirely on the situation.
Now, against Yang Wudi, Yu Tianlin had used Eight Desolations Thunder Annihilation with the Thunder Domain's enhancement. Yang Wudi was no ordinary Spirit Douluo. Though only level 82, once he truly unleashed his full strength, his attack power could rival that of a Titled Douluo. Yu Tianlin naturally did not dare underestimate him.
Of course, Yu Tianlin had still held back a little. If Yang Wudi truly could not withstand it, he would stop in time. After all, he had not come here to kill Yang Wudi.
As the Lightning Power erupted, all the space within the range of Yu Tianlin's Thunder Domain shattered inch by inch, and several bloody wounds instantly appeared across Yang Wudi's body.
Seeing that Yang Wudi was about to shatter together with the collapsing space, as though he had no way out, Yu Tianlin was just about to stop.
However, at that exact moment, Yang Wudi's face flushed red, veins bulged on his forehead, and his entire body erupted with majestic Spirit Power. His essence, Qi, and spirit merged into one as he roared, "Break!"
Along with that explosive roar, Yang Wudi's 7th Spirit Ring lit up. Black light spread from the Soul Breaking Spear into his entire body. Yang Wudi himself seemed to turn into an indestructible spear, and a terrifying sharp Qi burst forth, actually forcing the shattered space around him to split outward.
Of course, that was partly because once Yu Tianlin activated Eight Desolations Thunder Annihilation, the space inside the Thunder Domain became more fragile. Even so, Yang Wudi being able to achieve this still proved just how terrifying his offensive power was. In pure attack, he was even stronger than some Titled Douluo.
The moment his 7th Spirit Ring activated, Yang Wudi's Soul Breaking Spear did not grow larger. Instead, it transformed into black flames in his hand, and with it, he forcefully blocked the power of Eight Desolations Thunder Annihilation. Even then, he could not neutralize it completely, and several more wounds were torn open across his body.
A moment later, Yu Tianlin's Thunder Domain shattered and dispersed, signaling the end of Eight Desolations Thunder Annihilation. Yang Wudi, already seriously injured and under tremendous mental strain, inevitably let out a sigh of relief.
Yu Tianlin had been waiting for exactly this moment.
The instant Yang Wudi relaxed, Yu Tianlin's entire body flashed with lightning. His speed exploded to its limit, and terrifying electric currents condensed around his Dragon Claw as he charged straight toward Yang Wudi.
Because he had prepared for this in advance, Yu Tianlin moved so fast that he seemed to teleport right in front of Yang Wudi.
However, Yu Tianlin thought he was exploiting Yang Wudi's momentary lapse, but to his surprise, Yang Wudi had apparently anticipated this. Faced with the incoming Dragon Claw, he did not dodge at all. Instead, he viciously thrust his spear straight back at Yu Tianlin.
Good heavens. Even now, Yang Wudi still refused to abandon his style of trading injury for injury, even life for life, trying to drag Yu Tianlin down with him.
"Tianlin!"
"Clan Chief!"
A burst of shocked cries instantly rang out all around them, but by then, it was already too late to stop anything.
No, that was not entirely true. Yu Luomian, as the strongest person present, had actually had enough time to intervene. But the moment he saw where Yang Wudi's spear was aimed, he gave up the thought of interfering.
The next moment, a thunderous impact sounded. Yu Tianlin was blasted backward, while Yang Wudi remained standing where he was, still holding his thrusting posture.
At first glance, it looked as if Yu Tianlin had lost.
But was that really the case?
"Tianlin, don't scare me!"
Ye Lingling ran over with a pale face. Seeing the blood flowing from Yu Tianlin's chest, her lips trembled uncontrollably. She immediately summoned her Nine Heart Begonia. Her deep black 5th Spirit Ring lit up, petals fluttering down as she rapidly healed Yu Tianlin.
"Cough, cough..." Yu Tianlin coughed twice, propped himself up with his hands, and slowly got to his feet. "Sister Lingling, I'm fine. It's only a superficial wound."
Ye Lingling instinctively did not believe him and thought he was only trying to comfort her. But very quickly, under the healing of the Nine Heart Begonia, the wound on Yu Tianlin's chest closed completely. Apart from his slightly pale complexion, he looked no different from normal.
"Good! Good! Good!"
On the other side, after seeing that Yu Tianlin was safe and sound, Yang Wudi spat out 3 words in succession. Then he suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed unconscious on the spot. A huge gash had been torn open across his abdomen, and fresh blood flowed out without stop.
"Clan Chief!"
The surrounding Breaking Clan members instantly turned pale with fright.
One of the higher ranking elders hurried to Yang Wudi's side. He first pulled out a medicinal pill and stuffed it into Yang Wudi's mouth, then took out a small porcelain bottle and sprinkled powder over the wound on Yang Wudi's abdomen, hurriedly treating his injuries.
The other Breaking Clan members all glared fiercely at Yu Tianlin, as if they might attack at any moment. Fortunately, Yu Luomian appeared beside Yu Tianlin at that very moment, and with a single glance, he suppressed them so thoroughly that none of them dared move rashly.
And so, the battle came to an end, with Yu Tianlin emerging victorious.
In the final exchange between Yu Tianlin and Yang Wudi, Yu Tianlin's Dragon Claw had struck Yang Wudi's abdomen, while Yang Wudi's Soul Breaking Spear had pierced Yu Tianlin's chest.
Logically speaking, after taking such a strike from Yang Wudi, Yu Tianlin should either have died on the spot or been pierced clean through.
However, Yu Tianlin possessed the protection of a top grade torso Spirit Bone. Even with the Soul Breaking Spear's terrifying attack power, Yang Wudi's strike had only broken through Yu Tianlin's skin and flesh before being blocked by the torso Spirit Bone at the ribs. In the end, it only left a flesh wound. As for being blasted backward, that was merely the result of the impact force.
Yang Wudi, on the other hand, was different. As a Tool Spirit Master without a Spirit Bone protecting his body, he had no special defense. Facing Yu Tianlin's strike, he naturally suffered a severe injury.
This was already because Yu Tianlin had shown restraint. If he had targeted a vital point instead, he could have used that chance to kill Yang Wudi on the spot.
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