Douluo: Purple Brilliance Shines, Sun, Moon, Mountains and Rivers Are Forever

Chapter 22 Competition, a little shock
"Sister, are you starting to protect your fiancé now?"

"Brother, what are you talking about? I'm... I'm considering the overall situation. Think about it, the competition is coming up, and if any of you get injured, it will definitely affect our final results. And he is the prince after all, and losing miserably would be embarrassing."

Xiao Hongchen just smiled and said nothing. How could he not understand his sister?
One hundred percent, no additives, pure color dog.

Pretend! Keep pretending if you can! See who else you can fool except yourself?
He shook his head. "Sparring is bound to end in a limited way. The key is to understand each other's strengths and abilities. Meng, I can only say that your fiancé may not need me to go easy on him."

"Brother, you are a Five-Ring Soul King, the most outstanding genius in the Sun-Moon Empire, and you also have special abilities. In my opinion, this competition is an all-round crushing victory. How could His Highness not want you to hold back?"

"Meng, I specifically asked Grandpa about your fiancé. He's quite extraordinary."

"That's my fiancé, why are you so concerned about it?"

"You are my sister, my only biological sister! As your brother, I naturally have to screen your future husband for you."

"Okay, okay, thank you, my dear brother. So, brother, what did grandpa say?"

"Grandpa said...I won't tell you! You'll know soon."

"Smelly brother!"

"Sister, I want to know too. Your brother and fiancé are about to fight. Who will you help?"

Meng Hongchen snorted coldly, "Of course I am... I am... cheering you two on, hoping that the fight will be more intense and more brutal."

"Oh, I see. Then... it's as you wish."

"Hey, brother, I'm just kidding, don't be impulsive."

After a while, the group arrived at the fighting arena where they were training.

The fighting arena was an inverted hexagonal pyramid, its amethyst dome embedded with soul-guided observation eyes. Liquid metal flowed across the obsidian floor, and three hundred and sixty honeycomb shields hovered in the air, reflecting an ice-blue grating.

On the field, Xu Tiance and Xiao Hongchen stood opposite each other, Ma Lao, the referee, was in the middle, and the remaining players were waiting in the audience seats to watch the game.

"Your Highness, Xiao Hongchen, please remember to stop when you are done!"

Xu Tiance gave Ma Lao a reassuring look, "Don't worry, Ma Lao, I'm not as weak as you think. Brother Hongchen, please give me some advice."

"Your Highness, please."

"Okay! Now please take your seats."

So, the two of them walked away from each other, facing each other from a distance at the two ends of the fighting arena.

Seeing that they were ready, Master Ma gave the order, "The competition begins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden light flashed on Xiao Hongchen's body, and he released his three-legged golden toad martial spirit. Two yellow, two purple, and one black, five soul rings shone around him.

A mere three-legged golden toad, a mere five-ringed soul king obtained by taking drugs, and yet he dares to brag about being the most outstanding genius in the Sun-Moon Empire?
Although Xu Tiance also took elixirs and rare treasures, those were elixirs that could enhance the physical fitness of soul masters, which were completely different from those that directly increased soul power.

In contrast, Xu Tiance was more inclined to follow the path of the Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department in cultivating his martial soul. He constantly tempered himself and tapped into his potential. Every bit of soul power was cultivated by himself, laying a solid foundation.

Therefore, even if he does not use soul guides, he still has considerable combat power in pure hand-to-hand combat.

As Xu Tiance released his Purple Brilliant Sky-Destroying Dragon Martial Spirit, the giant purple dragon raised its head and looked down upon the world. A majestic aura of destruction instantly came towards them, intimidating the entire audience.

Yellow, purple, purple, and black, four shining spirit rings slowly rose one after another, moving in a rhythmic and orderly manner. Seeing this unusual spirit ring ratio, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

Looking at the entire Sun-Moon Empire, everyone present here is a top genius, but even top geniuses like Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen do not have the thousand-year second ring and the ten-thousand-year fourth ring.

Only in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms would there occasionally be one or two people with extraordinary spirit ring configurations. There was no doubt that they were all the most shining geniuses, but such geniuses never belonged to their Sun-Moon Empire.

Today, this stereotype has been completely shattered.

What made them feel even more incredible was that this person was actually a prince, a member of the royal family who had always been pampered and lived a life of luxury.

Although Xu Tiance was only a four-ringed Soul Master, the power emanating from him at this moment was not at all weaker than that of Xiao Hongchen, a five-ringed Soul King.

Ma Lao looked at the giant purple dragon in shock, "This is... the Purple Brilliant Sky-Slaying Dragon Martial Spirit!"

Xiao Hongchen was equally shocked by the scene before him. "What a powerful martial spirit! It can actually suppress my own martial spirit to a certain extent. However, today I must let you know that your fiancée's brother is not someone you can easily mess with."

His spine arched like a stretched string, golden light arched from under his robes, and liquid metal boiled along his spine like a living thing.

At the moment when the first and third soul rings lit up at the same time, hundreds of metal balls formed a silver star ring in the air.

His fingertips tapped the void, and each sphere instantly fissioned and multiplied, and the twisted soul guide barrel grew rapidly like a metal flower.

When the last dark purple soul guide cannon was fully charged, Xiao Hongchen had already transformed into a mechanical honeycomb. The silver-blue electric arc flowing from the muzzle made his pupils look like broken jade in a cold pond.

"I...fuck..."

"Xiao Hongchen immediately used his ultimate move. Do these two have a grudge against each other?"

Seeing this, Meng Hongchen couldn't sit still any longer. He stood up and shouted at Xiao Hongchen, "Brother!"

Xiao Hongchen gave her a reassuring look, then looked across at Xu Tiance, "Your Highness, are you ready to be baptized by artillery fire?"

Xu Tiance glanced at everyone with a smile, spread his hands, and stood alone on the stage.

"What does this mean, Your Highness?"

"I do not know."

"Shut up! Just keep watching and you'll know."

Similarly, Xiao Hongchen, who was standing on the stage, was also somewhat puzzled by this and asked in confusion, "Your Highness, what do you mean by this?"

"In this competition, I will not use any soul guides, and will fight purely with my own soul master abilities."

After he finished speaking, the people watching the game looked at each other in bewilderment.

In their past habits, not using soul guides in battle was undoubtedly a voluntary surrender of their greatest advantage. Relying solely on the soul master's own strength was the traditional fighting method of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, and it was not popular in the Sun-Moon Empire.

"Your Highness is being too arrogant. In that case, I would like to ask for your guidance!"

The second and fourth soul rings flashed alternately. In an instant, endless golden light was reflected in Xiao Hongchen's pupils, and every metal atom was wrapped in a burning vortex of soul power.

Driven by Xiao Hongchen's soul power, the gun barrel array hummed like a golden crow flapping its wings, scarlet energy liquid spiraled up along the rifling, and one hundred and twenty-eight level five soul guide gun muzzles roared at the same time. The metal resonance waves shook the dome of the fighting arena, causing crystal dust to fall.

(End of this chapter)