Douluo Dalu 4: Ultimate Fighting

Seeing Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu matched against Tang Lengxuan, Xu Yanmo let out a breath of relief. Among the top eight, the ones with clearly superior strength were Qi Tianlong, himself, the Lan Xuanyu–Bai Xiuxiu pair, and Tang Lengxuan.

If Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu faced Tang Lengxuan, no matter who won or lost, it would effectively eliminate one strong contender, which benefited the later rounds.

At this point, Xu Yanmo set aside his pride and walked over to Qi Tianlong, whispering a few words to him.

From the corner of his eye, Lan Xuanyu saw Qi Tianlong seem to shake his head, and then Xu Yanmo’s face lit up with joy.

The other four contestants naturally noticed the exchange between Xu Yanmo and Qi Tianlong. When Xu Yanmo’s gaze then swept over them, their expressions all turned sour.

If they wanted to make it into the top four, their best chance was to face any of the other three among the four—but clearly, even though Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu had drawn Tang Lengxuan, Xu Yanmo and Qi Tianlong had not drawn each other in the quarterfinals. That meant that two out of the four of them would have to face one of those two championship favorites. Only two would be lucky, and they would still have to fight each other.

Meanwhile, many viewers watching the energy screens through the broadcast were already feeling indignant on Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu’s behalf.

Ever since the finals began, their first two rounds had both been against opponents with Dragon Mounts, and now this match was against Tang Lengxuan—every single one had been a tough battle. And Xu Yanmo and Qi Tianlong were still waiting ahead. It was really somewhat unfair to them.

“Lan, Huang Xiuxiu, versus Tang Lengxuan. The match starts!”

While everyone’s thoughts were in different directions, the referee had already announced the beginning of this match.

Tang Lengxuan lived up to his name—his face was cold and icy. Though he bore a fifty percent resemblance to Tang Yanxuan, his temperament was completely different.

A set of bright yellow Divine Dragon Armor instantly materialized, covering his entire body. It made him look much more imposing. In his right hand, the weapon that appeared was not a war hammer like Tang Yanxuan’s, but a slender bright yellow dragon lance.

In that instant, his feet planted on the ground as if he had merged with the earth itself, standing like a sculpted statue upon the Rising Dragon Platform.

Bai Xiuxiu waved her right hand, and two ice spears materialized in the air. She and Lan Xuanyu each took one. This time, Lan Xuanyu did not let her strike first—he pushed off the ground with his toes and charged actively at Tang Lengxuan.

Golden dragon scales instantly covered his body—Golden Dragon Body! Surging power blazed around him like golden flames.

“Hmph!” Tang Lengxuan let out a cold snort. He too took a step forward, but did not take flight. A low, muffled boom suddenly exploded across the Rising Dragon Platform, and the earth shook as if in an earthquake. A powerful shockwave burst outward. At the same time, both Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu felt a heaviness on their bodies, as if a thousand-pound weight had pressed down on their shoulders, forcing them toward the ground.

Lan Xuanyu flicked his ice spear, and thousands of spear tips burst forth, cascading toward Tang Lengxuan. Behind him, a pair of deep blue ice eyes locked on—Bai Xiuxiu’s fourth soul skill, an individual version of Deep Blue Gaze.

Tang Lengxuan’s body stiffened slightly, but the yellow Dragon God Armor on him blazed with light. The dense earth element isolated the cold, and in an instant, he broke free from the Deep Blue Gaze.

But Lan Xuanyu had seized the initiative after all. The myriad points of spear light converged into a single strike, arriving before Tang Lengxuan’s body.

“Clang!” In a sharp ring, the ice spear Lan Xuanyu thrust with shattered. It hadn’t been blocked by the opponent’s dragon lance—it had struck the Dragon God Armor directly and broken apart.

What kind of Dragon God Armor was this? That was the first thought that flashed through Lan Xuanyu’s mind. Without a doubt, the opponent’s armor possessed extremely powerful defensive capabilities, further reinforced by his cultivation, producing formidable protection.

Though Lan Xuanyu was only using an ice spear, it was infused with the power of the Golden Dragon King—the spear-tip aura was no illusion. Yet it was completely blocked by the opponent’s Dragon God Armor.

Just then, Tang Lengxuan moved. At the spot where he had stepped forward earlier, massive earth spikes suddenly erupted from the ground—more than a dozen of them, each over ten meters long, stabbing straight toward Lan Xuanyu’s body.

The attack was lightning fast; the spikes shot up as if launched, leaving Lan Xuanyu, who had just thrust his spear and been blocked, nowhere to dodge.

At the critical moment, Lan Xuanyu curled his body, presenting the smallest possible surface area to meet the earth spikes. At the same time, a black line of energy wrapped around his waist and pulled him diagonally upward, carrying him out of the spikes’ range. It was Bai Xiuxiu’s application of Abyssal Devouring.

But Tang Lengxuan did not let up. The spikes that had burst up suddenly split apart, turning into earth spears that shot toward Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu, while he himself launched forward in an unstoppable surge of momentum.

Rings of black light spread out from behind Lan Xuanyu, sweeping the earth spears aside and knocking them off their original trajectories. Tang Lengxuan, charging forward, was now fully exposed before Lan Xuanyu.

This was the advantage of fighting two against one. Though they still could not fight like true Dragon Knights, with one attacking and one supporting, complementing each other, their combat power was certainly greater than a lone individual’s. Even without Dragon God Armor and dragon lances, they still had an edge. Moreover, Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu had cultivated together for years; their teamwork needed no communication. They were so familiar with each other that the smallest movement from one would be met with instinctive coordination from the other.

Lan Xuanyu’s golden wings suddenly spread wide. He beat them fiercely, and an impassioned dragon roar burst from him. A massive golden dragon head surged forth with his right fist, meeting Tang Lengxuan’s dragon lance head-on—Golden Dragon Soaring to Heaven.

The ice spear was too fragile to withstand the power of Annihilation Shock; otherwise, Tang Lengxuan would not have blocked that strike so easily. So Lan Xuanyu abandoned the spear and chose close combat instead.

But Tang Lengxuan reacted just as quickly. His seemingly unstoppable momentum vanished almost instantly—and so did he. His body, charging forward at high speed, defied all physical laws as it suddenly slammed downward to the ground, narrowly avoiding a direct collision with Lan Xuanyu. At the same time, he slipped past the black energy ribbons winding toward him.

Not only that—the instant he touched the ground, his body rebounded, as if refracted by the earth itself, and shot straight toward Bai Xiuxiu behind him.

Gravity control combined with earth spike rebound—a simple yet extremely effective application.

It wasn’t that he thought he couldn’t withstand Lan Xuanyu in a direct clash, but he refused to be drawn into Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu’s rhythm. Without Dragon God Armor and a dragon lance, Lan Xuanyu in a head-on collision would be no match for him—but the opponent had two people. Once caught in their rhythm, like their opponents from yesterday, they would be ground down to defeat.

Seeing her opponent charging toward her, Bai Xiuxiu did not panic in the slightest. Ice surged beneath her feet, carrying her upward into the air. At the same time, rings of black light wrapped downward, forming a vortex that swept toward the ascending Tang Lengxuan.

Tang Lengxuan had clearly anticipated this. The yellow light on his body suddenly blazed with intensity. Against two opponents, he would never choose to prolong the fight—that was the least wise option. The best choice was to crush the opponent in the shortest possible time.

Amid the blinding yellow light, the earth trembled. Countless earth elements condensed in the air and fell from above like a meteor shower, crashing down on both Bai Xiuxiu and Lan Xuanyu. At the same time, from the ground, massive spikes erupted upward, covering the entire battlefield in an instant.