Soul Land 3: Legend Of The Dragon King

One golden halo after another surged toward the Sky Crossing Divine Spear with unerring accuracy, but the spear merely passed through them.

In contrast with the previous violent clashes, this seemed to be a very peaceful affair.

As the golden halos and the Sky Crossing Divine Spear both reached the peak of their powers, time seemed to have suddenly frozen.

The Sky Crossing Divine Spear was only less than a foot away from Tang Wulin's throat, but it was unable to advance any further, and Guan Yue had also been forced to a standstill. At the same time, Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Spear was operating at full capacity, emitting a faint buzzing sound as it struggled to keep the oncoming spear at bay.

This was Tang Wulin's Unpredictable Storm!

In the face of the enormous pressure being exerted by Guan Yue, there was no attack that Tang Wulin could unleash other than Unpredictable Storm that could contend with Guan Yue, not even his Millennium White Clouds. He had a feeling that Guan Yue wouldn't be threatened by him as En Ci once had. In the presence of his spear essence, none of that would matter to him.

While it was true that Guan Yue had been stopped in his tracks by Tang Wulin's Unpredictable Storm, Tang Wulin discovered that there was nothing that he could do in this instant. In order to withstand that almighty spear strike, he had been forced to unleash his Unpredictable Storm with all his might, and he needed some time to catch his breath. His dragon core and soul cores were beating violently, and he had to adjust his own bodily condition first before he could attack.

The Sky Crossing Douluo was truly a formidable foe!

Finally, Tang Wulin was able to recover somewhat, and he thrust his Golden Dragon Spear forward in a simple and concise attack, but his essence, energy, and spirit had instantly combined as one.

As he was defending himself against Guan Yue's previous attack, he seemed to have suddenly sensed something, as if there were something being opened up in his heart.

Guan Yue recovered almost as soon as Tang Wulin unleashed his spear strike, and the former remained as calm as ever as he pulled back his Sky Crossing Divine Spear in defense.

The two clashed, and Tang Wulin was forced back three steps by the impact, while Guan Yue only took a single backward step.

Tang Wulin didn't pause in the slightest as he charged forward again. He knew that if he were to concede the initiative now, he most likely wouldn't be able to seize it again. Unless he summoned the Golden Trident, he knew that there was no way he could unleash another Unpredictable Storm as potent as the previous one.

He withdrew his Golden Dragon Spear before thrusting it forward again, and a deafening dragon's roar rang out as a Golden Dragon King projection appeared behind him.

In contrast with his previous attack, this one had a sense of finality to it, and it was his All or Nothing! This was Tang Wulin's spear intent.

Guan Yue's brows furrowed slightly as he flicked his Sky Crossing Divine Spear upward while taking a half-step to the side.

A resounding boom rang out, and the power of the All or Nothing seemed to have been nullified.

Tang Wulin's base was still stable, but most of the power of his attack had been dispelled.

Immediately thereafter, Guan Yue stepped forward before swinging his spear down toward Tang Wulin's head like a staff.

All of his attacks seemed to be so casual and nonchalant, but he had turned the tables on Tang Wulin with ease.

Golden light glowed within Tang Wulin's eyes as his dragon's repulse erupted out of his body. Instead of using his Golden Dragon Spear to defend himself from Guan Yue's attack, he pulled it back only around a foot before thrusting it forward again.

At the same time, golden light erupted out of his body before fusing into his Golden Dragon Spear. In that instant, it was as if something had exploded in his mind, and a brand new feeling flooded through his entire body.

The essence of the spear wasn't unstoppable will, but reckless abandon!

He would never be able to attain true spear essence if he was constantly thinking about repercussions and consequences.

In that instant, he was finally enlightened. There were countless types of spear intent, but there was only one type of spear essence, and it required one to completely discard all qualms and inhibitions.

Back then, Yun Ming had put this on full display in his dying moments, and in the face of the enormous pressure being exerted upon him by Guan Yue, Tang Wulin finally understood.

In that instant, he injected his soul power, blood essence power, dragon's repulse, spiritual power, and everything that he had into his Golden Dragon Spear without any reservation.

He was no longer looking ahead at all as his eyes and heart were filled exclusively by his spear.

Restrict Life and Death, Dragon Emperor Pierce!

As this spear thrust was unleashed, it was glowing with dazzling light, but halfway through the attack, all of the light abruptly faded, as if it had been sucked away by the Golden Dragon Spear.

The spear had returned to its original golden color, as if it had reverted back to its form as a rib of the Dragon God.

A serious look finally appeared on Guan Yue's face, and his Sky Crossing Divine Spear abruptly vanished as he performed a semi-pirouette, following which the spear emerged out of his waist. In this instant, the Sky Crossing Divine Spear had turned completely transparent, and a reminiscent look had appeared in Guan Yue's eyes.

...... 

"Guan Yue, do you know what your problem is?" Yun Ming asked with a serious expression.

Guan Yue looked up at his senior disciple brother and shook his head in response. "Is it that I'm too placid?"

Yun Ming shook his head, and replied, "No, your problem is that you lack focus. Singleminded focus is necessary for you to forget everything else. Spear intent is your understanding of your spear, while spear essence is your spear's understanding of you. Only by setting aside all else and focusing entirely on your spear will you attain spear essence. Everyone's path to attaining spear essence is different, but the end result is the same; only when you forget everything else and place the entirety of your focus into your spear will you find the essence that belongs to your spear."

"Focus, huh?" Guan Yue repeated with a contemplative expression.

Yun Ming smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Your aptitude is not inferior to mine, but you've always been very placid and uninterested in competing with others. You love life and appreciate the small things; that's all well and good, but the problem is that if you focus too much on everything else in life, your focus will be taken away from your spear. If you truly love your spear, then you must give it more focus."

"Alright."

...... 

Several decades had passed, and Tang Wulin made Guan Yue feel as if he were looking at his past self.

Back then, he had locked himself in a small room and did nothing but release his martial soul every day in order to find that focus.

Finally, on one fateful day, when he had already forgotten whether he was a human or a spear, everything came naturally to him.

He never enjoyed competing with others, and he was entirely emotionally invested in his spear.

The outside world only knew him as a demigod as he very rarely battled anyone and displayed his powers. In fact, even among the Battle Gods, very few of them knew what level he was truly at.

A clear clang rang out, and both Tang Wulin and Guan Yue temporarily lost their awareness of their surroundings.

Everything around them instantly crumbled away in that instant, and the earth caved in within a diameter of 500 meters. It was a scene reminiscent of the godslayer missiles' impact on Shrek Academy.

It was also in this instant that a peculiar sensation welled up in Tang Wulin's heart, and he felt as if he had established a special connection with his spear.

In the Shrek Academy camp's starting point, Yuanen Yehui and Xu Xiaoyan ahd just arrived, and they immediately caught sight of Long Tianwu and Su Mengjun.

Right at this moment, the sound of a clear clang rang out in the distance.