Chapter 494: Chapter 494: The Suppression of Ultimate Wood, Su Ming's Trump Card?
At this moment, Tang San's face looked extremely grim. "I don't know what's going on. My Blue Silver Grass is involuntarily bowing to Su Ming's spirit! It's like, in front of Su Ming's spirit, my Blue Silver Grass is nothing more than a servant!"
"Teacher, do you know what's happening?" Tang San turned to Yu Xiaogang in confusion.
Yu Xiaogang hesitated, then said, "Xiao San, this is likely spirit suppression. But Su Ming's spirit is just wood-elemental, and your Blue Silver Grass contains the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. Even if it hasn't awakened yet, it shouldn't be suppressed this way!"
And it wasn't only Tang San's Blue Silver Grass experiencing this. Among the gathered soul masters, many had wood and ice-attributed spirits, and they all felt an inexplicable sense of suppression!
They couldn't muster even a hint of resistance in their hearts.
In the arena, Su Ming's lips curled up slightly—this was his first time activating the Ultimate Wood's power.
While Ultimate Wood wasn't as domineering as Ultimate Ice, it significantly enhanced his control over life energy, creating an endless, ever-regenerating force.
Turning to his teammates, Su Ming said, "The rest of you should leave the stage. The power of their ice attribute is too intense, and I may not be able to protect you all. Besides, the technique I'm about to use will take up a large portion of the arena."
Trusting Su Ming completely, Dugu Yan and the others didn't hesitate. They wished him luck, then each jumped off the stage.
Seeing this move by Heaven Dou's team, everyone present—aside from Dugu Bo—was astonished.
"Look, everyone! Except for Captain Su Ming, all of Heaven Dou's team members have willingly left the arena, meaning they've canceled their fusion skill. With Su Ming alone, can he really hold his own against Tianshui Academy's triple martial spirit fusion, Ice Veil?" Su Yuntao continued to narrate energetically.
"It looks like Tianshui Academy will win this match after all. Su Ming is too arrogant. If he and his team had used their Yin-Yang Life and Death Domain to wear down Tianshui, they might have stood a chance!" one audience member commented, clearly disappointed.
"Pfft, you didn't see how much Su Ming's teammates trust him. If he chose to stay on the stage alone, he must have a trump card up his sleeve. And didn't you hear? Tianshui Academy's fusion skill continuously absorbs ambient ice elements to replenish itself. A war of attrition would've been a bad idea!"
Watching from the stands, Huo Wu felt her heart race—she knew Su Ming was about to unleash something big.
"Little sis, don't you think Su Ming is overconfident here? That's a triple fusion skill, and he's at a disadvantage in terms of attributes…" Huo Wushuang whispered.
Huo Wu smiled confidently. "Big brother, I believe in him!"
Huo Wushuang:
Well, apparently my worries were unnecessary.
"Su Ming, I know you haven't used your full power from the start. Go on, the three of us are eager to see just how powerful you really are!" Shui Bing'er spoke with a calm tone, tinged with excitement.
Su Ming nodded. "Alright, let's test it out!"
Then, in a rare display, Su Ming clasped his hands together, striking an impressive stance. "Wood Release: Wood Golem Jutsu!"
Suddenly, massive branches sprouted from the arena floor, growing rapidly to form a towering wooden figure approximately 30 meters high!
The giant wood golem took up half of the arena space, and that was with Su Ming controlling its size—otherwise, it could have been even larger and taller!
"Whoa! Did everyone see that? I knew Heaven Dou's captain wasn't a fool. With that massive wood golem, Tianshui Academy's Ice Maiden is dwarfed by comparison!" one excited spectator exclaimed.
"Just because it's big doesn't mean it's powerful. What's the use of size alone? It has to be durable too!"
"Hey, hey, hey, I suspect you're implying something here, and I've got evidence!"
Meanwhile, Su Yuntao and the two titled Douluo, Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo, were equally shocked—was this Su Ming's trump card?
Unlike Su Yuntao's partial blindness to the situation, Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo could feel the powerful pressure radiating from Su Ming's summoned wood golem. It was at least on par with a Soul Douluo.
As for whether it had reached the level of a titled Douluo, they weren't entirely sure. Or rather, they found it hard to believe, since Su Ming was only a level 65 Soul Emperor. Being able to summon a wood golem this strong was already an impressive feat!
"Su Ming, so this is your trump card? It's certainly impressive, but I hope it's not all for show!"
Understanding Su Ming's strength, the three from Tianshui knew this high-level wood manipulation wasn't something to take lightly. They had to respond with full force.
Though they talked down to him verbally, they took him very seriously internally—no, they respected him deeply.
Su Ming smirked. If they thought that was the end, they were too naive!
As he reopened his eyes, orange markings appeared at the corners.
"Sage Mode, activate!"
Instantly, Su Ming's power surged, and this was transmitted directly to the wood golem as well!
"Old… Old Ghost, did you see that? Su Ming's aura changed again! We weren't sure before if his wood golem had reached the power level of a titled Douluo, but now it's clear—it has!" Ju Douluo chuckled bitterly.
Ghost Douluo rasped, "Su Ming's strength certainly goes beyond this. Do you really think Dugu Bo alone could have defeated Yu Yuanzhen? Yu Yuanzhen desperately wanted Su Ming's techniques; there's no way he'd let him go that easily."
"Wait, you're saying…?"
"Yes. I mean Yu Yuanzhen might already be dead. And I recently received intel—the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan is undergoing a purge. Yu Luomian has been promoted to clan leader and even broke through to level 90. With his ninth spirit ring, he'll officially be a titled Douluo."
Ju Douluo:
Alright, he admitted his earlier thinking was a bit naive. If Su Ming weren't this powerful, the Supreme Pontiff wouldn't have bothered putting Qian Renxue on standby for the competition. Su Ming was far too mysterious.
"No… no way! How can Su Ming be this strong!" Tang San and Dai Mubai looked on in utter disbelief from the stands.