Douluo Dalu - The Story Of Sheng Feilong

Huang Jialong was is dismay after having fought Sheng Feilong for a while . He had to rely on multiple of his Soul Skills just to keep up with Sheng Feilong, while the latter didn"t even use a single Soul Skill .

Granted, the only one of Sheng Feilong"s Soul Skills, that Huang Jialong knew of, was the one that used the grey-red Soul Ring he showed during his fight against Long Yue . He knew how dangerous and powerful that Soul Skill is, so he was actually glad that Sheng Feilong didn"t use it until now, but knowing that he couldn"t even force the latter to use a single Soul Skill frustrated him .

Branchmaster Lu had long since gone silent and only watched the fight play out . He had been confident that Huang Jialong would be able to force Sheng Feilong to greater lengths than Long Yue as the former was more skilled in close combat than the latter despite his inferior raw strength, but this confidence had long since been crushed .

After overcoming the shock of seeing Huang Jialong"s Spirit Essence as well as the Mountrous Shroud Soul Skill, She Meixiao had become much calmer and focused most of her attention on Sheng Feilong . She couldn"t help but think that something was different compared to before . Of course, one of those things was that Sheng Feilong doesn"t intent to injure or even kill Huang Jialong, but there was also something else that she couldn"t put her finger on .

The fight continued for a while longer and Sheng Feilong could have ended it at any point . After a while, Huang Jialong admitted defeat, inwardly thankful that Sheng Feilong gave him enough face to not just defeat him .

As the host of the event, Branchmaster Lu felt himself forced to comment on the fight . He just looked at the two children with an apathetic expression on his face and nodded towards them . "It was a good fight . Both of you have shown you respective strengths very well . "

Sheng Feilong bowed lightly, though he didn"t take the comment to heart, while Huang Jialong did the same with a wry smile on his face; He knew that Branchmaster Lu was angry about him losing and just didn"t say anything in front of "outsiders" .

After that, Branchmaster Lu and Senior Lao showed She Meixiao around the rest of the branch, while Sheng Feilong and Huang Jialong went to a resting area next to the training facilities .

"Here . " Huang Jialong gave Sheng Feilong something to drink, which he gladly took after a short thanks . Huang Jialong sat down across from Sheng Feilong and also started drinking something . Compared to Sheng Feilong, he was much more out of breath and had used up a good part of his Soul Power .

Sheng Feilong liked Huang Jialong"s respectful, but easygoing nature, so he didn"t mind accompanying the latter while She Meixiao inspected the rest of the branch . The two of them remained silent for a while, before Huang Jialong suddenly scratched his head with an irritated expression . "Argh, seriously, what"s the deal with your Spirit Essence? It"s ridiculously strong . "

He looked at Sheng Feilong"s surprised expression and continued after a small sigh . "No, sorry, forget that I asked . Honestly though, I"ve seen your fight against that Long Yue guy from the capital; He was hailed as the greatest genius of the continent – a 19 years old Soul Emperor with the Mountain Dragon King Spirit Essence – yet you played him like it was nothing . I thought it was just because of his lack of close combat techniques and that I would fare better, but that was a pipe dream, I guess . "

Sheng Feilong smiled a bit awkwardly, not too sure what he should say in this situation . "Your power is just as impressive . You really are much stronger than Long Yue when it comes to close combat; His techniques can"t even compare to yours . The way you utilize your body made me think that I was fighting multiple opponents at once; I could only rely on brute strength and fierceness to not be overpowered . "

"Yeah, well, it"s basically what makes my Spirit Essence so strong; The great physical prowess of a Dragon type Spirit Essence combined with the oddities of having multiple heads on it is what makes the Hydra Spirit Essences so powerful . You were basically fighting multiple opponents because I can split my thought processes into multiple parts . " Huang Jialong started explaining, still with the somewhat crestfallen expression .

Looking at Sheng Feilong, who didn"t seem to fully understand what he meant, Huang Jialong decided to just continue . "Just imagine it like the Hydra being multiple people just like you thought: One of it"s heads is the leader, while the other four follow its commands in their own way . Basically, every one of my limbs represents one Hydra head, making it their own ent.i.ty . It"s bizarre and strange to explain, but that"s how it is . "

Sheng Feilong nodded and spoke up with a small smile . "I see . The Netherworld Putrefaction Demon is completely different, though . As the name suggests, it"s a demon and an incredibly high ranking and powerful one at that . It"s power . . . comes from hate and anger; back when I was fighting Long Yue, I was totally fixated on killing him . That"s why I was able to pull out so much of my Spirit Essence"s power . Though that makes this Spirit that much more dangerous to use . "

Huang Jialong nodded with a serious expression . "I understand what you mean . I don"t even want to imagine what would happen if you completely lose control over it . Though doesn"t that make you similar to Long Yue? He loses control over himself during heated battles as well, right?"

"Yeah, it"s somewhat similar, though the way of how it shows is completely different . He seems to fall into a frenzy and get stuck there, becoming more of a beast than human, while I . . . well, I become "cold" . You could say that I forget my emotions and just focus on that hatred and anger and try to make the opponent suffer . . . . That"s also the reason I didn"t just defeat Long Yue, but instead beat him down like that . " Sheng Feilong freely spoke his mind, but he didn"t know if it really was attributed to the Netherworld Putrefaction Demon; He had been like that ever since he was young .

Huang Jialong thought about it for a moment before he smiled lightly . "Whoa, that"s terrifying . Though I guess having a cold and calculative nature in such situations is better than losing control like a wild beast . At least you retain some rationality . "

He stretched his shoulders and continued to smile, completely casting his crestfallen self from a few moments ago off to the side . "Guess it"S good I didn"t try to provoke you like Branchmaster Lu asked me to then . Anyways, a loss is a loss, so I"ll probably get an earful . "

Sheng Feilong frowned ever so slightly and replied with a calm, but serious expression . "Don"t take it too badly . Your Master probably only wants to agitate you so you put in even more effort . " Huang Jialong listened to Sheng Feilong, but shook his head with a sneer . "Yeah, right . My "Master" only took me in because of my Spirit Essence; Because he has a grudge with Vice-Leader She . He doesn"t care about anything else . If I don"t deliver the results he expects, he"ll cast me aside . "

Sheng Feilong frowned deeply this time, obviously displeased by how disrespectful Huang Jialong was towards his own Master . "How can you say something like that? Even if he has a grudge with my Master, he couldn"t do something like that; You"re his disciple . "

"Tell that to my Senior Brother that was cast aside after he failed to meet the expectations of our great "Master" . " Huang Jialong said with another sneer, clearly angry about the matter . Sheng Feilong just stared at him in shock, not knowing what to say to this .

Huang Jialong sighed one more and continued with a frown on his face . "That"s who Branchmaster Lu is . If you"re good enough, you"re rewarded with everything you need, but if you fail his criteria, then he doesn"t need you any longer . There is no real Master-Disciple relationship, only a way for the strong to thrive . "

"What happened to your Senior Brother . . ?" Sheng Feilong asked with a concerned expression and stared at Huang Jialong . The latter replied rather dryly . "He was sent to another branch somewhere south of the capital . I don"t have much contact to him anymore, because he didn"t want to implicate me . "

"To the south? To Senior Ouyang"s branch?" Sheng Feilong asked, to which Huang Jialong nodded his head . "Then you don"t have to worry about your Senior Brother . Senior Ouyang is a great man; I"m sure your Senior Brother is being treated well . "

Huang Jialong nodded with a thankful expression and turned to look at the time . " . . . I Guess Branchmaster Lu and Vice-Leader She will finish their inspection soon . Let"s head to the administrative offices, that"s the last stop on the tour . Branchmaster Lu"s office is also there . "

Sheng Feilong nodded and followed Huang Jialong through the branch . They took the direct way there and, after asking an employee if She Meixiao and branchmaster Lu had returned, directly went to Branchmaster Lu"s office . In there, She Meixiao had just finished the inspection and was talking about a few matters regarding it to Branchmaster Lu .