Chapter 288: Intense Battle
The arm formed by mental power and the invisible wall clashed in mid-air for a long time, and in the end, neither side could gain the upper hand.
As the golden arm dissipated, it was clear that Poseisi's confident attack had failed again, which made her, who had been so confident moments ago, find it hard to accept.
"Your mental power is surprisingly strong?"
Although the soul skill was granted by the head soul bone, if Ning Bei's mental power had been weak, he wouldn't have been able to block her attack. It was like a weak, small person wearing a large, sturdy armor, which would be useless. However, if a strong warrior wore the same armor, they would be unstoppable.
"Not bad. Let's continue, Senior Poseisi."
Ning Bei didn't flaunt his mental power too much. Since Poseisi's two probing attempts had failed, it was now his turn.
"Second Soul Skill: Imperial Palm—Great Cold No Snow!"
As the second orange soul ring on the Ice Snow Lady lit up, all the ice elements in the air gathered and formed a terrifying giant ice palm that slammed down hard at Poseisi.
Poseisi's eyes were filled with horror. This was only his second soul skill, but she didn't plan on standing still. A deep blue light emitted from her body, and she became transparent, as if crystal clear.
"Boom."
The Ice Imperial Palm descended from the sky and slammed into the spot where Poseisi had been standing, which was right on the boundary between the coastline and the ice sheet. Dust and ice debris flew into the air, and even the small group several dozen kilometers away could clearly see the intense battle.
"It's starting, this is terrifying."
"Tch, someone said they were going to watch it up close. Can you see anything?"
Ning Rongrong gave Xiao Wu an unamused look at her remark, clearly annoyed by her desire to get involved in everything.
Xiao Wu was momentarily speechless, but she couldn't offer any rebuttal because she agreed with Ning Rongrong's point.
On the Ring-shaped Coast, Ning Bei frowned as he watched the deep pit created by his Imperial Palm. He had a premonition that his strike hadn't hit Poseisi at all. Instead, the ice surface he had frozen was cracked by the impact of the palm, creating a large hole and allowing the seawater to be exposed again.
"Second Soul Skill: Heartwave Ripple."
Ning Bei's feeling wasn't wrong. Poseisi hadn't been hit by the Imperial Palm. Instead, using the revived seawater, she quickly launched her counterattack.
The once invisible seawater now seemed to be under control, turning into a series of circular waves that rolled toward him. The waves were massive, and mixed with them were mental shocks that made it easy to lose oneself in the endless ocean if not handled properly.
Ning Bei didn't plan on sitting idly by. He quickly combined his Ice Emperor's left leg soul skill with the Snow Lady's first soul ring, Snow Dance, Sunlight Shine. The pride of the Ice and Snow Emperors immediately activated, forming a terrifying ice crystal storm that spread out and collided with the incoming waves.
The sound of ice shards cracking echoed everywhere as the ice storm and the violent sea waves clashed.
Taking a moment, Ning Bei attempted to freeze the damaged ice surface again, not wanting Poseisi to have the advantage of seawater for her abilities.
But Poseisi had clearly noticed Ning Bei's intent and wouldn't let him succeed.
"Hmph, Sea God's Domain."
With a cold snort, a deep blue light spread from Poseisi's feet, and the seawater at the crack of the ice surface became even more violent. Every time it was about to freeze, it would struggle and twist, and for a moment, Ning Bei was unable to refreeze it.
"You think you can easily succeed? Dream on."
Poseisi let out a cold smile. She couldn't shatter the completely frozen sea surface, but before it could freeze, she could break the ice. After all, Ning Bei had cracked it open himself. Now, she could use the terrain to her advantage.
However, when she tried to see if there was any regret on Ning Bei's face, she was stunned to find that he had already vanished without a trace. As she began to use her mental power to locate him, a voice suddenly rang in her ear.
"Have you ever been kicked by light, Senior? Speed is power. Light-speed Kick."
"Boom!"
With Poseisi's expression frozen in shock, Ning Bei's right leg flashed with golden light, sending her flying and crashing onto the ice surface.
The solid ice was dented into a spherical pit, caused by Poseisi's shield made of soul power to protect herself in midair.
Ning Bei seized the opportunity and didn't give Poseisi a chance to breathe. He immediately activated his right leg soul skill and appeared on the ice surface.
"Light-speed Kick."
Another kick, but this time, there was no feeling of kicking a real entity. Ning Bei was taken aback.
He saw Poseisi's body ripple again with deep blue light, and Ning Bei's right leg passed straight through her body, making him feel as though he had kicked her straight into the sea.
"She just dodged my Imperial Palm with this technique. It seems she also has an elemental-type technique. This is going to be tricky!"
Ning Bei secretly speculated, but his body didn't stop as he quickly pulled back because he felt Poseisi was beginning to retaliate.
"Fourth Soul Skill: Sea of Oblivion."
As Ning Bei retreated, several hundred-meter-wide pale blue spheres covered the area where he had been standing. If he had remained there, he would have been completely trapped.
However, Poseisi didn't show any signs of disappointment from the failed strike. With a slight gesture of her left hand, the spheres rushed toward Ning Bei at high speed, clearly indicating that these pale blue spheres were a tracking-type soul skill.
"Ice Wheel Ball: Frostbite Ice Soul."
Ning Bei immediately understood that these sticky-type techniques couldn't be avoided, so the best method was to directly crush them head-on.
His right hand rose high, and in an instant, a massive ball of soul power formed. It radiated a faint chill, and as Ning Bei threw it, it quickly condensed in mid-air, turning into a brilliant ice ball that collided with the several seawater spheres rushing toward him.
"Art is explosion, ka!"
A massive explosion echoed through the space, and in the air, a blinding mix of blue and white light erupted. A few seconds later, hailstones as hard as stones rained down from the sky, a result of the seawater encountering extreme cold.
Several dozen kilometers away, the small group could hear the deafening explosion and saw the blinding light flash across the horizon. They couldn't help but click their tongues.
They were certain that even a 100,000-year-old soul beast wouldn't survive three rounds in this fight.
"Rongrong, you were right after all."
Xiao Wu showed a strained smile, feeling silly for just moments ago wanting to watch from the sidelines.
"Tch, you should've known. Just listen to me more, and you'll never go wrong."
On the side, Dugu Yan clenched her fists tightly, showing her inner tension. Though she had confidence in her man, the aftermath of the battle between the two was truly terrifying. Compared to this, the Soul Master competition seemed like child's play.
As the aftermath settled, Ning Bei and Poseisi locked eyes again from a distance. Both could see the deep wariness in each other's gaze.
(END CHAPTER)
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