Chapter 290: Countering Each Move
However, for Ning Bei at this moment, such large-scale attack skills were not much of a problem.
The battle with Poseisi was not just about completing a test, but also about training his ability to apply his soul skills. Now, he planned to test the remaining two techniques from Be-style Four Extremes.
"Mahapadma !" (esdeath)
The Eternal Freezing Domain beneath Ning Bei gradually shrank from several kilometers to only a few hundred meters, just enough to enclose both himself and Poseisi.
Poseisi furrowed her brow, not understanding what this guy was up to. In her puzzled gaze, the surging sea waves rushing toward Ning Bei turned into ice waves and froze in place, while the overcast sky suddenly cleared.
The calm atmosphere made Poseisi, the Extreme Douluo, feel a sense of impending danger. She couldn't explain where this feeling came from, but the next events provided the answer.
The surrounding air began to slowly solidify, and even her breathing became heavy.
The clouds floating in the sky began to still, as if an invisible force had fixed them in place. Sunlight filtered through the clouds but could no longer warm the world. Instead, it turned into golden beams, freezing in midair.
The twisted time and space made Poseisi extremely uncomfortable. She stared at Ning Bei in shock, not expecting the man before her to have reached such a level with his domain.
"It seems that freezing everything is still a bit beyond my reach, but this should be enough."
In this frozen space, Ning Bei seemed unaffected as he instantly moved to Poseisi's side. A delicate ice sword appeared in his hand, pointing directly at her throat.
"Senior, it seems I've won."
Poseisi stared blankly at Ning Bei before suddenly struggling violently. Her mouth seemed to be muttering something, but all the mediums that carried sound in the air had been frozen by Ning Bei. No sound reached the outside, but Ning Bei could guess that Poseisi wasn't planning to admit defeat.
Ning Bei was not surprised. If she didn't admit defeat, he would force her to. He raised the ice sword and aimed it at Poseisi.
Poseisi's face was filled with horror. She tried to dodge but felt her body extremely heavy, as if she were bound by several hundred thousand kilograms of iron chains. Even when she released all her soul power, she only moved a few centimeters, barely dodging the ice sword's thrust.
The ice sword grazed her arm, tearing through her crimson robe sleeve and leaving a wound on Poseisi's arm. Blood slowly seeped from the cut.
"Hm? No wonder you're the High Priest of the Sea God. You were able to move even in Mahapadma . But in this state, you shouldn't be able to do much, right?"
A trace of anger flashed across Poseisi's delicate face. How many years had it been? Since she became the High Priest of Sea God Island, it seemed she had never been injured. Even Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu hadn't managed to do this.
Thinking of this, Poseisi's eyes gleamed coldly. She had to defend the honor of the Sea God. Losing to a twenty-something-year-old child was unacceptable to her.
As Poseisi's lips moved, Ning Bei seemed to sense something and a hint of alertness rose in his heart.
Sure enough, the Sea God's martial soul, which had also been frozen by Mahapadma , suddenly burst forth with dazzling light. Her only 100,000-year-old soul ring began to glow.
At this moment, he finally heard what Poseisi was saying.
"Ninth Soul Skill: Sea God's Confinement."
Ning Bei's expression changed drastically. He knew Poseisi's ninth soul skill. One of its abilities was to summon a Sea God avatar to attack the opponent. Although the avatar only had the power of two layers of the real Sea God's strength, it was still a divine-level attack. The second ability was this Sea God's Confinement. Once hit, it would permanently seal the soul power of the victim, and only Poseisi could release it.
To be cautious, Ning Bei quickly took two pills and swallowed them. They were Breaking Seal Pills and Soul Recovery Pills.
As countless golden chains surrounded Ning Bei at an extremely fast speed, they quickly entered his body.
Ning Bei could clearly feel himself slowly losing contact with his soul power and soul core. At this moment, he swallowed the two pills he had taken earlier.
"Phew, that was close. Thankfully, they worked."
Ning Bei silently thanked his foresight. If he had waited until after the sealing, he probably wouldn't have been able to communicate with his first martial soul.
As he felt the soul power seal slowly lift, Ning Bei was slightly reassured. However, to Poseisi, who had never failed with this move, she already considered the victory in her hands.
"Being able to force me to use my ninth soul skill, you should be proud. If you promise not to set foot on Sea God Island again, I'll help you break the seal."
Poseisi's confident words made Ning Bei laugh inwardly. Little did she know, her signature move had been rendered useless.
"That's not necessarily true, Senior."
"Hm?"
Ning Bei's smile made Poseisi's eyelids twitch, and her figure instantly retreated, creating some distance.
"You didn't have your soul power sealed? No, you were sealed and then immediately recovered. How did you do it?"
Feeling the surging soul power around Ning Bei, Poseisi's eyes were filled with horror. This soul power was growing stronger, meaning it had just been restored.
"Senior, this technique of yours is indeed hard to defend against, but I have my own methods to break the soul power seal."
The scene fell into a brief silence. After a moment of thought, Poseisi figured out the reason.
"It's your first martial soul, right? You just popped a pill, and your strength instantly multiplied. You must have eaten a pill to break the seal before I cast it."
Ning Bei raised an eyebrow. As expected, this woman had eaten more salt than he had rice. She figured it out in just an instant. But he didn't mind too much. In any case, one of Poseisi's signature moves had already been neutralized.
"Senior, do you want to continue? You should have more tricks up your sleeve."
Hearing this, Poseisi's eyes flashed with complexity, unsure whether or not she should use that move.
"Are you sure you want to continue fighting with me? Know that once I use that move, even I can't control it."
"Bring it, Senior. This is something I must go through on my path to becoming a god. Running away isn't an option."
Ning Bei's gaze was firm. Without any hesitation, he launched another challenge at Poseisi. This would be the moment where they would determine the victor, and it was also crucial for whether Ning Bei could complete half of his divine test.
Poseisi took a deep breath. The coldness in her eyes slowly faded, replaced by deep admiration.
"You are stronger than Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu in terms of talent. What's even more valuable is that you have a spirit of striving upwards, something we three old fellows have lost. I look forward to seeing how far you can go."
(END CHAPTER)
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