Chapter 93 The Claw of the Mystic Crystal.
As a control-type cultivator, Ling Luochen naturally had a keen eye for the situation.
Her five spirit rings pulsed, and after releasing her martial soul, her entire body was covered in a layer of ice crystals. Her first spirit ring then lit up, and Ling Luochen slowly raised her right hand, grabbing in the air. Instantly, a two-meter-long staff made entirely of ice crystals appeared, flashing with blue light.
Pointing the staff upwards, the sky instantly gained an icy blue hue, and gusts of icy blue air swept towards the opposite side. At this moment, she didn't use any other spirit skills. Yu Mengdi in the air was the first to be hit by the icy current. In the extreme low temperature, frost appeared on Yu Mengdi's wings.
She could no longer sustain high-altitude combat.
Wu Xuan charged forward at lightning speed, his twin blades slashing repeatedly, forcing Yu Mengdi to defend.
On the other side, Blood Wolf and Yang Yifan from Zheng Tian Academy also clashed with Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.
Blood Wolf's martial soul is that of a wolf, a beast martial soul that can't be considered powerful.
"First Soul Skill, Wolf Transformation!"
Blood Wolf roared, his legs propelling him forward with lightning speed. As he charged, his body began to change drastically. His silver-gray fur grew wildly, and his muscles and bones expanded at an astonishing rate. The most dramatic change was in his head; his mouth protruded, revealing fangs. His legs became exceptionally thick, and his hands transformed into sharp claws.
"Second Soul Skill, Blade Aura!"
Yang Yifan's martial soul was a long dagger. The dagger, over a foot long, emitted a two-foot-long sword aura as his second soul ring shone, striking Xu Sanshi's ribs with lightning speed.
"Third Soul Skill, Thunderous Fury."
"Third Soul Skill, Xuanming Power."
Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi's third soul rings lit up simultaneously. Reflected by lightning and black water, their auras surged once more.
"Third Soul Skill, Icy Mist!"
The third soul skill was suddenly released. Ling Luochen slid out, propelled by the icy mist, his ice staff flashing, unleashing a terrifying surge of icy mist that precisely covered the six students from Zheng Tian Academy.
The moment they touched the mist, Blood Wolf and Yang Yifan froze in place, their bodies covered in frost.
"First Soul Skill, Profound Nether Tremor."
A semi-transparent, dark aura suddenly expanded from the Profound Nether Tortoise Shell Shield. Xu Sanshi raised the dark-glowing Shield and slammed it straight into the frozen Yang Yifan.
Xu Sanshi showed no mercy; the Shield slammed heavily into Yang Yifan. Yang Yifan was sent flying, knocked unconscious, and rescued by the referee.
Blood Wolf, on the other side, was in no better shape than Yang Yifan.
Beibei's Thunder Dragon Claw struck down fiercely. The Blood Wolf, covered in frost, couldn't dodge and was knocked to the ground with a single swipe, convulsing before falling unconscious within a few breaths.
The referee didn't hesitate and swiftly grabbed the Blood Wolf.
Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao, one in front and one behind, were now facing Yan'er.
The Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron flew out with alarm, activating its first soul skill, Cauldron Shock, from a distance.
The fireballs Yan'er threw were deflected from their trajectory by the shockwave before they even made contact with the cauldron.
However, the dense firepower still prevented Jiang Nannan from quickly closing in.
At that moment, icy mist attacked. Yan'er, who was firing fireballs in rapid succession, was instantly engulfed by the icy mist, briefly freezing in place.
"Third Soul Skill, Teleport!"
"Second Soul Skill, Gravity Control!"
Jiang Nannan's third and second soul rings lit up one after another. Jiang Nannan instantly appeared beside Yan'er, her long, slender legs clamping around Yan'er's neck. With a sudden burst of strength, she slammed Yan'er heavily to the ground, leaving her dazed and confused.
The Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron flew out again, and Yan'er, who had just been struck, was directly knocked off the arena by the cauldron.
In just a moment of exchange, the four Soul Masters of Zheng Tian Academy were eliminated one after another. Only the three strongest Soul Kings remained on the field.
At the edge of the arena, Yu Mengdi was extremely frustrated. After being attacked by Ling Luochen's icy mist, she plummeted straight down from the sky, clashing head-on with Wu Xuan's twin swords on the ground.
After the icy mist dissipated, a battered and exhausted Yu Mengdi attempted to take to the air to continue the fight, but an unexpected event occurred. Under the suppression of Wu Xuan's extreme wind, no matter how much Yu Mengdi flapped her angel wings, she couldn't fly. This completely threw Yu Mengdi off balance.
Wu Xuan's twin blades slashed down fiercely, blocking Yu Mengdi's swords. The terrifying force caused Yu Mengdi's arms to tremble uncontrollably.
"Sky-Supporting Peak!"
Wu Xuan dodged and delivered a powerful blow. Unable to parry, Yu Mengdi was sent flying by Wu Xuan's knee strike, crashing heavily into the soul-guiding shield.
Blood trickled from Yu Mengdi's mouth, and after a scream of her defenses crumbling, her third soul ring shone brightly.
"Third Soul Skill, Angel's Blessing!"
Golden flames surged rapidly, and faintly, the silhouette of a six-winged angel appeared behind Yu Mengdi. The moment this silhouette appeared, Yu Mengdi was completely bathed in gold.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Angelic God-Sealing Slash!"
A delicate shout escaped Yu Mengdi's lips. This wasn't just a simple announcement of her skill's name. Five words, five notes, each note accompanied by a clear hum from the sacred twin swords in her hands. The moment the final "slash" was uttered, the sacred twin swords merged into one, the sharp sword light transforming into a massive blade of light over ten meters long and three meters wide, slashing straight down at Wu Xuan.
Wu Xuan's hands trembled slightly, and the two spear-like blades vanished into the wind.
As Wu Xuan clenched his left arm, it instantly transformed into a transparent crystal. Then, countless glittering diamond particles covered his palm, making his left arm appear like a work of art.
"Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Left Arm Bone - Mystic Crystal Claw!"
With Wu Xuan's crystal-like punch, terrifying power erupted like a volcano, shattering Yu Mengdi's massive blade of light.
"What? How is this possible?" Yu Mengdi's pupils constricted, and she collapsed to the ground. She couldn't believe that her all-out, terrifying attack had been shattered by a single punch.
Meanwhile, on the other side!
"Fifth Soul Skill, Dance of Golden Leaves!"
Ye Wuqing, on the verge of being overwhelmed, instantly lit up his black fifth soul ring. His entire aura changed completely; tiny golden points of light shone, rapidly spreading around his body, forming a golden light curtain. Immediately afterward, the golden light rapidly expanded, transforming into countless smaller, but terrifyingly numerous, golden leaves.
If the previous three consecutive soul skills only produced a few dozen leaves, now there were hundreds, even thousands. These leaves spun rapidly around his body, illuminating the area where Chen Zifeng and he were fighting in a dazzling golden light.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Annihilation!"
The terrifying killing intent of the Soul-Chasing Sword erupted completely at this moment, a blood-red sword light soaring into the sky, shattering and disintegrating the flying golden leaves under its terrifying light.
Ye Wuqing staggered back several steps, his face deathly pale, collapsing to the ground almost simultaneously with Wu Xuan's opponent, Yu Mengdi, losing his fighting ability.
The last Soul King of Zheng Tian Academy, Tang Xiaolei, suffered the most tragic fate. A soul master like Tang Xiaolei, unskilled in close combat, was frozen into an ice sculpture after only managing to fire three arrows at Ling Luochen's hands, directly frozen by the fusion of Ling Luochen's third and fourth soul skills.
Ye Wuqing's chest heaved violently, his face extremely grim. He couldn't understand how two teams with similar soul power could have such a vast difference in strength.
The referee, having recovered from his trembling, glanced in shock at Chen Zifeng, who had already withdrawn his martial soul, and loudly announced, "Match 3 of the round-robin, Shrek Academy versus Zheng Tian Academy, Shrek Academy wins!"
"Boom—" The entire arena erupted in uproar.
As soon as the referee finished speaking, cheers erupted like a tsunami across Star Luo Square, wave after wave.
Shrek had won again, and once again with complete dominance.
Even though Zheng Tian Academy had one more Soul King than Shrek Academy, it still couldn't stop Shrek Academy's winning streak. The students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy all had stiff expressions on their faces, as if they had lost the ability to think.
In the rest area where the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was located, Ma Rulong, the captain of the main team, had a solemn expression.
"That shouldn't be the case. What kind of martial soul does Wu Xuan possess that's so strange? It can even suppress the Angel martial soul, which is naturally capable of flight, preventing it from taking off?" Old Ma frowned, standing up and pacing back and forth in the rest area.
"And that guy even has a top-grade ten-thousand-year-old left arm soul bone." Xiao Hongchen said with some envy.
"I know, that guy's martial soul is wind, a wind even stronger than Huo Yuhao's twin martial soul, Extreme Ice." Meng Hongchen exclaimed suddenly, as if she had thought of something.
"Meng Hongchen, you mean, his martial soul is the wind element, Extreme Wind?" Ma Rulong asked in astonishment.
"Yes, wind, it's Extreme Wind. That explains why it can suppress the Angel martial soul and prevent it from flying." Old Ma said with delight.
Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but sigh, "Shrek, what a Shrek! What kind of monsters are these reserve teams? Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, Xuanwu Turtle, two twin martial souls, and now an Extreme Wind—truly worthy of being our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's formidable rival."
Even the usually stubborn Meng Hongchen couldn't help but shut his mouth at this moment; the talent of Shrek's reserve team was truly astonishing.
Ma Rulong had appeared beside Xiao Hongchen at some point and said in a deep voice, "Xiao! Shrek's ten thousand years of accumulated experience has allowed them to develop various martial souls to the extreme, something our academy can't compare to."
"Therefore, the academy's higher-ups intend to send students to Shrek Academy for exchange and learning. Shrek shouldn't refuse, as expected, and the academy has already selected you to lead the team. We hope you can learn what you truly want to know at Shrek Academy."
A clear look of surprise appeared in Xiao Hongchen's eyes. After a moment of stunned silence, he nodded and said, "Okay."
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