Chapter 79: The Atlas Spear Shatters Ice and Snow, Yun Yuan Suppresses Sky Water Academy Team!
On the Angel Arena, the battle between Yun Yuan and the Sky Water Academy team had not yet ended.
After repelling the twin sisters and Shui Xue'er, Yun Yuan turned his attention to dealing with the control-type soul skills that were interfering with him.
As expected, the control soul skills of the Sky Water Academy members were like thin paper before Yun Yuan's perfect-level spear intent. The moment two streams of ice-attributed soul power approached, they were shredded and dissipated by the spear intent.
Yun Yuan stood with his spear in hand, his figure like a stabilizing pillar of the sea. No matter how relentless the Sky Water Academy team's offense was, they could not even come within three feet of him.
His spear intent surged again, and a domineering aura that could suppress heaven and earth erupted instantly.
There were no fancy techniques; with just a gentle forward thrust of the Atlas Spear, an invisible spear radiance swept outward. The cold air reversed, and the ice domain shattered.
The women of Sky Water Academy did not even have the strength to resist before they were all blasted away by this unmatched spear intent, their formation collapsing in an instant.
Aside from Shui Xue'er and Xue Ling—these two high-level Soul Ancestors who could barely remain standing in the arena—the rest of the members were all knocked out of bounds and lost their qualification to continue the match.
From beginning to end, Yun Yuan had not used a single soul skill. With only an Atlas Spear imbued with perfect-level intent, he effortlessly shattered Sky Water Academy's team formation.
"So strong… is he really that strong?"
Witnessing this scene, the audience in the entire Angel Arena were once again broadened in their horizons. This Spirit Hall Holy Son seemed excessively powerful.
Without releasing a soul ring or using any soul skills, he had easily crushed Sky Water Academy, a top-eight team, with nothing but a single spear.
The shock of this was far greater than when Bibi Dong single-handedly defeated the entire Blue Sunshine Academy team two days ago.
After all, this was a team battle. The combined strength of seven people working together was far greater, and the Sky Water Academy Team's strength was clearly a tier above the Blue Sunshine Academy Team's.
After the shock, the crowd began shouting Yun Yuan's name, their voices resounding throughout the Angel Arena.
"Spirit Hall Holy Son, Yun Yuan…"
On the Angel Arena, Shui Xue'er stared blankly at the figure in the distance holding a long spear, her heart unable to calm for a long time.
In this era, what kind of monster had been born? To exist in the same era as Yun Yuan was both her misfortune and her fortune.
The misfortune was that this person had already reached the peak of this era, leaving others only able to look up to him.
The fortune was that they could witness the rise of a peak figure of the era, the birth of a legend.
"Ling'er, let's use our martial soul fusion skill."
At the final moment, Shui Xue'er decided to use Sky Water Academy's last trump card—their martial soul fusion skill.
She did not seek to defeat Yun Yuan, only to force him to release his soul rings.
Hearing this, Xue Ling stepped beside Shui Xue'er and held her hand. Their soul power began to merge at that moment.
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Drifting Snow!"
With their shout, Shui Xue'er and Xue Ling transformed into a dazzling blue-white beam of light that shot into the sky. Their martial soul fusion skill finally erupted.
Drifting Snow, although the name sounded beautiful, held endless killing intent within it.
Snowflakes danced in the air, but each one was as sharp as a blade. As they spun and fell, they formed a vortex of ice and snow that swept toward Yun Yuan.
Not only that, but in the air before Yun Yuan, an ice phoenix was also about to take shape. This ice phoenix differed from Shui Xue'er's martial soul. It appeared extremely solid, almost like a physical entity.
Their martial soul fusion skill consisted of two parts. The ice and snow vortex served as control, while the ice phoenix carried a powerful offensive force.
Facing this attack, Yun Yuan did not feel pressured. Instead, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Now this was more like it. If it ended too easily, there would be far less enjoyment.
Immediately after, Yun Yuan lightly raised his wrist. The Atlas Spear in his hand angled toward the sky. Relying on his immensely thick soul power and ultimate control over the spear, he swung out a strike carrying the force of a thousand jun.
An incandescent spear radiance cut through the air, heading straight toward the incoming ice and snow vortex.
The moment the snowflakes touched the spear radiance, they melted instantly like ice meeting the scorching sun, leaving not even a trace behind.
The layered and seemingly indestructible ice and snow vortex collapsed like paper before the heavy spear intent of the Atlas Spear.
After breaking the ice and snow vortex formed by Shui Xue'er and Xue Ling's martial soul fusion skill, Yun Yuan raised his gaze toward the fully formed ice phoenix above, which let out a cry and dove toward him with wings spread.
Seeing this, Yun Yuan's soul power surged. With another twist of his wrist, the Atlas Spear swept horizontally, the shaft producing a sharp tearing sound as it smashed fiercely toward the ice phoenix's head.
At the moment of collision, a crisp cracking sound rang out. The seemingly solid ice phoenix's body instantly filled with cracks. In just a moment, it shattered completely, turning into a mist of ice that dissipated into the air.
In but a brief instant, the martial soul fusion skill Drifting Snow, unleashed by the combined efforts of Shui Xue'er and Xue Ling, was completely dismantled by Yun Yuan with a single spear strike.
As the icy mist cleared, only two figures remained in the arena, their auras weakened and faces pale. They were Shui Xue'er and Xue Ling, who had just been defeated after using their martial soul fusion skill.
"Too strong… I can't see his limit at all."
Shui Xue'er stared blankly at Yun Yuan's figure before her and could not help but sigh. Her exquisite face was filled with shock and awe.
After breaking their martial soul fusion skill, Yun Yuan knew that this battle had already ended. The victor was their Spirit Hall team.
In the next moment, he withdrew the Atlas Spear, stepped forward slowly, and looked at Shui Xue'er and Xue Ling. His tone was calm yet carried unquestionable dominance:
"Your martial soul fusion skill is quite good, but against me, it's still not enough."
After Yun Yuan finished speaking, the red-robed bishop above the Angel Arena descended and announced the result of the match.
"Semifinal qualifying match, Spirit Hall Team, victory!"
Immediately after, the audience in the Angel Arena erupted into thunderous cheers that shook the sky, all in awe of Yun Yuan's strength.
At the same time, they were extremely curious about Yun Yuan's soul power rank and his soul ring configuration. These unanswered questions left their hearts itching.
After watching this match, the teams of the Upper Three Sects all felt heavy in their hearts, especially the Clear Sky Sect team.
They had originally believed that the championship of this Soul Master Tournament would undoubtedly belong to them. But after seeing Yun Yuan's performance today, they all fell silent.
Yun Yuan was simply too powerful. Without using any soul skills, he broke a martial soul fusion skill executed by two high-level Soul Ancestors. Even their captain, Tang Xiao, might not be able to do that.
"Haha, don't worry so much. Isn't there still the team battle format? If we draw a team battle, then the three ten-thousand-year soul bones for the champions will still belong to our Clear Sky Sect."
Seeing the heavy atmosphere in the lounge, the team leader, Tang Zhen, immediately laughed loudly to lighten the mood.
Yun Yuan's strength indeed put immense pressure on him, but as the leader, he naturally had to restore the team's confidence.
After all, before setting out, he had promised his father Tang Chen that he would bring back the three ten-thousand-year soul bones. He had no intention of returning empty-handed.
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