Chapter 55 A Head-on Clash with the Soul Emperor: Elder Yi's Masterstroke!
A swift and decisive victory is needed.
Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu's consciousnesses were completely synchronized in the fused state. They didn't need language; as soon as a thought was sent, Zhu Lu caught it.
The crystal body of the Netherworld White Tiger suddenly lit up with a black and white interwoven stream of light, and its wings on its back suddenly spread open, with a thin layer of energy blades appearing on the edges of the wings, refracting dazzling arcs of light in the sunlight.
The ground cracked as the limbs pushed off the ground.
The eight-meter-long giant tiger transformed into a black and white blur and crashed towards Zhou Yi.
The speed was outrageous; the air was torn apart, emitting a sharp whistling sound.
By the classroom window, Wu Feng's hair was blown up by the blast of air.
"This speed..." she gasped, "is more than twice as fast as when we elected class monitor, isn't it?"
Lan Luoluo hid behind Her sister, only peeking out half Her head: "Are they really only level 30 and 20?"
No one answered Her.
On the field, Zhou Yi reacted faster than anyone expected.
The fifth spirit ring lit up.
The moment the black, ten-thousand-year soul ring flashed, a crimson dragon scale shield materialized in front of Her, with layers upon layers of scales, each radiating a scorching red light.
At the same time, His left arm clenched into a fist with the dragon claw, ready to unleash its power.
The true power of a six-ring Soul Emperor was revealed at this moment.
The Netherworld White Tiger slammed violently into the Dragon Scale Shield.
A muffled thud.
It wasn't a crisp, clear sound, but a dull thud, like a heavy object hitting a metal plate, which caused all the floor tiles within a dozen meters to crack.
The dragon scale shield was covered with cracks.
Zhou Yi was so shocked that she staggered back three steps, each step leaving a deep pit in the ground, and the stone slab beneath Her feet shattered into powder.
But she held firm.
The Netherworld White Tiger was thrown two meters high by the rebound force, its crystal body trembling slightly.
Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu simultaneously felt a violent shock of soul power coming back from the point of contact, and their fused soul power was directly reduced by nearly 30%.
Zhu Lu's breathing became rapid for a moment during the fusion state.
Dai Huabin steadied himself, controlled the white tiger to flip in the air, and landed with its four paws, leaving a long claw mark.
Zhou Yi moved Her right arm, which had been numb from the shock, and looked up at the crystal white tiger in front of Her.
"Soul King level combat power."
Zhou Yi gave a cold snort, but Her voice was filled with shock.
"It's really something. The fusion skill of a three-ring Soul Master and a two-ring Soul Master can produce this kind of output, which is rare even in the entire history of Shrek Academy."
She paused.
"But this little bit of force isn't enough to break through my defense."
The third and fourth spirit rings lit up simultaneously, with the two purple spirit rings flashing alternately.
Dual soul power condensed on the dragon's claws, and crimson energy coiled into a spiral at Her fingertips, launching a series of attacks against the Netherworld White Tiger.
The first claw swept across, but the Netherworld White Tiger dodged to the side. The claw grazed the tiger's back, leaving a shallow scratch on the crystal surface.
With its second claw strike, the Netherworld White Tiger retreated half a step, its claw slamming into the ground, sending the entire floor tile flying.
The third claw thrusts straight forward, its speed suddenly increasing.
Dai Huabin felt pressure in the fusion state.
Zhou Yi's attack frequency is getting faster and faster, and the interval between each claw is shortening, leaving Him less and less time to react.
The gap between a sixth-ring and a third-ring cannot be completely bridged by a single martial soul fusion skill.
"Lulu, unleash your full power!"
The moment this thought was conveyed, Zhu Lu was already moving.
The two soul powers merged once more, and the Netherworld White Tiger roared, its purple eyes shining brightly.
At the crystal's chest, black and white energy began to converge, forming a core the size of a basketball.
The wings folded close to the body, and all the energy was compressed towards that core.
Core expansion.
One meter.
A thick, black-and-white shockwave erupted from the Netherworld White Tiger's chest, carrying a spinning, tearing force, and blasted towards Zhou Yi.
The shockwave was over twelve meters long and three meters wide, tearing up entire layers of ground along its path and engulfing debris and dust.
The Netherworld White Tiger Breaks.
At the window, Wang Dong'er's fingers dug into the wood of the window frame.
"It's that trick again..."
Cui Yajie, standing next to Her, said in a slightly strained voice, "It's even more intense than when we were electing class monitor."
Xiao Xiao didn't speak, but gripped the hem of Her skirt with both hands, Her knuckles exerting force.
On the field, the moment Zhou Yi saw the shockwave, she made a decision.
They're not holding back anymore.
The sixth spirit ring lit up.
The black, ten-thousand-year soul ring emitted a strong crimson light, and the red dragon phantom behind Her suddenly expanded, transforming from a blurry outline into a ten-meter-long crimson dragon with clearly visible scales. Its claws tore through the air, emitting a piercing sound.
Zhou Yi's right arm was completely transformed into a dragon, covered from shoulder to fingertips with crimson dragon scales, and Her five fingers joined together to form a claw, which she then slapped out.
Red Dragon Shattering Heaven Claw
A massive crimson claw-like shadow tore out from Her palm, carrying the full pressure of a ten-thousand-year soul ring, and collided head-on with the black and white shockwave.
The entire open space trembled the moment the two attacks collided.
The black and white and crimson soul forces tore each other apart at the point of collision, forming an energy vortex with a diameter of more than five meters.
The ground within a ten-meter radius was completely ripped up, with gravel flying everywhere and dust billowing into the sky.
The glass windows in the classroom, those that weren't broken yet, all shattered at that moment.
Wu Feng grabbed Lan Luoluo and pulled Her back three steps. Lan Susu protected Her sister's head, and a piece of gravel grazed Her forehead, leaving a bloody mark.
"This is insane! This is insane! This is insane!" Wu Feng shouted three times. "This teacher is really ruthless!"
After the energy vortex dissipated, a shallow pit with a diameter of ten meters appeared in the center of the site.
The Netherworld White Tiger stood on one side of the pit, its wings slightly numb, and the luster on its crystal body had dimmed considerably.
The fused soul power had been more than half consumed, and Zhu Lu's breathing became increasingly rapid through empathy.
Zhou Yi stood on the other side of the pit. The dragon scale shield was completely shattered, several cracks appeared on the dragon scales of Her right arm, and there was a trace of blood at the corner of Her mouth.
She wiped the blood from the corner of Her mouth and looked down at Her hands.
The flow of Qi and blood is disrupted.
The martial soul fusion skill of a three-ring Soul Master caused Her, a six-ring Soul Emperor, to experience a shockwave in Her blood and qi.
Zhou Yi raised Her head and stared at the Netherworld White Tiger.
She said nothing more, and with a flash, she transformed into a crimson afterimage, Her dragon claw pointing directly at the crystal head of the Netherworld White Tiger.
This attack was swift and ruthless, carrying the oppressive power of a six-ring Soul Emperor unleashing His full strength.
Dai Huabin's perception was momentarily slowed down at that instant.
It wasn't that the reaction was slow; rather, Zhou Yi's soul power pressure directly interfered with the sensory synchronization in the fused state. The signal coming from Zhu Lu's side became blurry, as if separated by a layer of water.
The dragon's claw is magnified.
Getting closer and closer.
A voice suddenly rang in Dai Huabin's mind.
It wasn't language, but more like a prompt at the level of consciousness, coming from that dormant, silvery-white ball of light deep within the sea of consciousness.
Electrolux.
He didn't speak, but conveyed an extremely simple concept.
Spiritual power is more than just detection.
It is the core of integration.
Dai Huabin's mind became incredibly clear at that moment.
He experienced that state once during the final assessment of freshmen.
Spirit, soul power, and vital energy—the three forces combined. He was forced to do it in a life-or-death moment, and afterwards, no matter how hard He tried to recall it, He couldn't grasp that feeling.
But things are different now.
He gained the eyes of living beings.
After being transformed by the Life Gold, His Spiritual sea was more than one level stronger than before.
Electrolux's suggestion was like a key that opened the door He had been unable to find.
Spiritual strength is the bond.
It's not soul power that dominates, nor is it blood and qi that dominate; it's Spiritual power that connects everything together.
[end of the chapter ]