Chapter 97: Chapter 97: Medusa's Gaze VS Golden Path, Sea God Pavilion Meeting (Part 2)
Chapter 97: Medusa's Gaze VS Golden Path, Sea God Pavilion Meeting (Part 2)
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"Where did that human from the Northern Reaches get an Ice Azure Scorpion Spirit Soul, and even the Ice Azure King Scorpion Bloodline!"
The Ultimate Ice Domain's aura was too obvious, and the Snow Empress in the Sea of Spirits was enraged. Ling Bai had once mentioned that Huo Yuhao and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm planned to deceive the Ice Empress into joining them on the Path to Divinity. She could guess that the two must have somehow stolen the Ice Azure King Scorpion's bloodline!
"Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is an unprecedented Millennium Soul Beast, granting Huo Yuhao a second ice attribute Spirit Soul without a soul."
The two were bound by life and death, and Ling Bai revealed all of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's secrets to the Snow Empress: "What Huo Yuhao absorbs as his first soul ring determines what his ice attribute Soul Power will become.
They initially hoped for the Ice Azure Imperial Scorpion as the second Soul Power, but the crucial Molted Exoskeleton was taken by me over a year ago, causing the Ice Empress to unexpectedly break free from the Mental Cage, triggering the Northern Reaches beast tide. They didn't dare provoke the Ice Empress and instead chose to attack an Ice Azure King Scorpion, taking its soul ring."
"Indeed, we should have eliminated the root of the problem last time!"
The Snow Empress's anger affected the Sea of Spirits, and snowflakes as large as goose feathers fell, covering the green land. If the Ice Azure King Scorpion grew strong enough, it could break through the Ten-Thousand-Year Cultivation. With a powerful bloodline, breaking through the second and third Great Tribulations was not out of the question; the Ice Empress was a living example.
The Heavenly Tribulation of the Ice Empress, the Titan Snow Demon King, and the Ice Bear King, the three great beasts, had all descended within ten thousand years. The probability of them surviving the Great Tribulation was very low, with the highest being the Titan Snow Demon King at only thirty percent. If she and Ling Bai failed to ascend to divinity, the Northern Reaches would need the Ice Azure King Scorpion, a top-tier Soul Beast, to guard the land. Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's actions were cutting off the Northern Reaches' future! Moreover, where did Huo Yuhao's Ice Azure Scorpion Spirit Soul's other eight soul rings come from? The answer was clear: the Northern Reaches, the gathering place of the world's strongest ice attribute Soul Beasts!
Thinking of the possibility of eight more powerful Northern Reaches Soul Beasts falling to Huo Yuhao, the Snow Empress was even more anxious. She said in a deep voice:
"Ling Bai, if they dared to have designs on Bing'er before, and now they've killed a ten- thousand-year-old Ice Azure King Scorpion, what if one day that human named Huo Yuhao needs more Northern Reaches Soul Beasts to become a stepping stone on his Path to Divinity? I am very, very, very worried."
The Snow Empress repeated the word "very" three times before continuing: "Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's mental power is the most powerful in the world. If pushed to the extreme, it's difficult to deal with its self-destruction, but even if you can't kill them, you must do everything in your power to weaken them. This is not just for the peace of the Northern Reaches, but also because you are both on the Path to Divinity. The resources of the Tang Sect Continent are fixed, and you are natural competitors. The survival of the fittest applies to the Soul Beast world just as it does to humans!"
At this point, the Snow Empress paused, her tone becoming even heavier:
"Ling Bai, two lines destined to intersect, if they cannot form a perfect net, they will certainly end in countless deadlocks...
You cannot allow them to pose even the slightest threat to our Path to Divinity!"
"Snow Empress, I understand your kindness and concern. I know exactly what Path to Divinity Huo Yuhao is preparing to take. Last time, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm offered ten-thousand- year-old essence to save its life, and the energy stored in its body has been reduced to nine hundred thousand years.
If one, then two, we will... slowly... consume them..."
Looking far into the Ultimate Ice Domain, where Huo Yuhao stood confidently, a flash of crimson light appeared in Ling Bai's eyes, like a demonic spider viewing its prey already entangled in its web, still unaware of its fate, revealing cold and bloodthirsty fangs in the dark!
In the Soul Dueling Area, Huo Yuhao suddenly shivered for no reason, muttering: "What's strange, how can the ultimate ice be cold?"
Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, Huo Yuhao focused entirely on dealing with Wu Feng and Zhu Lu. The extreme cold environment of the Ultimate Ice Domain greatly enhanced his combat power, and the strength of the Ice Azure Scorpion allowed him to fight against the Red Dragon and the Netherworld Spirit Cat!
"This is what a powerful attack-type Soul Master feels like..."
Huo Yuhao felt a sense of exhilaration. Men enjoy the thrill of close combat and direct attacks rather than hiding behind and casting spells!
At this moment, Wu Feng and Zhu Lu were in a terrible state. The terrifying cold released by the Ultimate Ice Domain made their blood seem to freeze, and their bodies, frozen in the posture of attack, could not move.
Seeing this, the elder watching from the side smiled in satisfaction. It was not in vain that Shrek Academy had held a Sea God Pavilion meeting specifically for Huo Yuhao five days ago.
Domain Soul Skill, Dual Soul Power, Main Body Spirit Beast, Mental Spirit Soul, Ultimate Spirit Soul—these five buffs made Huo Yuhao no less powerful than Ling Bai's Six-Winged Angel, qualifying him to become a successor of Shrek.
Huo Yuhao's weak background was his greatest highlight in Shrek's eyes. After a discussion among the Sea God Pavilion elders, they decided to fully recruit Huo Yuhao.
In just five days, Huo Yuhao was swayed by the grand plans of Shrek Academy, while Ling Bai, after more than a year of enrollment, maintained a normal student-school relationship.
In the battlefield, although he temporarily controlled the two women with the Ultimate Ice Domain, Huo Yuhao did not stop his attack, and the elder did not intervene. During the Ice Azure Scorpion's possession, Huo Yuhao's eyes glowed with a vibrant green, a natural phenomenon for a Beast Soul Master in battle. Now, his eyes, including the whites, were completely transformed into a transparent green, like two shimmering gemstones. To Wu Feng, Zhu Lu, and the seven chosen ones hiding and watching, Huo Yuhao's body suddenly underwent a strange transformation. A green light as thick as an arm shot out from his right hand.
At the moment the green light was emitted, even through clothing, everyone could clearly see Huo Yuhao's palm bones, arm bones, and even his entire right arm glowing a strong green. The ten-thousand-year-old Ice Azure Scorpion's right arm soul bone skill, Ice Azure Fury! The ultra-low temperature and impact of the ultimate ice hit Wu Feng and Zhu Lu head-on, sending them flying and deeply embedding them into the ground of the Soul Dueling Area. A layer of thin ice formed around them, and a cold, eerie chill spread.
A double kill in one strike, but just as Huo Yuhao's eyes were filled with excitement, the ice began to melt, and a bright light erupted from deep within the ground!
"A mere Ice Azure Scorpion... your Ice Azure Fury is far inferior to that bastard's Angelic
Sword."
A red figure slowly emerged from the light, as if wearing a dragon-scale armor made of lava and flames, with eyes burning a wild, fiery red.
Wu Feng!
She had found a hot spot within the Ultimate Ice Domain!
"Dragon Transformation!?"
Huo Yuhao did not recognize Wu Feng's transformation, but Bei Bei was the first to exclaim in shock. Theoretically, all Dragon Soul Masters could complete Dragon Transformation, but so far on the Tang Sect Continent, only the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon lineage had truly achieved stable Dragon Transformation and passed it down as a secret technique.
Bei Bei was surprised to find that Wu Feng's Red Dragon Dragon Transformation was not like the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon, where each level up after level thirty added a new part to the Dragon Transformation. She directly condensed the Dragon Armor Form, which would become more powerful as her strength increased.
"Bei Bei, don't worry about them! I can't hold out much longer!"
Xu San Shi raised his Xuanwu Turtle Shell Shield, blocking five or six attacks and roaring.
The ten Soul Respects, enhanced by the Ning Tian Seven Treasures Tower, were comparable
to Soul Masters. When Huo Yuhao switched to the Ice Azure Scorpion, they lost the assistance
of shared mental detection, and the situation became precarious.
"Final trump card!"
Bei Bei said two words and instantly activated the Holy Dragon Bloodline within him!
"Let's do it!"
Xu San Shi roared to the sky, and the small snakes on his Xuanwu Turtle Shell Shield began to
move!
The Divine Black Tortoise Bloodline, unleashed!
Jiang Nan Nan: "You two get to use your trump cards and not me!?"
On the other side, Huo Yuhao locked onto Wu Feng, who was undergoing some strange changes. In the past, every time he saw Wu Feng, she emitted a scorching, explosive aura like a volcano ready to erupt. After the Dragon Transformation, she became calm, her slender and fiery figure appearing even more beautiful under the red glow of the, as if it could set everyone's hearts on fire.
Wu Feng exhaled a breath of scorching heat like a volcano, and her first and second soul rings flashed simultaneously, sending a massive pillar of fire soaring into the sky, bombarding Huo Yuhao with intense heat!
Red Dragon's first soul skill, Dragon Fire, and second soul skill, Dragon Wrath!
Combined soul skill, Dragon Wrath Flame!
"Boom-"
The explosion echoed throughout the Soul Dueling Area, and Huo Yuhao, covered in soot,
barely managed to get up. Fortunately, the ultimate ice gave him superior resistance to both cold and heat; otherwise, he would have been sent to meet his great-grandmother with an/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
single Dragon Wrath Flame.
Looking around the various battlefields, Huo Yuhao's heart sank. Among the three Soul
Masters, Bei Bei and Xu San Shi had used their ultimate moves but did not gain a decisive advantage. Each elimination of a senior Soul Respect cost them a significant amount of Soul Power, and even when they won, it was a Pyrrhic victory.
He Tougou's Soul Cannon was fierce but had poor accuracy and was trapped in the Lan Sisters'
Heavenly Net. Xie Huanyue, relying on his toughness, kept approaching He Tougou, while
Ning Tian used two third-tier Soul Conductors from behind, causing He Tougou significant
trouble.
The third-tier Soul Conductor, Soul Power Exhaustion Beam, doubled the Soul Power consumption rate of the target, striking the Soul Cannon's weakness.
The third-tier Soul Conductor, Illusionary Mist, released a colorful mist that interfered with vision and mental power, significantly reducing He Tougou's accuracy with his Soul
Conductors.
After studying at the Soul Conductor Academy for several months, Ning Tian had heard that He Tougou, known as the mobile arsenal, favored Soul Cannon tactics. Considering He Tougou was Huo Yuhao's senior, Ning Tian specifically prepared these two Soul Conductors
for him.
The effect was excellent!
The four Soul Masters were deeply mired and could not spare attention elsewhere. Looking
back, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were fighting fiercely with Dai Huabin and Huang Chutian,
while Zhu Lu gradually recovered and joined Wu Feng in a flanking attack. Huo Yuhao's heart
sank even more.
"Wang Dong, Golden Path!"
Huo Yuhao shouted, this was their only chance to turn the tide!
Wang Dong, hearing Huo Yuhao's shout, blocked the White Tiger Light Wave with the Light
of the Butterfly God and immediately took to the air, accelerating to embrace Huo Yuhao tightly before Wu Feng and Zhu Lu could react!
The Light of the Butterfly God and the Spirit Eyes, two massive figures merged, emitting a
dazzling blue, gold, and purple light that stretched straight ahead, leaving a trail of dazzling and distorted colors in its wake.
Their Soul Power burned within them, releasing a surge of energy from their potential, launching their all-or-nothing, strongest attack!
The brilliance of withering, the Golden Path!
Their target was not Wu Feng and Zhu Lu but the Soul Respects. Huo Yuhao had chosen the
angle well, and six Soul Respects stood in a straight line!
He knew that as long as Bei Bei and Xu San Shi were free, dealing with the others would be like
taking something out of a pocket!
"I've been waiting for the Golden Path!"
Dai Huabin's eyes gleamed. In the freshmen final, he and Zhu Lu's Netherworld White Tiger
had been ruled a loss by Du Weilun without directly clashing with the Golden Path. They had always been, why should the Netherworld White Tiger, renowned for thousands of years, be weaker than the Golden Path!
"Roar!!"
The tiger's roar shook the heavens, and a fierce wind rose. The Netherworld White Tiger
charged at the Golden Path, and then...
It turned into a golden statue!
Talk may be cheap, but a 100% Soul Power compatibility is no joke!
He Tougou's Soul Power was almost depleted, and the combination of Ning Tian and Xie
Huanyue's Heavenly Net was too effective against him. He used his last bit of Soul Power to shoot a fourth-tier Soul Conductor at Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, who were unable to resist after the Soul Power Fusion Skill was dissolved.
The next second, the elder saved He Tougou, Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu, signaling their
elimination.
The Golden Path was held back by the Netherworld White Tiger for only a second, but in that second, a strong Soul Power fluctuation emerged from Ning Tian, converging on the center of
his forehead. The Seven Treasures Tower rose in front of him, and his three soul rings merged
into one.
Secret technique, Fusion Ring!
Behind Ning Tian, a faint green shadow appeared, resembling a human woman with snake hair and a coiled tail.
Human body, snake tail, the Queen of Snakes, Medusa!
Ning Tian's azure eyes turned a terrifying white, and a white glow spread over them. Two ghastly white beams shot out, heading straight for the Golden Path! The ten-thousand-year-old Medusa's head soul bone skill, Medusa's Gaze! Medusa's Gaze collided with the Golden Path from the side, turning the golden light into a
ghastly white. Then, something even more astonishing happened: the intangible energy of the Golden Path transformed into a solid form, a ghastly white stone path crashing to the
ground! The Soul Power Fusion Skill was dissolved, and Wu Feng gave Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong a heavy blow each before the elder intervened and took them away. The other battlefields gradually ended, with Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, and Jiang Nan Nan
eliminating the ten Soul Respects, but it was a Pyrrhic victory. Bei Bei's Soul Power was exhausted, and Xu San Shi was weakened after the Xuanwu Bloodline's burst. Jiang Nan Nan, in slightly better condition, was panting heavily, clearly at the end of her strength.
Huang Chutian was defeated by Xiao Xiao, who was then taken down by Wu Feng and Xie Huanyue, both eliminated.
Eight people remained in the Soul Dueling Area: Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, Jiang Nan Nan, Ning
Tian, Wu Feng, Xie Huanyue, and the Lan Sisters. The outcome was about to be revealed. Ning Tian's Fusion Ring Soul Power was depleted, and he was gulping down a milk bottle to recover. The Lan Sisters' Soul Power Fusion Skill, Heavenly Net, had ended, leaving them with less than ten percent of their fighting strength. Even in their nearly full strength, Xie Huanyue
and Wu Feng at thirty percent were too much for Jiang Nan Nan to handle. "Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, what do we do?" she asked with a grim expression.
The oppressive aura of the Pi Pi Elephant and Red Dragon Soul Powers was overwhelming,
and the others were like ravenous wolves, ready to pounce.
"This..."
Bei Bei smiled bitterly; they were at their wits' end. "Elder, I surrender!"
A loud voice suddenly rang out.
"San Shi /Xu San Shi!"
Facing the bewildered looks of his teammates, Xu San Shi shrugged. "I don't want Nan Nan to
risk her life, so I surrender."
The outcome was decided: Bei Bei, Jiang Nan Nan, Ning Tian, Xie Huanyue, Wu Feng, Lan
Susu, and Lan Luolu!
"Haha, Ling Bai, Ling Luochen, and I won!" Yao Haoxuan cheered. "You guys just watched us dominate!"
"That Red Dragon girl is pretty good; she'll definitely become the third active volcano in the Inner Academy in the future," Ma Xiaotao praised.
Upon hearing this, Gongyang Mo and Yao Haoxuan's faces showed a hint of cold sweat.
Sister, two active volcanoes are already overwhelming; adding another one, will the male students in the Inner Academy even survive?
"Ling Bai, why aren't you saying anything? You should be happy to dominate the
tournament!" Yao Haoxuan noticed Ling Bai's unusual silence.
"Do you feel it? The elder's expression seems a bit grim."
The Shrek Seven Monsters all looked over, and indeed, the elder's brows were knitted, and his
expression was extremely grim, foretelling a storm.
"You won."
The elder left the words and vanished, heading towards the Golden Tree on Sea God Island,
his vast mental power spreading to the elders.
"Everyone, I'm convening a Sea God Pavilion meeting!"
(The chapter ends here.)