This time, the entire strategy hinged on the fact that this big dumb brute had no idea about the terrifying might of the Iceflame.
Once the Titan Giant Ape was frozen by the special Iceflame generated through the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, what awaited it would be continuous freezing and continuous burning.
Even if the Titan Giant Ape had thick skin and flesh and an abnormally long health bar, under the raging burn of the Iceflame, it wouldn't be able to hold on for long.
"ROAR——"
The Iceflame Phoenix flapped its wings and flew forward. The Titan Giant Ape roared loudly, its massive fists hammering the ground with a thud. As surging earth-elemental energy surged forth, a thick, earthen-yellow layer of stone armor quickly condensed over its body.
Although Er Ming wasn't very smart, he still knew the opponent was a serious threat whose strength exceeded his own. No matter what effects this technique resembling a fire phoenix had, stacking up his own defenses first would never be a wrong move.
"Whoosh——"
In the next instant, the Iceflame Phoenix arrived, its beak wide open, spewing forth a blast of icy-blue flames radiating bone-chilling cold, engulfing the Titan Giant Ape below.
As for the terrifying gravity within the Titan Giant Ape's Gravity Control Domain?
The Iceflame Phoenix wasn't a being of flesh and blood—it was purely a manifestation of energy, controlled by Mu Yang's spiritual power. Whether the gravity of the surrounding environment changed had no effect on it whatsoever.
At the very least, a hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape was far from capable of breaking his secret technique using domain power alone.
As the Iceflame descended with a biting cold, it was fortunate that the Titan Giant Ape had already formed a layer of earthen-yellow stone armor over its body. Otherwise, while it wouldn't have been seriously injured in a single burn, that shiny black fur covering its body would have definitely been reduced to ashes.
The extremely adhesive Iceflame clung to its body, and the Titan Giant Ape instantly felt a piercing cold assaulting it. Before it had time to think, a barrage of dense Iceflame arrows burst forth.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A series of explosions rang out. The dense Iceflame arrows struck the stone armor covering the Titan Giant Ape's body, exploding into clusters of fine Iceflame sparks.
In the blink of an eye, the massive Titan Giant Ape had more than half its body covered in Iceflame.
"Secret Technique: Slaughter Iceflame Spear!"
Seeing that the Titan Giant Ape had preemptively armored itself up with a turtle shell-like defense, Mu Yang's expression turned serious. Radiant ice-blue light burst forth from his body as a three-zhang-long Iceflame spear condensed out of thin air. Immediately after, the endless killing intent within the Killing God Domain surged into the Iceflame spear.
Very quickly, the killing intent reached its limit. With a loud "Boom", an explosive blast erupted. The Iceflame spear, now brimming with overwhelming murderous intent, shot forth, heading straight toward the Titan Giant Ape.
"ROAR——"
Sensing the immense power of this strike and knowing that taking a direct hit might result in serious injury, the Titan Giant Ape roared furiously, raising its right arm—thicker than a human thigh.
Accompanied by a tremendous wave of energy, earthen-yellow light radiated outward. With the assistance of the Gravity Control Domain, the surrounding air was instantly compressed into terrifying energy.
In the next moment, the Titan Giant Ape punched forward, unleashing a brilliant earthen-yellow beam of light toward the oncoming Slaughter Iceflame Spear.
"BOOM——"
In a flash, an intense impact rang out. The brilliant earthen-yellow beam swallowed the Iceflame Slaughter Spear and, with its force slightly diminished, continued blasting toward Mu Yang.
'Damn it!'
Without the slightest hesitation, Mu Yang's Iceflame wings flapped behind him. The Ice Phoenix Flame figure in mid-air rapidly shifted sideways, narrowly dodging the sudden blast of brilliant light.
Although the Titan Giant Ape hadn't called out the name of this move, Mu Yang knew full well this move was definitely the soul bone skill from the original work attached to the Titan Giant Ape's left arm bone: Titan Sky Shatter.
Soul bone skills were closely linked to the abilities of the soul beast that produced the bone sometimes they were even identical to the innate soul skills of the soul beast from which the bone had dropped.
Hmm, judging by its sheer power, saying it could one-shot someone like She Long might even be an understatement.
If one hasn't activated their Martial Soul True Body or used a high-year defensive soul skill, even a rank-95 Title Douluo like Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo might be blasted apart by a single punch.
However, while the Titan Giant Ape's Titan Sky Shatter was indeed powerful, the Slaughter Iceflame Spear cast by the Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow was no joke either. Though it had been engulfed earlier by the earthen-yellow beam of Titan Sky Shatter, that was due to the differences in structure and nature between the two attacks.
The Slaughter Iceflame Spear was a solidified energy attack—it had a tangible form and was incredibly condensed. Titan Sky Shatter, on the other hand, was a purely energy-based attack, with no physical substance. When the two collided, it didn't necessarily mean one would completely overpower the other.
After being engulfed by the earthen-yellow beam, the Slaughter Iceflame Spear was not completely extinguished. Instead, it pierced through the beam and struck the Titan Giant Ape, which hadn't been able to dodge in time.
Of course, because much of the spear's power had already been diminished by Titan Sky Shatter, the blow didn't deal a heavy injury to the Titan Giant Ape—it merely shattered the thick earthen-yellow stone armor on its body surface.
Just then, a powerful aura approached at high speed, joining the battlefield.
"Ninth Soul Skill—Frozen World!"
Clad in her Spirit Gold Battle Armor, Shui Yanyu's entire body flared with icy-blue brilliance. Her ninth soul ring shone brightly as a surge of soul power erupted, and in an instant, a bone-chilling cold capable of freezing space and time itself spread out.
In the blink of an eye, bone-piercing frost rapidly spread over the Titan Giant Ape's massive body. In just a second, the enormous beast was frozen solid in place.
The next moment, the Iceflame Phoenix flapped its wings and swooped in, unleashing a torrent of blazing Iceflame that completely engulfed the frozen Titan Giant Ape.
Immediately afterward, the Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow descended from the sky, releasing a roaring Iceflame that transformed into a thick, icy-blue stream of fire, continuously burning the Titan Giant Ape trapped in the frozen block of ice.
In Mu Yang's eyes, hunting down a hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape was simple.
Shui Yanyu would unleash her ultimate move, using her ninth soul skill to freeze the Titan Giant Ape; then, the Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow would take over, mercilessly burning it down with Iceflame.
Given the special Iceflame produced by their Martial Soul Fusion Technique—with its unique properties of continuous freezing and continuous burning—a creature like the Titan Giant Ape, whose methods were relatively simple, was guaranteed to go down.
Meanwhile, at the Lake of Life—
Far away, more than a hundred li away, as Titan Giant Ape Er Ming sensed the appearance of a powerful enemy and emitted a special aura that wouldn't be noticed by human soul masters, two beams of green light lit up once again at the bottom of the Lake of Life.
A fierce glint flashed across the lantern-sized snake eyes. With a flick of its massive tail, the waters of the Lake of Life churned violently as a giant creature burst forth from the depths—a serpent-bodied beast with a bull's head, exuding immense power. Its head bore a pair of massive horns, its bull-like head alone exceeding four meters in diameter. Its serpentine waist was many times thicker than a water tank, and its entire body was a blackish-green hue.
As its enormous body twisted, the creature—over a hundred meters long—raced swiftly toward the direction from which that special aura had originated.
'May the great Beast God protect them… Sister Xiao Wu, Er Ming, please, let nothing happen to you…'
Sky Azure Bull Python Da Ming prayed silently in his heart.
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