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"Hehe, a Soul King and a Soul Elder. This match is ours for sure," Yang Yifan of Zhengtian Academy said confidently. He seemed to have immense faith in his side.
Both at Five Rings, the Angel Martial Soul was incomparable to an ordinary ice element Martial Soul. Ling Luochen's ice wasn't the ultimate ice, so Yu Mengdi could theoretically suppress her. Moreover, Ling Luochen's teammate was merely a small Three-Ring Soul Elder, while he was at least a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor. Yang Yifan could confidently state that the advantage was with him.
"Don't underestimate your opponents. Look at that kid's Soul Rings; a 10,000-year third ring. I've never even heard of such a configuration," Yu Mengdi, however, remained calm, unwilling to be careless or underestimate her foes.
"What's a 10,000-year Soul Ring if it can't hit me? It's meaningless!" As the match began, Yang Yifan took the initiative, using his speed to flash to the side, moving at high speed around the two, ready to find an opportunity for a sneak attack at any moment.
"How magical, Xiao Tuo. This should be our first time fighting together, but even before the fight began, I felt as if you would be my best partner," Ling Luochen smiled.
Yuwen Tuo extended his left hand. "That's natural, because I am Yuwen Tuo, and you are Ling Luochen."
Ling Luochen smiled slightly, extending her right hand to interlace her fingers with Yuwen Tuo's. Between their clasped hands, a bright red and blue radiance was released.
Then, Yuwen Tuo picked up his Flame Slayer Blade with his right hand, while Ling Luochen also gripped an ice staff with her left. Their first Soul Skills were somewhat similar, both weaponizing the power of elements. One was a blade, focused on physical attacks, and the other was a staff, focused on enhancing ice and snow power, akin to magical attacks. Now, they were going to give their opponents a baptism of ice and fire.
Yu Mengdi felt a sense of danger and quickly shouted, "Yang Yifan, dodge quickly!" Unfortunately, it was too late.
Yuwen Tuo swept his blade horizontally, "Flame Erupt!"
Ling Luochen struck the ground with her staff, "Ice Erupt!"
Two completely antithetical forces converged in the center of the arena, forming an enormous tornado. This tornado was very peculiar, with layers of fire and layers of ice, creating a rich sense of depth. Furthermore, the flames did not melt the ice, and the ice did not extinguish the flames. The Ice-Fire Tornado was like twins born of heaven and earth, the coldness of hail and the intensity of fire perfectly fused at this moment.
This instantly formed Ice-Fire Tornado, no matter how astonishing Yang Yifan's speed was, he couldn't dodge it. In an instant, he was swept up, his body encased in a massive block of ice, with flames seeming to continue burning within the ice.
"Is this... a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?" someone speculated. Such a perfect Ice-Fire Tornado could only be achieved by a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, right?
"No... no!" The teachers from the various academies seemed to have sharper eyes. They could tell at a glance that this was not a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but merely an ordinary combination skill. Yuwen Tuo and Ling Luochen were both supremely skilled in using their Martial Souls. Combined with their exceptional rapport, it was as if they had been together for a hundred years. The proportion of ice and fire power was just right, perfectly fused yet mutually non-interfering. Only a couple who had been together for many years or twin siblings of the same birth could have such a deep bond.
Yang Yifan was instantly defeated. The two, holding hands, controlled the Ice-Fire Tornado and continued to attack Yu Mengdi.
"Don't think I'm as easy to deal with as Yang Yifan! This isn't a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, so it's not as threatening to me. Fifth Soul Skill, Angel Consecration Slash!" Yu Mengdi's words conveyed confidence, yet her actions perfectly expressed her apprehension towards the two. Otherwise, why would she immediately unleash her strongest Fifth Soul Skill? While this 10,000-year Soul Skill possessed astonishing power, its Soul Power consumption was unusually high.
Yu Mengdi's two divine holy swords merged into one in her hand. The sharp sword light transformed into a massive light blade, over ten meters long and three meters wide. Its power could even rival some Soul Emperors, such as Dai Yaohang's Sixth Soul Skill, White Tiger Annihilation Kill. The Angel Martial Soul was still somewhat stronger than the White Tiger Martial Soul.
The light blade struck, forcibly tearing through the tornado. But behind this tornado was the rapidly charging figure of Yuwen Tuo, and his descending great blade.
In her fright, Yu Mengdi immediately spread her wings and flew into the sky. Yuwen Tuo leaped up in an instant. He didn't use Spark Skyfire. Instead, as he leaped, a block of ice suddenly appeared beneath his feet. He stepped on that ice, jumping higher and higher until he caught up with Yu Mengdi.
Blazing Blade Art: Fiery Blade Dance.
Yuwen Tuo performed the blade dance in the air as if walking on flat ground, because beneath his feet, ice platforms would appear at any moment, allowing him to seemingly walk in the air even without using Spark Skyfire. Ling Luochen stood on the arena, perfectly assisting Yuwen Tuo's every move in his blade dance. The broad and powerful blade dance, with its fierce attacks, made it difficult for Yu Mengdi to parry.
Within twenty seconds, Yuwen Tuo rapidly unleashed fifteen slashes—a full fifteen slashes, all of them Yuwen Tuo attacking and Yu Mengdi defending. Yu Mengdi hadn't expected that Yuwen Tuo, a mere Soul Elder, would possess strength, speed, and attack power almost on par with her, a Soul King with the Angel Martial Soul.
Prolonged defense inevitably leads to mistakes. After fifteen slashes, Yu Mengdi's body began to show continuous wounds.
"Damn it! Second Soul Skill, Sacred Radiance Cross Slash!"
The enraged Yu Mengdi risked injury for injury, determined to launch a counterattack. This Sacred Radiance Cross Slash, though named a "slash," actually utilized the Angel Holy Flame, which the Angel clan excelled at, to burn the opponent. The Angel Holy Flame covered Yu Mengdi's two light swords.
Yuwen Tuo smiled. "This is what I was waiting for." Immediately, he pointed a finger at the center of the Cross Slash. However, the scene Yu Mengdi imagined, of his finger being severed, did not occur. Instead, the Holy Flame on the light swords was entirely absorbed into Yuwen Tuo's body. These two light swords were originally formed from energy, and as the Holy Flame was absorbed, they immediately dissipated.
"What..." Yu Mengdi was shocked, but before she could finish her sentence, Yuwen Tuo kicked her in the abdomen. "Ugh!"
With a muffled groan, Yu Mengdi's figure plummeted downwards. However, before she hit the ground, rings of ice suddenly appeared around her body.
Ling Luochen extended her right hand, rotating and clenching it, "Ice Radiance Ring!" The overwhelmingly powerful freezing force completely encased Yu Mengdi in ice.
One second later, Yuwen Tuo's final slash landed.
"Flame Slayer Slash!"
This slash landed on the ice block freezing Yu Mengdi. While it melted the ice, the immense force also sent her flying backward. By the time the ice had completely melted, Yu Mengdi's body had already fallen out of bounds.
"Shrek Academy, Ling Luochen, Yuwen Tuo win!" the referee immediately announced.
This match finished unexpectedly fast, so fast that many people hadn't even reacted.
"Captain, how long was this match?" Xiao Hongchen snapped his fingers, asking Ma Rulong.
"Forty-seven seconds, less than a minute." Ma Rulong's eyes were grave. Even if he, a Soul Emperor, had personally intervened, he couldn't have defeated a Soul King with a top-tier Martial Soul like Angel, let alone with an agility-type Soul Ancestor assisting, in forty-seven seconds. The combination of Shrek's Ling Luochen and Yuwen Tuo was surprisingly powerful. Their synergy was astonishing; not a single second was wasted from start to finish, and the transitions between their moves had virtually no time gap.