Peerless Douluo: Blood of the Black King Nidhogg!

Chapter 121: Since Laughter exists, why does Ink exist? The Tournament Ends (4K)

This is Xiao Hongchen's martial soul, the Three-Legged Golden Toad, while Meng Hongchen's martial soul is the Zhu Qing Ice Toad. Both belong to the top-tier beast martial souls.

The Three-Legged Golden Toad is known as the 'Metal Master,' ranking among the top martial souls in the field of metal. Coupled with its considerable talent in soul tools, Xiao Hongchen definitely has the ability to fight beyond his level.

His three legs bent simultaneously, then suddenly straightened, the floor shattered, and in the next moment he transformed into a golden afterimage, instantly traversing a distance of over a hundred meters to arrive in front of Mo Yuan.

Xiao Hongchen still wanted to have a close-quarters battle with Mo Yuan!

This unexpected move surprised not only the audience but also Mo Yuan himself.

Was he unwilling to give up and wanted to try again...? Mo Yuan thought to himself, then took a step to the side and threw a punch at Xiao Hongchen in front of him!
Xiao Hongchen's eyes narrowed. Instead of dodging, he used his two legs as support and then swept his right leg out horizontally. The speed and power of the kick left sonic booms in the air.

"boom!!"

The dull thud of flesh colliding rang out, and the first exchange officially began with a powerful clash of forces.

The violent shockwave surged from beneath their feet, sweeping towards the ground and shattering the floor, which was strong enough to withstand a Soul King's attack, until it cracked into countless spiderweb-like patterns.

As expected of the top-tier beast spirit, the Three-Legged Golden Toad, even though Mo Yuan only used 50% of his normal strength, it was something that no ordinary Soul King could withstand.

Unlike Mo Yuan's calm demeanor, Xiao Hongchen, who had just collided with the fist, was covered in cold sweat. No one knew better than him just how powerful Mo Yuan's punch was.

It's important to know that besides its core ability to control metal, the most powerful thing about the three-legged toad is its enhanced three legs, which are so strong that it's no exaggeration to say they have immense power.

It could easily split rocks and shatter stones, yet this terrifying power, upon contact with Mo Yuan's fist, made him feel as if he were attacking an eighth-level soul-guided protective shield!

Xiao Hongchen gritted his teeth, his body suddenly sank, and he dissipated Mo Yuan's power. Then, with the power of his third leg, he leaped high into the air and chopped down with his leg again.

Seeing this, Mo Yuan shook his head slightly. He realized that Xiao Hongchen wanted to prove that he was no worse than him by engaging in close combat.

In that case, Mo Yuan wouldn't mind letting Xiao Hongchen experience firsthand just how big the gap was between them.

Facing the attack coming down from above, Mo Yuan didn't use any grand, sweeping moves this time. He simply blocked the downward-slashing right leg with his left arm, preventing it from advancing an inch.

"True martial arts are not just about destruction."

After saying this to Xiao Hongchen, Mo Yuan grabbed his right leg and swung his arm so hard that he hurled Xiao Hongchen into the sky like a windmill.

"What a monster!"

Xiao Hongchen recalled the feeling of being like an ant trying to shake a tree and cursed inwardly. Then he immediately steadied himself and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Mo Yuan, who was attacking him.

Golden light flashed, and the wind from their punches raged. The two clashed again and again, creating waves of air. In an instant, the entire arena was filled with flying sand and dust.

The speed of the two was so fast that some less skilled spectators couldn't even see the actual battle. They could only stare blankly at the afterimages that appeared in various places in the arena, and then cheer with the crowd to support Mo Yuan.

But as the saying goes, outsiders watch the spectacle, while insiders see the intricacies.

Xu Jiawei and all the other powerful Soul Douluo players were increasingly alarmed as they watched. Xiao Hongchen's strength was indeed formidable, and every strike he unleashed was incredibly powerful and imposing.

However, this is precisely where he falls short of Mo Yuan. A closer look reveals that Mo Yuan handles Xiao Hongchen's attacks with ease and confidence, and his attacks are far more powerful and destructive than Xiao Hongchen's.

Aside from their very first encounter, Mo Yuan's attacks have not damaged the field in the slightest during all the fighting.

This is what it looks like when physical skills are honed to a high level: one can freely control and fully utilize one's own power.

Looking at Mo Yuan, who remained calm in the arena, Xu Jiawei couldn't help but marvel, "Truly, a young hero emerges. I'm afraid even most Soul Douluos can't achieve such subtle control over power as Mo Yuan."

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true."

Prime Minister Xingluo immediately offered flattery, then changed the subject and began talking about Laughing at the Mortal World.

"We should do our best to win over Mo Yuan, who has such strength, but we must also take Xiao Hongchen seriously. He has a top-tier beast spirit and is a level 5 soul master. In the entire competition, he is probably second only to Mo Yuan in terms of talent."

“From small things we can see, we can know that the Sun Moon Empire is becoming more and more powerful. As the neighboring Star Luo Empire, we must be vigilant against them. Moreover, the Sun Moon Empire’s wolfish ambitions have never ceased. I have a feeling that they will probably start another war on the continent in ten to thirty years.”

"Yes, the Sun Moon Empire has indeed been a bit restless lately, but thankfully, the princes within their country are currently fighting tooth and nail for the throne, so they probably won't be able to spare any attention for a while."

Xu Jiawei tapped the armrest lightly with his fingers, looked at Mo Yuan in the arena and said calmly, "Even if the Sun Moon Empire really intends to conquer the world, we are not afraid. As long as we give Mo Yuan time, even if the Sun Moon Empire dares to defy the world and do something outrageous, our three great empires and Shrek Academy can stop them."

In fact, Xu Jiawei didn't say one more thing: if Shrek Academy truly possessed a fully grown Mo Yuan by then, the enemy would simply have changed from the Sun Moon Empire to Shrek Academy...

In the arena, after fighting for so long, Xiao Hongchen had long understood the meaning of what Mo Yuan had just said. How could he, who was fighting against Mo Yuan, not understand the problem that others could see?

Even disregarding strength, in terms of physical skills alone, ten of them combined would not be a match for Mo Yuan.

After another collision, Xiao Hongchen did not attack again, but instead flew backward until he reached the edge of the field before finally stopping.

"Is Mo Yuan definitely still human? Or some ferocious beast in human skin?"

Xiao Hongchen felt a sharp pain in his legs and was extremely surprised. After calming his chaotic thoughts, the five spirit rings under his feet began to flash together.

He wasn't stupid; he naturally realized that Mo Yuan hadn't used his full strength in the physical combat earlier. If Mo Yuan had truly used the power to shatter a level seven absolute defense shield with a single punch during a team battle, even with the protection of the mortal realm, he wouldn't have lasted more than three rounds.

As the spirit rings beneath his feet flickered, Xiao Hongchen slowly composed himself, then suddenly unleashed hundreds of metal balls and dense metal powder in all directions.

At the same time, the golden light emanating from his body grew even stronger. Under the illumination of the golden light, these metal spheres floated in mid-air, completely enveloping his entire body.

Then, an astonishing scene unfolded: the countless dense metal powders suspended in the air were perfectly divided into hundreds of equal parts.

They converged around those metal spheres, and were kneaded and stretched by an invisible hand like flowing water, eventually forming soul-guided cannon barrels with a surface gleaming with a cold silver light!
First Soul Skill: Metal Control!
Third Soul Skill: Metal Condensation!
This is the power of the Three-Legged Golden Toad Martial Soul: it has almost absolute control over metal, and coupled with its extremely high talent in soul tools, it is simply like adding wings to a tiger!
Moreover, he can also absorb energy from some precious metals to enhance his strength. If the Sun Moon Empire hadn't been so weak in the path of martial spirits, Xiao Hongchen would probably be several times stronger than he is now.

This thing has a weird sense of déjà vu, is it Magneto? If developed properly, could it become Tony Stark?
Mo Yuan looked at the stretched and deformed soul tool with great interest and thought to himself.

Before Xiao Hongchen could stop moving, his second and fourth soul rings pulsed in unison, their soul skills named Boiling Gold and Sacrifice Gold respectively.

The effect of Boiling Metal is to greatly enhance the activity of the metal-attribute soul power within his three-legged golden toad, multiplying his control over metals in a short period of time. It also allows him to absorb large amounts of metal elements from the air for his own use, making it an extremely powerful amplification soul skill. The second soul skill, Sacrifice of Metal, is the most important. Its specific function is to burn the condensed metal elements, generating a massive amount of energy to power the soul-guided cannons.

Even in the end, these hundred-plus soul-guided cannons did not require his soul power as support. It was precisely because of this powerful soul power that he was able to unleash so many soul-guided devices at once.

Otherwise, even if it were Ma Rulong, he wouldn't be able to support the soul power required for a single salvo from so many soul-guided cannons.

Xiao Hongchen looked at Mo Yuan with a confident smile, as if to say: "My lord, times have changed!"
Countless metallic specks of light emerged from the surrounding void and then poured into Xiao Hongchen's body, turning him into a pure gold color, and an intense metallic aura instantly surged forth.

As the soul skill was released, Xiao Hongchen waved his hand forward, and the barrels of the hundreds of level-five soul-guided cannons behind him all burst out with amazing light, as if they had automatically locked onto the enemy and were all aimed at Mo Yuan.

The powerful fluctuations of their soul skills created a series of astonishing storms in the arena, sweeping away all the rain from the sky above the competition area and covering the two of them like a dome.

It wasn't until the very last moment of the competition that Xiao Hongchen finally revealed his true strength. He was going to use his powerful offensive to show everyone what he was capable of.

This competition isn't just about Mo Yuan being a genius; he is too!
As Xiao Hongchen's large hand slammed down, hundreds of level-five soul-guided cannons responded and unleashed a barrage of shells and laser beams at Mo Yuan, countless in number, encompassing most of the arena.

Xiao Hongchen knew that Mo Yuan was incredibly fast, so fast that it was hard to imagine. He could probably dodge all attacks with his movement skills alone, so he chose to launch a saturation attack!

Under such a powerful attack, even the Soul Emperor would not be able to escape unscathed.

Moreover, Xiao Hongchen still possesses the Soul Skill "Sacrifice of Gold". Even if Mo Yuan dodges this wave of attacks, there will be another wave, and even the wave after that!
He refused to believe that Mo Yuan could block these attacks with his fourth soul skill!
Xiao Hongchen's idea was indeed correct. Faced with so much artillery fire, if he didn't use Time Zero, Mo Yuan really wouldn't be able to dodge it all, and Yanling·Ice Emperor wouldn't be able to completely block it either.

But don't forget, besides his soul skills and physical strength, Mo Yuan also possesses three soul bones! Two of them are even 400,000 years old!
If the Word of Power: Ice Emperor couldn't stop it, what about the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's torso and bones?
Amidst the roar of artillery fire, a dazzling emerald green light suddenly erupted from Mo Yuan's body, and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion tattoo on his back became faintly visible.

The next moment, Mo Yuan slowly extended his right hand and gently pushed forward, whispering something.

"The Realm of Eternal Freeze..."

As the voice fell, an indescribable, bone-chilling cold suddenly swept outwards from Mo Yuan's center.

And behind him, bathed in the emerald light, a beautiful female figure appeared and disappeared, her face obscured, but her indifferent eyes seemed a thousand times colder than the raging chill.

"seal up!"

When the beautiful figure uttered a decree that sounded like that of an ice emperor, the extreme cold aura that had already reached its peak rose several levels again!
Wherever the cold air passed, thick ice formed, and the swirling cold air seemed to freeze the surrounding air as well.

As for the rainwater blocked by the air blast, it goes without saying that it was frozen into ice cones the moment the Eternal Frozen Domain was unleashed.

A world of ice has thus descended.

The countless soul-guided cannons in the sky could not escape the fate of being frozen, and even the laser beams were reduced to dust and dissipated into the world under the power of the Ice Emperor.

In a corner of the arena, a pool of dark golden liquid continued to rise and expand. After finally solidifying, Xiao Hongchen's figure reappeared in the arena.

The fifth soul skill is the attachment to gold.

Hiding behind the level-nine soul tool Red Dust Protection, Xiao Hongchen was utterly astonished. He never imagined that even after the competition had progressed to this point, Mo Yuan still had a trump card he hadn't used!
He even suspected that, aside from the fact that this soul bone was definitely not short in age, there was a very high probability that Mo Yuan had other hidden methods!
"Could Mo Yuan be the offspring of some god? How can he possess so many things that are beyond the reach of ordinary people?"

Looking at Mo Yuan striding through the icy world, Xiao Hongchen felt utterly exhausted.

Before the competition, he was full of confidence, believing that if he wasn't the number one genius on the continent, he was at least the most talented in this competition.

But Mo Yuan shattered his confidence and pride time and time again, making him deeply realize the meaning of the saying "there are heavens beyond heavens and people beyond people".

"Alas, if laughter exists, why is ink also born..."

Xiao Hongchen shook his head helplessly, then raised his hand and shouted at the Heavenly Fiend Douluo who was ready to make a move at any moment.

"I surrender!"

Under the cover of the Eternal Frozen Domain, let alone fighting back, if it weren't for the protection of the Red Dust Blessing, he would probably have been frozen into an ice sculpture in an instant without any chance to resist.

Anyway, Xiao Hongchen understood that the goals of their Sun Moon Team, no, most of the Sun Moon Empire, had changed.

No matter how important the championship is, can it be more important than Mo Yuan?

Once I obtain the mysterious knowledge he possesses and unify the continent, bringing the world under one rule, I'll be willing to wear the Imperial Medal of Honor as armor, let alone win the grand tournament.

It's a pity that Mo Yuan didn't know what Xiao Hongchen was thinking, otherwise he would definitely have said: What? You want to become a meritorious clan leader too?
Following Xiao Hongchen off the stage was Meng Hongchen. But to everyone's surprise, as soon as Meng Hongchen stepped onto the stage, she excitedly grabbed a pen and went to ask Mo Yuan for an autograph, just like Mo Yuan's female fans.

It's fine to sign an autograph, it's understandable for a young girl to meet her idol before falling in love. But what's with asking Mo Yuan to sign his name on your shirt?

Feeling the piercing gazes from behind the Shrek Academy rest area, Mo Yuan looked at the silver-haired girl in front of him, whose eyes held a mixture of shyness, excitement, admiration, and an indescribable, profound meaning. He felt that the final match had suddenly become strange.

However, Mo Yuan was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see the girl sad, so he finally signed his name on Meng Hongchen's clothes.

Meng Hongchen's smile grew even brighter as she approached Mo Yuan for the first time. She had previously thought she would have to fight Mo Yuan to the death for the sake of the empire, and she had struggled with this decision for a long time.

But the advent of alchemy completely changed everything. If all goes well, Mo Yuan will not only not be their enemy, but will become a nobleman of the empire.

In this way, she could be with Mo Yuan openly and honestly, and the empire would definitely help her and bring the two together if they found out.

Thinking of this, Meng Hongchen seemed to see the wonderful future she had imagined, and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

As for the competition? What a load of rubbish!
Just ask for an autograph.

With Meng Hongchen's voluntary surrender, the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament finally came to an end.

The Sun and Moon Team suffered another defeat, and Shrek Academy once again continued its millennia-long glory.

It may seem like Shrek Academy won, but they won slowly, methodically, and in a controlled manner. In contrast, the Sun Moon Team and even the Sun Moon Empire were like Qin Shi Huang touching an electric wire – they won until they were numb.

(End of this chapter)