Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 243 Ice Bear King

The rays of intense fire pierced through the pride of lions, leaving a thumb-sized charred hole in the forehead of the first lion to be hit. The undiminished red light continued to pierce the limbs of the two lions behind it.

This can hardly be considered a self-created soul skill; it's purely a ray formed from highly compressed soul power. However, with the support of the battle armor, Gula's soul power quality is close to that of a titled Douluo. Even with simple compression of soul power, the damage caused is still considerable.

Moreover, Gula's soul power was enhanced with extreme attributes. A blazing red light flashed, and the Flame Lion's fire resistance seemed to be non-existent. It emitted a burnt smell, a black hole appeared on its forehead, and it died.

The air was thick with the smell of burnt flesh and blood, and the remaining fiery mane of the raging lion was forced to droop by the aftershocks.

Xie Xie stared wide-eyed as Gula pointed out three fingers in quick succession. With each flash of red light, a raging lion collapsed to the ground.

As the last four raging lions pounced upon him, Gula stomped his left foot heavily on the ground, and his golden battle armor leg guards shone with a bright yellow, representing the earth element.

With the enhancements of external soul bones, soul rings, martial soul, and battle armor, Gula's control over earth elements had already reached its pinnacle.

"boom!"

The ground trembled violently, and more than ten fissures filled with magma cracks burst forth from the soil, impaling the soaring lions in mid-air. Finally, the four fiery lions turned into red specks of light and disappeared.

"Is this the power of the Battle Armor?" Xie Xie swallowed hard. "It can instantly kill a group of hundred-year-old soul beasts without even needing soul skills!"

Tang Wulin stared at Gula's retracted left hand and said in a deep voice, "It's not just the battle armor."

Tang Wulin's expression was serious. He had learned about the power of battle armor from the side. Even a complete two-word battle armor could not match Gula's effortless control over the elements.

This must be due to Gura's own innate talent.

Ye Xinglan's fingers unconsciously caressed the sword hilt, her emerald eyes reflecting the figure of Gula surrounded by golden-red light. In her pure swordsman's mind, this boy who could easily defeat her ignited her fighting spirit more than any other opponent.

The mechanical voice sounded again: "Upon passing the second level, you can choose the Soul Spirit: Fiery Lion."

No one needed the Fiery Lion Soul. Gula had already walked toward the new portal, and the patterns on his gauntlets gradually faded. Everyone hurriedly followed.

The portal flickered, and as the group stepped into the third level, the surrounding environment suddenly darkened. Five pairs of eerie green pupils lit up in the darkness, like floating will-o'-the-wisps.

"It is a group of ancient ghost cats."

Ye Xinglan whispered, the Star God Sword already drawn three inches, "Speed-type Soul Beast."

"The difference in combat power is huge." Xie Xie gripped the Twin Dragon Daggers tightly, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes: "It's finally my turn to make a move this time."

Before he finished speaking, Yuan En Ye Hui had already transformed into a burly afterimage and rushed out. This time, it was all for her and Xu Xiao Yan to obtain souls, and she didn't have the habit of reaping the benefits without effort, so naturally she had to put in more work.

The Titan Giant Ape is a top-tier soul beast with almost no weaknesses. The Thousand-Year Netherworld Cat's claws left afterimages, but it couldn't even break through Yuanen Yehui's defense.

Yuan Enhui's punch nearly killed the Netherworld Cat.

The Nether Cat quickly changed tactics, hiding in the shadows and waiting for its chance to strike.

"Don't scatter, keep your formation," Tang Wulin said in a deep voice, and the Blue Silver Emperor Vines quickly formed a protective circle around everyone.

Ye Xinglan drew her sword, and the Star God Sword drew seven intersecting silver lines in the air, precisely intercepting the three spirit cats that attacked from the side halfway.

Xie Xie's figure suddenly disappeared, and when he reappeared, the Twin Dragon Daggers had already pierced the back of a spirit cat.

Gula weaved through the cats, each strike simple and direct. His gauntlets sometimes transformed into claws, sometimes into fists; he used no fancy soul skills, relying purely on the power and speed enhanced by his battle armor to overwhelm them.

As the civet was dying, its sharp claws grazed his arm, leaving only a trail of sparks on the surface of his skin.

"Upon passing the third level, you can choose a spirit: Netherworld Cat."

Without lingering, the group stepped through the portal.

Heavy breathing came from the darkness. Five massive armored demonic bears slowly rose to their feet, their skin gleaming with a metallic sheen, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly. "These are defensive soul beasts," Tang Wulin frowned, "thousand-year level, with thick hides and tough flesh."

"Restore the big meat bun!"

Xu Lizhi created a soul skill, saying, "Don't worry, everyone, I'll replenish your soul power."

"Need not."

Gula glanced at his gauntlet, seemingly deep in thought. Suddenly, he raised his right hand, palm up, and golden-red patterns rapidly spread across his arm, eventually condensing into a blazing fireball in his palm.

“Step back,” he said curtly.

The fireball was gently thrown, tracing a graceful arc in the air before landing on the demonic bear at the forefront.

"boom--!"

An intense burst of fire erupted, and the terrifying explosion overturned all five demonic bears. Their armor melted under the intense heat, emitting a piercing, metallic crackling sound. When the smoke cleared, the demonic bears had vanished in specks of light.

Xie Xie stared in disbelief: "This...this is really a Soul Master level attack?"

Gula retracted his gauntlet and said calmly, "It's just an amplification from the battle armor."

Even Xie Xie was skeptical of this statement, but due to his limited experience, he didn't realize what was wrong.

Tang Wulin understood that the difference in the appearance of the same two-word battle armor in the hands of different soul masters naturally lay in the difference in their martial souls.

Recalling Old Tang's evaluation, Tang Wulin secretly envied: "A god-level martial soul... He should unlock the third layer of the seal as soon as possible."

Gula didn't give them any time to think and stepped directly through the portal.

The fifth floor became cold and damp, filled with the stench of decay. Eight shadow spiders lurked within their webs, their crimson compound eyes fixed intently on the group.

"Mental interference type soul beasts, be careful of their venom and spider silk," Tang Wulin warned.

Gula didn't make a move this time, wanting to give others a chance to practice.

Moreover, he was already quite familiar with the performance of the battle armor in battle, and was generally satisfied, making him look forward to the day when the battle armor was fully completed.

Ye Xinglan's lips curled up slightly, and the Star God Sword suddenly lit up with dazzling starlight.

She took a step forward, and her sword light poured down like a silver river, instantly slicing through several incoming spider silk threads. A demonic spider swooped down from above, but her sword seemed to have anticipated it, flicking back and cleaving it in two.

Xie Xie and Tang Wulin also joined the battle. The Blue Silver Grass vines restricted the movement of the Demon Spider, while Xie Xie used his speed advantage to weave through the spider web and precisely sever the Demon Spider's joints and eyes.

Without Gula's intervention this time, it took longer for everyone to finish the battle, but Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon King bloodline was practically cheating when facing soul beasts, and he still easily defeated the Shadow Spider.

Upon entering the sixth level, four ice bears appeared before them, each exuding a chilling aura. The leader, the Ice Bear King, surpassed the other three in both size and imposing presence.

"What an adorable little bear." Xu Xiaoyan's starry eyes lit up as she looked at Gula expectantly: "I've decided, I want it to be my second soul spirit."

Xu Xiaoyan's mutated ice staff martial soul is not picky about soul spirits. As long as it is an ice attribute soul spirit, it will mutate into the corresponding starlight attribute after fusion. There is no need to specifically look for soul spirits with star attributes.
Otherwise, given the power and rarity of astrological attribute soul spirits, the Xu family, a small clan living in a remote corner, could not afford to support Xu Xiaoyan's growth. After all, no one could be sure how far her unstable martial soul could go, and no one would risk most of their wealth.

“Finally, a suitable one.” Gula moved his wrist, and the patterns on his gauntlet lit up completely, the golden-red light like flowing lava.

Tang Wulin said in a deep voice, "This time, we'll capture them alive and communicate with the soul spirit in advance so that Xiao Yan can easily fuse with it."

"understand!"

(End of this chapter)