Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 331 Two-on-Two Final

After receiving meticulous treatment from a healing-type Soul Master, Bo Xi quickly recovered.

He returned to the audience seats and found that the other top students from Monster Academy, including Long Yue and Dai Yueyan who had just recovered, were looking at him differently.

The previous hostility and scrutiny have faded considerably, replaced by a complex sense of identification, even faintly carrying a hint of... shared hatred.
After all, they were all defeated by Shrek Academy.

They had witnessed Bo Xi's power firsthand; even Long Yue was ashamed of his own inferiority. This loss to the equally monstrous Gula was not a disgrace, but rather felt like "one of their own" being bullied by an outsider.

Especially with the intentional or unintentional guidance of Xingluo's higher-ups, Bo Xi's "narrow defeat" gained a touch of tragic heroism, bringing them closer together.

"Brother Bo Xi, how are you feeling?" Dai Yueyan stepped forward, his tone full of concern.

"It's alright," Bo Xi replied calmly, glancing at everyone and nodding slightly.

Long Yue also walked over. His face was still somewhat pale, but the dejection in his eyes was replaced by a new, more restrained fighting spirit.

He gave Bo Xi a deep look and said in a deep voice, "The difference between you and him is not that great, the outcome will depend on your performance."

These simple words represent a kind of recognition and are also a challenge in a different way. After all, Long Yue also believes that he is not much different from Bo Xi. Once he controls his martial soul, he will definitely be able to unleash the true power of the Mountain Dragon King.

The other Heavenly Kings nodded in agreement, their gazes towards Bo Xi softening with affection. Bo Xi keenly noticed this shift and understood.

This was exactly what he needed. As he expanded his territory in the Star Luo Empire on his own, he also needed his own team and support. These top talents from the Monster Academy were undoubtedly an excellent choice.

"Hmm." Bo Xi responded succinctly, accepting the unspoken olive branch.

Just then, a clear but slightly awkward voice rang out: "Hey... are you... are you alright?"

Dai Yun'er sidled up to us without us noticing, head held high, eyes darting around. She quickly finished her sentence and, without waiting for Bo Xi's reply, turned and ran away like a startled rabbit, leaving behind a hurried silhouette.

Bo Xi watched her retreating figure, his eyes unmoved. He shared the same mindset and aesthetic sense as Gula, both liking beautiful women. Dai Yun'er, having inherited the excellent genes of the royal family for millennia, undoubtedly fell into this category, so his attitude was neither proactive nor refusing.

Dai Yun'er ran all the way back to her bedroom in the palace, locked the door, threw herself onto the soft bed, and covered her head with the quilt.

How could she not understand the implications behind her father Dai Tianling's seemingly casual inquiries lately? Her father wanted her to... marry Bo Xi!
This realization left her in turmoil. Just moments ago, her father had expressed a desire for her to be with Long Yue, even though she had only ever seen him as an older brother.

Koboshi's appearance was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake.

Bo Xi... is stronger than Long Yue, and there is no risk of him going out of control. He is tall and, if he cut his strange wavy blue hair shorter, he would be a very handsome man... From the perspective of reason and the Empire, this seems to be a better choice.

but!

Dai Yun'er suddenly threw off the covers, sat up, her long golden hair somewhat disheveled.

She was the only princess of the Star Luo Empire, the apple of her father and mother's eye. Her ideal future husband was a great hero, someone who could make her fall in love at first sight and fill her heart with joy.

Instead of... not that cold, unyielding guy who embarrassed her on their first meeting.

She tugged at her long, smooth, golden hair, her fingertips twirling the ends, her heart filled with a jumble of emotions.

Bitter tears involuntarily slid down her cheeks. As a princess, a political marriage was a mission she could not escape.

She was powerless to defy her father's decision. But how could a young girl's heart, yearning for love, not be filled with longing and imagination?

First impressions are so important... Dai Yun'er really couldn't imagine what it would be like to live with Bo Xi, who was taciturn and whose eyes were as unreadable as the deep sea.

As for Tang Wulin, it has to be said that, as a Soul Master, Tang Wulin's brilliance has been overshadowed. Most female Soul Masters admire strength, and Dai Yun'er hasn't paid attention to Tang Wulin for a long time since the start of the competition.

With Bo Xi's image filling her mind, Dai Yun'er growled, "So annoying."

She buried herself under the covers again, leaving only a room full of gloom and the girl's faint melancholy.

The competition continued the following day. The quarterfinals of the individual competition concluded, and the four finalists were determined.

Because the two-on-two competition is not highly valued in the Star Luo Empire, and given the strength of several Shrek Academy pairs, the competition progressed quickly. Today is the final championship battle.

Both teams in the battle are from Shrek Academy: Gula and Ye Xinglan, and Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan.
The combination of Bai Yuan and Wu Siduo, as well as the combination of Tang Wulin and Xu Lizhi, failed to overcome the obstacles posed by the two formidable opponents and were thus eliminated.

As for the Star Luo Empire's teams, they were completely wiped out early in the two-on-two matches, with only a few making it into the top eight.

The atmosphere on the final arena was heavy yet strangely tense. In this Shrek Academy internal battle, teammates became opponents, but there wasn't a hint of impending conflict.

Xu Xiaoyan skipped and hopped onto the stage, a playful smile on her face, and waved her little fist at Gula:

"Brother Gu, I won't hold back later, Xiao Yan is very powerful." Gu Yue behind her still had that aloof and moon-like appearance, her silver eyes calmly looking at Gula and Ye Xinglan opposite her.

After evolving, Xu Xiaoyan's martial soul became completely stable as the "Star Staff." Its absolute starlight control ability allowed her to forcibly control any opponent of the same or even higher level for at least one second.

This brief moment, combined with Gu Yue's elemental control that requires a short charging time but whose power is enough to destroy the world, was simply a match made in heaven.

They defeated their opponents with overwhelming force almost every time they came along. Xu Xiaoyan controlled the situation, and Gu Yue reaped the rewards. Their teamwork was seamless.

Gula looked at the lively Xu Xiaoyan and a gentle smile appeared on his face: "Xiaoyan, go ahead and do whatever you want, don't hold back."

He then changed the subject, adding with a hint of deeper meaning, "However, the absolute control of a Star Spirit may not be insurmountable when facing even stronger Star Power."

Before he finished speaking, Gula made a grasping motion with his right hand, and the longsword, made entirely of dazzling diamonds and flowing with the power of stars, condensed once more.

The moment the Diamond Star Sword appeared, a vast, ancient, and sharp sword intent, seemingly carrying the will of the universe and stars, spread out.

This sword intent was not specifically targeted at anyone, but Xu Xiaoyan, who was holding the Star Staff, clearly felt a subtle tremor coming from the Star Staff in her hand, as if it were being suppressed by a superior.

Her starlight, which she was so proud of, seemed less absolute in the face of that pure starlight sword intent.

Gula came to participate in the competition not just for fun, but also to see more martial souls and soul skills, broaden his horizons, and fill the gaps in his understanding of sword intent caused by cheating with the power of wave guidance.

Xu Xiaoyan's smile faltered slightly, then she puffed out her cheeks and gripped the Star Staff tightly: "Hmph! Brother Gu is just trying to scare me, take this!"

On the other side, Ye Xinglan and Gu Yue, two girls with equally aloof temperaments and proud hearts, briefly met each other's eyes in the air.

Without a word, their eyes burned with undisguised fighting spirit. They wouldn't hold back just because their opponent was a teammate; giving it their all was the greatest respect they could show each other.

"The match begins!" The referee's voice was like a fuse being lit.

"Star Wheel Chains!"

Xu Xiaoyan reacted the fastest, her star staff shining brightly. Two chains, formed from pure starlight and imbued with absolute binding power, shot out instantly, aimed directly at Gula and Ye Xinglan.

She possesses the most important talent to become a control-type Soul Master: a good overall perspective and micro-management awareness. Under the pressure of the past year, she has gradually developed her own talent and mastered multitasking without a teacher.

Using his first soul skill twice, he immediately restricted the two opponents, preventing them from having a chance to unleash their full power.

However, just as the starlight chain was about to touch its target...

"Sword God Network!"

Ye Xinglan let out a sharp cry, drawing her Star God Sword. Her second soul ring flashed, and the dazzling starlight sword energy wasn't an attack. Instead, it instantly intertwined with Gula in front of her and Gula, forming a rotating grid of sword energy that seemed to contain the movement of the celestial sphere. The two absolutely controlled starlight chains crashed into this force field constructed from starlight sword intent, and their trajectories subtly deflected, as if pulled by an invisible gravitational force, grazing past the two of them.

Although it couldn't completely negate the effect of absolute control, Ye Xinglan's sword domain, which contained the initial essence of starlight, forcibly changed the trajectory of the starlight chains at the critical moment, buying the two precious reaction time.

"it is good."

A hint of approval flashed in Gula's eyes. Ye Xinglan's talent in swordsmanship was indeed extraordinary. As expected of Shrek Academy's special recruit, he had made rapid progress under Gula's tutelage.

He didn't waste the time difference Ye Xinglan had bought him, and the Diamond Star Sword in his hand shone brightly.

"Radiant Star - Flow Interruption!"

A condensed, almost tangible star-shaped sword aura, carrying a sharp will to sever everything, was not aimed at Xu Xiaoyan, but rather at the space between Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue.

Wherever the sword energy passed, the air seemed to freeze and cut, forming a brief vacuum barrier. To cut off the support path between Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue, he had to deal with Xu Xiaoyan first; otherwise, even he would inevitably be affected by absolute control.

"Don't even think about it, Elemental Tide!"

Gu Yue snorted coldly. Di Tian was currently focused on pinpointing the location of Dragon Valley, so she had nothing to do. Seeing Gula participating in the competition with great interest, she became unusually attentive to the competition as well.

With a gentle wave of her hand, seven-colored light flowed around her, and the six elemental forces of earth, water, fire, wind, light, and darkness condensed in front of her like a boiling tsunami.

Instead of directly confronting Gula's Star Sword Qi, she manipulated the raging elemental tides, which, like a giant millstone, crashed into Ye Xinglan. She knew Gula's strength; even within the reasonable range of the Soul King stage, he could not be defeated immediately. Thus, Ye Xinglan became the easy target.

Ye Xinglan was completely unaware of this. Her eyes were sharp as swords, and she did not flinch in the face of the overwhelming torrent of elements.

"Star God Falls!"

The Star God Sword in her hand transformed into a dense expanse of sword light, each strike precisely hitting the flames, ice spikes, and rock spikes.

The sword flashed, like the most brilliant star in the night sky, tearing a rift through the raging elemental tide. Her swordsmanship was exquisite, and her understanding of power had reached a new level.

"Starlight is dazzling!"

Seeing that her control had failed, Xu Xiaoyan immediately changed her strategy. She pointed her Star Staff at Ye Xinglan, and a more condensed and larger starlight cage instantly formed, intending to completely imprison Ye Xinglan, who was resisting the elemental torrent.

Gravity Collapse!

How could Gula let her have her way? The first spirit ring under his feet shone, and terrifying gravity instantly acted on Xu Xiaoyan.

Xu Xiaoyan felt her body sink, as if she were carrying a mountain on her back. Her movements and the circulation of her soul power were slowed down for a moment, and the light of the Absolute Star Prison dimmed a little as a result.

"Now, Xinglan." Gula hissed. He was eager to see if Ye Xinglan could defeat Gu Yue, even the Silver Dragon King in human form, which he found very interesting.

Ye Xinglan's eyes shone brightly; this was the opportunity she had been waiting for!
"Sword Star Rain!"

Her fourth soul ring flashed, and she became one with her sword, transforming into a dazzling swan tearing through the darkness. The Star God Sword was imbued with all her essence, energy, spirit, and completely transformed sword intent, and with unwavering determination, it fiercely pierced towards the slightly dimmed Absolute Star Prison.

"Crack!"

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the so-called absolute control of the starlight cage was actually pierced through by Ye Xinglan's supreme strike, which concentrated all his sword intent and broke through the surface. Ye Xinglan's figure shot out from the hole and rushed straight at Xu Xiaoyan.

"What?!" Xu Xiaoyan's face paled. For the first time, her absolute control had been broken head-on in a battle against someone of the same level.

Although the opponent used a trick to exploit gravity interference and a burst of speed, it was still the same Star Martial Soul that could hit the Starlight, but breaking through is breaking through!
"Ice Wall".

Gu Yue reacted extremely quickly, and a thick ice wall instantly blocked Xu Xiaoyan's path.

"Shatter!" Ye Xinglan's sword momentum did not diminish. The Star God Sword, carrying the light of dawn, slammed fiercely into the ice wall.

Boom! The ice wall shattered.

But the brief time that Gu Yue had gained was enough. A glint of silver flashed in her eyes, and she clasped her hands together.

"Elemental Fusion: Spear of Annihilation!"

The three elements of light, fire, and earth were compressed and fused wildly in her palm, forming a dark golden spear that was only a foot long but exuded a destructive aura.

With a flick of her arm, the short spear transformed into a beam of death, striking Ye Xinglan's back directly from behind, a diversionary tactic!
Sensing the potentially fatal threat behind him, Ye Xinglan had no choice but to abandon her pursuit of Xu Xiaoyan and turn around to block.

"clang--!!!"

The Star God Sword and the Annihilation Spear clashed violently, and a burst of violent energy erupted.

Ye Xinglan groaned, thrown backward by the immense impact, a trickle of blood escaping from the corner of her mouth, and the Star God Sword in her hand dimmed considerably. Gu Yue's attack had far exceeded her expectations.

"Xiao Yan, stay close to me." Gu Yue's cold voice carried an unquestionable command. She saw through Gula's wicked humor and was in a very bad mood.
"Yes, Sister Gu Yue." Xu Xiaoyan was startled, but she endured the discomfort of the gravity, and the Star Staff burst forth with an unprecedentedly dazzling light.

This time, instead of targeting a specific object, she directed a powerful, absolutely compelling starlight onto Gura.

She wanted to forcibly "freeze" Gula in place, giving Gu Yue time to charge up her ultimate move.

Gula felt his body being pulled by an invisible, irresistible force, and his movements instantly became extremely sluggish.

He tried to counter with the gravity field, but the absolute properties of the Star Staff temporarily suppressed the gravity interference under Xu Xiaoyan's all-out efforts!

"Elemental Storm!"

Gu Yue seized this fleeting opportunity, she floated up, her silver hair dancing wildly, and a torrent of seven-colored elements gathered and swirled around her.

The wind fuels the fire, the fire solidifies the earth and stone, the earth gives rise to frost, water nourishes all things, and conceals destruction... The seven elements are not simply superimposed, but under her exquisite control, they begin to merge and collide at a deeper level.

A massive, seven-colored elemental vortex, over ten meters in diameter and radiating an aura of cataclysmic destruction, rapidly formed above her head, causing the elemental energy of the entire arena to become violent.

This is the most powerful area-of-effect attack that Gu Yue can currently unleash; once released, the entire arena will be annihilated.

Ye Xinglan's face turned pale as she struggled to stop it, but she was injured by the aftershocks of the Annihilation Spear and could not get close for a while.

Gula shook his head inwardly, wondering why they couldn't afford to play anymore.

The terrifying elemental storm was about to take shape and fall.

Can't wait any longer.

"Sun Realm, open!"

"Sun Angel Descends!"

A blinding golden light burst forth, and behind Gula, the enormous phantom of the sun angel reappeared, spreading endless light and purifying power wildly, attempting to dispel and purify Xu Xiaoyan's starlight pull.

At the same time, the Diamond Star Sword in his hand burst forth with unprecedented light.

(End of this chapter)