Douluo: Twin Origins, Suppressing the World

Chapter 175 Tiankang
Perhaps to ease the awkwardness, Meng Hongchen changed the subject.

“Ling Shen, here’s what we’ll do. I know that although you haven’t recovered yet, my chances of defeating you are still slim. I may only be able to rely on some special methods.”

"My martial spirit is called the Crimson Ice Toad, and its greatest skill is using poison. If you can withstand my poison, then there is no need to continue this unnecessary battle, and I can choose to admit defeat directly."

Meng Hongchen very frankly revealed his hand.

Five standard spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—slowly rose around him.

A toad, pure white as jade and with blood-red eyes like rubies, appeared behind Meng Hongchen.

Both being toad-type martial souls, Meng Hongchen's Zhu Qingbing toad martial soul is much better than Xiao Hongchen's.

This is also why Meng Hongchen can release his martial spirit without any hesitation.

After all, she's a girl. If her martial soul looks ugly after being released, Meng Hongchen would definitely try her best to hide it.

Just as Meng Hongchen's voice faded, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky.

Ling Shuang knew that this kind of weather was more conducive to the spread of toad venom.

However, he didn't care. He conservatively estimated that he was 90% confident he could handle the toxins from the Zhu Qingbing toad.

The remaining ten percent was Ling Shuang's respect for that elusive miracle.

"Please." Ling Shuang extended her hand, gesturing for them to proceed.

Meng Hongchen's side also made a move.

She waved her hand forward, and her already fair skin became even whiter, but not in a sickly pale way; rather, it was a pure and flawless white, like snow.

White mist spread towards Ling Shuang.

Ling Shuang remained motionless, quietly waiting for the white mist to envelop her.

His move stunned everyone else.

No one expected that Ling Shuang would offer no resistance at all.

They all thought Ling Shuang would use a skill like the Jade Barrier to bind Meng Hongchen, but they never expected that Ling Shuang would not resist at all and would directly allow Meng Hongchen's poison to invade her body.

"Isn't Captain Ling being a bit too overconfident?" Huang Heyun asked with some concern from the Star Luo Royal Academy side.

Although he believed that Ling Shuang could definitely defeat the white-haired genius of the Sun Moon Empire, poison was often an extremely troublesome method in the world of Soul Masters.

It's even possible for the weak to defeat the strong.

Xu Jiujiu's expression remained unchanged. Regarding Huang Heyun's concerns, she simply shook her head slightly: "Don't worry, he knows what he's doing."

Xu Jiujiu didn't actually know if Ling Shuang had any means to deal with Zhu Qingbing's Ice Toad Cold Poison, but she did know Ling Shuang's personality.

Since he did this, he must have been confident.

Upon hearing this, the students of Xingluo Royal Academy, who had been worried, assumed that Xu Jiujiu knew Ling Shuang's backup plan and were relieved.

Meng Hongchen, the person involved, was also somewhat bewildered by Ling Shuang's actions.

She warned, "The toxins of my Zhu Qingbing toad are special; you'd better be careful."

Ling Shuang remained silent, only smiling.

He certainly knew that Meng Hongchen's Zhu Qingbing Toad Martial Soul was special.

The Ice-Clear Vermilion Toad is a top-tier soul beast that lives in the far north. It is said to be of the ice-cold attribute, but its crimson eyes contain the power of fire element.

Therefore, although the poison of Bingqing Zhuchan is a cold poison, it also contains fire element.

This makes the toxins of the Zhu Qingbing toad extremely difficult to treat.

As the possessor of this kind of martial soul, one is easily susceptible to backlash, dying from the attack of their own cold poison on their heart. [This evokes a feeling of déjà vu regarding martial souls used as a unit of power calculation in the game "Douluo Continent I".]

However, Meng Hongchen had clearly mastered the cold poison in his body to a very high degree.

This also proves the genius of this Sun and Moon Empire.

However, the difficulty only applies to a large portion of people, and Ling Shuang is not among them.

Under the watchful eyes of many, Ling Shuang's body was shrouded in white mist imbued with the chilling poison of the Crimson Toad. Meng Hongchen could sense that his own poison had already entered Ling Shuang's body.

She didn't hold back.

Although she regards Ling Shuang as her idol, it doesn't mean she will go easy on him.

She'd still give it a try if she could win.

Anyway, if Ling Shuang is unable to deal with her cold poison later, she will step in to help.

Of course, that would have to be after this competition.

If it really works, their Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy might actually win the championship in this competition.

Although reason tells Meng Hongchen that Ling Shuang must have something to rely on to dare to do this, but... what if?
People always have a bit of wishful thinking.

Time passed by, and Ling Shuang remained standing there quietly, still holding her staff. Her expression not only did not worsen, but was even more rosy than before.

A faint, emerald-green light enveloped her, like a light green veil.

Meng Hongchen sensed that the cold poison he had previously invaded Ling Shuang's body had been dissipated by a strange energy.

She knew she had lost.

"Can you tell me what kind of technique this is?" Meng Hongchen waved his hand to retract the icy mist containing the cold poison, his crimson eyes looking at Ling Shuang with a look of inquiry in them.

She didn't understand why Ling Shuang, who had previously acted more like a combat Soul Master, would also have the ability to treat her own cold poison.

The jade barrier that Ling Shuang released earlier did not remind Meng Hongchen of Ling Shuang's other attribute.

After all, although this soul skill is of the life attribute, its actual manifestation is quite different from what people usually perceive as life attribute skills.

"A lucky break."

Ling Shuang smiled slightly and did not hide anything.

He stretched out his left hand, gathering an extreme life force.

While Meng Hongchen's Zhu Qing Ice Toad Cold Poison is extremely troublesome for others, it is not so for Ling Shuang.

Ling Shuang's ultimate life attribute makes her the nemesis of all toxins.

Let alone the Soul King level Zhu Qing Ice Toad Cold Poison, even the Title Douluo level Zhu Qing Ice Toad Cold Poison would suffer the same fate.

Tiankang is just that unreasonable.

Feeling that warm power, Meng Hongchen's confusion was resolved.

A bitter smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

It's unbelievable that such an extremely domineering martial soul would possess such a completely opposite and incompatible power.

"I lost." With a long sigh, Meng Hongchen kept her promise and did not continue the unnecessary fight, acknowledging defeat softly.

Although she might still have a chance of winning if she attacked directly with a soul tool, she was not inclined to back down.

Meng Hongchen turned and walked off the stage, her posture upright and still proud.

Although she lost, she only lost to Ling Shuang.

She is still among the top geniuses on this continent.

"Star Luo Royal Academy wins the individual elimination round!"

As the Heavenly Fiend Douluo announced the results, the people of Star Luo cheered excitedly.

Although it was only a victory in the individual elimination round, everyone knew that with Ling Shuang on the team, they would definitely win the team competition as well.

They've already secured the championship by winning at least one of those three matches (2, 2, 3).

The outcome is decided!

(End of this chapter)