Douluo Continent: The Twin Sons of the Styx River, Shaking the World and Destroying the Heavens

Chapter 208 Iron Sword Sect's Defeat
The fifth soul ring on Wang Chengxi's iron sword suddenly lit up. As the purple light flowed, she gripped the hilt tightly with both hands, and her body swayed violently like a willow in the wind. At the same time, a soft cry of pain escaped her lips: "Ouch, it hurts so much..." Her voice carried a hint of deliberate weakness, and tears seemed to glisten in her eyes, as if she was truly shaken by the power of the Xuanming shockwave and could hardly stand.

However, Xu Sanshi, who had just been somewhat flippant, now seemed like a completely different person. His playful expression vanished, his eyes sharp as an eagle's, utterly unmoved by her seemingly weak demeanor. Almost at the same instant Wang Chengxi cried out in pain, the immense power accumulated by the Xuanming Shockwave erupted—the air seemed to be gripped tightly by an invisible force and then suddenly exploded. A muffled hum reverberated within a three-meter radius, causing the rubble on the ground to tremble and even creating subtle ripples in the space itself.

Not only that, a dense layer of dark light suddenly rose from Xu Sanshi's body, spreading like ink. The light surged into the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield along his arm, causing the already heavy shield to instantly double in size. The tortoise shell patterns on the edges became even clearer, and faint tortoise-snake phantoms could be seen moving across the shield's surface. As the shield amplified, the power of the Xuanwu Shockwave surged forth like a ignited powder keg, becoming even more violent. The shockwaves disrupted the surrounding soul power fluctuations, crushing towards Wang Chengxi.

The moment Wang Chengxi unleashed a blinding beam of light, it shattered instantly amidst the violent shockwave. The power of the fifth spirit ring on the iron sword seemed to be crushed into dust by an invisible force. She herself was also violently thrown back by the shockwave, and the light on the iron sword dimmed abruptly like a extinguished candle flame, with even the blade trembling slightly.

Xu Sanshi did not pursue her, but instead looked down at the direction she flew backward and muttered in a voice that Wang Chengxi could definitely hear: "She's complaining about how much it hurts, but her spirit rings are shining brightly. This acting is too fake, isn't it?"

The moment Wang Chengxi steadied herself in mid-air, a layer of pale light surged from her body, like thin ice, completely neutralizing the remaining shockwave. She gently braced her right hand on the ground, pressing the rubble down slightly. Using this force, her body bounced back up like a willow catkin, landing steadily in place, though her face was a few shades paler than before.

"You rascal, you really don't know how to cherish a woman at all!" She looked at Xu Sanshi, her voice tinged with resentment, the last syllable rising slightly, carrying a captivating charm, her eyes seeming to hold a thousand grievances.

Xu Sanshi immediately put on an indignant expression, placed his hand on the Xuanwu Shield, and said, "How could I not know how to cherish women? I was clearly protecting myself! I can't risk my life just to cherish women, right, beautiful lady? How about we call this game over and you go down and rest first, so you won't say I'm bullying you later."

Upon hearing this, Wang Chengxi pouted slightly, her cheeks puffed out a little, and she said with a hint of resentment, "You haven't won yet! If I go down now, how am I supposed to explain this to the sect? Let's go again!"

Before she finished speaking, she had already charged towards Xu Sanshi again. This time, her figure was even more light and graceful, her skirt billowing in a beautiful arc with her movements, and she was also a fraction faster than before. Her long, black hair danced wildly in the wind, with strands seemingly carrying shimmering light.

Xu Sanshi did not go forward. Instead, he took a small step back, stood with his feet apart in a bow stance, held the Xuanwu Shield in front of him, and wore a faint, slightly amused smile on his face.

He is indeed powerless against pretty girls, but if any woman takes him for a fool and tries to outsmart him with some tricks, the outcome is usually not very pleasant...

Wang Chengxi leaped into the air less than five meters from Xu Sanshi, her body tracing a graceful arc as she spun rapidly. Gripping her iron sword tightly, the tip, carrying a sharp gust of wind, aimed straight for Xu Sanshi's heart. Her long, flowing hair billowed as she spun, outlining a full, jet-black moon in the air, its brilliance mirroring the shimmering spirit rings on her body, creating a breathtakingly beautiful spectacle.

Xu Sanshi neither retreated nor advanced, standing firmly in place, his gaze fixed on Wang Chengxi. The fifth soul ring on the iron sword in her hand lit up again, and the dazzling sword light suddenly froze. This time, it could be clearly seen that a black lightsaber had separated from the iron sword, its blade a deep black, yet radiating a blinding silver light. Before the sword was even fully extended, the sharp sword energy already caused a series of "hissing" sounds as it cut through the air, demonstrating the extreme sharpness of this strike.

Just then, Wang Chengxi's black hair, which had been flying wildly as she spun around, suddenly changed, growing longer and transforming into small black snakes that hissed as they lunged at Xu Sanshi. Not only that, she abruptly looked up—a movement that truly startled Xu Sanshi.

The once gentle and beautiful girl now turned deathly pale, two sharp fangs protruding from her lips, and her eyes turned completely white. Two beams of pale white light shot towards Xu Sanshi in an instant. Concealed by countless snake hairs, the spectators on the sidelines couldn't see anything at all; they could only see Xu Sanshi's figure about to be swallowed by the snake hairs.

Sword light, snake hair, and white light shooting from eyes—three completely different yet equally powerful attacks—unleashed at the same time.

"Twin Martial Souls?" Xu Sanshi exclaimed in surprise. Before he could finish speaking, the white light shooting from Wang Chengxi's eyes was already close at hand. At this moment, it was clearly visible that five more spirit rings had appeared on Wang Chengxi's body—two yellow, two purple, and one black—overlapping with the previous spirit rings. The two purple spirit rings were glowing brightly. As her snake-like hair surged forward, her body became as soft as cotton, and a layer of fine scales even appeared on her skin, gleaming with a faint, eerie light.

At the same time, her fifth spirit ring lit up again, and that eerie paleness reappeared in her eyes.

Medusa! This is the powerful martial soul that Wang Chengxi is displaying at this moment. Her fifth soul skill is "Medusa's Condensation".

Unfortunately, she encountered Xu Sanshi today. Xu Sanshi's martial spirit was not a simple Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, but a truly mutated Xuanwu Shield. Xuanwu is originally a combination of tortoise and snake, the top-tier martial spirit among the ultimate water and earth attributes. Wang Chengxi's Medusa Condensation was precisely countered by the aura of the Xuanwu Shield. Unless the white light directly struck Xu Sanshi, it would be almost impossible for her to achieve the desired attack effect—her cultivation was far from being able to petrify an opponent with just a glance.

"Trying to run?" Xu Sanshi sneered.

"The Poyang River is overturned like a tidal wave!"

Xu Sanshi let out a deep shout that suddenly exploded, and his fourth soul ring suddenly lit up. The purplish-black halo around him pulsed violently, and his powerful soul force surged out like a tsunami. The Xuanwu phantom behind him responded to the shout, and its massive body, intertwined with a tortoise and a snake, suddenly raised its head and let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth, as if an ancient divine beast had awakened, causing the water elements in the world to gather wildly.

In an instant, the sky seemed to be torn open, and a raging torrent appeared out of nowhere, crashing down with a deafening roar. The water was not ordinary clear water, but rather a deep, dark blue, carrying the heavy pressure unique to Xuanwu, surging and roaring like the Poyang River flowing backwards, spreading in all directions.

The floodwaters instantly swept over the rubble on the ground, creating a spray of water that quickly submerged the entire area of ​​the Stone Forest.

Both sides exited the simulated battlefield, and the surrounding stone forest scenery instantly disappeared, returning to the original competition arena.

Xu Sanshi stared intently at Wang Chengxi. She was soaking wet, her hair clinging to her face and neck, her previous liveliness and eeriness replaced by dishevelment. He shook his head with some disgust and said, "Such a pretty girl, why did you let yourself get like this? What a pity. I thought you had twin martial souls, but it seems not. You're quite clever, but too bad you've run into me."

Xu Sanshi struck a rather flamboyant pose, suddenly turned around, raised two fingers towards his own waiting area, and deliberately shook his fingertips, clearly proclaiming victory.

He then spun around with a flourish, his gaze sweeping towards his opponent's location, and shouted, "Next, hurry up!" His tone carried a hint of smugness. The Iron Sword Sect's second competitor quickly stepped onto the stage. This time, a young man appeared, his face filled with undisguised anger. As soon as he stood firm, he barked at Xu Sanshi, demanding, "What did you do to our senior sister?"

Xu Sanshi put on a sincere expression and spread his hands to explain, "I was just afraid she would hurt herself, so I let her sleep for a while. You can rest assured, she will definitely wake up in a day at most."

The young man from the Iron Sword Sect was visibly taken aback, his brows furrowing as he said, "It'll take a whole day for him to wake up? What about the team battle later? Senior Sister is our captain; without her, we..."

Xu Sanshi was dumbfounded and looked the other man up and down: "Brother, you didn't come here just to put on a show for me, did you?"

"Acting? Acting my ass! I'll fight you to the death today!" The young man seemed to finally realize what was happening. He roared, his soul power surged, and his first soul ring lit up. He charged towards Xu Sanshi with a strong wind.

Unfortunately, he had only taken two steps when Zheng Zhan reached out and stopped him.

Zheng Zhan said sternly and righteously, "Although I don't like him much either, there are rules to the competition. You should step back and follow the procedure."

Faced with such a somewhat adorable and even naive young man, Xu Sanshi had no intention of showing any mercy—in his mind, only women, beautiful women, and small animals deserved special treatment. As for men, unless they were very close friends, they were all categorized as "small animals," so there was no need to be polite.

Even Wang Chengxi, the genius captain of the Iron Sword Sect, was defeated by him, so this second young man from the fourth-ring Soul Sect was clearly no match for him. In just two minutes, he couldn't hold on any longer and was directly knocked to the ground by the overwhelming torrent summoned by Xu Sanshi, with no power to fight back.

(End of this chapter)