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

Chapter 242 Battle against the Snow Demon Sect

Meng Hongchen withdrew her soul power, and the illusory ice dragon and its surrounding icy blue aura dissipated, returning to their original form. She glanced down at Beibei lying on the ground and uttered two words in a cold voice: "Next."

On the Tang Sect's side, without a key player like Bei Bei, it's practically impossible to deal with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

They conceded defeat outright, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy advanced smoothly.

The second match began, with the Snow Demon Sect (also known as the Body Sect) facing off against St. Freya Academy. Zheng Zhan remained standing in the center of the arena, his gaze sweeping over the contestants on either side, and said in a deep voice, "State your names."

St. Freya Academy, Xiao Xiao.

"Snow Demon Sect, Wang Yanfeng."

After announcing the names, Zheng Zhan said no more. As before, he raised his hand and ordered in a deep voice, "Simulated battlefield, activate!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the scene within the arena's light shield rapidly transformed. The once flat ground began to rise, revealing jagged rocks and steep cliffs that rose abruptly from the ground, with deep ravines crisscrossing the landscape. Ancient, vigorous pines dotted the scene, exuding a majestic and perilous aura. A biting mountain wind howled past, swirling up loose stones and the sound of pine needles, transforming the area into a rugged and precipitous region of towering mountains.

The electronic screen at the top of the light shield clearly displayed the battlefield number—【Huashan No. 5280】.

Wang Yanfeng moved almost the instant the simulated battlefield opened, his figure shooting straight towards Xiao Xiao like an arrow released from a bow. His movements exuded an indescribable sense of emptiness, as if he might merge into the surrounding mountain winds and shadows of rocks at any moment. His soul power surged around him, and six soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, and black—rose in unison, demonstrating his Soul Emperor level strength. Yet, his martial soul form remained concealed, making it impossible to see clearly.

Xiao Xiao reacted just as quickly, her six-ring Soul Emperor's Soul Ring configuration mirroring Wang Yanfeng's, lighting up simultaneously. Above her head, a three-legged, two-eared bronze cauldron slowly appeared—her Martial Soul, the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron. Almost at the same moment Wang Yanfeng moved, Xiao Xiao's third Soul Ring suddenly shone brightly—"Third Soul Skill, Heavenly Cauldron Power!"

As the soul skill was activated, the bronze cauldron suddenly expanded and merged into a massive cauldron. The patterns engraved on the cauldron shone brightly under the infusion of soul power, exuding a heavy and majestic aura.

"Go!" Xiao Xiao shouted, and with a wave of her arm, the huge bronze cauldron, accompanied by a whistling sound, spun like a small mountain and smashed hard towards Wang Yanfeng who was rushing towards her.

Wang Yanfeng clenched his fists, leaped into the air, and landed heavily, slamming his fists into the ground. A bronze light quickly enveloped his fists, and strangely, no sound was made when his fists struck the ground. Only a wave of azure energy silently spread outwards, causing the rocks of the Huashan simulated battlefield to tremble slightly wherever it passed.

Faced with this silent yet powerful attack, Xiao Xiao remained calm and composed. Her second soul ring suddenly lit up: "Second Soul Skill, Cauldron Sweep!"

As the soul skill was activated, the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron emitted a soft halo, using a subtle vibrational force to meet the azure energy wave—a method of using one force to stop another.

On the surface, Xiao Xiao had already used two soul skills, while Wang Yanfeng initially only used combat skills, making the situation seem more favorable to him. A hint of confidence also appeared in Wang Yanfeng's eyes, and his first soul ring lit up. He spread his arms, which strangely grew larger and longer, and under the bronze light, his palms struck directly at the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.

"clang--"

The bronze cauldron collided with the bronze light emanating from Wang Yanfeng's palms, immediately producing a long, resonant sound that spread with a peculiar vibrational force. Wang Yanfeng frowned; the cauldron's sound had actually affected him, while Xiao Xiao seemed completely unaffected.

Before Wang Yanfeng could launch another attack, Xiao Xiao manipulated the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron to separate again. As a control-type Soul Master who needed protection, she actually charged forward. Wang Yanfeng had just knocked away one of the cauldrons when he saw Xiao Xiao rushing towards him. Although he was puzzled by her intentions, his hands did not stop moving. His third Soul Ring lit up, and he clenched his fists together, slamming them down towards Xiao Xiao: "Third Soul Skill, Mountain-Shaking Strike!" A ball of azure light shot out from in front of him, heading straight for Xiao Xiao with overwhelming force.

Just then, a six-pointed star array suddenly appeared beneath Xiao Xiao's feet. With a flash of light, her figure vanished instantly within the array.

"Instant teleportation?" Wang Yanfeng's heart skipped a beat. Although this soul skill was not common, several people had already demonstrated it in this competition. However, he could not sense Xiao Xiao's reappearing soul power fluctuations at all, and the Mountain-Shaking Strike he unleashed paused in mid-air for a moment before exploding into a ball of bluish-black light.

At the same time, the audience also noticed something unusual—Xiao Xiao's soul skill that disappeared in an instant did not seem to be the traditional teleportation.

Ordinary teleportation, regardless of distance, involves disappearing and reappearing instantly, without any preamble. But at this moment, Xiao Xiao had already disappeared from the field for three seconds, yet her bronze cauldron remained on the field, clearly still being controlled.

"Could it be an invisibility-type soul skill?" Many people secretly speculated.

Just then, the three bronze cauldrons that Wang Yanfeng was dealing with suddenly merged into one and rushed straight towards him. Wang Yanfeng's heart skipped a beat, and he clapped his hands repeatedly to try to block them, but the bronze cauldrons were not entirely aimed at him. They grazed past his body and headed straight for the sky behind him—where a six-pointed star array suddenly appeared. As the array light flashed, Xiao Xiao's figure appeared from within it.

"Drink!" Xiao Xiao shouted, and with his right hand, he caught the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron that was rushing towards him. He then raised the cauldron by its legs and smashed it down on Wang Yanfeng!
Feeling the immense power of the bronze cauldron crashing down, Wang Yanfeng's eyes widened in disbelief. Even though Xiao Xiao hadn't used any new soul skills, this impact gave him the illusion of facing a mountain pressing down on him.

At the critical moment, a layer of golden light burst forth from Wang Yanfeng's body, forming a thick protective shield—an invincible shield.

The next moment, the bronze cauldron slammed heavily onto the protective shield.

"boom!"

A deafening roar echoed, and Wang Yanfeng's face instantly paled. While his invincible shield protected him from harm, the impact of such a heavy blow caused it to tremble violently and rapidly deplete his soul power. Although Wang Yanfeng had overestimated the power of Xiao Xiao's attack as much as possible, the force that actually landed still far exceeded his expectations.

From disappearing to reappearing, and then lifting the cauldron to unleash a downward attack, this series of actions, except for the three-second gap, was so fast that it was dazzling. Wang Yanfeng simply didn't have time to make a more comprehensive response and could only hastily release an invincible shield.

What Xiao Xiao was using at this moment was actually two soul bone skills.

The six-pointed star array that made her disappear originated from the left leg bone of the Heavenly Demon Dragon that the Clear Sky Sect had "given" to her, and the attached soul skill was called Spatial Movement.

That's right, it's spatial teleportation, not instantaneous teleportation. The difference is that, whether disappearing or reappearing, spatial teleportation will display a six-pointed star array, and during the process, Xiao Xiao can stay in the temporarily created alternate space for three seconds before reappearing, which is a true and complete disappearance.

Next, she used the right arm bone of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. This soul bone was specially found by Xia Die from the Star Dou Great Forest.

Xiao Xiao once fused with the right palm bone, an external soul bone of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, which was only two thousand years old at that time. External soul bones can advance as the soul master grows, and now, the age of this palm bone has long exceeded that of the past.

(End of this chapter)