Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 135 The Intercepted Hyotei
"call out--!"

The sharp sound of the arrow piercing the air didn't reach Hyotei's ears until it was almost upon him.

That was an arrow formed purely from light elements and extreme cold—the fourth soul skill of the Light Feather Douluo: High Explosive Piercing Strike.

Hyotei's pupils contracted sharply, her delicate body twisting violently in mid-air, the emerald green scorpion tail phantom flashing past behind her.

With a crisp "ding!", the light arrow grazed her shoulder, leaving a trail of blood, and then exploded hundreds of meters behind her, sending up clouds of ice dust. The violent energy turbulence caused her to stagger.

"hateful!"

Hyotei cursed inwardly. This long-range sniping was too tricky. Although it couldn't directly injure her, it greatly disrupted her speed.

She tried to speed up, but then a second and a third beam of light shot at her from different angles, forcing her to dodge and change direction constantly, making it impossible for her to increase her speed.

With the balance shifting, two even more sinister and powerful auras finally surrounded her from the sides and rear, one on the left and one on the right, completely blocking her path.

On the left, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan holds the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, surrounded by petals, with a sinister smile on his face.

On the right, Ghost Douluo Ghost Phantom was like a real ghost, his figure flickering between reality and illusion, and a dense aura of the underworld permeated the air.

"Ice Emperor, why resist so stubbornly? Hand over the Snow Emperor's essence, and the Hall Master may spare your life."

Yue Guan's voice carried an unsettlingly feminine quality.

Ice Emperor stopped, hovering in mid-air, coldly surveying the two people in front of her, and then sensing the faint yet ever-present aura of the Light Feather Douluo in the distance.

She suddenly let out a disdainful sneer:

"Hmph, only three people came? You, the Hall of Rebirth, are seriously underestimating my Hyotei."

She was indeed not good at long-distance raids and was unable to break free from the ranged restrictions imposed by the Light Feather Douluo.

However, this does not mean she is afraid of close combat, especially in this far north, her home ground.

Here, the endless ice and snow and the cold are her source of power.

In the outside world, her strength might be comparable to a level 97 Super Douluo in humans, but in this far north, she is fully capable of possessing level 98 combat power.

The reason he was able to directly confront the level 98 Golden Crocodile Douluo was precisely because of this favorable environment.

Besides her, the Titan Snow Demon King and the Ice Bear King are the same; in the far north, they both possess power beyond their own lifespan.

Only then can they fight against the level 97 Azure Phoenix Douluo and Lion Douluo respectively.

Facing one level 96 and two level 95 opponents, Hyotei was absolutely confident that even if he couldn't kill them quickly, he could severely injure them and then leave calmly.

"Since you are looking for death, then I will help you."

Hyotei's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he stopped wasting words.

She knew she had to act quickly, otherwise the guy who shot her arrow from afar would always be a huge threat.

"The Realm of Permanent Frozen!"

She let out a sharp cry, and the icy blue halo centered on her instantly expanded, becoming wider and colder than when she fought Golden Crocodile Douluo.

The air crackled under the strain, and the frozen, pale blue ice powder fell in a flurry, causing the temperature within the area to plummet to near absolute zero.

This not only severely restricted the opponent's movements, but also continuously depleted their soul power and vitality.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei's expressions simultaneously hardened, neither daring to be careless in the slightest.

"Seventh Soul Skill: The True Form of the Strange Chrysanthemum in the Sky".

Yue Guan's body shone with golden light, merging with the giant Qi Rong Tong Tian Chrysanthemum. Countless golden petals danced around him like sharp blades, exuding an incomparably sharp aura, barely managing to carve out a space in the Eternal Frozen Domain.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Ghostly True Form!"

The ghost transformed directly into elements, its form becoming blurry and uncertain, like a twisted ghostly shadow. Physical attacks were almost ineffective against it, but the domain power of the ultimate ice still caused it a stinging pain on the soul level.

"Sixth Soul Skill - Golden Petals Flowing with Rosy Clouds!" Yue Guan launched the first attack, and countless golden petals containing sharp energy flew like rosy clouds all over the sky, shooting towards Bing Di indiscriminately.

Hyotei snorted coldly, neither dodging nor avoiding.

"Ice Emperor's Protection".

A layer of dazzling, diamond-like emerald-green ice crystals instantly covered his entire body.

The golden petals struck the ice crystal armor, producing a dense "clinking" sound, but they could not advance an inch. Instead, they were frozen and shattered by the extreme cold.

At the same time, a ghostly figure appeared behind Hyotei like a phantom.

"Eighth Soul Skill: Ghostly Demons and Monsters".

He unleashed a vast ghostly domain, attempting to erode Hyotei's spirit and soul power. Countless ghostly hands emerged from the shadows, reaching for her ankles.

"Little tricks."

Hyotei didn't even turn around.

She pointed her fingers like a sword, and a crystal-clear, ice-blue sword aura, so refined it seemed capable of freezing time and space, appeared out of thin air. It wasn't aimed at the ghost, but at the void beneath her feet.

As Xue Di's best friend, Bing Di, although not skilled in swordsmanship, still knew a little about it.

"Tsk-!"

The Netherworld was torn apart like a rag, and the ghostly hands that reached out turned into ice crystal dust the moment they touched the sword energy.

The ghostly figure let out a muffled groan, and its elemental body rippled violently, clearly suffering some backlash.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Solitary Appreciation!"

Seeing that his ranged attacks were ineffective, Yue Guan immediately changed his strategy. He enveloped himself in a dazzling golden chrysanthemum, forming an absolute defense, while simultaneously dispelling the chill that was eroding his body. He then charged towards Bing Di.

"First Soul Skill - Chrysanthemum Blade!"

The giant chrysanthemum blade, formed from solidified energy, slashed straight at Hyotei's face.

"Close combat? Just what I'm looking for."

A cold glint flashed in Hyotei's eyes.

"Hyotei's Claw".

Her right hand was instantly covered by a magnificent emerald green pincer, carrying a sharpness that could tear everything apart and a chilling coldness that could freeze the soul, as she fiercely met the Chrysanthemum Blade.

"boom--!!!"

The emerald green and golden light collided violently, and the energy shock exploded in a ring, shearing the surrounding ice layer down several meters again.

Yue Guan felt an indescribable force and extreme cold coming from the Chrysanthemum Blade. His self-admiring defensive light flickered violently, and he was sent flying backward as if hit by a meteorite. He spat out a mouthful of blood in mid-air, which froze into ice beads before it even hit the ground.

Hyotei merely swayed slightly, his pincers shimmering with emerald light, completely unharmed.

Fifth Soul Skill: Night Parade of One Hundred Demons!

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the ghost launched another attack, with countless ghostly clones appearing and rushing towards Hyotei from all directions, interfering with her senses.

Hyotei frowned in annoyance. Although these attacks of the Netherworld attribute were not enough to seriously injure her, they were as annoying as flies.

The illusory image of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion flashed again behind her.

"The Wrath of the Ice Emperor".

She instantly condensed a highly compressed turquoise sphere of light, which then exploded violently.

(End of this chapter)