Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 93 Dustless Land
"Second Soul Skill: Annihilation Protection."

Nan Qiuqiu reacted extremely quickly, immediately activating her second soul ring. A layer of rich pink aura enveloped her entire body, protecting her completely. This shield also possessed strong annihilation properties, capable of continuously dissipating any soul power attacks it came into contact with.

Yin Chen's wind blade struck the shield, but was turned into pure light and dissipated.

At the same time, Nan Qiuqiu launched another attack: "Third Soul Skill, Annihilation Chain Explosion".

She waved her hands repeatedly, and several highly compressed pink annihilation energy balls shot towards Yin Chen like a barrage of bullets. These energy balls attracted each other during flight, forming a comprehensive attack net, and would explode violently when they approached the target or were intercepted, with an extremely wide annihilation range.

Yin Chen moved.

He didn't use any soul skills; his figure became incredibly agile under the blessing of the Dustless Land, moving through the dense annihilation energy spheres as if weightless.

The high-speed airflow perfectly deflected and slid away all approaching energy impacts.

Even if Nan Qiuqiu actively manipulates the pink energy sphere to explode, the resulting shockwave and air currents will be deflected by the flowing air currents of the Dustless Land the moment they approach Yin Chen, and will not be able to harm Yin Chen in the slightest.

As he navigated through the shockwave of the explosion, his right hand, fingers clenched like a knife, created transparent ripples of high-temperature distortion in the air around his palm due to extreme compression and high-speed flow.

Faced with Yin Chen's close-range attack, Nan Qiuqiu did not sit idly by and wait to die. She retreated rapidly.

Although the Rouge Dragon is a ranged attacker, its physical enhancements are not weak.

But Yin Chen wouldn't let Nan Qiuqiu create distance between them.

His figure flickered, as if blending into the wind, and when he reappeared, he was already several meters away from Nan Qiuqiu.

Nan Qiuqiu spat out another pink beam of light, intending to intercept Yin Chen's approach.

At the same time, pink dragon wings unfurled behind her, her body hovered, and she flew in another direction.

"Vortex shackles".

With a light tap of his finger, the air around Nan Qiuqiu's joints instantly distorted, and several pairs of transparent air vortices rotating in opposite directions suddenly formed, like invisible chains tightly interlocking.

Nan Qiuqiu felt her body sink, and her movements instantly became incredibly sluggish, as if she had sunk into a sticky quagmire, making it difficult even to maintain her protective barrier.

She struggled desperately, but felt chaotic pulling forces from different directions, making her lose her balance.

Immediately afterwards, Yin Chen gently pressed on Nan Qiuqiu's chest from a distance.

"Vacuum negative pressure".

Nan Qiuqiu felt a sudden tightness in her chest, as if the surrounding air had been sucked out instantly, and a huge external pressure was pressing hard on her chest cavity and internal organs.

"Well."

She groaned, her blood and qi surging, her soul power circulation disrupted, and the annihilation protective light around her flickered violently, becoming uncertain.

Vacuum negative pressure is also a soul skill that Yin Chen has created over the years with the help of Istaru.

This soul skill can instantly evacuate the air from a small area in a very short time, creating a brief local vacuum and removing the air needed for the target to breathe.

At the same time, the surrounding atmospheric pressure will instantly compress in, attempting to fill this vacuum.

The immense external air pressure will violently compress the target, causing damage to its internal organs and a surge of blood and qi.

Just as Nan Qiuqiu's old power was exhausted and her new power had not yet emerged, and she was subject to multiple restrictions, the clock hands in Yin Chen's eyes accelerated slightly.

"Third Soul Skill, Fleeting Dream".

His figure vanished from his spot without warning, leaving no trace of his movement, and the next moment, he appeared behind Nan Qiuqiu. The overpressure blade, wreathed in dangerous, transparent ripples, was already lightly pressed against Nan Qiuqiu's fair and delicate neck.

The icy touch and the incomparably sharp aura made Nan Qiuqiu freeze instantly, afraid to move.

"you lose."

Yin Chen's calm voice rang in her ears.

Nan Qiuqiu trembled, biting her pink lips tightly. Her face was full of resentment, but even more so, it was filled with shock and a hint of... indescribable excitement.

She could sense that Yin Chen was completely at ease from beginning to end, and didn't even use the first two soul skills.

She went all out, unleashing all three of her soul skills, but she couldn't even truly touch the hem of her opponent's clothes.

“…I give up.”

She finally lowered her head, her voice tinged with a hint of defeat, but mostly with complete acceptance.

'He...is really strong.'

Nan Qiuqiu thought to herself.

'I'm afraid even that detestable Yu Tianlong is no match for him. Yu Tianlong would need to exert all his strength to deal with me, while he... clearly still has plenty of energy left.'

The elder referee announced at the opportune moment: "The contest is over, Yin Chen wins."

The room fell silent for a moment, then erupted into even more heated discussion.

All the disciples of the Earth Dragon Sect looked at Yin Chen with awe and wonder.

Yin Chen slowly dissipated the aura from his hand blade and the soul power surrounding him. Clockwork's pupils returned to normal, and he nodded slightly to Nan Qiuqiu, who was still somewhat dazed.

"You flatter me, Young Master. The Annihilation Power of the Rouge Dragon is indeed well-deserved."

His words weren't entirely polite; as a lower-level attribute of destruction, the annihilation attribute is quite troublesome.

Looking at Yin Chen's face, which had regained its composure yet remained exceptionally handsome, and listening to his gentle words, Nan Qiuqiu blushed again. The sense of defeat she had felt earlier had largely dissipated, replaced by a complex emotion that was difficult to describe.

As the elder referee announced the result, Nan Shuishui stood up from her seat and walked calmly towards the ring.

She first cast an approving glance at Yin Chen, her tone gentle yet full of affirmation:
"Young friend Yin Chen is indeed exceptionally talented. His mastery of power is exquisite and breathtaking. Shrek Academy truly deserves its reputation for nurturing such a talent."

Her praise came from the heart. Yin Chen's strength, control, and grasp of the battle situation far exceeded her understanding of Soul Masters of this age.

"You flatter me, Master Nan."

Yin Chen shook his head modestly.

As for Nan Shui Shui attributing his strength to the teachings of Shrek Academy, Yin Chen did not refute it.

Although his strength has nothing to do with Shrek Academy, that doesn't matter.

He couldn't very well refute it to his face. His strength had nothing to do with Shrek Academy, after all, Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and the others were still there.

Then, Nan Shuishui turned her gaze to Nan Qiuqiu, who was standing to the side with her head down, her cheeks still flushed from the battle and showing obvious signs of defeat. Her tone carried a perfectly timed mix of teasing and admonishment:

"Qiuqiu, now you know what it means to be outmatched and have a higher level of understanding, right? I always tell you to focus on your cultivation, but you never take it seriously. All you do is play around with Qianqian and the others. Now that you've seen the real difference, do you still think I'm nagging you?"

(End of this chapter)