Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

Chapter 364 The Battle Turns Around (Part 2)

Xue Di had considered taking advantage of the situation, bypassing the four opponents in front of her, and killing Mu Yang who was refining his soul ring and advancing his cultivation.

However, Huo Lie and his three companions, relying on their immortality, employed a reckless fighting style with one close-range fighter and three ranged fighters, giving her no chance and keeping her firmly pinned down on the battlefield.

Unable to kill Mu Yang, and with Huo Lie and the other three becoming "porcupines," Xue Di was extremely frustrated.

More importantly, continuing the stalemate would be extremely disadvantageous for her.

If the battle drags on until Mu Yang refines his soul rings and advances to the ninth-ring Title Douluo level, she might not even have a chance to escape when facing Mu Yang's even more powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Logically speaking, it should be difficult for Xue Di to be firmly restrained by Huo Lie and the other three.

After all, as the Snow Queen who wields the ultimate ice and snow, the Snow Empress is not without control abilities. On the contrary, while excelling in attack, the Snow Empress also possesses strong control abilities.

If she uses extreme ice and snow to freeze Huo Lie and the other two, wouldn't she be able to bypass them and go kill Mu Yang?

It's easier said than done. Huo Lie and the other three used their tactics very effectively. Although all four of them worked together to restrain her, only one of them could move forward at any given time, while the other three kept her at a distance.

Whenever she freezes the person who comes forward for melee combat, the remaining three will then send one of them forward to restrain her and launch an attack on the frozen teammate.

Without the Silver Jade Undying Ginseng, this tactic would definitely not work. After all, teammates are not expendable resources. Attacking a teammate who is frozen is tantamount to stabbing them in the back.

However, with the Silver Jade Immortal Ginseng, this tactic becomes feasible.

Destroying a teammate who is frozen isn't stabbing them in the back; it's about freeing them from the freeze. The only price to pay is the soul power needed to reunite their body.

The soul power consumed in reuniting the body can be automatically restored through the soul core, or by consuming the Crimson Jade Soul-Returning Ginseng made by Mu Yang.

Furthermore, the four of them took turns stepping forward, carefully controlling their own soul power consumption, which left even the powerful Snow Empress helpless.

Damn it!

Having dodged another attack from Huo Lie and his group, Xue Di cursed under her breath.

Another half hour passed, and Xue Di, unable to break the deadlock, began to consider giving up.

It wasn't that Xue Di wasn't prepared to take revenge, but rather that she knew that she couldn't possibly overcome the constraints of the four people in front of her and kill Mu Yang on her own.

"Perhaps we'll need to find some help."

Xue Di couldn't help but think to herself.

Having made her decision, Xue Di unleashed a chilling aura around her, freezing Feng Zhen, who was only attacking and not defending, before giving Huo Lie and the other two a hateful look and then flying away in the northwest.

"Phew, they've finally retreated!"

Watching Xue Di's departing figure in the distant sky, Huo Lie breathed a sigh of relief and did not chase after her.

To be honest, this battle was the most stressful battle Huo Lie had ever faced in his life.

If their coordination goes wrong, the four of them might not be killed, thanks to the effects of the Silver Jade Undying Ginseng, since the enemy's target isn't the four of them.

However, on the other side, Mu Yang, who was adding soul rings to advance to the ninth-ring titled Douluo, was bound to encounter an unexpected situation as he had little power to resist.

Although it's not entirely certain, the other side is most likely after Mu Yang; otherwise, they wouldn't have made them move aside before the fight even started.

However, what Huo Lie couldn't understand was when Mu Yang had provoked such a powerful enemy?

Moreover, a powerhouse of this caliber has never left a name in the world of Soul Masters. He has no impression of the other party at all, which shows how well he has kept his abilities hidden.

"The suppression of extreme attributes is indeed terrifying. Fortunately, I have Xiao Yang's Silver Jade Undying Ginseng, otherwise I would not be a match for the opponent."

Shui Yanyu said with a grim expression.

In this battle, apart from Mu Xiyue, whose Martial Soul True Body was destroyed at the beginning and who had already withdrawn from the battlefield, she was the one who fought the most frustratingly.

Under the suppression of the ultimate ice and snow, her strength as an ice-type titled Douluo was directly suppressed by more than half.

Moreover, this was even with the Spirit Gold Battle Armor significantly boosting her strength. It is foreseeable that without the boost from the Spirit Gold Battle Armor, and with only her original level 92 Title Douluo strength, the attribute suppression effect she would have experienced would have been even greater.

"Old Huo, such a formidable enemy should be eliminated as soon as possible. Otherwise, if they attack again someday, and Xiao Yang and Bing'er are not at the academy, the few of us will be no match for them."

At this moment, Feng Zhen said with a solemn expression.

"Sigh~, I wonder who they are."

Huo Lie was naturally aware of the threat posed by the other party, but the other party's origins were unknown, and the continent was so vast, where could the academy possibly search for them?

"They're probably after Xiaoyang. Xiaoyang probably knows who they're from, right?"

Shui Yanyu said somewhat uncertainly.

Before long, Huo Lie and his companions returned to the mountain where Mu Yang was.

"Xiyue, are you alright?"

Seeing that his wife, who had already woken up, looked extremely pale, Huo Lie's heart tightened, and he quickly stepped forward to ask her what was wrong.

"It's alright, nothing serious, I'll recover in a few days."

Mu Xiyue waved her hand.

The backlash of a martial soul is a wound at the soul level. Mu Yang's soul power ginseng is ineffective. If it were any other soul master, they would only be able to recover through a long period of quiet rest. During this time, they would avoid fighting if possible, so as not to aggravate the injury if the martial soul is damaged again.

However, Mu Xiyue doesn't need to rely solely on quiet rest to recover. The "Taiyin Refining Spirit" technique, which specializes in cultivating spiritual power, also has the effect of healing soul injuries. She can recover completely in just a few nights.

Hearing this, Huo Lie felt relieved: "That's good. Take good care of yourself these next few days."

"Bing'er, have you and Xiao Yang recently offended some powerful enemy?"

At this moment, Shui Yanyu asked Shui Bing'er.

"Uh... you mean, that powerful enemy from before was after Mu Yang?"

Shui Bing'er was taken aback and asked.

Shui Yanyu nodded: "Although I can't be 100% sure, it's most likely true."

"Such a strong opponent, and an ice-attribute one at that. Aunt, if I'm not mistaken, the opponent must be a ferocious beast king from the far north."

After a moment of contemplation, Shui Bing'er recalled the unknown ferocious beast whose spiritual power descended upon the battlefield after she had 'kidnapped' the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion in the far north.

After all, apart from this ferocious beast powerhouse she had never met, she really couldn't think of when Mu Yang had ever provoked such a powerful ice-attribute expert.

"A powerful ferocious beast?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Zhen's eyes widened, and he suddenly realized, "No wonder she was strong, but we didn't see her release her martial soul or soul rings. It turns out she's not a human soul master at all!"

(End of this chapter)