Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 179 Red and blue have always been a perfect match.

Faced with Meng Hongchen's cross-shaped light blade, Ji Lin also used Heavenly Fire Judgment to draw a cross in the air, unleashing a crimson cross-shaped sword aura to meet the blue cross-shaped light blade.

The light blades and sword energy collided and exploded in mid-air.

When Meng Hongchen's light blade exploded, it turned into white smoke and drifted toward Ji Lin. In the blink of an eye, Ji Lin felt something trying to enter his body, but it was burned away by the extreme fire surrounding his body.

Seeing that her poison couldn't even get close to Ji Lin's body, Meng Hongchen showed an expression of no surprise. Without further hesitation, she flapped her wings and quickly approached Ji Lin.

The two swords in his hands became afterimages, their light flashing and transforming into countless sword shadows, stabbing towards Ji Lin. The sword light, over a foot long, condensed and did not dissipate, causing a series of popping sounds to burst in the air.

Ji Lin wielded the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, its blade blazing with intense heat, as it clashed with the blue twin swords, producing a piercing metallic clang.

Meng Hongchen's figure was elusive, his two swords dancing in the air like two blue snakes, their light flashing and forming deadly sword nets.

Swords flashed and the two figures moved swiftly across the arena. Ordinary spectators could only see two afterimages moving rapidly, as well as the sparks that flew up when the crimson and blue sword lights collided in the air.

Ji Lin's attacks were sometimes fierce and sometimes agile. For the first time in a long time, he did not rely on the power of the Heavenly Fire Judgment to directly send bricks flying. Instead, he used the sword techniques taught by Chi Yuan to fight Meng Hongchen.

The last time Ji Lin competed in swordsmanship like this, without using soul skills, relying solely on physical strength and swordsmanship, was in the battle with Wang Qiu'er. Since then, Ji Lin has always relied on sheer strength to send bricks flying in competitions and battles.

Fighting purely with swordsmanship, enjoying the clash of swords, and listening to the crisp and sharp sound of the two swords clashing, Ji Lin felt as if he were listening to an incomparably beautiful piece of music.

The blue twin swords clashed with the crimson greatsword once more in mid-air. Amidst the sparks flying, Ji Lin's blue eyes and Meng Hongchen's red eyes met in mid-air, their gazes intertwining.

Suddenly, Ji Lin remembered a popular saying from his past life: "Red and blue have always been a perfect match." Could he and Meng Hongchen be considered a pair of red and blue?

His blue eyes and red greatsword, Meng Hongchen's red eyes and blue twin swords.

Thinking of this, Ji Lin smiled, clearly in a good mood, even starting to think about random things during the battle. Meng Hongchen was slightly taken aback when she saw the smile on Ji Lin's face, but soon, a smile also appeared on her face. Like Ji Lin, she was also enjoying the battle.

Instead of defeating her opponents with poison, she fought using the swordsmanship she had learned. It was a pure clash of swords, a first for her, but she didn't dislike it.

Seeing that Ji Lin was completely unaffected by Meng Hongchen's cold poison, Wang Yan was completely relieved and laughed, "It seems that Ji Lin is enjoying this battle. This is only the second time I've seen him fight in this way."

Xiao Xiao nodded and said, "That's right. The first time the class monitor had so much fun was with Qiu'er. This is also the second time I've seen the class monitor use his swordsmanship. The class monitor is smiling very happily."

In the rest area of ​​the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Xiao Hongchen looked at Meng Hongchen in the arena with a complex expression. This was the first time he had seen Meng Hongchen like this, the first time he had seen her enjoy fighting. Could falling in love with someone really change a person?

However, when he looked at Ji Lin, who was fighting with Meng Hongchen, his face darkened again, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Even so, I will not agree to this brat who calls me uncle becoming my brother-in-law. I will absolutely not agree."

But Xiao Hongchen forgot that his sister wouldn't care whether he agreed or not.

Other spectators also looked at the arena in surprise. Ji Lin had always given them the impression of being the type who was incredibly strong and could send bricks flying. He would either unleash sword energy that stretched for more than ten meters, or fire light cannons, or even fire swords that stretched for dozens of meters. He seemed to be someone who suffered from a fear of insufficient firepower.

This is the first time I've seen a battle fought solely with swordsmanship in this continent-wide advanced soul master academy fighting tournament.

Although Ji Lin's swordsmanship, learned from Chi Yuan, was very strong, Meng Hongchen was not bad either. Relying on the advantage of dual swords and the support of a full set of level-six soul tools, she fought fiercely with Ji Lin.

Although Ji Lin quite enjoyed sparring with Meng Hongchen, this was, after all, a competition, and they couldn't keep playing around; it was time to get serious.

Thinking of this, Ji Lin wielded the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, which was engulfed in raging flames, and slashed down with sword energy that seemed to tear the entire space apart.

Meng Hongchen was caught off guard by Ji Lin's sudden burst of power, and her two swords were almost knocked away.

She quickly retreated to avoid the attack, but Ji Lin's attacks surged like a tidal wave, making it impossible for her to escape. In the moment of crisis, a wisp of purple light shone from Meng Hongchen's third soul ring.

After her third spirit ring lit up, a strange scene appeared. Beneath her feet, a sheet of solid ice, about five meters in diameter and as smooth as a mirror, appeared. The ice reflected her image, creating a very peculiar sight.

Ji Lin's Heavenly Fire Greatsword, wreathed in raging flames, was almost within reach, but at that moment, a bizarre scene unfolded. On the ice surface, five meters in diameter, two Meng Hongchens suddenly appeared. A flash of white light, and the Meng Hongchen in front vanished as a phantom, while the original Meng Hongchen changed position.

Not only was she not hit by Ji Lin's Heavenly Fire Greatsword, she also suddenly appeared behind Ji Lin.

With twin swords flashing, countless sword shadows pierced straight towards Ji Lin's back, showing no sign of holding back. Clearly, Meng Hongchen had completely adjusted her mindset.

Ice Refraction, this is Meng Hongchen's third soul skill. It allows her to change position at will on the mirror ice plate she releases through the refraction of light and shadow. Although it is not a powerful soul skill like instant teleportation, it is extremely useful in actual combat when combined with her soul guide armor.

Although Meng Hongchen's move was sudden, Ji Lin still managed to react. His second soul ring lit up, and his second soul skill, Fire Element Manipulation, was activated. Flames gathered behind Ji Lin and exploded with a bang. The sudden explosion not only blasted Meng Hongchen away but also created distance between Ji Lin and Meng Hongchen.

Although the flames from the explosion couldn't harm Ji Lin, the shockwave still made him a little dizzy. Shaking his head, Ji Lin looked at Meng Hongchen.

Although the level-six soul-guided armor on Meng Hongchen protected her from the flames of the explosion, she was still stunned by the sudden blast. She covered her head with her hands, staggered, and it took her a while to recover.

Ji Lin, wielding the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, manipulated the flames to explode, using the force of the explosion to transform into a streak of fire that rushed towards Meng Hongchen. Meng Hongchen was not to be outdone; she shook her head, raised her blue twin swords, and met Ji Lin's attack head-on. With the help of her Ice Refraction soul skill, she was slippery enough to dodge Ji Lin's slashes several times.

At the same time, she would occasionally throw out some soul tools with explosive effects, which annoyed Ji Lin to no end. So Ji Lin also manipulated flames to turn into fireballs to attack Meng Hongchen. As long as she got close to Meng Hongchen, Ji Lin would control the fireball to explode.

You bomb me, I'll bomb you back; it's only polite to return the favor.

The two fighters dazzled the audience, with ear-piercing explosions ringing out continuously. Both of them transformed into explosion maniacs, turning their previous magnificent swordsmanship contest into a back-and-forth of explosions. The audience outside the arena was dumbfounded by the sounds of explosions coming from the stage.

In the waiting area of ​​Shrek Academy, Xu Sanshi remarked, "To be honest, they're actually quite a good match." As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if someone was staring at him with the eyes of someone looking at a dead man. He inwardly groaned, "Oh no! I said the wrong thing again."

He didn't even need to turn around to know who was watching him with cold eyes from behind.

He could only pretend not to know, feigning to watch the game intently, and dared not utter another word.

Jiang Nannan gave Xu Sanshi a disdainful look. He was just pretending to be a turtle. Oh no, he was a turtle to begin with.

In the arena, Meng Hongchen's close combat ability was already very strong. With the addition of the Ice Refraction soul skill and a bunch of explosive soul tools, he actually got into a stalemate with Ji Lin again.

Ji Lin was also puzzled. Why was this young lady carrying so many explosive soul tools? Was she also suffering from a fear of insufficient firepower?

After he started to exert his strength, Meng Hongchen stopped confronting him head-on and became extremely slippery. She also kept harassing him with explosive soul tools. Although she could not hurt him, she also made it impossible for him to catch Meng Hongchen.

Clearly, Meng Hongchen was trying to wear him down, hoping to kill him, since his cultivation level was weaker than Meng Hongchen's.

But Meng Hongchen underestimated him. He was very persistent, and sooner or later, he would make this young lady understand this principle.

But he has no intention of engaging in a protracted battle with Meng Hongchen; there are still other opponents to fight later.

Thinking of this, Ji Lin's first and third soul rings lit up, and his first soul skill, Residual Fire, and third soul skill, Crimson Flame Sword Qi, along with the second soul skill, Fire Element Manipulation, which he had already used, caused the red light on the Heavenly Fire Greatsword in his hand to surge, and a crimson beam of light tore through the air and shot straight toward Meng Hongchen.

After fighting for so long, Ji Lin also discovered the weakness of Meng Hongchen's Ice Refraction soul skill: it requires the reflection of ice to be used. So Ji Lin manipulated the extreme fire to surround Meng Hongchen and used the high temperature of the extreme fire to melt the ice. Without the reflection of ice, Meng Hongchen's Ice Refraction was useless.

Facing Ji Lin's beaming attack, Meng Hongchen, having lost her Ice Refraction skill, flashed with golden light and appeared ten meters away, perfectly avoiding Ji Lin's beaming attack.

Don't underestimate the ability to teleport ten meters. This is a level seven soul tool called the Teleportation Ring. Even Xiao Hongchen doesn't have this soul tool.

The Teleportation Ring can only be used once a day, but it is not a disposable soul tool. Among level seven soul tools, it is known as a miracle. Having it is like having a second life in many situations. Its teleportation range can reach up to 100 meters.

The siblings Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen perfectly exemplify the saying that girls should be raised with abundance while boys should be raised with frugality.

Meng Hongchen's full set of level-six soul tools, along with her life-saving level-seven soul tool, the Teleportation Ring, were all given to her by Jing Hongchen. Xiao Hongchen, on the other hand, made most of her own soul tools.

Xiao Hongchen's family hierarchy is clear at a glance.

Meng Hongchen only teleported ten meters away; she was also waiting for such an opportunity.

She was just waiting for Ji Lin to unleash his ultimate move. She had watched all of Ji Lin's battles and knew his favorite attack methods, including this light cannon. Although she didn't know why Ji Lin was so obsessed with using light cannons, she was waiting for him to do so.

Meng Hongchen's delicate body soared into the air, her entire body swirling violently in the air, transforming into a vortex, and rushing straight towards Ji Lin, who had just unleashed the light cannon.

Ji Lin, who had just unleashed his light cannon, was in a state of recovery, and the opportunity that Meng Hongchen chose could only be described as perfect.

At the center of the icy blue vortex, a faint red light flickered, yet it gave off an intense, almost fiery feeling. It was as if a blazing flame was burning within a vortex of ice.

This is the strongest attack that Meng Hongchen can currently unleash: Ice and Fire Poison Dragon Drill.

This is a perfect combination of a ten-thousand-year-old soul skill and a level-six soul tool. Its power is comparable to the soul skills of a Soul Emperor-level expert. The fact that she unleashed such a powerful soul branch at this moment clearly indicates her intention to defeat Ji Lin during the brief opening when he unleashed his energy blast.

Just as the Ice and Fire Poison Dragon Drill was about to strike Ji Lin, Ji Lin remained calm and swung the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, spinning around until he transformed into a fiery tornado. Ji Lin's voice came from within the fiery tornado, "Watch this, tornado destroys the parking lot."

The blue vortex of ice collided with the red tornado of fire.

Ice and Fire Poison Dragon Drill VS Tornado Destroys Parking Lot.

The collision between the two was extremely intense, with flames and frost intertwining to create a hazy scene.

But soon, the flames suppressed the ice, and the Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill was gradually being destroyed, swallowed, and melted by the tornado in the parking lot.

Meng Hongchen, who was in the vortex of ice, noticed this. Her eyes narrowed, and the fourth soul ring on her swirling body lit up. She used her fourth soul skill, Ice Feedback, which used fire as its source to activate the poison of the Ice Toad, turning it into pure energy to feed back to herself and enhance her attack attributes to the strongest level.

With the amplification of the fourth soul skill, the blue ice vortex surged again, and the Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill, which was about to fall into a disadvantageous position, was once again locked in a stalemate with the tornado destroying the parking lot.

Ji Lin, spinning within the fiery tornado, activated his fourth soul ring and used his fourth soul skill, Heavenly Fire Holy Flame, to amplify the fiery tornado. The tornado's destructive power over the parking lot surged once more, suppressing the Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill once more.

Soon, the Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill was swallowed by the flame tornado, and Meng Hongchen's figure appeared in mid-air. Facing Ji Lin's tornado destroying the parking lot, golden light shone on her body again. This time, it was the light of the defensive soul tool's tough wall that protected Meng Hongchen.

Swirled into the fiery dragon, Meng Hongchen felt her soul power drain away violently, and her resilient barrier collapsed in less than two seconds.

It was clear that Meng Hongchen's body was about to be torn to shreds by the fiery tornado.

(End of this chapter)