Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 294 Ice Rose

After the practical training course ended, the inner disciples did not leave, but stood at the edge of the training ground to watch.

Standing opposite each other in the center of the training ground were Ji Lin and Wu Ming.

Wu Ming stared at Ji Lin with intense excitement, as if flames were burning in his eyes.

Seeing that both sides had taken their positions, Wang Yan shouted loudly, "Both sides, prepare!"

Instantly, the soul rings of both sides rose up almost simultaneously, and dazzling colorful light shone brightly on the hill. The intense fluctuations of soul power even caused the air above the entire inner courtyard martial arts arena to distort slightly.

Golden-red flames ignited on Wu Ming's body, and seven spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and three black—rose one by one beneath his feet.

Behind Ji Lin, the phantom of the Ice and Snow Maiden appeared, and two red soul rings under her feet shone with a dazzling red light. Facing Wu Ming, using Heavenly Fire Judgment would be too unfair to her, and Ji Lin wanted to test the power of the Ultimate Ice Soul Core.

Therefore, he used his second martial soul, Ice and Snow Maiden.

It was no secret that Ji Lin possessed twin martial souls. Upon seeing the two awe-inspiring red spirit rings beneath Ji Lin's feet, Wu Ming knew that Ji Lin was not using his primary martial soul.

But the sudden drop in temperature in the surrounding air reminded her that her martial soul was being suppressed. You must know that her Three-Legged Golden Crow martial soul is a divine beast bloodline. Although the bloodline is not pure and it is not the ultimate fire, it is infinitely close to that realm. She has already released her martial soul, but the surrounding temperature is not rising, but falling, which already explains the problem.

Seeing that both sides had finished releasing their martial spirits, Wang Yan shouted, "Begin!"

Both moved simultaneously. Wu Ming was the fastest; her toes barely touched the ground as she leaped forward. Golden-red Golden Crow True Fire instantly surged forth, its intense light illuminating the entire arena. With a sharp cry, as she charged forward, her right hand pointed to the sky, and her fourth spirit ring shone brightly. A sphere of light, roughly the size of a longan but ruby ​​in color, shot skyward.

When the ball of light first appeared, it was indeed very small, but it grew rapidly in the face of the wind. When it rose to a height of about thirty meters above the ground, it had become the size of a washbasin. Then, like a shooting star, it rushed straight to the spot where Ji Lin was standing and crashed down.

Ji Lin was not familiar with Wu Ming's soul skills, but that did not prevent him from counterattacking.

A chilling aura emanated from Ji Lin's hand as a magnificent ice rose materialized. He hurled it towards the crimson fireball in the air. Just as the two were about to collide, the seemingly incredibly fast fireball paused in mid-air, about to strike the ice rose. Then, it veered off course, bypassing the ice rose and continuing its trajectory towards Ji Lin.

This control of her soul skill was truly exquisite. If Wu Ming were merely as impulsive and aggressive as she appeared, only capable of brute force, how could she be feared by everyone in the inner courtyard? She possesses genuine skill.

Even with Ji Lin's mental detection, he could only determine that Wu Ming was controlling her soul skill, but he couldn't know what changes her soul skill would undergo next.

A slight smile appeared on Wu Ming's lips. Her fourth soul skill was called the Golden Crow True Fire Ring, which, once activated, would generate a powerful impact and burning effect.

Ji Lin smiled slightly. His Ice Rose was not so simple. The moment the crimson fireball brushed past the Ice Rose, ice vines gracefully grew from the Ice Rose, instantly stretching out and wrapping around the crimson fireball. The extreme cold instantly froze the crimson fireball into a red ice ball.

This is an ice-type skill developed by Ji Lin using the Holy Mark Technique Ice and Snow Control: Ice Rose. It generates a magnificent ice rose in her hand, which she throws at the enemy, instantly freezing them. Furthermore, elegant ice vines grow from it for a secondary attack and control.

The smug smile that had just appeared on Wu Ming's face instantly froze.

Although surprised, Wu Ming was experienced in actual combat. Without pausing for a moment, she raised her right hand, and her second soul ring instantly shone. A cluster of golden-red flames danced in her palm. In the next instant, intense golden-red light burned around her body, illuminating the entire inner courtyard martial arts arena in a golden-red hue.

This is Wu Ming's second soul skill, Golden Crow True Fire!

Wu Ming clasped her hands together in front of her, but her technique failed, so she immediately changed her tactics. A golden-red pillar of fire instantly shot out from her hands, its cross-section reaching a diameter of one meter, and hurtled straight towards Ji Lin. This was essentially a head-on confrontation.

Faced with Wu Ming's attack, Ji Lin's right hand glowed with a bright green light. He raised his right hand, and a beam of bright green light shot out from his palm, directly meeting Wu Ming's first soul skill, Golden Crow True Fire Break.

Don't underestimate Wu Ming's first soul skill; it's enhanced by his second soul skill, with the two skills complementing each other. Wherever the blazing golden-red pillar of fire passed, the air seemed to ignite, rippling with twisted, water-like waves.

However, Ji Lin's situation was quite the opposite. The moment his emerald green beam of light appeared, all the heat vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling aura. The emerald green beam of light collided head-on with the Golden Crow True Fire Breaker.

The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Soul Bone comes with the skill "Ice Emperor's Wrath".

Two beams of light, different in color and with opposite properties, collided violently in the air, marking their first direct confrontation since the start of their sparring.

A thick fog instantly erupted from the core of the collision. With a piercing hissing sound, a beam of emerald green light pierced through the golden-red fire pillar and continued towards Wu Ming. In this collision, Ji Lin clearly had the upper hand.

"Good, as expected of the Ultimate Ice!" Wu Mingjiao exclaimed. Her delicate body suddenly leaped high into the air, and a pair of golden-red wings unfurled behind her. Her martial soul was the Golden Crow, which inherently possessed the ability to fly; this was not some kind of soul skill.

Having escaped the Ice Emperor's wrath by soaring into the sky, Wu Ming unleashed the Golden Crow True Fire continuously.

Seeing Wu Ming fly into the sky, a pair of magnificent ice wings also sprouted from Ji Lin's back. The ice wings flapped, carrying Ji Lin into the sky.

At the same time, a deep blue longsword formed from condensed ice crystals appeared in his hand. It was one of the three great swords of the Snow Emperor, the Emperor Sword ~ ​​Ice Extreme Peerless.

The icy blue sword energy transformed into a large net, enveloping Wu Ming in the air.

Facing the Emperor Sword - Ice Extreme Peerless, Wu Ming felt a deadly sense of crisis approaching.

Without the slightest hesitation, her jet-black seventh spirit ring suddenly lit up, and in an instant, she transformed into a golden-red fire maiden. A loud bird cry rang out from her mouth. With a flick of her wings, she instantly tore through the vast net of sword energy unleashed by the Emperor Sword - Ice Extreme Unparalleled.

Facing the Emperor Sword - Ice Extreme Unparalleled, Wu Ming decisively used his seventh soul skill, Martial Soul True Body, which is the Golden Crow True Body.

(End of this chapter)