Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 284 The Power of Tianshui

However, when Shen Liuyu was defeated and walked off the field, it shocked Lei Qian and the others.

"I never imagined that Tianshui Academy not only produced two geniuses, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, but that the other members were also so amazing," Gerald couldn't help but mutter.

Apart from Xue Wu not participating, the other four were visibly stronger than the current members of the three elemental academies.

They all generally possessed soul power cultivation levels above level 38, which was two or three levels higher than the non-main members of the three major elemental academies.

Most of the other members of the three elemental academies will not reach the peak level of thirty-eight or thirty-nine in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament two years later.

However, the five members of Tianshui Academy have now reached a cultivation level of over thirty-eight.

It is conceivable that two years later, they will all be able to break through to level 40 in soul power.

With all its members at the Soul Master level, Tianshui Academy was basically a contender for second place in their eyes.

That's right, their only goal was to compete for second place, after all, the Spirit Hall... was invincible in their eyes!

Even though they had just learned that Shui Bing'er was already at level 48 in soul power and would probably break through to Soul King in two years.

However, they still didn't think that Tianshui Academy's combination of a Soul King and a Six Soul Master would be a match for the Spirit Hall.

Every year, the Spirit Hall has members who are exceptionally outstanding. They are either one or two Soul Masters who are only Soul Grandmasters, but they can still crush Soul Masters of the same level and are invincible among them.

Alternatively, some members who can use Martial Soul Fusion Skills can unleash combat power at the level of Soul King or even Soul Emperor.

Moreover, the strength of the Spirit Hall is never due to the strength of one or two members, but rather the strength of all its members.

All members possessed at least level 43 or 44 in soul power cultivation, making them in no way inferior to the core main force of the Four Elements Academy.

Otherwise, why would the Spirit Hall have won the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament three times in a row?

Therefore, the Spirit Hall is invincible, but with the Tianshui Academy's team composition, they could definitely contend for second place...

"Yes, why did they suddenly become so strong..." Huo Lingfei was somewhat surprised, and then looked at Leng Hanxue beside him.

Leng Hanxue smiled slightly and said, "This is also their good fortune. Just two years ago, that young master Ning Feiliu visited our Tianshui Academy and became friends with them. They agreed to go out and train together for a year, and when they came back, they all broke through their limits."

"Ning Feiliu?!" Upon hearing this name, Gerald was surprised and said, "Could it be Ning Feiliu, the prodigy of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"

"Well, but that Young Master Ning doesn't care about background or anything like that," Leng Hanxue said with a smile.

Then she changed the subject, "Alright, Yue'er has gone up and is about to face off against the prodigies of your Divine Wind Academy. Let's see how their match goes."

Immediately, everyone turned their attention back to Shui Yue'er, who was slowly walking into the training field.

This person is definitely one of the core members of Tianshui Academy. Although she cannot compare to her older sister Shui Bing'er, her level 45 soul power cultivation is absolutely outstanding.

Feng Xiaotian only had level 41 soul power, so logically speaking, he shouldn't be a match for Shui Yue'er.

However... Gerald and the other members of the Divine Wind Academy all had one hope: that Feng Xiaotian would challenge and defeat Shui Yue'er, a level above his own!

In their view, Feng Xiaotian still had a chance to defeat Shui Yue'er.

As for losing, that's to be expected, after all, Shui Yue'er has a level four soul power compared to Feng Xiaotian.

It's a situation where winning means huge profits, and losing means no loss.

"Please enlighten me," Feng Xiaotian said in a deep voice.

However, he had already fought Shen Liuyu before, so he wouldn't show any leniency towards Shui Yue'er just because she was a girl.

"Please!" Shui Yue'er nodded, then shouted, "Martial Soul Possession!"

Then a bright glaze appeared on her skin, which was her martial soul—the Jade Dolphin.

However, on land, her Martial Soul Possession only manifests as a layer of shimmering jade dolphin skin for protection. If she lands in the water, her Martial Soul Possession can transform her legs into a fish tail, making it easier for her to move around in the water.

In some ways, her martial spirit is actually at a disadvantage in land battles.

Her true battlefield should be like that of a Sea Soul Master, falling into the sea.

But she didn't care.

At that moment, four spirit rings simultaneously rose up beneath Shui Yue'er's feet.

however……

"What?" Apart from the members and teachers of Tianshui Academy, the teachers and students of the three elemental academies shouted in disbelief.

Because... the four spirit rings that rose beneath Shui Yue'er's feet were actually...

One yellow spirit ring... two yellow spirit rings... one purple spirit ring...

And there's one more... that last spirit ring... it's black?!

A black... ten-thousand-year-old spirit ring?!

Is this the fourth spirit ring?!

Some people even rubbed their eyes, thinking they were seeing things.

They thought they had misread the number of spirit rings, because someone with a black ten-thousand-year spirit ring could not possibly only be a Spirit Master!

But after looking at it again and again, they discovered that Shui Yue'er... really was a Soul Master.

The fourth soul ring of a Soul Master... Absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring beyond one's level?

They really think the world has gone mad!

How could anyone be so bold as to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring at the Soul Master stage!

Ning Feiliu said that there was no major problem.

Having the technique of mental condensation, as long as one's mind is not broken by the soul shock of the soul beast, one can slowly absorb the power overflowing from the soul ring using the Moon Essence Breathing Technique.

Moreover, there are many benefits to absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring that is above your level. It's like in a game where everyone is level four, but the opponent unlocks their ultimate skill.

Your strongest skill at level four is a main skill that you upgraded twice, while the opponent directly unlocked their ultimate skill. Their strength is definitely not on the same level.

That's why Ning Feiliu chose to let Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er both try to absorb the fourth soul ring of ten thousand years.

Sometimes, seeking stability is not necessarily a good thing.

Ning Feiliu had successfully tried it herself and also had a method to help Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er successfully absorb the ten-thousand-year soul ring.

Why insist on stability and settle for a thousand-year soul ring instead?

However, the fact that he had Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er absorb this ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring truly shocked the teachers and students of the three elemental academies.

Not to mention the three major elemental academies, even Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's parents, Leng Hanxue, and the other teachers and students of Tianshui Academy were extremely shocked when they saw their ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring, and they were worried for them.

Seriously... ladies, are you all this brave?

Oh, it was Ning Feiliu who insisted on and helped you absorb this ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring. Then it's alright.

But now it was finally the turn of the teachers and students of the three elemental academies to be shocked.

Leng Hanxue and the other teachers and students of Tianshui Academy found it somewhat amusing and felt proud, thinking, "You must be intimidated by the outstanding students of Tianshui Academy."

Shui Yue'er then looked at Feng Xiaotian and said confidently, "Let's begin!"

Ning Feiliu searched for a long time in her personal soul beast encyclopedia before finally identifying the Cold Star Dragon Rabbit as her fourth soul ring, which she had been holding for ten thousand years.

A type of ice-attribute soul beast with a faint dragon bloodline was found in the northern part of the Star Dou Great Forest where they returned.

The soul skill it bestowed upon Shui Yue'er was a powerful offensive soul skill—Frost Star Moon Chant Slash.

By gathering the power of frost, one's speed is increased by 100%, and this boost can be increased to 200% in water. Then, a crescent-shaped frost slash is formed to attack the opponent.

The amplification and enhancement effects are already quite good, and the remaining offensive soul skills, being ten-thousand-year soul skills, naturally have unparalleled power.

If a Soul Master with the cultivation level of Soul Sect were hit by this move, they would definitely be seriously injured, if not killed.

Feng Xiaotian was immediately on high alert. He had thought that even if Shui Yue'er's soul power was several levels higher than his, he still had a chance to defeat her.

If he can use that move... it's not impossible.

However, the opponent possessed a ten-thousand-year soul skill, and he didn't know what kind of ten-thousand-year soul skill it was, so he felt it was somewhat troublesome.

After all, in the original story, when he faced Tang San, it wasn't that Tang San had three levels higher soul power than him, but rather that he had three levels higher soul power than Tang San.

Moreover, he already knew about Tang San's fourth soul skill, which was not a powerful soul skill, but a Blue Silver Cage that sacrificed most of its power for functionality.

In terms of control and protection capabilities alone, the Blue Silver Cage's instantaneous crowd control effect is indeed very powerful.

However, it had no offensive power at all. In addition, Feng Xiaotian's martial soul could directly tear apart Tang San's Blue Silver Grass at that time. In a sense, Feng Xiaotian was the one who countered Tang San.

He also possessed his self-created soul skill, "Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes of the Gale Wolf," which he was very confident in, so he thought, "How could I possibly lose?"

Then Tang San unleashed the Clear Sky Hammer and taught him a lesson using Tang Chen's self-created "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique".

To be honest, in this situation, Feng Xiaotian only lost to Tang Chen, since Tang San used a self-created soul skill created by Tang Chen.

One is a soul skill that he created himself, and the other is a peerless skill passed down from his ancestors that he copied from others.

In terms of creativity, Tang San is indeed inferior to Feng Xiaotian.

Now things are different. Feng Xiaotian's wind and water attributes have no mutual generation or restraint relationship, and his cultivation level is also lower than Shui Yue'er's.

Shui Yue'er also possesses a ten-thousand-year-old soul skill of unknown origin.

Therefore, he was on high alert.

"Come on!" Feng Xiaotian charged forward and engaged Shui Yue'er in battle.

"Well done!" Shuiyue'er replied without hesitation.

She and Feng Xiaotian engaged in close combat, followed by their respective soul skills. However, Feng Xiaotian was clearly being suppressed by Shui Yue'er due to his lower level of soul power cultivation.

Shui Yue'er overwhelmed Feng Xiaotian with only her first martial soul, the Flaming Dolphin, and her other soul skills besides her ten-thousand-year soul skill.

However, Feng Xiaotian lived up to his reputation as the leader of the four elements in the original story. He was always at a disadvantage, but he was never completely defeated.

Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and unleashed his strongest self-created soul skill, "Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes of the Gale Wolf"!

however……

"Fourth Soul Skill! Frost Star Moon Chant Slash!"

Shui Yue'er didn't hesitate either, immediately using her fourth soul skill of ten thousand years, condensing a layer of white frost on her body and increasing her speed dramatically.

At the same time, she conjured a crescent-shaped slash with both hands, directly shattering Feng Xiaotian's terrifying "Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes of Gale Wolf" with a soul skill!

From then on, Feng Xiaotian was defeated, and Shui Yue'er vividly illustrated what it means to be all show and no substance in the face of absolute strength.

I'll shatter your dream of creating your own soul skills with a single strike!

This is why, in this godforsaken place like Douluo Continent, nobody likes to create their own soul skills.

Absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring is more powerful than your fancy self-created soul skills. Self-created soul skills? Is that even necessary?

It has to be said that this is quite frustrating.

Therefore, the reason why Douluo Continent is considered a bottom-tier fantasy is not only because the power system's numerical values ​​are too weak, but also because the Soul Ring and Soul Skill system hinders the development of Douluo Continent.

When all cultivation techniques and skills rely on spirit rings, there is no room for self-created cultivation techniques and spirit skills to survive. What stronger possibilities are there then?

Although self-created soul skills may be weak at first, gradually, relying on the extraordinary power of soul force, it is not impossible for peerless geniuses to create unparalleled self-created soul skills such as the "Transformation of Others" or the "Heavenly Emperor Scripture".

So you have to admire Tang Chen. Although he's a bit love-struck, his comprehension is absolutely top-notch.

The Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian, the Haotian Grand Array, the Great Sumeru Hammer, and the Exploding Ring Profound Technique—these techniques and self-created soul skills are indeed quite powerful.

Each one is at least comparable to a ten-thousand-year soul skill, and things like the Exploding Ring Profound Technique and the Sky-Piercing Strike are even comparable to a hundred-thousand-year soul skill.

In terms of comprehension and talent, Tang Chen is definitely stronger than Tang San.

Tang San, on the contrary, always copied others' techniques and never created any of his own. The only technique he knew was the peerless skill he stole from the Tang Sect.

Even in the realm of gods, it was still the same; all the skills were given to him by the God of Asura, or a combination of the Thirteen Golden Techniques.

Putting everything else aside, Huo Yuhao at least has self-created soul skills like the Three Wonders of Haodong and Little Huo's Flying Dagger...

It's a bit awkward, but at least it has some real substance.

Feng Xiaotian was quite capable, but unfortunately, Tang Shenwang's experience vividly illustrates what it means to have good talent but not as good luck as being lucky, and good luck is not as good as being ruthless and vicious.

Shuiyue'er is a prime example of someone whose luck is better than Feng Xiaotian's...

He sighed and walked off the training field, looking somewhat dejected.

In this situation, only Shui Yue'er remained on the field, and even Shui Bing'er, who was ostensibly the strongest Soul Master in Tianshui Academy, had not yet entered the arena.

Tianshui College won.

but……

Leng Hanxue smiled slightly and said, "This time, the main focus is still on academic discussion. Bing'er... why don't you go up and compete with Yue'er?"

"Yes, Dean." Shui Bing'er was somewhat surprised, but still nodded and said.

Finally... a showdown between Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er?

This was something the three academies hadn't expected, but they also wanted to see Shui Bing'er's strength and what other tricks Shui Yue'er had up her sleeve.

Just then...

Outside Tianshui Academy, three figures slowly walked over.

(End of this chapter)