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Chapter 172 The Sword of the Precipice, Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Ice Phoenix

The matches in the Great Soul Arena were also quite exciting. Shui Bing'er wouldn't be foolish enough to directly confront Feng Xiaotian, even though Feng Xiaotian was the biggest threat on the field.

Although Shui Bing'er is a dual-type Soul Master with both offensive and control abilities, unlike Feng Xiaotian who leans towards offensive abilities, Shui Bing'er excels more in control.

She had watched all the matches of the Beast Academy team, and the truly formidable opponents were Feng Xiaotian and that guy named Mu Jiabao.

Although Dugu Yan's poison was potent, they had learned a thing or two from observing so many matches. In addition, their ice could, to some extent, counteract the poison—yes, it was Shui Bing'er's near-perfect ice attribute.

Just as Feng Xiaotian was about to make his move, Shui Bing'er's first spirit ring lit up.

A flash of icy blue light, and the beast team felt a chill run through their bodies. Those who were about to charge forward suddenly froze, their entire bodies encased in a block of solid ice.

Although this was only her first soul skill, the instantaneous freezing was enough to prove Shui Bing'er's formidable control over her own soul skills. She was far superior to Avanir from the Beast Team, though he wasn't on the field this time.

Mu Jiabao was the first to break free. He broke apart almost as soon as he was frozen. He couldn't be controlled for even a second. His own fire attribute made him fearless of Shui Bing'er's ice.

Although Shui Bing'er held off Feng Xiaotian, Mu Jiabao charged forward directly, knowing that the ice wouldn't freeze Feng Xiaotian and his group for long.

Mu Jiabao made a quick advance, and two seconds later, Feng Xiaotian was freed. Because it was his first time, it took him a little longer to help his teammate escape.

Next, we need to be careful of Shui Bing'er's soul control skills.

Mu Jiabao possessed extreme fire attributes, rendering the ice attribute attacks of the other members of Tianshui Academy completely ineffective against him, allowing Mu Jiabao to rampage recklessly.

Shui Bing'er frowned and gritted her teeth. She had thought that Feng Xiaotian would be their most troublesome opponent, but she didn't expect that this slightly chubby Mu Jiabao would be the real problem. Their attacks were completely ineffective. On the contrary, as he got closer, they were put under some pressure.

"Hmph!"

Seeing the slight smile on Mu Jiabao's face, Shui Bing'er decisively shouted to her teammates, "Retreat!!"

Although the rest of the Tianshui Academy members didn't know what had happened, they resolutely retreated out of trust in Shui Bing'er.

Sure enough, the next moment, huge lava spikes suddenly appeared beneath their feet.

Upon closer inspection, the lava spikes started in front of Mu Jiabao and continued all the way to where they had just been standing. However, the lava spikes were larger where they had just been standing.

Mu Jiabao's fourth soul skill, Cliff Sword!

"They were quite alert and ran pretty fast."

Shui Bing'er was unaware that an even greater danger was about to befall her.

"Watch out!" Shui Bing'er unleashed her first soul skill in one direction, and a blue light flew in that direction.

Seeing this, Yara Huchi decided not to hide. The fourth spirit ring on the sole of Yara Huchi's foot lit up, "Fourth Spirit Skill, Shadow Clone."

Yara Huchi instantly split into three. The blue beam struck one of the phantoms, leaving two Yara Huchi to continue charging forward.

Taking advantage of Yara Huchi's brief distraction of Tianshui Academy, Feng Xiaotian seized the opportunity to strike.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Wind Wolf Claw Blade." Feng Xiaotian crept behind Tianshui Academy, releasing cyan claw blades imbued with wind-attribute cutting power from his claws.

Shui Bing'er reacted with lightning speed. Her second spirit ring lit up immediately after the first, releasing a total of five ice rings that enveloped three power-attack type and two agility-attack type spirit masters from Tianshui Academy. A miraculous scene unfolded: the five spirit masters enveloped by the ice rings instantly gained a layer of shimmering blue armor. Protected, they safely used their spirit skills to defend against Feng Xiaotian's attacks.

The battleground was exciting, and the spectators below were also thoroughly enjoying themselves.

VIP seating.

The more Emperor Xueye watched the competition, the more satisfied he became. This year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was the time for their Heaven Dou Empire to make a good impression. They didn't have to beat the Spirit Hall, but they had to crush the Star Luo Empire under their feet.

Salas maintained his usual cold expression, as if everyone owed him millions.

A few days ago, he sent the information he had gathered from the Heaven Dou Empire to the Spirit Hall, and he was waiting for their reply. He wouldn't be at ease until these geniuses belonged to their Spirit Hall; if these promising soul masters were absorbed by the Heaven Dou Empire, they would pose a huge threat in the future.

Ning Fengzhi remained calm, but beneath that calmness, he was thinking about something else.

Since his conversation with Lin Hai and Xue Qinghe, although he expressed his attitude, he hasn't told Lin Hai yet. Actually, he doesn't know how to say it. If he says it directly, he will seem cold and heartless. If he drags it out, he will never be able to get the offensive soul tool and technology that he has been longing for.

He was hesitant to send a message through his student Xue Qinghe, but worried that Lin Hai might find his stance on the matter perfunctory, and that Lin Hai might be holding back on his soul tool technology. If he were to proactively approach Lin Hai, what would become of his reputation as the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? In short, these various reasons caused Ning Fengzhi considerable internal conflict.

"Aren't you worried about them at all? According to the information I have, Tianshui Academy has been holding back a secret weapon!" Xue Qinghe asked, seeing that the events on the field seemed to have nothing to do with Lin Hai, who was quite relaxed.

"Are there any other trump cards?"

"How does Your Highness know they don't have any? Right?" Lin Hai's lips curled up, his face subtly showing contempt.

This fleeting expression came and went quickly, and Xue Qinghe initially thought he had misread it.

"By the way, I understand your statement, and I also understand Sect Master Ning's general meaning. When will we have a formal meeting, and it would be best if we could draft an agreement?" Lin Hai waved his hand, and several soul tools appeared around him, emitting strange soul power fluctuations. These were new soul tools that Lin Hai had developed, which could isolate their conversation so that it could not be heard by outsiders.

"What a joke! An agreement? How could that be?" Xue Qinghe frowned and refused without even thinking. An agreement? Didn't that mean that Lin Hai would have something on her and Ning Fengzhi?

"I understand what you and Ning Fengzhi, who is unaware of the situation, are worried about. However, we are all smart people. There are no permanent alliances, only permanent interests." Lin Hai slowly tapped his fingers on the table, explaining calmly.

"The agreement is both useful and useless. A hundred years from now, we will all return to the world, and it will just be a piece of waste paper, completely useless."

"You have your concerns, and I have mine. I'm just a nobody, and the only thing you value about me is my talent."

"No, Brother Lin Hai, I admire your wisdom more. If you can come and help me, I guarantee you the best treatment. I will give you authority, and together we will make the Tian Dou Empire prosperous and powerful. Would you like to consider it?" Xue Qinghe looked at Lin Hai expectantly, as if he didn't care at all about what Lin Hai had just said.

"..." Let's get down to business! How did we suddenly start trying to win them over?

"I will consider it, Your Highness."

"What do you think of what I just said? Do you agree with it? It's not that I, Lin, don't trust you, it's just that I also have family and friends who need to be protected."

"Although I have two Title Douluos as my backers for the time being, compared to the Empire's powerful weapons, our strength is ultimately insufficient. I also don't want my family and friends to be implicated in our affairs, so you understand."

"There must be something else that His Highness the Crown Prince is unaware of."

"Oh? What is it?"

"Your Highness, Sect Leader Ning, and I are the initiators and executors of this plan. Once the plan begins, none of us will be able to leave. Therefore, there's no need to recruit me. Once the plan starts, Sect Leader Ning and I will naturally do our utmost to help Your Highness."

On the Great Soul Arena, two agility-type Soul Masters forcibly withdrew from their own battlefield and entered Shui Bing'er's battle. Shui Bing'er retreated and managed to escape. She turned around and ran towards Xue Wu behind her, while the other three power-type Soul Masters from Tianshui Academy quickly gathered together and blocked the two of them.

Seeing that he couldn't stop it quickly, Feng Xiaotian shouted to the crowd, "Retreat! It's a Martial Soul Fusion Technique!"

The blue-haired Shui Bing'er and the black-haired Xue Wu instantly merged into one, transforming into a dazzling blue-white beam of light that pierced through the sky at the center of the Great Soul Arena. Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's bodies disappeared in mid-air at the same time, and their Martial Soul Fusion Skill finally erupted. The air in which they disappeared was completely transformed into ice and snow. The ice and snow merged and converged, eventually transforming into countless sharp spikes that emerged.

"Look, this is what I was talking about, Tianshui Academy's trump card, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill~" Xue Qinghe said to Lin Hai, his eyes fixed on Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill on the field.

"The combined spirit fusion skill of two level 40 Soul Masters is no less powerful than that of a level 60 Soul Emperor. Aren't you worried about your team members at all?" Xue Qinghe suddenly changed his gaze and looked back at Lin Hai, as if trying to see a different emotion in Lin Hai.

"Your Highness!"

Lin Hai slowly stood up and walked a few steps to Xue Qinghe's side, but his eyes were on the competition field.

"I can tell you a truth."

"What you see is only what we want you to see!!" Lin Hai turned to look at Xue Qinghe.

At that very moment, the Beast Squad coordinated perfectly, immediately regrouping and assuming a defensive stance. Catherine promptly unleashed her Soul Skill, sending four beams of light down to buff everyone. Lusaka and Longman activated their strongest defensive Soul Skills to protect Catherine, Meng Yiran, and Dugu Yan.

At that very moment, Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Sharp and powerful icicles rained down on the Beast Team, while icy snow swirled around them, forming a vortex that swept towards the Beast Academy members.

"Soul Fusion Skill - Falling Snow!"

"If you give up when you can't hold on, we will stop," Shui Bing'er's words came from the air.

"unnecessary!"

"Haa! Fifth Soul Skill, Wind Cage Imprisonment!"

A strong wind swept through, and a tornado appeared diagonally ahead of their group. At that moment, it was a test of which was stronger: the wind or the cold.

The icicles pierced through the tornado, like going through a filter; one piece went in, but more than half came out.

To be fair, the power of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill is indeed formidable.

Mu Jiabao stood beside Longmanjia, raised his right arm, and five golden claw blades appeared. Mu Jiabao waved them at the sky, stopping all the stragglers that rushed over.

"Another external soul bone!" Salas gripped the armrest of his chair tightly; it was clear he was not in a good mood.

This was the first time Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu had used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill since the start of the competition. It was their hidden skill, their trump card, which they hadn't used even when facing opponents from the Five Elements Academy. However, Lin Hai hadn't participated, and they felt the Beast Academy's contempt for them. They couldn't tolerate it any longer and decided to make a deep impression on the Beast Academy.

However, the ice shards from Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill continued to deal damage.

"Haa!!" Mu Jiabao shouted loudly, his soul power surged, and flames slowly appeared on his body. The temperature around the seven of them began to warm up, resisting the onslaught of the ice and snow vortex following the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

"Brother Feng, give me a push, watch me break their Martial Soul Fusion Technique."

Feng Xiaotian came in front of Mu Jiabao to cover him while he used his soul skill.

The fourth purple spirit ring lit up, and Mu Jiabao unleashed his maximum spirit power: "Fourth Spirit Skill, Sword of the Cliff!"

The lava spikes that rose up along the way broke some icicles, but the most important one was that last one.

"Ah!" The last lava spike was taller and larger than the previous ones, directly hitting the point where Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's martial soul fusion skill was performed, interrupting their spellcasting.

Although the spellcasting was interrupted, their Martial Soul Fusion Technique was not directly broken. In other words, this is what Martial Soul Fusion Technique is all about; it's not something that can be broken so easily.

Shui Bing'er was in control of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill "Falling Snow and Ice". Suddenly, her attack was interrupted. Shui Bing'er immediately prepared to change her move. The original snowball-shaped phantom disappeared, and a loud phoenix cry rang out from the blue light pillar that shot into the sky. The snowflakes that were originally in the shape of a tornado cutting the attack flew up in mid-air.

Hearing the bright phoenix cry, the people from Tianshui Academy left the arena on their own, and the temperature in the entire Great Soul Arena plummeted.

"Wow, the ultimate ice attribute!"

In mid-air, snowflakes condensed and gradually took shape. A huge blue phoenix, seven meters long, appeared out of thin air. This materialized ice phoenix looked extremely clear, as if it were a real person. It had bright eyes and long tail feathers, and it looked so beautiful.

A dazzling blue phoenix descended from the sky, without a trace of worldly dust, transforming into a dazzling ice-blue light as it gracefully floated down. Its movements were not fast, but with each step forward, the falling snowflakes in the sky made its body more solid.

"It's not the true form of a martial spirit, but it's close! I underestimated Tianshui Academy." Looking at the beautiful ice phoenix, Lin Hai finally acknowledged the strength of Tianshui Academy.

"Right! You finally admit it."

"Yes, I admit it, but I never said they would lose."

"We have the ultimate attributes too!" Lin Hai said with a sigh, a smile playing on his lips.

Seeing Lin Hai smile, Xue Qinghe looked like she'd seen a ghost, inwardly surprised, "That icy face, he actually looks quite handsome when he smiles."

"You should all go down too! The rest of the competition is beyond your control. Rather than being exposed to the ice and snow on this stage, it's better to go down. They've managed to lower the temperature so much."

Dugu Yan and the others had no objections. They really couldn't get involved anymore. They had already felt their body temperature dropping, so like the other members of Tianshui Academy, they left.

"Next up is our performance, Jiabao!"

"No problem, leave it to me!"

"Haa~" Mu Jiabao roared, his soul power surging, and the power of the ultimate fire was fully released by Mu Jiabao. To be honest, he let Dugu Yan and the others leave because he was afraid that they would be hurt by the power of this ultimate fire.

As for Feng Xiaotian, he is better than Dugu Yan and the others; he can withstand the extreme fire.

"Second Soul Skill ~ Azure Bear ~ Flame Armor Transformation!" Flames blazed up on Mu Jiabao's body, his upper body clad in a layer of fiery red soul power armor, and his eyes radiating the light of the flames.

"Hmph!" Mu Jiabao's lips curled into a cold smile as his right hand unleashed a fiery golden claw, his aura clashing with his Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice Phoenix.

The swift wings on Feng Xiaotian's back propelled him off the ground. He and Mu Jiabao were about to begin their aerial and ground-to-air encirclement attack.

"superior!"

At Feng Xiaotian's command, he was the first to increase the flight altitude, and Mu Jiabao also rushed towards the Ice Phoenix. After reaching a certain distance, he directly unleashed a Flaming Golden Terror Claw at the Ice Phoenix.

"Clang!" The Ice Phoenix cried out and flapped its wings to try to dodge, but Feng Xiaotian was not going to let Shui Bing'er have her way. He directly lunged at the Ice Phoenix and slammed his palms down on the top of the Ice Phoenix's head. The Ice Phoenix's movements were restricted, but Mu Jiabao's Flaming Golden Terror Claws did not wait for anyone and directly struck the Ice Phoenix.

Feng Xiaotian and Mu Jiabao were unaware that Shui Bing'er had already gone all out, and the energy condensed by the Ice Phoenix while it was still in the air was beyond her control. Her instinctive reaction was to run away to prevent the soul power from suddenly erupting out of control. Feng Xiaotian and Mu Jiabao's attack was simply the fuse that prematurely detonated the energy that Shui Bing'er had been able to control.

"You're all asking for it! Get out of here, I'm about to lose control!" Shui Bing'er's voice came from the Ice Phoenix.

The Ice Phoenix was out of control, descending from the sky with a massive surge of energy and a chilling aura. Without its target being locked on, it became an indiscriminate area-of-effect attack.

Seeing that things were not going well, Feng Xiaotian arrived at the ground ahead of time at a speed faster than the falling Ice Phoenix, and pulled Mu Jiabao into the air.

The entire arena was frozen solid, instantly covered with a layer of blue light. The next moment, accompanied by a deafening roar, the entire arena collapsed completely.

The entire vast area of ​​the Heavenly Battle Arena was covered with a thin layer of frost.

Feng Xiaotian and Mu Jiabao, still in the air, stared in disbelief at the ice world descending upon them. Goodness, if they were to be hit by this ice phoenix, they would be seriously injured even if they didn't die!

A chilling coldness made the expressions of the audience freeze.

Amidst the ruins of the arena, Shui Bing'er, supported by Xue Wu, stood there with great difficulty, her strength evident, clearly indicating the outcome of the match.

Wow~

"Whoosh~"

The audience cheered. This match was truly exciting. The Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Feng Xiaotian's powerful fifth Soul Skill, and the external Soul Bone all greatly stimulated the audience's eyes.

Time for bed, time for bed, my dog's life is more important.

(End of this chapter)