Douluo Dragon King: My Strategy System Is a Bit Off

Chapter 57 The Starlight in the Daytime is Still Warm (Long Chapter)

Lin Ci made a fist with his right hand, and countless light particles converged from all directions, condensing into a longsword made entirely of light elements. The sword blade shimmered with a golden light like the morning sun, illuminating the oncoming icy mist in every detail.

"Refraction of holy light."

With a light touch of the sword tip to the ground, seven rhomboid light mirrors instantly unfolded around Class Zero. The moment Xu Xiaoyu's icy mist touched the light mirrors, it was broken into tiny water droplets that fell down.

"Xie Xie, three o'clock!" Gu Yue suddenly called out. Xie Xie's figure twisted strangely in the air, and the Light Dragon Dagger accurately stabbed into a certain void in the ice mist.

With a crisp clang, Sun Yue was forced to reveal herself, her blue wings now adorned with half an ice crystal.

The reason Xie Xie was able to pinpoint his location so precisely was because Gu Yue's powerful mental energy had already locked onto his position, and then she attacked him using ice elements. This allowed Xie Xie to strike him so easily.

Tang Wulin arrived one after another, almost head-on with Zhao Tiehu.

An armor made of rocks covered Zhao Tiehu's entire body; this was his second soul skill. Rock Armor!

This skill enhances both attack and defense in all aspects, which is a soul skill that Zhao Tiehu always uses in battle. With his reckless charge, he can gain an advantage almost from the very beginning.

But this time, he was facing off against Tang Wulin.

However, Zhao Tiehu still didn't take him seriously; he was just a nobody from the first ring. He wasn't worth Zhao Tiehu's real skills.

But this kid from the first ring, whom he looked down upon, leaped high into the air, his right hand instantly covered in golden scales, transforming into a dragon claw.

The dragon claw, carrying immense power, slammed down on Zhao Tiehu's rock armor with the force of Mount Tai.

Zhao Tiehu's heart skipped a beat. This seemingly simple claw strike revealed a force that could not be underestimated. Instinctively, he crossed his arms, attempting to use the hardness of his rock armor to block the attack.

"Boom!" The moment of impact, a muffled loud noise erupted, and a powerful airflow spread outwards from the two people, blowing away the remaining ice mist and water droplets.

Where Tang Wulin's dragon claws clashed with Zhao Tiehu's rock armor, a dazzling shower of sparks flew. Zhao Tiehu felt a powerful force surge through his arms, making them numb, and his feet involuntarily slid backward several meters, leaving two deep marks on the ground.

"How is this possible!" Zhao Tiehu's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. He never expected that this kid with only one soul ring would possess such terrifying power.

Tang Wulin, having landed a successful blow, did not stop there. Using the force of the recoil, he flipped in the air and pounced on Zhao Tiehu again. At the same time, he waved his left hand, and Blue Silver Grass, like a nimble snake, sprouted from the ground and coiled around Zhao Tiehu's legs.

Zhao Tiehu sneered, "A mere trick!" He stomped his feet on the ground, and hard rocks rose from the ground, blocking all the Blue Silver Grass that was wrapping around him. However, just as he focused his attention on the Blue Silver Grass, Tang Wulin had already closed in, his right dragon claw rising again, aiming directly at Zhao Tiehu's vitals.

Zhao Tiehu inwardly cried out in alarm. In his haste, he could only raise his left arm to block. Tang Wulin's dragon claw gripped his rock armor left arm, and with a "crack," the rock armor developed a slight crack.

"My turn!" Taking advantage of a gap in Tang Wulin's attack, Zhao Tiehu unleashed a powerful right punch, his fist covered in a thick layer of rock, hurtling towards Tang Wulin like a cannonball. Tang Wulin's eyes narrowed, and he deftly dodged the punch by shifting his body to the side. But even as the wind from the punch grazed past him, he still felt a sharp pain.

The difference in soul power was simply too great, nearly twenty levels. Even with Tang Wulin's strength of a thousand jin, it wasn't so easy to overcome. Moreover, Zhao Tiehu was a soul master with both strong defense and power.

The current situation on the field is still too bad for Class Zero. Even though he managed to stab Sun Yue just now, he still can't keep up with Sun Yue in terms of speed.

Moreover, the opposing team also had Sun Yao providing central healing throughout the match. The Healing Lotus's healing abilities were quite formidable.

Of course, the real reason for Class Zero's current disadvantage is the vast difference in soul power. This applies to both Tang Wulin and Xie Xie. In terms of combat skills, teamwork, and close-quarters combat techniques, Class Zero is even stronger than the opposing five.

This was entirely due to six months of diligent cultivation and numerous journeys to the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Xu Xiaoyu hadn't exerted much effort yet, merely exchanging elemental attacks with Gu Yue from a distance, though the opponent's display of various elements surprised him. But the situation was clear now; if he went all out, dealing with these brats would be a simple matter.

At this moment, he looked at Lin Ci, who was being constantly harassed and controlled by Zhou Zhiyu, and sneered.

They don't have much strength; he was just careless last time. This time, they won't give them a chance.

"Xu Xiaoyan, catch this." Lin Ci suddenly turned around, and a ball of light in his hand was directly injected into the unsuspecting girl.

The light emanating from Xu Xiaoyan instantly enveloped her entire body, and then she subconsciously raised the staff in her hand.

"Stars in the sky, twinkling bright, forever radiant, may peace prevail! Grant me power, my star wheel." As she softly chanted, the tip of her ice staff suddenly lit up. Then, an inconspicuous pale golden light descended from the sky and landed on her ice staff.

This is what Lin Ci's ability helps with; Xu Xiaoyan herself needs the power of starlight to use her unique ability. The reason this ability can only be used at night is because of the starlight. But this doesn't mean there's no starlight during the day; it's just that the sun is an extremely bright light source, and its light is scattered in the atmosphere, illuminating the entire sky. This strong background light masks the faint light from distant stars.

Therefore, it is difficult for Xu Xiaoyan to extract starlight during the day, but Lin Ci can control the light element. Both starlight and sunlight belong to the light element, so he can extract relatively weak starlight from the sunlight during the day.

What was just injected into Xu Xiaoyan's body was the extracted pure starlight.

At the tip of the ice staff in Xu Xiaoyan's hand, it was as if a lamp had been lit, and a ball of golden light spread out, gradually transforming into a golden halo with a six-pointed star inside.

Wu Changkong, who was closest to the arena, was immediately impressed; Xu Xiaoyan's performance had clearly exceeded his expectations.

This situation is likely due to a mutation in the martial soul...

Although Xu Xiaoyu didn't know why his younger sister could use this ability during the day, he was very clear about her abilities.

But just as he was about to offer a warning, he felt his body stiffen.

As the star wheel appeared, Xu Xiaoyan's entire demeanor began to change. The originally gentle and weak girl suddenly became upright, and surrounded by starlight, she became noble and elegant, with an aura of being dignified and unapproachable.

The spirit rings beneath her feet were also filled with starlight, and a golden star lit up on her forehead, becoming her most beautiful adornment.

With a light wave of the ice staff, the magical six-pointed star flew out and landed directly at the feet of Xu Xiaoyu and her group of five.

In an instant, Xu Xiaoyu felt her whole body tighten and feel cold, and she lost the ability to move.

The stars shone brightly, and streaks of starlight rose from beneath their feet, transforming into chains of ice that bound their bodies.

Absolutely valid absolute control!

The strongest crowd control under the starry sky!

Gu Yue was the first to move. Her figure flickered, and in the next moment she suddenly appeared in front of Sun Yao, the support-type Soul Master who was standing at the back.

A gust of wind swept by and knocked her off the competition stage.

At this moment, under Xu Xiaoyu's shocked gaze, Lin Ci slowly moved, and a series of soul rings appeared beneath him.

This time, they didn't use light to change the color of the spirit rings, since this was the final blow and there was no need to go to such lengths.

Even so, the three thousand-year soul rings had already given the entire audience a huge shock. The cheers from the sidelines had long since vanished. Even Zhou Changxi and his supporters were stunned in place.

Ouyang Zixin stared blankly at the three purple thousand-year soul rings on the field. For the first time, she realized just how powerful Class Zero truly was, and just how extraordinary Lin Ci's talent was.

It was only then that she realized why Xu Xiaoyu had acted like a mouse before a cat when facing Lin Ci during their last meal.

If you have conflicts and grudges with such a person, you will probably feel fear.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Yu Zhen burst into laughter, his eyes filled with satisfaction. It seemed that the zero-class policy was indeed completely correct.

Now he had the confidence to continue strongly supporting the development of Class Zero on the school board, even though some members had already voiced their opinions because of the departure of Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, two students with martial soul fusion skills.

But now, he'd like to see who has any objections!

At this age, he has three soul rings, and three thousand-year soul rings at that! Even the geniuses of Shrek Academy are no more than this.

Three thousand-year soul rings lit up simultaneously on Lin Ci's body, and then they were all injected into the longsword in his hand.

Golden light patterns swirled rapidly across the longsword, growing ever more dazzling and radiant, almost bathing the entire arena in a sacred golden glow. Lin Ci, sword in hand, walked step by step towards Xu Xiaoyu and the others, who were bound by the Starlight Ice Chains; each step seemed to resonate with the heartbeats of everyone present.

Just as he walked to the very center of the arena, a six-winged golden figure seemed to appear behind him.

Holy light shines, the sun and moon revolve!

The lightsaber in Lin Ci's hand had transformed into a flowing golden river of light, with three purple soul rings reflecting off its blade. The instant the sword's tip pointed towards the sky, three rotating light wheels suddenly appeared above the arena, like three sun crowns blooming simultaneously.

"Trial!"

The halo crashed down, bursting forth with dazzling aurora the instant it touched the starlight chains. Xu Xiaoyu's ice crystal armor began to melt at a visible speed, and this proud senior genius soul master once again showed a look of horror in front of Lin Ci. His prized ice element was actually evaporating into tiny rainbow fragments in the light.

A look of amazement flashed in Wu Changkong's eyes. This was no longer just a simple control over the element of light. It was a complex soul skill performed by a three-ring Soul Master, requiring extremely precise control of soul power. Even more terrifying was that the three light domains could perfectly resonate with Xu Xiaoyan's Star Wheel Chains, forming an elemental resonance.

"Impossible!" Zhao Tiehu's rock armor crumbled into sand in the intense light. He tried to summon his third soul skill, but found that the soul power in his meridians was being purified by some kind of divine power. Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass took the opportunity to wrap around his ankle, and the golden dragon claws gleamed coldly under the dragon scales.

Gu Yue's figure suddenly appeared in mid-air, and seven-colored elements gathered into a vortex in her palm. The four elements of wind, fire, water, and earth intertwined to form an elemental storm, pressing Sun Yue, who was trying to break free and escape, back to the ground.

Xie Xie, wielding the Light Dragon Dagger, had already reached Zhou Zhiyu, a control-type Soul Master. The Light Dragon Dagger was held against the opponent's neck.

That's enough!

Wu Changkong's voice rang out amidst the violent tremors of the protective shield.

When the light faded, everyone saw Xu Xiaoyu kneeling on one knee, his ice crystal longsword embedded three inches into the ground. His school badge was split in two, while Lin Ci's lightsaber hovered half an inch between his brows.

If Wu Changkong hadn't intervened in time, Xu Xiaoyu would likely have been seriously injured. And it wouldn't have been just that.

Class Zero completely defeated their opponents, and Xu Xiaoyu and her four teammates had absolutely no chance of turning the tide.

The entire room fell silent!

The stadium was eerily silent despite the large number of people inside; the air seemed to have frozen. No one had expected this outcome; the five senior students would be eliminated in such a manner.

They lost so miserably that the battle didn't even last long. Almost immediately after Xu Xiaoyan gained absolute control and Lin Ci made a powerful move, the situation turned completely one-sided, and the five senior Soul Masters were utterly defeated with overwhelming force.

The silence lasted only a short while. Some chubby boy from somewhere started shouting, and with him leading the way, the entire venue erupted in a deafening roar.

Yes, whether it's the five seniors or Class Zero, they all represent Donghai Academy. In the past Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, Donghai Academy has always ended in a crushing defeat. So now that Class Zero has joined the team, even if they are a bit younger this year, what about the next year? Will they be able to truly lead Donghai Academy to the championship?

Therefore, this is something that all students of Donghai Academy should cheer for and look forward to.

Class Zero deserves such cheers.

"We..." Xu Xiaoyan suddenly swayed and fell, caught by Gu Yue who had teleported in. The girl's Star Wheel Ice Staff was covered in cracks. She looked at the young man holding a long sword not far away, a sweet smile on her lips: "So this is how warm the daytime starry sky is."

This was the first time her fear of Lin Ci had completely disappeared. She also realized that fear was only necessary when she was ready to be his opponent—the same fear she felt when she and Xu Xiaoyu faced Lin Ci.

But now, she feels she shouldn't be afraid anymore, because this time, with this change in status, she is now a teammate.

Xu Xiaoyan won't be the female lead; she's just being developed here. The goal is to get her integrated into the group as quickly as possible.

(End of this chapter)