Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

Strength reigns supreme; this is the eternal law of the Soul Master world.

Snow White earned everyone's respect through her absolute strength.

Ning Rongrong's face turned red with excitement, and she wished she could rush onto the stage and hug Snow White immediately.

But seeing the solemn atmosphere in the room, she held back.

The three education commissioners exchanged glances, and satisfied smiles appeared in their eyes.

The internal issues within the team have been resolved.

"All right."

Snow White clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention back.

"The sparring session is over, everyone continue training. Yu Tianheng, you exposed a few problems during the battle just now, I'll analyze them with you privately later."

"Yes, Captain!" Yu Tianheng replied solemnly.

"Rongrong".

Snow White looked down at Ning Rongrong below the arena.

“Here!” Ning Rongrong immediately straightened her back.

"Starting tomorrow, you will train on time. Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo's special training cannot be neglected, and the team's basic training must also keep up."

“No problem!” Ning Rongrong’s eyes sparkled, full of fighting spirit.

Looking at the radiant figure on the stage, she secretly made a vow.

Sister Xue, wait for me.

I will definitely catch up with you. One day, I will truly stand by your side and become your most reliable teammate!

Order has been restored at the training ground.

But everyone knows that from this day forward, the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy team has a leader who can truly convince everyone.

This leader was only twelve years old.

……

Training ended in the evening.

The team members left the training ground one after another.

Dugu Yan walked at the back. She looked at Yu Tianheng's back as he walked ahead, hesitated for a moment, and then caught up with him.

"Tianheng".

Yu Tianheng stopped and turned to look at her.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on his face, and that face, which usually carried an air of arrogance, now looked somewhat tired.

"Yanzi, what's wrong?"

Dugu Yan walked to his side, remained silent for a moment, and then asked in a low voice, "Are you... really willing to accept this?"

Yu Tianheng was taken aback for a moment, then understood what she meant.

Chapter 260 Ice Crystal Snow Lotus

Yu Tianheng smiled.

It was a relieved smile, tinged with self-mockery, but more so with a sense of liberation.

"Willing? There's no such thing as being willing or not willing."

He watched the setting sun gradually sinking on the horizon, his voice calm.

"Yanzi, do you know that from childhood to adulthood, I have been known as a rare genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan? Among my peers, I have almost never encountered a real opponent. I thought that I would continue to lead like this until I stood at the pinnacle of the continent."

He paused, then turned to look in the direction of the training field.

"But today, Her Highness the Princess showed me what a true genius looks like. A twelve-year-old Soul Master, a fourth-level Soul Ring after ten thousand years, and exquisite control over Soul Skills... These are things I cannot do."

"Losing to her is not shameful."

Yu Tianheng's gaze hardened.

"On the contrary, I am very fortunate. I am fortunate to have met such a strong opponent at such a young age, a goal that I am willing to follow."

He looked at Dugu Yan and said earnestly, "Yanzi, didn't we join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to become stronger? Now, with such a powerful captain leading us, isn't this the best opportunity?"

Dugu Yan stared at him blankly.

After a long while, she nodded gently.

"you're right."

She took a deep breath and a genuine smile appeared on her face, the first one she had shown in days.

"Let's become stronger together."

"it is good."

The two smiled at each other and walked side by side toward the sunset.

Inside the training ground, Snow White stood alone on the arena, her eyes closed, feeling the surging soul power within her.

In the battle just now, she actually only used less than half of her strength.

It's not that I deliberately hid it, but that there was no need to.

Yu Tianheng is very strong, but not to the point where she needs to go all out.

She slowly opened her eyes, her clear pupils reflecting the last rays of the sunset.

"The Continental Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies..."

She murmured to herself.

"almost."

By then, she will encounter more true geniuses and more formidable opponents.

And she will surely lead the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy to stand on that highest stage.

……

Several days later.

Xiao Wu stood in front of a city, looking up at the three large characters "Mythical Beast City" written in bold, iron-like strokes above the city gate, and let out a long sigh.

finally reached.

Her journey was not easy.

After fleeing from the Ice Emperor in a panic, she and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm did not leave the far north immediately, since the main purpose of going to the far north had not yet been accomplished: to obtain her second martial soul.

Although the Ice Emperor, whom Tianmeng Ice Silkworm longed for, was no longer there, for Xiao Wu's future, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm still searched for several days in the outer regions of the far north, and finally found a suitable target deep in the hidden ice valley of the ice plains.

That was a plant-type soul beast that had grown for over 150,000 years, the Ice Crystal Snow Lotus.

It is rooted in the ancient ice, its petals are crystal clear like ice sculptures, and a hazy light blue aura is condensed at the center of the flower, radiating pure and powerful ice attribute energy fluctuations.

Persuading Xue Lian was much simpler than dealing with Hyotei.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm first unleashed its vast and abyss-like spiritual pressure, befitting a million-year-old soul beast, enveloping the entire ice valley under its terrifying will.

Although Snow Lotus possesses profound cultivation, as a plant-type soul beast, its intelligence awakens relatively late, and its combat instincts and ferocity are far inferior to those of top predators like Ice Emperor.

Under the overwhelming and tyrannical pressure of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's pure quantity, it could hardly put up an effective resistance, and the entire lotus plant trembled.

Then, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm switched to what it thought was a sincere and heartfelt explanation.

"Fellow Daoist Snow Lotus, do not be afraid, we mean no harm." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm conveyed its spiritual will, trying its best to make its voice sound sincere.

"Look at you, you've cultivated diligently for 150,000 years, taking root here and absorbing the essence of ice and cold—how difficult that must have been! But what about the road ahead? The heavenly tribulation of 200,000 years—how confident are you?"

Snow Lotus's spirit conveyed fear and bewilderment.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm pressed her advantage: "Come with us! Sacrifice yourself to this little girl and become her second martial soul. Your soul essence will be preserved, avoiding the near-death tribulation. In the future, grow alongside her. If she becomes a god, you will also be able to ascend, transcending the shackles of a soul beast and witnessing a wider world! Isn't this a thousand times better than you waiting here for the destructive lightning tribulation that may never arrive?"

To make this argument more convincing, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm spared no expense.

It carefully separated and burned a small portion of the purest spiritual essence, transforming this wisp of primordial power into a series of blurry yet alluring visions of the future, which were directly imprinted into the newly born intelligence of the snow lotus.

That is an illusion of a leap in life level, an eternal and immortal soul, and standing at the top of the world with the host.

The plant-type soul beasts' innate tenacity for survival and continuation is amplified infinitely at this moment.

Snow Lotus's intelligence struggled and wavered under the dual impact of coercion and enticement.

It sensed the unfathomable spiritual power of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, and saw that seemingly within reach, another form of immortality.

Ultimately, the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm prevailed over everything else.

It chose to compromise.

The sacrificial ceremony went exceptionally smoothly.

Snow Lotus proactively dispersed her soul defenses, slowly transferring the vast ice attribute energy and soul essence accumulated over 150,000 years to Xiao Wu.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm carefully guided and combed through the energy. It did not allow the power to impact Xiao Wu's body and martial soul all at once. Instead, it used its powerful mental control to temporarily seal most of the pure energy and original imprint of the Snow Lotus in Xiao Wu's limbs and the depths of her spiritual sea, forming an energy source that was slowly released and gradually unsealed as Xiao Wu's strength increased.

Therefore, when the sacrifice was completed and a blood-red soul ring condensed on the crystalline snow lotus phantom of Xiao Wu's second martial soul, Xiao Wu's soul power level did not experience the expected surge, but rather steadily increased from level thirty-one to level thirty-two.

In addition to the initial soul ring that served as the activation key, the vast source left behind by the Snow Lotus sacrifice also provided Xiao Wu with a high-quality torso soul bone, the Ice Crystal Snow Lotus Torso Bone, as well as four innate soul skills.

After doing all this, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was noticeably weaker. The continuous and significant mental exertion had dimmed its plump spiritual body, and its incessant chatter had diminished.

"What a huge loss... I didn't even get Hyotei, and I even spent so much mental energy to persuade this silly lotus... Little Mai, I've emptied my pockets for you this time, so you'd better treat me well from now on..."

Chapter 261 Beast Academy

Xiao Wu ignored Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's rambling afterwards. She felt a little calmer as she sensed the newly formed second martial soul within her body and the icy energy that, though sealed, was indeed present.

At least, the main purpose of this trip to the far north has been barely achieved.

After resting for two more days in the far north, and waiting for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm to recover a little, and for herself to have initially adapted to the changes brought about by her second martial soul and torso bones, Xiao Wu finally set off, leaving that bitterly cold land that both thrilled her and was full of opportunities.

Stepping back into the area inhabited by humans, breathing in the air that was no longer so biting, Xiao Wu felt as if she had been transported to another world.