Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

What a great speed!

What surprised them even more was that during the shooting process, the surface of those long hairs actually developed a layer of cold, hard metallic luster, as if they were no longer soft hair, but real steel chains.

"chichichi"

Golden strands of hair precisely wrapped around the neck, wings, and torso of the stone eagle, like the most skilled hunter, instantly completing the encirclement.

The next moment, the hair suddenly contracted.

"crunch"

A sickening grinding and squeezing sound echoed in the quiet office.

On the surface of that hard stone sculpture, countless spiderweb-like white cracks instantly appeared, centered on the area where the hair was entangled.

The cracks spread rapidly, making a fine cracking sound.

Rapunzel's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat. Maintaining this soul skill consumed a great deal of soul power and mental strength, especially in front of the three education committee members, she dared not hold back in the slightest.

She gritted her teeth, and a thought struck her.

The force of shrinking the long hair has been intensified once again!

"Crack!"

A clear snapping sound.

One of the wings of the stone falcon broke off at the base and crashed heavily to the floor, raising a small cloud of dust.

The golden hair strands wrapped around it remained completely undamaged, still shimmering with a cold metallic luster.

Rapunzel loosened her grip on the hair, and the broken stone sculpture swayed slightly, barely managing not to completely collapse, but its surface was already covered with crisscrossing marks and cracks, clearly beyond repair.

The office was deathly silent.

The only sounds were Rapunzel's slightly hurried breathing and the soft thud of stone fragments rolling to the ground.

a long time.

"A combination of offense and defense." Meng Shenji slowly uttered four words, breaking the silence.

He stood up, walked to the broken stone sculpture, reached out and touched the deep marks, his eyes gleaming.

"It's not just about restraining the enemy." Bai Baoshan also stood up, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Look at the depth and evenness of these marks, the toughness and contraction power of these hairs—they're comparable to the third soul skill of a control-type soul master of the same level! No, they might even be stronger! Because they're more flexible, there are more of them, and it doesn't seem like they're consuming an absurd amount of soul power!"

Although Zhilin was still sitting, his fingers on the armrest had unconsciously clenched.

He stared at Rapunzel's long, soft, and gently flowing golden hair and said in a deep voice, "More importantly, this hair seems to be completely under her mental control. It can attack multiple targets at the same time, or concentrate its power on a single target. On the battlefield, this will be an extremely terrifying ability to control the field."

The three education commissioners exchanged a glance.

This time, the light in their eyes was no longer scrutiny, but the surprise of discovering a treasure.

A Soul Master who possesses both healing and powerful control abilities.

This is practically a dream come true for teamwork!

But Godot seemed to think it wasn't enough.

“Continue, Rapunzel,” her voice rang out calmly. “Show me your third Soul Skill.”

Rapunzel wiped the sweat from her brow and nodded.

This time, the deep purple soul ring beneath her feet lit up.

Millennium Soul Ring!

The power of the third soul skill clearly far surpasses that of the previous two hundred-year soul rings.

Rapunt took a deep breath and formed a strange hand seal in front of her chest. As she moved, the ends of her long golden hair suddenly began to change.

The originally soft, pale golden light gradually receded and condensed, finally coalescing into tiny, fingernail-sized, and cicada-wing-thin circular pieces of light at the tips of each hair.

These light slices were not physical objects, but were purely composed of soul power. Their surfaces were as smooth as mirrors, reflecting everything in the office, including the surprised faces of the three education committee members.

"Third Soul Skill, Light of Mirror Lake".

Rapunzel softly uttered the name of the soul skill.

The next moment, a thought struck her.

Dozens of mirror-like light shards detached from her hair and floated in mid-air in front of her, forming an arc-shaped barrier.

A hint of doubt flashed in Meng Shenji's eyes: "This is... a defensive soul skill?"

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As soon as she finished speaking, Rapunzel suddenly turned to Bai Baoshan and said, "Commissioner Bai, please release a soul force attack on me. The intensity should be roughly equivalent to a full-force attack from a Soul Master."

Bai Baoshan was taken aback for a moment, then understood Rapunzel's intention.

He pushed up his glasses, a smile of interest spreading across his face: "Alright, then I'll test the power of your Mirror Lake Light."

He raised his right hand, extended his index finger, and a pale blue beam of soul power instantly condensed and shot towards the mirror barrier in front of Rapunzel.

The beam of light traveled at extremely high speed, accompanied by the sound of it tearing through the air, and its power was indeed controlled at the Soul Master level.

Just as the beam of light was about to hit the barrier.

Another anomaly occurs.

The mirror-like light at the very front suddenly shone brightly, precisely meeting the beam of soul power.

There was no loud crashing sound.

The light blue beam of soul power seemed to have hit some kind of slippery curved surface the moment it touched the mirror, and its trajectory took a strange deflection!

The beam of light was refracted!

It flew at an angle equal to its original angle of incidence, but then flew diagonally to another corner of the office, eventually hitting a blank wall and leaving a shallow dent.

The mirrored barrier in front of Rapunzel remained completely still.

"A refracted energy attack?" Zhilin suddenly stood up, his voice filled with shock.

Bai Baoshan was also stunned. Although he had controlled the power of his attack, the speed and angle were quite tricky, yet it was neutralized so easily?

“It’s not just refraction,” Rapunzel’s voice rang out.

With another thought, the suspended mirror-like light pieces began to slowly rotate, and their arrangement changed from an arc shape to a complex polyhedral structure.

“It can deflect, disperse, and even reflect energy attacks,” Rapunzel explained.

"The specific effect depends on my control and the arrangement of the mirrors. When facing a powerful single-target attack, I can deflect and deflect it. When facing an area-of-effect attack, I can disperse and weaken it. If the timing and angle are right, I can even reflect some of the attack back along its original path."

As she spoke, she looked at Bai Baoshan: "Commissioner Bai, you can try again, but with a slightly stronger power."

A fighting spirit flashed in Bai Baoshan's eyes: "Good!"

This time, he pointed his fingers like a sword, and a more solid, deep blue soul power arrow shot out, its power having increased to the Soul Master level.

The soul-powered arrows tore through the air, emitting a sharp, piercing whistle.

Rapunzel's gaze became incredibly focused.

The mirror-like light in front of her rapidly adjusted its position, and the three light pieces formed a triangular shape to meet her.

The moment they made contact, all three light plates lit up simultaneously.

The trajectory of the deep blue arrow deflected slightly three times, its power weakened layer by layer. Finally, after piercing the third light shard, the remaining power was negligible and was easily dispersed by Rapunzel with a strand of her long hair.

"Great!" Meng Shenji couldn't help but cheer.

He knew all too well what this ability to defend against and neutralize energy attacks meant in team battles.

This means that Rapunzel can protect herself and her teammates from the enemy's ranged soul skills.

This means that she may have a surprising effect when facing certain special martial souls.

The three education commissioners looked at Rapunzel, at this twelve-year-old girl with magical long hair, and their eyes shone brighter and brighter.

Treatment, control, and prevention.

These three abilities are actually concentrated in one person.

Moreover, each of their abilities has reached a remarkably high level.

“Incredible…” Bai Baoshan murmured. He walked to Rapunzel’s side and observed her long, golden hair, which had just regained its softness, up close, his eyes filled with scholarly curiosity.

"The martial soul is completely integrated with the body parts, and the development of soul skills is perfectly matched with the characteristics of the martial soul... Your Majesty, how exactly did you cultivate such a student?"

A faint smile finally appeared on Ge Duo's face.

That smile carried a hint of reserve, pride, and a touch of triumphant composure.

Her gaze swept over the three education committee members: "So, do you three think Rapunzel is qualified to join the Heavenly Dou Team One?"

Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhilin exchanged glances.

The surprise and relief in each of their eyes were clearly reflected in the other's eyes.

Rapunzel's performance has far exceeded their expectations.

A twelve-year-old level 35 Soul Master possesses such a unique Martial Soul, with three Soul Skills that are distinctive yet complementary, combining healing, control, and defense. Such a combination of abilities is extremely rare in the entire Soul Master world.

What's more, she has Ge Duo standing behind her.

That alchemy Douluo who is currently highly sought after among the upper echelons of the Heaven Dou Empire.

“Your Majesty Godo,” Meng Shenji spoke first, his voice gentle but carrying an undeniable solemnity, “the three of us unanimously agree that Miss Rapunzel is qualified to join the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy team.”

He paused, glanced at Rapunzel who was nervously clutching her skirt, and continued, "With the talent and ability she has shown, she is fully qualified for the Heavenly Fighting Team."

Rapunzel's heart skipped a beat, and her face instantly flushed with excitement.

She glanced at Ge Duo instinctively, only to find that Ge Duo still had that calm and indifferent expression on her face, as if everything was as expected.

“However,” Bai Baoshan pushed up his glasses and continued the conversation.

This single "however" made Rapunzel's heart, which had just settled down, jump again.

“According to the team’s rules, newly joined members need to go through a probationary period.” Bai Baoshan looked at Rapunzel with a reassuring gaze.

“Miss Rapunzel is currently a level 35 Soul Master, and the minimum standard for a formal member of the Heaven Dou Team is level 35.”