Legend of the Dragon King: I really didn't mean to provoke them!

The junior group competition, which was least favored, gave them a huge surprise.

Just as the Light Dragon Slash was about to strike Ye Xinglan, she finally moved, thrusting out the Star God Sword in her hand.

The tip of the Star God Sword struck the very center of the Light Dragon Blade's spine with pinpoint accuracy, and the ear-piercing clang of metal against metal instantly shattered the noise of the arena.

Ye Xinglan felt an immense force surge through the sword, her hand went numb instantly, and she uncontrollably slid three steps backward, leaving two shallow scratches on the stone slab beneath her feet.

Chapter 121 Absolute Suppression (Xie Xie: Little sister, you're just a noob!)

She looked up at Xie Xie, her eyes filled with disbelief.

She was clearly one level higher than Xie Xie in terms of soul power, yet she was at a disadvantage in a pure clash of strength?

The amplification provided by those two purple millennium soul rings was terrifyingly powerful?

Xie Xie raised an eyebrow slightly, glancing down at the hair-thin scratch on the Light Dragon Blade. The Star God Sword's sharpness far exceeded his expectations; it truly lived up to its reputation as a top-tier weapon spirit bearing the word "God."

After testing the waters, he no longer held back and suddenly quickened his pace.

He transformed into a golden streak of light, his Light Dragon Blade unleashing a myriad of blade shadows that slashed towards Ye Xinglan from all directions.

"Good timing!"

Ye Xinglan let out a low shout, and his level of unity with the sword rose once again.

She seemed to transform into a flowing starlight, moving freely through the dense shadows of blades. Each thrust of the Star God Sword precisely targeted the weaknesses in Xie Xie's sword techniques.

Both of them were moving at their maximum speed.

The audience could only see two golden lights colliding on the stage, and could not see the specific moves at all.

"This girl named Ye Xinglan is extraordinary. As expected of someone from Shrek Academy, she has mastered the art of unifying body and sword to such an extent. To have such sword intent at such a young age, her future is limitless."

"That Xie Xie is no less impressive. Two thousand-year soul rings are a miracle in themselves, and his combat awareness is extremely strong, far surpassing that of ordinary soul masters."

The high-ranking officials who were secretly watching the battle were all discussing it, their eyes filled with amazement.

Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan were equally shocked as they watched the battle unfold below.

No wonder the dance instructor preferred to train Xie Xie alone. In a one-on-one situation, apart from the dance instructor, the three of them had no chance of suppressing Xie Xie.

At that moment, the situation on the competition stage suddenly changed.

Because Xie Xie's sword technique changed.

One moment it was a fierce, torrential barrage of slashes, the next it abruptly subsided, all the golden blade shadows vanished, leaving only a single, perfectly condensed blade light.

Xie Xie's Light Dragon Blade no longer pursues speed and quantity.

Every swing he made was imbued with an almost obsessive precision, with the angles being extremely tricky.

It was clearly just simple slashing, thrusting, parrying, and blocking, yet it completely blocked all of Ye Xinglan's escape routes.

A completely different fighting style—cold, efficient, and without a single superfluous movement.

Every move targets the opponent's weakest point, like a dagger chilled to the bone, silently slicing towards the throat.

Ye Xinglan's expression changed drastically.

She had gotten used to Xie Xie's previous flamboyant and domineering fighting style and was preparing to seize the flaws in his sword strikes to counterattack, but this sudden change caused all her predictions to fall apart.

The Star God Sword thrust out several times, but was precisely blocked by the Light Dragon Blade at an unbelievable angle.

The force of the recoil grew heavier with each impact, making her arms go numb.

"This is……"

In the stands, Wu Changkong, who had been standing with his hands behind his back, suddenly straightened his back, and for the first time, his eyes, which were always covered with a layer of frost, shone with genuine light.

She was all too familiar with this fighting style; it was her way of fighting.

It was the purest and most deadly combat technique she had honed through countless late nights in the training room, gripping her ice sword and refining it over and over again.

She personally taught Xie Xie, step by step.

As Wu Changkong watched Xie Xie sidestep the Star God Sword's thrust, he flipped his wrist, and the Light Dragon Blade slid along the blade toward Ye Xinglan's wrist.

That was the first counter-attack technique she taught him, and she even taught him the exact angle of his wrist rotation.

As Xie Xie's sword aura surged, he lightly touched the ground with his toes and floated back half a foot, just dodging the deadly starlight. At the same time, he slashed at Ye Xinglan's opening with his backhand.

That was also one of her commonly used "inch retreat" techniques.

Wu Changkong wasn't surprised that Xie Xie had learned her skills, but what she hadn't expected was—

Xie Xie not only learned them, but also perfectly integrated these cold sword techniques into his blazing Light Dragon Blade.

The chilling sword intent and the flamboyant saber style achieved a wonderful fusion in him.

The two seemed to have reached a strange tacit understanding. Neither of them used their soul skills again. Instead, they began a pure martial arts head-on confrontation that tested their skills the most.

The competition on the stage gradually intensified.

"How is this possible..." Ye Xinglan gritted her teeth, fine beads of sweat appearing on her forehead.

She could clearly sense that Xie Xie before was like a burning flame, fierce yet traceable;

But now he is like a bottomless, icy pool. No matter what moves she makes, he can easily neutralize them and then counterattack in the most precise way.

This feeling was exactly the same as when she faced the older students at Shrek Academy.

Ye Xinglan understood that there was absolutely no chance of winning in a pure martial arts confrontation.

Ye Xinglan gritted her teeth and took three quick steps back, beads of sweat sliding down her cheeks and dripping onto the stone slab of the competition platform.

She looked at Xie Xie, whose breathing remained steady, and a hint of humiliation flashed in her eyes, but more so a fierce ruthlessness born of oppression.

She took a deep breath, and the first yellow hundred-year soul ring beneath her feet suddenly lit up. The dazzling starlight instantly condensed into a single point at the tip of the Star God Sword, so bright that it was blinding.

"First Soul Skill, Sword God Star!"

That single point of starlight suddenly burst forth, transforming into an extremely fast meteor that, with a piercing shriek that tore through the air, stabbed straight at Xie Xie's heart.

This sword strike condensed a significant amount of Ye Xinglan's soul power, making it several times faster than before. Wherever the sword tip passed, even the air was left with a faint white trail.

Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan both held their breath, their hearts pounding in their throats.

But at that moment, Xie Xie moved.

His steps became light and ethereal, like a snowflake blown by the wind, weaving through the dense starlight and sword energy.

The shooting star was so close, yet it always missed him by a hair's breadth.

His footwork was incredibly agile, carrying a kind of aloof and detached coolness, completely different from his usual lively and unrestrained self.

Xie Xie did not learn the Ghost Shadow Steps; this was a footwork technique taught to him by Wu Changkong.

He gave this gait a very ancient and old-fashioned name—"Treading Snow Without Leaving a Trace".

In the stands, Wu Changkong's eyes shone brighter and brighter.

At this moment, she seemed to see herself at fourteen, wielding the Heavenly Frost Sword, defeating countless geniuses of Shrek Academy, and becoming the youngest and most monstrous genius in the inner academy.

The moment Xie Xie dodged Sword God Star, he appeared beside Ye Xinglan in a flash.

The Light Dragon Blade, glowing with a faint golden light, silently slashed across her left arm, leaving a shallow bloodstain.

"Hiss—" Ye Xinglan gasped, clutching her bleeding arm and retreating rapidly.

However, she completely ignored her bleeding left arm, and the second yellow soul ring under her feet lit up one after another. She swung the Star God Sword in her hand into the air.

"Second Soul Skill, Sword God's Net!"

Chapter 122 Heart in Turmoil

Countless liquid-like starlight poured out from the Star God Sword, rapidly intertwining in the air and instantly transforming into a massive net of starlight that descended upon Xie Xie.

This net is not only incredibly strong, but it can also tightly bind the opponent's body.

The starlight circulating online will continuously taint the martial soul, making the flow of soul power sluggish, and may even briefly interfere with the detection of mental power.

Xie Xie's eyes narrowed. He was about to use the Snow-Treading Without a Trace technique to dodge again when he discovered that the entire space was shrouded in starlight. No matter which direction he dodged, he would be swept by the edge of the Sword God's Net.

The starlight had already touched the hem of his clothes, and a cold power seeped into his body through the fabric, causing his soul power to slow down instantly.

"He's trapped!" Xu Lizhi couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice from below the stage.

A hint of joy flashed in Ye Xinglan's eyes. She immediately activated all her soul power, and the Sword God Net tightened abruptly. At the same time, she condensed the Sword God Star again, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Xie Xie.

But at that moment, a completely different aura suddenly erupted from Xie Xie's body.

A jet-black light rose from his left hand, and a dagger, entirely black and exuding a strong aura of darkness, appeared in his hand.

"Twin, twin martial souls!"

The entire audience erupted in chaos.

Even the high-ranking officials who had been calmly observing the situation suddenly stood up, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Ye Xinglan, your mind is in turmoil."

Xie Xie's voice carried a hint of coldness. The light from his right-hand Light Dragon Blade surged, while the Shadow Dragon Blade in his left hand simultaneously emitted a dense shadow.

He suddenly swung his two weapons to the sides, and the second millennium soul ring beneath his feet even trembled slightly.

"Light Dragon Storm!"

"Shadow Dragon Storm!"

The golden light dragon and the jet-black shadow dragon roared out simultaneously, transforming into two swirling storms that crashed fiercely into the tightening sword god net.

Two storms, one bright and one dark, intertwined and instantly tore countless cracks in the tough Sword God Net.

"what?!"

Ye Xinglan's face turned deathly pale. She had not considered the possibility that Xie Xie possessed twin half-martial souls.

She could only desperately try to use her soul power to repair the Sword God Net, but the power of the two thousand-year soul skills was too terrifying, and her efforts were just a drop in the ocean.

The cracks in the Sword God's Net spread wildly like a spider web, and the golden and black storm, carrying a world-destroying force, had already rushed to within three feet of Ye Xinglan.

The violent wind whipped her clothes around, making them flutter and even blowing her hair back against her face.

Xie Xie's eyes were as cold as ice, and his fingertips were already gripping the hilt of the Shadow Dragon Blade.

With Ye Xinglan's current strength, it was absolutely impossible for her to withstand two overlapping thousand-year soul skills head-on, so he also left her room to retreat.

In the end, he won the match.

But the next second, Xie Xie's pupils suddenly contracted, and the coldness on his face was instantly replaced by disbelief.

Instead of retreating, Ye Xinglan took a step forward.

She released her grip on the Sword God Net, letting the giant starlight net shatter completely under the tearing force of the Twin Dragon Storm, turning into countless points of light that dissipated into the air.

She even removed all her soul power defenses, pouring the last bit of soul power in her dantian, along with all her mental energy, into the dazzling Sword God Star above her head without reservation.

The Sword God Star instantly grew to the size of a fist.

The blinding starlight was almost blinding, and the power it contained far exceeded the limits that someone her age should have.

Her hand gripped the Star God Sword so tightly that her knuckles turned white, and her eyes showed no fear, only an intense, almost obsessive pride burning within her.

"Xie Xie, I will not lose."

She spoke softly, then gripped the Star God Sword and, facing the roaring twin dragon storm, thrust it straight at Xie Xie.

Damn it, another lunatic!

This was the only thought in Xie Xie's mind.

He just couldn't understand why there were so many crazy women in Douluo Continent III, each one of them acting recklessly when they went mad, all for the sake of that so-called Shrek pride and self-esteem.

He knew all too well the power of his Twin Dragon Storm technique.

The explosion generated by the mutual annihilation of the power of light and shadow is enough to tear a Soul Master of the same level to shreds.