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Chapter 139: Sky Water Academy
🕑 Added 2024-12-27 16:37:30 +0000 UTCIf the battle between the first team of Heaven Dou had stirred up some waves, the second team of Heaven Dou was marching forward triumphantly. No matter who they faced, the second team could quickly secure a victory, even against the slightly challenging Blaze Fire Academy. Blaze Fire Academy's entire group of soul masters were fire-type, which was somewhat countered by Duguyun's toxins, but they couldn't do anything about the Soul King Yang Ping'an and Niu Meng.
Even though Fire Wushuang, who could hold her own against Yu Tianheng, couldn't compare to Yang Ping'an and Niu Meng. The two of them—one offensive, one defensive—could almost overpower all the enemy's soul masters. Especially with Ye Lingling's support, even if they were injured, they could heal in an instant. As for Fire Dance, although she still used Fire Dance's Radiance, Niu Meng activated his fourth soul skill: Iron Wall. Although it was only a thousand-year soul skill, it could actually block the explosive force of Fire Dance's Radiance, leaving everyone at the scene astonished.
With Niu Meng's defensive power, many people started to wonder how to break it. There was no one in the Soul Ancestor who could break it. The only way to do so would be through martial soul fusion skills or special attack skills.
But now, even Fire Dance's Fire Dance Radiance couldn't break Niu Meng's defense, making it one of the most powerful single-soul techniques. At this point, only Yu Tianheng and Feng Xiaotian had not crossed swords with Niu Meng, and no one knew if Yu Tianheng's fourth soul skill—Blue Electric Dragon Strike—could break Niu Meng's defense.
Of course, what troubled everyone even more was how to deal with Yang Ping'an. From start to finish, Yang Ping'an had never used his fourth or fifth soul skills. The mysterious thousand-year soul ring he had made everyone wonder just how powerful his attacks could be.
In some sense, the strongest attack, defense, and healing abilities in the Heaven Dou region were all concentrated in the second team of Heaven Dou, making them all the more terrifying.
Even the three Soul Elders of Heaven Dou's second team were extremely eye-catching. Yang Tianyue and Yang Yuxuan were both at level 38, and they could even fight against Soul Ancestors without falling behind. Niu Kui was a weaker version of Niu Meng, and it seemed that no one could break his defense, which made other teams feel even more desperate.
The second team of Heaven Dou also faced a focus battle against Sky Water Academy, which many called the battle for first place in the competition. This was the highlight of the round.
From the moment both teams stepped onto the arena, the atmosphere was tense. The spectators were all serious, not wanting to miss any detail. The battle seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.
After both sides summoned their martial souls and soul rings, the match officially began with the referee's signal.
Shui Bing'er immediately launched the attack, using her first soul skill: Ice Seal, which instantly froze everyone in Heaven Dou's second team.
Yang Podi couldn't help but feel speechless every time he saw this skill. He had seen powerful abilities even from first soul rings, but to think a hundred-year soul ring could have such an effect was unbelievable.
Shui Bing'er's first soul skill, Ice Seal, would freeze anyone it touched with her icy blue glow. Once Shui Bing'er locked onto an opponent, they would undoubtedly be frozen, and the skill could freeze multiple people at once. It was a group control technique and a quick-casting skill with an additional freezing effect.
Because of this terrifying first soul skill and her soul power at level 44, Shui Bing'er was known as the top control soul master in the Heaven Dou region. Although Duguyun had a higher soul power, he leaned more towards battle soul masters than control.
As expected, Sky Water Academy seized the opportunity when their opponents were briefly controlled, quickly launching attacks on the three Soul Elders of Heaven Dou's second team, hoping to take them down one by one and gain an advantage in numbers.
However, unexpectedly, the one at the front—Niu Meng—activated his third soul skill: Heavy Armor Defense, summoning a massive armored rhinoceros to block all the attacks.
It seemed that the members of Heaven Dou's second team were stronger in terms of physical power and reaction speed than other soul masters of the same rank. Just the time Niu Meng bought with his third soul skill was enough for everyone to break free from the freezing effect. Especially Yang Ping'an, who was faster than Niu Meng in breaking free. The soul masters from Sky Water Academy now had to face his Breaking Soul Spear, almost walking into a trap.
Faced with Yang Ping'an's devastating Breaking Soul Spear, Shui Bing'er quickly used her third soul skill: Rejection Ice Ring, just barely blocking Yang Ping'an's attack, but both were forced to retreat.
Anyone with sharp eyes could tell that the power gap between both sides was huge. Yang Ping'an was only using his ordinary attack, while Shui Bing'er had already used her third soul skill, her only defensive soul technique.
Seeing this, Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu flew into the air, seemingly about to launch their martial soul fusion skill: Ice Snow Flurry.
The others from Sky Water Academy seemed desperate, throwing out soul skills without hesitation to buy time for Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to complete their fusion.
Unexpectedly, Heaven Dou's second team didn't press forward aggressively. Instead, they took a defensive approach and didn't rush to interrupt the fusion technique.
The crowd was puzzled. Logically, with Yang Ping'an and Niu Meng's strength, along with Duguyun, they should be able to prevent Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu from completing their martial soul fusion. But it was clear that Heaven Dou's second team had made a significant mistake.
Everyone knew that Heaven Dou's first team had lost due to a similar tactical error, where Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu had successfully initiated their fusion technique, forcing Tang San and Yu Tianheng to face this powerful move head-on and suffer their first defeat.
As Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu successfully merged their souls, the entire arena seemed to turn into a frozen wasteland. The ice phoenix they formed together filled the sky, and the entire arena began to feel like it was freezing over.
Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's martial soul fusion skill was considered one of the strongest soul skills, with power that covered the entire field and a no-difference attack. Even Soul Kings couldn't unleash such a powerful attack.
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San both showed surprised expressions. Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but comment, "Little San, how did Heaven Dou's second team make such a huge mistake? They let Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu activate their fusion skill so easily. Given Yang Ping'an's Soul King power, he should have been able to stop it."
Tang San shook his head. "I don't understand either. Yang Ping'an has never gone all out, but his power is beyond our imagination. Normally, they wouldn't make such a tactical mistake."
Yang Podi, seeing the situation, couldn't help but shake his head. Before the match, there had been discussions about how to counter Sky Water Academy. The consensus was to either interrupt or withstand it. But to their surprise, everyone had just chosen to endure.
There had even been a debate between Niu Meng and Yang Ping'an about who would handle the fusion skill. In fact, whether Yang Ping'an or Niu Meng faced the attack, it would have been tough. But with Ye Lingling's healing abilities behind them, blocking this attack would have been no problem.
On the arena, the five other members of Sky Water Academy jumped off to avoid being caught in the blast of the soul skill.
Meanwhile, Heaven Dou's second team remained unmoved. Yang Ping'an stood at the front, the black soul ring on his Breaking Soul Spear glowing brightly. His spear grew larger and stronger, unleashing his fifth soul skill: White Tiger Annihilation Strike. His fifth soul skill, a 15,000-year-old white tiger, was an ultimate skill capable of overcoming great challenges.
At the same time, Niu Meng summoned his martial soul, the armored rhinoceros, to shield the others, while Ye Lingling summoned a huge Nine-Heart Sea-Pearl flower, casting a powerful healing aura over Yang Ping'an and Niu Meng.
Suddenly, the giant ice phoenix descended from the sky, charging toward Heaven Dou's second team. Yang Ping'an's gigantic Breaking Soul Spear met the attack head-on, and the arena was filled with a deafening crash and blinding white light, obscuring everyone's vision.
In the next moment, the ice phoenix collided with the Breaking Soul Spear, and the spear pierced through the massive creature.
When the dust settled, Yang Ping'an was covered in a bit of blood—this was his first injury since the Soul Master competition began. But Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu were already lying on the ground, unconscious.
Ye Lingling quickly activated her soul rings, using her healing abilities on both Yang Ping'an and Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu.
Yang Ping'an's injuries healed quickly, while Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu were only slowly revived after a lengthy treatment session.
A while later, Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu were recovering, the pain in their bodies subsiding, their wounds healing rapidly, although their soul power was entirely drained.
As they stood up, Shui Bing'er spoke to Yang Ping'an, "Yang Ping'an, I didn't expect you to be this strong. Can you tell me how you became so powerful?"
Since Yang Ping'an entered the Soul Master competition, his information had become widely known. He was the orphan of the Breaking clan, raised by the former clan leaders Yang Zhen Tian and his wife. With innate soul power of seven, he was 19 years old.
When everyone saw this information, they were shocked. An innate soul power of seven was not very high for the competitors, most of whom had innate soul powers of eight or higher, particularly the likes of Feng Xiaotian, who had full innate soul power at 22 years of age and only ranked at level 44.
In terms of talent, Yang Ping'an was lower than most team captains. Among all the competitors, he was above average but not top-tier.
Yet with his innate soul power, Yang Ping'an had reached the Soul King stage by 19, an astonishing growth rate that was even faster than the legendary generation of the Spirit Hall's Golden Age.
Yang Ping'an shook his head in response to Shui Bing'er's inquiry, "I don't have any particularly strong talent, nor am I a genius. I just follow my older brother's instructions for training, and we all do the same."
Shui Bing'er glanced at Yang Podi from afar and couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't your older brother come to the arena? Since he trained you all so well, his power must be incredible."
Yang Ping'an thought for a moment before answering, "My older brother's strength is unfathomable, but he probably won't step into the arena until the finals."
Shui Bing'er, puzzled, asked, "The finals? Is it because of those three soul bones?"
Yang Ping'an shook his head. "My older brother isn't focused on those three soul bones. He cares more about the rise of our Breaking clan and the Yu clan. For the sake of the family's growth and becoming stronger, he's willing to sacrifice everything."
Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu couldn't help but smile bitterly before leaving the arena.
The result of the match had long been decided. The five members of Sky Water Academy had already stepped down, and Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu were knocked out. Despite Yang Ping'an's minor injuries, he had already healed, and it was another victory without casualties for Heaven Dou's second team.
The entire venue erupted in thunderous applause and cheers, with all the spectators seemingly cheering for Heaven Dou's second team. It was an undefeated team with great results, and they were truly the pride of the Heaven Dou royal family.
