Xuanzi did not underestimate his opponent. Even before the battle began, his Martial Soul Avatar was already activated. Although he didn't pay much attention to Yuwen Tuo, he couldn't possibly ignore Red King. How could he underestimate the Hellfire that had made even him wary earlier?
Yet, unexpectedly, an extremely dangerous sensation suddenly came from directly ahead, not from Red King, but from Yuwen Tuo.
"How is this possible? This old man actually feels threatened by Yuwen Tuo! A mere Soul Master, at most an early-stage Soul Ancestor, how can he give me such a feeling?" Xuanzi said in shock.
Due to Yuwen Tuo's Eye of Heaven, even Xuanzi couldn't discern his rank, only assuming he was about the same as during the Academy Tournament, considering how little time had passed. And the Xuanyuan Sword was the type where only the sword's shadow was seen, not its soul rings, which led him to misjudge Yuwen Tuo's strength.
Yuwen Tuo took out the Snow Empress's doll from his embrace. It was this object that brought a sense of threat to Xuanzi. Although such a cute doll looked odd in the hands of a handsome young man like Yuwen Tuo, Xuanzi knew his judgment wouldn't be wrong.
He couldn't let Yuwen Tuo finish what he intended to do. The Gluttonous Divine Ox let out a furious roar, charging towards Yuwen Tuo like an overwhelming tide. A Titled Douluo, a Super Douluo no less, against a junior—he didn't expect Xuanzi to use a preemptive strike tactic.
"Senior Red King!" Yuwen Tuo roared. Red King blocked in front of him, Hellfire igniting all over its body, and it lunged fiercely towards the Gluttonous Divine Ox.
"Boom!"
This time, both sides struck with full force. The enormous impact ripped through the sky and scattered the clouds.
At the Lake of Life, Di Tian looked through the lake's surface at the discolored sky. Beside him, his wife Bi Ji said, "Di Tian, it seems two humans are fighting within the Star Dou Great Forest. One of them is the Gluttonous Douluo, a peerless strongman among humans."
"Human squabbles, what do they have to do with us?" Di Tian said.
"But Red King and the Imperial Beast of Fortune seem to be involved," Bi Ji said with some worry. Red King was fine; with its strength, it could protect itself. But nothing, absolutely nothing, could happen to the Imperial Beast of Fortune. "How about Zi Ji and I go take a look?"
"Don't worry, with me watching, the Beast of Fortune will be fine," Di Tian said. "I am quite interested in that human who is confronting the Gluttonous Douluo. He's clearly a weakling, yet his aura is continuously rising, already able to contend with the Gluttonous Douluo. As for Red King, there's no harm in letting it help that human. If the Gluttonous Douluo dies at that human's hands because of this, it will be no disadvantage to us soul beasts."
As the King of Soul Beasts, he naturally hoped that there would be fewer strong human cultivators.
On the battlefield, Red King's power was clearly inferior to Xuanzi, who had activated his Martial Soul Avatar, and it was being pushed back little by little.
"Red King, you are no match for me! Get out of my way!" Xuanzi roared, "Fourth Soul Skill, Divine Ox Power!"
This appeared to be a state-type soul skill, capable of instantly boosting Xuanzi's strength.
The Gluttonous Divine Ox thrust upwards, sending Red King's massive form flying into the sky.
But Xuanzi didn't pursue his advantage. Instead, he lunged directly at Yuwen Tuo, quickly arriving directly above him.
"Gluttonous Trample!"
The Divine Ox raised its two front hooves and stomped down with immense pressure.
Bang!
Accompanied by an explosive sound, the battlefield shook as if the earth itself was trembling. Xuanzi's expression was grim. He wasn't happy about his successful attack because he didn't feel his feet connect with solid ground. That strike just now had likely missed Yuwen Tuo.
Yuwen Tuo smiled faintly. Before him, a tall, exquisitely beautiful woman in a white dress now stood.
The woman raised a single hand, using her exceedingly powerful soul power to squarely block Xuanzi's attack.
It was none other than the Snow Empress, leader of the Three Great Kings of the Extreme North.
"Shrek Academy, you crippled my little brother for six years, and now you want to take his life. Do you truly think he has no family?" the Snow Empress said coldly. "Today, I will seek justice for my little brother Tuo."
"Frostfall Long River!"
The Snow Empress unleashed a palm strike. The terrifying freezing power of ultimate ice swiftly began to encase Xuanzi's front hooves in ice. This was not one of the Snow Empress's Three Peerless Techniques, merely her normal attack, yet it still posed a significant threat to Xuanzi.
Xuanzi was caught off guard by this blow. He tried to retreat, but his front hooves were already infused with the frigid qi, making them feel stiff when planted on the ground. He had to exert all his soul power just to barely shake off the solid ice on his front legs.
Xuanzi, in his Martial Soul Avatar form, stared at the exquisitely beautiful woman before him with a hint of dread in his ox eyes. "You... you are, the third-ranked of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, the leader of the Three Great Kings of the Extreme North, the Ice and Snow Empress, Snow Empress?"
"Snow Empress, why are you here?" Red King was also confused. Why was the Snow Empress not staying in her Extreme North and running off to the Star Dou Great Forest?
"What, Red King? You're allowed to help my little Tuo, but I'm not allowed to act myself?" the Snow Empress asked Red King with a smile.
"How could this be? Not only does this Yuwen Tuo know Red King, but he also has such a close relationship with the Snow Empress. How exactly did he manage that?" Xuanzi's heart was filled with questions.
But now, he didn't have much time to think. He could handle one Red King, but if the Snow Empress was added to the mix, it would be difficult. This was clearly the complete form of the Snow Empress, and her cultivation was comparable to that of a Limit Douluo among humans. If they fought in the Extreme North, she wouldn't even fear Di Tian.
The Snow Empress summoned by Yuwen Tuo had only one drawback: her time limit was short, less than twenty minutes. If they couldn't defeat their opponent within twenty minutes, the game would be over.
Therefore, the Snow Empress didn't want to waste time. "Human, how about you take this palm strike? Empress Palm — Great Frost Without Snow!"
The Snow Empress's figure changed unpredictably, like a swirling snowflake. In an instant, she arrived beside Xuanzi, and her delicate palm struck forward. This was truly one of the Snow Empress's Three Peerless Techniques, the Empress Palm. This move possessed immense power, but it had to hit the opponent with the palm's main body to unleash its full force.
The Gluttonous Douluo's Martial Soul Avatar form was enormous, which indeed increased his strength geometrically. However, it also made him a living target.
Xuanzi was sent flying hundreds of meters by the Snow Empress's palm, countless giant trees were knocked down, and the Snow Empress murmured, "Oh, what a powerful physique."
Although her palm strike had hit Xuanzi and severely wounded him, it wasn't a fatal blow. The Gluttonous Divine Ox lived up to its reputation; the physique of such a top-tier Martial Soul was truly astonishing.
It seems to resolve this quickly, I must use the Empress Sword.
"Senior Red King, you can't just stand there! Beat him up with the Snow Empress," Yuwen Tuo urged.
His time for summoning the Snow Empress wasn't very long. If Xuanzi dragged it out, it would be troublesome. At this point, it could only be an unfair two-on-one battle.
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