Under the infusion of Ye Guyi's soul power, the originally transparent sword blade of the Seven Star Blazing Light Sword, which looked like golden crystal, was immediately covered with a layer of crimson radiance.
Ever since it was inlaid with the crystal condensed from the Infernal Delicate Apricot, the Seven Star Blazing Light Sword itself had gained the ability of Ultimate Fire.
Both Ma Xiaotao and Wu Ming, being powerful fire-attribute soul masters, keenly sensed the profound mystery within it.
Facing Ye Guyi's provocation, the hot-tempered Wu Ming did not get angry. Instead, fighting spirit rose in her eyes, looking eager to give it a try.
Because Ye Guyi completely had the qualifications to say those words.
A Sacred Angel Martial Soul comparable to an Ultimate Martial Soul, with the seventh soul ring already being a hundred-thousand-year level. Such talent, she felt inferior to. Even Ma Xiaotao could not compare to the Ye Guyi standing before her.
The amplification of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring provided to a soul master was extremely terrifying; it could be described as a qualitative change without any exaggeration. For a Title Douluo of the same level, having a hundred-thousand-year soul ring versus not having one was a world of difference.
Domain-type soul skills usually only appeared in a soul master's ninth soul ring or in top-quality soul bones.
The domain-type soul bone skill Ye Guyi had displayed earlier, Lava Purgatory, had both power and coverage range that were undoubtedly at the hundred-thousand-year level. That meant Ye Guyi possessed both a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and a hundred-thousand-year soul bone.
If it were one-on-one, Wu Ming believed she would not be Ye Guyi's opponent. Joining hands with Ma Xiaotao was nothing difficult for her to accept. As someone born with a battle-loving nature, what she longed for was to improve herself through battles of this level.
Ma Xiaotao, however, was not as open-minded as Wu Ming. Especially after learning that Ye Guyi was actually Yu Tianhuang's real elder sister, shock filled her pink eyes.
Does he still have an elder sister?
Moreover, she could clearly feel that Ye Guyi harbored strong hostility toward her.
The entire scene fell into complete silence. Almost everyone was immersed in the shock of learning the true relationship between Yu Tianhuang and Ye Guyi.
What kind of astonishingly talented siblings were these?
When they came back to their senses, they were once again stirred by Ye Guyi's arrogant words, feeling hot blood surging in their chests.
One against two, facing Ma Xiaotao and Wu Ming?
It should be known that Wu Ming's soul power cultivation had reached level seventy-eight, not far from the eight-ring Soul Douluo realm. Although Ma Xiaotao's soul power was slightly inferior, she had still reached level seventy-six. If the two of them joined forces, even the Soul Douluo Han Ruoruo would not dare say she could win steadily.
Especially Ma Xiaotao. Ma Xiaotao was an existence among the female students of the inner court whose talent could be compared with that of the eldest senior sister Zhang Lexuan. From the moment she entered the inner court, she had been accepted as a personal disciple by the Martial Soul Department's dean Yan Shaozhe. She possessed as many as four high-quality soul bones. In terms of overall strength, she was even above Wu Ming.
The inner court disciples had a premonition that the inner court's power structure was very likely to change because of Ye Guyi.
Zhang Lexuan was silent for a moment before speaking earnestly to Ye Guyi:
"Guyi, what you're doing is a bit inappropriate."
Before Zhang Lexuan could continue, Xu Zihuang spoke first.
"Eldest Senior Sister, everything started because of me. If I don't take action, it would be unjustifiable and also against the rules. How about this, my sister and I will face Senior Sister Xiaotao and Senior Sister Ming together."
Ye Guyi faintly glanced at Xu Zihuang, her eyes clear and cold, without saying a word. Obviously, she tacitly approved.
Xu Zihuang gently stroked Ning Tian's cheek to comfort her, then calmly walked to Ye Guyi's side. He knew that although Ye Guyi had reluctantly accepted Ning Tian, she still felt some unhappiness deep down.
This was a good opportunity. Since she already had some opinions about Ma Xiaotao, that's why the earlier scene happened.
Xu Zihuang had no intention of stopping Ye Guyi. Rather than letting her keep bottling it up, it was better to let her vent.
Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo beside her exchanged glances.
After a moment, Zhang Lexuan slightly nodded and solemnly asked Ma Xiaotao and Wu Ming:
"Two against two. Xiaotao, Ming'er, do you agree?"
"Eldest Senior Sister, I have no objections," Wu Ming had been impatient for a long time and immediately replied.
Ma Xiaotao withdrew her somewhat unnatural gaze from Ye Guyi and Xu Zihuang, and also nodded.
"I have no objections either."
However, her eyes quickly became firm. Since Yu Tianhuang had made this choice, it completely cut off any lingering thoughts she had.
At this moment, Ma Xiaotao naturally would not retreat. Although the variable called Ye Guyi had appeared, she still had anticipation for this battle.
Han Ruoruo's voice came from afar.
"The location for the bride-snatching doesn't necessarily have to be on Sea God Lake. Tianhuang, Guyi, Xiaotao, Ming'er, considering your cultivation and abilities, let's set the battlefield in the sky."
As soon as Han Ruoruo finished speaking, Ye Guyi suddenly put away the Seven Star Blazing Light Sword in her hand. With Xu Zihuang joining, she did not plan to use external aids anymore.
Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao stared at each other; sparks seemed to fly in the air.
Immediately after, both of them simultaneously flapped the wings on their backs and instantly soared to nearly a thousand meters in the sky.
Wu Ming smiled charmingly at Xu Zihuang.
"Tianhuang, it's our turn."
As she spoke, she also rose into the sky using her golden flame wings.
Xu Zihuang's gaze focused. His entire aura suddenly changed, becoming extremely sharp. Black-purple lightning coiled around his whole body, turning him into a black-purple afterimage that instantly caught up with Wu Ming.
He was flying through the air by externally releasing soul power and using the power of lightning to increase his speed.
Ning Tian's emotions had calmed down a little. She ignored the witch wind beside her and raised her head to gaze at the four people in the sky.
A battle of this level was obviously not something she could interfere in.
Her heart was very messy right now, but more than that, there was relief and shyness. She lightly bit her red lips and murmured:
"So she is Tianhuang's sister… But the first time we met, I left her with such an impression…"
Ning Tian had undoubtedly given her true heart to Xu Zihuang. So after the misunderstanding was resolved, the first thing she thought of was Ye Guyi's opinion of her.
This was the manifestation of how deeply she was involved.
Earlier, when Ye Guyi, Wu Ming, and Ma Xiaotao's auras clashed, unlike Ning Tian, who had Xu Zihuang protect her, Wu Feng staggered back dozens of steps and collapsed, sitting on the crystal surface.
But compared to the physical impact she suffered, her heart felt even more powerless. Her eyes were lifeless as she stared into the sky.
A thousand meters high in the air, the four of them faced each other.
Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi stood on the left, Wu Ming and Ma Xiaotao on the right. There was about a hundred meters between the two sides.
A black fifth soul ring shone. Ye Guyi gently raised her right hand. A platinum light sword appeared in her grasp.
Fifth soul skill — Holy Sword!
This Angel Sacred Sword was condensed from divine holy light that had become almost completely substantial. It existed between the material and energy form. It had a wonderful similarity to Xu Zihuang's second martial soul, Purple Inferno Thunder Prison Dragon's first soul skill, Annihilation God Spear.
Xu Zihuang extended his right hand forward, simultaneously using the Golden Pupils and Purple Inferno Thunder Prison Dragon martial soul. Five black and two red, seven soul rings manifested around him. Although Ye Guyi's soul ring configuration was already quite shocking, compared to his, its brilliance was still overshadowed.
The blood-red seventh soul ring radiated outward. A long spear pulsing with black-purple lightning condensed in front of him. Inside the spear were strange golden patterns resembling bamboo joints, and the whole body presented a dazzling purple-gold color.
Thunder God's Spear!
The most special thing about his second martial soul was that the soul skills he obtained would possess multiple effects. For example, his first soul skill, Annihilation God Spear, was the complete version of the skill. However, he could also separate them and use Thunder God's Spear and Destruction God's Spear individually, or use both together.
Xu Zihuang gripped the handle of the Thunder God's Spear tightly with his right hand and slanted it behind him.
At this moment, Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi, who were using soul skills, indeed had several similarities in temperament, which was absolute confidence in their own strength. And both of their appearances were exceptionally outstanding, without the slightest flaw. No one would doubt that they were real siblings.
Moreover, when Xu Zihuang used the Golden Pupils martial soul, his eyes were the same indifferent brilliant gold as Ye Guyi's.
But there were also differences. The indifference in Ye Guyi's eyes contained divinity and holiness, while Xu Zihuang's indifference was the lofty feeling of overlooking all living beings from the top of the clouds.
"Weapon-type soul skills?!"
As experienced inner court disciples, Wu Ming and Ma Xiaotao recognized the abilities Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi were using at a glance.
Among all types of soul skills, weapon-type soul skills were the rarest, but at the same time, they were also the most powerful. Even throughout the history of Shrek Academy, soul masters who possessed weapon-type soul skills could be counted on one hand.
Weapon-type soul skills could comprehensively amplify a soul master's abilities. All soul skills released through this weapon-type soul skill were equivalent to the stacking, superimposition of two soul skill effects.
"Tianhuang has indeed attached soul rings to his second martial soul. A hundred-thousand-year-level weapon-type soul skill, truly blessed by the heavens."
On the ferry boat, one of the elders couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
Elder Xuan stared fixedly at Xu Zihuang, high in the sky a thousand meters up, his eyes burning.
"When Tianhuang obtains the two great soul skills Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Slash and Dragon Emperor Shock Domain Realm in the future, perhaps he can bring us another surprise."
After pondering for a moment, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion all understood the deeper meaning behind Elder Xuan's words.
Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Slash and Dragon Emperor Shock Domain Realm were Mu En's two most famous signature techniques. They were based on Sovereign Overlooking the World, with the Bright Holy Dragon martial soul as the foundation. They could break all evil and would continuously evolve as cultivation increased.
But everything has two sides; where there is an advantage, there is a disadvantage. The conditions for using Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Slash and Dragon Emperor Shock Domain Realm were extremely harsh; not just anyone could master them. Moreover, they could only be used individually and could not receive amplification from other soul skills.
However, this weapon-type soul skill was different. Weapon-type soul skills were originally condensed from the essence of the martial soul, perfectly compatible with Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Slash and Dragon Emperor Shock Domain Realm. With the amplification of this Thunder God's Spear, how powerful would these two great soul skills become?
This was also why Xu Zihuang felt this soul skill was the most suitable for his current self.
"Mu En, you have a worthy successor!"
Elder Xuan sighed lightly with gratification.
Beside him, Elder Song smiled and added:
"Not just Tianhuang. Among the new inner court disciples of the past ten years, there are also many outstanding talents. Just like what Mu En said, this is an era of great contention where geniuses emerge in large numbers."
While the Sea God Pavilion elders were conversing, the battle was about to begin.
The first to move were Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao. On the original basis, the two of them climbed even higher into the sky.
Ye Guyi raised the Angel Sacred Sword high with both hands and shouted lightly:
"Angel — Judgment!"
Behind her, a six-winged angel phantom flashed past. The golden sword light on the Angel Sacred Sword instantly surged. That brilliant sword edge was dazzling in the night, making it impossible to look directly at.
A huge sword beam three zhang long and over one zhang wide descended from the sky, slashing straight toward Ma Xiaotao.
Holy Angel Slash! The Third Soul skill of the Sacred Angel Martial Soul.
Under the amplification of the fifth soul skill, Sacred Sword, the Third Soul skill, Holy Angel Slash, that Ye Guyi unleashed had a grand and imposing momentum.
Ma Xiaotao did not dare to be negligent. Her first, second, and third soul rings almost lit up simultaneously.
Second soul skill, Bathing Fire Phoenix, third soul skill, Phoenix Wing Ascension. Under the effect of these two amplification-type soul skills, she took the initiative to meet the huge golden sword beam descending from the sky. The fire wings on her back suddenly flapped, carrying a gorgeous flame tail, like a blazing meteor.
Immediately after, a stream of Phoenix Fire Line was spat from her mouth. Although Phoenix Fire Line was only her first hundred-year soul skill, it was also the soul skill she used the most and was most proficient with. During the process of being spat out, the Phoenix Fire Line transformed into a lifelike golden-red fire phoenix that collided fiercely with Sacred Spirit Slash.
The violent soul power fluctuations caused Ye Guyi's figure to pause for a moment, while Ma Xiaotao let out a muffled groan. In this first clash, Ma Xiaotao had already fallen into a disadvantaged position.
Although the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul was powerful, there was still a certain gap compared to the Sacred Angel Martial Soul.
The two did not stop their movements and continued to approach each other.
Circles of golden-red light patterns rippled around Ma Xiaotao's legs, flowing backward. Two pillars of flame light suddenly shot out from the soles of her feet, arriving above Ye Guyi's head with a speed that surpassed first.
The speed increased too dramatically in a short time, causing explosive sounds and sharp whistling to erupt wherever Ma Xiaotao passed.
Facing Ye Guyi, the only advantages Ma Xiaotao had were soul power cultivation and the number of soul bones. The leg soul bones she possessed were obtained when she hunted the soul beast for her sixth soul ring. That soul beast had a cultivation of over forty thousand years, and by incredible luck, it dropped two leg soul bones. Such a situation was extremely rare.
To some extent, a genius of Ma Xiaotao's level was also favored by the heavens, just not to the degree of Xu Zihuang.
Ma Xiaotao's body flipped in the air. The flame light beams shooting from the soles of her feet fiercely transformed into two flame tornadoes with a diameter exceeding three meters, sweeping toward Ye Guyi from left and right. The Light Flame Tornadoes carried an unparalleled might; the surrounding space began to slightly distort under the influence of their terrifying high temperature.
In the night, the sight was even more shocking.
Ye Guyi let out a cold hum, still maintaining the posture of raising the Sacred Sword high. But this time, it was her fourth soul ring that lit up.
The two pairs of angel wings behind her first spread out, then flapped down forcefully. Layers upon layers of sacred light surged outward like a fountain with her body as the center, blocking the two flame tornadoes.
If it were just the fourth soul skill, Holy Light Spirit Array alone, it naturally couldn't withstand the combined assault of Ma Xiaotao's two forty-thousand-year soul bone skills.
The reason she didn't fall behind was that she had attached the effect of her right arm soul bone skill, Scorching Bone Sunflame, to the Holy Light Spiritual Formation. Scorching Bone Sunflame was an auxiliary-type soul skill. It can be used in conjunction with attack-type soul skills to increase killing power or with defense-type soul skills to enhance defensive capabilities.
At this moment, Ye Guyi's right arm seemed to have become the same color as the Angel Sacred Sword in her hand. Within the golden light was a scorching aura.
Ma Xiaotao's expression stiffened.
Soul rings and soul bones originating from the same soul beast had a wonderful connection between them.
When Ye Guyi used her right arm soul bone skill Scorching Bone Sunflame, how could Ma Xiaotao not realize that the right arm soul bone from the Golden Flame Bird had been fused by Ye Guyi?
The corners of Ye Guyi's mouth curved slightly. Looking at Ma Xiaotao's expression, the pent-up emotion in her heart was finally able to pour out. Holding the Angel Sacred Sword, she slashed out another sword beam.
In a short period of time, the two entered a stalemate. If Ye Guyi did not use her hundred-thousand-year soul bone skill, suppressing Ma Xiaotao in a short time was not that easy.
After all, Ma Xiaotao was also one of the proud daughters of heaven among the younger generation of soul masters, someone whom Shrek Academy had poured all its resources into cultivating.
Again and again, they clashed. White-gold and golden-red light continuously flashed in the sky.
The inner court disciples gazed in awe at the crystal surface. However, from such a distance, unless one's martial soul had special abilities, they could only see a general outline.
"Tianhuang, let's begin too."
On the other side, Wu Ming withdrew her gaze. With a tender shout, as her body charged toward Xu Zihuang, she raised her right hand.
Her second soul ring instantly lit up. A cluster of golden-red flames danced in her palm. In the next instant, intense golden-red firelight had already ignited around her body, dyeing the night sky a golden-red.
This was Wu Ming's second soul skill, Golden Crow Primordial Fire Combustion. The effect was similar to Ma Xiaotao's second soul skill, Bathing Fire Phoenix.
She then pressed her palms together, facing each other. A golden-red light pillar instantly shot out from between her hands.
Golden Crow Primordial Fire!
Wu Ming's first soul skill, Golden Crow Primordial Fire, was certainly not comparable to Ma Xiaotao's leg soul bone skill Light Flame Tornado, but under the amplification of the second soul skill, with the two soul skills complementing each other, the cross-sectional diameter of the fire pillar also reached one meter. Wherever the scorching golden-red fire pillar passed, the air seemed to ignite, rippling with large patches of distorted water-like waves.
However, Xu Zihuang simply moved with his spear. The Thunder God's Spear in his hand lightly thrust forward. A black-purple spear beam carrying an extremely sharp aura swept past, and surprisingly caused Wu Ming's Golden Crow Primordial Fire to instantly collapse.
"This is attribute suppression?!"
Wu Ming was startled, realization dawning on her face.
"Ultimate Lightning… It's actually Ultimate Lightning?!"
Avoiding the spear beam, Wu Ming not only did not feel fear, but her fighting spirit soared even higher.
Xu Zihuang indifferently swung the Thunder God's Spear. Each swing brought down a bolt of heavenly lightning, producing deafening booms.
He did not use the soul skill Lightning Forest attached to his Thunder Prison Vine right leg bone; this was an ability the Thunder God's Spear itself possessed.
His Purple Inferno Thunder Prison Dragon martial soul's first soul skill originated from the Thunder Prison Vine's soul ring. This Thunder God's Spear had also inherited the Thunder Prison Vine's ability to draw down heavenly lightning. In the past, he could actually use the special nature of the Thunder Prison Vine's right leg bone to draw heavenly lightning, but he could not actively control it. It was only after obtaining the Thunder God's Spear skill that he gained that ability.
Each bolt of heavenly lightning had power almost comparable to the Golden Crow Primordial Fire Wu Ming had unleashed earlier.
Heavenly lightning rolled and roared. Wu Ming was completely forced into a passive position. And this was still when Yu Tianhuang had not used other soul skills. One could imagine how stifled she felt.
She could lose to Yu Tianhuang, but she absolutely could not lose in such a manner.
At this moment, Wu Ming resolutely lit up the pitch-black seventh soul ring on her body. In an instant, her entire person transformed into a golden-red fire woman. A resounding bird cry came from her mouth. Her wings rolled upward, isolating all those bolts of heavenly lightning.
Blue-purple lightning fell on the Golden Crow True Body, creating large ripples of light, but it could not affect Wu Ming in the slightest.
This was the might of Martial Soul True Body. The aura she released instantly doubled as she pressed toward Xu Zihuang.
But just as Wu Ming was about to reach Xu Zihuang, sixteen golden-silver tentacles, each a hundred meters long, drilled out from the void. Four of them accurately wrapped around Wu Ming's body that had transformed into the Golden Crow True Body.
Hundred-thousand-year soul ring skill, Soul Touch.
Xu Zihuang never felt that using a hundred-thousand-year soul skill to suppress Wu Ming was taking unfair advantage. Because this was simply part of his ability.
This was also the first time he displayed the effect of this soul skill in front of everyone from Shrek Academy.
Under the impact of the mental explosive energy contained within the golden-silver tentacles, the light on Wu Ming's Golden Crow True Body dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Not long after, she was forced to release the Martial Soul True Body state.
A series of dense, crisp cracking sounds rang out. The Golden Crow True Body shattered, turning into countless golden lights that dissipated in the sky. Wu Ming's four limbs were tightly bound by four tentacles. She glared at Xu Zihuang.
Losing to Yu Tianhuang was one thing, but the posture she was forced into now was truly too shameful.
Xu Zihuang held the Thunder God's Spear pointed at Wu Ming. He also realized that the bound four limbs made Wu Ming's posture somewhat indecent, so he quickly withdrew the soul skill.
"Senior Sister Wu, I should have won this time, right?"
Wu Ming's pretty face rarely showed a blush. She angrily said:
"Tianhuang, I discovered that you're not such an honest person either, kid."
After saying this, she released her martial soul again and descended toward the ground.
The inner court disciples below were still marveling at Xu Zihuang's formidable strength, while the corners of the Sea God Pavilion elders' mouths twitched.
At this moment, all gazes converged on a position even higher above Xu Zihuang.
While Xu Zihuang and Wu Ming had already decided the winner, the confrontation between Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao had also reached the final decisive stage.
The stronger the soul masters were, the easier it actually was to determine the victor. Because among lower-level soul masters, their cultivation was close, and the overall strength gap would not be large. But as cultivation increased, the disparity in martial soul quality, foundation, and so on would become apparent.
A dazzling blaze streaked across the sky. A golden-red fire phoenix soared in mid-air. Its gorgeous, fiery red tail feathers and perfect physique all proclaimed the majesty of the king of birds.
It was Ma Xiaotao who had unleashed Martial Soul True Body and transformed into a Fire Phoenix.
Amidst a clear and melodious phoenix cry, intense golden-red flames instantly condensed, transforming into a seven-meter-long black phoenix that shot forward.
This strike contained her Fire Phoenix Martial Soul's intent, Bathing Fire Phoenix, Phoenix Wings Sky Soar, Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike, as well as the right arm soul bone attached soul skill Phoenix Explosive Strike, the terrifying power produced by compressing these four soul skills together.
Plus, the amplification of Martial Soul True Body, this was the strongest attack she could unleash at present. This was also a secret technique of Shrek Academy's inner court, only suitable for soul masters like Ma Xiaotao, who mainly attacked opponents with energy forms.
From beginning to end, it was not only Wu Ming who had been at a disadvantage, but Ma Xiaotao was the same. The difference was that the gap between Ma Xiaotao and Ye Guyi was not as large as the one between Wu Ming and Xu Zihuang.
But Ma Xiaotao was very clear that if things continued this way, she had little chance of winning. Therefore, she chose to go all out in one final gamble.
Facing Ma Xiaotao's all-out explosive assault, Ye Guyi only calmly extended her left hand.
A delicate crimson red lotus appeared in the palm of her fair left hand, slowly rotating. Light halos flowed between her fingers, possessing a soul-stirring beauty. It seemed to contain extremely terrifying energy, yet it was incomparably stable. All the energy was contained within, without even a trace of heat leaking out.
The crimson red lotus slowly drifted forward. Then, the instant it touched the black phoenix, it suddenly expanded.
The crimson red lotus that expanded to over a hundred meters in diameter instantly devoured the black phoenix. Beyond its outer layer were even larger fire lotus afterimages whose color gradually became lighter. The largest fire lotus phantom occupied a space of a thousand meters around.
A heaven-shaking explosion that could not be controlled suddenly erupted.
Boom!
Destructive energy diffused from the void. The entire space seemed to tremble. Terrifying high temperatures wantonly ravaged this area of space.
Even from within Shrek City, one could see the beautiful phantom of this red lotus.
Hundred-thousand-year Infernal Delicate Apricot left arm soul bone skill, Purgatory Red Lotus!
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