Douluo Unrivaled: The Beginning Materializes the Black Abyss and White Flowers

Chapter 147 Paralyzed?

At this moment, Ma Rulong, realizing what had happened, broke out in a cold sweat, his heart pounding in his chest.

He hurriedly took out a black helmet from his storage ring and quickly put it on.

At the same time, he released his martial spirit—the Big-Headed Spirit Ape.

As his martial spirit was released, his head appeared noticeably larger, making him look somewhat strange.

Ma Rulong's soul skills are almost entirely used to amplify soul power and strengthen soul tools.

At this moment, he did not hesitate to use his soul skill to amplify the helmet-shaped soul tool on his head.

The next moment, the red gem on the black helmet shone brightly, and then a dark red light shot out from the gem, instantly transforming into a small ape that bared its teeth and claws as it charged toward Jin Xi.

Ma Rulong's reaction speed was already considered extremely fast, but Jin Xi's speed was even faster.

Her soul skills are almost all instantaneous. The light of her soul ring only flashes for a moment before her first soul skill, "Floating Light and Cold," is activated.

Four golden sword lights flashed by, instantly slicing through the air.

"Squeak!"

The dark red monkey was accurately struck by the two sword beams, its form dimmed slightly, and its strength weakened accordingly.

Ma Rulong himself was not spared either, and was also struck by two swords.

The two sword strikes were extremely powerful, shattering his soul-guided armor into pieces, with fragments flying everywhere.

Ma Rulong was sent flying backwards like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground.

The next moment, Liu Ying appeared behind him and threw a punch. Ma Rulong could no longer hold back and quickly activated his invincible shield.

Mika, Xiao Hongchen, Xiao Xiafeng, Chen Fei and the others were all shocked to see this.

The pace of the battle was too fast. They had only just reacted and had no time to continue bombarding with the soul-guided cannons. They all wanted to rush to Ma Rulong's rescue.

"boom!"

A dark purple light spread out, and purple energy tightly bound Xiao Hongchen and the others.

In that instant, they felt a bone-chilling cold invade their bodies, followed by a sudden weakness and even stiffness and sluggishness in their movements.

Xia Die, carrying the Styx Death Scythe, walked slowly with steady steps. Her second spirit ring had already lit up, emitting a purple light.

What she used was her second soul skill—the Lost Netherworld, a powerful domain-type soul skill.

As the skill was activated, a Styx domain unfolded around her.

Within this area, everyone will be corrupted by death energy, and all their attributes will be greatly reduced.

If one stays in this area for an extended period, they may even face the direct threat of death.

"boom!"

Another loud bang, and flames erupted, instantly engulfing Ma Rulong completely.

Under the scorching heat, even with the invincible shield protecting him, his soul-guided armor was melted and deformed by the high temperature.

In the end, he was slammed into the arena floor by a punch from Liu Ying, leaving only a deep crater.

"It's over!"

In the lounge of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Old Ma, witnessing this scene, helplessly covered his forehead, his face full of bitterness and helplessness.

He knew very well that with the relatively weak physical strength of a Soul Master, it would be difficult to withstand such a fierce mixed doubles attack from Jinxi and Liuying.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Hongchen's forehead veins bulged and his hair stood on end in anger.

He instantly unleashed his martial soul—the Three-Legged Golden Toad—and the first four soul rings on his body simultaneously shone with dazzling light.

Immediately afterwards, he unleashed four soul skills in succession—Metal Control, Boiling Metal, Condensing Metal, and Sacrifice of Metal.

As he unleashed his soul skill, his soul power boiled and burned within his body.

Countless golden rays emerged from his body, eventually converging to transform Xiao Hongchen into a formidable soul-guided artillery platform.

At first glance, this soul-guided turret has at least a hundred metal cannons, which is quite impressive.

It should be noted that even level 5 Soul Masters, such as Mika and others, are elite Soul Masters from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and they can only operate a dozen or so Soul Guidance Cannons. However, Xiao Hongchen can operate ten times more than them.

From this perspective, Xiao Hongchen certainly has reason to be proud.

The next moment, Xiao Hongchen roared and opened fire wildly, turning his frustration into a burst of firepower. Countless golden orbs of light shot out like raindrops, bombarding Liu Ying, Jin Xi, and Xia Die.

Seeing this, Mika and Xiao Xiafeng followed suit.

Although Ma Rulong decisively activated his invincible shield, it could only last for three seconds, so it was obviously unreliable.

As a melee soul master, Chen Fei wielded two daggers and moved with lightning speed, directly attacking Jin Xi.

At this moment, they no longer cared about soul guidance formations and could only fight individually, trying to salvage this precarious situation.

In an instant, explosions resounded throughout the stadium once again, the continuous explosions resembling a grand fireworks display.

The audience was thrilled and cheered, creating a cacophony of shouts and cheers that brought the atmosphere of the entire stadium to a climax.

"Clang!"

Lu Jingming remained calm, effortlessly deflecting the sudden attack from the ice behind him with a gentle flick of his spear. Meng Hongchen's figure slowly emerged from the ice; this was her third soul skill—Ice Refraction—which allowed her to move freely within the ice and launch surprise attacks.

At this moment, Meng Hongchen's eyes were filled with solemnity and doubt. At the same time, she unconsciously glanced in the direction of Xiao Hongchen and the others, her heart filled with worry.

"Meng, are you wondering why your cold poison isn't working?"

Lu Jingming seemed to see through the doubt in Meng Hongchen's eyes, and with a slight smile, he said.

With his teammates Jinxi, Liuying, and Xiadie on the other side of the battlefield, he had the situation under control. He wasn't in a hurry, but instead chatted with Meng Hongchen with great interest.

"You know?" Meng Hongchen's expression changed instantly, her eyes filled with surprise.

She had never had a chance to play in any of the previous competitions, and she had always kept her abilities well hidden. However, Lu Jingming seemed to know everything about her, which she couldn't understand at all.

"Of course, your martial soul is rare, but it's not the kind that people can't recognize at all."

As Lu Jingming spoke, his gaze calmly fell upon the snow-white toad on Meng Hongchen's shoulder, its eyes blood-red like fire.

He could confirm that Meng Hongchen possessed a martial soul, but even if he couldn't recognize it, he knew what Meng Hongchen's martial soul was. Whether it was from his memories of his past life or the information he collected from the simulated universe, he knew Meng Hongchen very well.

"It looks quite cute, and it's hard to imagine that this is the extremely dangerous Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad."

Upon hearing Lu Jingming's praise, Meng Hongchen's pretty face instantly flushed red, her eyes became somewhat dazed, and the word "cute" kept echoing in her mind.

For some reason, although Lu Jingming was referring to the Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad Martial Soul on her shoulder, she couldn't help but imagine it as her own.

Upon seeing this, Lu Jingming's lips twitched slightly. If he had taken the opportunity to launch a sneak attack just now, Meng Hongchen probably wouldn't even know how she died.

However, upon further reflection, Meng Hongchen was only fourteen years old, and this Douluo Continent was known for producing people with "love-obsessed" minds. With that thought, he felt relieved.

As for Meng Hongchen's cold poison, it naturally had no effect on him.

Whether it's the decomposition power of the Black Abyss or the cellular-level repair ability of the White Flower, it's enough for him to ignore most of the toxins.

Very few poisons could truly affect him.

"I know it will be very difficult for us to turn this game around, but I still want to give it a try."

Meng Hongchen's eyes suddenly became clear and firm. It was as if she had instantly cast aside the distracting thoughts caused by her beauty, and she spoke earnestly.

She had been waiting for her cold poison to take effect, but now it seemed that the cold poison had no effect on Lu Jingming. So she had no choice but to go all out and make a final gamble.

"Alright, let's do it then!" Lu Jingming nodded slightly, his tone calm yet exuding confidence.

He understood that Meng Hongchen definitely had some trump cards up her sleeve, but it didn't matter. He would let her go all out and make sure she lost convincingly.

Meng Hongchen glanced in the direction of Xiao Hongchen again, and saw that the battle situation had changed dramatically in a short period of time.

Apart from Xiao Hongchen, who is still fighting tenaciously, Mika, Chen Fei, Lin Xi, and Xiao Xiafeng have all fallen.

Judging from their wounds, most of them were burns, clearly indicating that in this battle, Firefly once again played an excellent role as the team's main damage dealer.

Meng Hongchen forcibly suppressed the many distracting thoughts in her mind, took a deep breath, and calmed her emotions completely.

Immediately afterwards, her fifth spirit ring glowed with black light, and at the same time, ice and fire elements began to gather wildly around her.

With a light touch of her foot on the ground, she used the momentum to leap gracefully into the air.

In mid-air, Meng Hongchen gracefully flipped and swiftly brought the two swords in her hands together.

In an instant, the elements of ice and fire began to spin wildly, and the red and blue lights intertwined and gradually transformed into a huge tornado, completely enveloping Meng Hongchen.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Ice and Fire Poison Dragon Drill!" Meng Hongchen shouted, and the huge red and blue vortex, like a roaring dragon, swept towards Lu Jingming.

Upon hearing the name of this soul skill, Lu Jingming's expression instantly became somewhat strange, and his thoughts began to wander uncontrollably, with some strange ideas involuntarily popping into his mind.

However, his hands moved quickly.

He instantly activated the Thunder Mark, and in an instant, dazzling lightning flashed, accompanied by strange sounds like the chirping of a thousand birds, as the spear in his hand was tightly enveloped by the lightning.

The flashing lightning surrounded the Black Abyss Spear, transforming it into a massive lightning spear exuding a terrifying aura.

"boom!"

The lightning bolt, like a sword cleaving the heavens, instantly ripped through the sky.

The thunder was deafening, and a blinding flash of white lightning pierced through the red and blue vortex in an instant. The powerful force continued its trajectory, rushing towards the sky at a height of 100 meters, leaving a striking trail that stretched for 100 meters in the sky.

As the lightning pierced through, the red and blue vortex gradually dissipated, and Meng Hongchen's body became powerless due to excessive consumption of soul power, and began to slowly fall from the sky.

Just as she was about to activate the invincible shield she had prepared beforehand to avoid falling and getting hurt, a pair of strong arms caught her steadily.

Meng Hongchen was stunned for a moment, and only when she came to her senses did she realize that she was being held firmly in Lu Jingming's arms in a princess carry.

"Are you alright? I'll put you down." Seeing Meng Hongchen's dazed expression, Lu Jingming also felt that the position was too intimate.

After all, although the other person is a bit of a fangirl, they are not the kind of person who is casual about relationships.

"No, I'm paralyzed by your lightning and can't move. That's fine."

Meng Hongchen snapped out of her daze and instinctively wrapped her arms tightly around Lu Jingming's neck, refusing to get out of his embrace.

Lu Jingming looked helplessly at the arms wrapped around his neck, and his lips twitched again. "You call this being paralyzed?"
Dream of the Mortal World

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