Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 107 Qi Fluid Technique
"Roar--!"

A deep roar rolled out from the depths of the Ice Prison Ape Crocodile's throat.

Its massive body stood upright, and the shadow cast by its height of over five meters instantly enveloped Yin Chen completely.

The solid, icy skin bulged beneath the armor of deep blue ice, its terrifying power almost tearing the air apart.

A chilling and savage aura swept across the land like a tangible tsunami, freezing and stagnating even the howling snow.

Faced with this overwhelming pressure that would chill even a Soul King, Yin Chen seemed completely oblivious to the chilling killing intent.

He even looked up with interest, examining the ferocious beast that was practically a work of art. Then, to Zhang Lexuan's incredulous gaze, he smiled, raised his hand, and casually waved at the hideous crocodile head, as if greeting a neighbor.
"Hey, good morning, have you eaten yet?"

The voice was clear and bright, with a hint of youthful banter, which seemed so out of place, even... absurd, in this desolate and cold valley.

The Ice Prison Ape Crocodile's nascent intelligence was clearly incapable of comprehending such behavior, which was beyond its cognitive scope.

Its violent thoughts paused for a moment, and the blood-red glint in its icy blue eyes froze for a second.

"Pfft-"

Zhang Lexuan, who was hiding above the entrance to the Ice Valley and ready to make a move at any moment, finally couldn't help but chuckle.

The laughter, like flowing moonlight, instantly dispelled the solemnity between her brows, making her bright and lively.

She had seen too many faces that showed fear, excitement, or greed when facing soul beasts, but she had never seen one so... so quirky, yet exuding a strange confidence.

However, this laughter and that flippant greeting were undoubtedly the greatest provocation and insult to a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast with dignity.

"Roar--!!!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence came a furious rage that was completely ignited and consumed everything.

The Ice Prison Ape Crocodile's eyes instantly turned blood red, the ferocious crimson replacing the ice blue.

It opened its enormous mouth, filled with jagged, icy teeth, and let out a terrifying roar that shook the valley.

This time it was no longer a warning, but the prelude to destruction.

Visible circular sound waves, mixed with soul-freezing chill, surged towards Yin Chen like a burst dam.

Wherever the sound waves passed, the ice on the ground cracked inch by inch, and the air was forcibly displaced, forming a vacuum.

The Ice Prison Ape Crocodile's ferocious roar, carrying ice shards and sonic waves, was the clarion call to battle.

Faced with an impact powerful enough to shatter bones, Yin Chen's eyes narrowed, and instead of retreating, he advanced.

He slammed his feet into the ground, creating an explosion of air beneath his feet. Instead of dodging backward, he launched himself forward with an extremely cunning side lunge, narrowly cutting in along the edge of the sound wave.

The whistling sound waves swept past his back, carving a deep furrow into the ice behind him.

"So fast."

Zhang Lexuan, watching from afar, felt a slight chill.

Yin Chen's burst of speed in that instant was something that ordinary Soul Masters could not possess, and it was even comparable to some agility-based Soul Kings.

When his attack missed, the ferocity in the Ice Prison Ape Crocodile's blood-red eyes intensified.

Its giant claw, covered in deep blue ice, slammed down on Yin Chen like an iceberg, accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through the air.

The force was so great that even before it took effect, the surging wind pressure had already caused the ice beneath Yin Chen's feet to begin to cave in.

Cannot be hardwired.

In Yin Chen's mind, the image of the next second had already appeared—the trajectory of the giant claw's strike, the angle of the flying ice shards, and the center point of the power burst.

Just as the giant claw was about to strike, his body seemed to transform into an intangible phantom, drifting away in a manner that defied the laws of physics, like willow catkins blown by the wind, carried away by the wind pressure generated by the claw strike.

His manipulation of the airflow allowed him to dodge the fatal blow. The giant claw crashed to the ground.

"boom--!!!"

The entire icy valley seemed to tremble.

Centered on the point of impact, spiderweb-like cracks instantly spread for more than ten meters, and countless shards of ice shot out, making a clattering sound like arrows.

A flow of air appeared on Yin Chen's body, deflecting the incoming ice shards.

"Roar!"

When the Ice Prison Ape Crocodile's attack was thwarted, it became completely enraged.

Its massive body displayed an agility disproportionate to its size. On all fours, like an out-of-control ice crystal chariot, it charged toward Yin Chen, each step causing the earth to shake.

At the same time, it opened its crocodile-like maw, not to roar, but to spew out a condensed, extremely cold breath.

The breath was not a dispersed chill, but a pale beam of light that froze the air in its path, leaving a trail of ice crystals at an astonishing speed.

In the future vision, no matter which direction he dodges, he will be grazed by the edge of the breath and instantly frozen.

Yin Chen's pupils contracted slightly, and he activated his martial soul without hesitation. His soul rings shone brightly, and his third soul ring glowed with purple light.

Third Soul Skill: Fleeting Dream.

His figure vanished into thin air, and the next moment he appeared to the side and rear of the Ice Prison Ape Crocodile's charging path.

The deadly frost breath grazed the spot where he had been standing, freezing a distant ice wall into a massive block of ice.

Time-based soul skills consume a lot of energy, so Yin Chen cannot use them repeatedly in a row.

But his eyes remained sharp, and taking advantage of the brief moment of stiffness after the Ice Prison Crocodile exhaled its breath, he launched an attack.

He made a fist with both hands, and the air around him gathered wildly, compressing into two nearly transparent overpressure air blades. With a piercing shriek, they slashed fiercely at the relatively fragile joints of the Ice Prison Ape Crocodile.

"Qiang! Qiang!"

Two crisp sounds, like the clash of metal.

The air blade left two white marks on the deep blue ice, but failed to break through the defense.

However, the powerful impact slightly slowed down the Ice Prison Ape Crocodile's charge.

"It's ridiculously hard."

Yin Chen sighed inwardly, but he was not discouraged. This was something he had already anticipated when he saw the Ice Prison Ape Crocodile's hard ice armor.

This is exactly the opportunity he wanted.

He lunged forward, getting right up close to the ferocious beast.

Vortex shackles.

He waved his hands, and invisible air currents, like flexible tentacles, wrapped around the Ice Prison Crocodile's thick forelimbs, not to restrain it, but to interfere with its power, causing its movements to become slightly uncoordinated.

The Ice Prison Crocodile angrily swung its sharp claws, trying to crush the annoying insect.

But Yin Chen was like a persistent ailment, relying on his future vision to accurately predict the trajectory of attacks, as well as his own physical strength far exceeding that of other Soul Masters of the same level, he weaved and dodged between the claw shadows and ice fangs.

His movements were fluid and graceful, sometimes as slippery as a fish, sometimes as agile as a cat, bringing his self-created Qi-fluid technique to its fullest potential.

Fists, feet, elbows, and knees, enveloped in highly compressed air currents, relentlessly bombarded the Ice Prison Ape Crocodile's body and legs. Although they could not cause any real damage, they greatly provoked and interfered with this ferocious beast.

(End of this chapter)