Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul, the Dragon Abyss Sword, has become its scabbard.

Chapter 56 Illusionary Form of the Ice Mirror

clang!

The sword energy struck the Mirror Beast's icy scales, producing a crisp sound.

Seeing only a single white mark on its scales, this Mirror Beast has incredibly strong defense.

However, considering that it took Haote, a Soul Saint, and several teammates a long time to hunt down the Mirror Shadow Beast that had been around for over 20,000 years, its strength must be considerable.

Ding Quan nodded to Wei'er, and then they went to the giant mirror beast from the left and right respectively.

Hiss~ Whoosh!

A painful cry came from the Mirror Beast. Ding Quan watched as the purple lightning erupted from Wei'er's body and surged towards the Mirror Beast.

The attack of the ultimate lightning is not easy to withstand. Even though Vera's current strength is only Soul King, her attack power is already comparable to some Soul Saints.

Moreover, the Mirror Beast's ice armor cannot defend against lightning attacks.

Upon seeing the Mirror Beast's gaze fall upon Wei'er, Ding Quan activated his second soul ring, and the golden-red fire cloud patterns on the Dragon Abyss Sword lit up. He then leaped directly towards the Mirror Beast.

Crack! Bang!

The Dragon Abyss Sword struck the Mirror Shadow Beast's scales, leaving a white mark.

snort!

Ding Quan's expression hardened, and the fiery cloud patterns on the Dragon Abyss Sword ignited, causing the sword to sink into the scales of the Mirror Shadow Beast.

A black scorch mark was left on the Mirror Beast's scales, from which blue blood seeped out, and its massive body thrashed violently.

A tail swept towards him.

Upon seeing this, Ding Quan immediately took flight and quickly retreated.

I glanced at the blue bloodstains on the Dragon Abyss Sword. This guy's ice attribute is also very strong; his blood is actually blue.

From the side, Vera also unleashed her Dark Gold Terror Claw, leaving a claw mark on the Mirror Beast.

However, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw's attack only damaged the giant Mirror Beast's scales; such an injury was not fatal.

This Mirror Beast's defense is truly remarkable. My Dragon Abyss Sword could break through the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's defense, and its current defense is about the same as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's.

However, this guy's attack methods are somewhat weak.

Just as Ding Quan retreated, illusory ice blades flew toward the wounds inflicted by the dark gold claws on the Mirror Beast.

This is Ling making a move. Sensing the spiritual power carried on the ice blade, it is Ling's fourth soul skill, Spiritual Illusion Blade.

Whoosh!

The Phantom Blade's attacks are extremely precise.

Junang~!

A painful roar rang out.

The phantom blade pierced directly into the scales of the Mirror Beast that had been torn open by Vera's Dark Gold Terror Claw.

Just as Vera was about to make another move, the Mirror Beast opened its mouth wide and shot out ice spikes toward Vera.

Then, to the astonishment of Ding Quan and the others, the Mirror Beast split in two, and two identical Mirror Beasts appeared before them.

The two mirror beasts then ran quickly in two different directions, and the commotion they caused was not much different, indicating that they were two real entities and not illusions.

A mirror image?

Ding Quan wasn't surprised by this; it was the Mirror Beast's innate ability, since the original Oscar had obtained this skill from the Mirror Beast's head soul bone.

"This is the real thing!" Ding Quan's golden-red eyes flashed with fire, and he immediately saw through the Mirror Beast's true form.

As a mirror image, it possesses less soul power than the original body.

"clear!"

"Sister, I'll help you!" Wei'er's golden feathers appeared, and she immediately hugged Ling and flew towards the Mirror Beast.

The Mirror Beast was quite fast, but it was rather large. Vera was much faster in the air and quickly arrived above it.

Ling held the arrows from the composite bow, and as his soul power surged, ice instantly condensed on the arrows.

Then, with a powerful swing, the arrow flew towards the bleeding wound on the Mirror Beast's body.

After absorbing the fourth spirit ring, Ling was able to use his mental power to control objects. Although it wasn't very powerful, controlling an arrow was still quite easy.

Whoosh!

Although the Mirror Beast was running, under Ling's mental control, the arrow still accurately pierced its flesh.

Upon witnessing this scene, the Mirror Beast knew it was doomed.

Even the eight-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear couldn't withstand the deadly venom of the Heavenly Poison Python infused with the pollen of the Blood-Red Swan's Kiss Flower.

A few minutes later, Ding Quan looked at the Mirror Beast in front of him with some surprise. The Mirror Beast was only now beginning to take effect from the poison.

However, given its enormous size and blue blood, it's normal that the toxins take effect more slowly.

"Be careful, this guy hasn't used its copying ability yet. Watch out for its sudden counterattack!" Ding Quan watched as the Mirror Beast ran slower and slower, and the blood flowing out had turned a little black.

"We know." The group was no longer flying in the air, but closely following behind the Mirror Beast.

This is also why the group didn't attack rashly; they didn't know if it had the ability to copy any soul beasts.

Boom!

A moment later, the Mirror Beast's massive body collapsed to the ground.

The once icy scales had become dull and lifeless, and the eyes had lost their sparkle.

It seems there's no way to turn the tide.

After Ding Quan and the other two saw that it had stopped moving, they slowly approached.

"Be careful!"

As Ding Quan slowly stepped forward, his golden-red eyes revealed that the already weakened soul power within the Mirror Beast suddenly began to move, and at the same time, a powerful spiritual force burst forth.

"This is!" Ling and Wei'er exclaimed in surprise when they saw the ice blades appearing beside the Mirror Beast, but their expressions quickly turned to joy.

One after another, ice blades flew towards Ding Quan and his companions.

Ding Quan laughed upon seeing this. This skill was Ling's fourth soul skill, Spiritual Illusion Blade.

This guy really does have the ability to copy, and what he copied was Ling's skill.

However, it seems that among the attacks, only the soul skill used by Ling is suitable for it to copy.

snort!

Ling Jianci's fourth spirit ring lit up again, and petals fell, transforming into blades to block the skill copied by the Mirror Beast.

Seeing that its attack had no effect, the Mirror Beast's already dim eyes dimmed even further.

Seeing this, Ling activated his soul power, and the surrounding area instantly froze into ice, forming an inconspicuous but huge ice house that covered the corpse of the Mirror Beast.

He took out a longsword, walked towards the neck of the Mirror Beast, and thrust it in with precision.

A black spirit ring appeared, and after Ling quickly recovered, he drew the spirit ring to his body.

Ding Quan saw a hint of pain appear on Ling's face, but a chill emanated from Ling, and the pain slowly disappeared.

It seems that the age of this spirit ring is a bit too high for Ling, but fortunately the attributes are suitable, so absorbing it will not be a problem.

After seeing that Ling was alright, Ding Quan turned his attention to the Mirror Beast beside him, but unfortunately it did not produce any soul bones.

It seems I don't have the same luck as Oscar.

However, the Mirror Beast from the original story is located somewhere in this Frozen Forest. Finding it might allow you to obtain a head soul bone.

As time went by, fortunately, Ling Jian's simple igloo was not discovered by other soul beasts.

Five strange soul rings—one yellow, two purple, and two black—appeared on Ling's body, and his entire aura changed.

He's a Soul King, a level 52 Soul King.

Ling slowly opened her eyes and then smiled at Ding Quan.

"It seems this soul skill suits you very well!"

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"Quan, the effect of this soul skill is similar to what you described, and may even be stronger." Ling stood up, his soul power surged, and the ice house slowly dissipated.

Then, his second spirit ring flashed, simulating the use of a skill.

"That's wonderful!" Vera said happily, no longer on guard.

"It's getting dark, let's leave first and talk as we walk."

"Alright."

Under the cover of their Soul-Slaying Technique, the group flew rapidly towards the edge of the Frozen Forest.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Ice Mirror Illusion, amplifies my mental attributes. After releasing the Soul Skill, I gain the opponent's Soul Power Imprint and can create a clone. This clone possesses 80% of the original's strength." Above the sky, Ling introduced his Soul Skill.

"What about the opponent's martial spirit and soul skills?"

"It's exactly the same as the original, just a bit weaker."

"You can do that? Anyone can do it?"

That's right.

"What about the limitations?" Ding Quan nodded. This was a combination of Oscar's sixth soul skill from the original work and this soul bone skill. However, Ling had mental attributes, so although he did not obtain a soul bone, the effect of his soul skill seemed even more powerful.

"I need to come into contact with the other party's soul power to copy it, and I can only retain one soul power imprint. This clone doesn't last long, less than ten minutes, and it also consumes my soul power."

"The clone I create is at the same level as me. If the opponent is a sixth-ringed soul, then the clone I create will only be a fifth-ringed soul, and it will not be able to use the opponent's sixth soul skill, nor will it be able to copy my own created soul skills."

"Is that so?" Ding Quan understood why he couldn't replicate his own soul skills, since those were skills that were detached from the soul ring.

"However, I can control him and use my own self-created soul skills," Ling continued.

"That's a divine skill!" Ding Quan's eyes lit up upon hearing this. If Ling could control it, even if this clone only possessed 80% of the opponent's strength, it would still be incredibly powerful.

Moreover, having such skills greatly expands one's future operational possibilities.

Ling has already obtained his fifth spirit ring; the next step is to acquire his own spirit ring.

His fifth spirit ring wasn't in the Frozen Forest, but it wasn't far away either.

In the North Sea, which borders the Frozen Forest, there lives a sub-dragon soul beast called the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon.

This type of soul beast also possesses powerful attributes, making it a top-tier soul beast.

However, this kind of spirit beast lives in the deep sea and has good ice and water attributes.

However, ice is a type of water.

Tianshui Academy truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier ice-attribute soul master academy. More than ten years ago, a teacher discovered such a soul beast when he went to the North Sea to hunt souls.

Unfortunately, they couldn't hunt it down, but they did manage to leave behind information about the soul beast.

The Blue-eyed Sea Dragon lives in the sea, making it very difficult to hunt.

Ding Quan wasn't sure if he could find it, but he'd see when he got there. Even if he didn't find the Azure-Eyed Sea Dragon, there were plenty of powerful water-attribute soul beasts there.

Arctic City.

This city is located right next to a frozen forest, making it arguably the northernmost city in the region.

The environment here is harsh, and few people would come to this place unless they were hunting soul beasts to obtain soul rings. Therefore, most of the people here are soul masters.

Ding Quan and his group arrived in the city intending to rest and purchase some more supplies.

However, once they entered the city, they found it much more lively than before. The group had come here before to inquire about information.

"I never expected it would be because of the Soul Bone." In a nice hotel, Ding Quan looked out the window at the Soul Hunting Teams that often passed by.

"The allure of a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone is really that great!" The reason why North Ice City is so lively is because a soul-hunting team that went to the Frozen Forest rescued a Soul Saint.

From this Soul Saint, we learned that a soul bone over 30,000 years old had been unearthed.

Furthermore, they spread the word about several Soul Emperors who might be able to snatch this soul bone, so many people came here to try their luck.

"Is that the Snow Soul Demon Bear Soul Saint?"

"It should be." Ding Quan was also a little surprised. Hao Te actually revealed the news of having a soul bone. Could it be because the person who saved him was the Soul Hunter Team?

After all, there's no real benefit in it. People don't just save people randomly in the Soul Hunter Forest, and a Soul Saint has a lot of good stuff on them.

"Then we need to get out of here quickly."

"Alright." Although no one knew that the soul bone was in his hands, the allure of the soul bone was too great, given the frequent passing soul-hunting teams outside.

"Huh? People from Tianshui Academy?" Wei'er suddenly said, also looking out the window.

"It really is." Ding Quan looked at several women wearing Tianshui Academy uniforms not far away. It seemed that they were teachers leading a team to help students obtain soul rings.

"However, it's a bit dangerous to be here at this time." Ding Quan noticed that many people were looking at the group from Tianshui Academy. A group of beautiful girls would attract attention no matter where they were.

"I didn't expect her to be here too."

(End of this chapter)