Douluo Continent II: The Dragon King Suppresses the World!

Chapter 57 Spatial Folding Element Stripping!

Before the semi-finals even began, the two captains had already clashed. Princess Jiu Jiu's bright blue eyes shone with a faint golden light, while Ma Xiao Tao's eyes were like two blazing flames, putting immense pressure on her opponent.

The Heavenly Fiend Douluo said coldly, "Both sides step back. No one may release their Martial Soul before I announce the start of the match."

Both teams retreated simultaneously, but their eyes remained fixed on each other. During the retreat, their formations changed rapidly.

On Shrek Academy's side, Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao were still at the front, with Bei Bei on Ma Xiaotao's other side. Behind them was Xu Sanshi, and then Ling Luochen. Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena stood side by side behind Ling Luochen.

On the Xingluo National Academy side, six people stood in a triangle, one in front, then two, then three, with only Princess Jiujiu standing at the very back.

"The match begins!" Tian Sha Douluo shouted, and a golden light flashed in the center of the arena before his figure disappeared instantly.

Both sides reacted extremely quickly, releasing their martial spirits immediately.

A golden light shone from Princess Jiujiu's forehead. It was a rhombus-shaped golden gem that immediately burst forth with dazzling golden light after it appeared. Then it detached from her forehead, and a magnificent crown appeared above her head. Five spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—appeared on the princess at the same time.

The other six people in front of Princess Jiujiu also released their respective martial souls; all six of them were Soul King level experts.

Xu Sanshi's martial spirit had already been released, and he roared to the sky, "Xuanming Replacement!"

Princess Jiujiu's gaze turned serious, clearly she was also very wary of this skill. The star crown on her head shone brightly, her third soul ring lit up, and a strong golden beam of light shot into the sky.

On Shrek Academy's side, Ma Xiaotao took the lead, followed closely by Dai Yueheng and Bei Bei. Ling Luochen had also summoned her ice staff, which was held high above her head. The ice staff emitted a dense icy mist that enveloped Xu Sanshi, herself, Ye Qi'an, and Gu Yuena. Moreover, the icy mist was spreading to both sides at an astonishing speed, completely concealing the four of them within it.

"You fell for it, didn't you? I was just kidding." Xu Sanshi waved to the princess opposite him, then resolutely entered the icy mist.

Princess Jiujiu was not annoyed. She saw the rising golden mist envelop the other six members of her team, covering them all in a golden hue.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Ma Xiaotao rushed to the front of the enemy formation. Phoenix flames soared into the sky, her huge phoenix wings spread out, and a stream of phoenix fire shot out towards the enemy Soul King directly in front of her.

This Soul King is named Huang Heyun. Standing at the front, he is naturally a powerful offensive Soul Master, and his Martial Soul is the Dark Demon Tiger. The rare dark attribute and powerful dark energy endow him with talent no less than that of Dai Yueheng's White Tiger.

Facing Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Fire Line, Huang Heyun met it head-on without hesitation, throwing a punch in the air. As his first soul ring shone, a dark golden semi-circular light shield with a diameter of over one meter burst forth in the air, scattering sparks. However, it failed to penetrate the light shield even slightly, and the Phoenix Fire Line was blocked head-on.

This scene made Ma Xiaotao pause for a moment, and the dark wave, which was scorched red by the Phoenix Fire Line, was already in front of her. Without much time to think, Ma Xiaotao's right palm was already pressed on the dark wave.

"puff"

With a soft sound, the dark wave shattered instantly, and flames ignited in Ma Xiaotao's right hand. Intense phoenix flames surged out and swept directly towards the opponent.

Faced with Ma Xiaotao's fierce attack, Huang Heyun lowered his body slightly, his third soul ring lit up, and soul power flashing with dark golden starlight surged out with a loud tiger roar, crashing towards Ma Xiaotao's phoenix flames.

Upon this close-range collision, Ma Xiaotao discovered that the golden starlight within the opponent's soul skill would first burst forth, significantly weakening his own attack power.

While thinking, Ma Xiaotao's hands moved without slowing down. She rushed towards the dark demonic tiger's shadow. The sudden surge in temperature forced Dai Yueheng and Bei Bei on either side to keep their distance. Under the rising flames, the demonic tiger's shadow instantly turned to ashes. With a flash, she spat out another phoenix fire line.

Just as the phoenix flames were approaching Huang Heyun, they suddenly veered to the side. The one who made the move was a woman standing not far behind Huang Heyun, who had lured the phoenix flames away.

At this moment, a fiery red halo suddenly appeared beneath Ma Xiaotao's feet, and a strong suction force came from beneath her feet. Ma Xiaotao felt her phoenix flames being continuously drawn away by this fiery red halo.

While Ma Xiaotao's side was being blocked by the opponent's strong attack and control, the battle between the two sides had already begun at the same time.

Dai Yueheng was facing a tall young man whose martial soul was the Netherworld Mad Lion. This Soul King gave Dai Yueheng a feeling of being unable to exert his strength. If it were just this Netherworld Mad Lion Battle Soul King, it would be fine. Dai Yueheng would at most expend some effort and be able to win. However, the problem was that there was a wind attribute control-type Soul King behind him.

Beibei was also blocked, by an agility-type battle spirit king who was very fast. From the start of the battle, he had never seen his opponent clearly, and he had many large and small wounds on his body.

Princess Jiujiu's gaze did not linger on the battle in front of her, but instead turned to the rapidly encircling ice mist.

In the current situation, although the Star Luo National Academy managed to hold off three powerful attack-type Soul Masters with the help of five people, the Shrek team's combat power has not been fully utilized, because those two haven't even made a move yet, which is the most fatal aspect.

Princess Jiujiu narrowed her eyes slightly, and slowly pointed her right hand to the sky. A point of golden light flashed and pointed towards the direction of the ice mist. The starlight swept straight towards the ice mist. With a flash, most of the light disappeared, leaving only four rays of light. Four pale golden figures flickered faintly in the ice mist.

Just then, a loud phoenix cry suddenly rang out from Ma Xiaotao's mouth. She slammed her fiery wings down, and a red light shot into the sky, instantly destroying the fire control system targeting her. The Dark Demon Tiger Battle Soul King Huang Heyun in front of her was also forcibly shaken away.

The ice mist controlled by Ling Luochen suddenly erupted, and a black light flashed out from the ice mist, its target pointing directly at Princess Jiujiu. Xu Sanshi's long-planned Xuanming Replacement had finally been unleashed.

Dai Yueheng also enhanced his own power and rushed towards his opponent. On the other side, countless bolts of electricity crackled around Bei Bei, forcing the Lightning Falcon Battle Soul King back. Apart from Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena, almost everyone from Shrek Academy unleashed their full power.

As the Shrek Academy team erupted, Princess Jiujiu was not idle either. She had been looking forward to this moment. A ball of golden light was flung from her hand and directly collided with Ma Xiaotao's phoenix flames.

A layer of golden light descended from the sky, instantly swirling back to completely envelop Ma Xiaotao and his sixth soul skill, and then rapidly descended, suppressing Ma Xiaotao herself within it.

Ma Xiaotao tried to dodge, but the golden light seemed to be tracking her, suppressing her within it. At the top of the light shield were 108 beads that were spinning rapidly. Trapped within, Ma Xiaotao immediately launched a frantic attack on the light shield in front of her, but only managed to stir up ripples.

As soon as Ma Xiaotao was trapped, Princess Jiujiu's fourth soul ring lit up. A dense starlight transformed into a light shield that blocked the ice mist and enveloped the seven of their own, as well as Dai Yueheng, Beibei, and the trapped Ma Xiaotao. Eighteen stars appeared on the surface of the light shield, shining brightly.

At this moment, Huang Heyun and Yi Chen did not hesitate to change their target to Dai Yueheng, while Bei Bei was constantly attacked by the Lightning Falcon Battle Soul King, and her self-defense was still in question.

Princess Jiujiu glanced indifferently at the icy mist outside the light barrier.

"We've fallen into their trap," Ling Luochen suddenly said.

She quickly urged the ice mist to pour inward, but the light shield stubbornly blocked it, and one of the eighteen stars began to dim.

On the city wall, the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire wore a faint smile: "For Shrek Academy, losing the match isn't necessarily a bad thing. Our Star Crown lineage's Star Guardian hasn't appeared on the continent for who knows how long. I'm afraid the Soul Master world has long forgotten this powerful area-of-effect defensive Soul Skill known as attribute isolation."

At this moment, Dai Yueheng's situation was not much better. The soul tool used by the opponent was not just the absolute defense soul tool that trapped Ma Xiaotao. Dai Yueheng was facing the Nine Transformation Soul Tool. With the support of the soul power of five Soul Kings, Huang Heyun knocked Dai Yueheng, who was a Soul Emperor, away with just one punch.

Huang Heyun roared, and a huge black tiger phantom surged out from his body. Supported by terrifying soul power, this dark demonic tiger phantom was as real as a physical entity. It arrived in front of Dai Yueheng in the blink of an eye. With this attack, they were going to completely incapacitate Dai Yueheng.

"You don't really think you can win with just a Nine-Transformation Soul Instrument, do you? Now, let's turn the tide! Golden Dragon Rampage Domain!" Ye Qi'an's voice echoed throughout the arena from within the icy mist.

As soon as the words were spoken, a dazzling light shot into the sky from the ice mist. The dazzling light instantly transformed into the phantom of a golden dragon. At the same time the phantom of the dragon appeared, the entire arena was instantly filled with golden light, and a dragon pattern appeared on the foreheads of Ma Xiaotao and the others in the Star Guardian.

Ma Xiaotao felt the amplification of the dragon pattern on her forehead, and she once again attacked the golden light shield that trapped her with all her might. The phoenix flames and the power of the golden dragon intertwined, and the rotation speed of the 108 beads on the light shield gradually slowed down.

At the critical moment, Dai Yueheng mustered his strength and unleashed the light of his White Tiger Martial Soul. Facing the charging Dark Demon Tiger phantom, he did not back down. With the support of the Golden Dragon Berserk Domain, his strength was also greatly enhanced. He roared and met the Dark Demon Tiger phantom head-on. The two collided and unleashed a powerful energy wave.

The electric light on Beibei's body became even more dazzling. He kept dodging the attacks of the Lightning Falcon Battle Soul King, looking for an opportunity to counterattack. At this moment, the Golden Dragon Berserk Domain also enhanced his speed, attack power, and defense. He seized the opportunity and shot out a bolt of lightning, which struck the Lightning Falcon Battle Soul King.

On the Star Luo National Academy side, Princess Jiu Jiu's expression was solemn as she murmured, "Domain, what a domain! Just one domain is enough to turn the situation around."

At this moment, outside the Star Guardian, although he had the domain's blessing, Xu Sanshi wanted to enter the Xuanwu Turtle state again, but that state wasn't something he could just come up with at will.

The icy mist released by Ling Luochen had already enveloped the entire Star Guardian. He turned to Ye Qi'an and asked, "What do we do?"

"Senior Ling, the ice mist can be withdrawn now. Focus your attack directly, and leave the rest to Nana and me," Ye Qi'an said calmly.

Ling Luochen removed the ice mist as instructed, and the four figures reappeared on the competition stage. Princess Jiujiu stared intently at them, secretly on guard. She knew that these two had not made a move until now, and they must have some amazing methods at hand.

Both Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena were simultaneously in the state of martial soul possession. After Ye Qi'an turned his head to look at Gu Yuena, his body gradually turned into an illusion, turning into a large number of golden particles that quickly merged into Gu Yuena's body.

As the silver scales on Gu Yuena's body instantly turned into colors, they gradually became transparent and thicker. Her long silver hair also turned into a golden color. After the two auras merged into one, Gu Yuena suddenly opened her eyes, which shone with colorful light.

"The attribute isolation of the Star Crown Martial Soul is useless against me."

Gu Yuena exuded a powerful aura, causing everyone at the Star Luo National Academy to tense up. Princess Jiujiu stared intently at Gu Yuena, her eyes filled with vigilance.

Gu Yuena unfolded her golden dragon wings and flew towards the Star Guardian's shield. When she was less than half a meter away from the Star Guardian, she raised her hand and placed it against the shield.

Upon seeing this, Princess Jiujiu hurriedly activated her soul power, attempting to strengthen the Star Guardian.

"It's too late, space has folded." Gu Yuena's voice turned very cold at this moment.

As she finished speaking, strange ripples appeared on the Star Guardian's shield, as if space itself was being distorted and folded at that moment. The shield's light began to flicker erratically, as if it might shatter at any moment.

Princess Jiujiu's face turned pale. She felt unprecedented pressure. She tried desperately to maintain the Star Guardian, but Gu Yuena in her Dragon God Transformation state was too powerful. With a crisp "crack", the Star Guardian shield shattered like broken glass.

This is impossible. She couldn't imagine what abilities those four opponents outside could possess that would cause such a change in her so-called Star Guardian, who was supposed to be isolated from all attributes.

Without the obscuring effect of the ice mist, the audience and the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire on the city walls could clearly see what was happening on the competition stage. Just like his sister, the Emperor of Star Luo blurted out "Impossible!"

Whether it was Shrek Academy or Star Luo Royal Imperial Academy, everyone immediately felt a powerful aura rushing towards them. At this moment, only Ling Luochen and Xu Sanshi could truly sense and see all of this.

When Ling Luochen and Xu Sanshi saw that stunning figure appear, they felt as if their elemental attributes were being stripped away, and not only their attributes, but their soul power was also uncontrollably surging towards that figure.

Just as Gu Yuena flew to the center of the arena, strands of silk spread out from her body. Not only the members of the Star Luo Empire Royal Academy team, but also the members of Shrek Academy were all targeted by her. Everyone looked at Gu Yuena in shock, their hearts filled with astonishment. The strands seemed to have a life of their own, tightly wrapping around everyone and bringing an inexplicable sense of oppression. Even Ma Xiaotao, who was wrapped in an absolute defense soul tool, was not spared. Her strands instantly broke through the soul tool and wrapped around Ma Xiaotao.

Princess Jiujiu gritted her teeth, trying to break free from the strange restraints, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not escape the entanglement of those threads. A trace of despair flashed in her eyes as she realized that the situation of the game had completely spiraled out of her control.

The Shrek Academy students also tensed up, unsure of Gu Yuena's true purpose.

Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Bei Bei, Ling Luochen, and Xu exchanged glances, all seeing worry in each other's eyes.

Before anyone could react, Gu Yuena's clear voice rang out: "Elemental Stripping!"

As Gu Yuena's voice fell, the threads wrapped around everyone shone brightly. The members of Shrek Academy and Star Luo Empire Royal Academy felt their elemental power and soul power being rapidly drawn away like a tide.

Everyone's expression changed drastically as they stared at Gu Yuena in horror. The members of the Star Luo National Academy were plunged into despair, never expecting that their elemental attributes and soul power could be so easily extracted.

Compared to the panic of the Star Luo Empire Royal Academy, the Shrek Academy students were completely unharmed; on the contrary, their depleted soul power was quickly replenished.

At this moment, the atmosphere on the field was extremely tense. With their elements and soul power stripped away, the members of Xingluo National Academy were in a very passive position, while the members of Shrek Academy, although surprised by Gu Yuena's actions, calmed down a bit as they felt their soul power being replenished.

Gu Yuena's calm eyes remained undisturbed. After glancing at the Shrek Academy students, she loosened the threads binding them.

As Gu Yuena loosened the threads binding the Shrek Academy members, the tense atmosphere on the field eased slightly. The Shrek Academy team members looked at Gu Yuena, their hearts filled with doubt, but at this moment they also understood that the battle was not over yet.

The flames in Ma Xiaotao's eyes still burned. She looked in the direction of Xingluo National Academy, and the phoenix flames on her body rose up again. Dai Yueheng and Bei Bei also rallied their spirits and prepared to continue the battle. Xu Sanshi and Ling Luochen were also ready at any moment.

However, the next scene shocked everyone. The moment Gu Yuena withdrew the threads that were wrapped around the members of the Star Luo Empire Royal Academy team, their bodies went limp and collapsed, falling into a coma.

"The match is over."

After Gu Yuena finished speaking, the golden particles that had been integrated into her body reappeared. The golden particles quickly condensed, and Ye Qi'an's figure reappeared in front of everyone.

The figure of the Heavenly Fiend Douluo reappeared on the competition stage. He looked at both teams with a complex expression, and then slowly announced: "Shrek Academy wins this match."

As the announcement of the Heavenly Fiend Douluo was made, enthusiastic cheers erupted from the audience.

After the team battle ended, Shrek Academy suffered almost no damage. Although their elemental power and soul power were stripped away when they were entangled by the threads released by Gu Yuena, it was only for a moment. Afterwards, they felt their depleted soul power being quickly replenished, which allowed them to maintain abundant energy after the battle.

Compared to Shrek Academy, where no one suffered losses, the situation at Star Luo National Academy can only be described as dire. Gu Yuena absorbed all the soul power and elemental power of Star Luo National Academy's seven main members. For the next seven days, they will be like ordinary people, and participating in the next elimination round will be a pipe dream.

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(End of this chapter)