Peerless: Tang San, this time Huo Yuhao is the attacker.

Chapter 95 Wang Dong: I was here first!

"The two of you together do indeed possess the strength of a Soul Emperor."

Moreover, if the opponent is a Soul Emperor with an ice or fire attribute martial soul, you can even crush them with the ultimate ice.

Its powerful effect is probably unique in the entire Douluo Continent.

"Dean Xian, do you mean this isn't a normal attribute boost?" Xian Lin'er nodded upon hearing Ling Luochen's words.

"That's right. Although there are instances where Soul Masters of the same attribute can mutually amplify each other's attributes, the effects are not particularly strong."

Generally speaking, the purer the martial soul attributes of two people, the better the amplification effect will be. For example, you and Yuhao both only have a single ice attribute in your martial souls, so the compatibility is relatively high and the effect will be increased.

But your cultivation level is far inferior to Yuhao's, so achieving this effect is extremely rare.

Ling Luochen hesitated for a moment, "Although there is a gap between me and Yuhao in terms of cultivation, as long as Yuhao releases his martial soul, I will be defeated by him without even being able to attack."

"It's different." Xianlin'er shook her head and patiently explained, "Suppression and amplification of the same attribute are two different concepts, and are completely different in essence."

Suppression requires no effort at all; it's similar to a pure dragon species suppressing a dragon species—it's the pressure stemming from bloodline.

However, the increase is different; it comes with losses. If Yuhao wants to assimilate your martial soul into ultimate ice, he needs to consume soul power to achieve it.

If you are at the same level of cultivation, this will naturally be very easy.

"But your cultivation levels are currently three rings apart, yet you've achieved such a significant increase; that's truly strange."

After hearing Xian Lin'er's words, Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly. He had a rough idea of ​​the reason, which was probably caused by the entry.

The effects of [Ice Emperor] and [Frost Blessing] cover everything related to the ice attribute, including things that amplify the ice attribute.

"Xiao Tao, use your martial soul to create as many flames as possible."

Luo Chen, try to lower the surrounding temperature as much as possible.

"Yes." ×2

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao took several steps forward without hesitation, accompanied by a phoenix cry, as the evil fire phoenix possessed her.

The chill that had made her uncomfortable vanished completely at this moment, and she felt waves of warmth within her body. Ma Xiaotao's expression became extremely solemn.

To her shock, Ling Luochen across from her merely raised his staff slightly, and that bone-chilling coldness once again spread across her skin.

This was the first time in her life that she had felt cold, especially while she was possessed by her martial spirit.

The temperature continued to drop, and the orange-red flames that had appeared with the martial soul had completely disappeared, leaving only the bright red feathers.

The two spirit rings at her feet lit up, and with a whoosh, a large amount of flames surged from Ma Xiaotao's body, forming a pair of huge phoenix wings behind her.

These are her second soul skill, Phoenix Rebirth, and her third soul skill, Phoenix Wings Soaring, both of which are auxiliary enhancement skills that can greatly enhance her Phoenix Fire.

In this state, Ma Xiaotao felt warmth again, but maintaining this state consumed two to three times the usual amount of soul power.

The lowest yellow spirit ring beneath her feet lit up, and Ma Xiaotao parted her red lips slightly, spitting out a long pillar of fire.

The scene looked spectacular, but only Ma Xiaotao herself knew how difficult it was. She was sweating slightly and her heart was filled with disbelief.

This is her first soul skill, Phoenix Fire Line. As the first soul skill, its energy consumption should be the lowest.

However, according to Ma Xiaotao's perception, the energy consumption of activating just one Phoenix Fire Line was almost comparable to that of her fourth soul skill. With the power remaining the same, the energy consumption had more than doubled or tripled!

In other words, with the amplification of Phoenix Rebirth and Phoenix Wings Soaring, she consumed several times more soul power, yet the power of Phoenix Fire Line was only the same as when it was released normally!

The blazing pillar of fire quickly melted into the ice and snow, raising a wisp of white mist. Ma Xiaotao wiped the sweat from her forehead and realized that she was actually a little out of breath.

In just a few seconds, she lost a full third of her soul power!

Ma Xiaotao stood there blankly, completely bewildered. Was she really the Soul Emperor?

As if she could read Ma Xiaotao's emotions, Xian Lin'er explained, "Xiaotao, did you notice? Luo Chen only lowered the surrounding temperature; he didn't do anything else."

Even so, the energy consumption when you unleash your soul skill increases at an alarming rate. Do you know why?

Ma Xiaotao exhaled a breath of white air, her expression quite complicated. "Because Luo Chen raised the ice attribute energy of this world, it greatly reduced the power of my soul skill."

"That's right, and this is under the premise that Luo Chen didn't actively target you. In that case, your defeat would not take more than three minutes."

Xianlin'er has already been very conservative in her statement; the truth may be resolved in a minute or two.

Since ice and fire are opposing attributes, unless both are at their extremes, one of them will always be suppressed.

Clearly, Ma Xiaotao, who is not of the ultimate fire element, is far more affected by the ultimate ice element than other elemental attributes.

Although Ma Xiaotao's cultivation level was a whole ring higher than Ling Luochen's, under the suppression of absolute attributes, her resistance was like roadside weeds that no one paid attention to.

"Luo Chen, Yu Hao, you can stop now."

As Ling Luochen stopped outputting his soul power, the surrounding temperature began to slowly rise.

But it was just around -120 or -130 degrees Celsius, with the peak even reaching -150 degrees Celsius.

This number seems insignificant compared to the tens of thousands of degrees of heat that flames can reach, but their actual value is the same.

Seeing that the reserve team members looked like they might faint at any moment, Xian Lin'er couldn't help but use her soul power to manipulate the Azure Flame to modify the surrounding environment.

She used the decomposing properties of her blue flames to destroy all the ice crystals in the room into dust invisible to the naked eye, and then controlled the airflow to blow them out of the battle room.

After neutralizing the cold air inside the battle room, she slowly dissipated the soul power attached to everyone.

Apart from Huo Yuhao, Ling Luochen, and Ma Xiaotao, Xian Lin'er had already covered everyone else with a layer of soul power protection.

Just kidding, this is a temperature of minus 130 degrees Celsius, even she has to use her soul power to isolate herself from the cold.

(When the temperature drops below 100 degrees Celsius, a Title Douluo must use their soul power to isolate themselves from the cold. This is from Chapter 487.)

When the temperature drops below minus 150 degrees Celsius, a Title Douluo must use their soul power to resist the cold, and they can only maintain it for a very short time. (From Chapter 438)

As an aside, the original work only briefly mentions these two conclusions, so in my interpretation, this refers to the situation where only soul power is activated without activating the martial soul.

Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochen, both with ice-attribute martial souls, need no further explanation. Ma Xiaotao's powerful fire-attribute martial soul gives her excellent cold resistance.

Most importantly, Xian Lin'er wanted Ma Xiaotao to personally experience the combined strength of Ling Luochen and Huo Yuhao through this battle.

As for the others, there were only a handful of weakest Soul Masters and strongest Soul Kings. If she didn't use her Soul Power to protect them, these little guys would have been frozen into ice sculptures long ago.

After Xianlin'er's actions, the indoor temperature returned to normal, and the spectators looked relieved, with a hint of happiness at surviving a disaster.

"Is this the ultimate ice? We can't even guarantee our own safety." Beibei gave a bitter smile, feeling somewhat uneasy.

With his knowledge, he instantly realized the gap between himself and Huo Yuhao.

Ling Luochen was merely an ultimate ice soul master trained by Huo Yuhao, yet he could effortlessly render him incapable of combat through low temperatures.

Even if he were at the fourth ring road, or even at the fifth ring road like Ling Luochen, he wouldn't have the confidence to survive in such an environment.

If Ling Luochen is like this, what about Huo Yuhao, who possesses the purest and ultimate ice?

Beibei already had the answer in his heart, but he didn't want to accept it.

He was a genius from a young age, but he had seen many Soul Masters who were beyond the scope of genius, like his great-grandfather.

Therefore, he understood the principle that there are always people more capable than him and that there is always something beyond his understanding, but understanding is easy while accepting it is difficult.

The overwhelming sense of disillusionment that comes with actually facing reality is on a completely different level in terms of its impact on cognition compared to mere theoretical discussion.

Beibei's exclamation went unnoticed by anyone.

He Caitou didn't care at all about being outmatched in strength, while Wang Dong's gaze remained fixed on Ling Luochen and Huo Yuhao's hands clasped together from beginning to end.

As for Xixi, she was silently cheering for Ling Luochen's formidable strength.

"I understand, Dean Xian," Ma Xiaotao replied with some difficulty after a moment of silence.

This was the first time she had felt this sense of powerlessness—or rather, not quite the first time.

Previously, the reserve team and the regular team had fought each other, and Huo Yuhao had assisted Ling Luochen at that time.

However, at that time her opponent was Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen was more inclined to control the battle, so she did not feel the true suppressive power of the ultimate attribute.

When she cultivated with Huo Yuhao, it was often the evil fire within her that drained his ultimate ice soul power, which is why Ma Xiaotao never realized this.

Only now, after officially facing the ultimate ice, has Ma Xiaotao finally understood.

Why is this extreme attribute, which has only appeared a handful of times in the history of the academy, considered invincible?

Seeing this, Xian Lin'er knew that she had achieved her goal.

Ma Xiaotao's defeat was anticipated after she learned that Huo Yuhao could elevate Ling Luochen to the ultimate ice level.

If Ma Xiaotao had any other attribute, the outcome might still be uncertain, but she is fire-attribute, so even if her cultivation level is higher, it won't make a difference.

The reason for doing this was to make Ma Xiaotao understand that she was not the only one in the team who could carry the team; her teammates also had Soul Emperor-level strength and could rely on each other.

On the one hand, it reduces the pressure on Ma Xiaotao, who is the strongest player in the team.

On the other hand, it will allow Ma Xiaotao to experience the restraint brought by attributes, and Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochen will be a surprise move in the next tactical arrangement.

Nothing makes you realize your true strength better than a battle, doesn't it?

"In the battles to come, if the opponent's main force is fire or ice, then Luo Chen and Yu Hao will be in charge of the main attack."

With the facts laid bare, everyone naturally accepted this conclusion. After all, even Ma Xiaotao, a Soul Emperor, had lost, which was enough to demonstrate the strength of the two.

With the team's strength hierarchy finalized, Xianlin'er immediately began planning the tactics for tomorrow.

"Tomorrow is your first match. It's a seven-person team battle, a test of overall strength."

The first team to compete in the tournament will be the champions from the previous year. For millennia, Shrek Academy has always been the one to fire the first shot.

At this point, Xianlin'er's eyes held a hint of nostalgia.

Returning to the competition after a long absence, she was no longer a student but a teacher, which inevitably brought back memories of her youthful days.

"The opponent in the first match won't be very strong; they're just a Soul Master."

"Soul Sect? Dean Immortal, are our opponents really that weak? They don't even have a Soul King?"

Hearing Wang Dong's words, Xian Lin'er smiled slightly, "Wang Dong, just because our academy can send out Soul King and Soul Emperor level contestants doesn't mean other academies can too."

"On the mainland, becoming a Soul Master before the age of twenty is already considered an outstanding achievement among Soul Masters."

There are many geniuses in the academy, but you don't realize it yet, thinking that Soul Kings are very common.

Once you watch a few more matches, you'll find that most teams only have one or two Soul Kings, while Soul Masters are the main theme of the tournament.

Soul Emperors are even rarer; teams possessing Soul Emperors can be counted on one hand.

Having recovered from the cold, Wang Yan pushed up his glasses and explained.

Wang Dong nodded thoughtfully, while Xian Lin'er continued, "Tomorrow's first match will be between Yu Hao and Luo Chen."

"Based on the strength you've demonstrated, as long as the opponent has no more than two Soul Kings, dealing with them shouldn't be a problem."

Xianlin explained the rules of the competition to everyone, briefly outlined the tactics that might be used next, and then let them go back to rest.

Wang Dong had originally planned to subtly ask Huo Yuhao about what happened yesterday, but then he saw Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao enter the same room together.

Wang Dong remembered clearly that it was Ma Xiaotao's bedroom.

Wang Dong froze as she stared at the closed door, swallowing the question that was on her mind.

She silently returned to her room, growing angrier the more she thought about it.

Why are there so many women around Yuhao? And why are they all so intimate?

She was the one who arrived first, the first to meet Yuhao, and the one who spent the most time with him.

Why are so many old women with ulterior motives suddenly appearing around Yuhao?

Especially Ling Luochen, who seems aloof and cold on the surface, but last night he actually wore those shameful clothes and stayed with Yuhao.

Her thighs were completely exposed, and her inner armor looked like she wasn't wearing anything at all.

Wang Dong now strongly suspects that Ling Luochen deliberately showed off her figure in front of Huo Yuhao; she has ulterior motives!

"It's just thighs, it's not like anyone can't show them off. Five years, at most five years, and I'll be with Yuhao legitimately!"

"Time will tell, and Yuhao is definitely mine!"

In the spacious room, a young girl made a firm vow.