Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

Chapter 28 Elemental Icefall (Part 2)

"boom--"

On the battlefield, a giant pink lotus flower burst through the ground, swallowing the tiny figure below like a giant python opening its jaws.

"Hua Yao wins this match, earning one point!"

The referee descended from the sky, revealing the final outcome of this battle of spirits.

The lotus flowers vanished as pink specks of light, revealing the lone sail. He scratched the back of his head, a hint of regret in his expression, and said:

"I felt like I had improved recently, but I still lost to you."

Hua Yao laughed and said, "It was a narrow victory. My soul power is almost exhausted."

"I'm going to the mimicry training area, want to come along?" Gu Fan extended an invitation, with a hint of cautious probing.

Hua Yao, unsuspecting, replied, "Okay."

After the two finished their match, the referee sniffed, as if he smelled a sour stench. He was an earth-attribute Soul Douluo, responsible for refereeing Soul Battles and repairing the arena.

As the referee's soul power surged, earth and stones flew everywhere. In just a short while, the spot where the lotus flower had sprouted was restored to its original state, and there was no trace of the two high-level Soul Emperors who had fought there before.

"The next battle is about to begin. Both players, please enter the arena as soon as possible!"

Ling Bai got up from the rest area and stepped into the Soul Arena.

There weren't many spectators in the arena, but the unfamiliar yet exceptionally handsome face and the young age still caused a stir of whispers, mostly among people asking each other if anyone had seen this inner court student before.

Across from them, a woman walked into the Soul Arena.

Even though they were a hundred meters apart, that cool and aloof aura still enveloped Ling Bai.

As expected of the elemental ice...

Ling Bai looked at Ling Luochen across from him. She was extremely beautiful, neither as fiery and dazzling as Ma Xiaotao, nor as gentle and graceful as Han Ruoruo. Her unique temperament, which was aloof and proud like a plum blossom, easily left a deep impression on people.

"Ling Bai? Ling Luochen?"

Upon seeing the two people entering, a stunningly beautiful red-haired woman in the audience was momentarily stunned.

Ma Xiaotao.

Since she didn't have to worry about the evil fire getting out of control, Ma Xiaotao naturally headed to the Soul Arena to have a good time and reap a lot of Soul Points. Unexpectedly, she ran into two familiar faces.

Ling Bai needs no further explanation. Last night, we fought fiercely, and then I received a favor from him to cure my inner fire.

The connection between Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen also stemmed from the Phoenix Evil Flame.

Ling Luochen possesses the elemental ice martial soul, making her the undisputed number one ice attribute in Shrek Academy's inner court. In the past, Ma Xiaotao asked her for help in dealing with the evil fire, but Ling Luochen refused her decisively.

Although she refused, it was a favor for him to help her, and it was his right not to. Ma Xiaotao wouldn't have held a grudge against Ling Luochen.

What really enraged Ma Xiaotao was the ridiculous reason Ling Luochen gave her!

She's a germaphobe!

Ma Xiaotao was so angry she almost couldn't contain her rage!

Even now, just thinking about it makes me a little breathless!

Beat her up!

Give her a good beating!

The same way you beat me yesterday, beat her up today!

Ma Xiaotao screamed wildly for Ling Bai in her heart!

"Ling Luochen, she just broke through to the Soul King realm, right? Ling Bai's situation is... going to be difficult." Wu Ming said with a slight frown.

As Chu Qingtian's guide, Wu Ming knew that he had a soul power level of 47, while Ling Bai was clearly at least three years younger than Chu Qingtian.

In a battle between a low-level Soul Master and a Soul King, the difference in Soul Power and experience between Ling Luochen and Ling Bai is enormous. Moreover, Ling Luochen has already completed two years of study at Shrek Academy, and her combat level has undergone further transformation. Wu Ming does not believe that Ling Bai will be her opponent.

Han Ruoruo smiled gently, while Chu Qingtian lowered his head and looked away, the two of them maintaining a tacit silence.

Han Ruoruo witnessed Ling Bai's battle against Ma Xiaotao, where the mighty Evil Fire Phoenix Soul Emperor was beaten miserably and pitifully. Ling Luochen...

Sprinkle some water!

Above the sky, two figures looked down at the battle about to erupt in the Soul Arena.

"Elder Xuan, what brings you here today?"

Yan Shaozhe asked Elder Xuan, who was standing beside him with a chicken leg in his left hand and a wine gourd in his right.

Elder Xuan ignored him, took a bite of his chicken leg, and then glanced at him sideways, saying, "You little rascal, don't you know why I'm here?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Yan Shaozhe tried to cover his embarrassment with laughter. Sure enough, the old monster Xuan Lao had also sensed the magnificent and sacred aura of the six-winged angel last night.

Elder Xuan gazed at the two below, chewing on chicken, and mumbled, "Ling Luochen, I remember this girl. She was one of the reserve team members of the previous All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, and is currently a tentative member of the Shrek Seven Devils. Her martial soul is Ice Element, and she's the team's main control soul master. She performed quite well in several matches."

In the last three Soul Master Tournaments, Elder Xuan led the team. The reserve team would always play when Shrek Academy drew weaker opponents in order to hide the strength of the main team members. Ling Luochen thus left an impression on Elder Xuan.

Yan Shaozhe said calmly, "She is no match for Ling Bai."

He remembered that Ma Xiaotao's eyes were red with anger because of Ling Luochen that day. As a teacher, he had a very average impression of Ling Luochen, so he decisively chose to stand on Ling Bai's side.

"Nonsense, it's perfectly normal for six-winged angels to fight opponents far stronger than themselves!"

Elder Xuan, unaware of the intricacies between Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen, said irritably, "I want to see if Ling Luochen can force Ling Bai to reveal more!"

"Uh, Elder Xuan is wise..."

Once both contestants had entered the arena, the referee shouted, "White Medal Ling Bai versus Yellow Medal Ling Luochen, the battle begins!"

"A white medal, a new beginning?"

Ling Luochen saw Ling Bai's face from afar and exclaimed that she was really beautiful, while a secret joy welled up in his heart.

She obtained her fifth spirit ring a month ago, greatly increasing her strength. After winning this spirit battle, she can advance from the yellow-level medal to the purple-level medal, bringing her one step closer to meeting the three requirements for graduation. And then she gets matched with a freshman...

Welfare Bureau!

Let's finish this quickly!

Upon realizing this, Ling Luochen's icy eyes suddenly shone brightly, and she released her martial soul element of ice. Five great soul rings, yellow, purple, and black, rose up, and her exquisite body was covered with a layer of granular ice crystals.

The first spirit ring flashed, and Ling Luochen grasped the air, and a staff about two meters long, made entirely of ice element, appeared with a blue halo.

First Soul Skill: Ice Staff!

The Ice Staff can save Ling Luochen 20% of his soul power consumption and increase the release speed and power of all elemental ice soul skills, making it a very powerful support soul skill.

However, Ling Luochen's actions were far from over. Her second soul ring lit up immediately, and ice elements quickly combined to form a light blue ice armor, which reflected a dazzling light under the illumination of soul power and sunlight.

Second Soul Skill: Ice Armor Protection.

As the name suggests, this soul skill greatly enhances defense. Ling Luochen's chosen martial soul path destined her to be a fragile mage, and the ice armor can help her resist agile attack-type soul masters who rush in.

The first and second soul skills are both auxiliary soul skills, which means that Ling Luochen's combat power is very ordinary in front of a three-ring soul master. However, once she gets through her weak period, she will accumulate strength and become exceptionally powerful!

Ling Luochen pointed his staff into the air, and the sky was instantly covered with a layer of ice-blue color. The fifth soul ring under his feet, which was as black as ink, shone brightly!

Dark clouds! A dark cloud has formed above the Soul Arena!

Snowflakes danced and swirled, sharp as blades, falling in a vortex of ice and snow that swept towards Ling Bai, producing a metallic clang like clashing swords!

Fifth Soul Skill: Ice Wrath!

The entire arena was covered with a thin layer of ice. The Ice Staff combined with Ice Wrath amplified the chill of the elemental ice to the point that it could slow down even the movements of Soul Kings and Soul Emperors.

The moment Ice Wrath descended, the temperature inside the Soul Arena dropped to an extremely terrifying level. Coupled with the omnipresent control of the cold current, Ling Luochen absolutely did not believe that any Soul Master below level 60 could break through Ice Wrath's attack!

"She's gotten stronger."

Ma Xiaotao raised a phoenix flame in her left hand to resist the chill of the elemental ice. Even if she didn't want to admit it, Ling Luochen, after breaking through to the Soul King level, was already qualified to fight her for a few rounds!

On the other side, Wu Ming seemed to have some strange bond with Ma Xiaotao, like the active volcano of the inner courtyard. Both of them warmed their bodies with the Golden Crow Sacred Flame. As a fire attribute soul master, coldness firmly occupied the top spot on Wu Ming's list of dislikes. Feeling the power of Ice Heaven's Wrath, Wu Ming became more and more certain that Ling Bai would not be a match for Ling Luochen!

The icy mist spread across the sky like a flat tide. Ling Bai stood empty-handed in the blizzard, his long eyelashes covered in frost, and snowflakes clung to his delicate nose. His calm, golden pupils reflected the blizzard-ravaged battle arena and the aloof woman opposite him who controlled the ice and snow.

"Was he scared out of his wits?" Wu Ming asked instinctively.

Han Ruoruo and Chu Qingtian's eyes narrowed slightly. They initially thought Ling Bai would win, but it was really too overconfident that he didn't even need to use his martial spirit!

In fact, many inner court disciples watching the battle, including the Soul Douluo referee, felt the same way Wu Ming did: Ling Bai, a freshman, was so startled by Ling Luochen that he momentarily forgot to release his martial soul.

The referee took a deep breath, gathering all his soul power at his feet, ready to strike. He was afraid that Ling Bai would be killed by Bing Tian Nu, which would be a huge responsibility for him!

I finally passed the Shrek civil service exam!

The referee was determined not to lose it!

Only Yan Shaozhe and Elder Xuan, who were hiding in the air, were intently watching Ling Bai. These two experienced men knew exactly what was going on...

What they've been waiting for is coming soon!

Suddenly, the sky brightened, and a golden domain descended with a roar. The light from the angel's holy sword was like a golden rainbow!

The moment the Angelic Holy Sword was unleashed, Ling Bai stepped forward, and the sword mark rapidly extended, eventually severing the ice mist, snowflakes, Ice Heaven's Wrath, and the dark clouds that enveloped the Soul Arena in two!

A single slash unleashed a hundred-meter-long burst of sword light!

Evil-repelling Slash!

"impossible!"

Ling Luochen shouted in shock, his usual coldness and pride seemingly cleaved apart by the Evil-Repelling Slash!

Shock, anger, disbelief!

These are expressions that Ling Luochen would never show to outsiders!

"How...how did you do that?"

At this moment, Ling Luochen no longer cared about winning or losing; she just wanted an answer!

A phantom six-winged figure appeared behind him, a pair of golden angel wings unfurling. The constantly pulsating yellow, purple, and black spirit rings once again caused Ling Luochen's pupils to dilate in shock. Ling Bai swiftly approached Ling Luochen, chuckling softly:

"Innate domains are advantageous against elemental martial souls. Sorry, senior, this battle of spirits..."

It's my welfare department!

"Excellent! As expected of a six-winged angel, a god among martial souls. Elemental ice can't even make a ripple in front of it!"

Elder Xuan laughed heartily, took a large gulp of wine, and patted Yan Shaozhe's shoulder forcefully: "Shaozhe, the academy's fourth great opportunity for prosperity has arrived! This little monster must stay in the academy at all costs!"

"Elder Xuan, I want to too!"

Yan Shaozhe said with a wry smile, "He's a disciple of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. Snatching a Six-Winged Angel from Jianmu Douluo is no less difficult than abducting a Gold-level, second-awakened Body Martial Soul right under the nose of an old monster from the Body Sect!"

"Jianmu Douluo? Old Zhou is still alive?" Elder Xuan clicked his tongue, a fleeting look of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

Jianmu Douluo, who once fought alongside Dragon God Douluo Mu En against the two heroes of the Body Sect, was not someone to be trifled with!

"Then we should really think this over. Here's an idea: we can do this and that in a bit..."

"Hmm...hmm...we've had to rely on you, sir!"

Yan Shaozhe secretly gave a thumbs up, marveling at how having an elder in the family was like having a treasure; the old comrade had so many ideas!

Everything is interconnected, and it's incredibly cunning!

On the battle arena, Ling Bai flapped his angel wings lightly, and like a golden phantom, he rapidly approached Ling Luochen, a slight smile playing on his lips, his mood relaxed and joyful.

Welfare Bureau, huh?

Once they learned that their opponent was Ling Luochen, the outcome of this battle was no longer in doubt.

Even if Ling Luochen were only at level 51 with soul power, even if she were at level 61 today, Ling Bai would still shake his finger at her.

Elemental ice?

This won't work!

The reason is very simple.

The angelic domain is imbued with divine power, which can equally suppress all non-ultimate attributes and continuously purify the domain until only the divine elemental attribute remains.

Ling Luochen's elemental ice martial soul happens to be pure ice element, which means that when her soul skill, which she painstakingly released, encountered Angel Domain, it was like ice meeting the blazing sun. After a few rounds, the elemental ice was completely purified, and the power of Ling Luochen's soul skill was naturally greatly reduced!

As the figure drew closer, Ling Luochen unconsciously bit her pale pink lips, and crimson liquid slowly flowed down the corner of her mouth.

Ling Luochen didn't care about those trivial details. Her gaze was fixed on Ling Bai, who was like a phantom. The eleven-year-old Ling Bai was neither tall nor strong. He looked like a pampered and weak nobleman. But it was this kind of person who gave her unprecedented pressure in the past eighteen years!

Ling Luochen gripped the ice staff tighter and tighter, and the veins on his fair hands bulged!

"It's just a battle of spirits, why bother..."

The stubborn expression on her face told Ling Bai that Ling Luochen absolutely did not want to give up!

Based on Ling Luochen's combat experience, Ling Bai didn't believe she couldn't judge that her defeat was inevitable. Since it wasn't a life-or-death struggle, Ling Luochen stubbornly chose to persevere to the end, burning her bridges!

The icy mist and snowflakes swirled again, and Ling Bai shook his head.

"Such a stubborn person..."

Amidst the golden light, ice mist and snowflakes scattered, and everything in the path was torn apart by the sword's edge. Once the angelic holy sword was unleashed, it was like the roar of an angry dragon!

(End of this chapter)