radicalducati Chapter 74 Snowflakes
Chapter 74 Snowflakes
"Third Soul Skill: Ice Resistance Ring!"
"Third Soul Skill: Ice Resistance Ring!"
"Third Soul Skill: Ice Resistance Ring!"
Shui Bing'er's spirit rings flashed three times in a row.
As before, the first two ricocheting ice beams shattered the Blue Silver Grass.
Having learned her lesson, Shui Bing'er's final act of resisting the ice ring directly scattered the shattered Blue Silver Grass fragments and leaves beneath their feet like fallen leaves swept away by a gust of wind.
This was to prevent Lin Hao from continuing to inject life force into the broken stems and leaves, and thus prevent him from continuing to use the Blue Silver Cage to control them.
"First Soul Skill - Ice Seal!"
Shui Bing'er's first spirit ring lit up, and Lin Hao was instantly frozen by the Xuanbing ice.
"Click!"
Lin Hao shifted his body, and cracks appeared in the icy barrier surrounding him. Finally, with a loud bang, the ice scattered in all directions. "Shui Bing'er, you're actually not weak. Unfortunately, our soul power differs by more than ten levels; your ice seal can't control me!"
Shui Bing'er said confidently, "Although I can't completely control you, I can still interfere with you."
Her soul skill is instantaneous.
The first, second, third, and fourth soul skills can be cast instantly. The principle of casting soul skills is similar to that of pulse control method, both of which are instantaneous.
The repeated use of soul skills has taken a toll on Shui Bing'er's soul power.
Tianshui Academy was suppressed, and Shui Bing'er, as the team leader, remained very calm. Her gaze fell on Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Aos Luo, Shi Mo, and Yu Feng.
Ye Lingling and the other six had never made a move. Shui Bing'er had no idea what trump cards they had up their sleeves.
Just then, a whirlwind appeared on the battle stage. A cold wind howled.
"Soul Skill: Howling Wind!"
The biting wind howled, and the ice and snow weakened combat effectiveness. Unlike conventional support-type soul skills, its main purpose was to deplete the opponent's soul power, rather than to support teammates.
A thin layer of mysterious ice appeared on the Soul Battle Platform.
Some audience members in the stands were also shivering involuntarily and had to use their soul power to ward off the cold.
Tianshui College is prepared for a protracted battle.
Continuing the match would gradually deplete Lin Hao's soul power. This was precisely Shui Bing'er's intention.
Lin Hao's soul power was over level 50, more than ten levels higher than Shui Bing'er, the strongest student at Tianshui Academy. If Lin Hao's soul power were depleted, he would lose his advantage in soul power level.
"Naive!" Lin Hao scoffed. "Just like Blazing Fire Academy, naive!"
Lin Hao slowly raised his right hand, then suddenly clenched his palm.
"Fire-blowing Palm!"
A strong wind was blowing in the stadium.
A biting wind blew from Lin Hao's direction toward the six team members from Tianshui Academy.
The Fire-Blowing Palm, which is not usually very useful, was cleverly used by Lin Hao and produced a very effective combat effect.
"Second Soul Skill: Ice Ring Armor!"
Shui Bing'er's second spirit ring lit up, and an ice shield instantly appeared in front of her seven teammates, resisting the biting cold wind and snow that blew back.
"Holy crap!"
The audience exclaimed, "An eye for an eye! Lin Hao is amazing!"
Shui Yue'er continued to unleash her soul skill, Howling Cold Wind, while Lin Hao used his Fire-Blowing Palm to return the icy wind and snow to Blazing Fire Academy.
Shui Bing'er and her teammates all wore solemn expressions. Unsure of the abilities of Lin Hao's other soul skills, she dared not let her teammates act rashly. She kept them in a defensive formation.
She is indeed a very cautious and composed girl.
Lin Hao smiled and asked, "Are we just going to keep wearing each other down like this?"
A faint smile, radiating confidence.
If it's a war of attrition, Lin Hao, with his higher soul power level, will undoubtedly win.
Shui Bing'er gave her younger sister a knowing look, and Shui Yue'er stopped using the Howling Wind skill. Lin Hao stopped using the Fire-Blowing Palm. Shui Bing'er put away her Ice Ring Armor.
"Lin Hao, if you think you can make us admit defeat like this, we won't accept it. If you can withstand the soul skill we're about to receive, then I can concede on behalf of the team!"
"Okay. If you can beat me, I can also represent my team and concede defeat!" Lin Hao said.
Shui Bing'er didn't believe Lin Hao's words and looked at Ye Lingling and the others who hadn't made a move yet.
After resolving her inner conflict, Ye Lingling spoke a little more than usual, replying, "He's our leader. His decision is our decision!"
Shui Bing'er kindly replied, "Okay. But be careful, you'll be facing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill next!"
"Snowflakes are falling!"
A dark cloud was created high above the arena, and snowflakes began to fall.
Each snowflake was as sharp as a blade. All the snowflakes swirled down, turning into an icy vortex that swept towards Lin Hao.
Once it gets entangled with Lin Hao, it will definitely launch a continuous barrage of cutting attacks on him.
Ye Lingling clasped her hands together, feeling worried for Lin Hao, and called out softly.
"Boss!"
"Second Soul Skill: Abundant Branches and Protective Umbrella!"
The blue silver grass quickly wove into eight umbrellas. The lower four umbrellas formed a hemisphere, completely enveloping Lin Hao.
The snowflakes kept cutting.
Cracks continued to appear on the umbrella of lush branches. However, the sap flowing from the cracks quickly healed them.
Snowflakes keep cutting, and cracks keep healing.
The terrifying martial soul fusion technique was easily blocked by Lin Hao.
Shui Bing'er kindly reminded him, "Lin Hao, if you don't admit defeat, our Martial Soul Fusion Skill still has a second stage of attack power!"
"Just come on!"
"Then watch out. I can't completely control this next move! Gather!"
White, silky energy emanated from Shui Bing'er's body.
This is the power of her martial spirit origin.
The snowflakes were infused with the primal power of the Ice Phoenix, and in a short while, a giant blue phoenix, seven meters long, condensed in the sky and glided towards Lin Hao.
A massive amount of energy poured down, simultaneously reducing the temperature of the area surrounding the arena to an extremely terrifying level. The breath of the spectators turned into falling ice shards.
"boom!"
The ice phoenix crashed violently into the protective shield formed by the dense foliage.
A burst of white vapor erupted, and a shockwave spread outwards.
Fortunately, the audience members were all Soul Masters; they were instantly frozen, but not fatally.
The battle arena was shrouded in snow and fog, making it impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face.
As the snow and mist continued to dissipate, the protective umbrella of lush branches in the center of the arena remained unchanged. The gaping hole that had been created in it quickly healed.
"hiss!"
Everyone gasped in shock.
Even with such a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Technique, it still couldn't completely break through Lin Hao's second Soul Skill.
"How is this possible..." Shui Yue'er blurted out in disbelief, "How could his second soul skill be so outrageous, completely blocking my and my elder sister's martial soul fusion skill!"
The umbrella of dense branches undulates, and the blue silver grass, woven from blue silver vines, slowly contracts.
Instead of five spirit rings beneath Lin Hao's feet, there was only one spirit ring, which had turned red.
Shui Bing'er suddenly realized, "Merging Ring!"