Chapter 446: A Battle of Life and Death: The Outcome is About to be Decided

"This move. Damn it, Ninth Soul Skill, Jieji Baolie Sha!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo had not yet completely dispelled all the Ice and Fire Power from himself, but feeling the threatening strike from Lan Xue, he could no longer worry about the ice and fire restrictions and forcibly triggered his Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring to unleash his Ninth Soul Skill.

Jieji Baolie Sha was Golden Crocodile's strongest attack soul skill; each use consumed at least one-third of his own soul power, spraying a gold-attribute golden light wave from the Golden Crocodile King's mouth.

It was indestructible, its killing power extremely formidable.

Furthermore, this was a five-stage continuous attack; the Golden Crocodile King would spray a total of five light waves, each stacking upon the last, causing the power of this move to increase geometrically.

It was a terrifyingly fearsome move.

Among the native Douluo Continent moves Nan Feihuang had seen so far, besides the Great Sumeru Hammer after Ring Detonation, this move possessed the strongest attack power.

The blue ice light and the golden violent energy engaged in a fierce collision, falling into a state of complete stalemate for a time.

At the center of the energy collision, a black hole seemed to appear, sucking in all the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees, annihilating them.

Qian Daoliu waved his large hand, using his soul power to protect everyone present, even helping the spectators on the side.

This guy was indeed a qualified Great High Priest of the Angel God, always keeping in mind the Angel God's rule that the gods love the world; if not for his indecisiveness and inaction, his achievements would surely have been far greater than this.

"They are actually evenly matched!" Qingluan Douluo said in shock.

Even if Golden Crocodile had some of his soul power restricted by that Ice and Fire Power, he was still two levels above Lan Xue, and he was using a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Skill, yet he could not gain the upper hand; one could see how great the power of Lan Xue's self-created Unparalleled Skill was!

Qian Daoliu shook his head, "No, look closely. Although the power of both sides is equal, because of the restriction of the Ice and Fire Power, Golden Crocodile's efficiency in condensing soul power is clearly inferior to his opponent's."

Hearing this, everyone looked closely and discovered that it was indeed not a draw.

Golden Crocodile Douluo's golden light wave was actually being pushed back bit by bit; although the speed of the push was extremely slow, when experts fought, even such a small gap would affect the entire outcome.

At this rate, Golden Crocodile would sooner or later be hit by the opponent's Unparalleled Skill and end up with the same fate as the Third Elder, Qingluan Douluo.

"Lan Xue, you are indeed formidable, but you cannot defeat this old man. My Jieji Baolie Sha is a multi-stage attack!" Golden Crocodile roared, and the Golden Crocodile King martial soul behind him sprayed a second light wave, stacking it with the first.

Suddenly, the power increased greatly.

Lan Xue smiled slightly, "What a pity, this palace's Ice Extreme Peerless Seal is the same."

The second stage of the Mysterious Ice Halberd's attack surged out, and the blue beam of the Ice Extreme Peerless Seal also instantly doubled in size.

Her Unparalleled Skill was mainly referenced from Lv Bu's Peerless Heavenless Palm, and naturally, it also possessed the same multi-stage attack capability as the Peerless Heavenless Palm.

And because Lan Xue knew that in terms of raw strength, she could never compare to Lv Bu, who created the Peerless Heavenless Palm, she simply weakened the initial force and instead increased the frequency of attacks.

Therefore, her Ice Extreme Peerless Seal had a full six-stage continuous attack.

"What?" Golden Crocodile was greatly shocked. Not only was the power of this self-created soul skill of Lan Xue's comparable to a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Skill, but it also possessed continuous attack capability.

Then the potential of this move was likely not below the Clear Sky Sect's strongest ultimate technique, the Great Sumeru Hammer.

And Lan Xue's heaven-defying talent was enough to rival the person who created the Great Sumeru Hammer.

The soul power of both sides began to run wild.

The third stage, the fourth stage, all the way to the fifth stage.

When both sides had stacked their respective powers to the fifth layer, the strength of their attacks was already beyond words.

The entire battlefield shook continuously as if by a magnitude-ten earthquake. Fortunately, the area where Guteleisi Mountain was located was relatively desolate and sparsely populated; otherwise, it would have been a natural disaster. This was also the reason why people often chose Guteleisi Mountain for duels.

It was just that this battlefield, where countless powerhouses had fought, would be reduced to the dust of history from this day on.

Even someone as strong as the ninety-level Qianjun and Jiangmo.

"Damn it, I don't believe I can't beat you!" Golden Crocodile gritted his teeth. His five-stage attack had been fully stacked and unleashed, yet he still couldn't gain the upper hand, which made him somewhat anxious.

Even a trace of fear inevitably arose in his heart.

Just as Nan Feihuang had evaluated him, although his strength was great, his heart had grown old. Having been in seclusion for many years and cultivating his character for too long, he had long since lost the sharp edge that a possessor of the Golden Crocodile King martial soul should have.

Cherishing one's life—this term could be considered a compliment or a derogatory remark. Cherishing life is always right, but on the battlefield, if one cherishes life too much, one cannot unleash one's strongest power.

Today, Lan Xue had not taken a single step back from beginning to end; her life-risking fighting style had already suppressed him in terms of spirit.

"Ice Extreme Peerless Seal, sixth stage!" Seeing that the opponent's mind had begun to waver, Lan Xue immediately exerted all her soul power to unleash the final stage of her Unparalleled Skill.

This was the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Golden Crocodile Douluo's Jieji Baolie Sha finally collapsed completely, scattered by Lan Xue's cold energy.

The Ice Extreme Peerless Seal hit Golden Crocodile Douluo head-on, although during the beam struggle, the Ice Extreme Peerless Seal had already had most of its power consumed by the Jieji Baolie Sha.

But the remaining power alone caused the cold energy to surge into Golden Crocodile's body, leaving him unable to move. Not only that, the key to Golden Crocodile's battle, the Torso Bone's Golden Heart Protector soul skill, had now completely shattered.

Although this was only a soul skill, in theory, Golden Crocodile only needed to condense a new one.

However, the five-stage Jieji Baolie Sha just now had consumed too much of his soul power in one breath, and with the Ice and Fire Power raging in his body and the cold energy causing blockages, the remaining soul power he had did not seem sufficient to immediately repair the Heart Protector.

This also meant that Lan Xue's Extreme Ice had revived.

Golden Crocodile suddenly realized something, "Could it be that this was this woman's true purpose?"

Lan Xue had never thought of winning by relying on her Unparalleled Skill; what she truly relied on was still her Extreme Ice.

"Ninth Soul Skill, Absolute Ice God Annihilation Slash!"

Sure enough, ignoring her own physical condition, the moment her Unparalleled Skill ended and the power of her Extreme Ice recovered, Lan Xue immediately used her other great ultimate move, the Ninth Soul Skill, Absolute Ice God Annihilation Slash.

Golden Crocodile widened his eyes, "Crazy woman, do you not want your life anymore!"

His soul power consumption was so great; he figured Lan Xue could not be doing any better, and her soul power was not as deep as his to begin with. This was completely overdrawing her own body to fight.

Even if she could really defeat him today, she would likely be left with unimaginable hidden injuries.

"As long as I can win, as long as I can carve out a path to the future for my child, what is there to fear in death for this palace." Lan Xue smiled, "Golden Crocodile Douluo, this palace may not have lived as long as you, but I have definitely lived more brilliantly than you. Take my Extreme Ice, Slash!!!"

The Absolute Ice God Annihilation Slash finally slashed down.

With the Ninth Soul Skill restored to the state of Extreme Ice, even if Golden Crocodile were in his prime, he could not afford the slightest carelessness. Now, in his current state, he could not even muster half of his usual strength. In this strike, he truly faced the risk of death.

Lan Xue was fighting this battle by risking mutual destruction with him. It was this life-or-death fighting style that leveled the gap in strength between the two.

(End of chapter)