Chapter 68: Zhao Xuan Moon Star VS Wu Wu Changkong of Sky Ice Dance, Queen Gu Yue Conquers Zhao Xuan

Practical combat class, five minutes of sparring time.

The Zhao Xuan Moon Stars formed a circle; Gu Yue cast a questioning glance: "Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, who do we challenge?"

"Teacher Wu."

Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's answer was direct; Ye Ye Xinglan nodded his chin in agreement. Shen Yi was the homeroom teacher of Shrek's Class Zero; for three years they had conducted countless practical combat training sessions, knowing each other far too well, with no novelty whatsoever.

Wu Wu Changkong belonged to the returning veterans, and his combat power was clearly superior to Shen Yi's; Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen and Ye Ye Xinglan were extremely interested in challenging this Teacher Wu.

Seeing the two's attitude was clear, Gu Yue quickly recounted the Soul Skills and Martial Soul characteristics of Wu Wu Changkong from memory. After the three formulated a tactic, they stepped onto the sparring platform and loudly declared their challenge target.

White light slowly rose, forming a transparent shield like an eggshell, covering the entire sparring platform.

The Zhao Xuan Moon Stars assumed a basic triangular formation; five minutes was insufficient to devise a sophisticated tactic, so only a brief arrangement was made. Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen took the front, Gu Yue provided long-range support, and Ye Ye Xinglan waited for an opportunity.

Wu Wu Changkong stood silently fifty meters in front of the three. A gentle breeze blew, his white robes fluttering, with an air of nonchalance. One hundred and one new students below the platform held their breath, staring unblinkingly at the battlefield, unwilling to miss a single detail of the three class leaders battling the homeroom teacher.

"Begin!"

With a low shout from Shen Yi, the practical combat class officially started!

"Vroom—"

The four simultaneously released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings. Wu Wu Changkong kept his word, truly showing no intention of holding back or concealing his strength; his right hand gripped a pale blue long sword.

Sword light like autumn water, sword rainbow like a bolt of silk; the moisture in the air seemed to freeze due to the appearance of this long sword. Seven Soul Rings of yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black circled the sword body.

Sky Frost Sword!

White robes, blue sword, sky ice and snow cold!

The ice attribute soul power attached to the Sky Frost Sword diffused; the space within the arena seemed to enter deep winter, with low temperatures assaulting everything around. The Zhao Xuan Moon Stars remained calm; the cold did not affect their mindset.

Black, black, black, gold! Four terrifying over-limit Soul Rings manifested. The third Soul Ring's light blazed intensely; long hair turned white as snow, and Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's tall, slender body became crystal clear.

Immediately, a brilliant golden color erupted. An aura like a deep abyss and a prison formed a pillar of light shooting to the sky. Dazzling golden armor covered his body, making Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen look like a war god cast in gold!

Third Soul Skill: The Way of Wuji, stacking the Body Martial Soul's second Golden Awakening!

"So terrifying!"

The new students couldn't help but stare in shock. Although the vast majority had watched the performance match recordings of the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, witnessing the Golden Awakening with their own eyes was a completely different experience; that majestic and imposing momentum struck straight at the soul!

"Is this the true power of the head of the Young Genius Rankings, the number one monster of this era, Taiji Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen..."

"Most Soul Emperors probably aren't a match for the class leaders..."

Amidst the shock, the students sighed at Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's strength. Among them, a pair of beautiful eyes gazed steadily at that golden figure; it was one of the strong contenders for the class's true combat power third place, Youming Wu Wu Siduo.

Yesterday, in the virtual space of the martial arts field during the class cadre battle, Wu Wu Siduo's bottom line was to force Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen to use the Golden Awakening, yet in the end, she didn't even force out the fourth Soul Skill of the golden Soul Ring.

Facing Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's attacks, the Youming Bai Hu was as fragile as a kitten. The girl was beaten to a pulp, lay dead in her dorm for most of the day, and couldn't enter a meditative state even at night.

Closing her eyes, that phrase "You tried hard" played repeatedly in her mind.

Wu Wu Siduo clenched her fists; sooner or later, she would prove herself to Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen. The Youming Bai Hu is not a Hachiko!

On the platform, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, having liberated his power, turned into a streak of golden light, rushing to Wu Wu Changkong's front in an instant. The fourth Soul Skill, Taiji Domain, suddenly unfolded; black and white vortexes rose and expanded outward, dyeing the ground into a giant Taiji diagram.

Bricks and stones crumbled and floated under the domain's pull; gravel rotated with the array diagram. The frost mist of the Sky Frost Sword was also torn apart by the Yin-Yang power. The Taiji Domain's decomposition ability took effect; everything enters the Taiji, all things return to Yin and Yang!

Amidst the rustling of clothes, dark golden light climbed up both arms. Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's ten fingers extended dark golden blades; the sharp edges swirling at the tips cut fine black cracks in the air.

A warning in the Soul Master world is regarded as truth: the combat power of prodigy Soul Masters cannot be measured by Soul Power levels. The Dark Golden Fearsome Claws, amplified by three major skills, are enough to tear apart those Soul Emperors unskilled in defense with a single strike!

Wu Wu Changkong's expression was cold, seeming to have little emotional change, but only Shen Yi, who knew him well, understood that his senior brother had entered a state of total focus, shutting out the outside world, treating Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen as a combat target with an extremely high danger coefficient!

The Sky Frost Sword's first Soul Skill, Frost Scar, slashed out. Light and delicate frost sword scars drifted out, winding around the Dark Golden Fearsome Claws strand by strand. Crackling sounds rang out one after another; the low temperature attached to the Frost Scar attacked, and the claw blades began to freeze.

"Clang—"

Dark golden light shimmered; the moment the extreme sharpness aura emerged, the frost instantly shattered into ice crystal fragments. Thousands of ice shards drifted, reflecting the golden sunlight pouring down from the sky.

External Soul Bones can grow continuously with their host. The left and right palm bones fused with Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen for three years; nourished and fed back by their master, the Dark Golden Fearsome Claws gradually evolved from an initial thousand-year Soul Bone into a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone.

If the ten-thousand-year level Dark Golden Fearsome Claws were so easy to deal with, the Dark Golden Fearsome Claw Bear would not be called one of the strongest Soul Beast races. The Frost Scar of the Sky Frost Sword could not suppress the sharpness of the Dark Golden Fearsome Claws!

The Dark Golden Fearsome Claws surged out violently. The Sky Frost Sword swept up to block. The collision between the top-tier Soul Bone and the top-tier Martial Soul produced a sound piercing the eardrums, with blinding sparks splashing in all directions. The two stared at each other across the claws and sword. Wu Wu Changkong suddenly used the force to retreat, slashing through the air, and a deep blue sword light over ten meters long appeared out of nowhere.

Third Soul Skill, Sky Frost Slash!

A black and white vortex wrapped around Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen; the Sky Frost Slash spun at extreme speed along the vortex. Wu Wu Changkong's pupils contracted slightly; finally, he showed an expression other than coldness, surprised that the Sky Frost Slash failed to break through the tolerance limit of the Yin-Yang Reversal!

At the center of the Yin-Yang Reversal airflow, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's bones inside his body cracked and popped. The Body Secret Technique, Battle Bones, continuously adjusted his bone composition. This Sky Frost Slash brought a pressure like a mountain. It must be known that Wu Wu Changkong is also a top-tier Soul Sage; even peer Soul Masters couldn't withstand a few of his moves!

The Taiji Domain flowed with Yin and Yang qi, stabilizing the vortex of Yin-Yang Reversal. Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen locked onto Wu Wu Changkong and struck a counterattack in the Cloud Hand posture. Returning the favor with the same method, Yin and Yang qi surged into the Sky Frost Slash, and the sword qi that froze everything rebounded against Wu Wu Changkong!

Nine fireballs traced bizarre arcs. Gu Yue seized the timing; a red light point swirled at the tip of the Element Staff. The fireballs looked as blazing as the sun, but their cores shimmered with icy blue light. As they approached Wu Wu Changkong's front, they exploded simultaneously. Ice crystal thorns broke the cocoon like venomous snakes; the cold current and flames intertwined into red and blue lotus flowers!

The chanting of the Star God Sword sounded in sync. From the very first second the battle began, Ye Ye Xinglan closed her eyes to gather momentum, brewing the Star God Sword Intent.

As a sword path Soul Master, Wu Wu Changkong's understanding of the sword was far beyond what a thirteen-year-old girl could match. Ye Ye Xinglan understood she could not fight Wu Wu Changkong in close combat like Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen; what she should do was gather the power within her body and unleash the strongest strike!

The Star God Sword flowed with the blazing light of the star river. Taking Ye Ye Xinglan's body as the center, starlight fell like rain. For every point the sword intent rose, a layer of starlight shadow condensed on the sword edge.

When she opened her eyes, her azure pupils were like a galaxy of stars. The first Soul Skill, Sword God Star, and the third Soul Skill, Sword Star Fall, complemented each other. The accumulated sword intent transformed into a Star God Sword Qi that slashed through heaven and earth!

Yin-Yang Reversal, Ice-Fire Lotus, Star God Sword Qi; three Soul Skills fell upon Wu Wu Changkong from three directions. Even the strict Wu Wu Changkong unconsciously nodded slightly; the Zhao Xuan Moon Stars' combat talent was truly astonishing!

"Boom—"

Boundless cold air spread. Wu Wu Changkong's last ten-thousand-year Soul Ring shone. The seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul True Body, erupted. The Sky Frost Sword suddenly swelled into a giant ice sword, the long sword covered in mysterious ice crystal patterns.

Wu Wu Changkong's aura became exceptionally sharp and chilling. A single ordinary horizontal slash of the Sky Frost Sword shattered the three Soul Skills without resistance. The residual power of the Sky Frost Sword Qi continued to slash toward the most threatening Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen!

Silver light flashed; the Sky Frost Sword Qi missed. Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen suddenly vanished. When he appeared again, he was already beside Gu Yue.

Luo Luo Guixing, watching the fight, raised his hand to rub his eyes, looking as if he doubted life itself. The space element divine skill, Spatial Transfer, had actually become a small skill in Gu Yue's hands!?

What kind of heaven-defying mechanism monster is this!

Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, Gu Yue, and Ye Ye Xinglan looked at each other. The gazes of the three were fixed. Martial Soul True Body is a Soul Skill that sublimates all attributes of a Soul Master. Wu Wu Changkong undoubtedly exceeded their limits; the probability of victory was infinitesimal.

Although the battle was in a disadvantageous position, none of the three had thoughts of giving up. The Taiji Domain appeared with Eight Trigrams runes; the Li character flame surged wildly like a sea. Wu Wu Changkong's Sky Frost Sword trembled slightly; the Frost Scar rolled up, intending to shred the sea of fire, but suddenly stagnated upon contact with the flames. The Li Trigram fire blazed with red light, and the fire burned against the frost!

"Kan character, Ice Cold!"

Cold air surged and wrapped around the Sky Frost Sword. Wu Wu Changkong only felt the sword momentum stall; the Sky Frost Sword seemed trapped in a swamp. The face of the eternal ice mountain changed again; this time it was unparalleled shock! Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen could actually alter attribute suppression; the fire element burned with the help of ice, even causing the ice attribute to backfire on the Sky Frost Sword!

Gu Yue took the opportunity to swing the Element Staff, pouring her soul power out in one go. The earth veins bulged, light and dark wove together, wind and fire intensified, and all the elemental forces caused the Element Staff to transform into a silver spear. Seven glowing dots circulated faintly at the spearhead; it was clearly an Elemental Spear fused with the seven attributes!

The four positions of Kun, Kan, Xun, and Li of the Eight Trigrams and Bagua Qimen array successively bloomed with brilliance. The four elements of earth, water, wind, and fire formed four pillars of light, surging crazily toward the Elemental Spear!

Sensing the energy rising like a tide within the Elemental Spear, Gu Yue's pair of ink-black beautiful eyes sparkled with strange light. The Eight Trigrams and Bagua Qimen array could not only suppress elements but also mobilize heaven and earth to amplify them!

Very good, she had gained another reason to conquer Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen!

The Elemental Spear launched into the air. Its terrifying momentum pressed the soul tool protective shield as if it were groaning. Every student watching could clearly feel the destructive soul power emanating from the Elemental Spear.

At the same time, the Star God Sword's starlight blazed brightly. Ye Ye Xinglan gritted her teeth, holding the sword with both hands to slash out waves of sword light. Like meteors streaking across the sky, carrying the vast power of the stars, they swept toward Wu Wu Changkong.

Wu Wu Changkong sighed lightly. Patches of white light appeared on his body, including his chest, waist, and limbs. Starting from these light clusters, rays of light spread out, gathering into exquisite silver frost patterns.

Water vapor suspended in the air condensed into ice crystals that fell with a rustling sound. A wisp of ice-soul cold light shot from Wu Wu Changkong's brow. The frost patterns constructed a silver armor, flowing with shimmering cold light throughout. Deep blue freezing qi seeped from the armor's seams, and three-inch ice spikes crawled across the ground of the sparring arena.

The seven soul rings originally surrounding him, containing their inner essence, merged with the armor. Wu Wu Changkong's aura soared straight up, and he held a blade in his palm even larger than the true form of the Heaven Frost Sword.

Two-Character Character Character Doukai, Heaven Ice!

With just the spear tip pointing forward, wind and snow drifted in the clear sky. The Heaven Frost Sword, the Elemental Spear, and the Star God Sword's qi collided, erupting in a deafening roar that shook the heavens and earth. Intense light illuminated the training ground.

When the light faded, Wu Wu Changkong stood holding his sword, isolated from the world and unstained by dust. Opposite him, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen stood in front of Gu Yue and Ye Ye Xinglan. The Taiji Diagram rotated slowly, the Dark Gold Fearsome Claws crossed, and the golden armor was covered in cracks.

Gu Yue looked at Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's back. Her rosy lips curved up slightly; she smiled with boundless ambition. On the other side, the Star God Sword's light dimmed, yet it stubbornly spat out faint glimmers, just like its master.

"You are very excellent."

Wu Wu Changkong released the Heaven Ice Character Character Doukai. Those ice-blue eyes looked intently at Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen. In fact, he could have gone without the Character Character Doukai; doing so represented his affirmation of Zhao Xuan Yue Star's excellence.

If Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's soul power level was fifty-nine and he also had Character Character Doukai support, Wu Wu Changkong understood he would no longer be his match.

Zhao Xuan Yue Star, though defeated, still won glory. The three walked down from the sparring arena and returned to their formation. The students of Class One, Grade One, each had expressions that were extremely complex.

There was no need to say much about Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue; these two guys were as absurd as the Singer Civilization. And Ye Ye Xinglan's sword strike had also greatly amazed everyone.

Tang Tang Wulin and Wu Wu Siduo planned to challenge Ye Ye Xinglan for the vice-class monitor position in a year. Now they began to take things seriously; this sword-path girl was not that easy to defeat.

"Second group, Wu Wu Siduo, Luo Luo Guixing, Yang Nianxia. Five minutes to choose a challenge target and arrange tactics."

"Last group, Tang Tang Wulin, Xie Xie Xie Xie, Xu Xu Xiaoyan."

The morning's practical combat course passed quickly. The girls collapsed on the ground, exhausted like dogs; the boys collapsed on the ground, exhausted like dogs.

The training standards of the two head teachers were identical for both men and women. Since the three class monitors had set a good example, Wu Wu Changkong and Shen Yi struck even harder. Thus, these daisies of Class One, Grade One, were ruthlessly destroyed.

The Heaven Frost Sword was placed against Tang Tang Wulin's neck. The biting cold air almost cut his skin. Tang Tang Wulin raised both hands to signal surrender. Wu Wu Changkong said coldly, "Practical combat class is over. Go back and review seriously. The next practical combat class is the day after tomorrow. I want to see progress from all of you."

Over a hundred people shouted "Yes" in a scattered manner. They had experienced what it meant to be taught through beating. Except for the trio of Zhao Xuan Yue Star, the others were in heart-wrenching pain, aching all over their bodies.

"Class dismissed. Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, Gu Yue, Ye Ye Xinglan, Tang Tang Wulin, the four class committee members, come with me. You have another mission."

(End of this chapter)