Chapter 133: then translation of chapter title

After being angrily rebuked by the Lone Bamboo Sword, Han Ling'er finally came back to her senses from the shock.

She put away her relaxed attitude, her expression turned serious, and she launched an attack together with the Lone Bamboo Sword.

She also realized that if they continued to be careless like this, they really could lose.

Thus everyone saw what the speed of a full-power burst from an agility-attack Soul King was like.

The first and third soul rings lit up simultaneously, and Han Ling'er seemed to turn into a bolt of lightning, beginning to attack Huo Yutong at a speed beyond common sense.

Wang Dong was completely dumbfounded; Han Ling'er's speed was so great that even with Huo Yutong's spiritual detection aiding him, he couldn't react in time.

The Lone Bamboo Sword also let out a loud shout, a layer of golden light coating the sword, and launched a fierce attack toward Huo Yutong.

The two Soul Kings went all out to surround and beat one person; even a Soul Emperor would not find it easy, yet Huo Yutong's face showed no trace of panic.

Then everyone's eyes involuntarily stared straight.

The ensuing exchange could be described in one word: dancing.

The dancer was Huo Yutong, the partners were the two Soul Kings, and Wang Dong flew above, providing lighting for the three below.

The two Soul Kings' attacks were extremely fierce, yet they could not land a single blow on Huo Yutong; she always found a slit in their attacks, evaded their encirclement, and turned to counterattack.

Her movements were so natural and perfectly formed that they seemed like a beautiful dance.

In the spectator stands, a stooped old man suddenly broke into a satisfied smile.

"The Snow Emperor's Sword Dance: only by accompanying the sword dance can the Emperor Sword exert its full power. Indeed, your martial soul is not an ordinary Snow Maiden but the Snow Emperor."

This old man was Mu En; taking advantage of Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's absence from the Academy, he made a trip to the far north.

However, to his surprise, he failed to find the Snow Emperor there, not even seeing the Ice Emperor's face; only the Titan Snow Demon King received him.

This aroused his vigilance; he did not tell the Titan Snow Demon King about Huo Yutong, merely exchanged a few pleasantries before choosing to leave.

Then he came to Star Net City, hoping to find the clues he wanted by watching the match.

And now, he has finally waited for what he wanted to see.

The Snow Emperor's three absolutes actually have no hierarchy of strength; the reason the Emperor Sword's power is far less than the Emperor Palm's is that the Snow Emperor himself masters a powerful sword technique, thereby fully unleashing the Emperor Sword's power.

Because when performing that sword technique the Snow Emperor's figure looks like he is dancing, this set of sword techniques is also named Sword Dance.

This Sword Dance is not a soul skill, nor could Huo Yutong have comprehended it on her own; therefore it is obvious from whom she learned this sword technique.

"Interesting, I haven't encountered anything this interesting in a long time."

Mu En stroked his chin, his eyes shining like a child's, a rare sight.

He had spoken face to face with the Snow Emperor just last year; what exactly happened in between to make the Snow Emperor willingly become Huo Yutong's martial soul and even personally teach her the Sword Dance?

This aroused his strong curiosity.

In fact, Huo Yutong's Sword Dance was indeed taught by the Snow Emperor.

After she obtained her Second Martial Soul, the Snow Emperor often took advantage of her sleeping time to teach her sword techniques in the Sea of Spirit.

This directly caused her sleep time to surge starting from second grade, also making Tang Wulin worry for a while. The Snow Emperor's teaching method was also simple: let her feel it through actual combat.

The Snow Emperor suppressed his own power to the same level as Huo Yutong, then used only the Emperor Sword to oppose her.

Because the power gap between them was truly too great, at first it wasn't even a contest—it was completely one-sided oppression.

But Huo Yutong fears neither failure nor hardship; she was knocked down over and over, then got up again and again to challenge the Snow Emperor, and that astonishing willpower even surprised the Snow Emperor.

With the support of that astonishing perseverance, Huo Yutong's swordsmanship can be said to be improving at a breakneck pace.

The reason she rarely uses it in daily life is mainly because no one can force her to bring out this sword technique; usually a single Emperor Palm strike settles things. This is the first time she has been forced into such a predicament, so naturally she goes all out.

After narrowly dodging Han Ling'er's attack again and blocking the Lone Bamboo Sword with her longsword, Huo Yutong's scorpion tail lashed out violently at the Lone Bamboo Sword, flinging him away; she then redirected her longsword, barely blocking Han Ling'er's attack in the nick of time, and kicked her away.

It is obvious that, unlike the initial evenly matched state, Huo Yutong has gradually begun to gain the upper hand.

This is because the extreme cold Huo Yutong releases during battle constantly affects the two Soul Kings, slowing their speed more and more until Huo Yutong can block and dodge their attacks while simultaneously striking back.

The Lone Bamboo Sword and Han Ling'er exchanged a glance, each seeing the other's unwillingness.

I don't know how many times they were certain their attacks would hit, yet Huo Yutong blocked them with a precision so inhuman it seemed; when this happens repeatedly, it is no longer chance but absolute strength.

They are now completely caught up in the rhythm of the Sword Dance; the Sword Dance used together with Ice Extremely Unmatched is hard to deal with because, while being sharp, it also continuously weakens the enemy, continually tilting the balance of battle.

Now the balance of battle has already begun to tilt slowly toward Huo Yutong.

This can't go on!

The Lone Bamboo Sword and Han Ling'er simultaneously made up their minds: they could no longer afford to drag things out with Huo Yutong; continuing would mean certain defeat, so they must settle the fight quickly.

On the Lone Bamboo Sword, the first, third, and fourth of its five soul rings lit up together, and its aura began to rise rapidly.

Han Ling'er, on the contrary, saw her originally lit first soul ring dim, replaced by a bright black soul ring; the lightning coiling around her body immediately burst into thunderous roars, as if it wanted to pierce the air and strike Huo Yutong.

Huo Yutong raised her eyebrows, then a blizzard swept up, covering half of the match arena.

The spectators instantly became anxious.

The match was at a critical moment—how could it just block their view like that?

Not only the spectators felt uneasy; below the stage, Wang Yan's hands gripping the rail had already shown veins, but unlike the spectators, he was nervous.

It is obvious that the match is about to be decided; if Huo Yutong wins, Shrek still has a sliver of hope, but if she wins, this match would be Shrek's defeat.

At that moment, a figure burst into the Shrek competitors' bench.

"Sorry I'm late; how far has the match progressed?"

Turning his head to see him, Wang Yan finally relaxed a little.

"Wulin, you've finally come."

(End of chapter)