Chapter 97

Through just this round of combat, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong discovered their biggest shortcoming at present:

Their soul power is insufficient.

When they burst forth, they can indeed fight against Soul Emperor–level experts, but their own level determines that their burst cannot last long.

In just this round of combat, they have already consumed one-fifth of their soul power; continuing like this, they will surely lose.

So they decided to use their Soul Fusion Technique and overwhelm with absolute strength.

Seeing their actions, Bei Bei and Wang Dong, who had been preparing to rush forward to support, suddenly halted their steps and hurriedly retreated.

They had personally witnessed Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong each unleash their four Soul Fusion Techniques, fully understanding what this commotion meant, and they did not want to be swept up by the two people unleashing an unstoppable onslaught.

He Caitou in the distance also sighed, lowered his cannon barrel, and said to Zhang Zehao:

"All right, senior, don't waste your effort; this match is already over."

Zhang Zehao stared blankly.

"What do you mean by that?"

He Caitou looked at the two figures standing in the center of the gold‑white‑blue three‑colored light, his face full of awe, and said:

"Wulin and Yutong each have two martial souls; these four martial souls can be paired to form four Soul Fusion Techniques, each excelling in a different direction, and what they are releasing now is precisely the most violent and powerful of those four Soul Fusion Techniques."

The Soul Fusion Technique that Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong are currently executing is formed by fusing the powers of the Golden Dragon King and the Ice Sky Snow Girl; this Soul Fusion Technique, born of two top‑tier assault‑type martial souls, is their strongest combat means at present.

Its name is Ice Sky Dragon Emperor, the one with the greatest overall ability among their four Soul Fusion Techniques.

The three‑colored light slowly faded, and a tall figure appeared in everyone's view.

This is an extraordinarily handsome youth, his black long hair flowing behind him; merely his indifferent gaze standing there gives an endless sense of oppression, and upon closer look, his appearance is strikingly similar to Tang Wulin's—one could say it is what Tang Wulin will look like when he grows up.

He wore snow‑white attire, his eyes one blue and one red, his pupils the vertical slits unique to dragons, a pair of ice‑made dragon wings unfurled on his back, and a terrifying chill quickly spread.

Dai Yaoheng gritted his teeth and shouted loudly:

"Everyone, don't be afraid; they are ultimately just a Soul Elder and a Soul King, and even using a Soul Fusion Technique cannot change that!"

Saying that, he charged forward first.

There was no choice; at this moment he needed to lead and boost morale, otherwise their unit's morale might truly collapse.

A black killing character appeared again, and he actually forced himself to use the White Tiger Annihilation Kill once more.

Facing his attack, the youth simply raised his dragon claw indifferently and threw a punch.

"Boom—!"

A tremendous roar rang out; Dai Yaoheng had no room to resist at all, was blown backward, and turned into an ice sculpture before he even hit the ground.

Immediately afterward, he spread his hands and easily blocked the two‑pronged attack from Xi Xi and Chen Zifeng.

His golden dragon claw closed, seizing Xi Xi's hand and Chen Zifeng's Soul‑Chasing Sword; then, exerting force, while injecting chill into their bodies he also flung them outward, sending them flying out of the competition platform.

Thus, the three strongest main attackers of Dai Yaoheng's squad have all lost their combat ability.

However, this was not the end; a long sword appeared in the youth's hand at some point. The sword is entirely ice‑blue, with faint golden little dragons coiling around it, emitting a barely audible dragon roar.

He pointed the sword at the remaining few team members in the distance and, with an indifferent swing, slashed.

The terrifying sword qi transformed into a rainbow, instantly crossing the entire competition arena and arriving before He Caitou and the others.

Xu San Shi's face turned pale.

Although his duty was to block possible long‑range attacks for the two Soul Engineers, he never imagined he would have to defend against an attack of this level!

At the critical moment, an elderly figure appeared before everyone and blocked this strike.

At the same time he turned his head and said to the few behind him: "You have been eliminated."

He Caitou and the others hurriedly nodded.

Seeing the battle just now, none of them believed they could oppose that formidable Ice Sky Dragon Emperor.

Zhang Zehao instantly understood why He Caitou was so pessimistic—there was already a dimensional‑level gap.

Upon hearing those words, not only He Caitou and the others sighed in relief, but also Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong.

The youth's figure suddenly vanished; the two of them reappeared on the competition platform, staggered slightly, and almost fell.

Their current level is ultimately not that high; they have already reached their limit.

Likewise, not far away, Gongyang Mo also had his soul power exhausted; his face was ashen, and large beads of sweat fell from his face.

At the moment Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong unleashed the Ice Sky Dragon Emperor, his soul power suddenly, beyond his control, poured entirely into assisting the two, as if his martial soul and soul power were wholeheartedly trying to curry favor with that world‑ruling youth.

In fact, the Ice Sky Dragon Emperor's overwhelming performance was inseparable from Gongyang Mo's forced full‑scale assistance; the rate of drain was so extreme it seemed to suck him dry, draining his soul power completely in less than five seconds.

What he did not know was that pledging allegiance to the strongest Dragon King is an innate instinct of the Rainbow Dragon, the later generation of the dragon clan, and this instinct latent in his blood has been awakened.

This battle ended much faster than just moments ago, and was equally more shocking; finally, the Ice Sky Dragon Emperor's crushing stance was deeply etched into everyone's mind present.

Now they all harbor a doubt: is this truly the height that a Soul King and a Soul Elder can reach? Seeing this, Xuanzi nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad; this is how it should be."

Just now, the power of the Ice Sky Dragon Emperor's final sword already exceeded the Soul Saint level, approaching the Soul Douluo level; such a thing has never before happened in the Academy's history.

In fact, the achievement of this strike relied on the accumulation of various factors.

Huo Yutong herself only possessed Soul Emperor-level burst power, Tang Wulin only had strength approaching that of a Soul King, and their Soul Fusion Technique originally could only unleash Soul Saint-level power for a brief moment; although they could win, it was impossible for the victory to be so utterly crushing.

However, Gongyang Mo's assistance was truly crucial; bear in mind that Gongyang Mo is a fifty-nine-ranked Soul King, second only to Dai Yaoheng among all the starting team members.

His full soul power's strong assistance actually raised the Ice Sky Dragon Emperor's original Soul Saint-level strength to the Soul Douluo level, which enabled them to instantly subdue Dai Yaoheng's entire squad.

This battle is destined to remain in the memories of these starting team members for a lifetime.

(End of Chapter)