Sparring

Tang Wulin felt he couldn't live without the Spirit Pagoda. Some time later, Shrek and the Tang Sect collectively came before him and respectfully said:

Welcome back, Son of the Sea God!

Tang Wulin: I'm sorry, Shrek and Tang Sect, you should leave. I'm afraid the Spirit Pagoda and Xie Xie misunderstand. I can't go back anymore; I've become the shape of the Spirit Pagoda and Xie Xie. Oh, hee hee...

Meanwhile, in the Virtual World of the Spirit Pagoda in Star Dou City...

A large crowd gathered, and one figure stood quietly in the center, surrounded by many others.

The next second, a chilling force struck first, causing numerous snowflakes to fall and the surrounding temperature to plummet, followed by several Ice Cone.

Chen Jianshu raised his hand and easily blocked the Ice Cone with his palm, which then exploded into numerous ice flowers.

The next second, a figure with light blue hair appeared, wielding a long sword that shimmered with moonlight as it charged forward.

Chen Jianshu's eyes narrowed, and a moonlight longsword appeared in his hand as well. The two swords clashed, their Sword Intents colliding. One side was the chilling, bone-piercing Sword Intent of Extreme Cold, while the other was the Intent of All-Encompassing Phenomena life.

The Sword Intent swept across, creating two distinct areas, one blue and one colorful, freezing or cutting through the surrounding grass.

With a clench of his left hand, Chen Jianshu produced a white-gold Stargod Sword, while Xue Liushuang, and the power of moonlight swept around her.

"Star-Moon Sword!"

Chen Jianshu merged the two longswords into a single, dark blue longsword, upon which moonlight and starlight shimmered.

Xue Liushuang thrust her sword forward, but she felt the suppression of her Martial Soul, which slowed her down slightly. The Star-Moon Sword swept across, and she had no choice but to raise her sword to defend.

The next moment, Ye Xinglan joined the battle, and the Stargod Sword, carrying specks of starlight, charged in, also imbued with the sharp aura of metal.

Several starlight longswords shot out, interrupting Chen Jianshu's movements. He swung his sword and shattered the starlight longswords. The opponent instantly arrived, and an incomparably sharp Sword Intent soared into the sky. Just by getting close, one could feel the incomparably sharp aura, and the stinging pain on the skin was clearly visible.

As the Star-Moon Sword arrived, the opponent, seeing that his first attack had failed, became even more aggressive, abandoning all defense in a purely offensive style that forced Chen Jianshu to retreat continuously.

"Starfall!"

The Star-Moon Sword Chen Jianshu's hand shone brightly, and the clear sky instantly transformed into countless stars, forming a Starry Sky. Countless golden stars fell from the Starry Sky.

Ye Xinglan's Second Soul Ring shone, and a golden sword net instantly formed, attempting to block the Starfall.

But then she saw the stars crashing down, instantly shattering her Second Soul Skill, forcing her to retreat.

Rumble!

The golden starlight shone brightly, and after falling to the ground, it burst into starlight. These starlight pieces flew out like iron pieces, and Ye Xinglan and Xue Liushuang instantly slashed out with four swords to shatter the flying starlight pieces.

"Moonlight!"

Chen Jianshu raised the Star-Moon Sword in his hand, and the power of the moon gathered on it, forming a dazzling moonlight that created a moon's afterimage.

Stop him!

Xue Liushuang's expression changed drastically, and she immediately drew her sword to attack. Ye Xinglan also raised her hand and unleashed numerous golden sword energies in an attempt to stop her.

"Noble Phantasm Projection!"

Chen Jianshu Pivot murmured, and numerous Iron Swords flew towards him from all around. The Iron Swords did not consume Soul Power and could be used at will, as long as he had enough Spiritual Power to control thousands of Iron Swords at the same time.

Numerous Iron Swords, flowing like streams, swept in, causing a qualitative change from a quantitative one. The two were blocked in their tracks and could only watch helplessly as the other completed his preparations.

"New Moon!"

Chen Jianshu swung his sword, and a semi-transparent moon-shaped phenomenon appeared, sweeping across a fan-shaped area in front of them. The two could only do their best to defend themselves.

The Moon Slash is divided into Full Moon, Half Moon, Crescent Moon, and New Moon. The New Moon is a semi-invisible moonlight slash that is covered and silent, making it difficult to defend against.

The New Moon slash instantly overwhelmed the starlight and moonlight, swallowing both beams of light and ultimately engulfing them.

As the New Moon's glow faded, two figures emerged, supporting themselves with swords. They looked disheveled, as if the attack had inflicted considerable damage on them.

"It's not over yet!"

As Ye Xinglan murmured, a battle was unfolding not far away. Four people stood opposite each other, each with numerous Soul Rings floating around them.

One person held a large cauldron carved with a fiery Hong Lian, flames erupting from within and sweeping towards the group in front of them.

"Retreat!"

Na'er charged forward wielding the Silver Dragon Spear, and the onrushing flames vanished instantly with a delicate shout.

"My control over the flames has been taken away... Is this the Silver Clan's terrifying control over the elements?"

Xiao Yan looked at Na'er with a solemn expression, never expecting that he couldn't even snatch a bit of Elemental Authority.

As the flames were dispelled, two figures instantly arrived. Wu Bingyu's Asura Power surged into the sky as she charged forward with a powerful sword.

Just then, a Silver Moon toad appeared behind a girl with silver hair and red eyes. The moonlight shone on Wu Bingyu, and her movements instantly slowed down.

"This is... petrification?!"

Seeing the slight signs of petrification appearing on its body, she widened her eyes in surprise, never expecting that the Moon Toad's ability was petrification.

Then, five black shadows rushed towards the four people opposite them. Xiao Qing immediately began to play the bronze flute on his fingers. Ripples spread out, slowing down the movements of the five black shadows.

As the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul manifested, a dazzling holy light shone down, and the five black shadows instantly vanished. Qian Xue was slightly puzzled; these five black shadows weren't even the real bodies. What about Wu Siduo?

Just as she was wondering, the next second, a figure suddenly emerged from Xiao Qing's Soul-Calming Xiao, and sharp claws instantly attacked, aiming straight for her throat.

"Nine-Phoenix Cauldrons!"

Xiao Qing was immediately alarmed. The next second, a large brown cauldron carved with nine Phoenixes blocked her way. The opponent's sharp claws gripped the cauldron, producing a metallic clanging sound.

"Twin Martial Souls!"

Wu Siduo's pupils contracted; she hadn't expected that the other party was also a user of Twin Martial Souls.

"Angel Domain!"

The instant she missed her attack, Qian Xue radiated a dazzling light, and a white domain instantly enveloped everyone.

Wu Siduo, who possessed dark attributes, immediately felt her attributes decrease, and the domain was also purifying her Soul Power.

As the sacred sword of light slashed down, Wu Siduo immediately tried to dodge, only to find that the moonlight shining on her began to petrify her. Coupled with Xiao Qing's slowing effect, she had no way to avoid it.

"Starry Sky Shackles!"

At the critical moment, a figure wielding the Frost Staff of Myriad Stars intervened, and numerous golden chains restrained Xiao Yan, Xiao Qing, Yue Hongchen, and Qian Xue, successfully rescuing Wu Siduo.

Let's turn the tide!

Xu Xiaoyan raised her staff high, signaling a counterattack. Na'er and Wu Bingyu instantly attacked, and Wu Siduo also transformed her Martial Soul into a giant Hell White Tiger. The previously passive situation was instantly reversed.

"This control..."

Qian Xue frowned as she looked at the chains Entanglement her. These chains seemed to carry some kind of special rule, as her First Soul Skill, Angel Assault, originally had some immunity to control effects.

Unexpectedly, I was forcibly controlled, as if this control was unavoidable and that once locked on, I was bound to be hit.

"Hell Charge!"

Just as she tried to break free, a five-meter-long, dark purple tiger suddenly attacked, knocking her to the ground. Its massive claws slammed down, forcing her to raise her Holy Sword to defend herself.

On the other side, Na'er swept away the blazing Flame-Burning Fire Lotus Cauldron with her spear, pointing it directly at Xiao Yan. Wu Bingyu slashed out with her sword, instantly splitting the Nine-Phoenix Cauldron in two, and her sword instantly attacked Xiao Qing.

The fierce Asura Power struck, and Xiao Qing was instantly slashed away by the sword. If he hadn't retreated in time, he would have been eliminated.

Just as Wu Bingyu was about to press her advantage, her face turned pale and her lips began to turn purple.

A wave of powerlessness washed over her. She immediately looked at her hands and saw that the petrified area seemed to be spreading. Then, a wave of dizziness washed over her, and she staggered a few steps.

"This moonlight is poisonous!"

Before losing consciousness, Wu Bingyu gritted her teeth and uttered the message, finally collapsing to the ground and falling unconscious. Upon hearing this, both Xu Xiaoyan and Wu Siduo's expressions changed drastically.

This moonlight not only has a petrifying effect, but it's also poisonous! While suppressing Qian Xue, Wu Siduo immediately paid attention to her own condition and discovered that she also had faint signs of poisoning.

Fortunately, the Hell White Tiger can withstand the poison, while Wu Bingyu is a pure attack-oriented Soul Master with very low poison resistance.

At this moment, Na'er had already eliminated Xiao Yan and raised her hand to launch several fireballs at Yue Hongchen.

The opponent immediately dodged, and at the same time, moonlight burst from the eyes of the toad phantom behind him, shining onto Na'er.

"Ice Mirror!"

She immediately conjured Ice Mirror; moonlight shone on the ice crystals and reflected back. Looking at the moonlight shining on her, Yue Hongchen said:

"It's useless. This is my Soul Skill; it has no effect on me."

As soon as she finished speaking, a silver spear was already pressed against her neck. Her pupils contracted instantly, and her face showed shock.

"When..."

"Flying Thunder God Second Step."

Na'er retracted her spear. The purpose of summoning the Ice Mirror was merely to deceive others. Her true killing move was to use her spatial exchange ability to swap her position with the fireball and move behind the opponent.

On the other side, as the golden chains on Qian Xue's body began to burn, the ultimate light, fire, and divine power erupted instantly, crushing the chains in an instant. Flames ignited on the Hell White Tiger's body, and the feeling of being countered by its elemental power made her extremely uncomfortable.

Fifth Soul Skill: Sun True Fire!

Blinding flames swept across the area, Wu Siduo used her First Soul Skill, Hell Guardian, to defend herself, but both her Martial Soul Quality and attributes were countered.

"Second Soul Skill, Holy Sword."

A long sword shattered the dark purple barrier, instantly knocking Wu Siduo back. The Hell White Tiger vanished in an instant, retreating repeatedly. Xu Xiaoyan immediately used the icy power on her staff to extinguish the fire.

"Be careful, this domain and light will purify Soul Power, and this fire uses Soul Power as fuel."

Wu Siduo, whose Soul Power had been burned away by more than half, immediately gave a warning. Xu Xiaoyan's Frost Staff of Myriad Stars also possessed extreme icy power, but it still took her some effort to extinguish the flames on the other party's body.

This was a suppression of Soul Power and Martial Soul Quality. Upon seeing this, Na'er immediately stood in front of the two. Looking at Qian Xue who was charging towards them, her Angel Domain instantly enveloped them. As the holy white feathers fell on their bodies, their Soul Power began to be purified and disappear little by little.

Xu Xiaoyan and Na'er felt fine, but Wu Siduo would receive double the special attack effect, and if she was Evil Soul Master, the effect would be doubled.

This is the suppression of dark or evil martial souls by angelic martial souls. Even Wu Siduo's newly evolved Netherworld White Tiger martial soul and Dark Night Rakshasa martial soul are suppressed.

When the Silver Dragon Spear and the Holy Sword clashed, Qian Xue realized that her Elemental Control was being taken away, and she immediately exerted her strength to try to regain Control of the elements.

The spear and sword clashed repeatedly, and the two fought over Control of the fire and light attributes.

After Xu Xiaoyan eliminated Xiao Qing, she also joined the battle to assist. Seeing the approaching figure, Qian Xue knew how troublesome this control was and could only give up the attack and retreat directly.

She absolutely could not step into the opponent's control range, otherwise she would surely lose. Then she released her third Soul Skill.

"Third Soul Skill, Holy Light!"

A blinding light shone down, and Xu Xiaoyan felt as if she had been hit by a flashbang; she couldn't open her eyes at all. She immediately used her Spiritual Power to alert herself to her surroundings and saw five orbs of light hurtling towards her.

"Starlight Rebound!"

She endured the discomfort in her eyes and immediately released her Second Soul Skill. Three light orbs hit the shield and bounced back, but the shield shattered, and two more flew over. Xu Xiaoyan had just released her Soul Skill and had no way to counter it.

"Hell Dark-Light Wave."

At the critical moment, the Hell White Tiger spewed out a dark purple light wave, successfully intercepting these light orbs.

As the light faded, Qian Xue flew past Na'er and charged straight at her with the Holy Sword in hand.

Xu Xiaoyan immediately raised her staff to defend, and the longsword instantly landed on the staff. She felt a tremendous force that caused her tiger's mouth to split open. At the critical moment, a figure came up from behind her and reached out to Frost Staff of Myriad Stars to relieve the pressure on her.

Even the impact transmitted into the body was neutralized by the soft cushion.

"Star's Shackles!"

Xu Xiaoyan didn't have time to think and immediately released her Soul Skill. Qian Xue, who was about to follow up with her Soul Skill, was instantly controlled by numerous golden chains and fell to the ground from above. The Crash Mamba was out.

"Phew... that was close, that scared me to death."

Xu Xiaoyan was still shaken. If that sword had landed, she would have been eliminated from the Virtual World immediately. Fortunately, Duoduo had taken some of the damage for her.

Wu Siduo breathed a sigh of relief, clutching her chest, which was still sore from the impact.

After the battle, everyone logged out of the Virtual World. Through the battle, they had gotten to know each other. Weng Daimin looked at Xue Liushuang, reached out and patted her Shoulder to comfort her:

"It's alright, Sister Liu Shuang. Next time, the three of us will go together. A Shu is just too strong."

On the other side, Gu Yue handed a bottle of water to Chen Jianshu and gestured:

"Are you thirsty? Want some water?"

As she spoke, she thoughtfully unscrewed the bottle cap. Originally, Gu Yue was supposed to join the battle, but she wanted to team up with Chen Jianshu, only to be unsuccessful because the other party was too overpowered.

"Thanks."

He thanked them, took the bottled water, and drank it. Everyone had gained a lot from this battle.

Qian Xue, in particular, had no rivals among her peers, but today's defeat made her restrain her arrogance.

The third and fourth updates on August 27th, combined into one large chapter.