Rainbow Arena IV

As Jiang Jiayao desperately pushed for a breakthrough, Leng Xuewu and the Gold Grade Puppet were locked in an inseparable battle.

"A ninety-fourth-level Title Douluo truly isn't weak!" This was Leng Xuewu's conclusion after exchanging several blows with the Gold Grade Puppet. She had always been able to challenge opponents above her level with ease, yet this time she found things rather troublesome. However, that did not mean Leng Xuewu had no chance at all.

When the Gold Grade Puppet saw that her attacks had almost no effect on Leng Xuewu, she immediately became furious, though even more surprised. With a sharp cry, she immediately unleashed a soul skill. "Sixth Soul Skill, Charming Star Arc!"

The Gold Grade Puppet's nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—simultaneously transformed into nine Charming Stars corresponding to the colors of the soul rings. Controlled by the Gold Grade Puppet, the Charming Stars formed a nine-star linked soul array. The soul array emitted an unusual glow, and all kinds of illusions appeared before Leng Xuewu's eyes.

"Mm! A fine soul skill! It's actually an Illusory Sword Soul Array." Leng Xuewu praised it as she dealt with the sword array. She understood that battle was the best way to improve herself. While fighting the Gold Grade Puppet, she also studied her fighting style and soul skills in order to refine her own sword techniques.

In battle, Leng Xuewu was completely like a dancer—a swordswoman among dancers, a dancer among swordswomen. This had always been her fighting style. With a delicate shout, Leng Xuewu said, "Taste my Self-Created Soul Skill! Cherry Blossom Snowfall!"

Leng Xuewu had created this Self-Created Soul Skill after gaining sudden enlightenment while watching the Snow God's cherry blossom trees bloom on Snow God Mountain. Cherry blossoms fell with the wind, light and carefree. Leng Xuewu's sword techniques became equally casual, appearing utterly disordered while their spirit and form remained intact. Snow suddenly began to fall within the Rainbow Arena, and the temperature rapidly dropped. While dealing with the Gold Grade Puppet, Leng Xuewu also used her Ultimate Ice martial soul to alter the battlefield in her favor.

The Gold Grade Puppet was a ninety-fourth-level Title Douluo, so ordinary low temperatures could hardly hinder her movements. But Leng Xuewu's martial soul had already transformed into the Ultimate Ice Ice Lotus Snow Dance Sword. Its temperature had reached the realm of absolute zero, perhaps even lower. The Gold Grade Puppet's movements gradually slowed, forcing her to use even more Soul Power to resist Leng Xuewu's absolute zero.

"The technique is dazzling, but sadly, it's all show and no substance!" the Gold Grade Puppet mocked. "Take this! Eighth Soul Skill, Stars Colliding!"

One planet after another emerged from the Gold Grade Puppet's Stinging Star Sword. This skill looked somewhat similar to Leng Xuewu's Second Soul Skill, Ice Lotus Break. The planets emerging from the Stinging Star Sword immediately arranged themselves into an orderly formation. The Gold Grade Puppet laughed. "This soul array is the famous Nine Heavens Falling Star Soul Array! Prepare to die!"

"Hmph! You can barely speak clearly. Frozen stiff, are you? Don't worry, I'll send you on your way soon. There won't be any cold in heaven!" Leng Xuewu sneered. The Ice Lotus Snow Dance Sword in her hand continued to perform the sword techniques of Cherry Blossom Snowfall, but on top of that, Leng Xuewu unleashed one of her martial soul skills. "You can taste my soul skill too! Second Soul Skill, Ice Lotus Break!"

Leng Xuewu wielded the Ice Lotus Snow Dance Sword with lightness and ease, and ice lotuses drifted out from the blade one after another. Leng Xuewu immediately controlled the ice lotuses to form a soul array—the Ice Princess Angry Lotus Soul Array. She had created this soul array based on an ancient sword soul array. It had originally been called the Lotus Array, but after the Ice Lotus Snow Dance Sword transformed into an Ultimate Spirit, its power greatly increased. It now possessed nearly half the power of the ancient sword soul array, so Leng Xuewu renamed it the Ice Princess Angry Lotus Soul Array.

Nine Heavens Falling Star Soul Array vs. Ice Princess Angry Lotus Soul Array.

"Explode!" the Gold Grade Puppet and Leng Xuewu shouted at the same time.

Boom... Boom... Boom...

Thunderous explosions rang out without end.

Both the Gold Grade Puppet and Leng Xuewu flew backward. They both knew that neither of them could withstand the explosive power of the two soul arrays head-on.

"The true Nine Heavens Falling Star Soul Array definitely isn't this weak! Yours is an incomplete version!" Leng Xuewu immediately spotted the flaw in the Gold Grade Puppet's soul array.

"Not bad eyesight! You actually noticed that my Nine Heavens Falling Star Soul Array is incomplete. Still, your soul array really is powerful. I'd like to know its name. I've never seen this soul array before," the Gold Grade Puppet replied.

"Ice Princess Angry Lotus Soul Array! I comprehended it from an ancient sword soul array," Leng Xuewu answered.

"Mm... very good. You really are strong. I'm going to show my true strength now!" the Gold Grade Puppet suddenly said seriously. "Martial Soul Avatar, Stinging Star Greatsword!"

After using her Martial Soul Avatar, the Gold Grade Puppet's entire aura underwent a tremendous transformation. She seemed like a massive divine sword herself, so dazzling that it hurt to look at her. Heavy sword energy continuously radiated from her body.

"Hahaha... you're finally getting serious! Then I'll get serious too! Though you're already a Title Douluo, I have my own confidence!" Leng Xuewu's aura was not suppressed by the Gold Grade Puppet's outburst. Instead, it steadily rose. With a delicate cry, she said, "Martial Soul Avatar, Ice Lotus Snow Dance Sword! Eighth Soul Skill, Gloomy Cold Sword Domain!"

Not only did Leng Xuewu activate her Martial Soul Avatar to fight the Gold Grade Puppet without holding back, she also unleashed her Eighth Soul Skill, Gloomy Cold Sword Domain. Leng Xuewu now resembled a sharp sword herself. The red soul ring behind her emitted an intense light, and the temperature throughout the Rainbow Arena directly fell to the level of absolute zero. The entire arena was also filled with the aura of the Ice Lotus Snow Dance Sword.

"What an impressive soul skill from a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Using sword techniques within this sword domain should grant you quite a substantial boost, shouldn't it?" The Gold Grade Puppet had already sensed that the sword domain had locked onto her. She had nowhere to escape. All she could do next was withstand every attack from Leng Xuewu head-on.

"That's right. All of my sword techniques gain twice the combat power within this sword domain!" Leng Xuewu answered with a smile.

When the Gold Grade Puppet heard this, her pupils widened sevenfold, and a sense of foreboding surged through her heart. But she was not someone who liked to surrender without a fight. With an angry roar, she shouted, "What do I care about your sword domain? I'm a ninety-fourth-level Title Douluo! Could I really not handle a little girl like you?! Fifth Soul Skill, Galaxy Drunken Star Fall!"

"Good, another drunken sword technique. Then I'll use finesse to counter finesse! Cherry Blossom Snowfall." Leng Xuewu showed no weakness as she charged forward with her Self-Created Soul Skill. The boosts from her Martial Soul Avatar and sword domain were all applied to Cherry Blossom Snowfall. Leng Xuewu had another reason for using this move: to conserve Soul Power. After all, a Title Douluo's Soul Power was no joke.

As Leng Xuewu and the Gold Grade Puppet fought fiercely, with Leng Xuewu holding a decisive advantage, Jiang Jiayao's martial soul transformation had already finished. He had now entered the third Rainbow Arena.

"Welcome to the Rainbow Arena. Here, you will experience a life-and-death duel. Victory means life; defeat means death!" A voice drifted into Jiang Jiayao's ears and echoed throughout the Rainbow Arena. "Your opponent is a Silver Grade Puppet, with the strength of a sixty-ninth-level Soul Emperor. Only by defeating the puppet will you pass the trial."

Jiang Jiayao looked up and saw a burly man clad in silver battle armor standing before him.