On the main Douhun Platform.
A beautiful woman stood in the center.
She looked about eighteen or nineteen. She wore an elegant blue dress, and her long blue hair fell loose down her back. Her full breasts and stunningly slender waist complemented her pretty face, which wore a professional smile.
"Next is our final one-on-one Soul Fighting Competition. The two contestants are both Soul Kings: the Blood Sword Asura, whose Weapon Spirit is the Blood Nether Sword, and Leng Shuang, whose Weapon Spirit is the Frost Rose."
When the nobles in the Spectator Stand heard the words "Frost Rose" and "Leng Shuang," they all placed their bets on Leng Shuang.
Qin Ming sensed that something was off. "Yu Feng, go find out who this Leng Shuang is."
Yu Feng nodded and soon returned with information about Leng Shuang.
"Leng Shuang, the Frost Rose, was once the most talented Soul Master at the Skywater Soul Fighting Arena, earning a Gold Douluo Badge faster than anyone else! In her final match, she even defeated a Five-Ring Soul King despite having only four rings!"
Qin Ming smiled faintly, not taking Leng Shuang seriously at all. He looked down at the arena and murmured, "I thought this Dou Hun Training would be far too easy for Lu Chen. Now, it seems... things are finally getting interesting."
On the Soul Fighting Arena, the woman gave a playful smile and raised her voice again. "Let's welcome the two Soul Kings to the stage!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, the two doors on either side of the Douhun Platform opened silently.
Lu Chen walked slowly onto the platform and looked at Leng Shuang across from him. "It seems you're quite interested in me, Senior?"
Leng Shuang stood there without a word. Her ice-blue hair was tied in a ponytail that fell to her waist. Her Ice Blue Battle Uniform showed off her voluptuous figure perfectly; just one glance at her stunning curves was enough to set anyone's blood racing.
Her figure was no worse than Zhu Zhuqing's current one.
"Both sides, announce your Martial Souls!"
A flash of blood-red light appeared in Lu Chen's hand, and the Asura Demon Sword materialized. Two yellow, one purple, and two black Soul Rings revolved around its blade.
"Blood Sword Asura. Martial Soul: Blood Nether Sword. Level fifty-three Assault System Battle Soul King. Please instruct me!"
An ice-blue halo lit up in Leng Shuang's hand. A rose, as if carved from ice, slowly took shape in her palm.
The petals of the Frost Rose were translucent and gleaming white, their edges wreathed in pale blue mist. Slender, icy filaments rose from its center, supporting the anther at their tips. The anther was a pale ice blue, plump and round, like starlight frozen in place.
The entire rose gleamed with the cold, lustrous sheen unique to ice.
Two yellow, two purple, and one black Soul Ring revolved slowly around the Frost Rose.
"Leng Shuang. Martial Soul: Frost Rose. Level fifty-nine Control Battle Soul King!"
The Frost Rose made Leng Shuang's exquisite features look even more beautiful and cold.
A pair of ice-blue wings appeared on the host's back. She beat them lightly and slowly flew into the air.
"Begin!"
The First Soul Ring on the Frost Rose lit up.
"Rose Freeze!"
Ice-blue Soul Power surged around Leng Shuang. She thrust the Frost Rose in her hand toward Lu Chen.
The Frost Rose released an ice-blue ring of light in midair. Then several Frost Vines covered in roses wrapped around Lu Chen.
Lu Chen circulated his Asura Sword Intent. Red light flared over his body, and the Asura Demon Sword in his hand trembled slightly.
Sword Qi instantly severed every Frost Rose vine around him.
His First Soul Ring lit up, and Blood Qi surged through him. He pushed off hard with both legs and charged at Leng Shuang, gripping the Asura Demon Sword.
The distance of several dozen meters vanished in a single breath. Lu Chen appeared before Leng Shuang and swung the Asura Demon Sword down without mercy.
Leng Shuang's Third Soul Ring lit up. The Frost Rose in her hand suddenly grew, forming an Ice Crystal Shield around her body, covered in hundreds of Frost Roses.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound rang out as the Ice Crystal Shield shattered. Hundreds of Frost Roses broke into countless fragments that swept past Leng Shuang's beautiful face.
"Fourth Soul Skill! Rose Frost!"
Leng Shuang held the Frost Rose before her chest with both hands. It released a thick white mist that blanketed the entire Soul Fighting Arena.
Lu Chen landed on the ground. The mist blocked his vision and even weakened his senses.
A faint floral fragrance, distinct to roses, drifted into his nose.
As the fragrance entered his body, Lu Chen felt his Soul Power slow abruptly. A layer of frost had even formed along his meridians, and his Soul Power was gradually freezing.
A hint of surprise appeared in Lu Chen's eyes. Asura Sword Intent surged through him, and dark-red patterns traveled along his meridians, completely melting the thin layer of frost.
"Fifth Soul Skill! Frost Rose Storm!"
Leng Shuang's pleasant voice sounded beside Lu Chen's ear. The white mist around them slowly condensed into one ice crystal rose after another, floating in the air.
As the ice crystal roses formed, the surrounding mist vanished.
Leng Shuang stood more than twenty meters away from Lu Chen. The Frost Rose in her hand had grown even more translucent, and icy patterns flowed across its petals.
"You've lost."
Leng Shuang watched Lu Chen, surrounded by ice crystal roses. Her beautiful eyes held the confident pride of someone certain of victory.
The ice crystal roses around Lu Chen suddenly blazed with brilliant white light. Hundreds of them exploded at once.
A faint smile appeared on Lu Chen's lips. Then the Fifth Soul Ring on the Asura Demon Sword lit up.
"Spirit Devouring Asura Domain!"
Dark-red light climbed from the Asura Demon Sword's sword patterns and spread up his arm.
As Lu Chen turned his wrist, the tip of his sword touched the ground, sinking half an inch into it.
Red patterns spread out from the Asura Demon Sword as if they were alive, forming a domain over ten meters in diameter that enveloped every ice crystal rose nearby.
Blood Qi churned inside the domain, devouring all the ice crystal roses just before they could explode.
At a thought from Lu Chen, the phantom of a Blood Fiend Gluttonous Wolf appeared behind him. It opened its jaws, and the ice crystal roses condensed into tiny ice swords streaked with blood-red light.
Lu Chen brought the index and middle fingers of his right hand together in a sword gesture and pointed lightly. "Go!"
Under Lu Chen's control, hundreds of ice crystal swords shot toward Leng Shuang.
Soul Power surged around Leng Shuang. Her First, Second, and Fifth Soul Rings lit up in succession.
The Frost Rose in her hand grew even more translucent. One ice crystal rose after another appeared beside her and flew toward the tiny ice swords in the air.
A series of "pfft, pfft, pfft" sounds rang out as the ice crystal roses were pierced, and countless crystalline petals scattered across the ground.
With the roses gone, dozens of ice crystal swords shot toward Leng Shuang.
Under Lu Chen's precise control, several tears instantly appeared in Leng Shuang's Ice Blue Battle Uniform.
The ice crystal swords vanished, leaving tear after tear in Leng Shuang's uniform. Her snow-white skin reflected the pale blue light of the Frost Rose, making it look even fairer.
The tears near her chest were particularly bad; two soft, pink-white curves were just barely visible.
However, only Lu Chen, standing directly in front of Leng Shuang, saw that.
Leng Shuang was both embarrassed and furious. She hurriedly wrapped her right arm around her precariously exposed chest, then took a Snow White Cloak from her Soul Tool and draped it over herself. She glared at Lu Chen before turning and quickly leaving the Soul Fighting Arena...
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