Xue Tianyu's Terrifying Strength, Huo Wu's Brutality!

The Second Prince of the Star Luo Empire!

This was a truly significant figure.

No wonder the Heaven Dou imperial family had dispatched the Royal Knights to save him.

Surely Xue Tianyu would have to back down now.

In this world, there was no one who dared to openly provoke the majesty of a vast empire.

Even if he possessed a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, he could not possibly contend against thousands of troops.

Three Spirit Saints from the Royal Knights had already landed at the edge of the arena.

The captain of the knights stepped forward and shouted loudly.

"Captain of the Skywater Team, release him at once!"

"His Majesty has decreed that this matter ends here; you shall not take any more lives!"

This voice, infused with deep spirit power, rolled and echoed throughout the entire Great Soul Arena.

It carried the inviolable dignity of the royalty.

Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu exchanged a glance, a flash of deep worry appearing in their eyes.

A prince of the Star Luo Empire—this identity was truly too troublesome.

If not handled correctly, Skywater Academy would truly face a catastrophe.

"Captain..." Shui Bing'er called out softly.

The smile on Dai Mubai's face grew increasingly rampant.

He struggled to raise his hand, pointing at Xue Tianyu's nose.

"Did you hear that!"

"The Heaven Dou imperial family is protecting me; you can't touch a single hair on my head today!"

"Once I return to the Star Luo Empire, I will definitely bring men to capture you!"

"I will make you kneel before me, wishing for death but unable to find it!"

"And as for these women behind you, I won't let a single one of them go!"

Facing the reprimand of the Royal Knights.

Facing the frantic provocation of Dai Mubai.

Xue Tianyu's expression had not changed in the slightest from beginning to end.

He lowered his head slightly, looking at the twisted, ugly face beneath his feet.

"A prince of the Star Luo Empire?"

Xue Tianyu's tone was so flat it lacked even a ripple.

It was as if he were reciting a meaningless word.

"Is this trash-like identity the trump card you use to save your life?"

Dai Mubai's laughter stalled.

From Xue Tianyu's eyes, he saw a cold indifference that made his hair stand on end.

It was not fear, nor was it a weighing of pros and cons.

It was the look one gave a dead man.

"I, for one, hate it most when others use their so-called background to pressure me."

Xue Tianyu slowly raised his right hand.

Frigid, icy energy gathered frantically in his palm.

A long sword, condensed from pure ice elements, quietly took shape.

Frost Sword.

The bone-chilling aura radiating from the blade was so intense that even the surrounding air froze into wisps of white mist.

The cold instantly permeated Dai Mubai's entire body.

"You..."

Dai Mubai finally panicked.

The shadow of death instantly shrouded his heart.

He felt genuine killing intent from that ice sword.

This man was a lunatic!

He didn't care at all about the Star Luo Empire; he truly dared to kill him in front of everyone!

"Stop!"

The lead captain of the Royal Knights' eyes were on the verge of splitting.

The seventh black soul ring on his body lit up instantly.

Martial Soul Avatar!

A massive phantom of an Iron-Armored Tyrannosaurus appeared out of thin air, lunging directly at Xue Tianyu with a violent aura.

It attempted to knock him away at the last second to save Dai Mubai.

Xue Tianyu did not even glance at the Iron-Armored Tyrannosaurus.

The scarlet 100,000-year God-Bestowed Soul Ring beneath his feet suddenly flickered.

An unrivaled Extreme Cold Domain erupted in an instant.

Boom!

The Iron-Armored Tyrannosaurus charging at the front slammed into an invisible wall of ice.

Its massive body froze stiff in mid-air.

Thick, solid ice covered its entire body at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye.

A level 70+ Soul Saint who had activated his Martial Soul Avatar.

Had been frozen solid into a giant ice sculpture.

With a loud bang.

The ice sculpture crashed heavily onto the edge of the arena, shattering into several massive chunks of ice.

It hadn't even had time to let out a scream.

The roar of the shattering ice sculpture echoed throughout the Great Soul Arena.

The entire arena fell silent.

That was a level 70+ Soul Saint, an Iron-Armored Tyrannosaurus that had unleashed its Martial Soul Avatar.

Yet it hadn't even touched the hem of Xue Tianyu's clothes before being turned into shards of ice within the Extreme Cold Domain.

The two Royal Knights Soul Saints following closely behind felt their legs stiffen, and they stopped dead in their tracks.

Their faces were drained of color, and cold sweat poured down their bodies.

Looking at their companion's gruesome death, they didn't even have the courage to look Xue Tianyu in the eye.

The young man in white on the arena was not human; he was a god of slaughter descended to earth.

Emperor Xue Ye slammed his hand onto the armrest of his chair and stood up abruptly.

His face was livid, and his body trembled.

The leader of the Heaven Dou Empire's most elite Royal Knights had been casually wiped out in public.

This was rubbing the face of the imperial family into the dirt.

Salas sat to the side, a flash of wild joy crossing his eyes.

Martial Soul Hall was eager to see the Heaven Dou imperial family lose face, and this move by Xue Tianyu played right into his hands.

Xue Tianyu didn't even spare a second glance at the ice shards.

He slowly retracted his foot.

Dai Mubai lay beneath his feet, having passed out from the pain; his chest was sunken, and his breathing was shallow.

Yu Xiaogang knelt to the side, kowtowing repeatedly, terrified that Xue Tianyu might deliver another kick.

Xue Tianyu turned around and walked past Shui Bing'er.

"Let's go, the air here has been tainted."

Shui Bing'er lowered her head respectfully and followed behind Xue Tianyu.

The entire Skywater Team remained silent, walking off the field in perfect unison.

No one dared to stop them.

Even the referee forgot to announce the result of the match.

It wasn't until Xue Tianyu's back disappeared into the contestant tunnel that the referee stammered out that Skywater Academy had won.

The preliminary tournament schedule continued.

A few days later.

The tenth round of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament preliminaries.

Skywater Academy versus Blazing Fire Academy.

In the resting area.

Huo Wushuang's brows were tightly locked, his expression so grave it seemed as if water could drip from it.

"Little sister, if today's match becomes too much, we should just forfeit."

Huo Wushuang looked at Huo Wu, who sat opposite him without saying a word, and tried to persuade her earnestly.

"You saw the state of the Shrek team; Tang San was crippled, Dai Mubai was half-dead, and even a Soul Ancestor from the Royal Knights was killed in an instant."

"That Xue Tianyu is a madman who ignores all rules. His strength is simply not something we can contend with."

Huo Wu stood up abruptly.

Her long, dark red hair stirred without a breeze.

Her eyes were wide open, filled with unyielding pride and arrogance.

"Surrender?"

"Those two words have never existed in my dictionary!"

"Even if he, Xue Tianyu, is a god, I will burn a hole right through him!"

Huo Wu gritted her teeth, her fists clenching until they cracked.

Since she was a child, she had been the pride of Blazing Fire Academy, with everyone revolving around her.

Why should some Xue Tianyu, who appeared out of nowhere, make every team tremble in fear?

She refused to believe it.

So what if he has the Extreme Cold?

She would use her ultimate flames to burn that cold air until nothing remained.

The Fire Crane Twins exchanged a glance, their faces full of bitter smiles.

They knew Huo Wu's temper too well.

Once she set her mind on something, not even eight horses could pull her back.

The bell of the Great Soul Arena rang out.

Huo Wu took the lead, her long legs striding toward the contestant tunnel.

The Blazing Fire Team followed closely behind.

In the center of the Great Soul Arena, the ring had already been repaired.

The members of the Skywater Team were already standing on one side of the ring.

Xue Tianyu stood with his arms crossed, looking at the approaching Blazing Fire Team with a calm expression.

The audience in the stands screamed wildly.

The Skywater Academy's matches had become the biggest attraction over the past few days.

Everyone was waiting to see how this team, possessing the Extreme Cold Domain, would crush the Blazing Fire Academy, which was known for having the strongest attack power.

Huo Wu walked to the center of the ring, her gaze locked on Xue Tianyu.

"You are Xue Tianyu?"

Huo Wu lifted her delicate chin, her tone filled with heavy provocation.

Xue Tianyu raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at her.

"Something the matter?"

The two simple words carried an undisguised sense of contempt.

Huo Wu took a deep breath, suppressing the fury in her heart.

"Others may fear you, but my Blazing Fire Academy does not!"

"They say your ice is indestructible, but today I will use my fire to melt you into a puddle of water!"

Xue Tianyu didn't even smile; he just looked at Huo Wu as if she were a fool.

"With those little Fire Sparks of yours?"

"They aren't even qualified to keep me warm."

This sentence was like a bucket of oil poured directly onto Huo Wu's heart.

She laughed in extreme anger, her red soul rings rising instantly.

Two yellow, two purple.

The pressure of a level 43 Control-type Battle Soul Ancestor was released without reservation.

"Referee, hurry up and announce the start!"

Huo Wu roared impatiently.

She couldn't wait to see this arrogant man kneeling and begging for mercy.

The referee was startled by Huo Wu's momentum and quickly raised his right hand.

"Skywater Academy versus Blazing Fire Academy."

"The match begins!"

As soon as the referee's voice fell, all seven members of the Blazing Fire Team erupted at once.

A sky full of fire soared upward, and the temperature of the entire ring climbed rapidly.

Huo Wushuang let out a furious roar, his One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul Possession activating.

He transformed into a blazing meteor, charging straight toward Xue Tianyu.

The Fire Crane Twins spread their flaming wings, flanking from both sides.

The two support-type Soul Masters in the back row simultaneously revealed their Fire Spark Martial Souls.

Clusters of scorching fireballs rained down continuously toward the Skywater Team formation.

Huo Wu stood at the very back, her hands raised high.

The third soul ring on her body shone brilliantly.

Repulsive Fire Ring!

A dazzling crimson halo erupted from her center, attempting to seal off Skywater Academy's retreat.

The entire arena turned into a sea of fire in an instant.

The audience was whipped into a frenzy.

Blazing Fire Academy's opening burst was perfect; without any probing, they had unleashed their strongest killing moves immediately.

Shui Bing'er and the others stood ready, about to release their Martial Souls.

Xue Tianyu raised a hand to stop them.

"Stand back."

"Today, let me show you what a true master of ice and snow looks like."

Xue Tianyu took a step forward.

He did not activate his Martial Soul, nor did he release that terrifying hundred-thousand-year God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

He simply raised his right hand and tapped lightly into the void.

A crystal-clear ice droplet peeled away from his fingertip, landing on the scorching stone floor of the arena.

The crisp sound of the dripping water actually drowned out the roaring of the sky-filling flames.

Immediately following, an icy chill capable of freezing the very soul erupted from that droplet.

The air above the entire Great Soul Arena twisted violently.

The dancing sparks of fire were extinguished the instant they touched this cold aura.

"Come forth, Snow Emperor."

Xue Tianyu's tone was gentle.

Following his summons, a fissure tore open in the void.

A blizzard descended upon the Great Soul Arena without warning.

Gale winds howled, and snowflakes danced in the air like razor blades.

A stunningly beautiful figure stepped slowly out of the wind and snow.

She had long, snow-white hair that cascaded down to her ankles.

An ice-blue gown draped over her flawless physique.

On that exquisite face, there was not a trace of human emotion.

Only a nobility and majesty that stood above all living things.

The leader of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, Snow Emperor!

The moment Snow Emperor appeared, all the flames on the arena trembled violently.

It was as if they had encountered their natural predator.

Even the Tyrant Dragon fire on Huo Wushuang withered to its absolute limit in an instant, the flames shrinking to less than an inch high.

"What... what kind of monster is this!"

Emperor Xue Ye exclaimed in shock from the viewing stand.

Salas stood up, struck with absolute terror.

They could not fathom Snow Emperor's origins at all, feeling only that her aura was a hundred times more terrifying than that of a Titled Douluo.

Huo Wu looked at the beautiful woman emerging from the snow, a sense of intense crisis rising in her heart.

But the pride in her bones would not allow her to retreat.

"Playing tricks!"

"Burn for me!"

Huo Wu desperately channeled the soul power within her.

The light of the Repulsive Fire Ring suddenly became blinding, crashing fiercely toward Snow Emperor.

Huo Wushuang and the Fire Crane Twins also gritted their teeth, charging forward despite the bitter cold.

Snow Emperor hovered silently in mid-air.

Those ice-blue eyes gazed coldly at the group charging toward her.

She extended a slender, fair, jade-like hand.

Without releasing any soul skill, she simply pressed downward with a casual motion.

Emperor Palm: Great Cold No Snow!

A surge of extreme, frigid cold, condensed to the absolute limit, descended instantly from the sky.

This freezing air possessed no flashy special effects, only absolute low temperature.

BOOM!

Huo Wushuang, charging at the very front, bore the brunt of the impact.

His One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon martial soul, which he took such pride in, was extinguished before it could even let out a roar.

White, solid ice spread frantically up from his feet.

In less than half a breath, it had sealed his entire body within.

A lifelike ice sculpture appeared just like that in the center of the arena.

The Fire Crane Twins in mid-air fared even worse.

The moment they flapped their wings, the flames upon them were blown out by the extreme freezing air.

Immediately following, heavy frost covered their entire bodies.

Like birds with broken wings, the two slammed heavily onto the frozen arena, crashing down in a daze.

The Repulsive Fire Ring released by Huo Wu shattered like a soap bubble the instant it touched the aura of Great Cold No Snow.

Not even a single Fire Spark remained.

"No! How is this possible!"

Huo Wu's eyes were bloodshot, her voice screaming hoarsely.

In just a single exchange.

The attack formation that the Blazing Fire Team took such pride in had been dismantled.

Except for her, the other six had all lost their combat effectiveness.

This was not a match at all; it was a one-sided slaughter.

Xue Tianyu walked to the center of the arena with his hands behind his back, his pace leisurely.

Snow Emperor landed respectfully by his side, like the most loyal of guards.

"Is it over already?"

Xue Tianyu looked at Huo Wu, who stood alone on the opposite side, his tone filled with disappointment.

"You said earlier that you would melt my ice—is this truly the extent of your ability?"

These words were like a resounding slap, striking Huo Wu hard across the face.

Huo Wu bit her lip, blood trickling down the corner of her mouth.

Her body trembled incessantly in the extreme cold.

Yet, her gaze remained stubborn.