Defeat of the Golden Crow Saintess

"Great! It's been a long time since I've sparred with Sister Wu Ming."

Dai Huabin readily agreed and stepped onto the training ground.

The granite surface felt slightly warm underfoot, and the afternoon sun baked the entire area until it was scorching hot.

Wu Ming was already standing in the center of the field, having rolled up the crimson-gold cuffs two sections to reveal a section of her fair and muscular forearm.

"Let me make this clear from the start," Wu Ming said, raising her chin. "I'm not going to go easy on you."

Wu Ming's feet were slightly apart, and his center of gravity shifted downwards.

"Come!"

Dai Huabin also got into position.

Without any unnecessary words, the two activated their Soul Power almost simultaneously.

Dai Huabin's three Soul Ring lit up simultaneously, with the first, third, and fifth Soul Ring shining brightly.

The White Tiger Protection Barrier and the White Tiger Vajra Transformation caused his body to suddenly grow taller, his muscles to bulge, and pale blue ice patterns to appear all over his body.

Immediately following, his Fifth Soul Skill Holy Light White Tiger Transformation, erupted. A holy platinum light enveloped his entire body, and the double amplification of ice and light attributes instantly propelled his aura to an extremely terrifying level.

On the other side, Wu Ming was equally uncompromising.

The Second Soul Ring, Third Soul Ring, and fifth Soul Ring lit up simultaneously.

The Golden Crow True Fire Burn ignited a crimson-gold Lie Yan around her, and the Golden Crow Fire Wings unfurled behind her, generating waves of heat as they flapped.

Her Fifth Soul Skill, Golden Crow True Fire Bath, enveloped her entire body in a layer of flames like a rosy robe, causing the temperature to rise sharply and the air at the edge of the training ground to distort and deform.

The moment the two activated their full power, their auras clashed head-on.

Ice and fire.

However, the advantage of having an inherent advantage in Martial Soul attributes is innate.

After Wu Ming activated the full amplification, she clearly felt that the temperature of her own flames was suppressed. The extreme cold aura emanating from Dai Huabin was naturally weakening the power of her Golden Crow True Fire.

Wu Ming knew this in her heart, but she didn't care.

"Let's fight!"

Wu Ming was the first to move.

With a flap of its Golden Crow Fire Wings transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light and charged toward Dai Huabin. Its right hand condensed into Golden Crow Fire Claw, carrying scorching heat as it aimed straight for Dai Huabin's face.

Instead of retreating, Dai Huabin advanced, his right fist enveloped in a chilling, icy light as he met the attack.

Bang!

As their fists clashed, a shockwave of mixed hot and cold energy exploded from the point of contact, causing a ring of fine cracks to appear on the granite floor.

With a flick of his wrist, Wu Ming changed the fiery claw from a grab to a slice, slashing diagonally toward Dai Huabin's neck.

Dai Huabin leaned back to avoid the attack, and his left hand swiftly reached for Wu Ming's waist.

Wu Ming reacted extremely quickly, retracting and extending his fire wings, using the momentum to shift half a step to the side and avoid the attack.

"Quick reaction time," Wu Ming remarked.

"Sister Wu Ming too."

The two instantly created a two-meter gap between them, then simultaneously stepped forward and collided.

Fists and feet clashed, Soul Power collided.

Wu Ming's fighting style is extremely aggressive. Every strike is imbued with the scorching heat of the Golden Crow True Fire. His fighting style is fierce and ruthless, giving his opponent no room to breathe.

With the aid of her Fire Wings, her speed was astonishing; her crimson-gold fist and claw shadows were dense and numerous, almost engulfing Dai Huabin entirely.

But Dai Huabin was more stable.

The combined amplification of the White Tiger Vajra Transformation and the Holy Light White Tiger Transformation brought his strength and defense to an abnormal level.

Wu Ming's Golden Crow Fire Claw struck him, but the burning effect was greatly reduced by the extreme cold, and most of the remaining damage was blocked by the White Tiger Protection Barrier.

He remained calm and composed, employing a defensive strategy, precisely blocking Wu Ming's attacks with each parry while simultaneously seeking opportunities to counterattack.

After ten moves, Wu Ming's forehead was already covered in sweat.

Her fire-based attacks were almost half as effective when they hit Dai Huabin.

However, the extreme cold accompanying Dai Huabin's counterattacks caused her body to stiffen briefly, even for only a fraction of a second, which was enough to be fatal in this level of exchange.

"Attribute counters..." Wu Ming gritted his teeth, "Are fucking annoying."

In his fifteenth move, Dai Huabin launched an even more ferocious attack.

He slammed his left foot into the ground, shattering the granite, and propelled himself forward, his right fist, enveloped in a dense, icy blue light, aimed straight for Wu Ming's chest.

Wu Ming folded his wings to protect himself and took the punch head-on.

Bang!

She was so shaken that she took three steps back, her feet leaving two scorch marks on the ground.

The moment the wings unfolded, a thin layer of white frost appeared on the wing surface.

"That was a heavy punch." Wu Ming shook his numb arms.

The twentieth move.

Dai Huabin's offensive became increasingly fierce.

The extreme cold continued to accumulate during the ongoing battle, Golden Crow True Fire around Wu Ming was visibly weakening, its color changing from crimson gold to dark red.

Her speed is also decreasing.

In the twenty-fifth move, Dai Huabin delivered a side kick that struck Wu Ming squarely at the base of his right wing, the extreme cold power seeping in along with the kick. Wu Ming let out a muffled groan, his right wing instantly stiffening, and his flight posture noticeably tilting.

"Sister Wu Ming, if you don't unleash your ultimate move now, you'll miss your chance." Dai Huabin stopped and stood still, his tone slightly teasing.

Wu Ming steadied herself, took a couple of breaths, and showed no anger on her face.

"Hmph! You really are a pervert!"

She was Soul Sage at level 70-something, while her opponent was Soul King at level 57. There was a difference of more than ten levels between them. Under normal circumstances, such a gap would be enough to result in a crushing defeat.

However, the extreme cold's ability to counter fire attributes, coupled with Dai Huabin's own abnormal amplification, completely erased this gap and even surpassed it.

Wu Ming took a deep breath.

The Seventh Soul Ring lit up.

The light of the black Soul Ring enveloped his entire body, and Wu Ming's aura suddenly rose to a whole new level.

The crimson-gold flames surged, its body rapidly expanded, and its wingspan exceeded ten meters.

The Golden Crow True Body.

A colossal Golden Crow, its entire body ablaze with Ultimate Fire, hovered above the training ground. With a flap of its wings, waves of heat swept across the entire arena, turning the granite surface red.

Dai Huabin looked up at the Golden Crow True Body in the sky, and his lips twitched slightly.

The Martial Soul Avatar —that's the full-force attack of Seven-Ring Soul Sage.

The Golden Crow opened its giant beak, and a thick pillar of golden fire descended from the sky—this was the Sixth Soul Skill, Golden Crow Blazing Sun Charge, released in the Martial Soul Avatar state, its power more than doubled.

Dai Huabin did not dodge.

The ice patterns on his right arm suddenly lit up, and the light from the Sky-Splitting Tiger Right Arm Bone erupted simultaneously with his fourth Soul Skill, the Ice Soul Earth-Splitting Claw. The two forces converged and fused in his right hand.

"Extreme Ice Sky-Dome Breaker!"

A pale blue icy light exploded from his right palm, condensing into a three-meter-diameter pillar of icy blue light that shot straight up towards the golden pillar of fire.

The two beams of light collided in mid-air.

The deafening roar of the clash between ice and fire shook the entire training ground. The golden and icy blue lights entangled for less than two seconds before the icy blue beam of light relentlessly crushed through.

The absolute suppression of fire by Ultimate Ice was fully demonstrated at this moment.

Wu Ming's Golden Crow Blazing Sun Charge was like a candle doused with cold water when it met the Extreme Ice Sky-Dome Breaker.

The icy blue beam pierced through the pillar of fire and struck the Golden Crow True Body directly in the chest and abdomen.

Wu Ming felt that most of the flames on his body were frozen in that instant, and his Martial Soul Avatar could not be maintained. The huge golden Golden Crow form in crimson gold quickly disintegrated.

She fell from the sky, losing control of her Soul Power.