Ice Snow Flutter, Savage Bear Fury

With a thunderous boom, Ling Yun and Shui Bing'er collided, a deafening roar echoing across the firmament before both figures were sent reeling backward!

Although his cultivation was not yet on par with Shui Bing'er, with the amplification provided by Huo Qingyang, Ling Yun managed to fight her to a standstill.

On the other side, while the two were locked in a fierce struggle, Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang led the members of Blazing Academy, driving Skywater Academy into a steady retreat.

Despite being at a disadvantage in terms of elemental attributes, Huo Wu relied on her Ring Fusion talent to instantly defeat Yu Hairou, turning the tide of the battle before systematically dismantling the rest of Skywater Academy.

Seeing that Skywater Academy was on the verge of defeat, Shui Bing'er could no longer afford to focus solely on her duel with Ling Yun; she flew toward Xue Wu and cried out.

"Xue Wu, use Ice Snow Flutter!"

"Understood!"

As the words fell, the two girls joined hands. A beam of blue light shot into the sky, and with them as the center, goose-feather snowflakes began to fall, each one crystal clear and glistening.

If it were merely snow, it would be of little concern, but every single snowflake was as sharp as a blade, tearing through the air and enveloping Huo Wu and the others at terrifying speeds.

Hearing the whistling wind caused by the snowflakes slicing through the air, alarm bells rang in Huo Wu's mind, and she shouted urgently.

"Everyone, gather around me! Let's combine our strength to evaporate these snowflakes! Huo Qingyang, remember to buff us!"

As she spoke, Huo Wu once again activated Ring Fusion.

Despite facing Ice Snow Flutter for the first time, she had a premonition that the power of this Martial Soul Fusion Skill would be absolutely terrifying.

After all, Shui Bing'er's spirit power was as high as level thirty-nine, and Xue Wu's was level thirty-eight; how could a Martial Soul Fusion Skill performed by the two of them be anything but formidable?

As her thoughts raced, her three spirit rings fused perfectly, releasing a wave of heat toward the incoming snowflakes.

Boom!

In an instant, the heatwave surged into the sky!

As Huo Wu unleashed her full power, those sharp snowflakes melted the moment they touched her heatwave.

Seeing this, Shui Bing'er immediately launched an even more ferocious assault, the sky-filling snow sweeping toward Huo Wu as if it were inexhaustible, causing Huo Wu's spirit power to deplete rapidly.

"Sister Huo Wu!"

Ling Yun gave a soft shout and flew toward her, the Five Spirit Lock in his hand glowing once more.

"Five Spirits Power, Transform!"

Ling Yun's third spirit ring flickered, and he transformed into the Stone Armor Bear, possessing the highest defensive capabilities. His massive body descended from the sky, smashing a large crater into the arena floor as he stood firmly between Huo Wu and the students of Blazing Academy.

Clang, clang, clang...

Countless blade-like snowflakes struck his body, emitting crisp sounds, but the Stone Armor Bear's defense was astonishing; these snowflakes could not inflict even the slightest injury upon him.

"Sister Huo Wu, stay behind me. Leave these fluttering snowflakes to me."

Upon hearing this, Huo Wu felt instantly relieved. Filled with confidence in Ling Yun, she smiled, "That's right, the defensive power of your Stone Armor Bear is truly formidable."

In contrast to Huo Wu's ease, Shui Bing'er's brows were tightly locked as she muttered, "He turned into a bear again? Does he have more Earth Spirit Power spirit skills? What exactly is his martial soul?"

No, now is not the time to think about that. These snowflakes clearly cannot harm them. If that's the case, I have no choice but to use my ultimate move!

With that, Shui Bing'er suddenly released her spirit power, injecting a trace of her martial soul's essence into the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Immediately, the form of Ice Snow Flutter shifted. The snow stopped falling from the sky; instead, all the snowflakes converged, coalescing into a giant Ice Phoenix nearly seven meters in length!

"W-what is that?"

Seeing the Ice Phoenix, Huo Wu was left dumbstruck, while Ling Yun frowned, thinking to himself.

Is this the second form of Ice Snow Flutter?

Ice Snow Flutter had two forms. The first was the sharp snowflakes he had just faced, capable of wide-range damage but lacking in concentrated power—a crowd-control skill.

The second was this: once Shui Bing'er released her martial soul essence, Ice Snow Flutter transformed into a giant Ice Phoenix that would glide and collide with the enemy—a single-target attack of immense power.

Seeing that the sharp snowflakes could not harm Ling Yun, Shui Bing'er resolutely unleashed her strongest technique.

At this moment, Ling Yun suddenly spoke: "Sister Huo Wu, stay hidden behind me. I will block this strike!"

"What?!"

Huo Wu's expression changed drastically, and she exclaimed, "Can you handle it alone? Should I help you?"

"There is no need. Don't forget, in Blazing Academy, you aren't the only one who can perform Ring Fusion."

Ling Yun curled his lips into a faint smile, and three spirit rings shot into the sky, rapidly merging into one.

Among the five elements, wood generates fire, and fire generates earth. After three months of practice, Ling Yun had mastered the ability to perfectly fuse three spirit rings.

The age of this fused spirit ring had now reached a terrifying five thousand years.

Seeing the dazzling purple spirit ring, Shui Bing'er's expression shifted instantly, and she gasped, "He can also perform Ring Fusion!"

Though deeply shocked, she was already past the point of no return and could only join Xue Wu in guiding the Ice Phoenix to crash into Ling Yun.

Simultaneously, as his spirit ring flashed, Ling Yun gathered pure Earth Spirit Power within his arms and let out a heaven-shaking roar!

"Stone Armor Bear Ultimate Move: Savage Bear Fury!"

Ling Yun slammed his arms together, and in an instant, rigid Earth Spike pillars erupted from the ground, thrusting toward the massive Ice Phoenix like sharp spears.

Among the five elements, earth overcomes water. Although the Ice Phoenix Shui Bing'er had condensed possessed the power of ice capable of freezing all things, it was powerless against the Earth Spike pillars created by Ling Yun.

Generally speaking, frozen soil actually makes the ground harder, so Shui Bing'er's ice power only served to enhance the might of the Savage Bear Fury!

As the Ice Phoenix collided with the incoming Earth Spike, a roar that shook the heavens erupted between heaven and earth.

The two immensely powerful soul skills clashed, instantly unleashing a fierce and overbearing soul pressure that swept outward like a gale, with Ling Yun and Shui Bing'er positioned right at the center of the storm.

In the end, Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu were blown off the arena by the shockwave and completely eliminated; as for Ling Yun, he retreated continuously until he stopped at the very edge of the arena.

The Stone Armor Bear was far heavier than Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu combined, so it was not so easily blown away by the strong wind.

Yet even so, after blocking the full-force strike from Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, Ling Yun's soul power was completely exhausted, forcing him to deactivate his transformation.

On the other side, seeing that both Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu had fallen out of the arena, Huo Wu's face lit up with ecstasy, and she immediately commanded, "Little Sister Bing'er has already been eliminated. Let's attack together and defeat them."

Before the words had even faded, Huo Wu took the lead and charged wildly toward the members of Skywater Academy.

Relying on her Ring Fusion talent, Huo Wu easily eliminated the opposition, bringing the match to an end, and the referee announced the results at the appropriate moment.

"I now announce: the winner of the first match is Blazing Academy!"