Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue stepped onto the arena. Their exquisite faces, as if carved from the same mold, immediately drew gasps from the audience.
Golden-haired Yun Qianzhao looked confident, glowing with the radiance of the sun. Silver-haired Yun Qianyue stood behind and to his right, gazing intently at Qiangu Zhangting. She looked more like an exquisite porcelain doll.
Win or lose, the two had already won over a large part of the audience with their bearing and looks alone.
Listening to the praise all around them, Ya Li, their master's wife, felt the pride of watching her own children.
Qiangu Zhangting's gaze passed over Yun Qianzhao and settled on Yun Qianyue behind him. Then he raised a hand and gripped the Coiling Dragon Staff. A Yellow Soul Ring rose around it, and the flickering phantom of a dragon appeared at its head.
"I'm Qiangu Zhangting, a Level 12 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master. My Martial Soul is the Coiling Dragon Staff!"
Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue released their Martial Souls right after him. The sun and moon rose behind them, encircled by Yellow Soul Rings that revolved like a galaxy.
A bird with orange-red feathers landed on Yun Qianzhao's shoulder, while a tiny Ice Crystal Laurel sprouted from Yun Qianyue's left shoulder. Standing side by side, they looked, at first glance, as though a mirror stood between them.
"Yun Qianzhao, Level 11 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master. My Martial Soul is the Heavenly Gold Holy Sun!"
"Yun Qianyue, Level 11 Control-Type Battle Spirit Master. My Martial Soul is the Clear Radiance Silver Moon!"
Two cool voices with exactly the same tone rang out in succession. Aside from a subtle difference in timbre, they sounded like one person speaking twice.
The match began, and Yun Qianzhao charged at Qiangu Zhangting first!
His Soul Spirit, the Heavenly Sun Bird, soared into the air, its flapping wings raising waves of heat.
"First Soul Skill, Fire Rain Filling the Sky!"
The Heavenly Sun Bird spread its wings overhead, its clear cry ringing across the arena. The Heavenly Gold Holy Sun behind Yun Qianzhao blazed brilliantly, and a rain of fire instantly blanketed most of the arena.
Seeing this, Qiangu Zhangting gripped the Coiling Dragon Staff in both hands and struck it down hard. A sharp, unyielding battle intent erupted at once. "First Soul Skill, Coiling Dragon Strike!"
Unyielding staff intent was the essence of the Coiling Dragon Staff. Empowered by it, Qiangu Zhangting swung his staff, and his aura cleaved through the falling raindrops of fire!
He strode forward, unstoppable!
Soon, Qiangu Zhangting had charged right up to Yun Qianzhao. Just as Coiling Dragon Strike came down, the space between them seemed to warp for an instant!
Yet that fleeting distortion was enough to make Qiangu Zhangting's attack miss completely.
"Control over space?"
Though it had all happened in the blink of an eye, Qiangu Dongfeng's keen eyes had caught every detail!
He could tell that Yun Qianzhao's control over space hadn't come from a Soul Skill. It was an innate trait of his Martial Soul!
What a gift!
As Qiangu Zhangting hesitated, a clear female voice rang out. "First Soul Skill, Frost Fills the Sky!"
Without looking back, Yun Qianzhao crouched to clear a path for Yun Qianyue's attack. Behind him, Yun Qianyue dashed forward on moonlight, with great swaths of Ice Crystal Laurel leaves appearing out of thin air beside her.
The Soul Skills of Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue were similar, yet opposite. As the laurel leaves fell, a wave of cold washed over them. The low temperature seemed to freeze time itself.
No—time really had slowed!
On the arena, Yun Qianyue's movements seemed incredibly slow, yet in the blink of an eye she had crossed the distance between herself and Qiangu Zhangting! At that moment, they were less than a meter apart.
Her silver hair streaming behind her, Yun Qianyue closed in. Qiangu Zhangting stared at her for a moment, and at the sight of her cold, beautiful face so close to his, his heart suddenly began to pound!
Unlike Qiangu Zhangting's astonishment, Yun Qianyue remained calm from beginning to end. Her silver eyes were deep, filled with determination and cool resolve. Her bearing shook Qiangu Zhangting.
Within the stretched-out time, countless Ice Crystal Laurel leaves transformed into blades of frost. They flew from behind Yun Qianyue toward Qiangu Zhangting.
At this sight, Qiangu Dongfeng's brows furrowed, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
This was the power of time!
He glanced at Ya Li beside him, his expression grave. Just where had Shrek Academy found this pair of siblings?
The elder brother controlled the power of space, while the younger sister possessed the power of time! Both had top-tier Martial Souls and such astonishing gifts. If only they belonged to the Spirit Pagoda!
Only after feeling the chill did Qiangu Zhangting come back to his senses. He instinctively swung the Coiling Dragon Staff to block, but the moment it touched the Ice Crystal Laurel leaves, a layer of ice sealed the staff!
That wasn't all. As more Ice Crystal Laurel leaves flew in, the ice rapidly spread across his body. Within a few breaths, it had completely frozen him inside a thick layer of ice.
As soon as Qiangu Zhangting was fully frozen, Yun Qianyue lightly pushed off the ground and leaped upward. Behind her, Yun Qianzhao pointed at Qiangu Zhangting, still trapped in ice. An endless rain of fire struck the frozen shell, the heat distorting space as it shattered the ice.
The damage from the breaking ice rained down on Qiangu Zhangting. Countless tiny cuts opened across his skin, and beads of blood welled up, but the low temperature dulled his pain.
Yun Qianyue seized the opening, brought her palm down, and unleashed Frost Fills the Sky once more.
Having lost the initiative, Qiangu Zhangting was caught between extreme cold and blistering heat. He had to exert all his strength just to defend himself, leaving no chance to counterattack!
As an unyielding Martial Soul, the Coiling Dragon Staff needed a surging battle spirit to reach its full potential.
But the longer Qiangu Zhangting fought, the more weary his heart became.
He realized that although Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue were two people, they worked together seamlessly, drawing him in from different directions. Yet the Coiling Dragon Staff dealt damage to a single target, making it impossible to attack both of them at once.
No matter which of them Qiangu Zhangting tried to take down first, the other could immediately launch an attack and distract him.
What made Qiangu Zhangting feel even more helpless was that they executed this coordination without exchanging a single word!
They worked together as if they were one person!
Their peerless coordination, combined with the exceptional complementarity of their Martial Souls, unleashed tremendous fighting power!
Qiangu Zhangting even thought they could take on a Soul Grandmaster! They had only just gained their first Soul Ring, yet already possessed such strength. It was truly frightening!
At last, Qiangu Zhangting ran out of Soul Power and had no choice but to concede! He knelt on one knee in the arena, his chest heaving.
Although he was covered in injuries and pale, looking thoroughly battered, Qiangu Zhangting's gaze remained bright as he looked at Yun Qianyue.
When the match ended, enthusiastic applause and cheers erupted from the stands.
Not all the Spirit Pagoda staff members were Soul Masters, and the fight between the two was so entertaining that many people felt they hadn't seen enough after it was over.
Qiangu Dongfeng looked at Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue on the arena, his expression complicated. "Even twins would struggle to coordinate so seamlessly! Sky-Piercing Douluo has taken two excellent disciples!"
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