Breakthrough to Soul King, Fifth Soul Skill, Nirvana Evil Thunder Array

The Spirit Hall Academy's Soul Fighting Arena is housed within an indoor combat hall.

Fighting and brawling between students are strictly prohibited within the academy; any conflicts must be resolved in the form of a match within the Soul Fighting Arena.

The rules of the arena are simple: as long as an opponent is forced out of the arena boundaries or loses their ability to fight, victory is declared.

Of course, it is strictly forbidden to take the other party's life.

Qin Xuan wove through the bustling crowd and walked to the very front row of the spectator stands.

He caught sight of those two graceful figures.

At this moment, Song Qingling was wearing a snow-white battle dress, holding the Ice Soul Dragon Abyss Spear, standing on the left side of the circular arena.

Standing on the right was Zhu Zhuqing, dressed in a tight black leather outfit.

Meanwhile, a teacher at the Soul Emperor level stood between them, acting as the referee.

The atmosphere on the field was tense, thick with the scent of gunpowder.

Zhu Zhuqing's expression was cold, her eyes faintly brimming with anger.

In contrast, Song Qingling wore a look of disdain, the Ice Soul Dragon Abyss Spear in her hand humming with energy.

"Xia Hui, what is going on here?" Qin Xuan glanced at Xia Hui, who was also standing in the front row, and walked toward her.

At this moment, the young girl's attention was entirely fixed on the arena; she hadn't noticed Qin Xuan standing nearby at all.

Hearing his voice, she turned her head and, discovering Qin Xuan standing right before her, exclaimed in surprise:

"Brother Qin, when did you get back?"

"I just arrived at the academy." As Qin Xuan replied, he looked toward the arena with a solemn frown:

"What is happening here?"

"How did Qingling end up fighting Zhuqing?"

"It's a long story..." Hearing this, Xia Hui explained the sequence of events with some embarrassment:

"Qingling and I only just arrived at the Spirit Hall Academy today."

"Qingling had some friction with Zhu Zhuqing in the past, and after just a few words, they started arguing."

"Then, Qingling chose to initiate a challenge against Zhu Zhuqing."

"Oh?" Qin Xuan looked puzzled: "What kind of friction could they have had before?"

"The Purple Heaven Sect is established on the border of Star Luo City; it should have nothing to do with the Zhu Mansion, right?"

"Sigh..." Xia Hui looked at Song Qingling with dim eyes and sighed:

"Brother Qin, you don't know this, but Qingling is not from the Star Luo Empire; she comes from the extremely harsh environment of the Extreme North."

"Because her parents both possessed ice-attribute martial spirits, they lived on the edge of the Extreme North for a long time to accelerate their cultivation speed."

"When Qingling was five, her father reached the bottleneck of a Soul Douluo; he only needed to obtain one more soul ring to break through to a Titled Douluo."

"But, an accident happened after all."

"When Song Qingling's parents reached the core circle of the Extreme North, they encountered a powerful hundred-thousand-year soul beast and ultimately perished there."

"Thus, at only five years old, Song Qingling began her journey as a wanderer."

"During that time, she came to Star Luo City, hoping to find work at the Zhu Mansion, but was ruthlessly driven away by Zhu Zhuqing, who mocked her as a little beggar."

"Later, I happened to run into Song Qingling, and that was when I took her into the Purple Heaven Sect."

"Now that enemies have met, they are exceptionally jealous."

"After learning of Zhu Zhuqing's relationship with you, Song Qingling's attitude became very contemptuous."

"She believes that a second young lady of the Zhu family, who is so down-and-out she can barely protect herself, is not worthy of staying by Brother Qin's side, so she mocked Zhu Zhuqing a few times."

"Zhu Zhuqing is no pushover either; she immediately released her cat claws, ready to attack Qingling."

"Then the homeroom teacher walked in and suggested they go to the Soul Fighting Arena to settle their grievances."

"So, Qingling took the initiative to challenge Zhu Zhuqing to a soul fight."

"So that's it!" Hearing this, Qin Xuan couldn't help but feel moved internally:

Song Qingling's background is similar to mine; she is truly a bitter child.

Could her parents have run into the Snow Emperor or the Ice Emperor in the Extreme North?

After all, judging by the current timeline, the Snow Emperor's cultivation should be around six hundred thousand years; she hasn't chosen to transform and recultivate yet.

At this moment, Song Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing both lit up their soul rings.

When she saw Zhu Zhuqing's third purple soul ring descend from above her head, Song Qingling said in disbelief:

"How did you break through to a Soul Master before me?"

"In terms of innate soul power, the Ice Soul Dragon Abyss Spear is definitely superior to the Nether Spirit Cat."

"Your innate soul power should be at most level six or seven!"

"Could it be..."

At this point, she cast a meaningful glance at Qin Xuan, who was standing in the spectator area.

"A mere two-ring Great Spirit Master dares to challenge me? You'd better concede voluntarily; I have no desire to bully the weak!" Zhu Zhuqing snorted coldly, her tone dripping with disdain.

"Is there some sort of misunderstanding between you two?"

"Qingling, Zhuqing is my friend. You two should just call off this meaningless spirit duel."

Hearing this, Song Qingling shook her head and said in a deep voice:

"Brother Qin, you've arrived just in time!"

"Today, I must teach this arrogant Second Miss of the Zhu Family a lesson!"

"You? On what grounds?" Zhu Zhuqing released the phantom of her Nether Spirit Cat, a biting pressure erupting from her entire body.

"It seems this match is unavoidable. Both of you, keep it civil and don't let your tempers get the better of you!" Seeing the situation, Qin Xuan reminded them helplessly.

"The match between thirty-second level Agility Attack System Spirit Elder Zhu Zhuqing and twenty-ninth level Power Attack System Great Spirit Master Song Qingling begins now!"

After the Spirit Emperor teacher finished speaking, he hurriedly retreated to the edge of the arena.

Song Qingling then brandished the Ice Soul Dragon Abyss Spear and lunged toward Zhu Zhuqing first.

Zhu Zhuqing was exceptionally agile, dodging more than a dozen consecutive strikes.

However, the final thrust aimed at her lower abdomen was deflected by her cat claws.

Following that, her entire left hand was instantly covered in a thin layer of frost.

Such powerful icy energy; I absolutely must not touch the Ice Soul Dragon Abyss Spear again! Zhu Zhuqing sighed inwardly, then immediately concentrated her spirit power into her left hand, shattering all the frost clinging to its surface.

"First Spirit Skill, Ice Scale Spear Shadow!"

Song Qingling injected the power of the Ice Soul into the spear shaft, and dense ice scales instantly condensed at the tip.

She then dashed forward, closing the distance to Zhu Zhuqing's face, and unleashed three overlapping ice-attribute spear shadows in quick succession!

Looking at the three icy spears appearing simultaneously right before her, Zhu Zhuqing shouted sharply:

"Do you really think I'm afraid of you in close-quarters combat?"

"Third Spirit Skill, Nether Slash!"

As she spoke, Zhu Zhuqing brought her hands together above her head, the claw blades on her ten fingers rapidly fusing into a black blade about a foot long.

Bang—

As the black blade swept across, the three icy spears were instantly shattered into powder.

"First Spirit Skill, Nether Thrust!"

Taking advantage of the opening, she thrust her claws forward, intending to launch a counterattack against Song Qingling, only to discover that her own speed had dropped by at least thirty percent!

Even so, Zhu Zhuqing's speed still appeared incredibly fast.

However, in Song Qingling's eyes, it was no different from slow motion. She merely shifted her body slightly to the right, easily dodging the incoming claws!