The Ice Dragon King Stuns All Sides, Crushing the Divine Beast Black Tortoise

At the referee's command, Cao Longyan and Xu Sanshi instantly pulled away in opposite directions.

Although Xu Sanshi did not believe Cao Longyan had any possibility of defeating him, as a Shrek student, the necessary combat instincts were carved into his bones.

He would never give his opponent a chance to use underhanded tricks or seize an opening.

"Black Tortoise Shield!"

A low roar erupted from Xu Sanshi's throat. A dark green phantom of the Black Tortoise emerged behind him, and a heavy Black Tortoise Shield was gripped firmly in his hand.

Yellow, yellow, purple, and purple—four soul rings rose one by one from beneath his feet. The soul power of a level 42 Soul Ancestor was released without reservation, and a sense of oppression instantly enveloped the entire Soul Fighting Zone.

He stared down at Cao Longyan from his superior position, the corner of his mouth curling into an arc.

"Xu Sanshi, fifth grade, Martial Soul Black Tortoise, level 42 defense-type Soul Ancestor."

"Kid, it's not too late to concede now. I can still leave you with some dignity."

Cao Longyan ignored him, looking relaxed as he began to release his Ice Dragon King Martial Soul on his own. A bone-chilling ice mist suddenly surged around him.

"Ice Dragon King, possess!"

A dragon's roar exploded from within the mist, sweeping across the arena with the pressure of Ultimate Ice!

It was a phantom of a giant dragon cast entirely from ice, blue and white in color. Its blue vertical pupils struck the souls of everyone present. As the dragon's roar subsided, the entire Soul Fighting Zone trembled slightly.

Even more terrifying was that the Black Tortoise phantom behind Xu Sanshi shattered inch by inch under the dragon's roar, turning into a sky full of ice shards!

The entire arena fell into a three-second silence, followed by an eruption of mountain-toppling, sea-draining exclamations!

"What... what kind of Martial Soul is that?!"

"Senior Xu's Black Tortoise phantom was actually shattered just like that?!"

"Wait... look at the soul rings at his feet!"

Beneath Cao Longyan's feet, three black, ten-thousand-year soul rings rose slowly, the dazzling black light so piercing that people could barely keep their eyes open.

A Soul Grandmaster?!

A first-grade Soul Grandmaster?!

And a Soul Grandmaster with three ten-thousand-year soul rings?!

Is he a monster?!

"Cao Longyan, first grade, Martial Soul Ice Dragon King, level 38 assault-type Soul Grandmaster."

Cao Longyan's voice was cold, yet every word rang clearly throughout the Soul Fighting Zone.

In the stands, Bei Bei and Tang Ya knew that Cao Longyan had gone through the process of losing his Martial Soul and soul power to become a cripple. Seeing him release an aura no weaker than the Ten Halls of Yama Martial Soul again, they were overjoyed to see Cao Longyan truly reborn, a king returning to his throne.

Jiang Nannan, however, clenched her fists, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion and heartache.

Little Brother Longyan's Martial Soul, wasn't it a fire-attribute staff? And those two giants he could summon...

What on earth did he go through to become what he is now... possessing a Martial Soul with an attribute opposite to his previous one and a completely different type?

The contempt on Xu Sanshi's face vanished completely, replaced by unprecedented gravity.

He could clearly feel that the pressure radiating from Cao Longyan was actually suppressing his own Black Tortoise Martial Soul!

One had to know, his Martial Soul was the divine beast Black Tortoise! To be steadily suppressed by Cao Longyan at the bloodline level was unthinkable!

Daring not to be negligent, Xu Sanshi surged his soul power again. His Black Tortoise possession fully activated, covering his body in Dark Iron Tortoise Shell, and the Black Tortoise Shield in his hand grew larger, emitting a green light as it tightly guarded him.

"He actually forced Senior Xu to use his ultimate technique, Black Tortoise Descent! Just what kind of monster is this freshman!"

"I've only seen Senior Xu use that against Bei Bei before, and now this first-grade freshman has forced him to play this trump card!"

Exclamations rose and fell in the stands, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the duel to begin.

Xu Sanshi made the first move, pouring soul power into his Black Tortoise Shield and slamming it violently into the ground.

"First Soul Skill, Black Tortoise Quake!"

With a deafening boom, the ground cracked. A shockwave of earth-yellow mixed with blue-green soul power surged toward Cao Longyan, attempting to lock down his movements and disrupt his judgment.

However, the result ultimately disappointed him.

Cao Longyan's mouth curled up slightly as he raised his hand and gave a light wave.

"First Soul Skill, Ice Dragon King Storm!"

The blue ice mist erupted instantly, transforming into a storm carrying the phantom of an ice dragon, colliding head-on with the shockwave!

"Bang—!!!"

There was no stalemate as imagined; the shockwave was swallowed whole by the ice storm!

Immediately following, the ice storm swept across the arena, completely obscuring Xu Sanshi's vision.

"Second Soul Skill, Black Tortoise Shield Formation!"

"Third Soul Skill, Power of the Black Tortoise!"

Xu Sanshi urgently summoned his Multi-faceted Black Tortoise Shield to encircle his body, his soul power surging wildly to bolster his defenses; even though he could see nothing, he held his defensive line with grim determination.

Yet, the next second, a bone-chilling cold struck from all directions.

"Third Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Mile Ice Seal!"

Ice mist suddenly expanded, and in an instant, a ten-zhang radius centered on Xu Sanshi was encased in solid ice.

Frost rapidly coated the Black Tortoise Shield Formation, and Xu Sanshi felt his limbs stiffen, the circulation of his soul power slowing by a beat.

He exhausted his soul power to shatter the ice layer, and the ice storm dissipated at that very moment.

But before he could even catch his breath, a ball of blue light condensed in Cao Longyan's left hand.

"Self-created Soul Skill, Wrath of the Ice Dragon King!"

The blue orb transformed into a thick blast of Ice Dragon King Breath, carrying an earth-shattering momentum as it roared toward Xu Sanshi!

This strike made Xu Sanshi feel the scent of death for the very first time!

"Fourth Soul Skill, Black Tortoise..."

He gritted his teeth and pushed his soul power, attempting to release his soul skill to swap positions with Cao Longyan and evade this lethal blow.

But just then, an Ice Dragon Impact laced with a mental attack struck him suddenly.

"Second Soul Skill, Ice Dragon King Breath!"

A tearing, agonizing pain exploded in his mind; the Power of the Black Tortoise and the Black Tortoise Shield Formation surrounding Xu Sanshi were instantly dispelled, and all his buff effects vanished into thin air!

It's over...

This was the only thought remaining in Xu Sanshi's mind.

He pushed his Black Tortoise Shield to its limit, holding it firmly in front of him.

"BOOM--!!!"

The Wrath of the Ice Dragon King slammed into the Black Tortoise Shield with a thunderous crash; the heavy shield cracked instantly, and ice-like fissures spread rapidly across its surface.

Dust and smoke filled the air, leaving the center of the Soul Fighting Platform in shambles.

As the dust slowly settled, Xu Sanshi collapsed to his knees, drained of strength, covered in wounds, and with his soul power in total disarray; he couldn't even steady himself to stand.

He looked up at Cao Longyan, his eyes filled with awe and lingering fear, and used his last ounce of strength to speak.

"Th... thank you, for... for pulling your strength at the end..."

As his voice faded, his eyes rolled back, and he fell to the ground, completely unconscious.

The referee stood frozen in place, unable to snap out of his stupor for a long time.

He had been watching Cao Longyan's soul rings the entire time and never expected Xu Sanshi to lose, let alone lose so quickly and so miserably!

It wasn't until Xu Sanshi passed out that he finally jolted back to reality and announced loudly.

"The match is over! Cao Longyan wins!"

Hu Meier rushed onto the stage immediately, crouching beside Xu Sanshi to check his injuries, her eyes rimmed with red.

Cao Longyan tossed a porcelain bottle over with a casual, indifferent tone.

"Have him take this medicine; he'll be fine after a night's sleep."

Hu Meier caught the bottle and looked up with gratitude.

"Thank you..."

She could tell that Cao Longyan had intentionally held back his strength at the end, sparing Xu Sanshi's foundation; such restraint was even more rare than the victory itself.

It was simply that Xu Sanshi's skills were inferior...

She stood up to help Xu Sanshi, but was stopped by Cao Longyan.

"Senior sister, when he wakes up, remind him to honor our bet and apologize to Yuhao and Nannan."

Hu Meier nodded.

"Don't worry, junior brother, I will make sure he does it."

With that, she and the arriving medical team carried Xu Sanshi away for treatment.

A first-year student at level thirty-eight, three ten-thousand-year soul rings, a top-tier martial soul, and he had easily defeated Xu Sanshi, the strongest defense of the Outer Court's Twin Stars...

Cao Longyan had now completely stunned the entire Shrek Outer Court!

At this moment, outside the Soul Fighting Zone, on the roof of the Martial Soul Department, a group of people led by a white-haired old man in a wheelchair gazed at Cao Longyan standing in the center of the arena, their smiles impossible to hide.

He had returned... that peerless genius Cao Longyan had returned... and his character had never changed!