Fire God Trial Taker vs. Ice God Trial Taker (4)

"Cough... cough cough..."

On the pitted and uneven Metal Arena.

Caught completely off guard, Huo Wu, who had been Huo Wu face-to-face with Fire Feather, coughed lightly, raised his left hand, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and golden flames immediately ignited on the back of his hand, burning away the blood.

This is her flame.

Even if its power is amplified, it cannot harm her.

But flames can't, but shockwaves can!

The shockwave from the explosion successfully injured her!

So much so that she still has a metallic taste in her mouth!

This is the taste of blood.

I can swallow it, but there's no need.

Just like a cough.

It can be suppressed, but there's no need to.

This behavior may expose one's weakness, but it can also release the disruptive vibrations within the body as quickly as possible and restore balance rapidly.

Is it about saving face?

Or do we want substance?

Huo Wu, being a pragmatist, naturally chose the latter!

But Ling Luochen's counterattack was not over yet!

"Your move... I'll return it to you!" Ling Luochen had no intention of taking advantage of any openings. This was the difference between a Soul Master Soul Master with systematic training and one without. Soul Master with systematic training would never be fooled by an opponent's disguise, while a self-taught Soul Master would usually try to take advantage of an opponent's weakness, intending to rush in and quickly finish them off, only to be caught off guard and killed in return. Therefore, Ling Luochen raised his hand and pointed, and hundreds of fiery fists, exactly the same as the ones Huo Wu had just thrown, rained down from the sky like a meteor shower. However, they didn't land on the entire Metal Arena, but rather on a small area where Huo Wu was standing. "Don't mistake them for something else!"

"This... so much?" Shui Yue'er, who had also finished the first round of the Individual Competition and was waiting for the notifications for the first round of the team competition and the second round of the Individual Competition, originally planned to call Shui Bing'er over to discuss the Team Competition Team Competition. Unexpectedly, she saw her teammate Huo Wu's battle, so she naturally stood next to Shui Bing'er to watch the battle between Huo Wu and Ling Luochen. Witnessing the move Ling Luochen used, her eyes were dazzled, and she couldn't help but mutter, "Could it all be fake?"

"Fake?" Shui Bing'er sneered, her eyes twitching slightly. "Is it possible... that all these attacks are real?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Shui Yue'er said decisively, but this wasn't blind confidence. She had a clear logic and reasoning. "Sister Huo Wu only threw one punch just now, at most it was just a punch reflected back... If all of these are true, could it be that Ling Luochen possesses Soul Skill Soul Skill skills, like Oscar mentioned in the history books here, who is said to be able to copy other people's Soul Skill?"

"This is definitely not a copy."

"Copying is nothing compared to it."

"I think I understand how this move works."

"To put it simply... it's a Soul Skill that maximizes crowd control but has extremely weak defense, specifically targeting fire-attribute Soul Master!"

"Do you see those ice mirrors?"

"They can replicate a fire-attribute Soul Master's offensive Soul Skill one-to-one through reflection, and then repeat this process infinitely. Each replication of the ice crystals consumes Soul Power —perhaps this is what Violet meant by the law of conservation of energy... In short, replicating an attack inevitably consumes the caster's Soul Power, but Ling Luochen cleverly transferred this consumption to these ice mirrors, essentially giving herself a recovery effect commensurate with the number of ice mirrors... Although I don't yet know how much each ice mirror individually increases her Soul Power recovery speed—for example, one ice mirror increases recovery speed by 10%, one by 20%, one by 30%...—her output and recovery are completely balanced, and she might even recover Soul Power faster!"

"Yue'er, do you understand what this means?"

Looking at Huo Wu, who was still struggling and hadn't yet realized the Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er shook her head slightly and asked Shui Yue'er.

Shui Yue'er turned pale with fright.

She's not stupid; of course she can understand.

As one side gains and the other loses, the other gains.

Completely caught in the opponent's rhythm.

Ultimately, their Soul Power was exhausted, and they were eliminated.

There's no other possibility. "This means Ling Luochen is already invincible. As long as the ice mirrors don't shatter, she's practically guaranteed to win. She can sit back and play it safe, constantly replicating Huo Wu Wu's attacks, just like now, depleting Huo Wu Wu's stamina and Soul Power. Meanwhile, through the healing effects of these ice mirrors, she can not only avoid losing Soul Power but even replenish her own... In this way, the longer the fight drags on, the higher her chances of winning. Even if Huo Wu really shatters these ice mirrors she released, she'll be facing a fully powered Ling Luochen. Even in a direct confrontation, Huo Wu wouldn't be able to defeat her, let alone continue using this tactic to wear down Huo Wu. If the ice mirrors shatter, they can just be rebuilt... Huo Wu is completely countered! If she had even a physical-type Soul Skill, or Soul Skill with added physical properties, she wouldn't be in this predicament, unable even to destroy these ice mirrors!"

"But what if we replace Huo Wu with Feng Xiaotian?"

"Or replace Huo Wu with Yu Tianheng."

"Replace Huo Wu with you and me."

"This move is completely useless now!"

Shui Bing'er incisively pointed out the drawback behind this extreme suppression. "The Ice Mirror can refract light and heat, so Ling Luochen's energy consumption is lower than Huo Wu's. If it were a normal refracting attack, firstly, its biggest drawback is that it cannot refract physical attacks. Secondly, even against elemental attacks like Feng Xiaotian's wind blades, although it can refract them, the energy consumption is much higher than that of Feng Xiaotian himself, and the power is much lower than that of Feng Xiaotian blades. It would be quite good if it had two-thirds of the destructive power... Therefore, in the future, this move may become a must-learn move for ice-type Soul Master. Against Soul Master like Huo Wu who are all elemental output, the suppression power is at its maximum. However, when a fire-type Soul Master like Huo Wu adds a physical Soul Skill, this Soul Skill becomes useless because condensing the Ice Mirror also requires a lot of Soul Power."

It's tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away.

Lei Dong crossed his arms and walked in through the entrance passage at the back of the audience seats. He stood next to Shui Yue'er and agreed with Shui Bing'er's comments.

To be honest, he couldn't understand Ling Luochen's actions.

He also couldn't figure out the principle behind the ice mirror.

But Shui Bing'er could understand it!

He only needed to take a close look at Shui Bing'er's summary and he would understand.

He then gave a wry smile.

He silently added, "But it's enough to deal with the current situation!"

"No, not necessarily!" Just as Ling Luochen had fought Ma Xiaotao, Shui Bing'er had also fought Huo Wu and had a deep understanding of Huo Wu's every move. If what she saw was Ling Luochen's current limit, then Huo Wu still had a chance to turn the tables. If Ling Luochen had other tricks up his sleeve, then it was as if she hadn't said anything, "Mirrors can refract light, but there's a limit to how much light a mirror can refract. The melting point of an ice mirror is much lower than that of a normal glass mirror, which means that when facing attacks of that extreme high temperature..."

"The Sunfall!"

Inside the arena, facing hundreds of giant fiery fists.

Huo Wu slowly lowered her eyes, crossed her hands, and aligned her index finger and thumb to form a triangle-like opening.

A golden shimmer condenses within it.

It looks like autumn water.

You can even see the ripples caused by the wind.

If before, the Sunfall that pierced the Ice Prison with a single finger was just a fragment about the size of a fingernail, like a spot of light cast by the setting sun, then now what Helong is holding in his hands is an entire spot of light, which is awe-inspiring.

"Buzz!"

Without the approval of the referee.

The Smart Brain directly issued the command.

A thick, transparent shield suddenly rose up around the Metal Arena.

It formed a cylinder.

Encased within Metal Arena.

Standing opposite Huo Wu Ling Luochen's expression changed drastically. He was unusually out of control. With a gentle wave of his scepter, dozens of ice walls, each ten meters long, wide, and thick, rose from the ground, obscuring her figure.

but...

"Do you think I can sense your location?"

Huo Wu's lips curled up slightly.

Even if a fiery fist were to fall from the sky above.

Even if the reflections of the mirrors around you overlap.

Even if Ling Luochen on the other side summoned dozens of ice walls.

They seem to have hidden themselves very well.

But does this really work?

The sun behind Huo Wu suddenly leaped up, stimulating the golden light in Huo Wu's hands, which shimmered. Huo Wu herself faced directly forward and then kicked the ground. The pitted Metal Arena provided the perfect point of leverage for her spin!

In an instant, a golden stream of light shot out from his hand!

In the blink of an eye, it pierced through dozens of ice walls!

It pierced through Ling Luochen's body!

It pierced through the ice mirror behind Ling Luochen!

The ice mirror is shattered!

But this is just the beginning!

As Huo Wu spun, the stream of light she shot out also spun, like a hundred-meter-long laser blade. Overcoming all resistance, it spun wildly like a top, with the place where she stood as the origin. The ice mirror covering the entire area was directly shattered in half by this unreasonable attack. The ice shards exploded layer by layer, then evaporated into water vapor by the extreme heat, and then completely vaporized into white mist by the extreme heat, making it look even more elusive and mysterious!

Ling Luochen, who had just been pierced by the golden light, also began to flicker as the ice mirror shattered, like a projection after a power outage. The flickering caused many viewers who had guessed the truth to show expressions of no surprise, because Ling Luochen was indeed a projection refracted by the ice mirror. When the ice mirror shattered, the projection naturally shattered as well!

So, where is the real Ling Luochen?

The answer is...

"From the heavens!"

Like a large bowl overturned on the ground, the Ice Mirror Domain was shattered, but this shattering was only equivalent to someone cutting off the outer rim of the bowl, not splitting it vertically in half. Therefore, in the gradually shattering Ice Mirror, the Ice Mirror above Huo Wu's head, which was equivalent to the bottom of this overturned bowl, suddenly exploded. Ling Luochen, holding an Ice Scepter, descended from the sky. With a press of his right hand, he pulled an ice blade from the shards of the nearby Ice Mirror and smashed it down like a meteor, seizing the opportunity when Huo Wu was circling and cutting through the surrounding area!

The downside of a sweeping attack is that the area above and below you is completely exposed!

only...

"What gave you this misconception that I'm stupid?"

Huo Wu slowly turned her head.

At this critical juncture when countless people thought Ling Luochen had seized the opportunity.

He looked up at the sky.

Golden flames spilled from the corners of his mouth.

The sight caused the pupils of countless viewers who realized something was wrong to shrink in surprise.

Immediately, she smiled and opened her lips.

A golden pillar of flame, over fifty meters in diameter, burst forth from her mouth!

The light of the Sunfall in his hand stopped naturally.

Because Huo Wu isn't strong enough to spin around while breathing fire into the sky.

Even so, Huo Wu's combat intelligence in this battle still shocked many viewers, because judging from Huo Wu's reaction just now, Huo Wu had anticipated Ling Luochen's surprise attack and prepared this big gift for Ling Luochen.

"It seems the outcome is already decided..."

Shui Bing'er sighed.

Ling Luochen is a very good opponent.

Another God Trial Taker.

She is the Ice God Trial Taker of Dou One.

Ling Luochen is the Ice God Trial Taker in Dou Two.

Unfortunately, Huo Wu's scheme was too clever.

It's important to know that Ling Luochen's position was so hidden that even she, as a spectator, hadn't noticed it. At some point, Ling Luochen found himself standing on the ice mirror in the sky. Putting herself in his shoes, while she wouldn't give Ling Luochen the chance to condense the ice mirror and create an ice domain, and wasn't afraid of that move, if Ling Luochen suddenly launched such a surprise attack, she would inevitably be thrown into disarray for a while. And that time would be enough for Ling Luochen to win amidst the chaos.

Therefore, it's not that Ling Luochen didn't do a good enough job.

Rather, it was because Huo Wu did an exceptionally good job.

This is exactly what Huo Wu is trying to defend against.

Whether it was a coincidence or she really foresaw it, judging from Huo Wu's actions, Ling Luochen was indeed predicted by Huo Wu.

"It's over."

Beside her, a red-haired girl in a red dress also sighed.

This made Shui Bing'er and the others look over instinctively.

But the girl's next words stunned Shui Bing'er and the others. "She shouldn't have revealed her trump card so quickly. Now, she has no room for maneuver left... She should have kept that 'flame' hidden until the very end. Now that she's unleashed it, it's safe to say there's no way she can change her strategy a third time!"

Before the words were even finished, the situation on the field changed again!

As Huo Wu exhaled golden flames, enveloping Ling Luochen who was descending from the sky, the icy dagger had already silently grazed her skin and was placed against her neck. Ling Luochen, Ice God Shadow Garment was badly damaged, held the transparent dagger in one hand, and streams of cold air flowed into Huo Wu's body from the wound!

Huo Wu also realized that something was wrong.

His pupils trembled.

But by the time she realized something was wrong, it was too late.

Her life was no longer in her own hands.

My whole body was frozen stiff.

The flame in his mouth was also extinguished.

With a gentle push from Ling Luochen, he fell stiffly to the ground like an ice sculpture.

The scalding Soul Power was also frozen.

The divine light of the Sunfall in his hand then vanished.

They can't even make a basic handprint anymore.

"Referee, you can announce the result now!" Ling Luochen gasped for breath. The strain of Sunfall had almost drained her of her Soul Power. She swung her Ice Scepter, picked out two ice mirror shards from the ground, and reshaped them into ice hands. Grabbing Huo Wu's small tank top, she threw Huo Wu off the field. She then explained to Huo Wushuang, the person in charge, "She's not dead, just frozen stiff. If you're her family, you should make her some Ginger Water to warm her up when you get back. Otherwise, she might be in pain for a while before she recovers."

"What's the meaning?"

Huo Wushuang didn't understand Ling Luochen's metaphor.

But the red-haired girl who walked over understood.

She doesn't shy away from showing off her mature, sophisticated figure.

With one arm raised and the other hand supporting her, she lazily stretched, her tone full of exasperation. "So, she might catch a cold..."

Huo Wushuang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

God knows what he was thinking.

He thought it was a cold poison.

Shui Bing'er and the others who had followed also breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the slender, red-haired girl, Shui Yue'er found her increasingly familiar and couldn't help but exclaim, "Right, aren't you... that person?"

"Xiaotao... help me up."

Ling Luochen rarely yielded.

He put his arm around Ma Xiaotao's shoulder and jumped off the stage.

He glanced at Shui Bing'er and the others, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Finally, he nodded to Shui Bing'er, leaving behind a prediction that wasn't exactly a pre-match boast, and, supported by Ma Xiaotao, walked heavily towards the rest room. "I'm really looking forward to facing you, Miss Shui Bing'er!"

"No... what does she mean?"

"Is this considered a provocation?"

"Is it a declaration of war?"

Shui Yue'er was indignant.

But Shui Bing'er raised her hand to stop her.

She glanced at Ling Luochen as he walked into the lounge.

He led Huo Wu and the others to the rest room on the other side.

Incidentally, on the way, he reassured her, "It's alright, she probably just wanted to fight me... Speaking of which, I should thank Xiao Wu. If it weren't for her attack just now, I wouldn't even know that the Ice God Shadow Garment could assimilate with its surroundings, which is commonly known as invisibility... Just now, she used this function to deceive Xiao Wu. First, she took Xiao Wu's Sunfall Sweep head-on, then she used her counterattack, letting the phantom fall from above. Taking advantage of Xiao Wu's pause, she looked up and breathed a pillar of fire at the phantom, then suddenly attacked, taking advantage of Xiao Wu's inability to change her moves and her unpreparedness, freezing Xiao Wu and winning... It's strange, really. How did a control-type ice-type Soul Master end up with the flair of a magic assassin in the end..."

In the Players' Lounge on the other side.

Xi Xi, who was helping Ma Xiaotao carry Ling Luochen inside, suddenly sneezed a few times, looked around suspiciously, frowned and shook her head.