Battle Between Teacher and Student

Seeing Wu Zhangkong effortlessly neutralize his attack, Tang Li immediately increased the Soul Power gathered on the Heavenly Frost Sword in his hand.

It had to be said that Wu Zhangkong's Soul Skill combination was nearly perfect. Frost Mark and Frost Mist could work together to form seamless, ever-changing attacks, while Heavenly Frost Slash provided ample offensive power.

The moment Tang Li refined the Heavenly Frost Sword and learned of Wu Zhangkong's Soul Skills, he had already figured out how to use them!

Empowered by immense Soul Power, the Frost Mist descended like icy clouds, instantly shrouding Tang Li and Wu Zhangkong.

Freshman Class 5, watching from afar, could no longer see what was happening within.

Quite a few upperclassmen who were having lessons on the field also gathered over. After all, Wu Zhangkong's name was something of a trademark at Eastsea Academy.

Moreover, howls like a raging hurricane erupted from within the Frost Mist, prompting them to use all kinds of methods to try to see what was happening inside.

Within the Frost Mist, Tang Li wielded his sword with both hands, scattering Frost Marks all around as though they cost nothing. Even Wu Zhangkong, moving like lightning, found it difficult to evade the windlike barrage of Frost Marks.

Once caught by a Frost Mark, he would immediately be struck by countless Frost Blades formed from converging Frost Marks.

Tang Li kept shifting through the Frost Mist as well. He knew that if Wu Zhangkong got close, he would absolutely be no match for him in combat experience. That was why he used this move to keep Wu Zhangkong at bay.

As they darted and shifted, the flying Frost Marks were shattered again. Tang Li instantly locked onto Wu Zhangkong's new position. More than ten Frost Marks converged into his Third Soul Skill, Heavenly Frost Slash. Tang Li fiercely swung his sword, and, enhanced by the Frost Mist, the freezing blade collided with Wu Zhangkong once more.

Tang Li knew that his seal could not restrain Wu Zhangkong for long. Wu Zhangkong might break free before his Third Soul Skill wore off, so Tang Li no longer intended to hold back.

There was still one move he had never tried. He had once feared hurting someone with it, but against an expert like Teacher Wu, there was no need for restraint!

Thoughts surged through his mind, and Tang Li settled on a plan. Frost Marks rained down at his side, and Wu Zhangkong was hit again!

Tang Li swung out another Heavenly Frost Sword aura toward him, but at that instant, a sudden intuition made him instinctively retreat at top speed.

The next moment, a more solid Heavenly Frost Sword aura tore through the place where he had just been standing.

Clearly, Wu Zhangkong had been tracking Tang Li in reverse. He had prepared this strike for quite some time, but Tang Li was fortunate enough to detect the attack hidden by the Frost Mist.

A flash of green light came from the Demon-Sealing Pot above Tang Li's head, and another identical Heavenly Frost Sword appeared in his hand.

However, this Heavenly Frost Sword did not contain any refined Soul Power. It was merely a Martial Soul replica.

Tang Li threw the Heavenly Frost Sword in his hand with all his strength. With the Frost Marks supporting it, it shot straight at Wu Zhangkong.

Wu Zhangkong did not use a Soul Skill. He wanted to see what kind of surprise Tang Li, this little genius, could give him. Yet when he saw his own Heavenly Frost Sword being hurled at him like a throwing knife, he still felt strangely uncomfortable.

It was like being shown up by a cow...

He was about to use the same trick to knock the sword aside, but just as the tips of the Heavenly Frost Swords were about to meet, the Heavenly Frost Sword Tang Li had thrown suddenly exploded!

Boom—

The top-tier ice-attribute Martial Soul, entirely replicated by the Demon-Sealing Pot, exploded before Wu Zhangkong. Extreme cold reversed at its limit, transforming into a scorching shockwave that blasted toward him.

Wu Zhangkong reacted swiftly and immediately used Soul Power to defend himself, but he was still sent flying by the explosion.

After regaining his balance, three more cold flashes shot toward him. This time, Wu Zhangkong did not take them head-on. His footwork instantly became illusory as he turned into an afterimage and deftly avoided the three time bombs.

After Wu Zhangkong dodged those three Heavenly Frost Swords, the icy clouds created by the Second Soul Skill, Frost Mist, of the Heavenly Frost Swords controlled by Tang Li rapidly dispersed. The people around them could now vaguely see what was happening inside—

Wu Zhangkong's figure was like blue-white lightning, weaving freely among the Frost Marks as he rapidly closed in on Tang Li.

After dispersing the Frost Mist, Tang Li used the Demon-Sealing Pot's Second Soul Skill again. Focusing with all his might, he controlled the chains as they summoned inferior replicas of the Heavenly Frost Sword from the Demon-Sealing Pot, continuously flinging them at Wu Zhangkong.

The differences between these Heavenly Frost Swords were tiny, and there were so many of them that Wu Zhangkong could not distinguish them carefully without using Purple Demon Eyes. He could only keep dodging.

But Tang Li had secretly summoned Big Eyed and had him replace his left eye, using the spiritual telekinesis Big Eyed awakened after becoming the Evil Eye Lord to control the Martial Souls he had fired.

At the same time, Big Eyed used Spiritual Power to interfere with Wu Zhangkong's senses and attempted to affect his Spiritual Power.

With Big Eyed's assistance, Tang Li could focus entirely on preparing his final strike!

His Spiritual Power could originally have sustained the Third Soul Skill for a while longer, but after all the expenditure, he already felt a faint stabbing pain between his brows.

He summoned Tang Wulin's Clear Sky Hammer, strengthened and mutated by Golden Dragon King Divine Power, into his hands and gripped it tightly with both hands as spiritual energy poured into it like a waterfall.

He remembered that the Clear Sky Hammer's greatest burst of power came from the divine technique Ring Detonation, which used the Soul Power within Soul Rings to unleash tremendous instantaneous force, then combined it with a locking Soul Skill to deliver a killing blow.

If nine Soul Rings were detonated, it would become the Great Sumeru Hammer capable of breaking through all restraints.

Tang Li did not know Ring Detonation, but he could simulate the explosive increase in power after Ring Detonation by pouring in vast amounts of spiritual energy, thereby increasing his burst power!

He had tried this move after breaking through Rank 30, only succeeding after consecutively blowing up several Clear Sky Hammers.

Now, his strike was about to meet its first recipient.

As vast Soul Power poured into the dark-golden, dragon-patterned Clear Sky Hammer, Tang Li's face gradually turned pale, but his eyes shone with astonishing brightness!

Once he felt that the Clear Sky Hammer in his hands had reached its limit, Tang Li poured in a little more Soul Power. Only then did he activate Tang Wulin's First Soul Skill, raise the strengthened hammer, and smash it viciously toward Wu Zhangkong, who was constantly being disrupted by the Soul-Refining Bind and Heavenly Frost Swords.

The giant hammer swept through the air, crashing toward Wu Zhangkong with unstoppable explosive force.

Facing this domineering strike that soared to the heavens, Wu Zhangkong's expression turned solemn. The seal's power had almost completely dissipated. He circulated his Soul Power and directly broke through the seal, summoning his true Martial Soul, the Heavenly Frost Sword, which he had not seen in a long time. His fifth and sixth black Soul Rings lit up simultaneously!

Wu Zhangkong knew he could not dodge this strike, or the field would likely be destroyed. Frost Whisper Ice Wheel and Frost Condensation activated at once, and an ice-blue sword light that pierced heaven and earth rose from his hand, shooting straight toward the Clear Sky Hammer!

Buzz—

There was no violent explosion. The Clear Sky Hammer, infused with an immense amount of Soul Power, was frozen in midair by Wu Zhangkong, turning the same ice-blue color as the Heavenly Frost Sword.

The instant Tang Li let go, the power he had deliberately poured into the Clear Sky Hammer exploded. Wu Zhangkong's full-force ice power was no mere display; the blast from the Clear Sky Hammer was blocked by the frigid air, producing only a vast cloud of water vapor that rose into the sky.

After breaking the seal, Wu Zhangkong did not withdraw his Martial Soul. He allowed the six Soul Rings around him to drift freely as he lowered his head to look at his sword, like an old friend reunited after a long separation. At that moment, the cold and aloof man's gaze was no longer icy. It held only the tenderness with which one looked upon a lover.

On the other side, Tang Li withdrew his Martial Soul. With his Spiritual Power heavily depleted, he was too weak to stand, and Tang Wulin had to run over and help him up.

The students and even teachers of Eastsea Academy were stunned speechless. They could only stare wide-eyed at Wu Zhangkong and Tang Li on the field.

At that moment, they were undoubtedly the focus of the entire academy...