As Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling about the process of his Martial Soul's transformation, the two women were already in turmoil.
A Martial Soul could actually evolve?
What shocked them even more was that after Dugu Bo's Martial Soul Evolution, his strength had soared. With Void Mysterious Ice's threefold boost added on top, he had still nearly been finished off by a single move from Beiming Lieyang.
The way they looked at Beiming Lieyang now carried something close to fear.
Just how strong was this man?
While Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were still dumbstruck, Ice Empress and Snow Empress had already approached Beiming Lieyang with smiles.
He directly dismissed the Solar Star God Martial Soul possession, revealing his original appearance.
"Xiaoyang, you're amazing." Ice Empress praised him without hesitation.
"You weren't even using your full strength in those moves, were you?" Snow Empress raised her hand and tidied his slightly disheveled hair.
Beiming Lieyang nodded. "It was just a test. It wasn't like I was really trying to kill him. Otherwise, Old Poison would've been chopped into mince already."
Dugu Bo, who was stretching his limbs nearby, stiffened at those words, lingering fear filling his heart.
Thankfully, Lord's attacks had all been aimed at the puppets.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's mouths twitched as they looked at each other.
They had thought that battle just now was already the limit, yet this man had not even used his true strength.
And most of his attacks had not even been directed at Dugu Bo.
If they had truly landed, Dugu Bo would probably have been chopped into mince.
"Old Poison, have you rested enough? If you have, continue."
"Yes!"
Dugu Bo perked up and carefully put the house-sized block of Void Mysterious Ice back into his Storage Soul Tool, as though he were holding some peerless treasure.
This was a supreme treasure that could allow him to contend for the title of the world's number one beast Martial Soul!
Next time, he would definitely make that Foolish Thunder Dragon see what it could do!
Yet just as he prepared himself to face the Solar Star God's next assault, he saw Beiming Lieyang raise his hand and condense a block of Void Mysterious Ice.
Immediately afterward, a layer of ice-blue armor emerged over his body, wrapping him completely within it.
That armor was not the crimson armor from before, but was instead condensed from mysterious ice.
Beiming Lieyang raised his hand, and two blocks of Void Mysterious Ice suddenly formed beside him. The ice crystals rapidly expanded and stretched, transforming into two Ice Dragons.
Layers of scales covered them, dragon claws unfurled, and dragon heads rose high. A fierce dragon's might mixed with extreme cold bore down on Dugu Bo like an overwhelming tide.
Seeing the other's utmost vigilance, he curled his lips into a smile and slowly said, "Mysterious Ice Dragon Flight!"
The instant his words fell, the two Ice Dragons simultaneously let out silent roars and, carrying frost that filled the skies, twisted toward Dugu Bo to tear him apart.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling stared at the sight in shock. "He... he has a second Martial Soul?!"
"Are you two still standing there? Are you waiting to be blown into meat paste?"
Ice Empress glanced at them before turning and retreating with Snow Empress to the edge of the battlefield.
Only then did the two women come to their senses and hurriedly retreat.
Dugu Bo no longer hesitated. He activated his Martial Soul Avatar once again, his Flood Dragon Body soaring into the air as all his attributes surged.
He did not dare let his guard down in the slightest.
Against this Lord, any hesitation might leave him flat on the ground again.
Yet just as he finished gathering his strength, the two hundred-zhang Ice Dragons were already pouncing toward him, their freezing breath and boundless frost rushing before him.
He had no time to think. The vertical eye between his brows suddenly opened.
"Eighth Spirit Ability—Time Freezing!"
Gray-white light erupted from within him and rapidly spread in every direction. Everything it passed came to a standstill.
The entire Mysterious Ice Illusion instantly fell silent. Even the two Ice Dragons lunging toward him froze in midair.
Dugu Bo slowly let out a breath.
With the evolved Jade Phosphorus Poison Python empowering it, Time Freezing had become far stronger than before.
Combined with Void Mysterious Ice's threefold amplification, even a level ninety-five Title Douluo would be completely suppressed during these three breaths.
Just as he was about to seize the chance to counterattack, he suddenly noticed something.
Beiming Lieyang's lips were curving upward.
Dugu Bo's pupils abruptly contracted.
"Left Arm Spirit Bone Skill—Absolute Zero: Void Freeze."
Ice-blue light spread out from Beiming Lieyang's body. Everything it passed—every substance and every form of energy—was dragged toward an abyss from which there was no return.
The temperature rapidly plunged, reaching absolute zero.
Molecular movement ceased, particles lost all activity, and time itself lost any meaning in continuing to flow.
Dugu Bo was frozen in midair.
The two massive Ice Dragons broke free of the seal and twisted toward his Flood Dragon Body.
The power of frost, carrying the ultimate chill of Void Mysterious Ice, wrapped around him layer by layer and tightened inch by inch.
Before he could react, that terrifying crushing force dragged him to the ground. His Martial Soul Avatar collapsed on the spot, and he smashed heavily into the earth, returning to human form.
Beiming Lieyang also withdrew the power of Absolute Zero, and the frozen space-time began flowing again.
Ice Empress and Snow Empress narrowed their eyes slightly.
For that brief instant, they had sensed something unusual.
It was as though space-time itself had been frozen.
As for Dugu Bo's eighth Spirit Ability freezing their time—
At their level, that was practically impossible.
Yet the source of that power had clearly been Beiming Lieyang.
Dugu Bo lay prone on the ground and suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood before struggling free from his brief daze.
Void Mysterious Ice's energy flowed into his body, repairing his broken bones and torn tendons.
He struggled to raise his head and looked at Beiming Lieyang, countless thoughts churning through his mind.
He had clearly frozen Lord. Why had he been the one severely injured instead?
"The ability to freeze time isn't yours alone."
Dugu Bo fell silent for a long while before giving a self-mocking bitter smile.
That whole sequence of moves he had just performed probably looked like a clown act in Lord's eyes.
"Again. I'll hold back a little more, otherwise you'll have to rely on Void Mysterious Ice to recover every time."
Dugu Bo's mouth twitched.
Wasn't that because Lord was too strong?
He silently sighed, activated his Flood Dragon True Body once more, and soared into the air to face the two enormous frost dragons stretching across the Mysterious Ice Illusion.
His poison attribute was still being suppressed to the point of helplessness, but he no longer had any spare attention to complain about it.
Then, to his despair, he discovered that Beiming Lieyang had changed tactics again.
Dozens of incomparably massive blocks of Void Mysterious Ice suddenly condensed in the sky and came crashing down upon him like meteors.
He swung his flood dragon claws with all his might to meet them.
Then he was directly blasted away.
Those indestructible flood dragon claws only left faint white marks upon the Void Mysterious Ice.
Only then did he realize that the hardness of this Void Mysterious Ice had already surpassed his comprehension.
After being layered with numerous Spirit Rings, Beiming Lieyang's Void Mysterious Ice had reached a hardness eleven times that of ice condensed by Ultimate Ice.
He dodged and twisted about in a miserable state, getting knocked flying, then climbing back up, yet he could never break through the ice mass pouring down like meteors.
After barely evading a descending block of mysterious ice, he had just taken a breath when Beiming Lieyang's calm voice sounded beside his ear with three words.
"Ice Explosion Technique."
Every hair on his body stood on end. He immediately used every defensive Spirit Ability he had to protect himself.
Then—
Dozens of blocks of mysterious ice detonated one after another in the same instant, violently shaking the entire Mysterious Ice Illusion.
Ice fragments and shockwaves surged in all directions like a tidal wave, shattered ice sweeping forth with terrifying force.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling widened their eyes. Before they could even react, that biting frost shockwave had already reached them.
Just as the shattered ice was about to strike them, an ice shield rose from nowhere and steadily enclosed them, blocking every shockwave and fragment outside.
Standing behind the shield, they stiffly watched the two figures at the center of the battlefield.
Was this really just feeding him moves?
Why did it feel like Grandpa—like Dugu Bo—was simply being beaten one-sidedly?
They then saw Dugu Bo, whose injuries had recovered once more, charge in again.
Beiming Lieyang, meanwhile, continuously unleashed a whole barrage of ice techniques.
"Ice Blade Storm."
"Mysterious Ice Dazzling Kill."
"Drifting Ice and Snow."
"Frost Tornado."
"Mysterious Ice Dragon Flight!"
In an instant, dozens of gigantic mysterious ice dragons charged toward Dugu Bo.
They even saw Beiming Lieyang condense that same suit of ice armor from earlier.
Then he unleashed another move.
"Light Energy Convergence!"
"Frost Storm Sword!"
In an instant—
A net of swords filled the heavens, enveloping the entire space.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were completely numb. They exchanged a look.
What kind of monster was this???
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