Ling Luochеn, who had not spoken a word the entire time, blushed faintly.
Any girl would have felt shy after Vina exposed her relationship in public, especially since she was older than Jiang Chen.
At that moment, Jiang Chen stepped forward and drew Ling Luochеn into his arms, smiling. "Your Highness saw through us after all. My senior and I fell for each other. We've been together for a while."
"Congratulations!"
Vina and Long Aotian immediately offered their blessings.
Then Long Aotian spoke again. "About that two-on-two match?"
Jiang Chen readily agreed.
If Long Aotian and Vina really wanted to see his strength, he did not mind.
The group then headed to the Soul Fighting Plaza.
Left behind, Ma Xiaotao watched Jiang Chen's retreating figure, gritted her teeth, and murmured, "I might want you to lose, but when we're away from home, I still want you to win. Shrek's reputation is on the line, after all."
Dai Yueheng asked, "Xiaotao, what about us?"
Ma Xiaotao raised her hand and smacked him, then pointed toward the nearby spectator stands. "We're watching, obviously. You haven't seen Jiang Chen unleash his full strength yet, have you? It's time you got an early look."
The slap left Dai Yueheng's head buzzing, but he followed her anyway.
Soon, news that Long Aotian and Princess Vina would face Shrek's students in a two-on-two match spread throughout the plaza. Not a single disciple of the Body Sect missed it; they packed the Soul Fighting Plaza so tightly that not even water could trickle through.
They wanted to watch Senior Aotian thrash Shrek's students.
They had waited a long time for this day.
As expected, the news reached Du Busi and the Golden Body Douluo inside the Sect Hall.
The two immediately set out to investigate and, sure enough, spotted Jiang Chen and Long Aotian in the Soul Fighting Plaza.
Du Busi narrowed his eyes at Jiang Chen and asked, "Jin Peng, you said this boy was the best of Shrek's younger generation, but why are his soul power fluctuations so weak? He seems nowhere near Aotian."
The Golden Body Douluo, Jin Peng, smiled faintly and said earnestly, "Sect Master, don't underestimate this boy just because he has four rings. He's actually a terrifying ice-control soul master who possesses ultimate ice. Our Aotian and Vina might really fall at his hands."
"When we were wiping out those evil soul masters earlier, Jiang Chen unleashed an area-binding soul skill that immobilized even a Titled Douluo. Wouldn't you call that powerful?"
Du Busi's face twitched violently at those words.
An area-binding soul skill that could immobilize even a Titled Douluo.
It seemed this Shrek student named Jiang Chen really did have something to him. Mu En had taken in a fine disciple.
He wanted to see whether Jiang Chen was truly as powerful as Jin Peng claimed.
Meanwhile.
Jiang Chen and Ling Luochеn, along with Vina and Long Aotian, stood in the arena, waiting for the referee to enter.
The Douluo Continent had a rule: every match had to have a referee.
Before their match began, Vina said, "Brother Jiang Chen, this is just a spar. Neither side is allowed to use lethal force and spoil our friendship."
Jiang Chen nodded. "Understood."
He then turned to Ling Luochеn and instructed her, "Senior Ling, I'll amplify your attribute. Handling the two of them shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Ling Luochеn proudly raised her chin, indicating that it would not.
How could she embarrass herself in front of Jiang Chen?
With an ultimate attribute amplification, her ice martial soul would possess an ultimate attribute. Controlling the entire arena with ice would be no problem.
Just then, the referee entered.
The referee first looked over both sides. After confirming that everyone was ready, he announced loudly, "Two-on-two soul fighting match, begin!"
As soon as his words fell, a white sheen appeared over Long Aotian's body. He had already activated Martial Soul Possession.
A Snow Lotus appeared in Vina's hand, radiating a rich aura of life.
On the other side, Jiang Chen had also finished amplifying Ling Luochеn's attribute.
With the help of the ultimate attribute, Ling Luochеn's ice martial soul instantly transformed into ultimate ice. A terrifying cold current spread outward with her at its center.
Long Aotian's expression changed. Sensing how terrifying her attribute was, he decisively sprang off the ground, gathered soul power in his right hand, and punched out.
Ling Luochеn raised her ice staff, and her third soul ring lit up. "Third soul skill, Ice Prison!"
Boom-!
A savage cold current swept past, and Long Aotian was trapped inside an ice prison, swinging his fists relentlessly.
Boom, boom, boom!
Dull impacts reverberated, but the prison held.
Ling Luochеn swung her ice staff again and shouted, "Fourth soul skill, Ice Mist!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
A wind of ultimate cold instantly swept across the arena. Long Aotian's movements slowed, and frost coated his hands and feet.
His expression shifted slightly.
I can't move!
At that moment, a soul ring beneath Vina's feet lit up. A violent surge of power entered Long Aotian's body, briefly sending his strength soaring. He raised his hand and shattered the ice prison with a punch.
Long Aotian had barely taken one step before Ling Luochеn cast another Ice Prison with a flick of her hand.
Unable to advance even an inch, Long Aotian felt fury shoot straight to the crown of his head.
How can this be so infuriating?!
No!
Not far away, Jiang Chen burst out laughing at the sight.
Ling Luochеn laughed too.
So this is the power of ultimate ice control?
Just then, Long Aotian broke free of the ice prison once more through sheer strength. He unleashed terrifying bloodline power and actually resisted the control of ultimate ice for a brief moment.
Meanwhile, Vina switched her martial soul to the Brain, giving Long Aotian a better field of vision.
Ling Luochеn raised her ice staff, and her fifth soul ring lit up. "Fifth soul skill, Ice Radiance Ring!"
At the same time, Jiang Chen raised his right fist, channeled his bloodline power and soul power, and unleashed Heavenly Emperor Fist, striking straight at Long Aotian.
Charging toward him, Long Aotian first turned into an ice sculpture, then took Jiang Chen's vicious punch square in the face.
Boom!
Long Aotian's body flew like a cannonball and embedded itself in the plaza's wall.
Vina sighed and withdrew her martial soul.
Had she known, she would never have proposed this two-on-two match. Not only had her own martial soul been suppressed, but Aotian had also been locked down from beginning to end, without even a chance to close the distance.
At that moment, Jiang Chen stepped forward and cupped his hands in a salute. "A lucky win, nothing more."
The referee entered with an expressionless face and announced, "Shrek's students win."
At those words, the surrounding Body Sect disciples looked as miserable as if they had swallowed shit. The feeling was beyond description.
They had eagerly come to watch Senior Aotian show off his skills, not to watch him get beaten up.
He had never managed to get close and had been locked down the entire time. How was he supposed to fight?
These people from Shrek were actually this terrifying!
Inside the hall, Du Busi withdrew his gaze.
In truth, he felt somewhat disappointed, but also somewhat shocked.
There was nothing wrong with Long Aotian's strength. The problem was that he did not understand soul masters with ultimate attributes well enough. He had been locked down the moment they faced each other, with no opportunity to get close.
Any martial soul worthy of being called an ultimate attribute martial soul was utterly terrifying.
With that thought, Du Busi stepped down from the dais, intending to get acquainted with Jiang Chen.
Meanwhile, Jiang Chen and the others had also left the arena.
Long Aotian abandoned his earlier disdain and said with great courtesy, "Brother Jiang Chen, I never imagined ice-control soul masters like you could be this terrifying. I used to look down on them, but I paid dearly for it today."
"Still, our body martial souls have yet to reach their limits. Things might be different the next time we meet."
Vina agreed. "Your coordinated ice control is the most terrifying I've ever seen."
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