Xuan Zi raised one hand toward the sky. The next second, the yellow light behind him transformed into a vast, vast meteor shower that hurtled toward Du Busi's dark green vortex.
Du Busi watched the seemingly endless meteor shower with an amused look, his playful spirit roused.
It had been so, so long since he'd fought to his heart's content like this, hahahaha!
He roared aloud and controlled the dark green vortex, letting the terrifying meteor shower crash into it.
The two men's attacks were so fierce that even the Body Sect's Titled Douluo on the ground could not protect its disciples.
The meteors that had strayed off course and were about to strike the Body Sect were forcibly pulled aside by Du Busi's dark green vortex, shattered into fragments, and sucked inside.
Suddenly, a snowflake fell before each of them.
Both men were startled at the same time.
The temperature around them was steadily dropping, and the cold ice and snow were invading their bodies.
An astonishing change was taking place inside Xuan Zi's body.
Frosting-it was frosting!
At that moment, all the water and moisture in Xuan Zi's body, as well as the pathways through which his Soul Power circulated, were forcibly congealed into frost.
Apart from the area around his heart, everything was covered in frost!
A bone-piercing chill surged into his heart, and frost spots appeared on his body.
"Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Peerless!"
Before Xuan Zi could recover from his shock, an ice-blue sword beam slashed across his vision.
By the time Xuan Zi reacted, it was too late.
Ice crystals burst apart.
All his Soul Skills were sealed, and the nine Soul Rings that had hovered beneath his feet ceased to show signs of life.
They had frozen.
Even his Soul Rings had frozen.
Not only that, but the entire gloomy yellow sky above Xuan Zi turned ice blue in that instant.
Snowflakes, ice crystals, and other ice-related matter appeared overhead, replacing the yellow.
Du Busi subconsciously looked down at the ground.
Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress had struck at the same time. At some point, the entire Body Sect had become a vast world of ice and snow, a miniature Far North.
The second Ferocious Beast Soul Ring beneath Huo Yuhao's feet was radiating an emerald-green light of extreme cold.
The frosting Du Busi and Xuan Zi had both felt just now was the second subskill of Huo Yuhao's first Soul Skill, a domain-type skill-Myriad Frost Return to Void Domain.
Within the domain, all water vapor and moisture would be forcibly condensed into frost. Huo Yuhao would absorb that frost, strengthening his Ultimate Ice. The longer it dragged on, the stronger he would become.
Boom!
A sword slashed down!
The Godly Taotie Bull let out a pained wail, then dispersed into the void as ice crystals.
The nine Soul Rings beneath Xuan Zi's feet shattered into ice crystals, just as if the Clear Sky Hammer had used Ring Detonation, and all returned to his body.
For Xuan Zi, the game was over.
He fell from high in the sky to the ground like a bird with broken wings.
As luck would have it, Xuan Zi landed right in the deep pit Yan Shaozhe had made.
"Pfft!"
Struck by Xuan Zi's fall, Yan Shaozhe spat out a mouthful of blood.
He completely lost the strength to go on living, and there wasn't a single intact spot on his body.
Du Busi released his Martial Soul state and reined in his presence, and the pressure of a Super Douluo dissipated.
He floated down from the sky to Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress.
The moment he landed, the world of ice and snow melted into water and dissipated into the air.
"You two..."
Just as Du Busi began to ask, Huo Yuhao pointed behind him and said, "Grandpa Du, why don't you take a look behind you?"
At those words, Du Busi turned and looked at the Body Sect disciples around him.
He found that the disciples were unable to withstand his pressure. Some were so weak that they were even showing signs of fainting.
Only then did Du Busi realize why the Snow Empress had intervened.
Ma Xiaotao, Dai Huabin, and the duchess, with no one to protect them, had suffered an even more severe impact and collapsed, briefly losing consciousness.
He shook his head with a rueful laugh. "I really did overlook that."
He had been so caught up in enjoying the fight that he had forgotten the disciples.
Du Busi clenched his fists tightly and sighed.
Xuan Zi staggered to his feet in a daze. His consciousness had nearly frozen, and his eyes were covered in frost. Looking ahead, all he could see was a vast expanse of white snow.
He didn't know whether it was Huo Yuhao's or the Snow Empress's attack that had temporarily blinded him.
The Snow Empress came before Du Busi and said, "Next time, you should pick a different place to duel. Shrek would be best."
Du Busi slapped his forehead. The Snow Empress had a point.
Then he shouted, "Any Titled Douluo in the Body Sect who can still stand, come out here!"
Before long, Mysterious Silk Douluo and White Bone Douluo, who still had some strength left, stepped forward.
They drew a heavy breath and said, "Present!"
"Once this is over, pick out a few disciples who are still a few levels short. I'll take you to obtain Soul Rings for them, and while we're at it, hunt some fine Soul Beast meat for everyone in the sect to build up their strength!"
"Yes, we obey!"
Just then, an ill-timed sound of clapping rang out, echoing in everyone's ears.
Huo Yuhao, Du Busi, the Snow Empress, and the others looked toward the sound.
An elderly woman appeared calmly before them.
Du Busi looked at the elder and asked, "You are..."
The elder spoke slowly. "Song Yunzhi, a senior elder of Shrek. My title is Divine Eagle."
Another person from Shrek.
Du Busi frowned slightly. "Have you come to collect those two's corpses?"
Song Yunzhi nodded. "Yes. Mu En knew that entrusting this matter to them would surely cause trouble, so he sent me especially to bring them back."
"I'll report every detail of this matter to Mu En. With his wisdom, he'll offer you new compensation."
"He said that if you remained stubbornly blind to the truth, you were welcome to experience the might of Sea God's Light."
"Hmph, easy for him to say." Du Busi waved a hand impatiently.
He had already achieved his aim. Yan Shaozhe had been unconscious to begin with, and then his unconscious body had taken the impact of Xuan Zi falling from such a great height. Tsk, tsk, tsk, it would probably take him even longer to wake up.
As for Xuan Zi, he wasn't much better off than Yan Shaozhe.
Song Yunzhi picked up Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe, one in each hand, carried Ma Xiaotao on her back, and activated her Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar.
She transformed into a goshawk with a wingspan of over six meters, cyan light radiating from her entire body, and flew away from the Body Sect.
After the people from Shrek left, Du Busi gave instructions on some important matters, then went alone to Heaven Dou City to find the best healing-type Soul Masters to treat the disciples here who had suffered mental trauma.
After receiving treatment from a healing-type Soul Master, Huo Yuhao had no serious injuries anywhere on his body.
After bidding Du Busi farewell, he left with the Snow Empress, kicking Dai Huabin and the duchess, who had been frozen into blocks of ice, along with them.