Just Stating the Facts!

The icy blue Half Moon sword energy, arriving before the opponent, shattered the deep blue fist shadow the instant it made contact, turning it into two ice chunks. Then, to the disbelief of Sea Horse Douluo, it struck his arms as he hastily raised them to block.

"He still hasn't used his Martial Soul... Is he really a young man the same age as Tang San? Is he really someone who has just entered the Titled Douluo? Is he... even human?"

Sea Horse Douluo's eyes widened as he looked at the frost on his arms that was slowly fading no matter how much Soul Power he activated. Seeing Yu Tianshuang's calm demeanor opposite him, he couldn't help but question her in his heart.

Meanwhile, within the Star Luo Empire...

Hu Liena watched as the Holy Spirit Cult army marched like ants outside the city, turning the yellow land within her sight into a pitch-black expanse. This scene reminded her of when she first encountered these monsters on the border of the Star Luo Empire.

"Are these the monster soldiers created by the Holy Spirit Cult? And... they're really not beautiful at all..."

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan looked down at the hideous monsters below. Although he had heard of the carnage of the border war and heard many descriptions of these monsters' appearances, he still couldn't help but feel nauseous when he actually saw them...

"Our teacher ordered all the members of the Seven Great Sects to garrison Jialin Pass. Currently, the garrison in the second province of the Star Luo Empire consists only of a small number of elite troops from the Spirit Hall Empire and less than 20,000 ordinary soldiers. Elder Ju is the only high-level combatant among them..."

Hu Liena's mission is to hold this position and prevent the Star Luo Empire's army from crossing the border and joining forces with the Heaven Dou Empire, thus creating a combined attack on the Spirit Hall Empire by the two empires.

"If only Huo Wu were still here, she would love group battles the most. Sigh... Even Ling Yuan would be fine, her flames are much better than my pure physical attacks."

After besieging two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, Yue Guan was already very depressed because of the loss of his best friend, brother, and partner, Gui Mei. Now, thinking about the comparison of the two sides' strength, he couldn't help but feel depressed again.

As the first person to witness Huo Wu's power, Yue Guan had always held this girl with Ultimate Fire in high esteem. Perhaps he had never held Yu Tianshuang in such high regard, after all, Yu Tian Shuang had once defeated him with the strength of Soul King. Huo Wu's several extremely wide-range Soul Skill were truly perfect for the current battlefield.

Elder Ju!

Hu Liena looked at Yue Guan and scolded him, but then gently explained, "If there were enough manpower available, Teacher wouldn't have taken Sister Ling Yuan away and sent Huo Wu and the people from the Seven Great Sects to reinforce her. It's foreseeable that the intensity of the war at Jialin Pass will far exceed our expectations. Now we only have one goal: to defend this place with all our might and prevent the armies of the two great empires from joining forces!"

"I will obey the Holy Maiden's command!"

Hearing Hu Liena's reprimand, Yue Guan realized he had lost his temper and spoken so recklessly. However, thinking about his current situation, which was entirely due to Tang San, he knelt down with his head down, his eyes blazing with boundless anger.

Yu Tianshuang looked at the Sea Horse Douluo staring at him with wide eyes, and seeing that he didn't move, she had no choice but to speak again, "It seems that you have realized the huge gap in strength. Do you still have any questions about what I just said?"

"Young man, I must admit, your strength far exceeds my imagination. I truly don't know how you, a mere newly appointed Titled Douluo, could be so powerful. But... you must understand that I am not just an ordinary Titled Douluo; I am the guardian of the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar. You wish to challenge all Seven Sacred Pillars simultaneously? Fine, but you must withstand this attack from me!"

Sea Horse Douluo couldn't just contact the other Seven Sacred Pillars like that; he'd lose face. He also realized this young man was extremely arrogant and conceited. He could perhaps exploit this, using the power of the Sacred Pillar to enhance his abilities, and then unleash his Ninth Soul Skill —which had such a long charging time that it was almost impossible to fully unleash in actual combat—to defeat him. He was confident in his Ninth Soul Skill; if he could fully charge it and unleash it, he was confident he could defeat even the strongest of the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians, Sea Dragon Douluo, let alone this young man.

Seeing his confident, almost self-assured demeanor, Yu Tianshuang knew that this guy was definitely planning to use the power of the Sacred Pillar to unleash some kind of ultimate attack. Did he think she was really stupid? Xiao Bai had already exposed almost everything about them. "Alright, no problem, go ahead and attack!"

Even so, he didn't care. After all, even with the blessing of the Sacred Pillar, how strong could he really be? So he readily agreed.

"Very good, young man, I hope you won't regret it!"

Ninth Soul Skill: Heaven-Shaking Tornado Annihilation Fist!

Seeing that Yu Tianshuang was still calmly standing with her arms crossed, Sea Horse Douluo sneered inwardly. Then, he activated the power of the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar and poured it into his body, leaping into the air once again. The pale red Soul Ring on his body lit up, and he began to gather the power for his ultimate attack.

"This scene seems a bit familiar... Oh right, back when I became the first non- Titled Douluo to become an elder in the Spirit Hall, that old man did the same thing..."

However, I am no longer the same person I was before, and I no longer need to resort to tricks and rely on Snow Silence Without Dust's power to evade it.

As his power increased and the natural power of the Sea Within the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar continued to gather in his hands, his confidence soared by ten points with each bit of power he accumulated. He even began to consider whether he should reduce his power later, so as not to kill him in one blow. He wondered if he could still say the words of an elder teaching a younger generation that he had prepared.

"Young man, step back now. I cannot control the power of this punch. You have a long life ahead of you; don't let a little pride cost you your life!"

At this moment, Sea Horse Douluo swept away his previous dejection. The Ninth Soul Skill, empowered by the Sacred Pillar, gave him unparalleled confidence. He looked down at Yu Tianshuang with disdain and "kindly reminded" her.

"Enough with the nonsense, hurry up, really..."

In response, Yu Tianshuang shrugged indifferently and said, "Fine, fine, since that's how it is, then don't blame me!" Seeing this, Sea Horse Douluo's anger flared up again, "Fine, fine, since that's how it is, then don't blame me!"

Faced with Yu Tianshuang's stubbornness, Sea Horse Douluo no longer hesitated. The enormous dragon shadow that had gathered behind him roared down towards Yu Tianshuang with a single wave of his hand.

"That was quite a grand affair..."

The moment Sea Horse Douluo unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, a gust of wind blew up Yu Tianshuang's hair, and the salty smell of the seawater rushed into his mouth and nose.

"Dragon Transformation Soul Skill: Frost Dragon's Roar!"

The Frost Dragon's Martial Soul instantly possessed him. The contrasting black and crimson Soul Ring Soul Ring the Sea Horse Douluo in the sky to momentarily lose his composure. Furthermore, the invisible pressure emanating from Yu Tianshuang after her Dragon Transformation made him feel suffocated.