Soul Land IV (Douluo Dalu) : Ultimate Fighting

Chapter 1096: Chapter 1096: Crisis is Also an Opportunity

The Flaming Red Giant Dragon stretched its contracting body, spreading its wings wide before flapping them ferociously, with a wild gust buffeting everything around. The wind fueled the fire’s intensity. Even though the Tian Gan Kirins were suppressing it, the entire cave’s temperature skyrocketed in an instant. The walls around them started melting, flowing down like magma, while the fiery dragon’s eyes turned a fierce golden red for safety.

An icy chill blossomed, with a white light shield unfurling to envelop Lan Xuanyu and his three companions, as Lan Mengqin’s white hair moved as if alive, providing shelter so they wouldn’t be affected by the high temperatures. At the same time, a blizzard burst forth from her body, rapidly expanding outward. Her delicate body slowly lifted off the ground, her pure white Two-Word Battle Armor covering her completely. Even the skin that was exposed turned icy white in that instant.

Martial Soul True Body, Ice World Snow Lady.

Lan Mengqin possessed Twin Martial Souls, not only the Jade Phoenix Zither but also the Ice World Snow Lady. Faced with a formidable foe, all three women did not hesitate to deploy their Martial Soul True Bodies.

“Boom—” The fire dragon stomped its right foreclaw onto the ground, sending a thunderous roar that seemed to threaten the entire cave’s collapse. Those charging towards it, the Tian Gan Kirins, were all thrown into the air. The strength of the red protective shield on its body was astonishingly high, and so far, none of the three women had been able to penetrate its defenses.

Seeing its descendants on the brink of death, the fire dragon became desperate and, with a fierce bow of its head and a backward flap of its wings, its entire body blazed with red light and became translucent, as if entirely composed of fire elements. It charged forward recklessly, heading straight for Lan Xuanyu.

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At that moment, the Ten Tian Gan Kirins merged into one, transforming into a gigantic Kirin radiating five-colored light, confronting it head-on.

Bai Xiuxiu was hovering in the air, her ice spear already turned a blue-purple shade, with a deep blue Giant Dragon shadow flickering behind her. The next instant, the light of her eighth soul ring burst forth. The ice spear shot out from her hand.

With a “puff,” the ice spear exploded, turning into a pitch-black vortex, its terrifying suction force halting the fire dragon’s charge with brute force.

Bai Xiuxiu’s eighth soul skill, Abyss Swallowing. It was clear to see that a massive amount of fire elements were being devoured by the abyss, causing the light of the fire dragon to dim and its body to be forcibly dragged. If not for its immense strength, the moment it was pulled into the abyss, it would have perished instantly. This was a powerful area-of-effect soul skill. The first time Bai Xiuxiu was using it, it was one of the Abyssal Demon Dragon Demon Queen’s ultimate abilities. With her casting, within a diameter of a hundred meters, everything would be turned into a vast abyss, pulling enemies into it, never to return.

“Aaaah—aaaah—aaaah—” The fire dragon roared in madness, struggling desperately as it slowly inched forward.

Lan Mengqin flashed by Bai Xiuxiu’s side, the two women joining hands and hovering in mid-air, their figures almost overlapping in an instant. Lan Mengqin flung out her left hand, summoning a deep blue ice sword from thin air. The ice sword lengthened rapidly in the air, becoming a ten-meter-long giant sword in the blink of an eye.

Ice Snow Goddess’s Cold Ice Blue Sword.

The two had once consumed the Twin Lotus of the Ice God together, allowing their bloodlines to communicate. Even after they had fused with different Soul Spirits and their bloodlines had changed, their connection remained unbroken.

In the state of the Ice Snow Goddess, they could borrow soul power from each other’s bodies to enhance their next attack.

Now, with both women in their Martial Soul True Body and at their strongest, this Cold Ice Blue Sword strike harnessed the peak of Lan Mengqin’s power.

“Bang” — The Ice Sword shattered, but in that instant, the fire dragon’s body froze, a layer of frost covering its entire surface, and even its gaze fell into a brief stupor.

Meanwhile, Tang Yuge, who had merged the Ten Tiangan power, lunged forward, her body also shining with the light of the eighth soul ring. Her right claw pointed out, and a thread of colored light flickered and disappeared, piercing the giant dragon’s forehead.

The body of the Flaming Red Giant Dragon shuddered violently. The next moment, a miserable roar erupted as its body exploded with light, shattering all the ice and even the Abyss Swallowing vortex nearby. However, it seemed to lose consciousness, not charging at Lan Xuanyu’s side but instead collapsing onto the ground, writhing in agony. For a time, the ground around it shattered and turned into magma. @@novelbin@@

Bai Xiuxiu and the three women regrouped, swiftly retreating to stand in front of their comrades, setting up various defenses.

Bai Xiuxiu glanced at Tang Yuge in surprise. Tang Yuge said, “That was my eighth soul skill, Tiangan Divine Needle. It combines the power of the Ten Tiangans into a single piercing strike. It requires at least a quarter of an hour to gather again for use.”

It should be noted that Tang Yuge, among those with eight rings, was also a top-tier powerhouse, especially with her unprecedented Tiangan Qilin Martial Soul.

Combining the power of Ten Tiangans into one strike, a piercing attack, was more than even a giant dragon could withstand!

But the fire dragon displayed remarkable life force. Even with its brain pierced, it had not died and was still on the ground in a frenzy of struggle. It was clear to see that the red light on its head kept flickering, each flash intensifying the light a bit more. Terrifying energy fluctuations continued to rise rapidly, swelling with such intensity that it seemed ready to explode.

“This is bad, if its body explodes,” Lan Mengqin’s expression instantly turned grave.

At that moment, Lan Xuanyu’s voice rang out, “Meng Qin, heal that fiery dragon.”

“Ah?” Lan Mengqin was startled and turned her head to look at Lan Xuanyu. Lan Xuanyu nodded at her quickly.

Without further hesitation, Lan Mengqin raised her hand and a green light enveloped the fiery dragon, covering its head.

The green halo seeped in like threads of silk, causing the fiery dragon’s body to stiffen, as if it felt some relief, but soon it started writhing again.

The defensive power of the Dragon Clan was exceedingly strong, but with the Tiangan needles piercing its brain and the power of the Ten Tiangan Kirins erupting within its head, that kind of pain was unbearable for any race! Had it not been for its hard skull filtering most of the attack, its brain would have burst and it would have been dead by now.

“Continue,” Lan Xuanyu raised his voice.

With each wave of Lan Mengqin’s hand, a stream of green light fell, continuously soothing the giant fiery dragon.

In fact, the fiery dragon knew it might not survive the moment it had its brain penetrated. Struggling wildly in intense pain, it crazily elevated its own Dragon Power, intending to detonate its energy and perish together with these creatures that had harmed it.

But the moment Lan Mengqin’s healing magic touched its head, the injury was momentarily suppressed, and it regained some clarity of mind. No creature wants to die if there’s even the slightest chance of survival, and instinctively, it managed to control the fire elements within its body. Then it sensed something was not right, tried to detonate again, but the healing magic arrived once more.

In extreme pain, if suffering suddenly decreases, one is bound to experience a moment of daze, and it was this momentary daze that prevented the fiery dragon from being able to blow itself up.

Watching the fiery dragon’s fire attribute energy flicker, Tang Yuge couldn’t help but secretly admire. If it were her, she wouldn’t have thought of any way to face the current situation other than using her Martial Soul True Body to block the attacks for her companions as best as she could. Even if it meant sacrificing herself, she would protect her companions. She was increasingly grateful for her decision to join this class.

Just then, a dragon roar emanated from Lan Xuanyu, and in the next instant, he leapt into the air, finishing off the Lower-rank Dragon Clan member beneath him. Gold light shone over Qian Lei’s body, then gradually faded as his Bloodline Refinement ended.

Lan Xuanyu’s figure flashed and he was already above the fiery dragon; under the pressure of his dragon roar, the fiery dragon’s aura noticeably weakened and its struggles diminished slightly.

The nerves in its brain had been severely damaged by the Tiangan needles, making it impossible to fully control its own body; otherwise, it would have launched an attack already. The only thing it could barely control was energy. But under the suppression of this dragon roar, its bloodline aura also weakened, and it could no longer dream of self-destructing.

His spear rose and fell, Lan Xuanyu’s Heaven Saint Crack Abyss Spear instantly pierced through the fiery dragon’s back, and a glimmering blue light shone on the Heaven Saint Crack Abyss Spear. Lan Xuanyu’s body was bathed in a blue hue, a gold and silver dual-colored vortex visible around his chest. A burst of Seven-Colored flame erupted from his front, quickly enveloping his entire body.

Lan Xuanyu sat cross-legged on the spot, the Seven-Colored flame curling back and spreading to every limb.

Although this encounter was fraught with danger and they were attacked by a Mid-rank Dragon Clan member, danger also brought opportunity. Lan Xuanyu was finally able to attempt the real Dragon Power Refining. The entire Dragon Power of a Mid-rank Dragon Clan member was an immense nourishment for him, much stronger than any rare and precious treasure.

The Seven-Colored flame surged violently, colorfully covering Lan Xuanyu’s chest. Silver scales enveloped his left side, golden scales his right, and even his face seemed masked in a two-toned scale armor.

The Seven-Colored flame continued to spread and bloom. His body trembled violently, but having endured the torment of Annihilation Thunder Refinement before, Lan Xuanyu was much more resilient and his body immensely sturdier.

Bloodline Refinement primarily focused on refining the veins throughout the body. During this process, Lan Xuanyu used the flames ignited by the Dragon God’s bloodline to scorch his own body, allowing it to become more familiar and receptive to this force. And in the burning process, he tried to integrate the blood of the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King as much as possible.

Tang Yuge said, “I’ll guard the entrance. You guys stay here and watch over him.”

This cave could no longer accommodate another battle. In fact, if it weren’t for the constraint of the terrain, it would have been even more difficult for them to have killed that fiery dragon.

Bai Xiuxiu observed Lan Xuanyu, who sat cross-legged on the fiery dragon’s back, holding the Heaven Saint Crack Abyss Spear, and her eyes shone with splendor. What help will a true Dragon Power Refining bring to Xuanyu?

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A brand-new chapter on Sky Dragon Planet unfolds, as we approach the Ascending Dragon Competition. A little spoiler: When Lan Xuanyu returns to Shrek Academy again, it will be Gu Yuena’s moment of awakening! Let us anticipate it together.