"Crack... Boom—"
Before Huo Wushuang could repeat his previous tactic of using his crimson dragon flames to extinguish the ice flames, the crimson crystal shield covering his body shattered under the excessive damage it endured.
However, Huo Wushuang felt a bit relieved that the intense ice flames previously attached to the Crimson Flame Crystal Shield, unlike the Ice Flame Spear, were no longer under Mu Yang's remote control.
After the shield shattered, the flames continued to burn but didn't stick to his body. Instead, they fell from mid-air once they lost their attachment point.
'This kid has too many annoying tricks. I'll have to engage him in close combat to have a chance of winning!'
Glancing at Mu Yang below, clad in icy blue armor and surrounded by six ice mirrors, Huo Wushuang silently calculated in his heart.
With that, Huo Wushuang flapped his dragon wings and sped toward Mu Yang with incredible speed.
Huo Wushuang understood that if they were to engage in a ranged battle to see who could last longer, he would definitely lose.
His only ranged attack was his first soul skill: Crimson Flame Fireball. Its flight speed wasn't very fast, and as a first soul skill, its attack power wasn't strong enough to penetrate Mu Yang's ice mirrors.
On the other hand, despite being ten levels lower in soul power, Mu Yang's Ice Flame Arrow Array and Ice Flame Spear posed a significant threat to him.
"Close combat?"
Seeing Huo Wushuang charging directly toward him, Mu Yang could immediately tell what his opponent was planning. Without hesitation, he began circulating his soul power and unleashed the most powerful move from the Ice Flame Secret Method.
"Ice Flame Dragon!"
With a loud shout, Mu Yang poured most of his remaining soul power into the move. As his soul power surged, biting cold air spread, and a vivid ice-blue dragon over two meters long rose behind him.
Unlike the majority of Western-style dragons with four claws and two wings in the Douluo Continent, the Ice Flame Dragon resembled an Eastern dragon with four claws and no wings. It exuded less ferocity and dominance but carried an air of nobility, mystery, and elegance.
"!!!"
Seeing the ice-blue dragon shadow behind Mu Yang, Huo Wushuang's eyes widened.
Although he hadn't experienced the Ice Flame Dragon's power firsthand, he could tell from its imposing aura that it far surpassed the Ice Flame Arrow Array and Ice Flame Spear.
Draining a significant portion of his soul power in an instant left Mu Yang pale. He quickly retrieved a Revitalizing Ginseng from his soul tool storage bracelet and consumed it.
Seeing Mu Yang consume a pre-prepared restorative item, Huo Wushuang, who was mid-flight, froze in place and exclaimed, "Seriously, Mu Yang? This is just a sparring match, and you're cheating?"
It was well-known that they had agreed beforehand to follow the rules of the Soul Master Tournament for this duel.
One of the rules of the tournament was that participating soul masters could consume food-type items to recover their strength, but only if they were made on the spot by a food-type soul master. If the soul master themselves wasn't food-type, then the food-type soul master must be a teammate participating in the same team battle.
Mu Yang's action clearly violated the rules, and under tournament conditions, this would result in an immediate loss and disqualification.
As the Revitalizing Ginseng took effect, restoring Mu Yang's depleted soul power, he glanced disdainfully at Huo Wushuang and said, "A rank-39 assault-type soul master fighting a rank-25 food-type soul master, and you're calling me a cheater?"
Over the past six months, Huo Wushuang had trained diligently. After reaching rank-36 upon consuming the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, he had recently advanced to rank-39.
However, this wasn't a leap of three entire ranks. After consuming the ginseng, Huo Wushuang had already been close to mid-rank 36.
Pausing for a moment, Mu Yang pointed to the ice dragon behind him, the ice mirrors surrounding him, and the armor he wore. "Alright, I won't regenerate these secret techniques to consume soul power. If you can defeat this dragon, break my six ice mirrors, and shatter my armor, I'll admit defeat!"
Huo Wushuang: "..."
Although Mu Yang was fourteen ranks lower in soul power and a food-type soul master, defeating him still required taking down the imposing ice dragon, the six ice mirrors, and the ice armor. It felt like fighting through an impossibly difficult trial.
Thankfully, Mu Yang was his cousin. Otherwise, Huo Wushuang would've muttered, "Such a terrifying opponent cannot be allowed to live!"
'I refuse to believe that as a rank-39 soul elder, I can't beat a two-ring food-type soul master!'
With newfound confidence, Huo Wushuang flapped his dragon wings and charged toward Mu Yang.
"Go!"
Mu Yang raised his hand, and the Ice Flame Dragon behind him swung its tail, meeting Huo Wushuang head-on.
"First soul skill: Crimson Flame Fireball!"
Huo Wushuang's first soul ring lit up. His crimson crystal dragon claws converged at his chest, radiating crimson fire. A brilliant red orb formed and shot toward the approaching Ice Flame Dragon.
Faced with the incoming crimson fireball, the Ice Flame Dragon, under Mu Yang's mental command, did not dodge. Instead, energy surged to its mouth, and it unleashed a fan-shaped torrent of ice flames.
"Whoosh—"
The icy breath clashed with the fiery crimson ball, causing it to explode in midair. However, the ice flames quickly overwhelmed the remnants of the fiery explosion and surged toward Huo Wushuang.
"Damn it! Second soul skill: Crimson Flame Crystal Shield!"
Realizing his attack had failed, Huo Wushuang immediately activated his defensive soul skill and tried to dodge.
However, even though his soul power level far exceeded Mu Yang's, he couldn't match the speed and agility of the Ice Flame Dragon, which was made entirely of energy. After all, if a secret technique's attack speed couldn't keep up with its target, it would be pointless.
Within three seconds, Huo Wushuang was engulfed in the icy flames, unable to escape in time.
Fortunately, he had activated his full-body defense skill beforehand. Otherwise, being bathed in the Ice Flame Dragon's breath would have left him gravely injured, if not incapacitated.
The ice-blue flames burned fiercely. Although Huo Wushuang showed no signs of surrender, his soul power surged, and crimson dragon flames erupted from his body, pushing back against the relentless ice flames through the barrier of his Crimson Flame Crystal Shield.
"Go!"
Seeing this, Mu Yang knew he couldn't win a battle of attrition due to his significantly lower soul power level. With a thought, the six ice mirrors surrounding him flew toward Huo Wushuang.
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