Douluo Continent: Starting with a Tom Cat

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The interplay of water and ice made the ice around Shen An grow thicker and thicker.

Countless Soul Master teams fell silent. Could Tianshui Academy really defeat Shen An, who could kill a Soul King in one move, even though Shen An had allowed them to unleash their skills first?

The team leaders secretly thought to themselves that when they encountered Tianshui Academy, they must fight quickly and decisively, and absolutely not give them a chance to change their circumstances.

Yu Xiaogang, standing to the side, was frozen stiff, but his face, hidden beneath his black robe, was filled with excitement, just like Tang San and the others.

So you're not invincible after all. With the right strategy, you can lose too. Tang San and the others looked at Shen An trapped in the ice, feeling immense satisfaction.

A look of joy flashed in Xue Wu's eyes. Could it be that they had won just like that? Well, it's normal that Shen An lost since he let them change the weather.

This way, she and Shui Bing'er can hide their trump cards.

Shui Bing'er's eyes remained fixed on Shen An; she had a feeling that things weren't that simple.

When she looked around Shen An, even though everything was frozen in ice, she felt very uneasy and even sensed something strange.

The Snow Night Emperor and others in the VIP seats shared the same thought: the more they looked, the stranger it seemed.

Yu Xiaogang, who had been staring intently at the screen, was utterly shocked. He suddenly stood up, pulled off his hood, and shouted, "This is impossible!"

Chapter 243 The Soul Ring Fades, Ten Thousand Years, Ten Thousand Years Again!

"Spirit rings aren't physical entities, how could they be frozen!"

Yu Xiaogang was shocked to see Shen An's third and fourth spirit rings and shouted in a completely different way from the education he had received since childhood.

His directness told him that this spirit ring was definitely not simple.

Soul rings are always in a virtual state, pulsating around the soul master.

Although Shen An was frozen, only two of his soul rings were pulsating.

In everyone's eyes, the third and fourth spirit rings were frozen in ice, motionless, like inanimate objects, which was simply against common sense.

But in the next moment, everyone will know the answer.

"Not good, dodge quickly!" Shui Bing'er, who had been keeping an eye on Shen An, reacted quickly, simultaneously casting a layer of ice armor on herself and her teammates.

Endless sword energy shot out from Shen An's body and soared into the sky.

With the continuous accumulation of ice by the people of Tianshui, the ice, which was enough to freeze even Soul Kings and ordinary Soul Emperors, was shattered by the incomparably sharp sword energy.

Hu Yanzhen couldn't sit still any longer. With his Soul Douluo-level eyesight, he could naturally see that at the same time Shen An's sword energy shattered the ice block...

His third and fourth spirit rings, like treasures covered in dust, instantly shone brightly.

Not only him, but anyone with a cultivation level above Soul Saint who could clearly see the scene through the ice and snow was horrified.

Let's exclude Yu Xiaogang here; he can't see anything, he just shouts.

The spirit ring can actually change color, and Shen An's is like a master painter applying paint to it, it's so unreasonable.

Tom and Jerry, standing to the side, helplessly shrugged, saying that everyone said they couldn't stand the water.

Ice is also water, so it's normal for paint to freeze when it comes into contact with ice water.

Countless tiny ice fragments, almost the size of sand, fell like a cloud of white mist.

Shui Bing'er saw Shen An, who exuded boundless power, and said, word by word, "Two ten-thousand-year soul rings?!"

"No wonder you never hesitate to expend your soul power, no wonder you have such high combat strength!"

The crowd seemed to explode with excitement, cheering like a tidal wave. They had actually seen two ten-thousand-year spirit rings!

A Soul Master possessing two ten-thousand-year Soul Rings—such a person has never been seen throughout the entire Douluo Continent.

Emperor Xueye was laughing heartily at this moment.

Throughout history, the vast majority of the champions of the Soul Master Competition have gone to the Spirit Hall, with a few going to the Star Luo Empire, while he, a dignified figure from the Heaven Dou Empire, has never won a single one.

This had always displeased Emperor Xueye, but now he saw hope for winning the Heavenly Battle Championship.

Reward him! I will reward him handsomely! Moreover, such a talent should be bound to my royal family. What should I do?

I've got it! Why not bestow Xue Ke upon her and have her marry my royal daughter? That would be tacitly agreeing that she shares the same fate as my royal family.

However, this matter cannot be decided so easily; it must be discussed with Qinghe first. Emperor Xueye thought to himself.

Salas was also pleased with himself. He had received a secret letter from Qian Renxue, which stated that Shen An was one of their own and that the Spirit Hall should not resort to underhanded tactics.

Salas was wholeheartedly devoted to the Spirit Hall, and he was extremely happy to see such a peerless gem as Shen An fall into Qian Renxue's hands.

After all, Shen An's performance in the first match was too outstanding, and Qian Renxue was really worried about Bibi Dong's reaction, hence this action.

Needless to say, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin were both upright individuals, and Shen An had an excellent relationship with Ning Rongrong, so they were also delighted.

Compared to the enthusiastic audience, the Shrek team seemed shrouded in a thick gloom.

Dai Mubai almost ground his tiger teeth to powder, thinking that his fourth soul ring was only at the white age limit.

But Shen An, with two ten-thousand-year soul rings, felt so frustrated that he wished he could die.

Tang San's blue eyes blazed with tangible black energy, the condensation of the resentment of countless people who had died at his hands.

Normally he kept his emotions hidden, but at this moment, because Tang San's resentment and hatred had reached their peak, they actually materialized.

Tang San at this time is different from the original story. He suffers repeated setbacks and becomes addicted to the pleasure of improving his cultivation, thus frantically using the Eight Spider Lances to absorb people's lives.

Without the experience of the Slaughter City and the acquisition of the God of Slaughter's Domain in this life, he simply could not suppress this mountain of resentment.

Even the Xuan Tian Gong, which is the orthodox Taoist art, has begun to transform into an extremely evil and wicked demonic art.

The difference between the Dao and the Demon is merely a thought.

Tang San, who was already showing signs of becoming twisted, felt his jealousy reach its peak when he saw Shen An's two ten-thousand-year spirit rings.

Shen An should not exist in this world.

As long as Shen An isn't around, Tang San is undoubtedly the center of attention.

He is a transmigrator who has lived two lives and is proficient in Tang Clan martial arts and hidden weapons.

A genius who possesses twin martial souls.

He was a prodigy with over 8,000 years of experience with his fourth spirit ring and 15,000 years with his fifth spirit ring.

But then, Shen An appeared in this world.

Xue Qinghe, sitting in the VIP section, frowned. What was going on? She sensed a nauseating aura.

She was familiar with this aura; Qian Daoliu had even taken her to hunt down such people when she was a child.

She, who was still Qian Renxue at the time, remembered it clearly: Qian Daoliu pointed at the Soul Douluo who had aroused her aversion to her Angelic Martial Soul and said:

"Xue'er, remember this aura. Our Qian family takes it upon ourselves to eliminate such evil spirit masters. You will also follow this path in the future, eradicating all evil spirits and spreading the glory of angels across the continent."

"Xiao San, wake up, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Wuji noticed Tang San's unusual behavior and interrupted him.

Tang San suddenly awoke, abruptly halting the transformation of his Xuan Tian Gong into a demonic art. He smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing, Teacher Zhao, I was just a little distracted."

Zhao Wuji looked at Tang San deeply, feeling that there was something strange about Tang San that he couldn't quite put his finger on.

Tang San secretly licked his tongue; the taste just now was too wonderful. He felt that this was the correct way to cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

All the Tang Clan predecessors throughout history have cultivated it incorrectly! Ah! I understand now!!!

There are too many people here, so it's better to go back and study it slowly.

The Mysterious Heaven Skill began to operate silently once again. If the transformation just now was like a storm, it was now like a gentle stream, hidden and difficult to detect.

Xue Qinghe felt dazed. Could it be that I sensed something wrong? How strange that I, with my cultivation as a Soul Emperor, could have such an illusion?

Xue Qinghe smiled bitterly to herself. She didn't know why, but lately she kept thinking back to her childhood in the Spirit Hall.

It wasn't because she was particularly happy at that time, but because she was free and didn't need to hide anything.

Thinking of this, Xue Qinghe fell silent for a moment.

Since Shen An's return, Xue Qinghe has found himself increasingly unwilling to associate with him as the so-called Crown Prince of Tiandou.

She kept everything from Shen An, her mouth full of lies, but Shen An treated her with sincerity and even gave her his soul bone.

She felt that she was deceiving Shen An's feelings.

She was also afraid that one day Shen An would discover that she had been deceiving him all along, and that their relationship would be severed.

Three years later, then another three years, and then another three years, more than ten years have passed. She is about to sit on the throne of the Heavenly Dou Empire, but she desperately wants to be willful.

I'd give up a country for one person.

Chapter 244 Sword Qi Turns into Rain, Tianshui Girls' Team Suffers a Crushing Defeat

The sound of swords clashing rang out!

Shen An broke through the ice, and his boundless soul power transformed into countless sword energies that splashed out.

In an instant, azure sword light surged forth, like clouds, smoke, rain, and silk, enveloping the entire arena.

It's hard to imagine that this is the amount of soul power a Soul Master could possess.

This spectacular scene drew cheers from the audience. After all, they paid money to see a dazzling fight scene.

After the first battle, Shen An wondered if he had fought too quickly.

Defeating an enemy with a single sword strike is certainly impressive, but the audience's needs should be taken into account.

So Shen An began to ponder the audience's preferences, and it wasn't hard to come up with the answer.

The audience wanted to see intense and cool fights, so this move, "Sword Qi Turns into Rain," was created.

The situation on the arena instantly reversed; the rain and snow were swept away and reduced to dust by the all-encompassing sword energy.

The hard ground was pounded with craters, and ice shards flew everywhere.

Apart from Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, who had saved up their strength, the rest of the Tianshui girl group were exhausted and weary under the sword energy that filled the entire arena like a rainstorm.

"You all step back, Xuewu and I will fight him!" Shui Bing'er shouted.

Shuiyue'er and the others knew that after repeatedly unleashing their strongest soul skills, their soul power was almost completely depleted, so they could not play an absolute role in the battle. Staying would only increase casualties.

With Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu holding them off, the girl group members quickly used the last of their soul power to leave the stage.

As soon as she stepped off the stage, Shui Yue'er completely changed her demeanor. Looking at Shen An on the ring, her eyes were filled with infatuation: "So handsome! I love him even more now!"

Shui Bing'er transformed her ice armor into an ice shield, blocking the sword energy that fell like silk threads. Xue Wu, standing to the side, used her martial soul to strengthen the thickness of Shui Bing'er's ice shield.

呲呲呲!

This was the sound of sword energy piercing through the ice shield; the powerful impact even pushed Shui Bing'er and the other person backward.

But she couldn't hold out for long. Anxiety showed in Shui Bing'er's eyes. Shen An's soul power seemed inexhaustible. If she continued to defend passively, she would eventually be defeated.

"Snow Dance!" Shui Bing'er shouted, and Snow Dance instantly understood. In a flash, their minds merged and their soul power combined.

"Soul Fusion Skill, Snowfall!"

The blue and black hair instantly merged into one, transforming into a dazzling blue-white pillar of light that shot into the sky, and their bodies disappeared at that moment.

"This is a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!" Many Soul Master teams were in an uproar; this was an absolute weapon of mass destruction.

Tianshui Academy had already shown enough, but who would have thought they had this trick up their sleeve?

"Shen An is in trouble!" Tang San, a spectator, was secretly delighted. He was happy as long as he saw Shen An suffer a setback.

A spirit fusion skill is not simply one plus one equals two. Even two completely identical spirits may not be able to possess a spirit fusion skill.

Because this skill requires perfect complementarity, the fusion skill of two Soul Masters can definitely rival a Soul Emperor.

The dark clouds that had been swept away by Shen An's sword energy re-condensed, and first the rain fell again, then turned into snowflakes that danced in the air.

Each snowflake was as sharp as a blade, sweeping towards Shen An's direction.

"Shen An, this move of mine is extremely powerful, you must be careful." Shui Bing'er's voice came from the air.

"I'm really looking forward to it."

Shen An abandoned his sword, letting the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass float in the air.

He simply raised his hands, and countless streams of light instantly condensed around them, spreading out in concentric circles.

Upon closer inspection, each cyan stream of light resembled a raindrop, all formed from condensed sword energy—a shower of sword energy!

In an instant, the arena was split into two worlds.