"Ahem~ So, Binger, it's our time to shine!"
Mu Yang cleared his throat and spoke to Shui Bing'er.
Making a move to save the day required the right timing. Too late, and it would be meaningless. Too early, and the gratitude wouldn't run deep enough.
Right now, Qian Renxue's Martial Soul True Body had been shattered, rendering her incapable of fighting. It was undoubtedly the best moment for him to step in.
"Mm."
Shui Bing'er nodded slightly. Clad in the Ice Phoenix Battle Armor, her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul possessed her, and a layer of icy-blue flames surrounded her body.
At the same time, Mu Yang, dressed in Iceflame Battle Armor, also manifested his Iceflame Saint Shadow Martial Soul, his entire body likewise engulfed in blazing radiance.
In the next moment, accompanied by dazzling ice-blue brilliance, the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul and Iceflame Saint Shadow Martial Soul fused and sublimated. As the icy-blue radiance dissipated, the two transformed into a humanoid figure clad in phoenix-patterned ice armor, enveloped in ice-blue mist—Martial Soul Fusion Technique Second Form: Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow.
"Extreme Ice Wings!"
With a low shout, Mu Yang, taking the lead, unfurled a pair of crystalline ice wings from the Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow's back and flew swiftly toward the battlefield at the palace.
Extreme Ice Wings—an ice-attribute variation of Iceflame Wings, one of the flying secret arts from the recently refined Iceflame Secret Method. It was one of the flying techniques.
As a Soul Master's strength increased, especially after reaching the Nine Rings Title Douluo realm, aerial combat gradually became the norm. Flying techniques that enhanced speed and agility undoubtedly became essential. For that reason, Mu Yang had spent time refining and developing it.
Why Extreme Ice Wings instead of Iceflame Wings?
Iceflame was too unique. Across the entire Douluo Continent, there was only one user. To avoid revealing his identity too directly, Mu Yang wasn't planning to use Iceflame-attribute secret techniques.
Fortunately, since Iceflame was a fusion of ice and fire, with Mu Yang's level of soul power control, he could freely use either ice-type or fire-type secret arts independently. At most, the effects wouldn't be quite as powerful.
'Fifth, you and She Long, Ci Xue take the young miss and retreat first. I'll cover the rear.'
Seeing that the defeat was irreversible and while fending off Chen Xin's attacks, Azure Luan Douluo sent a voice transmission to Glowing Feather Douluo.
Glowing Feather specialized in ranged attacks. She Long and Ci Xue were weaklings, and as a strong-attack-type flying Soul Master with the highest speed and strength, Azure Luan Douluo naturally took it upon himself to hold the rear.
Ultimately, they weren't fully prepared, and the plan had likely been exposed in advance. At this point, the outcome was set. Fighting to the death wasn't wise it was time to retreat.
Glowing Feather Douluo didn't respond. He unleashed a burst of soul skills, driving back Gu Rong, then called out to She Long and Ci Xue who were being stalled by Dugu Bo in the distance before flying through the air toward the fallen Qian Renxue, preparing to withdraw with her.
"Hmph~ Where do you think you're going?!"
Seeing Glowing Feather Douluo about to flee, Gu Rong snorted coldly and rushed after her.
Don't be fooled by Gu Rong being a defense-type Soul Master, known throughout the Soul Master world for his overwhelming defenses. Thanks to his mysterious spatial abilities, his speed even surpassed that of same-level agility-type Title Douluo.
'Damn it!'
Seeing Gu Rong sticking to them like glue, giving no chance to retreat, Glowing Feather Douluo cursed inwardly.
Just then, beneath the night sky, an ice-blue figure flew at high speed from outside the palace.
Sensing the powerful aura emanating from the icy-blue figure, top experts from both sides in the palace immediately turned grim and heightened their vigilance.
The Spirit Hall side feared it was reinforcements from Heaven Dou. If another powerful opponent appeared, perhaps the two mighty worshippers could still escape intact, but the rest of their group might not be so lucky.
The Heaven Dou side was also worried.
Although this rebellion meant Spirit Hall was undoubtedly going to lose unless someone like "Sky Invincible" himself showed Up if they failed to capture key targets, then no one would be accountable for Heaven Dou Empire's losses tonight.
After all, the rebellion had resulted in significant casualties for Heaven Dou. Without key figures from Spirit Hall in their grasp, given Spirit Hall's domineering nature, there was no way they'd make reparations.
While both sides remained uncertain whether this powerful ice-blue figure was friend or foe, the "wise man" Yu Xiaogang had a sudden idea. Riding the Golden Holy Dragon, he swooped down, stretched out its dragon claw, and scooped up the incapacitated Qian Renxue from the ground before flying toward the depths of the palace.
As for the current palace battlefield, the Heaven Dou side had yet to commit all their forces. After all, Emperor Xue Ye was not a high-level Soul Master. To prevent being taken advantage of by the enemy, there were naturally quite a few high-level Soul Master guards at his side.
Handing over this ringleader of the Angel Clan's rebellion to Emperor Xue Ye, and then joining forces with the powerful guards at his side to resist this unexpected visitor who could potentially be an enemy meant that Shrek Academy wouldn't just earn merit for capturing the traitor, but also for protecting the emperor. The future funding for the academy's education would be secured.
Of course, if the unexpected visitor turned out to be an ally, that would be even better.
With such a powerful individual joining the fray, that man with a fire-element avian Martial Soul, a Spirit Hall Worshipper, most likely wouldn't be able to stay. Even if he couldn't win, he could probably escape.
But that other man, whose Martial Soul was a bow and arrow, had relatively weaker strength and didn't seem adept in speed. That Worshipper probably wouldn't be able to flee.
Members of the Angel Clan, Worshipper Elders of Spirit Hall these were undoubtedly key figures in Spirit Hall.
Capturing these two would also count as avenging the grudge of that year when Qian Xunji forcibly tore him and Bibi Dong apart?
Yu Xiaogang: Qian Xunji, you old bastard! I bet you never imagined that one day, your little brother or son would fall into my hands, huh? Keh keh keh—
There was no denying that Yu Xiaogang's calculations were thorough and ruthless.
'Killing God Domain!'
Flying above the palace, seeing Qian Renxue already captured by the Golden Holy Dragon, Mu Yang shouted inwardly. A surge of dazzling white light burst from Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow's body, transforming into white currents that spread out and covered a hundred-meter radius.
In an instant, terrifying killing intent erupted. All Soul Masters within the range of the Killing God Domain had their strength reduced by twenty percent, while the already powerful Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow saw its power increase by another twenty percent.
Just judging from the soul power aura it emitted, the current Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow was no weaker than the level 96 Glowing Feather Douluo.
That's right the current effect of the Killing God Domain in weakening enemies and strengthening oneself had reached the full version's twenty percent.
It wasn't that Mu Yang's Killing God Domain had evolved, but rather that the Killing God Domain unleashed by Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow was somewhat special.
When in a Martial Soul Fusion Technique state, regardless of whether the Soul Master was the lead or not, they could still release domain powers.
Just like back when Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er performed their Martial Soul Fusion Technique's first form: Iceflame Phoenix. Though that Martial Soul Fusion Technique was led by Shui Bing'er, Mu Yang was still able to unleash the Iceflame Domain.
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