Chapter 150: Xiao Yu's Ring Fusion

"Arrogant!"

In the Shrek spectator area, seeing Xiao Yu actually stand by and watch Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu push the power of their soul bone fusion skill to the limit, someone let out a cold snort. "The soul bone fusion skill of Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu is astonishing in power. Even without Xue Wu's augmentation, its might is enough to rival a Soul Emperor, not to mention that Xue Wu has now raised her support capability to its absolute maximum. This Xiao Yu is overconfident and arrogant, he is going to pay the price for this."

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others all nodded. They had experienced the terrifying power of Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's fusion skill firsthand. During the preliminaries, because Tang San had lost his immunity to ice and fire, and the power of his Eight Spider Lances was vastly diminished, he had ultimately fallen in defeat beneath their fusion skill.

Wearing gloating expressions, the few of them watched Xiao Yu on the stage, secretly praying that he would stumble and suffer a crushing defeat. That way, a formidable enemy would be eliminated without any effort on their part. The unfathomable strength of Nine Stars Academy made them deeply uneasy.

Although Tianshui Academy's fusion skill was terrifying in power, Tang San, having experienced it once, had already discovered their biggest flaw: this fusion skill required time to prepare, and one of its initiators, Xue Wu, was a support-type spirit master with no offensive capabilities. As long as he could strike first to entangle Shui Bing'er, denying the two of them the chance to merge, and then have his teammates find an opportunity to eliminate Xue Wu, Tianshui Academy's ultimate trump card would naturally crumble.

Feng Xiaotian from Kamikaze Academy had utilized his speed advantage to quickly eliminate Xue Wu, leaving Shui Bing'er isolated and powerless, ultimately sealing her defeat.

"Fourth Spirit Ability, Thousand Severing Underworld Swords!"

On the arena stage, facing the first attack mode of Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's fusion skill, Flowing Snow and Ice, Xiao Yu's fourth spirit ring lit up. Countless sword shadows emerged, soaring into the sky to collide with the falling snowflakes, instantly transforming into a violent clash of spirit power.

Xiao Yu's spirit power far exceeded that of Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu. Countless flying swords streaked across the air, shattering the snowflakes into powder as they charged straight toward the two girls.

"What a formidable guy! He actually suppressed Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's fusion skill using only his fourth spirit ability!"

In the Kamikaze Academy spectator area, Feng Xiaotian's pupils contracted sharply. Tianshui Academy and Kamikaze Academy were closely allied, and no one knew the terrifying power of Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's fusion skill better than he did. That was why, during matches, he always chose to eliminate them before they could execute their fusion skill—he simply lacked the confidence to withstand it.

It was not just Feng Xiaotian who was astonished; Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, caught at the center of the fusion skill, were equally dumbfounded.

One had to bear in mind that Xiao Yu was merely using his fourth spirit ability. If he had employed his sixth spirit ability instead, suppressing them would have been understandable. However, for a Soul Emperor, a fourth spirit ability probably failed to display even half of his true strength.

Just how terrifying of a realm had Xiao Yu's strength reached?

Seeing that the overlapping layers of sword shadows were about to strike right in front of them, Shui Bing'er let out a soft cry. As her spirit power surged, Flowing Snow and Ice entered its second stage. All the razor-sharp snowflakes that had been raining down on Xiao Yu shot high into the air, merging into the dark clouds above...

A crisp, resounding phoenix cry echoed from within the blue pillar of light formed by the fusion of Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu. Accompanied by this phoenix cry, the pillar of light gradually dissipated. The moment it completely vanished, a blue phoenix with a body length exceeding seven meters appeared high in the sky.

The instant the Ice Phoenix manifested, the surrounding temperature plummeted to the extreme. Even the air seemed to distort at that moment, and a freezing tidal wave swept outwards in all directions like towering waves.

Under the influence of the soul fusion skill, Shui Bing'er broke through that final barrier, truly attaining the realm of Ultimate Ice.

"How can this be!"

The cold wave triggered by Ultimate Ice caused Yan, the Flame Lord, to feel a chill. Having just sat down, he could not help but stand up once again. After all, the Flame Lord was merely a high-grade spirit, whereas the Ice Phoenix was a top-tier spirit—this was the vast disparity brought about by the gap between their spirits.

At this moment, Yan finally began to look upon Shui Bing'er with genuine seriousness. The suppression of the spirits convinced him that if he were to meet this Ice Phoenix head-on, the only outcome would be defeat.

"Yan, calm down!"

Hu Liena glanced at Yan, feeling rather speechless toward this fellow whose brain was entirely replaced by muscles. "That Shui Bing'er requires the state of a soul fusion skill just to elevate her spirit to a level that suppresses you. Do you think she would even get the chance to execute a soul fusion skill when battling us? We are not that arrogant fool Xiao Yu, who would idly watch his opponent raise their spirit ability to its maximum power."

"Na'er is right!"

Yan fully displayed his sycophantic nature. In truth, he hadn't thought at all about whether Hu Liena was right or wrong; regardless, as long as Hu Liena said it, all he needed to do was agree.

Xie Yue, standing to the side, glanced at Yan and sighed inwardly. This guy... forget it, he was beyond saving.

Pausing for a moment, he cast his gaze back toward the arena. Much like Shrek, he harbored a lingering hope that Xiao Yu would stumble in the gutter and be eliminated by Tianshui Academy just like that.

Only Qian Renxue did not even lift an eyelid. Leaving aside the fact that Shui Bing'er's soul fusion skill was merely comparable to a Soul Emperor, even if it had reached the realm of a Soul Douluo, it still could not possibly be a match for Xiao Yu. How could the might of a divine-grade spirit be easily measured by mere spirit power?

On the arena, the Ice Phoenix flapped its massive wings, devoid of any mortal aura, and transformed into a blinding blue glare as it dive-bombed toward Xiao Yu.

"Xiao Yu, this is my ultimate attack! Under Senior Xue Wu's..."